Buy stamped paper
Agency: Municipality
Building permit and water connection applications to the Municipality must be made on stamped paper.
Time and cost: 1 day, XAF 4,000
Request authorization for building permit at the Municipality
Agency: Municipality
The permit application includes all architectural and building plans, measurements, and cost assessments. The application must be submitted on stamped paper. The file is forwarded for review to the Technical Office and subsequently passed to the mayor for signature. If the Technical Office has doubts that the proposed project budget fits the project size and nature, a site visit might be undertaken. This can only be done with the stamped paper.
Time and cost: 15 days, no charge
Pay fees at the bank and obtain payment receipt
Agency: Commercial Bank
Payment can be made only after the approval of the dossier.
Time and cost: 1 day, XAF 2,190,128
Deposit payment receipt at the Municipality
Agency: Municipality
After the payment is done, the voucher should be presented at the Municipality.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Obtain building permit
Agency: Municipality
After the Municipality receives the payment receipt, the dossier is authorized again and finally signed by the mayor.
Time and cost: 30 days, no charge
Receive inspection from the Municipality
Agency: Municipality
Inspections are random and occur during construction. A final inspection or occupancy permit is not required. However, it is important to stress that this can only happen during the construction period, once the building permit was granted.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Request authorization for water connection
Agency: Municipality
The water connection is undertaken by the Municipality. As with the building permit application, the application must be made on stamped paper. This request is done once the construction is finalized.
Time and cost: 14 days, XAF 75,000
Pay for water connection
Agency: Commercial Bank
A payment receipt is required to obtain authorization for the water connection. This procedure is enabled whenever the request has been made. It can be paid at a commercial bank, not at the Municipality.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Deposit proof of payment and obtain final payment receipt from Municipality
Agency: Municipality
The payment is made only after the request is made.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Obtain authorization for water connection
Agency: Municipality
After the fees are paid, the Mayor’s office approves the application for water connection.
Time and cost: 14 days, no charge
Receive connection to water services
Agency: Municipality
Once the authorization is obtained, municipal engineers connect the building to the network.
Time and cost: 45 days, no charge
Request and obtain an engineer’s assessment of property
Agency: Private Engineer
An assessment by an external engineer is made once the utilities connection are in place.
Time and cost: 14 days, XAF 200,000
Register the building
Agency: Property Registry
Building registration is not required but is advised. Fees refer to official fees, as published in the Law of Fiscal Fees (Ley de Tazas Fiscales). The fee is 3% of the value of warehouse construction. This happens once the assessment has been made.
Time and cost: 7 days, XAF 6,570,383
