354.16 - ATTACHMENTS TO AUDITOR'S PLATS AND PLATS OF SURVEY. - Iowa Statutes

354.16 ATTACHMENTS TO AUDITOR'S PLATS AND PLATS OF SURVEY. 1. A plat of survey prepared pursuant to section 354.13 shall be accompanied by a certificate of the auditor that the plat of survey was prepared at the direction of the auditor because the proprietors failed to file a plat. 2. An auditor's plat shall conform to section 354.6, but is exempt from section 354.11. An auditor's plat presented to the recorder for recording shall be accompanied by the following documents: a. A certificate of the auditor that the auditor's plat was prepared at the direction of the auditor because the proprietors failed to file a plat, that the plat was prepared for assessment and taxation purposes, and that the recording of the plat does not constitute a dedication or impose any liability upon the state or governmental agency. b. A certified resolution by the governing body, approving the plat or waiving the right to review. c. A list for each lot within the plat of the proprietor's names, the area, expressed in acreage or square feet, the document reference number of the recorded conveyance to the proprietors, and the permanent real estate index number, where established. d. A certificate of the auditor that no search was made at the time of the recording of the plat to determine the existence of any liens, mortgages, delinquent taxes, or special assessments, that no search was made, other than the records of the auditor's office, to establish title to the property within the plat, and that the lots within the plat are subject individually to the regulations and ordinances of the applicable governing body.          Section History: Recent Form 90 Acts, ch 1236, §30 C91, § 409A.16 C93, § 354.16 2002 Acts, ch 1113, §6