Single legal parcel in two counties

Lehmann · Post by **Lehmann** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:20 pm

How many have ever dealt with a single legal parcel being split by a county line? (pre existing),

Now how about having a LLA, where the land from one county is adjusted into an adjacent county?

comments?

PE_PLS · Post by **PE_PLS** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:59 pm

This is just an off the cuff guess, but I don't think a LLA would move the county line, an LLA would move the lot line, but the county line would stay in the same place. Again this is just a guess, my understanding is that county lines don't necessary follow parcel/lot lines and are based upon something else. What that something else is I don't know. I know here in the bay area along the Contra Costa/Alameda county line I did a survey on a house where the county line went right through the middle of the house. The homeowner paid prop. taxes to two counties on a pro rated basis.

Lehmann · Post by **Lehmann** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:34 am

Existing situation. I was surprised to see this as a relatively recent action by the two counties involved.

goodgps · Post by **goodgps** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 6:56 pm

ODDLY enough, if parcels are alloted . . . say, alocot portions across the county line, two parcels, IF the zoning ; access; utilities; all necessary circumstances comply, the parcels can be adjusted to ne divided at said county line. And if a ROS is filed, it is filed in both counties.

The trick is making absolute sure you've defined the county line correctly. (on a survey)
I always involve the county surveyors and prefer a site visit.

ALSO, just like lines of parcels can cross county lines, so can the lines of newly adjusted parcels, once again if all zoning criteria can be met in each county.

True Story :
County "A" has a zone of 5 acres, County "B" has a zone of 40 acres.
Client Pete Rabbit owns two parcels 40 acres in county "A" and 40 acres in County "B" He is allowed to adjust the 40 in County "A" down to a 5 acre parcel, and another parcel of 75 wich now crosses county line. The county line stayed the same. He has a 5 acre parcel in a 5 ac zone in COunty "A" and 75 acres partially in both counties.

The Tax Assessors of each county draw a tax line and assess taxes for their respctive counties but the 75 remains as one parcel.

"good"

RAM · Post by **RAM** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:03 pm

Having large parcels, 160ac plus, this is common. However the adjoining counties have adopted tax lines that are different than the county line to make the property tax issue easier to deal with.