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Trace your property.
Print a plot plan the county will accept.
Search your address, trace the parcel and structures right over the aerial photo, drop in dimensions and labels, and print to a true engineer's scale. No CAD, no site visit, no guessing where the shed sits.
SHEDS · FENCES · DECKS · POOLS · CARPORTS · DEMOLITION · ADUs · DRIVEWAYS
HOW A PLAN COMES TOGETHER
Three steps to a printable plot plan
- Find the property. Search the address and the map flies to the parcel on high-resolution aerial imagery. Import the property boundary from your county GIS or trace it yourself with angle snapping.
- Draw what's there — and what's planned. Trace structures, add the new shed or the carport coming down, drop in trees, wells, septic, fences, and driveways from the symbol library. Every segment labels its own length.
- Print to scale. Pick 1″=10′ through 1″=100′, letter or tabloid, satellite or clean white background. The title block, north arrow, scale bar, and vicinity map are set up for you.
WHAT'S IN THE TOOLBOX
Everything the permit counter asks for
Aerial tracing
Draw over Esri World Imagery or public-domain USGS aerials with vertex and 15° angle snapping, so lines land where the fence actually runs.
Real measurements
A measure tool for quick checks, automatic edge lengths on every shape, and dimension lines with extension ticks and arrowheads for the sheet itself.
Boundary & building import
Pull the parcel line from a county ArcGIS layer or Regrid, and bring in existing building outlines from OpenStreetMap to start from something real.
Symbols & annotations
Trees, sheds, pools, wells, septic, utilities, north arrows — placed at true size in feet — plus text labels and leader arrows anywhere.
Fills, textures & line styles
Concrete, gravel, grass, pavers, water, and a red demolition hatch. Fence, easement, and utility line styles (W, S, E, G) reviewers recognize on sight.
Streets & parking
Draw a centerline and get a named, surfaced street at true width. Sketch one line and generate a parking row with stall size and angle you choose.
Impervious coverage
Mark the property boundary once and the plan totals impervious area and lot coverage live — the number stormwater reviewers ask for.
Setbacks & insets
Click any boundary edge, enter the setback distance, and get a dashed offset line. Or inset a whole outline in one step.
Trace a survey
Upload a plat or old survey image, calibrate it with two points and a known distance, and trace it in place at true scale.
PLOT PLAN QUESTIONS
Before you start
What is a plot plan?
A plot plan (many jurisdictions say "site plan") is a to-scale bird's-eye drawing of your property showing the boundary, existing structures, and whatever you're proposing — the new shed, the deck, the carport coming down — with dimensions and distances to the property lines. Building departments require one with most permit applications.
Will my county accept a plan drawn from aerial imagery?
For most residential over-the-counter permits — sheds, fences, decks, pools, carports, demolitions — yes: departments routinely accept owner-drawn plot plans based on aerial photos and parcel records, as long as they're to scale, dimensioned, and complete. Every sheet printed here carries the scale, a scale bar you can check with a ruler, a north arrow, and the standard "not a survey" note. Check your county's checklist; requirements vary.
Do I need a licensed surveyor instead?
Sometimes. If your project sits close to a setback line, involves new primary construction, a lot split, or a boundary dispute, the county may require a stamped survey. A plot plan drawn here is not a survey — it's the faster, cheaper document for the large class of projects that don't need one.