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Full procedure Add a second storey to a house

A second storey on an existing private house in a city or district town.

Under the Territorial Building Code 1996 a second storey is a reconstruction and needs a building permit. Irad is seismic, so every permit rests on a seismic zoning certificate and a structural survey. The optional steps apply in protected zones and in the approach zone of Talas Air Base.

Obtain an extract from the land register

Extract of the land department of the district administration, valid 30 days.

  1. 1. Request the extract
    Where: Land department of the district administration
    Bring: ID card or passport of the applicant
    You receive: Extract from the land register
    Cost: IS 25
    Time: 30–150 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 5–10 days until the next step

Update the technical passport of the house

Measurement of the existing house by the Technical Inventory Bureau.

  1. 2. Order the measurement and receive the surveyor
    Where: Technical Inventory Bureau
    Rooms built since the last measurement and not on the passport must be legalised before a storey can be added on top of them.
    Bring: Extract from the land register, ID card or passport of the applicant
    You receive: Technical passport of the house
    Cost: IS 160
    Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 60–120 min at the counter, 14–30 days until the next step

Obtain a seismic zoning certificate

Certificate of the seismic laboratory of the Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences, Talas State University.

  1. 3. Apply with the land register extract
    Where: Seismic laboratory of the Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences
    Bring: Extract from the land register
    You receive: Seismic zoning certificate for the plot
    Cost: IS 140
    Time: 10–40 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 10–20 days until the next step

Have the structure surveyed

Survey by a licensed engineer of whether the walls and foundations can carry a second storey.

  1. 4. Commission the survey
    Where: Architecture and Planning Department, City Hall
    Houses of the Russian grid in Talas (single-storey brick, iron-roofed porches) generally have foundations for one storey only.
    Bring: Technical passport of the house, Seismic zoning certificate for the plot
    You receive: Structural survey by a licensed engineer
    Cost: IS 12 per m²
    Time: 0 min in the queue, 120–240 min at the counter, 10–20 days until the next step

Have the design drawn by a licensed architect

Design drawings in four copies, stamped by the architect.

  1. 5. Commission the design
    Where: Architecture and Planning Department, City Hall
    Bring: Technical passport of the house, Structural survey by a licensed engineer, Seismic zoning certificate for the plot
    You receive: Design drawings by a licensed architect
    Cost: IS 25 per m²
    Time: 0 min in the queue, 60–120 min at the counter, 20–40 days until the next step

Collect the consents of the neighbours and the household

Notarised consents of the owners of all adjoining plots, of the spouse and of all adult members of the household.

  1. 6. Have the neighbours' consents notarised
    Where: State Notary Office No. 1
    Each neighbour signs in person. A neighbour who lives abroad signs at a notary there, with an apostille, and an Iradi translation.
    Bring: Extract from the land register, Design drawings by a licensed architect
    You receive: Notarised consent of the owners of all adjoining plots
    Cost: IS 45 per neighbour
    Time: 40–150 min in the queue, 15–20 min at the counter, 1–14 days until the next step
  2. 7. Have the household's consents notarised
    Where: State Notary Office No. 1
    Under the Domestic Relations Act 1996 the house is joint property of the spouses. Adult children registered at the address sign as members of the household, also if they live elsewhere.
    Bring: Technical passport of the house, ID card or passport of the applicant
    You receive: Consent of the spouse and of all adult members of the household
    Cost: IS 45 per person
    Time: 40–150 min in the queue, 15–30 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step

Obtain technical conditions for electricity and water

Conditions of Iradenergo and of the city water enterprise for the larger house.

  1. 8. Apply to Iradenergo
    Where: Talas Electric Networks: connections department
    Bring: Design drawings by a licensed architect, Technical passport of the house
    Cost: IS 95
    Time: 30–150 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 10–20 days until the next step
  2. 9. Apply to the water enterprise
    Where: City water enterprise
    Bring: Design drawings by a licensed architect, Technical passport of the house
    You receive: Technical conditions for electricity and water
    Cost: IS 70
    Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 10–20 days until the next step

Have the design approved for fire safety

Approval of the State Fire Inspectorate.

  1. 10. Submit the design
    Where: State Fire Inspectorate
    Bring: Design drawings by a licensed architect
    You receive: Fire-safety approval of the design
    Cost: IS 120
    Time: 15–60 min in the queue, 15–20 min at the counter, 7–15 days until the next step

Obtain Heritage Department approval

Required in the Old Talas Citadel Quarter, the Russian grid and other protected zones.

