28/04/2025
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28/04/2025
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The Municipal Council
KUWAIT CITY, April 28: The Municipal Council, headed by Abdullah Al-Mahri, held its 17 regular session for the third legislative round on Monday. During the session, the council approved the following:
- Request of the Ministry of Public Works to allocate a reservoir and a track, add the use of Unitized Distribution System (UDS) transformer and cancel the previous allocation of reservoirs in South Sabahiya;
- Request of the Ministry of Electricity to allocate overhead lines to connect Wafra Z2 main transformer station to the overhead lines
- Request of the Ministry of Interior to create additional parking spaces next to Qurain Health Center in Qurain, Block Two;
- Amendments to Table No. Six stating the requirements and specifications for agricultural and livestock areas in the new building regulations;
- Building requirements for areas affiliated with the Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR), Public Authority for Sports (PAS), Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) or any other government agency. These areas are used for the cultivation of agricultural products, fish farming, poultry, livestock, cattle, horse and camel breeding; beekeeping, honey production and services; breeding and training of racehorses and camels by hunting and equestrian clubs and camel clubs; in addition to certain plots in Abdally and Wafra.
The important amendments include specifying the building percentages in the agricultural areas in Wafra, Abdally and Sulaibiya. The permitted building percentage is 10 percent of the plot size with a maximum of 10,000 square meters. Dairy farms are permitted to have varying building percentages distributed as follows: five percent for feed stores, one percent for repair shops, three percent for milking facilities and 10 percent for residential buildings, not exceeding 1,000 square meters.
Horse breeding plots should not exceed 10,000 square meters, with building percentages not exceeding 15 percent of the plot size. Five percent of broiler and layer chicken plots should be allocated for workers’ housing and five percent for feed and machinery storage. Areas designated for light pens for poultry production and breeding should also be included. Areas for raising horses and racing camels should not exceed 50 percent of the plot size.
Plots located in Block 10 in Wafra Agricultural Area should measure at least 500 square meters and not exceed 5,000 square meters, which will be distributed to unions, associations,and companies. Moreover, the council presented three recommendations as per the reply of the Kuwait Municipality to the question of Deputy Chairman Khaled Al-Mutairi about the Kuwait Metro Project as follows:
1. Identify the government entity responsible for designing and implementing the Metro Project.
2. Re-evaluate the metro lines and stations stated in the previous decision of the Municipal Council.
3. Expedite the implementation of the Metro Project to realize the New Kuwait Vision and the development plan of the country.
By Inaas Awadh
Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff
Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff
