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Application for Boundary Confirmation

This application is to be filed when an owner of land adjacent to a city street or watercourse, who intends to build a house or structure or sell or subdivide the land, needs to clarify the boundary with the city street or watercourse and requests the city to be present.

  • Please affix your personal seal to the boundary confirmation application form to confirm the applicant’s intent

  • For boundary confirmation applications, the person registered in the land registry is the applicant.

  • However, in the following cases, the applicant will be the person specified in each item.

    1. If the land to be applied for is co-owned, all co-owners

    2. If the landowner is a corporation, the representative of the corporation

    3. If the landowner is deceased, all heirs.

    However, if the heirs have been specified in the estate division agreement, etc., they are the heirs.

  • If the application is made by an agent (land and house surveyor or surveyor), please indicate the name of the surveyor (surveyor’s name) and affix his/her official seal (company seal).

  • The witnessing date will be approximately two months after the application is received. The witnessing date will be arranged at a later date.

  • The applicant is responsible for arranging for the witnessing of the event.

    • If you are unable to check the site on the day of the event due to a typhoon or snowfall, or if you are unable to be present for any reason, please contact us as soon as possible.

  • Consultation and Application

Chichibu City Hall Road Management Division (within Chichibu control) TEL:0494-26-6861

Yoshida General Branch Office, Regional Development Division (in Yoshida area) TEL:0494-72·6083

Otaki General Branch Office, Regional Development Division (Otaki District) TEL:0494-55-0861

Arakawa General Branch Office Regional Development Division (Arakawa District)TEL:0494-54-2114

Application for permission under Article 53 of the City Planning Act

Permission under Article 53 of the City Planning Act is required to construct a building in the area of city planning facilities (city planning roads, city planning parks, etc.) or in the execution area of an urban development project.

  • The building has three or fewer floors and no basement floor.

  • The main structure is of wood, steel, concrete or similar construction.

  • Easily relocatable or retireable.

Application for certification of conformity of an act in a landscape planning area

When applying for certification of a superior long-term housing construction plan under the "Act on Promoting the Spread of Long-Term Superior Housing," the building must conform to the living environment standards.

①Conform to the Chichibu City Urban Development Landscape Plan.(

②In a district planning area, it must conform to the relevant district development plan.

③Not to be located in urban planning facilities

Regarding ①, for activities subject to notification in accordance with the Landscape Law (for buildings with three or more floors or a total area of more than 500 square meters (excluding Honmachi and Nakamachi)), conformity to the Landscape Law will be confirmed through notification.

workers' housing loan program

This is a housing loan program for workers who need funds to build, expand, repair, or purchase a new residence or to acquire a housing site in the city.

The maximum secured loan amount is 10 million yen (repayment period up to 25 years), and the maximum unsecured loan amount is 5 million yen (repayment period up to 10 years). For details on interest rates, application requirements, and documents to be submitted, please contact the financial institutions or the Industrial Support Division.

*Financial Institutions

Chichibu Branch of Chuo Labor Bank   TEL: 0494-22-3340

Garbage

When disposing of garbage, please check the “Garbage Calendar” distributed to each household to confirm the collection days in your area, and dispose of garbage in the designated manner at the designated collection point in each area by 8:00 a.m. on the collection day. If you do not have a “Garbage Calendar” at hand, please ask at the Sanitation Division or the Regional Development Division of the Yoshida, Otaki, or Arakawa General Branch Offices. You can also download the calendar from the Chichibu City website.

attention

  • As a measure against the new coronavirus, used masks should not be popped out of the designated garbage bags. In addition, masks and tissue paper used by those with symptoms of fever or cough should be placed in a plastic bag and sealed before placing them in the designated garbage bags.
  • Please recycle as much paper and cloth as possible as recyclable waste.
  • Please cut branches, leaves, and shingle scraps of plants down to a size that will fit in the bag (less than about 3 cm in thickness and 30 cm in length).

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  • Glass and knives are dangerous, so please wrap them in newspaper, write “glass” and “knives” on them, and dispose of them in designated garbage bags.
  • Spray cans should be used up or deflated in a safe manner.
  • Dry cell batteries and lighters (used ones that do not contain gas) should be disposed of separately in transparent or semi-transparent plastic bags with the mouths tied shut. They can also be disposed of on the day of recycling (cans and bottles).
  • Paper and cloth (4 categories: newspapers, miscellaneous papers, cardboard, and cloth)
  • Cans and bottles (limited to empty cans and bottles of drinks and alcoholic beverages)
  • Plastic bottles
  • Paper and cloth should be tied crosswise with string for each of the four categories.
  • Cans and bottles should be placed in clear or semi-transparent plastic bags.
  • Put cans and bottles in separate bags.
  • Remove caps and labels from plastic bottles, wash them lightly, and place them in a special net at the collection site. (The caps and labels should be disposed of in the combustible trash.)
  • We will not collect items that have not been sorted or packed according to regulations.
  • No garbage will be collected except for designated resource garbage.

