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Legal grounds
- 2009 Vietnam Law on Urban Planning
Bases for making urban plans
– Strategies and master plans on socioeconomic development, defense and security, orientations of the master plan on the national system of urban centers, regional construction planning and higher-level urban planning already approved.
– Approved sector planning.
– Approved urban planning tasks.
– Urban planning standards and sectoral standards.
– Topographic maps made by specialized survey and measurement agencies.
– Socio-economic documents and data on related localities and sectors.
General plans of centrally run cities
– A general plan of a centrally run city must indicate the development objectives and driving force, population size, land area and basic norms on social and technical infrastructure of the city; development model, development structure of the space of the inner area and suburbs, including underground space; orientation of the system of framework technical infrastructure facilities; strategic environmental assessment; priority investment programs and resources for implementation.
– Drawings of a general plan of a centrally run city shall be made on a 1:25,000 or 1:50,000 scale. The plan must clearly indicate the inner area and areas planned for development.
– The period of a general plan of a centrally run city is between 20-25 years, with a vision for 50 years.
– The approved general plan of a centrally run city serves as a basis for conducting specialized urban technical infrastructure planning and zoning planning for the city.
General plans of provincial cities, towns
– A general plan of a provincial city or town must indicate the development objectives and driving force, population size, land area and basic norms on social and technical infrastructure; development model, development orientation of the space of the inner area and suburbs, political-administrative, service, trade, cultural, education, training and health centers, green parks, physical training and sports facilities in the city or town; planning on the system of framework technical infrastructure facilities on the ground, overhead and underground; strategic environmental assessment; priority investment plans and resources for implementation.
– Drawings of a general plan of a city or town shall be made on a 1:-000 or 1:25,000 scale. The dossier must clearly indicate the inner area and areas planned for development.
– The period of a general plan of a provincial city or town is between 20-25 years.
– The approved general plan of a city or town serves as a basis for conducting zoning planning and detailed planning for areas and making investment projects on the construction of framework technical infrastructure in the city.
General plans of townships
– A general plan of a township must indicate the development objectives and driving force, population size, land area and norms on social and technical infrastructure in the township; organization of urban space, planning on social infrastructure facilities and the system of technical infrastructure facilities; strategic environmental assessment; priority investment plans and resources for implementation.
– Drawings of a general plan of a township shall be made on a 1:5,000 or 1:10,000 scale.
– The period of a general plan of a township is between 10-15 years.
– The approved general plan of a township serves as a basis for conducting detailed planning for areas and making investment projects on the construction of technical infrastructure in the township.
General plans of new urban centers
– A general plan of a new urban center contains an analysis and clarification of bases for the formation and development of the urban center; studies on the model of development of the space, architecture and environment suitable to the nature and functions of the urban center; identifies development stages, implementation plans and projects to create a driving force for forming and developing the new urban center and a model of urban development management; and strategic environmental assessment.
– Drawings of a general plan of a new urban center shall be made on a 1:-000 or 1:2-000 scale.
– The period of a general plan of a new urban center is between 20-25 years.
– The approved general plan of a new urban center serves as a basis for conducting zoning planning and detailed planning for areas and making investment projects on framework technical infrastructure in the new urban center.
Regulations on Zoning plans
– A zoning plan must indicate the use functions for each lot of land; principles of organization of space, architecture and landscape for the entire planned area; norms on population, land use and technical infrastructure for each street block; arrangement of social infrastructure facilities in response to their use needs; arrangement of the network of technical infrastructure facilities in each street suitable to each development period of the urban center; and strategic environmental assessment.
– Drawings of a zoning plan shall be made on a 1:-000 or 1:-000 scale.
– The period of a zoning plan shall be determined on the basis of the period of the general planning and urban management and development requirements.
– The approved zoning plan serves as a basis for identifying construction investment projects in the urban center and conducting detailed planning.
Regulations on Detailed plans
– A detailed plan must indicate the norms on population, social and technical infrastructure and requirements on organization of space and architecture for the entire planned area; arrangement of social infrastructure facilities in response to their use needs; norms on land use and requirements on work architecture for each lot of land; arrangement of the network of technical infrastructure facilities up to the boundary of each lot of land; and strategic environmental assessment.
– Drawings of a detailed plan shall be made on a 1:500 scale.
– The period of a detailed plan shall be determined on the basis of the period of the zoning planning and urban management and development requirements.
– The approved detailed plan serves as a basis for granting construction permits and formulating construction investment projects.
Planning for renovation and refurbishment of urban centers; development of new urban quarters and new trunk roads in urban centers
– When planning renovation and refurbishment of an urban center, it is necessary to evaluate the current use of land, social and technical infrastructure facilities, cultural, social and environmental factors of the urban center and the planned area in order to come up with appropriate supplementation and adjustment solutions to economically and efficiently exploit and use urban land, ensure the needs for using social and technical infrastructure; preserve and promote the identity, space, architecture and landscape of the urban center.
– When planning a new urban quarter, it is necessary to abide by the principles of economical and efficient use of land, effective utilization of existing infrastructure systems, close connection between to be-developed areas and existing urban center; ensure the synchronous and complete system of social and technical infrastructure facilities and services in the urban center and harmony between to be-developed areas and existing residential areas; protect natural resources and preserve the identity of the areas.
