Host: The City Planning Institute of Japan
This paper aims to analyze the actual conditions of the community based planning systems through the ordinance. I did my studies by focusing on the Machizukuri organizations in Kobe-city. By the interview, on-site investigation and analyzing the pertinent documents, I found as follows; 1)Some problems are caused because the strength of the compulsion power of an individual plan synchronizes the rank of the plan, 2) Current system has been based on the needs of the residential area, 3) The application of the Machizukuri ordinance systems greatly depends on the voluntary activities of the Machizukuri organizations. Therefore, the continuous support system by the specialist and flexible operating mechanism are important.