Calculating Street Centerlines

The following information is provided courtesy of Tina Carter for calculating street centerlines to make sure if you are being offered a lease on the correct acreage.

Go to www.euless.org, click on the maps toward the bottom of the page on the right hand side, then type in your address. There is a measuring tool there where you can measure your property. This is an approximate and not exactly rocket science. You will see your square footage under your address on the left. DO A PRINT SCREEN OF EVERY STEP AND TAKE IT WITH YOU!

Then measure each side of the property (width only) that meets a street. Take this number times 25ft. (this is to the middle of the street) Then add this number to the square footage from above (perimeter of property).

Next step.......
Take your total square footage divided into an acre and your result is you property square footage including the middle of the street.
example:
Your Property / Total SF in an Acre = Your Lot Size
20250 / 43560 = 0.464876

REMEMBER...this is an approximate!!!

All surveys are different so the system above could prove to be more accurate. You can take your survey; however, some of them exclude several feet in front of the property including a portion of any sidewalks so it is harder to get these numbers accurate if you don't know how to read your survey. BUT, take the survey with you and use them as a comparison and show them to your landman if there is a discrepancy. If there is a discrepancy, Cheaha will have a person present that can measure your property online, BEFORE you sign. Ask them to re-measure. They will change the square footage if there is a large enough discrepancy. Please do not ask them to change it for "tenths or 100 hundreds of a difference. Don't get angry, they will work with you. If you can't get them to work with you, don't sign and tell them why. Re-check everything and then re-schedule your signing for later if you need too.