The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on January 13 of this year adopted the Law “On the Regulation of Urban Planning Activities”, which was returned to the president of the country (with the imposition of veto law) with proposals and additions. The reasons that caused such a decision by Viktor Yanukovych steel:- laid down in the initial version of the law, restricting citizens’ participation in the discussion in the planning and development of territories;- the creation of legislative levers of pressure on local authorities, in t. h. restriction of the rights of rural, settlements, city councils that allowed them to make decisions and approve urban planning documentation, although this is a direct violation of the law “On local self-government in Ukraine”;- and the last: the bill did not provide for the responsibility for the possible consequences that could be admitted to Relations with violations of building codes, standards and rules both at the design stage and at the stage of expert evaluation of projects, as well as in direct construction of facilities. 269 deputies of BP voted for the adoption of a new version of the law. In particular, the changes affected Article 21 «Public hearings regarding the accounting of public interests». Now local urban planning projects, gene. Plane plans, territory plans and much more are subject to compulsory public hearing, without which the approval of construction documentation is prohibited (at the local level).It was also decided not to hold public hearings in case of alienation of property objects for public needs. The new draft law obliges local self -government bodies to publish (within a month from the date of receipt) all decisions related to urban planning projects and their consequences (environmental, economic, legal), and also charges the responsibilities of local authorities without fail and within the deadlines established by law the public (both adults, legal entities, self -organization of citizens and deputies of different levels) on the published projects and, in the event of controversial issues, create conciliation commissions for their settlement, which should include at least 50% and no more than 70% of representatives public. If the commission within the deadlines established by law could not make the final decision, then such a decision has the right to make a local government. The local government is obliged to finance such events, and the cabinet is obliged. Min. Ukraine is obliged to determine only the order of public hearings.
