PROPERTY SUBDIVISION

Otaki Mail, 17 March 1922, Page 3

PROPERTY SUBDIVISION

THE ROADING REQUIREMENTS. EXEMPTION GRANT ED.

Messrs Harper and Atmore informed Ihe Borough Council last evening that Mr l-\ G. James, owner of a block of land containing 3 roods 13.0' perches, and situated in Aotaki .street, had instructed tltem to make application relict against the provisions of section ■ 117 of the Public Works Act, IPOS. It was Mr James' intention the writers stated, to sub-divide, but in sucl) a caso to Act'required him to set back the frontage of the property to a distance of at least 33ft. from the centre of- the road, and to dedicate to the Council the strip of land between the frontage so sci back and the line previously existing. There was, however, a proviso »-hich enabled a local authority con

trolling the street to declare that the foregoing requirements shall not apply. Cr. Kilsby said it was the opinion that if the Council took the extra frontage they need not compensate, but it appeared now that they would have to compensate.

Mr Atmore was present, and explained the Act on the point. There was provision for compensation, but the value that would accrue to the owner from tho increased width of the street could be set off against the compensation. Mr Atmore said he considered the set off referred to would apply more to business frontages in streets like Willis Street, Wellington, than to a street in a small place like Otaki. \ Cr. Taylor said as far as he could see there was no chance of the Council wanting to extend the road in which Mr James properly was located for the jiixt 20 years, so that it did not'mat■r much if they gave Mr James ex■.iption. It would be a different thing ■ the road ran through and connected B with another road, but it was a ■Or. Bills expressed the same opinion. H>. Kilsby: Just wait, a few years

Dr. Bills considered the Council

Luld grant exemption. If they want- ! the land at any thuo the}' could tako

Funder the Public Works Act. tar. Broadway said it was possible

[it. in a few years the extra land may required. If so the Council had iwer to take what they wanted.

Cr. Cockrell said for the time being i was willing that the exemption be ; anted, and moved accordingly. The motion was seconded by Cr. Bills nd carried.