Chương 3 Nghị định 37/2010/NĐ-CP: Lập, thẩm định và phê duyệt quy hoạch đô thị

Chapter III

FORMULATION. EVALUATION AND APPROVAL OF URBAN PLANNING

SECTION I. CONTENTS OF AN URBAN PLAN

Article 14. Principles of formulating urban planning

1. General planning shall be formulated for centrally run cities, provincial cities, towns, townships and new urban centers in line with orientations of the master plan on the national urban system.

2. Zoning planning shall be formulated for zones within cities and towns in order to concretize general planning, serving as a basis for determining construction investment projects and formulating detailed planning.

3. Detailed planning shall be formulated for zones within cities, towns and townships when making construction investment in order to concretize general planning and zoning planning, serving as a basis for elaborating construction investment projects and licensing construction.

4. For a construction work built by a single investor on an area smaller than 5 hectares (or smaller than 2 hectares for investment projects to build apartments), a construction investment project may be elaborated without a detailed planning. General plan drawings, work architectural plans and technical infrastructure solutions in the concept design must comply with the zoning planning, ensure technical infrastructure connectivity and suit the architectural space of surrounding zones.

Article 15. Contents of a general plan of a centrally run city

1. Analysis and evaluation of natural conditions and the present socio-economic situation: population and labor; land use; existing technical and social infrastructure facilities and environment of the whole city and each urban area.

2. Identification of development characteristics, objectives and driving force.

3. Identification of the population size, labor, area of urban construction land, land and social and technical infrastructure criteria for the whole city and each urban area to meet development requirements of different periods of 10 years and 20-25 years and the development trend over the next 50 years.

4. Expected land use of the whole city to meet development requirements of each period.

5. Urban space development orientations, covering:

a/ Identification of a development model and spatial structure for the whole city:

- Development orientations of the urban system in the city: size, functions and scope of the central area; locations, sizes, characteristics, functions, scope and development principles of other urban areas;

- Orientations of other functional areas throughout the city (industrial, agricultural, forestry, tourist, ecological, conservational and others): characteristics, area, scope and development principles;

- Development orientations of rural residential areas: locations of centers of commune clusters and commune centers; concentrated rural residential points and development models;

- Development orientations of spatial axes and urban development corridors of the city: characteristics and development principles.

b/ Spatial development oriental ions for the central area, covering:

- Urban development and expansion directions:

- Identification of boundaries and areas of functional areas: areas to be converted in function; existing areas restricted from development: areas to be refurbished, renovated, conserved and embellished, new development areas, no-construction areas; and reserve areas for development:

- Identification of population density and land use criteria for urban planning and development principles for functional areas:

- Identification of the system of administrative centers, trade and service centers, public, physical training and sports centers; parks and open-space areas in the city; and municipal-level specialized centers:

- Identification of areas planned for the construction of underground works;

- Identification of architectural and scenic areas, central zones and gateways of the city, main spatial axes, major squares, tree areas, water surface areas and prominent spots in the city and proposed principles and requirements for spatial and architectural organization in these zones.

6. Development orientations for urban technical infrastructure:

a/ Development orientations for technical infrastructure in the whole city, covering:

- General evaluation and selection of land for urban development: evaluation of topography and geological calamities, identification of no-construction areas and areas restricted from construction, identification of water basins and main drainage basin zones; water drainage directions and locations and sizes of water drainage works: identification of standard ground floor levels for the city and each of its zones:

- Identification of the external transport network, including roads, railways, waterways and airways; locations and sizes of airports, seaports, river ports and railway stations; road routes, urban railway (overhead, on the ground and underground); identification of locations and sizes of external coach terminals;

- Identification of water and power reserves, demands and supply sources; total volumes of wastewater and garbage; locations, sizes and capacities of key works and transmission and distribution routes of water and power supply, lighting, communication and water drainage networks; locations and sizes of solid waste treatment sites, cemeteries and other works for urban areas and other functional areas of the city.

b/ Development orientations for technical infrastructure in central areas, including:

- Determination of water drainage basins, identification of rainwater drainage networks and standard ground floor levels in each area;

- Identification of major urban transport networks, urban railway routes and stations (overhead, on the ground and underground); organization of the mass transit system and the system of car terminals and parking lots (overhead, on the ground and under the ground): identification of red-line boundaries of urban trunk roads and the system of technical trenches and tunnels;

- Identification of locations and sizes of key works and major distribution networks of water supply, power supply, lighting, communication and water drainage systems.

