Description
Compare an easement width with a supplied required width.
Planning measurements depend on lot boundaries, excluded area, frontage, ground datum and the unit or person being served. A footprint fraction and a width margin answer different geometric questions. Accessibility, easement rights and zoning compliance depend on verified conditions and applicable requirements beyond a supplied flag or numerical comparison.
Compare an easement width with a supplied required width.
When to use this tool
Use Parcel Access Easement Width Margin when you already have recordedWidth, suppliedRequiredWidth and need to compare an easement width with a supplied required width.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter recordedWidth, suppliedRequiredWidth. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read margin, meetsSuppliedWidth. Inspect meetsSuppliedWidth before interpreting the associated values.
Require nonnegative widths; return recorded-required margin and recorded>=required, including equality.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| recordedWidth | Recorded Width | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| suppliedRequiredWidth | Supplied Required Width | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| margin | Margin | Required. Finite number. |
| meetsSuppliedWidth | Inclusive recorded>=required comparison, not proof of legal compliance. | Required. Boolean. |
{
"input": {
"recordedWidth": 6,
"suppliedRequiredWidth": 4
},
"output": {
"margin": 2,
"meetsSuppliedWidth": true
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- The required width is assumed; no easement rights, survey boundaries or applicable access standard is verified.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use a verified survey, route inspection and the applicable planning definitions for actual coverage, access or height questions. Separate a supplied geometric margin from the documentation needed to establish an easement or accessibility condition.
References
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