Ga East Municipal Assembly (Building) Bye-Law, 2016
Development without a permit
4. (a) This Bye-law applies where a development has been commenced without a building permit.
(b) The Assembly shall upon finding development without a building permit write/serve notice to the owner, owner’s agent or representative to whom the building work relates, to stop work and go through the application process before continuing with the development.
(c) The said applicant shall pay a penalty, purchase the application forms and follow the procedure spelt out above.
(d) Where the owner of the property ignores the notice to apply for a building permit before continuing, the Assembly shall demolish/remove the said development and surcharge the developer the cost of the demolition and/or issue out a criminal summons before a Law court to compel the owner to procure the building permit.
(e) Where the building is located at an unauthorized location by virtue of non-conformity to the prescribed zoning in the planning scheme, GEMA shall after serving notices in line with act 936, demolish the structure and surcharge the owner of the development for the cost of destruction.
(f) A building permit is to ensure that the work complies with each relevant requirement of this Bye-law and the National Building regulations.
Procedure to Follow
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Responsible Institution
Abokobi
- Email: info@gema.gov.gh
- Website: www.gema.gov.gh
- GPS: GE-011-2678
- Telephone: 0303-2962718/0559920954(Whatsapp)
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