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I need some advice.

I have a project in a small City that has the following situation:

There are 3 Parcels from a record Parcel Map and 1 parcel from a dedication. The dedication is shown on the original PM as an easement so no mandatory Record of Survey, I think. I concluded that by the letter of the law even though the easement shown on the Parcel Map is not deeded property, as of that date, I don't need to file a Record of Survey since the line is shown on a map of record.......

Any hoot, the Architect has devised a new ground up plan that has the building straddling the original line between Parcels 1 & 2 and including the dedication parcel.

He wants the original Parcel 3 shrunk to fit a new parcel to be sold for separate development.

Planning conditioned that the line between 1 & 2 be merged into 1 and the original line 3 be adjusted. They missed the fact the there is a 4th dedication parcel line being crossed also.

I am trying to do all of this without a Parcel Map due to fees and project deadlines, etc.

Does anyone have any insight on this?

I'm thinking it may be okay to process some sort of merger/LLA all concurrently without triggering a PM. Unfortunately, the City is not fluent in SMA, so it is up to me to make this a legal adjustment.

Any ideas/input?

Whoa! Dedication? To whom & for what purpose?

Dedication means the parcel is being held in trust for the Public. It also means no Lot Line Adjustment. The dedication must be vacated & given back before anything can move forward.

Sounds like the Architect is pushine 10# of stuff in a 5# bag.

If you'd like, call me after 3PM today to discuss. (I have a quick trip to the field & a meeting until then.)


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I talked with Ian about this and now have a direction in which to advise my client.

Kudos to this great professional environment that we can all use to obtain knowledge in our profession.

Well said Ryan!