The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the law of the territory development planning in chapter I. General provisions article 1. The terms used in the law, the law is applied in the following terms: 1) development — the public beneficial environmental, cultural, social, environmental and economic guidance process;
2) territorial development plan: a document that consists of territorial development and planning of the programme and which, subject to the territorial development planning principles and preconditions, territories and sectors of development analyses and forecasts, designate areas of comprehensive and sustainable development objectives and strategies to achieve them;
3) planning region — with the decision of the local government area of a single development plan;
4) regional development, balanced and sustainable development, respecting the regional characteristics of the territory and regional development objectives and opportunities;
5) territory development programme — a document that defines the territory's development goals, tasks, resources and their execution order;
6) planning: a document in which writing and graphically display area current, planned and authorized use (building, infrastructure, facilities) and the limits of use;
7) special area: the area defined by the Cabinet of Ministers on specific characteristics and which is developed in a single development plan (hereinafter also – special area development plan).
2. article. The purpose and tasks of the law (1) this law aims to ensure the territorial development planning framework that will promote sustainable development of the country.
(2) this law is to define the: 1) territorial development planning systems principles, objectives and tasks;
2) territorial development planning and the competence of the participants in the planning process;
3) area development plan types, land development, planning and development of content;
4) public right to information, to participate in the planning process for the development of the territory, to express and defend their views.
3. article. Territorial development planning principles for developing any territorial development plan, the following principles are observed: 1) the principle of sustainable development, ensuring future generations the quality of the environment, balanced economic development, rational nature, human and material resources and the preservation of cultural heritage;
2) regional development principle to reduce unfavorable differences between more and less developed regions, as well as to maintain and develop each of the region's natural environment and cultural characteristics and potential for development;
3) interest the principle of coherence, all areas of the development plan to develop under other areas development plans, as well as the State, municipal and private interests;
4) principle the diversity of any area in the drafting of the development plan to ensure the environmental, cultural, and economic diversity;
5) detail the principle areas of development planning at national, regional and local levels with different level of detail;
6) the subsidiarity principle in the planning area the highest governing body of not interfering in the lower level of the competence of the institution. If the dispute is not resolved, the decision adopting the higher authority whose decision can be appealed in court;
7) the principle of competition in that area development plan creates equal conditions for business;
8) openness principle of territorial development plans, involving the public and providing information and the transparency of decision-making;
9) the continuity and succession of the principle existing programming in the case of a change of the basis to amend the development plan of the territory, while maintaining its territorial development plan, the part that reasoning is not changed.
4. article. Territorial development of the planning tasks for the development of the territory planning tasks are the following: 1) assess the national, district, city of the Republic, State and County of the city, as well as the planning of the regions and sectors of the territorial development potential and the necessary limitations;
2) to promote initiatives in developing entrepreneurship and investment;
3) into the European territory of the neighbouring countries and in development planning;
4) to ensure the quality of the environment and rational use of the territory;
5) guarantee the rights to use and develop real estate in accordance with planning conditions.
5. article. Territorial development planning documents (1) territorial development programme component is a concept, strategy, action plan and projects. Concept and strategy is a long-term action plan and projects — medium-term or short-term planning documents.
(2) the Cabinet of Ministers and local authorities shall take a decision on the planning level according to your area development programmes, defining its contents and making arrangements.
(3) the territorial development is scheduled in the following planning layers: 1) at the national level — areas the development plan binding part regulated by the Cabinet of Ministers regulations;
2) planning region level — the development plan of the territory applicable conditions are governed by the relevant municipal regulations;
3) District, Republic city, town, district and county level, binding provisions governing the municipal regulations.
(4) the precise phonetic transcription of the territory planning assumes the binding rules of the municipality.
(5) the Cabinet of Ministers shall lay down the rules on planning that governed the planning, coordination, development of the entry into force, suspension, amendment, public consultation and monitoring of compliance with the order.
Chapter II. Territory development planning procedure article 6. Programming procedure (1) the national area development plan covers the entire national territory. Development at the national level: 1) national economic development programs, which determines the country's long-term economic development objectives and the means to achieve those objectives;
2) national social development programme, which defines the national long-term social development objectives and the means to achieve those objectives;
3) national environmental protection program, which sets long-term environmental protection objectives and the means to achieve those objectives;
4) national heritage protection program, which defines the long-term policy of the State of heritage conservation and development;
5) national planning under the national economic and sectoral development programmes;
6 special areas) development plans.
(2) regional development plans in the development of the territory of administrative districts or planning regions. Regional development plan covering the whole municipality or planning region, but its binding conditions shall enter into force on the district (Republic city) areas after the local binding rules.
(3) District, Republic city, town and County of the district municipality in its territory draw up development plans.
(4) in drawing up the lower level area development programme, the higher level of development of the territory.
(5) the regional and local level development planning of the development of the territory in accordance with the programme for the development of the territory. These documents can be combined in one document a plan for the development of the territory.
7. article. National Authority jurisdiction (1) the Ministry of economy in cooperation with State bodies, public organizations and local authorities in developing national economic development program.
