Iowa Code 355.6 – Monumentation
Current as of: 2023 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
1. The surveyor shall confirm the prior establishment of control monuments at each controlling corner on the boundaries of the parcel or tract of land being surveyed. If no control monuments exist, the surveyor shall place the monuments. Control monuments shall be constructed of reasonably permanent material solidly embedded in the ground and capable of being detected by commonly used magnetic or electronic equipment. The surveyor shall affix a cap of reasonably inert material bearing an embossed or stencil cut marking of the Iowa license number of the surveyor to the top of each monument which the surveyor places.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 355.6
- Corner: means a point at which two or more lines meet. See Iowa Code 355.1
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Lot: means a tract of land, generally a subdivision of a city or town block, represented and identified as a lot on a recorded plat. See Iowa Code 355.1
- Monument: means a physical structure which marks the location of a corner or other survey point. See Iowa Code 355.1
- Subdivision: means a tract of land divided into three or more lots. See Iowa Code 355.1
- Surveyor: means a licensed professional land surveyor who engages in the practice of land surveying pursuant to chapter 542B. See Iowa Code 355.1
- year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. Control monuments shall be placed at the following locations:
a. Each corner and angle point of each lot, block, or parcel of land surveyed.
b. Each point of intersection of the outer boundary of the survey with an existing or created right-of-way line of a street, railroad, or other way.
c. Each point of curve, tangency, reversed curve, or compounded curve on each right-of-way line established.
3. If the placement of a monument required by this chapter at the prescribed location is impractical, a reference monument shall be established near the prescribed location. If a point requiring monumentation has been previously monumented, the existence of the monument shall be confirmed by the surveyor.
4. At least a minimum number of two survey control monuments are required to be placed before the recording of a subdivision provided the surveyor includes in the surveyor’s statement a declaration that additional monuments shall be placed before a date specified in the statement or within one year from the date the subdivision is recorded, whichever is earlier.