Government announces planning and construction controls and requirements for Egyptian cities (more information)

Dr. Mustafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, chaired the meeting of the Supreme Council for Planning and Urban Development, in the presence of the Minister of Housing and Urban Communities, while the ministers participated in the meeting through the technology “videoconference”, ministers : tourism and antiques, economic planning and development, culture, local development, environment, agriculture and recovery. Land, industry and commerce, the board members have experience.

Counselor Nader Saad, official spokesman for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, said that during the meeting the approval of the controls and planning and building requirements for Egyptian cities was approved, which was reviewed by Dr. Asim Al-Jazzar , Minister of Housing, Public Services and Urban Communities, explaining that the resumption of works, and the control and governance of urbanization will be allowed. It complies with current laws that regulate urbanization, until the new technical and legal framework for an integrated digital system is developed.

Regarding the implementation procedures, the Minister of Housing indicated that a joint committee of the Ministries of Local Development, Housing, Public Services and Urban Communities will be formed to respond to the inquiries received on the application of these requirements, and the procedures They also include establishing a vision for how to address construction violation conciliation cases and cases. Those who did not advance for reconciliation, or those to whom the law of reconciliation does not apply.

Al-Jazzar said that the planning and construction controls and requirements required compliance with the requirements of administrative authorities related to planning and organization matters contained in Article 4 of Law No. 119 of 2008, and also required compliance of the height restrictions contained, and not exceed the maximum issued by the interested authorities mentioned in the general strategic plans approved for the cities.

The controls also stipulate adherence to the design principles and conditions for the implementation of buildings and facilities in the Egyptian code, as well as adherence to the controls and requirements of the approved divisions, lists of conditions attached to the decisions of those divisions of in accordance with Law No. 119 of 2008, and also to adhere to the principles and controls to preserve areas of distinctive value prepared by the National Urban Coordination Authority. And approved by the Supreme Council of Urbanism and Development.

The minister added that these conditions and controls will replace the planning and construction requirements contained in the strategic and detailed plans approved for cities, or those issued by the governors for cities that do not have approved strategic plans, without applying them to the national projects implemented. by the state or lands under the jurisdiction of the Urban Communities Authority, indicating They will be applied to construction permits that will be issued from the date of their implementation.

In terms of uses, the building conditions and controls at the city level that have been approved include that new licenses are not allowed for occupations and commercial or administrative activities in residential buildings and the activity of residential units, and it is not allowed to change the activity of residential units that are not for residential use. The requirements also included controls over land parcel areas, building proportions, and height controls.

During his presentation to the Supreme Council for Urban Planning and Development, El-Gazzar added that with respect to parking spaces, the new requirements called for compliance with the Egyptian code for car shelters.

On the executive procedures to start construction works, the Minister of Housing explained that with the issuance of the decision of the Supreme Council for Planning and Urban Development on the controls and planning and construction requirements for Egyptian cities, each competent governor will issue the executive decisions necessary to implement those requirements, and that the administrative body announces receiving requests to start or resume construction work. From citizens issued to them valid building permits.

The minister indicated that the committees formed in accordance with the decision of the Minister of Local Development and that are competent to review the current work licenses, will notify the competent administrative authority, regarding the licenses that comply with the corresponding law , to issue decisions to start or resume the works.

Al-Jazzar noted that the universities that have developed the planning and building requirements of the cities of the different governorates will be assigned the development of general design models of the architectural facades in line with the climatic environment and the distinctive spatial characteristics of each city, and the land suitable for construction will be counted, through a map of climatic variables and the data available in the competent administrative authority, and make them available to the university that prepared the planning and building requirements or to whom it assigns to Prepare validity certificates for sites according to your planning and building requirements.

The Minister of Housing analyzed the procedures that the citizen will take to issue construction permits, noting that if a permit is desired, the citizen must complete the form designated for that in the Provincial Technological Center, so that the center sends the certificate of validity and the wish form to the university, to determine the engineering office or engineer that will prepare the license documents. In accordance with the lists sent by the Union of Engineers, and in accordance with the laws of the exercise of the profession, with notification to the union.

