This month we continue with a commercial real estate blog series (Parking Information) that covers each item in an ALTA survey checklist, otherwise known as TABLE A. We will look at the benefits of each point in detail. An ALTA survey is typically utilized for commercial and industrial properties only. The requirements to perform an ALTA allow for several additional features to be added to the typical boundary survey.
This month we continue with a commercial real estate blog series that covers each item in an ALTA survey checklist, otherwise known as TABLE A. We will look at the benefits of each point in detail. An ALTA survey is typically utilized for commercial and industrial properties only. The requirements to perform an ALTA allow for several additional features to be added to the typical boundary survey.
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).
A zoning report is something that’s typically created by and managed by planning and zoning. This is a lengthy report which describes the requirements regarding setbacks, building restrictions, property usage, and more.
The gross land area is the calculation obtained to determine the acreage or square footage of the lot. The results on the area can be determined by either calculating be deeded area or by calculating the area based on the location of the survey monuments.
St Charles County: Assessor Property Database Search This site can be used to obtain additional information about a property such as ownership, legal description and sketches of improvements on the property Enter the street address and hit “search” in the lower right...
NSPS is the acronym for the National Society of Professional Surveyors. There is a state association (Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors- MSPS) as well as a local chapter for Saint Louis. The NSPS merged with the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping...
In the world of surveying there are three main types of classifications of property: residential, commercial, and industrial. Each one of those classifications has its own specific unique characteristics that can be identified as a professional land surveyor performs...
One of the unique characteristics of an ALTA survey is the flexibility that it provides for the client. Because this is a much more intensive look at a property, there are many additional items that can be addressed by the survey. The Table A provides a list of 19 standard items that can be added to the plat or map being provided by the surveyor. Here is a list of the first nine of the items provided by Table A. Learn more now!
While boundary surveys and surveys are very similar in nature there are some specific differences between the two types of surveys. Read our list of some of the similarities between the two types of surveys.
There are two main types of properties that title companies and surveyors work together with: residential and commercial. Read more here!