Which subdivision category pertains to subdivisions of not more than 1,500 hectares and 50 parcels?

• A. Public Land Subdivision
• B. Isolated Surveys
• C. Group Settlement/Townsite Subdivision Surveys
• D. Cadastral Surveys

Answer: (C)

Grouping land into a planned settlement or townsite follows a distinct subdivision category because it handles a specific scale and purpose. The limit of up to 1,500 hectares and no more than 50 parcels is the key detail that defines this type. It reflects surveying needs for a community layout—with streets, blocks, and lots arranged to support a group settlement or a townsite—rather than simple parcel-by-parcel transfers or large, irregular tracts.

This category is used when the plan is to create a coherent, surveyed community area for multiple occupants or a town, so the procedures, approvals, and map details are tailored to a township-style development. The other subdivision types cover different situations: Subdividing public land into parts under public-disposition rules, surveying individual or isolated parcels that don’t form a subdivision, or conducting cadastral surveys that establish boundaries for titled land, often across larger, non-townsite tracts.