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  • Please do not crush cans, bottles, or PET bottles.
  • Please be sure to open (disassemble) and put together cardboard boxes.
  • Please check the garbage calendar for detailed information on recyclable waste.
  • Please return bottle bottles, beer bottles, and returnable bottles to the distributor or put them out for collection at a local recycling center.。
      • public health division TEL: 0494-25-5202

      • Yoshida General Branch Office Regional Development Division TEL: 0494-72-6083

      • Otaki General Branch Office Regional Development Division TEL: 0494-55-0861

      • Arakawa General Branch Office Regional Development Division TEL:0494-54-2114

  • Chichibu Wide-Area Municipal Cycle Association  TEL:0494-24-8050

  • Chichibu Clean Center TEL: 0494-24-8050

  • Chichibu Environmental Sanitation Center   TEL:0494-23-8921

Disposal of Fire Waste

The time to start waste disposal of burned houses and household goods is when the investigation conducted by the fire department and the police is completed.

  • If you wish to bring your waste to the Chichibu Wide-Area Municipalities Association’s waste treatment facilities (Chichibu Clean Center and Chichibu Environmental Sanitation Center), please submit an application for waste treatment fee reduction or exemption to the Sanitation Section or the Regional Promotion Section of the Yoshida, Otaki or Arakawa General Branch Office.

  • At the site of the disaster, guidance will be provided regarding the separation of materials to be brought in, so please have the owner and the demolition/transportation contractor present.

  • Make sure that the fire is completely extinguished at least 48 hours after the fire is extinguished.

  • Only damaged general houses and household goods will be accepted, but not stores, offices, factories, etc.

  • Even if the waste is affected by the disaster, we will not accept any waste that is difficult to dispose of properly, etc. (propane gas pumps, tires, fire extinguishers, paint, pesticides, etc.)

  • Four items subject to the Home Appliance Recycling Law (TVs, air conditioners, refrigerators/freezers, and washing machines/clothes dryers) can also be accepted, but please purchase a home appliance recycling ticket at the post office and bring it in without affixing it. (In case of burn damage, the staff will instruct you when you attend.) If you have a home appliance store with which you do business, please consult with them in advance.

  • Foundations, foundation concrete, roof tiles, earth, sand, etc. are not acceptable.

  • Depending on the contents of the affected refuse, etc., it may not be possible to carry it to the processing facility.

  • Damaged clothing, bedding, tatami mats, and other combustibles
  • Thick futons, tatami mats…drained and dry
  • Affected timber, etc.

– If working with heavy equipment, make it as fine as possible (chip it).

– The reinforcing hardware (paneling) on the columns must be removed.

-Nails should be removed.

– For manual work, cut into 50 cm lengths。

  • Damaged furniture (if working with heavy equipment)

 -Wooden parts with glass and metal parts removed should be as finely ground (chipped) as possible.

※Since the incineration process is carried out at the Clean Center, any metal or other contaminants that get mixed in will cause latecomers, so if they are not properly separated, we will not be able to accept them.

  • Roofing materials, aluminum sashes, and other metals (separate from other trash and remove combustibles, etc.)
  • Damaged electrical appliances, etc.
  • Damaged furniture (if manual labor)•••Bring in as is

【Acceptance Hours】

    • 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

      1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Please follow the above instructions as well as those given by the staff of the processing facility.
Please contact us for other procedures.

*contact information

    • public health division TEL:0494-25-5202

    • Yoshida General Branch Office Regional Development Division TEL:0494-72-6083

    • Otaki General Branch Office Regional Development Division Yoshida General Branch Office Regional Development Division TEL:0494-55-0861

    • Arakawa General Branch Office Regional Development Division  TEL:0494-54-2114

    • Chichibu Wide-Area Municipalities Association, Operations Division TEL:0494-24-8050

    • Chichibu Clean Center  TEL:0494-24-8050

    • Chichibu Environmental Sanitation Center TEL:0494-23-8921

Dog registration and rabies shots

If you start an unregistered dog, you are required by law to register it within 30 days from the date you start keeping the dog (or the date it is 90 days old if you start keeping a dog that is not 90 days old). Even indoor dogs must be registered and injected.

 Applications for registration are accepted at the Community Health Division and the Regional Development Division of the Yoshida, Otaki, and Arakawa General Branches. Upon registration, a dog tag will be issued. This tag must be attached to the dog's collar. If the tag is lost or stolen, it will be reissued.

Please bring your dog tags from your previous address to the Community Health Division or the Regional Development Division of the Yoshida, Otaki, or Arakawa General Branch Office for the procedure. We will exchange the tag of your previous address with that of Chichibu City. If you have lost your dog tags, please bring the notice of group injections or something that shows that you were registered in your previous location.

