• This document forms the seventh regulatory document of the Denebol Prime Metropolitan Plan.
• The purpose of this document is to define how the Metropolitan Plan shall be interpreted, applied, reviewed, amended and implemented.
• This document also defines the relationship between the Metropolitan Plan, the Urban Development & Heritage Protection Act and the previous Development Plan framework.
• Unlike the previous documents of the Metropolitan Plan, this document does not require a map.
• This document establishes the legal and administrative framework for all map-based documents, development decisions, urban studies, institutional reviews and future amendments.
• This document shall be used by public authorities, district administrations, developers, urban planners, infrastructure authorities and institutions responsible for the development of Denebol Prime.

• The Denebol Prime Metropolitan Plan is adopted under the authority of the Urban Development & Heritage Protection Act.
• The Urban Development & Heritage Protection Act remains the superior legislative framework for urban planning, zoning, infrastructure requirements, construction standards and heritage conservation.
• The Metropolitan Plan is a city-specific planning instrument for Denebol Prime and replaces the previous Development Plan and Development Map within the territory of Denebol Prime.
• The Metropolitan Plan shall not repeal general duties established by the Urban Development & Heritage Protection Act, unless this document expressly provides a specific replacement rule for Denebol Prime.
• General requirements concerning accessibility, emergency access, transport integration, green roofs, sustainability, heritage protection, infrastructure compliance and ministerial oversight remain applicable.

• Upon adoption, the Denebol Prime Metropolitan Plan replaces the previous Development Plan and Development Map as the principal planning framework for Denebol Prime.
• References in existing legislation, administrative decisions or public documents to the Development Plan or Development Map shall, for the territory of Denebol Prime, be interpreted as references to the Denebol Prime Metropolitan Plan.
• The previous Development Plan may remain relevant as historical, analytical or preparatory material, but it shall not prevail over the Metropolitan Plan.
• Existing decisions, permissions and urban studies adopted under the previous Development Plan remain valid where they do not conflict with the Metropolitan Plan.
• Where an existing study is expressly referenced in the Metropolitan Plan, it remains applicable to the extent stated in the relevant document.

• Document 01 — Map of Transformations, which defines transformation areas and allowed functions where development is expected;
• Document 04 — Map of Public Institutions, which defines public institutional structure and institutional development requirements;
• Document 06 — Map of Urban Structure and Centres, which defines the hierarchy and role of centres without imposing rigid land-use zoning.

• Document 01 — Map of Transformations.
• Document 02 — Map of Architectural Values.
• Document 03 — Map of Transportation Development.
• Document 04 — Map of Public Institutions.
• Document 05 — Map of Height Regulation.
• Document 06 — Map of Urban Structure and Centres.
• Document 07 — Implementation and Governance.

• The Metropolitan Plan is legally binding for public authorities, district administrations, public institutions, infrastructure authorities and development decisions within Denebol Prime.
• The Metropolitan Plan shall guide public investment, infrastructure planning, urban studies, public-space projects, institutional development and private development.
• No construction, reconstruction, expansion, major modification, infrastructure project or public-space project shall be approved where it directly conflicts with the Metropolitan Plan.
• The Ministry of Urban Development may issue binding interpretations of the Metropolitan Plan.
• The Metropolitan Plan shall be interpreted as a coordinated whole, not as a collection of isolated maps.

1. Document 07 — Implementation and Governance.
2. Superior legislation, including the Urban Development & Heritage Protection Act.
3. Restrictions protecting safety, transport infrastructure, no-fly zones, special protection areas and strategic infrastructure.
4. Protection of historical centres, protected buildings and architectural values.
5. Height regulation and high-rise restrictions.
6. Transport corridors, future stations and transport points.
7. Institutional requirements and public infrastructure obligations.
8. Transformation-area provisions and allowed functions.
9. Urban structure and centre designation.

• Maps of the Metropolitan Plan are strategic planning maps, not technical construction drawings.
• Mapped boundaries may be refined by later urban studies, provided that the purpose of the mapped regulation is preserved.
• Transport corridors, future stations, centres, development areas and no-fly zones may be technically refined only through an approved study or competent authority decision.
• A minor graphical inaccuracy shall not invalidate the intended regulation where the purpose and location are clear.
• Where a boundary is unclear, the Ministry of Urban Development shall issue an interpretation.

• Textual provisions shall be interpreted according to their purpose, not only according to literal wording.
• Listed functions, materials or requirements define the permitted or required planning direction.
• Where a document states that a function is allowed, it does not require that the function must be built, unless the text expressly states such requirement.
• Where a document states that a facility, institution, corridor or public-space element is required, it shall be included in later planning unless an approved study provides an equivalent alternative.
• Terms not defined in the Metropolitan Plan shall be interpreted by the Ministry of Urban Development.

Continued Application of Heritage Protection

• Heritage protection under the Urban Development & Heritage Protection Act remains in force.
• Buildings, areas and structures protected under previous heritage rules remain protected unless removed from protection by a competent authority decision.
• Buildings identified as historically protected in Document 02 shall be treated as protected buildings under the Metropolitan Plan.
• Historical centres identified in Document 06 shall be subject to joint review by the Ministry of Urban Development and the Ministry of Culture & Agriculture.
• Development in historical centres shall preserve historical buildings, street structure, squares, public-space hierarchy, material character and urbanistic context.
• The Metropolitan Plan may add additional protected buildings or protected areas beyond those protected by older legislation.

