Section 5 - HORIZONTAL CONTROL FOR PRELIMINARY SURVEY - PROPERTY ACQUISITION PARCEL DRAWINGS DRAFTING STANDARDS

Oct 24, 2026

Section 5 establishes uniform procedures for horizontal control in a preliminary survey context, with specific standards for property right acquisition documentation. It defines drafting requirements for parcel drawings used in negotiation or condemnation, including allowable production methods, sheet presentation, required boundary and easement information, revision documentation, and scale conventions. It also specifies lettering standards, detailed line weights and types, cross-hatching and easement depiction rules, and orientation requirements for north arrows and graphic scales. The document continues into legal description criteria for acquisition parcels.

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Section 5

HORIZONTAL CONTROL FOR PRELIMINARY SURVEY

PROPERTY ACQUISITION PARCEL DRAWINGS DRAFTING STANDARDS

PROPERTY ACQUISITION LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS CRITERIA

Section 5 HORIZONTAL CONTROL FOR PRELIMINARY SURVEY Section 5.1 PROPERTY ACQUISITION PARCEL DRAWINGS DRAFTING STANDARDS 5.1.1 General - The purpose of this section is to establish uniform procedures for preparation of property acquisition parcel drawings, which are used to acquire property for improvement projects through negotiation or condemnation, and are used by appraisers and acquisition agents, and for court exhibits and final records. Drawings may be produced manually or by computer aided drafting (CAD) . The finished sheets shall adhere to the following standards. 5.1.2 Drawing Sheet Presentation - Drawings shall contain line work and lettering that is in ink or produced by CAD process, or a combination of the two. Film applications such as Zip-a-Tone, Kroy or Merlin will not be permitted, except for graphic scales or North arrow. All sheets will be on paper. Generally, sheets shall be legal size, 8 1/2 inches by 14 inches, but on rare occasions an extraordinarily large parcel may be drawn on 11 inch by 17 inch paper, to show necessary detail. A border line shall be drawn 0.4 inch in from the top, bottom, left and right sides of the sheet. A title showing project number and parcel number shall begin 0.9 inch in from the left side of the sheet, the bottom of the title line to be drawn 1.5 inches from the top of the sheet. Base sheets, showing redundant details, such as in a mapping area, may be reproduced by Xerox method, with specific parcel details drawn on to the reproduced sheet to prepare an individual parcel drawing sheet. Information to be shown on a parcel sheet is generally that which is required on a boundary survey plat. Street names, subdivision names, block and lot numbers shall be shown for specific parcels and adjoiners. Platted, record and measured dimensions shall be shown for specific parcels and adjoiners, and marked as to which category, e.g., p., rec., m.. Proprietary easements,(public or private), or easements granted exclusively to public agencies other than the City of Topeka shall be shown. Public easements affecting the acquisition of property shall be shown, e.q., platted or pre-existing permanent or temporary construction utility easements that affect property tobe acquired. Revisions to parcel drawings shall be noted, dated and initialed. Property on which all rights are to be conveyed to public useshall be shown as "Property to be acquired, fee simple", and not "Proposed right of way". Scale shall be sufficiently large to show full detail. Insets with larger scale are permitted. Parcels with long strip takings may be broken on the same sheet with match lines. 5.1.3 Lettering -Manually drafted lettering shall be by lettering guide, Leroy or equivalent. CAD text will be Arial and font sizes shall generally correspond to Leroy equivalents. Titles, section numbers, subdivision names, street names, river and creek names shall be \#5 (Leroy - 175 CL) lettering. Block numbers shall be \#4 (Leroy - 140 CL) lettering. Lot numbers and property to be acquired descriptors (Property to be acquired, fee simple; Permanent sanitary sewer easement; Temporary construction easement; etc. ), shall be \#3 1/2 (Leroy - 100 CL) lettering. Dimensions, bearings, existing property descriptors (easement types, specific survey information, etc. ), graphic scales text, shall be \#2 (Leroy - 80 CL) lettering. 5.1.4 Line Weights and Types - Line weights shall be as follows: .25 mil Cross-hatching, dimension and leader lines, graphic scales .30 mil Lot and easement lines .35 mil Block lines .50 mil Subdivision or tract lines, property area outlines on which rights are to be acquired .60 mil Street center lines and section lines .80 mil Border lines and specific parcel outlines All linework shall be solid, unbroken lines, except for informational lines on former property lines, such as vacated streets or lots, where lines must be broken for text, and also except for centerlines and sec

FAQs

What is the purpose of the standards for parcel drawing drafting in Section 5.1.1?

To establish uniform procedures for preparing property acquisition parcel drawings used to acquire property for improvement projects through negotiation or condemnation, and used by appraisers, acquisition agents, court exhibits, and final records.

What are the requirements for drawing sheet presentation in Section 5.1.2?

Parcel drawings must use ink or CAD lettering (or a combination), be on paper, follow specified legal or rare larger sheet sizes, include a border line and a title placement, and show required boundary, street, subdivision, block/lot, and easement information.

How are easements and property to be acquired represented on parcel sheets?

Property to be acquired (fee simple) is cross-hatched with solid lines broken for text at a specified angle and spacing; permanent easements use solid lines with text at a best-contrast vertical or horizontal orientation; temporary easements use dotting.

Oct 24, 2026

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