The Clark County Surveyor's Office has two core functions:
- reviewing, indexing, recording, and storage of all Surveys, Subdivisions, Short Plats, Records performed in Clark County as well as the indexing and storage of all County Engineer's Road Records. All permanent records are filmed and digitally scanned. Digital images are available online. Requirements include indexing and storing records that include: all subdivisions, short plats, county road project plans, both past and present, that are done in the county. The historical Road Establishment Books are also available for viewing. Recording activities are mandated by the State Legislature as a function of the County Auditor . Several staff members are Deputy Auditors specifically for recording Records of Survey and Land Corner Records.
- providing survey services to other Clark County departments. The second function is largely internal to the County which consists of Surveying services for most road improvement projects that are done "in house". There are 3-4 survey field crews and a support staff of 5. Typical services include right-of-way surveys, topographic surveys, boundary surveys, and legal descriptions.
Procedures for submitting R.O.S., Subdivisions, or Short Plats to the Clark County Surveyor’s Office for Recording
SURVEYS and CONDOMINIUMS
Surveys are submitted directly to the County Surveyor’s Office.
This office requests a preliminary paper copy be submitted for redlining. If a paper copy is not submitted, redlines will be made directly on the mylar. There is no charge for the review process.
After the redlined copy has been returned to you and the required corrections made, you may submit a Mylar for Recording along with the recording fee and the redline copy.
If you need copies of the recorded Mylar you may send a paper copy(s) to be marked as the recorded survey or for a per copy fee we will photo copy the recorded Mylar, or you may send an additional Mylar(s) to be marked as recorded and returned to you.
Condominiums may be submitted the same way as Surveys are submitted.
Checklist for surveys
Checklist for condominiums.
SUBDIVISIONS and SHORT PLATS
Subdivisions and Short Plats vary in how you get them to the Clark County Surveyor’s Office. If they are in Clark County they need to be submitted through the Clark County Community Development department. If they are within a city limits you need to contact that city for instructions.
This office requests a preliminary paper copy be submitted for redlining. There is no charge for this service.
After the redlined copy has been returned to you and the required corrections made you may submit the Mylar with the redline copy in the same manner that the original check copy was submitted. The recording fee should be sent along with the Mylar. If you need copies of the recorded Mylar you may send a paper copy(s) to have the recorded notations made and returned to you, or we may for a per copy fee, make a copy of the recorded Mylar, or you may send an additional Mylar(s) to be marked as recorded and returned to you.
Checklist for county subdivisions and plats.
Checklist for city subdivisions and plats.
- Return of copies is normally by courier pick up. The copy is placed in a flat file drawer in our survey records office on the first floor of the Clark County Public Service Center. However if you are a great distance from our office we may mail the copy(s) to you.
FEES
Record of Survey, Condominiums $133.00
Plat or Subdivision $133.00
Paper copy of recorded document each sheet $ 3.50
Clark County does not survey private property. We cannot recommend one Professional Land Surveyor over any other. Surveyors are listed in the Yellow Pages if you need your private land surveyed.
- Land Corner Record (LCR) Page 1
- Land Corner Record (LCR) Page 2
- Monument Destruction form
- City plat checklist
- County plat checklist
- Record of Survey checklist
- Vertical elevation datum comparison
- Calibration baseline info
- Surveyors' Association of Washington (LSAW)
- Statewide Survey Control Database
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
For questions or for further information, please contact:
Ken Paul, County Surveyor
Main phone: (360) 397-6118 ext. 4228
E-mail: ken.paul@clark.wa.gov
