According to the Dahir laying down law No. 1-93-51 (22 rebia I 1414) Establishing urban agencies (B.O. 15 September 1993). The Urban Agency shall be responsible, within the limits of its territorial jurisdiction, for :

1. Carrying out the studies necessary for the drawing up of master plans for urban development and to monitor the implementation of the guidelines laid down therein ;
2. Planning the development projects inherent in the achievement of the objectives of the master plans;
3. Preparing draft regulatory planning documents, including zoning plans, development plans and development plans;
4. Giving an assent within a maximum period of one month on all projects of subdivisions, housing groups, parcels and constructions, which must be transmitted to it by the competent authorities;
5. Monitoring the conformity of subdivisions, subdivisions, groups of dwellings and buildings under construction with the current legislative and regulatory provisions and with the authorizations to subdivide, to divide, to create groups of dwellings or to construct granted;
6. Carrying out studies of development projects in particular sectors and to carry out all projects for the construction of arenas or landscaping on behalf of the State, local authorities or any other public or private person who so requests when the Project is of public utility;
7. Promoting and carry out operations for urban rehabilitation, renovation of buildings and the restructuring of districts without infrastructure equipment and to this end carry out the studies and acquire the buildings necessary for these operations
8. Taking part in any undertaking whose business corresponds to the objectives and tasks assigned to it;
9. Promoting, with the assistance of the elected bodies concerned, the establishment and development of the groupings of owners by providing them with the necessary frameworks to facilitate the implementation of urban planning documents and in particular, Trade unions in accordance with the legislation in force in this area and to monitor the operations carried out by the said associations in coordination with the aforementioned municipal councils ;
10. Providing technical assistance to local authorities in planning and development and to public and private operators who request it in their development actions ;
11. Collecting and disseminating all information relating to the urban development of the prefectures and / or provinces within the territorial jurisdiction of the agency.