People wait for the tram at the station, Alexandria, Egypt @ eFesenko / Shutterstock.com Legislative Analysis to Support Sustainable approaches to City Planning and Extension in Egypt LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE ii APPROACHES TO CITY PLANNING AND EXTENSION IN EGYPT LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE APPROACHES TO CITY PLANNING AND EXTENSION IN EGYPT iii LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE APPROACHES TO CITY PLANNING AND EXTENSION IN EGYPT LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE iv APPROACHES TO CITY PLANNING AND EXTENSION IN EGYPT Copyright © United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), 2015 December, 2015 Disclaimer The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat off the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries, or regarding its economic system or degree of development. 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Acknowledgements Author: Hazem Abdelfattah (External consultant) Contributors: UN-Habitat task managers Mohamed Nada and Anne Amin Design and Layout: Euclide Namema Financial Support: Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit - German International Cooperation (GIZ)/ Participatory Urban Development Programme (PDP) LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE APPROACHES TO CITY PLANNING AND EXTENSION IN EGYPT v TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4 1. Jurisdictional Boundaries .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 2. Urban Planning Framework ................................................................................................................................................................................................................12 2.1 Strategic Planning ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13 2.2 Detailed Planning ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................14 3. Land Acquisition ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................18 3.1 The Right to Private Property ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................18 3.2 Land Acquisition for Public Benefit ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................19 3.3 Land Acquisition for State Use or Investment .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................27 3.4 Property Rights in Informal Areas ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................29 4. Public Space ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................40 4.1 Planning and Demarcation of Public Spaces .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................41 4.2 Implementation and Maintenance of Public Spaces .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................43 5. Plotting Regulation ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................45 5.1 Planning and Demarcation of Plots .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................45 5.2 Adjustment, Subdivision and Consolidation of Plots ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................46 5.3 Provision of Subdivision(s) with Infrastructure and Services ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................47 5.4 Urban-Rural Variations ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................48 6. Development Rights .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................50 7. Building Code ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................55 7.1 Building Law ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................55 7.2 Rules for Construction and Building Works ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................56 LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE vi APPROACHES TO CITY PLANNING AND EXTENSION IN EGYPT Annex: Mapping the Legal Framework Governing Urban Development in Egypt Introduction: Overview & Legal Framework of Egypt .........................................................................................................................................................................5 Part 1: The Egyptian constitution of 2014 ...............................................................................................................................................................................................6 Part 2: The Egyptian Laws .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................11 Law 119/2008 (The Building Law) .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12