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WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1987

A SUBSECTION WAS ADDED TO THE ORDINANCE AN APPLICATION TO BE DEFERRED ONCE.

WHICH ONLY PERMITTED

ALUMINIUM AND OTHER METALS, GLASS, PLASTIC AND COMPOSITE MATERIALS WERE IN INCREASING USE IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, BUT DID NOT COME WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE, MR BARNES SAID.

NEITHER DID EXCAVATION, PILING, AND FOUNDATION WORKS WHICH WARRANTED TIGHT SUPERVISION AND MONITORING TO ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY.

CLAUSE 4 OF THE BILL EXPANDED THE SCOPE OF THE ORDINANCE ΤΟ INCLUDE THESE.

CARRY

HE SAID THE BUILDING AUTHORITY UNDER THE ORDINANCE COULD OUT VARIOUS WORKS IN THE INTERESTS OF PULBIC SAFETY, AND COULD RECOVER THE DIRECT COSTS INCURRED FROM PERSONS WHO HAD FAILED ΤΟ CARRY OUT THE WORKS THEMSELVES.

HOWEVER, INCIDENTAL COSTS WERE OFTEN INVOLVED WHICH WERE NOT

RECOVERABLE.

CLAUSES 5 AND 6 OF THE BILL AMENDED THE ORDINANCE ΤΟ INCLUDE

FOR THESE.

"THESE WORKS AND SERVICES WILL HOWEVER BE KEPT TO MR BARNES SAID.

A MINIMUM,

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HE SAID UNDER THE ORDINANCE BUILDING WORKS NOT INVOLVING THE STRUCTURE OF A BUILDING MAY BE CARRIED OUT WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM THE BUILDING AUTHORITY.

BUT IF ALTERATION TO EXISTING DRAINS WERE INVOLVED, HOWEVER MINOR, THE FULL APPROVAL PROCESS WAS REQUIRED.

"THIS REQUIREMENT DELAYS THE PROCESSING APPLICATIONS PARTICULARLY FOR RESTAURANTS AND LICENSED

SAID.

CLAUSE 8 OF THE BILL MODIFIED THE ORDINANCE TO DRAINAGE WORKS TO BE CARRIED OUT WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM AUTHORITY.

OF

LICENCE PREMISES, HE

ALLOW MINOR THE BUILDING

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