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River Heights planning panel approves 100-foot boundary adjustment for commissioner Keegan Ryan
Summary
The River Heights City Planning Commission approved a boundary line adjustment that expands Keegan Ryan’s lot by about 100 feet (roughly 8,500 sq ft). The commission required a recorded survey and that the enlarged parcel remain one tax ID number; applicant said a plat amendment will be recorded though not required by state law.
The River Heights City Planning Commission on Sept. 23 approved a boundary line adjustment that will add roughly 100 feet and about 8,500 square feet to property owned by Commission member Keegan Ryan.
The proposal, explained to the commission by Keegan Ryan, would extend the southwest and southeast corners of his corner lot straight south by 100 feet to square the lot and increase backyard area. Ryan said the adjoining parcel is owned by the Weston family and that the family agreed to sell the 100-foot strip so the expanded area would remain a single parcel and tax ID number.
The change was presented as a boundary adjustment rather than a subdivision or new lot. Ryan told the commission he consulted the county recorder and was told neither state code nor the county required an amended plat for a boundary adjustment; nevertheless, he said he is having Civil Solutions Group survey the new line and that Cash Title Company prepared a legal description and that an amended plat will be recorded when the survey is complete.
Commission members confirmed the city’s code requires a public hearing for this type of adjustment when it lies outside the original plat; the commission then voted to accept the adjustment contingent on documentation. The motion as discussed required that the combined parcel remain under a single tax ID and that a survey be filed showing the new corners and surveyor certification.
Ryan told the commission the added area would provide yard space and possibly a garage long term but that building on the added ground is unlikely because sewer and utilities are located on 4 South and would make development there infeasible. He also said the Westons recommended 100 feet to avoid creating an awkward leftover strip that could complicate future development of the larger field.
No formal roll-call vote with named commissioners was read into the record; the commission chair called for the motion and the commission voiced approval.
The record shows the applicant intends to record the survey and amended plat despite the applicant’s representation that neither state code nor county recording rules strictly require a plat amendment for this type of boundary adjustment.
What happens next: the applicant’s survey and legal description will be recorded to reflect the adjusted lines and the city will retain the public hearing record. The commission noted a commissioner with a personal interest must recuse from voting when appropriate.
Votes at a glance
- Boundary line adjustment for property owned by Keegan Ryan — Approved (motion to accept, contingent on a recorded survey and single tax ID).
