Before a final map of a land development can be recorded, an accurate and complete boundary survey, setting of monuments and the final map must be made by a Nevada professional land surveyor, or a security of an amount approved by the city guaranteeing placement of all monuments pertaining to the lots, blocks, roads, easements and boundaries. Proof of such security must be filed with the city. (1973 Code § 16.12.010; amd. 2001 Code)
A. Marking Monuments: Monuments shall be set as defined in subsection B of this section and shall be permanently and visibly marked or tagged with the registration and license number of the surveyor under whose supervision the survey was made. A description of each monument to be set subsequent to recordation shall be shown on the final map. The minimum allowable error closure shall be one ten thousandth (0.0001) and the professional land surveyor shall furnish to the city, at the time of filing the final map, such traverse sheets showing mathematic closure together with such other data as may be required for checking.
B. Setting Specifications: The professional land surveyor in charge of survey shall cause permanent monuments to be set as follows:
1. A class A monument shall be set at:
a. Subdivision boundary corners, angle points and section corners;
b. Intersections of street center lines;
c. Intersections of street center lines with subdivision boundaries;
d. Angle points and points of curvature, including beginning curves and ending curves, in street center lines.
2. A class B monument shall be on each lot site corner.
C. Materials: Monuments required in this title shall be as follows:
1. A class A monument shall be as shown in the standard details for public works construction.
2. A class B monument shall consist of an iron pipe having an inside diameter of three-fourths inch (3/4") or more and at least eighteen inches (18") long, driven at least twelve inches (12") in the ground, extending between four inches (4") and six inches (6") above the surface and having a stamped galvanized cap or a reinforcing steel bar with a minimum diameter of five-eighths inch (5/8") and at least eighteen inches (18") long, driven at least twelve inches (12") in the ground, extending between four inches (4") and six inches (6") above the surface and having the top painted red and tagged with a brass tag or plastic or aluminum cap with identifying PLS number. (1973 Code § 16.12.010)