Ordinance for Town Development of Welfare

It is expected that windows and applications will be crowded at the end of the fiscal year. If you would like to complete the procedure for prior consultation or construction completion notification within the fiscal year, please submit it by mid-February. In particular, please proceed as soon as possible for properties that require on-site inspection or for properties that are scheduled to be issued a certificate of conformity.

• Consultation at the counter should be accepted between 8:45 and 11:30 and 13:00 and 16:30.
• Mondays and Fridays are particularly crowded, so it may take some time from reception to guidance. Also, it's relatively easy between 9 and 10. Please refer to the next agency.
• The person in charge is divided by ward. When you come to the counter, please confirm the enrollment of the person in charge as necessary.
• About procedure of prior consultation of the town development regulations of the welfare and report of completion, we ask for reception at window, but we cope with reception by mail. When submitting by mail, please contact and coordinate with the person in charge in advance and send it.

• Announcement of Public Opinion: About partial revision of the town development regulations enforcement regulations of Yokohama-shi welfare (Building Planning Division HP) (opinion open call for participants period from January 27, 2025 to February 25)
• Documents to be submitted for construction completion notification have been changed.

In Yokohama City, in addition to the basic concept of welfare town development, the security of basic human rights, the viewpoint of consumers, the cooperation of citizens, businesses and the government, not only the people who live but also the people who visit and work The basic philosophy is to create a town where all people involved in Yokohama respect each other and help each other, and the citizens, businesses and the government work together to connect to the next generation. Aiming for a town development that can be established.

• Ordinance for Town Development of Welfare

• Table of Contents (PDF: 415KB)
• Overview (PDF: 5,390KB)
• Facility maintenance manual (other than apartment house) (PDF: 11,185KB)
• Facility maintenance manual (condominium) (PDF: 704KB)
• Indication board delivery standard (PDF: 713KB)
• Complete set (PDF: 17,174KB)

※As there was some error in designated facility maintenance manual, we correct. We apologize for any inconvenience and ask that you use it after correcting it. Please confirm "[revision] facility maintenance manual [building] errata" (PDF: 419KB) for details of correction contents. In addition, we have made a correction. (May 2024)
※Click here for the facility maintenance manual (former standard) for the start of prior consultation before September 30, 2023.

After planning, the architects make a blueprint after consulting with the Urban Building Division in advance.
When blueprints are made, please make and submit prior consultation documents such as new construction of designated facilities.
After accepting prior consultation such as designated facility new construction, city area building section examines contents and discusses with building owners.
In the case of non-conformity, we will provide guidance and advice from the Urban Building Division, so please consider changing the design to see if it can be adapted.
When item of conformity or non-conformity is decided, we issue prior consultation end letter of advice from city area building section.

Prior consultation is required for designated facility maintainers who intend to perform new construction, extension, renovation, change of use, large-scale repair, or large-scale remodeling of designated facilities.

※When we perform certification of barrier-free law, 60 days before day when we are going to apply for building confirmation.

Please bind the following documents to A4 file and prepare 2 copies. (One copy is for duplicates)
（１） Prior consultation
（２） Compliance status list (in the case of apartments, for apartments)
　In the case of a multi-purpose building, please make it for each target facility category.
（３） Non-conformance response (if there is a non-conforming part)
（４） General Plan
　Regarding the notation related to the standard in the drawing, the text size should be at least 9 points and readable.
　Also, please attach an enlarged drawing as appropriate.

• When designing and constructing each maintenance item, please refer to "Maintenance items to be careful" (PDF: 411KB).
• If there is a change in the plan after the prior consultation, please consult with the counter first.
• Please contact Health and Social Welfare Bureau Health and Welfare Division (045-671-2387) for consultation and notification regarding facilities such as roads, parks and public transportation (stations, bus terminals, etc.).

