Request and obtain the alignment certificate (alineamiento) and official number (número official)
Agency: Delegational One Stop Shop (Ventanilla Única Delegacional), Urban Development and Housing Ministry (Secretaría de Desarrollo Urbano y VIvienda) and Mexico City Government (Gobierno de la Ciudad de México)
For the official number, the Mexico City Government will assign a single official number for each property, at the request of the interested party, that has a front facing the public pathway. For the official alignment, the plot across the land indicates the restrictions or expropriation lines to be respected in the interaction between the property and the public pathway. Obtaining the single zoning certificate stating specific land use and feasibility is required.
The following documents must be submitted:
- Proof of payment of applicable real estate taxes (copy)
- Public deed certifying property or title ownership (original and copy)
- Payment of all fees
- Application form (original)
- Identification of the person completing the procedure and document certifying the respective identity (original and copy)
Time and cost: 11 days, MXN 1,285
Obtain a topographic map
Agency: Private licensed company
A topographical study is conducted prior to construction to measure the levels on the specific terrain. It is a general technical requirement when building a structure of this class. Although a topographical test is not required by law, it is consistently conducted in practice.
Time and cost: 11 days, MXN 17,500
Request and obtain single zoning certificate stating specific land use and feasibility
Agency: Subdirección de Ventanilla Única of the Secretaría de Desarrollo Urbano y Vivienda attached to the Dirección del Registro de los Planes y Programas de Desarrollo Urbano of the Dirección General de Desarrollo Urbano
At this stage, BuildCo obtains the document that certifies whether a specific use of a given building is authorized.
Los interesados en obtener los certificados previstos en el Reglamento de la Ley de Desarrollo Urbano y Vivienda del Distrito Federal, deben presentar su solicitud debidamente firmada, ante el Área de Atención Ciudadana de la Subdirección de Ventanilla Única adscrita a la Dirección del Registro de los Planes y Programas de la Dirección General de Administración Urbana de la Secretaría de Desarrollo Urbano y Vivienda, de acuerdo a los requisitos dispuestos en el Manual de Trámites y Servicios al Público del Distrito Federal y en el Manual Administrativo de la Secretaría de Desarrollo Urbano y Vivienda del Distrito Federal.
For the Single Land Use Zoning Certificate, the application must contain:
- Official format of the Manual de Trámites y Servicios al Público del Distrito Federal;
- Receipt of payment of rights according to the Tax Code of Distrito Federal;
- Current official identification and copy;
- Property Ballot, no earlier than 12 months after the application was submitted.
Time and cost: 6 days, MXN 1,542
Request a water feasibility study
Agency: Sistema de Aguas de la Ciudad de México
Upon reception of the zoning certificate, BuildCo must request a water feasibility study in order to continue the request of building permit.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Receive inspection for a water feasibility study
Agency: Water Services Agency
After requesting for a water feasibility study, there is an inspection to assess the feasibility of the water connection, sewage and rainwater drainage services will be installed in the construction.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Obtain a water feasibiilty study
Agency: Water Services Agency
Once the inspection has been conducted, a water feasibility study report is given to BuildCo, which will be used to continue processing the building permits.
Time and cost: 10 days, no charge
Obtain a certificate of debts for Water services
Agency: Water Services Agency
Once the water feasibility process is on its way, Buildco. can also request a certificate of debts. This is another mandatory requirement to register a construction statement type B
Time and cost: 0.5 days, MXN 167
Request and obtain a certificate of good standing with the property tax
Agency: Tax Administrator Agency
Obtaining a clearance providing evidence that there are no outstanding land taxes on the property is a required document to be submitted in order to obtain a building permit.
The certificate of good standing of the seller on the property tax (“impuesto predial”) is one of the documents to be provided by the interested parties under art. 27 of the Fiscal Code for Mexico City for 2018; the receipts of payments of the predial (boletas) are no longer required. The applicant has to submit the Cadaster Number (Cuenta Predial) in order to obtain the information of any outstanding debts of the property.
