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３. About application for certification
Last Updated August 7, 2024
Flow of Certification Application
The standard application procedure must be confirmed in advance by a registered housing performance evaluation organization to confirm the long-term use structure, etc.
Apply to the competent administrative agency.
※Registered housing performance evaluation organization = "private organization registered by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and objectively evaluates the performance of houses at the design stage, etc."
You can search for registered housing performance evaluation organizations from this website.
Association of Housing Performance Evaluation and Indication "To those who apply for certification of plans for long-term excellent housing construction" (outside site)
Flow of Certification Application
For certification of long-term excellent housing, it is necessary to apply for certification before starting construction.
If you do not receive confirmation of the long-term use structure, etc. in advance, or if you wish to apply for confirmation along with certification, please contact us in advance.
Please submit required documents to the address below.
[Certification application window]
Building Environment Section, Building Planning Division, City of Yokohama, Housing and Architecture Bureau Building Guidance Department
Location: 10 25th floor north side of 6-50 Honcho, Naka-ku, Yokohama
Requests to those who apply for long-term excellent housing certification based on old standards
If the certification is obtained after the revision of the law on October 1, 2022, the certification letter will be in the new format.
The letter of certification in the new style
"8. In the case where an application is made with a confirmation letter or a house performance evaluation report under Article 6-2, Paragraph 5 of the Act on Promotion of Housing Quality Assurance (Act No. 81 of 1999) or a copy of these, The date of the request pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 1 of the same Article "
For those who apply according to the old standard, please attach an application that shows the date of application for housing performance evaluation or confirmation of long-term use structure.
※Those who apply according to the new standard are not required because the date of application will be indicated on the housing performance evaluation report or confirmation.
About application documents for certification
Please bind and submit in 1 copy (A4 flat file) and 1 copy of the second copy (you can bind other than A4 flat file).
(If you have not received confirmation of the long-term use structure, please submit 1 copy and 2 copies.)
Please use the document checklist for certification application (2024.06) (Excel: 15KB)
Please be careful not to forget the following documents that are required to be submitted by Yokohama City.
・Certification Application Document Checklist (2024.06) (Excel: 15KB)
・Living Environment Standard Confirmation Report (PDF: 321KB)
・i-Mappy (Urban Facilities and Urban Development Project) (outside site)
After entering the place name and lot number, select "Urban Facilities / Urban Development Project" in "Switch display" and select "Urban Facilities / Urban Development Project".
Please click the place on the screen map and raise the flag, and print it.
About how to make i-Mappy and living environment standard confirmation report (PDF: 2,459KB)
・Disaster Consideration Standard Confirmation Report (PDF: 89KB)
・Figure showing that it is outside the special alert area for landslide disasters
From Kanagawa earth and sand disaster information portal site (outside site) to thing which displayed earth and sand disaster special caution area map of application site part
The application location is plotted so that it can be seen that it is outside the special alert area for earth and sand disasters.
About method of making figure showing that it is outside earth and sand disaster special caution area (PDF: 2,276KB)
| Attached books, etc. | Contents, etc. | Style |
|---|---|---|
Application for Certification | Regulation No. 1 Style → Click here for examples of description (external site) | |
Power of Attorney | When the applicant delegates the procedure to another person | － |
| Living Environment Standards Confirmation Report | Confirmation of living environment standards for the planned site → Click here for examples of description (external site) | |
| registration form Discussion Status Report, etc. (if necessary) | Necessary books to confirm that they meet the living environment standards | |
| Disaster Consideration Standard Confirmation Report | Confirm that it is outside the special alert area for landslide disasters | Outline No. 2 style (outside site) |
| Figure showing that it is outside the special alert area for landslide disasters | The application position is plotted on the one that displays the landslide disaster special caution area map on the application site, so that it can be seen that it is outside the landslide disaster special caution area | |
Maintenance conservation Plan | conservation's plan | Summary No. 3 style (outside site) |
| Attached books, etc. | Contents, etc. | Style |
|---|---|---|
Confirmation | "Confirmation letter" or "(listing the results of confirmation of long-term use structure, etc.) Housing performance evaluation report" | |
| Nearby sketch | Direction, road and target features | － |
| Layout drawing | Scale, direction, site boundary, location of building on site and distinction between building pertaining to application and other buildings | － |
| Floor plan of each floor | Scale, orientation, floor plan, name, use and dimensions of each room, dimensions of living room, dimensions of stairs | － |
| Floor area table by application | Floor area by application | |
| Floor area quadrature map | Dimensions and formulas of each part of the building required for quadrature of floor space Floor area of stairs and formula | － |
| Two or more elevations | Position of scale, outer wall, opening | － |
| Cross-sectional view or rectangular view | Scale, height of building, structure of outer wall and roof, height of eaves, eaves and eaves | － |
※Other books specified in the outline may be required.
・Outline (PDF: 252KB) about Yokohama-shi "law about promotion of spread of long-term excellent house"
※When applying according to the old standard
You will need an application form that shows the date of application for housing performance evaluation or confirmation of long-term use structure, or a written consent form for business acceptance such as evaluation.
About certification application fee
Returns are handled by mail.
We do not respond to applications by mail, but we will return them by mail if you have a mail return request form and a letter pack.
For details, please refer to the following link.
Inquiries to this page
Building Environment Section, Building Planning Division, Housing and Architecture Bureau Building Guidance Department
Location: 10 25th floor north side of 6-50 Honcho, Naka-ku, Yokohama
Phone number: 045-671-4526 (08:45～12:00、13:00～17:15)
※We have compiled the contents of frequently asked questions in Q & A, so please use them.
Email address: kc-chouki@city.yokohama.jp
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