This is very important.

On the 2003 Survey of 60 Water Tower Loop, Freddie Wayne Johnson signed an "Owner's Certificate."

OWNER'S CERTIFICATE

I DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I AM THE OWNER OF RECORD OF THE PROPERTY
AS RECORDED IN THE HANCOCK COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE AS SHOWN HEREON
AND THAT WE HAVE LAID-OFF, PLATTED AND SUBDIVIDED AND DO HEREBY
LAY-OFF, PLAT AND SUBDIVIDE SAID REAL ESTATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE WITHIN PLAT. ALL STREETS, ALLEYS AND PUBLIC EASEMENTS SHOWN
AND NOT HERETOFORE DEDICATED ARE HEREBY DEDICATED TO THE PUBLIC.

OWNER: Freddie W. Johnson
DATE: 7-9-03

Legally, the Owner’s Certificate dated July 9, 2003, executed by Freddie W. Johnson and recorded in the Hancock County Clerk’s Office, constitutes a formal subdivision and plat dedication under Kentucky’s subdivision control statutes. The effect of this certification, once recorded, is that it permanently establishes the 8.574-acre tract described in the 2003 survey as a legally subdivided parcel in the county’s land records.

Legal Effect on Future Conveyances

1. Binding Record of Parcel Boundaries:

The recorded plat and Owner’s Certificate establish a legally recognized boundary that runs with the land. Under KRS 100.283, a recorded subdivision plat meeting statutory certification and recording standards serves as an official delineation of the property’s metes and bounds. Future conveyances must reflect this configuration unless the plat is formally amended or vacated.

2. Dedications Become Irrevocable:

The language dedicating “all streets, alleys and public easements shown ... to the public” operates as an irrevocable dedication under Kentucky law once accepted by the public or relevant authority. KRS 100.285(2) permits a plat’s revocation only by mutual consent of property owners and governing bodies, making the dedication binding for all future owners.

3. Notice to Subsequent Purchasers:

Because the certificate and plat are recorded, they provide constructive notice to all future purchasers of the property’s boundaries and any public easements. Subsequent deeds conveying any portion of the 8.574 acres will be legally interpreted in light of this recorded plat. See Holbrook v. Taylor, 532 S.W.2d 763 (Ky. 1976) (holding that recorded land instruments impart notice and define boundaries for successors in title).

4. Effect on Title and Marketability:

The recorded subdivision gives the plat independent legal effect and enhances title clarity. Any future conveyance inconsistent with the 8.574-acre configuration could create a title defect or require replatting under KRS 100.285 and subdivision regulations adopted under KRS 100.277.

5. Persistence of Boundary Until Formal Action:

Unless vacated or modified through a lawful replatting procedure, this 2003 subdivision record will control all subsequent conveyances and the description in future deeds. Courts and county clerks rely on the recorded plat as definitive evidence of the property’s extent and layout.

Conclusion:

Legally, the 2003 Owner’s Certificate and the recorded 8.574-acre survey have a permanent and binding effect on all future conveyances until amended under Kentucky subdivision law. The plat’s recording fixed both the parcel’s acreage and any dedications in the public record, and future deeds must trace and conform to that official record.