Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-817 - LAND ACQUISITION PROCEDURES WITH PRESERVATION 2000 FUNDS › Section 62-817.006 - Appraisal Map; Certified Survey

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				For each project site, the party responsible for acquisition activities shall
				cause to be prepared an appraisal map that contains adequate legal description
				of the real property, any known title information and other land
				characteristics that may have an impact on the market value of the land. If a
				project site has a number of parcels within it, a single appraisal map or
				certified survey may be used, provided it clearly depicts each parcel and
				contains all the information required above for each parcel. This appraisal map
				shall be submitted to the selected appraiser(s) and shall be used as the basis
				of the appraisal.
(2) The appraisal
				map shall be prepared by a land surveyor currently authorized to practice
				surveying in the State of Florida.
(3) A certified survey may be used as the
				appraisal map. The party responsible for acquisition activities may choose to
				have prepared a certified survey for appraisal purposes before ordering the
				appraisal(s). A certified survey may be needed to clarify issues unique to the
				circumstances of the site, such as acreage of the parcel when there are
				associated sovereign lands or intermittent wetlands and uplands throughout a
				project site.
(4) The party
				responsible for acquisition activities has the authority to choose to have
				prepared either an appraisal map or a certified survey for appraisal purposes,
				with appropriateness and cost effectiveness as reasonable considerations in
				making the choice.
(5) If a project
				site is comprised entirely of platted and recorded subdivision lots, the
				recorded plat can substitute for the appraisal map.
(6) At least 30 days prior to closing, a
				certified survey or a recertification of a prior survey must be submitted by
				the owner or the recipient to the Trust for final approval to rectify acreage
				and title issues against the title commitment, the negotiated purchase
				agreement and the appraisal(s) used to determine the maximum approved purchase
				price.
(7) In cases where a
				certified survey cannot be practically completed or where the cost of the
				certified survey would be prohibitive relative to the expected value of the
				real property, the requirement for such certified survey may, in whole or in
				part, be waived by the recipient and the Trust. Such a waiver shall be
				requested by the recipient at the time of project plan approval in the case of
				the Preservation 2000 Program (Rule Chapter 62-815, F.A.C.), or at the time of
				management plan approval for the Area of Critical State Concern Program (Rule
				Chapter 62-816, F.A.C.).
(8) The
				certified survey shall be prepared according to the Minimum Technical Standards
				for Land Surveying and such additional requirements as may be determined by the
				Trust or the recipient to be necessary to meet the intent of the statute and
				this rule chapter. The certified survey shall accurately portray to the
				greatest extent practicable the condition of the real property as it currently
				exists. The survey must have been certified within 90 days of the closing on
				the property unless this requirement is waived by the title insurer for the
				purpose of deleting the standard survey exception from the owner's title
				insurance policy.
(9) If a project
				site includes associated water bodies, a safe upland line, as opposed to a
				surveyed mean or ordinary high water line, shall be an acceptable line for
				determining the acreage upon which the purchase price of the site to be
				acquired is based.
(10) The
				certified survey shall be reviewed and approved by the Trust as being in
				compliance with the requirements of this rule chapter. Certified surveys shall
				be reviewed by a review surveyor who is employed by or under contract to the
				Trust. The review surveyor must meet the same qualifications as the surveyor
				who conducts the certified survey.
Rulemaking Authority
					 380.507(11) FS.
					 Law Implemented 259.101, 375.045, 380.501-.515
					 FS.
New 7-7-94, Formerly
					  9K-6.006.