The Government accelerates the “Save Home” decree, with the aim of simplifying building amnesties thanks to two fundamental tools: a operational handbookwhich will provide clear rules for Municipalities, ei unified modules for building practices, such as Scia, Cila and building permit.
These interventions aim to eliminate interpretative doubts and standardize procedures by the end of the year. But how will these innovations help citizens and local administrations?
Let’s find out in detail.
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The critical issues of “Save Home” and the first results
In the first months of application, “Save Home” highlighted great potential, but also important limitations. The procedure, designed to regularize construction situations dating back decades, often clashes with interpretative doubts and rules that are difficult to apply by local authorities.
One of the most emblematic cases is that of the building variants created before 1977where bureaucratic complexities hinder the possibility of amnesty.
This aspect requires a review of the methods for calculating sanctions and urban planning checks.
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Guidelines to overcome application doubts
The editing of a technical handbookled by the Ministry of Infrastructure, represents one of the fundamental pillars for making the amnesties envisaged by the “Save home” operational. This document will play a key role in providing unique interpretations for the application of the decree, eliminating the discrepancies which, until now, have caused confusion between local authorities and professionals in the sector.
In particular, the guidelines will define in detail:
- The criteria for verifying urban planning and building compliance: the administrations will have clear tools to evaluate whether the building variations subject to amnesty comply with the technical and urban planning regulations in force at the time of their construction.
- The methods for calculating sanctions: Often, the regularization process has stalled due to difficulties in determining the amount of sanctions. The handbook will specify the parameters to be used, avoiding subjective interpretations and discrepancies between one Municipality and another.
- The operating procedures for amnesties before 1977: these represent one of the major critical issues of the “Save Home” policy, as they concern historical situations for which there was no defined regulatory framework. The guidelines will offer a standardized solution, reducing the margin of error and speeding up response times.
Giving further impetus to this simplification phase was the recent announcement by the Minister of Infrastructure Matteo Salviniduring theANCI annual meeting held at the Lingotto Fiera in Turin last week.
Salvini anticipated that, by the end of Novembera will be published mini operating manual intended for municipalities. This tool will be conceived as a practical accompaniment to help municipal technical offices and mayors interpret the decree in a uniform way.
As stated by the Minister, the manual will serve to prevent Municipalities from finding themselves “at the mercy of discretion on how to apply the Home Saver, on which interventions to repair and regularize, and in exchange for what amounts requested”. The objective is to provide municipal technicians with a solid basis to proceed, reducing uncertainties and delays in amnesty practices.
This integrated approach, which includes the ministerial guidelines and the operating manual for the Municipalities, aims to offer a clear and practical solution to the application problems of the decree, guaranteeing greater transparency and homogeneity throughout the national territory.
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Unified models: a tool for simplification
In parallel with the technical handbook, the second pillar of the “Save Home” clarification phase concerns the standardization of building models. The technical commission in charge, made up of experts and representatives of professional associations, has completed the revision of the model for the SCIA (Certified Report of Start of Activities), which will act as a reference to standardize the other documents: Cila (Certified Notice of Start of Work), Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.
The objective of this review is twofold. On the one hand, we aim to reduce ambiguity related to the compilation of building documents, which often lead to errors and delays. On the other hand, the new models will allow integrate the interpretations of the rules contained in the “Save home”providing clear and consistent instructions for citizens and professionals.
In this way, each model will become not only an administrative document, but also a regulatory simplification tool.
A central aspect of the reform is the introduction of specific instructions for delicate situations, such as verifying the legitimate status of properties and changes of intended use. These are two of the main critical issues that have generated uncertainties in the management of construction practices. The new models will offer detailed operational indications to deal with such cases, reducing the margin of discretionary interpretation on the part of the municipal technical offices.
The adoption of the updated models will take place following the definitive approval at the Unified Conference, expected by the end of the year, after a further phase of discussion between the Government, Regions and local authorities. This cooperation aims to ensure that innovations are shared and applicable on a national scale, without territorial differences that could penalize citizens or professionals.
