The Survey group is located within the Engineering Division. The St. Lucie County Surveying team is responsible for providing a wide range of surveying services. The St. Lucie County Surveying team performs or provides management for field surveys, including control, topographic, stormwater, design, right of way, environmental, and acquisition surveys. Our Surveying team is a member of the St. Lucie County Development Review Committee and reviews all boundary surveys, topographic surveys, and plats that are associated with site development. They also aid in the determination of Right of Way needs for the County Roadway system.

The St. Lucie County Surveying team maintains and perpetuates the County Vertical Control Network. The Network is based on the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988.

St. Lucie County Surveying maintains copies of surveys performed by other individuals or entities within the County. Copies of previous surveys are available to the public and are filed according to section, township, and range.

Contact us: 

For questions relating to benchmarks, copies of reference surveys, flood zone maps, platting, Right of Way determination, Right of Way maps, and site plans please contact:

County Surveyor: Alexey Gilev, P.S.M., (772) 462-1721 

 Standards of Practice - 2018

NOTICES:

1. All surveys submitted to St. Lucie County must reference N.A.V.D 1988 for orthometric heights. The County will no longer accept assumed elevations on any type of survey submitted to the County.
2. All orthometric heights shown on the Vertical Control Network Map are in meters.

Resources

Survey Checklist (2019)

Legal Descriptions and Sketch Guide (Appendix D)

General Overview of Riparian Rights in Florida

FDEP Erosion Control Line Information

FDOT District 4 Survey Inquiries: https://www.fdot.gov/geospatial/surmapd4list.shtm

FDOT online right-of-way maps: https://www.fdot.gov/geospatial/rowmap.shtm

Land Boundary Information System: https://www.labins.org/

National Geodetic Survey: https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/

South Florida Water Management District: https://www.sfwmd.gov/science-data/surveydata

Contact: Survey Section Administrator: Mr. O'Brien, Michael via email at mobrien@sfwmd.gov

Florida Department of Environmental Protection: https://floridadep.gov/southeast

Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers: https://www.fdacs.gov/Business-Services/Surveyors-and-Mappers

Laws and Regulations:

Florida Statutes Chapters: 120, 177, 472

Florida Administrative Code: Chapter: 5J-17

Department of Environmental Protection: 

• Division: Beaches and Coastal Systems
• Chapter: RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR COASTAL CONSTRUCTION AND EXCAVATION (PERMITS FOR CONSTRUCTION SEAWARD OF THE COASTAL CONSTRUCTION CONTROL LINE AND FIFTY-FOOT SETBACK)
• 62B-33.0081: Survey Requirements - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register - FAC, FAR, eRulemaking (flrules.org)
• National Society of Professional Surveyors (nsps.us.com)

2021 ALTA/NSPS Standards: 2021 ALTA/NSPS Standards - National Society of Professional Surveyors

Florida Surveying and Mapping Society: 

• Homepage
• Code of Ethics