(2) the Ministry of welfare, in cooperation with State bodies, public organizations and municipalities draw up a national programme for social development.
(3) the Ministry of culture in cooperation with the national authorities, public organizations and local authorities in developing national heritage protection program.
(4) the protection of the environment and regional development Ministry: 1) in cooperation with the national authorities, public organizations and local authorities in developing national environmental protection program;
2) in collaboration with the national authorities, public organizations and local authorities in the development of national plans and special area development plans;
3) assess the sectors of spatial development program and the district, the city of the Republic, State and County of the territory of the city development plan for compliance with the laws and regulations;
4) following local application take decisions in those areas of development planning, which the authorities have agreed;
5) shall establish and maintain a territorial development planning database.
(5) the Cabinet will create a territorial development planning centre, which is passed on to the protection of the environment and regional development Ministry, and approves its statutes, with the following main tasks: 1) Latvian National programming and the special development plan for the territory;
2) territorial development planning database creation and maintenance;
3) State and local execution of orders in the development planning of the territory.
(6) Regional Development Council, established according to the law "About specially assisted regions", in accordance with the law referred to assess national economic development programs, the national social development programs, the national environmental protection programme, national heritage protection program, as well as national and regional planning of the territory development plans.
(7) each Ministry shall have the right to participate in any development plan the development of the territory.
8. article. Municipal jurisdiction (1) the County Council and the City Council: 1) ensure your area development plan;
2) approved the development plan for the territory;
3) evaluate real property determines the current use and restrictions on use;
4) supports the development of the territory of administrative supervision plan;
5) propose amendments other County and city, district, regional and national planning-level territorial development plans.
6) decide on cooperation with other authorities in common areas of the development plan;
7) provides for public participation in the planning process for the development of the territory.
(2) the District Council: 1) supports the district's area development plan;
2) confirms the district's area development plan;
3) assess the national program, industry development programs, national planning, regional development and the specific areas of the territory part of the development plan relating to a specific area of the territory;
4) propose amendments for planning their regional or national area development plan;
5) evaluate district and County of the territory of the city development plan compliance with the district's area development plan;
6) decide on cooperation with your district and other authorities in common areas of the development plan;
7) assess economic sector development plans, as well as the regional territorial development plans and planning relating to a specific area of the territory;
8) assess the current use of the territory of the district and plans to its further use;
9) provides for public participation in the planning process for the development of the territory.
(3) District and the municipalities of the Republic may establish a planning region, subject to the following conditions: 1) signed a contract on cooperation in the area of development planning, establishing the planning region Council, adopt its statutes and delegated to the representatives from city and county municipalities among the members;
2) Regional Council planning accepted the region development plan, approve the budget for the planning region, you can create a region's development planning body to approve its Charter and appoint its head;
3) planning region development planning authority developed areas the development plan, the implementation of the budget for the planning and implementation of development projects.
Chapter III. Territory development planning public consultation on article 9. Public consultation (1) in order to ensure national development plan consultation of the territory, the environment and regional development Ministry:
1) published in the newspaper "journal" information on national area development plan development, public consultation, site and time where and when you can get acquainted with the area development plan and to submit written proposals and references;
2) organized public participation in the planning process for the development of the territory.
(2) the municipality, developing a plan for the development of the territory: 1) shall be published in the newspaper "Latvian journal" and the local newspaper information on territorial development plan, the start of a public consultation procedure, place and time where and when you can get acquainted with the area development plan and to submit written proposals and comments, as well as provide written answers submitted for specified period written proposals;
2) organised by the area development plan for public consultation.
10. article. Natural and legal persons the right to participate in the discussion of the development plan of the territory (1) any natural or legal person is entitled to inspect public consultation released territorial development plans.
(2) any natural or legal person is entitled to public consultation deadline to submit written proposals and comments and fixed period receive a written answer on them.
(3) any natural or legal person is entitled to participate in the public consultation, debate, express their views and submit proposals.
11. article. Overview of the planning process for the development of the territory (1) any national territorial development plan, the developer every year to the cabinet within the time limit indicated in the "journal" published an overview of the planning process for the development of the territory or territories for the realization of the development plan.
(2) the local government each year to 31 March published a report on the territorial development plan, the developer or sales. The City Council of the Republic and the District Council of reports published in the newspaper "Gazette" and area or local newspaper. The Parish Council and a district town halls reports published in the district or local newspaper.
(3) international organizations and consultation prepared national reports published in the newspaper "journal".
Chapter IV. Territorial development planning financing article 12. Areas of financing of development planning at the local level (1) expenditure for the development planning of the territory's local government expenditure, and the need to provide the municipal budget.
(2) areas for the promotion of national development planning in the budget for the current year is national mērķdotācij for co-financing the municipal territorial development planning.
(3) the Cabinet of Ministers shall lay down the procedure for the granting of the public areas of the mērķdotācij development plan.
The law adopted in 1998 the Saeima on 15 October.
The President g. Ulmanis in Riga in 1998 on October 30.
