Recently, with the consent of the provincial government, the Provincial Bureau of Cultural Heritage and the Provincial Department of Natural Resources jointly issued the “Protection Scope and Construction Control Zone of Cultural Relics Protection Units in Zhejiang Province” (hereinafter referred to as the “Measures”). The Measures are a supporting administrative normative document of the Regulations on the Protection and Administration of Cultural Relics of Zhejiang Province.
The scope of protection of the cultural relics protection unit refers to the areas for key protection on the body of the cultural relics protection unit and the surrounding areas, so as to ensure the authenticity and integrity of the cultural relics protection units. The construction control area of the cultural relics protection unit refers to the area where the construction projects are restricted for protecting the safety, environment and historical features of the cultural relics protection unit outside the scope of protection of the cultural relics protection unit. Under the guidance of the Measures, the protection scope and construction control zone are scientifically and reasonably delimited according to the category, scale and content of the cultural relics protection units as well as the historical and actual situation of the surrounding environment, which is of great significance to protect the safety of cultural relics and to control and guide the surrounding construction activities.
The Measures, with a total of 10 articles, mainly stipulate the scope of protection of cultural relics protection units at all levels in the province, the principles, standards and procedures for the delineation and adjustment of construction control zones, soliciting opinions, management regulations and the scope of adjustment, as well as the protection instructions and boundary piles of cultural relics protection units.
The Measures officially came into effect on January 15,2022.
In addition, the Provincial Bureau of Cultural Heritage and the Provincial Department of Natural Resources also issued the Guidelines for the Demarcation of the Protection Scope and Construction Control Zone of Cultural Relics Protection Units in Zhejiang Province as the technical specification of the Measures to guide the demarcation of the protection scope and construction control zone of specific cultural relics protection units.