Ifraz (Subdivision)
The process of dividing one parcel into two or more. Defined in the Planned Areas Zoning Regulation art. 4. Requires municipal council or provincial administrative board approval.
Ifraz (subdivision), defined in the Planned Areas Zoning Regulation, is the act of dividing a single registered parcel into two or more parcels — a combined cadastral + zoning operation. Under article 16 of Zoning Law 3194, ifraz within municipal and adjacent-area boundaries requires approval by the municipal council (or, outside municipal limits, the provincial administrative board).
Process: Applications must be decided within 30 days, notified to the land registry within 15 days, and registered/cancelled by the land registry office within 1 month. No new parcel may fall below the minimum parcel size set by the zoning plan.
Restrictions: Under Law 3194 art. 15, ifraz is not permitted for areas reserved for public use — roads, squares, green space, parks, parking. In areas with a completed parcellation plan, ifraz must conform to that plan. For parcels without plan-defined frontage, minimum frontage and size come from the regulation.
Examples
- 1.A 2,000 m² parcel is split into two new parcels — each must meet the 500 m² minimum in the zoning plan.
- 2.After inheritance, four children subdivide a co-owned land into four separate parcels, giving each heir an independent title.
- 3.A parcel without road frontage has its ifraz application rejected; consolidation (tevhit) is required instead (Planned Areas Zoning Regulation art. 5).
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Sources
- • Zoning Law 3194 art. 15-16
- • Planned Areas Zoning Regulation art. 4 (definitions)
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