LAND SUBDIVISION
  ABOUT SUBDIVIDING LAND IN SHELBY COUNTY
  A Step-by-Step Guide to subdividing your land in Shelby County
 
  • Review the Subdivision Regulations to see the complete list of required items for a subdivision submittal. Subdivision Regulations
 
  • Be sure to have the parent parcel and potential new parcel(s) surveyed including a detailed lot description and drawing.
 
  • Apply for review and approval of the subdivision by the Shelby County Planning Commission at the Department of Development Services.
 
  • When the Subdivision of the property is approved by the Planning Commission it will be recorded in the office of the Judge of Probate. Probate Court
 
  Subdivisions exempt from any requirement for approval to subdivide
 
  • Subdivision of land by testamentary or in testate provisions.
 
  • Subdivision of land by court order including, but not limited to, judgments of foreclosure.
 
  • Subdivision of land wherein the size of each and every resulting portion of land equals or exceeds twenty (20) acres and involves no roadway, drainage or other public improvements.

USEFUL LINKS
CONTACTS

Development Services

EMA/Environmental

Probate Court

PermitProcess

Planning Commission

 

Department of Development Services
1123 County Services Drive
Pelham, AL 35124
PHONE:(205) 620-6650
FAX:(205) 620-6655

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