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Chapter D16 ver. 1

As-Built Surveys

Table of Contents

Effective Date

This Chapter is effective January 1, 1997. It was originally published as Chapter D16 of the Third Edition of the Manual of Instructions for the Survey of Canada Lands.

Chapter Sections

General

  1. The Surveyor General is occasionally asked by other government departments to approve plans showing the location of utilities (e. g. gas lines, telephone lines and power lines) as they have been built. Usually these as-built plans are required to comply with agreements for utility distribution systems.
  2. Specific survey instructions are not required for as-built plans unless an explanatory plan is used.

Boundary Definition

  1. A plan showing a parcel or right-of-way within which the utility falls may be acceptable. If so it should be dealt with by an explanatory plan or other plan as may be outlined in interdepartmental agreements between the Surveyor General of Canada Lands and government departments having administration of the land.
  2. Utilities may also be located as follows:
    1. by establishing on the ground a traverse line, tied to the closest survey evidence available, along the general course of the utility such that the utility is within a minimum distance (usually specified in the agreement) of the traverse line; or
    2. showing the actual location of the utility tied to the closest survey evidence available.
  3. If the utility is located underground and a ditch line is not visible at the time of the survey, the utility must be located by a dependable locating device. The plan should include a statement identifying how the utility was located.
  4. The utility must be located to sufficient accuracy so it is shown on the correct parcel of land at all times.

Plan Preparation

  1. As-built plans shall be prepared in accordance with the guidelines in Appendix E3.
  2. As-built plans should be similar in form to specimen plans SP16- 1 and SP16- 2.

Approvals and Certifications

  1. The plan shall be certified correct by a Canada Lands Surveyor or a surveyor qualified to survey in the province in which the land lies.
  2. As-built plans are approved by the Surveyor General, or a person designated by the Surveyor General to approve such plans, when they conform with these general instructions.
  3. As-built plans are filed in the regional records.

Specimen Plans

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