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Arlington Heights is a large northwest-suburban village of postwar subdivisions, a redeveloping downtown and sizeable commercial districts where teardown-rebuilds and additions are common. Before any of that design work begins, a topographic survey measures the existing elevations, drainage patterns and site features an engineer needs. On the village’s broad, gently graded lots, small elevation changes drive how stormwater is handled.
A topographic survey maps the elevations, contours and natural and man-made features of a site — grades, structures, utilities, trees and drainage — giving architects and engineers the data they need to design accurately and secure permits.
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Arlington Heights counts roughly 78,000 residents and spreads across the Wheeling, Elk Grove and Palatine townships in northwest Cook County. Property records for the village are filed through the Cook County Clerk’s Recordings Division. The land here is relatively flat and drains toward the Des Plaines River system, which makes controlled grading essential when a lot is rebuilt or expanded. A topographic survey of an Arlington Heights property gives the design team the contours and spot elevations required to plan grading, detention and drainage that satisfy village and county review.
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In most cases yes; replacing a home changes how the lot drains, and a topographic survey documents existing elevations so the new grading and drainage plan can be engineered and approved.
It shows ground elevations and contours along with features such as the house, driveway, walks, trees and visible utility structures, provided in CAD for design use.
The boundary survey establishes property lines, while the topographic survey records elevations and physical features; design projects often require both.
Pi Surveying provides the full range of land surveying services for Arlington Heights property owners and builders:
We also serve nearby Cook County communities:
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Pi Surveying, located in Oak Brook, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, is a professional land surveying design firm that provides land surveys for both the private and commercial sector.