| The housing plan is a national law which, once | | | | anti-seismic standards)". |
| implemented by Regions, allows to expand the volume | | | | According to the housing plan, the regulation is valid |
| of existing buildings up to 20%, 30% if a crumbling | | | | also in case of partially residential or non residential |
| property needs to be destroyed and rebuilt (version | | | | buildings located in residential districts. The construction |
| implemented in Lombardy, LR 16 July 2009, No. 13). | | | | of new structures will be allowed only for housing |
| Regional law requires municipalities to report by 15th | | | | purposes, without taking advantage of volume |
| October 2009 the areas to exclude from | | | | bonuses. However, the goals of the Housing Plan have |
| enforcement. | | | | suffered considerable limitations due to local decisions |
| Lombardy was one of the first regions where the law | | | | restricting the scope of operations: many areas of |
| came into force. From 16th October 2009 it is possible | | | | Milan were excluded from the enforcement to avoid |
| to submit the Statement of Activity (DIA) to | | | | damage to historic buildings, such as the historical |
| municipalities or apply for a building permit (art. 42 and | | | | centre, within the circle of Bastions, and 11 other |
| art. 38 LR 12/20005) concerning interventions of | | | | districts (Villaggio dei Giornalisti, Cimiano, Porpora, |
| redevelopment and construction of residential buildings. | | | | Pisacane, Aspar, Del Sarto, Lincoln, Washington, QT8, |
| The effects of this legislation are extraordinary and | | | | Postelegrafica and Borgo Pirelli). In other municipalities, |
| temporary (the law allows a period of 18 month to | | | | similar restrictions were approved as well, in order to |
| apply, or 24 in case of Public Housing interventions) | | | | preserve the most sensitive areas under the urban, |
| and it is guided by the principles of simplification (more | | | | historical, monumental, landscape and environmental |
| flexible procedures for start-up), subsidiarity | | | | points of view. |
| (involvement of municipalities in law enforcement), soil | | | | The aim of the Housing Plan is to create new spaces |
| saving (use of existing volumes without further urban | | | | for families, to renovate abandoned and degraded |
| expansion), energy efficiency (both for new | | | | areas, to promote energy conservation and to improve |
| contributions and existing buildings), landscape quality | | | | districts of public housing. Our hope is that these goals |
| (consistency with the identity and the history of the | | | | will be achieved as soon as possible, maybe in the |
| urban area) and safety of buildings (compliance with | | | | incoming months. |