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Harpers Ferry council approves lot-line adjustment for High Street property
Summary
At a Sept. 11 special meeting the Harpers Ferry Town Council approved, 4-0, a lot-line adjustment intended to clear a title issue where an existing house crosses an older lot line. The planning commission previously approved the adjustment; the council directed the mayor to sign and the adjustment will be filed with the county.
The Harpers Ferry Town Council on Sept. 11 approved a lot-line adjustment for a property on High Street intended to resolve a parcel boundary that currently crosses a house, clearing title and enabling a pending sale.
The adjustment, which the town planning commission approved by majority vote before sending it to the council, redraws the shared lines between two adjacent lots so the house is fully on a single parcel. Councilmembers voted 4-0 to adopt the change; the council’s signature and the mayor’s signature will complete the town’s part of the approval before the documents go to the county for filing.
Town council member Jesse and a planning presenter described the history: the house was built before the town’s current mapping and the existing lot line intersected the structure. The change reallocates a small, pie-slice portion of land between two adjacent parcels so the total combined area remains unchanged and the property can be sold without a title defect. The planning presenter said both adjacent landowners signed the documents required to complete the transfer.
Council discussion focused on ensuring the paperwork and adjacent-owner signatures were in order. Christian Pacheconis asked clarifying questions about the extent of the adjustments and whether both lots were affected; staff and the presenter confirmed that both adjacent lot lines were adjusted slightly and that signatures had been obtained.
The motion to approve passed unanimously, 4-0. The council recorded the approval and indicated the signed adjustment would be forwarded to the county recorder’s office for filing.
Clarifying details: the transcript refers to the property as both “189 High Street” and later briefly as “89 High Street”; the council’s packet and the presenter initially identified the parcel as 189 High Street, and the council instructed staff to file the approved adjustment with the county. The planning commission approval preceded the council vote and was described as by majority vote.
