The Federal Law №33-FZ of March 20, 2025 «On the General Principles of Local Self-Government Organization in a Unified System of Public Authority» entails a significant transformation of the legal foundations for local self-government in the Russian Federation. This article analyzes the general principles of local self-government organization within the unified system of public authority and compares these legislative amendments with the provisions of updated strategic spatial development documents. The author presents a doctrinal assessment of the legal status of the studied principles of local self-government organization in the context of the constitutional reform of public authority.