FAQ

The Salt Lake County Surveyor's Office cannot perform property surveys on privately owned parcels of land. It is the duty of the County Surveyor's Office to maintain the county monument control networks and to survey county owned property.

Property surveys of privately owned land shall be done by a privately practicing professional land surveyor (P.L.S.) who is licensed in the state of Utah. There are many licensed land surveyors who offer their services for surveying in Salt Lake County. The County Surveyor’s Office cannot recommend the services of any surveyor or surveying company.

If you want to know if a survey has already been done on your property or in your area, you can search our Surveyor Interactive GIS map for surveys which have been performed and filed in the County Surveyor’s Office since 1987.

The cost of a survey can vary widely. Some factors that may impact the price of a survey are:

• The physical location, size, and terrain of the property as well as the trees, buildings, and other obstacles on the land.
• The history (or lack of history) and accuracy pertaining to the deeds and occupation associated with the property and the adjoining properties.
• The availability of survey control in the area of the property.

The duties of the surveyor are set by the Utah State Code 17-73-201, including:

• Maintain and monitor survey monuments which control rights for all properties within Salt Lake County.
• Serve as a repository for all Record of Survey Plats and corner records countywide and provide copies of those plats and records to the general public.
• Review Subdivision Plats within unincorporated Salt Lake County, and final local entity plats (annexations) countywide. Approval is required prior to recording.
• Perform, or arrange for the performance of, all survey work of county-owned property, and execute all orders directed to the county surveyor by any court.

• Provide private surveying services.
• Give legal advice.
• Police private surveyors or surveying practices.
• Resolve boundary disputes.

Only a professional land surveyor (P.L.S.) who is licensed to practice in the State of Utah can perform a boundary survey in Salt Lake County. You may check if someone is licensed or the license status of a professional licensed land surveyor through the Utah Division of Professional Licensing website.

Professional land surveyors (P.L.S.) gather all the information available to discover the facts and apply the appropriate survey laws when making a boundary determination.

Occasionally, a surveyor may not discover important evidence that might influence or alter their boundary determination. If you believe this to be the case, we recommend that you discuss the evidence in question directly with the surveyor.

No, unless you are subdividing or adjusting your property boundaries. 

A copy of your legal description can be obtained from the County Recorder's Office.

Contact the surveyor who performed the survey to request that the survey plat be submitted to be filed in the County Surveyor’s Office. 

If a professional land surveyor has performed work within Salt Lake County more than 90 days ago and will not submit a survey plat to the County Surveyor’s Office to be filed, you can file a complaint with the Department of Professional Licensing on their website.

 Tax valuation information and questions can be answered by the Salt Lake County Assessor’s office

Tax payments and information can be managed by the Salt Lake County Treasurer’s office.