Stone Monument Requirement

• The stone monument requirement for public or historically significant buildings remains applicable.
• Where a building is listed as historically protected in the Metropolitan Plan, the monument shall identify at least the building name, construction date, original purpose and architect where available.
• Where restoration has occurred, the restoration date may also be displayed.
• Monument design shall respect the architectural character of the relevant area.

Ministry of Urban Development

• The Ministry of Urban Development is the principal authority responsible for the interpretation and implementation of the Metropolitan Plan.
• The Ministry shall review urban studies, major transformation areas, transport corridors, height regulation, centres and development areas.
• The Ministry may issue binding interpretations of the Metropolitan Plan.
• The Ministry may require additional studies where development could affect the metropolitan structure, public infrastructure, transport network, protected values or strategic areas.
• The Ministry coordinates amendments to the Metropolitan Plan.
• The Ministry retains inspection and enforcement powers under the Urban Development & Heritage Protection Act.

Ministry of Culture & Agriculture

• The Ministry of Culture & Agriculture shall review development affecting historical centres, historically protected buildings, cultural landscapes, agricultural areas and protected urban context.
• Review by the Ministry of Culture & Agriculture is required in historical centres and in other areas where the Metropolitan Plan expressly requires such review.
• The Ministry may require heritage assessment, visual assessment, material assessment or cultural-landscape assessment.
• The Ministry may object to development that would damage historically protected buildings, historical street structure, squares, cultural landscapes or important views.

 Transport Authorities

• Transport authorities shall review development affecting subway corridors, maglev corridors, stations, transport points, terminals, transport buildings and strategic transport reserves.
• Transport authorities may require a transport study where a proposal affects existing or future transport infrastructure.
• Development shall not block existing or future transport corridors shown in the Metropolitan Plan.
• Transport authorities shall coordinate with the Ministry of Urban Development on major station areas and interchange points.

Security, Military and Emergency Authorities

• Military authorities shall review development affecting military buildings, military bases, military-only zones, strategic centres and military air-traffic restrictions.
• The Denebolian Police Force shall review development affecting police facilities, public safety and security-sensitive areas.
• Fire department authorities shall review emergency response facilities, access routes and fire coverage in development areas.
• Airport, air-traffic or security authorities shall review no-fly zones and air-traffic restrictions.
• Government traffic or strategic air traffic shall be reviewed by the competent government authority where required.

Healthcare, Education, Diplomatic and Institutional Authorities

• Healthcare authorities shall review hospitals, healthcare buildings and healthcare requirements in development areas.
• Education authorities shall review schools, universities, academies and education capacity in development areas.
• Diplomatic or foreign-affairs authorities shall review diplomatic buildings, embassies and international districts.
• Financial, cultural and other institutional authorities may review institutions within their competence.
• These reviews shall be coordinated with the Ministry of Urban Development where they affect the spatial structure of the city.

Urban Study Requirement

• An urban study is required where stated in any document of the Metropolitan Plan.
• The Ministry of Urban Development may require an urban study even where it is not expressly stated, if the proposed development affects a major centre, transformation area, transport corridor, protected building, high-rise area or institutional development area.
• An urban study shall be prepared before detailed development where the area requires spatial coordination.
• Development may proceed without a new urban study only where the proposal is minor, consistent with the Metropolitan Plan and does not affect strategic public interests.

Minimum Content of an Urban Study

• An urban study shall define the spatial concept of the area.

• The study shall include, where relevant:

1. street and pathway structure;

2. public spaces;

3. building massing and height structure;

4. relation to centres and district identity;

5. transport access and station integration;

6. public institutions and civic facilities;

7. architectural character and material principles;

8. landscape and green structure;

9. protected buildings and view corridors;

10. phasing and implementation logic.

• The scope of the urban study may be reduced for smaller areas where not all topics are relevant.
• The Ministry of Urban Development may require additional content where the area is complex or strategically important.

Approval of Urban Studies

• Urban studies shall be submitted to the Ministry of Urban Development for review.
• The Ministry may approve the study, approve it with conditions, return it for revision or reject it.
• Where another authority has review competence, the study shall be submitted to that authority before final approval.
• An approved urban study becomes a reference document for later development in the area.
• An approved study shall remain valid unless superseded by a new study, plan amendment or competent authority decision.

Development in Transformation Areas

• Development in transformation areas shall comply with Document 01 and all other applicable documents of the Metropolitan Plan.
• Allowed functions listed for a transformation area define the permitted planning direction.
• Major transformation areas shall be planned as coherent urban units, not as isolated buildings.
• Where a transformation area overlaps with a centre, the role of that centre shall be reflected in the urban study.
• Where a transformation area includes future transport infrastructure, such infrastructure shall be protected and incorporated into the development concept.

