日本統治臺灣50年間，殖民政府府引入歐美近代都市計畫之制度與計畫手法，本研究對於臺南市近代都市計畫之發輒歷程，歸納其歷史皆岳為萌芽期(1895~1910年)、展開期(1911~1935年)，及法制之確立期(1936~1945年)。本文為全文之第(一)編，係關於上述歷史分期中第1、2期之研究，至於第3期「都市計畫法制之確立與實施」，另以第(二)編論述之。臺南市近代都市計畫之萌芽期，著力於對既成市街公共衛生、公共交通之改善，及都市計畫制度之草創；展開期則著重於城南地區墓地遷移後之再利用計畫，與近代都市設施之建設。惟臺南市基於歷史背景，中國傳統之都市發展模式已經定型，歐美近代都欠計畫制度之實施非易。要言之，萌芽期之「市區改正」成果有限，惟制度之建立對於其後之都市發展，具有重要意義。展開期以1911年首次公布之「臺南市區改正計畫」為開端，此計畫顯現統治者強烈之「都市改造」意圖，亦因而肇啟市近代化之契機。其後，相繼建設完成主要之都市設施，及至1929年公布擴張市區計畫，都市近代化已初具規模。但臺南市近代都市計畫之進展，顯較臺灣之其他主要都市遲緩。

　　　　　In the 50 years of Japanese colonial age, Taiwan was endued with European planning innovations. Development of the contemporary Tainan city panning could be concluded as Beginning Stage (1895-1910), Developing Stage (1911-1935), and Enacting Stage (1936-1945). This paper is to present study of the first two stages, the final stage will be presented separately. The focus of the Beginning Stage was on the improvement of environmental health, transportation in the exsiting settlement, and on setting planning system as well. In the Developing Stage, effort focused on the redevelopment planning in the city south area after relocating graveyards and on the development of the contemporary urban infrastructure. By historical background Chinese legacy of urban settlement pattern had been in form and thereby engendered difficulties to apply European planning innovations. In short, limited accomplishment was in the Beginning Stage on 'City Renovating' but was significant to the planning system formulation and urban determination to 'renovate the city' and opening up modernising opportunities. Followed by major infrastructure completion and the City Expansion the Pan in 1929 a contemporary city structure was in shape more or less Taiwan was comparatively late behind the other major Taiwan cities in the development in the contemporary city planning of the age.