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MINISTRY
OF CONSTRUCTION
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SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No.
08/2024/TT-BXD
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Hanoi,
August 30, 2024
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CIRCULAR
REGULATIONS ON NUMBERING AND INSTALLATION OF NUMBER PLATES
OF HOUSES AND CONSTRUCTION WORKS
Pursuant to the Government's
Decree No. 52/2022/ND-CP dated August 8, 2022 defining functions, tasks, powers
and apparatus of the Ministry of Construction;
At the request of the Director
of the Housing and Real Estate Market Management Agency;
The Minister of Construction
promulgates a Circular on the numbering and installation of number plates of
houses and construction works.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.
Scope
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Article 2.
Regulated entities
Regulatory agencies and
organizations and individuals related to the numbering and installation of
number plates of houses and construction works.
Article 3.
Interpretation of terms
For the purpose of this Circular,
these terms below can be construed as follow:
1. "House numbering"
refers to the process of assigning a unique number to each house based on
standardized conventions.
2. "Plate installation"
refers to the process of installing a numbered plate at a designated location
on a house in accordance with established standards.
3. “Housing group” refers to a
cluster of houses located in close proximity, arranged according to specific
planning principles and separated from other groups by fences or roads.
4. “Alley” refers to a narrow
passageway within a residential area, typically with one end opening onto a
road or street (branch of a road or street).
5. "Dead-end alley"
refers to a narrow passageway within a residential area, with one end opening
onto an alley, not directly connected to a road or street.
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7. “Alley house” refers to a house
with its main entrance opening onto an alley.
8. “Dead-end alley house” refers to
a house with its main entrance opening onto a dead-end alley.
Article 4.
Requirements for house numbering and plate installation
1. Ensure the accurate
identification of house addresses and facilitate the receipt of information,
communication, civil transactions, commercial transactions, and other
transactions by organizations and individuals.
2. Contribute to urban and rural
beautification and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of administrative
management, population management, fire prevention, fire fighting, security,
and order, in accordance with the law.
3. House numbering and plate
installation must be consistent with the house addresses as stated in the
application for a certificate of land use right, housing ownership right and
other property on land.
4. House numbering and plate
installation must ensure the management of information and data on the
addresses of organizations and individuals; ensure integration, connection, and
sharing with the national population database, the national land database, and
other relevant databases when required.
Chapter II
HOUSE NUMBERING
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Article 5.
Review and house numbering
The People's Committee at the
commune level shall review and propose a plan for house numbering and plate
installation in the commune in accordance with Articles 6, 7, 8 and Chapter III
of this Circular, and then submit it to the People's Committee at the district
level for approval and subsequent implementation, except in cases specified in
Clauses 2 and 3 of this Chapter.
Article 6.
Numbering street-facing houses
1. Street-facing houses shall be
numbered using consecutive natural numbers (1, 2, 3, ..., n) starting from the
smallest number and increasing in the direction specified in Clause 2 of this
Article. Houses on the left side shall be assigned odd numbers (1, 3, 5,
7, ...), and those on the right side shall be assigned even numbers (2, 4, 6,
8, ...).
In cases where a house has
entrances facing two different streets or roads, the house shall be numbered
according to the street or road with a wider cross-section; if the
cross-sections of the streets or roads are similar, the house shall be numbered
according to the street or road with the main entrance or according to the
street or road that has already been assigned consecutive numbers.
2. The direction of numbering
streeting-facing houses shall be determined as follows:
a) The direction of numbering
houses shall proceed from North to South, East to West, Northeast to Southwest,
or Southeast to Northwest;
b) In case of special roads or
streets that do not comply with the regulations in Point a of this Clause, the
direction of numbering shall be determined by the People's Committee at the
district level. For example, for radial roads, numbering shall proceed
from the city, province, district, town, or township center outward);
c) For streets or roads that have
already been numbered before the effective date of this Circular, the existing
numbering direction shall be maintained.
