CHAPTER IV : Powers

I. – Corsica’s sustainable planning and development plan is a regional ecological coherence scheme within the meaning of article L. 371-3 du code de l’environnement. As such: 1° It lists the areas protected under Book III and Title I of Book IV of the same code, identifies the natural areas that are important for preserving biodiversity and defines natural or semi-natural areas and linear or specific plant formations that make…

I. – The Corsican sustainable development and development plan may specify the terms of application, adapted to the specific local geographical features, of Chapter I of Title II of Book I of the town planning code on coastal areas and Chapter II of Title II of Book I of the same code on mountain areas. The provisions of the plan that specify these terms and conditions are applicable to the…

I. – The planning and sustainable development plan may, by a specific and reasoned deliberation of the Assembly of Corsica, set, for the application of Article L. 121-23 of the town planning code, a list of land and marine areas, sites and landscapes that are remarkable or characteristic of the natural and cultural heritage of the coastline and environments necessary for maintaining biological balances to be preserved. This deliberation takes…

I.-The draft plan for the sustainable development of Corsica is drawn up by the Executive Council. The strategy and guidelines envisaged, in particular in application of article L. 4424-11, are the subject of a debate, prior to this preparation, within the Assembly of Corsica. The State representative in the territorial collectivity of Corsica, the municipalities or their own tax groupings, as well as the public establishments mentioned in article L….

I.-The Corsican sustainable planning and development plan may be amended, on a proposal from the executive council, when the changes envisaged do not have the effect of undermining its general economy. Article L. 104-3 of the town planning code is applicable. The planned amendments are submitted for the opinion of the public persons, bodies and organisations whose association is provided for in article L. 4424-13 of this code. Their opinion…

The representative of the State in the territorial collectivity of Corsica may ask the territorial collectivity of Corsica to amend the planning and sustainable development plan in order to allow the implementation of a project of general interest or an operation of national interest meeting the conditions set in application of the articles L. 102-1 and L. 102-12 of the town planning code. If, within six months of this request…

The sustainable development plan may be made compatible pursuant to article L. 300-6-1 of the town planning code. The provisions proposed to ensure the compatibility of the plan are subject to a joint examination by the State, the territorial collectivity of Corsica and the associated public bodies mentioned in article L. 4424-13. The compatibility project is subject to a public enquiry carried out in accordance with Chapter III of Title…