7. Strategic environmental assessment

a/ Evaluation of current conditions:

- Natural urban environment, hydro-meteorological, ecological and geological conditions, land erosion, natural resource exploitation and utilization and climate change;

- Quality of water sources, air. solid waste, wastewater and noise;

- Population, social, cultural and heritage issues.

b/ Analysis and forecast of positive and negative impacts on socio-economic develop­ment and urban environment; proposed system of environmental protection criteria for putting forward optimal solutions to spatial and technical infrastructure development.

c/ Proposed comprehensive solutions to preventing, reducing and remedying impacts on and risks to the population; natural ecosystem; water sources, air and noise in the course of implementation of urban planning.

d/ Formulation of environmental monitoring programs and plans regarding environmental observation, management and techniques.

8. Proposed priority development investment programs and implementation resources.

9. A 1:25.000- or l:50.000-scale spatial and technical infrastructure development orientation map of the whole urban area for each period; a 1:10,000- or 1:25.00()-scale spatial and technical infrastructure development orientation map of the central area for each period.

Article 16. Contents of a general plan of a provincial city or town

1. Analysis and evaluation of natural conditions and the present socio-economic situation: population and labor: land use; current situation of the construction of technical and social infrastructure facilities and environment in the city or town.

2. Identification of development charac-teristics, objectives and driving force, population size, labor, area of urban construction land, land and social and technical infrastructure criteria for the city or town to meet development requirements of different periods of 10 years and 20-25 years.

3. Projected land use of the city or town to meet development requirements of each period.

4. Urban space development orientations including:

a/ Urban development model and directions

b/ Identification of scopes or sizes of functional areas in the city or town: existing areas restricted from development: areas to be refurbished, renovated, conserved and embellished; areas to be converted in function; new development areas, no-construction areas: and reserve areas for development; and areas planned for the construction of underground works for urban centers of grade III or higher;

c/ Identification of population density and land use criteria for urban planning and development orientations and principles for each functional area;

d/ The system of administrative centers, trade and service centers, public, physical training and sports centers: parks and tree and open-space areas; and specialized urban centers;

e/ Development orientations for rural residential areas;

f/ Identification of architectural and scenic-areas, main spatial axes, public squares, gateways and prominent spots in the city or town; and proposed spatial and architectural organization in these zones.

5. Development orientations for urban technical infrastructure, covering:

a/ General evaluation and selection of land for urban development: evaluation of topography and geological catastrophes, identification of no-construction areas and areas restricted from construction, identification of water basins, flow division and main drainage directions: locations and sizes of water drainage works: identification of standard ground floor levels for the city or town and each of its zones;

b/ Identification of the external transport network, urban roads, locations and sizes of such key transport works as airports, seaports, river ports and railway stations; external coach terminals; organization of the mass transit system and system of car stations and parking lots; identification of red-line boundaries of trunk urban roads and the system of technical trenches and tunnels;

c/ Identification of water and power demands and supply sources; total volumes of wastewater and garbage; locations, sizes and capacities of key works and transmission and distribution networks of water and power supply, lighting, communication and water drainage and wastewater treatment facilities; locations and sizes of solid waste treatment sites, cemeteries and other works.

6. Strategic environmental assessment: as stipulated in Clause 7. Article 15 of this Decree.

7. Proposed priority development investment works and implementation resources.

8. Spatial and technical infrastructure development orientations for the city or town for different periods, demonstrated on 1:10,000- or l:25,0(K)-scale maps.

Article 17. Contents of a general plan of a township or class-V urban center not yet recognized as township

1. Analysis and evaluation of natural conditions and the present socio-economic situation; population and labor; land use; current situation of the construction of technical and social infrastructure facilities and environment in the township or urban center.

2. Identification of development objectives and driving force: population characteristics and size, labor, area of urban construction land; and social and technical infrastructure criteria for different periods of development.

