Presidential Decrees1 min read
Section 4Sec./Art. 4
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Proclamation of Urban Land Reform Zones. The President shall proclaim specific parcels of urban and urbanizable lands as Urban land Reform Zones, otherwise known as Urban Zones for purposes of this Decree, which may include Bagong Lipunan Sites, as defined in P.D. 1396.
Upon proclamation, the Ministry of Human Settlements, hereafter referred to as the Ministry, shall prepare the appropriate development and zoning plans, and formulate the enforcement and implementing guidelines which shall in force and effect upon approval by the President and shall be enforced by the Ministry or its attached agencies.
No urban land can be disposed of or used or constructed on unless its disposition or use conforms with the development and zoning plans of the Ministry, and the approved enforcement and implementation guidelines in accordance with the Official Development Registry System and the Development Use Permit System provided for in Section 13 and 16 of this Decree.
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