Ono Island Unit Ten-A:
Marlin Key Canal Lots

A buyer’s reading of Unit Ten-A on Marlin Key — three canal-front parcels plus a Canal Owners Association disposal area, a 50-foot private right-of-way, and the Road 50′ / Canal 35′ / Side 10′ building setbacks I use when we walk this corner of the Unit Ten corridor.

PLATS HUB ONO STREET GUIDE

When I advise a buyer on Marlin Key, I open Unit Ten-A first — not Unit Ten alone. This is its own recorded piece: Ono Island Subdivision Unit Ten-A, Baldwin County / Orange Beach, sitting with Unit Ten (Map Book 11, Page 132) along the Marlin Key corridor.

Unit 10 Plat Map

Unit Ten-A is a boundary survey by Rowe Surveying and Engineering Company, Inc. (Donald R. Rowe, Alabama Registration No. 9359), drawn at 1″ = 30′. Field date is August 31, 1998, with surveyor and owner certificates and agency approvals through mid–late 1999 (Orange Beach Planning Commission, Baldwin County Engineer, utilities, and related acceptances). Proprietors include Ono Development Company, Inc. and additional named owners who dedicated the unit for recording.

This page belongs to my Ono Island plats series. Pair it with the Buyer’s Guide, then browse current homes and land. For how streets feel once you are oriented, I keep the Ono Island street guide nearby.

“Unit Ten-A is Marlin Key canal geometry in a tight package — three buildable canal parcels, a dedicated disposal area for the Canal Owners Association, a 50′ private road, and building setbacks I can state confidently: Road 50 feet, Canal 35 feet, Side 10 feet.”

Recorded Plat at a Glance

Where Is Unit Ten-A?

Unit Ten-A sits on Ono Island in Baldwin County, in the Orange Beach area, on the Marlin Key corridor. It relates directly to Unit Ten as recorded in Map Book 11, Page 132 — bearings and the legal description begin at the northwest corner of Lot 44, Unit Ten, and adjoining Unit Ten lots (including the mid-forties band across the canal) frame the neighborhood context.

Primary water for Unit Ten-A is the navigation and drainage canal behind these parcels — not a Gulf frontage and not Old River. Ono Boulevard appears in the adjacent road network near this corner of the island; Marlin Key is the road that fronts these parcels at a 50.0-foot right-of-way.

For how canal and bayou inventory reads today, I keep the broader plats hub and the street guide next to any Marlin Key conversation.

Map note: Google Maps is provided for general geographic orientation. It does not display the recorded Unit Ten-A boundary, legal lot lines, easements, setbacks, canal easement limits, or a surveyed building envelope.

How Many Parcels Are in Unit Ten-A?

Unit Ten-A is organized as four parcels — not a large numbered lot grid:

• Parcel 1 — residential canal parcel, labeled at about 0.56 acres
• Parcel 2 — labeled Disposal Area (about 0.41 acres), with access easements for the Canal Owners Association
• Parcel 3 — residential canal parcel, labeled at about 0.51 acres
• Parcel 4 — residential canal parcel in the same ~0.43–0.51 acre class as the neighboring labeled parcels

So when I count for a buyer: three residential canal parcels (1, 3, and 4) plus one disposal-area parcel (2). The surveyed property is called at 83,162.63 square feet for the Unit Ten-A tract described on the survey.

Adjoining Unit Ten lots along this canal / Marlin Key band give neighborhood context — the legal description begins at Lot 44, Unit Ten, and nearby Unit Ten lot numbers appear across and beside the canal. Confirm any listing against the recorded Unit Ten-A parcel label, not against a Unit Ten lot number alone.

Lot Measurements and Building Setbacks

Unit Ten-A parcels are organized by Marlin Key road frontage and canal orientation. Bearings and distances run on parcel lines; canal centerline geometry references an 80-foot canal easement. Corners are rod and cap unless otherwise noted, and no corners are set in the canal. Bearing basis is taken from the Unit Ten record plat (Map Book 11, Page 132).

Building setbacks for Unit Ten-A are clear, and I state them confidently when we walk a Marlin Key parcel:

A current survey, ACC review, and title still govern a purchase or build strategy. Unit Ten-A setbacks are a recorded starting point — not a substitute for today’s approvals.