3. Projected land use of the township or urban center in each planning period.

4. Urban space development orientations, including:

a/ Urban development directions:

b/ Identification of scopes or sizes functional areas in the township or urban center; areas to be refurbished, renovated and conserved; new development areas, no-construction areas; and reserve areas for development;

c/ Identification of population density and land use criteria for urban planning and development orientations for each functional area;

d/ Identification of the administrative center, trade and service centers, public centers; parks and open-space areas in the township or urban center;

e/ Orientations for spatial organization, architecture and landscape for functional areas in the township or urban center, and main spatial axes.

5. Development orientations for urban technical infrastructure, covering:

a/ General evaluation and selection of land for urban development; identification of standard ground floor levels for the whole township or urban center and each of its zones;

b/ Identification of the external transport network, urban roads, locations and sizes of key transport works: identification of red-line boundaries of trunk urban roads and the system of technical tunnels;

c/ Identification of water and power demands and supply sources; total volumes of wastewater and garbage; locations, sizes and capacity of key works and transmission and distribution networks of water and power supply, lighting, communication and water drainage; locations and sizes of solid waste treatment facilities, cemeteries and other works.

6. Strategic environmental assessment: As stipulated in Clause 7. Article 15 of this Decree.

7. Proposed priority investment projects and implementation resources.

8. Urban spatial and technical infrastructure development orientations for different periods, demonstrated on 1:5,000- or 1:10.000-scale maps.

Article 18. Contents of a general plan of a new urban center

Contents of a general plan of a new urban center comply with the provisions of Clauses 1 thru 8, Article 16 of this Decree, which should include a clear analysis of grounds for the formation and development of the new urban center: research on the spatial development model and structure: architectural and landscape orientations conformable with the characteristics and functions of the new urban center; identification of different periods of development, implementation plans and projects that will create a momentum for the formation of the new urban center, and an urban development management model.

Article 19. Contents of a zoning plan

1. Analysis and evaluation of natural conditions, the actual construction land status, population, society, architecture and landscape and technical infrastructure; the general plannings provisions concerning the planned zone.

2. Identification of criteria for use of planned urban land and social and technical infrastructure facilities for the whole planned zone.

3. Plan on the total land ground to be used:

a/ Identification of functional areas in the planned zone;

b/ Identification of criteria for use of planned urban land regarding construction density, land use coefficients and maximum number of building stories for each street block; setbacks of construction works from roads; locations and sizes of underground works (if any).

4. Identification of principles and requirements on spatial organization, architecture and landscape for each functional area, trunk road, open space, prominent spot, central area and conservation area (if any).

5. Plan on the system of urban technical infrastructure facilities:

The system of urban technical infrastructure facilities shall be installed up to the network of roads within the zone. A plan must have the following contents:

a/ Identification of standard ground floor levels for each street block;

b/ Identification of transport networks, cross-sections, red-line and construction boundaries: identification and concretization of the general planning regarding locations and areas of car stations and parking lots (overhead, on the grounds and underground); metro routes and stations; and technical trenches and tunnels;

c/ Identification of water demands and supply sources; locations and sizes of water plants and pump stations; water pipeline network and detailed technical parameters;

d/ Identification of power use demands and supply sources; locations and sizes of power distribution stations; medium-voltage power line grid and urban lighting system:

e/ Identification of information and communication demands and network:

f/ Identification of total volumes of wastewater and garbage: water drainage network: and location and sizes of wastewater and waste treatment facilities.

6. Projected priority investment projects.

7. Strategic environmental assessment:

a/ Evaluation of the present environmental status regarding topographic and national conditions: solid waste, wastewater and noise (if any); and social and cultural issues and natural landscape:

b/ Analysis and forecast of positive and negative impacts on the environment: proposed system of environmental protection criteria for putting forward optimal space and technical infrastructure planning solutions for the planned zone;

c/ Proposed measures to reduce and remedy impacts on population and natural landscape, air and noise when the urban plan is implemented;

d/ Making of environmental monitoring plans regarding environmental techniques, management and observation.

