Condo developer asks CH to grant permit

THE developer of an upscale condominium complex in Barangay Guadalupe told the Cebu City Council yesterday that they are constructing a retaining wall and have secured some of the permits for their project.

This, after the Council suspended the issuance of the building permit to Apple One Properties Inc. because of its reported failure to secure a development permit from the City Government.

In a resolution sponsored by Councilor Nida Cabrera, the council observed that the housing developer already started its site development operation without securing the required development permit from the city.

As observed, Apple One Properties applied for building permits in a piecemeal process, the resolution read.

A representative of Apple One Properties earlier told the council that they intend to build a high-end community housing composed of 19 buildings in Sitio Banawa in Guadalupe.

As reported by the Office of the Building Official (OBO), only two constructed buildings out of the 19 structures have permits from the city.

The council suspended the issuance of the building permit after a concerned resident wrote Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella to inform the City of the potential hazard and flooding that the development may cause.

Mira Ting, a resident of Forest Hills in Banawa, said that the back-filling at the project site hampers the flow of rainwater in the area.

She said in her letter that the developer promised them that they will put up a retaining wall to secure her property, but the wall still hasnt been constructed that time.

It is our humble plea that the City Council will look into this matter before the approval of the said application, Ting added.

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Condo developer asks CH to grant permit