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4. If a new unnumbered house is
built between two existing houses with consecutive numbers on the same street or
road, the new house can be numbered using one of the following methods:
a) By combining the smaller house
number with a capital Vietnamese letter (A, B, C, ...), starting with A
(e.g., if the new house is between houses numbered 20 and 22, it can be
numbered 20A, 20B, 20C, ...).
b) By combining the smaller house
number with a hyphen and a natural number, starting with 1 (e.g., if the new
house is between houses numbered 20 and 22, it can be numbered 20-1, 20-2,
20-3, ..., 20-24, 20-25, ..., 22).
5. For newly constructed road
segments that extend from the end of an existing street, houses shall be
numbered consecutively following the last number assigned on that street, in
accordance with this Circular.
Article 7.
House Numbering in alleys and dead-end alleys
1. House numbering in alleys shall
be conducted as follows:
a) If an alley does not have a
specific name, it shall be named after the house number of the house on the
street or road adjacent to the alley entrance (with the smaller house number);
b) The general principles of
numbering shall be the same as those specified in Clauses 1, 3, 4, and 5 of
Article 6 of this Circular;
c) The direction of numbering in
alleys: If an alley connects two streets or roads and has a name, numbering
shall start from the house at the beginning of the alley closest to the street
or road bearing the alley's name and continue to the end of the alley.
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If an alley only has one end
connecting to a street or road, numbering shall start from the house at the
beginning of the alley closest to the street or road and continue to the end of
the alley.
2. House numbering in dead-end
alleys shall be conducted as follows:
a) If a dead-end alley does not
have a specific name, it shall be named after the house number of the house on
the alley adjacent to the beginning of the dead-end alley (with the smaller
house number);
b) The general principles of
numbering shall be the same as those specified in Clauses 1, 3, 4, and 5 of
Article 6 of this Circular.
c) The direction of numbering in
dead-end alley: If a dead-end alley connects two alleys and has a name,
numbering shall start from the house at the beginning of the dead-end alley
closest to the alley bearing the dead-end alley's name and continue to the end
of the dead-end alley. If a dead-end alley connects two streets and does not
have a name, numbering shall start from the house at the beginning of the
dead-end alley closest to the street with the wider cross-section and continue
to the end of the dead-end alley. If a dead-end alley only has one end connecting
to an alley, numbering shall start from the house at the beginning of the
dead-end alley closest to the alley and continue to the end of the dead-end
alley.
3. In cases where houses in alleys
or dead-end alleys have special characteristics, the People's Committee at the
district level shall decide on the numbering.
Article 8.
Naming of housing groups, individual houses within a group, and apartment
numbers of apartment buildings
The naming of housing groups,
individual houses within a group, and numbering of apartments in apartment
buildings shall be conducted in accordance with Articles 11, 12, and 13 of this
Circular.
Section 2.
NUMBERING HOUSES IN RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, URBAN AREA CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS
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1. The project investor shall
develop a numbering plan and implement the house numbering and plate
installation within the project area; and shall be responsible for naming the
roads within the project area as a basis for numbering and installing house
number plates.
In cases where the project investor
has already developed a plan for house numbering and plate installation within
the project area in a detailed 1/500 scale planning design or design documents
that have been approved by the competent regulatory agency, such approved plan
shall be implemented.
2. The project investor shall name
or rename roads and streets within the project area in accordance with the law
on naming and renaming roads, streets, and public works, as well as other
relevant laws.
3. Before implementing the house
numbering and plate installation within the project area, the project investor
shall submit a written notification to the district-level People's Committee
and the commune-level People's Committee regarding the implementation of
Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article for reporting, management, and updating of the
house numbering and plate installation within the project area.
Article 10.
House numbering within the project area
1. House numbering within the
project area shall follow the principles stipulated in Article 6 of this
Circular.
2. The naming of housing groups,
individual houses within a group, and numbering of apartments in apartment
buildings within the project area shall be conducted in accordance with
Articles 11, 12, and 13 of this Circular.
Article 11.
