Notes on urbanism, public instruments and territory. By Nikola Arsenic.
Article 35 of the City Statute, translated. How the building potential of a landmarked or donated property leaves it and reappears on another lot, how it differs from the onerous concession and the CEPAC, and where it already works (Curitiba and São Paulo).
CEPAC, art. 34 of the City Statute, translated. What it is, how the municipality issues it, why the CVM regulates it, how the investor buys it, and how the certificate becomes the right to build.
Onerous concession of the right to build, arts. 28 to 31 of the City Statute, translated. What it is, how the master plan enables it, the role of specific municipal law, and why so many Brazilian cities charge zero.
Law 6.766/79, Forest Code and Reurb. On serrano land, each one extends its reach over the parcel. When one ruler is ignored, another sends the bill.
Concession, privatization and PPP are three distinct things. Real cases (Belo Horizonte 2016, Aracaju, Feira de Santana and Franco da Rocha 2020, Hospital do Subúrbio 2010) and the 5% NCR ceiling.
In Petrópolis, irregular occupation grew 107% between 1985 and 2020, according to MapBiomas. Every new house outside the plan is a deferred public expense.
FINISA, BNDES, IDB, World Bank, Transferegov, OODC, Ecological ICMS, royalties, FEP Caixa. How a mid-size city combines sources to unlock urban projects.
Before drawing, listen. The technical reading that precedes the commercial reading is what separates those who design on the serra from those who design with the serra.
PIU, AIU and OUC are the three acronyms that structure every large-scale urban transformation in Brazil. Understand what each means, why the order matters and how the market, the public authority and the architect position themselves at each stage.
PIU, AIU and OUC: what each acronym means, in which law it is anchored, and why the PIU plus AIU pair is São Paulo-specific while the OUC is a federal instrument of the City Statute.