Going up: easier approval process for new elevators
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THINGS are looking up (and down) for residents who don’t have elevators where they live, say officials.
The authorities have streamlined approval procedures to cut the time it takes to get an elevator installed in old residential buildings by half, a move greatly welcomed by a growing number of elderly residents in the city who find stairs a challenge.
A trial is underway at a residential complex in Putuo District, and if it is successful, the new procedures will be implemented citywide.
The process has traditionally been a bureaucratic headache.
Once residents came to a consensus on having one installed, 60-plus procedures and 46 stamps from multiple departments, including the housing management, planning, greenery, construction, health and fire authorities, were required, which meant residents usually had to wait as long as a year.
“It is as complicated as building the Jinmao Tower,” said Zhu Honghong, who lives at the Nujiangyuan residential complex and took charge of the recent installation of an elevator in her building.
But now that the process has been streamlined, only 15 stamps are needed and forms do not have to be submitted repeatedly. Approval stamps from the civil defense, health, greenery and environmental protection authorities are no longer required.
“It is much more convenient and time-efficient now,” said Mao Pingfen, Party secretary with Nujiangyuan’s neighborhood committee.
Three residential buildings in the complex are in the process of seeking approval for elevators and work could start this year, thanks to streamlined procedures, according to Mao.
It costs about 600,000 yuan to install an elevator in a building, 40 to 60 percent of which is paid by the authorities.
The higher up the residents live, the more they pay for the installation.
“An elevator is greatly needed by the seniors, particularly in summer time,” said Nujiangyuan resident Luo Jianhua, who is in his 50s.
“My neighbors are all supportive of the installation, even a household living on the first floor.”
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