Chapter 9

Point of Begininng POB

A metes-and bounds description starts with a monument and proceeds to a designated place on the parcel.

Land Lots

A parcel of tract of land owned by one or more people or by a legal entity such s a company, corporation, organization, government or trust

Benchmarks

Permanent reference points that have been stablished throughout the United States. embossed brass markers set into solid concrete or asphalt bases.

Cadastral

Public survey records.

Township Tiers

Lines running east and west, parallel to the bases line and six miles apart.

Metes

To measure distances.

What 3 identifiers are used in describing a lot from a recorded subdivision plat ?

1 Lot and block number 2 Name or number of the subdivision plat 3 Name of the county and state.

In what 3 situations does land in states that use the rectangular survey system require a metes-and-bounds description ?

1 When describing an irregular tract 2 When a tract is too small to be described by quarter-sections 3 When a tract does not follow the lot or block lines of a recorded subdivision or section, quarter- section lines, or other fractional section lines

Datum

A horizontal plane from which heights and depths are measured. also A point ,line, or surface from which elevations are measured or indicated.

Metes-and-bounds description

A legal description of a parcel of land that begins at a well-marked point and follows the boundaries, using directions and distances around the tract, back to the place of beginning.

Point of Ending POE

Also the point of beginning

Townships

Basic units of the rectangular survey system.

Air Lots

Composed of the airspace within specific boundaries located over a parcel of land.

Headrights

Define property along coastal areas of the state. Legal descriptions depend on natural boundaries and markers such as rocks an dtrees, and the parcels are irregular in shape. May be mentioned in legal descriptions.

What are the legal descriptions each township is given ?

Designation of the township tier in which the township is located Designation of the range strip Name or number of the principal meridian for that area

Spatial Relationships

First it is geographically relates the property to a "monument." Second it describes the perimeter of a specific property.

Rectangular Survey System or Government Survey System

Established by Congress in 1785 to standardize the descriptions of land acquired by the newly formed federal government.

Monuments

FIxed objects used to identify the location of a specific property.

Plat Map

Filed in the public records of the county where the land is located. Map or of a town, a section, or a subdivision, indicating the location and boundaries of individual properties. Mostly used in subdivisions and urban areas.

What two steps is a lot-and-block survey performed ?

First , a large parcel of land is described either by the metes-and bounds method or by rectangular survey. Second,

Legal Description

Is a detailed way of describing a parcel of pan for documents such as deeds and mortgages that will be accepted in a court of law.

Georgia Militia Distict GMD

Line designation used to define the property

Bounds s

Linear directions.

locate

Means that the surveyor must be able to define the exact boundaries of the property.

Three basic methods can be used to describe real estate.

Metes and bounds Lot and block recorded plat rectangular or government - survey

Land Acquisition Costs

Methods for allocation, current improvement costs, future improvement.

Districts

Neighborhood area, region, locality, locale, community, quarter, sector, zone, territory

Ranges

North-south strips of land.

Improvement Location Certificate ILC

Not full surveys. Prepared in a shorter time frame and at less cost. They provide only the location of the structures and improvements as related to property boundaries.

Lot

Numerical designation of any particular parcel.

What two intersecting lines of the rectangular survey system

Principal meridians Base lines

Sections

Potions of township under the rectangular (government) survey system. A township is divided into 36 sections, numbered 1 through 36. A section is a square with mile-long sides and an area of one square mile, or 640 acres. Section 16 set a side for school purposes.

Lot and Block System

Recorded plat.

Block

Refers to the name of the subdivision under which the map is recorded.

Base Lines

Run East and West

Principal Meridians

Run North and South

United States Geological Survey USGS

Scientific agency of the United States government. Fact finding research organization with no regulatory responsibility.

Survey Sketch

Show the location and dimensions of the parcel.

Subdivision Plat

Shows land that is divided into numbered or lettered lots and blocks, and streets or access roads for public use are indicated.

Survey

States the properties legal description.

Survey

The process by which boundaries are measured by calculating the dimensions and area to determine the exact location of a piece of land.

Survey Spot

When a survey also shows the location, size, and shape of buildings on the lot.

zero-mile post

When cities first developed, primary marker. Identified and used as reference to identify the location of each property's (point of beginning) . POB

What two documents are prepared by a surveyor to locate and determine the legal description of any parcel of land ?

survey survey sketch