At a recent seminar, a member of the board stated that while land surveyors provide topography, only civil engineers can design the grading plan. I always thought that other professionals, like land surveyors, landscape architects, and architects can also provide grading plans.
I used Google to ask this question specific Massachusetts in my query. The answer was that other professionals are qualified to design final grades.
Say, for example, that I am to provide a site plan of a small parcel for the construction of a house. If the site plan requirements are to provide final grades, would that require a civil engineer's design and seal?
Historic boundaries and conservation efforts.
Here is an advisory ruling from 2022 where the types of tasks and who is qualified to perform them are explained.
Historic boundaries and conservation efforts.
It is a state-by-state thing. The five western states I'm licensed in do not allow it but as I recall, Montana may.
NJ does not allow a surveyor to design grading.
Here is an advisory ruling from 2022 where the types of tasks and who is qualified to perform them are explained.
Interesting.