Article 2
The violation of any of the requirements of the code, its system or regulations is considered an offense that requires removal or correction and exposes the perpetrator to the penalty as decided by the review committee when its statutory requirement is met, and the imposition of the penalty is not an alternative to removal or correction.
Notably, the penalty is not a substitute for removal or correction. Article 3:
Violations shall be seized and documented by qualified specialists in the code whose names are issued by decisions issued by their official authorities, and the seizure records are considered a significant document in proving violations and imposing penalties.
The seizure reports are considered a significant document in proving violations and imposing penalties. <When a violation is discovered during the inspection or supervision process and the violator does not take the initiative to rectify it, or a report is received, the control officer shall be notified to identify it. The supervising office is exempted from the implementation violation if it issues a report of the violation and is delivered to the contractor or uploaded on my platform and the contractor does not commit to implementation.
<The seizure process is carried out according to a standardized form prepared by the competent authority in the Ministry, and includes the following:
A- Date, day and hour of seizure.
B- Name of the building owner.
C- License number and type.
D- Classification, type and location of the building.
E- Type, description and location of the violation of the building.
F- Code violation reference and number.
G- Severity of the violation.
g- The degree of severity of the violation and the resulting damage.
h- Estimated duration of correction or removal of the violation.
i- Name, statement and signature of the violator, and indication of his refusal if applicable.
j- Documenting violations with photos or attaching them if possible.
k- Name and signature of the control officer.
l- Any other information that the competent authority of the Ministry deems necessary.
No other information to be added.
Article Six:
Whoever is assigned the task of controlling code violations must be meticulous and responsible, complete his work without delay, and hand over the control reports to his reference on the same day or the next day for registration, review and approval, and may enter buildings and facilities and view documents, documents and plans.
For this purpose, he may enter buildings and facilities and view documents, documents and plans.
<Article Seven:
1) When a non-hazardous violation is detected, the relevant authority shall:
A- Notify the violator of it by the notification methods followed by the system, and request him to remove or correct it in accordance with the code within a maximum period of (30 days) to start correcting or removing the violating works, and in the event of correction or removal, the violator shall notify the relevant authority of this.
B- In case of non-correction, the violator will be warned and asked to remove or correct them in accordance with the code within a maximum period of (90 days) to finalize the correction or removal work, and in the event of correction or removal, the violator will notify the relevant authority.
C- If the violation is not corrected after the period referred to in paragraph (b), the violation will be referred to the Committee to consider violations of the Saudi Building Code to impose the penalty stipulated in the schedule of violations according to the following sequence:
1- Application of the minimum financial fine and removal or correction of the violation, in accordance with the code within a maximum period of (90 days) to complete the correction or removal work, and in the event of correction or removal, the violator shall notify the relevant authority of this.
2- In case of failure to correct or remove the violation after the period referred to in paragraph (C-1), the maximum fine and removal or correction of the violation, in accordance with the code within a maximum period of (90 days) to complete the correction or removal work, and in case of correction or removal, the violator shall notify the relevant authority.
3- In case of failure to correct or remove the violation after the period referred to in paragraph (C-2), all work shall be suspended until the violation is addressed or removed.
<Article Eight:
When a hazardous violation is detected, the relevant authority shall:
1) Notify the violator of it by the notification methods followed by the system, and request its immediate removal or correction in accordance with the code.
2) Stop the building, part or section that poses a risk, prevent occupancy or operation, or evacuate the building until the violator removes or corrects the violation.
3) Refer the violation to the Violations Review Committee within a period of five working days from the date of seizure.
Article Nine:
If the violator does not take the initiative to remove the dangerous violation or within the deadline specified for other violations and the violation directly hinders or disrupts the use of public roads or services or poses a danger to safety, public health or the environment or distorts the general appearance of the city, the municipal authority may, after coordination with the competent authorities, remove it at the expense of the violator.
If the violator does not take the initiative to remove the dangerous violation or within the time limit specified for other violations.
<If a dangerous violation is discovered and the violator cannot be found, the control officer shall prepare a report on the violation, and careful investigation and follow-up shall be carried out to search for the violator. If he cannot be reached, the Municipal Authority, after coordination with the competent authorities, shall evacuate the building, prevent occupancy, or remove the violation if necessary. When the violator is found, he shall bear the expenses of removal in addition to the penalty incurred.
<Article Eleven:
Without prejudice to any harsher penalty stipulated by another system, the review committee shall impose appropriate penalties for each violation in accordance with Article Twelve of the Law, taking into account the following bases:
1) The degree of seriousness of the violation and its impact in harming lives, property, health or public order.
2) The area of the building, its size, type, cost of construction, the importance of its location, and the area of the violation carried out.
3) The proportionality of the penalty to the offense.
4) Mitigating and aggravating circumstances associated with the commission of the offense.
5) The offender's initiative to remove or correct the offense.) Repeated or multiple offenses.
7) The violation is accompanied by an attempt to obstruct the control or inspection process or failure to cooperate with officials.
8) Deliberate commission of the offense.
Article Twelve:
The review committee shall apply the penalties listed in Table 1 for violations of the application of the building code in the residential area for the classification category (R3) (detached villa or two villas adjacent to one or two sides with a building height not exceeding three floors), and Table 2 for violations of other building occupations according to the Saudi Building Code.
The review committee shall apply the penalties listed in Table 1 for violations of the application of the building code in the residential area.
Article Thirteen:
If the removal of the violation is detrimental to the safety of the building, it shall be corrected to achieve safety according to possible engineering solutions, provided that a report is brought from an accredited and qualified engineering office from the Ministry proving the safety of the building and the impossibility of removal.
Article 14:
Fines are collected in accordance with the procedures followed in the collection of public funds.
Fines are collected in accordance with the procedures followed in the collection of public funds.
Article Fifteen:
The decisions of the review committee shall be considered effective upon their issuance, and the violator shall be notified of them by the notification methods followed by the system.
Article Sixteen:
Decisions of the review committees may be appealed to the administrative courts in the Grievances Bureau within sixty days from the date of knowledge of them.
Article Seventeen:
As soon as any penalty is imposed on consulting, engineering or technical offices or contractors for violating the code, the municipal authority shall notify their reference authorities of the violations and the penalties imposed on them.
As soon as any penalty is imposed on consulting, engineering or technical offices or contractors for violating the code.
Article 18:
This regulation replaces the regulation on the classification of violations of the Saudi Building Code issued by Ministerial Decision No. (1214Q/AB/39) dated 10/14/1439H
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