Rabies is an infectious disease that affects all mammals, including humans. Currently, there is no cure for rabies, and it is a dreaded infectious disease that causes death in nearly 100% of cases. In most cases, the virus is transmitted by the bite of a rabies-infected dog, which enters the body through the wound with saliva. For this reason, Japan's Rabies Prevention Law, enacted in 1950, requires all dogs 91 days of age or older to receive an annual rabies shot.

Those who have already registered their dogs will be notified of the schedule by postcard. Please bring the postcard to your nearest vaccination center. Dogs that have not been registered can also have their shots at the same time as the registration procedure. You can take the shots at any of the injection sites during the period.

 If you are unable to go to the injection site, you can also take the shots at any the injection sites during the period. In this case, you can receive the injection certificate at any veterinary hospital in Chichibu city (except for a few).  

 If you visit a veterinary clinic outside of Chichibu City, please bring the rabies vaccination certificate issued by the veterinarian to the Community Health Division or the Regional Development Division of the Yoshida, Otaki, and Arakawa General Branches.

*The injection fee for a group shot may differ if you receive the shot at a veterinary clinic.

When receiving the group injection, please have someone who can control the dog come with a leash (lead).

  

Various notifications are required when there is a change in registration details, such as a change of address or the death of a dog. If notification is not made, the registration details will not be changed, and you may not receive notices of group injections, or you may receive notices even after the death of your dog.

  If you have lost your dog, please contact the Chichibu Public Health CenterTEL:0494-22-3824)

with the breed, sex, age, and date and time of the place where the dog disappeared. Sometimes, dogs are protected as stray dogs at the public health center. If your dog has a dog tag, you can contact the owner immediately.

Also, please contact Chichibu Public Health Center for information on lost or injured dogs, or if you have taken custody of a dog.

*Various Notifications

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Rules for Owning Dogs

When you keep a dog, understand its habits, physiology, ecology, etc., and keep it with love. You are responsible for keeping your dog until the end of its life.

Letting dogs run free is a very dangerous practice. Dogs should be kept on a leash or leash, or in an enclosure such as a fence or cage. When walking a dog, it should be kept on a leash by someone who can control it.

The sticker must be affixed to the gatepost or other place where it can be seen by people.

It is prohibited to defile public areas or other people's land or buildings with feces, etc., and cause a nuisance to neighbors. When taking your dog for a walk, please bring a shovel or plastic bag with you, and be sure to take the feces home for disposal, not leave it unattended or bury it.

 

Abandoning, wantonly killing or injuring animals is a crime. It is punishable by the "Law Concerning the Protection and Management of Animals. Whether you own an animal or not, please be mindful of animal welfare.

  Let's follow the rules and create a healthy environment where both people and animals can live comfortably!

Please help us reduce waste!

he most important thing in reducing waste is to generate as little waste as possible. If you still produce garbage, you should use it as it is or recycle it. Here are some concrete measures you can take at home to help reduce waste.

  • Buy only what you need and use it without waste

  • Bring your own shopping bags

  • Use refillable products and returnable containers for detergents, seasonings, etc.

  • Avoid buying disposable products such as paper plates and towels.

  • Reuse clothing by remodeling and other creative ways

  • Repair home appliances and use them carefully.

  • Use unused items that can still be used at bazaars, recycle stores, flea markets, etc.

  • Compost food scraps and use them in vegetable gardens, etc.

  • Participate in waste collection by nurturing associations, etc.

  • Proactively use recycled products such as recycled toilet paper and recycled paper.

  • Remove the vinyl part of tissue boxes and place in recyclable waste (cardboard boxes).

  • Candy boxes and tea envelopes are also recyclable (cardboard boxes).

  • Remove the vinyl parts of paper bags (handles, outer bags, etc.) and place in recyclable waste (miscellaneous paper).


  • Milk cartons should be rinsed and grouped into approximately 30 pieces and placed in recyclable waste.

  • Remove the plastic parts from the mouth of small bottles of dressing, yakiniku sauce, etc., rinse them with water, and put them in the Recyclable Waste (bottles).

How do you dispose of used tempura oil at home? Do you use a coagulant to solidify the oil or use newspaper to absorb the oil and dispose of it as combustible garbage?
  The city collects used tempura oil from households, school lunch kitchens, and daycare centers and sells it as a valuable resource for reuse or makes biodiesel fuel (BDF) to be used as fuel for official vehicles.
  As of the end of March 2022, the cumulative total distance traveled by the six official vehicles that have been running on BDF is 628,000 km, equivalent to a distance of 15.7 times around the earth. In addition, three towable BDF generators have been installed to generate electricity from BDF.
  Collecting used tempura oil and recycling it into BDF will reduce waste and the use of fossil fuels, leading to more efficient use of resources and the prevention of global warming.
  Four neighboring towns (Kogano, Minano, Yokoze, and Nagatoro) are also implementing this initiative based on the Chichibu Settlement Metropolitan Area Concept.
  It is very important to make effective use of limited resources with everyone's understanding in order to reduce waste and prevent global warming. We ask for your cooperation in collecting used tempura oil.

