F.A.C.E Fundamentals of Code
Enforcement Level I
Acre - correct answer ✔✔A parcel of land measuring 43,560 square feet, or 208.71 feet square.
Abutting - correct answer ✔✔Immediately adjacent, such as a parcel of land or body of water.
Base Line - correct answer ✔✔The imagery East-West line used in the government survey method of
land description to establish the starting point for North and South description.
Building code - correct answer ✔✔A group of ordinances that regulate building construction within a
community
Building line - correct answer ✔✔The distance from the boundary line of a property within which no
structure may be built ; a setback
chain - correct answer ✔✔And unit of measurement used in land surveying- 66 feet
Check - correct answer ✔✔A measurement of land; a 24 Mile by 24 Mile Square containing 16 townships
Correction lines - correct answer ✔✔Place by surveyors at 24 Mile intervals to compensate for the
Earth's curvature in the government Survey System of the land description
Cul-de-sac - correct answer ✔✔A road ending in a circle
Deed - correct answer ✔✔A written instrument that conveys title to land
Easement - correct answer ✔✔Interest in another land as for right away or access to provide utilities
,Frontage - correct answer ✔✔The distance property abuts a particular feature such a road or a river
Government survey method - correct answer ✔✔A system of land description dividing portions of the
u.s. into a grid system of numbered lines north to south and east to west
Grantee - correct answer ✔✔The recipient of title in a Conveyance
Grantor - correct answer ✔✔The conveyor of title in a conveyance
Land description - correct answer ✔✔The description of a parcel of real estate which identifies it has
distinguished from other parcels
Legal description - correct answer ✔✔A unique and legally acceptable method of identifying property
Location - correct answer ✔✔The physical site of a property
Lot, block and subdivision - correct answer ✔✔A legal description method that refers to a recorded map
of the subdivision that outlines and numbers each individual lot
Maps and plats - correct answer ✔✔Surveys of Land showing boundaries dimensions monuments and
other appropriate features
Meridian - correct answer ✔✔Any of the north-south lines six miles apart which established the
boundaries of townships in the government Survey System of land description
Metes and Bounds description - correct answer ✔✔The method of land description that starts at a point
of beginning and "walks the boundaries" of a parcel of Real Estate
Mile - correct answer ✔✔A distance of 5280 feet
, Minimum lot area - correct answer ✔✔A zoning or deed requirement of a certain lot size for a specified
use of a parcel of Real Estate
Monument - correct answer ✔✔A natural or constructed feature used as a reference point in property
descriptions
Municipal ordinance - correct answer ✔✔Local laws regulating specified activities
Parcel - correct answer ✔✔A lot, also, a specified tract of property
Plat book - correct answer ✔✔A public record containing official plats of subdivisions located in a
County. In the past, there were physical books. Currently, the books often take the form of rolls of
microfilm.
Point of beginning (POB) - correct answer ✔✔The starting point of the description of a parcel using the
metes and Bounds method of property description.
Police power - correct answer ✔✔The power of the government to regulate activity for the safety,
Health and Welfare of the populace.
Principal Meridian - correct answer ✔✔The beginning north-south line to which the other meridians are
oriented the government survey method of property description.
Public dedication - correct answer ✔✔Contribution of land to the government by a developer for public
uses
Public utility easement - correct answer ✔✔The right given for use of property owned by private
individuals for the creation and maintenance of utility service
Range - correct answer ✔✔The six mile wide strip running North and South, used in the government
survey method of the property description, found it on the east and west by Range Lines.
Enforcement Level I
Acre - correct answer ✔✔A parcel of land measuring 43,560 square feet, or 208.71 feet square.
Abutting - correct answer ✔✔Immediately adjacent, such as a parcel of land or body of water.
Base Line - correct answer ✔✔The imagery East-West line used in the government survey method of
land description to establish the starting point for North and South description.
Building code - correct answer ✔✔A group of ordinances that regulate building construction within a
community
Building line - correct answer ✔✔The distance from the boundary line of a property within which no
structure may be built ; a setback
chain - correct answer ✔✔And unit of measurement used in land surveying- 66 feet
Check - correct answer ✔✔A measurement of land; a 24 Mile by 24 Mile Square containing 16 townships
Correction lines - correct answer ✔✔Place by surveyors at 24 Mile intervals to compensate for the
Earth's curvature in the government Survey System of the land description
Cul-de-sac - correct answer ✔✔A road ending in a circle
Deed - correct answer ✔✔A written instrument that conveys title to land
Easement - correct answer ✔✔Interest in another land as for right away or access to provide utilities
,Frontage - correct answer ✔✔The distance property abuts a particular feature such a road or a river
Government survey method - correct answer ✔✔A system of land description dividing portions of the
u.s. into a grid system of numbered lines north to south and east to west
Grantee - correct answer ✔✔The recipient of title in a Conveyance
Grantor - correct answer ✔✔The conveyor of title in a conveyance
Land description - correct answer ✔✔The description of a parcel of real estate which identifies it has
distinguished from other parcels
Legal description - correct answer ✔✔A unique and legally acceptable method of identifying property
Location - correct answer ✔✔The physical site of a property
Lot, block and subdivision - correct answer ✔✔A legal description method that refers to a recorded map
of the subdivision that outlines and numbers each individual lot
Maps and plats - correct answer ✔✔Surveys of Land showing boundaries dimensions monuments and
other appropriate features
Meridian - correct answer ✔✔Any of the north-south lines six miles apart which established the
boundaries of townships in the government Survey System of land description
Metes and Bounds description - correct answer ✔✔The method of land description that starts at a point
of beginning and "walks the boundaries" of a parcel of Real Estate
Mile - correct answer ✔✔A distance of 5280 feet
, Minimum lot area - correct answer ✔✔A zoning or deed requirement of a certain lot size for a specified
use of a parcel of Real Estate
Monument - correct answer ✔✔A natural or constructed feature used as a reference point in property
descriptions
Municipal ordinance - correct answer ✔✔Local laws regulating specified activities
Parcel - correct answer ✔✔A lot, also, a specified tract of property
Plat book - correct answer ✔✔A public record containing official plats of subdivisions located in a
County. In the past, there were physical books. Currently, the books often take the form of rolls of
microfilm.
Point of beginning (POB) - correct answer ✔✔The starting point of the description of a parcel using the
metes and Bounds method of property description.
Police power - correct answer ✔✔The power of the government to regulate activity for the safety,
Health and Welfare of the populace.
Principal Meridian - correct answer ✔✔The beginning north-south line to which the other meridians are
oriented the government survey method of property description.
Public dedication - correct answer ✔✔Contribution of land to the government by a developer for public
uses
Public utility easement - correct answer ✔✔The right given for use of property owned by private
individuals for the creation and maintenance of utility service
Range - correct answer ✔✔The six mile wide strip running North and South, used in the government
survey method of the property description, found it on the east and west by Range Lines.
