Regulations of Xiamen Municipality on Urban Landscaping

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 In order to strengthen the construction and management of urban landscaping, promote the development of urban landscaping, improve the ecological environment, beautify the living and working environment, and improve people's physical and mental health, these Regulations are formulated in accordance with the basic principles of relevant laws and administrative regulations and in light of the actual situation of this Municipality. Article 2 Within a planned urban area, the planning, construction, protection and management of urban landscaping must abide by these regulations. Article 3 The term "urban landscaping" as mentioned in these Regulations refers to urban garden green space, trees, flowers and plants and garden facilities.

The urban garden green space as mentioned in these Regulations includes: public green space, unit attached green space, residential green space, production green space, protective green space and scenic woodland. The term "urban gardens" as mentioned in these Regulations includes parks, zoos, botanical gardens, specialized gardens, street gardens and affiliated gardens, unit gardens and gardens. Article 4 People's governments at all levels should take urban landscaping as an important part of urban construction, incorporate it into the national economic and social development plan, and arrange urban landscaping construction and protection funds in proportion among urban construction funds in accordance with relevant state regulations.

Encourage social organizations, enterprises, institutions and individuals to actively participate in landscaping construction. Article 5 The municipal landscaping administrative department (hereinafter referred to as the municipal landscaping department) shall be in charge of the urban landscaping work within its administrative area.

The departments designated by the people's governments of all districts are responsible for the landscaping work of all districts, and accept the guidance of the municipal landscaping department in business. Sixth city landscaping should follow the principle of unified planning, supporting construction, construction and maintenance management. Article 7 All units and citizens who have the ability to work shall fulfill the obligation of planting trees or other greening in accordance with the provisions of relevant state laws and regulations. Everyone should take good care of landscaping achievements and landscaping facilities, and have the right to discourage, report and accuse acts that damage landscaping. Eighth to strengthen the scientific research of urban landscaping, popularize advanced technology, improve the artistic level. Advocate the greening and beautification of courtyards, balconies, roofs, walls and indoors. Ninth to strengthen the publicity and education of landscaping laws and regulations and landscaping scientific knowledge.

Schools at all levels should carry out educational activities to care for flowers and trees, and cultivate students and children's good habits of caring for the green environment. Tenth units and individuals that have made outstanding contributions in the planning, construction, protection, management and scientific research of urban landscaping shall be rewarded by the people's governments at all levels or the competent departments of landscaping. Chapter II Planning and Construction Article 11 The urban landscaping planning of Xiamen City shall be organized and compiled by the municipal landscaping department according to the professional landscaping planning determined by the overall urban planning, and shall be implemented by the municipal landscaping department after being comprehensively balanced by the municipal planning administrative department and reported to the Municipal People's Government for approval. Twelfth new construction, expansion and reconstruction projects of green land area accounted for the proportion of the total land area of construction projects (hereinafter referred to as the green rate), must meet the following indicators:

(a) hospitals and nursing homes at or above the district level shall not be less than 45%;

(two) colleges and universities, hotels not less than 40%;

(three) institutions, primary and secondary schools, public cultural facilities and other enterprises and institutions not less than 35%;

(four) the residential area is not less than 30%, of which the green space should be built according to the standard of per capita 1 to 2 square meters;

(five) the main road is not less than 25%, and the green space of the secondary road and below is not less than 20%;

(six) within the scope of the transformation of the old city, the building is not less than 25%, the main road green space is not less than 20%, and the secondary road and its below grade green space is not less than 15%.

The green space of construction projects in the same block can be comprehensively balanced or unified on the premise of meeting the index of concentrated green space in the whole block. Thirteenth "Gulangyu-Shiwanshan Scenic Area" should be built in strict accordance with the requirements of the overall planning of landscaping, and the green rate of Gulangyu reconstruction should not be less than 50%. Article 14 The green rate of new construction, expansion and reconstruction projects can't reach the targets stipulated in Article 12 and Article 13 of this Ordinance, and it is really necessary to carry out construction. After being audited by the municipal planning administrative department and the municipal landscaping department and approved by the Municipal People's Government, the compensation fee for green space construction shall be paid to the municipal landscaping department according to the lack of green space, and the municipal landscaping department shall carry out greening construction according to the urban planning.

The compensation fee for green space construction is dedicated to the unified greening construction, and its charging standards and collection and use measures shall be formulated by the Municipal People's government. Article 15 Where the existing green space rate is lower than the indicators specified in Articles 12 and 13, and there is still open space for greening, it shall be afforested within a time limit and shall not be idle or used for other purposes. Sixteenth urban nurseries, flower beds, grass beds, bonsai bases and other production green spaces should meet the needs of urban greening construction, and the land area should not be less than 2% of the built-up area. Seventeenth city landscaping planning and design should make full use of local natural and cultural conditions, learn from advanced experience at home and abroad, reflect the national style and local characteristics, in line with relevant state regulations.

The construction of public green space, attached green space and residential green space should be based on plant landscaping, and the green space area should not be less than 85% of the total planned green space.