8. Plan on total land ground to be used and a system of technical infrastructure facilities, demonstrated on 1:2.000- or 1:5,000-scale maps.

Article 20. Contents of a detailed plan

1. Analysis and evaluation of natural conditions, the actual construction land status, population, society, architecture and landscape and technical infrastructure; the general planning's and zoning plan's provisions concerning the planned zone.

2. Identification of criteria for use of planned urban land and social and technical infrastructure for the whole planned zone.

3. Plan on the total land ground to be used: identification of functions and use criteria for planned urban land regarding construction density, land use coefficients and maximum number of building stories; setbacks of construction works and each land lot from road; locations and sizes of underground works (if any).

4. Identification of standard heights, floor and ceiling levels of the first storey; architectural form, fence and main colors and materials of construction works and other architectural objects for each land lot; organizations of public trees, yards and gardens, street trees and water surface in the planned zone.

5. Plan on the system of urban technical infrastructure facilities:

The system of urban technical infrastructure facilities shall be built up the network of roads within the zone. A plan must have the following contents:

a/ Identification of standard ground floor levels for each land lot;

b/ Identification of transport networks (including foot paths, if any), cross-sections, red-line and construction boundaries; identification and concretization of the general planning and zoning planning regarding locations and areas of car stations and parking lots (overhead, on the grounds and underground):

c/ Identification of water demands and supply sources: locations and sizes of water plants and pump stations; water supply pipeline network and detailed technical parameters;

d/ Identification of power use demands and supply sources; locations and sizes of power distribution stations; medium-voltage and low-voltage power grids and urban lighting system:

e/ Identification of information and communication demands and network;

f/ Identification of wastewater and garbage: water drainage network; and locations and sizes of dirty water and waste treatment facilities.

6. Strategic environmental assessment:

a/ Evaluation of the present environmental status regarding topographic conditions; social and cultural issues and natural landscape;

b/ Analysis and forecast of positive and negative impacts on the environment; proposed system of environmental protection criteria for identifying optimal space and technical infrastructure planning solutions for the planned zone;

c/ Proposed measures to reduce and remedy impacts on the urban environment when the plan is implemented:

d/ Making of environmental monitoring plans on environmental techniques, management and observation.

7. A 1:500-scale map of the total land ground to be used and the system of technical infrastructure facilities.

SECTION 2. CONTENTS OF A SPECIALIZED TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN

Article 21. Principles on the formulation of a specialized technical infrastructure plan

1. A specialized technical infrastructure plan shall be formulated for every centrally run city in order to concretize technical infrastructure planning orientations in its general plan, ensuring sufficient grounds for making investment projects to build an urban technical infrastructure system.

2. A specialized technical infrastructure plan shall cover every technical infrastructure object in the whole city.

3. The details of a specialized technical infrastructure plan must conform with the approved general plan of the centrally run city.

Article 22. Contents of a specialized urban transport plan

1. Evaluation of the actual situation of construction and development of urban transport infrastructure facilities (external transport and urban transport): and mass transit.

2. Forecast of transport demands and identification of economic and technical criteria and land funds reserved for transport.

3. Identification of the external transport system of the urban center (roads, railways, waterways and airways), covering specific routes, locations and sizes of key works: airport, seaport, river port, traffic junctions, and parking lots for external transport.

4. Planning of the urban transport system, including classification and organization of the urban road network, specific identification of urban railway routes (on the ground, overhead and underground), locations and sizes of works: railway stations, parking lots within the urban center, major transport junctions; identification of red-line and construction boundaries of major streets.

5. Planning of mass transit.

6. Identification of investment programs and projects; preliminary total investment amounts, sources and implementation plans.

7. Strategic environmental assessment.

8. A 1:10.000- l:l:25.0()0-scale transport system status and planning map.

Article 23. Contents of an urban foundation height and surface water drainage plan

1. Evaluation of the current typographic conditions, work geological and hydro-geological conditions and areas with environmental calamities (subsidence, erosion...).

2. General evaluation of urban construction land for each urban zone, including identification of zones favorable and unfavorable for. and restricted and banned from construction.

