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Standards for Boundary
Surveys
4733-37-06 Descriptions
(A) When a
surveyor is called upon to prepare a new description, either to replace an
existing description which is inadequate or to create a new piece of property,
said description shall include the following items:
(1) Sufficient caption so that the property can
be adequately identified.
(2) A relationship between the property in
question and clearly defined control station(s).
(3) The basis of the bearings.
(4) A citation to the public record of the
appropriate prior deed(s).
(5) The surveyor's name, Ohio registration
number and date of writing and/or survey.
(B) A metes
and bounds description shall include, in addition to paragraph (A) of this rule:
(1) A description of the boundary monument used
as the initial point of the description.
(2) A series of calls for successive lines
bounding the parcel, each of which specifies:
(a) The intent in regards to adjoiners or other
existing features.
(b) The direction of the line relative to the
direction of the basis of bearing.
(c) The length of the line.
(d) A description of the boundary monument (or
reference monument) and whether found or set to identify the end of the
particular line.
(e) All curved lines shall indicate the radius,
central angle, curve length, chord bearing, chord length and direction of the
curve.
(f) The reported boundary data shall meet the
closure requirements of paragraph (C) of rule 4733-37-04 of the Administrative
Code.
(3) The area of the parcel.
(C)
Descriptions other than metes and bounds descriptions may be a reference to a
recorded survey plat or a parcel on a recorded survey plat and shall include
sufficient and adequate legal and technical wording so that the property can be
definitely located and defined.
(D) A
statement shall appear indicating that either: the description was made in
accordance with a recent survey and the date thereof, or the description was
made based on a previous survey, of a certain date, and date of description, or
the description was not based on a survey.
(E) When the
surveyor knows a new description is to be used for a fee transfer, the surveyor
shall base the description on a current or updated survey of the property.
HISTORY: Effective
5-1-80 and 11-1-03; rule promulgated under Revised Code 119.03; rule authorized
by Revised Code 4733.07; rule amplifies Revised Code 4733.20; Revised Code
119.032 review dates - 05/09/2003 and 11/01/2008
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