Land Use, Permitting and Inspections Satisfaction Survey

Citizens Square, Ste 350
200 E Berry Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Phone: 260-449-7625
Fax: 260-449-7627
M-F 8:00am - 5:00pm

The County Surveyor's Office establishes and reestablishes all Public Land Survey System (PLSS) Corner positions of the sectionalized lands in Allen County, monuments them and records their positional data in the Surveyor's Office. By statute, at least five percent of the corners must be checked each year. All legal surveys submitted to the County Surveyor's Office are recorded and maintained in a legal survey record book.

All Allen County Drainage Board actions are reviewed and processed through this office. Maintenance and reconstruction work on the county's 2,500 miles of regulated drains and ditches are designed, bid and managed by the Surveyor's Office. Assessments for drainage improvements are calculated by the Surveyor's Office. We also respond to and investigate petitions for the removal of obstructions in mutual drains and natural surface watercourses.

New development plans are reviewed by the Allen County Surveyor's Office. Some items of review include:

• Primary plats
• Secondary plats
• Storm water detention calculations and designs
• Erosion control plans
• Construction details, plans, profiles and specifications
• Watershed analysis
• Pipe design calculations
• Engineer's estimates
• Revisions

• Review of drainage problems and concerns
• Repository for legal surveys and Section Corner information
• Assistance with drain assessment concerns
• Process Drainage Board petitions
• Inspection of new development sites
• Investigation of drainage complaints
• Design new storm water facilities
• Schedule maintenance work on drains and ditches
• Invest funds while on deposit with the county