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An older type of legal survey monument usually marking a corner (not used since the 1970's).
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Term: Radius
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The radius of a circular curve is the distance from either the point of tangency or the point of curvature, measured along the perpendicular, to the curve center.
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Term: Rafters
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The wooden structural support beams for a roof, sometimes visible on the exterior for certain building types and styles.
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Term: Ratio
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The core principle of a particular judgment that is followed or referred to in future cases with similar facts. The lower courts are obliged to follow the *ratio* of judgments of higher courts.
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An ownership interest in real property. In common usage it has come to mean the land itself.
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Land and generally whatever is erected upon it, growing on or affixed to the land.
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A method for implementing a survey using GPS.
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Term: Records
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Information however recorded or stored, whether in printed form, on film, by electronic means or otherwise, and includes documents, financial statements, minutes, accounts, correspondence, memoranda, plans, maps, drawings, photographs and films.
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A set of techniques for removing data errors through calculation or adjustment
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Orientation of the survey plan is based on a specific surveyed line and a specific bearing. The reference bearing is taken off a previous survey, and the origin traces back to astronomic observations of the North Star (hence the term "astronomic") to orient survey to official North/East/South/West. Reference Bearing must match the Bearing Not.
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A publicly deposited plan, comprised of Parts and assigned a unique number. Differentiated from other plans by an "R" and the number of the specific registry office in which the land is situate, e.g. 66R-1234.
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A document or plan with a unique sequential number placed in the Registry system whereby an action related to land occurs, e.g. transfer, expropriation.
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A plan with an unique sequential number placed in the Registry system whereby an action related to land occurs upon registration. e.g. expropriation, M-plan.
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A plan prepared and registered under subsection 83 (1) of the Registry Act.
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A physical building where documents relating to land are filed and stored (and other documents as well). Historically these were secure fireproof buildings ensuring the availability of records to verify land ownership, e.g. loss of deed papers by an owner. Ontario land registry offices are sequentially numbered from 1 to 66. For modern plans recorded in the registry office, the two numbers before the alphanumeric identify the originating office, e.g. 66R-12345 reference plan from Toronto; 43M-1234 subdivision plan in Peel.
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A township lot whose boundaries according to the original plan conform within one degree to the bearings shown for the corresponding boundaries of the majority of the lots in the tier in which the lot occurs.
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The regulations made under any Act.
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Term: Reliction
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The gradual and imperceptible recession of the water resulting in an uncovering of land once submerged; may result in the enlargement of land area.
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Resetting a corner monument at the position of an original monument using Generally Accepted Surveying Principles.
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The process of obtaining information about land, water, or an object, without any physical contact between the instrument doing the sensing and the subject.
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A reserve fund established under section 93 of the Condominium Act.
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Term: Reservoir
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A pond, lake, tank or basin (natural or human made) where water is collected and used for storage. Large bodies of groundwater are called a groundwater reservoir or aquifer; water behind a dam is also called a reservoir of water.
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Known as a "Surveyor's Real Property Report" or "Building Location Survey" on older surveys; some plans may show unfinished buildings, e.g. dwelling under construction or poured concrete foundation.
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Any remaining error after all adjustments are made.
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An agreement creating an obligation contained in a deed, forbidding the commission of some act.
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Term: Resurvey
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The survey of a previously surveyed boundary made for the purposes of correcting errors, re-establishing lost monuments, or placing additional monuments on the boundary.
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A survey of a previously surveyed boundary in order to determine the directions and distances between the monuments marking it.
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Term: Returns
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Official reports. In cadastral survey parlance, the "returns" are the field notes, report and approved survey.
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1) A legal right to enter real property and not be trespassing. 2) Surveyors have a statutory right in Ontario to enter the land of any person for any purpose of the survey.
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The legal right to cross the lands of another.
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Water boundaries, or boundaries formed by a river, lake or the sea. The general rule is that riparian boundaries shift with changes due to accretion or erosion but retain their original location if brought about by avulsion or by artificial causes.
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In strict interpretation, lands bordering on a river.
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One who owns land having a boundary defined by a water course.
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Term: River
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A natural stream of water of considerable volume.
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A term used to designate the area drained by a river and its tributaries.
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Term: Road
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A passage through the country for the use of the people. Roads are public or private. Public roads are laid out by public authority, or dedicated by individuals to public use.
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