DIVISION 8. SURVEYING AND MAPPING [8801. - 8902.]

Division 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 108.

§§ 8801–8902 · 67 sections

1. CHAPTER 1. California Coordinate System §§ 8801–8819 · 27 sections

   • § 8801 (a) The system of plane coordinates that has been established by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey for defining and stating the positions or…
   • § 8802 For CCS27, the state is divided into seven zones. For CCS83, the state is divided into six zones. Zone 7 of CCS27, which encompasses Los Angeles County, is…
   • § 8803 Zone 1 coordinates shall be named, and, on any map on which they are used, they shall be designated as “CCS27, Zone 1 or CCS83, Zone 1.” On their respective…
   • § 8804 Zone 2 coordinates shall be named, and, on any map on which they are used, they shall be designated as “CCS27, Zone 2 or CCS83, Zone 2.” On their respective…
   • § 8805 Zone 3 coordinates shall be named, and, on any map on which they are used, they shall be designated as “CCS27, Zone 3 or CCS83, Zone 3.” On their respective…
   • § 8806 Zone 4 coordinates shall be named, and, on any map on which they are used, they shall be designated as “CCS27, Zone 4 or CCS83, Zone 4.” On their respective…
   • § 8807 Zone 5 coordinates shall be named, and, on any map on which they are used, they shall be designated as “CCS27, Zone 5 or CCS83, Zone 5.” On their respective…
   • § 8808 Zone 6 coordinates shall be named, and, on any map on which they are used, they shall be designated as “CCS27, Zone 6 or CCS83, Zone 6.” On their respective…
   • § 8809 Zone 7 coordinates shall be named, and, on any map on which they are used, they shall be designated as “CCS27, Zone 7.” On its respective spheroid of…
   • § 8810 The plane coordinates of a point on the earth’s surface, to be used in expressing the position or location of the point in the appropriate zone of CCS27 or…
   • § 8811 If the survey of any parcel of land extends from one coordinate zone into another, the positions of all points delineated upon the map thereof may be referred…
   • § 8812 Prior to January 1, 2000, state plane coordinates shall be based on, or derived from, the plane coordinates of monumented second order or better horizontal…
   • § 8813 After December 31, 1999, and prior to January 1, 2006, any survey or map that uses state plane coordinates shall be based on, and show, field-observed direct…
   • § 8813.1 On and after December 31, 2005, a survey that uses or establishes a CCS83 value or values shall meet all of the following requirements: (a) (1) The survey…
   • § 8813.2 After December 31, 2005, if an accuracy is claimed for a CCS83 value or values, the survey that established the value or values shall be documented on a map,…
   • § 8813.3 (a) After December 31, 2005, when a survey that uses or establishes a CCS83 value or values is shown on any document, the station or stations to which the…
   • § 8814 State plane coordinates may be used for property identification on any map, survey, conveyance, or other instrument which delineates or affects the title to…
   • § 8815 The use of the term “California Coordinate System” on any map or document or in any field notes shall be suffixed either with “27” (shown as “CCS27”) for…
   • § 8815.1 When CCS83 coordinates are shown on any map, corner record, or other document, the map, corner record, or document shall state the datum realization tag in…
   • § 8815.2 The epoch for a survey using CCS83 coordinates shall be the published NGS or CSRC datum realization and epoch date of a published coordinate for a controlling…
   • § 8815.3 When the published epochs of the controlling stations for a survey using CCS83 or CCS2022 coordinates are not the same, appropriate adjustments shall be made…
   • § 8815.4 When a purported order of accuracy of second order or better is shown for CCS83 or CCS2022 coordinate values on any map, corner record, or other document prior…
   • § 8815.5 When CCS83 or CCS2022 coordinates are shown on any map, corner record, or record of survey, a mapping angle, combined grid factor, and the elevation used to…
   • § 8816 The use of the State Plane Coordinates by any person, corporation, or governmental agency engaged in land surveying or mapping is optional.
   • § 8817 Prior to January 1, 1995, use of State Plane Coordinates for new projects may be based either on CCS27 or CCS83. On or after January 1, 1995, when State Plane…
   • § 8818 This chapter does not impair or invalidate land titles, legal descriptions, or jurisdictional or land boundaries and, further, this chapter does not impair or…
   • § 8819 This chapter does not prohibit the use of new surveying technologies or techniques for which FGCS specifications or other accepted specifications have not yet…
2. CHAPTER 2. Topographical Mapping §§ 8831–8834 · 4 sections

   • § 8831 It is the policy of the State of California to provide for basic topographic map coverage in aid of development and conservation of the natural and economic…
   • § 8832 As used in this chapter, “department” means the Department of Water Resources.
   • § 8833 The department shall investigate and prepare a complete report on mapping, including plans and recommendations for an adequate mapping program for California,…
   • § 8834 All map production work to be undertaken pursuant to this chapter shall be in cooperation with the federal government. With the approval of the Department of…
3. CHAPTER 3. Geodetic Datums and the California Spatial Reference Network §§ 8850–8861 · 12 sections

