Surveyor

New Plat Review Fees

Effective January 1, 2023 our plat review fees will be increasing.  See link below for a table of new fees and a calculator.

Responsibilities

• Perpetuation of the Public Land Survey Monuments
• Reviewing Subdivision Plats, Registered Land Surveys and Common Interest Community Plats
• Land Parcel Mapping
• County Right-of-Way Mapping
• Land Title Registration Reports
• County Ditch Inspections

The County Surveyor's responsibilities do not include performing surveys of private land.  Please contact a private licensed land surveyor if you require a survey of your property.  Licensed land surveyors can be found online or in the yellow pages.

GIS Maps & Resources

• Original PLS Notes and Plats - Index map and links to the original Public Land Survey notes and township plats
• Breakdowns - Access to the current section corner coordinates.
• Half Section Mapper (ScottGIS3) - Provides 1:400 scale half section property maps with various backgrounds. Half Section types include: Parcel, aerial, planimetric, address, hydric, and taxation
• Land Records / Plat Maps - Search for Documents and Plats
• ScottGIS3 - Provides online access to property map and taxation information for individual properties and Public Land Survey (PLS) information for Scott County
• Corner Ties, Reports, and Old Section Breakdowns (ScottGIS3) - Provides Public Land Survey (PLS) information for Scott County
• Scott County Ditch Map (PDF)
• Geodetic Control Point Map (PDF)

Plat Checking

• 2023 Plat Review Fees and Calculator (Excel)
• Plat Manual (PDF) (revised 12/30/2022)
• C.I.C. Manual (Common Interest Community) - External Link
• County Highway Right-of-Way Manual - External Link
• Certificate of Correction to Plat (PDF)