Birhanu Girma (Associate Professor)Hirut Lemma2025-08-192025-08-192025-05-01https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/7056Urban land use planning is the arrangement of residential, industrial, commercial, and recreational space to organize activities in order to satisfy social needs, manage growth, reduce environmental impact and promote economic efficiency through environmental sustainability. This study evaluates to what extent the main city center local development plan land use regulations are implemented. It focuses on how well the new corridor development plan aligns with the Main City Centre Local Development Plan (MCCLDP). The research used a mixed methodology. It combined a full land use survey of all parcels with qualitative and quantitative data from document review, surveys, and key informant interview with urban planners, building permit experts and land development professionals. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and SW Maps used to collect accurate land use data, make accurate spatial maps and do analysis. The results show that about 19.4% of the MCCLDP land use plan has been implemented. The corridor plan and the MCCLDP align in some ways, but the corridor gives much emphasis to commercial developments and surface parking as oppose to mixed use developments that the main city center plan focused on. These implementation gaps arise from weak enforcement, poor integration among planning authorities and implementing agencies, lack of stakeholder participation, economic pressure and regulatory challenges. The study emphasizes that it's crucial to build stronger integration between institutions, improving enforcement mechanism, and involving concerned stakeholders in the planning process. Regular evaluation of land use plan implementation using both performance and conformance methodologies are also necessary. These findings provide useful insight for policy makers and planners aiming to effective land use plan implementation. Keywords: MCCLDP, corridor development plan, plan implementation, land use survey, land use conformityenThesis