Whenever the proprietor of any square or lot shall deem it necessary to subdivide the same into convenient building lots or portions for sale and occupancy and alleys for their accommodation, he may cause a plat to be made by the Surveyor or a registered land surveyor, on which shall be expressed the dimensions and length of all the lines of such portions as are necessary for defining and laying off the same on the ground, and may certify such subdivision under his hand and seal, in the presence of 2 or more credible witnesses, upon the same plat or on a paper or parchment attached thereto.
(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1425, ch. 854, § 1581; Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-261, § 5005(c), 46 DCR 3142.)
1981 Ed., § 1-920.
1973 Ed., § 1-620.
This section is referenced in § 1-1321 and § 42-2009.
Condominium subdivisions, see § 42-2009.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 1 - Government Organization
§ 1–1301. Salary; appointment; term of office
§ 1–1303. Appointment of Assistant Surveyor and other employees
§ 1–1304. Duties of Assistant Surveyor
§ 1–1305. Surveyor’s office to be legal office of record of plats and subdivisions
§ 1–1306. Records, papers, and instruments to be kept and preserved by Surveyor
§ 1–1307. Records of divisions of squares and lots
§ 1–1308. Records deemed property of District; transfer of records upon vacancy in office
§ 1–1309. Typewritten records authorized
§ 1–1311. Transcripts as evidence
§ 1–1312. Subdivision of United States squares
§ 1–1313. Orders regulating platting and subdividing; admission of plats and subdivisions to record
§ 1–1315. Right-of-way through cemeteries
§ 1–1316. Surveys for District
§ 1–1317. Order of survey to be speedily executed
§ 1–1318. Alteration of boundaries; change of surveys
§ 1–1319. Boundaries of lots to be marked
§ 1–1320. Subdivision plat; certification
§ 1–1321. Examination of subdivision dimensions; recording of subdivision
§ 1–1322. Reference to subdivisions
§ 1–1323. Regulation of alleys
§ 1–1324. Deficiency or excess in measurement of square
§ 1–1326. Wall extending over lot line
§ 1–1327. Surveyor to certify and record location of party wall
§ 1–1328. Adjusting lines of buildings; certificate as evidence