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Land Surveying: Indiana requires private land
surveys be conducted by a private land surveyor licensed to practice in the
State of Indiana; however, the county surveyor can help.
Save money: At $75 to $100 dollars per hour
for fieldwork, land surveys are expensive. Landowners can save money by
lowering the time required to complete land surveys.
- Retrieve
title and deed records at the mortgage lending institution.
- Retrieve
deed records at the county recorder’s office.
- Obtain
subdivision plat records at county surveyor’s office.
- Obtain
applicable corner references at county surveyor’s office.
- Clear
line-of-sight obstructions along property lines.
- Conduct
surveys from late fall to early spring when vegetation is sparse.
- Instruct
survey crew not to engage in conversation with nosy neighbors.
- Do
not distract survey crew with idle conversation.
- Remember,
every minute spent costs a dollar and fifty cents.
Find a Surveyor: Always hire a reputable,
professional land surveyor licensed to practice in the State of Indiana.
This Web site features a
page listing licensed land surveyors known to practice in the Evansville metropolitan area. The county surveyor would like to
extend an invitation to all Indiana licensed land surveyors serving the area.
Also, consult the yellow
pages under the heading “Surveyors – Land” in Ameritech Evansville
Metropolitan Area 2003 Edition, page 504.
View Property Online: An aerial view of all
property in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, complete with buildings, roads,
streams, and other geographical and topographical data is available at the
county’s GIS Web site. Individual offices maintain GIS sites and share
layers of data, but some data may be specific to one or another of the
various sites.
At this time, the county surveyor’s GIS site specifically
includes section corner locations along with other layers of useful data.
In the near future, the county surveyor will include a layer
mapping the course through Vanderburgh County of the Red Banks Trail from
Henderson to Vincennes, as documented by Congressional surveyors circa 1805.
Direct Assistance: The county surveyor provides
direct assistance specific to drainage and storm water control.
Advice: The county surveyor provides professional
advice regarding storm water control and drainage problems; however,
responsibility for maintenance and repair of the majority of creeks,
streams, ditches, and other watercourses remains with the private property
owner. When responding to requests for assistance, the county surveyor
relies on hands-on experience and recommended practices from manuals
published by the Indiana LTAP (Local Technical Assistance Program - formerly
known as HERPICC) , Purdue University, and the Indiana
Department of Natural Resources.
Guidance: The county surveyor reviews and
recommends approval of drainage plans for new subdivisions. Approved plans
are recorded and available for viewing in the county surveyor’s office.
Property owners may obtain hard copy of drainage plans for guidance in
maintaining and repairing drainage facilities located on private property in
subdivisions.
Enforcement: The county surveyor can inspect
and recommend enforcement of violations of the county’s storm water
control ordinance. All major subdivisions developed in Vanderburgh County
since 1994, outside the corporate boundaries of Evansville and Darmstadt,
are subject to enforcement under the terms of the ordinance. The county
surveyor also can order the removal of an obstruction from a regulated drain
within 10 days of notice.
Inspection: The county surveyor inspects
obstructions of natural surface drainage alleged in petitions filed with the
county drainage board under statutory provisions of IC 36-9-27.4. The county
surveyor also makes regular inspections of and reports on the condition of
the county’s 80 miles of regulated drain.
Bench Marks: The county surveyor will provide
a temporary benchmark located within county-accepted right-of-way for
private use by developers, landowners, and floodplain investigators. Persons
requiring a benchmark must contact the Chief Deputy Surveyor two working
days prior to need.
Voting District Maps: The county surveyor
created maps of Vanderburgh County’s voting districts. The maps are
available for viewing at the county surveyor’s office, and will appear
online when scanning is complete. |
