Rwanda zoning regulations
W1A · Protected wetland
Permitted, prohibited and conditional uses, and the building rules, for every zone in the City of Kigali and National Land Authority regulations.
In the other 27 districts
the other 27 districts · National Land Use Plans Zoning Regulations§ · PDF page 61 / printed page 55
Permitted uses
Research, and nothing else.
Prohibited uses
All agriculture, and all industrial, residential, commercial and public facility uses.
Conditional uses
None are listed for this zone.
Building rules
What to check
A 20 m buffer is kept around the wetland. Applies to upcountry wetlands without a detailed plan.
Related zoning guides
P3B · ForestP3C · Steep slopesP3A · National parksP3D · 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 unprotectedW1B · 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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