Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (Building Standards Law Article 59-2, Advanced District, Yokohama City Center Function Guidance District Building Ordinance, etc.)

• Consultation at the counter should be accepted between 8:45 and 11:30 and 13:00 to 16:30.
• The person in charge is divided according to the ward. For consultation on specific plans, please check the presence of the person in charge in advance and come to the Agency.
• Please make use of mail or email.

The Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System is a good place by mitigating the height and floor area ratio of buildings on the condition that comprehensive local contributions are made, such as installing sidewalks and open spaces (open spaces) on the premises. It is a system that guides the formation of an urban environment.
Since the introduction of the system in 1973, approximately 500 architectural plans that utilize the system have contributed to the development of local communities according to their respective location characteristics.

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

<Based laws and regulations> Article 59-2 of the Building Standards Act (Comprehensive Design System), Yokohama International Port City Construction Plan Advanced Area, Yokohama City Center Function Guidance District Building Ordinance, Law Concerning Smooth Rebuilding Condominiums (Act No. 78 of 2002), Act on Promotion of Popular Houses (Act No. 87 of 2008)
<Established> Established on December 25, 1973
<Recently amended> Amended in April 2024

• New and old comparison table (PDF: 203KB)(Revised in April 2024)

<Main Part>

• [Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (revised in April 2024)] （PDF：2,160KB）

<Comprehensive Consent Standards for Building Examination>

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

<Form>

• "Flow of Building Permit Procedures by Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System" (PDF: 175KB)
• 2023 Yokohama City Building Examination Committee and Secretary-General Meeting Schedule (PDF: 184KB)
• 2024 Yokohama City Building Examination Committee, Secretary's Meeting Related Schedule (PDF: 293KB)

(Reference materials)

• 【Books required for permission application (PDF: 151KB)】
• 【About material layout image for building examination committee, secretary meeting (PDF: 1,065KB)】
• 【Building Examination Committee Secretary's Meeting Establishment Guidelines (PDF: 160KB)】

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

• Yokohama City Center Function Guidance District Building Ordinance
• 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): 【Permit application (building) No. 43 style (word: 53KB)<Commissions: 160,000 yen＞
• Height reduction (notification of altitude district notification): 【Permit application (fifth style) (word: 42KB)<Commissions: 160,000 yen＞
• Housing floor area ratio addition (City Center Function Guidance District Building Ordinance): 【Permit application (fifth style) (word: 42KB)<Commissions: 33,000 yen＞

Permit application summary

• 【Permission Application Summary (for Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System) (Excel: 20KB)】
• 【Outline of open space (Excel: 21KB)】

Others

• 【Pre-consultation form (Excel: 19KB)】
• 【Urban Environmental Design System Checklist (word: 30KB)】
• 【Plan change approval application (word: 19KB) about permission, authorization】
• 【Plan change notification (word: 21KB)】
• 【Name change notification (word: 23KB)】
• 【Notification of withdrawal (word: 22KB)(If the plan is canceled after application, before receiving permission or certification)
• 【Notice of Discontinuation (word: 26KB)(If the plan is canceled after obtaining permission and certification)

Reference format

• 【Public vacant lot / specific facility manager (election / change) report (word: 27KB)】【Example of description (PDF: 305KB)】
• 【Public vacant lots and specific facility management report (word: 27KB)】
• 【Display boards (PDF: 305KB) for public vacant lots, city center function guidance areas, and specific facilities】
• 【Outdoor Advertising Material Approval Application Form (Excel: 20KB)】
• 【Application for approval of temporary use of open space (Excel: 21KB)】【Example of description (PDF: 346KB)】
• 【Application for Approval of Open Space Change (Excel: 21KB)】
• 【Application for change approval of living support facilities (Excel: 21KB)】

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

• Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (established in December 1973) (PDF: 616KB)
• Yokohama City Urban 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 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:“Augmented version in October 2008” (PDF: 77KB)
• Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (Revised Maintenance and Management in April 2009) (PDF: 491KB)
• Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (Revised in July 2010) (PDF: 993KB)
• Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (Revised in July 2011) (PDF: 924KB)
• Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (Revised September 2013) (PDF: 893KB)
• Yokohama City Urban 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 City Urban Area Environmental Design System (Revised in April 2017) (PDF: 3,054KB)
• Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (Revised September 2018) (PDF: 3,057KB)
• Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (revised in May 2019) (PDF: 1,520KB)
• Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System (Revised 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 October 2022) (PDF: 1,318KB)

We provide basic data for Yokohama City Urban Area Environmental Design System Application Project in PDF format.
The contents of the data are as of the time of permission. In some cases, changes have been made after permission.

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