Final Subdivision or Partition Plat Review

[ Application Packet ]

To complete a final plat for a Partition or Subdivision, the following steps are necessary:

1. The final plat must be prepared in accordance with all requirements of Chapter 17.24 of the County Code. Copies of these requirements may be obtained from the Planning Division.
    

2. All conditions of approval specified in the findings and decision must be completed.
    

3. The applicant shall circulate the plat for signature of all owners who must sign it. Fees and bonds or security agreements must be paid prior to signature of the plat by department heads. Examples include: plat checking and filing by the County Surveyor; calculation and payment of taxes by the Assessor’s and Treasurer’s Offices (a copy of the plat is necessary for this purpose); and road improvement agreements and inspections and access permits by the Public Works Department. Deeds for road dedications must be delivered to the Public Works Department with the plat prior to Public Works approval. The plat is to be returned to the Community Development Department for the signature of the Environmental Health and Planning Director. Fees for various plat related costs are attached.
    

4. Final plats are subject to a final plat review process and fee. This requires an application and fee at the time of leaving the final plat with the Planning Division. This application may be made at the Planning counter or by appointment with the planner who was the staff contact of the original application. A Final Plat application may also be turned in by attaching the appropriate fee and leaving the Plat at the reception window.
    

5. After submittal of the Final Plat to the Planning Division, it is reviewed for conformance with all conditions of approval. This may require a site visit and review by legal counsel. In most cases this can be completed within two weeks. When the plat is signed by all necessary parties, the Planning Division will take the Plat to the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of the Board of County Commissioners for his or her signature.
    

6. After the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of the Board has signed the final plat, it must be picked up by the applicant for duplication. Two mylar copies (which must be certified as true and exact copies of the originals) and 15 blue line copies are required. When the blue line copies are prepared, they must be returned to the Planning Division.
    

7. The final step is recording the plat with the County Clerk. No plat may be recorded unless it is accompanied by a signed statement of water rights unless the plat displays approval of an irrigation district. A recording fee is required at the Clerk’s Office. Signature in the space below by a planner will allow issuance of a plat number and recording by the County Clerk’s Office. Deschutes County Code prohibits the Clerk’s Office from recording plats without final Planning Division approval.

 How do I apply?

You need to submit the correct fee and application materials in order for your application to be complete.  Incomplete applications will not be accepted by the Planning Division and reviewed until the missing information is provided.

Application materials:

1. Completed application form* with the property owner's original signature.
2. Completed mylar with all signatures obtained except for those of the Environmental Health Director, the Planning Director and a County Commissioner.
3. All conditions of approval of the tentative plat approval or the partition approval must be completed prior to final plat review.