Every permit, who issues it, and what it needs.
This is the full sequence, in four phases. In the second, eight institutions review the project in parallel. The DOT can change the list for a given project.
Phase by phase
Each card is one filing: the institution that resolves it and what you hand in.
Previous procedures
The DOT confirms what can be built on the site and where. Three filings, about 30 business days each.
Construction line and site qualification
- Previous-procedures form
- Copy of the property deed
- Two signed and sealed copies of the topographic drawing
- National ID and tax number, or company incorporation papers
Stormwater feasibility
- Previous-procedures form
- Copy of the property deed
- Two signed and sealed copies of the topographic drawing
- Legal documentation of the owner
Road review and zoning
- Two signed and sealed copies of the architectural plan
- Area schedule and parking schedule
- Road profile
- Bearings and distances schedule
Institutional feasibilities
Eight institutions, each with its own file. They run in parallel. The longest is ANDA, about four months.
Fire department resolution
- Request letter and descriptive memorandum
- Two signed and sealed copies of the architectural plan
- Location of signage and extinguishers
- Road profile and bearings schedule
Hydrocarbons resolution
- Hydrocarbon plan set, signed and sealed
- Request letter and notarized legal documents
- Technical brochures for the dispensers
- Copy of the construction line and the road review
- Fire department resolution
- Tabloid location drawing showing adjacent uses
Potable water feasibility
- Topographic drawing
- Legal documentation
- Tax clearance
Well construction permit
- ANDA resolution
- Non-impact study
- Hydraulic drawing
- Hydraulic study
- Only if ANDA denies water and sewerage
Tree felling, earthworks, solid waste
- Topographic drawing
- Municipal tax clearance
- Legal documents
Workplace risk signage
- Workplace risk signage drawing
Electrical service feasibility
- Legal documentation of the owner
- Location drawing
MIDES letter
- Common solid waste handling
Environmental file
The Environmental Impact Study, the public consultation and the MARN resolution. The resolution alone takes about four months. Without it there is no construction permit.
Environmental form
- Filed online with the DOT
Environmental Impact Study
- Air quality study
- Biological study
- Social evaluation
- Hydrological and hydraulic study
- Complete plan set required for the study
Public consultation
- Notice and hearing
- Response to observations
Publication in the Diario Oficial
- Precedes the resolution
MARN resolution
- Environmental compliance bond
- Unlocks the construction permit
Construction and occupancy
Once everything is approved, the construction permit is issued. When the work is done, the DOT accepts it and the municipality issues the occupancy permit.
Construction permit
- Every resolution and feasibility approved
- Construction plan set
- Technical studies
Works acceptance
- Final inspection
Occupancy permit
- Approved works acceptance
Source: permitting process for Estación de Servicio Expres Mart & Gass.
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