Issuance of IMB to be simplified
Issuance of IMB to be simplified
JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will simplify the
issuance of permits to construct houses with a maximum size of
200 square meters in the capital starting next month, an official
said recently.
City secretary Makmun Amin said the prime target of the
scheme, to be implemented in stages until 2001, was aimed at
helping Jakartans, particularly those in the middle and lower
economic brackets, to obtain building permits (IMBs).
Under the new system, residents can obtain permits from the
local district office and only have to wait nine days for the
completion of the IMB documents instead of the current 24 days,
Makmun said.
"In the initial phase, the service will be carried out in 10
districts across the capital, beginning in September," he said on
Friday.
"The move is in line with the administration's plan to
decentralized its public service at the district level," he
added.
Head of the City Planning Agency Ahmaddin Ahmad explained that
an IMB applicant only had to submit an application form, copies
of an identity card, the land-ownership certificate and property
tax receipts.
City Development Supervision Agency head Djumhana said that
those who had constructed houses but had already applied for
building permits would not be fined.
Djumhana also announced that, based on Gubernatorial Decree
no. 63/2000 on the IMB levy, the fee that has to be paid by
applicants, is set at Rp 400 per square meter for houses of less
than 100 square meters in size, Rp 3,000 for houses less than 200
square meters, and Rp 5,000 for bigger buildings.
Separately, the chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of
Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction at City Council, Audi Tambunan,
welcomed the administration's scheme, saying that the move was in
line with the aspirations of the public, especially those in
middle to lower economic brackets, on significant service
improvement.
"The program will help 60 percent of the public in Jakarta
from the middle to lower economic groups," he said.
"Less bureaucracy could also cut unnecessary expenses on the
service," Audi said. (lup)