Zoning of the PLU before the Ramerupts

The Urban Planning Code defines four types of areas regulated in the local planning plan (R.123-5 to 8): urban areas (U), areas to be urbanised (AU), agricultural areas (A) and natural and forest areas (N). These areas shall be demarcated on one or more graphic documents. A regulation is attached to each area. The by-law may lay down different rules, depending on whether the purpose of the construction relates to housing, hotel accommodation, offices, commerce, crafts, industry, agricultural or forestry operations or warehouse functions. These categories are limited (Art. R.123-9).The areas already urbanised where existing or under construction public facilities have sufficient capacity to serve the buildings to be installed are classified as U-areas.The natural areas of the municipality may be classified as AU zones, which are intended to be opened for urbanisation depending on whether or not the existing equipment on the periphery is sufficient to serve the buildings to be installed. There are two types of AU zone: “constructible” and “inconstructible” areas.Can be classified as zones A, the areas of the municipality, whether or not equipped, to be protected due to the agronomic, biological or economic potential of agricultural land.Can be classified as N zones, the areas of the municipality equipped or not, to be protected either by reason of the quality of the sites, natural habitats, landscapes and their interest, in particular from the aesthetic, historical or ecological point of view, either the existence of a forestry operation or their nature as natural areas.- Within the N zones, can be: perimeters in which possibilities for the transfer of the right to build can be carried out (transfer of COS),- areas of limited size and capacity where construction is possible under the condition of implantation and density.

《城市规划法规》（Urban Planning Code）明确了本地规划方案中四类受监管的区域（条款R.123-5至R.123-8）：城市建成区（U）、待城市化区域（AU）、农业区域（A）以及自然与森林区域（N）。前述区域须在一份或多份图形文件中划定边界。每类区域均配套相应监管规则。本条例可根据建设用途的差异制定差异化规则，建设用途涵盖住宅、酒店住宿、办公、商业、手工业、工业、农业或林业作业以及仓储功能等，且上述用途类别受条款R.123-9约束。已完成城市化，且现有或在建公共设施的服务能力足以覆盖待新建建筑的区域，归类为U类区域。市镇的自然区域可被划归为AU区域，该类区域是否开放城市化建设，取决于其周边现有配套设施是否足以覆盖待新建建筑。AU区域分为两类："可建设区域"与"不可建设区域"。市镇范围内所有具备或未配备配套设施的区域，若因其农地的农艺、生物或经济潜力而需要予以保护，均可归类为A类区域。市镇范围内所有具备或未配备配套设施的区域，若因其场地品质、自然栖息地、景观及其美学、历史或生态价值，或因其存在林业作业属性、本身属于自然区域而需要予以保护，均可归类为N类区域。在N类区域范围内，可进一步细分为：可开展建筑权转让的地块（COS转移），以及面积与容量受限、需满足建设布局与密度要求方可进行建设的区域。