Property developers must abide by FCT laws -AMMC
All is now set for the commissioning of the 1st Phase of the modernization of the Utako/Jabi Motor Park and the 2nd Phase of the modernization of Garki Market.
The director, H&I Construction Ltd, the company handling the modernization project, Engr. Rabiu Said, said the projects will be commissioned before the end of second quarter of this year.
Speaking at the recent commissioning of the old Kubwa market, now known as Maitama UltraModern Market, Said stated that the Utako/ Jabi Motor Park and the
The coordinator, Abuja Municipal Management Council (AMMC), Umar Shuaibu, has said there are basic laws that property developers in the Federal Capital Territory should know in order not to fall foul of the Department of Development Control. Garki Market upgrade were among many market projects the company, which is a subsidiary of M.N Ataj Construction Ltd, has undertaken across Kano, Abuja, Kaduna and Plateau states.
Also speaking, the chairman, Bwari Area Council, Musa Dikko said Bwari Area Council in conjunction with H&I Construction Ltd will in the next one-week commission the Dawaki Electronics Market.
He said the council, in partnership with developers, has made tireless efforts to expand infrastructure in the area council, and called on the FCT authorities to allocate more land to the area to ensure that the satellite
Speaking in an interview with Daily Trust, Shuaibu said developers need to know whether their properties are residential or commercial and whether it is low, medium or high density development.
Shuaibu, a town planner, said all the categories have their building requirements.
“For low density you are supposed to put only two families; medium density four to six families; while high density houses about eight families.
“And for low density you cannot go more than two floors; medium density two to three floors: while high density is four floors. Commercial properties have their own criteria; we have neighborhood centres and city centre development, all have categories like the height you can attain and percentage area coverage.”
He said developers who need to know more about these have to come to the FCT Development Control Department to obtain the development manual of the city which will guide them on the do’s and don’ts.