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It is an obligatory technical-administrative document prior to any urban, architectural and constructive action, aimed at complying with urban regulations and other technical standards.

The Construction License is issued for:  Resolución No. 54/14 of the Physical Planning Institute.

Construction actions that occupy land definitively, construction of new dwellings, extension of existing dwellings and any other actions that involve structural modifications in individual dwellings and multi-family buildings.

It accompanies the application of the natural person document of the surface perpetual right, property of the wasteland plot or the cession of roof use, in the case of new constructions, and title of property of the housing in its case.

To obtain the Construction License must have the executive project, issued by the authorized entity (currently Community Architect) or technical certification of the project if it has been prepared by other authorized personnel.

The executive project is elaborated from the Certificate of Urban and Territorial Regulations issued by the DMPF.

Once the project has been drawn up, it is handed over to the Physical Planning Officer (OGTV) for reviewing and, once approved, the Construction Licence is issued.

Deadline for project review: 30 working days after delivering

Term to issue the Construction License: 30 working days after delivering the approved project.

For the construction of housing by own effort in rustic farms, owned by a small farmer, in addition to the above written, it is accompanied by the authorization of the Ministry of Agriculture and approval of the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP).

Work Authorization.

It is a mandatory technical-administrative document prior to any urban , architectural and construction development, for minor works, aimed at compliance with urban regulations and other technical standards.

Any modification of the project is consulted to the DMPF before executing the work.

Work Authorization is issued for: Resolución No. 54/14 of tPhysical Planning Institute .

External minor works to dwelling, painting and repair on exteriors in the case of multi-family buildings or dwellings located in areas declared a national monument, and main roads defined in the General Plan for Territorial and Urban Planning, those that occupy land temporarily, construction actions inside the dwelling that imply modifications to the hydrosanitary networks, demolitions and total or partial shoring, previous opinion of the authorised entity and modifications of facades.

The application for Construction License by natural people is accompanied:

Ownership of the building, sketch or project of the construction or assembly actions to be carried out, duly delimited, drawn up by the authorized entity (currently the Community Architect), and the corresponding stamp.
Term: 15 working days.
No Construction License or Work Authorization is required for conservation works carried out in a building to protect it from wear and prolong its useful life, as well as other works and interior construction actions in houses that do not modify the facade or affect or transform the constructive structure of the building.
No Construction License or Work Authorization is granted for: Resolución No. 54/14 of the Institute of Physical Planning.
a) To carry out extensions or any constructive action that imply an increase in the housing capacity of your home to people who have all or part of your rented home;
b) the construction or extension of dwellings for commercial activities, except ranches, porches, pergolas and roundabouts, associated with the dwelling; and
c) the construction of swimming pools.

 

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Resolution No. 54/14 of the Physical Planning Institute

When, due to the existence of urban and territorial regulations that prevent it, the owners of wasteland plots could not obtain authorization to use them in the construction of their own home, the DMPF may be interested in exchanging them for another property of the state,with the same or similar characteristics, if it exists. It must accompany by the title that accredits the land property, the Property Certification and Property Registry Gravamen.

The owner may also offer the land he owns for sale to the State. The application is submitted to the Physical Planning Officer (OGTV).

Term: 35 working days, 15 for the DMPF and 20 for the DPPF.

 

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Cession of roof use: Resolution No. 54/14 of the Physical Planning Institute

Owners may concede the use of the roof of their property, with or without payment, in favor of people who need it to build their home, provided that the new building is technically possible and that there are no urban or territorial regulations that prevent it, prior approval of the DPPF.

Those interested in ceding the use of the roof for the construction of housing submit a written request to the Physical Planning officer (OGTV), which should reflect general parts, definition of the act by which it intends to transmit the use of the roof, address where the house is located and specify whether all or part is conceding. If it is in part, define the area to be conceded.

In addition, they present a Technical Report that states that the property resists the new construction, issued by the authorized entity (currently the Community Architect), a sketch that reflects the area to be assigned, a title to the property of the dwelling and a corresponding stamp.

In the case of multi-family buildings, it must have the written consent of all the owners residing therein and, in addition, comply with the regulations established in Resolution No. 4/1991 of the National Housing Institute President (INV).

In this process it is necessary to define the accesses, as well as the supply of water and the evacuation of residuals.

Term: 60 working days, 30 for the DMPF and 30 for the DPPF. Stamp of $5.00.

 

 

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Legal Provisions Resolution No. 55/14 of the Physical Planning Institute.

It is any portion of land where there is no building or, existing, is of little significance, traced as such in a human settlement. The land annexed to another building that integrates a physical real estate unit and as such is registered in the Land Registry is not considered barren land.

Transfer between private individuals

The owners of derelict plots that wish to cede these to individuals can do so, by donation or purchase-sale, in favor of people who need them to build their homes, provided that there are no urban and territorial regulations that prevent it and prior approval by the Provincial Directorate of Physical Planning (DPPF), once the case has been processed by the DMPF, who submits it to the DMPF for resolution.

Requests are submitted in writing to the Physical Planning Officer (OGTV) and must reflect the generals of the parties, the address where they are located and the act they intend to perform.

In the case of donation, the legal price is the one that appears in the title of the property. If it does not appear in this, it will be determined ex officio by the Municipal Physical Planning Office. In addition, it must be attached to the written application for the title of the property and the corresponding stamp.

Term: 35 working days, 15 for the DMPF and 20 for the DPPF. Stamp of $5.00.

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