Consultation - possible amendment of the regulation on reduced concession limit for developed property - Residency requirement in
Vågan The Municipal Council adopted the following in case KS-040/24:
«The municipal regulation on reduced concession limit for developed property that is or has been used as a
year-round residence (Residency requirement) is sent for public consultation, and sent to all residents' associations and neighbourhood groups in
Vågan.
Consultation deadline: 6 weeks. Input is mainly requested on the various alternatives:
Abolition of the residency requirement in the entire municipality
Abolition of the residency requirement in the entire municipality, except Henningsvær
Maintaining the residency requirement as it is today
Maintaining the residency requirement with extension to Svolvær and Kabelvåg
Repeal of the kinship exemption
The residency requirement is extended to undeveloped and developed areas zoned for residential purposes, and in those cases where
residential properties in areas zoned for combined purposes apply for a change of use to another
purpose.»
The various alternatives on which the Municipal Council wishes to receive input are briefly explained below:
Abolition of the residency requirement in the entire municipality
This means there will be no residency requirement for properties under 100 hectares that are developed with
residential buildings.
Abolition of the residency requirement in the entire municipality, except Henningsvær
This means the residency requirement applies to properties developed with residential buildings that have been used as a
year-round residence in Henningsvær.
Maintaining the residency requirement as it is today
This means no change from today. There will be a residency requirement for properties under 100 hectares
developed with residential buildings that have been used as a year-round residence. The residency requirement applies in the entire municipality
except in Svolvær and Kabelvåg.
Maintaining the residency requirement with extension to Svolvær and Kabelvåg
There will be a residency requirement for properties under 100 hectares developed with residential buildings that have been used
as a year-round residence.
Repeal of the kinship exemption
This means that close relatives will also be subject to the residency requirement if they take over a property under 100 hectares that is
developed with residential buildings that have been used as a year-round residence.
The residency requirement is extended to undeveloped and developed areas zoned for residential purposes, and in those cases where
residential properties in areas zoned for combined purposes apply for a change of use to another
This means there will be a residency requirement on undeveloped and developed properties if they, through
a zoning plan, are zoned for residential purposes/residential development. That is, if a property zoned for2
residential purposes has a residential building under construction or a newly built residential building, there will be a residency requirement. The
same applies if the property is undeveloped. In that case the applicant has 1 year to construct a residential building
and settle on the property.
For residential properties (i.e. properties developed with a residential building) zoned for combined purposes, the
residency requirement will apply as long as the property is developed with a residential building that has been used as a
year-round residence (this also applies today). The residency requirement cannot apply to residential properties
zoned for combined purposes as long as it is developed with a residential building that has not been used as a
year-round residence or if it is not developed with a residential building. That is, if a residential property is zoned for
combined purposes (which is not developed with a residential building that has been used as a year-round residence), the
municipality cannot impose a residency requirement. In that case the zoning plan must be changed, and the purpose changed from combined to
residential purposes.
We would like your statement by 21 October 2024.
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