Article 13. Ensuring the environmental requirements of the Building Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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1. Architectural, urban planning and construction activities should be carried out taking into account the assessment of its impact on the environment in accordance with the classification of facilities established by the Environmental Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and include measures to ensure environmental requirements.

These measures are envisaged and implemented in accordance with the standards and (or) the maximum permissible level (load) established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan for this type of impact.

2. The urban planning and architectural and construction documentation includes sections (parts) on environmental protection and ensuring environmental requirements.

Compliance with the requirements (conditions, restrictions) of the design documentation approved in accordance with the established procedure to ensure environmental requirements is mandatory for all subjects of architectural, urban planning and construction activities implementing construction projects.

Territories with industrial centers or individual production complexes that have been declared environmental disaster zones should be provided with measures to protect the population and the environment.

3. Integrated schemes of urban planning of territories, interregional schemes of territorial development should provide for measures to protect the environment, as well as rehabilitation of areas of environmental disasters.

Draft general plans of settlements and detailed planning projects should contain information about water protection zones and strips of surface water bodies, sanitary protection zones, recreational zones, and specially protected natural territories in the projected territory, indicating whether urban planning projects have been approved by the relevant authorized bodies in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In the absence of established water protection zones and strips of surface water bodies, sanitary protection zones for the projected territory, the task for the development of these urban development projects should provide for the mandatory provision of a special section (part) replacing (replacing) the missing water protection documentation or documentation on the sanitary protection zone.

The Code of the Republic Kazakhstan No. 253-VIII SAM dated January 9, 2026

Real The Code regulates public relations related to the implementation of architectural, urban planning and construction activities in the Republic Kazakhstan, the formation of a full-fledged human habitat and vital activity, planning and development of settlements, interuniverse territories, ensuring the safety of construction sites at all stages of their life cycle.

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