Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (Building Standards Law Article 59-2, altitude district, Yokohama city center function guidance district building regulations, etc.)

With the partial revision of the Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System on November 1, 2024, we will start accepting "Application for Temporary Use of Open Space" by electronic application.
We are accepting applications on paper as before, but please use electronic applications.
Please contact us before applying.
URL： Yokohama-shi electronic application, report system (outside site)

• Consultation at the counter should be accepted between 8:45 and 11:30 and 13:00 and 16:30.
• The person in charge is divided by ward. For consultation on specific plans, please check the presence of the person in charge in advance before coming to the agency.
• Please use the mail and e-mail.

The Yokohama City Urban Environmental Design System is a good urban area by reducing the height and floor area ratio of buildings on the condition that a comprehensive community contribution is planned, such as setting up sidewalks and plazas (open spaces) on the premises. It is a system that guides the formation of an environment.
Since the introduction of the system in 1973, approximately 500 architectural plans utilizing the system have contributed to the development of local communities according to the characteristics of each location.

About Yokohama-shi city area environmental design system (PDF: 361KB)

<Leasing laws and regulations> Article 59-2 of the Building Standards Act (Comprehensive Design System), Yokohama International Port Metropolitan Construction Plan Advanced Area, Yokohama City Center Function Guidance Area Building Ordinance, Act on Smoothness of Condominium Rebuilding (Law No. 78 of 2002), Long-Term Excellent Houses (Law No. 87 of 2008)
<Establishment> Established on December 25, 1973
<Recent revision> Revised in April 2024

• New and old comparison table (PDF: 320KB)(Revised in November 2024)

<Main part>

• [Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (revised in November 2024)] （PDF：1,397KB）

<Building Examination Committee Comprehensive Consent Standard>

• 【Building examination committee comprehensive agreement standard about permission by Yokohama-shi city area environmental design system (PDF: 143KB)】

<Form>

• "Flow of building permission procedure by Yokohama-shi city area environmental design system" (PDF: 175KB)
• 2024 Yokohama-shi building examination committee, secretary meeting relations schedule (PDF: 293KB)

(Reference Materials)

• 【Books required for permission application (PDF: 593KB)】
• 【About document layout image for building examination committee, secretary meeting (PDF: 1,065KB)】
• 【Building examination committee secretary meeting setting summary (PDF: 160KB)】

In the Yokohama city center function guidance area (around Kannai Station, around Yokohama Station), it is a standard linked to the following system.

• Yokohama city center function guidance district building regulations
• Kannai-District Urban Landscape Formation Guidelines(around Kannai Station)
• Excite Yokohama 22 Town Development Guidelines(around Yokohama Station)

Permit application

• Floor area ratio relaxation (Article 59-2 of the Act): 【Permission application (building) 43rd style (word: 53KB)<Fees: 160,000 yen＞
• Height relaxation (advanced district notification): 【Permission application (fifth style) (word: 42KB)<Fees: 160,000 yen＞
• Housing floor area ratio addition (city center function guidance district building regulations): 【Permission application (fifth style) (word: 42KB)<Fees: 33,000 yen＞

Permit application summary

• 【Permission application summary book (for Yokohama-shi city area environmental design system) (Excel: 20KB)】
• 【Outline of Open Space (Excel: 21KB)】

Others

• 【Building permit prior consultation slip (Excel: 19KB)】
• 【Urban Environmental Design System Checklist (word: 30KB)】
• 【Plan change approval application about permission, authorization (word: 19KB)】
• 【Notification of plan change (word: 21KB)】
• 【Name change notification (word: 23KB)】
• 【Notification of withdrawal (word: 22KB)(If you cancel the plan after applying, before obtaining permission or certification)
• 【Notice of cancellation (word: 26KB)(If the plan is canceled after obtaining permission or certification)

Reference format

• 【Open space / specific facility management manager (election / change) report (word: 27KB)】【Example of description (PDF: 305KB)】
• 【Open space / specific facility management report (word: 27KB)】
• 【Display boards (PDF: 305KB) for city center function guidance areas, specific facilities, such as open spaces, etc.】
• 【Outdoor advertising matter approval application (Excel: 20KB)】
• 【Open space temporary use approval application (Excel: 21KB)】【Example of description (PDF: 424KB)】
• 【Open space change approval application (Excel: 21KB)】
• 【Life support facilities change approval application (Excel: 21KB)】

It is basically handled at the counter, but some materials can also be handled by mail.
If you would like to send it by mail, please see "In mailing each document (PDF: 519KB)".

• Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (established in December 1973) (PDF: 616KB)
• Yokohama-shi city area environmental design system (revised in April, 1978) (PDF: 729KB)
• Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (Revised in November 1985) (PDF: 1,409KB)
• Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (revised in April 1992) (PDF: 932KB)
• Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (Revised in October 1993) (PDF: 857KB)
• Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (revised in May 1996) (PDF: 964KB)
• Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (Revised in March 1998) (PDF: 939KB)
• Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (revised in April 2004) (PDF: 857KB)
• Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (Revised in April 2006) (PDF: 502KB)
• Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (Revised in September 2008) (PDF: 481KB)
  • Reference:"Summary of September 2008 Revision" (PDF: 273KB)
• Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (Revised in October 2008) (PDF: 483KB)
  • Reference:"October 2008 Revised Supplementary Edition" (PDF: 77KB)
• Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (revision of maintenance, management, etc. in April 2009) (PDF: 491KB)
• Yokohama-shi city area environmental design system (revised in July, 2010) (PDF: 993KB)
• Yokohama-shi city area environmental design system (revised in July, 2011) (PDF: 924KB)
• Yokohama-shi city area environmental design system (revised in September, 2013) (PDF: 893KB)
• Yokohama-shi city area environmental design system (revised in April, 2015) (PDF: 1,442KB)
• Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (Revised in April 2016) (PDF: 3,000KB)
• Yokohama-shi city area environmental design system (revised April, 2017) (PDF: 3,054KB)
• Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (Revised in September 2018) (PDF: 3,057KB)
• Yokohama-shi city area environmental design system (revised in May, 2019) (PDF: 1,520KB)
• Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (Revised in February 2020) (PDF: 2,442KB)
• Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (Revised in March 2022) (PDF: 2,923KB)
• Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (Revised in October 2022) (PDF: 1,318KB)
• Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (Revised in April 2024) (PDF: 2,155KB)

We provide basic data on projects that apply to the Yokohama City Urban Environmental Design System in PDF format.
In principle, the contents of the data are at the time of permission. In some cases, changes have been made after permission.

• List of applications for Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (as of April 2024) (PDF: 371KB)