49-модда. The master plan for the development planning of the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan

The master plan for the development planning of the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall define project solutions that provide for the following:

the basic principles for the development of population settlement systems, natural resource use, and production capacities in line with the socio-economic development forecasts of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

measures for improving the environmental situation in the territories of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and the regions, rational land use and land protection, preservation of the territories of cultural heritage sites, and development of engineering, transport-related, and social infrastructure of national importance;

favorable areas for the development of population settlement systems;

protected natural territories;

areas designated for agricultural and forestry use;

territories with extreme natural and climatic conditions;

areas exposed to natural and man-made emergencies;

territories containing deposits of mineral resources;

areas where specific regimes for the special regulation of urban planning activity and other types of urban planning use are established, as well as restrictions on the use of such areas for the implementation of urban planning activity;

other project solutions concerning the development of the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The project solutions included in the master plan for the development planning of the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be developed with a long-term perspective, taking into account the Development Strategy of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as international and regional integration processes, regional socio-economic development programs of neighboring countries, and global principles.

The master plan for the development planning of the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan is a multi-purpose strategic document of national importance that sets the direction for:

state regulation of the settlement system of the population and distribution of production capacities;

identification of the current condition, potential, interconnection goals, and unique characteristics of the territories;

coordination of interregional and intersectoral state interests through the implementation of architectural, urban planning, and construction activities within the framework of socio-economic development programs;