GUJARAT PETROLEUM, CHEMICAL &

PETROCHEMICAL SPECIAL INVESTMENT

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Volume III

GENERAL DEVELOPMENT CONTROL REGULATIONS

(Submitted to the Apex Authority / GIDB for sanction under section - 17

of Gujarat Special Investment Region Act, 2009 & section – 16 of Gujarat
Town Planning & Urban Development Act,1976, dated: 03/04/2012)

GPCPSIRDA
Head Office: Block 11-12, 3rd Floor, Udyog Bhavan, ‘GH-4’, Sector-11, Gandhinagar-382017
Dahej Office: GPCPSIRDA, Plot No. 715/2, Chemical Zone, G.A.C.L. Cross Road, Dahej-1, Bharuch.
 Foreword

It gives me great pleasure to endorse the Development Plan of Gujarat

Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemical Investment Region (GPCPSIRDA)
for submission of the draft development plan to the Apex Authority/GIDB for
sanction after completing all the requirements under the provisions of GSIR
Act, 2009and GTP & UD Act, 1976. The draft development plan is planned for
establishment of manufacturing facilities for domestic and export led
production in petroleum, chemicals & petrochemicals along with the
associated services and state of art infrastructure. The draft development plan
has been prepared after carrying out an intensive consultative process
involving a series of meetings with various agencies and individuals.

 “The Gujarat Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Special

Investment Region” (GPCPSIR) was notified on 9th June, 2009 by
Government of Gujarat under the Gujarat Special Investment Region
Act, 2009. GPCPSIR encompasses an area of around 45298.59 Ha,
spread over 44 villages of Taluka Vagra and Bharuch of Bharuch
district in South Gujarat. It is one of the first largest area in India for
Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical investment for which the Draft
Development Plan is being prepared to have organised and
comprehensive planned development as a first step. The Gujarat
Government through its nodal agency Gujarat Industrial Development
Corporation (GIDC) initiated the task to prepare the Draft Development
Plan (DDP), under the leadership of a technical experts of GIDC with
technical assistance from Mott MacDonald Pvt. Ltd., a global consulting
organisation with specific expertise in Petrochemical and chemical
sector and urban planning. Further, GPCPSI Regional Development
Authority (GPCPSIRDA) was formed under the Gujarat Town Planning
& Urban Development & Act, 1976 (GTP & UD Act, 1976) in order to
develop GPCPSIR in a planned manner.

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The highlights of DDP of GPCPCSIR are as follows:

 The entire planning process of the DDP has adopted participatory

planning techniques

 Government of Gujarat proposes to develop most of the non

processing area within the GPCPSIR by town planning Scheme
mechanism, benefiting the land owners and also in order to
systematically develop the area in a phased manner.

 The General development control regulations for GPCPSIR have been

made specific to the PCP industrial areas and are flexible enough to
allow innovative and state of the art developments.

 Industrial and non industrial zones in the plan are specifically

separated since it is petroleum, chemical and petrochemical
investment region and also in order to provide comfortable living
environment of a city

 The institutional framework and financial structure of GPCPSIR equips

it to become a self-reliant development.

 The Processing to Non-Processing area in the GPCPSIR is in a ratio of

around 55: 45% in lines with the SIR Act, 2009 as well as to fulfil the
requirements of the proposed development.

 Expressway and Escape routes are planned in the GPCPSIR in order

to provide systematic inflow and outflow of light and heavy vehicles
envisaged for the large industrial area and specifically designed from
safety point of view of the large PCP area

The approach adopted to prepare the draft development plan is primarily

consultative, understanding and incorporating to the extent possible the
requirements of various stakeholders and the activities already initiated in
jurisdiction of GPCPSIR area. The DDP proposal is based on various
technical studies done for aspects including flood risk analysis and primary
survey in order to understand the requirements of the industries already
operational in the GPCPSIR area. Apart from these, the approach includes

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best practices and inspirations from state of the art international PCP
industrial areas.

GPCPSIRDA has completed the draft development plan fulfilling all the
requirements of the provisions of the GSIR Act,2009 and GTP & UD Act,
1976.

1. Preparation of the DDP as per Section 15 & 17 of the SIR Act,

2009 and Section 9 of GTP & UD Act, 1976 including aspects of
Baseline information, Base Map preparation, existing situation
analysis, preliminary flood risk assessment, projections and
development plan proposals for land and infrastructure.

2. The development plan is being published for inviting objections

and suggestions from the public. We welcome the responses
from all the residents of GPCPSIRDA area and all interested
persons, institutions, industrialist, government and semi –
government agencies. After analysing the responder received,
the plan has been modified satisfying most of the people and
finalised the draft development plan.

This successful completion of the DDP process would not have been possible
without the continuous and strong support of VC & MD, GIDC and other
senior officers of GIDC, CTP, GPCPSIRDA, District Collector and District
Development Officer, Bharuch and the GPCPSIRDA team and the entire team
of Mott MacDonald. There has also been a very strong support from PS,
Industries and Mines, GoG.

I would also like to acknowledge the support of several citizens of

GPCPSIRDA who have given expression to good ideas and thoughts during
the course of discussions, most of which have been included.

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The implementation of the Draft Development Plan will be started at the
earliest to ensure planned development of GPCPSIR and its surroundings.
Government of Gujarat regards this as the beginning of an effort to facilitate
and to promote the development of a mega investment region for which
investors are invited for. I seek active collaboration from the local government
in GPCPSIR and the public in this endeavour to make GPCPSIR a success.

Sd/-

Shri A. K. Joti (IAS),

CS & Chairman,

Gujarat Petroleum Chemical Petrochemical Regional Development Authority

(GPCPSIRDA)

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1. Preamble ............................................................................................................... 11
1.1 Notification ............................................................................................................. 11
1.2 Short title, extent and commencement .................................................................. 11
2. Definitions ............................................................................................................ 12
3. Procedure for Securing Development Permission .......................................... 32
3.1 Application for Development Permission ............................................................... 32
3.2 Scrutiny Fee........................................................................................................... 32
3.3 Form of Application ................................................................................................ 35
3.4 General Notation for Plan ...................................................................................... 39
3.5 Documents to be furnished with the application .................................................... 40
3.6 Plans and specifications to be prepared by Registered Architect/ Engineer......... 41
3.7 Rejection of application.......................................................................................... 42
3.8 Cancellation of permission .................................................................................... 42
4. General Requirements for Development Permission ...................................... 43
4.1 Margin and / or Setback ........................................................................................ 43
4.2 Development of Land in the Development Area .................................................... 43
4.3 Development work to be in conformity with the regulations .................................. 46
4.4 Document at site .................................................................................................... 46
4.5 Inspection .............................................................................................................. 46
4.6 General .................................................................................................................. 47
5. Decision of the Authority .................................................................................... 48
5.1 Grant or Refuse of the Permission Application ..................................................... 48
5.2 Suspension of Permission ..................................................................................... 49
5.3 Grant of Development Permission......................................................................... 49
5.4 Liability ................................................................................................................... 51
5.5 Responsibilities of the Applicant ............................................................................ 51
5.6 Development without Prior Legitimate Permission .............................................. 51
5.7 Deviation during Course of Construction ............................................................... 52
6. Inspection ............................................................................................................. 53
6.1 General Requirements........................................................................................... 53
6.2 Procedure during Construction .............................................................................. 53
6.3 Occupancy Certificate............................................................................................ 55
6.4 Illegal Occupation of Building ................................................................................ 55
6.5 Illegal Development ............................................................................................... 56
6.6 Development without Permission .......................................................................... 56
7. Occupancy Certificate ......................................................................................... 57
7.1 Application for Occupancy ..................................................................................... 57
7.2 Issue of Occupancy Certificate .............................................................................. 57

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8. Development Undertaken on Behalf of Government ....................................... 59
9. Registration of Architect, Engineer, Structural Designer, Clerk of Works,
Developer 61
9.1 Application for Registration .................................................................................... 61
9.2 Revocation of Registration .................................................................................... 61
9.3 Duties & Responsibilities ....................................................................................... 61
9.4 Appointment of Employees .................................................................................... 71
10. Development of Land .......................................................................................... 72
10.1 Layout of Building Unit ........................................................................................... 72
10.2 Internal building layout in a building unit................................................................ 72
10.3 Level of building unit .............................................................................................. 72
10.4 Requirement of road width .................................................................................... 73
10.5 Approaches to the building .................................................................................... 75
10.6 Common Plot ......................................................................................................... 76
10.7 Mixed Development (Low-Rise and High-Rise) .................................................... 77
10.8 Length of a building ............................................................................................... 77
10.9 Special Regulations for Rain Water Harvesting .................................................... 78
10.10 Distances from Water Course ............................................................................... 81
10.11 Distances from Nalia Road .................................................................................... 81
10.12 Tree Plantation ...................................................................................................... 81
10.13 Regulation / Bye - Laws for Installation of Solar Assisted Water Heating System 82
10.14 Regulation for Re-use of water .............................................................................. 84
11. Development Requirements for Industrial Zone .............................................. 88
11.1 Plot Size ................................................................................................................. 88
11.2 Margins .................................................................................................................. 88
11.3 Height of Building................................................................................................... 88
11.4 Permissible Floor Space Index (F.S.I) & Maximum Permissible Built Up Area
(Ground Coverage) ............................................................................................................. 88
11.5 Common Plot ......................................................................................................... 90
11.6 Requirement of Road Width .................................................................................. 92
11.7 Water Closet and Bathroom .................................................................................. 93
11.8 Length of Building .................................................................................................. 94
11.9 Soak Pit ................................................................................................................. 94
11.10 Collection of Dry and Wet Waste ........................................................................... 94
11.11 Provisions of Bore well .......................................................................................... 94
12. Development Requirements Other Than Industrial Zone ................................ 95
12.1 Permissible & non permissible uses ...................................................................... 95
12.2 Plot Size for Different Uses ................................................................................... 96
12.3 Margins and Maximum Built-Up Area .................................................................... 97
12.4 Floor Space Index (FSI)......................................................................................... 99

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 12.5 Open Spaces ....................................................................................................... 100
13. Development requirements for natural growth of Gamtal Buffer Zone ....... 102
13.1 Uses Permissible ................................................................................................. 102
13.2 Permissible Height and Bulk Requirements ........................................................ 102
13.3 Other than road side margins requirements ........................................................ 103
14. Development Requirement for Residential Township ................................... 104
14.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 104
14.2 Definition .............................................................................................................. 104
14.3 Duties of the Prescribed Officer........................................................................... 105
14.4 Apex Authority Level Screening Committee ........................................................ 106
14.5 Procedure for securing the permission ................................................................ 106
14.6 Contents of the Township Proposals ................................................................... 106
14.7 Public Purpose Infrastructure .............................................................................. 107
14.8 Physical Planning Parameters ............................................................................. 108
14.9 Responsibilities of the Township Developer ........................................................ 109
14.10 Built-Up Area and Height ..................................................................................... 110
14.11 Development of External (Offsite Infrastructure) ................................................. 110
14.12 Floor Space Index................................................................................................ 110
14.13 Grant / Refusal of the Permission........................................................................ 111
14.14 Grievance Redressal ........................................................................................... 111
14.15 Zoning, Ground Coverage & Other Regulations ................................................. 112
14.16 Supervision and Monitoring of the Quality of Construction ............................... 112
14.17 Socially & Economically Weaker Section Housing (SEWH) and Other
Infrastructure ..................................................................................................................... 112
15. Regulations for Special Structures.................................................................. 113
15.1 Special Structure ................................................................................................. 113
15.2 Requirements of Individual Exits at Each Floor ................................................... 117
15.3 Building Services ................................................................................................. 122
15(A) Development Requirements for Hotel ..................................................................... 124
15(B) Development Requirements for Hospital ................................................................ 131
16. General Building Requirement ......................................................................... 139
16.1 Means of Access ................................................................................................. 139
16.2 Room Sizes ......................................................................................................... 141
16.3 Height of Room .................................................................................................... 142
16.4 Ventilation ............................................................................................................ 143
16.5 Balconies ............................................................................................................. 144
16.6 Loft ....................................................................................................................... 145
16.7 Stairway ............................................................................................................... 145
16.8 Lifts ...................................................................................................................... 147
16.9 Basements ........................................................................................................... 147

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 16.10 Safety of Buildings ............................................................................................... 148
16.11 Plinth .................................................................................................................... 149
16.12 Height of Floors ................................................................................................... 149
16.13 Stairs, Lifts, Lobbies and Corridor ....................................................................... 150
16.14 Sanitary Accommodation ..................................................................................... 151
16.15 Location of Openings ........................................................................................... 153
16.16 Ramps ................................................................................................................. 153
16.17 Roofs.................................................................................................................... 154
16.18 Terrace ................................................................................................................ 154
16.19 Parapet ................................................................................................................ 154
16.20 Mosquito-Proof Water Tank ................................................................................. 154
16.21 Refuse Area/Disposal of Solid Waste.................................................................. 155
16.22 Septic Tanks ........................................................................................................ 155
16.23 Urban Design Guidelines ..................................................................................... 157
16.24 Compound Walls and Gates ................................................................................ 157
17. Parking Regulations .......................................................................................... 159
17.1 Parking Regulations............................................................................................. 159
18. Regulations for Low Cost Housing and Rehabilitation and Redevelopment of
Slums 166
18.1 Regulations for Low Cost Housing ...................................................................... 166
18.2 Rehabilitation and Redevelopment of Slums ...................................................... 168
19. Special Regulation............................................................................................. 180
19.1 Fire Protection and Life Safety Regulations, ....................................................... 180
19.2 Facilities for Physically Handicapped Persons .................................................... 201
19.3 Regulations for housing scheme for industrial workers ....................................... 207
19.4 Gasoline Filling Station, Gasoline Filling cum Service Station, Public Utility Service
in respect of Outlet and Related Buildings ........................................................................ 212
19.5 Regulation for Mining, Quarrying and Brick Kiln .................................................. 215
20. Utility & Infrastructure Related Regulations ................................................... 217
20.1 Control of Air and Water Pollution ....................................................................... 217
20.2 Control of Drains, Sewers, Drainage and Sewage Works............................... 218
21. Applicability of Regulations ............................................................................. 228
22. Maintenance of Buildings ................................................................................. 229
23. Relaxation ........................................................................................................... 231
24. Interpretation...................................................................................................... 232
25. Discretionary powers ........................................................................................ 233
25.1 Discretionary powers ........................................................................................... 233
25.2 Appeal Committee ............................................................................................... 233
26. Penalties ............................................................................................................. 235
27. Zoning and Use Provision ................................................................................ 236

