South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 49 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS › Article 4 - STANDARDS OF PRACTICE MANUAL FOR SURVEYING IN SOUTH CAROLINA › Section 49-460 - Survey Types and Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A.
			 General Property Surveys: The following general requirements apply to all
			 survey types included in this manual, other than GIS Surveys and Photogrametric
			 Surveys (see section 49-460D and section 49-460E of these standards for the
			 general requirements of these surveys).
(1)
			 The size of the plat should conform to the requirements of the Clerk of Court,
			 Register of Deeds or the Register of Mesne Conveyance of the county in which
			 the plat is to be recorded with minimum size to be eight and one-half inches by
			 eleven inches.
(2) All survey plats
			 shall have a title and contain the following information:
(a) The seal and the signature of the
			 Surveyor in responsible charge for the full conduct of the survey;
(b) A location map and/or adequate
			 descriptive location of the property surveyed;
(c) The state, county and/or city in which
			 the property is located;
(d) The
			 name of the owner, company or agent of the property who requested the survey
			 document;
(e) The date the field
			 survey was completed;
(f) A graphic
			 scale;
(g) A numerical
			 scale;
(h) The name, license
			 number, address and phone number of the land surveyor.
(i) A certification executed by the Surveyor
			 which will contain a statement of the class of the survey performed as follows:
"I hereby state that to the best of my professional knowledge,
				information, and belief, the survey shown hereon was made in accordance with
				the requirements of the Standards of Practice Manual for Surveying in South
				Carolina, and meets or exceeds the requirements for a Class _ survey as
				specified therein."
(j) The
			 area of the parcel of tract surveyed will be shown consistent with the class of
			 survey or at least to the nearest one-hundredth (0.01) of an acre.
(k) At least one corner of the property
			 surveyed shall be referenced so as to form a tie-line which can be used to help
			 establish or verify the correct location of the property.
(l) The distances to the nearest
			 intersections of street centerlines or street right-of-way intersections shall
			 be shown on the survey document.
(m) The North arrow shall be shown and shall
			 be correlated accurately with the courses so that it is accurately positioned
			 and designated as astronomic, grid or magnetic or record source.
(n) All property lines shall be defined by
			 bearings and horizontal distances and plotted to the scale indicated on the
			 plat.
(o) Bearings and distances
			 shall be shown consistent with the class of the survey.
(p) The Land Surveyor shall retrace the
			 boundaries of the property being surveyed and set or reset monuments or corners
			 consistent with the class of survey and accepted practices of boundary
			 retracement. All monuments found or placed must be described in detail on the
			 survey plat or drawing, with data given to show their location upon the ground
			 in relation to the boundary lines. When a property corner is inaccessible and
			 cannot be set, a witness or reference monument shall be placed on the boundary
			 line and the offset distance noted on the survey document, plat or drawing.
			 Control corners, monuments or property corners, on adjoining properties, used
			 in the establishment or verification of property corners, shall be identified,
			 located and defined, by course and distance, to an accuracy consistent with the
			 class of survey. Primary reference materials which provide the basis for the
			 establishment of survey boundaries shall be listed on the face of the
			 plat.
(q) All new or re-established
			 corners shall be in accordance with 49-470 F:
1. Metal, concrete, or other durable material
			 and detectable with conventional instruments for finding ferrous or magnetic
			 objects;
2. No less than 1/2 inch
			 in diameter for metal corners and 4 inches in diameter for concrete;
3. No less than 24 inches in
			 length;
4. If the corner location
			 falls on pavement, concrete, or other material where one of the above cannot be
			 placed, it is permissible to use nails, spikes, scribes, etc. in or on the
			 surface;
5. In place prior to the
			 signing, sealing and issuance of the plat.
(r) Where a boundary is formed by a curved
			 line, the curve will be defined by curve data to include the radius, delta, arc
			 length and the long chord, by course and distance. The curve may also be
			 defined as a traverse of chords around curve. Chord shall be defined by course
			 and distance.
(s) All visible items
			 across the property line shall be indicated with their extent shown or noted on
			 the survey plat/map. The use of the words projection or encroachment shall be
			 at the discretion of the surveyor.
(t) Visible indications of easements and
			 rights-of-way on the site (i.e. power lines, etc.), obvious and apparent at the
			 time of the survey or known to the surveyor, shall be shown and shall include
			 their widths, if known.
(u)
			 Cemeteries and burial ground located within the premises surveyed shall be
			 located and shown upon the drawing, plat or map if obvious and apparent
			 observed by the surveyor at the time of the survey, or if knowledge of their
			 existence and location is furnished to the land surveyor prior to or during the
			 performance of the survey.
(v) Lot
			 and block numbers and/or the full names of adjoining land owners, and the names
			 and/or numbers of principal highways, roads, streets or railroads, shall be
			 shown, on the plat, with their rights-of-way. The plat book and page number of
			 the subdivision as recorded by the Register of Mesne Conveyance, Register of
			 Deeds or Clerk of Court of the county where the survey document is recorded
			 should be included, if known.
(w)
			 Boundaries formed by water courses shall be located and plotted to scale as
			 shown in the title.
(x) If
			 calculated lines are not shown, traverse lines and/or off-set lines used to
			 close water course boundaries shall be shown, plotted to scale, and defined by
			 course and distance. Note "Creek the line" where applicable.
(y) Maps prepared partially or entirely from
			 reference or source data, such as compiled maps, do not represent land surveys
			 as defined herein, and shall be clearly marked accordingly. Compiled maps must
			 have a prominently displayed statement that the said document does not
			 represent a land survey and is unsuitable for deeding of property or
			 recordation.
(z) Plot plans
			 representing planned locations prepared for city, county, state, federal
			 governmental or other uses may be signed and sealed. A prominent statement
			 shall be placed on the face of the document stating "This plot plan does not
			 represent a land survey, was not prepared for recordation, and is not suitable
			 for deeding of property. No ground survey was performed."