Series 84010

Salt Lake County (Utah). County Surveyor


Recorded surveys, 1987-

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Schedule Description

These are private surveys by professional land surveyors made within Salt Lake County that establish or reestablish any private property boundary monument. The surveyor is required to file a map of the survey within ninety days of the establishment or reestablishment of the boundary monument. The survey maps are required to show: location of survey by quarter section and township and range; the date of the survey; the scale of drawing and north point; the distance and course of all lines traced or established, giving the basis of bearing and the distance and course to a section corner or quarter corner, including township and range, or identified monument within a recorded subdivision; all measured bearings, angles, and distances separately indicatedfrom those of record; a written boundary description of property surveyed; all monuments surveyed; all monuments set and their relation to older monuments found; a detailed description of monuments found and monuments set, indicated separately; the surveyor's seal or stamp; and the surveyor's name and address. The map is also required to contain written narratives that explain and identify the purpose of the survey; the basis on which the lines were established; and the found monuments and deed elements that controlled the established or reestablished lines (UCA 17-23-17).

Scope and Content

These are private surveys by professional land surveyors made within Salt Lake County that establish or reestablish any private property boundary monument. The surveyor is required to file a map of the survey within ninety days of the establishment or reestablishment of the boundary monument. The survey maps are required to show: location of survey by quarter section and township and range; the date of the survey; the scale of drawing and north point; the distance and course of all lines traced or established, giving the basis of bearing and the distance and course to a section corner or quarter corner, including township and range, or identified monument within a recorded subdivision; all measured bearings, angles, and distances separately indicated from those of record; a written boundary description of property surveyed; all monuments surveyed; all monuments set and their relation to older monuments found; a detailed description of monuments found and monuments set, indicated separately; the surveyor's seal or stamp; and the surveyor's name and address. The map is also required to contain written narratives that explain and identify the purpose of the survey; the basis on which the lines were established; and the found monuments and deed elements that controlled the established or reestablished lines (UCA 17-23-17).

Notes

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