I have been asked to compile a plat from records for 1000+/- acres consisting of 14 tax parcels. There are a few recent surveys on some parcels and some adjoiners but it mostly consists of old deed descriptions. What meridian for the north arrow should I use? I won't be doing any field work. Thanks.
dog pooping north?
1000 acres by tax map no field work, you better ask a GIS guy which north he would use.
> dog pooping north?
LMAO
> ... What meridian .. should I use? I won't be doing any field work. ....
I think that B.O.B is the least of your worries.
Seriously, I'd make a statement something like "Bearings are based on N00°12'23"E along the east line of Jones, per deed Book xxx, Page xxx.
Compiled Plat North ?
1/ Largest parcel North if it has good closure.
2/ Most common orientaion North, if adjacent plats agree.
3/ North per plat with best control.
Check all three, then take your chances.
Note every parcel that has been rotated.
It is likely you may have deed overlaps and gores. Note that a complete field survey is required to resolve any such issue.
If it were not a client I had a long term relationship with I would walk away.
If I did not have a considerable deposit I would walk away.
This is like going out on a limb and sawing on the trunk side.
Paul in PA
Thanks for the serious responses. I was thinking of holding the longest line of an adjoiners recent survey, then adjusting everything else to it. Notes on each tax parcel stating their original calls with notes of possible gaps and gores.
Without any ground work, you do not have any basis of bearings.
Anything you can derive from the many sources would not necessarily have any common bearing base and you will be making lines and such fit as close as possible.
A simple north arrow pointing up would be all I would provide.
There would also be no certification and in big letters "All information from record and public information, NOT FOR RECORDING PURPOSES"
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Agreed!!!
> Thanks for the serious responses. I was thinking of holding the longest line of an adjoiners recent survey, then adjusting everything else to it. Notes on each tax parcel stating their original calls with notes of possible gaps and gores.
If you going to show gaps and gores you better get a shovel and do some field work.
I would draw up each deed, hold one that I liked, rotated the others to match. I would not label anything till I found some corners.
If I were doing it I would not attempt to adjust bearings to fit each other. I would plot the pieces, fit the jig saw puzzle together, and show the B&D's on both sides of all lines to show the differences. The North arrow would be "generic" with no explanation.
Once you start changing things around you move beyond a compiled plat to something of your own making.
No labels on anything except recording info. Just the puzzle pieces with a huge disclaimer.
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