Subdivision Plat Required:

Except as provided below, the owner or proprietor of any tract of land who desires to subdivide land (to create a “Subdivision”) shall be required to submit a plat of such subdivision to the Department of Community Development. There are two types of subdivision plats – Minor subdivision and Major subdivision.

Minor Subdivision
Major Subdivision

Exemptions from Subdivision Regulations:
Pursuant to NCGS §§ 153A-335 and 160A-376, a subdivision plat shall not be required for any of the following actions:

• The combination or recombination of portions of previously subdivided and recorded lots where the total number of lots is not increased and the resultant lots are equal to or exceed the standards of the County of Lee as shown in this Ordinance.
• The division of land into parcels greater than 10 acres where no street right-of-way dedication is involved.

• The public acquisition by purchase of strips of land for the widening or opening of streets.

• The division of a tract in single ownership whose entire area is no greater than two acres into not more than three lots, where no street right-of-way dedication is involved and where the resultant lots are equal to or exceed the standards of the municipality, as shown in this Ordinance.

Additional Resources:

Application for Minor Subdivision Plat
Application for Preliminary Subdivision Plat (major subdivision)