Spatial Planning in Latvia1994 - 2018

Ministry of Environmental protection and Regional Development of Latvia

Ingūna Urtāne

Evolution of spatial planning

in LATVIA - last 20 years

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Points of Departure

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Districts and local municipalities 26+525

Planning regions 5

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Spatial Planning before reform in 2009

NationalNational Spatial Plan

(0)

Regional

Municipal/ locallevel

Development Program (525)Municipal plan and building

regulations

District spatial plan(26)

Regional Spatial Plan (5)

Regional

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RIGA DISTRICT PLAN

REGIONAL DISTRICT PLAN

NATIONAL SPATIAL PLAN ?

RIGA CITY PLAN

Detailed plans to change

or detail municipal plans

Crisis in 2009 Reflections

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1991

19921994

1998

2010 2011

Independence of Republic of Latvia

Land reform started

Regulations on spatial development planning

Law on Territorial DevelopmentPlanning

All local municipalities have plans adopted

New Law on Spatial Development Planning

1993

First property rights is registered in Land Book

Latvia 2030

History

Regulations on Planning,

Land Useand Building

2013

2015

Use of SPIS mandatory

for municipalities

2014

Law on LandManagement

2018

Land reform almost completed

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Local municipalities (119)

11

Planning regions 5

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INHABITANTS within RIGA METROPOLITAN AREAINHABITANTS per REGIONS

RIGA METROPOLITAN AREA

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sprawl?

Riga loses population

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Recycling the past

Create Riga 2010-2012

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Strategy for metropolitan area

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Poor public transportation network

Lack of joint ticketing system

Lack of coordination to improve public

services

Unequal distribution of services- medical,

educational etc.

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local level – reservation

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ChangeLessons learned

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Change WHAT AND WHY?

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more certainty – national level

more pragmatic

more flexibility – local level

more transparency –data and information availability

improved capacity for municipal level – new generation of spatial

planners

improved public participation

more efficient procedures and communication

e-services

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New law on Spatial Planning in 2011

National

Sustainable Development Strategy of Latvia 2030

Spatial Development Strategy

Regional Development Strategy

Development Program

Municipal/ locallevel

Spatial Development StrategyDevelopment Program

Territorial Plan

Maritime spatial plan

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RAIL BALTICA national plan adopted by Government

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Developmentprogramm

Sustainable developmentstrategy

Thematic plans

DetālplānojumiDetālplānojumiDetail plans

LokāplānojumiLokāplānojumi

Local plans

Vietējās pašvaldībasteritorijas plānojums

pilsētai, (ciemam)

Territorial planBuilding regulations

Municipal level

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Strategy 2030

Ikšķile municipality

Municipal plan

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Detail plan

Local plan

clearcut

Local plan

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Zoning standards

Formulas for calculation

GIST Tool for map design

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One stop shop to find all types of Spatial plans

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Person can receive automatically generated notices on planning documents via e-mail

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User friendly interface to acess plans and documents

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Residents can submit proposals on plan during

public consultation

https://geolatvija.lv/geo/tapis3#document_12775

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Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund?

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Ship under construction or summer house?

Thank youIngūna Urtāne, MoEPRD Latvia, 2018

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