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Annexure-1 ........................................................................................................................... 282
Structural Safety and Services........................................................................................... 282
Annexure-2 ........................................................................................................................... 286
Fire Safety for Schools ....................................................................................................... 286
Appendix A ........................................................................................................................... 288
Regulations to develop Socially & Economically Weaker Section Housing ................. 288
Appendix B ........................................................................................................................... 291
Guidelines for Parking and Circulation Spaces ............................................................... 291
Appendix C ........................................................................................................................... 293
Minimum Requirements for Fire Safety Installations ...................................................... 293
Appendix D ........................................................................................................................... 301
Large Scale PCP Industries ................................................................................................ 301
D. 1 Large scale PCP Industries ................................................................................. 301
Appendix E ........................................................................................................................... 303
Medium Scale PCP Industries ............................................................................................ 303
E.1 Medium scale PCP Industries ............................................................................. 303
Appendix F ........................................................................................................................... 305
Small Scale PCP Industries ................................................................................................ 305
F. 1 Small Scale PCP Industries ................................................................................. 305
Appendix G........................................................................................................................... 306
Service and Ancillary Industries ........................................................................................ 306
Appendix H ........................................................................................................................... 307
Engineering Industries ........................................................................................................ 307
Appendix I ............................................................................................................................ 309
Non Polluting Industries ..................................................................................................... 309
Appendix J ........................................................................................................................... 315
Land use Zoning in Hazard prone area ............................................................................. 315
J. 1 LAND USE ZONING IN HAZARD PRONE AREAS – GUIDELINES (Regulation
No.27) 315
Appendix K ........................................................................................................................... 320
Protection of Buildings Structure and Infrastructure in the Hazard Prone Area .......... 320
Appendix L ........................................................................................................................... 322
APPLICATION FORMS FOR DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION ........................................... 322
L.1 Form No. C .................................................................................................................. 322
L.2 Form No. C(a) ............................................................................................................. 330
L.3. Form Number D.......................................................................................................... 332
L.4. FORM NO. 2 .............................................................................................................. 334
L.4.2 FORM NO. 2 (b) ....................................................................................................... 336
L.4.3 FORM NO. 2(C) ....................................................................................................... 337
L.5 .Form No. 3 ................................................................................................................. 348

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L. 6 FORM NO.4 .............................................................................................................. 351
L.7. FORM NO. D ............................................................................................................. 353
L.8. FORM NO. 6 .............................................................................................................. 355
L.9. FORM NO. 7 ........................................................................................................ 359
L.10. FORM NO. 8 ........................................................................................................ 360
L.11. FORM NO. 9. ....................................................................................................... 361
L.12. FORM NO. 10 ...................................................................................................... 362
L.13. Form No 11 .......................................................................................................... 363

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1. Preamble

1.1 Notification

In pursuance of the provisions contained in subsection (1) (3) of section 17 of

the Gujarat Special Investment Region Act 2009 and clause (m) of sub
section (2) of section 12 of the Gujarat Town Planning & Urban Development
Act, 1976, the Gujarat Petroleum Chemical Petrochemical Regional
Development Authority, (GPCPSIRDA) hereby makes the following
regulations.

1.2 Short title, extent and commencement

These regulations may be called the Draft General Development Control
Regulations of GPCPSIRDA These regulations shall come into force on and
from the date of publication of the Draft Development Plan. Subject to
provisions of the Gujarat Special Investment Region Act 2009 these
regulations shall apply to all the developments in the Regional Development
Area of GPCPSIRDA.

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Notwithstanding such modifications and revision, anything done or any action
taken under the regulations in force prior to such modification shall be
deemed to be valid and continue to be so valid, unless otherwise specified.

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2. Definitions

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms and
expressions defined as follows shall have the meaning indicated against each
of them.
The terms and expressions not defined in these regulations shall have the
same meanings as in the Gujarat Special Investment Region, Act 2009 (GSIR
Act) and the Gujarat Town Planning & Urban Development Act, 1976 (GTP &
UD Act) or Rules framed there under or as mentioned in National Building
Code (NBC) as the case may be, unless the context otherwise requires.

1) “Act” means the Gujarat Special Investment Region Act, 2009 (Gujarat
Act No.2 of 2009)

2) “Appropriate Authority” Shall mean the Gujarat Petroleum Chemical

Petrochemical Regional Development Authority (GPCPSIRDA)

3) “Competent Authority” shall mean any person/persons authorized by the

appropriate authority to perform the functions as may be specified under
these regulations.

4) “Accessory building” means a building separated from the main building

on a plot, and put to one or more accessory uses.

5) “Accessory use” means use of the building subordinate and customarily

incidental to the principal use.

6) “Additions and /or Alterations” means any change in existing authorized

building or change from one use to another use, or a structural change
such as additions to the area or height, or the removal of part of a building,
or a change to the structure such as the construction or cutting into or
removal of any wall or part of a wall, partition, column, beam, joist, floor
including a mezzanine floor or other support or a change to or closing of
any required means of ingress or egress or a change to fixtures or
equipments, as provided in these regulations.

7) “Advertising Sign and Hoarding” means any surface or a structure with

character, letter or illustration, applied there to and displayed in any
manner whatsoever out of doors for the purpose of advertising giving
information regarding or to attract the people to any place, person, public
performance, article or merchandise, and which surface or structure is
attached to, forms part of, or is connected with any building or is fixed to a
tree or to the ground or to any pole, screen, hoarding or displayed any

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 space or in or over any water body included in the limits of notified area of
Competent Authority.

8) “Air-conditioning” means the process of treating air to control

simultaneously its temperature, humidity, cleanliness and distribution to
meet the requirement of an enclosed space.

9) “Amenities” means roads, streets, open spaces, parks, recreational

grounds, playgrounds, gardens, water supply, electric supply, street
lighting, drainage, sewerage, public works and other utilities,
communication network, surface and convenience.

10) “Apartment/Flats” shall means residential buildings constructed in a

detached or semi-detached manner being designed as Ground Floor plus
more upper floors and constructed as separate dwelling unit with common
staircase.

11) “Approved” means approved by GPCPSIRDA.

12) “Atrium” means a sky lighted naturally/ artificially ventilated area in

buildings, with no intermediate floors, often containing plants and used as
circulation space or an entrance foyer.

13) “Automatic Sprinkler System’ means an arrangement of pipes and

sprinklers, automatically operated by heat and discharging water on fire,
simultaneously an audible alarm.

14) “Balcony or Gallery” A horizontal projection including handrail of

balustrade to serve as passage or sitting out place and shall not include
verandah.

15) “Basement or Cellar” shall mean the lower storey of a building having at
least half of the clear floor height of the basement or cellar below average
ground level. Height of the cellar shall not be more than 3 mts. and less
than 2.4 mts. from top of the flooring to the bottom of the lowest structural
member. It shall be used only for parking purpose except upto 7% of the
total basement area may be used for facility such as safe deposit vault,
electric substation & A.C. plant & shall not be counted towards
computation of F.S.I.

16) “Biotechnology Unit” shall mean and include Biotechnology (BT) units
which are certified by the Development Commissioner (Industries) or any
other officer authorized by him in this behalf.

17) “Building” means all types of permanent building defined in (a) to (s)
below, but structure of temporary nature like tents, hutment as well as
shamianas erected for temporary purposes for ceremonial occasions, with

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 the permission of the Competent Authority, shall not be considered to be
"buildings".

a) “Assembly building” means a building or part thereof where groups of

people congregate or gather for amusement, recreation, social, religious,
patriotic, civil, travel and similar purposes.

“Assembly building” include buildings of drama and cinema theatres,

city halls, town halls, auditoria, exhibition halls, museums, "marriage hall”,
“skating rings”, gymnasia, stadia, restaurants, eating or boarding houses,
place of worship, dance halls, clubs, gymkhanas, road, air, sea or other
public transportation stations and recreation piers.

b) “Business building" means any building or part thereof used for

transaction of record therefore, offices, banks, all professional
establishments, court houses classified as business buildings if their
principal function is transaction of business and/or keeping of books and
records.

c) "Detached building" means a building with walls and roofs independent of

any other building and with open spaces on all sides.

d) “Semi-Detached Building” means a building having one or more side

attached with wall and roof with other building.

e) "Educational building" means a building exclusively used for a school or

college, recognized by the appropriate Board or University, or any other
Competent Authority involving assembly for instruction, education or
recreation incidental to educational use, and including a building for such
other user’s incidental thereto such as a library or a research institution. It
shall also include quarters for essential staff required to reside in the
premises, and a building used as a hostel captive to an educational
institution whether situated in its campus or not.

f) "Hazardous building" means a building or part thereof used for, -

a. Storage, handling, manufacture or processing or radioactive

substances or of highly combustible or explosive materials or
products which are liable to burn with extreme rapidity and/or
producing poisonous fumes or explosive enabatuibs.

Storage, handling, manufacture or processing of which involves

highly corrosive, toxic obnoxious alkalis, acids, or a other liquids,
gases or chemicals producing flame, fumes, and explosive mixtures

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 or which result in division of matter into fine particles capable of
spontaneous ignition.

g) “Industrial building” means a building or part thereof wherein products or,

material are fabricated, assembled or processed, such as assembly
plants, laboratories, power plants, refineries, gas plants, mills dairies and
factories.

h) "Institutional building” means a building constructed by Government,

Semi-Government organizations, public sector undertakings, registered
Charitable Trusts for their public activities, such as education, medical,
recreational and cultural , hostel for working women or men or for an
auditorium or complex for cultural and allied activities or for an hospice,
care of orphans, abandoned women, children and infants,
convalescents, destitute or aged persons and for penal or
correctional detention with restricted liberty of the inmates ordinarily
providing sleeping accommodation, and includes dharamshalas, hospitals,
sanatoria, custodian and penal institutions such as jails, prisons, mental
hospitals, houses of correction, detention and reformatories building
constructed for the promotion of Tourism such a, stared hotels, clubs, golf
course, sport stadium and all activities of Tourist Unit as may be declared
by Government from time to time.

i) "Mercantile building" means a building or part thereof used as shops,

stores or markets, for display and sale of wholesale or retail goods or
merchandise, including office, storage and service facilities incidental
thereto located in the same building.

j) “Low rise building” shall mean a building having height up to 16.50

metres. And having ground plus four floors. However hollow plinth up to
2.8 metres. And parapet on terrace up to 1.5 metres shall not be counted.

k) "High-rise building" shall mean building other than mentioned in 2.17 (j)
“Low Rise Building” provided the maximum permissible height shall not
exceed 30 metres.

l) "Office building" (premises), means a building or premises or part thereof

whose sole or principal use is for an office or for office purposes or clerical
work, "Office purposes” includes the purpose of administration, clerical
work, handling money, telephone, telegraph and computer operation;
and “clerical work" includes writing, book-keeping, sorting papers typing,
filing, duplicating, punching cards or tapes, machines calculations,
drawing of matter for publication and editorial preparation of matter of
publication.

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m) “Public Building” means a building constructed by Government, Semi-
Government organizations, public sector under-takings, registered
Charitable Trust or such other originations for their non-profitable public
activities

n) "Residential Building" means a building in which sleeping

accommodation is provided for normal residential purposes, with or
without cooking or dining facilities, and includes one or more family
dwellings, lodging or boarding houses, hostels, dormitories, apartment
houses, flats and private garages of such buildings.

o) "Special Building" means

 a building solely used for the purpose of a drama or cinema theatre,

mall or multiplex, motion picture, a drive-in-theatre, an assembly
hall or auditorium, town hall, lecture hall, an exhibition hall, theatre
museum, stadium, community hall, marriage hall,
 hazardous building;
 building of a wholesale establishment;
 Centrally air-conditioned building which exceeds 15 metres in
height.
p) "Storage Building" means a building or part thereof used primarily for
storage or shelter of goods, merchandise and includes a building used as a
warehouse, cold storage freight depot, transit shed, store house, public garage,
hanger, truck terminal grain elevator, barn and stable.

q) "Unsafe Building" means a building which,

 is structurally unsafe,
 is insanitary,
 is not provided with adequate means of egress,
 constitutes a fire hazard,
 is dangerous to human life,
 In relation to its existing use constitutes a hazard to safety or health
or public welfare by reasons of inadequate maintenance,
dilapidation or abandonment.
r) "Wholesale establishment" means an establishment wholly or partly
engaged in wholesale trade and manufactures wholesale outlets,
including related storage facilities, warehouses and establishments
engaged in truck transport, including truck transport booking warehouses.

s) “Stall” shall mean a shop, the floor area of which does not exceed 9 sq.m.
Minimum side of the shop or stall shall be 1.8 sq.m.

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18) “Building Line” means the line up to which the plinth of a building
adjoining a street or an extension of a street or on a future street may
lawfully extend and includes the lines prescribed, in any T.P. scheme
and/or Development Plan.

19) “Building Unit” shall mean a land/plot or part of a land/plot or combination

of more than one land/plot as approved by the Competent Authority.
Provided however where an alignment has been fixed on any road by
any Competent Authority, the building unit shall mean and refer to the
land excluding the portion falling in alignment.

20) “Built-Up Area” means the area covered by a building on all floors
including cantilevered portion, if any, but except the areas excluded
specifically under these Regulations.

21) “Cabin” means a non-residential enclosure constructed of non- load

bearing partitions.

