Rigas teritorijas izmantosanas un apbuves noteikumi

1.103. The depth of land plot - the horizontal distance between the front and rear
border of plot. Where these borders are not parallel, the depth of land plot
means the length of straight line, which links the midpoint of plot’s front
border with midpoint of plot’s rear border. If there is no rear border of plot,
the depth of plot means the length of straight line linking the midpoint of
front border of plot with an apex of triangle, which have been formed by the
sides of borders of plot.
1.104. Frontline of plot – horizontal distance along the red line of street between
the side borders of plot.
1.105. Land plot– an area of land, which has been delimited with natural elements
of the situation (with the roads, hydrographic, outlines of terrain etc.) or with
borders, which have been determined in the area, but the cadastre number
may be not be issued thereof.
1.106. Type of utilization of land (territory) – totality of all permitted utilizations
determined in spatial planning provided for the local government’s portion of
territory with specified different planned (permitted) utilization.
1.107. Science institution – the utilization of land, structure or part thereof to
provide scientific research or similar institution.
1.108. Fence – a structure, which is located on the border of the land plot or
streets’ red line or along them.
2. General Issues
2.1. These binding regulations prescribes the requirements for the utilization of
land plots, structures and buildings as well, according to Riga Spatial
Planning 2006 - 2018 (hereinafter – Riga Spatial Planning or in the wider
sense – Riga Development Plan)
2.2. These binding regulations concerns the administrative territory of Riga City
and are liable to all natural and legal persons – landowners and users within
the boundaries of Riga Spatial Planning.
2.3. These binding regulations do not unbound the natural and legal persons from
the necessity to comply with the requirements of laws and other effective
legal provisions.
2.4. If any of territories of Riga City has a detail plan, which is developed and
bounded, determine more detailed utilization of plot and requirements of the
building thereof, then binding regulations of the detail plan shall be
complied.
2.5. No lands may be utilized and no constructions may be built, re-built,
arranged or used, if they do not require with these binding regulations.
2.6. No permits may be issued for utilization of the foreseen land or for the
building, rebuilding, arrangement, extension or utilization of foreseen
construction by local governments, if any of these binding regulations have
been violated by this.
2.7. The Clauses of binding regulations, which have references on option to
determine, detail or clarify, when the additional activities are carried out, for
example, developing of the detail plan, shall be regarded as the provisions
and may not be classified as the amendments of spatial planning and
regulations concerning the utilization and building of the territory as well.
2.8. In special cases, if subject of the amendments is not related with the
necessity of graphical changes in spatial planning, the amendments in the