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Surveyor's Office recommending the Board:
1) Approve the Final Passage (Second Reading) of Ordinance 5256- titled Chapter 3.26 Survey Monument Preservation Fund and Survey Monument Fee (new Chapter); and
2) Approve the Final Passage (Second Reading) of Ordinance 5257 - titled Surveys (new Title 121), amending Title 120, sections 120.28.30 - Form and Contents, 120.32.030 - Monument Placement, 120.52.050 - Non-completion of Monument Placement, and 120.52.030 Survey.(Cont. 3/24/2026, Item 41)
FUNDING: Applicant Fees.
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DISCUSSION/BACKGROUND
On March 24, 2026, the Board approved the Introduction (First Reading) of Ordinance 5256- titled Chapter 3.26 Survey Monument Preservation Fund and Survey Monument Fee (new Chapter) and the Introduction (First Reading) of Ordinance 5257 - titled Surveys (new Title 121), amending Title 120, sections 120.28.30 - Form and Contents, 120.32.030 - Monument Placement, 120.52.050 - Non-completion of Monument Placement, and 120.52.030 Survey and continued both to April 21, 2026 for Final Passage (Second Reading).
On August 12, 2025, the Board provided conceptual approval to create a new ordinance titled “Survey Monument Preservation Fund and Survey Monument Fee" and to amend existing ordinance sections to be consistent across ordinances related to surveys.
The proposed amendments enable the Department to collect a fee to preserve monuments and help cover the costs of staff time spent reviewing monument preservation efforts by the private sector. Current state law mandates the protection of boundary monuments. To comply, private sector land surveyors file Pre-Construction and Post-Construction Corner Records with the County Surveyor’s Office. The state-mandated fee for these records is $17 per record, which does not fully cover staff time costs. The staff time required to process, review, and file these mandated records is currently paid from the general fund. Since these records are related to monument preservation, this n...
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