Summary:
a) Whereas occassions may arise where actions that would suit the best interest of the City may conflict with existing land ownerships and
Whereas landowners may not always be agreeable to or available for sucessful negotiations for land swaps or buyouts
b) It is proposed that the Guild is granted the power of Eminent Domain, permitting the Guild Master to issue a request for the reclamation of a given land parcel, or portion thereof, to the Representative Assembly to be considered at the next meeting.
c) The request must include:
- The affected property's location, size, and ownership.
- The location and land area of the requested area for reclamation.
- Affirmation that efforts have been made to remedy the situation prior to the issuence of the request.
- The Total Compensation for the Proposed Area.
Only one property may be listed on a request. Additional requests must be prepared and filed for each additional property subject to proposed reclamation.
d) Compensation
Compensation will be made at current market value for comparable land in the same sim the reclaimed land is located, to be paid in $L.
e) Approval
The Request must be approved with a 2/3rds majority of the RA. Upon approval, compensation and reclamation shall be undertaken by the Sim Manager within 10 days, but not before 3 days. Compensation must be made before any reclamation commences.
f) Appeals
Land Owners must appeal within 3 days of the approval of the request to reclaim their land. Intents to appeal are to be made to the Scientific Council and are to be heard at the next meeting. In the event that an intent to appeal has been made, further action by the Sim Manager to reclaim the land is to be halted until the SC has ruled on the matter. In the event that the SC rules to sustain the approval, the Sim Manager has 7 days to make compensation and reclaim the land.
Philosophy:
As we rebuild, renovate, and expand, it is important that the government has a set framework in place to handle situations where land needs to be reclaimed for the good of the City. By developing and adhering to a set procedure to reclaim land, residents can be assured that there is a fair and equitable process in place to ensure that the land rights of all residents are preserved while maintaining the neccessary powers of the City.