When buying your new home, it is important to understand what you are looking at on a site plan. A site plan is a set of drawings that demonstrates what a site will look like once it is complete. This may include information such as home location, walk-out versus buried basement conditions, topography of property, and location of utility lines, drainage, and public easements.

Here are a few key terms to remember when reviewing the site plan:

Building Restriction Line (BRL): The BRL is the area where the home must be constructed within. 

Easement: This is an area designated on a homesite that permits specific utlilties to be legally installed.

Property Line: This is the legal boundary of the parcel of land. 

Contour Lines: These depict the topography and elevations of the site. The closer together these lines occur, the steeper the slope of the land. Contour lines can also depict drainage patterns.

 

This short video will cover the basics of reading a site plan when buying a new home. If you have any additional questions, please visit a Winchester Homes' Sales Center.