May I know if commercial property with 1st and second floor, can be modified to be stayed overnight and if it is legal?

for your own use or u plan to rent it out?

This post has been edited by COOLPINK: Aug 17 2022, 02:13 PM

If really go law by law many sovo sofo unit cannot use for residential purpose and yet Dev keep sellin them je

what i heard is no activity allow after working hour.
unless u register as hotel, homestay or related biz

so u must keep quiet hide inside.

I think no issue. Many traditional family use to run the business on ground floor & stays at the upper floor. The only set back, you cannot complaint if noisy due to commercial activity / no car park because it is not meant for residential at the first place.

No, not for these two purposes. Someone who rented it and use for residential and made complaint to Health department that the operation affected his health.

No you can't. It is made known the surrounding operation is for commercial, the complaint will hold no water legally / from town council. It will closed as "no further action".

i see.

i dun think the health department going to care about his complaint since he using commercial unit as residential.
there is a reason why it is designated as a commercial unit in the first place.

No, the health department didn't know it is commercial propert/shop out at first floor.

then someone should inform them.

its funny that guy think staying in commercial units will grant him the same privaleges as a residential unit.

Unless the owner have approval from the local authorities, they can't.

I have a unit on commercial which i convert to student dorm/living area. I need to send architect plan to local PBT and Bomba for approval.

Have you got your approval?

Wonder where and who to complain with for them to illegally stay over such shoplot?

Snap photo with evidence. Write in complaint to town / city council . Building usage is under the town/city council jurisdiction.

Yes, I got my approval but its not easy since i have to prepared proper safety measure with the recommendation of Bomba.

Thanks.

How much you spent for all of these?

Actually can for higher requirement building to be used as lower requirement building. If you want to use lower building requirement to higher building requirement , then it will not be allowed.

Residential to be used as shop - cannot. Because shop have higher building requirement.
Shop to be used as residential - no issue but the user cannot complaint why the surrounding don't meet residential's requirement.

Shop to be used as hostel / hotel - cannot because hostel/ hotel got higher requirement. It is correct that new submission to city council & relevant authorities need before you can convert it & use as such.

As I know why the shoplot can't be used for residential, as it doesn't rumah emergency exit door at the belakang if it is 1st floor.

Not necessary & it don't hold water. If it is not safe for residential for such reason, it will not be safe for commercial either. Like I said previously, to use higher building requirement for lower building requirement - no issue. To use lower building requirement for higher building requirement, it will be an issue.

Residential is less stringent when it comes to fire requirement when compare to commercial.

An example of modification from less stringent building requirement to be used as higher building requirement - to use corner lot house as taska / tadika. Original dwelling unit is less stringent, when owner want to be used it for tadika / taska purpose, the additional safety escape like staircase to external from L1 are needed.

For the shop unit to be used as residential, the existing fire escape already complied with higher requirement for residential use. Hence, there is no need further modification / enhancement needed.

This post has been edited by nihility: Aug 17 2022, 03:46 PM