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Utah Code Title 10. Utah Municipal Code § 10-9a-523. Property boundary adjustment

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) To make a parcel boundary adjustment, a property owner shall:

(a) execute a boundary adjustment through:

(i) a quitclaim deed; or

(ii) a boundary line agreement under Section 10-9a-524; and

(b) record the quitclaim deed or boundary line agreement described in Subsection (1)(a) in the office of the county recorder of the county in which each property is located.

(2) To make a lot line adjustment, a property owner shall:

(a) obtain approval of the boundary adjustment under Section 10-9a-608;

(b) execute a boundary adjustment through:

(i) a quitclaim deed; or

(ii) a boundary line agreement under Section 10-9a-524; and

(c) record the quitclaim deed or boundary line agreement described in Subsection (2)(b) in the office of the county recorder of the county in which each property is located.

(3) A parcel boundary adjustment under Subsection (1) is not subject to review of a land use authority unless:

(a) the parcel includes a dwelling; and

(b) the land use authority's approval is required under Subsection 10-9a-524(5).

(4) The recording of a boundary line agreement or other document used to adjust a mutual boundary line that is not subject to review of a land use authority:

(a) does not constitute a land use approval; and

(b) does not affect the validity of the boundary line agreement or other document used to adjust a mutual boundary line.

(5) A municipality may withhold approval of a land use application for property that is subject to a recorded boundary line agreement or other document used to adjust a mutual boundary line if the municipality determines that the lots or parcels, as adjusted by the boundary line agreement or other document used to adjust the mutual boundary line, are not in compliance with the municipality's land use regulations in effect on the day on which the boundary line agreement or other document used to adjust the mutual boundary line is recorded.

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