General Info

Michael Dequine and Associates, Inc prepared constraints mapping and lotting studies for this 36 acre site in the unincorporated area of Butte County, California. Field surveying services were provided to establish on site topography and other development constraints. A comprehensive base map was compiled and several lotting study concepts were prepared. This project included applications for a General Plan Amendment, Re-zoning, and a Tentative Subdivision Map to subdivide the property into 227 single family residential lots. The map provides for two distinct product types as well as extensive open space, walking trails, pedestrian bridge crossings, on site detention, and park areas. ABOUT Michael Dequine and Associates, Inc was established in 2005 through acquisition of the assets of the Spink Corporation. The Spink Corporation was a long established Professional Consulting Services firm in the Sacramento region with a history dating back to 1959. Our office is located in the South Natomas area of Sacramento with close proximity to downtown Sacramento, the Sacramento International Airport, and all major highways through the Sacramento region. Michael R. Dequine, LS, is a professional land surveyor with more than 28 years of experience in the public and private sectors, including over 20 years as a survey manager in large corporate consulting firms. Mr. Dequine has been a Licensed Land Surveyor in California since 1986 and has also been licensed in Nevada since 1996. His experience is in a wide variety of land surveying areas, including right-of-way engineering, the preparation and processing of tentative maps, parcel maps, final subdivision maps, records of surveys, ALTA surveys, lot line adjustments, and construction staking for both public and private projects. He has extensive experience with boundary analysis, topographic mapping by both aerial and conventional methods, hazardous materials site surveys, and GPS surveys using fast static, CORS, and Real Time Kinematic methods. His unique expertise includes a complete understanding of land development and the Subdivision Map Act. In addition, Mr. Dequine is currently an officer and member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Fair Contracting, a member of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, a past President and current member of the Board of Directors of the Bay Counties Association of Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors, a past President and Member of Board of Directors of the California Land Surveyors Association ( CLSA-Sacramento Chapter ) and a member of the Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California ( CELSOC ). Our staff is comprised of highly skilled professionals with many years of experience in the northern and central California Region. We utilize the latest in computer technology and software to produce high quality field surveys and mapping products. Our software includes AutoDesk ( AutoCad ) Version 2005 with a Land Development Desktop overlay producing high quality drawings in.dwg format. Our survey crews are all members of the Operating Engineers Local Union Number 3. This ensures that our staff are highly skilled and that we can expand staff as necessary to meet project needs. In addition, our field staff are equipped with the latest in GPS technology and conventional surveying equipment.