nov 27
The Tagum City Council will make due corrections and revisions to their Urban Poor Ordinance that was not confirmed and returned by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to the City Hall Monday.
City Councilor Nicandro “Nickel” Suaybaguio Jr, also housing committee chairman, said in a text message yesterday that he and his colleagues will take into consideration the recommendations of the SP in revising the ordinance, adding that “we are of the same plight of protecting the welfare of the urban poor.”
“My committee will find pursue to find ways to address the problems of the urban poor,” he said.
As of yesterday, Suaybaguio had not yet received a referral of the ordinance to his committee
He added that for this his committee is also presently crafting the city’s housing code and reviewing the zoning ordinance.
The known Urban Poor Ordinance of Suaybaguio, City Ordinance 302, sought to defer for five years the issuance of accreditation and approval of development plans to new urban poor associations wanting to undertake housing subdivisions projects for their members.
The City Hall came up with the measure to stop urban poor housing projects that it said resulted to low occupancy, underdevelopment and blight due to lack of basic facilities and services such as access roads, drainage, water system, power and electricity, solid waste disposal system, and other facilities.
It however gave exemptions to ten community associations which are still on the process of complying the necessary permits and those which have already approved preliminary approval and locational clearance (PALC) and development permit (DP) but with a low occupancy rate will be subjected to verification process to be conducted by the City Planning and Development Office.
Listed exempted were Barangay Magugpo East Urban Poor Homeowners Association, Curvada-Magdum Homeowners Association, Immaculada Concepcion Urban Poor Homeowners Association, Malinawon Urban Poor Homeowners Association, San Antonio Homeowners Association, San Jose Homeowners Association, San Rafael Homeowners Association, Tagum CEBOLE Homeowners Association, Inc., Velasco Urban Poor Homeowners Association – Phase 1, and Velasco Urban Poor Homeowners Association – Phase 2.
The measure also provided that the ordinance will be lifted anytime when ninety five percent actual occupancy rate of those subdivisions that have low occupancy is realized. (Cha Monforte/Rural Urban News) http://ruralurbanews.blogspot.com
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