Article 15. Customers in the field of urban planning

Customers in the field of urban planning activities may be:

state bodies, self-government bodies of citizens, as well as legal entities and individuals;

legal entities and individuals operating on the basis of public-private partnerships.

Customers have the right to:

choose a developer of urban planning documentation and conclude an agreement on its development;

choose a contractor for the construction of objects and conclude an agreement with him.

Customers are required to:

comply with the legislation on urban planning, urban planning norms and rules;

prepare and approve terms of reference for the development of urban planning documentation;

provide developers of urban planning documentation with initial permits for design, including an architectural and planning assignment, topographic materials, materials of engineering and geological surveys and examination of the technical condition of load-bearing building constructions, evaluation reports;

ensure the examination of urban planning documentation;

monitor the progress of the design and provide technical supervision of the quality of construction, in the event that deficiencies and defects are detected during the construction process, take measures to eliminate them;

on the basis of an agreement concluded with the developer of urban planning documentation, ensure the implementation of architectural supervision over the implementation of urban planning documentation;

after the issuance by the territorial inspectorate of a permit for the operation of the completed facility, organize the elimination of the identified deficiencies during the warranty period.

Customers, except for organizations carrying out construction and installation work as the main type of activity, are prohibited from independent (using own resources), without concluding a construction contract with a contractor, construction, reconstruction and overhaul of facilities with more than two storeys (excluding basement), more than 12 meters high from the ground surface and (or) with a total area of more than 500 square meters.

Customers may have other rights and bear other obligations in accordance with the law.