(a) As a requisite for completion of the work product, each land boundary survey of a tract or parcel of land shall be monumented with objects made of permanent material at all corners and changes of direction on the land boundary with the exceptions of meanders, such as meanders of streams, lakes, swamps and prescriptive Street Right-of-way; and each such Monument, other than a natural monument, shall, when feasible, be identified by a temporary witness stake (which may be wooden).
(b) Where it is not feasible to set actual corners, appropriate reference Monuments shall be set, preferably online, and the location shall be shown on the Plat of the land boundary.
(c) Permanent Monuments shall be placed in all Subdivision and/or Land Development in accordance with the following standards:
(1) Two permanent Monuments shall be placed in the ground within each Block of a Subdivision and/or Land Development as will enable any skilled Surveyor to lay out correctly any Lot in the Subdivision and/or Land Development.
A. Permanent Monuments shall be composed of concrete not less than four (4) inches square or four (4) inches in diameter and at least thirty (30) inches long.
B. The top of permanent Monuments shall be set flush with the finished grade at their respective locations.
C. All required Monuments shall be clearly visible.
D. Such Monuments shall be inspected and approved by the City Engineer/Planning Director or designee before any Improvements are accepted by the City of Martinsburg.
(2) Preliminary and Final Plats shall show the location of required permanent Monuments.
(3) Lot corner pins shall be placed at all Lot corners in Subdivision and at all corners of a Land Development.
A. Lot corner pins shall be iron or steel pipe or bar not less than one-half inch nor more than one inch in diameter and at least twenty-four (24) inches long.
B. The top of all corner pins shall be set flush to one inch below the finished grade at their respective locations.
(4) All points of angles and curves in Street Rights-Of-Way Lines shall be identified as required for Lot corners.
(Ord. 2022-13. Passed 11-10-22.)