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Posted by Em on November 2, 2007, 11:45 pm
I want to find the buried rebar stake that separates my yard from the
neighbor, just at the curb of the street. How far back from the curb is the
stake probably buried. I live on a cul-de-sac, if that matters. Thanks
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Posted by DerbyDad03 on November 2, 2007, 11:54 pm
> I want to find the buried rebar stake that separates my yard from the
> neighbor, just at the curb of the street. How far back from the curb is the
> stake probably buried. I live on a cul-de-sac, if that matters. Thanks
Call your town/village/city hall and ask them. Property lines,
setbacks and right-of-ways vary drastically by location and year of
construction. You could be grandfathered under some old rules or
subject to the latest.
Besides, there is large possibility that the stake no longer even
exists and the only way to know is by looking at a recently certified
survey map or getting a updated survey done.
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Posted by DerbyDad03 on November 2, 2007, 11:56 pm
>
> > I want to find the buried rebar stake that separates my yard from the
> > neighbor, just at the curb of the street. How far back from the curb is the
> > stake probably buried. I live on a cul-de-sac, if that matters. Thanks
>
> Call your town/village/city hall and ask them. Property lines,
> setbacks and right-of-ways vary drastically by location and year of
> construction. You could be grandfathered under some old rules or
> subject to the latest.
>
> Besides, there is large possibility that the stake no longer even
> exists and the only way to know is by looking at a recently certified
> survey map or getting a updated survey done.
Forgot to add that the stake, if it is there, might have been moved
and its current location might not mean anything.
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Posted by aemeijers on November 3, 2007, 12:24 am
Em wrote:
> I want to find the buried rebar stake that separates my yard from the
> neighbor, just at the curb of the street. How far back from the curb is the
> stake probably buried. I live on a cul-de-sac, if that matters. Thanks
>
>
There is no 'rule of thumb' on this, since the curb line may or may not
be your front property line. In lots of subdivisions, the lots
technically run to center of platted street, and it sits on an easement.
(Note that platted street and paved street often do NOT match...)
Do you have stakes, aka corner pins, for the BACK corners of the lot? A
cul-de-sac complicates matters, since that usually means a pie-shaped or
5 or more sided lot. But unless your deed just says 'lot XXX of
subdivision YYY, as recorded on page www of plat book ZZZ', county of
whatever', it <may> include reference angles for the side borders, from
the back border. Put a string between the back pins to establish the
back line, and using a protractor or compass (depending on how they
wrote the deed) find the right angle, and run a tape out the indicated
number of feet.
Pretty useless to speculate- look at your deed. The paperwork from when
you bought the place may have enough of the survey data to find the
corners. Are you just curious, or planning some landscaping, or is there
a neighbor dispute underway? If it is more than curiosity, a fresh (or
refreshed) survey may be the best answer. If the neighbor on either or
both sides will go in together with you on it, they may give a discount,
since they have to work backwards to the same monument or benchmark for
all of them. (Unless using that newfangled GPS stuff is legal in your
area for legal surveys....)
Standard disclaimer- I am not a registered licensed surveyor, but I did
do plenty of the mule work as a kid....
aem sends...
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on November 3, 2007, 12:24 am
>I want to find the buried rebar stake that separates my yard from the
>neighbor, just at the curb of the street. How far back from the curb is the
>stake probably buried. I live on a cul-de-sac, if that matters. Thanks
>
Depends on the town right of way. Mine is about 4 or 5 feet from the curb.
Anyone you know have a metal detector? That may help, assuming it is still
there. Is there a stake in one of the other corners? If so, you can
measure from there for a good guesstimate of where to look.
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