The Chief Executive (CE), Ho Iat Seng, has greenlighted the detailed planning for the area classified as East District-2 in the intervention areas of the city’s Urban Master Plan. This area comprises Zone A of the new landfills.
The order of the CE was published yesterday in the government’s official gazette and notes the purpose of planning as creating a new livable community on the Macau Peninsula, and setting the rules for the overall planning of the area.
The detailed planning comes after the general planning for the Master Plan and drafts out the usage of the land at the street level, addressing the purpose and usage allowed for each land plot as well as other requirements such as green areas, the maximum height of buildings and soil occupation percentage, among others.
According to the general planning of Macau, East District-2 has a total area of 1.7 square kilometers and a planned population of about 96,000 people.
The land use is mainly residential and commercial, with some areas reserved for green spaces or public open areas.
The area also includes the construction of several buildings dedicated to public housing projects that have already started to move forward, even before the final planning.
The west side of the district should also include other social and public use facilities such as schools and sports venues. RM
