MPKj demolishes illegal extensions in Bandar Sg Long
Friday August 21, 2009
Story by GEETHA KRISHNAN
FIFTEEN parking lots were recovered after a demolition exercise on illegal extensions were carried out by the Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) in Bandar Sungai Long, Cheras, yesterday.
Pavements were built over the parking lots by two restaurant owners who operated from corner lot premises near Jalan Sungai Long and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Utar).
About 30 enforcement personnel and two tractors were deployed for the exercise. Staff from the council’s Building Division and Engineering Section were also present.
MPKj enforcement officer Khaironi Idris said 18 notices and 17 compounds of RM1,000 each were issued to the restaurateurs by the council’s Building Division since 2008.
“Their failure to comply time and time again with our continuous notices and compounds has led us to take this proactive action. The most recent notice was issued on Aug 13.
“One restaurant owner heeded our warning by demolishing his side of the pavement last week but then he resurfaced the area with cement, depriving motorists of parking lots once again,” she said.
During the exercise, the owner was told to remove the signboard and cooking utensils placed in an illegal extension serving as a separate cooking area built over a drain.
The enforcement unit also moved in on an illegal car wash operating opposite the restaurants. Concrete slabs built over the main drain were drilled through and smashed to reveal a network of wires and cables below.
“This proves our theory that water and electricity were being supplied to the car wash operator from one of the restaurants. He denied doing so but we have ample evidence,” Khaironi said.
She added that when several enforcement officers came by some months ago to check on the illegal car wash operations there, they were accused of behaving aggresively.
She said her staff were threatened instead and the operator kicked one of the enforcement vehicles.
Story by GEETHA KRISHNAN
FIFTEEN parking lots were recovered after a demolition exercise on illegal extensions were carried out by the Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) in Bandar Sungai Long, Cheras, yesterday.
Pavements were built over the parking lots by two restaurant owners who operated from corner lot premises near Jalan Sungai Long and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Utar).
About 30 enforcement personnel and two tractors were deployed for the exercise. Staff from the council’s Building Division and Engineering Section were also present.
MPKj enforcement officer Khaironi Idris said 18 notices and 17 compounds of RM1,000 each were issued to the restaurateurs by the council’s Building Division since 2008.
“Their failure to comply time and time again with our continuous notices and compounds has led us to take this proactive action. The most recent notice was issued on Aug 13.
“One restaurant owner heeded our warning by demolishing his side of the pavement last week but then he resurfaced the area with cement, depriving motorists of parking lots once again,” she said.
During the exercise, the owner was told to remove the signboard and cooking utensils placed in an illegal extension serving as a separate cooking area built over a drain.
The enforcement unit also moved in on an illegal car wash operating opposite the restaurants. Concrete slabs built over the main drain were drilled through and smashed to reveal a network of wires and cables below.
“This proves our theory that water and electricity were being supplied to the car wash operator from one of the restaurants. He denied doing so but we have ample evidence,” Khaironi said.
She added that when several enforcement officers came by some months ago to check on the illegal car wash operations there, they were accused of behaving aggresively.
She said her staff were threatened instead and the operator kicked one of the enforcement vehicles.
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