Blog · September 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.
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Some plats show a wetland easement or a buffer surveyed at the time of recording. Later delineations can move as the science and the season change.
On the recorded sheet
You can own the wetland and still be barred from filling it. Ownership and the permit are separate.
The mix-up to avoid
A green tint on a county web map may be soils or canopy, not a surveyed wetland. Read the layer name.
Find the county map
Search the county on the Platbookmapper home page. The directory links to the official parcel viewer. It does not draw the lots, and the line on the screen is an assessment map, not a survey.
Not a survey. County GIS and tax parcel maps are assessment and planning layers. They are not a substitute for a recorded plat, deed, or licensed survey.