Measures against violations of the Greening Area System

In the greening area, when building or expanding a building on a site of 500 square meters or more, greening of more than the minimum greening rate (residential use area: 10%, commercial use area: 5%) is required. I am. In addition, those who maintain conservation are obliged to maintain and maintain greening facilities at the time of construction well (Article 35, Paragraph 1 of the Urban Green Space Law, Ordinance Article 5 on Yokohama City Green Area) .
In Yokohama-shi, we carry out patrols and try for grasp of violation act and, when fact of violation is recognized, we perform instruction such as recommending correction.

・Do you plan to have enough space for greening facilities?
・Is there a plan to maintain and maintain greening facilities in the future?
・Are sunlight, drainage, soil, and width of the planting area suitable for the plants to be planted?
・If rooftop greening or wall greening is maintained, is it a plan to be able to maintain it properly?
・In the case of flower beds, etc., can I maintain plants for more than 6 months of a year?

※The person who is designed should be responsible for the maintenance manager of the building if the building is subject to the minimum greening rate and violates the conservation maintenance of greening facilities, it will be the responsibility of the maintenance manager of the building. Please explain.

[Examples of Maintenance conservation]
・In the rental property, the lessee (maintenance conservation) did not understand the greening area system, so work was installed in the greening facility.

・Due to the planned number of trees planted with the minimum density of the greening facility area (tree planting area), the density was insufficient due to the death of the trees.

・It was designed with turf, but the turf died due to tread pressure because the maintenance conservation did not understand the greening area system, the turf died due to tread pressure.

In Yokohama-shi, about building which acquired tree planting facility conformity proof letter of advice, even after construction, "whether greening rate in site is more than minimum" "whether greening facility is maintained and maintained well" We carry out patrol.

If violations of laws and regulations are found, such as when the greening rate on the premises does not meet the minimum, we will provide guidance such as recommending correction.
If the guidance is not corrected by the guidance, we will conduct on-site inspections and corrective orders in accordance with laws and regulations.
In addition, penalties for violating the order, imprisonment of up to one year or a fine of 500,000 yen or less (Article 76 of the Urban Green Space Law) are stipulated as penalties.

Parks and Green Space Management Division Green Environment Bureau, Green Environment Bureau
〒231-0005
6-50-10, Honcho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi
City Hall 27th floor
Phone: 045-671-2539
FAX： 045-224-6627