THE Office of the Building Official (OBO) in Bacolod City served a notice of violation to village chieftain Bob Asan of Barangay 3 for the construction of the barangay hall without a building permit and certificate of occupancy.
Engineer Isidro Sun Jr., head of OBO, said yesterday they served the notice of violation on July 27 and the barangay officials were given three days to report at OBO at the Bacolod Government Center.
Barangay 3 officials violated Sections 301 and 309 of the National Building Code (PD 1096).
Section 301 stated that no person, firm or corporation, including any agency or instrumentality of the government, shall construct alter, repair, convert, use, occupy, move, demolish and add any building/structure or any portion thereof or cause the same to be done without obtaining a building permit thereof from the OBO assigned in the place where the subject building is located or to be done.
Section 309 also stated that no building or structure shall be used or occupied and no change in the existing use or occupancy classification of a building or structure or portion thereof shall be made until the Building Official has issued a certificate of occupancy therefore as provided in this Code.
A certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the Building Official within 30 days if final inspection and submittal of a certificate of completion referred to in the proceeding section, it is found that the building or structure complies with the provision of this Code.
Asan said they are willing to comply with their violations and he will communicate with OBO.
He said the barangay hall was constructed in 1998 and he did not know that the building has no building permit and occupancy permit.
On July 30, Jose Max Ortiz, legal counsel of Ma. Gizela Palomares-Ablaña, also sent a letter to Mayor Evelio Leonardia requesting for the removal of the two-storey barangay hall and the day-care center which are all constructed or standing on road lots owned by Capitol Subdivision Inc. situated in Barangay 3.
Ortiz said the said structure which was illegally constructed have caused great disturbance to their client for years despite her regular complaint to the barangay of the noise pollution as well as the inconvenience of having full access to her lot.
He said this matter has also been brought to the attention of the Department of the Interior and Local Government.
He added they are hopeful that the City Government will heed to their request that the said structures be removed or demolished within 30 days from receipt of the letter.