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505.12 PLATS; COORDINATES; SURVEYS 9419 provided. that upon the failure of the governing body of such statutory city or municipality and the board of county commissioners to concurrently approve and adopt a plat of subdivision within 60 days of the time or presentation to each respective authority the approval of the board of county commissioners shall be final. The board of county commissioners may extend the time for concurrent approval with respect to individual plats of subdivisions. History: 1929 c Zli s 4: 1973 c 12.7 art S s 7 (82434) 505.13 APPLICATION'; LIMITATION. Nothing in sections 505.09 to 505.13 shall amend. repeal. or affect Special Laws 1889. Chapter 178. QI n99c2's s S (8243-S) ACATION. the application of the owner of land included in anv plat. and upon proof that all taxes assessed against such land have been paid. and the notice hereinafter provided for given. the district court may vacate or alter all. or any part. of such plat. and adjudge the title to all streets. alleys, and public grounds to be in the persons entitled thereto: but streets or alleys connectini separate plats or hying between blocks or lots, shall not be vacated between such lots. blocks. or plats as are not also vacated. unless it appears that the street or alley or part thereof sought to be vacated is useless for the purpose for which it was laid out. The petitioner shall cause two weeks published and posted notice of such application to he given. the last publication to be at least ten days before the term at which it shall be heard: and the petitioner shall also serve personalh, or cause to be served personallN. notice of such application. at least ten days before the term at which the application shall be heard. upon the mayor of the city, the president of the statutory city. or the chairman of the town board of the town where such land is situated. The court shall hear all persons owning or occupying land that would he affected by the proposed vacation. and if. in the judgment of the court. the same would be damaged. the court may determine the amount of such damage and direct its payment by the applicant before the vacation or alteration shall take effect. A certified copy of the order of the court shall be filed with the c:)unty auditor. and recorded be the county recorder. The district court shall not vacate or alter am street. alley. or public ground dedicated to the public use in or by anv such plat in an city or town organized under a charter or special law which provides a method c f procedure for the vacation of streets and public grounds by the municipal authorities of such city or town. Histon: RL s 3369. 1909 c 503 s 1. 1917 c 38 s 1: 1973 c 123 art S s 7: 1976 c 181 s 2 (8244) 505.15 CERTAIN' PLATS VALIDATED. In all cases where the record owner of real estate in this state has heretofore conveyed the same. or any part thereof. by express reference in the instrument of such conveNance to a plat of such real estate on file in the office of the county recorder in the county in which such real estate is situated. and a plat so referred to in said conveyance is actually of record in such recorder's office at the time when such conye%ance is made. such record owner and all persons claiming under such record owner. shall be forever estopped from questioning the validity of such plat. notwithstanding that at the time of the execution and record thereof. title to the premises covered thereby. appears of record to have been in the name of a person other than the person who executed such plat as proprietor of the premises covered thereto. and notwithstanding an irregularity or informality in the execu-