What does land mean?
Part of a territory with defined boundaries, according to an act of ownership. Each land property has a unique for the country cadastral identification number. It can be checked on the site of https://www.icadastre.bg/index.aspx?ReturnUrl=search.aspx to the Registry Agency. Another useful online tool is https://kais.cadastre.bg/bg/Map
When is a plot of land regulated?
“Regulated land property” (RLE) or “regulated property” is a land property for which an approved detailed development plan has entered into force.
It should specify:
- borders, access from a street, road or alley;
- specific purpose;
- an indicator for the area of the required land (or the area of the land property) for a respective site;
- indicator for density (percentage) of construction of the regulated land property (P built-up);
- indicator for intensity of construction of the regulated land property (K int.);
- indicator for percentage of landscaping of the regulated land property (P landscaping).
According to their purpose, the regulated land properties in the settlements are envisaged as:
- residential;
- за обществено ползване;
- serving;
- production;
- warehouses;
- resort;
- villas;
- sports;
- recreational;
- with entertainment functions;
- for parks and gardens;
- for traffic and transport and others.
When is a land property unregulated?
Unregulated land is a property that is not regulated by a detailed development plan (DDP). Such properties allow a small percentage of construction regulated in ORDINANCE № 2 OF APRIL 10, 1998 ON DEVELOPMENT IN AGRICULTURAL LAND .
What is the concept of total built-up area?
This is the sum of the built-up areas on all floors. The total built-up area does not include economic areas (warehouses for personal use, attics and basements, studios and their adjacent corridors, stairs and those for general use - garbage pipes, subscriber stations, boiler rooms, etc.). The total built-up area includes the entire areas of balconies, loggias and terraces in the above-ground floors, measured by their external outlines, as well as the built-up areas in the attic spaces of the buildings, when there are no attic storage rooms.
What is building density?
Represents the ratio between the sum of the built-up areas of the main and additional construction in relation to the total area of the regulated land property. Building density is presented as a percentage. This indicator can be determined for a neighborhood, development territory or zone, as well as for individual properties.
What is the built-up area in a regulated plot of land?
The built-up area is considered to be the step of the building at elevation zero along the external outlines of the enclosing walls. It deducts the area of the ventilation shafts and the passages in these outlines. The built-up area does not include the bidding above the plinth of the buildings, terraces, external stairs and stair landings, swimming pools, ramps, garages and other elements up to 1.2 m high from the average level of the adjacent terrain.
What are ideal / common parts of the building?
The ideal parts of a building are areas that are designed for common use by all owners of the property / building.
The common parts of condominium buildings (Art. 38, para. 1 of the Property Act) are:
The land on which the building is built, the yard;
Foundations and external enclosing walls;
Partition walls between dwellings;
Horizontal and vertical communications (stairs and landings to them);
The mezzanines, the elevator shaft, etc.);
The roof, when not divided into separate warehouses or other premises;
The porter's lodge, the subscriber stations and the premises for civil protection;
The external entrance doors of the building and the doors to the common attics and basements;
The main lines of all types of installations and their central installations;
Everything that by its nature serves public use.
Author: Dr. Eng. Teodor Todorov