Rush Valley board tells Holiday family to file state boundary-line adjustment, return for December approval

The Rush Valley Planning & Zoning board on Nov. 5 reviewed a boundary-line/lot-line issue for Parcel 01-287-0-0008 after owners Scott and Patty Holiday presented a recent survey showing a roughly 10-foot overlap with a neighboring property that reduced their lot from about 3.02 acres to about 2.93 acres.

Scott Holiday told the board the underwriter on a pending sales contract flagged that "the lot lines did not close," prompting the survey that found the discrepancy and the subsequent quitclaim of 10 feet to the neighboring owner. The Holidays said the error surfaced when the buyer’s underwriter would not proceed without clear, recorded boundaries.

A town staff member told the applicants that Utah enacted a boundary-line adjustment process earlier in the year and advised that the surveyor complete the state form, obtain adjacent-landowner signatures and signatures from this land-use authority, and record the document. "There’s a boundary line adjustment form that the state of Utah just barely passed this year," the staff member said during the meeting.

The board discussed whether the voluntary quitclaim and the resulting size reduction would make the parcel nonconforming for future development. Staff and the land-use authority said the key step is completing the state form so the town can confirm the adjustment does not render the lot nonbuildable. The Holidays were told to return with the completed paperwork; the board scheduled the matter for the Dec. 3 meeting for formal action.

The board advised the Holidays and their surveyor to scan the completed form to staff ahead of the December packet so members can review materials in advance. No formal approval was given at the Nov. 5 meeting; the board’s next action will be a formal review and possible signature on the state boundary-line adjustment form at the Dec. 3 meeting.