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How To Get An ALTA Survey In Utah

March 21, 2011 | Comments Off

How To Get An ALTA Survey In Utah – This question is often asked. An ALTA Land Title Survey is a premiere Land Survey offered by Professional Land Surveyors.

An ALTA survey requires more data gathering the ground, as well as in the office. An example of the Table A requirements are below, enjoy!

NOTE: The items of Table A must be negotiated between the surveyor and client. It may be necessary for the surveyor to qualify or expand upon the description of these items, e.g., in reference to Item 6, there may be a need for an interpretation of a restriction. The surveyor cannot make a certification on the basis of an interpretation or opinion of another party. Items 16, 17 and 18 are only for use on projects for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). If checked, the following optional items are to be included in the ALTA/ACSM LAND TITLE SURVEY, except as otherwise negotiated:

1.	_____	Monuments placed (or a reference monument or witness to the corner) at all major corners of the boundary of the property, unless already marked or referenced by an existing monument or witness to the corner.

2.	_____	Vicinity map showing the property surveyed in reference to nearby highway(s) or major street intersection(s).

3.	_____	Flood zone designation (with proper annotation based on federal Flood Insurance Rate Maps or the state or local equivalent, by scaled map location and graphic plotting only.)

4.	_____	Gross land area (and other areas if specified by the client).
5.	_____	Contours and the datum of the elevations.

6.	_____	List setback, height, and floor space area restrictions disclosed by applicable zoning or building codes (beyond those required under paragraph 5d of these standards). If none, so state. The source of such information must be disclosed. See “Note” above.

7.	_____	(a) Exterior dimensions of all buildings at ground level
		(b) Square footage of:
	_____	(1) exterior footprint of all buildings at ground level
	_____	(2) gross floor area of all buildings; or
	_____	(3) other areas to be defined by the client
	_____	(c) Measured height of all buildings above grade at a defined location. If no defined location is provided, the point of measurement shall be shown.

8.	_____	Substantial, visible improvements (in addition to buildings) such as billboards, signs, parking structures, swimming pools, etc.

9.	_____	Parking areas and, if striped, the striping and the type (e.g. handicapped, motorcycle, regular, etc.) and number of parking spaces.

10.	_____	Indication of access to a public way on land such as curb cuts and driveways, and to and from waters adjoining the surveyed tract, such as boat slips, launches, piers and docks.

11.	Location of utilities (representative examples of which are shown below) existing on or serving the surveyed property as determined by:
	_____	(a) Observed evidence
	_____	(b) Observed evidence together with evidence from plans obtained from utility companies or provided by client, and markings by utility companies and other appropriate sources (with reference as to the source of information)

		railroad tracks and sidings; manholes, catch basins, valve vaults or other surface indications of subterranean uses; wires and cables (including their function, if readily identifiable) crossing the surveyed premises, all poles on or within ten feet of the surveyed premises, and the dimensions of all crossmembers or overhangs affecting the surveyed premises; and utility company installations on the surveyed premises.

12.	_____	Governmental Agency survey-related requirements as specified by the client.

13.	_____	Names of adjoining owners of platted lands.

14.	_____	The distance to the nearest intersecting street as designated by the client

15.	_____	Rectified orthophotography, photogrammetric mapping, laser scanning and other similar products, tools or technologies may be utilized as the basis for the location of certain features (excluding boundaries) where ground measurements are not otherwise necessary to locate those features to an appropriate and acceptable accuracy relative to a nearby boundary. The surveyor shall (a) discuss the ramifications of such methodologies (e.g. the potential accuracy and completeness of the data gathered thereby) with the title company, lender and client prior to the performance of the survey and, (b) place a note on the face of the survey explaining the source, date, relative accuracy and other relevant qualifications of any such data.

16.	_____	Observable evidence of earth moving work, building construction or building additions within recent months.

17.	_____	Any changes in street right of way lines either completed or proposed, and available from the controlling jurisdiction. Observable evidence of recent street or sidewalk construction or repairs.

18.	_____	Observable evidence of site use as a solid waste dump, sump or sanitary landfill.

19.	__________________________________________

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ALTA Land Surveys In St George

March 15, 2011 | Comments Off

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ALTA Land Surveys In St George, Utah

Getting an ALTA Land Title Survey is customary when beginning a new project or development. An ALTA Land Title Survey is a detailed land survey providing more information to the owner/client. Call Ludlow Engineering and Land Surveying for your estimate today. We specialize in ALTA Land Title Surveys, Property Surveys and Boundary Surveys. Call Us Today At (435)623-0897.

