Overview of the City Planning Act (Development Permit System)

The purpose is to prevent disorderly urbanization and plan planned urbanization, and to maintain a safe and good residential land environment by maintaining a certain level such as maintenance of public facilities in development activities.

When we are going to perform "development activity" in Yokohama-shi, we must receive permission (development permission) of the mayor beforehand. (Reference: [window distribution document] About permission of development activity of Town Planning and Zoning Act Article 29 (PDF: 243KB))
On land in the development area that has received development permission, buildings cannot be built in principle until there is a public notice of construction completion.

• Development permits in urbanized areas
  When development area performs development activity more than 500 square meters in urbanization area, permission of the mayor is necessary.
  In order to receive permission, the plan is based on the standards of Article 33 of the Act on the maintenance of public facilities such as roads, sewers, parks, and the safety of residential lands.Guide to Development Permits According to the City Planning Act-Technical Standards-It must conform to the above.

• Development permission, etc. in the urbanization control area
  In the urbanization adjustment area, as a general rule, building activities cannot be performed without receiving development permission.
  In order to obtain permission, in addition to the standards of Article 33 of the Act, the standards for location under Article 34 of the Act (in Japanese).Guidance of development permission by the City Planning Act-Location Standards-It must also be compatible with the above.
  ※　In urbanization adjustment area, we must receive permission of the mayor when we build building outside area where development permission was received and rebuild or change use.
  In order to obtain permission, it is necessary to comply with the standards for location regulations, as in the case of development activities.
  For details"Development and construction of urbanization control areas"Please take a look.

In the case of any of the following, permission procedure is not required.

• Development activities less than the regulated size
  ・Urbanization area: Less than 500 square meters
  ※Urbanization adjustment area: In principle, permission is required for all development activities
• Buildings to be used for agriculture, forestry and fisheries, buildings to be used for the residence of agriculture, forestry and fisheries workers (excluding urbanized areas) (farm houses, agricultural warehouses, livestock barns, compost houses, etc.)
• Station buildings and other railway facilities, libraries, community hall, substations and other buildings necessary for the public interest that do not interfere with proper and rational land use and environmental conservation
• Development activities to be carried out as the implementation of urban planning projects
• Development activities (excluding outside the city planning area) to be implemented as land readjustment projects, urban redevelopment projects, residential block maintenance projects, and disaster prevention block maintenance projects
• Development activities conducted on landfills licensed under the Public Water Landfill Act that have not been approved for completion.
• Development activities to be carried out as emergency measures necessary for an emergency disaster
• Normal management, light actions, etc.

About development activity (except development activity to advocate in law Article 29 Clause 1 third) that country or prefecture or designated city perform and construction of building in urbanization adjustment area, discussion with the mayor is established Will be deemed to have been approved.

For specific details in a specific location, please contact the person in charge of each area.