244 Strata Plan Requirements

• 244 (1) A strata plan must

• (a) show the boundaries of the land included in the strata plan and, except in the case of a strata lot in a bare land strata plan, show the location of the buildings,
• (b) contain a description sufficient for the registrar to identify the title to the land included in the strata plan,
• (c) show the boundaries of the strata lots in accordance with section 68, and distinguish the strata lots by numbers or letters in consecutive order,
• (d) show the area in square metres of each strata lot, including the areas and spaces referred to in subsection (2), if they are part of a strata lot,
• (e) comply with rules, if any, made under section 75 of the Land Surveyors Act for the purposes of this section,
• (f) be endorsed by a British Columbia land surveyor with an endorsement that
  • (i) buildings shown on the strata plan are within the external boundaries of the land that is the subject of the strata plan, or
  • (ii) appropriate and necessary easements or other interests exist to provide for access to any parts of the building that are not within the boundaries,
• (g) be signed by
  • (i) the person applying to deposit the plan under section 240, and
  • (ii) each holder of a registered charge on all or part of the land included in the strata plan,
• unless, in the registrar’s opinion, the interests of persons who have not signed are not adversely affected by the deposit of the plan,
• (h) be endorsed by an approving officer
  • (i) if it is a phased strata plan, under sections 224 and 225,
  • (ii) if it is a bare land strata plan, under section 243, or
  • (iii) if it is both a phased strata plan and a bare land strata plan, under sections 224, 225 and 243.
• (i) in the case of a strata plan that includes a building,
  • (i) be endorsed by a British Columbia land surveyor under section 241 if the building has not been previously occupied, or
  • (ii) be endorsed by an authorized signatory of an approving authority under section 242 if the building has been previously occupied, and
• (j) contain anything that is required by the regulations.

• (2) Parking stalls, garage areas, storage areas and similar areas or spaces intended to be used in conjunction with a residential strata lot must not be designated as separate strata lots but must be included as part of a strata lot or as part of the common property.

1998-43-244, effective July 1, 2000 (B.C. Reg. 43/2000); 1999-21-41, effective July 1, 2000 (B.C. Reg. 43/2000); 2000-26-66; 2004-21-74.