CST Code Compliance 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Many states require a surveyor to file a record of survey or corner record within a set time after setting what?
- Temporary control stakes for construction
- Flagging for a utility locate
- Benchmark ties for a topo
- New monuments at property or PLSS corners (Correct answer)
Correct answer: New monuments at property or PLSS corners
Corner record and record-of-survey statutes require filing when monuments are set or corners are restored.
Question 2: Which document lists the easements and encumbrances that an ALTA/NSPS survey must address?
- The title commitment (Schedule B, Part II) (Correct answer)
- The zoning report
- The building permit
- The tax bill
Correct answer: The title commitment (Schedule B, Part II)
Surveyors review the title commitment's Schedule B exceptions and plot or note each easement and encumbrance.
Question 3: Which ALTA/NSPS Table A item requires showing the flood zone classification of the property?
- Item 3 (Correct answer)
- Item 14
- Item 5
- Item 10
Correct answer: Item 3
Table A Item 3 calls for the flood zone designation with the proper FIRM panel and date.
Question 4: A survey crew must place equipment within a public roadway. Which federal manual governs temporary traffic control for their work zone?
- National Electrical Code
- MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices) (Correct answer)
- AASHTO Green Book
- FGCS Standards
Correct answer: MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices)
MUTCD Part 6 sets the requirements for temporary traffic control in work zones, including survey operations.
Question 5: Federal regulations require notifying the FAA for construction or structures of what height above ground level, generally?
- More than 500 feet
- More than 200 feet (Correct answer)
- More than 100 feet
- More than 50 feet
Correct answer: More than 200 feet
Under 14 CFR Part 77, structures over 200 feet AGL (and others near airports) require FAA notice via Form 7460-1.
Question 6: Which survey item most directly verifies compliance with a maximum building height restriction?
- The number of parking spaces
- The building footprint area
- The parcel acreage
- Measured building height referenced to a defined datum or grade (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Measured building height referenced to a defined datum or grade
Height compliance requires measuring building height from the point defined in the zoning code, as in ALTA Table A Item 7(c).
Question 7: A licensed surveyor delegates fieldwork to a technician. Under state licensing laws, who bears legal responsibility for the survey?
- The licensed surveyor in responsible charge (Correct answer)
- The client
- The survey technician
- The county recorder
Correct answer: The licensed surveyor in responsible charge
State laws place professional responsibility on the licensee in responsible charge who seals the work.
CST Code Compliance 4
Many states require a surveyor to file a record of survey or corner record within a set time after setting what?