Planning and Building Control Officer's Hearing

Part A of building permits

• 1107241 – Vesturvangur 6, amendment to building permit

  Helga Ágústsdóttir and Óafur Skúli Indriðason apply on 22.07.11 to remove a garden shed; the registration board was updated in accordance with drawings by Sigurður Einarsson dated 22.05.07, amended on 12.07.11.

  The Planning and Building Officer approves the application in accordance with Article 11 of the Buildings Act no. 160/2010.

• 1107254 – Dragon Fields 9, Mobile classrooms

  Drawings by ASK architects dated 27.07.11 submitted.

  The Planning and Building Officer approves the building plans in accordance with Article 11 of the Building Regulations No. 160/2010. A building permit will be issued once the conditions of paragraphs 1-4 of Article 13 of the Building Regulations have been fulfilled.

• 1107256 – Straumsvík, expansion of the MHL.98 side building

  Alcan in Iceland Ltd. applied on 26 July 2011 for an extension to the existing side building (Building 98), in accordance with drawings by Baldur Svavarsson dated 1 June 2011.

  The Planning and Building Officer approves the building plans in accordance with Article 11 of the Building Regulations No. 160/2010. A building permit will be issued once the conditions of paragraphs 1-4 of Article 13 of the Building Regulations have been fulfilled.

Part B: Organisational Matters

• 1107252 – Kaplakriki, car park

  Birgir Jóhannsson, on behalf of FH, requests temporary permission to park vehicles on the grass outside the sports grounds, see attached documents.

  The Planning and Building Officer refers the matter to the Planning and Building Committee.

• 1107232 – Krýsuvík, Arnarfell, grazing land

  A proposal from Hermann Magnús Sigríðarson and Kári Magnús Ölversson, dated 19.07.11, is presented, requesting the use of unused land at Arnarfell in Krýsuvík for grazing.

  The Planning and Building Officer refers the matter to the Planning and Building Committee.

• 1107237 – Óseyrarbraut 17, enquiry.

  The operating company Eskja ehf. is requesting permission to extend a building within the approved building envelope. The extension will be to the north-west. Please see the attached documents.

  The planning and building officer is positive about the application.

• 1107255 – Lækjargata 1. Site maintenance.

  1 Lækjargata. Grounds maintenance.

  The planning and building officer requires the owners to improve the appearance of the house and the condition of the plot in accordance with section 68.6 of the Building Regulations No. 441/1998 within 3 months.

• 1003123 – Blómvellir 14, poor finish

  Snæbjörn Blöndal of Blómvellir 17 complains about the state of the house and grounds at Blómvellir 14, a timber house that was erected several years ago but never completed, e.g. it has not been glazed, etc. The house and plot are currently being used as a storage area, with the associated accumulation of rubbish. An inspector from the Planning and Building Department has confirmed this. On 10 March 2010, the Planning and Building Officer required the owner to bring the property into an acceptable state of repair in accordance with section 67.1 of the Building Regulations, within four weeks. If this was not addressed, the Planning and Building Officer would refer the matter to the Planning and Building Committee with a proposal for a fine in accordance with section 57 of the Planning and Building Act no. 73/1997. The matter was considered at a meeting of the Planning and Building Committee, which approved the following on 21/09/10: „The Planning and Building Committee requires the owner to bring the property into an acceptable state of repair in accordance with section 67.1 of the Building Regulations within four weeks. If this is not addressed, the Planning and Building Committee will refer the matter to the Town Council with a proposal for a daily fine in accordance with section 57 of the Planning and Building Act no. 73/1997.“ The matter has not been addressed. The owner attended an interview on 29/12/10 and promised to tidy the plot, but nothing has yet been done in this regard.

  The Planning and Building Officer imposes a daily fine on the owner in accordance with the Buildings Act, section 56, subsection 2, of 20,000 krónur per day from 1 September 2011, if the request is not complied with by that date.

C-part of the message has been resent

• 1107220 – Flatahraun 5a, preliminary enquiry

  On 19 July 2011, Blikás ehf submitted an enquiry about installing a red British telephone box at the entrance to Flatahraun 5a. The box will be used as an advertising hoarding.

  The Planning and Building Officer has deferred the matter as the submitted documents are insufficient. Please see the attached comments.

• 1106071 – Hvaleyrarbraut 20, building permit

  On 08.06.11, Vélarafl ehf applies for a licence to fit out a machine workshop and offices (machine agency), to insulate and clad the external walls with aluminium cladding, and to create a new entrance hall and windows. According to drawings by Ólafur Óskar Axelsson dated 06.06.11. New drawings were received on 26.07.2011 with stamps from the Health Authority and the Fire Service.

  The Planning and Building Officer has deferred the matter as the submitted documents are insufficient. Please see the attached comments.