Baghdad – INA – Amna Al-Salami
Today, Sunday, the Baghdad Municipality announced new standards for granting building permits, and while it set a main condition for granting permits for commercial buildings, it clarified its procedures towards violators.
The Municipality’s media director, Muhammad al-Rubaie, told the (INA): “The Baghdad Municipality grants building permits and plans to establish commercial and residential places in accordance with civil defense standards and traffic roads, and they must also be in accordance with the conditions of the Cabinet’s letter, which recommended that the buildings that will be constructed be In the coming period, it will be environmentally friendly, have large areas, contain green areas, and be able to absorb thermal energy, in addition to the use of stainless steel glass, insulating materials, etc.
He added, “All building permits issued by the Baghdad Municipality through permit departments and municipal departments must obtain Civil Defense approval, which stresses the presence of fortified rooms, an escape ladder, and adequate safety means, in addition to obligating the owners of buildings with 10, 20, and 40 floors to allocate One or two floors as parking spaces,” stressing that “the next phase will not allow granting construction permits without tunnels or parking lots.”
He pointed out, “The Baghdad Municipality has not granted any construction permits without tunnels or parking since 7/23/2023,” adding, “This decision was taken previously, but it was sometimes allowed to grant permits without these conditions.” Because there are some obstacles.”
He continued, “Those who obtained old building permits and built within incorrect standards, including the lack of parking or the absence of an escape ladder, are considered violators.”
He pointed out, “The measures taken by the secretariat against violators are: reporting two or three warnings, and imposing high financial fines ranging from 25-50 million Iraqi dinars. Some violations are ruled by the judiciary to be removed, and they are very few, because the violations are many.”
He continued by saying: “One of the ways to address violations is that there must be alternatives, including renting nearby sites that are used as garages, or there is a proposal presented to the Projects Department, which is to have flat sidewalks in alleys to address traffic congestion.”