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Jefferson County hearing draws surveyors’ opposition to proposed certification before survey recordation
Summary
Jefferson County planning staff proposed a code change that would require planning-department certification before certain land records are recorded; surveyors at a packed public hearing urged the county to exclude routine records of survey and recommended education and targeted application requirements instead.
Jefferson County planning officials opened a public hearing on Feb. 6 to discuss a proposed amendment to Chapter 1.10 of the county subdivision code that would require planning-department certification before certain documents — including deeds, administrative plats and boundary-line adjustments — are recorded.
Planning and zoning staff said the change is intended to prevent instances where recorded surveys create lots smaller than zoning minimums or produce boundary adjustments that undermine road access or other development standards. "We just want a little more cooperation," the administrator told the commission, describing examples where recorded surveys led to neighbors' disputes and…
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