3. General evaluation of the urban water drainage and flood situation: frequency, areas, water depth, current conditions of the water drainage system, locations and sizes of water drainage pump stations.

4. Identification of basic criteria and parameters, water drainage basins; surface water drainage and receiving sources: locations and sizes of major drainage works: and measures against disasters.

5. Identification of maximum ground floor levels for each specific construction zone and major streets.

6. Preliminary identification of volumes of digging and building work in all zones.

7. Identification of priority investment programs and projects, preliminary total investment amount and projected implementa­tion resources.

8. Strategic environmental assessment.

9. A 1:10.000- l:l:25.000-scale urban foundation height and surface water drainage status and planning map.

Article 24. Contents of an urban power supply plan

1. Evaluation of the current power supply and consumption: current situation of power sources and grids (transmission and distribution routes), locations and sizes of transformer stations.

2. Identification of power supply norms and power demand (including power for urban lighting).

3. Identification of transmission and distribution grids (110 kV. 35 kV and 22 kV); locations and sizes of transformer stations.

4. Identification of priority investment programs and projects, preliminary total investment amounts and projected implementation resources.

5. Strategic environmental assessment.

6. A 1:10,000- l:l:25.000-scale power supply status and planning map.

Article 25. Contents of an urban lighting plan

1. Evaluation of the existing urban lighting system, including power supply sources, power grid, lighting sources, power consumption, the situation of organization and forms of lighting at traffic works, public space, lighting of the exterior of works, advertisement lighting, and lighting of festive places.

2. Identification of lighting criteria for lighted objects, forecast of power demands of lighting.

3. Proposed lighting solutions for traffic works, public spaces, lighting of the exterior of works, advertisement lighting, lighting of festive places, etc., and power source and grid, lighting source and equipment solutions.

4. Identification of priority investment programs and projects, preliminary total investment amounts and projected resources for implementation.

5. Strategic environmental assessment.

6. A 1:10.000- l:l:25.00()-scale urban lighting system status and planning map.

Article 26. Contents of an urban water supply plan

1. Evaluation of the current water supply system: water sources, capacity, effectiveness, quality of clean water, water pressure, connection rate, waste and loss rates, and the current operation of water supply facilities and pipelines.

2. Specific assessment of reserves and quality of surface water and groundwater sources and the capability of exploitation for water supply.

3. Identification of water supply criteria for different use purposes and supply demands.

4. Selection of specific water sources, identification of water demands: zoning of water supply areas and identification of land use demands of water supply facilities.

5. Identification of water supply pipeline networks (grades I and II). locations and capacities of water supply facilities.

6. Identification of priority investment programs and projects, preliminary total investment amounts and projected resources for implementation.

7. Proposed regulations on the protection of water sources and water supply systems.

8. Strategic environmental assessment.

9. A 1:10,000- I:25,000-scale water supply status and planning map.

Article 27. Contents of an urban wastewater drainage plan

1. Evaluation of the current water drainage and water drainage network, treatment stations, drainage capacity of the system: water pollution and water environment developments.

2. Identification of basic criteria and parameters of daily-life and industrial wastewater drainage systems: total wastewater volumes; wastewater-receiving sources and their capacities.

3. Selection of wastewater collection and treatment systems.

4. Identification of the directions, locations and sizes of grade-I and -II water drainage networks; discharging points, water levels, maximum discharge flow, requirements on the quality of wastewater at discharging points.

5. Identification of locations and sizes of wastewater treatment plants.

6. Identification of priority investment programs and projects: preliminary total investment amounts and projected capital sources and implementation plans.

7. Strategic environmental assessment.

8. A 1:10.000- l:25.000-scale wastewater drainage system status and planning map.

Article 28. Contents of a solid waste treatment plan

1. Evaluation of current discharging sources, composition and characteristics, and identification of total volumes of ordinary and hazardous solid wastes.

2. Evaluation of possibilities of sorting at source and recycling and reusing solid wastes.

3. Identification of waste criteria and forecast of waste sources and forecast of total waste volumes.

4. Identification of locations and sizes of solid waste collection points, transit stations, and treatment complexes and facilities.

5. Proposed appropriate treatment technologies.

6. Formulation of priority investment programs and projects: preliminary total investment amounts and projected capital sources and implementation plans.

