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Seven owners at 3 and 3/1 Abovyan Street have sued “Local Developer” LLC owned by Samvel Mayrapetyan. They demand from the court to stop the construction of a multi-storey hotel done with the violations of urban development standards, which is conducted 80 cm far from historical-cultural buildings located at 3 and 3/1 Abovyan Street (AOKS building). The second hearing on this court case will be held at Kentron and Norq-Marash General Jurisdiction Court (Tbilisyan Alley 3/9, near Light bulb Factory), Yerevan, at 11:00 a.m. on 21 March. This case is tried by Judge Karine Petrosyan.
“In reply to plaintiffs’ enquiries Urban Development Ministry replied that the construction in questions is carried out with the violation of two urban development standards, those of fire and seismic safety. The same reply was issued by the Ministry of Emergency States.”
The Union of Architects of Armenia has also confirmed the presence of violations and in addition it said Yerevan Municipality hasn’t tabled this issue for the consideration of Urban Development Council when approving the project building.
Despite all these facts, the court regularly turns down the motions filed by the plaintiffs and doesn’t put an interdict on the construction carried out with the violations of urban development standards,” Lawyer Arthur Grigoryan said
Plaintiff Aida Gasparyan’s Barrister Samvel Davtyan informed that Yerevan Municipality has adopted the expert opinion provided by “Lavo” LLC as a basis for approving the project of constructing a hotel complex, which says it doesn’t contain any violations of urban development standards. “The Urban Development Ministry itself has granted a license to this company, while the ministry confirms there are violations, i.e. “Lavo” LLC has issued an opinion, which contradicts with the opinion of the body licensing it,” Samvel Davtyan said. He also mentioned that six plaintiffs are the owners of historical-cultural building.
March 20, 2013 at 12:09