(A) Whenever a person, firm, or corporation shall divide any parcel of real estate into lots and lay-off streets, it shall be the duty of the surveyor to cause two or more monuments of such development to be designated as “control corners” and to place at such control corners monuments adequately marked which shall be of such material and affixed to the earth in such manner as to assure a great degree of permanency. Any lot or lots sold or otherwise transferred and located in a subdivision and described by metes and bounds shall be described in a manner to include reference to the location of the lot or lots with respect to the subdivision’s control corner if such exists. All monuments shall be shown on the final plat.
(B) (1) Property corner tie. At least one corner of the property surveyed shall be designated by course and distance (tie) from a control monument as established by the North Carolina Geodetic Survey (NCGS) or by the National Geodetic Survey (formerly USC & GS). When the property lying within 2,000 feet of such monument or marker is not available, the tie shall be made to some pertinent and readily recognizable land marker or identifiable point, physical object, or structure. The tie must be shown on the prepared plat by bearing and distance and/or by coordinates, with a statement identifying the markers and certifying an accuracy of at least 1:10,000.
(2) Markers. All lot corners, all points where street lines intersect, and all angle points and points of curve in each street shall be marked with rigid metal pipe not less than one-half inch in diameter and not less than 20 inches long. Concrete control markers are also acceptable.
(3) Standards. For the purpose of these regulations all land surveying shall be performed in accordance with the Standards of Practice for Land Surveying in North Carolina, latest revisions.
(1996 Code, § 154.46) (Ord. passed 3-21-1994)