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27 <br /> N.C.Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services <br /> N.C. ADFP Trust Fund <br /> Conservation Easement Survey Requirements and Checklist <br /> 1. The total surveyed acres referenced in the survey title block must be the same in the <br /> conservation easement and all documents on the easement deliverables list, including, <br /> but not limited to, the title policy, title opinion, environmental audit, certified <br /> development rights appraisal, conservation plan, forestry plan,baseline documentation <br /> report, conservation easement language, HUD statement, title commitment, and <br /> subordination agreement. <br /> 2. The total survey acres contained in the survey title block must be at least to the <br /> hundredth decimal point. <br /> 3. The minimum standards of specification to be observed in the practice of Land <br /> Surveying for Rural and Farmland surveys (Class C) in the State of North Carolina are: <br /> The linear error of closure shall not exceed one (1) foot per 5,000 feet of the perimeter <br /> of the tract of land(1:5,000). <br /> For special circumstances when a survey is needed that is not a Class C survey, the <br /> following minimum standards of specification are to be observed: <br /> a. Urban Land Surveys (Class A)—The linear error of closure shall not exceed one <br /> (1) foot per 10,000 feet of the perimeter of the tract of land(1:10,000). <br /> b. Suburban Land Surveys (Class B)—The linear error of closure shall not exceed <br /> one (1) foot per 7,500 feet of the perimeter of the tract of land(1:7,500). <br /> 4. All surveys shall be tied to the North Carolina State Plane Coordinate System <br /> NAD83(2011) Feet per the Standards of Practice for Land Surveying in North Carolina, <br /> Title 21 NCAC 56.1602(g) and Title 21 NCAC 56.1607, regardless if the property is <br /> not within 2,000 feet of a geodetic monument. <br /> 5. The survey must meet all current N.C. recording standards,pursuant to G.S. 47-30, and, <br /> if applicable, any recording standards for the county where the property is located. <br /> 6. The stated linear error of closure shall be computed by latitudes and departures, and the <br /> closure shall be stated before balancing. <br /> 7. A map shall be prepared of the tracts surveyed and shall be properly and accurately <br /> drawn, revealing all the information developed by and during the survey. The size of the <br /> map shall be such that all details can be shown clearly. <br /> i <br />