Regulations of Beijing Municipality on City Planning

Regulations of Beijing Municipality on City Planning

July 24, 1992

Chapter I General Provisions
　
Article 1 For the purposes of implementing the City Planning Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the City Planning Law), rationally formulating the city planning, strengthening the administration of city planning and meeting the needs in the development of socialist modernization, these Regulations are formulated in light of the actual circumstances of Beijing Municipality.
　
Article 2 The City Planning Law and these Regulations shall be observed in formulating and implementing the city planning.
These Regulations shall be applicable in the administrative area of this Municipality.
　
Article 3 Beijing is the political and cultural center of the whole State. The city construction and the development of various undertakings in Beijing shall be based on and reflect the nature of the city of Beijing.
　
Article 4 Beijing is a famous historical and cultural city. The city planning and construction shall reflect the history and culture and the revolutionary tradition of the Chinese nationality, the characteristics, and the style and features of the capital.
The city planning and construction shall make full use of the modern science and technology, absorb and use the cultural achievements of the development of cities in the world for reference, and build Beijing step by step into a modern city.
　
Article 5 The development of urban and township economy shall be fit for the nature and characteristics of this Municipality. The industrial structures shall be adjusted and optimized, the development of high and new technology industry be focused on, the tertiary industry be developed, and the industry that consume a large amount of energy, use a large amount of water, need a large amount of transportation, occupy large spaces, or make serious pollution be strictly restricted.
　
Article 6 The size of the city, especially the down town area, shall be strictly controlled, and effective measures shall be taken to promote the rational distribution of the urban and town system and the urban population.
　
Article 7 The city planning must suit the specific conditions of the State and this Municipality, a scientific forecast of the needs arising from the long-term development of the city shall be made and the relationship between the short-term construction and the long-term development shall be handled correctly.
The principle of building the country through thrift and hard work and that of usefulness and economy shall be adhered to in the undertakings of various constructions, the use of urban land shall be strictly economized and a water-saving and energy-saving city shall be built.
　
Article 8 The Municipal City Planning Administration of Beijing (hereinafter referred to as the Municipal Planning Administration) is the competent administrative department of city planning in this Municipality.
The Municipal Designing Research Institute of City Planning of Beijing (hereinafter referred to as the Municipal Designing Institute) is the working body of the municipal people's government that shall be responsible for organizing the formulation of city planning.
The city planning administration at the district or county level (hereinafter referred to as the district or county city planning administration) is the competent department of city planning of the district or county people's government, responsible for the work of city planning in the district or county, and work under the professional leadership of the Municipal Planning Administration and under the guidance of the Municipal Designing Institute in the formulation of city planning.
The urban neighborhood office and the town (township) people's government shall strengthen the administration work of city planning in their respective administrative areas, and shall be guided by the district or county city planning administration in their professional work.
　
Article 9 This Municipality shall encourage scientific and technological research in city planning, popularize advanced technology in order to raise the scientific and technological level of city planning. The units and individuals that have made outstanding achievements shall be given praises and awards by the people's governments at all levels or the competent department concerned.
　
Article 10 All units and individuals shall have the obligation to abide by the city planning and shall have the right to report on or bring charges against any act that runs counter to such a planning.

Chapter II Formulation, Examination and Approval of a City Planning
　
Article 11 The formulation of a city planning shall proceed from actual conditions, be based on the plan for national economic and social development of this Municipality as well as its natural environment, resource conditions, historical conditions and present characteristics, etc. of which overall consideration and rational arrangement are to be made.
　
Article 12 In the formulation of a city planning, the city ecological environment shall be protected and improved, pollution and other public hazards prevented, the construction of city afforestation and that of city appearance and environmental sanitation strengthened and historic and cultural sites, the traditional cityscape, the local characteristics and the natural landscape preserved.
In the formulation of city planning for a nationality township and that for an area where a minority nationality live in a concentrate community, attention shall be paid to the protection of ethnic characteristics.
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