22) “Canopy” means a projection over any entrance.

23) “Carpet area” means the net usable floor area within a building including
the balconies but excluding the area of walls

24) “Chhajja” means a structural overhang provided over opening on external

walls for protection from the weather.

25) “Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer appointed by
the state government under subsection (vii) of section (x) of the Gujarat
Special Investment Region Act, 2009.

26) “Chimney” means a construction by means of which a flue is formed for

the purpose of carrying products of combustion to the open air and
includes a chimney stack and the flue pipe.

27) ‘Chowk’ means a fully or partially enclosed space permanently open to

the sky within a building at any level, inner chowk being enclosed on
all sides except as provided in Regulation 11 and 12 and an outer chowk
having one unenclosed side.

28) “Convenience shopping” means shops, each with a carpet area not
exceeding 20 Sq.Mt except where otherwise indicated and comprising
those dealing with day to day requirements, as distinguished from
wholesale trade or shopping. It includes-

 Food-grains or ration shops, each with carpet area not exceeding

50 sq.m,
 Paan shops and Tobacconists,

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  Shop for collecting and distribution of clothes and other materials
for cleaning and dyeing establishments,
 Tailor or darner shops,
 Groceries, confectioneries, wine and general provision shops, each
with a carpet area not exceeding 50 sq.m,
 Hair dressing saloons and beauty parlours,
 Bicycle hire and repair shops,
 Vegetable and fruits shops,
 Milk and milk products shops,
 Medical and dental practitioner’s dispensaries or clinics,
pathological or diagnostic clinics and pharmacies, each with a
carpet area not exceeding 50 sq.m,
 Florists,
 Shops dealing in ladies ornaments such as bangles etc.,
 Shops selling bakery products,
 Newspaper, magazine stalls and circulating libraries,
 Wood, coal and fuel shops, each with a carpet area not exceeding
30 sq.m
 Books and stationery shops or stores,
 Cloth and garment shops,
 Plumbers, electricians, radio, television and video equipment repair
shops and audio/video libraries,
 Restaurants and eating houses each with a carpet area not
exceeding 50 sq.m,
 Shoes and sports shops each with a carpet area not exceeding 75
sq.m,
With the approval of GPCPSIRDA which may from time to time add to,
alter or amend the above list.

29) “Combustible Material” means that material which when burnt adds heat
to a fire when tested for combustibility in a accordance with the IS :
3808-1966 Method of Test for Combustibility of Building Material,
National Building Code.

30) “Contiguous holding” means a contiguous piece of land in one

ownership irrespective of separate property register cards /record of rights.

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31) “Corridor” means a common passage or circulation space including a
common entrance hall.

32) “Courtyard” means a space permanently open to the sky within the site
around a structure and paved/concrete.

33) “Common plot” shall mean a common open space exclusive of margins
and approaches, at a height not more than ground level of the building
unit. The owner shall have to give an undertaking that the common plot
shall be for the common use of all the resident or occupants of the building
unit, free of cost.

On sanction of the development permission, the common plot shall

deem to have vested in the society/association of the residents /
occupants. In case such society or Association is to be formed, the
possession/custody of common plot shall remain with Competent Authority
until such association/society is formed. The common plot shall not be
sold to any other person and it shall not be put to any other use except
for the common use of the residents/occupants.

34) “Developer” shall mean the person who is legally empowered to construct
or to execute work on a building unit, building or structure, or where no
person is empowered, the owner of the building unit, building or structure.

35) “Development” with grammatical variation and cognate expressions,

means to carry out the building, of engineering, mining or other variations
in, or over, or over/under land or water, or to making of any material
change, in any building, or land, or in the use of any building or land or any
material or structural change in any heritage building or its precinct and
includes demolition of any existing building, structure or erection or part of
such building, structure or erection and redevelopment, and layout and
subdivision of any land and “to develop” shall be construed accordingly.

36) “Drain” means a system or a line of pipes, with their fittings and
accessories such as manholes, inspection chambers, traps gullies,
floor traps used for drainage of building or yards appurtenant to the
buildings within the same cartilage. A drain includes an open channel for
conveying surface water or a system for the removal of any liquid.

37) “Dwelling Unit” means a shelter consisting of residential accommodation

for one family provided that the minimum accommodation in a dwelling unit
shall be one room of minimum carpet area of 9 square metres with a
minimum side of 2.4 metres and a w.c.

38) “Eco Park (EP)” shall mean an industrial area or region which has an
Industrial symbiosis network under which companies in the EIP collaborate

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 to use each other's by-products and otherwise share resources. An EP is
also an area which is equipped with one or more sustainable concepts like
green building, clean mechanism, renewable energy, recycling system,
water management, smart grid, new public transportation system etc.

39) “Enclosed Staircase” means a building or a structure existing authorized

before the commencement of these Regulations.

40) “Existing Building” means use of a building or a structure existing

authorized before the commencement of these Regulations.

41) “Existing Use” means use of a building or a structure existing authorized

before the commencement of these Regulations.

42) “Exit” means a passage, channel of means of egress from any building,
storey or floor area to a street or other open space of safety; horizontal
exit, outside exit and vertical exist having meanings at (i), (ii) and (iii)
respectively as under :

 "HORIZONTAL EXIT” means an exit which is a protected opening

through or around at fire wall or bridge connecting two or more
buildings.

 "OUTSIDE EXIT” means an exit from a building to a public way, to

an open area leading to a public way or to an enclosed fire resistant
passage leading to a public way.

 "VERTICAL EXIT” means an exit used for ascending or descending

between two or More levels, including stairways, smoke-proof
towers, ramps, escalators and fire escapes.

43) “External Wall” means an outer wall of a building not being a party wall
even though adjoining a wall of another building and also means a wall
abutting on an interior open space of any building.

44) “Escape Route” means any well ventilated corridor, staircase or other
circulations space, or any combination of the same, by means of which a
safe place in the open air at ground level can be reached.

45) “Fitness Centre” in a building means and includes the built up premises
provided in the building including gymnasium for the benefit of its inmates
and for the purpose of fitness, physical exercises, yoga and such other
activities as may be permitted by RDA from time to time.

46) “Floor” means the lower surface in a storey on which one normally walks
in a building, and does not include a mezzanine floor. The floor at ground
level with a direct access to a street or open space shall be called the

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 ground floor; the floor above it shall be termed as floor 1, with the next
higher floor being termed as floor 2, and so on upwards.

47) “Floor Space Index (F.S.I.)” means quotient of the ratio of the combined
gross floor area of the all floors including areas of all walls, except areas
specifically exempted under these Regulations, to the total area of the plot
/ building unit.

Total floor area including walls of all floors

Floor Space Index =

Plot Area or area of Building Unit

Provided that the following shall not be counted towards computation

of F.S.I.

a. Parking spaces without any enclosures and partitions of any kind,

with clear height of 2.6 metres and in case of slabs with beams,
height should not exceed 2.8 metres.
b. Spaces of hollow plinth with maximum clear height of 2.8 Metres
including beams in residential buildings only (not even in mixed
development) at ground level without any enclosures/walls and
partitions in any form.
c. Interior open spaces and ducts required under these Regulations.
d. Basement exclusively used for required parking with maximum
clear height of 2.6 Metres excluding beams.
e. Only one Security Cabin shall be permissible upto 5 sq.m. of floor
area for plots upto 1000 sq.m. and 10 sq.m. of floor area for plots
above 1000 sq.m. in the margin area at the entrance.
f. Weather shed up to 0.60 mt width.
g. Stair case with maximum intermediate landing width equal to the
width of stair, maximum landing width at floor level shall be twice
the width of stair.
h. lift, lift well with lift cabin, stair cabin, and water tank
i. Open air space.
j. Electric room as specified by G.E.B.

48) “Front” means the space between the boundary line of a plot abutting the
means of access/road/street and the building line. Plots facing two or more
means of accesses/roads/streets shall be deemed to front on all such
means of access/roads/streets with accesses/roads/streets having more
width shall be considered as main frontage for deciding side and rear
margins.

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49) “Footing” means a foundation unit constructed in brick work, stone
masonry or concrete under the base of a wall column for the purpose of
distributing the load over a large area.

50) “Foundation” means that part of the structure which is in direct contact
with and transmitting loads to the grounds.

51) “Gallery” means an intermediate floor or platform projecting from a wall of

an auditorium or a hall, providing extra floor area, and/or additional seating
accommodation. It also includes the structures provided for seating in
stadium

52) “Gamtal” mean all land may have been included by the Govt./Collector
within the site of village, Town or city on or before the date of declaration
of intention to make a Town Planning Scheme or publication of Draft
Development Plan but shall not include any such other land which may
thereafter be included within the site of any village by the Govt./Collector
under the provision of Land Revenue Code, as shown in Development
Plan Proposals.

53) “Garage-Private” means a building or a portion thereof designed and used

for the parking of vehicles.

54) “Garage-Public” means a building or portion thereof, designed other than

as a private garage, operated for gain, designed and/or used for
repairing, servicing, hiring, selling or storing or parking motor-driven or
other vehicles.

55) “Ground Coverage Ratio (GCR)” means the ratio of covered area to the
total plot area.

56) “Ground Level” means the level of the crown of the existing nearest
constructed road or existing ground level, High flood level whichever is
higher as may be decided by Competent Authority.

57) “Habitable Room” means a room occupied or designed for occupancy

for human habitation and uses incidental thereto, including a kitchen if
used as a living room, but excluding a bath-room, water closet
compartment, laundry, serving and storing, pantry, corridor, cellar, attic,
store-room, pooja-room and spaces not frequently used, height of such
room shall not be less than 2.80 metres measured from finished floor to
finished ceiling.

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58) “Hazardous Material”

a. Means radioactive substances :

b. Material which is highly combustible or explosive and/or which may

produce poisonous fumes explosive emanations, or storage,
handing, processing or manufacturing of which may involve highly
corrosive, toxic, obnoxious alkalis or acids or other liquids;

c. Other liquids or chemicals producing flame, fumes, explosive,

poisonous, irritant or corrosive gases or which may produce
explosive mixtures of dust or fine particles capable of spontaneous
ignition.

59) “Height of Building” means the vertical distance measured, in the case of
flat roofs, from the average level of the ground around and continuous to
the building to the highest point of the building and in the case of pitched
roofs, up to the point where the external surface of the outer wall intersects
the finished surface of the sloping roof, and, in the case of gables facing
the road, the mid-point between the eaves level and the ridge.

60) “Height of a Room” means the vertical distance measured from the
finished floor surface to the finished ceiling/slab surface. The height of a
room with a pitched roof means the average height between the finished
floor surface and the bottom of the eaves and the bottom of the ridge.

61) “Heritage Building” means a building possessing architectural, aesthetic,

historic or cultural values which is declared as heritage building by the
Planning Authority in whose jurisdiction such building is situated.

62) “Heritage precinct” means an area comprising heritage building or

buildings and precincts thereof or related places.

63) “Hoarding” means any surface or structure erected on ground or any

portion of roof of a building or on or above the parapet, with characters,
letters or illustrations applied thereto and displayed in any manner
whatsoever out of doors for purpose of advertising or to give information
regarding or to attract the public to any place, person, public performance,
article of merchandise whatsoever.

64) “Home Occupation” means customary home occupation other than the
conduct of an eating or a drinking place offering services to the
general public, customarily carried out by a member of the family
residing on the premises without employing hired labour, and for which
there is no display to indicate from the exterior of the building that it is
being utilised in whole or in part for any purpose other than a residential
or dwelling use and in connection with which no article or service is
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 sold or exhibited for sale except that which is produced therein, which
shall be non-hazardous and not affecting the safety of the inhabitants
of the building and the neighborhood, and provided that no mechanical
equipment is used except that as is customarily used for purely
domestic or household purposes and /or employing licensable goods. If
motive power is used, the total electricity load should not exceed 0.75 KW.
"Home Occupation” may also include such similar occupations as may be
specified by the Competent Authority and subject to such terms and
conditions as may be prescribed.

65) “I.T. Node” shall mean a node as defined in definition no. 79 and as
designated in the Development. The uses permissible in this node as
designated in the zoning regulations.

66) “Knowledge Town ship” shall mean an area designated in the

development. The uses permissible in the township are as designated in
the zoning regulations.

67) “Licensed Engineer” means a qualified engineer and licensed by

Regional Development Authority to sign building plans and documents
connected with Development Permission.

68) “Licensee” In respect of “Notified Area” means the allottee in favour of

whom GPCPSIRDA has executed Agreement to Lease.

69) “Lift” means a mechanically guided car, platform or transport for persons
and materials between two or more levels in a vertical or substantially
vertical direction.

70) “Loft” shall mean an intermediate floor between two floors with a
maximum height of 1.2 Metres and which is constructed and adopted for
storage purpose. The loft if provided in a room shall not cover more than
30% of the floor area of the room.

71) “Margin” shall mean space fully open to sky provided at the plot level
from the edge of the building wherein built-up area shall not be permitted
except specifically permitted projections under this regulation.

72) “Medical/Health Node” shall mean an area designated in the

development. The uses permissible in this node are as designated in the
zoning regulations.

73) “Mitigation” means measures taken in advance of a disaster aimed at

decreasing or eliminating its impact on society and on environment
including preparedness and prevention.

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74) “National Building Code of India 2005” means the book containing
Development control Rules, General building Requirements and Fire
Prevention and Life Safety Measures to be implemented in the buildings,
places, premises, workshops, warehouses and industries, published by
the Bureau of Indian Standards, from time to time, with or without
amendments

75) “Natural Disaster” means a serious disruption of the functioning of a

society, causing widespread human, material or environmental losses
caused due to earthquake, cyclone, flood or landslide which exceeds the
ability of the affected society to cope using only its own resources.

76) “Natural Hazard” means the probability of occurrence, within a specified

period of time in a given area, of a potentially damaging natural
phenomenon.

