Plat Review

All plat or deeds that change property lines must first be reviewed by department staff before it is recorded to verify that it meets the requirements of County codes and State Statutes, specifically the Illinois Plat Act. If your property is in a City or Village, check with their panning staff before trying to record your documents. The Rock Island County Recorders Office has provided a document with requirements for recording subdivision plats.  

Types of Plats

Preliminary Plat - A preliminary plat is a proposal to legally subdivide a parcel of land into separate lots, each properly designed for a certain type of development. A preliminary plat acts as an agreement between the County and the subdivider as to the development’s layout. Specific subdivision considerations include lot size, open space, density, street layout, access, floodplains, utilities, easements, and public improvements.

Final Plat - A final plat legally establishes the division of property into separate parcels or tracts. A final plat shows lot boundaries, street dedications, easements, and any other divisions of land. Final plats must be prepared by a registered surveyor or engineer and must include all requirements outlined in the ordinance. A final plat must be submitted within 1 year of the approval of the preliminary plat and substantially conform to the preliminary plat.

Other Plats

  • A Plat of Survey can just be a drawing of the legal description of your property or it can be a drawing of a property line change that does not trigger the requirements of a subdivision plat. 
  • A Plat of Vacation or a Plat of Dedication legally establishes
    • the elimination/vacation of an easement and possibly the division of that particular property,
    • a dedication of right of way and/or
    • a dedication of an easement of some type. A plat shows lot boundaries, street dedications, easements, and any other divisions of land.

Review Fees

  • Plat reviews or quit claim deeds creating new property lines requiring staff review only shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) plus ten dollars ($10.00) per lot.
  • Subdivisions of less or two lots or fewer, requiring staff review, monument and development inspections shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00) plus ten dollars ($10.00) per lot.
  • Subdivisions of three lots or more, requiring staff review, monument and development inspection shall be three hundred dollars ($300.00) plus ten dollars ($10.00) per lot.