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The Star
25-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
‘Landowners asked for commercial zoning'
Rosli: Landowners' opinions sought according to procedure. KUALA Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) says landowners of the 120-year-old Vivekananda Ashram in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, asked for its site to be zoned as 'main commercial'. Its City Planning Department senior deputy director Rosli Nordin said the ashram landowners and other landowners in the vicinity requested for the change in zoning status for the 0.4ha site. The site was recently zoned as 'main commercial' under Kuala Lumpur Local Plan 2040 while the ashram building is classified as 'Category 1 Heritage Building' under National Heritage Act 2005. 'We obtained their opinions through procedures under Rule 7 in Planning (Development) Rules 1970,' Rosli said at a conference held in Kuala Lumpur. He was responding to session moderator Charles Tan, a member of the Save Kuala Lumpur Coalition. Tan said the area was not classified as 'main commercial' in the 2020 local plan, so the recent zoning was actually a change. The conference themed 'Moving Towards a Sustainable City' was organised by Kuala Lumpur Residents Action for Sustainable Development Association and attracted about 100 attendees. It featured three panel sessions that discussed the issues of transparency and public participation in development control processes, hill land management, and urban renewal. Another heated exchange occurred during a session discussing urban renewal. Concerns were raised about the proposed Urban Renewal Act (URA), which an attendee alleged does not include homeowners and residents, and would grant too much power to the minister in charge. He also questioned the need to lower the consent threshold from 80% to 75%. In answer, Town and Country Planning Department (PLANMalaysia) head of technical drafting unit Lilian Tai said URA would not grant excessive power to the minister. 'If you read through the law, the minister is not the only member of the executive committee responsible for urban renewal,' she said. She added that the government was opening up an avenue for residents to be involved in the development of URA. The attendee urged Tai and the relevant authorities to visit the 139 sites earmarked for redevelopment, to obtain residents' feedback. Tai replied that the 139 sites were only 'potential' sites for redevelopment. 'Even if the sites were already gazetted for redevelopment, the developer still needs to go through a consultation process led by the government. 'The project won't take off if it is not viable,' she explained.
The Citizen
21-05-2025
- General
- The Citizen
Local Authority Notice Draft Review of the Off Campus Student Accommodation Policy for The City of Mbombela
SPONSORED | Local Authority Notice Draft Review of the Off Campus Student Accommodation Policy for The City of Mbombela Notice is hereby given in terms of section 21(1) of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act 32 of 2000), that the City of Mbombela is reviewing its Off Campus Student Accommodation Policy, on which public comment is being sought. Copies of the Draft Student Accommodation Policy Review will lie open for inspection during normal office hours for 30 days from date of publication of this notice at the City Planning Department, Spatial Planning and GIS unit at Civic Centre, 1 Nel Street, 2nd Floor, Rooms 217 and 219. Copies of the Draft Student Accommodation Policy Review will also be available at the reception of the Mbombela Regional Offices in the various administrative regions. The Draft Student Accommodation Policy Review will also be available for download at the following website address: Any comment/representation/objection in respect of the Draft Student Accommodation Policy Review may be submitted in writing for the attention of Mr B Ntuli and Z Mamali at the Spatial Planning unit at the above address by hand or by registered post (PO Box 45, Mbombela, 1200), or by email ( / tel no: 013 759 2312 and / tel no: 013 759 9379), within 30 days from date of publication of this notice. Any enquiries may also be directed to the above persons. The City of Mbombela will be running public participation sessions, to which you are invited to learn more about this initiative and provide your suggestions and comments. SATISO SEMKHANDLU DOLOBHA I-CITY OF MBOMBELA MACONDZANA NEMGOMO WEKUCASHISWA KWEBAFUNDZI LABANGAHLALI EMANYUVESI Lesatiso sikhishwa ngekulandzela sicephu 21(1) semtsetfo we-Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act 32 of 2000), kutsi umkhandlu dolobha we-City of Mbombela ubuyeketa umtsetfo macondzana nemgomo wekucashiswa kwebafundzi labangahlali emanyuvesi lapho umkhandlu ulindzele kuva luvo lwemphakatsi mayelana nalomgomo. Lomculu lokhuluma ngalomgomo lohlongotwako wekucashiswa kwebafundzi uyatfolakala ngetikhatsi tekusebenta emahhovisi amasipala, kulabo labafisa kuveta luvo lwabo ngalomgomo, bangawutfola kulamahhovisi – City Planning Department, Spatial Planning naka GIS eCivic Centre, 1 Nel Street, 2nd Floor, Rooms 217 and 219. Ungaphindze utfolakale lomculu kuto tonkhe tikhungo tamaspala emahhovisini lemukela tivakashi. Lenye indlela lengaba melula kuwutfola kungaba kuwebsite yamaspala: Yonkhe imibono, tiphakamiso nemibono lengahambisani nalomgomo lohlongotwako wekucashiswa kwebafundzi tingaletfwa tibhaliwe emahhovisini aboMnumzane B Ntuli na Z Mamali ka Spatial Planning kulelikheli lelingenhla noma bangawatfumela ngeliposi lelibhalisiwe ku P.O. Box 45, Mbombela, 1200 noma ngema e-mail ku ( Tel No: 013 759 2312 and No: 013 759 9379), kungakapheli emalanga langema 30 kusukela kulelilanga lekushicilelwe ngalo lesatiso. Umkhandlu dolobha we-City of Mbombela utawube uchuba tikhatsi tekuhlanganyela kwemmango. Uyamenywa kutsi ufundze kabanti ngalesinyatselo futsi unikete tiphakamiso Kanye nemibono. At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
