What is the Application Package for Minor Plats?

It explains when a minor or exempt plat is required, provides the application, and includes guidelines for preparing plat plans.

Who should use this minor plat application?

Use it for listed plat situations such as dividing property into two to five lots, combining lots, or changing a lot line.

Do I need a notary for the minor plat application?

No. The application is signed without a notary. If the property owner differs from the applicant, a signed, notarized original permission letter is required.

Newton County, GA · Newton County

No notary required

Application Package for Minor Plats

Newton County property owners and applicants use this package to request review of a minor or exempt plat for dividing, combining, or changing lots.

At a glance

Issued by: City of Newton County · Newton County, Newton County, Georgia
Notarization: Not required: file this form without a notary.
Official source: newtoncountyga.gov
Blank form: Download the PDF
Catalogued: Oct 5, 2026
Machine-readable: JSON record · about the forms index

What this form is

The package explains when a minor or exempt plat is required and provides an application for a minor plat, exempt plat, or plat revision. It asks for project, property, applicant, and owner information, and includes plat-preparation guidelines. Applicants must submit three hard copies and a PDF for review, make any requested corrections, obtain required signatures, and complete the recording process described in the package.

Who needs it

Property owners or their applicants use this package when dividing two to five lots, combining lots, changing lot lines, or addressing other listed plat situations.

How to submit it

Submit three hard copies of the plat and a digital PDF to Development Services, 1113 Usher Street, Suite 201, Covington, GA 30014; the package lists a $150 fee payable by check, card, or money order.

About notarization

This application is signed without a notary; if the property owner differs from the applicant, the package requires a signed, notarized original permission letter.

How to submit this form

1
Download the Package
Download the minor plat application package and review its instructions and plat-preparation guidelines.
2
Complete the Application
Fill in the required project, property, applicant, and owner information and sign and date the application.
3
Gather Plat Materials
Retain a registered surveyor and prepare three hard copies of the plat and a digital PDF; include a notarized permission letter if the owner differs from the applicant.
4
Submit to Development Services
Submit the plat copies and PDF to Newton County Development Services at the address listed in the package, with the stated fee.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Application Package for Minor Plats?: It explains when a minor or exempt plat is required, provides the application, and includes guidelines for preparing plat plans.
Who should use this minor plat application?: Use it for listed plat situations such as dividing property into two to five lots, combining lots, or changing a lot line.
How do I submit the minor plat application?: The package directs applicants to submit three hard copies of the plat and a digital PDF to Development Services at 1113 Usher Street, Suite 201, Covington, GA 30014.
Do I need a notary for the minor plat application?: No. The application is signed without a notary. If the property owner differs from the applicant, a signed, notarized original permission letter is required.

Need something notarized?

This Application Package for Minor Plats doesn’t need a notary, but if you have another Newton County form that does, a commissioned online notary can help.