Decisions of the town council under the planning laws

Notice of the results of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council, pursuant to section 41(3) and section 36(2) of the Planning Act no. 123/2010.

Decisions of the municipal council pursuant to section 3 of Article 41 of the Planning Act No. 123/2010

Adoption of an amendment to the detailed plan for Hafnarfjörður Town Centre – 36 Austurgata:
Hafnarfjörður Town Council approved an amendment to the Hafnarfjörður Town Centre detailed plan on 14 March 2018, for the plot at 36 Austurgata. The proposal was advertised in accordance with the first paragraph of Article 43 of the Planning Act No. 123/2010. Comments were received, and a response from the town council has been sent to those who submitted them. The detailed plan is approved with the following changes to the published proposal: the conditions state that the street-facing side of the building will have characteristics similar to the existing building in terms of wall height, length and the breaking up of wall planes, that only one dwelling will be permitted in the building, and that the building line at the rear of the property is to be moved south.

Adoption of a minor amendment to the Lónsbraut local plan:
Hafnarfjörður Town Council approved a minor amendment to the detailed plan for Suðurhöfn on 25 April 2018, concerning boat shelters at Hvaleyrarlón. The amendment was subject to a local notification in accordance with section 2 of article 43 of the Planning Act No. 123/2010. One comment was received, and the council's response has been sent to the person who submitted it.

Adoption of a new detailed plan for Kaldárselsveg, connection to the Reykjanesbraut:
The Hafnarfjörður Town Council, on behalf of the Hafnarfjörður Town Assembly, approved at its meeting on 29 June 2017 a new detailed plan for Kaldárselsveg in Hafnarfjörður, along with changes to the boundaries of the detailed plans for Mosahlíð and Ásland 3. The detailed plan proposal was advertised in accordance with the first paragraph of Article 41 of the Planning and Building Act No. 123/2010. Comments were received, and a response from the local authority has been sent to those who submitted them.  At the meeting of the Planning and Building Committee on 30 May, it was decided to respond to the comments by revisiting 4 key points. All pedestrian connections will be further reviewed, and underpasses will be provided under Ásvallabraut to ensure the safest possible connection to the surrounding area. A bus stop will be provided on the Mosahlíð side, and speed calming measures will be installed in Klettahlíð to prevent speeding through the area. Sound barriers will be installed at Mosahlíð, and the acoustics were examined in more detail with on-site measurements. 

New detailed plan approved for Kaldársel, Kaldárbotna and Gjárnar:
The Hafnarfjörður Town Council, on behalf of the Hafnarfjörður Town Assembly, approved at its meeting on 29 June 2017 a new detailed plan for Kaldársel, Kaldárbotnar and Gjárnar in Hafnarfjörður. The detailed plan proposal was advertised in accordance with the first paragraph of Article 41 of the Planning Act No. 123/2010, and at the same time, changes were made to the boundaries of the detailed plan schemes for Sléttuhlíð and Höfðaskóg – Hvaleyrarvatn.  Comments were received, and the council's responses have been sent to those who submitted them.

Adoption of an amendment to the detailed plan for the Undirhlíðar quarry, for the Sandskeiðslína 1:
The Hafnarfjörður Town Council approved an amendment to the Undirhlíðar detailed plan on 15 February 2017. Comments were received, and the council's responses have been sent to those who submitted them.

Decision of the municipal council pursuant to subsection 2 of Article 36 of the Planning Act No. 123/2010

Adoption of an amendment to the Master Plan of Hafnarfjörður 2013-2025 concerning water protection boundaries:
The Hafnarfjörður Town Council approved, at its meeting on 15 February 2017, an amendment to the Hafnarfjörður 2013-2025 Master Plan for a change to the boundaries of the water protection area within the municipality of Hafnarfjörður, and it was advertised in accordance with section 1. paragraph of Article 36 of the Act No. 123/2010. Comments were received and the municipality's responses have been sent to those who submitted them. The comments did not provide grounds for changes, and on 23 March 2017, the Planning Authority confirmed the amendment, which was subsequently published in the B-series of the Government Gazette.

Anyone wishing for further information can contact the Environmental and Planning Services of Hafnarfjörður.

Planning Officer of Hafnarfjörður