Frequently Asked Questions
This depends on if you mean a map of your property with the property lines drawn over aerial photographs or if you want a ‘plat’?
- A ‘map of your property’ can be obtained by visiting the Banks County Parcel Maps website or if you do not have a computer come to the GIS Department Map Room located at the Banks County Courthouse Annex and get one printed for a small fee.
- A ‘plat’ is a formal surveyor’s map drawn to scale, showing distance and bearing between section corners, roads, right of ways or divisions of a piece of land. Plats are then recorded for legal purposes. Recorded plats can be obtained from the Clerk of Superior Court record room or a plat can be obtained by the registered land surveyor who prepared them.
GIS is a computer-based software used to map property lines in order to maintain and accurately identify boundaries for both public and private properties. Parcel mapping can be used to determine location, shape, size and other specific property information necessary for tax assessment, modification or development of utility infrastructure or compliance with zoning regulations.
Please know that the mapping of parcels is a representation for tax purposes only and is not an actual survey. The GIS Department strives for accuracy and welcome having a chance to get it right. Correcting the way your property lines are drawn requires you to bring a legally recorded plat to the GIS Department so we can remap it.
A legally recorded plat is one that has been reviewed by County Planning and recorded as a matter of record by the Clerk of Superior Court and has been stamped as such. Banks County Code of Ordinances Chapter 74 Article II Section 74-31 has a complete explanation for when a plat is required, the use of a plat and the specific County requirements for a plat to be considered legal. Recorded plats can be obtained from the Clerk of Superior Court record room.
Contact Information
Banks County GIS Department
150 Hudson Ridge
Suite 8
Homer, GA 30547
Phone: 706-677-6820
Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00am - 5:00pm