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We maintain surveys and road records, approve new land division plats and protect Public Land Corners.
Our team can help you with land survey and property questions. Our goal is to provide excellent service. Please let us know how we're doing and how we can improve by taking this brief survey.
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What We Do
We are responsible for:
- maintaining the original Government Land Corners beginning in early 1850s by the Federal Government
- maintaining a library of property survey records for Clackamas County
- reviewing all surveys for compliance with Oregon Survey filing law
- reviewing and approving plats of all land divisions and property line adjustments in Clackamas County
Who is the current county surveyor?
Pat Gaylord is the current surveyor. See a history of those who have held the office.
Do you survey private property?
We do not survey privately-owned property. Please see the following resources for information about hiring a land surveyor.
Surveys and Property Line Adjustments
- A Guide to Selecting an Oregon Land Surveyor
- Policy & Procedure for Property Line Adjustment or Replat
- Property Line Adjustment or Replat? Evaluation (PDF)
- Property Line Adjustment Application (PDF)
- Plat Boundary, Subdivision, Condominium Submittal Application (PDF)
- Affidavit of Correction (Survey) (PDF)
- Survey Map Check List (PDF)
- Tri-County Drafting Standards (PDF)
- Survey Map Index Block (PDF)
- Sample Signature Block for Property Line Adjustments (PDF)
- Credit Card Authorization Form (PDF)
Naming and Recording a Plat
- Checklist for Recording (PDF)
- Plat Notary Information (PDF)
- Confirming Declarant Names
- Plat Naming Policy
- Plat Name Reservation Form (PDF)
- Existing and Approved Plat Names
Forms by Plat Type
Here are lists of all of the relevant downloads for different types of plats.
Subdivision Plats
- Plat Boundary, Subdivision, Condominium Submittal Application (PDF)
- Subdivision Plat Check Deposit Worksheet (PDF)
- Plat Notary Information (PDF)
- Tax Prepayment Requirements
- Subdivision Remaining Monumentation Guaranty - Limited Liability Company (PDF)
- Subdivision Remaining Monumentation Guaranty - Individual (PDF)
- Subdivision Remaining Monumentation Guaranty - Corporation (PDF)
- Sample "Release of Remaining Monumentation Guaranty" (PDF)
- Sample "Affidavit of Remaining Monumentation" (PDF)
- Sample Signature Blocks (PDF)
- Standards for Polyester Film Plats
- Confirming Declarant Names
- Sample Consent Affidavit (PDF)
- Plat Review Checklist (PDF)
- Sample Affidavit of Correction (PDF)
- Plat Monumentation Affidavit (PDF)
- Tri-County Drafting Standards (PDF)
Partition Plats
- Partition Plat Submittal Application (PDF)
- Plat Notary Information (PDF)
- Tax Prepayment Requirements
- Sample Signature Blocks (PDF)
- Standards for Polyester Film Plats
- Confirming Declarants Name
- Sample Consent Affidavit (PDF)
- Partition Plat Check List (PDF)
- Sample Affidavit of Correction (PDF)
- Tri-County Drafting Standards (PDF)
Condominium Plats
- Plat Boundary, Subdivision, Condominium Submittal Application (PDF)
- Condominium Plat Check Deposit Worksheet (PDF)
- Plat Notary Information (PDF)
- Tax Prepayment Requirements
- Sample Signature Blocks (PDF)
- Standards for Polyester Film Plats
- Confirming Declarant Names
- Sample Consent Affidavit (PDF)
- Affidavit of Correction - Condominium (PDF)
- Tri-County Drafting Standards (PDF)
