Platting & Re-Platting

Platting Process

Platting is the way in which property is divided, through laying out on paper or mapping each piece of land. A recorded plat indicates lots, building lines, easements and rights-of-way, flood areas, boundary markers, and other permanent attachments to land. Platting generally takes 4 to 6 weeks each for the preliminary and final plat stages and involves:

• Pre-application conference (recommended / optional)
• Review of preliminary plat by staff
• Development Review Committee (DRC)
• Review comments to applicant within one week
• Fees, tax certification, corrected plat and completed application submitted by applicant
• Consideration by Planning and Zoning Commission
• Submittal of final plat for review by the DRC
• Process repeats as shown above
• After Planning and Zoning approval, applicant submits one mylar for signature and filing by the city at county courthouse

Re-Platting

This process involves a public hearing and notification of property owners within 200 feet of the property and may be completed in about 4 to 6 weeks. Re-platting involves:

• Pre-application conference (recommended / optional)
• Review by the staff DRC
• Review comments to applicant within one week
• Fees, tax certification, corrected plat and completed application submitted by applicant
• Notification posted in the newspaper at least 15 days prior to the Planning and Zoning Public Hearing date
• Property owners within 200 feet of the subject property are notified by mail
• Public Hearing (Planning and Zoning Commission) Mylars are filed at county courthouse by city staff