Table 3.11: Policies stated in KLSP 2020 regarding Institution and Public Facilities

f. Institution and Public Facilities

Table 3.11: Policies stated in KLSP 2020 regarding Institution and Public Facilities POLICIES DESCRIPTION

CF 1 CHKL shall implement the new planning standards for the provision of community facilities and review the same on a regular basis.

CF 2 CHKL shall, in consultation with the appropriate authorities and agencies ensure that community facilities are adequately planned and provided for in accordance with the new planning standards.

CF 3 CHKL shall ensure that all government land are used for government or public facility purposes. CF 4 CHKL shall encourage the innovative design of community facilities to optimize available land.

CF 5 CHKL shall, in consultation with the appropriate authorities, ensure that all community facilities and services are adequately distributed according to the needs of the population, and that they are conveniently accessibleto all members of the public.

CF 6 CHKL shall, in consultation with the appropriate agencies, ensure that there is adequate provision of community and cultural facilities to fulfill its national obligations. New planning standards have been prepared to supersede those of the KLSP 1984 to meet the future needs of the City. These standards take into consideration the national planning standards. The planning standards cover the need of public community facilities, open spaces, recreation and sports, education, health, safety and emergency, religious and cemetery land. These standards should be regularly reviewed and updated to reflect the changes of social needs.

Due to the limited availability of land, innovative designs for community facilities that optimize land use will be encouraged. Facilities can be incorporated into mixed-use development or amalgamated together to form larger complexes which can become focal points for the communities they serve. In the interests of optimizing resources and ensuring social harmony, it is important that there is an equitable distribution of facilities throughout Kuala Lumpur according to the needs of the population. Adequacy of provision should not only be related to a greater number of more widely distributed facilities. Larger and better-equipped facilities, which are conveniently accessible to a wider catchment area by public transport, would, in many cases, be of more benefit to the community. This approach, which complements the transit-oriented planning strategy, would apply to public community facilities such as community centres, markets and libraries; sports and recreational facilities and public health facilities such as polyclinics, maternity and children’s clinics and dental clinics. Accessibility to existing community facilities such as the major cultural buildings in the City Centre that cannot be relocated must be improved. Kuala Lumpur, in its capacity as the capital city of the nation has the responsibility of facilitating the provision of certain community facilities that serve the nation as a whole. This is particularly relevant in the case of major cultural, educational and sports facilities.

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