Rosário: approval suggestions hopefully be ready next month

The suggestion proposal of adjusting the approval ratio for reconstructing old buildings “should be readied by the next meeting [next month]”, said the Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo Arrais do Rosário after the end of the Urban Renewal Committee meeting yesterday.
“The third task force is responsible for the approval ratio of reconstructing old buildings,” reported the Secretary. “Hopefully [the report] will be finished by next meeting and would later be sent to the Legislative Assembly for deliberation.”
After more than a year of discussions, the Committee reached a preliminary consensus in March that the approval percentage of flat owners needed to redevelop a building could be lowered to facilitate the rejuvenation of old districts.
The plan was to readjust the percentage approval required for buildings of 30-40 years of age to 90 per cent, while it would be lowered to 85 per cent for buildings aged 40 years or more. In the event of major public interest or the buildings being demolished, the approval ratio could be changed to as low as 80 per cent, he said. Under the present legal framework, any redevelopment of a building must get the approval of all owners of a building.
The Secretary expressed the wish that the ratio will be further confirmed in next meeting, given that the plan has to be approved by the other members of the Committee.
The other two task forces working on the area, according to Rosário, “were simply still discussing and there is no significant information that can be shared”.
The first task force is responsible in revitalisation of industrial buildings, while the second task force focuses on the setup of a government’s wholly owned company for supporting urban renewal in the city.
When asked about the progress of giving out permits to operate certain businesses for revitalising industrial building zones, the Secretary said there have been disccussions on the matter while noting that “rejuvenating industrial buildings is not an easy task”.
“Related departments will look at the matter in detail”, said the Secretary.