a)
Zoning, subdivision and building
regulations
The NEDA PIP and DBM guidelines have
clearly stipulated the specific parameters in the formulation and preparation
of project proposal to be submitted for funding. Zoning, subdivision and
building regulations are necessary considerations in the sense that projects
should be properly located. Projects should be consistent with the PDP, RDP,
Provincial Physical Framework Plan and Comprehensive Land Use Plan and should
be in consonance with the vision of the area. These should avoid also hazard
areas and the location should guarantee opportunity for expansion and
sustainability as mentioned in the guidelines.
With regard to subdivision and building
regulations, these should be strategically located. Hazard areas should be
avoided. Important social provisions and support infrastructures should also be
considered like water, electricity, drainage system and accessibility to road
networks should be considered. If these will not be considered, the project
proposal might not pass the project appraisal that will be conducted by the
NEDA Board.
b)
Development permits and licenses
Regarding
development permits and licenses, these are necessary considerations prior to
project implementation. Acquiring permits and licenses are the mark of readily
implementable projects. These are the guarantees that the project is socially
acceptable, economically viable and environmentally sustainable. If these will
not be secured, a project will be definitely not approved. With regard to land
use regulation, securing locational clearance or zoning certification is a
prerequisite to securing building permit. This is to ensure that the project is
consistent with the zoning ordinance and land use regulations. One important
clearance that must be secured is the environmental compliance certificate from
the DENR. This is to ensure that the project will not pose any environmental
threat or destruction.
c)
Public works programming and capital
budgeting
Project programming and budgeting are
usually the hindrance to the realization of everything that the land use plan
set to envision. Found in the land use plans are ambitious huge projects which
the local government units do not have the technical and financial capacities
to implement. It is good that national government provided avenues for fund accessing,
essentially, through public-private partnership.
For the proponent to access this fund, it
is important that the proposal should carefully observed specifications and
guidelines. Based on the DBM-NEDA Joint Circular 2016-1, the project should contribute
to identified gaps to achieve development targets and should observed
programmatic approach, spatial/geographical context, and priority areas for
increased spending.
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