77) “Natural Hazard Prone Areas” means areas likely to have moderate to
high intensity of earthquake, or cyclonic storm, or significant flood flow or
inundation, or landslides / mud flows / avalanches, or one or more of these
hazards.

Note: Moderate to very high damage risk zones of earthquakes are as

shown in seismic zones III, IV and V specified in IS: 1893; moderate to
very high risk zones of cyclones are those areas along the sea coast of
India prone to having wind velocities of 39m/s. or more as specified in IS:
875 ( Part 3;) and flood prone areas in river plains ( Un protected and
Protected ) are indicated in the Flood atlas of India prepared by the
Central Water Commission.

78) “Neighbourhood Centre and Civic Centre” means Neighbourhood

Centre and civic Centre shall include following activities such as
sectoral shopping centre, market, office building, cinema, small hospital,
playground, swimming pool, Town hall, open air theatre, civic and
cultural facilities, library, higher secondary school, parking plots, public
utility and service building such as post office, fire station, police station,
religious building and building of public uses.

79) “Node” means the area for which the Authority may prescribe special
development control regulations.

80) “Non-Combustible” means not liable to burn or add heat to a fire when
tested for combustibility in accordance with the IS-3808-1966 Method of
Test for Combustibility of Building Materials.

81) “Occupancy or Use” means the principal occupancy or use for which a
building or a part of it is used or intended to be used, including contingent

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 subsidiary occupancies; mixed occupancy building being those in which
more than one occupancy are present in different portions of the building.

82) “Open Space” means an area forming an integral part of the plot, left
permanently open to sky.

83) “Owner”, in relation to any property, includes any person who is for the
time being, receiving or entitled to receive, whether on his own account or
on account of or on behalf of, or for the benefit of, any other person or as
an agent, trustee, guardian, manager or receiver for any other person or
for any religious or charitable institution, the rents or profits of the property;
and also includes a mortgaging possession thereof.

84) “Parapet” means a low wall or railing built along the edge of roof of a floor.

85) “Parking Space” means an enclosed or unenclosed covered or open area

sufficient in size to park vehicles. Parking spaces shall be served by a
driveway connecting them with a street or alley and permitting ingress or
egress of vehicles.

86) “Partition” means an interior non-load bearing divider wall one storey or
part storey in height.

87) “Permanent Open Air Space” means air space permanently open –

a. if it is a street,

b. if its freedom from encroachment is protected by any low or

contract ensuring that the ground below it is either a street or is
permanently and irrevocably appropriated as an open space.

c. In Determining the open air space required for construction of a

building, any space occupied by an existing structure may, if it is
ultimately to become a permanently open air space, be treated as
if it were already such a place.

88) “Permission” means a valid permission or authorisation in writing by

the Competent Authority to carry out development or a work
regulated by the Regulations.

89) “Plinth” shall mean the portion of the external wall between the level of
the street and the level of the storey first above the street.

90) “Plinth Area” means the built-up covered area measured at the floor level
of the basement or of any storey.

91) “Plot” means a portion of land held in one ownership and numbered and
shown as one plot enclosed by definite boundaries.

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92) “Plumbing Engineer” means a person having Diploma in civil engineering
or an equivalent qualification as approved by AICTE, a certificate of
plumbing or in sanitary engineering recognized by the IEI or AICTE and a
certification to the effect that he has minimum of 3 years experience.

93) “Porch” means a covered surface supported on pillars or otherwise for the
purpose of a pedestrian or vehicular approach to a building.

94) “Public Purpose” - The expression “Public Purpose” includes-

a. The provision of village sites, or the extension, planned

development or improvement of existing village sites ;

b. The provision of land for town or rural planning ;

c. The provision of land for planned development of land from public

funds in pursuance of any scheme or policy of Government and
subsequent disposal thereof in whole or in part by lease,
assignment or outright sale with the object of securing further
development as planned ;

d. The provision of land for a corporation owned or controlled by the

state;

e. The provision of land for residential purposes to the poor or

landless or to persons residing in areas affected by natural
calamities , or to persons displaced or affected by reason of the
implementation if any scheme undertaken by Government ,any
local Authority or a corporation owned or controlled by the state ;

f. The provision of land for carrying out any educational, housing

,health or slum clearance scheme sponsored by Government or by
any Authority established by Government for carrying out any such
scheme or with the prior approval of the appropriate Government by
a Local Authority or a society registered under the societies
Registration Act, 1860 or under any corresponding law for the time
being in force in a state, or a co-operative society within the
meaning of any law relating to co-operative society for the time
being in force in any state;

g. The provision of land for any other scheme of development

sponsored by Government or with the prior approval of appropriate
Government, by a local Authority ;

h. The provision of any premises or building for locating a public office,

but, does not include acquisition of land for Companies.

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95) “Registered Architect /Structural Engineer / Structural Designer,
Clerk of Works, Site Supervisor, and Surveyor/Plan Maker,
Developer” means respectively a person registered by the Competent
Authority for the purpose of this Regulation as an Architect, Engineer,
Structural Designer, Clerk of works, Site Supervisor, Surveyor/Plan Maker,
Developer, under these Regulations or any other Act prevailing for the
area.

96) “Retention Activity” means an activity or use which is allowed to continue,

not withstanding its non-conforming nature in relation to the use permitted
in the adjoining or surrounding area.

97) “Residential Township” shall mean a parcel of land owned by a township

developer subject to:

a. Minimum 60% of the land eligible for developing after deducting the
land used for public purpose infrastructure, is put to residential use;

b. Minimum area not less than 40 ha.

98) “Residential Use” means a use of any building unit for the purpose of
human habitation only except hotels and hostels like business.

99) “Road/Street” means any highway, street, lane, pathway, alley,

stairway, passageway, carriageway, footway, square place or bridge,
whether a thoroughfare or not, over which the public have a right of
passage or access or have passed and had access uninterruptedly for
a specified period, whether existing or proposed in any scheme, and
includes all bunds channels, ditches, storm-water drains, culverts,
sidewalks, traffic islands, road-side trees and, hedges retaining walls,
fences, barriers and railings within the street lines.

100) “Road/Street-Level or Grade” means the officially established

elevation or grade of the centre line of the street upon which a plot
fronts, and if there is no officially established grade, the existing grade of
the street at its mid-point.

101) “Road/Street Line” means the line defining the side limits of a
road/street.

102) “Road Width” or “Width of Road/Street” means the whole extent of

space within the boundaries of a road when applied to a new road/street,
as laid down in the city survey or development plan or prescribed road
lines by any act or law and measured at right angles to the course or
intended course of direction Of Such Road.

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103) “Row houses” means a row of houses on adjacent plot with a common
wall with only front, rear and/or interior open spaces. The house at the end
of the row shall however have side open space as prescribed.

104) “Semi-detached building” means a building detached on three sides

with open spaces as specified in these Regulations.

105) “Service Floor” means a floor provided for facilitating maintenance

and/or termination/diversion of services like water supply, drainage,
electricity supply, telecommunication lines and accommodating
mechanical/electrical devices, apparatus like air handling units, air
conditioning ducts etc.

106) “Service Road” means a road/lane provided at the front, rear or side of
a plot for service purposes.

107) “Shopping Centre or Commercial Centre” means a group of shops,

offices and / or stalls designed to form market-office complex.

108) “Smoke-Stop Door” means a door for preventing or checking the

spread of smoke from one area to another.

109) “Special building” means-

a. A building solely used for the purpose of a drama or cinema theatre,

a drive-in-theatre, an assembly hall or auditorium, an exhibition hall,
theatre museum, a stadium, malls, multiplexes, fuel stations, a
“Mangal Karyalaya“ or where the built-up area of such a user
exceeds 500 Sq.m in the case of mixed occupants:

b. an industrial building;

c. a hazardous building;

d. a building of a wholesale establishment;

e. a residential hotel building or centrally air-conditioned building

which exceeds-

i. 15 m in height, or

ii. total built-up area of 500 Sq.m

110) “SEZ Act” means the Special Economic Zone Act, 2005, enacted by
the Central Government.

111) “Special Economic Zone” means geographical area notified as

Special Economic Zone by Govt. of India under the SEZ Act, 2005.

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112) ‘Stair Cover’ means a structure with a covering roof over a staircase
and its landing built to enclose only the stairs for the purpose of providing
protection from the weather, and not to be used for human habitation.

113) ‘Storey’ means the portion of a building included between the surface
of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it, or if there be no
floor above it, then the space between any floor and the ceiling next
above it.

114) “Technology Park” means the area designated to uses of scientific

research where organizations in the park focus on product advancement
and innovation as opposed to manufacturing and administration.

115) ‘Tenement’ means an independent dwelling unit with a kitchen, or a

cooking space.

116) ‘Tenement Building and Ownership Flats’ means residential

building constructed in a detached manner or as semi-detached
manner or as ownership flat in a building unit, each being designed and
constructed for separate occupation with independent provision of bath,
w.c.

117) “Theatre” means a place of public entertainment for the purpose of

exhibition of motion pictures and/or dramas and other social or cultural
programs.

118) “Travel Distance” means the distance from the remotest point of a
building to a place of safety be it a vertical exit or a horizontal exit or an
outside exit measured along the line of travel.

119) “Tribal Centre” shall mean an area designated in the Development.

The uses permissible in this centre are as designated in the zoning
regulations.

120) “Town Planner” means a person who has attained a minimum

qualification of Post Graduation in Town Planning and/or is a member of
the Institute of Town Planners, India (ITPI)”.

121) “Tower-like-structure” means a structure in which the height of the

tower-like- portion is at least twice that of the broader base.

122) “Unauthorized developments” means the development done or

undertaken or in progress without prior approval of GPCPSIRDA.

123) “Unsafe Building” means buildings which are structurally and

constructionally unsafe or in sanitary or not provided with adequate means
of egress or which constitute a fire hazard or are otherwise dangerous to
human life or which in relation to existing use constitute a hazard to safety
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 or health or public welfare , by reason of inadequate maintenance, or
dilapidation or abandonment.

124) “Water Closet (W.C)” means a privy with an arrangement for flushing
the pan with water, but does not include a bathroom.

125) ‘Water Course’ means a natural channel or an artificial channel

formed by draining or diversion of a natural channel meant for carrying
storm and waste water.

126) ‘Water Tanks or Talav or Pond or Lake’ means a natural existing

low lying grounds forming a natural water body or wherein rain water
gets collected and/or plots designated as Talav under the revised
development plan or any other legitimate records.

127) "Warehouse" Or “Godown" mean a building the whole or a substantial

part of which is used or intended to be used for the storage of goods
whether for storing or for sale or for any similar purpose. It is neither a
domestic nor a public building, nor merely a shop if so used not a store
attached to and used for the proper functioning of a shop.

128) “Wholesale establishment” means an establishment wholly or partly

engaged in wholesale trade and manufacturer wholesale outlets, including
related storage facilities, warehouses and establishments engaged in truck
transport, including truck transport booking agencies.

129) ‘Window’ means an opening, other than a door, to the outside of a

building, which provides all or part of the required ventilation.

130) ‘Width of a Street’ means the clear average width of the existing
carriage way and footpaths only on which the building or plot line abuts.
The average width shall be computed by taking length of street between
two extreme points on building unit abutting the street at right angles to the
direction of such streets excluding the steps projections, forecourts, open
areas of other spaces in front of the building erected or intended to be
erected. However in case where a regular line of street is prescribed by
the Competent Authority, such width shall be considered for the purpose of
computing building height.

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3. Procedure for Securing Development
Permission

3.1 Application for Development Permission

Subject to the provisions of Section: 26, 27, 28, 34 & 49 of the GTP & UD Act,
1976, any person intending to carry out any development as defined in the Act
in any building or in or over any land, within the limits of Development Area in
conformity with the Development Plan proposals shall make an application in
writing to the Competent Authority in prescribed form No. C or C (a) along
with the receipt of the payment of the scrutiny fee, development charges
betterment charges, net demand as per sanctioned final T.P. Scheme and
other charges and dues if any to be leviable under the Act and the
regulations.

3.2 Scrutiny Fee

A person applying for permission to carry out any development shall have to
pay scrutiny fees along with his application to the Competent Authority at the
following rates:
Provided that the appropriate authority may from time to time prescribe a
revised scrutiny fee; and that shall be applicable from the date as decided.
3.2.1 Built up area – Low rise Residential Development
For low rise building ` 3 per sq. mt. of built up area of all floors for the
intended residential development or part thereof subject to minimum scrutiny
fee of ` 300.
3.2.2 Built up area – Other than Residential Development
For high-rise, commercial, mix development and other than residential use `
5.00 per sq. mt. of Built area of all floors for the intended development or part
thereof subject to minimum scrutiny fee `1000.
3.2.3 Subdivision and amalgamation of land
`1.50 per sq.mt. of building unit/plot area for subdivision and amalgamation of
all types of development.

`1.00 per sq.mt. of building unit/plot area for subdivision and amalgamation
for agricultural use. Minimum scrutiny fee shall not be less than ` 1000.

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3.2.3(a). Open use for storage/ temporary use including Salt Pan /
Industries

Sr. No. of years/months Rate in ` per sq. mt. Remarks

No. of land.

