Ritz Carlton Hotel and Residences Par-la-ville Car Park (City of Hamilton) Special Development Order 2006
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BR 83 / 2006

DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING ACT 1974

1974 : 51

RITZ CARLTON HOTEL AND RESIDENCES PAR-LA-VILLE CAR
PARK (CITY OF HAMILTON) SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT ORDER

2006


The Minister of the Environment, Telecommunications and E-
Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section
15(2)(a) of the Development and Planning Act 1974, makes the following
Order:

Citation
1 This Order may be cited as the Ritz Carlton Hotel and
Residences Par-la-Ville Car Park (City of Hamilton) Special Development
Order 2006.

Interpretation
2 (1) In this Order—

"Act" means the Development and Planning Act 1974;

"applicant" means Unified Resorts Limited, a company registered
under the Companies Act 1981 on 7 December 2006;

"Building Official" has the meaning given in the Building Act
1988;

"Development" means the Development referred to in the
planning application and more particularly described in the
First Schedule;

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"planning application" means the application for planning
permission for the development made by the applicant,
numbered P0869/06 and dated 13 October 2006, and the
accompanying drawings numbered SK01 to SK11 prepared
by Linberg & Simmons Architects and submitted on behalf of
the applicant; and

"site" means the land described in the Second Schedule.

(2) Subject to subparagraph (1), any expression used in this
Order that is also used in the Act has the meaning assigned to it in the
Act.

Planning permission in principle
3 (1) Subject to the conditions specified in subparagraph (2),
planning permission in principle is granted by this Order for the
development of the site.

(2) The conditions referred to in subparagraph (1) are as
follows⎯

(a) prior to submission of an application for final planning
permission, the applicant shall submit to the Minister
responsible for Tourism and the Minister of the
Environment, Telecommunications and E-Commerce for
their review, information and details sufficient to satisfy
both Ministers that the applicant will make adequate
provision for staff housing;

(b) design, external appearance and landscaping are
reserved matters to be determined at the Final Approval
stage and shall be to the satisfaction of the Development
Applications Board. The application for final planning
permission shall be made to the Department of Planning
and shall be accompanied by comprehensive details on
design, external appearance and landscaping. The
landscape works should include street trees, lighting
and improvements within Par-la-Ville Park to the
satisfaction of the Corporation of Hamilton;

(c) an application for a building permit shall be submitted
to, and shall be approved by, the Building Official prior
to the commencement of any construction work;

(d) the application for a building permit shall comply with
the requirements of the Building Act 1988 and the
Bermuda Building Code 1998, with any directions given
by the Chief Fire Officer in respect of fire protection, and

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with any directions given by the Chief Environmental
Health Officer in respect of public health;

(e) all roads, junctions with public roads and sidewalks
shall be sited, designed and laid out in accordance with
the requirements of the Corporation of Hamilton and the
City of Hamilton Plan 2001;

(f) the mode, design and specifications of the proposed
methods of sewage disposal, the supply of water and the
provisions made for disposing of all storm water run-off
within the curtilage of the site shall comply with the
requirements of the Corporation of Hamilton and the
Chief Environmental Health Officer;

(g) all utility cables shall be placed underground within the
curtilage of the site and shall be to the satisfaction of the
Corporation of Hamilton;

(h) a public art feature shall be required as part of the final
planning application and shall be in general
conformance with the requirements of the City of
Hamilton Plan 2001.

Saving
4 For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that nothing in
this Order grants planning permission for any matters of development for
which planning permission is required, apart from any matter for which
planning permission in principle has been granted by paragraph 3.



FIRST SCHEDULE (paragraph 2(1))

The Development

1 The construction of a nine-storey hotel and residence complex at
the site of Par-la-Ville Car Park, with six storeys for the hotel and three
storeys for the residences.

2 The new hotel and residences will comprise 150 rooms including
suites, 60 luxury apartments, two restaurants, bars, a spa, gym and
swimming pool.

3 The construction of a 20,000 square foot conference facility
along with 15,000 square feet of retail space on the road frontages.

4 The construction of three levels of underground parking for up to
500 cars.

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5 The construction of a new amphitheatre and fountain at the
north end of Par-la-Ville Park.

6 The construction of pedestrian overpasses connecting Par-la-
Ville Park to the hotel.

7 The extension of Par-la-Ville Park along the eastern boundary,
connecting it with Church Street.

8 Vehicle access and egress will be from Church Street by
redeveloping the existing service road on the east boundary of the site
which will also be extended along the south boundary on the site and
connect to a new vehicle access and egress at Par-la-Ville Road.

SECOND SCHEDULE (paragraph 2(1))

The Site

ALL THAT LAND in the City of Hamilton having an approximate area of
80,000 square feet and containing the existing Par-la-Ville Car Park,
bounded by Par-la-Ville Road to the west, Church Street to the north, the
entrance road to Par-la-Ville Car Park to the east and Par-la-Ville Park to
the south as is shown, outlined in red, on the site plan by Linberg &
Simmons Architects, dated August 2006 and received by the Department
of Planning on 22 November 2006.









Made this 11th day of December, 2006





Minister of the Environment,
Telecommunications and E-Commerce