The Comprehensive Land Use Plan or CLUP is a long term plan for the management of local territories. When enacted into a Zoning Ordinance, the CLUP becomes a statutory plan whose provisions are not merely indicative but are legally enforceable.
FUNCTIONS OF THE CLUP
- Policy guide for zoning and other regulatory measures
- Properly locates all land-using activities
- Protects and conserves resources to last for all time
STRUCTURE AND CONTENTS OF THE CLUP (source : CLUP Guidebook)
The CLUP is packaged in three (3) volumes:
CLUP I - The Comprehensive Land Use Plan
CLUP II - The Zoning Ordinance (ZO)
CLUP III - Sectoral Studies
Volume I : The Comprehensive Land Use Plan
This volume comprises the formal and substantive elements of the CLUP/ZO
Preliminary Pages
- Resolution adopting the CLUP and enacting the ZO
- Foreword
- Acknowledgement
- Table of Contents
- List of Maps
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
Brief Profile of City (General Information)
- Brief History
- Human Resource
- Population (size, growth rate, density, distribution, labor force)
- Physical Features
- Geographic location, territorial jurisdiction, barangay subdivision
- Physical/ Infrastructure Resources (Inventory of Maps and Tables)
- Transportation Network (internal and external linkages)
- Social Services facilities/ utilities/ amenities
- Utilities : Power, Water, Communication Network, Waste Management
- The Economic Structure
- Revenue sources (Industries, agriculture, etc.)
- Employment
- Average Family Income add Expenditure vis-a-vis Poverty Level
- Existing Land Use and Land Use Trends
- Comparative/ Competitive Advantages
- Weaknesses : Priority issues and concerns
- Functional Role of the City
The Comprehensive Land Use Plan
- Vision/Mission
- Goals, Objectives, Strategies
- The Concept/ Structure Plan (text and map)
- The Land Use Plan (text and map)
- Priority Programs and Projects
Volume II : The Zoning Ordinance
This volume presents the locally enacted ordinance which embodies, among others, the regulations affecting uses allowed or disallowed in each zone or district, and the conditions and deviations legally allowed from the requirements of the ordinance.
A. Zoning Ordinance (text)
1. Sangguniang Panlungsod Resolution enacting the ZO
2. Title and objectives of the Ordinance
3. Substantive elements comprising articles on the following :
- Definition of Terms
- Zone Classifications
- Zone Regulations
- General District Regulation
- Innovative Techniques
- Miscellaneous Provisions
- Mitigating Devices
- Administration and Enforcement
This is the Official Zoning Map enacted by the Local Government Unit and duly ratified and authenticated by the approving body (Sangguniang Panlungsod/ Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board) which is an integral part of the Zoning Ordinance. It is the graphic presentation of the zone classifications/ designations, location and boundaries of the districts/ zones that were duly established in the zoning ordinance.
Volume III : The Sectoral Studies
This volume comprises the detailed documentation of the sectoral studies conducted that provided the bases for the preparation of the CLUP. The sector analysis, both technical and participatory, is summarized in matrix form emphasizing on the findings/ observations and their causes, effects/ implications, and possible interventions. The integrated listing of priority issues and problems concerning the sector and across sectors is highlighted together with the recommended policies, strategies and priority programs and projects.
1. Demography
2. Physical/ Environment
3. Social Sector
- Housing
- Health
- Education
- Protective Services
- Sports and Recreation
- Social Welfare
- Industry
- Commerce and Trade
- Agriculture
- Forestry
- Tourism
- Transportation
- Power
- Water
- Communication
- Solid Waste Management