Development in Stable Areas

• Stable areas are not expected to undergo major transformation.
• Minor reconstruction, maintenance, public-space improvement, institutional modernization and infrastructure works may occur in stable areas.
• Development in stable areas shall not undermine protected architectural values, historical centres, public institutions, transport infrastructure or height regulation.
• Major changes in stable areas may require special justification and review by the Ministry of Urban Development.

Continued Construction Standards

• General construction standards from the Urban Development & Heritage Protection Act remain applicable unless replaced by a more specific rule in the Metropolitan Plan.
• Buildings shall remain connected to pedestrian pathways, roads, transit hubs or other appropriate access systems.
• Emergency access shall be preserved for all new development.
• Subway stations, maglev stations and transport points shall remain clearly marked and accessible.
• Unauthorized transporter modifications or installations remain prohibited.

Green Roofs and Sustainability

• Green-roof requirements under the Urban Development & Heritage Protection Act remain applicable to flat-roofed buildings unless an exception is granted.
• Public and major institutional buildings shall respect sustainability and renewable-energy obligations under the superior legislation.
• New developments shall include public green spaces or contribute to nearby public-space and landscape systems where required by an urban study.
• Sustainability obligations shall be interpreted together with the Map of Architectural Values, Map of Public Institutions and relevant urban studies.

Exceptions

• An exception from a provision of the Metropolitan Plan may be granted only where the purpose of the plan remains protected.
• Exceptions shall not be granted for rules protecting safety, strategic infrastructure, no-fly zones, historically protected buildings or high-rise restricted areas, unless expressly allowed by competent authority decision.
• An exception may be considered where:
• the proposal provides an equivalent or better public benefit;
• the mapped boundary is technically inaccurate;
• infrastructure alignment requires refinement;
• a public institution must be relocated to a better location;
• the proposal improves public space, accessibility or urban coherence.

• All exceptions shall be justified in writing.
• The Ministry of Urban Development shall maintain a register of granted exceptions.

Amendments to the Metropolitan Plan

• The Metropolitan Plan may be amended where long-term city development requires an update.

• Amendments may include new transformation areas, new architectural areas, new transport corridors, new institutions, new height categories, new centres or new governance provisions.

• Amendments may be initiated by the Ministry of Urban Development, district administration, government authority or other competent public body.

• Amendments shall include a justification statement and, where relevant, updated maps.

• Amendments affecting historical centres, protected buildings or agricultural areas require review by the Ministry of Culture & Agriculture.

• Amendments affecting transport infrastructure require review by transport authorities.

• Amendments affecting military, security or no-fly-zone provisions require review by competent security or military authorities.

• Substantial amendments to the Metropolitan Plan shall be reviewed by an urban planning committee and approved by Parliament.

Minor Updates

• Minor updates may be made without full amendment procedure where they do not change the purpose of the Metropolitan Plan.
• Minor updates may include correction of labels, graphical errors, technical boundaries, institution names, station names or article references.
• Minor updates shall be recorded and published.
• A minor update shall not be used to introduce new development rights or remove existing protections.

Public Interest

• The Metropolitan Plan protects the public interest in coordinated urban development, public infrastructure, transport accessibility, architectural values, historical continuity, safety, landscape quality and metropolitan identity.
• Development shall contribute to the city structure rather than weaken it.
• Public spaces, transport access, civic institutions and protected values shall be considered at the beginning of planning, not only after building design is completed.
• Major development shall demonstrate how it supports the wider city structure.

Phasing

• Development may be phased where the full implementation of an area cannot occur at once.
• Phasing shall not prevent later completion of public spaces, transport infrastructure, public institutions or required connections.
• Temporary phases shall be designed so that they remain functional and safe.
• Public infrastructure required for a development area shall be provided in a timely manner and shall not be postponed indefinitely.

Public Institutions and Infrastructure Obligations

• Development areas designated for institutional requirements shall reserve space for required public institutions.
• Public institutions may be provided as separate buildings, mixed public buildings, campuses or civic clusters.
• Where an institution is replaced, the replacement shall provide equal or higher functional capacity.
• Institutional requirements may be adjusted only through an approved urban study or competent authority decision.

Monitoring and Review

• The Ministry of Urban Development shall monitor the implementation of the Metropolitan Plan.
• Monitoring shall focus on transformation areas, transport corridors, institutional development, height regulation, historical protection and centre development.
• The plan shall be reviewed at least every three years, unless an earlier review is required by major development, strategic infrastructure change or government decision.
• A public implementation report may be prepared to summarize completed projects, approved studies, amendments and remaining priorities.

• This document is binding for the interpretation and implementation of the Denebol Prime Metropolitan Plan.
• All map-based documents and their regulatory descriptions shall be interpreted according to the principles set out in this document.
• The Metropolitan Plan shall be applied as a coordinated whole.
• No single document shall be used in isolation where another document clearly applies to the same area or issue.
• The previous Development Plan and Development Map are replaced within Denebol Prime on the effective date of the Metropolitan Plan.
• The Urban Development & Heritage Protection Act remains in force as the superior legal framework.
• This document enters into force together with the adoption of the Denebol Prime Metropolitan Plan.
• This document may be amended according to the amendment procedure defined above.