Dubai Municipality has issued a decree on the development and improvement of the procedures for the licensing of decorative works in response to the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. Organization of construction work, in accordance with the best international standards, and the delight of dealers.
Al-Hajri said that the commercial centers, regardless of their size, and the construction units outside the commercial centers, which will not exceed 100 square meters, will be allowed to design and carry out the decoration work without obtaining a license from the municipality's building permits department, whether for commercial, And to be an independent rental unit, and through a contractor approved by the Municipality of Dubai, and abide by the specifications and requirements and provisions of the building and planning legislation in force at the Department, and that the work of decoration within the limits of construction units Which are approved according to the licensed plans of the building, and do not include any building area to be added, canceled, included or separated, provided that the tenant obtains the consent of the owner of the property to allow the decoration work. In the case of building units, which are more than 100 square meters, it permits the authorization of interior decoration works directly from the Dubai Building Licensing System without the intervention of the municipality engineers in accordance with the requirements of submitting the application in the system by a contractor Or an engineer accredited to the municipality, through the service of «self-licensing decoration», and abide by the specifications and requirements and provisions of the building and planning legislation in force, provided that the decoration works within the limits of the approved building units, and does not include any building area is added or canceled, Andga G. Works and their conformity with the licensing requirements, and then apply for the completion certificate in the system and obtain the certificate automatically. The Director General of Dubai Municipality said that this decision will contribute to the development and improvement of regulations and standards, facilitate procedures and create a stimulating and encouraging environment for investment in the Emirate of Dubai. The main objective of the project is to create an innovative system that will benefit the customers and increase the competitiveness of the Emirate.