Canal renovation and abolition procedures

There are two types of waterways that exist throughout the city: a waterway where water actually flows, and a so-called "crushed waterway" where the waterway function has disappeared due to the spread of sewers. About crushed waterway, if Yokohama-shi confirms the site and determines that it is not necessary for the city to manage it as a waterway, it can be paid to neighboring landowners.
If there is a crushed waterway on the road site, you can also perform "replacement to the road".
If the waterway structure is in the private area, you can also receive donations for the waterway land.

Person who is hoped for revision or abolition of waterway needs presentation of "prior investigation request book with waterway revision or abolition" to perform preliminary investigation that Motoichi investigates possibility of waterway revision or abolition. After submission, a field survey will be conducted with Public Works Office to determine whether or not the waterway will be abolished, and the details will be notified to the applicant in the “Preliminary Survey Response Form”.
If the conditions set forth in the Preliminary Survey Answer Form are met, if you submit an Application for Change of Waterways, you will register real estate through a part-time registration of Yokohama City, and you will register prices, sales contracts, and registration of ownership transfer in Finance Bureau.
Please make a reservation in advance when consulting or applying for a waterway revision or abolition procedure at the counter. (Sewerage River Bureau River Management Section: 045-671-2856)

River Management Division, Sewerage River Bureau
In charge of transfer of authority and asset management
(21st floor of City Hall)

You can check the procedure method and download the style from the link below.