Webster County board adopts ordinance reinstating plat‑of‑survey option for land plats

The Webster County Board of Supervisors adopted ORDINANCE NO. 2024‑04 on Aug. 13, 2024, reversing a November 7, 2023 text amendment and reinstating the option to submit a “Plat of Survey” in lieu of a full plat for certain land divisions.

The amendment was considered at a public hearing during the board’s regular meeting in Fort Dodge. The board’s published purpose states the change rescinds the earlier removal of the Plat of Survey option from Title VI, Chapter 3 of the Webster County Code of Ordinances. No written comments were filed with the auditor’s office before the hearing.

Representatives identified in the record as Schneider & Assos. and resident Daphne Wilwerth asked for clarification of the ordinance language during the hearing. The board addressed the clarifying questions on the record before taking a roll‑call vote. Supervisor Hayek moved to adopt the ordinance and Supervisor Thode seconded. Supervisors Campbell, Hayek and Thode voted aye; Supervisors Carlson and Conrad were absent. The motion carried, and the ordinance was adopted on third and final consideration.

The change restores the county’s ability to accept a Plat of Survey in lieu of a full plat where allowed by the platting ordinance; the board’s action returns the language that had been removed by the 2023 amendment. The full ordinance and additional documentation are on file in the auditor’s office and are posted on the county’s ordinances page.

The adoption concludes the third and final consideration for Ordinance No. 2024‑04; no further board action on this text amendment was specified during the meeting.