Installing a chair lift

The key questions are whether or not it affects common property and whether or not it can be seen from outside the lot.  If the answer to the first two issues is ‘no’ then it’s a minor renovation which can be approved by the committee (subject if need be to conditions on noise etc).  If the answer to either is yes, then you need a bit more thought and probably a by-law.

Ziggy wrote:

The chair lift is attached in two places to a common property wall. Therefore, shouldn’t the owner be required to have a Bylaw written and seek owners approval at a general meeting?

Provided this is inside the lot and not visible from outside, I’m pretty sure this would be a “minor renovation” under Section 110.  Otherwise it would require a common property by-law.

(1)  The owner of a lot in a strata scheme may carry out work for the purposes of minor renovations to common property in connection with the owner’s lot with the approval of the owners corporation given by resolution at a general meeting. A special resolution authorising the work is not required.

(2)  The approval may be subject to reasonable conditions imposed by the owners corporation and cannot be unreasonably withheld by the owners corporation.

My question is, is the phrase “approval of the owners corporation given by resolution at a general meeting” covered by the standard delegation of powers given to the strata committee at a general meeting? In any case, they need permission subject to reasonable conditions (such as reponsibility for maintenance and repair of attachments) which may not be unreasonable refused.