(haipo) - A pergola collapsed and flew away in the night between Sunday and Monday 18/11/24, on Vitkin Street in Haifa, under the protection of the strong winds that were blowing at that time. The parts of the dismantled pergola hit cars parked in a nearby parking lot, and only by luck only property was damaged, and there were no casualties.
The construction of a gazebo (pergola) in Haifa is exempt from a building permit, provided that it meets the following requirements: its area does not exceed 50 square meters or a quarter of the free land area of the buildings or the roof, whichever is greater. The cymbal will be erected on the ground or on the roof of the building, unless otherwise specified in the guidelines. The cymbal will be intended for residential buildings, open public spaces, or public institutions, and will be built from light and durable materials only. The cymbal beams must be horizontal, with the spaces between the opaque parts of the shading surface being at least 40%.
The height of the cymbal will not exceed 2.3 meters, the sides will remain open, and at least half of the perimeter of the cymbal adjacent to the building will be open. The distance from the boundary of the field will be at least 1.2 meters, except in cases where the cymbal is attached to a supporting wall at an appropriate height. In addition, it is mandatory to inform the authorities about the execution of the work and ensure that a permit is obtained from a structural engineer.
Last night, as I recall, we experienced the first signs of the winter weather, when, among other things, strong winds blew, which caused a dangerous incident on Vitkin Street in Haifa: a pergola that was installed in a residential building broke away from its place and flew completely under the cover of the winds, until it landed on cars parked in a nearby parking lot.
Regulations for the construction of a cymbal - Haifa Municipality website
One of the residents of the nearby buildings, a construction engineer by profession, whose car was damaged in the incident, said in a face-to-face conversation that this was serious negligence that could have ended in disaster, and only by luck were there no injuries. "She just flew whole."
The resident added that he contacted the Haifa municipality and demanded that the construction supervision department conduct tours of all the places in the city where pergolas are installed, perform an inspection of their condition and make sure that they meet the standard and do not pose a risk to the public.
Haifa Municipality gave a response to Haifa: "The municipality carries out enforcement against construction offenses in accordance with the applicable enforcement policy. Works without a permit, including sheds and pergolas that are built without a building permit according to law, constitute construction offenses. The municipality takes enforcement procedures for these offenses through warrants, administrative fines and indictments. Works included in the exemption regulations, including certain types of pergolas are obliged to provide a notice and an engineer's affidavit on their stability in accordance with the guidelines of the planning administration. The municipality operates a special hotline for calls from residents regarding construction offenses and dangerous buildings. Upon receiving a targeted request, engineering administration inspectors conduct a professional review and accordingly, decisions are made to the request body regarding the procedures to be taken on the matter."
Where is the police 👮
Builders and renovators without certification and without a certificate who come from Kfar Kharta, this is a result of the state law
One of the people:
Do not rush to blame the engineer!
It is not at all clear that they built according to the plans that they received a permit for.
If they had left spaces between the beams according to the permit, the wind would not have blown the pergola away.
From the photo it appears that the pergola cover was full.
The structural engineer cannot even hide, according to the provisions of the law, under the claim that the work was done without his knowledge. This applies in certain circumstances to architects and even architecture. Find out with Klish Rotem.
Has the Haifa municipality filed an indictment against the structural engineer who confirmed the pergola's integrity? In the absence of such a permit, charges must be filed against the pergola builder.
It is said here that there are other pergolas in the same building. The same test must be done for everyone.
Suddenly a man wakes up in the morning and sees that his car is blown up and it's not because of the war, not because of force majeure...but because of criminal negligence! What's more, those owners didn't try to help the victims at all. It's delusional and insensitive
The municipality's response is well worded, but lacks factual support on the ground - the pergola that "got wings" towards the vehicles in the neighbor's lot was illegal, the construction offense was not legally enforced, and worst of all - 2-3 more illegal pergolas are placed on the same building that are expected to get "pilot wings" ", and it does not appear that the municipality is taking any steps to prevent the next disaster.
Municipal statements are hollow and lack operative content - statements that are supposed to reassure the residents, but achieve the opposite.
Haifa Municipality - start doing!!
In addition to the words of a "faithful reader", in an earthquake, the sides of the excavations, which are supposedly supported by a thin concrete "crust" only 20 cm thick, will collapse into the parking lots dug under the TMA buildings, when the bordering buildings are expected to sink into sinkholes, risking Harmful to the lives of the neighbors - contrary to the statements of the municipal representative J.B. that "not a single building has fallen yet".
The "Fel-Kel" method was also stopped only after people were killed in the Versailles disaster.
You are right!! It's time to sort out the issue and seriously!!!
Is the municipal representative related to a municipal contractor who went bankrupt and was sued for poor construction?
There is no municipal supervision of what is happening throughout the city with an emphasis on deep excavations that are supposedly being carried out by force of TMA 38 and which are contrary to the construction standards and endanger the lives of the tenants bordering the TMA lot.
The "flying pergola" indicates a typical symptom of neglect, irresponsibility and negligence on the part of the municipal enforcement agencies.
The main "supervision" in the field of urban construction is carried out over the concern for the overflow of construction permits by virtue of TAMA 38, the result of which is the destruction of the Green Carmel on the basis of the granting of construction permits that are against the law, with the false approval of the veteran municipal engineer Eng Y.S. and with the overwhelming support of the municipal legal advice "The device" false statements of the municipal engineer.
Expect more pergolas to gain "wings" during the winter.
It remains only to hope that there will be no injury to the soul, as the institutional negligence regarding construction matters in the city is skyrocketing.
How right you are!!
There are a large number of 'fixes' to buildings and structures that are not expected to survive even the slightest shaking.
That resident engineer is absolutely right.
After a day and a half without a missile attack and with the coming of winter and the harsh winds, we may experience an "attack of pergolas" that are built against the law and fly in the wind.
It is possible to build a pergola without issuing a building permit, but it is mandatory to build them according to the law and provide the municipality with permits for this.
There is also the phenomenon of closed roof balconies, and since they probably don't have a permit, they also don't have an engineer's approval and they may fly away in a strong wind and land on passers-by.
exactly!!