Public surveyors urge changes to proposed subdivision-code certification during Jefferson County hearing

Feb 9, 2026

At a Feb. 9 public hearing, surveyors and residents urged Jefferson County to narrow a proposed requirement that all deeds, plats and records of survey be certified by the Planning Department, arguing it could conflict with state law and strain county staffing.

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Jefferson County’s proposed text amendment to Chapter 110 prompted more than an hour of public comment on Feb. 9, with surveyors and residents urging the county to narrow a proposed certification requirement that would require Planning Department sign-off on deeds, survey maps and plats showing land divisions.

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