Building Control

Building Control Functions

Supervise the development of housing areas and council controlled areas as determined and approved.
Supervise the construction and renovation of buildings in accordance with established laws and regulations.
Enforce acts and laws adopted by MDKT such as Act 133, Roads, Drains and Buildings 1974 and Uniform Building By-Laws 1984.
Prepare site plans / working sketches related to development projects.

Customer complaints are resolved within 14 days of receipt, if they do not involve high costs.
Applications for approval of new building plans will be approved within 51 days provided that they comply with the requirements of the departments involved and are accompanied by complete documents.
Applications for approval of alteration and addition plans will be approved within 2 weeks provided that they comply with the requirements of UBBL 1984.

Application letter showing original letterhead and reference number as well as construction proposal.
A copy of the land title deed or land grant certified true by a commissioner of oaths or a Justice of the Peace
A copy of any valid document such as a power of attorney/sale and purchase agreement/rental agreement if the owner is different from the name listed on the land title deed/land grant.
6 sets of neatly arranged and folded building plans in A4 size provided by a certified consultant (i.e. registered architect/engineer and draftsman according to their respective limits).

The title of the plan should contain the following:
- Building type
- Total units
- Number of floors
- Lot/land grant number
- Street name
- Section name
- Owner and company name
- Clearly show the building owner's address
The building plan must be complete and contain the following information:
- A clear location plan and site plan with a scale of not less than 1:1000 or larger as appropriate. The name of the road leading to the proposed site should be indicated in the site plan
- Floor plan, elevation (front, back and side), section and roof plan with a scale of 1:100 or 1:200 (depending on the size of the building)
- Drainage and sewerage layout plan clearly shown in the site plan
- Layout plan of roads, driveways and parking areas as well as traffic flow shown in the site plan or separately
- Show the following calculations: plot ratio, parking space count (cars, motorcycles and lorries where applicable), garbage dump capacity count.
- Clearly indicate the displacement of the building from the land boundary that complies with City Hall requirements.
- Clearly show the estimated floor area of the building according to use such as residential, office, commercial and others for the purpose of calculating plan processing fees.
All plans must be signed by the consultant, building owner and property owner.
The land and signature must be original.
All drawings must be fully colored.
Form B1 must be completed and stamped on the first page of the submitted set of building plans.

1	Consultant prepares plan and submits to MDKT
2	The plan will be reviewed to see if it complies with the basic requirements for submitting a plan.
3A	If it is incomplete, prepare a rejection letter and send it to the consultant.
3B	If OK, open the file, calculate the payment for processing the plan and send a payment notice to the consultant.
4	The plan is distributed to the relevant departments i.e. the Fire Department and Health Department as well as other departments if necessary.
5	The Fire Department, Health Department and other departments commented on the plan.
6	The plan will be checked and revised. If the application is doubtful or not, it will be presented to the Building Plan Committee.
7A	If the conditions are not met, a correction letter is prepared and sent to the consultant.
7B	If the conditions are met, an Approval Letter is prepared for signing.
8	The consultant will be called to take the endorsed plan.
9	File saved