@dave-karoly In some states only a licensed surveyor is allowed to write land descriptions.?ÿ
@aliquot If those other states are anything like Alaska, this is a statute almost universally ignored by...everyone.?ÿ Are there states where this kind of thing is actually enforced??ÿ I know some in our state occasionally try to press for a surveyor's stamp to be included on legal descriptions, but sheesh, talk about swimming against the tide...
This reviewer needs to get a life.?ÿ Stop going straight home after work and playing Dungeons and Dragons until 6:00 a.m while munching on jerky and tater chips.
Is it a requirement in your area to show acreage to four decimal places??ÿ That would get under my skin more than acre vs acres.
Is it a requirement in your area to show acreage to four decimal places??ÿ That would get under my skin more than acre vs acres.
Looks like OP is from TX. Four digits for acreage was definitely common when I worked there ~10 years ago...and yeah it was pretty annoying then too.
@aliquot?ÿ
I believe ours says land surveyors and attorneys.?ÿ Absolutely ignored.
There have been attorneys in Alaska who have been disciplined for writing legal descriptions. At least one lost his license.?ÿ
@holy-cow Although including attorneys is obviously not desirable (what do most attorneys know about boundaries?) that's better then nothing. Maybe its time to push enforcement? Having the attorneys on board could be helpful.
I've asked this question before; If he's reviewing a Surveyor's work, is he technically Surveying? If he is, then the company (or Municipality) he works for, should be told to cease and desist; at a minimum.
I'm getting tired of hearing about non-surveyor's, reviewing a Surveyor's work, and making unfounded comments...
Anyone and everybody can review a surveyor's product.?ÿ Whether or not they can manipulate the surveyor into making a change is something different entirely.?ÿ It could be anything.?ÿ Some city planner asking that a certain label be moved to a different location on the drawing so as to keep a specific area easier to see.?ÿ A county official asking you to label what you show as Valley Road to be Wallace Road (it really does have two names).?ÿ A FEMA employee asking you to add street names to county roads that truly have no designated names.?ÿ Explain your reasoning to them if you disagree.?ÿ Come to a resolution.?ÿ Move on with more important things in your life.
@dougie?ÿ
Some of a surveyor's work isn't really surveying. As mentioned above designating street names is a common one. Others are interpeting subdivision ordinances, flood plain regulations, even local platting regulations (text size, legibility, required non boundary notes, etc..).
There is no reason to require a license to review these things, but I agree, the content of a land description is going too far for a non surveyor (or possibly an attorney).?ÿ
The reviewer should be reviewing to make sure that the description is "definite and certain", no more. Grammar and stylistic comments should be taken as suggestions only.
Discovered yesterday that I needed a reviewer to have looked over one of my plats from last Summer.?ÿ Had labeled the four streets surrounding the block.?ÿ Two of them were Main Street.?ÿ Easy to do, tough to catch because we tend to look at the little things and overlook the really obvious ones.?ÿ That is why headlines in newspapers are frequently wrong or downright funny.?ÿ Saw one yesterday announcing four new employees.?ÿ The story told the reader a great deal about each of the FIVE new employees.?ÿ The story was segmented such that the start of each employee's story had a bold headline like: Mary Stephens
