AZ Land Surveyor case studies
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The Arizona Land Surveyor Registration Exam is the state-level credentialing examination administered through the Arizona State Board of Technical Registration (AZBTR) for individuals seeking registration as land surveyors in Arizona. The credential is intended for surveying professionals who have completed the required education and experience and who now need to demonstrate competence before being authorized to practice. The AZ Land Surveyor case studies are 5 cases and about 3,037 words.
1The Retracement of a Fractional Section Corner
You are retracing the west boundary of Section 8 in a township where the original 1881 GLO survey set a sandstone at the northwest corner of Section 8 and a mound-and-pit at the southwest corner. The west line of Section 8 is recorded as 80.00 chains.
599 words, about 3 min2Deed Ambiguity: Conflicting Calls in a Metes-and-Bounds Parcel
A deed conveys a parcel described as: 'Beginning at a 2-inch iron pipe on the north right-of-way line of County Road; thence North 0°00'00" East, 400.00 feet to a point; thence North 90°00'00" East, 300.00 feet to a point; thence South 0°00'00" East, 400.00 feet to the north right-of-way line of County Road; thence along said right-of-way line to the point of beginning, containing 2.75 acres, more or less.' Your field work finds the 2-inch iron pipe at the point of beginning, but the north line computed from the deed measures 300.00 feet while the south line along the road measures 312.40 feet because the road bears North 88°30'00" East, not due east. The area per the deed calls computes to 2.76 acres, but the actual road frontage yields 2.87 acres.
666 words, about 3 min3Traverse Misclosure and the Decision to Adjust
You close a 12-course traverse around a 40-acre parcel. The total traverse length is 9,860 feet.
521 words, about 3 min4The Riparian Boundary That Moved
A client owns a parcel bounded on the south by a non-navigable stream. The deed, written in 1958, calls for the south line to run 'to the thread of the creek; thence down the thread of said creek' for 600 feet, then north.
618 words, about 3 min5Standards of Practice: What Must Be Shown and Filed
You complete a boundary survey of a 5-acre parcel in a county that has adopted the state minimum standards for boundary surveys. The survey re-establishes two section corners and sets three new monuments along the parcel boundary.
633 words, about 3 min