Show Luo Ordered To Demolish Illegal Rooftop Swimming Pool After Neighbours Report Him For Flouting Building Regulations

According to Liberty Times, his neighbours were not pleased with Show’s plans to build an open-air swimming pool, causing renovation works to be suspended temporarily after the building management intervened.

When the media reached out to Show’s manager, she replied that that they were just planning to do “basic rooftop patio landscaping work, it’s all in compliance with the building regulations”.

Taipei’s Building Administration Office also confirmed that Show had applied for a permit to conduct interior renovation at his Wenxin AIT units, and that he had also applied for an end-of-renovation inspection in end-October. However, the office has not heard anything about the construction of a swimming pool on the rooftop.

So the very next day, the authorities sent staff down to conduct an inspection, where they found that Show had indeed flouted the rules.

They later released a statement on their website sharing that they found a half-constructed swimming pool on said apartment building’s rooftop, which was against building regulations, since Show did not apply for the necessary permit.

In order to construct a rooftop swimming pool, Show needed to apply for a miscellaneous permit, and have an architect in-charge of the entire project. And of course, construction can only start after the necessary permits have been obtained.

Show has since been ordered to demolish the swimming pool within 30 days, failing which, the authorities will step in to demolish it and Show will be forced to pay the fees.

Yikes.

Photos: Show Luo/Instagram, Taipei Building Administration Office, Google Maps