In a precedent-setting decision, the Tel Aviv District Committee accepts public opposition to a plan for a 24-story tower on a cliff on the Bat Yam-Jaffa border in central Israel, and orders the developer to present options for transferring the building rights to another location within Bat Yam.
The building had been intended for use as a hotel and luxury residences.
“This is a precedent-setting decision, as it uses the tool of transferring building rights for public and environmental reasons,” says a statement from environmental advocacy group Adam Teva V’Din, which objected to the location of the tower.
The organization adds, “In this case, the transfer of rights will allow the development of a coastal park for the general public instead of a tower that threatened to block the view and access to the sea in the heart of the metropolis.”
Ortal Sanker from Adam Teva Ve Din’s legal department says: “We welcome the precedent-setting adoption of the transfer of rights, which allows for the protection of the beach and the public interest, without harming the rights of the developer.”
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