Naming of housing groups
In an area where there are multiple
housing groups and the passageways between these groups are not named (roads,
streets, alleys, dead-end alleys), housing groups shall be named as follows:
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2. If there are multiple housing groups
in an area, the naming sequence shall begin from the group closest to the
entrance of the area and proceed towards the end of the area. In cases
where housing groups are located on both sides of an internal road, the naming
sequence shall be determined in the same manner, with groups on the left side
of the road being named A, C, Đ, G, I,..., and groups on the right side being
named B, D, E, H, K,....
Article 12.
Naming of individual houses within a group
1. The name of an individual house
within a group shall be determined using one of the following methods:
a) By combining the group name and
the house number within the group (e.g., A10, B15, C4);
b) By combining the abbreviation of
the street name, the group name, and the house number within the group (e.g.,
for houses on Bang Lang Street, Hoa Phuong Street: BL.A-10, HP.B-15,
DN.C-4,...).
2. House numbers shall be natural
numbers (1, 2, 3..., n). The sequence of house numbers within each group shall
be determined based on the arrangement of the houses within the group.
Article 13.
Numbering of apartments in apartment buildings
1. Apartments shall be numbered
using consecutive natural numbers, starting from the smallest number and
increasing in the direction specified in Clause 2 of this Article. The
floor number shall be written before the apartment number, separated by a
hyphen (e.g., 21-05).
2. The direction of numbering shall
be as follows:
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b) In cases where an apartment
building has multiple entrances, the main entrance shall be determined by the
investor. The numbering direction shall follow the principle specified in point
a of this Clause.
3. The numbering of apartment
floors is conducted as follows:
a) Floors shall be numbered
sequentially from the bottom up, starting from the first floor of the building
(excluding the basement). Natural numbers (1, 2, 3,..., n, where n is the
total number of floors) shall be used for floor numbering, starting from the
smallest number and increasing.
b) In cases where numbering is not
consecutive, a letter may be added after the preceding floor number (e.g., 4
becomes 3A, 7 becomes 6A). The ground floor may be named instead of the
first floor, and subsequent floors shall be numbered from 1 to n-1;
c) If a building has a basement,
the basement floors shall be numbered sequentially from the topmost basement
floor down to the bottommost basement floor, starting from the basement floor
closest to the first or ground floor. Natural numbers (1, 2, 3,..., n, where n
is the total number of basement floors) shall be used for basement floor
numbering, starting from the smallest number and increasing. To distinguish
basement floors from regular floors, a letter prefix determined by the investor
shall be added (e.g., B1, B2, B3, or H1, H2, H3).
4. Numbering of common staircases
in apartment buildings (from 2 or more shared staircases) is done sequentially
from the main entrance, starting with the first staircase on the left as number
1, and subsequent staircases are numbered 2, 3, and so on.
Section 3.
HOUSE NUMBERING IN INDUSTRIAL PARK PROJECTS
Article 14.
Development of a numbering plan and implementation of numbering
1. The investor of an industrial
park shall plan and implement the house numbering and plate installation within
the project area. The investor shall also name the roads as a basis for
numbering and installation of house number plates within the project area.
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2. The investor shall implement
Clause 2, Article 9 of this Circular.
3. Prior to implementing the house
numbering and plate installation within the project area, the investor shall
submit a written notification to the district-level People's Committee, the commune-level
People's Committee, and the industrial park management board regarding the
implementation of Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article for reporting, management,
and updating of the house numbering and plate installation within the project
area.
Article 15.
Numbering of houses in industrial park projects
1. House numbering within the
project area shall follow the principles stipulated in Article 6 of this
Circular.
2. In cases where the industrial
park project involves housing groups, the naming of housing groups and
individual houses within groups shall be carried out in accordance with
Articles 11 and 12 of this Circular.
3. For a plot of land in an
industrial park that contains multiple construction works, factories, or other
structures with different functions belonging to the same organization
(enterprise within the industrial park), only the plot shall be numbered. The
numbering shall be done according to the symbol in the detailed 1/500
construction planning drawing of the industrial park project approved by the
competent authority, or according to natural numbers associated with the
adjacent road following the principles specified in Article 6 of this Circular.
4. The numbering of houses within a
plot shall be carried out by the organization (enterprise within the industrial
park).
