Questions about floor plans and layouts
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Thanks.
The group of court experts is also citing that old standard, ANSI 9836:2002, which isn't even in use anymore—just like that other outdated ANSI standard (I can't recall the exact number, but it doesn't really matter since it's been repealed). Both of them used to define how coefficients were applied.
So, now that those coefficients are gone, you end up with totally different Net Usable Area values compared to what you would have gotten for the exact same apartment just a few years ago. I guess things have changed.
Regarding question number two, I actually managed to find the answer in the middle of looking through an official opinion from the Department of Housing, class: 360-01/12-02/79.
As for the text under point two—the part about creating floor plan layouts being the job of a surveyor like Dave Bubati—that's honestly pretty outdated. The building codes have been overhauled so many times lately that the floor plan layout isn't even considered a core part of the main project anymore. You can actually see that sequence of events reflected in this legal opinion.
Basically, the opinion says that if a draft doesn't have a specific mandated name, there’s nothing stopping it from being called a "special parts plan," and it can be drafted by someone who isn't even a licensed architect. But, since making such a drawing requires specialized architectural or civil engineering knowledge, owners looking to establish condo ownership through written consent usually hire licensed architects, engineers, or other professionals with the right expertise. There's no rule against hiring specialized firms or people with the necessary credentials, provided they have the technical know-how.
So, to put it simply, anyone with the actual skill set can put together a floor plan layout.
The only real issue is that hardly anyone knows how to do it correctly anymore because they keep confusing basic principles with obsolete industry standards.
The group of court experts is also citing that old standard, ANSI 9836:2002, which isn't even in use anymore—just like that other outdated ANSI standard (I can't recall the exact number, but it doesn't really matter since it's been repealed). Both of them used to define how coefficients were applied.
So, now that those coefficients are gone, you end up with totally different Net Usable Area values compared to what you would have gotten for the exact same apartment just a few years ago. I guess things have changed.
Regarding question number two, I actually managed to find the answer in the middle of looking through an official opinion from the Department of Housing, class: 360-01/12-02/79.
As for the text under point two—the part about creating floor plan layouts being the job of a surveyor like Dave Bubati—that's honestly pretty outdated. The building codes have been overhauled so many times lately that the floor plan layout isn't even considered a core part of the main project anymore. You can actually see that sequence of events reflected in this legal opinion.
Basically, the opinion says that if a draft doesn't have a specific mandated name, there’s nothing stopping it from being called a "special parts plan," and it can be drafted by someone who isn't even a licensed architect. But, since making such a drawing requires specialized architectural or civil engineering knowledge, owners looking to establish condo ownership through written consent usually hire licensed architects, engineers, or other professionals with the right expertise. There's no rule against hiring specialized firms or people with the necessary credentials, provided they have the technical know-how.
So, to put it simply, anyone with the actual skill set can put together a floor plan layout.
The only real issue is that hardly anyone knows how to do it correctly anymore because they keep confusing basic principles with obsolete industry standards.