Guide to Development Permits under the City Planning Act

Last update date April 1, 2024

April 1, 2024

Announcement (History of Revision)

・On April 1, 2024, some of the guidelines were revised. For details, here is a summary of the revision (PDF: 145KB) / New comparison (PDF: 800KB)
・For newly formulated or revised standards and handling, please refer to <Standards / Handling Revision History>.

“Guide to Development Permits under the City Planning Act” (revised April 2024)

Depending on the purpose of use, you can use it as follows.

If you want to know the necessity of a development permit or an overview of the system, please contact us."Systems" Please take a look at it.
Those who apply for a development permit in an urbanized area are required.ProceduresAndTechnical Standards Please take a look at it.
Those who apply for a development permit in the urbanization adjustment area are required.Procedures、Technical StandardsAnd"Location Standards"Please take a look at it.
Person applying for building permission in urbanization adjustment area,ProceduresAnd"Location Standards"Please take a look at it.

■　 (PDF: 7,557KB)

■　Cover ・ First (PDF: 371KB)

■　Table of Contents (PDF: 303KB)

■　"Systems" （PDF：1,611KB）
…We publish summary of development permission system or interpretation of Motoichi about definition such as "development act" to establish by laws and regulations.

Chapter 1 Purpose of the Development Permit System
Chapter 2 Overview of Development Permit System
Chapter 3 Definition
- Section 1 Interpretation criteria for the definition of development activities
- Section 2 Interpretation of Definition of Development Areas
- Section 3 Interpretation Standards for Definitions of Buildings
- Section 4 Interpretation Criteria for Definition of Specific Workpieces
Chapter 4 Development Register
Chapter 5 Development Board
Chapter 6 Related Laws and Regulations
Chapter 7 Other Handling, etc.

■　Procedures （PDF：1,311KB）
…Preliminary procedures required for permission, required items, application documents and other procedures after permission are posted.

Chapter 1 Procedure Flow for Development Permits
Chapter 2 Preliminary Procedures
- Section 1 Consent of the Mayor
- Section 2 Consent of the manager of public facilities
Chapter 3 Procedures from application for development permit to public notice of completion
- Section 1 Procedures from application to permission for development
- Section 2 Procedures from the start of construction to the announcement of completion
Chapter 4 Other procedures related to development permits
Chapter 5 Procedure of Building Permit in Urbanization Control Areas
Chapter 6 Other
Chapter 7 Standards for Procedures

■　“Technical Standards” (PDF: 4,522KB)
…We publish standard of permission necessary for the making of development permission application book.

Chapter 1 General Rules
Chapter 2 Preliminary Survey on Development Plans
Chapter 3 Standards for Use of Buildings, etc.
Chapter 4 Standards for Open Space for Public Use
- Section 1 Road
- Section 2 Park, Green Space and Plaza
- Section 3 Fire-fighting water use
Chapter 5 Standards for Drainage Facilities
Chapter 6 Standards for Water Supply Facilities
Chapter 7 Standards for Public Interest Facilities
Chapter 8 Standards for Measures Required for Safety
Chapter 9 Standards for Areas prescribed in Article 33, Paragraph 1, Item 8 of the Act
Chapter 10 Standards for Measures such as Conservation of Trees
Chapter 11 Criteria concerning the credit of applicants
Chapter 12 Standards for Capacity of Construction Enforcers
Chapter 13 Criteria for Consent of Right Holders Who Prevent Development Activities
Chapter 14 Standards for Sites and Blocks
- Section 1 Scale and shape of the site
- Section 2 Composition of Residential Areas and Blocks
Chapter 15 Standards for Restrictions stipulated in the Landscape Plan

■　"Location Standards" (PDF: 1,203KB)
…We publish standards of development, building act that we can permit in urbanization adjustment area.

Chapter 1 General Rules
Chapter 2 Common Standards
- Section 1 Common standards for height of buildings, etc.
- Section 2 Standards for Continent of Buildings
Chapter 3 Standards for Permission for Locations Related to Article 34 of the Act
- Section 1 Operational standards for each item of Article 34 of the Act
- Section 2 Yokohama City Development Examination Committee Proposal Standard
- Section 3 Other Standards for Article 34, Item 14 of the Act
Chapter 4 Examination Standards for Class 2 Specific Workpieces
Chapter 5 Handling of proviso of Article 29 of the Act

■　"Documents" （PDF：968KB）
…We publish detailed (city enforcement detailed regulations) necessary for the enforcement of development permission system in Motoichi and style necessary for application.

Yokohama City Planning Act Enforcement Detailed Regulations
Application and Notification Form

※　Download the application / notification form for submission to the form and description example of the development permission.

■　Back cover (PDF: 110KB)

Remarks

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