Of designated facilities that meet designated facility maintenance standard, "display board" is issued about building which meets all standard to establish in "display board grant standard (attached table 11)" (PDF: 4,878KB).
If you would like to receive a display board, please consult us when applying for prior consultation.
Facilities that have received the display board should post the "display board" in an easy-to-see place of the facility.

Architects, etc. make construction completion registration form immediately after construction is completed and submit it to the Urban Building Division.
After acceptance, the Urban Building Division will inspect the site or documents.
After the inspection, if it does not conform, the duplicate will be returned. In the case of conformity, we will issue a certificate of conformity to the designated facility maintenance standard.
In the case of conformity and when it conforms to the display board grant standard, a display board will be issued in addition to the designated facility maintenance standard conformity certificate.

Please bind the following documents to A4 file and prepare 2 copies. (One copy is for duplicates)
（１） Notification of completion of construction
（２） Compliance status list (in the case of apartments, for apartments)
　In the case of a multi-purpose building, please make it for each target facility category.
（３） Non-conformance response (if there is a non-conforming part)
（４） General Plan
　Please submit the attached contents the same as the prior consultation.
　If there is a change in the plan, please submit the changed drawing.
（５） Photo showing the status of conformity to the maintenance standards (when the result of prior consultation is conformity)
　Take a photo of all maintenance items for each maintenance item and attach it to the A4 size mount.
　Please apply a scale (tape, ribbon, etc.) to understand the dimensions when the dimensions are specified.

※When laying a block for guidance on the sidewalk (catch block), it is necessary to submit a “Application for Enforcement Approval of Road Construction” to the road manager. In addition, please receive grant of "notice of passing completion inspection such as road construction" after laying construction.

In principle, designated facilities that perform completion inspections on site are as follows.

• Of the buildings (PDF: 982KB) of facility divisions 1-29, 36, facilities whose total floor area of the part to be used is scheduled to conform to the designated facility maintenance standards exceeding 1,000 square meters
• Facilities to be issued display boards

Designated facilities other than the above will be inspected by documents based on the notification of construction completion.

• Prior consultation (word: 19KB) (Example (PDF: 197KB))
• Notification of construction completion (word: 19KB) (Example (PDF: 200KB))
• Compliance status list (word: 70KB) (in the case of apartments, for apartments (word: 56KB))
• Non-conformity response book (word: 16KB) (Example (PDF: 106KB))

※Click here for the list of compliance status of the old standards (used with prior consultation started by September 30, 2023)
　Compliance status list (word: 65KB) (in the case of apartments, for apartments (word: 52KB))

In Yokohama-shi, based on rule of law (barrier-free law) Article 14 Clause 3 about promotion of smoothness such as movement of elderly person, person with a disability, the following matters are barrier-free law by the town development regulations of welfare And added to the contents of the barrier-free law enforcement order.

• Addition of uses (special specific buildings) of buildings subject to standard compliance obligations
• Reduction of the size of buildings subject to standard compliance obligations
• Strengthening standards for facilitation of building movement, etc.

About matter to add in the regulations, we can exclude application by receiving permission of the mayor in the following cases. (Article 24 of the Ordinance)

• When the elderly, the disabled, etc. find that the facility can be used smoothly without the provisions of the ordinance
• When it is deemed unavoidable due to the form of the building or its site, the structure of the building, the purpose of use, or other reasons.

In addition, permission is provided only on a special basis. Based on the purpose of the ordinance, consider a plan to meet the standards of the ordinance as much as possible. In addition, please refer to the next page in addition about way of thinking about permission such as nursery schools, obstacle welfare service establishments.

• About permission of town development regulations Article 24 of the welfare

• Welfare town development regulations (outside site) (to collection of regulations)
• Welfare town development regulations enforcement regulations (outside site) (to collection of regulations)
• Q&A (Frequently Asked Questions)
• Certification of Barrier-Free Law

• Town development related page of welfare
• About revision such as the town development regulations, rule of the welfare
• About format, we publish in page (outside site) of "Yokohama-shi electronic application, report system".