  1. 11. Submit the design and photographs of the street front ★ optional
    Where: Heritage Department
    A second storey in the Old City is allowed only where it is set back and cannot be seen from the lane.
    Bring: Design drawings by a licensed architect, Two photographs, 3.5 × 4.5 cm
    You receive: Heritage Department approval (protected zones)
    Cost: IS 100
    Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 20–30 min at the counter, 30–60 days until the next step

Obtain height clearance near Talas Air Base

Clearance for houses in the approach zone of Talas Air Base, through the Roads Department, which liaises with the base.

  1. 12. Submit the height of the new roof ★ optional
    Where: Roads Department
    Bring: Design drawings by a licensed architect, Extract from the land register
    You receive: Height clearance (Talas Air Base approach zone)
    Time: 0 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 20–45 days until the next step

Obtain the building permit

Permit of the Architecture and Planning Department under the Territorial Building Code 1996.

  1. 13. Pay the fee at Talasbank
    Where: Talasbank (any branch)
    Cost: permit fee per m², IS 2.50 per m²
    Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step
  2. 14. Submit the application with all approvals
    Where: Architecture and Planning Department, City Hall
    The land register extract must still be valid on the day of application; if it has expired, request a new one.
    Bring: Extract from the land register, Technical passport of the house, Seismic zoning certificate for the plot, Structural survey by a licensed engineer, Notarised consent of the owners of all adjoining plots, Consent of the spouse and of all adult members of the household, Design drawings by a licensed architect, Technical conditions for electricity and water, Fire-safety approval of the design, Heritage Department approval (protected zones), Height clearance (Talas Air Base approach zone)
    You receive: Building permit
    Time: 30–150 min in the queue, 20–40 min at the counter, 30–45 days until the next step

Have the new storey commissioned

Inspection on completion and act of commissioning; the technical passport is then updated again.

  1. 15. Receive the commissioning inspection
    Where: Architecture and Planning Department, City Hall
    Bring: Building permit, Design drawings by a licensed architect
    You receive: Act of commissioning
    Cost: IS 150
    Time: 0 min in the queue, 60–120 min at the counter, 10–20 days until the next step
  2. 16. Have the technical passport updated
    Where: Technical Inventory Bureau
    Bring: Act of commissioning, Technical passport of the house
    Cost: IS 160
    Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 60–120 min at the counter, 14–30 days until the next step

Laws and documents

  • № 96-17 Territorial Building Code 1996 (article 21; articles 30, 31; article 24; articles 21, 24, 30, 41; articles 52, 55)
  • № 96-03 Domestic Relations Act 1996 (articles 14, 22)
  • Fire Safety Rules FSR-01 Fire Safety Rules for premises and storage, 2003 (section 20)
  • № 97-05 Heritage Ordinance 1997 (articles 6, 9)

Institutions

  • Land department of the district administration, District administration building, ground floor. Monday to Thursday, 9:00–12:30
  • Technical Inventory Bureau, District administration building; in Talas, Kirpich Street 5. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • Seismic laboratory of the Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences, Talas, University Street 12, building G, basement. Thursday, 10:00–13:00
  • Architecture and Planning Department, City Hall, Talas City Hall, third floor, rooms 301–309; Nurzhan: House of Soviets, wing B. Applications: Monday and Wednesday, 14:00–17:00
  • State Notary Office No. 1, Talas, Liberty Boulevard 9, basement; sworn translators' list on the door. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • Talas Electric Networks: connections department, Talas, Energetikter Street 8, window 5; Nurzhan Electric Networks for Nurzhan and Chu District. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • City water enterprise, Talas City Water Enterprise, Suu Street 2; Nurzhan Vodokanal; Iyık Janyl City Water Enterprise. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • State Fire Inspectorate, Fire station of your district; in Talas, Fire Station No. 1, Trans-Talas Highway 33. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • Heritage Department, Talas, National Historical Museum, administrative entrance. Monday to Thursday, 9:00–12:30
  • Roads Department, Talas, Liberty Boulevard 14, second floor (the e-Government Service Centre is on the ground floor). Monday to Thursday, 9:00–12:30
  • Talasbank (any branch), Any of the 28 branches; foreign currency operations at the head office, Central Square, Talas. Monday to Friday, 9:00–16:00; Saturday 9:00–12:00

Updated 2026-10-23. Developed with the support of the UNMI trade facilitation programme.