FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Where can i get a legal decription?

 will county: www.willcountysoa.com
 cook county: www.ccrd.info
 dupage county: www.dupagecounty.org

What are the table "A" options for an ALTA/ASCM survey?

ALTA/ACSM TABLE A (OPTIONS)

1. _____ Monuments placed (or a reference monument or witness to the corner) at all major corners of the
boundary of the property, unless already marked or referenced by an existing monument or witness to
the corner.

2. _____ Vicinity map showing the property surveyed in reference to nearby highway(s) or major street
intersection(s).

3. _____ Flood zone designation (with proper annotation based on federal Flood Insurance Rate Maps or the
state or local equivalent, by scaled map location and graphic plotting only.)

4. _____ Gross land area (and other areas if specified by the client).

5. _____ Contours and the datum of the elevations.

6. _____ List setback, height, and floor space area restrictions disclosed by applicable zoning or building codes (beyond those required under paragraph 5d of these standards). If none, so state. The source of such information must be disclosed. See “Note” above.

7. _____ (a) Exterior dimensions of all buildings at ground level

(b) Square footage of:

____ (1) exterior footprint of all buildings at ground level

_____ (2) gross floor area of all buildings; or

_____ (3) other areas to be defined by the client

_____ (c) Measured height of all buildings above grade at a defined location. If no defined location is
provided, the point of measurement shall be shown.

8. _____ Substantial, visible improvements (in addition to buildings) such as billboards, signs, parking
structures, swimming pools, etc.

9. _____ Parking areas and, if striped, the striping and the type (e.g. handicapped, motorcycle, regular, etc.)
and number of parking spaces.

10. _____ Indication of access to a public way on land such as curb cuts and driveways, and to and from waters
adjoining the surveyed tract, such as boat slips, launches, piers and docks..

11. Location of utilities (representative examples of which are shown below) existing on or serving the
surveyed property as determined by:
_____ (a) Observed evidence

_____ (b) Observed evidence together with evidence from plans obtained from utility companies or provided by client, and markings by utility companies and other appropriate sources (with reference as to the source of information)
• railroad tracks and sidings;
• manholes, catch basins, valve vaults or other surface indications of subterranean uses;
• wires and cables (including their function, if readily identifiable) crossing the surveyed
premises, all poles on or within ten feet of the surveyed premises, and the dimensions of all crossmembers or overhangs affecting the surveyed premises; and • utility company installations on the surveyed premises.

12. _____ Governmental Agency survey-related requirements as specified by the client.

13. _____ Names of adjoining owners of platted lands.

14. _____ The distance to the nearest intersecting street as designated by the client

15. _____ Rectified orthophotography, photogrammetric mapping, laser scanning and other similar products, tools or technologies may be utilized as the basis for the location of certain features (excluding boundaries) where ground measurements are not otherwise necessary to locate those features to an appropriate and acceptable accuracy relative to a nearby boundary. The surveyor shall (a) discuss
the ramifications of such methodologies (e.g. the potential accuracy and completeness of the data
gathered thereby) with the title company, lender and client prior to the performance of the survey and,
(b) place a note on the face of the survey explaining the source, date, relative accuracy and other
relevant qualifications of any such data.

16. _____ Observable evidence of earth moving work, building construction or building additions within recent
months.

17. _____ Any changes in street right of way lines either completed or proposed, and available from the
controlling jurisdiction. Observable evidence of recent street or sidewalk construction or repairs.

18. _____ Observable evidence of site use as a solid waste dump, sump or sanitary landfill.