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Monuments
Described, Street Centerlines, Boundary, Lots
In June of 1990, the Idaho Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors issued a ruling that Idaho Code 55-1901 (Record of Survey) requirements are “supplementary to existing laws relating to surveys, subdivisions, platting and boundaries”. Idaho Code 50-1304 requires “descriptions of survey monuments”, while I.C. 55-1906 requires showing “All monuments found, set reset, replaced or removed, describing their kind, size and location, and giving other data relating thereto”. And Idaho Code 50-1303 describes the types of monuments that shall be used in the field.
Monument symbols may be simple or very complex, however it should be kept in mind that at a reduced scale or after scanning or faxing, one symbol may look very much like another. This review is in conjunction with the Legend and Corner Perpetuation Filing reviews. Give some thought to this review. It is also verified in the field check.
Several of the checks in this review are common between items (boundary, centerline, etc.) but are all done separately to make sure that we do not miss something.
Review
· Are there monuments on all of the boundary angle points? Do they meet Idaho Code requirements? Are they identified? Are they Found, Set or Found & Replaced? Who set them or where did they come from?
· Are there any monuments that are shown on other recorded documents, which may be mis-labeled on this plat? If the plat is adjacent to another new development, and several calls of the boundary are common, are any of the corner monuments shown labeled differently (L.S. number or type of monument)?
· If the monuments are a “controlling corner”, were they found? If they were set, is there enough information shown on the plat to determine why they were set in the location they were? If a Record of Survey was filed on this boundary, was it referenced on the plat to show more information, and is the Record of Survey number correct?
· Are witness corners or reference monuments correctly identified and located? If a boundary is running along a ditch centerline, and pins are shown on the angle points, have they really been set (or found)? Are reference monuments actually reference monuments, or witness corners?
· Do the monuments appear to be on the line work, or in the correct position? If something looks out of place, does it scale correctly?
· Does the line work obstruct the monument symbols, to the point that it is not clear from the legend what the monument is?
· Are there any monuments shown on the map that are labeled with conflicting information on the drawing? If it is in the legend as, for example a brass cap, and labeled on the drawing as an aluminum cap, then what is really in the field? CPF’s are a prime example of this conflict.
· Are there monuments on all of the lot corners and right-of-way angle points? Do they meet Idaho Code requirements? Are they identified?
· Are there monuments shown on all of the centerline angle points? Do they meet Idaho Code Requirements? Are they Identified? Common problems are found vs. set pins, no caps or unreadable caps.
Field Checks
Ø Are the monuments in the ground? Finding a subdivision with half of the capped pins sticking ¾ of the way out of the ground is always good for a laugh.
Ø Do they appear to be in the correct position, or do they appear to be witness (or reference) corners that were not shown correctly on the plat?
Ø Are the monuments capped and are the caps readable?
Ø Are they the correct L.S. number? Do they match the plat?
Monuments
Described, Street Centerlines, Boundary, Lots
In June of 1990, the Idaho Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors issued a ruling that Idaho Code 55-1901 (Record of Survey) requirements are “supplementary to existing laws relating to surveys, subdivisions, platting and boundaries”. Idaho Code 50-1304 requires “descriptions of survey monuments”, while I.C. 55-1906 requires showing “All monuments found, set reset, replaced or removed, describing their kind, size and location, and giving other data relating thereto”. And Idaho Code 50-1303 describes the types of monuments that shall be used in the field.
Monument symbols may be simple or very complex, however it should be kept in mind that at a reduced scale or after scanning or faxing, one symbol may look very much like another. This review is in conjunction with the Legend and Corner Perpetuation Filing reviews. Give some thought to this review. It is also verified in the field check.
Several of the checks in this review are common between items (boundary, centerline, etc.) but are all done separately to make sure that we do not miss something.
Review
· Are there monuments on all of the boundary angle points? Do they meet Idaho Code requirements? Are they identified? Are they Found, Set or Found & Replaced? Who set them or where did they come from?
· Are there any monuments that are shown on other recorded documents, which may be mis-labeled on this plat? If the plat is adjacent to another new development, and several calls of the boundary are common, are any of the corner monuments shown labeled differently (L.S. number or type of monument)?
· If the monuments are a “controlling corner”, were they found? If they were set, is there enough information shown on the plat to determine why they were set in the location they were? If a Record of Survey was filed on this boundary, was it referenced on the plat to show more information, and is the Record of Survey number correct?
· Are witness corners or reference monuments correctly identified and located? If a boundary is running along a ditch centerline, and pins are shown on the angle points, have they really been set (or found)? Are reference monuments actually reference monuments, or witness corners?
· Do the monuments appear to be on the line work, or in the correct position? If something looks out of place, does it scale correctly?
· Does the line work obstruct the monument symbols, to the point that it is not clear from the legend what the monument is?
· Are there any monuments shown on the map that are labeled with conflicting information on the drawing? If it is in the legend as, for example a brass cap, and labeled on the drawing as an aluminum cap, then what is really in the field? CPF’s are a prime example of this conflict.
· Are there monuments on all of the lot corners and right-of-way angle points? Do they meet Idaho Code requirements? Are they identified?
· Are there monuments shown on all of the centerline angle points? Do they meet Idaho Code Requirements? Are they Identified? Common problems are found vs. set pins, no caps or unreadable caps.
Field Checks
Ø Are the monuments in the ground? Finding a subdivision with half of the capped pins sticking ¾ of the way out of the ground is always good for a laugh.
Ø Do they appear to be in the correct position, or do they appear to be witness (or reference) corners that were not shown correctly on the plat?
Ø Are the monuments capped and are the caps readable?
Ø Are they the correct L.S. number? Do they match the plat?
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