WHAT IS A BUILDING PERMIT AND HOW TO GET IT?

The construction permit is a document confirming the developer's right to carry out certain construction activities or to install a non-main building both on the plot of land provided for the purpose of new construction, as well as in existing buildings and structures.

The developer, according to the Government of RA dated 19.03.2015 In order to approve the design documents of the N596 annex N596 form N2-1 and to obtain a construction permit at the same time, he applies to the competent body / the Head of the Community/.

Attached to the application are:

a receipt for payment of the local duty established by law
design documents (two copies)
the positive conclusion of the examination.
The competent authority approves the design documents and simultaneously issues the construction permit from the date of receipt of the application:

For objects of category II, within 5 days, within 3 days in case of installation of reusable exemplary projects or certified projects;
For objects of category III, within 10 days.
For IV category objects, within 15 days.
For V category objects, within the period set by the RA government.
Without a construction permit, only the RA government's 19.03.2015 Construction works of objects with category I classification defined in list N1 of appendix N4 of decision N596. Category I or low-risk facilities include ongoing renovation of buildings and structures, interior decoration, landscaping and other small-scale construction works that can be carried out by the developer without design and construction permits.

The design documents are not agreed upon and the building permit application is rejected (notifying the applicant in writing of the reasons for rejection) if:

no assignment required
the design documents do not meet the conditions set by the design permit (assignment).
The documents attached to the developer's application contain unreliable (incomplete) information or the list of missing documents will not be completed within the 5-day period proposed by the Competent Authority.
the application was submitted after the expiration of the design permit (assignment).
the receipt of payment of the local tax prescribed by law was not submitted
the period requested for the implementation of the new construction in the application is more than 1.5 times longer than the period provided by the Project
It is very important to know that the developer, at least 3 days before starting the construction works, according to the Government of the Republic of Armenia dated 19.03.2015. In form N 2-5 of appendix N 5 of decision N596, the competent body must be notified, which in turn informs the state urban planning inspection about it within three days.

If the developer violates the provisions of the law during the execution of the works, the construction permit is suspended by the decision of the competent authority from the moment the violation is discovered, until the reasons for the suspension are eliminated, and the suspension is not a basis for extending the validity period of the construction permit. The construction permit can be suspended also in cases and according to the procedure provided by the law for the suspension of administrative acts.