Senators’ clubs, including the faction of the government’s YES and the CSSD, reject the building law, as the establishment of a central building authority distances construction proceedings from cities and municipalities. The club presidents stated this today at a joint briefing before the Senate meeting, at which the building law will be decided. According to the club presidents, the option to revise the standard is unrealistic, as it would also mean revising a comprehensive set of related standards.
“We are fundamentally opposed to the establishment of the state building administration and separation from cities and municipalities,” said Jaroslav Větrovský, chairman of the Senatorial club of the ProRegion (for YES).
The heads of the other five senatorial factions spoke similarly. The chairman of the strongest ODS and TOP 09 club, Zdeněk Nytra, reminded that the adopted variant is also the Association of Regions, the Union of Towns and Municipalities or the Association for Rural Renewal, as pointed out by the chairman of Senator 21 and Pirates Václav Láska (Sen 21).
The chairman of the Mayors’ Club, Petr Holeček (for STAN), stated that the new regulation would distance construction proceedings from citizens, as they will have to deal with most matters through the central office. He therefore fears further depopulation of the countryside. It also bothers him that “the position of municipalities in the creation of zoning plans will be abolished”. The chairwoman of the KDU-ČSL club, Šárka Jelínková, believes that the new regulation will increase the risk of corruption and black buildings. Its positives included the digitization of construction management or the creation of a specialized construction office, which would decide, for example, on large transport constructions.
If the Senate rejects the draft building law, YES will have to find at least 101 votes in the Chamber to override the Senate veto, which is not certain. During the June parliamentary approval, the law was enforced only by the votes of YES, the SPD and the three Social Democrats.
Source: CTK
