Importância da implantação do Plano Diretor em municípios de pequeno porte

Abstract

This article aims to evaluate the importance of developing the Master Plan for Small Sized Cities. Municipalities considered small as are those with less than 20,000 inhabitants. According to the City Statute, the Master Plan is not required for these municipalities. However the plan is an important development tool that assists in municipal management, allows better resource allocation, ordering the territorial space and investment attraction. Approximately 73% of Brazilian municipalities have fewer than 20,000 inhabitants, and in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, of the 497 municipalities only 109 have more than 20,000 inhabitants. Because there is no requirement to bequeath support to small municipalities, in addition to not having sufficient financial resources ara apply in a planned urban growth. It is a practice of the Brazilian public sector, only comply with what is required by law, so it is worth mentioning the importance of drafting of laws approving beyond the Master Plan, the Municipal Environmental Code and the Building Code and postures for small municipalities, due to the advantages of having a plan approved to guide the orderly growth and designed based on studies that seek to grow responsibly, avoiding future problems.