Commissioners approve Swenson‑Shyel boundary‑relocation exemption under county staff recommendation

Broadwater County commissioners approved a boundary‑relocation exemption for adjacent property owners identified in county documents as Swenson and Shyel.

Nicole Brown, the county's community development director and planner, presented the request and said the application includes a certificate of survey, staff report, affidavits and deeds, all of which are posted on the county website. Brown said the request complies with the county's interpretation of the cited Montana statute (transcribed as "MCA763 2011A") governing boundary‑relocation exemptions outside a platted subdivision.

Brown described the parcels and said one parcel is about 3.15 acres and the other about 0.85 acres and that the proposed revision moves a westerly and southern boundary to slightly alter the lot lines. A commissioner moved to approve the Swenson‑Shyel boundary‑relocation exemption; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. One commissioner recused at the start of the item.

Brown noted the documentation — including the certificate of survey and engineering cost exhibits in other agenda items — is available online for public review. The approval was procedural; no development permits or construction approvals were requested at the meeting.