Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 35 - Tax Commission, State
Rule 35.01.03 - PROPERTY TAX ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
Section 35.01.03.218 - ASSESSOR'S PLAT BOOK

Universal Citation: ID Admin Code 35.01.03.218

Current through August 31, 2023

Sections 50-1304, 63-209, 63-210, 63-212, 63-219, 63-307, Idaho Code

01. Plat Maps. The assessor will prepare plat maps for all land. (3-31-22)

a. Plat map format. Plat maps may be drafted and maintained either in ink, on drafting film, or in a digital format. When such maps are on drafting film, thirty (30) inch by thirty-six (36) inch, 0.003 inch drafting film (minimum thickness) should be used. Smaller plat map sizes are permitted as long as they clearly depict parcel boundaries and dimensions. (3-31-22)

b. Maintenance of plat maps. Plat maps of townships, sections, aliquot parts, subdivisions, and parcel boundaries completed after July 1, 2013 will be updated and maintained in accordance with the "Manual of Surveying Instructions" referenced in Rule 003 of these rules. (3-31-22)

c. Maintenance of parcel numbers and all other desired information. Parcel numbers, and all other desired information, will be maintained in a digital format or drafted with ink. Annotative information will be added as necessary and, if plotted by computer be of appropriate font style and size to be easily readable. The minimum letter height will be one point two five (1.25) millimeters. (3-31-22)

02. Section Outlines. Section outlines will be mapped according to: (3-31-22)

a. Technical descriptions of Bureau of Land Management, formerly the General Land Office (GLO), surveys, (Section 31-2709, Idaho Code); (3-31-22)

b. Descriptions on recorded surveys (Sections 55-1901 through 55-1911, Idaho Code); (3-31-22)

c. Recorded corner perpetuation records (Sections 55-1603 through 55-1612, Idaho Code); (3-31-22)

d. Recorded subdivision plats and assessor's plats (Sections 50-1301 through 50-1330, 63-209, and 63-210(2) Idaho Code); (3-31-22)

e. Deeds or contracts with metes and bounds descriptions (Section 31-2709, Idaho Code); (3-31-22)

f. Highway, railroad, and other engineering quality route surveys; (3-31-22)

g. Relevant court decisions; and (3-31-22)

h. Unrecorded data from registered land surveyors (Section 31-2709, Idaho Code). (3-31-22)

03. Subdivision of Sections. Subdivision of sections will be mapped in accordance with Sections 312709 and 63 -209, Idaho Code. (3-31-22)

04. Map Scales. Non-Computer and computer generated maps will be scaled. (3-31-22)

a. Non-computer generated maps. Non-computer generated maps will be: (3-31-22)
i. One (1) township at one (1) inch = fourteen thousand four hundred (14,400) inches (1,200 feet), 1:14,400; (3-31-22)

ii. Four (4) sections at one (1) inch = four thousand eight hundred (4,800) inches (400 feet), 1:4,800; one (1) section at one (1) inch = twenty four hundred (2400) inches (200 feet), 1:2,400; (3-31-22)

iii. One (1) quarter section at one (1) inch = twelve hundred (1,200) inches (100 feet), 1:1,200. (3-31-22)

b. Mapping done from aerial photographs. Mapping done from aerial photographs will have the scale recalculated and shown on the map. (3-31-22)

c. Plat maps of subdivision, townsite, and metes and bounds parcels. Subdivision, townsite, and metes and bounds parcels will be mapped to include the basis of bearing with monuments and their coordinates relative to the "Idaho Coordinate System" as described by Sections 31-2709, 50-1301, 50-1303, and 50-1304, Idaho Code. (3-31-22)

d. Drafting of plat titles, subdivision names, and parcel dimensions. Plat titles, subdivision names, and parcel dimensions will be drafted with ink, or generated by computer at an appropriate scale. The minimum letter height will be one point two five (1.25) millimeters. (3-31-22)

05. Property Ownership Records. Ownership will be shown on the property ownership records. (3-31-22)

a. Ownership notations. Ownership notations include the reputed owner of the property or note that the owner is unknown, or list other persons with interests of record. Ownership may be ascertained from numerous recorded sources as described in Sections 63-212 and 63-307, Idaho Code. (3-31-22)

b. Insertion of additional names. Purchasers, agents, guardians, executors, administrators, heirs, and claimants may have their names inserted with the recorded owner's name as explained in Sections 63-212 and 63-307, Idaho Code. (3-31-22)

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