Creating rules for the town

At the time of land use and construction planning, the use and height of buildings that can be built are determined by the City Planning Act and the Building Standards Law, but this is the minimum standard.

"Building agreements" and "district planning" that set detailed standards based on the initiative of residents according to local characteristics, such as the cityscape, the type of building, and the area of the site, are called "town rules".

Each ward office in Yokohama city has a "town rule making consultation corner". . In consultation corner, we receive consultation about these "rules of town".

The rules of the town to make together

In the building agreement system, land owners add a certain limit to the "minimum standards" such as the Building Standards Law, and protect each other by the agreed districts. There are 10 building agreements in Konan Ward, which are managed by a steering committee organized by local citizens.

Building agreement within Konan Ward

District planning is a city plan at the specific district / block level determined based on the City Planning Act. We determine policy and aim of town development, public facilities (district facilities) such as roads and open spaces, use, scale, form of buildings, etc. in detail.

District planning within Konan Ward

For citizens who are going to carry out activities related to solving local issues, improving attractiveness, and developing local communities, there are support systems such as dispatching experts in town development and subsidizing activity costs.

Overview of the Support System

For the purpose of citizens taking the initiative and implementing the maintenance of familiar living environments (facility maintenance) that make use of local characteristics, citizens propose proposals for hardware maintenance of familiar towns from citizens It is a business that supports maintenance led by citizens, such as granting a maintenance subsidy of up to 5 million yen for proposals selected in two-stage open contests.

Yokohama citizen town general contract summary