Planning and Building Council

General presentations

• SB040377 – Minutes of the Planning and Building Officer

  Minutes from the planning and building officer's hearings of 11.03.2009 and 18.03.2009 were presented.

  Part A of the minutes is submitted to the town council for approval.;

• 0902196 – 24 Brekkugata, enquiry.

  Jóhannes Á. Benediktsson, together with his co-owners, submits an enquiry regarding the construction of an extension on both sides of the house, raising the roof and building a garage. Also to clad the house. The application was considered at the processing meeting of the Planning and Building Officer on 11 March 2008, which referred it to the Planning and Building Committee.

  The Planning and Building Committee rejects the application as it stands.;

• 0712102 – Öldugata, Öldutún, Ölduslóð, detailed plan

  A letter from Þórey Anna Matthíasdóttir of Hringbraut 11, dated 12.03.2009, was presented, along with petitions from residents of Hringbraut, objecting to the placement of a bus stop in front of the house and to its approval in the planning consent. Planning and Building Department's minutes of 11.03.2009 were presented.

  As a bus stop has been on this site for many years, and the plan was approved by the town council on 25 November 2008 with a bus stop on Hringbraut opposite Flensborgarskóli, the Planning and Building Committee considers that the plan should remain unchanged.;

• 0709106 – New plot on Óseyrarbraut.

  A proposal from the Harbour Board regarding a new plot of land, No. 33 Óseyrarbraut, was discussed. The Harbour Board approved the formalisation of the plot's layout in accordance with the outline drawing by Al-Ark architects, which was presented at meeting 1327. The Harbour Board's proposal for a new plot, No. 33 Óseyrarbraut, was discussed. The Harbour Board approved the formal finalisation of the plot's layout in accordance with the outline drawing by Al-Ark Architects, which was presented at the 1327th meeting of the Harbour Board on 23 January 2008. The Town Council referred the matter on 16 March 2009 to the Planning and Building Committee for consideration and further action.

  The Planning and Building Committee postpones the matter.;

• 0805284 – Master Plan of Hafnarfjörður, changed land use east of Skútahraun

  The director's proposal to change the land use from an industrial area to a business area for the area bounded by Hólshraun to the north, the right-of-way for the proposed Álftanes Road, and the municipal boundary with Garðabær to the east, was reconsidered. Stapahrauni to the south and houses east of Bæjarhraun to the west. The change would allow staff accommodation and guesthouses on the site, subject to the relevant conditions, and would also improve its environment compared to the current situation. Previously submitted was a summary by the Planning and Building Department on the environmental impact of businesses in the area, dated 30.03.2008. A report from the Planning and Building Department, with a comment from the Public Health Officer for the Hafnarfjörður and Kópavogur area, dated 04.03.2009, was presented.

  Submitted.;

• 0901247 – Smyrlahraun 1, loft conversion.

  The application from Vernharður Skarphéðinsson dated 26.01.2009 for alterations to the dormers on the south-east and north-west elevations, together with a revised treatment of the roof eaves and gables, is reconsidered, in accordance with drawings by Kári Eiríksson dated 21.01.2009. The Planning and Building Officer referred the matter for local consultation on 28 January 2009, in accordance with section 7 of Article 43 of the Planning and Building Act, but also instructed the department's surveyor to measure the dormer. It was discovered that the size of the dormer did not comply with section 79.16 of the Building Regulations, and the neighbourhood consultation was therefore postponed. On 10 February 2009, the Planning and Building Committee requested an explanation from the property owner. A letter from Haraldur Magnússon dated 26.02.2009 was presented. Previously submitted were the chief executive's notes dated 02.03.2009 from a meeting with the owner of Smyrlahraun 1. A letter from Vernharður Skarphéðinsson dated 09.03.2009 and the director's minutes of 10.03.2009. The matter was discussed at the planning and building officer's disposal meeting on 11.03.2008, which referred it to the planning and building committee.

  The Planning and Building Committee considers that the applicant's letter provides no satisfactory explanation beyond what has already been stated. The Planning and Building Committee therefore withdraws the neighbourhood consultation for this matter and reiterates its decision from its last meeting on 10 March 2009 that the applicant is required to bring the dormers into line with the approved drawings, cf. section 79.16 of the Building Regulations.;

• 0712080 – Town Centre - Hraun, detailed plan

  Re-examination of the detailed plan for the area bounded by Flatahraun, Álfaskeið, Arnarhraun and Reykjavikurvegur. Previously submitted plan by Arkitektur.is dated 07.05.01 and draft planning conditions dated. 03.05.01. The Planning and Building Committee instructed the Planning and Building Department on 18.12.2007 to proceed with the detailed plan. The planner, Páll Tómasson of Arkitektur.is, attended the meeting and gave a presentation.

