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Master Plan of Sofia Municipality MASTER PLAN OF SOFIA MUNICIPALITY APPROVED BY SOFIA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, DECISION N:697 PROTOCOL 51/19.11.2009 AND THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA, DECISION N:960/12.2009 SOFIA MUNICIPALITY ARCHITECTURE AND TOWN PLANNING DIRECTORATE MUNICIPAL ENTERPRISE SYNTHESIS REPORT “SOFPROECT - MASTER PLAN” SOFIA, 2009 SOFIA MUNICIPALITY ARCHITECTURE AND TOWN PLANNING DIRECTORATE MUNICIPAL ENTERPRISE “SOFPROECT - MASTER PLAN” MASTER PLAN OF SOFIA MUNICIPALITY SYNTHESIS REPORT CHIEF MASTER PLAN COORDINATOR LYUDMIL MIHAYLOVICH DIRECTOR “SOFPROECT - MASTER PLAN” ENG. PETAR TERZIEV CHIEF ARCHITECT OF SOFIA ARCH. PETAR DIKOV SOFIA, 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Background information 4.4.1. Spatial planning structure 1.0.1. Introductory notes 4.4.2. The system of centres 1.2. Historical overview of the spatial development 4.4.3. Territorial organization of the Tertiary sector 1.3. Geographical location 4.5. Green system 1.4. Natural conditions and resources 4.5.1. General stipulations 2. Analysis of the current state and development trends of the economy of Sofia Municipality 4.5.2. Analysis of the amendments by elements of the Green system 2.1. Economic development factors 4.5.3. Comparative analysis and conclusions from the balance of the territory 2.2. General characteristics of the territorial economic complex 4.6. System “Recreation” 2.3. Primary sector 4.6.1. Prerequisites for analyses and assessments related to amendments in the 2.3.1. Agriculture System “Recreation” of the Master Plan of Sofia Municipality 2.3.2. Forestry 4.6.2. Changes and trends in the functional system “Recreation” 2.4. Secondary sector 4.6.3. Analysis of the changes in the System “Recreation” in the general context of 2.4.1. Industry the amendments of the Master Plan of Sofia Municipality 2.4.2. Construction 4.7. System “Cultural and historical heritage” 2.5. Tertiary sector 4.7.1. Protection of the System “Cultural and historical heritage” 2.5.1. Business infrastructure 4.7.2. Concept about the utilization and development of the System “Cultural and historical heritage” 2.5.2. Tourism 4.7.3. Directions for management of the System “Cultural and historical heritage” 2.6. Major conclusions and development directions 4.7.4. Conservation and development of cultural and historical heritage 3. Analysis of the trends and processes in the social sphere 4.8. Transport communication infrastructure 3.1. Demographic development 4.8.1. Current state of the transport communication infrastructure 3.1.1. Development in the period 2001-2006 4.8.2. Objectives of the development of the transport communication system (2003 Master Plan) 3.1.2. Development forecasts 4.8.3. Amendment to the Master Plan – final draft within the scope of the transport communication system 3.2. Labour force market 4.8.4. Railway transport 3.2.1. Employment 4.9. System “Engineering-technical infrastructure” 3.2.2. Unemployment 4.9.1. Water supply 3.3. Income and expenditures of households 4.9.2. Sewerage 3.4. Budgetary social services 4.9.3. Open water currents 3.4.1. Current state and development of budgetary social services 4.9.4. Power supply 3.4.2. Updated forecast for development of the budgetary social services in Sofia Municipality by 2025 4.9.5. District heating 3.4.3. General forecast for the number of medical doctors and dentists 4.9.6. Telecommunications 3.4.4. Updated forecast for development of culture and technical-economic parameters of its relevant 4.9.7. Gas supply and product supply infrastructure 4.10. Communal facilities 3.4.5. Updated forecast for development of social activities and technical-economic parameters 4.10.1. Objective of the study of the relevant infrastructure 4.10.2. Updating of the plots for communal facilities in the city of Sofia and Sofia Municipality 3.4.6. Forecast for development of sports and technical-economic parameters of the relevant 4.10.3. New concession contracts for extraction of ores and minerals in the period 2001-2007 infrastructure 5. Engineering-geological conditions and geological risk 4. Current state and spatial development of the functional systems in the city of Sofia and Sofia 5.1. Engineering-geological conditions for construction on the territory of Sofia and Sofia Municipality Municipality 5.2. Hydro-geological conditions on the territory of Sofia 4.1. Basic principles of the spatial development of the territory 5.2.1. Fresh ground waters 4.2. System “Residence and housing stock” 5.2.2. Thermal mineral waters on the territory of the city of Sofia and Sofia Municipality 4.2.1. Current state and development of the System “Residence” 5.3. Geological risk on the territory of the city of Sofia and Sofia Municipality 4.2.2. Updated forecast model for development of the residential areas 5.3.1. Zones with manifested and potential landslides 4.2.3. Comparative analysis of the currently enforced