The approved Yau Ma Tei outline zoning plan has been amended to impose building height restrictions for various zones to guide future development and redevelopment in the district.

     The main objectives are to provide better planning control on new developments, to meet public aspirations for better living conditions, and for greater clarity and transparency in the statutory planning system, the Town Planning Board said today.

     Other amendments include the specification of building setback requirements and the designation of zero-build zones to allow better air ventilation, and the rezoning of various sites to reflect completed development/as-built conditions on the sites, or the planning intention for the sites.