Title 101: Making Sense of Title Insurance in Commercial Transactions

564 DCNCS.CTIC.COM 2021 MINIMUM STANDARD REQUIREMENTS ALTA/NSPS LAND TITLE SURVEYS American Land Title Association® (ALTA) Minimum Standard Detail Requirements National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) For ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys Copyright 2021. All rights reserved. Page 9 of 10 American Land Title Association and National Society of Professional Surveyors TABLE A OPTIONAL SURVEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND SPECIFICATIONS NOTE: Whether any of the nineteen (19) items of Table A are to be selected, and the exact wording of and fee for any selected item, may be negotiated between the surveyor and client. Any additional items negotiated between the surveyor and client must be identified as 20(a), 20(b), etc. Any additional items negotiated between the surveyor and client, and any negotiated changes to the wording of a Table A item, must be explained pursuant to Section 6.D.ii.(g). Notwithstanding Table A Items 5 and 11, if an engineering design survey is desired as part of an ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey, such services should be negotiated under Table A, Item 20. If checked, the following optional items are to be included in the ALTA/NSPS LAND TITLE SURVEY, except as otherwise qualified (see note above): 1. _____ Monuments placed (or a reference monument or witness to the corner) at all major corners of the boundary of the surveyed property, unless already marked or referenced by existing monuments or witnesses in close proximity to the corner. 2. _____ Address(es) of the surveyed property if disclosed in documents provided to or obtained by the surveyor, or observed while conducting the fieldwork. 3. _____ Flood zone classification (with proper annotation based on federal Flood Insurance Rate Maps or the state or local equivalent) depicted by scaled map location and graphic plotting only. 4. _____ Gross land area (and other areas if specified by the client). 5. _____ Vertical relief with the source of information (e.g., ground survey, aerial map), contour interval, datum, with originating benchmark, when appropriate. 6. _____ (a) If the current zoning classification, setback requirements, the height and floor space area restrictions, and parking requirements specific to the surveyed property are set forth in a zoning report or letter provided to the surveyor by the client or theclient’s designated representative, list the above items on the plat or map and identify the date and source of the report or letter. _____ (b) If the zoning setback requirements specific to the surveyed property are set forth in a zoning report or letter provided to the surveyor by the client or theclient’s designated representative, and if those requirements do not require an interpretation by the surveyor, graphically depict those requirements on the plat or map and identify the date and source of the report or letter. 7. _____ (a) Exterior dimensions of all buildings at ground level. (b) Square footage of: _____ (1) exterior footprint of all buildings at ground level. _____ (2) other areas as specified by the client. _____ (c) Measured height of all buildings above grade at a location specified by the client. If no location is specified, the point of measurement shall be identified. 8. _____ Substantial features observed in the process of conducting the fieldwork (in addition to the improvements and features required pursuant to Section 5 above) (e.g., parking lots, billboards, signs, swimming pools, landscaped areas, substantial areas of refuse). 9. _____ Number and type (e.g., disabled, motorcycle, regular, and other marked specialized types) of clearly identifiable parking spaces on surface parking areas, lots, and in parking structures. Striping of clearly identifiable parking spaces on surface parking areas and lots. Chicago Title NCS DC l MD Page 588

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