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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSurvey Requirement Land and Resource Policy - 6-14-2022 LAND & RESOURCE POLICY NO. 11 TITLE: SURVEY REQUIREMENTS DATE: July 1, 2022 PURPOSE The Shoreland Management Ordinance provides discretion to the Land & Resource Management Director to require a professional drawing and/or survey when deemed necessary to make a well-informed decision regarding the permitting of a proposed application. SHORELAND MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE Section 3, Subp. 6 - Administrative Officer The Board of Commissioners hereby delegates to the Administrative Officer the duties and responsibilities as follows: E. Require a professional drawing as part of an application where clarification of issues such as: lotline, impervious surface, OHWL, drainage or topography is needed by the County POLICY Any survey required by this policy herein must be conducted by a land surveyor currently licensed in the state of Minnesota. Variances • Substandard Lots: All variance applications on a property that does not meet lot width or area dimension standards set forth in Table II of the Shoreland Management Ordinance must include a survey. • Nonconformities: All variance applications for an existing nonconforming structure must include a survey. • Impervious Surface: All variance applications to exceed impervious surface requirements must include a survey with accurate calculations • Bluff/BIZ: All variance applications related to setbacks to a bluff or bluff impact zone must include a survey. • Setback Variance: All setback variances to a property line must include a survey. Conditional Use Permits • All Conditional Use Permit applications must include a survey o Earth moving CUP’s are exempt from this requirement Survey Requirements Any survey required above must include the following: • Two 11 x 17 Certificate of Survey copies or one electronic copy • Scale of drawing, north arrow, and property legal description • Names of all abutting streets, dimensions of all boundary lines, road right-of-way(s), and traveled road centerlines and known road widths • Date of survey completion and Land Surveyor license number and signature • Location of and dimensions of all existing structures on the property including house, garage, driveways, sheds, decks, and locations of drinking water well(s) and septic system(s) if known a. An additional drawing is required with the application showing the location of all proposed improvements, including the house, garage, driveways, sheds, and decks is required, but does not have to be completed by a licensed surveyor. • Boundaries of all wetlands; known high water level elevations of all lakes and rivers. • Exact dimensions from existing structures to boundary lines, including the ordinary high-water level of the body of water • Percent of existing impervious surface on property a. An additional drawing with the application showing the location of proposed impervious surface improvements, including the percent of total impervious for the property after project completion, is required, but does not have to be completed by a licensed surveyor • One-foot contours, if determined by the Department • Location of stakes as detailed in the Staking Requirements below • Deviations from these requirements are at the discretion of Land & Resource staff Staking Requirements • Property boundary or property boundary monuments • Location of road right-of-way(s), if known • All reference/hub stakes/irons shall be established by, or under the supervision of a land surveyor currently licensed in the state of Minnesota and shall be placed along boundary lines and/or boundary corners a. Placement of stakes of proposed improvements must be placed, but does not have to be placed by a licensed surveyor • The maintenance of these stakes, once established by the surveyor, shall be the responsibility of the applicant. • Stakes shall remain in place until project completion to allow Land & Resource staff, Board of Adjustment members or Planning Commission members to use as part of the application review and conduct inspections. Adopted by the County Board of Commissioners on June 14, 2022 with an effective date of July 1, 2022