In 2014, the City of São Paulo was awarded a new urban
development and policy instrument, the new Strategic Master Plan
– SMP, which defines the principles to guide the city's
development until 2029. The SMP contains a specific chapter on Land
Parceling, Use and Occupancy Rules – LPUOR, laying down
guidelines for its review, defining concepts, and determining that
its wording should be simplified.
In late 2013, the City Government started a legislative process
to review the LPUOR. Access was facilitated by an online tool, and
since then, there have been many contributions and three public
hearings. Consequently, on March 31, 2015, a new draft was
presented, updated to consider all public contributions. In April,
new public hearings will be held in order to discuss the text. The
City Government expects to submit the bill to the House of
Representatives in April.
