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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9,

1991

"BY GIVING APPROVAL TO A DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT AND INDICATING

FOR A PLANNING REQUIREMENTS

PARTICULAR

THE DEVELOPMENT,

PROPOSED PLANNING CERTIFICATE CAN ACTUALLY PROVIDE A HIGH DEGREE OF CERTAINTY TO DEVELOPERS PRIOR TO THE PREPARATION OF DETAILED BUILDING PLANS THE PURPOSE OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE.

FOR

BE NOT

WHERE "THIS CAN AVOID ABORTIVE WORK

DETAILED BUILDING PLANS PREPARED FOR THE BUILDING AUTHORITY ARE SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND TO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PLANNING REQUIREMENTS," HE SAID.

TURNING TO THE CONCEPT OF AMORTISATION IN THE CONSULTATIVE TO BE USED DOCUMENT, MR BARNES POINTED OUT THAT IT WAS NOT INTENDED

ON OPEN LAND OR IN ALL CASES OF NON-CONFORMING USES

IN PARTS OF

EXISTING BUILDINGS.

HE STRESSED

THAT ITS

APPLICATION WOULD FORM PART OF THE REPRESENTATION AND

PLAN-MAKING PROCESS AND BE SUBJECT TO FULL PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES.

AND

"THE AMORTISATION PERIOD WILL BE SITE-SPECIFIC

LONG RNOUGH USB-SPECIFIC AND AS A RULE, WILL BE

FOR THE OWNER OR

OCCUPIER CONCERNED TO

HIS INVESTMENT AND PREPARE FOR THE

CHANGE.

RECOUP

"FOR THE MAJORITY OF NON-CONFORMING USES WHICH DO NOT CAUSE: SERIOUS PROBLEMS, THEY WILL BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE.

**

BE

APPLIED

ΤΟ

SUBSTANTIAL

MAY

AMORTISATION WILL NOT NON-CONFORMING BUILDINGS WHICH INVOLVE HEAVY INVESTMENTS, NOT BECAUSE

OR SOCIAL PROBLEMS THEY WE DO NOT RECOGNISE THE ENVIRONMENTAL

WOULD REQUIRED CAUSE, BUT BECAUSE THE LONG AMORTISATION PERIOD IT AN IMPRACTICAL SOLUTION TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS.

MAKE

"INSTEAD, OTHER MEASURES SUCH AS UPZONING, DESIGNATION FOR COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AND LAND EXCHANGE, TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHT AND POSSIBLY RESUMPTION WILL HAVE TO BE RELIED UPON THE DESIRED RESULTS MORE QUICKLY, MR BARNES SAID.

F

то

ACHIEVE

IMPLICATIONS

OF

ADDRESSING THE CONCERN ON STAFF AND RESOURCE THE PROPOSALS UNDER THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT, MR BARNES SAID ΤΟ WHERE POSSIBLE, PROPOSALS HAD BEEN MADE TO STREAMLINE PROCEDURES RECOVER COSTS WITHIN REASONABLE LIMITS, AND TO IMPLEMENT PROPOSALS PHASES WHERE PRACTICABLE.

IN

"IT IS UNAVOIDABLE THAT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES WILL BE REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE A MORE OPEN, FAIRER AND MORE EFFECTIVE PLANNING SYSTEM.

"THE AMOUNT OF PUBLIC FUNDS THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL COMMIT OBVIOUSLY A POLICY DECISION WHICH REFLECTS PUBLIC CHOICE COMMUNITY NEEDS," HE NOTED.

ON THE QUESTION OF COMPENSATION AND BETTERMENT, MR BARNES

THE ISSUES AND A SPECIAL COMMITTEE HAD BEEN SET UP TO HANDLE NOW CONSIDERING THE COMMENTS AND SUBMISSIONS FROM VARIOUS SECTORS THE COMMUNITY.

IS

AND

SAID

WAS

OF

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