Cabinet Regulation No. 240 of 2013 on General Regulations for the Planning, Use and Building of the Territory

This Regulation prescribes the general requirements for spatial development planning, land use and building of the local level; and the classification of land use types. Upon planning a territory and establishing the environment a principle of equal opportunities shall be observed, providing for a possibility for all members of the public to take active part in public life by ensuring equal access to the transport infrastructure, outdoor space, housing, educational and medical treatment institutions, work places, cultural, sports, recreational and other objects, as well as information, communications, electronic and other services. Universal design solutions shall be used in planning of the environmental and public infrastructure, development and implementation of architectural designs in order to ensure accessible environment with equal participation possibilities for all members of the public. The Regulation further provides for division and determination of functional zones; nature and greenery territory; forest territory; agricultural territory; water territory; requirements for the planning and use of rural areas; requirements for the planning and use of water territories; structures for animals; protection against noises and pollution; water supply; wastewater collection; electric power supply and alternative energy supply; rainwater collection systems; waste collection points; public recreation areas; ditches, water drainage and artificial water reservoirs; risk areas and polluted areas; landscape protection and planning; cultural monuments and their protection; depiction of territories in spatial plans, local plans and detailed plans; and classifier of the types of land use.
Among others, this Regulation provides that upon lowering or raising the ground level by more than 0.5 m, a vertical spatial plan shall be developed as a part of the building design or territory improvement project. The beginning of a descent slope may not be closer than 1 m from the border of the adjacent land unit, except the case if a consent of the owner of the adjacent land unit has been received. Upon performing construction works and territory improvement, the soil surface shall be preserved and after completion of the construction works it shall be renewed.
This Regulation further provides that water territory is a functional zone which is determined in order to design and ensure rational and sustainable use of water resources for economic activity, transport, recreation and environmental protection.