Surveying

The Olmsted County Surveying team provides professional surveying services for the Olmsted County Public Works department and other county agencies. We recover and maintain the PLSS (Public Land Survey System) corners along with providing horizontal control, aerial photography, and surveying record maintenance.

The Olmsted County Surveying team does not perform surveys of private land.

Please contact a private licensed land surveyor if you require a survey of your property.

Olmsted County Surveyor: Eric Stennes 507-328-7055

County right of way plats

Plat checking fees:

Plat checking fees for all subdivision plats, Registered Land Surveys (RLS), and Common Interest Community (CIC) plats are as follows:

$300 per plat plus an additional $25 for each lot/outlot, tract, unit, or park.

We require the correct fee to be paid when the plat is submitted before review will begin.

Title Commitment/Title opinion:

Olmsted County requires a title commitment or title opinion to be submitted with every subdivision plat subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 505.

Plat manuals:

Manual Of Guidelines for Platting in Minnesota

- Adopted by Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors (MSPS) and Minnesota Association of County Surveyors (MACS) in December 2009.

CIC Plat Manual of Minimum Guidelines

- Adopted by Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors (MSPS) and Minnesota Association of County Surveyors (MACS) in February 2015.

22" by 34" hardcopies of recorded plats can be purchased for $5 at Olmsted County Public Works Service Center - 1188 50th Street SE, Rochester, MN 55904.

Survey filing:

Olmsted County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 1270, provides for the filing of surveys in the Office of the Olmsted County Surveyor pursuant to Minnesota State Statutes, Section 389.08 and 375.51. Any licensed land surveyor who performs a survey of land situated all or partly within Olmsted County, for any individual or corporation, shall file a true and correct copy of said survey in the Office of the Olmsted County Surveyor within 30 days of completion.

Surveys that have been filed in the Office of the Olmsted County Surveyor are available for viewing during regular office hours.

Subdivision plat search

These plats are scanned images of the originals. If you are unable to read a plat, the original may be viewed at the County Recorder's Office at the Government Center on the 1st Floor. Please notify the Olmsted County Surveying team of any errors or problems you are having with these pages.

View Subdivision Plat Search