Image of the Original subdividing Surveyor's 1983 map above(click to enlarge), with a close up of the area in question, from the final amended survey...

If images are allowed here is the easement in question. Click on to enlarge.

Not our words, but since the links are not working, here is an article from a governmental advisory board on the topic at hand, which may give some fu...

@norm Thanks for the insight, and generally, that is how we did view it. However, in Washington state, and most of the Western United States, it would...