WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1990
ON THIS, MR LEWIS TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONSIDER EXTENDING THIS PERIOD TO 60 DAYS, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE COMMENTS RECEIVED DURING THE CONSULTATION PERIOD.
IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT IT WOULD TAKE SOME TIME FOR OUTLINE
WHERE PLANS TO BE PREPARED TO COVER ALL THE RURAL AREAS ZONING
THEY EMPOWERED WERE NEEDED, MR LEWIS SAID THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD WOULD BE
DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE BILL TO DESIGNATE, AS DIRECTED BY THE GOVERNOR, PERMISSION AREAS WITHIN WHICH ALL PROPOSED
UNLESS DEVELOPMENT, OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE PLAN, WILL REQUIRE PLANNING PERMISSION.
THE DEVELOPMENT
PERMISSION AREA PLANS WOULD BE GAZETTED AND IN THE SAME
ΤΟ THE MANNER AND SUBJECT EXHIBITED
SAME OBJECTION PROCEDURE AS THE CURRENT STATUTORY OUTLINE ZONING PLANS.
AREAS
AN
HE EXPLAINED THAT CONTROL THROUGH DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION WAS INTENDED TO BE AN INTERIM MEASURE ONLY, PENDING COMPLETION OF OUTLINE ZONING PLAN.
BY AN "THE DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION AREA PLAN WILL BE REPLACED OUTLINE ZONING PLAN WITHIN THREE YEARS
TO ONE YEAR'S (SUBJECT
WHEN EXTENSION), BUT ENFORCEMENT POWERS WOULD CONTINUE TO APPLY EVEN THE DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION AREA PLAN IS REPLACED BY AN OUTLINE ZONING PLAN.
INTRODUCE ZONING
"THERE IS, HOWEVER, NO INTENTION
TO WHATSOEVER DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION AREA PLANS TO AREAS COVERED BY OUTLINE PLANS," HE SAID.
HE POINTED OUT THAT UNDER THE PROPOSED SYSTEM, THE DIRECTOR PLANNING WOULD BE GIVEN POWERS OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT.
OF
ON CONVICTION,
WITH NON-COMPLIANCE
THE REQUIREMENT то DISCONTINUE AN UNAUTHORIZED DEVELOPMENT OR REINSTATE THE LAND WOULD, BE LIABLE TO PUNISHMENT BY FINE OR IMPRISONMENT.
"HOWEVER,
VIEW IN
OF THE COMMENTS THE
ADMINISTRATION
I
HAS
SHALL
BE
OF
RECEIVED DURING THE CONSULTATION EXERCISE ON THE BILL, PUTTING FORWARD PROPOSALS FOR A REDUCTION IN FINES AND THE REMOVAL THE IMPRISONMENT SENTENCE, HE SAID.
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MR LEWIS ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THERE WAS A SECTION BILL WHICH
DEVELOPMENT PROVIDED FOR AN INTERIM FROM WHEREBY AS
THE DATE OF GAZETTING (I.E. PLANNING WAS EMPOWERED TO
JULY
UNDER THE PERMISSION SYSTEM,
THE 27, 1990), PUBLISH PLANS OF DIRECTOR OF
INTERIM DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION AREAS AS DIRECTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
HE
EXPLAINED
THAT THE MOVE WAS
THE EFFECT OF TO AVOID
BILL ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENT IN ANTICIPATION OF THE OPERATION OF THE AS EXISTING USES PRIOR TO THE GAZETTING OF DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION AREA PLANS WOULD BE PERMITTED TO CONTINUE.
UNDER
MAY APPROVE OR INTERIM DEVELOPMENT
CONTRAVENTION OF
THE SECTION, THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS FOR REFUSE
WITHIN CHANGE OF USE PERMISSION AREAS. PENDING THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL, THE INTERIM PLAN CANNOT BE ENFORCED.
/BUT IF
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