The Government of Goa on 5th November 2021 has notified the Draft rules on Goa Municipalities (Repairs and Renovation of Buildings) and has invited objections and/or suggestions from the public which shall be addressed to the office of the Directorate of Municipal Administration, 1st Floor, Dempo Towers, Patto, Panaji-Goa before the expiry of the said period of fifteen days so that they may be taken into consideration at the time of finalization of the said draft Rules.
The Rules shall be applicable to all buildings within limits of Municipal area except buildings falling within the conservation zone as defined in clause (41) of regulation 2 of the Goa Land Development and Building Construction Regulations, 2010.
As per the rule, An application for repairs/renovation of a building other than a change of roof of a building, shall be made to the Council in Form I hereto along with fee of Rs. 5,000/- in the form of a demand draft payable in favour of the Council and the application shall be accompanied by a Self attested copy of the latest House Tax receipt and Survey records, etc., Deed of Succession or Inventory Proceeding order in case owner has expired and mutation in the property/survey record is not carried out.
The Council shall carry out a spot verification and also take the photograph of the proposed repairs/ renovation area within 15 days of the receipt of application and in case the Chief Officer decides to allow the application, the Chief Officer shall issue a license in Form-II hereto within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of application.
In case the Chief Officer decides to reject the application, the Chief Officer shall issue a speaking order by clearly specifying the reasons for rejection, within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of application.
