Italy

Italian Expropriation Law, 1865.

Article 86 of the Expropriation Law of 1865 said, “communes having a population of at least 10,000 may, for the public welfare, to be determined by actual need to provide for health and necessary communications. Make a regulatory plan in which shall be shown the lines to be observed to attain the desired improvement in the reconstruction of the parts of the commune. Faulty arrangement of the buildings is to be remedied.”

France

French Planning Law 1919. The French planning law develop and extends of Italian planning law of 1865, called plans for the extension and subdivision of cities.

Under this law, following communities requires within 3 years for the formulation of planning schemes. Where city population is 10,000 or over. The scheme includes – 1) A plan with the direction, width and character of highways and location. Extent and plan of squares, public gardens, amusement grounds, parks, various open spaces, indicating reserve lands, sites of future public buildings, utility and other services.

2) A program of the hygienic, archeological and aesthetic servitude create and preserve open spaces. Height of structures, provisions for drinking water, sewers, disposition of wastes and sanitation will include in the program.

Germany

– Introduces through the Prussian Street and Building Line Law of 1875, popularly known as ‘Street and Building Line Law’.

– Amended by the new statute named Housing Law of 1918.

– Section 1 of the Housing Law, 1918 presents regulation on the street and building lines for laying out or change of streets. Squares, gardens, play and recreation grounds in cities and rural places, in accordance with public needs also desires.