Cities, towns, and villages to show subdivisions that are divided into numbered blocks, lots, and streets.
Landowners that are dividing their land into smaller parcels.
Plat maps are filed in the county recorder's office where the real property is located. Once a plat map is filed of record, a legal description of a property may include a reference to the block and lot numbers on the plat map instead of a metes and bounds property description. Any changes to a plat generally require a survey showing the new plat and the submission of the survey to the local governing body for review and approval.
Types of plats include:
Plat or plan of consolidation. A landowner acquires several adjacent parcels of land and consolidates them into a single parcel.
Plat or plan of subdivision. A landowner or a municipality divides the land into smaller parcels.
Correction plat. A plat corrects an earlier mistake or scrivener's error.