LAND USE PLANNING

                                   JUDr. Ilona Jančářová, Ph.D.

CZECH  LEGAL REGULATION



n  Act No. 183/2006 Coll., Construction Code, as amended



n  Other laws protecting individual environmental components (Water Act, Air Act, Forest Act etc.)

LAND USE PLANNING



Activities aiming to designate:



n  future use of the territory

n  co-ordination of construction and other activities

n   harmony of all natural, civilizational and cultural values

n  environmental protection point of view

LAND USE PLANNING

Task:

n  to set development needs and land-use limits

n  to propose future use of the territory

n  to regulate spacial and functional arrangements in the territory

n  to designate reconstructional interventions and slum clearance

n  to designate especially protected areas and sites

n  to assess consequences of projects in the territory

n  to propose conditions and measures for the project realization

n  to propose measures to reach the optimal territorial organization and use

LAND USE PLANNING

Basic tools of planning:

n    analytical documents and territorial study

n    territorial development policy

n    planning documentation:

      a) territorial development principles

      b) community land use plan

      c) regulatory plan (in details - related to individual lots)

n    land use permit (development consent)

LAND USE PLANNING



Permits under the Construction Code:



n  a) land use permit (development consent, environmental licence)

n  b) construction permit  (permit to build)

n  c) permit to operate/use the structure/facility

BUILDING CODE PERMITS

Land use permit (development consent) must be issued regarding:

n  location of structures (buildings)

n  change in the land use (other than placing structures)

n  changes of structures (buildings)

n  protected areas or protective zones

n  splitting or joining lots.

BUILDING CODE PERMITS



n  Construction permit – appropriate material to be used and shape of the structure is determined
based on the application



n  Permit to use/operate the facility/building – all requirements set in the construction permit
must be met.

BUILDING CODE MEASURES



Territorial measures:



n   to stop further constructions

n   to clear the site

TOOLS  FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

n  harmony with the land use planning documentation

n  approvals given by environmental protection authorities

n  participation of  the owners of the neighbouring properties

n  participation of the public based on conditions set by special laws

n  duty to consider all impacts of the project to the environment

n  sanctions for non compliance