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Vientiane authorities should make land use regulations clearer for easy enforcement and to bolster urban planning in the city. This was the recommendation made by Japan International Cooperation Agency ("JICA") at a meeting to review the implementation of the technical cooperation project for urban development management between JICA and Vientiane.
Unlike in progressive countries where only hard requirements are set out in their zoning codes, Vientiane's zoning code consists of both tolerance and hard requirements. The mixed and unclear requirements in the zoning code make it difficult for developers to comply with the overall requirements of constructing infrastructure projects. This has also resulted in compromises in the control measures carried out in Vientiane and the eventual construction of non-compliant buildings.
JICA has therefore recommended that Vientiane rearrange the items in its zoning code to include only the hard requirements needed for the construction of infrastructure and leave out tolerance.
The improvement of policies in Vientiane such as the zoning code is part and parcel of the overall enhancement of the area's land use and building controls aimed at modernising the Lao capital city.
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