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I own two acres and want to split off one acre to sell. What kind of survey does that need?
Asked October 25, 2026
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Splitting land usually needs a survey plus local approval [1].
What's typically involved:
- Boundary survey of the parent parcel.
- Preliminary layout of the new lot lines, checked against zoning rules for minimum lot size, frontage, setbacks and access.
- Local review: a planning department process, often called a minor subdivision, lot split or land division, depending on your state and county.
- Final plat or survey with new legal descriptions, recorded with the county once approved.
- Monuments set at the new corners.
Watch for:
- Access and frontage: both parcels need legal road access.
- Septic and well setbacks in rural areas.
- Land that can't become lots: wetlands, steep slopes and easements [2].
Call your planning office first to learn the rules, then hire a licensed surveyor who works in that county [3].
General information only. Answers here are not a survey or legal advice, and no one here can tell you where your boundary is. For your property, hire a licensed land surveyor in your state; for legal questions, a real-estate attorney.