Rwanda zoning regulations
Know what your zoning code means.
Permitted, prohibited and conditional uses, and the building rules, for every zone in the City of Kigali and National Land Authority regulations.
Permitted
The use is listed for the zone, subject to development controls and other approvals.
Prohibited
The use is excluded by that schedule. Do not base a development proposal on it being allowed.
Conditional
The use may be considered only when the stated conditions, overlays and approvals are satisfied.
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Residential
Low-density residential
Kigali · National
R1AResidential densification
Kigali · National
R1BRural residential
Kigali · National
R2Residential improvement
Kigali · National
R3Residential expansion
Kigali · National
R4High-density residential
Kigali · National
UEUrban extension
National
RSRural settlement site
National
Commercial
Industrial
Public facilities
Public administration
Kigali · National
PF1Education and research facilities
Kigali · National
PF2Health facilities
Kigali · National
PF3Religious facilities
Kigali · National
PF4Cultural, heritage and memorial facilities
Kigali · National
PF5Sport and leisure, or cemetery in Kigali
Kigali · National
PF6Cemetery and crematoria
National
Open space
Agriculture
Environment
Forest
Kigali
P3CSteep slopes
Kigali
P3ANational parks
Kigali
P3DNature conservation
Kigali
WWetland
Kigali
WBWaterbody
Kigali · National
BBuffer overlay
Kigali
F1Forest plantation
National
F2National parks
National
F3National park expansion
National
F4Natural forest
National
F5Afforestation on steep slopes
National
F6Unlisted forest code
National
W1Wetland, protected or unprotected
National
W1AProtected wetland
National
W1BUnprotected wetland
National
W2Wetland rehabilitation
National
W3Wetland, sustainable use
National
W4Wetland conservation
National
W5Recreational wetland
National
B1Wetland buffer
National
B2Water body buffer
National
B3National park buffer
National
B4Protected area buffer
National
Infrastructure
Start with your actual parcel
Look up the UPI to see which zone and which regulation apply to it.