Ohio Revised Code 711.131 permits a division of a parcel of land along a public street not involving the opening, widening, or extension of any street or road, and involving no more than five lots after the original tract (shown as a unit or contiguous units on the last preceding tax roll) has been completely subdivided. If these conditions are met, the application for the split may be approved by the Delaware County Regional Planning Commission without a plat. In Delaware County, the "No-Plat" subdivision procedure can be used for lots 5 acres or less. Lots larger than 5 acres with road frontage are not required to go through this process.
The Delaware County Regional Planning Commission administers the process for No-Plat Subdivisions. Other agencies involved in the process include the Delaware County Engineers Office, the SWCD, the Delaware General Health District, the Delaware County Sanitary Engineer, Township Zoning offices, and the Ohio Dept. of Transportation (ODOT) if the tract has frontage on a state route. The County Engineers Office has created a flow chart to help explain the process.
The SWCD inspects the proposed plan to identify and mitigate any possible impacts on existing surface and subsurface drainage as well as any other possible environmental impacts that might result from the proposed plan.
Either come to the office with your development plan and fill out an application form, or fill out the form linked above and bring it and your plan to the office.
On average, the SWCD review process takes 1-2 weeks from the time the application is submitted to complete.
The SWCD Application Fee is $250, and is required at the time the application is submitted. Other agencies have fees associated with this process as well. Please see the Fee Schedule maintained by the Regional Planning Commission for more information.