Interior boundary lines of any lots or parcels
of land may be relocated or otherwise altered, including vacated,
as a part of an otherwise valid and properly recorded plat of subdivision
or resubdivision approved as provided in this chapter or properly
recorded prior to the applicability of a subdivision ordinance and
executed by the owner or owners of such land. Such action may be approved
administratively by the Subdivision Administrator, provided that such
action does not involve the relocation or alteration of streets, alleys,
easements for public passage or other public areas; and, provided,
further, that no easements of utility right-of-way shall be relocated
or altered without the express consent of all persons holding any
interest therein.
A.
The owner or owners of any lots or parcels of land
situated in Shenandoah County who desires to vacate any interior lot
line shall cause a plat to be made by a surveyor or engineer, duly
licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia and recorded in the office
of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Shenandoah County. No such plat
or vacation shall be recorded until it has been executed by the owner
or owners as provided in § 15.2-2264 of the Code of Virginia,
as amended, and approved by the Subdivision Administrator.
B.
Interior lot/parcel lines to be vacated shall be identified
on the plat by broken lines.
The consolidation of one or more lots/parcels
into a single lot/parcel by vacation of interior lot lines shall not
reduce the landowner's liability for assessment of road maintenance
fees if that property is serviced by private roads under a homeowner's
association or other road maintenance agreement.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A, Certificates Required
for Subdivision Containing More Than Two Lots, and Appendix B, Certificates
Required for Subdivisions Containing One or Two Lots, are on file
in the County offices.
