D. Development Potential. 1. Legal Lots of Record. Although having only two assessor parcel numbers at this time, the Short Estate is actually composed of three pre-existing legal lots of record, that is, parcels which were legal parcels of record prior to the County's establishment of zoning. For these pre-existing lots to be legally recognized by the County, a chain of title which delineates the parcel's history is submitted, along with an application for a Certificate of Compliance (C of C), and of course, a fee. Only recently, title research has disclosed the existence of a fourth legal lot of record in the Short Estate, composed of the acreage located in Section 6. This parcel would include wonderful beach frontage where the parcel's canyons and ridges meet the Pacific Ocean. Confirmation of this legal lot of record increases the property’s development potential. Having a confirmed legal lot of record is significant in two ways. First, under current County policy, legal lots of record are considered buildable parcels suitable for development in accordance with the applicable zoning and planning regulations. Second, legal lots of record have the possibility of being reconfigured through a process of lot line adjustment.
2. Lot Line Adjustments. Contiguous, legal lots of record may be reconfigured through a relatively simple process known as a Lot Line Adjustment (LLA). In a Lot Line Adjustment the boundaries between parcels may be adjusted to configure them for optimum development potential. The Lot Line Adjustment process includes confirmation by the County of the parcels existing legality, making an application for a Certificate of Compliance unnecessary.
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