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5 . All land corners controlling the description of each ownership , if not found , must be set <br /> (including block corners) . Any public land Survey corner, original or purported , used in this <br /> survey must be verified or re-established in accordance with the Manual of Surveying <br /> Instructions , 1973 (Manual ), prepared by the U . S . Department of Interior. <br /> 6. The surveyor must locate all above-ground fixed improvements and any evidence of <br /> underground fixed improvements within the acquisition parcel . <br /> 7. Acreage must be determined for each category of land used to determine final purchase <br /> price, if required . Examples of land categories are jurisdictional wetlands, submerged lands <br /> if owned by a private owner and uplands . A closed traverse must be shown on the survey <br /> drawing with acreage categories delineated in order to verify each of the areas . Each <br /> individual area of each category of land must have the acreage written within its boundaries <br /> on the survey drawing . The number of decimal places used should reflect the level of <br /> precision for the work performed . <br /> 8 . Easements and rights-of-way, both of record and/or revealed by a field inspection of the <br /> acquisition parcel , must be shown on the drawing and identified by the official record book <br /> and page (if recorded ) and by type of easement. <br /> If an easement or right-of-way for ingress and egress connects the acquisition parcel to a <br /> public right-of-way, it must be protracted and identified by the recorded document's book <br /> and page on the survey drawing . If an access easement or right-of-way does not exist, it <br /> must be noted on the survey drawing that there are no documents in the public records that <br /> provide ingress to and egress from the acquisition parcel to a public right-of-way based <br /> upon research of the records by the title company providing the title insurance . <br /> 9. Prior to closing the surveyor must review the title insurance commitment for the <br /> acquisition parcel . The survey legal description must match the legal description in the title <br /> insurance commitment. If the legal descriptions do not match , the surveyor must execute <br /> an affidavit stating that the property conveyed is the same property described in the <br /> commitment. Any referenced encumbrance , except liens , listed in Schedule B , section Il , <br /> of the title insurance commitment must be shown with the location , dimensions , area , and <br /> character, and be identified by the book and page of the recorded document on the survey <br /> drawing . <br /> 10 . In areas where the Department of Environmental Protection's Coastal Construction <br /> Control Line (Chapter 161 , Florida Statutes) has been established , the survey must tie into <br /> existing Control Line monuments. The Control Line and acreage landward of the Control <br /> Line must be noted on the survey drawing . Care should be taken to assure the latest <br /> Control Line information is used (Contact Department of Environmental Protection , Division <br /> of Beaches and Shores , 850/487-4475) . A contact person may be located on DEP 's <br /> website at www.dep . state .fl . us/beaches/. <br /> FCT Survey Procedures <br /> rev. 11 /04 2 <br />