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Riparian lots
I think the LSIT is wrong.
He said “I did review the issue with lot 27’s lake access, and the original surveys that created those lots where done only on paper and based on the 1931, there were no field surveys done to establish the lake boundaries, they where simply drawn in based on field observation alone. The only way to know if they have access is to first do a section breakdown and set the property corners based on the original survey dimensions prorated from the current measured dimensions. Until this is done, there is no way to ever establish lake access. Doing so now while we are doing the other properties nearby will save you a lot of money. Please let me know if you have any other questions.
This is after I wrote him: “Bob (the surveyor) would probably know lots 26 and 27 are riparian lots and accretion and reliction rules apply for determining boundaries.
I am thinking the original meanders shown on the 1956 supplemental survey that established meant for the access to the lots to be from the water as the meander line juts into the neighbors lot that the Borough now shows as having no lake access and my lot blocking his right of way, although there is a 50 easement on the lake side of his lot, it likely still doesn’t reach to the boundary shown by the Borough.
I paid for an unofficial and non-recorded survey where I helped on the rod to record the meanders and the surveyor at that time calculated a lot line with some waterfront for the neighbors. This was in ’08. He didn’t break the section down and didn’t set any monuments and what I got was a pdf.
So, back to the LSIT, the LSIT says it’ll be $2000 -$3000 to survey my lot.
What do the experts think?
Maybe he is wrong, unless when he writes “pro-rated” he is referring to riparian lot rules of accretion and reliction.
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