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2.2 Subdivisions Not Requiring Surveys (A) Parcels with a nominal ten (10) acres or greater may be created as long as the parcels have at least a nominal three hundred thirty (330) feet of width, do not create conflict with surrounding legal descriptions as determined by the Land Information Department, and meet zoning district lot standards. The following statement shall be included on the deed, land contract, or other document of ownership transfer or as an attachment to the document: "The legal description contained within this document represents a change of the legal description contained within document number recorded in Volume , Page , of the Office of the Register of Deeds and is creating, modifying, re -dividing, or redefining a parcel of land." (B) The sale or exchange of parcels between owners of adjoining property is permitted if additional lots are not thereby created and the resulting lots are not reduced below the minimum size required by Burnett County Land Use Ordinance or other applicable laws or ordinance. Documentation may be required on parcels with improvements by either certified survey map, map of survey, or plat. The following statement shall be included on the deed, land contract, or other document of ownership transfer or as an attachment to the document: "The above described parcel is adjoining to and intended to be considered as a single parcel with the parcel described in Document Number Volume Page which is not to be conveyed or used as an independent parcel." 2.3 Subdivisions Reguirine A Survey (A) All parcels created with less than forty (40) acres (except those created per Section 2.2 (A and B) above) shall require a survey by a Wisconsin Registered Land Surveyor. (B) Prior to the final approval of land divisions requiring a survey, the owner of the land shall have the parcels surveyed by a Wisconsin Registered Land Surveyor. The surveyor shall create a certified survey map or plat, in the manner prescribed in Chapter 236 of the Wisconsin Statutes; unless exempt under the provisions of Section 6.3 of this Ordinance or unless waived in writing by the Land Use and Information Committee. (C) Certified survey maps may be prepared and recorded for land divisions resulting in the creation of up to eight parcels of less than ten (10) acres each, with no more than four (4) parcels of 1.5 acres or less, within a period of five (5) years. (D) County, municipal or town plats shall be prepared and recorded for all land divisions resulting in the creation of more than eight (8) parcels, with no more than four (4) parcels of 1.5 acres or less, within a period of five (5) years (except those created per Section 2.2). (E) Subdivisions created under s. 236, Wis. Stats. shall be subject to all applicable provisions of this Ordinance. 2.4 Recording Requirements (A) All certified survey maps and subdivision plats shall be recorded in the office of the Burnett County Register of Deeds, in the manner described in s.59.51 and s. 236 Wis. Stars. This recording shall be within six (6) months of the final approval and twenty-four (24) months of the first approval of the certified survey map or the subdivision plat by the Burnett County Land Use and Information Committee or Land Use/Zoning Department. 2