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Commission backs drafting ordinance to vacate improperly recorded gifted subdivision
Summary
Ferron staff reported a gifting and recording error that created a 48‑lot subdivision on city land; the planning commission voted in favor of vacating the subdivision and staff will draft an ordinance for city council consideration and coordinate with the county recorder.
Ferron staff told the commission that a property gifted to the city was mistakenly divided as a 48‑lot subdivision on paperwork even though roads and improvements were not installed. Staff said the parcel was inside city limits but had been treated as county property on some records. To correct the error, staff will draft an ordinance to vacate the Coal Subdivision (lots referenced in the transcript) and return the land to its original configuration.
Staff described attempts to record the correction and said the county recorder (Mike Olson) and county planning staff (Jim Jennings) were involved in related conversations. Staff said county records showed a subdivision that, according to city staff, was never properly recorded by the county. Given timing and donor requirements, staff urged a prompt fix to take possession and address tax‑reporting considerations.
The commission recorded a motion to support vacating the subdivision, and the chair announced the motion carried. Staff will prepare the ordinance language (the transcript cites local code sections during discussion) and present it to the city council for formal adoption.
