Is a location vicinity map required as part of the physical requirements for a Dq Treat location?
Dq_Treat Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Physical Requirements
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- Survey shall be prepared at minimum of 1″ = 20'.
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- Topography is to be shown on a 25' grid and shall include an area 100' outside of the described property.
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- A location vicinity map shall be provided.
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- A north arrow shall be shown.
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- The street address as it will appear in the records of the local municipality.
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- A complete and accurate, metes-and-bounds description to supplement lot, block, and tract number type information, but describes only the land surveyed.
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- Property lines with bearings, distances, arc length, chord, angle and radii, corner monuments identified; show P.O.B. of description and true P.O.B.; locate all easements of record and common usage. Note if calls are of record and/or as measured.
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- The area of the tract shall be shown in either square footage or acreage to the nearest one thousandth of an acre.
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- All existing trees, adjacent roadways, utility locations, power poles, building lines and easements recorded or apparent unrecorded are to be shown.
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- All existing improvements on or within 50' of the described property are to be shown and identified as to type and general condition.
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- Flow line elevations at sanitary and storm sewers are to be shown.
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- The condition of existing sidewalks, curb, gutters and adjacent streets shall be indicated.
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- Utilities--Locate all public and private utility lines adjoining or that will serve the property. Show size, type, manhole invert and rim elevation, direction of flow, utility pole identification numbers, valves, fire hydrants, traffic signal and street light poles, catch basins, drainage structures, etc. Include sanitary and storm sewers, natural gas, electrical, water, and telephone numbers.
Source: Item 17 — The following paragraph is added to the end of Item 17 of the Disclosure Document: (FDD pages 70–378)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Dq Treat FDD, a location vicinity map is required as part of the physical requirements for land title surveys. The survey must be prepared at a minimum of 1" = 20'. Topography is to be shown on a 25' grid and include an area 100' outside of the described property.
In addition to the location vicinity map, the survey must include a north arrow, the street address as it will appear in the records of the local municipality, and a complete and accurate metes-and-bounds description to supplement lot, block, and tract number type information, but describes only the land surveyed.
The survey must also include property lines with bearings, distances, arc length, chord, angle and radii, corner monuments identified; show P.O.B. of description and true P.O.B.; locate all easements of record and common usage, and note if calls are of record and/or as measured. The area of the tract shall be shown in either square footage or acreage to the nearest one thousandth of an acre. All existing trees, adjacent roadways, utility locations, power poles, building lines and easements recorded or apparent unrecorded are to be shown. All existing improvements on or within 50' of the described property are to be shown and identified as to type and general condition. Flow line elevations at sanitary and storm sewers are to be shown. The condition of existing sidewalks, curb, gutters and adjacent streets shall be indicated. Utilities--Locate all public and private utility lines adjoining or that will serve the property. Show size, type, manhole invert and rim elevation, direction of flow, utility pole identification numbers, valves, fire hydrants, traffic signal and street light poles, catch basins, drainage structures, etc. Include sanitary and storm sewers, natural gas, electrical, water, and telephone numbers.