Bill: Failed Public Interest Plot Act

[nanicholls]

A
BILL
TO
Encourage Private Development of Public Spaces​

Preamble: This bill aims to give citizens a greater ability to develop public services and public spaces without wasting their plot limit. This bill aims to improve culture, heritage and recreation in the Azalea Isles.

1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This bill shall be referred to as the "Public Interest Plot Act".
(2) This bill was authored by Nanicholls MP.
(3) This bill shall be enacted immediately.

2 - Reasons
(1) This bill will allow members of the community to develop plots of public interest without it taking away from their overall plot limit.
(2) This bill will work to enable private sector development of key public spaces, easing the burden on the Government.

3. Plots of Public Interest
(a) A plot of public interest can be defined as a plot which primarily serves to provide a positive effect to our culture and our nation, not to provide an income for the owner.
(i) This could include Churches, Museums, Parks, Swimming Pools, Events Venues, or other Recreational Forums, however the exact qualification is left to the discretion of the Ministry for Urban Development.
(ii) This purpose cannot be anything where the plot is used mainly as a store, business or rental space(s).
(c) An Individual may have no more than 2 plots of public interest.
(d) The Ministry of Urban Development may pre designate plots as Plots of Interest and allow the development of them in a similar way to a Large Development Zone.
(i) This will allow for the Ministry to retake ownership of the plot once developed.

4. Becoming a Plot of Public Interest
(a) Any plot may become a plot of public interest, given it meets the criteria.
(b) Any plot owner may apply with the Ministry of Urban Development to have their plot exempted from plot limits and given Plot of Public Interest status.
(c) Before the exemption is granted, a building inspector must visit the plot to ensure it is appropriate for the plot limit exemption.
(d) The plot limit exemption may be cancelled at any time if the owner has commercialized the plot or the Ministry feels the plot is no longer a plot of public interest.
(i) The Ministry must give the plot owner 14 days notice before the plot limit exemption is cancelled.


Enactment: This Act comes into force immediately upon passage.