On May 25, the NSC Olimpiyskiy hosted the Town Hall Meeting “Ways to Organize Comfortable Urban Space in Kyiv”.
The event was organized by the Agency for Legislative Initiatives on the initiative of MP Yehor Sobolev, in cooperation with the Interns’ League, in the framework of the Model District Project with the support of the USAID RADA Program: Responsible Accountable Democratic Assembly implemented by the East Europe Foundation.
Ihor Kohut, CoP of the USAID RADA Program, expressed his gratitude to all those present for the time they devoted to the town hall meeting and pointed out:
MP Yehor Sobolev supported this idea:
More than 150 active participants split into small groups and took part in a three-hour discussion of the crisis of urban planning documentation and alternatives of decentralization of the urban development industry management. Kyiv residents expressed their support for the scenario that involved drafting a Kyiv City Strategy, introduction of changes to the General Plan 2015, and drawing up clear zoning regulations. Besides, most participants voted in favor of the option involving new unified state building standards (DBN) for the whole of Ukraine instead of the local level regulation of construction standards.
Voting results
Crisis of urban planning documentation. Description of the problem
Problem I. Option 1. Adopt the draft of General Plan-2025 and zoning of the central part of Kyiv
Problem I. Option 2: Continue public discussion and professional discussion with a view to finalizing the zoning project and creating conditions for adoption of a General Plan and a zoning plan that would be acceptable for Kyiv residents
Problem I. Option 3. Conduct an independent audit of the General Plan-2025 and make a decision following the audit
Problem I. Option 4. Create a Kyiv City Strategy, amend the General Plan 2025 and develop clear zoning regulations
Problem I. Option 5. Commission a completely new General Plan from a foreign institute
Problem II. Option 1. New unified state building standards (DBN) for the entire country
Problem II. Option 2. Regulation of building standards at the local level, the state sets only accessibility and security requirements
