A symbol shaped like an elongated S or a pair of hooks drawn across a boundary line on a survey plan or plat. It indicates that the land parcels or lots on either side of the line are united as a single legal entity and cannot be conveyed separately. Draftsmen use this mark to visually override a drawn line that might otherwise suggest a subdivision or split ownership.
Make sure you add a vinculum across the old lot line on the plat so the county knows they're merging those two parcels.
Missing a vinculum on a subdivision plat can cause the tax assessor to issue separate tax bills for land that was meant to be unified.
Also heard as
- tie mark
- hook
Related terms
Metes and bounds
A system of describing land boundaries using physical features, distances, and directions.
Gore
A narrow, triangular tract of land left unincorporated between two adjacent tracts due to a surveying error or conflicting plats.
Tie
A measurement connecting a surveyed point to an established reference monument.