Zoning Status
The official municipal document defining a plot's building rights. How many floors, how much footprint, what use is permitted. It's the first input that must be analyzed before any design work begins.
Also available in:Türkçe (İmar Durumu)·الوضع التنظيمي (إيمار)
What the document contains
Under Turkey's Planned Areas Zoning Regulation, the zoning status document contains the Law, the implementation zoning plan, the plan notes and the use decisions and building conditions in the regulation, and shows the zoning parcel on which the building will be built with its boundaries and dimensions[1]. Building values such as emsal and TAKS come from this document.
How and how fast it is obtained
For new construction, additions and substantial alterations, owners or their representatives apply to the relevant authority with a petition accompanied by a staking-out sketch and a land registry extract (Art. 55/2)[2]. From the application date the authority issues the zoning status document, a copy of the approved geological and geotechnical report and the road level record within two working days at most, and the sewer level record within five working days (Art. 55/4)[2]. If they are not issued in time, the reasons must be notified to the applicant in writing (Art. 55/6)[2].
Online lookups and plan notes
The e-Devlet portal or a municipality's e-imar portal gives quick preliminary information; for design and the building permit, the official document from the municipality is what counts. When reading it, do not stop at the emsal and TAKS lines: setbacks, eave level and roof form are written in the plan notes. For the steps see our article on how to find a plot's zoning status.
Frequently asked questions
What is zoning status (imar durumu)?
It is the document showing what building rights a parcel has, together with the plan notes and building conditions (Planned Areas Zoning Regulation, Art. 4/1-ll). Emsal, TAKS and the number of floors come from it.
How long does the zoning status document take?
Under Article 55/4, the authority issues it within two working days at most from the application date; for the sewer level record the limit is five working days.
Which documents are needed?
Under Article 55/2, the application petition is accompanied by a staking-out sketch and a land registry extract; in exceptional cases documents that stand in for the extract are accepted.
Sources
Articles that use this term
- Building a House in a Village Near Trabzon: What You Need to Know About Permits and Zoning
- Buying Land in Trabzon: An 8-Point Checklist Before You Invest
- How Is an Interior Design Fee Calculated? The Factors That Determine the Price
- How Long Does an Interior Design Project Take? The Process, Stage by Stage
- Standard Door and Window Sizes for Homes: A Practical Guide
- How to Check a Plot’s Zoning Status in Turkey: e-Devlet vs. the Municipality
Other terms
- Cliff
- Brutalism
- Mass Optimization
- Rational Plan
- Asymmetric Façade
- Site Plan
- Schematic Design
- Building Permit
- Cantilever
- Landscape Design
- Land Parcel
- Floor Area Ratio
- Soil Survey
- Retaining Wall
- Coastal Edge Line
- Construction Supervision (Yapı Denetim)
- Urban Transformation (Kentsel Dönüşüm)
- Site Coverage Ratio (TAKS)
- Title Deed (Tapu)
- Independent Unit (Bağımsız Bölüm)
- Condominium Ownership (Kat Mülkiyeti)
- Occupancy Permit (İskân)
- Alteration Permit (Tadilat Ruhsatı)
- Building Class (Yapı Sınıfı)