Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 209 § 209.155 — Removal or destruction of survey monument during road construction; survey map
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 209 ·
Oregon Code § 209.155·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Removal or destruction of survey monument during road construction; survey map
in lieu of replacement; delineation of newly defined right of way.
(1) Notwithstanding ORS 209.150,
when a recorded survey monument, other than a public land survey corner, is
removed, destroyed or disturbed as a result of construction or reconstruction
of a public road, the survey monument does not have to be replaced if:
(a) The original
location of the recorded survey monument is within the new right of way; and
(b) The person or
public agency responsible for the construction or reconstruction causes a
registered professional land surveyor to locate any survey monuments that are
subject to removal, destruction or disturbance and to file a map, prior to the
beginning of construction, with the county surveyor that identifies all
existing recorded monuments, the existing right of way and controlling
centerline and the survey control used to comply with this section.
(2) The newly
defined right of way may be delineated by either of the following methods:
(a) All control
points that define the right of way centerline are monumented or referenced
with monuments. The right of way boundary is monumented at all angle points,
points of curve, points of tangency and at least every 1,000 feet on long
curves and tangents. A survey that identifies the survey control and the new
right of way and controlling centerline shall be filed with the county surveyor
within 180 days after completion of construction.
(b) A permanent
survey control point network is established referencing the new right of way
and controlling centerline. The network shall consist of at least three control
monuments and must span the length of the project. Each control monument shall
be intervisible with at least two other control monuments. At least two
monuments on the network must be part of the original control used to locate
the monuments described in subsection (1)(b) of this section. A map identifying
the control network and the new right of way and controlling centerline shall
be filed with the county surveyor within 180 days after completion of
construction.
(3) The types of
monuments shall be as described in ORS 92.060.
(4) The survey
maps required by this section shall comply with ORS 209.250 and any other
requirement of law.
(5) For the
purpose of complying with subsection (1)(b) of this section, locating a survey
monument may consist of establishing coordinates on the monument using the
Oregon Coordinate System pursuant to ORS 93.312, Local Datum Plane coordinates
that scale Oregon State Plane coordinates of the Oregon Coordinate System to a
plane close to the ground elevation of a survey project or other coordinates
compatible with those coordinates shown on the survey.
(6) For the
purpose of complying with this section, the date of completion of construction
is deemed to be the date when all substantial road improvements are completed. [1997
c.336 §2; 2011 c.179 §3]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 209.155
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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