Verify Your Setback Line Before Breaking Ground
A stamped site plan tells a contractor where to build. It does not build anything by itself. Somebody has to take those numbers and put them on the actual lot, in the right spot, before a shovel touches the ground. That step gets skipped more often than people think. A crew shows up, measures from […]
Permit Application Rejected Without a Topo Survey?
You submitted your plans. Weeks later, the city sends back a list of corrections. One item stands out: a topo survey. Now you’re stuck. Why does a piece of paper about ground height hold up a whole project? Reviewers can’t approve a design without knowing what the land looks like right now. A topo survey […]
What an ALTA Survey Must Show to Satisfy Table A Requirements
If you’re buying commercial property, your lender or title company will almost always ask for an ALTA survey. But not every ALTA survey looks the same. The final drawing depends on which Table A items got checked before the surveyor ever picked up an instrument. Here’s what actually has to appear on the page, and […]