Elad organization claims discrimination against extensive building plan approval J'lem

The local committee for planning and construction in Jerusalem approved submission of a plan to build 447 apartments on Hebron Road in the city. It's a "complex aqueduct", located along the eastern bank of Hebron Road, at the corner of which Weiner. Ownership territory divided between the Israel Lands Authority (Rm"i), Elad and private.


Shared space to some authorities
This is an area of about 20 acres and located in a jurisdiction shared Jerusalem and Kibbutz Ramat Rachel contained Mate Yehuda Regional Council. The program changes the zoning from agriculture, through an open private area and designates residential, commercial and employment while maintaining the buildings and the aqueduct built during the Second Temple and found in the area.
The plan divides the area several plots, when the court in the southern area of 5.4 hectares, designated for construction of three buildings of 30 floors for use of public buildings, residential and commercial construction volume of about 48 thousand square meters. The northern lot adjacent to the aqueduct, the size of 2.6 hectares, there Listed structure and uses of residential and office space. this field is also designed three buildings aged 10 storey commercial and residential building volumes employment of about 8,000 square meters.
More Plot North Area Plan, covering an area of 855 square meters, including a building designed for employment preservation and construction volume of 805 square meters. The plan also includes construction of an urban plaza and creating open public space along the aqueduct. Architect program is Ari Cohen, responsible among other things for planning residential complex Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv, master plans settlements and neighborhoods for the Negev Bedouin and urban renewal project in Jerusalem, and more.


Elad Association: "Content that is offensive to us"
Entrepreneurial program is Rm"i and because some of the land is private, the program included a consolidation and distribution without the consent of all owners. The plan was resistance by the Elad Foundation (to the City of David), which owns the land in the northern part of the complex. The association said the program is "incorrect planning, offensive, outrageous and discriminatory" because the proportion of the organization's building on lower compared to other complex plots and construction in other lands near the light rail axis located in the area. The organization also complained that the mandatory structure plan area, and declared conservation, there is no planning system. 

According to the opponents' association is promoted and Pushed "at its expense, environmental planning for many years" and therefore should be included within the boundaries of the EU and the distribution of its field program and allow for higher building rights. The association was represented by the law firm of Agmon, Rosenberg & Co..
Another objection to the plan submitted by private landowners. Those claiming building rights belonging Lrm"i concentrated area, and that they were discriminated against. "We do not oppose the plan. We also want to promote the program. Our argument is that the distribution of rights is not equal, "he said in the name Uri Lombroso. Objections were transferred to the District Committee and will discuss them soon.
Israel Lands Authority said: "The Authority has formulated a plan regarding the aqueduct compound in Jerusalem. This program weighs the proper planning and development needs capital of Israel with preserving and protecting the public interest Srm"i entrusted him. The program is currently in the midst of a phase of the deposit. Has not yet held a hearing on objections by the District Committee.
"We are unable to address substantive content of our position before the debate, but we know that objections have been filed. Israel Land Authority will consider the objections, the presence of the regional committee for discussion."

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