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Commission removes archaic clerk-of-court certificate requirement from final plat attachments
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-0 to remove a requirement in Subdivision Ordinance 103 that a clerk-of-district-court certificate show parcels are free of liens, after staff said the clerk no longer provides that service.
The Dickinson County Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to remove Letter D from Subdivision Ordinance 103, Article 5.12, eliminating a requirement that a certificate from the clerk of district court show that subdivision land is free of judgments, attachments or liens of record.
Zoning Administrator Megan Kardell told commissioners the clerk of court no longer provides that certificate service, prompting the proposed deletion. "The clerk of court does not do this service anymore," Kardell said. Chair Carol Pierce asked whether removing the requirement would affect checks and balances for the final-plat process; Kardell read the ordinance language and the commission discussed alternatives for verifying lien status.
Commissioner Erica Schultes moved to remove Letter D; Derek Lee seconded and the motion passed by a 4-0 voice vote. The commission did not adopt a specific substitute verification procedure at the meeting and directed staff to bring the item back or place related procedural guidance on a future agenda if needed.
