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UAE Freezones Biz News Updates
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Dubai’s urban landmass pushing past 64%
Survey by municipality reveals huge scope for growth outside city limits
The survey showed that there are a total of 88,931 buildings, including 45,364
buildings in Bur Dubai, 40,392 in Deira and 3,175 in rural areas.
Dubai continues to seek out room for more development projects even as a
civic body survey shows that more than 60 per cent of Dubai city is either
covered by buildings or used for projects under construction.
According to a survey that was carried out by the buildings inspection
department at Dubai Municipality, 64 per cent of the city is occupied by
buildings while the share of buildings in rural areas adds up to only three
per cent — leaving room for expansion projects.
The new database that recorded the number and types of buildings not only
serves to help in planning out the city, but also helps in detailing the
urban growth rate and in identifying areas that can be used in the future
for housing, investment or industrial purposes. The total area of the
emirate is approximately 4,000 square kilometres.
“We started the survey about one year and a half ago with 45 engineers and
inspectors, and have now entered the third stage. The first stage included
calculating the number of buildings, including high-rise structures and
villas in Dubai but we did not include the Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority or
any other free zone areas because they are not under the municipality’s
jurisdiction,” explained Jaber Al Ali, head of the buildings inspection
department at Dubai Municipality.
The second stage of the survey involved recording the number of units in
each building and its stated function, while the last stage involves an
inspection committee checking on the structural building violations and
determining which buildings need to be demolished or renovated.
The survey showed that there are a total of 88,931 buildings, including
45,364 buildings in Bur Dubai, 40,392 in Deira and 3,175 in rural areas. It
also indicated that areas with the highest number of violations in Bur Dubai
are in the residential areas of Al Qouz and Al Bada’a near Al Satwa, while
the highest number of building violations in Deira were reported in Abu Hail
and Rashidiya. According to the survey, more than 40 per cent of buildings
in these areas require maintenance ranging from minor to comprehensive work.
Al Ali noted that some of the most common violations recorded included
commercial property being converted into rooms with bed space, as well as
residential premises being used for commercial purposes or as workers’
accommodations.
Other building violations included multiple families living in one villa or
bachelors living in areas designated for families, buildings that have been
left abandoned or have never had any maintenance done. The penalties for
each building code violation can be as much as Dh50,000.
Safety requirements in buildings were also scrutinised and the most common
violation noted was buildings not providing fire exits, as well as health
hazards such as lack of proper ventilation or lighting.
“The database will be periodically updated and will be available not only to
municipality departments but to other government authorities who may need
this information and the statistics to make appropriate decisions and carry
out their projects, such as police and the electricity and water
authorities,” Al Ali said.
20 Jan 2013
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Courtesy Al Nisr Publishing LLC
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