Memorandum Circular No. 1 of 2016 amending Section 180.D of the DENR Manual on Land Survey Procedures

• •• • lkpublk • tbe Philippines J>epiu1Mat 0/ElIwOIIJIfI!Ilt tllId NtItrlrtll Resources LAND MANAGEMENT BUREAU Manila DENR Memorandum Cin:ular No. 2016 - ..m fEB. 2 2016 SUBJECT: AMENDING SECTION 180.D OF THE DENR MANUAL ON LAND SURVEY PROCEDURES In view of the recent difficulties being encountered in the identification of land parcel during the conduct of verification/relocation survey for the resolution of either judicial or administrative land cases, Section 180.d of the DENR Manual on Land Survey Procedures re: "Description ofvegetation and terrain", is hereby amended to read as follows: l. For lots with areas of one hectare or more, the approximate boundary of the area under cultivation and the nature of its vegetation such as rice, pastures, woods, etc. with a brief description of the topographic features such as plain, rolling, hilly or mountainous shall be indicated in light black dotted lines. The Indiaative loaation of existing stroctures sueb as bouses, fences, pathways. etc. shaD be plotted on the plan using conventional symbols. The number of storeys if the strocture is a bouse or building shall also be indicated next to the figure. 2. For lots less thanone hectare in area, a general use, such as, "residential lot", home lot", "rice land", "sugar cane land", "commercial lot", shall be indicated on said plans. In an isolated sUIVey, a policy on one-lot-one-plan (OLOP) sball be strictly implemented except for parcellary suney for proposed road wherein the project wJ1l traverse several land parcels. The actualloaation of the bouse or building shall be clearly shown on the plan and the number of storeys sball be indicated on or next to the rtgUre. 3. Regardless of the area, permanent structures such as buildings with concrete foundation, stone wall, etc., shall be indicated by conventional symbols on the plans and maps. This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately. A REPUIlL,IC 0' niE ~IlILIPPlIiE$ DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT 111111Iini~1rmlliiim~liilll SENR041997