Unit 5: Land Description- 4% Flashcards
Air Lots
Designated airspace over a piece of land. An air lot, like surface property, may be transferred.
Base Line
The main imaginary line running east and west and crossing a principal meridian at a definite point; used by surveyors for reference in locating and describing land under the rectangular (government) survey system of legal description
Benchmarks
Permanent reference marks or points established for use by surveyors in measuring differences in elevation.
Datum
A horizontal plane from which heights and depths are measured.
Legal Description
A description of a specific parcel of real estate complete enough for an independent surveyor to locate and identify it.
Lot-and-block (recorded Plat) Method
A method of describing real property that identifies a parcel of land by reference to lot and block numbers within a subdivision, as specified on a recorded subdivision plat.
Metes-and-bounds Method
A method used to describe a parcel of land that begins at a well-marked point and follows the property’s boundaries, using directions and distances around the tract, back to the place of beginning.
Monument
A fixed natural or artificial object used to establish real estate boundaries for a metes-and-bounds description.
Plat Map
A map of a town, section, or subdivision indicating the location and boundaries of individual properties.
Point Of Beginning (POB)
In a metes-and-bounds legal description, the starting point of the survey, situated in one corner of the parcel; all metes-and-bounds descriptions must follow the boundaries of the parcel back to the point of beginning.
Principal Meridian
The main imaginary line running north and south and crossing a base line at a definite point; used by surveyors for reference in locating and describing land under the rectangular (government) survey system of legal description.
Range
A strip of land six miles wide, extending north and south and numbered east and west according to its distance from the principal meridian in the rectangular (government) survey system of legal description.
Rectangular (government) Survey System
A system established in 1785 by the federal government, providing for surveying and describing land by reference to principal meridians and base lines.
Section
A portion of a 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.
Survey
The process by which boundaries are measured and land areas are determined; the on-site measurement of lot lines, dimensions, and position of a house on a lot, including the determination of any existing encroachments or easements.
Tiers
Strips of land that are six miles wide, extending east and west and numbered north and south according to their distance from the base line in the rectangular (government) survey system of legal description.
Township Lines
All the lines in a rectangular survey system that run east and west, parallel to the base line and six miles apart.
Township
The principal unit of the rectangular (government) survey system. A township is a 6-mile square of 36 square miles.
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Beginning at the intersection of the west line of Carney Street and the north line of Wolf Road, running west 140 feet, then north 120 feet, then north 50 degrees east 120 feet, then following the southeasterly curvature of the south line of Jasmine Lane for 100 feet, then south 120 feet to POB. To which lot does this description refer?
Lot 8, Block A
A system of legal description that uses meridian, townships, and sections is
government survey
This method use meridians, base lines, townships, and sections.
A piece of land is for sale for $2.25 per square foot. The land is three acres. What was the total selling price for the la
$294,030
An acre consists of 43,560 square feet. 43,560 × 3 = 130,680 total square feet.
$130,680 × 2.25 = $294,030.
A buyer purchased a half-acre parcel for $2.15 per square foot. What was the selling price of the parcel?
$46,827
An acre consists of 43,560 square feet; therefore, a half-acre has 21,780 square feet. If each square foot sells for $2.15, 21,780 sq. ft. × $2.15 per sq. ft. = $46,827.
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Which of the following is Section 6?
C
Starting with the upper left corner as number 1, sections of a township are numbered right to left, left to right, right to left, and so on until reaching number 36.
A buyer purchases 4.5 acres of land for $78,400. An adjoining owner wants to purchase a strip of this land measuring 150 feet by 100 feet. What should this strip cost the adjoining owner if it is sold for the same price per square foot originally paid?
$6,000
Price divided by area (in square feet) gives cost per square foot. The area is 4.5 times the size of one acre, or 4.5 × 43,560 sq. ft. = 196,020 sq ft. Then, $78,400 divided by 196,020 sq. ft. = $0.3996 (essentially, $0.40) per square foot. Determining the purchase price of a 100-by-150-foot lot at the same cost per square foot requires finding the area of the lot:
100 × 150 = 15,000 sq. ft.
Multiply this area by $0.40:
15,000 sq. ft. × $0.40 = $6,000.