The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Agriculture and Environment has submitted to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee a draft regulation on conditions for land separation and consolidation in the city after the merger, in order to replace the separate regulations currently applied in the Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau areas before.
Accordingly, for residential land, the drafting agency proposed two areas of application, with the minimum area allowed for plot separation ranging from 36 to 100 m2.
Specifically, in option one, central urban areas and existing residential areas with high density are applied the lowest level, allowing plot separation from 36 m2, with a frontage width and plot depth of no less than 3 m. Some suburban areas apply the level of 50-60 m2, while suburban and rural areas require a minimum area of 80 to 100 m2, with a frontage and plot depth of no less than 5 m.
Option two, the city area is divided into five areas, but the corresponding minimum area thresholds are still maintained. Accordingly, the central area is allowed to separate plots from 36 m2; adjacent areas and developed urban areas after applying the level of 50-60 m2; suburban and rural areas apply the level of 80 m2; especially some areas with low population density apply the minimum area of 100 m2.
Thus, compared to the current regulations of Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau before the merger, the minimum proposed level in both options does not change. In which, the central areas of Ho Chi Minh City still retain 36 m2, while the communes and wards belonging to Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau before, according to the draft plan, are all classified into areas II to IV, with a minimum plot separation area of 60 m2.
Talking to a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Le Hoang Chau - Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Real Estate Association (HoREA) - said that he had contributed opinions to the draft, which proposed adjusting the minimum area for land plot separation in a more flexible and practical direction.
For example, for areas far from the center (areas II, III, IV), the draft stipulates a minimum level of 50 m2, 60 m2, 80 m2 or 100 m2 depending on the area. HoREA proposes to adjust and reduce some thresholds to suit the reality of population development, while supporting housing access.
For example, in some wards such as Thu Dau Mot, Phu Loi, Binh Duong, An Phu, Binh Hoa, Lai Thieu, Thuan An, Thuan Giao, Dong Hoa, Di An, Tan Dong Hiep, Rach Dua, Tam Thang, Vung Tau..., the draft requires a minimum plot separation area of 60 m2, width and depth not less than 5 m. The Association proposes considering reducing it to 50 m2, with a minimum width and depth of 4 m.
Or in the case of communes such as Vinh Loc, Binh Loi, Binh Chanh, Binh Hung, Cu Chi, Binh My, Hoc Mon,... HoREA proposed to adjust from 80 m2 to 60 m2. The group of communes Bau Bang, Tru Van Tho, Bac Tan Uyen, Phuoc Hoa, Phu Giao, Dau Tieng, Long Hoa, Minh Thanh... from 100 m2 can be reduced to 80 m2 depending on specific conditions.
According to Mr. Le Hoang Chau, the principle of building criteria needs to ensure that areas with similar development conditions are applied with the same minimum area standard, in order to ensure uniformity and fairness for land users.
If the regulations are too high, the division of residential land for households will be difficult, especially when the housing demand is still high. Conversely, reasonable criteria will both meet the requirements of planning management and create conditions for the market to operate transparently.
In addition, HoREA also proposed that in cases where many land plots (from 2 or more plots) are combined and there is a land area used as a common walkway between the plots, this area is combined simultaneously with the change of land use purpose. If this mechanism is not supplemented, problems will arise when resolving administrative procedures, especially in cases where previous plot separation has formed an internal walkway.
