CST Code Compliance 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Before digging to search for a buried monument, a survey crew is legally required in most states to do what?
- Notify FEMA
- Contact the 811 one-call utility locate center (Correct answer)
- Obtain a building permit
- Notify the county recorder
Correct answer: Contact the 811 one-call utility locate center
State damage-prevention laws require an 811 locate request before excavating to avoid striking underground utilities.
Question 2: A subdivision plat submitted for recording is rejected for lacking the surveyor's seal. What compliance element was missing?
- The title commitment number
- The tax assessor's valuation
- The professional certification and seal of the licensed surveyor (Correct answer)
- The zoning variance approval
Correct answer: The professional certification and seal of the licensed surveyor
Recording statutes require plats to bear the signed seal and certification of the licensed professional surveyor.
Question 3: Under ALTA/NSPS standards, which Table A item requires locating and showing substantial features observed in the process of conducting the fieldwork?
- Item 1
- Item 20
- Item 19
- Item 7 and Item 8 features (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Item 7 and Item 8 features
Table A Items 7 (building dimensions/area) and 8 (substantial features observed) cover visible improvements beyond the basic requirements.
Question 4: Which ALTA/NSPS Table A item addresses the number and type of striped parking spaces?
- Item 18
- Item 9 (Correct answer)
- Item 4
- Item 13
Correct answer: Item 9
Table A Item 9 requires showing striping, number, and type of parking spaces, including accessible spaces.
Question 5: When an existing structure was legally built before a new zoning ordinance and now violates it, it is generally described as what?
- An easement violation
- An illegal encroachment
- A variance
- Legal nonconforming (grandfathered) (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Legal nonconforming (grandfathered)
Structures lawfully built before a code change are typically legal nonconforming uses or structures.
Question 6: Accessible parking spaces shown on a commercial survey are required under which federal law?
- National Environmental Policy Act
- Fair Housing Act only
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (Correct answer)
- Clean Water Act
Correct answer: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The ADA Standards for Accessible Design set requirements for accessible parking spaces and access aisles.
Question 7: A survey technician notices a fence 2 feet inside the record boundary line. What should be done to comply with typical minimum standards?
- Ignore it because it is inside the property
- Remove the fence
- Locate the fence and show its relationship to the boundary on the plat (Correct answer)
- Move the boundary to the fence
Correct answer: Locate the fence and show its relationship to the boundary on the plat
Minimum standards require showing evidence of possession, such as fences, and their location relative to boundaries.
CST Code Compliance 3
Before digging to search for a buried monument, a survey crew is legally required in most states to do what?