Last updated: August 29, 2024
The Public Expansion Law is a method to make it easier for local governments to acquire the land they need for public purposes.
Due to a partial revision of the Public Land Expansion Act, if an application for the purchase of productive green space is submitted after September 19, 2024, the following procedures will apply.
If, after submitting an application to purchase productive green space, you receive a notice that the productive green space will not be purchased, you will not be required to file a notification under the Public Expansion Act for one year from the day following the day of the notice.
In addition, even after the partial revision of the Public Expansion Act, applications can be submitted at any time after submitting an application for the purchase of productive green space.
Please see the attached document below for further details.
Area where land is located | Area requiring notification | |
urbanized area | urbanization control area | |
Land located within the area of city planning facilities (city planning roads, etc.) | 200 square meters or more | 200 square meters or more |
Land in the road area according to Article 18 of the Road Act | 200 square meters or more | 200 square meters or more |
Land in the planned park area pursuant to Article 33 of the City Parks Act | 200 square meters or more | 200 square meters or more |
Land planned for rivers according to Article 56 of the River Act | 200 square meters or more | 200 square meters or more |
Land in production green area | 200 square meters or more | ― |
Land other than the above | Over 5,000 square meters | No notification required |
From August 2006, notifications are no longer required for those located within urbanization control areas that are not located within urban planning facilities.
If you wish to submit a notification, please submit a "Land Paid Transfer Notification Form".
The district where the land is located | Area requiring notification |
urbanized area | 100 square meters or more |
urbanization control area | 200 square meters or more |
If you wish to make an offer, please submit the "Land Purchase Request Form".
- There is a transfer restriction period within three weeks of submitting the notification/application until the city notifies you that it will not purchase the property.
-If, after submitting the notification/application, the city notifies you that it wishes to purchase the property, there will be a further three-week restriction on the transfer from the date of notification.
- In unavoidable cases, it is possible to enter into a transfer contract with a suspensive condition stating that "if the purchase negotiations fail, the paid transfer will become effective."
However, a transfer contract that includes a termination condition stating that "if the purchase negotiations are concluded, the paid transfer will be invalid" is invalid.
-If the area of the land is 200 square meters or more and a small part of the land is covered by a city planning road or similar, notification is required.
・No notification is required for land transactions within the land readjustment project area currently underway (because public land is created through land reduction or land exchange).
- In productive green space areas, land that has been approved under Article 3, Paragraph 1 of the Agricultural Land Act does not require notification.
Please submit the following documents to the 2nd copy , Town Development Planning Division (city hall 3rd floor). The person in charge may not be available, so please contact us before coming.
(1) Report (offer) book (2) Location map (1/25,000 scale map)
(3) Surrounding situation map (1:2,000 scale map of residential areas, etc.)
(4) The format of the Power of Attorney for public maps is optional.
From January 1, 2021, it is no longer necessary to affix a seal on notification forms, proposal forms, and powers of attorney under the Public Expansion Law.
Inagi City Urban Construction Department Town Development Planning Division Telephone: 042-378-2111