Post by totalcroatia on Feb 17, 2014 10:42:59 GMT 1
Someone sent me this - it all sounds a little far-fetched. Anyone know anything about it - permits in one day...
The Croatian Ministry of Construction has started a new program that will greatly speed up the procedure for obtaining building permits. This will be done by a new, centralized electronic filing system and is set to become operational by March 1, 2014. Errors in applying for a building permit will be immediately displayed and there will be on-line assistance by a government official. The system will also display time-line information and inform the applicant of the appropriate deadlines. It will be possible to receive a building permit in as little as one day so long as the ownership title and the urban zoning documents are up to date. It is estimated that the average time required for approval will be thirty (30) days. The approval process could take longer for situations where there is an existing building on the property and the applicant wishes to modify the building or in cases where the existing building is, to some extent, not fully legalized. We are confident that this system will smooth the way for obtaining building permits and will be a vast improvement over the current ad hoc system. Our professional recommendation: we suggest that you always work with a “local” architect; they know the local building and zoning rules and that will certainly reduce the time needed to obtain your building permit.
The Croatian government has taken another positive, well-intentioned step to cut the bureaucratic red tape for obtaining a building permit. We think they are creating a good system. So “good job!” to them.
The Croatian Ministry of Construction has started a new program that will greatly speed up the procedure for obtaining building permits. This will be done by a new, centralized electronic filing system and is set to become operational by March 1, 2014. Errors in applying for a building permit will be immediately displayed and there will be on-line assistance by a government official. The system will also display time-line information and inform the applicant of the appropriate deadlines. It will be possible to receive a building permit in as little as one day so long as the ownership title and the urban zoning documents are up to date. It is estimated that the average time required for approval will be thirty (30) days. The approval process could take longer for situations where there is an existing building on the property and the applicant wishes to modify the building or in cases where the existing building is, to some extent, not fully legalized. We are confident that this system will smooth the way for obtaining building permits and will be a vast improvement over the current ad hoc system. Our professional recommendation: we suggest that you always work with a “local” architect; they know the local building and zoning rules and that will certainly reduce the time needed to obtain your building permit.
The Croatian government has taken another positive, well-intentioned step to cut the bureaucratic red tape for obtaining a building permit. We think they are creating a good system. So “good job!” to them.