Ministerial Decree No. 1269 on urban land use planning. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Regulation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Urban land Agricultural land Land-use planning Zoning Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Ministerial Decree establishes that urban land use planning shall be carried out in accordance with land zoning schemes. Agricultural land of the suburban areas shall be used for agricultural purposes. Expropriation of agricultural land shall be carried out in exceptional cases by the local executive bodies. Green belt areas shall be classifies as forest land. Full text Russian Website zher.kz