Preblems in the de facto Amendment Procedures on the Reform and Abolition of the Urban Park

A Study of ShinOhtsuka Park (Bunkyo-ku,Tokyo) -The Application of "Dual Purpose Fixture"Provision

Abstract

The urban park designated by the City Planning Act, an essential facility to maintain the good city environment, is found to be vulnerable to the discretionary alteration by the local government. Upon diminishing and/or abolishing of the existing park, one local government interprets the law as it can evade the formal amendment procedure, including the deliberation of the City Planning Council.<br>We take an case of Shin-Ohtsuka Park in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo to explain the problems in the Dual Purpose Fixture concept and how it brings this seemingly strange outcome.<br>