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N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services <br />N.C. ADFP Trust Fund <br />Conservation Easement Survey Requirements and Checklist <br /> <br />Approved 07/2022 1 <br /> <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 /> <br />2. The total survey acres contained in the survey title block must be at least to the <br />hundredth decimal point. <br /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 480AFBD4-654C-48FA-9CB8-F7C8D7E98DB2