Boundary Surveys

A boundary survey is for the expressed purpose of establishing or re-establishing the corners and boundary lines of a given parcel of land. A boundary survey may be an original survey or a retracement survey. An original survey is a subdivision of land into smalller tracts, such as the original warrant surveys for subdividing the lands of William Penn. Any subdivision of an existing tract of land is also an original survey and the performance of such a survey is dictated by the client's needs, site considerations, state laws and local ordinances governing subdivisions. However, before a tract of land can be subdivided, its corners and boundaries must be established by a retracement survey.

The use of modern day technology allows the licensed surveyor to measure distances with extreme accuracy. A property owner is best served by having a Boundary Survey completed prior to the purchase of the tract. This will ensure that potential problems, (For example encroachments, easements, etc.) are discovered, reported and eliminated, if possible, before you purchase the tract. Through the use of the Title Search which is completed for most property transfers, a Professional Land Surveyor can ensure a more complete survey.

In Pennsylvania, a Boundary Survey must be completed by a Pennsylvania licensed Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) to conform to Pennsylvania State Law.

Source: Land Surveying and the Land Owner - Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors and all-county-assoc.com