40.540.110    Recording Land Surveys

A.    Purpose.

    The purpose of this chapter is to implement the Survey Recording Act (Chapter 50, Laws of 1973) and to assist in preserving evidence of land surveys by establishing fees for recording a public record as prescribed by the act.

B.    Record of Survey.

    The record of land surveys shall be a size as prescribed by the County Auditor and filed according to a fee schedule established by the County Surveyor and based on costs incurred.

C.    Record of Survey – Copies.

    Copies of the record of survey shall be provided on request according to a fee schedule to be established by the County Surveyor, and shall be based on costs incurred.

D.    Record of Monument.

    The record of monument shall be filed without charge on the standard form prescribed by the Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Survey and Maps.

E.    Record of Monument – Copies.

    Copies of the record of monument shall be provided on request according to a fee schedule established by the County Surveyor and based on the incurred costs.

F.    Plat Check.

    A fee pursuant to Chapter 6.110A will be charged payable at the time of submittal of final plat.

G.    Land Survey Office to Be Self-Sustaining.

    It is the intent that the county land survey office shall be self-sustaining by survey recording fees and plat checking fees.

H.    Deputy Auditor.

    The county surveyor shall be sworn in as a deputy auditor and shall report to the director of the Department of Public Works.