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Condominium Subdivision is a subdivision that divides
a property into “cubicles of air space”. There is
always a Common Area component of a Condominium
Subdivision that is owned jointly by all of the
owners of individual units in the development and
the rights and restrictions are governed by a
document referred to as the “Covenants, Conditions
and Restrictions”, or CC&R’s. The surveyor
prepares both a Subdivision Map and the
Condominium Plan. The Subdivision Map is filed at
the county and is a record of the exterior
boundary of the property and notifies the public
that there is a One Lot Subdivision. The
Condominium Plans define the 3 dimensional air
space of the individual units, the common area and
the Exclusive Use Common Areas (garages, parking
spaces, storage areas, decks, patios, attic areas
or yard areas) of the subdivision. These
Condominium Plans are recorded as an Exhibit to
the CC&R’s.
Our company specializes in
Condominium Subdivisions.
We have
done hundreds of Condominium Subdivisions in
the Bay Area. Every jurisdiction has
different requirements for their Condominium
Subdivisions, so it pays to hire a surveyor who
has experience dealing with the people who will be
approving your subdivision.
While
every jurisdiction has different requirements
for Condominium Subdivisions, you usually have to
go through the Tentative Map and Final Map stages,
just like a regular “land division” subdivision.
Generally, if you are creating 4 units or less, we
prepare a Parcel Map and if you are creating 5
units or more, we prepare a Tract Map, but some
communities (like Oakland and Emeryville) have
slightly different rules, so check with us and
find out about the rules in your community. In all
cases we have to prepare the Condominium Plans.
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