housing land development construction regulated area; zoning area where residential land development is restricted
Legal term under Japanese law; an area designated to prevent landslides and mudslides, where residential land development requires prefectural governor approval.
Because this area is designated as a housing land development construction regulated area, development requires the governor's permission.
Compound of 宅地 (residential land), 造成 (development), 工事 (construction), 規制 (regulation), and 区域 (area). A technical legal term.