《湖北省城乡规划条例》(以下简称《条例》)日前通过省人大审议,将于10月1日起施行。这是湖北省首次对城乡规划以单项地方性法规的形式予以明确。《条例》规定,城市和镇、乡应当依照《城乡规划法》和本条例编制城市规划、镇规划、乡规划。县级以上人民政府确定需要编制规划的村庄,应当编制村庄规划。其他村庄根据发展需要编制村庄规划, “Hubei Province Urban and Rural Planning Ordinance” (hereinafter referred to as “Ordinance”) passed the provincial people’s congress recently considered, will be October 1 come into effect. This is the first time that Hubei Province has clarified the urban-rural planning in the form of individual local laws and regulations. “Regulations” provides that cities and townships, townships should be in accordance with “Urban and Rural Planning Law” and the regulations of the preparation of urban planning, town planning, rural planning. When the people’s government at or above the county level determines that a village needs planning, it shall formulate the village planning. Other villages compile village plans according to development needs,