Rutland planning panel approves McKinley Avenue boundary line adjustment with final‑plat condition

The Rutland Town Planning Commission on March 6, 2025 approved a boundary line adjustment requested by the owners of two adjacent parcels on McKinley Avenue, with the commission requiring the final plat (Mylar) to show the adjusted area using hashed/hatched lines before the document is signed and filed.

The change transfers a small, panhandle‑shaped portion of a house lot that historically extended into the field behind the fire station into Parcel 1, Lot 1 (the Levins parcel). The applicants said the adjustment is internal to the two properties, creates no new buildable lots and does not affect rights‑of‑way or other public facilities. The commission approved the request by voice vote; the record does not show a roll‑call or named tally.

Commission discussion focused on clarity of the new plat. Commissioner Howard questioned why the submitted survey did not explicitly mark which lines were being changed and asked that the boundary line adjustment be shown on the face of the final plat so future title searches would be straightforward. Mark, the surveyor who participated by Zoom, agreed to add hash marks and to label the hashed area as the boundary line adjustment. Bill (administrative officer) confirmed the town will withhold signing and filing until the final Mylar reflects those changes.

The applicants and supporting testimony referenced an earlier, legally recorded standard survey from February 2008 (survey by George Stannard) as the historical reference for the line being adjusted. Applicants said the 2008 survey and prior deeds contain the previous boundary information; the new plat will include the meets‑and‑bounds description for the adjusted line.

The commission’s action was limited to approving the boundary line adjustment as presented, with the explicit condition that the final plat submitted for recording show the boundary line adjustment area hatched/hashed and labeled as such. No other permits, variances or changes to public infrastructure were approved as part of this action.

The commission closed the public hearing on the McKinley Avenue item before moving to the regular agenda and then voted on the boundary line adjustment after the applicant and town staff confirmed paperwork was on file.