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• Sep 27, 2026 Wetland Line vs Lot Line A wetland delineation is a resource boundary. It can cross the middle of a lot the plat already created.
• Sep 27, 2026 Topographic Map vs Plat Map A topographic map shows elevation. A plat map shows lots, easements, and rights of way.
• Sep 27, 2026 Aerial Photo vs Lot Lines An aerial photo shows roofs, trees, and pavement at one moment. Lot lines are record lines drawn on top.
• Sep 27, 2026 Why Google Earth Does Not Show Official Lot Lines Google Earth shows imagery and a few boundary layers that are not your county's recorded plat.
• Sep 27, 2026 Why Listing-Site Lot Lines Can Be Wrong Listing sites decorate an aerial with lines they license from a data vendor. That vendor is not the county recorder.
• Sep 27, 2026 Improvement Location Certificate vs a Plat An improvement location certificate reports where the buildings sit relative to the lines for a lender or a buyer. The plat is the recorded lot.
• Sep 27, 2026 When a Recorded Plat Is Not an ALTA Survey An ALTA/NSPS land title survey is a current survey contracted to a title company's checklist. A recorded plat is the older subdivision drawing.
• Sep 27, 2026 What Is a Final Plat Stamp The recording stamp is the clerk's mark that gives the plat its book and page or instrument number and the time of filing.
• Sep 27, 2026 Who Signs a Subdivision Plat A subdivision plat is signed by the owner who dedicates the streets and by the surveyor who certifies the drawing, plus the local officials the ordinance names.
• Sep 27, 2026 What Is a Plat Restriction A plat restriction is a limit written on the plat itself, such as a no-access line, a minimum elevation, or a ban on further splitting.
• Sep 27, 2026 Deed Restrictions vs Plat Notes Plat notes are on the map. Deed restrictions, or CC&Rs, are in a declaration recorded against the lots.
• Sep 27, 2026 How to Find a Subdivision Name The subdivision name is the title on the recorded plat, and it is repeated in the deed's lot-and-block clause.
• Sep 27, 2026 How to Find Your Lot Number The lot number is printed inside the lot on the plat and cited in the deed.
• Sep 27, 2026 How to Find Your Block Number The block number groups the lots and is required when lot numbers repeat in each block.
• Sep 27, 2026 How to Find a Plat from a Street Address Start with the address in the county parcel viewer, read the legal description, and follow the plat citation it prints.
• Sep 27, 2026 How to Match a Parcel ID to a Plat The parcel ID is the tax account. The plat citation in that account's legal description is the bridge.
• Sep 27, 2026 What Is a Map Book and Page Map book and page is another name offices use for the plat's filing number.
• Sep 27, 2026 What Is a Plat Cabinet and Slide Cabinet and slide is a filing system that stores large sheets flat, each slide holding one plat.
• Sep 27, 2026 How Old Plats Differ from Current GIS An old plat is a paper survey of the lots at the time of recording. Current GIS is a countywide database drawn for taxation and viewing.
• Sep 27, 2026 What Is a Tax Map Sheet A tax map sheet is one page of the assessor's map book, showing many parcels at once.
• Sep 27, 2026 Assessor Map vs Recorded Plat The assessor map exists to bill taxes. The recorded plat exists to define a subdivision in the land records.
• Sep 27, 2026 Cadastral Map vs Plat Map A cadastral map is a map of property interests for an area. A plat map is one recorded subdivision drawing.
• Sep 27, 2026 What Is a Cadastral Survey A cadastral survey maps ownership boundaries for a public system, such as the original section survey or a modern parcel rebuild.
• Sep 27, 2026 What Lot Width Means on a Plat Lot width is the distance across the lot, measured where the code or the plat says to measure it.