The shock was great when Håvard Udnesseter in the road Bakketoppen on Nordstrand opened the letter that was dumped in the mailbox in February. Here, he and his wife received a claim of NOK 1.78 million from the developer of four semi-detached houses on the property across the road. – After this, prices have risen by about 20 percent, according to the developer. So we’re talking about a cost of over two million. – It is completely incomprehensible, says Udnesseter. In line with the law Incomprehensible or not; the requirement is completely in line with the Planning and Building Act. If a municipality orders a professional developer to repair the road to the building site, the company can demand reimbursement from the others who live along the road. In other words, everyone must be involved and splice on something they have never asked for because they are believed to benefit from it. BUILDING PLOT: Four semi-detached houses on this plot on Nordstrand have triggered a costly road requirement from Oslo Municipality. Photo: Olav Juven In this case, it is a 255 meter sidewalk for an estimated 17 million kroner. Ten other neighbors have also been required to pay “sidewalk tax”. Because the Udnesseter family has the largest plot, they have to pay the most. On the night’s sleep loose Nordstands Blad has written a lot about the million claims in Bakketoppen and elsewhere in the popular villa area. The newspaper has told about neighbors who have lost their night’s sleep and who do not know how to pay. On Wednesday evening, Oslo City Council will consider two cases with demands to change practice. One is a private proposal that affected neighbors in Kittel-Nielsen’s road and Munkelia has taken the initiative. The second is a proposal from the Progress Party. EVERYONE MUST PAY: 11 neighbors in Bakketoppen have been demanded to pay for a wider road with sidewalks that they have not asked for. Photo: Olav Juven The law will not change the Oslo politicians. Nevertheless, everyone agrees that the requirements are unreasonably high. What the municipality can do something about is the road requirements that trigger the sky-high bills. A broad majority therefore gathers for several decisions that are about considering cheaper solutions. In the meantime, the current cases on Nordstrand are put on hold. Puts the cases on hold – The decisions mean that we will look at the preparation requirements again at the same time as we stop the finalization pending a solution. WILL HELP: The decisions will lead to more reasonable requirements in the relevant cases on Nordstrand, believes Abdullah Alsabeehg. Photo: Torstein Bøe / NTB This is what Abdullah Alsabeehg, who is the Labor Party’s spokesperson in urban development, says. The municipality will, among other things, assess the cases in light of a recent ruling from Røa. Here, Oslo Municipality lost in the Court of Appeal to a developer who thought they were required to pay for a road that was too wide and expensive. – One thing that is quite clear is that the costs are far too high. – Many are pensioners who have spent their lives paying down debt and who now have to start again or sell the house. We think this is completely unreasonable, says Alsabeehg. Oslo City Council on “sidewalk tax” Here is the unanimous recommendation from the city development committee, which is thus apparently adopted by the city council. The Conservatives wanted to go further, but voted in favor when their own proposal fell. FRP is not on the committee. The City Council asks the City Council, on the basis of the Snargangen judgment and the road reimbursement claims related to Kittel-Nilsen’s road, Munkerudvollen and Bakketoppen, to return to the city council by the end of 2022 with proposals on how to ensure that future requirements for road preparation and road reimbursement claims , are reasonable. The city council asks the city council to consider the instruments the municipality has, including the street standard, which can contribute to achieving this. Until the city council returns to the city council in an appropriate manner on how these instruments can be used to solve the problem, the development requirements in the streets Kittel-Nilsen’s vei, Munkerudvollen, Bakketoppen will be re-evaluated and completion is awaited. The City Council asks the City Council to consider solutions to traffic safety challenges in small house areas in a way that requires the least possible preparation of new hard surfaces, for example through one-way traffic, parking prohibited and other suitable measures. The City Council asks the City Council to consider how environmental considerations (eg by reducing the need for asphalting and retaining as many green areas as possible) and good comprehensive traffic safety solutions for a larger area can be emphasized more strongly when the municipality sets requirements for road preparation. The City Council asks the City Council to submit the matter to the Urban Development Committee and the Transport and Environment Committee. Sumptuous The Progress Party believes that “assessing” and “looking at” what the party calls lavish road improvements is not good enough. – We want a powerful and clear order to do something about these road requirements now, says Frps Lars Petter Solås. – The majority has chosen not to do anything other than postpone the final decision. What people on Nordstrand and elsewhere in the city need is a clear decision that can give them back their night’s sleep, says Solås. – We clearly say that you should come back with a more affordable solution, says Abdullah Alsabeehg. – Cruel amount of money HALF A MILLION PER. METERS: Four meters from the property of Håvard Udnesseter and his wife borders Bakkeveien. For sidewalks here, they have been required to pay around two million kroner. Photo: Olav Juven – This is not where the problem lies, says Håvard Udnesseter at Nordstrand. – If we end up with one million kroner, it is still an awful lot of money and completely unreasonable nonetheless. Udnesseter says that the case is not about road claims, but about who should pay. He believes that the law that gives a developer the right to pass the bill on to the neighbors must be changed. The practice can change already now, he believes. – The municipality must bear the costs of preparing the road, says Håvard Udnesseter.
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Neighbors get million claims for sidewalks at developments in Oslo – news Oslo and Viken – Local news, TV and radio
