Vermont § 2-109 - Plats and plans

§ 2-109. Plats and plans

• (a) Plats and plans are a part of the declaration and required for condominiums and planned
  communities. Separate plats and plans are not required by this title if all the information
  required by this section is contained in either a plat or plan. Each plat and plan
  shall be clear and legible and contain a certification that the plat or plan contains
  all information required by this section. (b) Each plat shall show or project: (1) the name and a plat or general schematic map of the entire common interest community; (2) the location and dimensions of all real estate not subject to development rights,
  or subject only to the development right to withdraw, and the location and dimensions
  of all existing improvements within that real estate; (3) a legally sufficient description of any real estate subject to development rights,
  labeled to identify the rights applicable to each parcel, but plats and plans need
  not designate or label which development rights are applicable to each parcel if that
  information is clearly delineated in the declaration; (4) the extent of any encroachments by or on any portion of the common interest community; (5) to the extent feasible, a legally sufficient description of all easements serving
  or burdening any portion of the common interest community; (6) except as otherwise provided in subsection (h) of this section, the approximate location
  and dimensions of any vertical unit boundaries not shown or projected on plans recorded
  pursuant to subsection (d) of this section and that unit’s identifying number; (7) except as otherwise provided in subsection (h) of this section, the approximate location
  with reference to an established datum of any horizontal unit boundaries not shown
  or projected on plans recorded pursuant to subsection (d) of this section and that
  unit’s identifying number; (8) a legally sufficient description of any real estate in which the unit owners will
  own only an estate for years, labeled as “leasehold real estate”; (9) the distance between noncontiguous parcels of real estate comprising the common interest
  community; (10) the approximate location and dimensions of porches, balconies, and patios and excluding
  parking spaces allocated as limited common elements, and show or contain a narrative
  description of any other limited common elements; and (11) in the case of real estate not subject to development rights, all other matters customarily
  shown on land plats. (c) A plat may also show the intended location and dimensions of any contemplated improvement
  to be constructed anywhere within the common interest community. Any contemplated
  improvement shown shall be labeled either “must be built” or “need not be built.” (d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (h) of this section, to the extent not
  shown or projected on the plats, plans of the units shall show or project: (1) the approximate location and dimensions of the vertical boundaries of each unit and
  that unit’s identifying number; (2) the approximate location of any horizontal unit boundaries with reference to an established
  datum and that unit’s identifying number; and (3) the approximate location of any units in which the declarant has reserved the right
  to create additional units or common elements pursuant to subdivision 2-111(3) of this title, identified appropriately. (e) Unless the declaration provides otherwise, the horizontal boundaries of part of a
  unit located outside a building that have the same elevation as the horizontal boundaries
  of the inside part need not be depicted on the plats and plans. (f) Upon exercising any development right, the declarant shall record either new plats
  and plans necessary to conform to the requirements of subsections (a), (b), and (d)
  of this section or new certifications of plats and plans previously recorded if those
  plats and plans otherwise conform to the requirements of those subsections. (g) Any certification of a plat or plan required by this section shall be made by an independent
  professional surveyor, architect, or engineer, as appropriate and if authorized by
  the respective practice acts of each profession in 26 V.S.A. chapters 3, 20, and 45. (h) Plats and plans need not show the location and dimensions of the units’ boundaries
  or their limited common elements if: (1) the plat shows the location and dimensions of all buildings containing or comprising
  the units; and (2) the declaration includes other information that shows or contains a narrative description
  of the general layout of the units in those buildings and the limited common elements
  allocated to those units. (Added 1997, No. 104 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; amended 1999, No. 133 (Adj. Sess.), § 36; 2009, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. Jan. 1, 2012.)