Jefferson County is effectively stopping development
Jefferson County is effectively preventing any new division of land.
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Survey vs Tax maps – which is correct?
Land is very rarely transferred based on area and not the boundary. In fact, over the course of Tim’s 30+ year survey career, he has surveyed based on area twice. In the hierarchy of evidence, area is at the bottom … Continue reading →
Building Staking
“it is necessary to ‘stake’ the structure … It can be the landowner, the excavator, the contractor, the architect, or even a surveyor. The accuracy of this ‘staking’ is dependent on the ability of the person doing the staking, as well as the limits of their equipment. Surveyors are uniquely qualified to do this.”
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So you are building a house, cool. Here are the basic steps of this with regards to surveying. Not every step is in every construction. This list assumes that a subsurface sewage disposal system (Septic) is being used and not … Continue reading →
Right of Entry
Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-18-124.(a) A professional land surveyor, the professional land surveyor’s agents, employees and personnel under the professional land surveyor’s supervision, may go on, over and upon the lands of others when necessary to perform surveys for the … Continue reading →
Douglas Lake Property
Below the 1002′ contour When Douglas Lake was created, TVA acquired all of the lands that now make up Douglas Lake. They then created a flowage easement (and area where they could inundate with water) at both the 1002′ contour … Continue reading →
Subdividing Property
T.C.A. §§ 13-3-401 and 13-4-301 define a subdivision as: Dividing any tract or parcel into two or more lots, site, or other divisions requiring new street or utility construction; or. Any division less than five acres for sale of building development. … Continue reading →
Survey “add-ons”
Understanding what you are adding to a survey request ALTA Survey An ALTA (American Land Title Association) survey is one that has a specific list of requirements. This is typically only required in commercial situations. Some of the standards had … Continue reading →
Tennessee’s gone purple
Recent legislation has made posting for no trespassing a bit easier for landowners. (see section (c)(2) below) Effective July 1, 2017, rather than buying no trespassing signs, a landowner only needs a can of paint. I don’t see that there is … Continue reading →
I need a perc test!
I receive that call every so often. I then spend the next little bit explaining some things. What is a perc test? Well, it is actually a percolation test – designed to determine the absorption rate of soils for subsurface … Continue reading →