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The County Surveyor shall coordinate the recording of all applicable documents which are required to effectuate the lot line adjustment with the applicant, the applicant’s title officer, or agent, providing the following criteria have been met:

A. The appeal period has expired or an appeal has resulted in approval by the Planning Commission and/or Board of Supervisors.

B. The Planning Director has certified in writing that any conditions placed on the approved lot line adjustment have been satisfied.

C. The applicant, or the applicant’s title company or agent has submitted copies of the grant deed or deeds for the land proposed to be conveyed for the lot line adjustment and the County Surveyor has determined that the grant deed or deeds are in substantial compliance with the approved lot line adjustment map, and that said grant deed or deeds contain the words, “For Purposes of a Lot Line Adjustment.”

D. In cases where deeds of trust are affected by the adjustment, the applicant, or the applicant’s title company or agent, has submitted copies of the partial reconveyance and supplemental deeds of trust to the County Surveyor and the County Surveyor has determined that said documents are in substantial compliance with the approved lot line adjustment, the Subdivision Map Act, and this title.

E. Property corners created by the adjustment have been monumented in accordance with the Land Surveyor’s Act; the applicant has submitted a record of survey map and a deed to effectuate the lot line adjustment to the County Surveyor; and the County Surveyor has determined that said deed and record of survey map are in substantial conformance with the approved lot line adjustment map. The title of the deed and record of survey map shall include the words “Lot Line Adjustment.” The requirements for monumentation and filing of a deed and record of survey map may be waived by the County Surveyor if:

1. The lot line adjustment transfers aliquot parts of sections consisting of quarter-quarter sections or larger; or

2. The adjusted boundary line can be easily and satisfactorily located from existing monumentation and record information.

F. All applicable fees have been paid. Recordation of the grant deed or deeds, record of survey map, partial reconveyance, and supplemental deeds trust, if applicable, shall be concurrent and shall constitute constructive notice of the adjustment.

G. The applicant has provided a guarantee issued by a title company licensed to do business in California, in a form and amount approved by the County Counsel, setting forth the names of all parties having record title interest as of the day of recording. The lot line adjustment may not be recorded unless all owners have consented to the adjustment. (Formerly 23.04.005)