The process of construction licensing accompanies the builder from the stages in which he plans the construction and until it is completed. The planning and construction committees are spread throughout the State of Israel, and each settlement in Israel has a planning and construction committee to which it is associated.
Most of the construction work in Israel needs to be licensed in accordance with the Planning and Building Law, and therefore when you want to build in Israel you need to undergo the entire process of receiving a duly building permit, which actually is a confirmation of the local committee that the design of the building matches the plans that were approved and the requirements of the local committee.
Can I get a building permit by myself?
The process of getting a building permit needs to be done in several steps by a professional who specializes in the field of licensing and building permits and he hires an architect or a licensing engineer/practical engineer.
The first stage is the request to receive information for the permit, which will include instructions and guidelines for the entire licensing process. Without this relevant information you cannot apply for a permit.
After the local committee will receive the request for information, an examination of the threshold conditions will be held. Before the request is approved it will be reviewed in order to check if it is clear and includes all the required documents and confirmation. After the review of these threshold conditions the request for information will be processed.
The second stage is a review whether the application for a permit, which was submitted, can be approved from a planning perspective, and then the committee needs to reach a decision. The time it will take the committee to reach a decision regarding the approval of the application depends on the type of the request. For example, if the application includes easements and the design of the building includes changes from an approved master plan then decision-making process will take longer.
The third stage is the stage in which the committee decides whether to approve the application for a permit and it conducts an examination whether the offered planning meets the various safety requirements regarding a use of a building.
The fourth stage is the stage in which the committee will issue an extensive sheet of requirements that need to be completed, which will require us to submit various signed appendices in matters such as: parking, safety, organizing the site, development, protected areas and etc.
The fifth stage is a stage in which all the requirements in the requirement sheet were completed and the plan undergoes a calculation of betterment levies, tolls and levies, and only after the payment is settled the building permit will be given.
The sixth stage is a request to start the work. You need to get at the abovementioned stage the signatures from the various departments of the municipality, which will demand various things, mostly in safety issues, such as the coordination of the planning, building a fence, traffic arrangements, as well as appointments such as the appointment of a supervisor over execution, a contractor who will do the work, a measurer, a safety supervisor and etc.
The seventh stage is the stage in which the supervision will be done by the local committee of planning and construction in addition to the overarching supervision that will be done by the ones who signed the building permit and who were appointed by the owner of the permit.
The eighth and final stage is the receipt of a form no. 4 and completion certificate, which will be given by the local committee when the construction is completed. These forms will be given only after a thorough and profound inspection by the licensing and construction supervision officials, who will approve that the construction, found that the construction was done in accordance with the building permit, that it meets the relevant regulations, and it is safe for occupation.
In a utopian world one could have expanded his asset, make changes in it, and adjust it immediately to his needs. De-facto, if you want to make changes in your asset you need to submit an application and receive a special approval for that- a building permit.
The complexity of the process, the fear of bureaucracy and the assumption that this is a long and weary process prevents many from exercising their rights.
The structure in which you live or work has construction rights, those that were fully exercised and those that weren’t. It is important to understand that these rights were already decided when the building was being planned and constructed, and throughout the years all or part of these rights were exercised, and sometimes they were increased. The meaning of this is that it is highly likely that you are entitled to make changes in your asset and you weren’t aware of that…..and in order to optimally exercise these rights you need to receive a new permit that matches the change. The motivation for doing so is to assure that the plan for changing your asset concurs with the construction rights that are relevant to the structure.
What are the Consequences of Building without a Permit?
Most of the building excesses are additions to buildings, which are done without receiving an approval from the local authority, or alternatively in contrast to the permit that was duly given to the building.
In most cases, these construction excesses are done knowingly, and sometimes during the construction itself. For example: excesses from the lines of the building or from the boundaries of the lot, which are considered very severe excesses.
Many of us believe that if we will close a space in a house or add a gallery in order to create an additional room, or we will add a storage, or dig under the house because it does not bother anybody, then we do not need a permit at all.
Apartment owners who decide by themselves to take the law into their own hands and exercise their construction rights, or to take the rights of others without receiving a permit need to understand that building without a permit has serious consequences, which are specified hereinafter:
- A construction violation is a criminal offense!!!
- You are expected to pay serious fines.
- You will receive a demolition order and will have to demolish the construction
- You will have to pay the municipality’s demolition contractor.
- You are endangering your safety and your environmental space.
Advancement of a Building Permit – Until the Permit is Received
When you are planning to build you must choose a professional team that knows the planning institutions, and its job is to manage the entire planning and licensing procedure, to assist you in whatever is required, to act on your behalf and in your name at all the authorities in order that you will be able to receive a building permit. Such a step will simplify the complicated process and it will save you money and valuable time.
Why necessarily us?
Our office, “Gil Klinger Project Initiation” has a credibility mark of Dun & Bradstreet Israel, and it specializes in the process of submitting applications for building permits and in their expedition. The office has more than twenty years of experience in which it has been acquainted with the planning institutions and the relevant licensing officials and it learned about all their requirements. Our office succeeded in thoroughly learning all the parameters that surround the submission of an application for a building permit with a maximum exploitation of the rights, and this gives us and you a significant advantage in order that we will be able to assist you in all that is specifically required for you.
Our office’s team of experts consults, plans, provides ongoing services and handles the entire process at the various planning authorities and officials of issuing a building permit, starting from the vision of a construction and until the dream comes true, when the building permit is actually received.
Our office works in full transparency throughout all the stages of the process, as well as discretely and with an orientation towards maximumly shortening the timetables while providing a top-rate service to our clients.
You need us!!!.
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