Chapter III
INSTALLATION OF HOUSE
NUMBER PLATES
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1. Each streeting-facing house, alley
house, dead-end alley house shall be affixed with a house number plate. In
cases where a house has multiple entrances from different streets, alleys, or
dead-end alleys, the house number plate shall be affixed to the main entrance.
If the main entrance of a house is located at the corner of two streets,
alleys, or dead-end alleys, the house shall be numbered and affixed with a
plate according to the larger street, alley, or dead-end alley.
2. The house number plate shall be
installed in a visible location, on the left side or above the center of the
main entrance. If the house has a fence that is close to the sidewalk or
roadway, the house number plate shall be installed on the left-hand side of the
main gate post (when viewed from outside the house).
Article 17.
Installation of apartments number plates in apartment buildings
Each apartment shall be affixed
with a number plate. The apartment number plate shall be written with a
combination of the building code, floor number, and apartment number, as determined
by the principles specified in Article 13 of this Circular. The apartment
number plate shall be installed in a visible location, on the left side or
above the center of the main entrance of the apartment.
Article 18.
Installation of nameplates of housing group, floor, staircase
1. The housing group nameplate
shall be placed at a corner of the housing group, on the sidewalk nearest to
the main street.
2. The house nameplate shall be
placed on the front wall and two gable walls of the house. On the front wall,
the plate shall be placed at the first-floor level for single-story houses and
at the second-floor level for multi-story houses.
The installation of house
nameplates on gable walls or other locations shall be determined by the
installation unit to ensure suitability to specific conditions and ease of
identification and observation.
3. The installation of floor number
plates and staircase number plates shall be determined by the installation unit
to ensure suitability to specific conditions and ease of identification and
observation.
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STRUCTURE OF NUMBER
PLATES
Article 19.
Types of number plates
The number plates prescribed in
this Circular include the following 7 types:
1. Number plates of street-facing
houses.
2. Number plates of alley houses,
dead-end alley houses.
3. Number plates of apartments in
apartment buildings.
4. Name plates of housing groups.
5. Name plates of houses.
6. Number plates of floors.
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Article 20.
Structure of number plates
1. The color and material of house
number plates must meet the following requirements:
a) The material must be durable,
sturdy, and suitable for long-term use;
b) The color must be highly visible
and easily recognizable;
c) The overall design shall be
consistent and visually appealing.
2. Minimum dimensions (width x
height) of each type of number plate are as follows:
a) Number plates of street-facing
houses, alley houses, dead-end alley houses: 200 mm x 150 mm;
b) Number plates of apartments (or rooms):
150 mm x 100 mm;
c) Name plates of housing groups:
200 mm x 300 mm;
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dd) Floor number plates, staircase
number plates: 300 mm x 300 mm;
Chapter V
IMPLEMENTATION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCE
Article 21.
Handling of existing problems in house numbering and plate installation
1. The house numbering and plate
installation requirements specified in this Circular shall apply to newly
developed areas and areas that have not been previously numbered. For old
quarters, old streets or areas with existing house numbers, the district-level
People's Committee shall make a decision to ensure suitability to specific
conditions;
2. In cases where a new house is
built on the land of an old house, the new house shall be numbered with a
combination of the old house number and an uppercase Vietnamese letter (e.g.,
A). If there are multiple new houses, the uppercase Vietnamese letters shall be
assigned sequentially (A, B, C, ..., M) and the direction shall be determined
according to the principles specified in Article 6 of this Circular.
3. In cases where a house is
rebuilt on the land of multiple old houses, the house shall be assigned the
number of the last house of the old house row on that road, street (or alley,
dead-end alley);
4. For other cases, the
district-level People's Committee shall review and decide on the implementation
of house numbering and plate installation to ensure overall consistency,
efficiency, and political and social stability, without disrupting the daily
lives of the people, and in accordance with the principles specified in Chapter
II of this Circular.
Article 22.
Funding for house numbering and plate installation
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2. The house owner or the house
owner's representative shall be responsible for paying the fee for issuing the
house number plate. In cases where the owner cannot be identified, the current
user shall be responsible for paying the fee.
