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CITY PLAN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-05-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Areal Planning (Urban Studies)
- Urban Development
- Regulations (Urban Studies)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- general plan
1, record 1, English, general%20plan
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- city plan 2, record 1, English, city%20plan
correct
- comprehensive community plan 1, record 1, English, comprehensive%20community%20plan
correct
- master plan 2, record 1, English, master%20plan
correct
- planning program 3, record 1, English, planning%20program
correct
- town-planning master plan 4, record 1, English, town%2Dplanning%20master%20plan
- overall development plan 5, record 1, English, overall%20development%20plan
- over-all plan 4, record 1, English, over%2Dall%20plan
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A comprehensive, long-range plan officially recognized as a guide for the physical growth and development of a community, together with the basic regulatory and administrative controls needed to attain the physical objectives .... Essential regulatory and administrative controls in a general plan are zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations. 1, record 1, English, - general%20plan
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A land-use plan is not to be confused ... with the master plan of which it is often a part. 6, record 1, English, - general%20plan
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Aménagement du territoire
- Développement urbain
- Réglementation (Urbanisme)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plan d'urbanisme
1, record 1, French, plan%20d%27urbanisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plan d'aménagement urbain 2, record 1, French, plan%20d%27am%C3%A9nagement%20urbain
correct, masculine noun
- plan directeur 3, record 1, French, plan%20directeur
correct, masculine noun
- plan directeur d'urbanisme 4, record 1, French, plan%20directeur%20d%27urbanisme
masculine noun
- plan d'ensemble 5, record 1, French, plan%20d%27ensemble
avoid, masculine noun
- plan-cadre 6, record 1, French, plan%2Dcadre
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument de planification visant l'ensemble du territoire d'une municipalité, constitué de documents écrits, graphiques et cartographiques et adopté au moyen d'un règlement du conseil d'une municipalité. 7, record 1, French, - plan%20d%27urbanisme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le plan d'urbanisme a pour objet d'établir, en fonction des besoins locaux, des divers types de potentiels et de contraintes du milieu et des choix effectués par le conseil municipal, les grandes orientations d'aménagement du territoire de la municipalité, les grandes affectations du sol, c'est-à-dire la répartition spatiale des diverses fonctions urbaines ou rurales auxquelles le sol est destiné et les densités d'occupation du sol (nombre de logements à l'hectare ou tout autre paramètre de densité). 7, record 1, French, - plan%20d%27urbanisme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il serait souhaitable d'éviter le terme «plan d'ensemble» qui est utilisé à toutes les sauces et qui manque de précision. 8, record 1, French, - plan%20d%27urbanisme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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