Land Surveying & Civil Engineering in Columbus, Ohio
Licensed surveyors and engineers working across Columbus and Franklin County — boundary and ALTA surveys, topographic mapping, site development, stormwater design and elevation certificates.
- Ohio licensed P.S. #8531 & P.E. #71239
- Local permitting experience with Franklin County review
- Survey and design under one firm, one schedule
- 30+ years of Ohio project experience
What Columbus projects usually require
Columbus and the surrounding Franklin County suburbs carry the densest permitting requirements in the region, with separate city, county and utility reviews on most commercial sites. Getting the survey and the stormwater approach right early is what keeps a schedule intact.
We handle both the survey and the engineering, so the existing-conditions data and the design that depends on it come from the same team. That removes a common handoff gap and keeps the review cycle shorter.
Survey and engineering services
The full scope available to property owners, builders, developers and municipalities in Franklin County.
Legal property lines, easements and encroachments documented to Ohio standards, including ALTA/NSPS surveys for commercial transactions.
Elevation and feature mapping that gives designers, architects and contractors accurate existing conditions to work from.
Grading, layout, utilities and drainage for residential and commercial sites, coordinated through local review.
Detention and conveyance design, SWPPP documentation and hydrologic analysis sized to county and Ohio EPA standards.
Location and mapping of visible and buried utilities so conflicts surface on the plan, not in the field.
FEMA elevation certificates for flood insurance, lending and permitting on properties near mapped floodplain.
Also serving nearby
Dublin, Westerville, Grove City, Hilliard and Gahanna, and the surrounding Franklin County townships. Cornerstone Civil Survey is licensed statewide — see all services.
Common questions
Cost depends on parcel size, terrain, how much record evidence exists and whether corners need to be set. A small in-town residential lot is straightforward; an irregular rural parcel in Franklin County with limited records takes longer. We quote each property individually after reviewing the deed and available county records.
Most site work requires some combination of zoning approval, a driveway or access permit, and a stormwater permit. Requirements differ between the City of Columbus and the unincorporated parts of Franklin County. We identify the applicable reviews during feasibility and coordinate submittals with the reviewing agencies.
Yes. We complete FEMA elevation certificates for properties in and near mapped floodplain, which lenders and insurers commonly require. The certificate documents the structure’s elevation relative to the base flood elevation for the effective FIRM panel.