1. Upto 1 year ` 1.00 Maximum

Scrutiny Fee
2. Above 1 year upto 5 years ` 5.00 shall not be
more than
3. Above 5 year upto 10 years ` 10.00
` 5,00,000
4. Above 10 year upto 20 ` 25.00
years

5. Above 20 years ` 50.00

3.2.4 Areas Falling In Agriculture Zone

50% of the scrutiny fee as mentioned in Regulation No. 3.2.1, 3.2.2 and 3.2.3
for the respective uses and type of dwelling units subject to minimum scrutiny
fee ` 300.
3.2.5 Renewal of Development Permission
Development permission granted under these regulations shall be deemed to
be lapsed, if such development work has not been commenced till the expiry
of one year from the date of commencement certificate/development
permission. Provided that, the Competent Authority may on application made
to it before the expiry of above period (one year) extend such period by a
further period of one year at a time by charging ` 500/- for the application
within prescribed time limit and ` 50/- as penalty for month beyond prescribed
time limit for renewal of development permission. The extended period shall in
no case exceed three years in the aggregate.
3.2.6 Public Charitable Trust
` 500 if the intended development is for a place of worship, or dharmshala,
constructed by a public charitable trust registered under Public Charitable
Trust Act 1950 or for any other purpose which the Authority may specify by a
general or special order.
3.2.7 Development Permission for Mining, Quarrying and
Brick Kiln Operations
In case of mining, quarrying and brick kiln operations, the scrutiny fees will be
as under.
 Mining, quarrying and brick kiln operation. ` 500 per 0.4 hectare or
part thereof and a maximum of ` 2500

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  Brick kiln without Chimney ` 25 per 0.1 hectare or part thereof and
a maximum of ` 500

 Processing of lime sagol etc. without construction. ` 25 per 0.1

hectare or part thereof and a maximum of ` 250.

 Renewal of permission for mining, quarrying ` 50 for one year.

 Renewal of permission for brick kiln (without chimney) ` 25 for one

year.

 Renewal of permission for processing of sagol, lime etc. without

construction’s ` 10 for one year.

Note: - The above all rates may be revised as decided by the Appropriate
Authority shall be applicable.
3.2.8 Security Deposit
The applicant shall deposit and keep deposited as security deposit an amount
at the rates mentioned below for the due observance and performance of the
conditions of the Development Permission. The amount shall be deposited on
intimation before issue of “Development Permission”.
1. `3.00 (Rupees three only) per Sq. Mt. of the total built up area of all
floors of the proposed development (Constructions).
2. The amount of security deposit shall be paid in
cash/cheque/demand draft.
3. Government, semi-Government, local authorities are exempted
from this provision.
4. In case of development for place of worship or dharmshala or for
any other use which by Charitable Trust registered under the Public
Trust Act-1950, the security deposit shall be limited to maximum
amount of ` 1000/- (Rupees One thousand only)
5. These rates are liable to be revised every two years from the date
on which these rates come into force.
6. The security deposit shall be refunded without interest within one
year after grant of the occupancy certificate.
7. The security deposit shall be forfeited either in whole or in part at
the absolute discretion of the Authority for breach of any of the
provision of these regulations and conditions of the “Development
Permission”. Such forfeiture shall be without prejudice to any other
right of the Authority.
8. The security deposit shall remain legally valid up to the period of 90
days after the development permission lapses as per section 32 of
the Act. On expiry of the said period the security deposit shall be
forfeited.

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3.3 Form of Application
Every person who gives notice under relevant section of the Act shall furnish
all information in forms and format prescribed under these regulations and as
may be amended from time to time by the Competent Authority. The following
particulars and documents shall be submitted along with the application:

1. Satisfactory documentary legal evidence

The applicant shall submit satisfactory documentary legal evidence
of his right to develop or to build on the land in question including
extract from the Property Register for city survey lands or an extract
from the Record of Rights for Revenue lands or the copy of the
index of registered sale deed as the case may be.
He shall also submit a certified copy of approved sub-
divisions/layout of final plot from the concerned Authority or latest
approved sub-division/layout of city survey numbers or revenue
numbers from relevant Authority, as the case may be, showing the
area and measurements of the plot or land on which the proposes
to develop. Provided that the Authority may dispense with this
requirement in the cases where it is satisfied regarding the
ownership of land on the basis of any documentary evidence or
proof produced by the applicant.

2. A certificate of the licensed structural designer in regard to the

proposed building shall be submitted under these Development
Control Regulations.

3. A site plan (required copies) of the area proposed to be developed

to a scale not less than 1:500 as the case may be showing the
following details wherever applicable; In the case where plot is
more than 10 Hectors, scale shall not be less than 1:1000.

 The boundaries of the plot and plot level in relation to

neighbouring road level.
 The positions of the plot in relation to neighbouring streets.
 The name of the streets in which the plot is situated.
 All the existing buildings and other development exists on or
under the site.
 The position of buildings and of all other buildings and
construction which the applicant intends to erect.
 The means of access from the street to the buildings or the site
and all other building and constructions which the applicant
intends to erect.

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  Yards and open spaces to be left around the buildings to secure
free circulation of air, admission of light and access.
 The width of street in front and of the street at the side or rear of
the building.
 The direction of north point relative to the plan of the buildings.
 Any physical feature such as trees, wells, drains, ONGC Well
and pipeline, High Tension Line, railway line.

a. Existing streets on all the sides indicating clearly the regular line for
streets if any prescribed under the Act and passing through the
building units.
b. The location of the building in the plot with complete dimensions.
c. The area within the regular line of the street not to be built upon but
to be added to the street, hatched in green together with its
measurement.
 Area classified for exemption of built-up area calculations.
 A plan indicating parking spaces, if required under these
regulations.
 The positions of the building units immediately adjoining the
proposed development.
 The position of every water closet, privy, urinal, bathrooms, cess
pool, well or cistern in connection with building other than those
shown in the detailed plan.
 The lines of drainage of the building, the size, depth and
inclination of every drain and the means to be provided for the
ventilation of the drains.
 The position and level of the out fall of the drain.
 The position of sewer, where the drainage is intended to be
connected to sewer.
 Open spaces required under these Development Control
Regulations.
 Tree plantation required under Regulation No. 10.12.

4. A detailed plan (required copies) shows the plans, sections and

elevations of the proposed development work to a scale of 1:100
showing the following details wherever applicable:

a) Floor plans of all floors together with the covered, area; clearly
indicating the size and spacing of all framing members and sizes of
rooms and the position of staircases, ramps and lift wells.

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b) The use of all parts of the building.
c) Thickness of walls, floor slabs and roof slabs with their materials.
The section shall indicate the height of building and height of rooms
and also the height of the parapet, the drainage and the slope of the
roof. At least one section should be taken through the staircase. The
position, form and dimensions of the foundation, wall, floor, roofs,
chimneys and various parts of the building, means of ventilation and
accesses to the various parts of the building and its appurtenances
also should be shown in one cross section.
d) The building elevation from the major street.
e) The level of the site of the building, the level of lowest of building in
relation to the level of any street adjoining the cartilage of the
building in relation to one another and some known datum or crown
of road.
f) Cabin plan.
g) The north point relative to the plans.
h) The forms and dimensions of every water closets, privy, urinals,
bathrooms, cesspools, well and water tank or cistern to be
constructed in connection with the building.
i) One copy of the detailed working drawing including structural details
based on the approved building plan shall be submitted before 7
days of commencement of the construction work at site for
information and record. The applicant will inform the authority the
date for commencement of work.
Provided that in the case of individual residential buildings up to G+2
on a plot not more than 500 sq.mts in size, the Competent Authority
shall not enforce, on request of the owner/developer, to submit such
details, subject to the condition that for such area similar types of
structures and soil investigation report are already available on
record.

5. For high rise building and for special building like assembly,
institutional, industrial storage and hazardous occupancy the
following additional information shall be furnished / indicated in the
following plans in addition to the items under clause 3.3.
a) Access to fire appliances/vehicles with details of clear motorable
access way around the building and vehicular turning circle.
b) Size (width) of main and alternate staircase along with balcony
approach, corridor, and ventilated lobby approach as the case may
be.
c) Location and details of lift enclosures.

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d) Location and size of fire lift.
e) Smoke stops lobby/door, where provided.
f) Refuse chutes, refuse chamber, service duct etc. where to be
provided.
g) Vehicular parking space.
h) Refuse area, if any.
i) Details of building services, air-conditioning system with position or
dampers, mechanical ventilation system, electrical services, boilers,
gas pipes etc. where provided.
j) Details of exits including provision of ramps etc. for hospitals.
k) Location of generator, transformer and switch gear room where
required.
l) Smoke exhauster system, if any.
m) Details of fire alarm system network.
n) Location of centralised control, connecting all fore air, suste, built-in
fire protection arrangements and public address system etc. where
required.
o) Location of dimension of static water storage tank and pump room.
p) Location and details of fixed fire protection installations such as
sprinkles wet risers, house reels, drenchers, CO2 installations etc.
q) Location and details of first-aid fire fighting equipment /installations.
r) Location for electric transformer.
s) Verification

6. In the case of a Layout of land or plot

Site plan (in quadruplicate) drawn to a scale of 1:1500 showing the
surrounding land and existing access to the land included in the
layout plan (in quadruplicate) drawn to a scale of 1:500 showing:
i. Sub-divisions of the land or plot with dimensions and area of
each of the proposed sub-divisions and its’ use according to
the prescribed regulations,
ii. Width of the proposed streets,
iii. Dimensions and areas of open spaces provided in the layout
for the purpose of garden or recreation or like purposes.
iv. A plan showing location of road signage with typical details of
signage in terms of their sizes and contents.
v. Common plot

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 7. Landscape Plan (in quadruplicate) to a scale of 1:250 showing
various landscape features such as trees, hedges, paved areas,
etc. The plan shall Show, in particular, the type and number of
existing trees, the trees to be felled, the trees to be transplanted
and the proposal for planting of new trees.
8. Certificate of undertaking: Certificate in the prescribed form No.
2(a), 2(b), 2(c) and 2(e) by the registered Architect / Engineer /
Structural Designer / Clerk of Works / Developers / Owner.
9. Full information should be furnished in Form No. 3 and Form No. 4
as the case may be along with the plan.
10. The applicant shall also obtain copy of N.O.C. from relevant
Authority as per Regulation No. 4.2 wherever applicable.
Note For high rise Buildings, Public Assemble hall, Auditorium, and Industrial
buildings, Cinema hall, School Buildings. Commercial Buildings with G.F.+ 3
Stories & above, the Verification from Structural Expert is required to be
submitted at each stage of Permission.
3.4 General Notation for Plan
The following notation generally shall be used for plans referred to in 3.3; (iii),
(iv), (v) and (vi).
Table 3.1: General Notation for Plan

Sr. No. Item Site Plan Bldg. Plan

01. Plot line Thick black Thick black

02. Existing Street Grey/Black ---

03. Future Street if any Red ---

04. Permissible lines Thick black dotted ---

05. Open space Light Green Light Green

06. Common Plot Green Green

07. Existing work Black Black

08. Work proposed to be demolished Yellow Hatched Yellow

Hatched

09. Proposed work Red Red

10. Work without permission if started on Grey Hatched Grey Hatched

site

11. Drainage and sewerage work Red dotted Red dotted

12. Water supply work Black dotted Black dotted

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3.5 Documents to be furnished with the application
a) A person who is required under relevant section of the Act to give any
notice or to furnish any plans/sections or written particulars by these
Development Control Regulations, shall sign such notice, plans,
sections or written particulars or cause them to be signed by him and
his duly authorised registered Architect, Engineer, Developer etc. as
the case may be, such person or authorised registered Architect,
Engineer, Developer shall furnish documentary evidence of his
Authority. If such notice or other document is signed by such
authorised registered Architect, Engineer, Developer it shall state the
name and address of the person on whose behalf it has been
furnished.

b) The no objection certificate of registered co-operative society with

resolution for specific use is to be submitted only in the case of change
of use other than the common purpose of the society.

c) Any notice or document shall be delivered to the office of the

Competent Authority, within such hours as may be prescribed by the
Competent Authority.

d) The forms, plans, sections and descriptions to be furnished under

these Development Control Regulations shall all be signed by each of
the following persons:
 A person making application for development permission under
relevant section of the Act.
 A person who has prepared the plans and sections with
descriptions who may be registered, engineer or an architect.
 A person who is retained or engaged to supervise the said
construction.
 A person who is responsible for the structural designs of the
construction i.e. a structural designer.
 A clerk of works who is to look after the day-to-day supervision
of the construction.
 A Developer.

e) A person who is engaged either to prepare plan or to prepare a

structural design and structural report or to supervise the building shall
give an undertaking in Form No. 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (c) prescribed under
these Development Control Regulations.

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 f) Every person who under the provisions of the relevant sections of the
Act may be required to furnish to the Authority any plan or other
documents shall furnish copies (in required numbers) of such plans
and other documents and copies (in required) of such documents
which he may be called upon to furnish. One copy of each such plan
and document shall be returned, on approval, to the applicant duly
signed by the Competent Authority of the Authority or authorised
officer.

g) It shall be incumbent on every person whose plans have been

approved to submit amended plans for any deviation amounting to
increase in built-up area, F.S.I., building height or change in plans, he
proposes to make during the course of construction of his building
work, and the procedure laid down for plans or other documents here
to before shall be applicable to all such amended plans.

h) It shall be incumbent on every person whose plans have been

approved, to submit a completion plan showing the final position of
erected or re-erected building in duplicate or in required numbers and
one copy of plan to be returned to the applicant after approval.

i) Approval of drawings and acceptance of any statement, documents,

structural report, structural drawings, progress certificate, or building
completion certificates shall not discharge the owner, engineer,
architect, clerk of works and structural designer, Developer, Owner,
from their responsibilities, imposed under the Act, the Development
Control Regulations and the laws of tort and local acts.

j) The landowner shall be hold responsible if any Unauthorized

Construction, Addition & Alternation is done without prior permission of
competent Authority.

k) The no objection certificate of registered co-operative society with

resolution for specific use is to be submitted.

3.6 Plans and specifications to be prepared by

Registered Architect/ Engineer
The plans and particulars prescribed under Regulation No. 3.3 above shall be
prepared by a registered architect/engineer. The procedure for registration of
architect/engineer shall be as laid down in these regulations.

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3.7 Rejection of application
If the plans and information given as per Regulation No. 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 do
not give all the particulars necessary to deal satisfactorily with the
development permission application, the application may be liable to be
rejected, assigning the reason of rejection in writing and communicated to the
Applicant / Architect / Engineer by the Competent Authority.

3.8 Cancellation of permission

The development permission if secured by any person by any
misrepresentation or by producing false documents, such development
permission will be treated as cancelled/revoked.

