Deer Run Rd. · Fictional Georgia demonstration

Explore the Deer Run Sample Reports

See what a GISLens report looks like. Start with the preliminary overview, or explore the full report for detailed maps, findings and recommended follow-up.

Phase 1 · Start here

Preliminary report

See how an initial property overview identifies key questions and recommends topics for detailed GIS screening.

Phase 1 · v5 · PDF.

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Phase 2 · Detailed analysis

Full screening report

Nine exhibits, detailed soil explanations, example policy review and a combined constraints analysis.

Phase 2 · v8 · PDF.

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Explore the nine Deer Run exhibits

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Exhibit 01

Property Lens: Start with both tracts

The opening aerial shows the two advertised tracts and their surroundings. It also introduces an important distinction between the offering outlines and the boundary used for the analysis.

Aerial showing two advertised tracts, yellow offering boundaries and approximate overall GIS dimensions. — Yellow outlines show the offering; the analytical maps use a separate boundary.

Key takeaways

Offering: 27.00 acres in the north tract and 26.01 acres in the south tract, totaling 53.01 advertised acres. The report calculates its results using a separate 44.65-acre analytical polygon.
Dimensions: the approximate 1,640-foot east–west and 2,060-foot north–south spans describe the analytical polygon, not surveyed lengths of the yellow offering boundaries.
Next step: reconcile the offering, survey and legal descriptions before assigning acreage or development capacity to either tract.

On the analytical maps below, solid magenta lines mark the outer property boundary, a dashed magenta line marks the illustrative tract divider, and gray lines mark roads. The fictional divider is not a surveyed split or a transfer of the yellow offering line.

Exhibit 02

Zoning Lens: Check the development rules

The demo assigns Residential Agricultural zoning to the entire analytical parcel. The zoning map provides the starting point for reviewing the rules that affect a proposed use.

Deer Run current zoning at a wider extent, showing the RA subject parcel, internal illustrative tract boundary, and surrounding RA, R1 and R2 districts. — RA covers the analytical parcel. The wider map also shows R1 and R2 residential districts; gray areas have no designation polygon in the source layer.

Key takeaways

The example district uses a base pattern of one dwelling per lot. That does not establish how many lots could be created.
Read the lot and setback standards together with watershed requirements and any applicable approval conditions.

Exhibit 03

Future Land Use Lens: Understand the rural planning context

The property is assigned Rural Residential future land use and lies within the example Rural Reserve strategy area. The plan favors slow growth and limited road and sewer expansion.

Deer Run future land use at a wider extent, showing the RR subject parcel, internal illustrative tract boundary, and surrounding RR and LDS designations. — The analytical parcel is RR Rural Residential. The wider source layer also shows LDS Low Density Suburban; future land use is separate from current zoning.

Key takeaways

The example Rural Residential policy ranges from 0–1 dwelling unit per net acre. Multiplying this range by the gross acreage would not establish a lot count.
Check wastewater options and infrastructure expectations early. Nearby suburban designations do not change the property’s assigned policy.

Exhibit 04

Wetlands & Water Lens: Locate the water features

The example inventory maps a seasonally flooded intermittent streambed across the northern part of the property. Additional water lines identify places to examine more closely.

Water inventory map showing an intermittent streambed crossing the northern tract and surrounding water features. — The mapped streambed footprint is 0.34 acre, or 0.8% of the analytical parcel.

Key takeaways

The inventory footprint is only the mapped feature itself. Water-protection rules can affect a larger area around it.
Locate stream banks and wetland edges in the field before measuring applicable buffers or planning a site layout.

Exhibit 05

Watershed Lens: Look beyond the stream footprint

Willow Creek watershed protection applies to all 44.65 analytical acres in this scenario. Its example rules can affect lot sizes, roofs and paving, setbacks and water buffers throughout the property.

Watershed protection map covering the entire subject property. — The separate example Water Quality Critical Areas layer does not overlap the property.

Key takeaways

Watershed requirements apply across the property, including areas outside the small mapped streambed.
Confirm the applicable watershed subarea and water-feature locations before laying out lots, roads or wastewater areas.

