Here is an interesting Certificate I just found this morning while doing a little research on a lot in this subdivision.
I am sure this was not allowed in 1987....
It was stamped by a PE and recorded...
Is there another note on the plan indicating that there was a perimeter survey performed by John Doe, LS #99999 done in the immediate time frame of the division that the engineer relied on?
That practice was common place around here in that time period. An independent surveyor would do a perimeter, then the client would take the perimeter to an engineer who would do the paper division and the engineering.
In fact, now that I think of it, I did a perimeter for a subdivision under similar circumstances about 2 years ago. After not being paid I refused to do the subdivision part. The owner got an engineer who didn't have any work at the time to do the subdivision and get paid at a later date.
He references my survey for the perimeter and he clearly did the internal lots. Now the question is who is going to set the pins?
Merlin, Did You Turn The Engineer In ?
For hom to use your uncompensated work is an ethics violation. When I get a half a job like that my first call is to the previous professional to determine if he had been compensated. First to avoid the ethics violation and the second for myself, if he did not pay the first professional why would he pay me?
Paul in PA
Using the incidental surveying phrase in the registration law that allows engineers to perform some survey work. I don't think that is the intent of the phrase but I guess you would have to ask the board.
I am surprised that it was recorded without a PLS stamp.
Tom Wilson
The only reference to a land surveyor was a note that this plan was based on a perimeter survey done by xxx, in xxxx...
i"m really surprised this was permitted to be recorded, that a PE stamped it, and in 1987!!
Around here they will record almost anything as long as it meets the archival requirements.
that sounds like blatant circumvention of the law to me!
