County Recorders

marois · Post by **marois** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:17 am

Starting mid-December of this year San Diego Countyâ€™s Recorder will be filing new Final Maps, Parcel Maps, and Records of Survey with sequential numbers (regardless of map type) beginning with the recording year much like deeds are now recorded. Maps will no longer be recorded with category map numbers (for example, Parcel Map 17000) but it will have a map number that matches the recording number, such as 2015-7012345. The current county Survey Record System (SRS) is designed around the current map numbering system. Maps numbered in a new system will conflict with the existing SRS and could require an expensive overhaul.

Are any of the other counties planning on this type of recording method?

Armand Marois
PLS 5941
(760) 931-8700 ext 240
amarois@bhaincsd.com

Jim Frame · Post by **Jim Frame** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:47 am

Yolo County switched from multiple dedicated map books to a single annual book system about 15 years ago. No big deal.

scarpa · Post by **scarpa** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 12:34 pm

Currently, Sacramento County files maps in the â€œtypicalâ€ Final Map, Parcel Map, and Record of Survey categories. The Recorderâ€™s Statement will show the filing information; e.g., Book 382 of Maps at Page 001, Book 221 of Parcel Maps at Page 001, and Book 085 of Surveys at Page 001, respectively. In 1990, the County also â€œrecordedâ€ the map; thus, the Statement included Document No. 900102-0001 (YYMMDD-PPPP), and around 1997 the information was â€œupgradedâ€ to Document No. 19970102-0001 (YYYYMMDDD_PPPP).

Within their database, the Recorder has added a â€œcodeâ€ for every document; 433=Parcel Map, 435=Final Map, and 436=Record of Survey. Someone coded all the maps back to 1850. The same can not be said for deeds prior to 1980.

The County is currently in the midst of hiring a new County Clerk/Recorder, so stay tuned for the evolution of â€œrecordingâ€ in Sacramento County.

PLS7393 · Post by **PLS7393** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 1:49 pm

Thanks Armand (can I sat that, lol)
This will be helpful info for the next time I research a job in SD County.

You never know where I'll land, as long as my clients are willing to pay for my travel. Not to mention my So. Cal friends, heheheee.

land butcher · Post by **land butcher** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 3:36 pm

Map research at the SD county surveyors office is a real experience.
I equate it to a root canal without gas.

Jay Wright · Post by **Jay Wright** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 5:08 pm

Santa Clara County has Map books which contain Tract Maps, Parcel Maps and ROS's. I prefer it, probably because it is the first system I used.

dedkad · Post by **dedkad** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 11:51 am