In Irkutsk at a meeting of the Urban Planning Council, changes to the city master plan were discussed. More than 80 amendments were considered, including 15 major ones. Key proposals included banning high rise construction in the historic center and requiring housing and social infrastructure, schools, kindergartens and clinics, to develop together. The meeting decided to continue revising the document and refine disputed points.

On October 20, a meeting of the Urban Planning Council was held in Irkutsk under the chairmanship of Dmitry Berdnikov. It discussed changes to the master plan of Irkutsk. Lately, this has become a favorite and profitable activity for deputies, officials, and other representatives of interested parties.
As the mayor of Irkutsk reported, the master plan is the document that must meet all the needs of our citizens and take into account all their requests.
- The birth of a document that we will not be ashamed to show our descendants is our main task, for which we have gathered today. All opinions must be heard, all remarks must be taken into account, - the city head emphasized, if his press service is to be believed. It should be assumed that officials, deputies, and developers are already ashamed of the document that currently exists, despite the fact that many of them had a hand in shaping it.
Among the specific proposed changes, one can single out adjustments aimed at preventing the construction of high-rise developments in the historic center of the city. This is a very fresh idea, especially if one looks at the current construction practice.
The attendees also approved the proposal that a "comprehensive approach to the construction of new housing is needed, alongside which social infrastructure facilities — schools, kindergartens, clinics — should be built for citizens at the same time."
Acting head of the department - chief architect of the city of Irkutsk Sergey Aleksandrov emphasized that these adjustments "were formulated additionally in order to create a comfortable environment for the residents of Irkutsk." It seems that the city residents should immediately chip in and erect a monument to the authors of these unique changes to the city's master plan.
In total, the administration clarified, more than "80 amendments, 15 of which are fundamental," are planned to be made to the city's main urban planning document.
During the meeting, participants of the Urban Planning Council asked more than 20 questions to one another and to the developers, and Dmitry Berdnikov summed it up: "Let's work through the contradictions and remarks."
The result of the Urban Planning Council meeting was the decision to "continue revising the Master Plan of the city of Irkutsk".