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

• 0711020 – Upland area of Hafnarfjörður, outline plan

  The proposal by Landslag ehf for a framework plan for the hinterland of Hafnarfjörður, dated 14 February 2008, was reconsidered. Previously, a proposal for the introduction and notes from the Planning and Building Department, from meetings with interest groups on 11 and 20 November 2008, had been presented. Þráinn Hauksson attended the meeting and gave a presentation.

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

• 0807220 – Suðurgata - Hamarsbraut, detailed plan

  A new proposal from the Planning and Building Department for a preliminary outline plan for a site bounded by cliffs north of the houses north of Hellubraut/Hamarbraut, Suðurgata, Mýrarhvoll and Strandgata, dated 17.03.2009. Presented: the Hafnarfjörður Museum of Settlement's archaeological inventory for the area, dated 2009.

  Proposed;

• 0901069 – Asland framework plan

  The minutes of the design meetings of 05.03.2009 and 19.03.2009 were presented.

  Submitted.;

• 0901068 – Hamranes outline plan.

  The minutes of the design meeting of 12.03.2009 were presented.

  Submitted.;

• 0902053 – Ljósatröð, local plan

  The proposal from the Planning and Building Department for a local plan for the area at Ljósatröð, dated 15.01.2009, is reconsidered. The area is within the local plan for Hörðuvelli – Reykdalsreit, but this part of it was deferred. Deferred at meeting 220.

  The Planning and Building Committee agrees that the outline planning application be advertised in accordance with section 1 of Article 26 of the Planning and Building Act No. 73/1997. The Planning and Building Committee makes the following recommendation to the Town Council:“The Hafnarfjörður Town Council approves the submission of the draft local plan for Hörðuvellir/Reykdalsreitur, Ljósatröð 2 and 4 and Lækjargata 46, dated. 10.03.2009 for publication in accordance with the first paragraph of Article 26 of the Planning and Building Act No. 73/1997.“;

• 0903068 – Fjarðargata 13-15, sign

  Eldborg, Kiwanis Club applies on 06.03.2009 for a renewal for a sign that was approved on 28.04.2004, according to drawings by Sveinbjörn Hinriksson. Submissions from the Executive Department, which raised no objections, and the City Centre Committee, which opposed granting the permit, were presented. The application was considered at a meeting of the Director of Planning and Building on 18 March 2009, who referred it to the Planning and Building Council. The planning and building officer also requested the city centre committee's reasoning for its decision on the application.

  Adjourned between meetings.;

• 0702084 – Flatahraun 29, registration of property.

  A letter was presented, dated 24 February, from Gylfi Sveinsson and Sigríður Anna Þorgrímsdóttir regarding the property no. 29 at Flatahraun. A letter from Gústafur Þór Tryggvason, solicitor, dated 28.02.2008, requesting that the registration of the building be changed to reflect its actual use. The plot is designated as an activity area in accordance with the 2005–2025 Master Plan for Hafnarfjörður.

  The application to change the registration of the building from industrial to residential is refused with reference to section 2 of article 4.6.1 of the planning regulations, Definition of Business Areas. It states, among other things, that as a general rule, dwellings should not be provided in industrial areas.

• SB060701 – Strandgata 1, Library Plot

  To discuss the continuation of work on the detailed planning for the library site, Strandgata 1, in accordance with the award-winning proposal in the competition for the library's expansion. Postponed from the last meeting.

  The Planning and Building Committee agrees that a working group of officials from the Planning and Building Department, the Operations Department, the Family Department and the Administrative Department will be appointed to work on the preparation of the detailed plan and the development of the site. Nominations from these departments are requested for the next meeting of the Planning and Building Committee.

  The working group is to liaise with the landowners at 9 Strandgata (The Sufi) regarding plans for an extension to the building on that site. Furthermore, the group is to collaborate with the City Centre Association of Retail and Service Providers.;

• 0803172 – High Hills by Vatnsskarð, Grindavíkurbær, quarrying

  The report by Mannvit, „Quarrying from Háuhnukur at Vatnsskarð in Grindavíkurbær (Vatnsskarð Quarry) – Environmental Impact Assessment, Preliminary Assessment Report“, dated March 2009, was taken up again, together with a letter from the Planning Authority dated 04.03.2009, requesting a review of the report. The deadline for comments is 30.03.2009. A review by the Head of Department, dated 19.03.2009, was submitted.

  The Planning and Building Committee agrees to instruct the Director to request an extension of time to submit an opinion and requests an opinion from the Environment Committee/Local Agenda 21, and the Executive Committee/Hafnarfjörður Waterworks.

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