Picture this: You’re ready to build a new addition to your home or add a new fence to your property. Midway through construction, a neighbor disputes your property lines. Avoiding scenarios like this is just one of the many reasons we at Apex Land Surveying and Mapping LLC encourage you to get a professional land survey done before starting any project.
If you find yourself asking, “Do I really need a land survey?”, it is highly likely you do in fact need one.
Understanding the dimensions, boundary lines, and characteristics of a parcel of land sets you up for success in development. Land surveying ensures development projects stay on track, comply with legal regulations, and avoid any frustrating and potentially costly neighborly disputes. Whether you are planning improvements or simply verifying your property’s compliance, a professional land survey along with a Land Survey Plat or Improvement Survey Plat all provides clarity and prevents potential issues.
Here are some common scenarios for when a land survey should be completed.
1. Planning Improvements to Your Property
If you are planning to build or make improvements on your property—such as constructing a fence, driveway, or home addition—a land survey like a Land Survey Plat or Improvement Survey Plat is absolutely crucial. With these land surveys, we can discover if you are working within the legal boundaries on your property and help you avoid boundary disputes with neighbors. Likewise, this can help prevent other issues with local zoning regulations.
2. Identifying Monuments and Property Boundaries
Knowing the exact location of property monuments and boundaries is essential for any landowner. Over time, it is easy and quite common for markers to be lost, moved, or obscured by foliage. This leads to confusion about where the property begins and ends. A professional land survey along with a Land Survey Plat or Improvement Survey Plat pinpoints these integral details about your property. In turn, we provide clear corners all while protecting ownership rights.
3. Resolving Boundary Disputes
Boundary disputes happen more often than most realize. When a boundary dispute occurs between neighbors, this creates stress for everyone involved. These issues can arise due to unclear property lines or conflicting interpretations of property deeds as well. A land survey can help settle these disputes by providing an authoritative assessment of the property’s dimensions and boundaries. Deliverables including, but not limited to, a Land Survey Plat or Improvement Survey Plat, can also be used in legal proceedings to resolve these conflicts.
4. Checking for Any Encroachments
A land survey along with a Land Survey Plat or Improvement Survey Plat can reveal whether existing improvements—such as buildings, driveways, or fences—are “encroaching” (typically, they are graphically depicted as areas of concern), on your property from a neighboring property. Discovering these issues will help address potential legal or financial liabilities early on in the property development process. This saves you from costly consequences that could also impede on your project.
5. Ensuring Compliance with Regulations
Local zoning laws and land use regulations in Colorado Springs, as well as other surrounding municipalities and county seats along the front range of Colorado and beyond, dictate how property improvements can be made. Having Apex Land Surveying and Mapping LLC perform a Land Survey Plat or Improvement Survey Plat ensures that the property and its existing structures conform to these regulations. This is to help you avoid potential fines, penalties, or project delays. Ensuring compliance with Colorado state laws for your property is especially important before buying or selling it. Any non-compliance can and will likely affect the transaction.
Protect Your Property with a Land Survey from Apex Land Surveying and Mapping LLC
A professional land survey is an invaluable tool for protecting your investment. At Apex Land Surveying and Mapping LLC, we help settle disputes, identify boundaries, discover encroachments, and ultimately ensure your property improvements are done right.
Located in Colorado Springs, it pays to consider our land surveying services, including Land Survey Plats (LSPs), Improvement Survey Plats (ISPs), ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys, Improvement Location Certificates (ILCs), Topographic Surveys, and more.
To get started on your land surveying project, be sure to connect with our team of licensed surveyors today by clicking here for accurate, reliable property data!
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