Boundary Description City Limits Good Enough?

[Howard Klahr]

I know I've marked boundaries on maps before.

While it makes for greater clarity/improved readability, I do not recall this being a specific requirement

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

Fannie used to require it back in the days when you pasted maps on paper and applied rub on letters. Dark line around the defined neighborhood.

 

[CANative]

Neighborhood Boundaries:

Located in a remote area of the county and neighborhood boundaries are not distinct nor easily described. Very large, sparsely developed geographical area with few roads, streets or highways to use as reference. A general description of what might be considered boundaries for purposes of comparison would be: South of Highway 162; West of the Eel River; North of Reynolds Highway; East of Highway 101. Buyers of this type of property would also consider the communities of Laytonville, Covelo, and Dos Rios.

The subject is located about 12 miles (direct line) northeast of central business district of the City of Willits. Driving distance is closer to about 20 miles due to winding, circuitous roads.

Willits is situated along Highway 101 which is the main north/south commuting corridor through northwest California. Willits is one of only 4 incorporated cities in Mendocino County. Willits has a population of about 5,000 residents and offers limited to average local employment, mainly in the services, governmental, agricultural and retail industries. Shopping, services, grade and high school located in and around the central business district (at the intersection of Highways 101 and 20.) A new regional hospital opened a few years ago. Good recreational amenities such as fishing, camping, hiking and the Pacific Ocean coastal areas (about 45 minutes west of downtown) attracts many home buyers to the area. Ukiah is approximately 25 miles south and is the seat of local government and the largest city in the county. Good employment, shopping and services. Major metropolitan areas and employment centers located in Sonoma County, 1.5 to 2 hours south. North of Willits is for the most part sparsely developed rural lands with only the small community of Laytonville, about 25 miles north and the very small communities of Leggett and Piercy north of Laytonville.

Larger tract residential properties are located outside of the downtown area and include lot sizes of 1 to 300 acres or more. The region is vast and boundaries between the various communities are indistinct. Most buyers do not make choices based on community name. There is a very wide variance in lot sizes, topography, views, access and especially residential improvements. Very little conformity in terms of age, size, quality and condition of residential improvements. Because the area is so sparsely developed there are very few transactions in any given year. The market appeal for large tract residential properties in these rural areas varies from the amenity of privacy and seclusion, agricultural uses such as cattle range land and wine vineyards, animal husbandry, and equestrian uses. Over the last several years there has been increased demand for secluded, large tract lands for purposes of cultivating marijuana. There is some anticipation that California may soon change existing laws that will make marijuana cultivation more attractive.