On Mon, 10 Aug 2020 17:59:58 -0400, Ralph Mowery
wrote:

In article ,
says...

Living on a hillside also has its entertainment value. It seems that
the road has moved about a few feet horizontally in Google Maps. The
problem is that every winter, the hillside slips an inch or two down
the hill, taking the road with it. A landslide into the road on the
uphill side of the road, and a landslide causing the edge of the road
to crumble on the downhill side of the road. We dig out the dirt from
the uphill side, and dump it on the downhill side. From above, it
looks like the road is moving.

I do not recall all the details from talking to a friend that has his
surveyers license. From what I geather it used to be you drug a chain
across the ground to get the footage. Now is is a streight shot. Being
that if you have land on a very steep hill at one time you might have
100 feet of property,but now it may only be listed as 75 feet, even if
nothing is changed.

Looking at the 1926 county map at:
https://gis.santacruzcounty.us/DPWScans/recordmaps/024M02.pdf
I'm in section 18 on lots 20 and 21. Combined, these are listed on
the map as approximately 50 x 87 ft or 4350 sq-ft. The 87 ft part is
on the slope.

Looking at the current data from the county GIS site, the parcel size
for tax purposes shows 4225 sq-ft. Since the house is on an
approximately 45 degree slope, the 87 ft boundary line would need to
be about 123 ft if measured with a chain along the ground. Therefore,
it seems that the local boundaries are measured horizontally since at
least 1926. I have no clue why my property shrank 125 square feet in
the last 94 years. Probably termites.



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