Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 189-3-9 - Parcel Identification Systems A parcel identification system provides a method for referencing land parcels, or data associated with parcels, using a number or code instead of a complete legal description. The correlation of maps and individual property records requires that all parcel files be indexed using a uniform parcel identifier. Parcel identifiers shall be unique and permanent, changing only when the boundaries of the parcel change, and a new parcel is created.
9.1. Map Based Systems. -- The map-based system is the primary system of parcel identification in West Virginia. Under a map-based system, the assessment map itself is incorporated into the parcel identifier. The parcel identifier consists of the concatenated county, district number, map number, parcel number and suffix number (for example 01-01-0001-0001.0001), which serves to reduce legal descriptions to a uniform and more manageable size and is as defensible as the original descriptions. Map based identifiers do, to some extent, reference a geographic area and are convenient in the field. Problems may arise in this system where extensive development is occurring, requiring re-mapping and the assignment of new parcel identifiers. However, in stable areas, this system may be satisfactory.9.2. Geographic Coordinate Systems. -- The geographic coordinate system uses a direct geographic reference to identify the x and y coordinates of a parcel centroid. This geographic parcel identifier (GPIN) may be automatically or manually generated using computer software. Parcel identification systems using the geographic coordinate system shall be based upon the West Virginia State Plane Coordinate System as it relates to the aerial photo index grid established by the Statewide Addressing and Mapping Board in 2002.