At the annual AOC conference in Portland in November, 2007, by unanimous proclamation, the county surveyors directed that the archival inkjet/media combination webpage be removed, and that licensees be referred to ORS 92.080, which states, “Preparation of plat. Notwithstanding ORS 205.232 and 205.234, all plats subdividing or partitioning land in a county in this state, dedications of streets or roads or public parks and squares and other writings made a part of the subdivision or partition plats offered for record in a county in this state must be made on material that is 18 inches by 24 inches in size with an additional three-inch binding edge on the left side when required by the county clerk or the county surveyor, that is suitable for binding and copying purposes, and that has the characteristics of strength and permanency required by the county clerk and county surveyor.”

ORS 209.250 (2), relating to the filing of surveys, contains similar language: “The permanent map must have a written narrative that may be on the face of the map. If the narrative is a separate document, the map and narrative must be referenced to each other. The map and narrative must be made on a suitable drafting material in the size required by the county surveyor.”

This change means licensees will be required to satisfy any requirements of their county surveyor and county clerk in filing survey and plat media combinations.

There will not be any statewide standard for these combinations, and some counties may still require plat certifications regarding the media/ink combinations used. This change was brought about in large part due to the burden of constant testing of combinations over the years, together with the moving target of changing technologies relating to inkjet combinations.3

Dan Linscheid, PLS

Yamhill County Surveyor

ph. 503-434-7357.