Exhibit 06

Flood Risk Lens: Document the mapped result

The demonstration assigns Zone X, Area of Minimal Flood Hazard, throughout the property. No example Special Flood Hazard Area or regulatory floodway overlaps the analytical boundary.

Illustrative flood map showing the property in Zone X and a nearby Zone A area outside its boundary. — This is a fictional flood-screening example, not a FEMA determination for a real Deer Run Rd. property.

Key takeaways

All 44.65 analytical acres fall within the example Zone X area. The nearby illustrative Zone A begins about 540 feet away.
Minimal mapped flood hazard still leaves local drainage and small-stream flooding to evaluate.

Exhibit 07

Terrain Lens: Find the steeper ground

The illustrative terrain places 4.13 acres, or 9.3% of the property, on slopes of 15% or more. Their locations help focus questions about grading, drainage and road layout.

Terrain map with five slope classes from less than 5 percent to 25 percent and above. — The scenario uses an illustrative historical surface with an assumed 2019–2020 reference period.

Key takeaways

About 79.7% of the analytical parcel falls below 10% slope in this example.
The 15% threshold is a screening choice, not an automatic no-build rule. Obtain current topographic information before design.

Exhibit 08

Soils & Septic Lens: Understand the limitations

The example septic absorption-field interpretation assigns a limitation to every mapped soil unit. These ratings help target soil and wastewater evaluation before planning around an onsite septic system.

Septic limitations map with eight labeled soil units; yellow means Somewhat limited and rose means Very limited. — Ratings apply specifically to septic tank absorption fields, rather than to every potential use of the soil.

Key takeaways

Wetness and flooding contribute to the stronger rating in CA; slope contributes in GwE2 and PaE. Other units have water-movement or bedrock limitations.
The ratings guide site evaluation. They do not locate a drainfield or establish septic approval, capacity or permit eligibility.

How to read the septic ratings

Example rating	Acres	Share
Somewhat limited	38.80	86.9%
Very limited	5.85	13.1%

Somewhat limited means moderately favorable soil features that may need special planning or design. Very limited means one or more unfavorable features that may require major changes, special design or costly installation.

No mapped unit is rated Not limited in this example. Percentages describe mapped acreage, not the chance of septic approval.

Read the soil map labels

Map code	Soil unit and example limiting factors
AmC	Appling sandy loam, 6–10% slopes. Somewhat limited: slow water movement.
CA	Cartecay loam, 0–2% slopes, frequently flooded. Very limited: seasonal saturation, flooding, lower-layer seepage and slow water movement.
CeB	Cecil sandy loam, 2–6% slopes. Somewhat limited: slow water movement.
CeC	Cecil sandy loam, 6–10% slopes. Somewhat limited: slow water movement.
GeB	Gwinnett sandy loam, 2–6% slopes. Somewhat limited: depth to bedrock and slow water movement.
GwC2	Gwinnett sandy clay loam, 6–10% slopes, eroded. Somewhat limited: depth to bedrock and slow water movement.
GwE2	Gwinnett sandy clay loam, 10–25% slopes, eroded. Very limited: depth to bedrock, slope and slow water movement.
PaE	Pacolet sandy loam, 10–25% slopes. Very limited: slope and slow water movement.

The example uses Dominant Condition: the rating with the largest combined share of named soil components determines each map-unit rating. Components are not individually located on this map. Go to the full-report button, then open the PDF to read the Soil Guide.

Exhibit 09

Combined Constraints Lens: See where concerns overlap

This map combines the example water inventory, special flood hazard, slopes of 15% or more and soils rated Very limited for septic absorption fields. Overlapping areas are counted once.

Combined map showing selected water features, steeper slopes and Very limited septic soil units within both tracts. — Selected concerns cover 7.74 acres, or 17.3% of the analytical parcel.

Key takeaways

The remaining 36.91 acres are not confirmed buildable land. They are simply outside the selected mapped features.
Watershed rules still apply parcel-wide. Water buffers, Somewhat limited soils, access and utilities can affect land inside or outside the colored areas.

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