Anyone familiar with the process of subdividing a property?
 

Folks,

I have a house on an extra wide property and I'd like to split the lot in half to build another house for a rental. How would I go about starting this process? Which city/county departments need to be involved? Who do I see about getting it perk tested?

Thanks in advance! :)

I would start by going to the local building permit department and asking what departments to talk to next. Laws governing these matters may vary from state to state and even from county to county or within city limits.

What would work here would not work in another county or perhaps city. Although we are in the same county some of the zoning rules are quite different from Lafayette to West Lafayette, which are different citys with different building permitting entities.

Good luck.

Tom W

Just curious, but are there laws that prevent building another residence on the single lot that you have? If you don't have to subdivide, it would seem that the value of the entire lot with two residences might have more value than two smaller subdivided ones.

Around here you cannot build two residences on one lot.

That might be different elswhere.

Tom W

I'm no expert, but I would think that having separate lots, each with its own house, would always be more valuable than having two houses on one big lot. If you have two lots, you can always sell one if you need to. If you want to keep both houses and all the land, you could do that, too. Having a property line down the middle won't hurt anything.

Like TW said, usually you can't put two single family dwellings on one parcel in a municipality anyway. 'Course we don't know if OP is in the municipality, County (assuming since he mentioned 'perk'), ect....

I have subdivided a lot of land in Rowan County, NC. The rules, especially if there is an improved structure on the land considered vary from munis and counties. Don't waste your time here--go to the county.

I would think a spray paint can would do nicely.

You in Durham County?
Start Here.
http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/planning/atlas.cfm

Thanks guys. I just have no inkling of where to start so I figured I'd ask you all knowlegable folks first...:D

Go find your local Civil Engineer or Surveyor. More than likely you will have to have a surveyor draw and stamp a map for any partition (usually a lot being divided).

The local professional has probably done this many times - and he can just save you alot of time. Save money?

Ask for some advice or a proposal (qoute) for a lot partition.

Bring your title/deed/taxlot information.