A resident in Jinan illegally built a two-story building. What punishment did the relevant authorities impose on him?

Above a three-story building on the east side of Qinglong Community in downtown Jinan, construction workers are carefully using sledgehammers and impact drills to cut connections between the roof and walls. This is the Shizhong District Urban Management Bureau, Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau, Wangguanzhuang Subdistrict Office Urban Management Section, and Community Neighborhood Committee, which assisted in the demolition of a three-story top-floor illegal building there. The demolished top-floor illegal building was covered by the owner on the original two-story building, which was a cement-reinforced structure.

Due to the dense buildings around the building and the small space, large-scale demolition machinery cannot be parked. The demolition is very difficult and can only be demolished manually. It will be ordered to be demolished and a certain fine will be imposed; if a storey is directly added to the original building without approval, there will be safety hazards and it will be an illegal construction. If the owner refuses to dismantle, the relevant departments have the right to arrange personnel to forcibly assist in the dismantling, and may even be subject to administrative and criminal penalties. People who build illegally often take risks thinking they have little impact in building an extra room or two.

Unauthorized construction often poses safety risks. Once you encounter severe weather, fire and other emergencies, it is easy to cause adverse consequences and make you regretful. Floors would need to be added, which would require planning department approval. You can apply to the planning department to reinforce hazardous buildings and buildings, but overlaying requires a foundation bearing report, which is difficult to do.

You can apply to reinforce dangerous buildings. Due to the lack of solid foundations and corresponding safety measures, the covered parts of many houses are tilted, exposed floors and even deformed. Scenes like this are very common, and illegal construction in urban villages has become a unique scenic spot. In the past two years, human lives have occurred from time to time in urban villages. The risk factors of such illegal buildings are very high and safety cannot be guaranteed. Construction workers also lack safety awareness. Many workers did not wear safety helmets during construction and failed to achieve their own safety. This type of hastily built house, whether during construction or temporary use, is very dangerous.