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LandTech staff attends the TAPS annual conference

Jay, Preston and I took a couple of days off from our engineering and surveying work to attend the Tennessee Association of Professional Surveyors’ (TAPS) annual conference in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. We left Knoxville early Thursday morning and arrived at the convention site that day just as everything was getting started. We checked out the latest in surveying equipment offered by TAPS sponsors, and were able to attend various seminars while we were there. Preston took the CST Level II Surveying Technician Exam, Jay attended an exam review seminar (Jay is seeking his Tennessee surveying license, in addition to the ones he already holds in Virginia, Maryland and D.C.), and I attended continuing education courses to apply to 2015 renewal. The seminars I attended included presentations on erosion and sediment control, FEMA Flood Certificate requirements, underground utility location, and railroad right-of-way surveying. Preston also attended the last three seminars. The erosion and sediment control training seminar concluded with an exam leading to Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) Level I Certification. I am happy to say I passed the exam and am now Level I certified! You can learn more about TDEC Certifications at the following link:

http://tnepsc.org/indexNew.asp

About TAPS:

TAPS is the official organization for professional land surveyors in Tennessee. While you don’t need to be a TAPS member to be a licensed land surveyor in Tennessee, you need to be a licensed land surveyor in Tennessee to be a member of TAPS. Anyone who hires a land surveyor should ask if he or she is a member of TAPS. I have been a member of TAPS for many years, and I have found that TAPS members represent the most diligent, dedicated people you can find. TAPS members can be said to be the surveyors who truly love their work. To learn more, please visit the TAPS website:

http://www.taps-inc.com/

 

Mike Lewis Land Surveying, LandTech News, Underground Utility Location 0 Comments

States don’t always know their boundaries either!

Surveyors have resurveyed a portion of the North Carolina-South Carolina boundary using modern methods and equipment, resulting in the state line being in a different location from where it had been assumed to be for hundreds of years. This news article presents an interesting story about the problems that arise from people not knowing where political boundaries lie. These problems mirror the issues that can occur when private property boundaries are unknown or assumed to be correct when they are not. Read about it below:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46832892/ns/us_news-life/t/nc-sc-state-line-isnt-where-folks-thought-it-was/

 

Mike Lewis Land Surveying, Miscellaneous 0 Comments

Site Layout Planning and Design for Land Development

The LandTech land surveying and civil engineering design team works with our clients to define project needs and objectives as an initial step in the land development design process. Project objectives could include a required building area, parking space needs, and street advertising signs, just to name a few.

A review of the local zoning ordinances is an important element of the site layout planning and design process. The Knoxville-Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission website is a good resource for zoning regulation information; see their website here: http://www.knoxmpc.org/zoning/zonhome.htm.

For a project in Knox County, Tennessee we would refer to their specific zoning ordinance here: http://archive.knoxmpc.org/zoning/KnoxCounty.pdf.

The zoning ordinance describes different zones, or the “part or parts of Knox County for which the regulations relating to the use of land and buildings are uniform.” Examples of Zones include General Residential Zone (RB), Office Park Zone (OA), and Industrial (I).

Requirements for development in the RB zone include building setback distances for front yards (35-feet), side yards (8-feet for single story dwellings) and rear yards (25-feet for buildings less than three stories).

There is a wealth of information in the zoning ordinance documents, such as off street parking requirements, sign and advertising structures, and descriptions of administrative review processes.

If you have any questions about local zoning ordinance requirements in the locality for your project, please call or contact us using our website http://landtechco.com/contact_us.

For more information bout LandTech Engineering & Surveying, please visit www.landtechco.com.

Jay Lewis Civil Engineering, Knoxville, Land Surveying 0 Comments

Land Surveying: the critical first step in civil engineering design

There’s a famous equation you may have heard of…..”garbage in = garbage out”.

This certainly holds true for civil engineering and land development designs. The critical first step in the design process is a quality land survey.

Land surveying involves making measurements of features on land, both horizontal and vertical measurements, for the production of maps (called topographic maps) or plats (boundary maps) used by civil engineers for land development design projects. Features typically measured include property corners, pavement outlines, curbs, sidewalks, buildings, utilities, and ground surface elevations.

LandTech uses the latest, most advanced equipment and technology, in our land surveying services, including:

  • Infrared and laser measuring devices;
  • Digital and robotic surveying equipment;
  • Wireless communications and data transmission;
  • Global positioning satellite systems (GPS);
  • Computer-assisted drafting and design (CADD); and
  • Advanced electromagnetic pipe and cable locators

Samples of surveying mapping prepared by LandTech in the Knoxville and East Tennessee region can be found on our website: http://landtechco.com/services/samples_of_our_work

Jay Lewis Civil Engineering, Land Surveying 0 Comments

• LandTech surveys lakefront property for auction

LandTech recently completed a survey and division of two large parcels on Norris Lake in Sharp’s Chapel, Union County, Tennessee for East Tennessee Realty & Auction Co., which included location of the 1020 and 1044 countours and subdividing the property into eight large tracts. If you are interested in attending the auction, you may learn more by clicking on the link below.

http://landtechco.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/Fred_Davis_1.207162842.pdf

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FEMA LOMAs Can Now Be Filed Online

FEMA administers the National Flood Insurance Program, and as part of that task, prepares Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) showing the location of areas prone to flooding. Flood insurance for properties shown on a FIRM as being in a special flood hazard zone will be more costly. Not many people know that there is a procedure for amending a FIRM if it incorrectly shows a property in a special flood hazard zone. The processs of filing a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) may have just gotten easier, as FEMA now allows the request to be filed online.

http://www.amerisurv.com/content/view/10767/

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LandTech provides serveying services for auction in Sharp’s Chapel, Tennessee

LandTech recently completed a survey and division of a thirty-six acre parcel in beautiful Sharp’s Chapel, Tennessee for East Tennessee Realty & Auction Co. Facing a tight deadline, LandTech divided the property into two equal tracts and completed the survey in time for the client to market the property for auction on July 16, 2011. If you are interested in attending the auction, you may learn more by clicking on the headline above or by clicking here.

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Tennessee cuts jobs in the State Local Planning Assistance Office

Governor Haslam’s administration has implemented staff cuts in the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. The Local Planning Assistance Office will experience the brunt of these cuts. The LPAO was responsible for providing planning staff for small counties, cities, and towns that lack the resources to maintain their own planning staff. To cope with this change, perhaps many of these small planning bodies will decide to consolidate and share resources. The potential upside for development is that the jurisdictional boundaries between some planning bodies may be abolished, making the the planning process in such areas more uniform and streamlined.

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110607/BUSINESS/306070050/TN-Economic-Community-Development-cut-58-jobs?odyssey=nav|head

Mike Lewis East Tennessee Region, Land Development, Land Surveying 0 Comments