Hello, I am describing an easement, and a portion of it follows a line that is offset 1' from a building. The excerpt below follows the form I've used in the past, but I'm don't love it and am wondering if anyone has a more succinct method. For example, I've always wondered about prolgations of parallel lines - is a prolongation necessary or does a line parallel with something extend infinitely?
In the screenshot, the red lines are the building and the heavy white line is the easement boundary.
thence leaving said west line and continuing North 89°34’59” West 79.74 feet to a line 1.00 foot east of and parallel with the east face of a building;
thence along said parallel line and the northernly prolongation thereof North 01°57’43” West 7.50 feet to the easterly prolongation of a line 1.00 feet north of and parallel with the north face of said building;
thence with said easterly prolongation and parallel line South 88°22’48” West 10.38 feet to the west line of the aforementioned Lot 4
Thanks in advance for any feedback!
Aaron Terry
PLS in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Illinois
That's pretty much exactly how I would do it.
I would leave off the prolongation phraseology. "to a point on a line parallel to and offset 1' to the east from the easterly wall of the building" is perfectly adequate.
I like your description, I'd have no trouble at all calculating it and understanding the intent.
You could also consider
"79.74 feet to a line 1.00 foot east of and parallel with the east face of a building;
Thence along a 1.00 foot offset to the east and north from said building face, the following courses and distances:
....."
What you present is good. But, keep it simple AND accurate. Where it gets hairy is when those one-foot offsets obilterate a designed area of the building. Example: A jog inward of less than a foot for a distance along the building of less than two feet. The offset will not match the perimeter of the biulding.
What is the definition of the building? The siding, the trim boards, or the foundation? What happens if they re-side over added foam insulation? What height on the building is the measuring point? Is the building actually square and plumb?
Better to just describe the bearings and distances with reference to clear reproducible monuments.
Thank you all for the wisdom. Found srplm's point particularly interesting. May use "parallel with the brick face of a building" or something similar.
