Projected public streets

Projected public streets:

1. (1) The Board of Councillors may, from time to time, prepare schemes and plans of projected public streets, showing the direction of such street, the street alignment and the building-line on each of them, their intended width, and such other details as may appear desirable. The provisions of section 102 shall, with all necessary modifications, apply to public streets projected under this section.
2. (2) The width of such projected streets, inclusive of footpath, shall not be less than seven metres: Provided that-
   • (a) the Board of Councillors may, for special reasons, reduce the requirement of width of any projected street; and
   • (b) the Board of Councillors may relax the requirement of width to any extent in case the projected street is, in effect, an widening of an existing street.