Acre
A land measure equal to 43,560 square feet.
Acreage
Units used to measure the size of a property.
Addressing
Adopt-A-Highway
ADOT
(See ADOT website) Arizona Department of Transportation – agency responsible for Motor Vehicles Division, State Highways Airports
Animal Care and Control
Annexation
A structure or land added on to a larger one or placed near a main one. Arroyo
A channel or gully eroded by a stream. Asbestos Removal / Demolition Notification
Base Line
A principle east-west line in the rectangular land survey system.
Benchmark
A standard of measurement or evaluation made by a surveyor on a stationary point used as an elevation reference.
Bid Submittals For Vertical and Horizontal Construction
Building Codes
Building Permits
Burn Permit
Business License
Cable Licensing
Casual Use Property
Common area property with a minimum of facilities used exclusively by project residents, their families and invited guests without restriction, subject to rules as established by the homeowner organization board of director, and at no additional cost or fee. No commercial uses or paid staff to coordinate activities are present in this type property. A professional management company or other services may be hired to maintain and repair said property.
Common Area
Land and improvements within a lot, parcel, or area for the beneficial use and enjoyment of all owners. The common area may be held by owners of lots or residential units as an undivided interest, owned in its entirety by a homeowners' association, or a combination of both.
Deed
A written, legal instrument that conveys an estate or interest in real property when it is executed and delivered. (See also Quitclaim Deed, Warranty Deed).
Deed Restriction
A limitation that passes with the land regardless of the owner; usually limits the property’s type or intensity of use. Development Plan Review Fee Schedule
Development Plan Submittal Form
Development Standards
Document Search – recorded documents
Drainage Manual
Earth Fissures
Earthmoving Activity
Easement
The right of use created by grant, agreement, prescription, or necessary implication, which on has in the land of another. It is either for benefit of land (appurtenant), such as right to cross A to get to B, or in gross (utilities), such as a public utility easement. The best examples are electrical utilities, water lines and ingress/egress. The existence of an easement on your property does not impact your ownership, but rather provides for the use of a portion of your property for a specific purpose by another. Easement – Utility
(See Easement) This information may be listed on your deed, but to be absolutely sure, a title search must be done. Title Companies will do this research for a fee, insuring that the information is correct. Consult your local yellow pages for Title Companies in your area. Easement for Enjoyment and Use
An interest in real property that conveys use, but not ownership, of a portion or all of an owner’s property. A provision in the PUD’s C.C. & R.’s conveying enjoyment and use of the common areas to the subdivision lot owners, their families and guests. Egress
A way out; an exit or outlet. Elections
Emergency Management – Pinal County
Eminent Domain
The right of government to take private property for public use upon the payment of just compensation. The Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, also known as "the takings clause," guarantees payment of just compensation upon appropriation of private property. Environmental Investigations
Fee Simple
A judicial order transferring either an easement or fee title to a plaintiff for property condemned under eminent domain proceedings. FEMA
Final Order of Condemnation
A judicial order transferring either an easement or fee title to a plaintiff for property condemned under eminent domain proceedings. Fiscal Year
The period beginning July 1 and ending June 30. Flood Control
Flood Maps
Flood Plain Administration
Flood Plain Ordinance
Food Inspections
Food Protection & Safety Program
GIS
One type of computerized mapping system capable of integrating spatial data (land information) and attribute data among different layers on a base map. Also referred to as Geographical Information Systems. Grade
A gradient or slope, especially on a road or railroad. Home Care
Homeowners Organization
Typically a nonprofit, incorporated entity owned and controlled by the PUD lot owners. Its purpose is to operate and maintain the common area property. Also known as homeowner’s association. Impact Fee Ordinance
Impact Fees
Industrial Permit
Industrial Permit
Land and/or improvements that can be adapted for industrial use; a combination of land, improvements, and machinery integrated into a functioning unit to assemble, process, and manufacture products from raw materials or fabricated parts; factories that render service, e.g., laundries, dry cleaners, storage warehouses, or those that produce natural resources, e.g., oil wells. Ingress-Egress
A means of entering (ingress) and a way out; an exit or outlet (egress). Land
Real estate or real property, except improvements.
