(1) A person may not sell a lot in a subdivision or a parcel in a partition until the plat of the subdivision or partition has been acknowledged and recorded with the recording officer of the county in which the lot or parcel is situated.

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 92.025

  • City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • local government: means all cities, counties and local service districts located in this state, and all administrative subdivisions of those cities, counties and local service districts. See Oregon Statutes 174.116
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(2) A person may not sell a lot in a subdivision or a parcel in a partition by reference to or exhibition or other use of a plat of the subdivision or partition before the plat for the subdivision or partition has been so recorded. In negotiating to sell a lot in a subdivision or a parcel in a partition under ORS § 92.016 (1) and (2), a person may use the approved tentative plan for the subdivision or partition.

(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section, the governing body of a city or county may enact an ordinance waiving the requirement that parcels created in excess of 80 acres be shown on a partition plat. Nothing in this subsection shall exempt a local government from minimum area requirements established in acknowledged comprehensive plans and land use regulations. [1955 c.756 § 6 (enacted in lieu of 92.020 and 92.030); 1973 c.696 § 6; 1977 c.809 § 6; 1989 c.772 § 4; 1991 c.763 § 6; 2005 c.399 § 3]