Notification and application procedures based on environmental laws and regulations (construction-related)

Environmental laws such as the Air Pollution Control Law, Noise Control Law, Vibration Control Law, Water Pollution Control Law, Sewerage Law, Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law, Ordinance on conservation of Yokohama City Living Environment (City Ordinance), Yokohama City Sewerage Ordinance We will guide you through notification and application procedures (construction-related).

Last update date April 1, 2024

List of Notification and Application Procedures

　For reports and applications, please download the form from the notification / application form, fill out the form, and submit it to the counter of the department in charge.
　In addition to the reception desk, we also accept electronic applications. (Some reports and applications are not accepted by electronic application.)
　Please contact the department in charge of each law to receive notifications and applications and for consultation on the contents.
　The procedure may take a few days, so please consult in advance with plenty of time when the plan for equipment etc. is almost decided.

List of notification and application procedures
	Report and application style	Electronic application and notification	Guide for notification and application procedures	Department in charge
Atmospheric related	■Specific dust discharge work (Air Pollution Control Law) (outside site) ■Asbestos Preliminary Survey Results Reporting System (Air Pollution Control Law) (outside site) ■Asbestos discharge work (city regulations) (outside site) ※Please use the electronic application page to download the form.		About asbestos removal construction (Daibo Law, city regulations) ※Please refer to the brochure for construction not subject to notification.	Atmosphere and Sound Environment Division In charge of atmospheric 045-671-3843
Noise and vibration	■Specific construction work (Noise Control Law and Vibration Control Law) (outside site) ※Please use the electronic application page to download the form.		Guide for specific construction work implementation notification	Atmosphere and Sound Environment Division Noise Manager 045-671-2485
Water pollution-related	■Construction drainage (city regulations)	■Construction drainage (city regulations) (outside site)	Construction drainage guide	Water and Soil Environment Division Water Quality Manager 045-671-2489
Sewerage-related	■Construction drainage (sewer)	■Sewerage Law (outside site)	Sewerage Law Guide	Sewerage River Bureau Sewerage Facilities Department Water Quality Section In charge of factory drainage 045-671-2835
Soil Contamination Countermeasures	■Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law ■Soil contamination (city regulations)	■Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act (outside site) ■Groundwater and soil pollution (city regulations) (outside site)	Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law Soil Contamination (City Ordinance) Guide	Water and Soil Environment Division　 In charge of soil countermeasures 045-671-2494
Land subsidence	■Excavation work related (city regulations)	■Drilling work related (city regulations) (outside site)	Guide to Preparation Work Start Notification
Demolition of incinerators	■About incinerator dismantling construction (city regulations)			Environmental Management Division　 Corporate Responsibility 045-671-2733

Requirements that require notification and application of laws and regulations (construction-related)

The following requirements are only representative and do not cover all. For detailed requirements, please consult with the department in charge of law.

Requirements for notification and application by law
Name of laws and regulations	Requirements for notification and application (for construction-related)	Remarks
Specific dust discharge work (Air Pollution Control Law)	When removing sprayed asbestos, heat insulating materials containing asbestos, heat insulating materials, and fire-resistant coating materials	Specifically, please see P2 of (Daibo method, city regulations) about asbestos removal construction.
Report on the results of the preliminary survey (Air Pollution Control Law, etc.)	Regardless of the presence or absence of asbestos, a report is required if any of the following applies: ・Demolition of buildings (floor area of 80 m2 or more) ・Building renovation work (contracted amount of 1 million yen or more (tax included)) ・Demolition and renovation work of workpieces (*) (contracted amount of 1,000,000 yen or more (tax included)) ・Demolition and renovation of steel vessels (total tonnage of 20 tons or more)	※Workpieces include reaction tanks, heating furnaces, boilers and pressure vessels, and piping equipment (excluding construction equipment such as water supply equipment, drainage equipment, ventilation equipment, heating facilities, cooling facilities, smoke exhaust equipment, etc. installed in buildings) (Including pipelines and sewer pipes, excluding water pipes), incineration facilities, chimneys (excluding construction equipment such as smoke exhaust equipment installed in buildings), storage facilities (excluding electricity distribution facilities, power generation facilities such as plumbing power transmission facilities such as plumbing power generation equipment, power transmission equipment, power generation facilities such as plumbing power generation facilities such as plumbing power generation equipment, power transmission equipment, electric power transmission equipment, electric power transmission equipment, electric power generation equipment, electric power generation facilities such as plumbing power transmission equipment, electric power generation equipment, electric power generation equipment, electric power generation equipment, electric power generation equipment, electric power
Asbestos discharge work (city regulations)	If any of the following applies: ・When removing asbestos cloth, etc. ・Asbestos-containing cement building materials (limited to molded plates) When removing work such as removing the target area used area of 1,000 m2 or more).	Specifically, please see P2 of (Daibo method, city regulations) about asbestos removal construction.
Specific construction work (Noise Control Law and Vibration Control Law)	When the restricted area of the construction site is not a dedicated industrial area due to construction work involving specific construction work	Restricted areas can be searched from "i-Mappie (external site)". Method of confirming restricted zone (PDF: 880KB)
Construction drainage (city regulations)	When the daily drainage of construction wastewater is 10 m3 or more and the wastewater is drained directly to public water bodies	Drainage destinations can be searched from "Dai-chan map (outside site)". How to check drainage destinations (PDF: 1,162KB)
Construction drainage (Yokohama City Sewerage Ordinance)	When person using public sewer installs neutralization processing facilities
Soil Contamination Countermeasures (Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law, City Ordinance)	■When changing land characteristics	For more information, please refer to the documentation.
Drilling work (city regulations)	■Drilling work The drilling depth is 4 m or more below the ground surface and the drilling area is 500 m2 or more ■Tunnel construction Finishing inner diameter of 1.35m or more and length 100m or more	For more information, see Land subsidence and excavation work.
Demolition of incinerators (city regulations)	Demolition and removal of waste incineration facilities of a certain size or larger	For more information, please refer to the following link.

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