Illusive property corners
Been hired by an engineer buddy to do a survey of a lot that backs up to a tidal river. He needs topo, existing conditions/structures, and also wants property corners located. The first 2 were easy. The original subdivision survey (the only one for this lot) is from 1911 and very sketchy to read. One of the corners was fairly easy and recoverable. The other 3, well that’s a different story. One of the corners on the water’s edge has a boat house and dock built on top of it. I was able to find an adjacent survey that shows the corner as a calculated point under the encroaching building. They also set another Iron Pipe inline. The other shoreline corner seems to have been eroded away, along with the destroyed dock that was built over it. (This area is on the coast and hurricanes are a thing) The final problem corner is fairly easy to get to, however there is a cast iron water meter box, a tree, and a power pole within a foot of where I calculated the corner should be. This makes it difficult to use the locator without it screaming from all the iron in the meter box and power pole grounding rod.
I’m pretty sure I can handle the corners on the shoreline that have been built over and/or eroded. (I’ll still take advice on different ways to deal with them) However, the front corner that’s crowded with obstacles … I’d really like some tips on these.
Thanks in advance.
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