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What is a Building Agreement?

Last Updated March 23, 2023

What is a Building Agreement?

The residents themselves create and follow the rules.

In the town where we live, regulations on buildings are regulated by the laws of the City Planning Act and the Building Standards Law, and areas such as residential areas, commercial areas, high-rise building districts and low-rise building districts, and towns are created. I am
These are the uniform standards of the country and regulations that look over the city. In addition to these, the local residents and the right holders set the goals of the local town in addition to these, create and protect more detailed building rules on their own.

System of Building Agreement

Even if the owner of the land changes, the promise will be carried over.

The rules made by local residents are summarized as a "building agreement", and the agreement is signed by each right holder of the land and building.
Furthermore, if we submit the building agreement to the city and the mayor approves, the land that signed the agreement will be sold, and even if another person acquires the rights, the contents of the agreement will be taken over.

You can't leave the agreement freely.

If you subscribe to a building agreement, you will not be able to get out of your own within the validity period.
Because leaving the building agreement is a change in the building agreement area, agreement of all the landowners of the area is required.
This is the same for acquiring new land for which an agreement has been signed.
Therefore, when concluding an agreement, it is necessary to consider the future and conclude.

Stipulated in the Building Agreement

Image of agreement limitations
Image of the agreement

What is stipulated is related to buildings

  • Use of buildings
  • Scale (building ratio, floor area ratio)
  • Height
  • The distance away from the road and the site boundary.
  • Size of site size and prohibition of division
  • Appearance of a building
  • Fence type of fence
  • Signboards and advertisements

Etc.


Scope of the Agreement

Area of the Building Agreement

In a building agreement, only the land of the owner who signed the agreement must adhere to the contents of the agreement.
The land of the person who did not sign the agreement will not enter the area of the Building Agreement.

Land adjacent to the Building Agreement Area

Of land that does not participate in building agreement, we can establish "building agreement area adjacent land" about land that we want to participate in agreement at any time in future for integrated town development that is adjacent to building agreement.
Owners of the land of the "Building Agreement Adjacent Land" can participate in the agreement at any time by submitting the building agreement signed with the registration notice to the city and the Building Agreement Steering Committee even after the conclusion of the agreement. I can.

Prior consultation request district

In Yokohama City, in addition to the building agreement area adjacent to the building agreement area, although it is not possible to participate in the building agreement area, for integrated town development with the building agreement area, the local building agreement steering committee You can determine the range to consult with the committee.
This is called a pre-consultation request district.


Image of Building Agreement Area

Procedures for building, etc.

When building is performed in the building agreement area

When we perform construction on land in area of building agreement, we talk with Building Agreement Steering Committee by local resident before building confirmation application.

  1. Contact the Building Agreement Building Agreement Steering Committee

Please refer to Yokohama-shi (listed at the bottom of each building agreement) for contact information of Building Agreement Steering Committee of each district.
Please check with the Building Agreement Steering Committee for procedures and required documents.

  1. Discussion with the Building Agreement Steering Committee

Please consult before the building confirmation application. There is no need to report the consultation to Yokohama City.



It is not land subscribing to building agreement, but I would like discussion with Building Agreement Steering Committee or respect for agreement contents for integrated town development with Building Agreement Area.

  1. Contact the Building Agreement Building Agreement Steering Committee

Please refer to Yokohama-shi (listed at the bottom of each building agreement) for contact information of Building Agreement Steering Committee of each district.

  1. Discussion with the Building Agreement Steering Committee

Please make an architectural plan that respects the contents of the agreement as much as possible.

For inquiries to this page

Urban Development Bureau Community Development Department Community Development Division

Phone: 045-671-2667

Phone: 045-671-2667

Fax: 045-663-8641

Email address: tb-chiikimachika@city.yokohama.jp

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