Platting is the legal act of dividing land into lots and putting the division on the public record. Once a plat is recorded, the lots it creates can be sold and described by lot and block instead of by metes and bounds, and that is what makes them financeable.
In Florida the process is governed by Chapter 177 of the Florida Statutes, and the plat is reviewed and approved by the local government before the Clerk will record it. The surveying is only part of the work. Getting through review is the rest.
What the work involves
- A boundary survey of the parent parcel, resolved against the record and monumented
- Lot and block geometry, rights of way, easements and tracts drawn to the local land development code
- Permanent reference monuments and permanent control points set as the statute requires
- The plat sheet prepared to county format, with all required certificates and dedications
- Submittal, response to review comments, and recording with the Clerk of Court
Before you start
Bring the deed, any existing survey, and the concept plan if an engineer or planner has drawn one. If the parcel has never been platted, expect the boundary resolution to be the longest part of the job.
Where we do it
Anywhere in Florida. Recording requirements differ from county to county, and we work to whichever Clerk holds the record.