Regulations on structures in the harbor area

Yokohama City prohibits the construction and changes in uses of structures that do not meet the purpose of each division by the "Ordinance on Regulations on Buildings in Branches in Yokohama Port Rinko Area".
For more information, please refer to the following link.

※The "Amendment of Part of the Port and Harbor Law" was promulgated on November 18, 2022 and came into effect on December 16, 2022.

• List of Restrictions on Use after Harbor Law Revision (PDF: 1,668KB)
• Yokohama Port Harbor Area / Branch Designation Map (PDF: 5,019KB)
• About partial change of division in harbor area (news) (Mayor notification dated December 25, 2019) (PDF: 404KB)
• Partial changes in the harbor area (part of Nishikicho, Naka-ku, January 14, 2022, part of Kaigandori, Naka-ku, July 1, 2022) (PDF: 603KB) (PDF: 603KB)
• Ordinance on regulation of structures in branch wards in Yokohama Port harbor area (PDF: 320KB)
• Designation of business by the regulations separate table 1 about regulation of structure in branch ward in Yokohama Port harbor district (PDF: 6KB)

Restrictions on the use of structures in each subdivision ⇒ Port Administration Division Telephone　： ０４５ － ６７１ － ７０８０
Question about the designation of a division in the harbor area ⇒ Policy Coordination Division Telephone　： ０４５ － ６７１ － ７３００