Du-PLU du Vaucluse (84) — Zonage

Zoning is considered the heart of a PLU. It is described in the urban planning code by different constituent areas:

Article R 123-4. The Regulation delimits urban areas, areas to be urbanised, agricultural areas, and natural and forest areas. It lays down the rules applicable within each of those zones under the conditions laid down in Article R. 123-9 (...)

Article R 123-5. Urban areas are referred to as U-zones. Can be classified as urban areas, areas already urbanised and sectors where existing or under construction public facilities have sufficient capacity to serve the buildings to be installed.

Article R 123-6. The areas to be urbanised are referred to as ‘AU zones’. Can be categorised as
urbanising the natural areas of the municipality intended to be open to
urbanisation (...)

Article R 123-7. Agricultural areas are referred to as ‘areas A’. Sectors of the municipality, whether equipped or not, to be protected because of the agronomic, organic or economic potential of agricultural land may be classified as agricultural areas (...)

Article R 123-8. Natural and forest areas are referred to as N zones. Areas of the municipality, whether or not equipped, may be classified as natural and forest areas, to be protected either because of the quality of the sites, natural environments and spaces, landscapes and their
interest, in particular from the aesthetic, historical or ecological point of view, either in the existence of a forestry operation or of their nature as natural areas (...)

Article R 123-11. Zones U, AU, A and N shall be demarcated on one or more graphic documents (...)

分区规划（Zoning）是地方城市规划方案（Plan Local d'Urbanisme，简称PLU）的核心所在。其在城市规划法规中通过不同的组成片区予以界定：

R.123-4条：本法规划定了城市建设区、待城市化片区、农业片区以及自然与森林片区，并规定了在R.123-9条所设定的条件下，各片区内适用的管理规则（……）

R.123-5条：城市建设区简称U区，可分为已建成城区，以及现有或在建公共设施具备足够服务能力以覆盖待建建筑的片区。

R.123-6条：待城市化片区简称AU区，可归类为拟开放用于城市化建设的市镇自然片区（……）

R.123-7条：农业片区简称A区。市镇内因农用土地的农艺、生态或经济潜力而需要予以保护的片区，无论是否配备公共设施，均可归类为农业片区。

R.123-8条：自然与森林片区简称N区。市镇内无论是否配备公共设施的片区，均可归类为自然与森林片区，此类片区的保护依据包括场地、自然环境与空间、景观及其美学、历史或生态层面的价值，或是存在林业经营活动或其本身属于自然片区的属性。

R.123-11条：U、AU、A及N四类片区应通过一份或多份图文文件予以划定。