Spatial Planning Act Article 20

The demarcation principles that are used in functional zone and sub-zone are as follows.1.Environmental conservation zones: To be demarcated by natural resources, ecology, landscape, disasters, and the deployment of corresponding disaster prevention facilities, shall be taken into account and areas shall be classified by their degree of environmental sensitivity.A.Type 1: areas with abundant resources, important habitats, an exceptional landscape or susceptibility to disaster, and with an environment that is highly sensitive.B.Type 2: areas with abundant resources, important habitats, an exceptional landscape or susceptibility to disaster, and with an environment that is weakly sensitive.C.Other necessary types.2.Marine resource zones: to be demarcated by the current states of internal and territorial marine, future developmental requirements, current conservation and utilization of marine resources, traditional use of such resources by indigenous people, and special and other uses, and to be classified according to the needs of the use of marine.A.Type 1: areas with an exclusive use.B.Type 2: areas with compatible uses.C.Other necessary types.3.Agricultural development zones: to be demarcated by the agricultural production environment, capacity to contribute to food security and quantities of existing agricultural improvement facilities, and to be classified according to the conditions of agricultural production resources therein.A.Type 1: areas with excellent environments for agricultural production that can contribute to food security or have important agricultural facilities that have been improved.B.Type 2: areas with decent environments for agricultural production that can contribute to food security and support agricultural diversity.C.Other necessary types.4.Urban-rural development zones: to be demarcated by the degree of urbanization and developmental needs, and to be classified according to the level of development.A.Type 1: areas with higher levels of urbanization and higher concentrations of residential buildings or industrial activities.B.Type 2: areas with lower levels of urbanization but with a certain concentration of residential buildings or industrial activities.C.Other necessary types.New or expansionary urban plans may be approved only if they are located in urban-rural development zones.
中文原文 國土計畫法第20條
各國土功能分區及其分類之劃設原則如下:
一、國土保育地區:依據天然資源、自然生態或景觀、災害及其防治設施分布情形加以劃設,並按環境敏感程度,予以分類:
(一)第一類:具豐富資源、重要生態、珍貴景觀或易致災條件,其環境敏感程度較高之地區。
(二)第二類:具豐富資源、重要生態、珍貴景觀或易致災條件,其環境敏感程度較低之地區。
(三)其他必要之分類。
二、海洋資源地區:依據內水與領海之現況及未來發展需要,就海洋資源保育利用、原住民族傳統使用、特殊用途及其他使用等加以劃設,並按用海需求,予以分類:
(一)第一類:使用性質具排他性之地區。
(二)第二類:使用性質具相容性之地區。
(三)其他必要之分類。
三、農業發展地區:依據農業生產環境、維持糧食安全功能及曾經投資建設重大農業改良設施之情形加以劃設,並按農地生產資源條件,予以分類:
(一)第一類:具優良農業生產環境、維持糧食安全功能或曾經投資建設重大農業改良設施之地區。
(二)第二類:具良好農業生產環境、糧食生產功能,為促進農業發展多元化之地區。
(三)其他必要之分類。
四、城鄉發展地區:依據都市化程度及發展需求加以劃設,並按發展程度,予以分類:
(一)第一類:都市化程度較高,其住宅或產業活動高度集中之地區。
(二)第二類:都市化程度較低,其住宅或產業活動具有一定規模以上之地區。
(三)其他必要之分類。
新訂或擴大都市計畫案件,應以位屬城鄉發展地區者為限。

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