About urban regeneration emergency maintenance areas

The “Urban Rehabilitation Emergency Development Area” is the Special Measures for Urban Regeneration (hereinafter referred to as the “Law”) enacted in April 2002. In this area, as a base for urban regeneration, it is an area specified by a Cabinet Order as an area where urban development should be promoted urgently and intensively through urban development projects.
The “Specific Urban Renewal Emergency Development Area” was established by a partial law revision in April 2011. Promotion of maintenance is an area specified by a Cabinet Order as a particularly effective area for strengthening the international competitiveness of cities.
Cabinet Orders that define emergency rehabilitation areas and specific urban regeneration emergency development areas

• Designation for expansion of urban regeneration emergency areas and specific urban regeneration emergency development areas in H30.10.24
• Designated urban regeneration emergency maintenance area in H24.1.25
• Expansion and regional integration to H24.1.25 Yokohama city center / seaside area (former name: Yokohama Station area (H14.10.25 designation), Yokohama Minatomirai area (H14.7.24 designation))

• About regional designation cancellation of Yokohama Yamauchi wharf area (PDF: 272KB)(Changed on September 16, 2020)
• Expansion of designated areas such as “Yokohama City / Coastal Area” Urban Renewal Emergency Development Area(Press Released on October 19, 2018)
• About local designation cancellation of area around Totsuka Station (PDF: 679KB)(Changed on August 2, 2017)
• About change of Yokohama city center, seaside area maintenance plan(Changed on March 15, 2017)
• About change of Yokohama city center, seaside area maintenance plan(Changed on November 26, 2013)
• About change of Yokohama city center, seaside area maintenance plan(Changed on September 20, 2013)
• About preparation of Yokohama city center, seaside area maintenance plan(Press Released on August 21, 2012)
• Urban Renewal Emergency Development Council for Urban Renewal(Association established on March 8, 2012)
• About designation of "specific city reproduction emergency maintenance area" (PDF: 602KB)(Press Released on January 20, 2012)
• About proposal of designation of "specific city reproduction emergency maintenance area" (PDF: 767KB)(Press Released on October 17, 2011)
• International Strategy for Sea Coastal Area in Central Yokohama, aiming to become an Asian base (PDF: 3,901KB)

• Summary of Special Measures for Urban Regeneration (PDF: 344KB)
• Basic Policy on Urban Renewal (PDF: 393KB)

There are no following agreements in the urban regeneration emergency maintenance areas and specific urban regeneration emergency maintenance areas in Yokohama City.
・Urban Regeneration Pedestrian Route Agreement (Article 45-2 of the Act)
・Evacuation route agreement (Article 45-13 of the Act)
・Evacuation Facilities Agreement (Article 45-14 of the Act)
・Management Agreement (Article 45-15-15 of the Act)
・Emergency Electricity Supply Facilities Agreement (Article 45-21 of the Act)

There is no location optimization plan in Yokohama City at this time.