Real Estate. Major Russian Legislation Changes For 2016

Changes to the Russian Federation Town-Planning Code

A number of federal laws adopted in 2016 and entering into force at various times will make major changes to the RF Town-Planning Code.¹ The changes are generally aimed at clarifying town-planning regulation, setting up new mechanisms for government-developer interaction, and at optimizing the design process.

In particular, the following main innovations were adopted²:

1. establishment of an exhaustive list of cases requiring the development of territorial planning designs and territorial site designs (hereinafter – "TPD/TSD"), such as, inter alia, cases necessitating the establishment/modification/lifting of red lines, and cases involving the formation of a land plot within the boundaries of a previously-built-up area, micro-neighborhood, etc.