Whenever a parcel of land consisting of fewer than 40 acres is created, an application for subdivision approval must be submitted to the Johnson County Planning, Development & Sustainability Department.
Application for subdivisions plat approval are available here or from the Johnson County Planning, Development & Sustainability Department.
What to Submit
The following information must be submitted along with the completed application:
- Ten copies of the preliminary/final plat including the information required by the Johnson County subdivision regulations.
- Electronic or digitized copy of proposed plat.
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Instructions for electronic submission of plats and zoning descriptions
In order to make the processing of electronic plats easier and faster, allowing for a better review, please follow the minimum standards listed below.
- E-mail your electronic plat submissions to Nancy Rockensies at [email protected]
- Provide a complete outer boundary line (one contiguous line) represented in blue colored solid line
- Provide inner lot lines represented with a yellow colored solid line
- Provide R.O.W. lines represented with a orange colored hashed line
- Please use Coordinate System: NAD_1983_StatePlane_Iowa_South_FIPS_1402_Feet
- Please only include the outer boundary lines, inner lot lines, and R.O.W. lines. Do not include legend, legal descriptions, scales, location maps, license seals, etc.
- The names and addresses of the owners of all property within five hundred (500) feet of the larger parcel.
- The application fee.
- Legal documents.
- A brief explanation of application.
- Does this request address affordable housing in Johnson County, Iowa?
- Resolution affirming the stability of the current road system signed.
The Process
Upon submission of the application, a hearing is scheduled before the County Planning and Zoning Commission. As with zoning applications, subdivision applications must be received by the second Thursday of each month in order to be considered at the following month’s meeting. Commission meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m.
Applications recommended for approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission will be submitted to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors for final approval.
Proposed subdivisions of three (3) or fewer lots may be submitted as a combined preliminary/final plat. For larger subdivisions (four or more lots), separate preliminary and final plats must be submitted.
The entire process takes a minimum of three (3) months for each application submitted (i.e., three months for a preliminary plat and three months for a final plat or three months for a combined preliminary/final plat).
The County’s Road Performance Standards Ordinance is very specific in stating that the roads that provide access to a parcel must be sufficient to carry the traffic that a proposed subdivision will generate. For information regarding your road condition and traffic please call the Planning, Development & Sustainability Department.