Zonal Mechanism of Legal Regulation as a Way to Limit the Discretionary Powers of Public Authorities in Urban Planning Activities
https://doi.org/10.18384/2949-513X-2026-1-30-40
Abstract
Aim. To identify the means of restricting the discretion of public authorities that are specific exclusively to urban planning activities and formulating proposals for the statutory codification of approaches to limiting discretionary powers in light of the identify characteristic of urban development regulation.
Methodology. The authors analyzed a body of scholarly research on the delimitation of public and private interests, legislatives texts and law enforcement practice in the field of urban planning activities.
Results. The conducted analysis has demonstrated that the zonal mechanism of legal regulation of urban planning activities requires consolidation as a mechanism of discretionary expressions of will by public authorities in the exercise or urban planning activities.
Research implications. The theoretical significance of study lies in the expansion of scholarly understanding of public authority discretion across various branches of law. The study carries significance by revealing the need to incorporate zonal urban regulation into the assessment of decisions rendered by public authorities and formulating proposals for the statutory codification of approaches to limiting discretionary powers in light of the identify characteristic of urban development regulation.
About the Authors
M. A. Vakula
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Marina A. Vakula – Cand. Sci. (Law), Departmentally Head, Department of Land and Ecology Law
Moscow
M. A. Veshchev
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Maxim A. Veshchev – Assistant, Department of Land and Ecology Law, Head of the Sector, Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic
Moscow
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