§ 355.6 — Monumentation

Iowa § 355.6

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title IX: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Ch. 355: STANDARDS FOR LAND SURVEYING

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1. The surveyor shall confirm the prior establishment of control monuments at each
controlling corner on the boundaries of the parcel or tract of land being surveyed. If no
control monuments exist, the surveyor shall place the monuments. Control monuments
shall be constructed of reasonably permanent material solidly embedded in the ground
and capable of being detected by commonly used magnetic or electronic equipment. The
surveyor shall affix a cap of reasonably inert material bearing an embossed or stencil cut
marking of the Iowa license number of the surveyor to the top of each monument which the
surveyor places.
2. Control monuments shall be placed at the following locations:
a. Each corner and angle point of each lot, block, or parcel of land surveyed.
b. Each point of intersection of the outer boundary of the survey with an existing or
created right-of-way line of a street, railroad, or other way.
c. Each point of curve, tangency, reversed curve, or compounded curve on each
right-of-way line established.
3. If the placement of a monument required by this chapter at the prescribed location
is impractical, a reference monument shall be established near the prescribed location. If
a point requiring monumentation has been previously monumented, the existence of the
monument shall be confirmed by the surveyor.
4. At least a minimum number of two survey control monuments are required to be
placed before the recording of a subdivision provided the surveyor includes in the surveyor’s
statement a declaration that additional monuments shall be placed before a date specified
in the statement or within one year from the date the subdivision is recorded, whichever is
earlier.