Prior to the issuance of a construction permit the applicant shall submit to the city a certificate from a surveyor registered in the state that a concrete permanent reference marker has been located in the public right-of-way at a corner point of the subdivision near the entrance way of the proposed subdivision. The permanent reference marker shall be identified on the plat of the subdivision as the master survey point for the subdivision and shall be used to establish the grade level for all improvements in the subdivision.