Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Circular on Strengthening Green, Low-Carbon Construction in County Seats (Draft for Comments)

住房和城乡建设部关于加强县城绿色低碳建设的通知 (征求意见稿)

April 23, 2021 | BY

Susan Mok

New buildings in county seats may be subject to environmental restrictions

Issued: March 29, 2021

Main contents: Population density in a county seat shall be kept at 6,000 to 10,000 persons per square kilometer and the ratio of gross floor area to construction land area in the built-up area of a county seat shall be kept at 0.6 to 0.8 (Article 2(2)).

New residential buildings in a county shall mainly be six stories tall, with residential buildings of six stories and less accounting for not less than 75% of the total. New residential buildings in a county seat shall not exceed 18 stories. Where it is genuinely necessary to construct a residential building of more than 18 stories, stringent and full fact-finding shall be carried out therefor, and construction for fire safety, emergencies, urban infrastructure, etc. shall be strengthened (Article 2(3)).

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