BAGUIO CITY
-- The city government urged owners of 59 structures declared unsafe in Camp 7,
Kennon Road to undertake voluntary demolition.
In a dialogue with the owners held May 18 at City Hall, lawyer Charles Dumasi of the anti-squatting and anti-illegal structure committee under the City Legal Office asked for voluntary demolition particularly of the 20 structures found within the creek easement.
A total of 59 structures built within public land from the vicinity of Lion’s Head to Camp 7 Barangay Hall were found to have encroached the road-right-of-way while 20 are simultaneously situated within creek easement.
All 59 structures were declared unsafe and unfit for occupancy by the City Buildings and Architecture Office (CBAO) considering structural stability since some of the structures are only anchored on the existing grouted riprap.
The ASAISC is prioritizing the voluntary demolition of the 20 structures that encroached the creek easement for safety reasons.
“The structures are hanging and it is very dangerous especially during the rainy season. The creek walls where the structures were grouted were not meant to support structures,” Dumasi said.
The occupants asked for consideration but Dumasi said a relocation site was not feasible due to the lack of thereof.
Only livelihood assistance in the form of skills training may be provided by the City Social Welfare and Development Office.
In a dialogue with the owners held May 18 at City Hall, lawyer Charles Dumasi of the anti-squatting and anti-illegal structure committee under the City Legal Office asked for voluntary demolition particularly of the 20 structures found within the creek easement.
A total of 59 structures built within public land from the vicinity of Lion’s Head to Camp 7 Barangay Hall were found to have encroached the road-right-of-way while 20 are simultaneously situated within creek easement.
All 59 structures were declared unsafe and unfit for occupancy by the City Buildings and Architecture Office (CBAO) considering structural stability since some of the structures are only anchored on the existing grouted riprap.
The ASAISC is prioritizing the voluntary demolition of the 20 structures that encroached the creek easement for safety reasons.
“The structures are hanging and it is very dangerous especially during the rainy season. The creek walls where the structures were grouted were not meant to support structures,” Dumasi said.
The occupants asked for consideration but Dumasi said a relocation site was not feasible due to the lack of thereof.
Only livelihood assistance in the form of skills training may be provided by the City Social Welfare and Development Office.
Some occupants
agreed to maximum of 15 days for them to remove their structures.
For the structures within the RROW, the same procedure will be implemented for
the occupants to voluntarily demolish while awaiting the decision of the
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) which has jurisdiction over the
area.
The CBAO
Investigation and Demolition Division report stated most of the subject
structures were made of wood, steel and GI sheets while others were built using
reinforced concrete.
Owners have
been using the structures for commercial purposes without business permits.
The oldest
stall was erected in 1972 and other stalls sprouted over the years. – JMPS
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