Community Board 5 May 2026

The Community Board is presented with a decision on a development permit and deviation decision for Yrjöläntie 38, where a family with children is applying for permission to build a detached house and utility building on a 0.71-hectare property. The project requires a deviation from the partial master plan's minimum building lot size requirement of 2 hectares, as the lot is significantly smaller than this. The applicants justify the deviation by stating that there are already similar-sized lots in the area, the property has ready connections, and it is located less than a kilometer from Nurmi school. The area belongs to a planning-required area, so construction requires municipal permission.

For the Rantoistentie 163 property, it is proposed to grant a location permit for residential and utility buildings as well as a deviation permit from the planned agricultural and forestry use. The building site is intended to be formed as approximately 0.35 hectares designated area from a large 171-hectare property. The area is located near Highway 3 in an area under building pressure, where water supply and sewerage connections are available. According to the regional plan, the area is a potential future expansion area for community structure, but in the current general plan it is designated for agricultural and forestry use.

Peab Industri Oy is applying for permission to continue rock aggregate crushing in the Aukeasuo and Hakamäki area in early June, although the current environmental permit only allows operations until the end of May. An electrical fault in the company's crushing equipment delayed the start of the spring production season, and now a maximum of 10 additional working days in June are needed to bring production to the planned level. The Community Board proposes that a new environmental permit is not required, as this is a one-time exception that does not increase the total crushing amount or environmental impacts. The produced aggregate will be used by the adjacent asphalt plant, and without local production, aggregate would have to be transported from farther away, which would increase traffic in the area.

A building permit is being applied for approximately 5600 square meters of designated area along Aksuntie, where a 190 square meter single-story residential building is proposed to be constructed. The area is located in a planning requirement area in the middle of a ribbon development area, where roads and water supply already exist. According to the regional plan, the area is designated for densification as station areas and urban function areas, which supports the location of new housing in this place. The committee will process the application and provide its statement on it.

The regional waste management board proposes changing the waste tariff from mid-June onwards so that waste fees would be determined by waste type according to volume in cubic meters instead of the current tonnage-based billing. The change would simplify pricing and better encourage sorting, as mixed loads would no longer be charged according to the most expensive waste type. The municipal board proposes that the municipality of Lempäälä states that it has no objections to the proposed change. The new tariff would also facilitate the use of self-service points and independent customer service.

The Community Board is proposed to approve the community services area's contribution to the municipality's first quarter review for the year 2026. The report contains information on the implementation of budget objectives, the use of appropriations, and the status of the investment program by the end of April. Since the board meeting is held before the final completion of the accounting, some of the financial information is still preliminary. The approved information will be transferred as part of the comprehensive report to be processed by the municipal executive board and ultimately decided by the council in June.

The regional waste management board proposes changing the waste fee from 15.6.2026 onwards, and requests a statement from the municipality of Lempäälä on the matter. According to the proposal, waste fees would in the future be determined based on waste type-specific volume (cubic meters) instead of ton-based pricing. The change would simplify the waste fee and encourage small-scale waste producers to better sort their waste, as the fee would be determined more precisely according to the type and amount of waste produced. It is proposed that the municipal board decide that the municipality has no statement to make on the proposed change.

The Community Board is processing Turfyards Oy's rectification request concerning the acquisition of artificial turf for Ruskea-ahde local sports facility. Turfyards is dissatisfied that their bid was rejected because it did not meet all technical requirements such as conditions regarding the number of drainage holes and ITF certification. The procurement was won by another supplier among three bids, but now the board must decide whether to accept Turfyards' appeal or uphold the original rejection decision. The decision will affect whether the artificial turf project proceeds as planned or whether the procurement process needs to be restarted.

The applicant proposes to construct a new residential building, a garage-shelter combination, and a sauna cabin on the property at Virtasentie 45. The project requires a development permit and exemption, as the sauna cabin of less than 30 square meters would be located approximately 20 meters from the shore on land designated for agriculture and forestry in the general plan. Water supply would be implemented with a private drilled well and septic tank, as the municipal network does not extend to the area. The area is located in a planning area where construction requires special land use consideration due to dense settlement and waterfront location.

The Environmental Manager presents to the Community Board a proposal for a new building code for preliminary discussion. The building code is an important municipal guideline that defines local building rules and requirements. The Board will hold an initial discussion on the proposal, after which it will proceed to further preparation and later to actual decision-making.

The Community Services Director presents current affairs to the board, including budget performance data. This agenda item is for information purposes, where no actual decisions are made but the situation of the community services sector is reviewed. The board is requested to note the information for the record.

The committee is proposed to approve the agenda for the meeting on 5.5.2026 and the order of handling matters. According to the administrative regulations, matters are handled in the order specified in the agenda, unless the committee decides otherwise. The committee may, if necessary, also take up other matters for consideration or remove matters from the list.

The Community Board proposes acquiring the Nurmi school's relocatable building into municipal ownership for 135,360 euros. The school has been under a leasing agreement since 2019, but the contract expires in autumn 2026 and cannot be extended further. The acquisition requires approval from the municipal council for an additional budget appropriation of approximately 139,500 euros, as the purchase has not been budgeted for this year. The Education Board has already endorsed the acquisition, as the building is still needed for school use.

The Community Board is presented with a decision to suspend the procurement of the earthworks contract for Ruskea-ahde field and to re-tender it. The original tender competition was conducted as a small procurement under the threshold value of 150,000 euros, but all received bids exceeded this amount. Since the procurement exceeded the national threshold value, it should have been published in the Hilma system, which was not done in violation of the Public Procurement Act. The contract is intended to be re-tendered as a national procurement following proper procedures.

The buildings at Puntala camp center are in poor condition and health authorities have demanded urgent repairs to ensure continued operations. The Community Board is presented with a repair progress plan for approval, according to which the most essential measures such as water and sewage connection and kitchen renovation will be implemented in spring 2027 before the start of summer camps. The cost estimate for these measures is at least 170,000 euros, which is why it is proposed that an investment appropriation be allocated in the 2027 budget. The remaining repairs required by health authorities would be implemented in 2028.

The Community Board is presented with official decisions made by officials during the period 9.4.-29.4.2026 for information. The decisions have been compiled into a report that has been delivered to the board members along with the agenda. According to the proposal, the board will note the official decisions for information and will not take them up for separate consideration. This is a routine matter where the decision-making of officials is supervised.