What existing features must be shown on the survey for a Dq Treat location?
Dq_Treat Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
RECOMMENDED MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND TITLE SURVEYS WITH TOPOGRAPHIC & PUBLIC UTILITY DATA
All surveys must meet the following minimum requirements:
Physical Requirements
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- Survey shall be prepared at minimum of 1″ = 20'.
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- Topography is to be shown on a 25' grid and shall include an area 100' outside of the described property.
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- A location vicinity map shall be provided.
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- A north arrow shall be shown.
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- The street address as it will appear in the records of the local municipality.
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- A complete and accurate, metes-and-bounds description to supplement lot, block, and tract number type information, but describes only the land surveyed.
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- Property lines with bearings, distances, arc length, chord, angle and radii, corner monuments identified; show P.O.B. of description and true P.O.B.; locate all easements of record and common usage. Note if calls are of record and/or as measured.
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- The area of the tract shall be shown in either square footage or acreage to the nearest one thousandth of an acre.
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- All existing trees, adjacent roadways, utility locations, power poles, building lines and easements recorded or apparent unrecorded are to be shown.
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- All existing improvements on or within 50' of the described property are to be shown and identified as to type and general condition.
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- Flow line elevations at sanitary and storm sewers are to be shown.
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- The condition of existing sidewalks, curb, gutters and adjacent streets shall be indicated.
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- Utilities--Locate all public and private utility lines adjoining or that will serve the property. Show size, type, manhole invert and rim elevation, direction of flow, utility pole identification numbers, valves, fire hydrants, traffic signal and street light poles, catch basins, drainage structures, etc. Include sanitary and storm sewers, natural gas, electrical, water, and telephone numbers.
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- Street--Right-of-way lines and proposed future dedications. Public roadways or right-ofways adjacent to the surveyed property. Street median or other left turn barriers. Note ownership, jurisdiction, name and identification number of streets and highways.
Source: Item 17 — The following paragraph is added to the end of Item 17 of the Disclosure Document: (FDD pages 70–378)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Dq Treat's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a land title survey for a new location must meet several minimum requirements. The survey must be prepared at a scale of 1" = 20' or greater and include topography shown on a 25' grid extending 100' outside the property. A vicinity map and north arrow must be included, along with the street address as it appears in municipal records.
The survey needs a complete metes-and-bounds description, property lines with bearings and distances, identified corner monuments, and the location of all recorded and commonly used easements. It should also show the tract area in square footage or acreage. Existing features such as trees, roadways, utility locations, power poles, building lines, and easements within 50' of the property must be depicted, along with flow line elevations for sanitary and storm sewers.
Furthermore, the survey must indicate the condition of sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and adjacent streets. It should locate all public and private utility lines, including size, type, manhole details, flow direction, utility pole numbers, valves, fire hydrants, traffic signals, and drainage structures for utilities like sanitary and storm sewers, natural gas, electrical, water, and telephone lines. The survey also needs to show street right-of-way lines, proposed future dedications, and any street medians, noting ownership, jurisdiction, name, and identification number of streets and highways.