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Development & Public Works

Development & Public Works

Springfield City Surveyors timeline featuring five surveyors from 1959 to present, showcasing their legacy and contributions.

General Resources – Property Owners and Residents

Common survey, mapping, property, application, and contact resources for Springfield property owners and residents. Professional surveyors, engineers, developers, and consultants can continue to the Survey Development or Survey Capital pages below.

Where is my property line?

Learn what the City can provide, what survey monuments mean, and when a licensed land surveyor may be needed.

Learn more

Maps & GIS

Open commonly used City mapping tools, including survey, transportation, and flood hazard information.

View maps

Forms & applications

Find checklists, verification requests, petitions, surplus land forms, and research requests.

Find a form

Right of Way - Acquisitions

Learn about the City’s process for acquiring property interests needed for public improvements and find related owner resources.

Learn more

Questions & contacts

Find the right staff contact, common answers, and guidance on where to go for related City services.

Contact Survey

Professional survey resources

Technical material is divided by how the Survey Program supports the City: development review and capital/geomatics/right-of-way work.

Survey Development

For licensed surveyors, engineers, developers, and consultants working on plats, floodplain matters, public improvements, and street actions.

  • Platting requirements and submittal checklist
  • Floodplain administration
  • Street dedication and vacation
  • Private development / public improvements
Open Survey Development

Survey Capital

For technical users working with City control, geomatics, right-of-way surveys, property acquisition, and capital project survey resources.

  • Benchmarks and control networks
  • Coordinate systems and Trimble calibration
  • Right-of-way survey standards and DWG templates
  • Acquisition and surplus property resources
Open Survey Capital

Maps & data

City Interactive Map

General City mapping and property information.

Open map

Transportation Plan

Transportation system and planning information.

Open map

Flood Hazard Map

Flood hazard information and related mapping.

Open map

Related Resources

Additional City and outside resources that may be useful for development, land use, surveying, and property research.

City of Springfield resources

  • Engineering Development
    Engineering information and resources through the Springfield Development Center.
  • Planning
    Planning, land use, and development information through the Springfield Development Center.

External survey resources

Applications, checklists & fees

Applications & handouts

Fees

Common topics

About the City Surveyor

E. E. Kepner, in derby hat, City Engineer & Surveyor, circa 1911, Main Street between Fifth and Sixth Streets.

Surveying Springfield — past and present

The City Surveyor preserves the City’s survey record, supports public infrastructure and development, and maintains technical resources used to define and improve Springfield’s public realm.

Explore the Surveyors of Springfield history project

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Learn what City field surveyors are doing

Contact the Survey Program

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