Tabaco City, Albay: Land Use Structure Plan

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Tabaco City, Albay

Land Use Structure Plan


LAND USE PLAN
Tabaco City Land Use Plan
4 Categories of Interventions:
1. Proposed arrangement and location of different
land uses and resources in the city.
2. Rationalizing the efficient and equitable
positioning of urban services and facilities.
3. Proposed new interventions to encourage the
envisioned development of the city.
4. Development incentives and controls.
1. Proposed arrangement and location of
different land uses and resources in the
city.
GENERAL LAND USE ALLOCATION
a. Protection of Forest Zone. Maintain a strict
protection zone: “No Touch, No Development.”
b. Production Forest Zone. Engage in sustainable
forest product utilization.
i. Water Easement Zone. Easements strictly
imposed on both sides of waterways: “No
Development, No Structures.”
Easement Regulation

Location Width (m)


Urban Areas 3
Agricultural Areas 20
Forest Areas 40
GENERAL LAND USE ALLOCATION
b. Production Forest Zone.
ii. Tourism Zone. Develop Eco-Tourism,
Plantation Tourism and Spiritual Pilgrimage Site.
iii. Agricultural Zone. Predominantly
agricultural, development plan shall support
the main economic activity.
iv. Quarry Zone. Formulate a “Quarry Extraction
Plan”- framework for quarry management/
regulation; encourage rational and sustainable
quarrying activity.
Proposed General Land Use

Land Use Category Area (has.) Percentage (%)


Agricultural 8,555.9000 71.18
Forest Lands 1,579.8032 13.15
Built-up Area 1,487.6795 12.38
Pasture land / Grass 231.2500 1.93
Lands
Mining / Quarrying 100.0000 0.82
Tourism 50.0000 0.42
Heritage 14.0000 0.12
Total 12,013.6327 100.00
URBAN LAND USE ALLOCATION
 In areas identified as safe from natural hazards
and outside the protected areas.
 City center regulated to reduce congestion;
decentralize investment and facilities;
encourage development to other sections of
the city.
 City’s transport terminals relocated; light
industrial park proposed.
 Residential expansion encourage in safe areas
of the city (around growth centers).
URBAN LAND USE ALLOCATION
a. General Residential Zone (GR-Z). Primarily for
dwelling housing purpose.
b. General Commercial Zone (GC-Z). Intended for
business, trade activities and services
establishments.
c. General Industrial Zone (GI-Z). Manufacturing
and processing industries: Non-pollutive/non-
hazardous/hazardous industries; Pollutive/non-
hazardous/hazardous industries.
URBAN LAND USE ALLOCATION
d. General Institutional Zone (GI-Z). Government;
institutional and social services
(region/country).
i. Waste Management Zone. Allocate spaces
for the management of the city’s liquid and
solid waste.
ii. Parks and Open Spaces. Establishment of a
network of parks: city’s attractiveness; areas for
community interaction, emergency
evacuation, buffer against fire & emergencies;
recreation
URBAN LAND USE ALLOCATION
e. Heritage Zone. Creation of the Tabaco Heritage
Zone.
 Tourism activities, shops, restaurants and
hotels; and activities for the promotion of the
city’s rich cultural heritage.
Proposed Urban Land Use

Land Use Category Area (has.) Percentage (%)


Residential 880 43.21
Commercial 180 8.84
Institutional 45 2.21
Industrial 100 4.91
Parks and Open 50 2.45
Spaces
Agricultural 781.74 38.38
Heritage 14 0.68
Total 2,050.74 100.00
LAND USE and WATER USE POLICIES
Total Land Area: 12.013.6327 hectares (120.136327
sq. km.)
 Alienable and Disposable: Production and
Settlement Use. 86.85% (10,433.8295 hectares)
 Agricultural: Dominant Land Use: 71.18%
(8,550.9000 hectares)
 Forest Land (Protection Forest and Production
Forest Lands)
LAND USE and WATER USE POLICIES
 Residential Use: Biggest urban land use of the
city’s built-up area.
 Commercial Use: Fastest growing land use in
Tabaco City.
 Industrial Land Use: Light industries
 Institutional Land Use.
 Parks and Open Spaces.
LAND USE and WATER USE POLICIES
Coastal Area: Rich in traditional fishing grounds.
 Lagonoy Gulf: Fishing ground of fishermen living
in the thirteen (13) coastal barangays.
 Four (4) major resource units along its shallow
coastline:
(1) Coral Reefs; (2) Sea Grass; (3) Mangroves
(Wetlands); (4) Beach System.
 35 km. Coastline; 15,000 has. Municipal waters;
23 has Sandbars; 56 has. Inland fishery
development.
LAND USE and WATER USE POLICIES
Coastal Area: Rich in traditional fishing grounds.
 Lagonoy Gulf: Fishing ground of fishermen living
in the thirteen (13) coastal barangays.
 Four (4) major resource units along its shallow
coastline:
(1) Coral Reefs; (2) Sea Grass; (3) Mangroves
(Wetlands); (4) Beach System.
 35 km. Coastline; 15,000 has. Municipal waters;
23 has Sandbars; 56 has. Inland fishery
development.
Vision
“A center of excellence in education, trade and
tourism in Bicol with God-centered, healthy,
empowered and disaster-resilient people living
in a world-class, well-designed, and balanced
environment, with a progressive and globally
competitive economy led by gender sensitive
and competent leaders committed to good
governance and sustainable development. “
Mission
“To ensure the promotion and development of
healthy and progressive TABAQUEÑOS through
wise utilization of, and equitable access to,
resources and opportunities, human resource
development, shared responsibility in local
governance, efficient and effective delivery of
basic services and sustainable economic
growth“
Strategic Goals
Development of Tabaco as center of
excellence in education, trade and commerce,
and tourism
Human resource development
Environmental management
Efficient and effective delivery of basic services
Agro-fishery development
People’s participation in local governance
Establishment of Tabaco as an international
tourist destination

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