7. Strategic environmental assessment.

8. A 1:10.000- l:25.0()0-scale solid waste treatment status and planning map.

Article 29. Contents of a cemetery plan

1. Evaluation of the current state of cemeteries, including their distribution, areas, operation and use (new. operating, to-be-closed, -relocated and -renovated), and environmental impacts.

2. Forecast of burial demands of the whole urban area, land use requirements and selected forms of burial.

3. Identification of locations and sizes of cemeteries (of grades 1. 2 and 3).

4. Strategic environmental assessment.

5. Formulation of priority investment projects, preliminary total investment amounts and projected capital sources and implementation plans.

6. A 1:10,000- l:25.000-scale cemetery status and planning map.

Article 30. Contents of an information and communication plan

1. Evaluation of the current information and communication system; arrangement of overhead and underground wires.

2. Identification of information and communication demands.

3. Identification of circuit-switching networks, telecommunications service networks, peripheral networks and transmission systems.

4.Formulation of priority investment projects, preliminary total investment amounts and projected capital sources and implementation plans.

5. Strategic environmental assessment.

6. A 1:10.000- l:25.000-scale information and communication status and planning map.

SECTION 3. ORDER AND PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATING AND APPROVING URBAN PLANNING

Article 31. Order and procedures for evaluating and approving urban planning tasks and plans

1. Submitting and approving agencies a/The Ministry of Construction shall evaluate and submit to the Prime Minister for approval urban planning tasks and plans falling within its formulating responsibility and those assigned by the Prime Minister;

b/ Provincial-level People's Committees shall submit to the Ministry of Construction for evaluation and submission to the Prime Minister for approval urban planning tasks and plans falling within the approving competence of the Prime Minister, excluding urban planning referred to at Point a of this Clause;

c/ Agencies organizing the formulation of urban planning mentioned in Clauses 3. 4. 5 and 6. Article 19 of the Law on Urban Planning shall submit to provincial-level planning management agencies for evaluation and submission to provincial-level People's Committees for approval urban planning tasks and plans falling within the approving competence of provincial-level People's Committees;

d/ Provincial-level urban planning management agencies shall evaluate and submit to provincial-level People's Committees for approval urban planning tasks and plans falling within the formulating competence of provincial-level People's Committees and urban plans formulated by investors of construction investment projects:

e/ District-level urban planning management agencies shall evaluate and submit to district-level People's Committees for approval urban planning tasks and plans falling within the formulating competence of district-level People's Committees and urban plans formulated by investors of construction investment projects;

f/ Investors of construction investment projects shall submit to provincial-level urban planning management agencies for evaluation urban plans falling within the approving competence of provincial-level People's Committees; or to district-level urban planning management agencies for evaluation urban plans falling within the approving competence of district-level People's Committees.

2. Agencies evaluating urban planning shall base themselves on opinions of related agencies, evaluation councils and contents of planning tasks and plans to send documents to submitting agencies for completing urban planning tasks and plans. After receiving complete urban planning task and plan dossiers, evaluating agencies shall report on evaluation contents to agencies with approving competence for consideration and decision.

3. For general plans of urban centers of grade IV or higher, provincial-level People's Committees shall obtain written agreement of the Ministry of Construction before approving them.

4. For urban plans falling within their approving competence, district-level People's Committees shall obtain written agreement of provincial-level planning management agencies before approving them.

Article 32. lime limits for evaluating and approving urban planning tasks and plans

1. Time limits for evaluating and approving general urban planning:

a/ For centrally run cities, the time limits for evaluating and approving tasks are 25 days and 15 days respectively: the time limits for evaluating and approving plans are 30 days and 25 days respectively, from the date of receipt of complete and valid dossiers:

b/ For provincial cities, towns and new urban centers, the time limits for evaluating and approving tasks are 20 days and 15 days respectively: the time limits for evaluating and approving plans are 25 days and 15 days respectively, from the date of receipt of complete and valid dossiers;

c/ For townships, the time limits for evaluating and approving tasks are 20 days and 15 days respectively; the time limits for evaluating and approving plans are 25 days and 15 days respectively, from the date of receipt of complete and valid dossiers.