– Detailed planning for new trunk roads in an urban center must ensure the following requirements:
+ The planned area must be at least 50 m outward from the red-line boundary of a planned road;
+ To effectively exploit the land fund along both sides of a road; to study the space, architecture and shape of construction works and the setback of each specific work, ensuring the integrity and peculiarities of the area.
Regulations on Urban design
– Urban design is part of an urban plan, which is made under Clauses 1, 2 and 3, Article 33 of 2009 Vietnam Law on Urban Planning.
– In case an urban quarter has land lots with basically stable use functions, an urban plan is not required to be made but a separate urban design plan must be made as a basis for managing construction investment and granting construction permits. The details of a separate urban design plan are provided in Clause 4, Article 33 of 2009 Vietnam Law on Urban Planning.
– The elaboration, evaluation and approval of separate urban design plans comply with Articles 19, 20, 21, 41, 42, 43, 44 and 45 of 2009 Vietnam Law on Urban Planning applicable to detailed plans.
Details of an urban design
– The urban design in a general plan must indicate architectural and landscape areas in an urban center; proposed organization of space in central areas and gateways, main spatial axis, big squares, greenery space, water surface and prominent points in the urban center.
– The urban design in a zoning plan must indicate control limits of norms on setback and urban landscape along trunk roads and in central areas; areas with open space, prominent works and street blocks in the designed area.
– The urban design in a detailed plan must indicate prominent works in the planned area, visions and construction heights of works in each lot of land and the whole area; setback of works along each street and crossroad; dominant shapes, colors and forms of architecture of architectural works; systems of trees, water surface and squares.
– The urban design of a separate urban design plan must indicate the construction height for each work; setback of works along each street and crossroad: colors, materials, forms and details of architecture of works and other architectural objects; organization of public trees, garden yards, street trees and water surface.
Regulation on management according to urban plan or urban design
– A regulation on management according to urban plan or urban design is a regulation on norms on land use in each area or lot of land, technical parameters of the system of technical infrastructure, organization of space, architecture and landscape in the planned urban area.
– On the basis of drawings and explanations of urban plans, urban designs, recommendations and measures to realizing urban planning, consultancy organizations compiling urban plans or urban designs shall elaborate regulations on management according to urban plan or urban design and submit them to agencies approving urban plans or urban designs.
– Agencies approving urban plans or urban designs shall issue regulations on management according to urban plan or urban design.
Contents of a regulation on management according to urban plan or urban design plan
– A regulation on management according to the general plan contains the following principal contents:
+ Norms on area and density of construction, land use coefficient and maximum and minimum heights of works in each functional quarter in an urban center;
+ Control of space and architecture in areas in an urban center;
+ Red-line boundary markers of main streets and the control construction ground floor level in an urban center;
+ Locations and scope of protection and safety corridors of underground works;
+ No-construction areas; scope of protection and safety corridors of technical infrastructure facilities; environmental protection measures;
+ Areas of conservation and embellishment of architectural works, historical and cultural relics, spots of beauty and scenic places and landscape areas in an urban center.
– A regulation on management according to the zoning plan contains the following principal contents:
+ Boundary, scope and nature of the planned area;
+ Locations, boundaries, nature and scopes of functional quarters in the planned area; norms on density of construction, land use coefficients and maximum and minimum heights and standard construction ground floor level of each street; red-line boundary markers, construction ground floor level and specific technical requirements of each road; and scope of protection and safety corridors of technical infrastructure facilities;
+ Major spatial axes, prominent points in an urban center;
+ Locations and scopes of protection and safety corridors of underground works;
+ Areas of conservation, renovation and embellishment of historical and cultural relics, spots of beauty, scenic places and landscape areas and environmental protection.
– A regulation on management according to the detailed plan contains the following principal contents:
+ Boundary and scope of the planned area; + Locations, boundaries, functions and sizes of land lots in the planned area: norms on density of construction, land use coefficients and standard construction ground floor level of each lot of land; heights, floor and ceiling levels of the ground storey; forms of architecture and fences of works, building materials of works; red-line boundary markers, construction markers, and specific technical requirements of each road, street and lane; and scope of protection and safety corridors of technical infrastructure facilities;
+ Locations and scope of protection and safety corridors of underground works;
+ Conservation, renovation and embellishment of architectural works, historical and cultural relics, spots of beauty, scenic places and landscape areas and environmental protection.
– A regulation on management according to the urban design plan contains the following principal contents:
+ Boundary and scope of the designed urban area;
+ Functions, density of construction, standard construction ground floor level of each lot of land; heights, forms of architecture and fences of works, building materials of works; floor and ceiling levels of the ground storey, and setback of works;
+ Public works, small architectural works; architecture covering urban technical infrastructure facilities;
+ Conservation, renovation and embellishment of architectural works, historical and cultural relics, spots of beauty, scenic places and landscape areas and environmental protection.
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Frequently asked questions
A general plan of a centrally run city must indicate the development objectives and driving force, population size, land area and basic norms on social and technical infrastructure of the city; development model, development structure of the space of the inner area and suburbs, including underground space; orientation of the system of framework technical infrastructure facilities; strategic environmental assessment; priority investment programs and resources for implementation.
Drawings of a general plan of a centrally run city shall be made on a 1:25,000 or 1:50,000 scale. The plan must clearly indicate the inner area and areas planned for development.
The period of a general plan of a centrally run city is between 20-25 years, with a vision for 50 years.
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