354.18 Recording of plats.
1. A plat of survey prepared pursuant to this chapter and a subdivision plat, with attachments, shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder, and an exact copy of the plat shall be filed in the offices of the county auditor and assessor. A replat of any part of an official plat pursuant to section 354.25, or a recorded subdivision plat of any part of an existing official plat shall supersede that part of the original official plat, including unused public utility easements.
2. The recorder shall examine each plat of survey and subdivision plat to determine whether the plat is clearly legible and whether the approval by the applicable governing body and the other attachments required by this chapter are presented with the plat. The recorder shall also keep a reproducible copy of the plat from which legible copies can be made. The recorder may specify the material and the size of the plat, not less than eight and one-half inches by eleven inches, that will be accepted for recording in order to comply with this section. The recorder shall not record a subdivision plat that violates this chapter.
90 Acts, ch 1236, §32
C91, §409A.18
C93, §354.18
Referred to in §331.511
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 354 - PLATTING — DIVISION AND SUBDIVISION OF LAND
Section 354.1 - Statement of purpose.
Section 354.3 - Covenant of warranty.
Section 354.4 - Divisions requiring a plat of survey or acquisition plat.
Section 354.4A - Entry upon land for survey purposes.
Section 354.5 - Descriptions and conveyance according to plat of survey or acquisition plat.
Section 354.6 - Subdivision plats.
Section 354.7 - Conveyances by reference to official plat.
Section 354.8 - Review and approval by governing bodies.
Section 354.9 - Review of plats within two miles of a city.
Section 354.10 - Appeal of review or disapproval.
Section 354.11 - Attachments to subdivision plats.
Section 354.12 - Bonds to secure liens.
Section 354.13 - Auditor’s plats and plats of survey.
Section 354.14 - Appeal of notice.
Section 354.15 - Review of auditor’s plats.
Section 354.16 - Attachments to auditor’s plats and plats of survey.
Section 354.17 - Costs and collection of costs.
Section 354.18 - Recording of plats.
Section 354.19 - Dedication of land.
Section 354.20 - Action to annul plats.
Section 354.21 - Limitation of actions on official plats.
Section 354.22 - Vacation of official plats.
Section 354.23 - Vacation of streets or other public lands.
Section 354.24 - Errors on recorded plats.
Section 354.25 - Survey and replat of official plats.
Section 354.26 - Corrections or changes to plats.
Section 354.27 - Noting the permanent real estate index number.