A-E 7.025   Survey report, requirements.

A-E 7.03   Boundary location.

A-E 7.04   Descriptions.

A-E 7.05   Maps.

A-E 7.06   Relative positional accuracy measurements.

A-E 7.07   Monuments.

A-E 7.08   U.S. public land survey monument record.

A-E 7.01 A-E 7.01 Scope.

A-E 7.01(1) (1) The minimum standards of this chapter apply to any property survey performed by professional land surveyors in this state, except where otherwise provided in this chapter.

A-E 7.01(2) (2) The minimum accuracies in s. A-E 7.06 apply to any property survey performed by professional land surveyors in this state.

A-E 7.01(3) (3) If other standards for property surveys are prescribed by statute, administrative rule, or ordinance, and the standards are more restrictive than those in this chapter, the more restrictive standards govern.

A-E 7.01(4) (4) Except with regard to a U.S. public land survey monument record or addendum and a map of work performed, the professional land surveyor and client may enter into a written agreement, signed by both parties, to exclude land surveying work from the requirements of ss. A-E 7.03 (2), 7.05 (5) and (7m), and 7.07, where all of the following are performed:

A-E 7.01(4)(a) (a) The professional land surveyor certifies on the face of the map the existence of the agreement.

A-E 7.01(4)(b) (b) The map includes a note which states that an agreement to exclude work from the requirements of this chapter has been made and a list of those exclusions.

A-E 7.01 History History: Cr. Register, February, 1987, No. 374, eff. 3-1-87; am. (2), Register, May, 1989, No. 401, eff. 6-1-89; am. (2), cr. (2) (a) to (e), Register, December, 1993, No. 456, eff. 1-1-94; CR 15-036: am. (2) (intro.) Register January 2016 No. 721, eff. 2-1-16; CR 15-039: am. (2) (intro.), (a), (c), r. (2) (d), (e) Register May 2016 No. 725, eff. 6-1-16; CR 19-153: r. and recr. Register May 2021 No. 785, eff. 6-1-21; correction in (4) (a) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register May 2021 No. 785.

A-E 7.02 A-E 7.02 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter:

A-E 7.02(1m) (1m) “Property survey” means an activity performed in the practice of professional land surveying, as defined in s. 443.01 (6s), Stats., or the result of such activity.

A-E 7.02(3) (3) “Survey report” means a property survey that may be prepared in compliance with s. A-E 7.025 when there is an existing map recorded or filed and no new monuments are established in the survey.

A-E 7.02 History History: Cr. Register, February, 1987, No. 374, eff. 3-1-87; CR 15-039: r. and recr. Register May 2016 No. 725, eff. 6-1-16; CR 19-153: r. (1), cr. (1m), r. (2), am. (3) Register May 2021 No. 785, eff. 6-1-21.

A-E 7.025 A-E 7.025 Survey report, requirements. A survey report shall include the purpose of the survey, information concerning the documents that were examined for the survey, and the measurements that were made to verify the locations of the monuments found. The survey report shall be in compliance with all sections of this chapter and shall be filed as required under s. 59.45 (1), Stats., on media accepted by the county.

A-E 7.025 History History: CR 15-039: cr. Register May 2016 No. 725, eff. 6-1-16, correction made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register May 2016 No. 725; CR 19-153: am. Register May 2021 No. 785, eff. 6-1-21; correction made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register May 2021 No. 785.

A-E 7.03 A-E 7.03 Boundary location.

A-E 7.03(1) (1) Every property survey shall be made in accordance with the records of the register of deeds as nearly as practicable. The professional land surveyor shall acquire data necessary to retrace record title boundaries such as U.S. Public Land Survey Monument Records, deeds, surveys, maps, certificates of title, highway, and center line or right-of-way lines, and other boundary line locations. The professional land surveyor shall make field measurements necessary for the location of the parcel and shall analyze the data and make a careful determination of the position of the boundaries of the parcel being surveyed.

A-E 7.03(2) (2) The professional land surveyor shall set monuments marking the corners of the parcel unless monuments already exist at the corners.

A-E 7.03 History History: Cr. Register, February, 1987, No. 374, eff. 3-1-87; CR 15-036: am. Register January 2016 No. 721, eff. 2-1-16; CR 15-039: r. and recr. Register May 2016 No. 725, eff. 6-1-16; CR 19-153: renum. A-E 7.03 to (1) and am., cr. (2) Register May 2021 No. 785, eff. 6-1-21.

A-E 7.04 A-E 7.04 Descriptions. Descriptions defining land boundaries created by a professional land surveyor for conveyance or to more accurately delineate land boundaries, or for other purposes shall be complete, providing unequivocal identification of lines or boundaries. The description shall contain necessary references to adjoiners together with data and dimensions sufficient to enable the description to be mapped and retraced and shall describe the land surveyed by government lot, recorded private claim, quarter-quarter section, section, township, range, and county. The forms of descriptions of property shall be one of the following:

A-E 7.04(1) (1) By metes and bounds commencing with a monument at a section corner or quarter section corner of the quarter section in which that land is located or a monument established by the U.S. Public Land Survey that it is not the center of the section, or commencing with a monument at the end of a boundary line of a recorded private claim or federal reservation in which the land is located. Descriptions shall meet the requirements in s. A-E 7.06.

A-E 7.04(2) (2) By land boundaries being surveyed as a platted lot or outlot in a recorded subdivision or recorded addition to a recorded subdivision, the lots or outlots in that plat shall be described by the name of the plat and the lot or outlot and the block in the plat for all purposes.