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F.A.C.E #1 Fundamentals of Code
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Enforcement Level I QUESTIONS
AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
,Acre - ANSWER A parcel of land measuring 43,560 square feet, or 208.71 feet
square.
Abutting - ANSWER Immediately adjacent, such as a parcel of land or body of
water.
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Base Line - ANSWER The imagery East-West line used in the government survey
method of land description to establish the starting point for North and South
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description.
Building code - ANSWER A group of ordinances that regulate building construction
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within a community
Building line - ANSWER The distance from the boundary line of a property within
which no structure may be built ; a setback
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chain - ANSWER And unit of measurement used in land surveying- 66 feet
Check - ANSWER A measurement of land; a 24 Mile by 24 Mile Square containing
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16 townships
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Correction lines - ANSWER Place by surveyors at 24 Mile intervals to compensate
for the Earth's curvature in the government Survey System of the land description
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Cul-de-sac - ANSWER A road ending in a circle
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Deed - ANSWER A written instrument that conveys title to land
Easement - ANSWER Interest in another land as for right away or access to provide
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utilities
Frontage - ANSWER The distance property abuts a particular feature such a road or
a river
Government survey method - ANSWER 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
Grantee - ANSWER The recipient of title in a Conveyance
, Grantor - ANSWER The conveyor of title in a conveyance
Land description - ANSWER The description of a parcel of real estate which
identifies it has distinguished from other parcels
Legal description - ANSWER A unique and legally acceptable method of identifying
property
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Location - ANSWER The physical site of a property
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Lot, block and subdivision - ANSWER A legal description method that refers to a
recorded map of the subdivision that outlines and numbers each individual lot
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Maps and plats - ANSWER Surveys of Land showing boundaries dimensions
monuments and other appropriate features
Meridian - ANSWER Any of the north-south lines six miles apart which established
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the boundaries of townships in the government Survey System of land description
Metes and Bounds description - ANSWER The method of land description that
starts at a point of beginning and "walks the boundaries" of a parcel of Real Estate
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Mile - ANSWER A distance of 5280 feet
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Minimum lot area - ANSWER A zoning or deed requirement of a certain lot size for a
specified use of a parcel of Real Estate
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Monument - ANSWER A natural or constructed feature used as a reference point in
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property descriptions
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Municipal ordinance - ANSWER Local laws regulating specified activities
Parcel - ANSWER A lot, also, a specified tract of property
Plat book - ANSWER A public record containing official plats of subdivisions located
in a County. In the past, there were physical books. Currently, the books often take the
form of rolls of microfilm.
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F.A.C.E #1 Fundamentals of Code
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JP
Enforcement Level I QUESTIONS
AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
,Acre - ANSWER A parcel of land measuring 43,560 square feet, or 208.71 feet
square.
Abutting - ANSWER Immediately adjacent, such as a parcel of land or body of
water.
A
Base Line - ANSWER The imagery East-West line used in the government survey
method of land description to establish the starting point for North and South
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description.
Building code - ANSWER A group of ordinances that regulate building construction
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within a community
Building line - ANSWER The distance from the boundary line of a property within
which no structure may be built ; a setback
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chain - ANSWER And unit of measurement used in land surveying- 66 feet
Check - ANSWER A measurement of land; a 24 Mile by 24 Mile Square containing
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16 townships
O
Correction lines - ANSWER Place by surveyors at 24 Mile intervals to compensate
for the Earth's curvature in the government Survey System of the land description
A
Cul-de-sac - ANSWER A road ending in a circle
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Deed - ANSWER A written instrument that conveys title to land
Easement - ANSWER Interest in another land as for right away or access to provide
JP
utilities
Frontage - ANSWER The distance property abuts a particular feature such a road or
a river
Government survey method - ANSWER 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
Grantee - ANSWER The recipient of title in a Conveyance
, Grantor - ANSWER The conveyor of title in a conveyance
Land description - ANSWER The description of a parcel of real estate which
identifies it has distinguished from other parcels
Legal description - ANSWER A unique and legally acceptable method of identifying
property
A
Location - ANSWER The physical site of a property
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Lot, block and subdivision - ANSWER A legal description method that refers to a
recorded map of the subdivision that outlines and numbers each individual lot
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Maps and plats - ANSWER Surveys of Land showing boundaries dimensions
monuments and other appropriate features
Meridian - ANSWER Any of the north-south lines six miles apart which established
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the boundaries of townships in the government Survey System of land description
Metes and Bounds description - ANSWER The method of land description that
starts at a point of beginning and "walks the boundaries" of a parcel of Real Estate
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Mile - ANSWER A distance of 5280 feet
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Minimum lot area - ANSWER A zoning or deed requirement of a certain lot size for a
specified use of a parcel of Real Estate
A
Monument - ANSWER A natural or constructed feature used as a reference point in
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property descriptions
JP
Municipal ordinance - ANSWER Local laws regulating specified activities
Parcel - ANSWER A lot, also, a specified tract of property
Plat book - ANSWER A public record containing official plats of subdivisions located
in a County. In the past, there were physical books. Currently, the books often take the
form of rolls of microfilm.
