An easement is a specific section of land for which a governing entity or a utility company has the right to be allowed access to…
A road right-of-way is a line that bounds usually both sides of a road and that represents an area of land that is reserved by…
A building setback is a distance from a building edge or corner to a property line. A building setback line is a line that is…
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A land development plan usually refers to the full set of plans created by a civil engineer to be reviewed and approved by a municipality…
A topographic map can be a valuable tool for analyzing the existing conditions of a site and for designing a new construction project. However, being…
You might have seen a land surveyor or a land surveying crew along a road or on a property at some point while driving around…
If you have spent any time at all looking at maps or plans, you probably have noticed that small bar labeled with increasing numbers and…
You have probably noticed on most maps that have been created properly a large arrow located somewhere along or near one of the sides of…