Guy Nardi , globes.co.il

The municipal renewal policy document approved by the Petah Tikva municipality yesterday is another step in promoting the local urban renewal ( TAMA 38 ) and, in particular, the complex, namely the evacuation of the old housing complexes. Clear rules create an uneven level of expectations between the various projects, and the lack of clear rules creates false promises to tenants and impedes planning procedures. "

The new document proposes a set of constraints, or conditions, designed to standardize planning: urban regeneration projects will require to set aside areas for the benefit of the public (public buildings, parks and roads); Establishing a maintenance fund to help pay the management fees for long-time tenants; A maximum of 12 sqm gross addition per apartment (including sqm); Additional space of 15% of the existing apartment space and no more than 12 sqm for a balcony; Restriction of residential parking in the new project - 1 parking space for up to 120 sqm of parking space and parking of 1: 3 for apartments over 120 sqm A diverse mix of apartments that will include at least 20% smaller apartments up to 75 square meters.

Mayor Rami Greenberg: "The potential for urban renewal in the city of Petah Tikva through the addition of housing units is vast and valued at thousands of housing units in the downtown area. , Demolishing a building completely or partially and adding housing units under TAMA 38, as well as locating large or small areas for construction or addition, which in some cases includes the demolition of an existing building. Such areas exist abundantly in downtown Petah Tikva and beyond. "