Article 23. Examination of urban planning documentation

Examination of urban planning documentation is carried out by specialized structural units of a specially authorized state body, authorized ministries, state committees and departments, expert commissions or expert groups, as well as accredited legal entities (hereinafter — expert organizations).

Examination of urban planning documentation of objects of urban planning activities of special regulation is carried out by specialized structural divisions of a specially authorized state body.

Urban planning documentation is subject to examination against the compliance with the requirements of the legislation on urban planning, including urban planning, fire safety and environmental norms and rules, as well as sanitary rules and norms and hygienic regulations.

Urban planning documentation for the construction of objects of urban planning is subject to mandatory examination against the seismic resistance and fire safety.

For objects financed at the expense of direct investments, including foreign, examination of the estimated part of urban planning documentation is not required.

Examination of urban planning documentation for the following objects is optional:

temporary and household buildings for seasonal work;

separately built objects of small size of no more than three hundred cubic meters;

individual residential buildings with no more than two storeys (excluding the basement), no more than 12 meters high from the ground surface and (or) with a total area of no more than 500 square meters;

objects of the I category of risk;

maintenance of buildings, structures and other objects.

In the event of changes in design solutions, including changing the design (changing the number of storeys, extension, superstructure) of buildings under construction or existing buildings, urban planning documentation is subject to re-examination in parts related to the changes.

When re-applying individual and standard designs, for which positive expert opinions were previously issued, the examination is carried out in part related to tying these designs to specific areas and conditions.

The customer is obliged to provide for examination a complete set of urban planning documentation and ensure its reliability.

Examination of urban planning documentation is carried based on contracts concluded by customers and expert organizations, charging its cost to the design development expenses.