Utah Code 17-27a-522. Property boundary adjustment

17-27a-522. Property boundary adjustment.

(1)

To make a parcel line adjustment, a property owner shall:

Terms Used In Utah Code 17-27a-522

Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Land use authority: means :

(a)	a person, board, commission, agency, or body, including the local legislative body, designated by the local legislative body to act upon a land use application; or

(b)

if the local legislative body has not designated a person, board, commission, agency, or body, the local legislative body. See Utah Code 17-27a-103

Lot: means a tract of land, regardless of any label, that is created by and shown on a subdivision plat that has been recorded in the office of the county recorder. See Utah Code 17-27a-103

Parcel: means any real property that is not a lot. See Utah Code 17-27a-103

Parcel boundary adjustment: means a recorded agreement between owners of adjoining parcels adjusting the mutual boundary, either by deed or by a boundary line agreement in accordance with Section 17-27a-523, if no additional parcel is created and:

(i)	none of the property identified in the agreement is a lot; or

(ii)

the adjustment is to the boundaries of a single person's parcels. See Utah Code 17-27a-103

Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

(a)

execute a boundary adjustment through:

(i)	a quitclaim deed; or

(ii)	a boundary line agreement under Section 17-27a-523; 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 17-27a-608;

(b)

execute a boundary adjustment through:

(i)	a quitclaim deed; or

(ii)	a boundary line agreement under Section 17-27a-523; 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 17-27a-523(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 county 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 county 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 county’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.

Amended by Chapter 385, 2021 General Session

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