Commission discusses deed‑restriction covenants and current subdivision review practice
Commissioners reviewed how Chilton County handles subdivision covenants for non‑county‑maintained roads, explaining the engineer's review, filing with probate and that deed restrictions follow the land and are disclosed at closing; commissioners said current regulations provide protections and were developed after problematic prior practice.
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Commissioners discussed subdivision regulations and the covenant language that follows plats when property is split into private subdivisions with non‑county‑maintained roads. A commissioner (speaker 6) explained the engineer's office reviews plats, ensures a covenant is included that the road will remain non‑county maintained and that the plat is filed with the probate office so deed restrictions follow the land. The speaker said the county's current process largely matches best practices found in other counties and provides protections against developers promising county road acceptance later.
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