3. The budget for numbering houses
and installation of dead-end alley or alley nameplates shall be sourced from
local budgets.
The costs for installing number
plates (including house number plates, apartment number plates, housing group
nameplates, house nameplates, floor number plates, and staircase number plates)
shall be borne by the organizations or individuals whose houses or
constructions are to be numbered, except in cases as prescribed in Clauses 4
and 5 of this Article.
4. The costs for house numbering
and plate installation within the area of a residential development project or
an urban development project shall be borne by the investor.
5. The costs for house numbering
and plate installation within the area of a residential development project or
an urban development project shall be borne by the investor.
Article 23.
Responsibilities of People's Committees at all levels
1. Responsibilities of
province-level People's Committees:
a) Direct district-level People's
Committees to develop plans and organize the implementation of house numbering
and plate installation in the locality in accordance with this Circular;
b) Direct district-level People's
Committees, the Department of Construction, and other relevant departments and
sectors to manage information and data on the addresses of organizations and
individuals; ensure integration, connection, and sharing with the national
population database, the national land database, and other relevant databases
as required.
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a) Review and implement the house
numbering and plate installation in the locality in accordance with this
Circular;
b) Report to the province-level
People's Committee on the results of house numbering and plate installation in
the locality when requested;
c) Issue house number certificates
to households that have been assigned numbers in accordance with this Circular
for the use of the owner (or user) when necessary. The format of the
house number certificate is specified in the Appendix attached to this
Circular. The house number certificate does not replace the recognition of
ownership of houses or constructions;
d) Inspect and handle violations of
the regulations on house numbering and plate installation in the locality;
report and propose the handling of cases beyond its authority to the
province-level People's Committee;
e) Manage and update information and
data on house numbering and plate installation in urban areas, rural areas,
housing development projects, urban development projects, and industrial parks
to ensure consistency with the land database in the locality.
3. Responsibilities of commune-level
People's Committees:
a) The People's Committee at the
commune level shall review and propose a plan to the district-level People's
Committee for decision-making and organization of house numbering and plate
installation in the locality; implement house numbering and plate installation
and issue house number certificates to organizations and individuals in the
locality;
b) Publicize, disseminate and
encourage organizations and individuals in the locality to comply with
regulations on house numbering and plate installation;
c) Inspect and handle violations of
regulations on house numbering and plate installation in the locality; to
report and propose the handling of cases beyond its authority to the
district-level People's Committee;
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Article 24.
Responsibilities of the Department of Construction
1. Guide district-level People's
Committees and investors of residential development projects, urban development
projects, and industrial park projects in implementing house numbering and
plate installation in accordance with this Circular.
2. Monitor, consolidate, and report
to the province-level People's Committee and the Ministry of Construction on
the implementation of house numbering and plate installation in the locality
when requested.
3. Inspect, verify, and handle
violations of regulations on house numbering and plate installation in the
locality; to report and propose the handling of cases beyond its authority to
the province-level People's Committee.
Article 25.
Entry in force
1. This Circular comes into force
as of October 15, 2024.
2. Annul Decision No.
05/2006/QD-BXD dated March 8, 2006 of the Minister of Construction on
promulgation of Regulation on house numbering and plate installation;
3. The Presidents of the People's
Committees of provinces and centrally-affiliated cities shall be responsible
for reviewing previous regulations on house numbering and plate installation,
and promptly revoking or amending any documents that contradict the provisions
of this Circular./.
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SAMPLE CERTIFICATE OF HOUSE NUMBER
Province (city)….
People's Committee …………….
SOCIALIST
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No.
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HOUSE
NUMBER CERTIFICATION
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Pursuant to Decision No… /...
/QD-UB of the People's Committee of the province (city)... regulating house
numbering and plate installation in the area,
The People's Committee…………………………………………………
certifies that the house (apartment) of Mr./Ms. or agency,
organization:……………………………………………………………………. is assigned the number: ………………….instead
of the old house number (………………………………………………… )
This certificate is used when its
holder carries out procedures related to the address.
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[Location]..............., [date].........................
ON BEHALF OF President of the People's Committee of District …………..
Head of Department ……….