Devil's Advocate> Let's not lose sight of the fact that senior bounds are also presumed to be the bounds of a parcel. You know what they say, "you...
Here's another article by Knud to glean information from at your leisure.What to do with fences
Devil's Advocate> Brian today the Plat is what was approved by the governing body, and the document used to describe the units within it for their ...
Devil's AdvocateI think we are mixing apples and potatoes. I am only referring (as in the OP) to the original monuments set at or near the time of cr...
I’m not sure at this point if I agree with the police officer analogy. Let’s look at it a little closer. The officer witnessed (or investigates) a c...
Devil's Advocate> If they set the monuments to an acceptable tolerance (the same tolerance any reasonable surveyor would adhere to), then they are ...
OK - so how do you ....> stakeout a house. This is not a far fetched example, but reality - I run into this all the time.> > Let's use the c...
A few references"Nothing is better understood than that few of our early plats will stand the test of a careful and accurate survey without disclosing...
OK - so how do you ....> So don't tell me that zoning and subdivision issues don't come into play when trying to resolve where corners are supposed...
I'm still looking for and waiting for the court decision that rejects an undisturbed, relied upon, original monument solely because it wasn't set with...
Maybe not> > It is our job to prove the hunk of iron either is or isn't where the boundary corner is, and that proof needs to be more than mere ...
If I was the client, I wouldn't have paid the "surveyor" for the work with that kind of BS on it. If he isn't willing to stand behind his work, what ...
I don't use SPC, so maybe my opinion doesn't matter. As to SPC coords, they are kinda like pregnancy -- either you is or you ain't.As to why? the u...
Maybe not> Well, maybe in your corner of the world a non-conforming lot is a non-issue - but not in my corner of the world. Around here 75' minimu...
Maybe not> Perhaps they found subdivision control that lets them say with confidence that the pins are not where they are supposed to be. Now a co...
LeonPart of the problem that the DC office may need to address is that all of the BLM still doesn't know what the 2009 Manual says (in which there is ...
Evan,That was my understanding also, especially considering the clear language of 3-137 in the Manual (as well as other locations), but that is why I ...
I like the booklet also.One section of it that many either do not know exists, or choose to ignore is:What has been written on the subject of subdivis...