The applicant shall place permanent reference monuments in the subdivision as required herein and as approved by a registered land surveyor.
(A) Monuments shall be located on street right-of-way lines, at street intersections, angle points of curve and block corners. They shall be spaced so as to be within sight of each other, the sight lines being contained wholly within the street limits.
(B) The external boundaries of a subdivision shall be monumented in the field by monuments of stone or concrete, not less than 30 inches in length, not less than four inches square or five inches in diameter, and marked on top with a cross, brass plug, iron rod or other durable material securely embedded; or by iron rods or pipes at least 30 inches long and two inches in diameter. These monuments shall be placed not more than 1,400 feet apart in any straight line and at all corners, at each end of all curves, at the point where a curve changes its radius, at all angle points in any line and at all angle points along the meander line, such points to be not less than 20 feet back from the bank of any river or stream, except that when such corners or points fall within a street, or proposed future street, the monuments shall be placed in the side line of the street.
(C) All internal boundaries and those corners and points not referred to in division (B) above shall be monumented in the field by like monuments as described above. These monuments shall be placed at all block corners, at each end of all curves, at a point where a river changes its radius and at all angle points in any line.
(D) The lines of lots that extend to rivers or streams shall be monumented in the field by iron pipes at least 30 inches long and seven-eighths inch in diameter or by round or square iron bars at least 30 inches long. These monuments shall be placed at the point of intersection of the river or stream lot line, with a meander line established not less than 20 feet back from the bank of the river or stream.
(E) All such monuments shall be set flush with the ground and planted in such manner that they will not be removed by frost.
(F) All monuments shall be properly set in the ground and approved by a registered land surveyor prior to the time the Commission recommends approval of the final plat.
(Ord. passed 2-2-2010)