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(a) An easement depiction prepared by any person registered or licensed under the Surveying Act shall adhere to all rules promulgated by the board except where:(1) the easement area can be clearly ascertained without reference to a metes and bounds description of the easement; and(2) the easement does not bisect or protrude into the tract (leaving non-easement areas on opposite sides of the easement strip).(b) An easement's legal description or plat depiction meets the requirements of the exception to this rule when the easement:(1) is a blanket easement; or(2) the easement:(A) is within a tract of land or lot depicted in a recorded subdivision plat;(B) can be clearly defined and located without a metes and bounds description; and(C) is adjoining to a platted boundary line.(c) A "construction estimate", as used in §1071.004 of the Surveying Act, means a depiction of a possible easement route for planning purposes.