PURPOSE: This rule provides specific detail requirements that apply to subdivision surveys.

1. (1) Monumentation.

   1. (A) Prior to recording a new subdivision plat the surveyor shall establish semi-permanent or confirm existing monuments at each and every exterior corner on the boundaries of the tract of land being subdivided.
   2. (B) The surveyor shall establish at least two (2) permanent monuments for each block created. This requirement is waived when the survey does not create more than four (4) lots or parcels and new public or private streets, roads or access easements.
   3. (C) The permanent monuments required in subsection (1)(B) shall be set prior to the recording of the plat if they will not normally be moved or destroyed by construction within six (6) months of their installation. If the required permanent monuments will be moved or destroyed by construction, they must be installed upon completion of the construction but in any event, within twelve (12) months after the plat has been recorded. The plat shall show all monuments to be set and note when they will be set.
   4. (D) The surveyor shall, within twelve (12) months after recording the plat, monument all lot corners in the subdivision with semipermanent monuments. The front lot corners may be monumented by notches or cross cut in concrete paving on the prolongation of the lot line.
   5. (E) When the subdivision is a cemetery, the requirements of subsection (1)(B) for installation of permanent monuments shall be increased to include four (4) permanent monuments per block and the monumentation of all lot corners required in subsection (1)(D) shall not be required.
2. (2) Publication of Results. The plat shall show or reference the record source of the parent parcel from which the subdivision survey was made.
3. (3) Certification. The surveyor’s certification or declaration on the plat shall include the statement that the surveyor has surveyed the described property and subdivided it as shown on the plat in accordance with the current Minimum Standards for Property Boundary Surveys.

AUTHORITY: sections 60.510(7) and 60.550, RSMo 1986 and 448.2-109, RSMo Supp. 1988.* Original rule filed May 3, 1994, effective Dec. 30, 1994.

*Original authority: 60.510(7) and 60.550, RSMo 1969 and 448.2-109, RSMo 1983, amended 1988.