WarrenJim, here is the short answer - there are numerous variances in jurisdictions - In Colorado, any new parcel of land less than 35 acres is define...

Bhiker19 - thanks! If I could sum it up in one sentence - In Colorado, planning departments are required to regulate subdivisions so the public is ens...

I reviewed proposed subdivision plats for 22 years and learned something new every time. I also spent many hours listening to privateers' AND governme...

I have wasted a great deal of my life talking to lawyers about a legal description that is good, unique and retraceable by other surveyors, but can't ...

If another surveyor can stake it with certainty, it is correct. However, the reason we write legal descriptions is so lay people can read them. Theref...

In Colorado, the first version of the plat filing law included a requirement for the county surveyors to "check" each plat for minimum statute require...

In Colorado, since 1987, when a monument is set, the surveyor must prepare a plat and file it in the county surveyor's office (short version). The mai...

the BLM Manual, of course gives us the means to "accept" a found monument in a retracement, e.g., "once it is accepted, a local corner has all the leg...

in Colorado, every monument on a plat must be described as either "found" or "set". The meaning of this is that a surveyor who is performing a retrace...

A "gun barrel" in a really screwed up part of town, where none of the metes and bounds tracts "fit", but if you find the gun barrel, you are good. Not...

"I am licensed to retrace property lines where they exist on the ground. This procedure does not necessarily coincide with text written on paper". sor...

I've been pincushioned by surveyors who were in grade school when I set my monument. Can you beat that?ww co pls - Have a nice day! Or, may your m...

I couldn't agree more! In the article, the Kid is doing a precise traverse to the same stone, and if there was enough room, the other checks done behi...

i meant to say I can NOT give you a simple answer to this question.

There are 1,001 reasons why surveyors plant pin gardens despite centuries of case law that require us to, at the very least, recognize the difference ...

i have filed for a patent. the system does not actually require you to hire an attorney, but you will save months or years and even money by hiring an...

there are 2 kinds of surveyors. the first kind makes honest errors and when notified, fix their oversight or misjudgement in a timely manner. The Stat...

I have enjoyed visiting Malaysia too. Regarding the flight, I particularly enjoyed the friendly announcement in the plane a few minutes before landing...

Eric, that sounds like the answer I need. right now, I'm powering with the radio battery connected to the 360 - very unwieldy and uses too much power ...