Does one need be a Licensed Professional Surveyor in Wisconsin to perform topographic only surveys in Wisconsin?
Trying to decipher 2013 Wisconsin Act 358?ÿ https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2013/related/acts/358
I find:
443.134?ÿException for photogrammetry?ÿand construction surveying.?ÿNothing in this chapter may be construed to prohibit a person who has not been granted a license to engage in the practice of professional land surveying under this chapter from utilizing photogrammetry or remote sensing techniques or performing topographic surveying, construction surveying, or geodetic surveying for purposes other than a boundary establishment or reestablishment specified in s. 443.01 (6s).
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IANL, but that reads to this layman like as clear a statement as you will find in legal codes, saying topo is ok without a license.?ÿ A very sensible position for the state to take.
Just don't show the boundaries on your work.?ÿ Maybe tie it to a found rebar but don't say it is a property corner.
This is potential ADA stuff immediately near buildings.?ÿ The building itself will be the point of reference.?ÿ No need for even a tie to a property corner.?ÿ
I would check out if what you are doing falls into the following also.
Good information.?ÿ I am hesitant to agree to this project.?ÿ I too usually see some sort of boundary on a topo.?ÿ If not now, it will usually be asked for down the road.
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S - I can hook you up with a WI PLS if need be. - R
N10,000, E7,000, Z100.00 PLS - MO, KS, CO, MN, KY
Go for it, but make sure you list what services you will provide, and also what services you will NOT provide.?ÿ And make sure that boundary surveying will be on the second list.
I see no reason why you shouldn't be able to provide a topo, showing all the physical features, as long as you don't show any boundary lines or anything that could be construed as being boundary lines.
In my area, stonewalls and the edge of road, paved or dirt, can be sufficient for someone to do a design.?ÿ But no one other than a LS can say whether or not those are the boundaries.
Something to consider - According to Oregon (and Washington) state law a PE can do a topo survey in support of project he is providing engineering services on.?ÿ But the City of Portland requires that any existing conditions mapping (ie/topo) for land development be done by a PLS.?ÿ So there may be more at play here than state law.?ÿ