Planning and Building Council

General presentations

• SB040377 – Minutes of the Planning and Building Officer

  Minutes of the planning and building officer's disposal meetings of 16.03.11 and 23.03.11 were presented. Item A was dealt with by the building officer in accordance with the Building Act No. 160/2010.

  Submitted.;

• 11023070 – Hringbraut 59, enquiry

  On 22/02/11, Kristín Pétursdóttir submitted an enquiry regarding the construction of a garage on the plot where a car park currently stands. Drawings are attached. New information was received on 09/03/2011. The application was considered at the processing meeting of the Planning and Building Officer on 16 March 2011, which referred it to the Planning and Building Committee.

  The Planning and Building Committee welcomes the enquiry, provided that the consent of the immediate neighbours is obtained.;

• 1103379 – Hvaleyrarbraut 20. Enquiry

  Hvaleyrarbraut20 ehf submits an enquiry on 21.03.2011. The matter concerns the internal fit-out of the existing premises for a machinery dealership and a plant machinery workshop. The application was considered at the disposal meeting of the Planning and Building Officer on 23 March 2011, which referred it to the Planning and Building Committee.

  The Planning and Building Committee welcomes the inquiry in principle.;

• 0807220 – Suðurgata - Hamarsbraut, detailed plan

  The Planning and Building Department outlines the comments of the Planning Authority on the plan's statement and the Planning and Building Department's response to them. A letter from the Planning and Building Department to residents of Hellubraut was presented.

  The Planning and Building Council, with three votes in favour from representatives of the Left-Green and Social Democratic parties, approves the Planning and Building Department's response to the Planning Authority, dated 16 February 2011.

  The representatives of the Independence Party submit the following minutes:

  It is proposed that the detailed plan for Suðurgata-Hamarbraut be withdrawn from the Planning Authority.  Substantial changes to the published plan concerning Hellubraut were not presented to the landowners concerned. There was also a significant change to the plan between the SBH meetings on 18 January and 1 February, which was not specifically presented to the council. It is claimed that this is a minor amendment to the published plan, but in reality, it is a significant change to the section concerning Hellubraut. The council was in agreement that the 1981 plan should be approached; the plan currently under consideration by the Planning Authority is a far cry from that one. Furthermore, a proposal is being made to extend the plot at Hellulabraut 9 at the expense of plot no. 7, which is a pure acquisition of private property and could therefore be a breach of the constitution, as well as potentially making the City of Hafnarfjörður liable for damages.

  The majority representatives submit the following statement:

  This plan was unanimously approved by the town council at its meeting on 9 February 2011, and the Planning Authority has given its positive opinion on the procedure and handling of the matter, see letter dated. 2 February last. It is incorrect to suggest that the changes made between the meetings on 18 January and 1 February were not presented to the council; they were in line with the discussions at the council meeting on 18 January and should not have come as a surprise to the representatives who attended that meeting. Furthermore, it is the view of both the representatives of the Social Democratic Alliance and the Left-wing Greens, as well as the staff of the Planning and Building Department and the Planning Authority, that this was not a significant change, but that the minor change made between meetings regarding the street design and layout was to the benefit of all residents in the area and was in line with the discussions that took place. The 1981 plan forms part of the basis for the area's master plan, but adjustments to the plot boundaries had to be made to accommodate the access for residents at Hellubraut 3, 5, 7 and 9. This detailed plan concerns the interests of a large number of residents in a wide area, including those on Suðurgata and Strandgata, where it is essential to improve access and road safety.

• 1101167 – Hellubraut 7, building matters

  In a letter dated 10 January 2010, Gunnar Hjaltalín requested that the Planning and Building Department permit the construction of a two-storey house on plot no. 5 at Hellubraut, in accordance with the conditions and within the plot boundaries specified by the planning scheme. The Planning and Building Officer objected to the construction of a two-storey house as it did not comply with the area's planning scheme. The Planning and Building Committee requested a report from the National Heritage Board. A negative report has been received, dated 09.03.11.

  The Planning and Building Committee requests further information regarding Hellubraut 5, but postpones its decision on Hellubraut 7.;

• 0801363 – Reykjavíkurvegur, activity area, framework plan

  A new master plan for the event area on Reykjavikurveg will be considered. Thormodur Sveinsson, a representative of Pluss Arkitekter, will attend the meeting and present it.

  The Planning and Building Committee thanks you for the presentation.;

• 11023109 – Dragon Fields 9, change to the local plan

  Proposals for amendments to the Valli 3 detailed plan for the site of Hraunvallar School, Drekavellir 9, are considered. It is proposed that a building plot for mobile nursery classrooms be created on the site. The planning and building department's proposals for the location, along with a cost estimate from the operations department, were presented. Guðrún Sturlaugsdóttir and Sigríður Ólafsdóttir from the nursery and primary school attended the meeting. Magnús Baldursson, Director of the Education Committee, and Svanlaugur Sveinsson from the Operations Department also attended.

  A report from the school authorities was requested for the next council meeting, and the Planning and Building Department was tasked with presenting the matter to them in more detail. The matter was deferred to the next meeting.;

• SB040347 – Environment Committee/Agenda 21

  The minutes of the Environment Committee/Local Agenda 21 meeting of 23.03.11 were presented.

  Submitted.;

• 1103135 – Natural History Museum, item 283 for consultation

  The Parliamentary Education Committee has sent for consultation a motion for a parliamentary resolution on the development of the National Museum of Iceland in Selfoss, item 283. Comments are requested by 28 March. A report from the Environment Committee/Local Agenda 21 is submitted.

  The Planning and Building Committee endorses the opinion of the Environmental Representative, adding that the location of the nearby storage space or premises of the Natural History Museum COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 8pt“>of the environmental officer, but wishes to add that a location closer to the Natural History Museum's storage space or premises would be more suitable, as exhibits would not have to be transported a long distance, given that the collection is extremely fragile.
  The establishment of a natural history museum in the vicinity of the Natural History Institute would undoubtedly strengthen the institution's general activities.

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