Residential Services

A plot plan is a drawing that shows the major features and structures on a piece of property. The information contained on a plot plan can include the location of all buildings, porches, decks, sheds & driveways. The plan may also include walkways, fences, swimming pools and landscaping features as well as underground and aboveground utilities. Plot plans will also show the lot lines marking the boundaries of the property and include a brief description of adjacent properties.
Local permitting agencies typically require a plot plan with all permit applications submitted to them. They also issue their own specific requirements for those plans.

A boundary survey is the surveyor’s professional opinion on the location of property lines of the subject parcel.

To stakeout the boundary lines of any property, the surveyor must first confirm their location. This requires research at the Registry of Deeds, Land Court and local town offices for any recorded deeds and plans of the focus property and surrounding lands. After examining the deeds and plans, the surveyor will perform an instrument survey locating all monuments, property corner markers and any other structures indicating lines of possession such as fences or stone walls. The results of the fieldwork will be compared with the research. The surveyor will then reconcile all the information to determine a final conclusion about the boundaries. At this point, markers can be set on property corners and property lines.

Land Mapping Inc. prefers using iron rebar with caps for marking property corners and wooden stakes on property lines. Copies of all documentation gathered throughout the process and a sketch of the boundary marker locations are provided to the client.

Floodplain elevation certification is a legal document identifying if a property lies within an area designated as a flood zone. Insurance companies use floodplain elevation certificates to determine flood insurance risk. The United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issues Elevation Certificate forms. Required information includes the building location (longitude and latitude) and the elevation in relation to the base flood elevation in the area.  The certificate form also requires pictures of each side of the building.