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4. General Requirements for Development
Permission
4.1 Margin and / or Setback
Any plan for the construction of any structure or building or any part thereof
should provide setback and margin from the boundary of the plot or the road
line as the case may be as required under these regulations. The road line
shall be determined as per the maximum width of the road or street proposed
under the Gujarat Special Investment Region Act, 2009 or Development plan
proposals or the Town Planning Schemes.
4.2 Development of Land in the Development Area
4.2.1 Conformity with Other Acts and Regulations
a. Situated and abutting on any of the classified roads of the State
Government and the Panchayat shall be regulated and controlled by
the Building line and Control line prescribed under the Govt.
Department Resolution as amended from time to time.

Provided that the setback for the building line prescribed in the above
resolution of the Department and the marginal distances to be kept
open or setbacks to be observed from the road side, prescribed in the
Development Control Regulations whichever is more shall be enforced
(This shall not be applicable in the area falling within Town Planning
Scheme area).

b. Whose right of user is acquired under the Petroleum Pipelines

(Acquisition of right of user in land) Act, 1962 as amended from time to
time shall be regulated and controlled according to the provision of the
said Act, in addition to these regulations.

c. Situated in the vicinity of an oil well installed by Oil & Natural Gas
Commission shall be regulated and controlled according to the
provision of the Indian Oil, Mines Regulations-1933 in addition to these
regulations.

d. Situated in the vicinity of the Grid Lines laid by the Gujarat Electricity
Board under the Indian Electricity Rules, 1956 shall be regulated and
controlled by the horizontal and vertical clear distances to be kept open
to sky.

e. In restricted/critical zone near the Airport, construction of building shall

be regulated as per the provisions of Civil Aviation Department.

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 f. Situated in the vicinity of the Railway Boundary shall be regulated and
controlled according to the standing orders/instructions in force of the
Railway Authorities and as amended from time to time.

g. Situated anywhere in the Development Area shall be subject to

provisions of Gujarat Smoke Nuisance Act, 1963.

h. Situated anywhere in the Development area shall be subject to

provisions of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.

i. Situated anywhere in the Development area shall be subject to

provisions of Air Pollution Control Act – 1981.
j. Situated in the vicinity of the Jail, shall be regulated and controlled
according to the standing orders / instructions / manual in force of the
Jail Authority and as amended from time to time.

k. Situated anywhere in the Development area shall be subject to

provisions of the act related to telecommunication, I. S. R. O.,
archaeology and conservation / preservation of monuments.

l. Development Permission granted by Competent Authority on the basis

of any document / NOC received is not final and conclusive. It shall be
considered in true sense and meaning of concerned issuing Authority.
This Authority has no legal responsibility for such development
permission.

m. Situated anywhere in the Development area shall be subject to

provisions of the act related to the protected monument or as per the
proposals of the Development plan.
4.2.2 Requirements of Site
No land shall be used as a site for the construction of building.

a. If the Competent Authority considers that the site is in sanitary or that it

is dangerous to construct a building on it or no water supply is likely to
be available within a reasonable period of time;

b. If the site is not drained properly or is incapable of being well drained;

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c. If the building is proposed on any area filed up with carcasses, excreta,
filthy and offensive matter, till the production of a certificate from the
Competent Authority to the effect that it is fit to be built upon from the
health and sanitary point of view;

d. If the use of the said site is for a purpose which in the Competent
Authority’s opinion may be a source of danger to the health and safety
of the inhabitants of the neighbourhood;

e. If the Competent Authority is not satisfied that the owner of the building
has taken the required measures to safeguard the construction from
constantly getting damp;

f. If the level of the site is lower than the Datum Level prescribed by the
Competent Authority depending on topography and drainage aspects.

g. For assembly use, for cinemas, theatres, places of public worship,

residential hotels, lodging and boarding houses, unless the site has
been previously approved by the Competent Authority and the
Commissioner of Police;

h. Unless it derives access from an authorised street/means of access

described in these Regulations;

i. For industrial use other than a service industry unless the application is
accompanied by a no objection certificate from the appropriate officer
of the Industrial Location Policy;

j. If the proposed development is likely to involve damage to or have

deleterious impact on or is against urban aesthetic or environment or
ecology and/or on historical / architectural/ esthetical buildings and
precincts or is not in the public interest.

k. Under the owner/developer produces a certificate form an expert

confirming that the soil is not liable for liquefaction except in cases
where adequate protective measures are taken as per the advice of the
expert.

The owner/developer/builder shall provide necessary protection for

safety for soil liquefaction as per advice and suggestions made by
structural engineer based on the report of soil test made by soil testing

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 laboratory. The owner/developer/builder shall be responsible for getting
such reports and identify such protection measures.

l. If the proposed development falls in the area liable to storm surge

during cyclone except where protection measures are adopted to
prevent storm surge damage. Inspection.
4.3 Development work to be in conformity with the
regulations
a. All development work shall confirm to the Development Plan proposals
and the provisions made under these regulations. If there is a conflict
between the requirements of these regulations and Town Planning
Schemes Regulations, if any, in force the requirement of these
regulations shall prevail. Provided relaxation/ special provisions
mentioned against respective final plots shall prevail above these
regulations.

b. Change of use: No building or premises should be changed or

converted to a use other than the sanctioned use without prior
permission of the Authority in writing. Change of use not in conformity
with these regulations shall not be permissible.
4.4 Document at site
a) Development Permission: The person to whom a development
permission is issued shall during construction, keep -
i. Posted in a conspicuous place, on the site for which permission
has been issued a copy of the development permission and
ii. A copy of the approved drawings and specification referred to in
Regulation No. 21 on the site for which the permission was
issued.
4.5 Inspection
1. Inspection at various stages :- The Competent Authority at any time
during erection of a building or the execution of any work or
development, make an inspection thereof without giving prior notice
of his intention to do so.

2. Inspection by Fire Department: - For all multi-storied, high-rise and

special building the work shall also be subject to inspection by the
Chief Fire Officer, or Competent Authority shall issue the occupancy
certificate only after clearance by the said Chief Fire Officer/Competent
Authority.
On the basis of instructions or otherwise, the buildings / developments
may be considered:

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 a) Unsafe building: - All unsafe building shall be considered to
constitute danger to public safety hygiene and sanitation and shall
be restored by repairs or demolished or dealt with as otherwise
directed by the Competent Authority, as prescribed in clause 15.3.

In the case of restoration the owners/occupiers shall submit the

structures safety certificate in form no.11 to the competent authority
after restoration/repairs or strengthening.

b) Unauthorised development: - In case of unauthorised

development, the Competent Authority shall take suitable action
which may include demolition of unauthorised works as provided in
The Gujarat Town Planning & Urban Development Act, 1976 and
the relevant provisions of the Gujarat Nagarpalika Act, 1963.
Take suitable action against the registered architect / engineer,
developer and other, as mentioned in Regulation No. 2 / (95).
4.6 General
1. Kabrastan, burial ground etc.
The land occupied by the graveyards, kabrastans, burial grounds,
crematoria and which are marked with green verge in the plan shall not
be allowed to be built upon and shall be kept permanently open.

2. Co-owners consent
In cases where the building construction is as per regulations but the
co-owners are not giving consent either at the time of building
permission or at the time of occupation permission, the Competent
Authority may issue permission after giving opportunity of hearing to
the co-owners and considering the merits and demerits of individual
case.

3. Width of Approach at Bridge

Width of the approach of over-bridge or under-bridge shall not be
considered towards width of the road at the time of permitting the
height, use development of buildings near the over-bridge or under-
bridge.

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5. Decision of the Authority
5.1 Grant or Refuse of the Permission Application
On receipt of the application for Development Permission, the Competent
Authority after making such inquiry as it thinks fit may communicate its
decisions granting with or without conditions including condition of submission
of detailed working drawings/ structural drawings along with soil investigation
report and verification from structural expert as the case maybe before the
commencement of the work or refusing permission to the applicant as per the
provisions of the Act. The permission may be granted with or without
conditions or subject to any general or special orders made by the State
Government in this behalf.

The Competent Authority, however, shall grant exemption for submission of

working drawing, structural drawing and soil investigation report in case the
Competent Authority is satisfied that in the area where the proposed
construction is to be taken, similar types of structure and soil investigation
reports are already available on record and application is from an individual
owner/developer, having plot of not more than 500 sqmt. in size and for a
maximum 3 storied residential building.

As per the guidelines on “soil testing”, if the local site conditions do not require
any soil testing or if a soil testing indicates that no special structural design is
required a small building having ground + 1 or 2 floors, having load bearing
structure, may be constructed.
If the proposed small house is to be constructed with load bearing type
masonry construction technique, where no structural design is involved, no
certificate from a Structural Designer will be required (to be attached with
Form 2-D). However, a ‘Special Building Information Schedule’ appended
herewith, has to be submitted, duly filled in.

On receipt of the application for Development Permission, the Competent

Authority after making such inquiry as it thinks fit may communicate its
decisions granting or refusing permission to the applicant as per the
provisions of the Act. The permission may be granted with or without
conditions or subject to any general or special orders made by the State
Government in this behalf.

The Development permission shall be in Form No. D and it should be issued

by an officer authorised by the Competent Authority in this behalf. Every order
granting permission subject to conditions or refusing permission shall state
the grounds for imposing such conditions or for such refusal.
The Competent Authority, after making preliminary scrutiny of the plans
received, may give preliminary development permission by taking an affidavit

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from the owner the margin built-up area, internal roads, open spaces, parking
and common plots shall be kept as per G.D.C.R. After making final scrutiny of
the plans the final development permission may be granted.

Provided at the preliminary development permission shall be valid only for

development up to plinth level. For development above plinth level regular
development permission shall be taken. Other wise such development shall
be considered unauthorized development.
5.2 Suspension of Permission
Development permission granted under the relevant section of the Act deems
to be suspended in cases of resignation by any of the licenses till the new
appointments are made. During this period construction shall not be done on
the site. Any work on site during this time shall be treated as unauthorized
development without any due permission.
5.3 Grant of Development Permission
5.3.1 Grant of Development Permission
Shall mean acceptance by the Authority of the following requirements:
I. Permissible built-up area.
II. Permissible floor space index.
III. Height of a building and its various stories.
IV. Permissible open spaces enforced under regulations, C.P., Marginal
spaces, other open spaces, set backs etc.
V. Permissible use of land and built spaces.
VI. Arrangements of stairs, lifts, corridors and parking.
VII. Minimum requirements of high-rise buildings including N.O.C. from
Fire Officer/Fire Safety Consultant as appointed by the Appropriate
Authority.
VIII. Minimum requirement of sanitary facility and other common facility.
IX. Required light and ventilation.

Provided that it shall not mean acceptance of correctness, confirmation,

approval or endorsement of and shall not bind or render the Authority liable in
any way in regard to:

a. Title of the land or building.

b. Easement rights.
c. Variation in area from recorded areas of a plot or a building.
d. Structural reports and structural drawings.

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 e. Workmanship and soundness of material used in construction of the
building.
f. Location and boundary of the plot.

5.3.2 Service and Amenities Fees

Permission for carrying out any development shall be granted by the
competent authority only on payment of service and amenities fees for
execution of works referred to in clause (xi) of sub-section (3) of Section 15 of
the GSIR Act, 2009 and for provision of other services and amenities at the
following rates within GPCPSIR as delineated in the Draft Development Plan
of GPCPSIRDA. This fees and maintenance charges may be revised on
review by competent authority from time to time.

1. Service and amenities fees shall be levied as under for any

development within the GPCPSIRDA excluding agricultural zone, and
Gamtal.
a. ` 100.00 per sq. mt. of built up area for the intended development
of all uses.
b. ` 50.00 per sq. mt. of built up area of intended development for
schools, colleges, educational institution, charitable trusts,
government and semi government building.

However these service and amenities fees shall be adjusted

against the net amount to be paid by the owner in the town-
planning scheme.

Provided this regulation shall not be applicable in the town

planning scheme area and in the approved existing buildings.
These fees shall not be leviable once the intention of making a
town planning scheme is declared.
c. ` 50.00 per sq. mt. of built up area for intended development in
the Gamtal Buffer Zone.
d. ` 50.00 per sq. mt. of built up area for the intended development
of the released lands within GIDC Estate.
e. ` 50.00 per sq. mt. of building unit for the intended permanent
open use of land.

5.3.3 Levy of Labour Cess

` 30 per sq.m. of built up area for the intended development of all uses shall
be levied as Labour Cess for any development at the time of issuance of

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building use permission within GPCPSIRDA excluding Agricultural Zone and
Gamtal. This amount shall be paid to the state government treasury.

5.4 Liability
Notwithstanding any development permission granted under the Act and
these regulations, any person undertaking any development work shall
continue to be wholly and solely liable for any injury or damage or loss
whatsoever that may be caused to any one in or around the area
during such construction and no liability whatsoever in this regard shall
be cast on the Authority.
5.5 Responsibilities of the Applicant
Neither the grant of development permission nor the approval of the plans,
drawings and specifications shall in any way relieve the applicant of the
responsibility for carrying out the development in accordance with requirement
of these regulations.
5.6 Development without Prior Legitimate
Permission
In cases where development has already started/commenced on site for
which development permission in writing of the Competent Authority is
not obtained, but where this development on site is in accordance with
the provisions of these regulations, the development permission for such
work on site without the prior permission may be granted by the
Competent Authority on the merits of each individual case. For such
development works, over and above such other charges/fees may be
otherwise leviable, the additional amount shall be charged on total built up
area as per the following rates:

Table 5.1: Development fee

Sr. Details Fees

No.

1 Application for development permission is 5 times of regulations

made but development is commenced as per no.3.2.1 to 3.2.3
submitted plan

2 Application is made but development has been 10 times of regulations

commenced but not as per submitted plan no.3.2.1 to 3.2.3

3 Application for development permission is not 15 times of regulations

made and development is commenced. no. 3.2.1 to 3.2.3

4 All other open uses including layout and sub- 2 times of regulations
division of land no.3.2.3

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The revised plan showing approvable deviations from approved plan will not
be considered as unauthorized construction, if the built-up area remains the
same as approved plan. If the area is more than the approved plan then
penalty/premium shall be charged on the excess built up area. However, the
revised permission should be obtained before applying for occupancy
certificate.

Note: Minimum additional amount shall be ` 1000.00 for residential and `

5000.00 for others.

5.7 Deviation during Course of Construction

Notwithstanding anything stated in the above regulations it shall be
incumbent on every person whose plans have been approved to submit
revised (amended) plans for any deviations he proposes to make during the
course of construction of his building work and the procedure laid down for
plans or other documents here to before shall apply to all such Revised
(amended) plans.

EXPLANATION: for 5.1 to 5.7: This provision does not entitle the owner or
his supervisor to make any deviations in contravention of the provisions of the
Act, and these regulations.

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6. Inspection
6.1 General Requirements
The building unit intended to be developed shall be in conformity with
Regulation No. 4.2.2. Generally all development work for which permission is
required shall be subject to inspection by the Competent Authority.

The applicant shall permit authorised officers of the concerned Competent

Authority to enter the plot for which the development permission has been
sought granted for carrying out development, at any reasonable time for the
purpose of enforcing these regulations.

The applicant shall keep during carrying out of development, a copy of the
approved plans on the premises where the development is permitted to be
carried out.

The applicant shall keep a board at site of development mentioning the

Survey No, City survey No, Block No, Final Plot No., Sub plot No., etc. name
of owner and name of Architect / Engineer / Developer / Owner.
6.2 Procedure during Construction
(a) Recognised stages for progress certificate and checking: -
1) Following shall be the recognised stages in the erection of every
building or the execution of every work: -
i. Plinth, in case of basement before the casting of basement
slab
ii. First storey
iii. Middle storey in case of High-rise building
iv. Last storey.
2) Every person who is empowered/responsible under these
Development Control Regulations shall give to the Competent
designated officer of the Competent Authority at least four clear
days notice in writing of the time at which the work will be ready
for inspection. “At each of the above stages, the
owner/developer under these Development Control Regulations
shall submit to the competent designated officer of the
Competent Authority a progress certificate in the given formats
(Form Nos. 6 (a) – 6 (d). This progress certificate shall be
signed by the Architect, Structural Designer and Supervising
Engineer.”
3) No person in charge at any stage shall except with previous
written permission of the Competent designated officer of the
Competent Authority or his authorised representatives, start
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 work before the period of notice mentioned as above expires. If
no such written permission is received or if no requisition is
issued under any Section of the relevant Act to stop the work or
to undo the work up to the time notified under these
Development Control Regulations the person in charge shall be
at liberty to proceed with the next stage in accordance with
given permission and subject to the provisions of the Act, Rules
and Development Control Regulations.
4) No person in-charge at any stage shall, except with previous
written permission of the Competent Authority, carry out further
work after the issue of any requisition of these Development
Control Regulations in respect of the any previous stage unless
the requisition has been duly complied with and the fact reported
to the Competent Authority.
5) All progress certificates under these Development Control
Regulations shall be in Form No. 6(a) to 6 (d).
6) The progress certificate shall not be necessary in the following
cases:
i. Alteration in Building not involving the structural part of the
building.
ii. Extension of existing residential building on the ground
floor up to maximum 15 sq.mts. in area.
(b) On receipt of the progress certificate from the owner/developer, it
shall be the duty of the competent authority to check any deviation
from approved plan and convey decision within 7 days to the
owner/developer for compliance. In case of deviation from working
drawings or structure design at any stage of construction the
owner/developer shall produce necessary certificate from
architect/structural designer with certificate that the construction
confirms to these regulations. In that case the revised working
drawing and structural design shall be submitted in accordance with
these regulations.
(c) Completion Report.
1) It shall be incumbent on every person whose plans have been
approved, to submit a completion report in Form No. 7.
2) It shall also be incumbent on every person who is engaged
under this Development Control Regulations to supervise the
erection or re-erection of the building, to submit the completion
report in Form No. 8 prescribed under these Development
Control Regulations.
3) No completion report shall be accepted unless completion plan
is approved by the Competent Authority.
(d) The final inspection of the work shall be made by the concerned
Competent Authority within 21 days from the date of receipt of notice
of completion report.
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6.3 Occupancy Certificate
The applicant shall obtain occupancy certificate from the Competent
Authority prior to any occupancy or use of development so completed.

6.4 Illegal Occupation of Building

a. Notwithstanding the provision of any other law to the contrary the
Competent Authority may by written notice, order any building or any
portion thereof to be vacated forthwith or within the time specified in
such notice :-

i. If such building or portion thereof has been unlawfully occupied to

contravention of these regulation.
ii. If a notice has been issued in respect of such building or part
thereof requiring the alteration or reconstruction of any works
specified in such notice have not been commenced or completed.
iii. If the building or part thereof is in a ruinous or dangerous
condition, which are likely to fail and cause damage to any person
occupying, restoring to or passing by such building / structures or
any other structure or place in the neighbourhood thereof.

b. The reasons for requiring such building or portion thereof to be vacated

should be clearly specified in every such notice.

c. The affixing of such written notice on any part of such premises shall
be deemed a sufficient intimation to the occupiers of such building or
portion thereof.
d. On the issue of such notice, every person in occupation of the building
or portion thereof to which the notice relates shall vacate the building or
portion as directed in the notice and no person shall so long as the
notice is withdrawn, enter the building or portion thereof, except for the
purpose of carrying out any work of reinstatement which he may
lawfully permitted to carry out.

e. The Competent Authority may direct that any person who acts in
contravention of above provision or who obstructs him in any action
taken under these regulations shall be removed from such building or
part thereof by any police office, and may also use such force as is
reasonably necessary to affect entry in the said premises.

f. The expenses as decided by Competency Authority for any measures

taken under shall be Illegal Development recovered from the
owners/occupants.

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6.5 Illegal Development
a. If the Competent Authority is certified that the erection of any building
or the execution of any such work has been unlawfully commenced
or is being unlawfully carried on upon any premises he may, by
written notice, require the person directing or carrying on such
erection or execution to stop the same forthwith.

b. If such erection or execution is not stopped forthwith, the Competent

Authority may direct that any person directing or carrying on such
erection or execution shall be removed from such premises by any
police officer and may cause such steps to be taken as may consider
necessary to prevent the re-entry of such person on the premises
without permission.

c. The cost of any measures taken under sub-section 6.5 (b) shall be paid
by the said person.
6.6 Development without Permission
a. If any work or thing requiring the written permission of the Competent
Authority under any provision of this Act or any rule, regulation is
done by any person without obtaining such written permission, is
subsequently suspended or revoked for any reason by the Competent
Authority, such work or thing shall be deemed to be unauthorised and,
subject to any other provision of this Act, the Competent Authority may
at any time, by written notice, require that the same shall be removed,
pulled down or undone, as the case may be, by the person so
carrying out or doing. If the person carrying out such work or doing
such thing is not the owner at the time of giving such notice shall be
liable for carrying out the requisitions of the Competent Authority.

b. If within the period specified in such written notice the requisitions

contained there are not carried out by the person or owner, as the case
may be the Competent Authority may remove or alter such work or
undo such thing and the expenses there of shall be paid by such
person or owner as the case may be.

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7. Occupancy Certificate
7.1 Application for Occupancy

The Competent Authority shall within thirty days from the date of receipt of
the completion report required under Regulation 6.2(c) communicate its
decision after necessary inspection about grant of occupancy certificate
indicated in Regulation No.6.2(d).

The Concerned Authority issuing occupancy certificate before doing so

shall consult concerned designated Authority to inspect the building and
issue a certificate that necessary requirements for the fire protection under
these regulations as per Regulation No.19.1 have been fulfilled and if not
so, the applicant shall be asked to carry out necessary additions,
alterations or rectification to the satisfaction of the designated Authority
before issuing occupancy certificate.

7.2 Issue of Occupancy Certificate

The Authority issuing occupancy certificate before doing so shall ensure that:

1. The trees as per the Regulation No. 10.12 are planted on site or
ensure this by taking suitable deposits as decided from time to time for
specific period by the Competent Authority.

2. Parking space is properly paved & the lay-out of parking space is

provided as per the approved plans. Sign- boards indicating the
entrance, exit and location of parking spaces for different types of
vehicles shall be permanently erected and maintained at the prominent
place in every building unit.

3. Certificate of lift Inspector (Government of Gujarat) has been procured

& submitted by the owner, regarding satisfactory erection of Lift.

4. Proper arrangements are made for regular maintenance of lift as

provided in NBC and in these regulations.

5. The Certificate of Competent Authority and or fire department for

completion and or fire requirements as provided in these regulations
has been procured and submitted by the owner.

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 6. Proper arrangements are made for regular maintenance of fire
protection services as provided in NBC and in these regulations.

7. The ground surface around the building shall have percolation pit or
bore recharge within the building site. Bore recharge and such pits
shall be filled with small pebbles or brick belts or river sand and
covered with perforated concrete slabs as per Regulation No.10.9.1.
(e)

8. If any project consist of more than one detached or semi-detached

building unit and any building thereof is completed as per provision of
G.D.C.R. (such as parking, common plots, internal roads, height of the
building infrastructure facilities, lift and fire safety measures), the
Competent Authority may issue completion certificate for such one
detached or semi-detached building in a building unit.

The occupancy certificate shall not be issued unless the information is

supplied by the owner and the Engineer / Architect concerned in the schedule
as prescribed by the Competent Authority from time to time.

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8. Development Undertaken on Behalf of
Government
As per the provisions Gujarat Investment Region Act, 2009, the Office-in-
Charge of a Government Dept. shall inform in writing to the Authority of the
intention to carry out development for its purpose along with such
development or construction.

1. An official letter of Government Department addressed to the Authority or

as the case may be to the authorised officer giving full particulars of the
development work or any operational construction.

2. Building plan confirming to the provisions of Development Control

Regulations and Development Plan for the proposed development work
to a scale of not less than 1 : 100.

3. Plans confirming to the provisions of Development plan showing

complete details of the operational construction as defined under
“operational construction” means any construction whether temporary or
permanent, which is necessary for operation, maintenance, development
or execution of any of the following services, namely:-

i. Railways
ii. National Highways
iii. National Waterways
iv. Major Ports
v. Airways & Aerodromes
vi. Posts & Telegraphs, Telephones, Wireless, Broadcasting and other
like forms of communication
vii. Regional Grid for electricity

Any other service which state Government may, if it is of opinion that the
operation, maintenance, development or execution of such service is
essential to the life of the community, by notification by declare to be service
for the purpose of this clause.

Explanation: - For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the

construction of-
i. New residential buildings (other than gate or loges, quarters for
limited essential operational staff and the like),roads and drains in

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 railway colonies, hotels, clubs, institutes and schools, in the case of
railways; and

ii. A new building, new structure or new installation or any extension

thereof, in the case of any other service, shall not be deemed to be
construction within the meaning of this clause.

4. Statement indicating the use of land confirming to the permissible land

use zone, proposed to be made by the Government Depth for carrying out
the development work.

5. The proposals of the Development Plan or Town Planning Scheme

affecting the land.

6. A Site Plan (of required copies) of the area proposed to be developed to a

scale of not less than 1: 500.

7. Detailed plan (of required copies) showing the plans, sections and
elevations of the proposed development work to a scale of 1: 100.

8. In case of layout of land or plot:

i. A site plan (of required copies) drawn to a scale of 1:500 showing the
surrounding land and existing access to the land included in the
layout.

ii. A layout plan (of required copies) drawn to a scale of not less than 1
: 500 showing sub-divisions of the land or plot with dimensions and
area of each of the proposed sub-divisions and their use. Provided
that in the case of works proposed to be undertaken by the local
military Authority of the Defence Ministry, the provisions of clause
(2) and (3) shall not apply and such Authority shall be required to
submit the layout plans .

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9. Registration of Architect, Engineer,
Structural Designer, Clerk of Works,
Developer
9.1 Application for Registration
The Competent Authority shall register Architect, Engineer, Structural
Designer, Clerk of Works, Site Supervisor, Surveyor/Plan Maker, Developer,
Application for registration as Architect, Engineer, Structural Designer, Clerk
of Works, Site Supervisor, Surveyor/Plan Maker, Developer, shall be in Form
No.10. Registration shall be valid for the period of five years or part thereof
and shall be renewable or part thereof.
9.2 Revocation of Registration
A registration shall be liable to be revoked temporarily or permanently by
the Competent Authority if the registered person is found guilty of
negligence or default in discharge of his responsibilities and duties or of any
breach of any of these Regulations.
Provided that he shall be given a show cause notice and afforded
reasonable opportunity of being heard by the Competent Authority for the
purpose of these Regulations.
9.3 Duties & Responsibilities
9.3.1 General Duties and Responsibilities Applicable to All
1. They shall study and be conversant with the provisions of the Local
Acts, the rules and made thereunder, Gujarat Special Investment
Region Act, 2009, the rules and regulations made thereunder,
policy-orders and standing orders approved by the Competent
Authority and the other instructions circulated by the Competent
Authority and the provisions in force from time to time along with
the instructions printed/mentioned on prescribed application forms
& permission letter.

2. They shall inform the Competent Authority of their

employment/assignment / resignation for any work within 7 days of
the date of such employment / assignment / resignation.

3. They shall prepare and submit all plans either new or revised when
necessary, required documents and other details they are required
to do so in a neat, clean and legible manner and on a durable
paper properly arranged and folded in accordance with the
provisions prevailing time to time.

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4. They shall submit plans, documents and details without any
scratches or corrections. Only small corrections will be permitted with
proper initials. They shall correctly represent all the site conditions
including grown up trees.

