ii. Issue
• Current housing density guidelines are outdated.
12.3 Objective
556. To enhance the City’s living environment, CHKL aims to:
• improve the quality of housing and housing environment;
• revitalise the City Centre by increasing the residential population; and
• eradicate substandard housing.
557. For Kuala Lumpur to create an Efficient and Equitable City structure, CHKL aims to:
• ensure sufficient housing to meet the demands of all income groups.
12.4 Policy and proposal
12.4.1 Housing quality
a) Quality of the housing environment
558. Good quality housing is a combination of many aspects of housing development. Design and layout, environmental responsiveness, the quality of workmanship and materials, the provision of utilities and facilities, landscaping, maintenance and upgrading, all play a part in the total housing environment. CHKL shall encourage and work with the private sector to raise overall standards of housing in all of these areas so as to produce housing of the highest quality.
559. The quality of the housing environment extends beyond the boundaries of individual residential development. Careful attention should be paid to the external environment within private development and also to the external appearance and environment immediately outside including the manner in which developments relate to their immediate surroundings. Housing development should seek to be compatible with their surroundings, maintain connections, enhance the public spaces which they adjoin and optimise the spaces between developments. CHKL shall play an active role in ensuring that developers observe their responsibilities to the total city environment when planning housing development.
Policy
HO 1: CHKL shall encourage responsible parties in the housing sector to develop good quality housing and living environments.