Land Contract
A contract for sale in which the seller retains title until the buyer completes installment payments for the property. The sale is not recorded until title passes to the buyer. (Also see Contract for Deed). Land Subsidence
The lowering of the land / surface elevation from changes that take place underground. Landfill Locations
Legal Description
A description of land that identifies the real estate according to a system established or approved by law; an exact description that enables the real estate to be located and identified. A description of real property sufficient to locate it on the ground by reference to government surveys or approved recorded maps. Legal Owner
The owner of title, as distinguished from the holders of other interests, e.g., beneficial or possessory interests. Long Term Care
Lot
1. A distinct piece of land; a piece of land that forms a part of a district, community, city block, etc.; 2. A smaller portion into which a city block or subdivision is divided; described by reference to a recorded plat or by definite boundaries; a piece of land in one ownership, whether platted or unplatted. Lot and Block Survey
A plat in which a larger parcel of land is subdivided into small units for the purpose of sale. Conveyances need to refer to only to the lot, block, and plat book designation. Maps
Records of property, surveys, topography that are 1 (a:) a representation usually on a flat surface of the whole or a part of an area b: a representation of the celestial sphere or a part of it. (Contact Pinal County Planning & Development regarding recorded county area maps) Maps
Records of property, surveys, topography that are 1 (a:) a representation usually on a flat surface of the whole or a part of an area (b:) a representation of the celestial sphere or a part of it. (Contact Pinal County Planning & Development regarding recorded county area maps) Master Planned Community
including fairly substantial commercial and public use facilities to support the community. Common areas are typically owned by the developer initially and eventually by a multi-tiered property owner association consisting of a master association with junior, auxiliary association owning and controlling common areas in a particular subdivision subject to the master association. Sun City and Ahwatukee are good examples of master planned communities. Meridian
A principle north-south line in the rectangular land survey system. Minor Land Division
Mobile Homes
Mosquito Fogging
MPE Application
Multiple Use
1. A combination of compatible land uses in an area; 2. A combination of compatible uses in a single building. New Construction
The construction of new buildings, additions to existing buildings, or alterations which convert the property to another use or extends the economic life of the improvement, is reassessed, establishing a new base year value for only that portion of the property.
Open Space & Trails
Owner
The owner of title to a property as indicated by public records. Owner of Record
The owner of title to a property as indicated by public records. Ownership Type
A description of ownership type as provided by the Assessee, including proprietorship, partnership, corporation or business trust. Parcel
An area of land, of any size, that is capable of being conveyed by a single legal description in one ownership.
Parcel Number
This is a unique number assigned to each parcel. The first three digits are usually the Assessor's book number, the second two digits are the Assessor's map number, the next three are the Assessor's parcel number. Sometimes, when the parcel has been split, you will see a letter after the last three numbers. Permit Submittals
Planned Unit Development
A type of residential, commercial, and/or industrial land development in which buildings are clustered or set on lots that are smaller than usual, and large, open park like areas (common areas) are included within the development. Individual properties are owned in fee with the joint ownership (directly or through a homeowner’s organization) of open space areas. Also referred to PUD. Plat
1. A plan, map, or chart of a city, town, section, or subdivision indicating the location and boundaries of individual properties; 2. A map or sketch of an individual property that shows property lines and may include features such as soils, building locations, vegetation, and topography.
Plot Plan Requirements
Pollution Ordinance
Pool Permit
Primitive Roads
Private Encumbrances
Private hindrances that affect value and sale price such as: easements, condominium controls, and deed or subdivision restrictions. Private Road
Not a county maintained road. Property owners are responsible for maintenance and bringing up to County Standard prior to acceptance into the County maintenance system. Property
Property includes an aggregate of things, or rights to things, which are protected by law. There are two basic types of property: real and personal. The Assessor assesses real estate (land and improvements), and taxable personal property. Property Address
The physical address of the parcel of property. Property Class
A descriptive code that identifies the type of property. Property Owner Authorization
Property Taxes
Public Health
Public Housing
Public Library
Public Records Request
A request for records required to be kept under A.R.S.§39-121.01(B) are presumed open to the public for inspection as public records. Public Road
A road that was adopted by the governing board and maintained by city, county, or state. Quarter Section
A subdivision of a Section containing 160 acres more or less, described by referencing the center point in the Section, i.e. the NE ¼ is north and east of the center point. Quitclaim Deed
A form of conveyance in which any interest the grantor possesses in the property described in the deed is conveyed to the grantee without warranty of title. Range Lines
Lines in succeeding six miles increments on either side of a Meridian.