*回収場所

    • History and Culture Heritage Museum 1F (Environment Section)

    • Yoshida . Otaki/Arakawa General Branch Office (Regional Development Division)

    • Yoshida Genki Mura (in Chichibu Bapaiomas Genki Mura Power Plant)

*Oil that cannot be recovered

    • Animal fats * Mineral oil

    • Rice oil

    • Oil containing large amounts of frying dregs, etc.

    • Oxidized (black) oil

    • Oil with high water content

outdoor advertisements

  When you post an outdoor advertisement in Chichibu City, the Saitama Prefecture Outdoor Advertisement Ordinance applies.
  Chichibu City is authorized by Saitama Prefecture to grant permission for outdoor advertisements.
  When applying for a permit for outdoor advertisements, please use the Chichibu City application form (please note that this form is different from the Saitama Prefecture application form).
  If you wish to remove your outdoor advertisement, please consult with the City Planning Division.

*Application Forms, etc.
  The handling of outdoor advertisements differs depending on the type and method of display, so if you have any questions, please consult with the City Planning Division.

Pest catches will be conducted.

Chichibu City is hunting harmful birds and animals to prevent damage to crops. Please be careful when going into the mountains for mushroom gathering, hiking, etc., or going to rivers for fishing, etc.
  Hunting club members wear orange vests and yellow armbands. If you see them, we recommend that you leave the area as soon as possible, as they may be hunting in the vicinity, and ask you to be more careful.

Noise regulations for noise-generating facilities, construction work, etc.

If you intend to install or operate a facility in the city that is subject to regulations under the Noise Regulation Law or the Saitama Prefecture Living Environment Preservation Ordinance, you are required to report the area outside of the areas listed in the table below as a regulated area.

Areas within the city where the above noise-generating facilities and operations are not regulated in principle (areas outside the urban planning zone).
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Ota area: Ota, Kobashira, Ikoda, Shinazawa, Horikiri, Midorigaoka

*contact information

    • Chichibu City Public Health Department  TEL:0494-25-5202

    • Water Environment Division, Environment Department, Saitama Prefecture TEL:048-830-3079

Odor Index Regulations under the Offensive Odor Control Law

As of October 1, 2006, the regulations under the Offensive Odor Control Law were changed from "substance concentration regulations" based on the concentration of specified offensive odor substances to "odor index regulations" that regulate the overall strength of odors based on the human sense of smell, and the new regulations came into effect.

*regulatory standard

The entire odor emitted from all factories and business sites in the city is covered.

However, the former Yoshida Town, Otaki Village, and Arakawa Village are outside the restricted area.

*regulatory standard

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*contact information

    • Chichibu City Public Health Department TEL:0494-25-5202

    • Water Environment Division, Environment Department, Saitama Prefecture TEL:048-830-3079

How to apply for a cemetery in Sacred Park Cemetery

The Sacred Ground Park Management Office accepts approximately 100 applications for cemetery use each year. The current eligibility requirements for application are those who do not have a grave. Residents outside the city of Chichibu are also eligible to apply.

Documents, etc. required when applying for permission to use a grave

    • Application for permission to use a cemetery in Sacred Ground Park" (this form is always available at the Management Office)

    • A copy of the certificate of residence showing the permanent domicile and relationship of all members of the applicant's household (the original without the personal number is required)

    • 「Seal」

※Applications for cemeteries are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. On the day of your visit, you can choose the cemetery that best suits your needs from among those that are ready for maintenance.
You can choose a cemetery that is ready for use on the day of your visit. Payment of fees and other charges will be made after 7 days of application. For details, please contact the Sacred Ground Park Management Office (closed at the end of the year and at the beginning of the year).
Please inquire at the Sacred Park Management Office (closed at the end of the year and at the beginning of the year) for more details.
※The person who will not be using the monument may not apply on behalf of someone else. When engraving the name of the person who erected the monument, please include the name of the person who named the monument (joint names with children, etc. are acceptable).

※Only cremated remains can be delivered at the park. No burial is allowed.

Town Association / Neighborhood Association

In the community where you live, there is a town council, and within the council there are several neighborhood associations (jichi-kai).

In Tonari Gumi, several households belong to the same group, which distributes information materials from the city office and holds community events together. Joining Tonari Gumi together and participating in festivals and town hall events is a good way to communicate with your neighbors.