Land Use Planning Law.

The Law determines principles for land use planning in Latvia. Its purpose is to promote the arrangement of land properties and a sustainable utilization of the land resources, by determining types of land use planning work, implementation provisions, and the tasks and duties of persons involved in a land use planning. According to the Law, land use planning includes the development of a land use planning project; and the specification of types of land use. Development of a territory shall be planned through public participation. The authority conforming to the planning level has a duty to ensure openness of information and decision-making, as well as ascertain the public opinion and organize public participation in planning the development of a territory, providing as detailed and comprehensible information as possible. Public participation in planning the development of a territory shall be ensured by the relevant State authority, planning region or local government according to the planning level in conformity with laws and regulations laying down the requirements for public participation. Spatial development planning documents and data entered into the spatial development planning information system shall be publicly accessible free of charge, except for the data accessibility of which is restricted in accordance with laws and regulations. A local government shall develop and approve the local government development strategy, development program, spatial plan, local plans, detailed plans and thematic plans.