Article 21. Powers of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, executive authorities of regions and city of Tashkent in the field of urban planning activities

Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, executive authorities of regions and the city of Tashkent, within their powers:

exercise state control over compliance with the legislation on urban planning and ensure the safety of objects of urban planning activities;

based on the indicators of socio-economic development and projected urbanization of territories of cities, address the issues of rational settlement, development of engineering, transport and social infrastructure;

perform the functions of a customer for the development of urban planning documentation for the construction of objects of local importance and ensure their financing;

restrict, suspend or prohibit urban planning activities on their territory if they do not comply with the requirements of the legislation on urban planning. Restriction, suspension and prohibition of urban planning activities of business entities are carried out through judicial process, except for cases of restriction, suspension of activities for a period of not more than ten working days in order to prevent emergencies, epidemics and other real threats to the life and health of the population;

control and plan urban planning activities on the placement of objects (constructions) of advertising and information, including preparation of lists of land plots allotted for the construction of objects (constructions) of advertising and information, and their certification;

organize the development of master plans for settlements and ensure their public discussion;

submit for approval to the relevant representative authorities master plans of rural settlements, designs of detailed planning of parts of the territories of settlements (hereinafter — design of detailed planning) and plans for development of quarters, microdistricts and elements of the planning structure of settlements (hereinafter — development design);

organize the development and implementation of regional planning schemes, schemes and designs for the development of engineering, transport and social infrastructures, as well as landscaping;

submit for approval to the relevant representative authorities the district (groups of districts) planning designs;

shall submit to the relevant local representative body of government for approval the boundaries of urban planning activity sites of special regulation of local significance and the procedure for regulating urban planning activities within the territories of the relevant sites;