2. Time limits for evaluating and approving zoning and detailed plannings: the time limits for evaluating and approving tasks are 20 days and 15 days respectively; the time limits for evaluating and approving plans are 25 days and 15 days respectively, from the date of receipt of complete and valid dossiers.

3. Time limits for evaluating and approving specialized technical infrastructure planning: The time limits for evaluating and approving plans are 20 days and 15 days respectively, from the date of receipt of complete and valid dossiers.

Article 33. Dossiers submitted for evaluation and approval of urban planning tasks and plans

1. A dossier submitted for evaluation and approval of an urban planning task comprises a written request for evaluation and approval: explanation about contents of the task: draft decision to approve the task: miniature color drawings: and relevant legal documents.

2. A dossier submitted for evaluation and approval of an urban plan comprises a written request for evaluation and approval of the plan: explanation about contents of the plan, including miniature color drawings: draft regulation on management according to the urban plan: draft decision to approve the plan: calculation annexes; color drawings of prescribed scale; and relevant legal documents.

Article 34. Contents of approval of urban planning tasks and plans

1. Agencies with approving competence shall approve in writing urban planning tasks and plans, covering the following contents:

a/ For general planning:

- Details of a decision approving a general planning task include the scope and boundaries covered by the general planning; characteristics of the urban center; projected basic criteria of population, land and technical infrastructure: major requirements of research into urban development directions, structure of spatial organization, key works and major solutions to organizing the system of technical infrastructure facilities; and a list of plan documents:

- Details of a decision approving a general plan include the scope and boundaries covered by the general planning: characteristics and functions of the urban center: population sizes and urban land areas in different periods of development: major econo-technical criteria and urban development directions; orientations for organizing urban space, projected administrative boundaries of the inner city and outskirts, structure of land use based on functions; locations and areas of main functional areas: supply sources, locations, size and capacities of key works and the main network of urban technical infrastructure (including underground works, if any); regulations on urban space, architecture and landscape; defense and security-related matters and environmental protection measures; priority investment programs and implementation resources; and matters related to the organization of implementation.

b/ For zoning planning:

- Details of a decision approving a zoning planning task include the boundary, area and characteristics of the zone covered by the zoning planning; some projected basic criteria of population, land use and social and technical infrastructure: requirements and principles on spatial organization and architecture and connection of technical infrastructure facilities: and a list of plan documents;

- Details of a decision approving a zoning plan include the boundary, area and characteristics of the zone covered by the zoning planning: basic criteria of population, land and social and technical infrastructure; structure of land use: criteria for use of planned urban land, solutions to organizing urban space, architecture and design for each street block; supply sources and solutions to organizing the technical infrastructure network to each street, solutions to organizing resettlement (if any); environmental protection measures; work items prioritized for investment and resources for implementation: and matters related to the organization of implementation.

c/ For detailed planning:

- Details of a decision approving a detailed planning task include the boundary and area of the zone covered by the detailed planning: projected basic criteria of population, land and social and technical infrastructure; requirements and principles on spatial organization, architecture and landscape, connection of technical infrastructure and other research requirements; a list of works to be built in the planned zone; and a list of plan documents;

- Details of a decision approving a detailed plan include the boundary, area and characteristics of the zone covered by the detailed planning; basic criteria of population, land and social and technical infrastructure; structure of land use; criteria for use of planned urban land, solutions to organizing urban space, architecture and design for each land lot; supply sources and solutions to organizing the technical infrastructure network to each land lot. solutions to organizing resettlement (if any); environmental protection measures; work items prioritized for investment and resources for implementation; matters related to the organization of implementation, and a list of works to be built in the planned zone.

d/ For specialized technical infrastructure planning:

Details of a decision approving a specialized technical infrastructure plan include the boundary, econo-technical criteria, supply sources, locations, sizes and capacities of key technical works, solutions to organizing the technical infrastructure network, investment programs and projects, funding sources and implementation plan.

2. Drawings and regulations on management according to urban plan enclosed with a decision approving an urban plan shall be stamped for certification by the urban planning-evaluating agency.