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Ongoing construction works at Konza. [Courtesy]
The county governments of Machakos, Makueni and Kajiado have suspended the issuance of new development permits around the Konza Technopolis area.
In a joint statement, the counties said the permits fall in the area falling within the ten-kilometer radius dubbed ‘Konza Planning Zone’.
The suspension takes effect immediately and will last for 90 days.
The decision was reached to enable a newly constituted Inter-County Joint Physical and Land Use Planning Committee to develop a plan to provide guidelines and standards for regulation of land use practices and general development within the zone.
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Introduction
The City of Toronto (the City ) has released details
of its proposed inclusionary zoning framework. At its September 22,
2020 meeting, the Planning and Housing Committee endorsed a draft
official plan amendment and zoning by-law amendment to implement
inclusionary zoning as a basis for public consultation. While final
approval by Council is still many months away, the details of the
report paint a clearer picture for the development community in
Toronto of what is to come.
Background
Inclusionary zoning is a powerful land use planning tool
municipalities can use to require that a certain portion of a
development project be made affordable to people with low and