Canal, Disposal Area & the Canal Owners Association

Unit Ten-A backs to a navigation and drainage canal. The canal easement is granted to the Ono Island Canal Owners Association, Inc. for construction, maintenance, and related canal purposes. Centerline references include an 80-foot canal easement. No property corners are set in the canal.

Parcel 2 is the labeled Disposal Area. Disposal-area easements are granted by separate document to the Canal Owners Association for access to that disposal area. Access corridors appear along the disposal-area margins (including disposal-area access easement bands on the residential parcels).

A buyer should not use a drawing alone to determine present canal depth, pier placement, bulkhead position, riparian limits, or disposal-area use rights. Those questions may require current survey, title, elevation, permitting, and site-specific guidance from the appropriate professionals.

Marlin Key: A Private Road Framework

The road that fronts Unit Ten-A is Marlin Key, labeled at a 50.0-foot right-of-way. That matches the private Ono Island road system buyers should expect on this corridor.

Ono Boulevard appears in the adjacent road network near this Unit Ten / Unit Ten-A corner of the island. I treat Marlin Key as the Unit Ten-A frontage road and confirm any boulevard adjacency on a parcel-specific survey and title package.

Street maintenance, access rules, and related obligations still follow the Declaration / POA framework rather than a public-dedication model. For how streets feel once you are on the island, return to the Ono Island street guide.

Are Easements Part of Unit Ten-A?

Yes. Unit Ten-A carries a canal easement to the Canal Owners Association, disposal-area access easements tied to Parcel 2, and utility easements as shown — including Baldwin County EMC utility easement labels along road and side corridors.

When I advise a buyer on Marlin Key, we read those easement bands next to the 50 / 35 / 10 setbacks so the buildable envelope is not overstated.

For a purchase or construction decision, I want the title commitment, all exception documents, and a current survey reviewed together.

Flood Zone Note (Read Carefully)

Unit Ten-A property includes areas in Flood Zones A6, B, and C on the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map referenced for this survey — Community Panel No. 015000 0683 G (verify the panel digits on a current FEMA product; older OCR and stamps can blur a digit), dated January 3, 1985.

That 1985 FIRM callout is historical map context on this survey. Flood-zone practice for insurance and building still needs current FEMA / elevation confirmation. Zone lines can cross a single Marlin Key parcel (A6 / B / C banding appears on these canal lots), so I never treat one zone label as the whole story for a house plan or premium quote.

Common Elements & Shared Canal Rights

Unit Ten-A does not present “common elements” in the condominium sense. What it does establish is shared canal and disposal infrastructure: canal easement rights for the Ono Island Canal Owners Association, Inc., and disposal-area access granted by separate document for Association use of Parcel 2.

Utility easements (including EMC corridors) serve infrastructure functions for the subdivision. Ownership cost context for Ono Island buyers still includes POA obligations — confirm current amounts, including Admission Fee context on arm’s-length transfers, through my Admission Fee guide. Amounts can change, so I prefer linking to that guide rather than inventing a figure here.

This Unit Ten-A page sits with Unit Ten in my plats series. Read both when a Marlin Key address or Unit Ten lot number appears in a listing.

Questions I Would Answer Before Buying or Building

Why Unit Ten-A Still Matters

Unit Ten-A is a small but important Marlin Key chapter: three canal parcels, a dedicated COA disposal area, a 50′ private right-of-way, and building setbacks I can state without hedging — Road 50, Canal 35, Side 10. It sits with Unit Ten, and confusing the two is an easy buyer mistake.

For me, the value is reading Unit Ten-A next to today’s survey, ACC, and title — then confirming canal, disposal-area, easement, and flood questions before any offer strategy. Two addresses on Marlin Key can look similar from the pavement and still differ in parcel label, canal depth, elevation, and easement load.

Considering a Unit Ten-A / Marlin Key Property?

Call or text me with a Marlin Key address or Unit Ten-A parcel number and I will help you read this unit next to the listing, canal and COA questions, setbacks, easements, and current survey.

Browse Ono Island homes for sale or land and lots while we talk through the map. Return to the plats hub for other recorded units — including Unit Ten context beside this Unit Ten-A page.

The recorded Unit Ten-A survey is a starting point, not a substitute for a current survey, title examination, legal advice, engineering, permitting review, or written approval from the appropriate governing bodies.