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Utah Code § 10-20-907

Adjoining property owners may create a boundary establishment to resolve or agree on a boundary, but they must prepare the required document and record it with the county recorder.

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Subsection 10-20-907(2)

Adjoining property owners doing a boundary establishment must prepare an establishment document that complies with Section 57-1-45 and record the boundary establishment with the county recorder for the county where the property is located.

Section 10-20-907(2)

Subsection 10-20-907(3)

A boundary establishment may be recorded without land use authority review, consent, or approval.

Section 10-20-907(3)

Subsection 10-20-907(5)

A municipality may enforce municipal ordinances against property whose boundary establishment violates a land use regulation.

Section 10-20-907(5)

Subsection 10-20-907(6)(b)

conveys the ownership of the adjoining parties to the established common boundary.

Section 10-20-907(6)(b)

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Part 10-20-9

part 10-20-9 Administration of Land Use, Development, and Management Provisions

§ 10-20-907Boundary establishment -- Process -- Boundary agreement not subject to review by land use authority -- Prohibitions.Provision

Adjoining property owners may create a boundary establishment to resolve or agree on a boundary, but they must prepare the required document and record it with the county recorder.

Boundary establishment -- Process -- Boundary agreement not subject to review by land use authority -- Prohibitions. The owners of adjoining property may initiate a boundary establishment to: resolve an ambiguous, uncertain, or disputed boundary between the adjoining properties; and agree upon the location of an existing common boundary between the adjoining properties. Adjoining property owners executing a boundary establishment described in Subsection (1) shall: prepare an establishment document that complies with Section 57-1-45 ; and record the boundary establishment with the county recorder for the county in which the property exists, in accordance with Section 57-1-45 . A boundary establishment: is not subject to review of a land use authority; and does not require consent or approval from a land use authority before it may be recorded. A boundary establishment is effective from the day it is recorded by a county recorder. A municipality may enforce municipal ordinances against property with a boundary establishment that violates a land use regulation. A boundary establishment that complies with this section presumptively: has no detrimental effect on any easement on the property that is recorded before the day on which the agreement is executed; and conveys the ownership of the adjoining parties to the established common boundary.
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§ 10-20-907(1)Subsection 10-20-907(1)Provision

Owners of adjoining property may start a boundary establishment to resolve an unclear or disputed boundary or to agree on the location of an existing common boundary.

The owners of adjoining property may initiate a boundary establishment to: resolve an ambiguous, uncertain, or disputed boundary between the adjoining properties; and agree upon the location of an existing common boundary between the adjoining properties.
Section 10-20-907(1)Verify source
§ 10-20-907(1)(a)Subsection 10-20-907(1)(a)Provision

resolve an ambiguous, uncertain, or disputed boundary between the adjoining properties; and

resolve an ambiguous, uncertain, or disputed boundary between the adjoining properties; and
Section 10-20-907(1)(a)Verify source
§ 10-20-907(1)(b)Subsection 10-20-907(1)(b)Provision

agree upon the location of an existing common boundary between the adjoining properties.

agree upon the location of an existing common boundary between the adjoining properties.
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§ 10-20-907(2)Subsection 10-20-907(2)Provision

Adjoining property owners doing a boundary establishment must prepare an establishment document that complies with Section 57-1-45 and record the boundary establishment with the county recorder for the county where the property is located.

Adjoining property owners executing a boundary establishment described in Subsection (1) shall: prepare an establishment document that complies with Section 57-1-45 ; and record the boundary establishment with the county recorder for the county in which the property exists, in accordance with Section 57-1-45 .
Section 10-20-907(2)Verify source
§ 10-20-907(2)(a)Subsection 10-20-907(2)(a)Provision

Prepare an establishment document that complies with Section 57-1-45.

prepare an establishment document that complies with Section 57-1-45 ; and
Section 10-20-907(2)(a)Verify source
§ 10-20-907(2)(b)Subsection 10-20-907(2)(b)Provision

record the boundary establishment with the county recorder for the county in which the property exists, in accordance with Section 57-1-45 .

record the boundary establishment with the county recorder for the county in which the property exists, in accordance with Section 57-1-45 .
Section 10-20-907(2)(b)Verify source
§ 10-20-907(3)Subsection 10-20-907(3)Provision

A boundary establishment may be recorded without land use authority review, consent, or approval.

A boundary establishment: is not subject to review of a land use authority; and does not require consent or approval from a land use authority before it may be recorded.
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§ 10-20-907(3)(a)Subsection 10-20-907(3)(a)Provision

Not subject to review by a land use authority.

is not subject to review of a land use authority; and
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§ 10-20-907(3)(b)Subsection 10-20-907(3)(b)Provision

does not require consent or approval from a land use authority before it may be recorded.

does not require consent or approval from a land use authority before it may be recorded.
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§ 10-20-907(4)Subsection 10-20-907(4)Provision

A boundary establishment is effective from the day it is recorded by a county recorder.

A boundary establishment is effective from the day it is recorded by a county recorder.
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§ 10-20-907(5)Subsection 10-20-907(5)Provision

A municipality may enforce municipal ordinances against property whose boundary establishment violates a land use regulation.

A municipality may enforce municipal ordinances against property with a boundary establishment that violates a land use regulation.
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§ 10-20-907(6)Subsection 10-20-907(6)Provision

A compliant boundary establishment is presumed to have no detrimental effect on recorded prior easements and to convey ownership of the adjoining parties to the established common boundary.

A boundary establishment that complies with this section presumptively: has no detrimental effect on any easement on the property that is recorded before the day on which the agreement is executed; and conveys the ownership of the adjoining parties to the established common boundary.
Section 10-20-907(6)Verify source
§ 10-20-907(6)(a)Subsection 10-20-907(6)(a)Provision

has no detrimental effect on any easement on the property that is recorded before the day on which the agreement is executed; and

has no detrimental effect on any easement on the property that is recorded before the day on which the agreement is executed; and
Section 10-20-907(6)(a)Verify source
§ 10-20-907(6)(b)Subsection 10-20-907(6)(b)Provision

conveys the ownership of the adjoining parties to the established common boundary.

conveys the ownership of the adjoining parties to the established common boundary.
Section 10-20-907(6)(b)Verify source

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