Chpt 15 - Legal Land Descriptions Flashcards
Parcels are abutting when __________.
Parcels share boundary
An acre consists of ___________ s.f.
43,560
A baseline is __________, __________ & __________.
a. Rectangular survey system
b. Runs east/west
c. Establishes north/south boundary
A caisson is __________ & __________.
a. Associated with elevation
b. Column lots that form structural support of air lots
Parcels are contiguous when __________.
Parcels touch at any point
A datum is __________.
Point, line, or surface from which elevations are measured.
Miles square is when a parcel is described by __________.
Number of miles wide and high.
Perimeter is __________.
Distance around the outside of a parcel.
The Point of Beginning (POB) is __________.
Metes and bounds starting and ending point.
A range is a __________.
Six mile strip of land running north/south in rectangular survey system.
A range line is __________, __________, __________ & __________.
a. Rectangular survey system
b. Runs north/south (parallel to principal meridians)
c. 6 mile intervals
d. Establishes east/west boundary
A section is __________, __________, __________ & __________.
a. Rectangular survey system
b. Area of land one mile by one mile square (1 mile by 1 mile)
c. 1 section = 640 Acres
d. 36 sections = 1 Township
A tier is a __________.
Six mile strip of land running east/west in rectangular survey system.
A township is __________, __________, __________, __________, ____________ & __________.
a. Rectangular survey system
b. Square division of land
c. 6 miles by 6 miles (6 miles square)
d. 1 Township = 23,040 acres
e. 1 Township = 36 Sections
f. 1 Township = 36 square miles (6 miles x 6 miles)
Formula for calculating square miles is __________.
Length x Width = Square miles (aka Area)
Formula for calculating area is __________.
Length x Width = Area (aka Square Miles)
Are addresses an acceptable way of describing property in a court of law?
No. Must use legal description.
A legal description __________.
Identifies boundaries of subject property and is acceptable by courts of law.
Is a lease a document of possession or ownership?
Possession
Does a lease require a legal description?
No because document of possession not ownership. Address is acceptable for lease.
A legal description, not address, is required for the following:
a. Public recording
b. Deed
c. Mortgage
d. Executing & recording other legal documents
What are the 3 legal description systems?
a. Metes and bounds
b. Rectangular survey system
c. Lot and block method
Metes and bounds is __________, __________, __________, _________ & __________.
a. Type of legal description
b. Think “measurements and boundaries”
c. Describes site by boundary lines, terminal points & angles.
d. Must begin/end at Point of Beginning (POB)
e. Used by all other countries (US & Canada use rectangular survey system).
Metes & bounds description starts and ends at designated place referred to as the __________.
Point of Beginning (POB)
__________ are fixed reference points.
Monuments
Rectangular Survey System is also known as __________.
Government Survey Method
The Rectangular Survey System is a __________, __________, & __________.
a. Federal government system
b. Legal description for land
c. Divides land into Sections, Townships and Ranges using baselines and principal meridians
What is the initial point for all land surveys in Arizona?
Gila and Salt River Baseline and Meridian (G&SRB&M)
*Intersection of Gila & Salt River Meridian and Baseline Rd.
Where is the G&SRB&M located?
20 miles southwest of downtown Phoenix
OR
20 miles northeast of PIR
Range Lines run __________ at __________.
a. Parallel to principal meridian
b. 6 mile intervals
Tiers (aka Township Lines) run ___________ at __________.
a. Parallel to baseline
b. 6 mile intervals
Range Lines and Tiers form ___________ by __________ squares called __________.
a. 6 mile
b. 6 mile
c. Townships
Each township is how many miles square?
6 miles
The area of a township is __________.
36 square miles (6 miles x 6 miles)
Area = Length x Width
This is area WITHIN a township
Area is __________.
Area WITHIN a township
Length x Width = Area
Township = 36 square miles (6 miles x 6 miles)
Perimeter is __________.
Distance AROUND outside of a parcel
Township = 24 miles (6 miles + 6 miles + 6 miles + 6 miles)
The perimeter of a township is __________.
Township = 24 miles (6 miles + 6 miles + 6 miles + 6 miles)
Range lines are parallel to __________.
Principal meridian
Range lines run __________ and __________.
North and south
Distance between range lines is __________.
6 miles
Range lines form strips of land called __________.
Ranges
Range lines separate __________ from __________.
East from west
Tier lines (Township lines) are parallel to ___________.
Baseline.
Tier lines (Township lines) run __________ and __________.
East and West
Distance between tier liens (township lines) is __________.
6 miles
Tier lines (Township lines) form strips of land called __________.
Tiers
Intersecting Tier (Township) and Range lines form __________.
Townships
Each township is __________ miles square and has area of __________.
a. 6 miles square
b. 36 square miles (6 miles x 6 miles) [L x W = Area]
Perimeter of a township is __________.
24 miles (6 miles + 6 miles + 6 miles + 6 miles)
A township consists of __________ sections.
36 sections
A section consists of __________ mile square, __________ square miles and __________ acres.
a. 1 mile square
b. 1 square mile (1 mile x 1 mile)
c. 640 acres
How are sections within a township numbered?
a. Start in northeast corner
b. Alternates right to left, then left to right
ex: Start NE corner move left for 6 sections, then down and move left to right for 6 sections, then down and right to left for 6 sections, etc. until have 36 sections.
c.
Which section in a township is reserved for schools?
Section 16
Each Section is __________ miles square and contain __________ square miles and __________ acres.
a. 1 mile square
b. 1 square miles (1 mile x 1 mile)
c. 640 acres
What corner of a township is Section 1 located in?
Northeast corner
Sections 1 and 6 are __________.
Abutting
Sections 18 and 20 are __________.
Continguous
Sections 2 and 10 are ___________.
Contiguous
Sections 3 and 34 are __________.
Abutting
The primary intersection line in the rectangular survey system that runs north and south is called the __________.
Primary meridian
The primary intersection line in the rectangular survey system that runs east and west is called __________.
Baseline
The intersection of the primary meridian and baseline in Arizona is referred to as the __________.
Gila and Salt River Baseline and Meridian
G&SRB&M
Land on either side of the principal meridian is divided into strips by lines that run north and south are called ___________.
Ranges
Land on either side of the baseline is divided into strips by lines that run east and west called the __________.
Tiers
How many miles are traveled if you begin at west boundary of T3N, R2W and travel to principal meridian?
12 miles
How many miles are traveled if you begin at baseline and travel to very middle of T2S, R1W?
12 miles
NOTE FOR TEST: When question asks how far a particular township location is from baseline or meridian answer will be given in a 6 mile range. What is the starting and ending point of the correct range?
First number in range will be when you hit the township.
Second number in range will be when you exit the township.
How far is T6N, R3W from baseline?
30-36 miles
How far is T5N, R5W from meridian?
24-30 miles
