Sec.20-300b-18. Map drafting standards

The following standards shall apply to all survey maps and plans:

(1) the surveyor shall use map-making materials of a durable nature;

(2) all lettering shall be legible when reproduced;

(3) whenever more than one sheet is used, each sheet shall contain clearly labeled match lines and indicate both the number of each sheet and the total number of sheets;

(4) both a word scale and a graphic scale shall be depicted;

(5) a North arrow (with appropriate source reference) shall be depicted on every sheet;

(6) a prominent note shall state the standards to which the survey was prepared, the applicable Class or Classes of Accuracy, the Type or Types of Survey, and the Boundary Determination Category or Categories;

(7) when applicable, horizontal datum and vertical datum shall be noted;

(8) mapped features shall be depicted to an accuracy of 1/40 of map scale for surveys in feet and 1/1500 of map scale for surveys performed in metric measure; and

(9) when applicable, documents used in preparation shall be noted.

(Adopted effective June 21, 1996; Amended October 26, 2018)