Chapter 2.20 — SURVEYOR

It is the declared intent of this chapter that the position of county surveyor be one of appointment by the board of supervisors and shall be filed by the public works director.

(Ord. 84-425-V § 2, 1984: Ord. 392 § 1, 1969.)

The qualifications for the position intended in this chapter shall be those of a licensed land surveyor or registered civil engineer of the state, although for purposes of this position, applicants for this position need not be residents of the county.

(Ord. 392 § 2, 1969.)

Compensation for the position intended in this chapter shall be at the will of the board and may at the will of the board be in conjunction with other employment in the county.

(Ord. 392 § 3, 1969.)

Duties of the position of county surveyor shall be those designated in the laws of the state.

(Ord. 392 § 4, 1969.)

Specific details of application and appointment may be made by resolution or minute order duly entered on the minutes of the board.

(Ord. 392 § 5, 1969.)

The county surveyor shall charge a reasonable fee, determined to be as set forth in subsection A2 of Section 17.20.160 of this code, for the administration of records of survey. Payment of such fee, or cash deposit shall be required prior to recording of map.

(Ord. 80-446-E § 1, 1980.)

Pursuant to Government Code Section 27584, there is established a survey monument preservation fund to pay the necessary expenses incurred or authorized by the county surveyor in any retracement or remonument survey of major historical land division lines upon which later surveys are based, such as, but not limited to, government section lines, rancho lines, grant lines, rancho section lines, acreage subdivision lot lines, and subdivision boundary lines within Mono County.

(Ord. 80-487 § 1 (part), 1980.)

For the limited purpose of financing the survey monument preservation fund, there is imposed a fee of ten dollars which shall be charged and collected by the county recorder over and above any other fees required by law as a condition precedent to the filing or recording of any grant deed conveying a fee interest in real property.

(Ord. 80-487 § 1 (part), 1980.)

Grant deed conveying entire lots created by recorded tract maps shall be exempt from the fee. A fee shall not be imposed on the state, any county, city, district or other political subdivision, whenever such entity is the grantee of the conveyance of a fee interest in real property.

(Ord. 80-487 § 1 (part), 1980.)

The county recorder shall forward all fees collected each month to the county treasurer for the deposit in the county survey monument preservation fund to be used only for the purposes set forth in Section 2.20.070.

(Ord. 80-487 § 1 (part), 1980.)

The failure of the county recorder to collect any fee required in Sections 2.20.071 through 2.20.073 at the time of recordation of a document shall not affect the validity of such recordation, and shall not prevent the county from subsequently collecting the fee.

(Ord. 80-487 § 1 (part), 1980.)