Condo Mapping

Condominium maps are maps prepared by a surveyor with the intent of dividing a building into individual units that can be bought and sold.


Condominium Conversion Process
Condominum conversions are considered subdivisions of land and are regulated under the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act of State law. In addition, conversions must comply with other applicable statutes and local regulations such as the Building Code, Fire Code and Utilities requirements.
Condominium conversions require the processing of a Tentative Subdivision Map or Parcel Map. Application fees are based on the number of lots being created. A public hearing fee is also applicable to condominium conversions. Subdivisions for ownership purposes are typically exempt from CEQA (Section 15301(k)). An Environmental Assessment application will be required only if additional units are proposed.

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Inclusionary Housing
When inclusionary housing programs are adopted by local governments, developers help ensure that a specified percentage of homes built are affordable to moderate or low-income families - in other words, that the developments include families of different incomes. In place in over a hundred cities in the U.S., such policies are said to help create "balanced" residential communities.
Such a policy does not require a developer to provide the same house sold on the open market to a moderate to low-income family for less. Rather, the "inclusionary" homes may be apartments or smaller, usually attached, for-sale or rental homes.


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Articles and Documents Relating to Condo Conversions