Haugen v. GLEASON

■ Plaintiff, a subdivider of land, appeals from a declaratory decree upholding the right of Multnomah County to charge a fee of $37.50 per subdivision lot as a condition precedent to approval of a plat which plaintiff has tendered for filing.

In 1955 the Legislative Assembly enacted comprehensive statutes relating to platting, subdividing, and partitioning of land. Oregon Laws 1955, ch 756, replaced several sections and expanded other sections of ORS ch 92, where the relevant statutes are now found. For the purposes of this case ORS 92.044 (1) is the controlling section. ① It reads as follows:

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