Shows how a piece of land is divided into lots with streets and alleys.
Used to sell the described lots within a residential subdivision.
Used to legally dedicate land for roads and other right-of-way areas.
Refers to lot numbers rather than portions of sections by legal description after a plat is filed.
Preliminary Plat
A general layout evaluated to determine if a design is suitable for the land and complies with the City's subdivision regulations.
Some modification of the preliminary plat is permitted with the final plat application submittal, provided the original design concept has not changed.
Preliminary plats are reviewed and approved or denied by the Planning Commission.
When a property owner subdivides a larger parcel of property into smaller lots, or smaller lots are combined into one larger lot.
The lot boundaries change, but the ownership of the property does not change until a deed is recorded.
Vacation of Easements or Rights-of-Way
When it is deemed to be in the public interest, all or a portion of any street, alley or public reservation, including, but not limited to, public utility or drainage easements, dedicated building setback lines and access control may be vacated.
