Landowners, landmen and title researchers

Paste the legal description from your deed

Free deed plotter: paste the metes and bounds calls from your deed and see the shape, acreage and closure error. A drawing, not a survey.

Free to read
No sign-up until the draft
Hands off to the right door

ePlan fills in

Plotted shape
Acreage
Closure error
County parcel overlay
Aerial imagery

How it works

Deed plot with acreage and closure, from one answer

Paste the calls from your deed.
ePlan plots them, computes acreage and shows how far the figure misses closing.
Download the plot free. Building near the line? Start an ADU permit application.

What you get

Deed plot with acreage and closure and 1 more document

The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the ADU permit door.

The first draft

Deed plot with acreage and closure (free, not a survey)

Calls as entered
Plotted boundary
Computed acreage
Closure error and precision
Overlay on county parcels and aerial
Notes for a surveyor

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ADU permit application

Site plan with setbacks to lot lines
Unit type and floor area
Utilities and sewer or septic
Parking and fire access

From public data

What ePlan fills in, and from where

County parcel linesRegrid nationwide parcel data (or the county assessor)
Aerial imageryUSDA NAIP

0.3048 m

is exactly one foot; NIST says the older U.S. survey foot, used in many past surveys, should be avoided after Jan 1, 2023 except for legacy work
Source: NIST, U.S. survey foot

Ready for the paperwork?

Check your lot against California ADU law: size, setbacks, fees and the 60-day review clock. Get the permit narrative and checklist; bring your drawings.

ADU permit →

Questions

Deed Plotter: what people ask

Is a deed plot a survey?

No. Under California law, locating, re-establishing or retracing a property line is land surveying, which a licensed land surveyor does. A plot shows what the deed says, not where the corners sit on the ground.

Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov

Which foot does my deed use?

Many older surveys used the U.S. survey foot, 1200/3937 meter. Since January 1, 2023, NIST says to use the international foot, exactly 0.3048 meter, except for historic and legacy work. The difference only shows over long distances.

Source: nist.gov

How close to my side line can an ADU go in California?

A city or county can require no more than 4 feet from the side and rear lot lines for a new ADU, and no setback for an existing structure converted in the same place and size.

Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov