Chairman of the Executive Council Resolution No. (20) of 2018 Concerning Additional Competencies of the Department of Urban Planning and Municipalities

Article 1 — In the implementation of the provisions of this Resolution, the following ¶

words and phrases shall have the meanings corresponding thereto unless
the context requires otherwise:
Strategic
Urban Plan
: Documents and maps specifying the public uses of
lands, densities, elevations, main roads, and main
infrastructure lines.
Master Plan : The documents and maps of the land sites and
dimensions with all their uses, development standards,
the dimensions of the tracks reserved for transport
networks, infrastructure and public spaces, including all
the detailed planning levels.

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Roads : Paved or unpaved lands allocated for traffic and walking,
including all kinds of roads such as the emergency and
maintenance lanes, diversions, bridges, streets, tunnels,
and pathways as well as everything related thereto
including shoulders, trenches and sewers, sidewalks,
safety islands, roundabouts, plazas and squares, traffic
signs, lighting, traffic lights, traffic control devices and
any relevant equipment, in addition to retaining walls
and their barriers.
Road
Reserve
: The distance between two building lines in conformity
with the drawings approved by the concerned entities
in the Emirate, as well as the land areas reserved for
the construction and expansion of roads, infrastructure
services lines, green landscapes, sidewalks and parking
spaces.

Article 2 — In order to achieve its objectives, the Department shall assume the following ¶

additional competencies:
1. Prepare the Strategic Urban Plan and submit it to the Executive Council
for approval.
2. Approve the Roads and Road Reserve plans in the Emirate.
3. Adopt the Master Plan and the relevant urban development policies and
regulations in the Emirate, including the cities, neighbourhoods, all kinds
of lands, service facilities, infrastructure, and reclamation and filling
works.
4. Facilitate the procedures of implementation of the urban development
plans and policies and supervise their execution and the commitment to
their terms.
5. Prepare the controls and general directives regulating the use of various

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lands in the Emirate.
6. Prepare, implement, and amend the procedures of submittal of
applications related to all the urban development projects in the Emirate
in accordance with the Master Plan, the policies, rules and regulations
laid down to this effect, and supervise the implementation of such
procedures.
7. Prepare the regulations related to the construction requirements and
specifications in the Emirate and lay down the rules and procedures
related thereto in coordination with the concerned entities.
8. Prepare the regulations related to the real estate sector and lay down
the relevant rules and procedures.
9. Verify the conformity of the policies of the municipalities and municipal
councils with the general policy of the government of Abu Dhabi.
10. Receive the annual reports on the achievements of municipalities and
the works of municipal councils and submit them to Abu Dhabi Executive
Office, enclosed with an assessment of such achievements by the
chairman and members of the municipal council.
11. Develop a general framework of interaction between municipalities and
municipal councils and other governmental entities in the Emirate.
12. Coordinate with other governmental entities on the local and federal
levels with respect to municipal work.
13. Coordinate between the municipalities of the Emirate in relation to the
projects falling under the competencies of some or all municipalities for
the purposes of determining the best way to supervise such projects.
14. Adopt the proposals of the Strategic Plans as well as the budget proposals
presented by municipalities and municipal councils in the Emirate and
submit them to the Executive Council for approval.
15. Propose the operational framework for the identification of functions
and responsibilities entrusted to the governmental entities participating

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in the development of the addressing system, geographical names,
streets names, and spatial data and survey works in the Emirate and
submit them to the Executive Council for approval.
16. Lay down the specifications and mechanisms related to the addressing
system.
17. Prepare and manage the regulations of classification of contractors and
engineering consultancy offices and engineers register.
18. Any other competencies or duties assigned to the Department by the
Executive Council.

Article 4 — This Resolution shall be effective from the date of its issuance and shall be ¶

published in the Official Gazette.
Issued by us in Abu Dhabi
On: 20 February 2018
Corresponding to: 4 Jumada Al Akher 1439 H
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Crown Prince
Chairman of the Executive Council

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