was being considered as construction staking services. Discussion centered around the nuances of establishing improvements relative to real property boundary lines and the responsibilities of the surveyor performing such work. The general opinion of the committee was that whenever a boundary line is relied upon for the construction of any associated improvements, a record of survey shall be performed and filed with the appropriate entity. The owner and the surveyor were receptive to the guidance given by the committee and stated that they will reevaluate some of the marketing strategies currently employed and not offer construction staking in lieu of a boundary survey to be filed as required by State Code 17-23-17. Surveying Monument Locations Dale Bennett wanted to get input from the county surveyors in attendance about the increased safety concerns related to survey monuments being located within high-risk locations, such as street intersections. Roadway utilities are also becoming a more prevalent issue with survey monument installations. Dale feels that with the advances in measurement technology, the number of street monuments required can be reduced. It was expressed that most of those decisions are made by the local land use authority, but county monuments can benefit from additional reference points to aid these issues. Anthony Canto made the point that while reference points to a corner monument can be helpful, the actual survey corner monument is paramount to any reference point, as ownership is tied to the survey corner and not a reference monument. The county officials in attendance were receptive to exploring alternative methods of monumentation. Brad Mortensen cautioned that while the number of monuments currently required can be reduced, we need to make every effort to preserve the monuments that have already been established. The UCLS has defined the duties of the committee as: “The principal duties of the Standards and Ethics Committee shall be to review and act on all complaints from surveyors and the general public involving surveying or surveyors’ ethics and to prepare and maintain a Standards of Practice manual.” — UCLS By Laws 3.16.f Those who would like to be involved in the Standards and Ethics Committee, please let us know, and we will send you an agenda for the next meeting or instructions on how to connect remotely if you are unable to attend in person. UCLS Foresights 33
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