Table 3.9: Policies stated in KLSP 2020 regarding Housing Table 3.10: Infrastructure and utilities thrust in

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Table 3.9: Policies stated in KLSP 2020 regarding Housing POLICIES

HO 1 CHKL shall encourage responsible parties in the housing sector to develop good quality housing and living environments.

HO 2 CHKL shall encourage the private sector to develop a wider choice of innovative housing.

HO 3 CHKL shall, together with responsible parties in the housing sector, develop and implement measures to upgrade the quality of existing old housing stock.

HO 4 CHKL shall implement measures to ensure that all private flatted housing estates are properly maintained according to the minimum required standards.

HO 12 CHKL shall ensure that there is sufficient affordable housing available to meet the needs of the population.

HO 13 CHKL shall encourage the building of lowmedium and medium cost houses.

HO 14 CHKL shall give priority to the tenants of public housing to purchase low medium cost houses.

DESCRIPTION

Good quality housing is a combination of many aspects of housing development. Design and layout, environmental responsiveness, the quality of workmanship and materials, the provision of utilities and facilities, landscaping, maintenance and upgrading, all play a part in the total housing environment. CHKL shall encourage and work with the private sector to raise overall standards of housing in all of these areas so as to produce housing of the highest quality.

The private sector shall be encouraged to investigate new forms of housing which can offer a wider choice of lifestyle. Entirely new concepts or hybrids could be developed that combine the attractions of different existing housing types.

Building owners and management corporations shall be educated in the benefits of regular maintenance and upgrading schedules. In the older housing areas which have fallen into disrepair, measures need to be initiated to upgrade them to acceptable standards.

Where necessary, CHKL shall implement additional measures to improve the condition and external appearance of private flatted housing estates that do not meet minimum required standards.

The decision as to whether to live inside or outside the City boundary should be one of choice rather than necessity resulting from a shortage of appropriate housing. It remains, therefore, CHKL’s basic responsibility to ensure that there is an adequate mix of housing that meets the needs of its population and is commensurate with the City’s population income distribution.

CHKL shall take appropriate measures so that more low-medium and medium cost housing units are provided. Based on the 2002 current housing cost, the low-medium cost housing is defined as houses costing not more than RM85,000 per unit while the medium cost houses is not more than RM150,000 per unit. Both categories of houses are expected to achieve 30 percent of the total future housing needs. The private sector is encouraged to build low-medium and medium cost houses by providing incentives such as allowing high-density development in areas close to transit terminals.

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POLICIES

SA 1 CHKL shall set up a dedicated body to initiate and co-ordinate the planning, development and management of Malay Reservation Areas and traditional kampungs.

SA 2 CHKL shall promote the setting up of community corporations by appropriate groups, involving landowners and residents, to develop the new villages.

SA 3 CHKL shall implement comprehensive development plans for Malay Reservation Areas, traditional kampungs and new villages.

SA 4 CHKL shall implement measures to accelerate development and upgrade living standards in Malay Reservation Areas, traditional kampungs and new villages.

DESCRIPTION

The difficulties in development process faced by the Special Areas cannot be resolved by merely proposing specific developments or attempting to resolve specific issues. These development difficulties related to legal, physical and financial, require effective coordination and promotion which need to be undertaken by a dedicated body. This dedicated body is responsible for the planning, development and management of Malay Reservation Areas and traditional kampungs. This body shall coordinate public and private sectors’ initiatives.

The creation of Development Corporations involving landowners and residents of new villages, to carry out improvements to infrastructure and facilities as well as to initiate and manage new development, will be encouraged.

Development constraints are interlinked, and most specific issues cannot be resolved in isolation. For example, the upgrading of infrastructure to improve living conditions is constrained by the difficulty of enlarging utility reserves because of the small lot sizes. It follows that the improvement of conditions in the MRAs, traditional kampungs and new villages cannot be achieved by piecemeal development but only through the implementation of comprehensive plans for redevelopment. Comprehensive development plans setting out the overall framework for development must be prepared. Of immediate concern will be the improvement of living standards through the upgrading of infrastructure and provision of community facilities.

Source: Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan 2020