PETALING Jaya City Council (MBPJ) has launched a publicity and public participation programme for residents to submit proposals or objections to the draft Petaling Jaya Local Plan (RTPJ) 2035 (Replacement).
The plan is open for public feedback from Dec 15 to Feb 16, and can be reviewed at the lobby of MBPJ’s headquarters, between 9am and 4pm.
Petaling Jaya mayor Datuk Mohamad Zahri Samingon (pic) said to make it easier for the public, objection forms and information on amendment applications will be available at MBPJ.
The information is also available on the city council website.
“MBPJ is also organising briefings on the draft local plan for residents.”
He said the city council had received about 80 amendment applications from interested parties.
“Landowners see development potential as the areas involved are within urban zones with economic prospects,” he said.
Among the applications received were proposals to change land-use zoning, change institutional status to commercial and recreational status to commercial, the mayor said.
In August, MBPJ drafted RTPJ 2035 (Replacement) combining the RTPJ 1 and RTPJ 2 local plans.
Mohamad Zahri said the move would create a more comprehensive city planning framework.
“RTPJ 2035 (Replacement) aims to reassess and coordinate Petaling Jaya’s development to align with international, federal and state policies.
“It will also incorporate the latest planning strategies to make Petaling Jaya a sustainable, progressive city,” he said.
RTPJ 1 and RTPJ 2 were gazetted in 2003 and 2011 respectively, according to Selangor Town and Country Planning Department’s (PLANMalaysia) website.
He said once the publicity period ended, the document would undergo inspection, investigation and hearing before being gazetted or cancelled, by November 2026.