He added that the university will send the license file to the technology center in a period ranging from 30 to 60 days, depending on the area of ​​the land, and the examining commission formed in the competent administrative authority reviews all the licensing documents within a maximum period of 10 business days, and the technology center will deliver to the applicant a copy of the architectural designs. And construction to contract with an engineer or engineering office registered with the Engineers Union to supervise the implementation, and contract with a contractor or contracting company in accordance with the Egyptian Federation of Construction and Building Control.

The citizen submits the agreement contract with the engineering office and the contractor to the Technology Center, and the owner, contractor, and implementation supervisor sign the license statements, and then the license is made, and the citizen, 15 business days prior to the start of the deployment, notifies the technology center of the start of deployment and is issued. The engineer who supervises the execution reports quarterly the progress of the work in accordance with the license issued and delivers it to the Technology Center, and once all the works mentioned in the license have been completed, the engineer supervising the execution submits a request to the Technology Center to issue a certificate of validity of occupancy of the building.

The inspection committee and the supervisory authorities, within 15 days of receiving the certificate of validity from the supervisor, will inspect the works executed, make sure they comply with the license and go to the Technology Center to issue letters of the installations.

Al-Jazzar added that the bodies in charge of implementing the procedures for issuing construction permits are represented in the technological center of the governorate, and the universities that prepared the planning and building requirements, in addition to the engineering offices, noting that one or more committees will be formed to inspect each governorate headed by the governor or his delegate. Examination by examining the draft of the declaration of validity of the site for construction prior to its issuance within two business days, then examining the dossier for the issuance of construction permits prior to issuance within 5 business days, in addition to examine the certificate of validity of the building for occupancy and inspect the building before issuance in coordination with the competent administrative authority within 7 working days.

The Supreme Council for Urban Planning and Development approved, during its meeting today, several requests from the governorates, which included approval to declare the Ruwaisat area in Sharm El-Sheikh, South Sinai Governorate, as a reprogramming area, and was reviewed the strategic plan for the Ruwaisat area and the proposed activities to be implemented, including housing and service projects. Professional and entertaining.

It was agreed to declare some areas on both sides of Lieutenant General Ibrahim Al-Orabi’s axis, in the area of ​​the Qalyubia Governorate, with a length of 13.5 km, as replanning areas, in accordance with a comprehensive development plan of these areas to achieve optimal use of them and achieve an economic return from them while preserving the civilized form.

It was agreed to declare the area of ​​Barley Island, in the city of Qanater al-Khayriya in the governorate of Qalyubia, as a re-planning area, according to a development plan for the island that seeks to develop it and place it on the tourist map and turn it into an investment attraction, and the total area of ​​the island is 600 acres, and the total residential block on the island is 52 acres. It does not exceed 11% of its surface, with a population of about 19 thousand people.

During the meeting, the issues presented to the Specific Committee for the Planning of Urban Development Activities were reviewed, since the establishment of a new urban community in the Qena governorate, which is the “New Naga Hammadi City”, in an area of 25 thousand feddans, at the intersection of the Cairo-Aswan Western Desert axes and the Aswan Naga highway. Hammadi Al Gharbi, an alternative location on He / Rayyan Road.

In this context, reference was made to the proposed general plan of the city, which includes areas of economic, middle and distinguished housing, a pole of diversified services, as well as universities, a medical city and a wholesale market, as well as sports services and administrative for the city, and the city constitution process is expected to take 10 years. And that 500 thousand people live in it.

The committee also approved an application to exploit a 100,000 square meter plot of land in the Suez governorate, for the benefit of the company “Al-Ain Gypsum Industries”, with the aim of carrying out extensions for the company, which are expected to provide 500 job opportunities.

The committee also approved the allocation of an area of ​​165,000 feddans in the western Minya region for reclamation and cultivation purposes.

On the other hand, the Supreme Council for Urban Planning agreed to declare the Al-Jameel area in Port Said governorate as a replanning area.