PROCEDURE TO CARRY OUT A BUILDING PERMIT PLAN
| Stages | Activity | Body | Remark |
| 1 | Application for town planning certificate(TPC) | Bamenda City Council(BCC) | -Copy of land ownership document -copy of national identity card -Copy of site and situation plans. |
| 2 | Site Inspection for TPC | Join commission(BCC, BIIIC,MINHDU) | -Every Friday -The developer must be available on the site. |
| 3 | Optaintion of the building permit form and issuance of TPC | BCC | DUD secretariat office at BCC |
| 4 | Composition of a building permit file | Architect/ draft man and civil Engineering firm | Submit plans in four copies in conformity with the norms of TPC. Documents consist of: -site and situation plans of the project -Foundation plans -floor plans -Electrical plans -cross section -views (front, rare, and sides) -details of septic tank -quantitative/cost estimate of the project. -technical specifications -Engineering studies for all storey buildings -Geotechnical service for buildings of two floors and above. N.B All structural calculations,building plans for building of one floor and above |
| 5 | Payment of land tax | Taxation |
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| 6 | Transmission and registration of files at the Sub Divisional council | Bamenda III council | Must include the signature and stamps of the Mayor |
| 7 | Building permit commission | Join commission | Commission members (BCC,BIIIC,MINHDU,MINEPNDS,ONAC,ONIGC/NOCE) Study plans to ensure that they meet up with TPC |
| 8 | Evaluation and payment of 1% council dues | BCC | Calculated based on the cost estimate and the surface area of the business |
| 9 | Setting out of the building | Join commission | BIIIC and BCC |
| 10 | Approval and final signature | Join commission | MINHDU The Mayor of the BIIIC Hygiene and sanitation Government Delegate to BCC |