(1) A conveyance document, as defined in Sections 10-20-102 and 17-79-102, for a boundary adjustment shall comply with this section. (2) A conveyance document shall include: (a) the name and signature of each party to the conveyance document; (b) the address of each party to the conveyance document for assessment purposes; (c) a legal description of the parcel or lot owned by each party before the boundary adjustment; (d) a legal description of the parcel or lot owned by each party after the boundary adjustment; and (e) sufficient language to convey title from one party to another party, in conformity with the proposed boundary adjustment. (3) In addition to the information required in Subsection (2), a conveyance document shall include as an exhibit, in a legible and recordable format: (a) a visual or graphic of the proposed boundary adjustment and all properties affected by the proposed boundary adjustment, depicting: (i) the former boundary location; (ii) the new boundary location; and (iii) the size, shape, and dimensions of each adjusted parcel or lot; (b) if the property owners have conducted a survey, a reference to the record of the survey map, as defined in Section 17-73-504, showing: (i) existing dwellings, outbuildings, improvements, and other physical features; (ii) existing easements, rights-of-way, conditions, or restrictions recorded or apparent; (iii) the former boundary location; (iv) the new boundary location; (v) the size, shape, and dimensions of each adjusted lot or adjusted parcel; and (vi) other existing or proposed improvements that impact or are subject to land use regulations; and (c) if the conveyance document addresses a boundary adjustment that requires an amendment to a subdivision plat under Section 10-20-906 or 17-79-806, the amendment to the subdivision plat. (4) (a) A conveyance document is effective on the day it is recorded as part of a boundary adjustment. (b) Before recording a conveyance document, a county recorder shall confirm that the conveyance document is: (i) in a legible and recordable format, including any exhibit to the conveyance document; and (ii) accompanied by a notice of consent to the boundary adjustment from a land use authority under Subsection 10-20-906(3) or (6) or Subsection 17-79-806(3) or (6). (c) Upon receipt of a conveyance document, or any exhibit to a conveyance document, that is not in a legible and recordable format, a county recorder shall provide the person submitting the conveyance document with an explanation of the corrections necessary to record the conveyance document. (5) The recording of a boundary adjustment presumptively: (a) relocates an existing boundary by creating a new boundary between the adjoining properties; (b) changes the size, shape, or configuration of two or more adjoining lots or parcels; (c) does not affect any previously recorded easement unless the easement is expressly and properly modified by the boundary adjustment; and (d) affixes the ownership of the adjoining parties to the adjusted boundary.
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