Monuments Outside The Plat
Our plat was recorded in 1875, and consisted of almost 100 blocks. The subject property is in the last tier of blocks to the South, where the plat was bounded by a 50 foot wide ROW. Later the ROW was vacated and became part of another plat, so we have a “long block” that is 2 blocks long N-S.
I started by going around the block. Good so far. Then I realized that by going around the block I was breaking what my most Seattle-aware mentor regarded as a firm rule: Don’t go outside the plat
The closest monument is missing, and depending on which previous survey is to be believed, there is a missing surface disc, a missing mon in case, or a missing PK nail. It is not a good location for playing in traffic.
There are two PKs in the sidewalk as offsets, one is within the plat, one is not, but set for the same survey.
The monuments to the South are for another plat entirely. Which leaves me thinking, gosh, I have to go North a block into the plat and extend those lines and possible ignore the monuments to the South except as documentation. I am a little stumped as to how to proceed. If I hold the lot lines parallel to the North line of the block, it may conflict with the previous surveyors who prorated the whole block from the south. Not by much. We’re talking tenths. The south end of the block has a “variable right of way” where they did square blocks and left the excess in the ROW rather than the last lot. Other surveyors working my block have shown those monuments with distance and bearing from the North but punted on calculating or showing the variable ROW or a line connecting the mons.
Trying to decide if I want to stake what I have calculated or go observe the other two monuments to the north and recalculate. There will be a new ornate cedar fence on the lines moments after I set the corners so I want it to be right.
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