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KES Land Description
Land Description
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Air lot | subdivided space above the land. |
| base lines | the lines running ease and west intersecting the principle meridian as a definite point. |
| benchmarks | permanent reference marks used to measure differences in elevation. |
| datum | a horizontal plane from which heights and depths are mesured |
| legal description | a detailed way to of describing a parcel of land for documents such as deeds and mortgages. |
| lot and block method | (recorded plat) |
| recorded plat | a map of a subdivision filed as public record showing location and boundaries of individual parcels. |
| metes and bounds method | using land marks to measure starting and ending at POB. |
| monuments | natural and artificial landmarks. fixed objects used to locate: POB and all corners of parcel. |
| plat map | map of a town, section, or subdivision, indicating the location and boundaries of individual property. |
| point of beginning | the start and end point when using metes and bounds system. |
| principle meridians | main imaginary line running north and south and crosses a base line at a definite point. used by surveyors. |
| ranges | land on either side of the principle meridian. |
| rectangular survey system | system established in 1785 to describe land |
| section | a square mile area in a township. there are 36 in a township |
| survey | The process by which boundaries are measured by calculating the dimensions and area to determine location. |
| POB | Point of Begining |
| government survey system | rectangular survey system |
| tiers | lines running east and west parallel to the base line six miles apart. |
| township lines | the lines indicating tiers |
| townships | squares formed by the intersection of township lines and rages lines (6 mi sq) 36 mi sq or 6X6 mi |
| in land description to locate means? | the surveyor must be able to define the exact boundaries of the property |
| a description of land is legally sufficient in court if | it allows a surveyor to locate the parcel. |
| methods currently used to describe real estate | metes and bounds, gov survey, lot and block |
| literal meaning of metes and bounds | metes = to measure bounds = linear direction |
| monuments were in colonial times | trees, streets, stones, streams, ... |
| monuments today are | iron pins or concrete posts placed by the US Army corp of engineers or other sanctioned officials. |
| base lines run? | east and west |
| principle meridians run | north and south |
| principle AZ meridian | Gila and Salt River Meridian |
| range lines | run north and south six miles apart. |
| townships are defined by | designation on tier, designation of the range, and name or num of principle meridian |
| which section was set aside for schools | 16 |
| the two documents a surveyor prepares | The Survey and the survey sketch. |
| spot survey | shows location, shape, size of buildings on a lot. |
| mile | 5280 ft, 1760 yds, 320 rods |
| Furlong | 220 yds, 660 ft, 40 rods, 10 chains |
| Chain | 66ft, 4 rods, 100 links |
| rod | 16.5 ft, 5.5 yds |
| square mile | 640 acres, |
| acre | 43560 sq ft |
| cubic yd | 27 cubic ft |
| sq yard | 9 sq ft |
| sq ft | 144sq inches |
| Improvement location certificate | a less precise method than a survey that can be used to locate and describe parcel |
Created by:
KimSchroeder
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