CST Code Compliance 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under the 2021 ALTA/NSPS Minimum Standard Detail Requirements, what is the maximum allowable Relative Positional Precision for a survey?
- 0.20 feet plus 200 ppm
- 0.10 feet plus 100 ppm
- 0.07 feet (20 mm) plus 50 ppm (Correct answer)
- 0.05 feet plus 20 ppm
Correct answer: 0.07 feet (20 mm) plus 50 ppm
The ALTA/NSPS standards set Relative Positional Precision at 2 cm (0.07 ft) plus 50 parts per million at the 95% confidence level.
Question 2: Which ALTA/NSPS Table A item calls for showing the zoning classification and setback requirements provided by the client?
- Item 11(a)
- Item 16
- Item 2
- Item 6(a) and 6(b) (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Item 6(a) and 6(b)
Table A Item 6 covers zoning classification, setbacks, height, and floor space restrictions furnished by the client.
Question 3: A survey crew finds a building that extends 0.4 feet over a recorded side-yard setback line. How should this be handled on the plat?
- Omit it because setbacks are not boundary lines
- Show and note the encroachment of the building over the setback line (Correct answer)
- Report it only verbally to the client
- Adjust the setback line to clear the building
Correct answer: Show and note the encroachment of the building over the setback line
Visible violations of recorded setback lines must be shown and noted so the client and title company are informed.
Question 4: Which federal agency publishes the Elevation Certificate form used for flood insurance compliance?
- Army Corps of Engineers
- NGS
- FEMA (Correct answer)
- USGS
Correct answer: FEMA
FEMA issues the Elevation Certificate (FF-206-FY-22-152) used by the National Flood Insurance Program.
Question 5: On a FEMA Elevation Certificate, the elevation of the lowest floor must be referenced to what?
- Mean sea level estimated from topographic maps
- The vertical datum used for the Base Flood Elevation on the FIRM (Correct answer)
- Any local assumed datum
- The elevation of the nearest street centerline
Correct answer: The vertical datum used for the Base Flood Elevation on the FIRM
Elevations must use the same vertical datum as the BFE shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map, or a documented conversion.
Question 6: Most state survey statutes require that a property corner monument set by a surveyor be marked with what?
- The date of the deed
- The county parcel number
- The surveyor's license or registration number (Correct answer)
- The landowner's name
Correct answer: The surveyor's license or registration number
State minimum standards typically require monuments to bear a cap or tag with the responsible surveyor's license number.
Question 7: Which OSHA standard most directly governs a survey crew working in a trench deeper than 5 feet?
- Subpart M, Fall Protection
- Subpart K, Electrical
- Subpart L, Scaffolds
- Subpart P, Excavations (29 CFR 1926.650-652) (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Subpart P, Excavations (29 CFR 1926.650-652)
OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart P requires protective systems for excavations 5 feet deep or more.
CST Code Compliance 2
Under the 2021 ALTA/NSPS Minimum Standard Detail Requirements, what is the maximum allowable Relative Positional Precision for a survey?