For the longest time, only a few factors controlled the division of land. You had to ensure all the lots touched a “county-approved” road (public or private), you needed to ensure every lot had a means of disposing of sewerage … Continue reading →
Jefferson County is effectively preventing any new division of land.
Continue reading →Surveying, as previously discussed, is a unique blend of art and science. It involves the rigorous scientific method of data collection and observation, but it also requires the artistic skill of transforming this data into a coherent ‘product’-the map or … Continue reading →
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 →
“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.”
Continue reading →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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →