Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES
Part XXVII - State Lands
Subpart 1 - Land Information Mapping and Map Records System
Chapter 17 - Parcel Mapping
Section XXVII-1711 - Preliminary Parcel Map Construction

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XXVII-1711

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Prior to the final determination or delineation of individual property ownership lines or boundaries, a preliminary parcel map shall be constructed on 2 mil, dimensionally stable, single-matte transparent film material or the equivalent for each final property ownership map in the parish. The preliminary parcel map shall consist of an overlay of the aerial photography and geographic base map of the project area.

B. No points or lines shall be constructed on the photography or geographic base map, other than the initialization of registration marks on the four corners of the image area. These registration marks will also be placed on the preliminary parcel map as well as the final edited parcel map. During the preliminary parcel map compilation phase, the following detail shall be plotted:

1. using the rights-of-way maps, acquisition surveys, or alignment plans, all public road, street and highway rights-of-way will be made to register and coincide with the physical and cultural features on corresponding photogrammetric or base map enlargements of the aerial photography and associated geographic base map to the fullest extent possible. Indications of the location of section, township and range lines, or corners shown on the rights-of-way plans will be considered in verifying the apparent location of lines and corners shown on the aerial photography and/or geographic base map, or plotting same when not shown;

2. using the original township plats, surveyor's field notes, and USGS topographic maps as a guide, satisfactory efforts shall be implemented to verify or confirm the location of section, township and range lines and corners. The section, township and range lines, and proportionate division lines of sections, shall be made to register with any associated physical and cultural features on the corresponding photogrammetric or base map enlargements as often as possible;

3. using available plans or surveys, all railroad, pipeline or utility line rights-of-way, servitudes or easements will be established and made to register with the physical and cultural features on their respective photogrammetric or base map enlargement as often as possible;

4. all recorded surveys and subdivision plats shall be plotted to the proper property ownership mapping scale. All plotted acreages, overall parcel dimensions, original lot and block numbers, and subdivision names will be shown. The recorded surveys and subdivision plats will be made to register and coincide with the physical and cultural planimetric features on their corresponding screened enlargements as often as possible;

5. a Parish Index Map shall be developed during the preliminary parcel map construction phase, delineating and assigning a permanent map number to the various 1" = 400', 1" = 200', 1" = 100', and 1" = 50' scale property ownership mapping areas of the parish. The index map shall be developed utilizing the parish highway base map layer to depict all road networks and other major planimetric detail. A separate index of the areas enlarged to 1" = 200', 1" = 100' and 1" = 50' scales shall be developed in the same manner as the master Parish Index Map. Each enlarged area shall be labeled according to the name of the city, town, village or area it represents. Permanent map numbers shall be depicted on all index maps within the map area itself.

C. Once the preliminary parcel map construction phase has been completed, a listing of all recorded subdivisions in the parish shall be developed. Each subdivision shall be listed in alphabetical order indicating the following:

1. name of subdivision;

2. map or map number where subdivision is shown;

3. plat books and page numbers where subdivision is legally recorded.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 50:171.

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