Real Estate
The physical parcel of land and all improvements permanently attached. An identified parcel or tract of land, including improvements, if any. Real Property
The rights, interests, and benefits connected with real estate. Recorded Document
Any written instrument or judgment affecting the title or possession of real property submitted to the County Recorder and made of record by that office; includes Grant Deeds, Quitclaim Deeds, leases, contracts, and court decrees. Rectangular Land Surveys
Land description system based on permanent, uniformly sized rectangular grids which can be subdivided into smaller units of land. Rectangular Survey System
A system for the legal description of land that refers to the parcel's location in a township, an area approximately six miles square that is formed by the intersection of principal meridians and base lines. Each township contains 36, one-square-mile sections of 640 acres. Recycling
Regular Section
A one square mile subdivision of a township containing 640 acres. Right-of-Way
A strip of land which is used as a roadbed, either for a street or a railway. The land is set aside as an easement or in fee, either by agreement or condemnation. (Also see Easement or Fee Simple) Right-of-Way Permits
Right-of-Way vs. Easement
The difference between an Easement and Right-of-Way is perhaps most easily understood through comparison. With an Easement, you own the property, but someone else reserves the right to use it for a specific purpose, such as a roadway. With a Right-of-Way, someone else owns the property, but you enjoy the use of it (within predefined limits). Also see definitions of each: Right-of-Way and Easement. RSRSM – Regionally Significant Routes for Safety and Mobility
Sand & Gravel Application Guidelines
Section
In the government survey system of land description, one of the 36 sections, each one mile square, into which each township is divided. Separated Rights
Rights to property that have been separated by deed such as: air, mineral, water, and leaseholds. Septic Inquiries
Services Fee Schedule
Sign Permit
Site Address
The physical location of a property. Site Amenities
The specific location-related attributes of a property; such as topography, utilities, street traffic, view, etc. Site Plan
An engineered drawing of the proposed development of property. Site Plan Sample
Situs
The physical location of property. Small Area Transportation Study
Solid Waste
Solid Waste - improper disposal of...
Special Districts
Special service governments created to provide a particular service, e.g., economic development districts, water resource management districts. Special Inspections
Subdivision
A tract of land divided by means of a map, into lots or lots and blocks, for the purpose of sale or lease, generally for residential or commercial purposes. Subdivision & Infrastructure Design Manual
Subdivision Process
Subdivision Regulations
Survey Maps
Tax Lien Sales
Taxes
Title
The combination of all elements that constitute proof of ownership. Tract
A parcel of land; an area of real estate that is frequently subdivided into smaller parcels. Transportation Advisory Committee – TAC
Trust Deed
A document similar to a mortgage which conveys title to a trustee for the benefit of some other person named in the document. Use Classification
Categories into which real estate can be divided according to its use residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and special purpose.
Vector Control
Warranty Deed
A deed that conveys to the grantee title to the property free and clear of all encumbrances, except those specifically set forth in the document.
Web Site
A site (location) on the World Wide Web. Each site is owned and managed by an individual, company or organization. West Nile Virus
Year Built
The year in which a primary building on a parcel of property was constructed.
Year Constructed
The year in which the primary structure was completed. Zoning
The public regulation of the character and extent of real estate use through police power; accomplished by establishing districts or areas with uniform restricts relating to improvements; structural height, area, and bulk; density of population; and other aspects of the use and development of private property.
Zoning / Flood Information
Zoning Clearance
Zoning Commission
Zoning Ordinance
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