§ 66448 Parcel Map Survey Requirements

• •If you need to make a parcel map, it must be based on a field survey that follows the Land Surveyors Act if your local rules say so.
• •If your local rules don’t say you need a field survey, you can either do a field survey or use old recorded data to make the map.
• •You can only use old data if there are enough survey markers already recorded to figure out the outside and inside lines of the land.

You want to split your big backyard into two smaller lots to sell one.

If your city says you need a survey, you have to hire a surveyor to measure the land. If your city doesn’t require it, you can use old maps and markers if they’re clear enough to show the new lines.