Commission approves surveys to transfer tiny sliver of downtown parcel to neighboring homeowner

The Lawrenceburg Advisory Planning Commission voted March 4 to approve consolidation surveys that will move a small, jagged sliver of land from one downtown parcel to a neighboring homeowner and then consolidate the parcels.

Eric Lang, the surveyor who presented the matter for Land Consultants, told the commission he had been asked to survey two parcels owned by William and Geraldine Fay and a neighboring property. "My name is Eric Lang. I did the surveying on these pieces of property," he said during his presentation, explaining his firm found a narrow sliver of land that fell outside a brick wall and encroached on a neighbor's patio and stairs.

Lang described a two-step process: record a survey that carves the sliver from the larger parcel, prepare and record a deed transferring that sliver to Mrs. Fay, then file a consolidation survey to merge the sliver with the Fay property. He said neighbors were notified by certified letter and that both owners were currently willing to proceed.

The presenter described the parcel as a very small piece of land, stated in the meeting as "15,000 of an acre," and said the change would "clean up" historical overlapping lot lines created by multiple old subdivisions. After questions from commissioners and confirmation there were only two affected owners, a motion to approve the consolidation surveys was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.

The commission's action authorizes staff to accept the submitted surveys for recording and to proceed with the deed and consolidation steps required by the county recorder's office.