local agenda 21 local plan for sustainable development of bistriþa ...

entire surface within the city borders. It comprises the
following sub-areas – referential territorial units:
- The central area: delimitation and complex
character
In Bistrita municipality, the historical centre was
defined as a historical monument by PATN- Section III
- Protected areas “as fortified urban ensemble” - and
represents an area with cultural patrimonial values of
national interest.
The protected area of the historical centre is limited by
the streets Bistricioarei, Liviu Rebreanu, Vasile
Alecsandri, the defence bank from the city park, Al.
Odobescu street, Republicii street and Petru Rares
Square.
The limits of the protected historical area were
established in a pre-feasibility study included in the
PUG (Urban Master Plan) and include the St. O. Iosif
street, the Bistrita river, Codrisor Hill, V.Conta street,
G-ral Grigore Balan street, P. Ispirescu street, 1
December street, Republicii boulevard, Garii street,
and Independence boulevard.
The protected area of the historical centre includes the
following areas:
- the historical reservation
- the archaeological reservation
- the architectural reservation
Based on the proposal of the County Museum, the
historical monuments – according to the List of
historical monuments from Bistrita-Nasaud county -
have also been distinguished through Decision no.
14/27.02.2003.
• The transport and communication area
This area has a total surface area of 196.23 ha, of
which 156ha represent roads and 40.23ha railway
routes, representing 8.6%, 6.9% and 1.7% of the
entire surface within the city’s borders.
• Green spaces and sports areas
The green space and sports areas of the municipality
have a total surface area of 75.9ha, of which 36ha are
in the city, representing 3.4% of the entire surface
within the city’s borders and include the following subareas:
- The municipal park with a surface of 14.7ha
(including the stadium), part of Codrisor Hill with a
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surface of 2.1ha where the town’s swimming pool is
located
- The sports and leisure club in the western part of
the city, bordering the Western industrial area
- The entertainment area from the Eastern part of the
city, which developed around the lake in Bistrita
micro-hydro-electric power station.
• The area of communal husbandry
This stretches over a surface of 23.2ha, of which
11.4ha are situated in the city and represent 1% of the
entire area within the city borders.
• The area for the urban technical equipment
This has a surface of 34.5ha, all situated within the
city’s borders and representing 1.5% of the town’s
surface area.
• The area for public institutions and services
This area stretches over a surface area of 284ha, of
which 243.2ha are situated within the city’s borders
and represents 12.7% of the town’s surface area.
• Area with special use
This area covers a surface area of 35.8ha, of which
28.3ha are situated within the city’s borders,
representing 1.6% of the town’s surface area.
• Protected areas and their boundaries (areas of
historical, landscape, ecological value under
sanitary protection)
The Local Council’s Decision no. 3 from 14.03.1995
established the list of protected natural areas and
natural monuments of Bistrita- Nasaud county.
This list declares the town’s park and the botanical
garden of Liviu Rebreanu highschool, which stretch
over an overall surface area of 6 ha, as protected
areas. The park contains a specimen of the pagodas
tree Ginkgo-biloba, declared a natural monument and
thus protected.