   • § 8850 The official geodetic datums and spatial reference network for use within the State of California shall be as defined by this chapter.
   • § 8851 As used in this chapter: (a) “NGS” means National Geodetic Survey or its successor. (b) “CSRC” means California Spatial Reference Center or its successor. (c)…
   • § 8852 The official geodetic datum to which horizontal positions and ellipsoid heights are referenced within the State of California shall be NAD83, NATRF2022, or…
   • § 8853 The official geodetic datum to which orthometric heights are referenced within the State of California shall be NAVD88 or NAPGD2022.
   • § 8854 When horizontal positions, ellipsoid heights, or orthometric heights are shown on a document, the document shall show the geodetic datum, including datum…
   • § 8855 The official geodetic reference network for use within the State of California shall be the CSRN as defined by this chapter.
   • § 8856 The geodetic control stations within the State of California having horizontal positions conforming to all of the following requirements shall be part of the…
   • § 8857 The geodetic control stations within the State of California having ellipsoid heights conforming to all of the following requirements shall be part of the…
   • § 8858 The geodetic control stations within the State of California having orthometric heights determined by GPS survey methods and conforming to all of the following…
   • § 8859 The geodetic control stations within the State of California having orthometric heights determined by differential leveling survey methods and conforming to…
   • § 8860 The use of the NAD83, NATRF2022, PATRF2022, NAVD88, NAPGD2022, and CSRN by any person, firm, or governmental agency is optional.
   • § 8861 The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to prohibit the appropriate use of other datums, including ITRF, and other geodetic reference networks.
4. CHAPTER 4. California Geodetic Coordinates §§ 8870–8880 · 11 sections

   • § 8870 Geodetic coordinates within the State of California that are based on the North American Datum of 1983 and conforming to the provisions of this chapter shall…
   • § 8871 As used in this chapter: (a) “NGS” means National Geodetic Survey or its successor. (b) “CSRC” means California Spatial Reference Center or its successor. (c)…
   • § 8872 The phrase “California Geodetic Coordinates of 1983” or any abbreviation thereof, such as “CGC83,” shall be used only in reference to geodetic coordinates…
   • § 8873 CGC83 values shall be expressed as latitude, longitude, or ellipsoid height values or as Cartesian coordinates (x, y, z). When Cartesian coordinates are used,…
   • § 8874 CGC83 latitude and longitude values shall be expressed in degrees, minutes, seconds, and decimals of a second, or degrees and decimals of a degree. CGC83…
   • § 8875 The survey that establishes a CGC83 value or values shall meet all of the following requirements: (a) The survey shall be referenced to and shall have…
   • § 8876 If an accuracy is claimed for a CGC83 value or values, the survey that established the value or values shall be documented on a map, record of survey, corner…
   • § 8877 When a CGC83 value or values are shown on any document, the document shall include the following: (a) A statement that the geodetic coordinate value or values…
   • § 8878 The use of CGC83 by any person, firm, or governmental agency is optional.
   • § 8879 This chapter does not impair or invalidate land titles, legal descriptions, or jurisdictional or land boundaries and, further, this chapter does not impair or…
   • § 8880 This chapter does not prohibit the use of new surveying technologies or techniques for which FGCS specifications or other accepted specifications have not yet…
5. CHAPTER 5. California Orthometric Heights §§ 8890–8902 · 13 sections

   • § 8890 Orthometric heights within the State of California that are based on the North America Vertical Datum of 1988 and conforming to the provisions of this chapter…
   • § 8891 As used in this chapter: (a) “NGS” means National Geodetic Survey or its successor. (b) “CSRC” means California Spatial Reference Center or its successor. (c)…
   • § 8892 The phrase “California Orthometric Heights of 1988” or any abbreviation, such as “COH88,” thereof shall be used only in reference to orthometric heights based…
   • § 8893 COH88 values shall be expressed in meters and decimals of a meter or in feet and decimals of a foot. When COH88 values are expressed in feet, the “U.S. Survey…
   • § 8894 COH88 values that are determined from differential leveling surveys shall be known as “leveled COH88” values. COH88 values that are determined from GPS surveys…
   • § 8895 When a geoid model is used to determine derived COH88 values, it shall be the latest geoid model published by NGS.
   • § 8896 The accuracy of derived COH88 values may be improved by applying a “local orthometric height correction” to the geoid height determined from the latest,…
   • § 8897 The survey that establishes a COH88 value or values shall meet all of the following requirements: (a) The survey shall be referenced to and shall have…
   • § 8898 If an accuracy is claimed for a COH88 value or values, the survey that established the value or values shall be documented on a map, record of survey, corner…
   • § 8899 When a COH88 value or values are shown on any document, the document shall include the following: (a) A statement that the orthometric height or heights shown…
   • § 8900 The use of COH88 by any person, firm, or governmental agency is optional.
   • § 8901 This chapter does not impair or invalidate land titles, legal descriptions, or jurisdictional or land boundaries and, further, this chapter does not impair or…
   • § 8902 This chapter does not prohibit the use of new surveying technologies or techniques for which FGCS specifications or other accepted specifications have not yet…