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Post date: Mar 03, 2010 12:44:42 PM
State govt issues clearer guidelines for scheme
State govt issues clearer guidelines for scheme
2010/03/03
Only manually operated drop gates will be allowed for gated and guarded schemes.
SUBANG JAYA: The Selangor government has come up with clearer and more people-friendly guidelines on the implementation of gated and guarded (G&G) communities.
Subang Jaya Municipal Council committee chairman on G&G, Roslan Shahir, said the state government appreciated residents' needs for such schemes and decided to make the guidelines clearer.
"We should allow G&G but there are laws that hinder its implementation. These include the National Land Code 1965, the Strata Titles Act 1985, the Town and Country Planning Act 1976, the Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966, and the Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974.
"The state executive councillor for Housing, Building Structure Administration and Squatters Iskandar Abdul Samad recently chaired a meeting to finalise the guidelines on G&G in Selangor," he said.
Roslan said residents could now propose a G&G scheme in their area if they had 85 per cent consent from house owners or tenants living within the area.
Previous guidelines under the Selangor Housing and Property Board states that 85 per cent approval was needed for guarded schemes while 100 per cent approval for gated schemes.
Any road barriers can only come down between midnight and 6am.
"The minority, however, have to be accommodated as well. The rights of the minority in any area proposed for G&G have to be considered and they should not be hassled."Tenants of houses within the proposed G&G scheme have a voice as well in the whole plan. The state government has also recommended that property owners should be asked as well if the house is tenanted," Roslan said.Manually operated drop gates will continue to be allowed for gated and guarded schemes."All drop gates which are manually operated by security guards will be allowed under the G&G scheme. Automated drop gates are disallowed."The guidelines spell out that the structures for the G&G cannot be placed on the road. It can be erected on road shoulders," Roslan said.He said if residents wanted to put such structures on the road, they would have to apply for a Temporary Occupation Licence, which can be obtained within a day if all necessary requirements complied with Federal guidelines."The requirements include having guards from security companies registered under the Home Ministry and a registered residents' association must be the applicant."MPSJ also requires residents' associations operating a G&G scheme to register with the local authority and also to indemnify MPSJ from any responsibility," he said.On permanent closure of roads, Roslan said MPSJ would allow it, if the access points were not main roads."Any closure of roads must not create a hassle to residents," he said, adding that if such closures hampered the movement of emergency services like ambulance, fire engines and police, immediate action would be taken to remove it.Roslan also said that roads within a G&G area were not permitted to be closed off.He also explained that a gated and guarded scheme was not a permanent feature."That is why a Temporary Occupation Licence (TOL) is issued for structures. We will only encourage G&G in new development schemes."He also advised residents of existing housing areas to work together with MPSJ before implementing their G&G."Problems arise when the community goes ahead with their plan without consulting MPSJ first," Roslan said. -- SJEcho
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