Platting Process

All plats for property located in the unincorporated area of Tarrant County and outside of a municipality’s Extra-territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) require the completion of a Plat Application. The Plat Application fee depends on the number of lots. Any additional resubmittal of an application after the second one has a fee of $34.

Service Type: Platting; 1-5 lots Fee: $134.00 As Needed: $9.00 per lot Service Type: Platting; 6-15 lots Fee: $200.00 As Needed: $9.00 per lot Service Type: Platting; 16+ lots Fee: $267.00 As Needed: $9.00 per lot Service Type: Revision of Plat Fee: $67.00 As Needed: $9.00 per lot Service Type: Review Fee for Plat resubmittal Fee: $34.00 Needed: Per submittal in excess of two

Click here for our Fee Schedule

Once the Plat Application is deemed complete, the Tarrant County Engineering Department will review the plat and provide comments related to any revisions that may be required before the plat can be approved. The plats and all required documents as stated in the Development Regulations Manual should be delivered to:

Engineering Services
200 Taylor St., Suite 305
Fort Worth, Texas 76196

Plats for property located within a municipality’s ETJ require approval by the respective municipality before they can be approved by Tarrant County. Please contact the respective municipality regarding their submittal process.

Below are documents belonging to the platting process with Tarrant County:

           Plat Application and Checklist (PDF)

           Plat Signature Block (PDF)

           Standard Plat Notes (PDF)

If you are interested in developing in unincorporated Tarrant County, we strongly encourage you to contact our Development Coordinator, Nicole Benoit, at 817-212-7202.



If your property is within a city's ETJ, please use the links below to contact that city for their platting process.