96-K Baguio structures lack building permits
>> Tuesday, February 28, 2023
BAGUIO CITY -- The City Buildings and
Architecture Office (CBAO) bared more than 96,000 structures in the city do not have required building permits in
violation of Presidential Decree 1096 or the National Building Code.
CBAO official and engineer Stephen Capuyan said the structures without building permits represent around 80 percent of the more than 120,000 structures that have been constructed in different parts of Baguio City.
He added there are only 20 percent or more than 24,000 structures that were issued building permits pursuant to the pertinent provisions of the National Building Code.
Based on results of their investigation, Capuyan said, there are even many owners of titled properties who built structures there without the necessary permits from the local government.
This practice, he added, prompted the CBAO to compel these owners to process their building permits within a reasonable period of time to legitimize the existence of their structures.
According to him, among the problems of the same owners are the allegedly exorbitant professional fees being charged by "technical people" who are supposed to prepare plans and design of their buildings and the encroachments on other properties and road rights-of-way.
Capuyan said the CBAO can only extend limited assistance as the processing of building permits is performed by engineers, architects and other technical people.
He explained that the local government is prioritizing owners of structures with titled properties in the processing of the permits.
He urged owners of the structures without building permits to seek advice from the CBAO on the paperwork needed for getting the permits.
CBAO official and engineer Stephen Capuyan said the structures without building permits represent around 80 percent of the more than 120,000 structures that have been constructed in different parts of Baguio City.
He added there are only 20 percent or more than 24,000 structures that were issued building permits pursuant to the pertinent provisions of the National Building Code.
Based on results of their investigation, Capuyan said, there are even many owners of titled properties who built structures there without the necessary permits from the local government.
This practice, he added, prompted the CBAO to compel these owners to process their building permits within a reasonable period of time to legitimize the existence of their structures.
According to him, among the problems of the same owners are the allegedly exorbitant professional fees being charged by "technical people" who are supposed to prepare plans and design of their buildings and the encroachments on other properties and road rights-of-way.
Capuyan said the CBAO can only extend limited assistance as the processing of building permits is performed by engineers, architects and other technical people.
He explained that the local government is prioritizing owners of structures with titled properties in the processing of the permits.
He urged owners of the structures without building permits to seek advice from the CBAO on the paperwork needed for getting the permits.
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