How to Read a Survey Plan

These boundary lines depict the extent of ownership.

Each Boundary has a Bearing and Distance.

Distance between building structures and surveyed boundaries.

Set a corner using information that is already known.

(M) - confirms what is already known by measuring the distance or direction.

The underlying subdivision plan shows important information.

Identifies an additional plan source of boundary information.

“ Metro Toronto Roads and Traffic Department". Forerunner of the City of Toronto Survey and Mapping Division.

The official surveyed and confirmed location of the street line.

Official symbols of legal survey monuments existing on the property.

Types of legal survey monuments that are on the property.

Identification number of the land surveying firm responsible for placing the monument.

Denotes found but unidentified legal survey monuments.

Denotes legal monument set by surveyor to "witness" a corner, angle, curve or bend where the true location is obstucted.

The property being surveyed is part of the Summary listing of underlying Lots shown on the subdivision plan.

The "PIN", is a unique 9-digit identifier assigned by the land registry office to uniquely identify each property in Ontario.

Identifies existence of an easement and provides its location on the survey plan.

Property address and house characteristics at time of survey plan preparation.

Outlines of structures on property and adjoining land.

Denotes physical site features potentially indicating easements, neighbour encroachments or other problems such as catch basin (CB); manhole (MH).; edge of pavement (EOP)

Details of permieter fencing and enclosures at the time of field survey. specifically board fence (BF); chain link fence (CLF); gate (G); iron fence (IF); no fence

The measured location of a physical feature relative to the boundary.

Type of regulated survey plan usually prepared for residential properties.

An SRPR must have two components. Part 1 is the plan and the written report set out in Part 2.

Originating survey firm and project details.

The Surveyor's "sea of approval" assurance compliance with specifications.

Unauthorized use of the plan is prohibited by law.

The Association of Ontario Land Surveyors can review any plan for adherence to standards.

Client for whom the survey plan was originally prepared.

A previous survey plan that redivided the Lots on the M-Plan into new Parcels.

Shows the location of lots lines on the underlying subdivision plan.

Each street has a name and a legal origin.

Surveyors must show how the survey plan fits in with the underlying lot fabric.

This refers to the original Township (farm) Lots laid out “ East of Yonge Street“ .

Geographic orientation of the survey plan.

Survey Plans are legal maps drawn to a specified scale.

Legend for technical plan details.

Metric units have been used on this survey plan.

This plan is oriented to north by a bearing angle derived from a line defined by survey monuments.