When a property owner owns two or more contiguous platted lots and wishes to combine said lots into a single lot, the owner may either replat the property or follow this Amendment to Plat Procedure.

1. The County reserves the right to require a replat in situations where the County determines that a replat would be most appropriate.
2. The property shall be lots or tracts which have been created by the filing and recording of a plat which is currently on record with the Comal County Clerk in the Map and Plat Records.
3. The lots or tracts shall exist in their current platted configuration as shown on a recorded plat on file with the Comal County Clerk. Lots or tracts that have been subdivided, reconfigured, amended, corrected, or otherwise modified without being approved by the Comal County Commissioners Court and filed for record with the County Clerk shall not be eligible for this procedure.
4. The amendment to Plat is only intended to combine the lots or tracts. The Amendment to Plat shall not affect the dimensions of the overall boundary, building setbacks, easements, notes, restrictions, or any other provision as shown on the recorded plat.
5. All required documents as listed below shall be submitted. Comal County shall not begin processing the Amendment to Plat until all required documents have been received by the County Engineer.

The property owner shall submit the following documents to the County Engineer for the Amendment to Plat Procedure:

1. Completed Amendment to Plat form. The form includes:
   • date
   • Owner(s) name
   • Owner's Mailing Address
   • Legal Description of Property
   • Resultant Lot or Tract Number
   • Lienholders Statement
   • Leinholders Signature(s)
   • Owners Signature(s)
   • Notary Public Acknowledgment
2. Copy of the recorded plat. Copies of recorded plats are available at the Comal County Clerks Office.
3. Copies of the recorded deeds indicating current ownership of the lots or tracts. Copies of recorded deeds are available at the Comal county clerks Office.
4. Tax Certificates form the Comal County Tax Assessor/Collector indicate that the County taxes on the lots or tracts are current and have been paid.
5. Submit appropriate filing fee for the recording of the Amendment to Plat in the Real Property Records by the Comal County Clerk.
6. Optional: Comments/releases form all affected public utilities or the holder of any other easement within the lots or tracts.

The review and approval process shall be as follows:

1. The County Engineer shall receive the required documents and recording fee(s). The County Engineer shall review the submittal for completeness and ensure that all required documents have been received.
2. The proposed Amendment to Plat shall be sent to the appropriate County Commissioner for placement on the Commissioners Court agenda to be considered for approval.
3. Upon approval by the Commissioners Court, the County Clerk shall accept the fee and record the Amendment to Plat in the Real Property records and reference the Amendment to Plat in the Map and Plat Index.