F.A.C.E Fundamentals of Code Enforcement Level I
1. Acre: A parcel of land measuring 43,560 square feet, or 208.71 feet
square.
2. Abutting: Immediately adjacent, such as a parcel of land or body of
water.
3. Base Line: The imagery East-West line used in the government
survey method of land description to establish the starting point for
North and South description.
4. Building code: A group of ordinances that regulate building
construction within a community
5. Building line: The distance from the boundary line of a property within
which no structure may be built ; a setback
6. chain: And unit of measurement used in land surveying- 66 feet
7. Check: A measurement of land; a 24 Mile by 24 Mile Square
,containing 16 townships
8. Correction lines: Place by surveyors at 24 Mile intervals to
compensate for the Earth's curvature in the government Survey
System of the land description
9. Cul-de-sac: A road ending in a circle
10.Deed: A written instrument that conveys title to land
11.Easement: Interest in another land as for right away or access to
provide utilities
12.Frontage: The distance property abuts a particular feature such a road
or a river
13.Government survey method: A system of land description dividing
portions of the u.s. into a grid system of numbered lines north to south
and east to west
14.Grantee: The recipient of title in a Conveyance
15.Grantor: The conveyor of title in a conveyance
,16.Land description: The description of a parcel of real estate which
identifies it has distinguished from other parcels
17.Legal description: A unique and legally acceptable method of
identifying prop- erty
18.Location: The physical site of a property
19.Lot, block and subdivision: A legal description method that refers to a
recorded map of the subdivision that outlines and numbers each
individual lot
20.Maps and plats: Surveys of Land showing boundaries dimensions
monuments and other appropriate features
21.Meridian: Any of the north-south lines six miles apart which
established the boundaries of townships in the government Survey
System of land description
22.Metes and Bounds description: The method of land description that
starts at a point of beginning and "walks the boundaries" of a parcel of
, Real Estate
23.Mile: A distance of 5280 feet
24.Minimum lot area: A zoning or deed requirement of a certain lot
size for a specified use of a parcel of Real Estate
25.Monument: A natural or constructed feature used as a reference
point in prop- erty descriptions
1. Acre: A parcel of land measuring 43,560 square feet, or 208.71 feet
square.
2. Abutting: Immediately adjacent, such as a parcel of land or body of
water.
3. Base Line: The imagery East-West line used in the government
survey method of land description to establish the starting point for
North and South description.
4. Building code: A group of ordinances that regulate building
construction within a community
5. Building line: The distance from the boundary line of a property within
which no structure may be built ; a setback
6. chain: And unit of measurement used in land surveying- 66 feet
7. Check: A measurement of land; a 24 Mile by 24 Mile Square
,containing 16 townships
8. Correction lines: Place by surveyors at 24 Mile intervals to
compensate for the Earth's curvature in the government Survey
System of the land description
9. Cul-de-sac: A road ending in a circle
10.Deed: A written instrument that conveys title to land
11.Easement: Interest in another land as for right away or access to
provide utilities
12.Frontage: The distance property abuts a particular feature such a road
or a river
13.Government survey method: A system of land description dividing
portions of the u.s. into a grid system of numbered lines north to south
and east to west
14.Grantee: The recipient of title in a Conveyance
15.Grantor: The conveyor of title in a conveyance
,16.Land description: The description of a parcel of real estate which
identifies it has distinguished from other parcels
17.Legal description: A unique and legally acceptable method of
identifying prop- erty
18.Location: The physical site of a property
19.Lot, block and subdivision: A legal description method that refers to a
recorded map of the subdivision that outlines and numbers each
individual lot
20.Maps and plats: Surveys of Land showing boundaries dimensions
monuments and other appropriate features
21.Meridian: Any of the north-south lines six miles apart which
established the boundaries of townships in the government Survey
System of land description
22.Metes and Bounds description: The method of land description that
starts at a point of beginning and "walks the boundaries" of a parcel of
, Real Estate
23.Mile: A distance of 5280 feet
24.Minimum lot area: A zoning or deed requirement of a certain lot
size for a specified use of a parcel of Real Estate
25.Monument: A natural or constructed feature used as a reference
point in prop- erty descriptions
