transactions Location of Physical Improvements

This reason for requiring a survey is related to the previous one, but deals with the relationship of all physical improvements on the parcel to the boundary lines of the parcel, not just those improvements near the exterior limits of the parcel. Features which surveyors are often requested to locate include fences, walls, driveways, pavements, buildings, structures, utilities, wells, and natural features such as streams and ponds. This information is necessary to determine the presence of features which may limit the value or use of the property and to determine conformity with local ordinances regarding minimum building setbacks. When most attorneys and laymen think of a survey, this is the type of information they expect to see on the surveyor's final survey map.