LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF QUARTERS OF OBSTACLED HOUSING STOCK – PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTSO

Abstract

The relevance of the problem is determined by the need for a comprehensive approach to the reconstruction of outdated housing blocks, the percentage of which constitutes a significant portion of the residential development in Ukraine, and in Kharkiv in particular. An analysis of the existing legal framework for the reconstruction and renovation of the outdated housing stock is presented, along with proposals for amendments to urban planning documentation at the local level for the comprehensive restoration of residential blocks.
The aim of the publication is to identify the shortcomings of the existing legislative framework for the reconstruction of outdated residential blocks, which hinder effective implementation, and to propose new programs as one of the directions of strategic urban development planning, taking into account current requirements for urban planning documentation.
It has been established that the legislative framework and the existing legal environment for the reconstruction of outdated residential blocks currently do not provide effective mechanisms for implementing this process.
The reasons are:
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Socio-economic and technical difficulties, such as insufficient funding sources for such programs; conflicting interests of certain developers and individual homeowners; the need to have a reserve housing stock to relocate people during the reconstruction of outdated housing involving resettlement; imperfect cooperation with the banking sector; mismatch between homeowners’ expectations and alternative relocation options, among others;
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General methods of managing urbanized areas, specifically the narrow specialized approaches to addressing spatial planning management issues in Ukraine, which create significant risks of critical errors in strategic planning processes; low social activity of local communities, leading to limited capabilities of local governments in the reconstruction of outdated residential blocks.Manufacturing enterprises and facilities, thanks to the reconstruction and renovation of destroyed and abandoned industrial areas, enterprises solve technological problems or change their functional purpose and adapt to the urban development strategy of the city. The location of buildings and points of emissions from production located according to the areas of protection zones simplifies the process of design and control at the stage of urban planning documentation and other stages of development of project documentation.
According to the latest amendments in legislative acts regarding the development of urban planning documentation at the local level, the Comprehensive Spatial Development Plan of the territorial community (including the city) serves as both urban planning and land management documentation. It defines the planning organization, the functional purpose of the city, as well as the principles and directions for forming a unified system of public services. It acts as a tool for sustainable development, helps address problematic issues, and ensures balanced territorial development.
There is an urgent need to develop a Program for the comprehensive reconstruction of outdated residential blocks (microdistricts) in the city of Kharkiv as one of the operational objectives, along with the formation of project groups in the fields of management, architecture, urban planning, economics, infrastructure, and the socio-cultural sphere.