Master Plan and the Draft-Amendment to the 5.3.2. Zones with increased seismic activity Master Plan with respect to the balance of the residential areas 5.3.3. Zones with high ground water levels 4.3. System “Work” (secondary sector) 6. Ecology 4.3.1. General provisions 7. Balance of the territory 4.3.2. Current state and trends in the development of the Secondary sector – the System “Work” 8. Annexes and schemes 4.3.3. Objectives and tasks 4.3.4. Concept for development of the System “Work” – Secondary sector 4.3.5. Sectoral balance of the territory 4.4. Spatial planning structure, system of centres and territorial organization of the Tertiary sector AMENDMENT TO THE MASTER PLAN Provisions of the Law on Regulation and Build-up of Sofia Municipality, ex officio; suitable plots were sought for new cemeteries, for namely: alternative solid waster treatment sites; certain investigations OF SOFIA MUNICIPALITY (1) Within six months of the enforcement of that law the Sofia were conducted also with respect to optimization of the Municipal Council shall approve a decision to work out a Draft-Amendment distribution of the special-use planning zones and plots in the to the Master Plan, in which it defined the scope of the Amendment and the urbanized area, as well as in the surrounding area. 1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION deadline for its elaboration; (2) The scope of the Draft-Amendment shall mandatory On the basis of the conducted feasibility studies and the new Items 3, 5 1.1. INTRODUCTORY NOTES comprise: and 8 in Article 134, Paragraph 1 of the Law on Regulation of the Territory 1. Changes in the scope of the green system for the purposes and Paragraph 12, Item 5 of the Law on Regulation and Build-up of Sofia This brief report concerning the draft for amendment to the Master Plan of of preservation of plots laid down as elements of the green Municipality a report was submitted for approving a Decision for amendment Sofia Municipality has been prepared in compliance with the requirements system of the city according to the currently enforced Master of the Master Plan of Sofia Municipality and an Assignment Note for working of Article 24, Paragraph 2, Item 2 of Ordinance No. 8 of the Ministry of Plan of Sofia, whose designation has been changed prior to or out a Draft-Amendment to the Master Plan of Sofia Municipality. Regional Development and Public Works. with the approval of that Law; 2. Improvement of the transport and communication scheme; On the grounds of the above the Sofia Municipal Council at its meeting It is necessary to remind that the current Master Plan of Sofia Municipality 3. Identification of areas for expansion of the cemeteries; held on 19 July 2007, Protocol No. 114, Item 3 of the Agenda, by virtue of was worked out by the Sofproject – Master Plan Municipal Enterprise in the 4. Changes in the distribution of the groups of areas, planning Decision No. 693, period 1999 – 30 April 2003 and submitted to the Municipal Administration zones and independent plots in the urbanized area with a for endorsement under the procedures provided for in the regulatory view to establishing limits to the restructuring of the housing DECIDED: framework. estates; 1. A Draft-Amendment to the Master Plan of Sofia Municipality 5. Updating of the regulatory stipulation of areas for depots and should be worked out in compliance with the Assignment Due to court appeals against the procedures for approval of the other sites of that kind and solid waste treatment facilities. Note for Design (Annex 1, which is an integral part of this Environmental Impact Assessment Report, the 2003 Master Plan was Decision); finally approved by virtue of Decision No. 147 of the Council of Ministers of Immediately after the enforcement of the Law on Regulation and Build- 2. The Draft-Amendment to the Master Plan of Sofia Municipality 2006 and enforced as of 20 January 2007 by virtue of Paragraph 11 of the up of Sofia Municipality and with due consideration of the provisions of should be worked out within six months; Transitional and Closing Provisions of the Law on Regulation and Build-up Paragraph 7 of the said Law, multiple comments, viewpoints and proposals 3. The Mayor of Sofia Municipality should assign Sofproject – of Sofia Municipality. (ЗУЗСО). concerning the stipulations of the Master Plan of Sofia Municipality were Master Plan Municipal Enterprise to work out ex-officio the submitted by physical persons and legal entities, city-district administrations Draft- Amendment to the Master Plan of Sofia Municipality. During that period (April 2003 – December 2006) significant socio-economic etc., for the attention of the municipal administration. 4. A Working Group for coordination of and control on the changes took place in the country, whose strongest manifestations were activities related to the working out of the Draft-Amendment to observed in the city of Sofia and Sofia Municipality.
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