From: sh tan <shtan0202@yahoo.com>
Date: May 25, 2012 10:01:31 GMT+08:00
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Subject: [ParticipantsofPenangForum] Pulau Tikus Carpark - Pg Govt allowed developer to build commercial SOHO project [5 Attachments]
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[Attachment(s) from sh tan included below]Here's another development project that is making residents angry. Public meeting organised by Pulau Tikus YB Koay Teng Hai held at the MPPP office near the Pulau Tikus market in Jalan Pasar on 19 May 2012. It was attended by the Pengarah of Planning Dept. Haji Roslan, MPPP traffic engineer Rajendran and about 50 residents.Project:- Moulmein Rise by Belleview Group (http://www.belleview.com.my/node/121)- 27 storey commercial complex to be built on the site of a current open air carpark in Moulmein Road.- project site is only about 30m from the Pulau Tikus market and is right in the centre of a badly congested area- MPPP said developer allowed to build high density with plot ratio of 5:1- 200 parking lots reserved for office staff- 90 parking lots allocated for public useIssues raised:- MPPP claimed they sent out letters to affected residents staying 20m radius from project site to submit their objections in June 2011- several residents claimed they did not receive the letters- MPPP approved planning permission for his project in Sep 2011- previous plan by the developer was to build high rise residential units and residents petitioned and staged a protest in 2004- residents asked why the project was approved now when there were strong objections and the project was put on hold in 2004- residents claimed previously there was a height restriction of not more than 7 storeys for the area. Residents asked who and when was this rezoned to high rise, high density and commercial use.- residents questioned why only 90 parking lots allocated for public use when the current open air carpark has a capacity to park about 200 cars.- why only 200 parking lots for office staff use when there will be estimated at last 500 cars users. (assuming 10 office lots per storey, 4 staff per office lot and 50% drive to work. This comes to 27 storeys x 10 office lots x 4 staff x 50% = 500 car users).- where would the extra cars for the office staff , market goers, public and visitors to the offices park?- what are the assumptions of the study in the Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA)? What are the conditions set (if any) to approve the TIA?- request to make the TIA report public for public interest. Penang's FOI Bill has been gazetted in Feb this year.- Roslan explained MPPP approved based on meeting technical requirements eg parking space requirement of 1 lot per 1000 sg ft.- why is MPPP using an irrelevant guideline which favors developers and not taking care of the public's needs?- what does it take for MPPP to change the guidelines and make it relevant to today's needs?- MPPP always hides behind these guidelines and use the same excuse of "developer has met the guidelines" everytime there is a residents objection- residents also asked where would all the market goers park without getting their vehicles clamped for the next 2-3 years while the project is in progress----- Forwarded Message -----
Pulau Tikus Carpark - PGGOV allowed developer BELLEVIEW GROUP to build commercial SOHO project [4 Attachments]
PPGOV had approved for the developer to build a 27 storey commercial
block here at the market carpark.
The surrounding area are all about 8 storeys high only.
This units will be used as SOHO "small office home office" the latest
trend from Penang's developers.
We wish to advise as follows:-
1. MPPP approved commercial density of 5:1 plot ration [where as
residential u only get 2;1]
2. you dont have to build suraus'
3. no community hall
4. pool had been thrown in for shoppers or office workers to have a
swim before work or after shopping
5. adequacy of waste management systems.
6. buyers will have to pay commercial rates for TNB and all utilities
7. Carparks for commercial is allocated at 1 carpark for every
1000sqft of office space [residential project 1 car park per unit ]
Please note with this SOHO style project they can cut out as many
units as they want 27 storeys, maybe 500 units.
8. no visitors carpark
9. carpark not public as not handed over to MPPP or PGGOV.
10. Traffic impact assesment report only advise Moulmein Road to be
changed to one way, imagine how congested PulauTikus market is going to be.
11. Objections NOTICE not received by all neighbours.
We want a moratorium on all projects in Penang till controls are put
in which will be fair to the Penang residents.__._,_.___Attachment(s) from sh tan
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I think the developer is going ahead with the project. They have just chopped off th tree and I suspect the signage maybe up anytime now. Anything that we can do to stop it ?
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