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POWER TO ESTABLISH DISSEA CONDITIONS, RESISTANCE AND SAFETY FOR BUILDINGS TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF FLOODS OR SIMILAR SITUATIONS DEFINED IN THE REGULATORY PLANS

Original Language Title: FACULTA PARA ESTABLECER CONDICIONES DE DISEÑO, RESISTENCIA Y SEGURIDAD PARA LAS EDIFICACIONES PARA MITIGAR LOS EFECTOS DE INUNDACIONES O SITUACIONES SIMILARES DEFINIDAS EN LOS PLANES REGULADORES

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LAW NO. 20.884 EMPOWERS TO ESTABLISH DESIGN, RESISTANCE AND SAFETY CONDITIONS FOR BUILDINGS TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF FLOODS OR SIMILAR SITUATIONS DEFINED IN THE REGULATORY PLANS National has given its approval to the following bill originating in Moción de los Honorables Senators Antonio Horvath Kiss and Baldo Prokurica Prokurica, and former Senators Messrs Hotain Sabag Castillo, Ramon Vega Hidalgo and José Antonio Viera-Gallo Quesney, Bill: " Single article.-Enter the following amendments to Article 105 of the decree with force of law No. 458, of the Ministry of Housing and Urbanism, enacted in 1975 and published in 1976, which contains the General Law of Urbanism and Constructions: 1.-Replace, in point (g), the expression ", and" by a semicolon (;). 2.-Substitute, in point (h), the final point (.) by the expression ", and". 3.-incorporate the following letter (i): " i) Characteristics of design, structural strength and safety, for buildings that can be used in the areas with risk of flooding, waterlogging, undermining, potential for Napa freatics, broken, sliding or mass removal of materials or sediments, or other similar ones defined in the regulatory plans, and, in the case of urbanizations that are located in such areas, the characteristics of the urbanization works intended to mitigate risks and facilitate evacuation to safe areas or to serve, when ".". ".". ".". And because I have had to approve and sanction it; therefore, promulgate and take effect as the Law of the Republic. Santiago, December 15, 2015.-MICHELLE BACHELET, President of the Republic.-Paulina Saball Astaburuaga, Minister of Housing and Urbanism. What I transcribe for your knowledge.-Jaime Romero Alvarez, Undersecretary of Housing and Urbanism.