Time and cost: 0.5 days, MXN 167
Register Construction Statement Type B
Agency: Ventanilla Única Delegacional
Construction Statement Type B applies to nonresidential or mixed uses of up to 5,000 square meters or up to 10,000 square meters for residential use or for single-family dwelling units within a risk zone.
The following documents must be submitted:
- Valid alignment certificate and official number (simple original copy or certified one)
- Single zoning certificate for specific land use and feasibility (simple original copy or certified copy for collation)
- Four copies of the architectural project for the construction work on duly outlined scale maps and containing all specifications regarding materials, finishes, and equipment to be used, signed by the owner, the director responsible for the construction work, and the co-responsible party for urban and architectural design and installations, as the case may be
- Project descriptive report
- Calculation report
- Registration and identification card of the director responsible for the construction work and the co-responsible party for structural safety, urban and architectural design, and installations as appropriate (simple original copy or certified copy for collation)
- Two copies of the structural design signed by the director responsible for the construction work and the co-responsible party for structural safety
- Proof of payment of improvement taxes for potable water and sewerage works provided by the Federal District Department and license issuance fees if the application is required (simple original copy or certified copy for collation). Because the building considered here requires installation or modification of the water main and hook-up to the sewage system, the application and proof of payment of the corresponding fees are attached.
After registration of the construction statement, the one-stop shop (Ventanilla Única Delegacional) reviews the submitted data and documents and verifies the progress of the construction work under the terms stated in the Administrative Verification Rules (Reglamento de Verificación Administrativa) for the Federal District.
The director responsible for the construction work undertakes to post a signboard showing the registration number in the construction work statement and the general construction work data, including the location and statement validity. The signboard must be posted in a visible place and legible from the public pathway.
The validity of the statement (for construction work completion) is as follows:
- Up to 300 square meters: 1 year
- 300 – 1,000 square meters: 2 years
- More than 1,000 square meters: 3 years
The cost for the water connection includes the installation of the main pipeline, board, and meter. The cost to connect to water and sewage services are included in this procedure since the proof of payment of such fees are needed to request connection to these utility services (procedure 10). The cost is established by the Financial Code of the Federal District.
Time and cost: 1 day, MXN 937,549
Notify the Municipal Authority upon completion of construction work
Agency: Municipality
The notification of completion is made in writing once the construction has been completed. Once notified, inspectors may visit the location within a week to verify the construction is in compliance with all applicable regulation.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Receive inspection upon completion of construction work from Directorate of General Works
Agency: Directorate of General Works (Municipality)
BuildCo. request the occupancy clearance once all the previous inspections have been passed in a satisfactory way.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Request and obtain occupancy clearance
Agency: Delegational One-Stop Shop
Building use clearance is granted by the one-stop shop, once the occupancy clearance is issued to BuildCo.
Time and cost: 6 days, no charge
Request and obtain authorization from civil protection
Agency: Secretaria de Protección Civil
An inspection from the civil protection agency (Secretaria de Protección Civil) will be conducted upon request by BuildCo. Once the form and the emergency plan are filed, the civil protection agency will issue a certificate.
Time and cost: 7 days, no charge
Request and connect to water and sewage services
Agency: Sistema de Aguas de la Ciudad de México
Once BuildCo. receives the authorization by the Civil Protection Department, it can request and obtain the water and sewage services.
Time and cost: 30 days, MXN 32,767
Update the building record at the Tax Ministry
Agency: Ministry of Finance of Mexico City (Secretaría de Finanzas de la Ciudad de México)
Finally, BuildCo. is apt to register the new warehouse.The time and cost of updating the building record are established by the Financial Code of the Federal District, Article 217. The building is not actually registered with the Property Registry. Once built, a cadastral actualization document (manifestacion de actualisacion del valor cadastral) is filed for tax purposes with the Tax Ministry. The information in the new deed is updated only when the property (with the building included) is sold. In Mexico, the owner of the land is automatically the owner of the building unless otherwise specified. Only in cases where the owner of the building and the owner of the property are two different people would the building be registered.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
