Article 20. Participation of individuals and legal entities in discussions of decisions on architectural, urban planning and construction activities of the Building Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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1. Individuals and legal entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan have the right to complete, timely and reliable information about the state of the habitat and vital activity, its expected changes, planned architectural, urban planning and construction activities, with the exception of information with limited access.

2. Informing individuals and legal entities about the state of the habitat and vital activity, its proposed changes, planned architectural, urban planning and construction activities is carried out by local executive bodies of districts (cities) through the media, including the Internet resource of the local executive body, as well as through public discussions with expositions and (or) exhibitions of urban planning projects.

3. Before approving urban development and development projects for settlements, individuals and legal entities have the right to participate in discussions and make proposals to change decisions affecting private and public interests.

Public discussions are conducted in order to ensure the openness, transparency and publicity of urban planning decisions, to identify and take into account the opinions of individuals and legal entities, as well as to prevent possible negative consequences of architectural, urban planning and construction activities.

4. The procedure for organizing and conducting public discussions, including deadlines, forms of notification to the public, and a list of documents, is determined by the authorized body for architecture, urban planning, and construction.

The results of public discussions are subject to mandatory review by the local executive body and the project organization with the publication of the results of public discussions on the Internet resource of the local executive body.

5. In the event that government agencies issue false information (refusal to provide information that is not related to information with limited access) about the state of the habitat and vital activity, its proposed changes, planned architectural, urban planning and construction activities that do not comply with state regulatory documents or approved urban planning documentation, as well as directly affecting private and public interests, individuals and legal entities have the right to appeal in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

6. The participation of individuals and legal entities in discussions when making urban planning, architectural or construction decisions may take the form of:

1) direct participation;

2) representative offices;

3) public control groups;

4) in another form not prohibited by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

7. In case of violation of the rights and legitimate interests of other persons in the field of architectural, urban planning and (or) construction activities, they have the right:

1) to cancel, in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the decision on the placement, design, construction (reconstruction) or commissioning of construction facilities carried out in violation of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2) the requirement to impose restrictions, suspension or termination in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan of activities carried out in violation of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

3) appeal, in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the actions (inaction) of local executive bodies of regions (cities of republican significance, the capital), districts (cities of regional significance), as well as an expert opinion.;

4) file lawsuits in court for compensation for damage caused to the health of individuals and (or) property in connection with violations of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan committed by subjects of architectural, urban planning and construction activities or their officials;

5) in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, apply for other facts of violation of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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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