Elevation on the neighbor property
Elevation on the neighbor property
(OP)
I hired a surveyor to do a TOPO map for my property. He produced a map with 2 ft increment contours of my property and on two of the adjacent 4 properties to a certain distance inside the neighboring properties. Two of the neighboring properties with no fence between mine and them and the surveyor was able to draw contour lines of those two properties. Between my property and the other two there is a wood fence of 6 ft height so the contour lines ended at the fence. The surveyor located the approximate locations of buildings behind the fence with elevation of the face and the corner of the buildings, there are also few points that mark the elevations behind the fence.
I have a request from the Grading Plan reviewer to draw elevations on the properties behind the fence, how can that be done while I do not have access to any thing behind the fence? Is it acceptable practice to take some of the elevations marked behind the fence and assume that is the finish grade on what is behind the fence? There is no doubt that the two properties sit on flat pads and there is no differential height so taking any one of the marked points (which are very close to each other in value) will be a true representation of the flat pads of the properties behind the fence.
Any thoughts on this?
Thanks
I have a request from the Grading Plan reviewer to draw elevations on the properties behind the fence, how can that be done while I do not have access to any thing behind the fence? Is it acceptable practice to take some of the elevations marked behind the fence and assume that is the finish grade on what is behind the fence? There is no doubt that the two properties sit on flat pads and there is no differential height so taking any one of the marked points (which are very close to each other in value) will be a true representation of the flat pads of the properties behind the fence.
Any thoughts on this?
Thanks





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Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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I agree with kslee1000....a little diplomacy would help.
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After that, invite the "Grading Plan reviewer" over for a couple of beers. Then take him/her out to the backyard to peer over the fence.
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Ron:
Agreed with the term of "immunity". But don't try it down SW states in the US, they shoot you and claim were aiming at intrusion wild bears. (just kidding, but not too far off the reality)
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But I agree with previous posts which stated you should first start with a diplomatic overture. You could offer to share your survey information at no cost to your neighbor. They may need that information themselves in the future.
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It is more important that the drainage works than the topo map being accurate. The Grading Plan reviewer is just asking for the map for a cya.
In my village, the drainage map does not have to be prepared by a surveyor, only a PE that works in the stormwater/drainage engineering field.