Creating unclosed parcels

This topic applies to ArcGIS for Desktop Standard and ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced only.

An unclosed parcel does not rely on an internal traverse loop that closes onto its starting point. In the parcel fabric, unclosed parcels are line features, but are stored as parcels. Unclosed parcels are most commonly used to model street centerlines.

You can create unclosed parcels using the parcel traverse. Unclosed parcels behave like normal parcels in the parcel fabric in that they need to be connected to the rest of the parcel fabric network.

Unclosed parcel—joined

Steps:

To create an unclosed parcel, follow these steps:
1. In an edit session in ArcMap , traverse in your unclosed parcel just like you would a normal parcel fabric parcel.

The traverse lines do not close back onto the starting point.

2. After you have finished entering your traverse lines, click the Properties tab on the Parcel Details dialog box and click the field next to Unclosed.
3. Choose True from the drop-down list.
4. Click the Keep Changes command on the Parcel Details dialog box to save the parcel or click the Keep And Join command to save and directly begin joining the parcel to the fabric.