That's certainly true for portions of Ranchos within a township.

That's cool - ask for guru and get a swami!That's a lot of progress.

Vern, That's an excellent point. In California, the three options for offers of dedication to the approving agency are to reject, accept, or accept s...

Another twist to streets being delineated on older subdivision maps. Court cases in California have held that, whether dedicated to the public or not...

Jim, Upon vacation, a dedicated easement disappears. If it was dedicated in fee, the local agency now has a strip to deal with as a transferable lot....

I can picture Cooley, Skelton and Brown viewing this discourse with delight!

Jim, I see this as not so much whether streets are of a "greater" value in retracement, but that they certainly are different. Most rights-of-way tha...

Jim, I think the principle is that of the public at large having an interest held in trust in the right of way from the common law. Where not codifie...

The principle of keeping proration within a block is an equitable one, based upon finding sufficient monumentation to "box" the limits. Otherwise, an ...

That looks like 'up a hill, down a mountain'! This from a flatlander ...

If the right of way exists as an easement, prorate from the underlying lot line, and assign the appropriate width of easement. Didn't we just see an e...

Oh, and I should point out that am not the earlier respondent to which you referred.After a number of years in the private sector, I have been a publi...

Celestial,It is unfortunate that you perceive review comments to be criticism. More often, these are efforts to have the submitting surveyor more clea...

I should point out that I am licensed in three of the states that don't have a County Surveyor. While I have filed many survey maps with no 'official...

Celestial,It is a fine line between mentoring to an extreme degree and merely seeking consistency with local practice. While each region in this state...

Pretty much the same is true in California. The review by the County Surveyor is for compliance with the statutory requirements. If an egregious met...

There is a recreational pilot's license for ultralights. It's amazing how compliant to airspace restrictions they are when they - and not just a came...

In the third photo, the hydrant looks like the SurveyorConnect logo guy, and it is a beer leg setup ...