Uses of Boundary Surveys

Boundary survey is the process of finding, identifying, measuring, evaluating, analyzing as well as reporting the location of the boundary lines of a land. A boundary survey discloses any type of land encroachments. The land surveying firms perform a boundary survey in accordance with the pre defined technical standards. The land surveyors make determinations on the reliability of existing land corners. A boundary survey plat is then created by depicting the output of the survey. It is used to resolve boundary disputes for any subdivision of land, road boundary realignment, etc.

A land surveyor identifies and examines the historical records relating to the land. Apart from the legal documents and registry of deeds this research may also include the probate issues, town offices, and historical associations. This research is helpful to locate existing buildings, monuments and other evidences of the boundaries. The results of the past and present field work are compared with the research and the surveyor then coordinates all the information to arrive at a final mapping.

The actual cost of a boundary survey mainly depends on multiple aspects, some of which can be known only after commencing the survey work. The size, terrain, vegetation and location influence the cost. Boundary surveys are used to help property owners to accurately establish the boundary lines. It also expounds information about your property or any easements or encroachments. The methods used in the boundary survey can be tailored to match the size and requirements of the project. Moreover, you should select a firm that offers comprehensive engineering, land surveying, construction management and other surveying services like geodetic survey, ALTA / ACSM land title surveys (ALTA Surveys) and GPS land survey, etc. for responsive and professional services.

Armando Dupont, a professional land surveyor started his career in surveying in 1977 and has extensive experience in managing personnel and projects. Mr. Dupont founded Calvada Surveying, Inc. in 1989 and is a licensed professional land surveyor in the State of California. As an elite land surveying firm, Calvada Surveying, Inc. offers professional land surveying services, including ALTA Surveys, ACSM Surveys, 3D High Definition Land Surveying (High Definition Laser Scanning) services, boundary surveys, and other land surveying services throughout the Western United States (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming). They are one of the best land surveyors for the real estate, renewable energy, engineering, public works, environmental, and telecommunications industries.
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Commercial Real Estate Items

February 15, 2011 | Comments Off

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Commercial Real Estate Items

One of the items which is usually required at the time of selling or purchasing commercial property is an ALTA Land Title Survey. These surveys require the most work and due diligence of most typical land surveys. With an ALTA Land Title Survey, the surveyor is required to go deeper with the property and provide information, such as: Boundary, Utilities, Easements, Zoning, Floodplains, Location to intersections, parking, fire hydrant proximity and more.

Being that these services require more information, you will find that an ALTA Land Title Survey will cost more than a typical boundary survey. This is usually the case with Commercial and residential projects within a known city or town.

Below read more about Commercial ALTA surveys:

Land Title Survey Can Protect Your Investment

Buyers and Lenders of commercial real estate transactions should know the existing conditions and future use of the property or land which they are acquiring.

Buyers and Lenders are using an ALTA survey as part of their feasibility study for commercial projects. Discovering boundary line conflicts or any other restriction AFTER the real estate transaction can be very expensive. Buyers and Lenders want to protect their investment prior to planning, development and investing funds.

Smith-Roberts National Corporation is a nationwide coordinator of ALTA land title surveys and has been providing clients with timely and cost effective surveys since 1981. An ALTA Land Title survey not only identifies conditions of public record that are disclosed in a title report, but may discover unrecorded rights by a third party that can reduce the use/value of a commercial property.

These include:

# Easements that may encumber or benefit the property

# Possible encroachments across boundary lines or easements

# Access to a public street or lack thereof

# Zoning of the property along with setback requirements

# Flood Zones that may affects the subject property

# Evidence of any use by other parties

# Location of any water boundaries on the subject property

# Evidence of cemeteries

# Names of adjoining property owners

An example might be a national lender securing the loan on a commercial property (business, factory, apartments, restaurant, multi-site, etc.) would want to use the ALTA survey in order to receive a thorough survey of the property.

For more information – please visit Smith-Roberts National Corp. - http://www.smith-roberts.com

Incorporated in 1981, Smith-Roberts has become a nationwide leader in the Land Survey industry with exceptional service, timely deliveries and reasonable fees. Smith-Roberts is a nationwide ALTA Land Survey coordinator and the originator of the DesignReady Survey®.
Smith-Roberts is a land survey coordination firm that specializes in coordinating Land Title Surveys for multi-site, multi-state real estate transactions.
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