Plat Board

About the Plat Board

The County Plat Board is composed of the Chair of the Board of Commissioners, who shall act as chairman; the County Clerk/Register of Deeds, who shall act as Secretary, and the County Treasurer. The Plat Board is responsible for the review of all plats and preliminary plats before they are sent to the state. Preliminary and final approval of all plats shall be considered at the regular bimonthly meetings of the board. Approval of preliminary and final plats shall be conditioned upon compliance with the provisions of the Subdivision Control Act of 1967.

Plat Board meetings are open to the public and posted on the public meeting calendar. If there is no business to conduct, the Plat Board will not meet.

Plat Submissions

Plats are due by 9:00am the day before a meeting. When final plats are submitted, they shall be accompanied by:

The filing and recording fee of $30.00, payable to the Clerk/Register of Deeds Office;
Completed traverse closure;
Health Department approval of any restrictions;
A separate recording fee payable to the Clerk/Register of Deeds for the recording of the approved restrictions;
A title policy, dated not more than 30 days before submission of the plat, stating that all owners of record (and of any unrecorded ownership interest) have joined in boundaries of the proposed subdivision.

Final plats will be submitted to the Secretary of the Plat Board upon approval by the appropriate governing body and payment of the prescribed fees. A majority of the Plat Board shall, within 15 days of the date of receipt of the plat, review the same for conformance to all provisions of the Act and certify their approval on all copies, or reject the plat and notify the proprietor in writing of the reasons therefore when returning the plat, also sending a copy of the notification to the Clerk of the appropriate governing body.