Abstract
The objective ofresearch was to find out the existing condition ofspatial layout the Kutai Kartanegara Regency's Government used and to find out the policy of Kutai Kartanegara Regency's Government in spatial layout. In this research, Empirical Research on Law (ELR) was used. ELR seeks to understand and explain how law works in the real world. This study was adescriptive developmental one providing asystematical description on the object to be studied, and then amodel was developed to address the problems in the field. The research approach used was qualitative approach. The research was taken place in Kutai Kartanegara Regency. From the result ofresearch and discussion, two conclusions could be drawn. Firstly, the existing condition ofland use in Kutai Kartanegara Regency showed the land use for various activities such as: mining, forestry, gardening, and farming. The shift ofland function increased overyears. Secondly, the government ofKutai Kartanegara Regency had developed draft Local Regulation
of Regency about RTRWor Zoning for Kutai Kartanegara Regency, but it had not been proposed to the Local Legislative Assembly's (DPRD's) discussion because there had been no Provincial Regulation about RTRWorZoning of East Kalimantan Province
Keywords: Policy, Special layout, Valorisation
