Tiberias.
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The National Planning and Construction Council today approved the proposal of the Minister of Construction and Housing, Yitzhak Goldknopf, to extend the validity of TMA 38 within the scope of all the local authorities currently promoting a replacement urban plan for TMA 38, while extending the time window available to them for submitting these plans.
In total, this is the extension of the TMA to only 21 local authorities, out of a total of 257 local authorities in Israel, of which 80 are cities in Israel. None of these authorities is on the Syrian-African fault line, which is prone to disaster in the event of earthquakes. According
to According to the State Comptroller published last month, the Ministry of Construction and Housing has not completed the strengthening of 93 percent of all buildings that require immediate strengthening in 5 designated municipalities: Beit Shean, Tiberias, Safed, Kiryat Shmona and Hazor HaGalilit.
The auditor stated in the published report that due to the fact that Israel lies near the Syrian-African divide,
The Urban Renewal Authority stated in response that, "This is real news, which means the extension of the TMA in a number of cities in Israel.
Out of 80 cities in Israel, Arab municipalities are also included, whose construction there is mainly rural and therefore the TMA does not apply to them, as well as the Green Line settlements. TMA 38 is designed to deal with buildings designed for earthquakes and is relevant mainly in strong authorities with economic viability.
Regarding the rest, the treatment is and will be done in a separate route.
The TMA does not serve many cities, what's more, there are authorities that have consciously chosen not to promote the TMA, such as Netanya, which announced that it was only going for neighborhood renewal, so that there the TMA is going to expire. Tiberias, Kiryat Shmona and other cities did not come with a plan An alternative. It won't help them either. They need alternative tools and now we are working."
Bamberger: "A balanced decision"
According to the decision made by the National Planning and Construction Council, in each local authority where a replacement plan for TMA 38 is being promoted, the validity of TMA 38 has been extended until February 2024, when within this time frame the local authority must complete the submission of the replacement plan to the planning institution.
A local authority that submits a replacement plan by February 2024 - TMA 38 will be extended in its area until May 2026, or until the replacement plan is approved (whichever comes first), unless a decision is made in the local committee opposing the extension of the TMA until May 2026
. 17 local authorities in whose jurisdiction the Governmental Authority for Urban Renewal promotes and finances an urban plan to replace TMA, and 4 local authorities that promote such a plan independently. The local authorities
where TMA 38 has already been extended are: Jerusalem, Yavneh (extension only in the area of the plan the previous one), Ashdod, Ramla, Nahariya and Kiryat Bialik.
The municipalities in their area are promoting a replacement program, and now the TMA in their area has been extended: Kfar Saba, Petah Tikva,
Ra'anana, Ramat Gan, Rishon Lezion, Givatayim, Hadera - Lev Ha'ir, Beer Sheva, Haifa, Bat Yam, Ashkelon, Bnei Brak, Beit Shemesh , Tel Aviv and Lod.
Yitzhak Goldknopf, Minister of Construction and Housing said, "We strive to create quality housing solutions for all the diverse populations, for their various needs, when urban renewal dramatically increases the supply of housing and improves the quality of life of the city's residents.
I thank the head of the HOTML, Natan Alantan, who led the decision with us. The variety of solutions that we jointly promote contribute to the decrease in housing prices."
Elazar Bamberger, CEO of the Governmental Authority for Urban Renewal, said, "The decision made will allow the continuity of work on TMA 38 type projects, even the day after TMA 38 expires this coming October, in the vast majority of local authorities where this activity currently takes place.
The activity will continue on the basis of urban plans, replacing TMA 38, which will allow this activity to be carried out on the basis of optimal urban planning. The decision that was made is a balanced decision that will allow for a short schedule, but one in which any local authority interested in it will meet, the replacement required for the sake of quality of life of the inhabitants of the cities".
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