The Baileyton Board of Mayor and Aldermen discussed questions surrounding the property line on the east side of the Baileyton Town Hall property during its meeting Tuesday night.
Part of Town Hall’s paved parking area appears to be over the property line on the east side of Town Hall. Two pins were placed on that side of the property as a part of an incomplete survey conducted by the adjacent property owner a few years ago, and the property owner is now considering selling the property. However, it is unknown if the line is entirely accurate due to the survey being incomplete.
The property owners currently have no issue with the property line, but members of the board said that a new property owner may take issue with the boundary.
A small vacant home currently sits on the adjacent property, and the home is falling into some disrepair.
Members of the board said they would like to pursue having the entire property formally surveyed, then move forward with correcting the boundary issue if need be. Actions could include purchasing a small section of the adjacent property to correct the issue, or possibly buying more or all of the parcel.
At the conclusion of Tuesday’s meeting, members of the board took a field trip outside Town Hall to inspect the property boundary in question.
The board also granted final approval to a modernized ordinance regulating animals and livestock in Baileyton on second reading.
Prior to the passage of the ordinance, a town statute prohibited the ownership of swine in Baileyton. All other animals and livestock could be owned, but were not to be kept within 1,000 feet of any residence or public road according to the current ordinance.
According to the modernized ordinance given initial approval Tuesday night, the prohibition on owning pigs in Baileyton is lifted, and the ordinance also removes the prohibition of livestock within 1,000 feet of a public road or residence.
The new regulation also prohibits the abuse of any animal.
The ordinance will also increase fines to $50 each day an offense continues involving aggressive dogs or dogs running at large.
The new ordinance also removes a section of the old ordinance that named specific dog breeds as “vicious dogs.”
The ordinance was approved on first reading on June 10.
