General Policies illustrated in the Order of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the Subject of Housing and Urban Planning
- Land management in order to provide housing; urban and rural development within the framework of terrestrial potentials and policies and urban planning criteria, and development and reconstruction plans and creation and development of new cities.
- Revitalization of obsolete urban and rural fabrics through efficient methods.
- Governmental planning for answering to the housing needs of low-income groups, and supporting the establishment and improvement of charity institutions and people initiatives for providing housing for the under-privileged.
- Comprehensive planning for the improvement of the condition of rural housing; with the priority of areas that are more vulnerable to natural disasters, and with regards to vernacular characteristics.
- Establishment and reformation of the tax system, and setting up the housing and real estate information bank
- Supporting professional, industrial and mass production of housing
- Obligating the standards of construction mentioned in the National Building Protocols, and energy-saving programs
- Respecting cultural values and protecting the reverence and rank of family in housing architecture.
- Improvement of research and scientific knowledge in the field of housing
- Urban development location-finding within the framework of land use planning, based on economic potentials, with regards to ecological factors and preservation of agricultural water and soil resources, and safety against natural disasters and the facility of using infrastructures and city network.
- Determination of the physical boundaries of cities vertically and horizontally, with emphasis on Iranian-Islamic identity, with regards to cultural, social, economic and security concerns, neighboring rights, infrastructural services and ecological and climatic requirements.
- Coordination of protocols and the administrative system for compilation, approval and implementation of urban and rural development and reconstruction plans.
- Providing sustainable resources for development, reconstruction and urban and rural management, focusing on a cost-income system within the framework of the approved plans.
- Preservation of historical identity in the harmonious development of cities and villages, through revitalization of historical fabrics as well as Improvement and renewal of other old fabrics.
- Preventing the development of marginal settlements in cities, and reorganizing the existing inappropriate marginal settlements. Improving and streamlining the Construction Engineering Organization.
- Securing and reinforcing urban and rural environments.
- Respecting the intangible and historical identity of cities in the development and Improvement of the urban environment, particularly religious cities like Qom and Mashhad.
- Classification of cities in the country and preventing sprawl of metropolises.
- Considering the needs and the comfort of the disabled in the design of urban and public spaces.
The Action Plan and the Priorities of the Honorable Minister of Transportation and Housing, Dr Akhoundi, in the Field of Land Use, Housing and Urban Planning
- Reviving the ‘Comprehensive Law for Architecture and Urban Planning’.
- Integrating the planning and control systems between cities and villages on national, regional and local scales.
- Gradual assignment of compilation and approval of plans to municipalities, as well as reconsideration of the duties and authorizations of councils and municipalities along with capacity building in their organizations
- Conformation of physical planning boundaries with the country sub-divisions, in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior
- Reconsideration of land resources management with the objective of providing required lands for housing and public services, with the participation of local administrations
- Intervention of urban managements in the field of urban economy development planning, joining it with the development of infrastructures and reduction of urban poverty.
- Legislation of development and reconstruction tolls
- Involving people in the compilation and approval of development and reconstruction plans.
- Elimination and prohibition of any sort of discrimination in the enjoyment of the outcomes of development and reconstruction.
- Guaranteeing mutual rights of development between citizens and development and services managements.
- Extending the tenancy duration of residential units in order to support the rights of tenants
- Supporting economically and socially vulnerable groups
- Improvement of areas struggling with urban poverty and renewal of obsolete fabrics and preventing the properties in these areas to be subject of speculation
- Establishing the required registration and legal basis to facilitate the participation of the private sector in the aggregation and renewal of obsolete fabrics.
- Renewing professional systems in order to improve the professional standards to a competitive international level
- Establishment of a professional reference in architecture and urban planning and preservation of Islamic and national values in architecture and urban planning
- Reconsidering the building criteria and how consulting engineers obtain their grades, in order to eventually assign more authority to professionals
- Constant improvement of standards and indicators of the quality of environment and infrastructures
- Involving municipalities and people-run social and charitable institutions in the process of streamlining, providing infrastructures and improving the residential space of Mehr Housing Complexes
- Reviewing infrastructural services of Mehr Housings and solution-finding for the problems of the buyers
- Outlining an apt method and obtaining the required permissions to form a logical relation between the Targeted Subsidies, installments of the buyers of Mehr Housings and the costs of providing infrastructures for them, in collaboration with the parliament and other related organizations.
- Supporting the construction of residential communities by the private sector applying the law for the Creation of Planned Communities
- Supporting the establishment of Housing Investment Funds and elimination of the obstacles through reconsidering the related laws
- Using and updating study and scholar documents in national and regional development and habitat programs and transferring them from mere theory into modelling and operation (actual urban planning)
- Considering the strategy of developing cities through role-model making
- Reviving neighborhood-oriented urban planning
- Formulation of technical, architectural and urban criteria for high-rise buildings
- Supporting experiments in industrial construction of housing and improving the methods to economize the modern procedures
- Active participation in the improvement of the quality of construction of residential buildings
- Special concern for the renewal of villages and reinforcing the existing buildings against earthquake and other natural disasters
- Concentrating the construction of office, sports, cultural and healthcare buildings through improving the effecting organizations in order to enhance the quality of design and build, and professional administration on consulting engineers and contractors
The National Strategic Bill of Revitalization, Improvement, Renewal and Empowerment of Obsolete and Inefficient Urban Fabrics
In accordance to Article 16 of the Protection Act of Revitalization, Improvement and Renewal of Obsolete and Inefficient Urban Fabrics, this bill was compiled with the objective of attracting cooperation and participation of all of the related organizations in the process of sustainable Improvement of target areas and neighborhoods for urban renewal, Improvement and revitalization programs, by the Ministry of Transportation and Housing [the UDRC], in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior, Iran Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization and the Higher Council of Provinces, in order to preserve civil rights, improve the quality of life, restore urban identity and implement local governance, in line with integrated management and direction and unity in approach among all of the related agencies on national and local scales, with regards to the Criteria of Iranian-Islamic Architecture and Urban Planning; and was approved by the cabinet in 25/9/2014, according to Article 138 of the Constitution.
- The Vision Document
Improvement of the economic, social and environmental conditions of the inhabitants of the target areas and neighborhoods so that:
- Standards of housing, urban infrastructures and services, and public space per capita is equal to the average of the city hosting them.
- The physical and functional transformations are headed towards improvement, enrichment and sustainable development.
- The sense of hope and comfort is apparent in families in a way that fuels their tangible and intangible potentials, endeavor and advancement towards a better future.
- Major Objectives
The objectives of the bill in the fields of preventing and solving the issues of the target areas and neighborhoods are:
- Prevention and prediction of the expansion of chaotic urban areas and neighborhoods from economic, social, ecological and physical aspects;
- Realization of the improvement of civil culture, and the participation and cooperation of local institutions;
- Improvement of the quality, safety and stability of construction and enjoyment of inhabitants from agreeable urban infrastructures and services;
- Improvement of the social status of the inhabitants and creation of income and job opportunities for them regarding the development capacities of the target areas and neighborhoods;
- Sustainable preservation and revitalization of historical-cultural heritage and cultural identity of cities;
- Realization of sustainable lifestyle in the measures of urban revitalization, Improvement and renewal.