Rwanda zoning regulations
P3A · National parks
Permitted, prohibited and conditional uses, and the building rules, for every zone in the City of Kigali and National Land Authority regulations.
In the City of Kigali
Gasabo, Kicukiro and Nyarugenge · Kigali Zoning Regulations (2020)§ · PDF page 129 / printed page 113
Permitted uses
Sitting and picnic areas, hiking trails for education and tourism, and park amenities such as toilets.
Prohibited uses
All industrial uses, and major residential, commercial and infrastructure uses.
Conditional uses
Resorts and hotels, campsites, restaurants and kiosks, souvenir and grocery shops, and worker accommodation.
Building rules
What to check
The Kigali plan writes this code as P3-A. Any structure follows the implementing authority’s design standards.
Related zoning guides
P3B · ForestP3C · Steep slopesP3D · Nature conservationW · WetlandWB · WaterbodyB · Buffer overlayF1 · Forest plantationF2 · National parksF3 · National park expansionF4 · Natural forestF5 · Afforestation on steep slopesF6 · Unlisted forest codeW1 · Wetland, protected or unprotectedW1A · Protected wetlandW1B · Unprotected wetlandW2 · Wetland rehabilitationW3 · Wetland, sustainable useW4 · Wetland conservationW5 · Recreational wetlandB1 · Wetland bufferB2 · Water body bufferB3 · National park bufferB4 · Protected area buffer
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