Section 111 of County Governments Act: City or municipal plans
(1) For each city and municipality there shall be the following plans—
(a) city or municipal land use plans;
(b) city or municipal building and zoning plans; (c) city or urban area building and zoning plans;
(d) location of recreational areas and public facilities.
(2) A city or municipal plans shall be the instrument for development facilitation and development control within the respective city or municipality.
(3) A city or municipal plan shall, within a particular city or municipality, provide
for—
(a) functions and principles of land use and building plans;
(b) location of various types of infrastructure within the city or municipality;
(c) development control in the city or municipality within the national housing and building code framework.
(4) City or municipal land use and building plans shall be binding on all public entities and private citizens operating within the particular city or municipality.
(5) City or municipal land use and building plans shall be the regulatory instruments for guiding and facilitating development within the particular city or municipality.
(6) Each city or municipal land use and building plan shall be reviewed every five years and the revisions approved by the respective county assemblies.
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