Sparks · ALTA/NSPS & land surveying
From a commercial purchase to the next phase of an industrial property, we'll help define the survey information your Sparks project needs before the details become last-minute questions.
Led by Jon Loder, PLS · 40+ years in surveying
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Eastern Sierra Engineering
Jon Loder’s survey experience
Regional surveying services
For your property transaction
An ALTA/NSPS land title survey brings boundary research, title documents, and field observations into a survey plat or map for your transaction team. The scope includes the applicable standards and the optional Table A items you agree with the surveyor.
Scope, cost & timing questionsA commercial or industrial site depends on more than its walls. Drive aisles, shared entrances, service areas, and connections to neighboring parcels can all matter to the scope.
City of Sparks
Sparks publishes zoning and land-use maps alongside archived planned-development handbooks for named developments. Identify which records cover the parcel and ask Planning to confirm their current applicability. A mapped designation or archived handbook doesn't establish a surveyed boundary or approve a proposed use.
Maps and document directory checked October 1, 2026
Sparks Planning & Zoning (opens in a new tab)City of Sparks planning applications
Sparks identifies October 16, 2025 as the transition to Accela planning applications and ePermitHub plan review. If a purchase includes future site changes, assemble the survey, title documents and intended improvements for the transaction team and the separate city application process.
Transition October 16, 2025; checked October 1, 2026
Sparks electronic planning-review guidance (opens in a new tab)Sources reviewed October 1, 2026. Confirm current records for your parcel when planning the survey.
Sparks / Let’s get to work
Start with the property address or parcel number. Scott Mann will connect you with the ESE surveying team to discuss your requirements and a project-specific quote.
Don’t have the title documents yet? Send what you have. We’ll help identify what’s needed.
smann@civilsolutions.net(775) 828-7220Start with your contact details and property location. We’ll follow up about scope, fee, and availability.
Your inquiry goes to Scott Mann at ESE. Please don’t include sensitive financial information. How we use your information.
Explore ESE's utility work in Sparks and a commercial ALTA survey led by Jon Loder. Both show the value of understanding an existing site before the next stage of work.
Sparks, Nevada
Eastern Sierra Engineering
ESE provided civil design and construction management for rehabilitation and expansion of Sparks' sanitary sewer and storm drain networks. The scope included existing-condition assessment, pipe and structure design, bid assistance, submittal review, utility coordination, and materials testing and inspection.
Eastern Sierra Engineering project profile (opens in a new tab)Location unpublished
Survey team led by Jon Loder, PLS
Jon Loder led the commercial ALTA survey and digital-twin workflow featured by Engineering the Earth. The team combined UAV mapping with boundary work, ground control, quality checks, and utility ties, then updated the mapping after part of the site was regraded.
Engineering the Earth survey case study (opens in a new tab)ESE serves the West; Civil Solutions serves the Midwest. Engineering the Earth is our shared online home. You’ll work with the ESE survey team for your Nevada or California property. Meet the wider team
From the first title review to the last stake in the ground, we help your team understand the site and move the project forward.
Bring the property, title records, and field conditions into one clear survey for your transaction team.
We scope the survey around the current ALTA/NSPS standards, the property interest being surveyed, and the Table A items agreed with your lender and title team.Understand where the parcel begins, where it ends, and how the evidence fits together.
Boundary research, monument recovery, and field measurements support a documented picture of the property rather than an assumption based on a fence or online map.Give your design team a measured starting point for the ground and its existing features.
Define the contours, structures, surface improvements, and asset information your project needs, with AutoCAD, GIS, or PDF deliverables agreed during scoping.Carry the design into the field with coordinated survey control and layout.
Discuss the plans, control, construction sequence, and staking requirements before mobilization so the field work supports the actual stage of your project.See how recorded rights and measured site features relate to the property.
ESE provides easement surveying and TRPA land coverage verification services. These scopes are discussed separately from title-survey requirements and agency review.Capture a broader view of the site to support mapping and terrain documentation.
UAV mapping can support site and terrain documentation. The team selects methods around the accuracy, access, and deliverable requirements of the scope.Your property, transaction, and next steps shape the work. We start by defining what your team needs from the survey.
Share the address or APN, transaction purpose, available documents, and target date. We’ll discuss the scope with you.
We review title information and coordinate selected Table A items with your transaction team. Topographic, utility, or coverage work can be scoped alongside the title survey.
Research and field measurements come together in a survey your team can use. AutoCAD, GIS, and PDF deliverables are available as the project requires.
Send what you have. We’ll help identify what’s still needed.
JON LODER / PLSSurvey leadership
Jon Loder, PLS Survey Manager
Jon leads ESE's surveying program, bringing more than 40 years of experience to boundary research, field measurement, and the survey information your project team needs.
Understanding the scope helps everyone start on the same page.
The fee depends on the property and the agreed scope: parcel count and size, the title records, site access, field conditions, and selected Table A items. Send the address or parcel number and the requirements you have so we can discuss a project-specific quote.
We confirm the schedule after reviewing the scope, available title information, field access, and current workload. Share your closing or design deadline when you inquire. Record research, weather, and coordination with your title or lender team can affect timing.
Start with the full parcel list and title records, then identify access points, loading areas, utility information, and any planned changes. We'll help turn those project needs into a defined survey scope.
Tell us which areas and recorded agreements are relevant to the transaction. We'll review the documents and discuss the fieldwork and mapping needed, including any offsite access permissions.
Don't assume it does. Utility information depends on the agreed scope, available records, and survey methods. If underground utilities are critical to your project, discuss the additional investigation needed.
The 2026 ALTA/NSPS Minimum Standard Detail Requirements took effect on February 23, 2026, replacing the 2021 edition. We'll discuss the current requirements and the optional Table A items your transaction team requests when defining your scope.
Read the 2026 ALTA/NSPS survey standards (opens in a new tab) from ALTA.
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