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Originally Posted by Neilk
Let me guess, the local surveyor is related to the person approving the permits.
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No. This is a case of city employees sitting at home (still in Covid protocol) and being told to take zero risks and take zero responsibility. No one form the city can look at a drawing and apply logic. They are instructed to look for either an engineer's stamp or the homeowner signing off to take responsibility. But the homeowner can't sign off on drainage, only on structure.
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Originally Posted by rusnak
You need a consulting civil engineer, not "just" a surveyor. As they say, to a worm in a jar of sauerkraut, the world looks like sauerkraut.
Otherwise you will be caused to survey the entire block. Seriously, all of the streets and major intersections. Your guy needs to advocate why they don't need a corner monument for you to get a permit to install hardscape and irrigation, even a 6 foot block wall with footings.
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I had an outside civil engineer stamp my initial submission. The city just wants the elevation numbers altered to reflect 'actuals', not 'relative'. No one from the city will leave home to look and think. They want to see numbers that are sufficient to absolve the city if something goes wrong.