SHANGHAI: Plans for a tall tower at the renowned West Lake scenic spot that were shelved(擱置) two years ago for exceeding the height limit were recently brought up again — with the building’s design still taller _小題1:__ is allowed.
The latest blueprint for the property,_小題2:__ display in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province, shows a 48-meter tower that will contain _小題3:__ five-star hotel boasting views of the lake. This replaces the 85-meter building __小題4:_(propose) two years ago.
But the new tower still exceeds the height limit of 25 meters as dictated in Hangzhou’ s plan for buildings within the West Lake scenic spot,__小題5:__ was developed to “better protect the landscape and flavor of the world-famous scenic site”.
The developer, Kerry Property, declined _小題6:_ (comment) yesterday.
Staff from Hangzhou’s municipal urban planning bureau said __小題7:__ had not received any __小題8:__(apply) from the developer, which means the project has not yet been approved by the authorities.
“The newly proposed height is still too high for the West Lake area. The developer should take the interests of the whole region __小題9:__ consideration,” Zhou Fuduo, a city-planning professor from Zhejiang University, was quoted as saying by Xinhua.
The developer said the additional stories_ _小題10:__ (need) to make more profits, he said.