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FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1994

TOWN PLANNING (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1994 ENACTED

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INTRODUCES ENACTED

THE TOWN PLANNING (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1994, WHICH TWO TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE, WAS TODAY (FRIDAY), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT SAID.

EXPLAINING THE BACKGROUND OF THE AMENDMENTS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID EFFECT 30 DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION AREA (DPA) PLANS WOULD CEASE TO TAKE UPON BEING

WHICH WERE REPLACED BY OUTLINE ZONING PLANS (OZPS) SCHEDULED FOR GAZETTING IN MID-1994.

HOWEVER,

THOSE DPA PLANNING THIS WOULD POSE A PROBLEM FOR

THE TOWN APPLICATIONS WHICH ARE PENDING CONSIDERATION OR REVIEW BY PLANNING BOARD ON THE DATE OF GAZETTING OF THE OZPS.

THIS WILL ALSO APPLY TO APPLICATIONS PENDING APPEAL TO THE TOWN PLANNING APPEAL BOARD.

TRANSITIONAL

"THE FIRST AMENDMENT, THEREFORE, IS TO INCLUDE A PROVISION IN THE ORDINANCE TO EMPOWER THE TWO BOARDS TO CONSIDER DETERMINE SUCH PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND APPEALS.

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AND

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO EXPLAINED THAT UNDER THE EXISTING ORDINANCE, UNAUTHORISED THE PLANNING AUTHORITY HAS THE POWER TO ENTER LAND WITH

SUCH DEVELOPMENTS TO

STEPS TO DISCONTINUE TAKE PREVENT ADVERSE EFFECTS OR TO REINSTATE THE LAND.

THE PLANNING

AUTHORITY

DEVELOPMENTS,

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REMOVE THE

IS ALSO EMPOWERED PROPERTY, SUCH AS ITEMS OF PLANT AND MACHINERY, SCRAP METAL, ABANDONED THE NECESSARY VEHICLES OR CONTAINERS, REMAINING ON THE LAND BEFORE REMEDIAL WORK CAN BE CARRIED OUT.

THE SECOND

POWER OF THE THEREFORE, AFFIRMS THE AMENDMENT, PLANNING AUTHORITY TO TAKE POSSESSION, REMOVE, DETAIN AND DISPOSE PROPERTY REMAINING ON THE LAND WHERE REMEDIAL WORK HAS TO BE OUT.

OF CARRIED

DETAILED PROCEDURES WILL BE SET OUT IN REGULATIONS TO BE BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL, HE SAID.

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LICENCE FEES FOR HOTELS AND QUESTHOUSES TO BE REVISED

MADE

THE FEES FOR THE ISSUE OR RENEWAL OF LICENCES AND CERTIFICATES OF EXEMPTION TO HOTELS AND GUESTHOUSES WILL GO UP BY 20 PER CENT MAY 26 TO HELP COVER THE INCREASE IN ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

FROM

THE NEW RATES ARE SET OUT IN THE HOTEL AND GUESTHOUSE WAS GAZETTED ACCOMMODATION (FEES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATION 1994, WHICH

TODAY (FRIDAY),

/A SPOKESMAN