KY Land Surveyor case studies
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The Kentucky Professional Land Surveyor license is granted by the Kentucky State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, an agency established by an Act of the Kentucky General Assembly in 1938 to protect the public health, safety and welfare. The Board carries out that mandate by licensing and regulating individuals and firms deemed qualified to practice, and it is self-supporting - it receives no general fund tax dollars. The KY Land Surveyor case studies are 5 cases and about 2,903 words.
1Fence Line, Deed Line, and Fifteen Years of Occupation
A surveyor is retracing a 42.6-acre tract in central Kentucky. The deed calls for a rectangle: beginning at a stone at the forks of Dry Run; thence S 12° E 1,320 ft to a white oak; thence S 78° W 1,410 ft to a stake; thence N 12° W 1,320 ft to a stone; thence N 78° E 1,410 ft to the beginning.
623 words, about 3 min2The Missing White Oak on an 1837 Patent Line
A surveyor is retracing a 200-acre tract in western Kentucky patented in 1837. The patent calls: 'Beginning at a black oak on the bank of the Cumberland River; thence N 28° E 160 poles to a white oak; thence S 62° E 240 poles to a stone at the mouth of a branch; thence S 28° W 160 poles to a sycamore on the river; thence up the river with its meanders to the beginning.' The black oak and sycamore are gone, but the river bank and the mouth of the branch are identifiable.
639 words, about 3 min3RTK Fixes Under a Hardwood Canopy
A surveyor is mapping a 12-acre wooded ridge in Rowan County for a boundary line and a building pad. The project requires 0.10-ft relative accuracy between property corners.
544 words, about 3 min4Kentucky Single Zone and a Traverse That Does Not Meet Contract
A surveyor measures a line between two property monuments at ground elevation 620 ft in Kentucky Single Zone (KY1600). The ground distance is 5,280.00 ft.
536 words, about 3 min5The Developer Wants the Encroachment Omitted from the Plat
A surveyor is preparing a final subdivision plat for a 14-lot development. During field work, the surveyor finds that a neighbor's detached garage encroaches 1.8 ft onto Lot 7 and that a utility pole sits 0.9 ft inside the 20-ft rear utility easement.
561 words, about 3 min