MILWAUKEE: A judge has accused a planning authority of being “pedantic” in its dealings with a community housing provider, which has failed to carry out construction works at a small retirement community.
The planning authority has initiated legal action over its failure to comply with the terms of an enforcement notice requiring it to carry out certain works.
At court, a planning enforcement officer said the enforcement notice, which was served on the Association on April 4, 2013, relates to several outstanding issues – all of which were a condition of the original planning permission for the development.
The outstanding issues include the proper landscaping of open spaces, the laying of road markings, the erection of a name plate at the entrance to the estate, the installation of public lighting and the completion of a CCTV survey of the underground water pipes.
After hearing details of some of the outstanding issues, the judge commented that the authority was being “pedantic” in its dealings with the housing provider.