In addition, we also find that City's approval of the plat did not constitute the affirmative action needed to vacate a section line. If the land or any part of the land included in any addition or subdivision is within, adjoining, or contiguous to the boundaries of any municipality, the plat, before being recorded, shall be submitted to the governing body, or if applicable, the planning director of the municipality. At the time of approval, 57th Street was not yet designated, therefore, approving the plat, which only designated the section line, was proper. Nothing more was required of City. Hone is clearly distinguishable from the case at bar.
Annexation is the distinguishing factor.
The plat designated the section line, but not the section-line easement. This Court held that City's acceptance of the plat constituted a vacation of the easement. Here, City had not annexed the Munkvold Addition property into its corporate limits at the time it and County approved the plat. Therefore, the plat of the property was not approved as an annexed subdivision, but rather as a private plat for the transfer of property. In addition, in contrast to Hone, when the Munkvold Addition property was annexed, 57th Street was designated as such on the annexation plat.