Payap: the point given fails zoning (DPT, checked 14 October 2026)

Point 18.797678 N, 99.038272 E, queried on the DPT land-use plan map:
Chiang Mai comprehensive city plan in force from 25 May 2026, zone
ย.7-1, very high density residential. The zone prohibits every factory
under the Factory Act except the types in the plan's annex, and
prohibits warehouse and silo businesses.

Annex for this zone: type 107 (CD production, whose definition names
gramophone records and recorded tapes) is not permitted here, only in
the low density residential, special industrial, agricultural land
reform and rural and agricultural zones; type 72 (sound recording,
record players, gramophone records) only for modification or repair;
plastics products and metal plating are not on the list. A record
pressing plant cannot get a factory licence at that point.

Caveats recorded: point, not parcel; DPT data is preliminary, the
provincial office confirms; the pharmaceutical neighbour may be in
another zone or type. Since type 107 is permitted in the plan's low
density residential and rural zones, other Payap land is worth checking
before the lead is dropped.

- docs/land-listings/payap/: source record (zone rules, annex rows,
  the 51 types permitted in the zone) and the Thai panel text.
- site-candidates.md: plot point, zoning row, status, the result with
  caveats, check 1 marked failed for this point.
- README: project status line, layout line for land-listings/.

docs/site-candidates.md

@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ electroplating line ([galvanics and stamper prep](equipment/galvanics.md)).
 
 | | Mueang Chi, Lamphun | Northern Region Industrial Estate, Lamphun | Payap University land, Chiang Mai |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| Status | Working candidate: the massing model, PV roof design and [construction RFQ](finance/phase1-construction-rfq.md) are sited here | Fallback | New lead (October 2026): the university approached the project and is interested in leasing land to us |
+| Status | Working candidate: the massing model, PV roof design and [construction RFQ](finance/phase1-construction-rfq.md) are sited here | Fallback | New lead (October 2026): the university approached the project and is interested in leasing land to us. The point it gave fails zoning (checked 14 October 2026); other Payap land not yet checked |
 | Lessor | Private owner | IEAT | Payap University (private, non-profit, founded by the Foundation of the Church of Christ in Thailand) |
-| Plot | 5-0-66.5 rai, 18.4708 N, 98.9642 E, narrow and skewed | Leased estate plots | Not yet identified. The main (Mae Khao) campus is at 18.795 N, 99.033 E |
+| Plot | 5-0-66.5 rai, 18.4708 N, 98.9642 E, narrow and skewed | Leased estate plots | Point given: 18.7977 N, 99.0383 E; parcel boundary, size and title not yet known. The main (Mae Khao) campus is at 18.795 N, 99.033 E |
 | Distance to Chiang Mai old city | ~35 km | Lamphun valley | ~5 km east, on the Chiang Mai–Lampang superhighway |
-| Zoning for factory use | Unverified (agricultural land) | Industrial estate; licensing through the estate | Unverified |
+| Zoning for factory use | Unverified (agricultural land) | Industrial estate; licensing through the estate | At the point given: zone ย.7-1, very high density residential, record pressing not permitted (Chiang Mai city plan, 25 May 2026) |
 | Galvanics effluent | Ours to permit; zero discharge | Shared central effluent treatment | Needs the lessor's consent on top of the permit |
 | Neighbours | Agricultural | Industrial | A pharmaceutical facility under construction on the same land |
 
@@ -41,6 +41,40 @@ producing active compounds from cannabis and medicinal plants by bioreactor
 (RPAH) with an industry sponsor. Whether either of these is the
 pharmaceutical facility on the offered land is to be confirmed.
 
+**Zoning at the point Payap gave (checked 14 October 2026).** The point
+18.797678 N, 99.038272 E on the
+[DPT land-use plan map](https://landuseplan.dpt.go.th/map/search?searchType=5&utmType=latlong&lat=18.797677976892462&long=99.0382715469577)
+lies in zone **ย.7-1, very high density residential**, of the **Chiang Mai
+comprehensive city plan in force from 25 May 2026**. The zone allows
+housing, government institutions, utilities and other uses, buildings up to
+23 m, a floor area ratio of 6:1 and 70 % site coverage. It prohibits every
+factory under the Factory Act except the types listed in the plan's annex,
+and it prohibits warehouse and silo businesses. The annex, read for this
+zone:
+
+- **Type 107** (CD production; its definition names gramophone records and
+  recorded tapes) is not permitted here. The plan permits it only in the
+  low density residential, special industrial, agricultural land reform and
+  rural and agricultural zones.
+- **Type 72** (radio, sound recording, record players and gramophone
+  records) is allowed here only for modification or repair, not production.
+- Plastics products and metal plating are not on this zone's list at all.
+  What is listed is small trades: bakeries, printing, musical instruments,
+  packing, repair shops.
+
+So a record-pressing plant cannot get a factory licence at that point,
+whichever of these types the Department of Industrial Works applies.
+Caveats: a point query does not show the parcel's boundary, and a large
+campus parcel can cross zones; the DPT site says its data is preliminary
+and not a legal reference, so the provincial public works and town planning
+office confirms; and the pharmaceutical facility under construction may sit
+in another zone, hold another factory type, or predate the plan, which is
+worth asking. Because the same plan permits type 107 in its low density
+residential and rural and agricultural zones, other Payap land (the
+purchases across the ring road) is worth checking before the lead is
+dropped. Source record with the zone's full rules and annex:
+[land-listings/payap](land-listings/payap/dpt-zoning-2026-10-14.md).
+
 **Why it is worth pursuing.**
 
 - **Location.** About 5 km from the old city and 25 to 30 km nearer the
@@ -63,8 +97,8 @@ pharmaceutical facility on the offered land is to be confirmed.
 
 **What could rule it out** (check in this order, before any design work):
 
-1. **Zoning.** The plot's colour in the Chiang Mai comprehensive city plan
-   and whether it allows a record-pressing factory with a steam boiler and,
+1. **Zoning.** Failed at the point Payap gave (zone ย.7-1, above). For any
+   other plot: its zone in the Chiang Mai comprehensive city plan and whether it allows a record-pressing factory with a steam boiler and,
    later, electroplating. A pharmaceutical or cosmetics plant and an
    electroplating line are different factory classes, so the neighbour's
    permit proves little. Ask the provincial public works and town planning
@@ -103,7 +137,7 @@ what collaboration the university wants in return.
 Nothing has been re-sited. The parametric model, PV roof study, RFQ and
 the fleet site code `lpn` in the [digital factory](digital-factory.md)
 stay on Mueang Chi until a Payap plot is known and has passed checks 1
-and 2.
+and 2. The point Payap gave on 14 October 2026 fails check 1.
 
 ### Payap scenario model (October 2026)