1. Plats and plans are a part of the declaration. Separate plans are not required by sections 448.1-101 to 448.4-120 if all the information required by this section is contained in the plat. 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. All surveys and plats required by this section shall be made in compliance with the minimum standards for property boundary surveys as established by rule of the department of natural resources.

2. Each plat shall show:

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(1) The name and a survey or general schematic map of the entire condominium;

(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;

(4) The extent of any encroachments by or upon any portion of the condominium;

(5) To the extent feasible, a legally sufficient description of all easements serving or burdening any portion of the condominium;

(6) The location and dimensions of any vertical unit boundaries not shown or projected on plans recorded pursuant to subsection 4 of this section and that unit’s identifying number;

(7) The location with reference to an established datum of any horizontal unit boundaries not shown or projected on plans recorded pursuant to subsection 4 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 condominium;

(10) The location and dimensions of limited common elements, including porches, balconies and patios, other than parking spaces and the other limited common elements described in subdivisions (2) and (4) of section 448.2-102;

(11) In the case of real estate not subject to development rights, all other matters customarily shown on land surveys.

3. A plat may also show the intended location and dimensions of any contemplated improvement to be constructed anywhere within the condominium. Any contemplated improvement shown must be labeled either “SHALL BE BUILT” or “NEED NOT BE BUILT”.

4. To the extent not shown or projected on the plats plans of the units shall show or project:

(1) The location and dimensions of the vertical boundaries of each unit, and each unit’s identifying number;

(2) Any horizontal unit boundaries, with reference to established datum, and each unit’s identifying number; and

(3) To the extent not shown or projected on the plats, any units in which the declarant has reserved the right to create additional units or common elements, identified appropriately.

5. Unless the declaration provides otherwise, the horizontal boundaries of part of a unit located outside of a building have the same elevation as the horizontal boundaries of the inside part, and need not be depicted on the plats and plans.

6. Upon exercising any development right, the declarant shall record either new plats and plans necessary to conform to the requirements of subsections 1, 2, and 4 of this section, or new certifications of plats and plans previously recorded if those plats and plans otherwise conform to the requirements of subsections 1, 2, and 4.

7. Any certification of a plat required by this section shall be made by a registered and licensed surveyor, and any certification of a plan required by subsection 2 of section 448.2-101 shall be made by an architect or engineer.

8. A plat shall be amended to show alterations to the boundaries of any unit, common element, or, pursuant to subdivision (10) of subsection 2 of this section, limited common element.