At a meeting held late Tuesday morning (25/11), the Land Affairs Committee (CAF) of the Legislative Chamber of the Federal District (CLDF) approved the text of the Regional Planning Master Plan (PDOT). With four votes in favor and one vote against, the project is now being presented to the plenary session of the Legislative Council.
The PDOT is a document that outlines where guidelines and strategies apply to urban and rural areas in the Federal District. The plan is scheduled to be analyzed this Tuesday (25), 16 years after the last update.
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The committee meeting was scheduled to be held on Monday (11/24), but it was postponed to hold another meeting on the same day on this topic. On that date, regional representatives and the Secretary of State for Urban Development and Housing (Sidoh), Marcelo Vaz Meira da Silva, spoke behind closed doors.
During the conversation, parliamentarians complained about “gaps” in the text, such as the lack of inclusion of low-income housing, as well as the fact that the matter was not discussed in the CLDF but was prioritized for regulation by the executive.
During today’s meeting, CAF President, Representative Jacqueline Silva (MDB), said that “the text will not reach consensus.” (Nevertheless), I share that we got a good script. I know we won’t reach all areas, but we will. “We seek to create a thriving project, because we do not want to approve the project in a public session and then be questioned by the courts.”
Modifications
The commission has already presented to the Legislature a PDOT analysis, which projects a 5% increase in the DF urban area. The opinion of MP Jacqueline Silva (MDB) has so far determined the approval of 163 amendments, the rejection of hundreds more, and the cancellation or prejudice of dozens of other proposals submitted by parliamentarians.
In a housing district, for example, the text stipulates that new subdivisions in inclusionary (ZI) zoning must reserve 10% of units for social interest (HIS) housing and 5% for market economic (HME) housing.
Another change brought about by the new wording ensures that the properties used for payment comply with social housing policy.
The new PDOT also defines priority criteria and integration between regional resilience and social interest housing policies, in order to ensure planned resettlement and provision of adequate emergency housing for vulnerable populations affected by disasters, climate change, or removals resulting from areas of imminent danger.
In the field of environment, measures were approved to expand urban afforestation and green infrastructure in areas lacking vegetation, in addition to banning potentially polluting developments in watershed protection areas. Inspection of irregular subdivisions in protected areas will also be strengthened.
In urban mobility, traffic impact studies (EIT) are now mandatory for the development of roadworks, infrastructure and buildings that are likely to interfere with the mobility system in the federal district.
Regional planning should also include “care pathways”, linking homes to schools, day care centres, health units and basic commerce, with shaded sidewalks, continuous lighting, level crossings and rest points.
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On August 8, the House referred the PDOT text to the Legislature for approval.
The PDOT, outlined in the statute, is a document that specifies where guidelines and strategies apply to urban and rural areas in the Federal District, environmentally sensitive areas and sites that can be used for housing or industry in the capital.
The PDOT currently in place in D.C. dates back to 2009. It was supposed to be reviewed years later, but the update was delayed due to the COVID pandemic.
Since then, technicians from the Urban Development and Housing Secretariat of the Urban Development Department (Seduh) have analyzed the suggestions sent by residents, on each of the eight thematic axes of the review process, which are:
- Housing and settlement;
- Navigation.
- Rural areas.
- Environment and infrastructure;
- Social land management;
- Flexible area;
- Social participation and governance;
- Sustainable economic development and centralization
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