Drawing a curved line boundary.
Antonio Nix's List: Milwaukee County Tax Assessors
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To demarcate curved lines, a surveyor makes reference to the arc distance of the curve, the radius distance of the curve, and the course and distance of the chord. The term arc refers to the length of a curved line that makes up a segment of the boundary of the real property. The radius refers to the distance between any point on that curved line and the center of an imaginary circle that could be drawn if that curved line was extended to form a full circle. A chord is a straight line drawn from the starting point of an arc to the end point of an arc. A sample description of a curved boundary line reads as follows: "thence run along said curve to the right having a chord bearing of South 32 degrees 1 minute East, a radius of 47 feet, and a central angle of 46 degrees 50 minutes for an arc distance of 35.17 feet to a point of tangency.
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Drawing out a Metes-and-Bounds Description already Written
If you are required to draw out a written metes-and-bounds legal description you need a compass and ruler at hand. The first step is to break the legal description into a series of calls os that you are working with only one call at a time. Then locate the point of beginning and place the center of the compass circle over the point of beginning so that the compass lines up in a north-south direction. Next, read the first call, for example, South 30 degrees East a distance of 45 feet. Find the southeast quadrant and locate 30 degrees east of south. Make a mark at the 30 degree point. Then read the rest of the call, which in this example is a distance of 45 feet. Taking a ruler, from the point of beginning draw a line to the mark you made at the 30 degree point, and then measure along that angle a straight line equivalent to 45 feet.
The term "equivalent" is used here because you are drawing to scale. When drawing to scale you are making sure that the measurements of the boundary lines in your diagram relate in size to the measurements of the actual boundary lines of the particular parcel of real property. For example, the scale might indicate that one mile equals eight inches. Once this line is drawn, you have drawn your first call. To continue take the compass and place the center of the compass in a north-south direction at the end of the line just drawn and repeat the procedure with the next call. Once you have drawn each call, the diagram should close at the point of beginning.
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Drawing Meets and Bounds.
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