Iowa Code Title IX. Local Government [Chs. 331-420] § 354.15. Review of auditor's plats

A proposed auditor's plat shall be filed with the applicable governing body which shall review the plat within the time specified by ordinance, and if it conforms to chapter 355, the governing body shall by resolution approve the plat and certify the resolution to be recorded with the plat. The governing body may state in the resolution whether the lots within the auditor's plat meet the standards and conditions established by ordinance for subdivision lots. The lots within a recorded auditor's plat and parcels within a recorded plat of survey prepared under section 354.13 are individually subject to local regulations and ordinances. Approval of an auditor's plat shall not impose any liability on a governing body to install or maintain public improvements or utilities within the plat. Approval of an auditor's plat by a governing body shall not constitute a waiver of ordinances requiring a subdivision plat.