Surveying

The Surveyor Division of the Public Works Department has four major functions:

• Review and approve Records of Surveys, Corner Records, Parcel Maps and Subdivision Maps. The County Surveyor checks the mapping for technical correctness and that all State, County and local laws are conformed to on the map. The County Surveyor indexes the maps and other land records so as to make them searchable and available to the public in accordance with State law.

• Review Land Development Applications. Land Development applications are received and reviewed by this division and commented on for matters involving this department.

• County Rights of Way. This division regularly resolves/determines County right of way boundaries for purposes of land development, encroachments and roadway improvement projects.

• Topographic Mapping. This division performs surveys to determine the shape of the Earth’s surface, elevations, locations of fixed engineering works and other infrastructure and their spatial reference to a determined datum for public works projects and other County Department’s topographic mapping needs.

This division does not perform land surveys for private entities. This division does not perform land records research for the public. All available survey records may be reviewed in this office.