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FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1975
PEAK DEVELOPMENT MADE MORE FLEXIBLE
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THE OUTLINE ZONING PLAN FOR THE PEAK HAS BEEN AMENDED TO ENABLE GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN DEVELOPMENT WITHIN CERTAIN AREAS ZONED FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES.
THE FLEXIBILITY ARISES FROM THE INCLUSION IN THE PLAN OF THE TYPES OF USE WHICH WILL BE PERMITTED WITHIN EACH INDICATED ZONING, AND THE TYPES OF USE WHICH MIGHT BE PERMITTED, WITH OR WITHOUT CONDITIONS, UPON APPLICATION TO THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD.
FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE AREA ZONED FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THE BOARD MAY APPROVE AN APPLICATION, WITH OR WITHOUT CERTAIN CONDITIONS, FOR THE BUILDING OF A SCHOOL, HOSPITAL, HOTEL OR PUBLIC CAR PARK WHICH ORIGINALLY DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE DESIGNATED USE OF THE ZONE.
THE AMENDMENTS TO THE ORIGINAL OUTLINE ZONING PLAN, PUBLISHED IN APRIL 1973, WERE GAZETTED TODAY.
THE PLOT RATIO FOR NEW BUILDINGS WITHIN THE AREAS ZONED FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL USE WILL REMAIN AT 0.5. THIS MEANS THAT THE MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA OF THE BUILDING SHOULD NOT EXCEED 50 PER CENT OF THE BUILDING SITE.
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HOWEVER, EXISTING BUILDINGS WHICH HAVE A PLOT RATIO GREATER THAN 0.5 WILL BE ALLOWED TO RETAIN THEIR OLD PLOT RATIO UPON REDEVELOPMENT.
THE OUTLINE ZONING PLAN FOR THE PEAK COVERS AN AREA OF ABOUT 2,052 ACRES, STRETCHING FROM HIGH WEST TO WONG NEI CHUNG GAP.
ABOUT 215 ACRES ARE ZONED FOR RESIDENTIAL USES.
TWO SMALL COMMERCIAL ZONES, ONE AT THE UPPER PEAK TRAM TERMINUS AND THE OTHER AT GUILDFORD ROAD, HAVE BEEN INCLUDED TO SERVE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA, ANOTHER SMALL SITE AT PEAK ROAD HAS BEEN REZONED FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL TO PROVIDE MORE SHOPPING FACILITIES.
THE GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY ZONES, WHICH AMOUNT TO SOME 30 ACRES, COMPRISE EXISTING AND PROPOSED SCHOOLS AND OTHER RELATED FACILITIES. THE GOVERNMENT SITES BY THE PEAK TRAM STATION ARE INTENDED FOR A PUBLIC TRANSPORT TERMINUS AND A MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK.
SOME 32 ACRES HAVE BEEN ZONED FOR OPEN SPACE AND THEY INCLUDE EXISTING AND PROPOSED PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS AND SCENIC VANTAGE POINTS.
THE GREEN BELT