4.7 Minor Map Adjustments

4.7.A Purpose   

The purpose of a minor map adjustment is to eliminate split-lot classifications, shift boundaries to coincide with a newly created lot line as part of a subdivision or resubdivision, or create uniform boundary lines on the Official Zoning Map or Future Land Use Map of the Master Plan. 

4.7.B Initiation   

Applications for minor map adjustments may be initiated by a property owner in the city, a person expressly authorized in writing by a property owner, the City Planning Commission, Director of the Department of Safety and Permits, or the City Council in the following instances, provided that the adjustment results in a change to no more than 15% of the total area of the lots affected by the adjustment:

1.  Where subdivisions or resubdivisions would create a lot line that no longer coincides with an existing zoning district boundary on the Official Zoning Map or land use boundary on the Future Land Use Map.

2.  Where split-lot zoning classification or split-lot land use designation occurs on the Official Zoning Map or land use boundary on the Future Land Use Map. Split-lot zoning or split-lot and use is defined as two (2) or more zoning classifications or land use designations applied to one (1) lot.

3.  Where such minor map adjustment would result in uniform boundary lines.

Adopted by Ord. No. 29,126, §4, Aug. 12, 2022, Zoning Docket 16/22; Ordinance No. 30567 MCS, 3-20-26, Zoning Docket 049-25

4.7.C Procedure   

All applications for a minor map adjustment shall be filed in accordance with the requirements in Section 3.2. 

Adopted by Ord. No. 29,126, §4, Aug. 12, 2022, Zoning Docket 16/22

4.7.D Procedure   

4.7.D.1 Submittal of Application   

All applications for a minor map adjustment shall be filed in accordance with the requirements in Section 3.2. 

Adopted by Ord. No. 29,126, §4, Aug. 12, 2022, Zoning Docket 16/22

4.7.D.2 Action on Application   

a.  An application for a minor map adjustment to the Future Land Use Map shall be considered by the Executive Director of the City Planning Commission within forty-five (45) days of receipt of a complete application.

i.  The Executive Director of the City Planning Commission may either approve or deny the application for minor map adjustments.

ii.  The application shall be evaluated based upon the standards in Paragraph E below.

b.  An application for a minor map adjustment to the Official Zoning Map shall be considered by the Director of the Department of Safety and Permits within forty-five (45) days. 

i.  The Director of the Department of Safety and Permits may approve or deny the application.

ii.  Based upon the evidence presented, the Director of the Department of Safety and Permits shall evaluate the application against the standards in Paragraph E  below. 

c. The decision on an application for a minor map adjustment shall be communicated to the applicant in writing and shall be made available on OneStop and the City's electronic notification system for any interested parties.

Adopted by Ord. No. 29,126, §4, Aug. 12, 2022, Zoning Docket 16/22; Ordinance No. 30567 MCS, 3-20-26, Zoning Docket 049-25

4.7.E Approval Standards   

When considering an application for a minor map adjustment, the Department of Safety and Permits or the Executive Director of the City Planning Commission, as appropriate, shall find that the application meets both of the following standards:

1.  The minor map adjustment does not constitute a substantive change in zoning or land use that would adversely affect adjacent property.

2.  The minor map adjustment does not grant a less restrictive classification to a lot of sufficient size or configuration as to constitute a building site, unless the lot is separated from property within a more restrictive zoning district or land use category by a street, canal, or similar public right-of-way.

4.7.F Appeals   

1.  An aggrieved party may appeal the decision of the Executive Director of the City Planning Commission on minor map adjustments to the Future Land Use Map of the Master Plan to the City Planning Commission within forty-five (45) days of the Executive Director’s decision.

2.  An aggrieved party may appeal the Director of the Department of Safety and Permits decisions on minor map adjustments to the Official Zoning Map to the Board of Zoning Adjustments within forty-five (45) days of the Director’s decision.

Adopted by Ord. No. 29,126, §4, Aug. 12, 2022, Zoning Docket 16/22