Commission approves signing letter to correct recorded parcel lines for Nelson properties

The Clarkston Planning Commission on Aug. 2025 voted to approve a letter, to be signed by the town's land‑use authority, allowing a rerecording of parcel lines so the county's parcel map reflects an existing survey for properties owned by Colby and Tammy Nelson.

Staff explained the issue: a parent parcel was split around 2001 and a secondary dwelling was later built on the remainder parcel. The property owners provided a stamped survey and said survey stakes on the ground match the survey, but the parcel as displayed in the county's parcel viewer does not match that survey. Staff recommended the commission sign language that would allow the county recorder to adjust the parcel map to reflect the survey.

Commissioners and applicants discussed whether re‑recording the survey could create nonconforming lots. Planning staff and commissioners said they had no way to verify distances between buildings from the older paperwork and that a new stamped survey would be the clearest verification method. The commission noted building permits and an approved plot plan associated with the 2001 work show a 15‑foot separation on one side, but the distance from that line to the next building was not recorded in the older file.

Because staff's proposed letter disclaimed liability for resulting nonconforming conditions and the applicants said stakes and a recent survey are present, the commission voted to approve staff's recommendation and have the land‑use authority sign the letter. Staff said the title company and Cache County Recorder's Office would then update the parcel boundaries to match the recorded survey so the sale can proceed.