5. They shall personally comply with all requisitions/ queries received

from the Competent Authority in connection with the work under their
charge, promptly expeditiously and fully at one-time. Where they
do not agree with requisitions/ queries, they shall state objections
in writing; otherwise for non-compliance of any requisition/query
within stipulated time, the plans and applications shall be filed
forthwith, and shall not be re-opened.

6. They shall immediately intimate to the owners the corrections and

other changes they make on the plans, documents and details as
per requisitions/queries from the Competent Authority.

7. They shall clearly indicate on every plan, document & submission, the
details of their designation such as registered Engineer, registered
Structural Designer etc with registration number with date, full name
and their address below the signature for identification.

8. They or their authorised agent or employee, shall not accept the

employment for preparation and submission of plans-documents and
supervision of any work if the same is intended or proposed to be or
being executed or already executed in contravention of provisions of
Local Acts, G.S.I.R Act, 2009, rules, regulations and any orders
made there under and any Regulations or rules for the time being in
force under the Act.

9. The registered person shall apply for undertaking the responsibility

for the particular work in the forms prescribed by the Appropriate
Authority.

10. The registered person shall provide the information and undertaking
for the work undertaken by him in the forms prescribed by the
Competent Authority from time to time.

11. They shall compulsorily appoint a clerk of works irrespective of type

of building/construction in all building units having proposed built-up
areas more than 1000 Sq. Metres for over all constant supervision of
construction work on site and such person appointed shall not be
allowed to supervise more than one such site at a time.

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 12. The architectural and structural designer shall be responsible for
adhering to the provisions of the relevant and prevailing ‘Indian
Standard Specifications’. They will not be held responsible for the
severe damage or collapse that may under the natural forces going
beyond the design forces provided in the above ‘Indian Standard
Specification’.

9.3.2 Architect
a. Qualification and Experience
A person registered under the provision of Architect Act, 1972 as an
Architect OR Bachelors Degree in Architecture/Diploma in
Architecture Equivalent to B.Arch. with 2 yrs. experience.

b. Scope of Work & Competence

i. Preparation & planning of all types of lay-outs & submission
drawings and to submit certificate of supervision & completion for
all types of buildings.
ii. Supervision & execution of construction work as per specifications
& drawings prepared by authorised registered structural designer
& engineer.

c. Duties and Responsibilities

i. He/she shall be responsible for making adequate arrangements to
ensure not only that the work is executed as per the approved
plans but also is confirmation with the stipulations of the National
Building Code and the I.S.I. standards for safe and sound
construction and non-hazardous, functioning of the services
incorporated in the building and for making adequate provisions
for services and equipment for protection from fire hazards as
per the stipulations of the National Building Code in the buildings
and shall obtain N.O.C. from the Chief Fire Officer or concerned
designated Authority/Consultant before applying for occupation
certificate.

ii. He or She shall, on behalf of the owner, apply for the progress
certificates, completion certificates and the occupation
certificate and obtain the same as required under the regulations.

iii. If the services of the registered architect are terminated, he shall

immediately inform the Competent Authority about his
termination and the stage of work at which his services have

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 been terminated. The registered architect appointed as
replacement of the preceding architect shall inform about his
appointment on the job, and inform the Competent Authority of
any deviation that might have occurred on the site with reference
to the approved drawings and the stage at which he is taking over
the charge. After Competent Authority has inspected the site for
his report, the newly appointed architect shall allow the work to
proceed under his direction.

iv. The registered architect appointed on the work shall inform the
Competent Authority immediately on discontinuation of the
services of the registered/structural designer, construction
contractor, clerk of works, site supervisor, plumber or
electrician and shall not allow the work to continue till the vacancy
is filled by appointment of another person and the certificate of
appointment of such person is submitted in the appropriate
Authority.

v. He or she shall instruct the relevant agency that adequate

provisions are made for ensuring the safety of workers and others
during excavation, construction and erection.

vi. He or she shall instruct the relevant agency that adequate

provisions are made for providing safe and adequate temporary.

d. Registration
i. The registration fee if any shall be payable as prescribed by the
Competent Authority from time to time.

ii. The Competent Authority may black-list an architect in case of

serious defaults or repeated defaults and shall inform the
council of Architect, India to take suitable action against such
person under the provisions of Architect Act-1972. The
registration shall be liable to be revoked temporarily or
permanently by the Competent Authority in such cases of
negligence or default.

9.3.3 Engineer
a. Qualification and Experience
Associate Membership (Civil Engineering) of the Institution of
Engineers, India (AMIE) or a degree in Civil Engineering
recognised by its equivalent qualification All India Board of Technical
Education or a Diploma in Civil Engineering recognised by State
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 Board of Technical Examination of any State of India. In addition to the
qualifications stated above, the applicant should have at least five
years experience in professional work if he is a holder of a Diploma in
Civil Engineering/or AMIE.

b. Scope of Work & Competence

i. Preparation & planning of all types of layouts except special
structures as shown in regulation No.15.1 & submission drawings
and to submit certificate of supervision & completion for all types
of buildings provided person having qualification of a Diploma in
Civil Engineering shall be permitted for low rise buildings only.
ii. Supervision & excavation of construction work as per
specifications & drawings prepared by authorised registered
structural designer.
iii. He/she can prepare & submit structural details & calculations for
buildings of load bearing structures.

c. Duties and Responsibilities

As per 9.3.2(c), with reference to engineer in place of Architect.

d. Registration
i. The registration fees if any shall be payable as prescribed by the
Competent Authority from time to time.

ii. If he/she is found negligent in his/her duties & responsibilities.

The Competent Authority may black-list an Engineer in case of
serious defaults or repeated defaults and shall inform the
Institution of Engineers, India to take suitable action against such
person. The registration shall be liable to be revoked temporarily
or permanently by the Competent Authority in such cases of
negligence and default.

9.3.4 Structural Designer

a. Qualification and Experience
A Degree in Civil Engineering recognised by All India Board of
Technical Education. In addition to above qualification, the applicant
should have at least five years experience in structural design,
two years of which must be in a responsible capacity in form of
structural designer. OR, A Master's degree in structural
engineering from a recognised institute and at least two years
experience in structural design work. OR, A Doctor's degree in

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 structural design from a recognised institute and at least one year
experience in structural design work.

b. Scope of Work & Competence

To prepare & submit structural details for -

i. All types of Buildings.

ii. Special structures.

c. Duties and Responsibilities

i. To prepare a report of the structural design.
ii. To prepare detailed structural design and to prescribe the
method and technique of its execution strictly on the basis of the
National Building Code or relevant Indian Standard
specifications.
iii. To prepare detailed structural drawings and specifications for
execution indicating thereon, design live loads, safe soil bearing
capacity, specifications of material, assumptions made in design,
special precautions to be taken by contractor to suit the design
assumptions etc. whatever applicable.
iv. To supply two copies of structural drawings to the site supervisor.
v. To inspect the works at all important stages and certify that the
work being executed is up to the satisfaction of the
Architect/Engineer.
vi. To certify the structural safety and overall structural soundness of
the building to the Architect/Engineer.
vii. To advise the Owner/Architect/Engineer for arranging for tests
and their reports for soil, building material etc. for his evaluation
and design consideration.
viii. He/she shall prepare the revised calculations & drawings in case
of any revision with reference to the earlier submission of
drawing & design in a particular case.
ix. To submit the certificate of structural safety and over all structural
soundness of building to Competent Authority.
x. To inform in writing the Competent Authority within 7 days, if for
any reason he is relieved of his appointment / responsibilities as
the registered structural designer for the development.
xi. Not to provide service to further or advance work of any type on
any development that does not comply with the regulation or is
unauthorised as per the G.D.C.R.

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 d. Registration
i. The registration fee if any shall be payable as prescribed by the
Competent Authority from time to time.
ii. The Competent Authority may black-list structure designer in case
of serious defaults or repeated defaults and shall inform the All
India Council of Technical Education or Associated Member (Civil
Engineer) of the Institute of Engineers to take suitable action
against such persons. The registration shall be liable to be
revoked temporarily or permanently by the Competent Authority in
such cases of negligence or default.

9.3.5 Clerk of Works / Site Supervisor

a. Qualification and Experience:
A Degree in Civil Engineering or its equivalent qualification
recognised by All India Board of Technical Education or Diploma in
Civil Engineering recognised by State Board of Technical
Examinations of any state in India. A degree in Architect or diploma in
Architect equivalent qualification to degree. In addition to the above
qualifications, the applicant should have at least three years
experience in professional work if he is an holder of Diploma in Civil
Engineering and must have at least one year experience if he is an
holder of Degree in Civil Engineering or degree in Architecture. OR,
Diploma in Building construction technology from a recognised
institute & at least five years experience in building construction Line.
OR Bachelor's degree with specialised training in building
construction and technology at Bachelor's level from a recognised
institute and at least two years experience in construction work.

b. Scope of Work:
Execution of all framed structure high rise buildings, public
buildings, buildings with basement/cellar, and irrespective of above
type of buildings/construction in all building units having built-up area
more than 1000 Sq.mt.

c. Duties and Responsibilities:

i. To adhere strictly to the structural drawing specifications and
written instructions of the structural designer and
architect/Engineer.
ii. To follow the provisions of N.B.C. or I.S. Specifications as
regards materials, components, quality control and the process of
construction.
iii. To provide for safety of workers and others during excavation,
construction and erection.

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 iv. To provide safe and adequate temporary structure required for
construction & erection.
v. To bring to the notice of the structural designer and Architect/
Engineer/ any situation or circumstances which in his opinion are
liable to endanger the safety of structure.
vi. To deposit with the Competent Authority one set of working
drawings of the works executed along with the progress
certificates before proceeding to the next stage of the work.
vii. He shall be in charge of site and responsible for overall
supervision of the work.
viii. He/she shall ensure that all the works under his charge are
carried out in conformity with the approved drawings and as per
the details and specifications supplied by the registered
Architect/Engineer.
ix. He/she shall take adequate measures to ensure that no damage
is caused to the work under construction and the adjoining
properties.
x. He/she shall also ensure that no undue inconvenience is caused
in the course of his work to the people in neighbourhood.He/she
shall also ensure that no nuisance is caused to traffic &
neighbouring people by way of noise, dust, smell, vibration etc. in
the course of his work.

d. Registration:
As per 9.3.3 (d).

9.3.6 Developer
a. Qualification and Experience
The person/firm acting as Developer shall be of proved merits and
experience.

b. Duties and Responsibilities

The responsibilities of developers shall be:

i. To obtain and submit to the Competent Authority, along with

application for development permission, each progress report and
application for occupation certificate.
ii. To appoint a Registered Architect / Engineer and Structural
Designer.

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 iii. To obtain at relevant stages certificates from them, for submission
to the Competent Authority, that in designing the real estate
development and providing detailed drawings and specifications
for it they have complied with requirements as laid out in the
GDCR.
iv. To appoint a registered site supervisor.
v. To obtain and adhere to the quality assurance procedure
prepared by the registered site supervisor.
vi. To adequately enable the site supervisor to carry out his
responsibilities.
vii. To certify along with the site supervisor that the construction of the
real estate development has been carried out as per the design,
detailed drawings and specifications provided by the Architect /
Engineer and the structural Designer.
viii. To obtain development permission from the Competent Authority
prior to commencement of construction of the real estate
development.
ix. To regularly submit progress report and certificates as required by
the Competent Authority.
x. To inform in writing the Competent Authority within 7 days, if for
any reason he ceases to be the developer or is relieved of his
responsibilities as the developer of the real estate development.
xi. To inform in writing the Competent Authority within 7 days, if for
any reason any of the registered professionals appointed by him
have been relieved of their responsibilities.
xii. The appointment of the registered Architect / Engineer shall mean
that he has authorised the Arthitect / Engineer to do all things
necessary and to take all adequate measures for preparing the
design, drawings and specification for the project and to appoint
on his behalf appropriate persons to act as registered, clerk of
works site supervisor, required for the proper execution of the
project and to retain on behalf of the owner any other specialist or
expert required on the work of the project.
xiii. He shall not cause or allow any deviations from the approved
drawings in the course of the execution of the project against the
instruction the instruction of Architect /Engineer /Site Supervisor
/Clerk of Works /Structural Designer and shall bear all
responsibility for any irregularity committed in the use and function
of the building or its parts for which the approval has been
obtained.
xiv. When no registered construction contractor or site supervisor is
required to be appointed and not appointed he shall be
responsible for their duties and responsibilities under Regulations.

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 xv. He shall not commence the use of building or shall not give the
possession to occupy the building to any one before obtaining the
occupancy certificate from the Competent Authority.
xvi. He shall provide adequate safety measures for structural stability
and protection against fire hazards likely from installation of
services like electrical installation, plumbing, drainage, sanitation,
water supply etc. wherever required under the regulations.
xvii. He shall exhibit the names of registered persons only, on site and
no additional names will be exhibited / displayed.
xviii. He shall explain the construction design and its intended use as
per approved plan only, to the prospective purchaser of the
premises under construction.

c. Registration:
As per 9.3.3 (d).

9.3.7 Responsibilities of Owners

The responsibilities of an owner shall be:

a. To appoint a registered architect/engineer and structural designer;
b. To obtain at relevant stages, for submission to the Competent
Authority, certificates from them that in designing the development
and providing detailed drawings and specifications for it they have
complied with requirements as laid out the GDCR.
c. To appoint a registered site supervisor.
d. To obtain and adhere to the quality assurance procedure prepared by
the registered site supervisor.
e. To adequately enable the site supervisor to carry out his
responsibilities.
f. To certify along with the site supervisor that construction of the
development has been undertaken as per designs, detailed drawings
and specification provided by the Architect/Engineer and the
Structural Designer.
g. To obtain development permission from the Competent Authority
prior to the development.
h. To regularly submit progress reports and certification as required by
the Competent Authority.
i. To obtain occupancy certificate from the Competent Authority prior
use being made of the development.

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 j. To inform in writing the Competent Authority within 7 days, if for any
reason he ceases to be relieved of his responsibilities as the owner of
the development.
k. To inform in writing the Competent Authority within 7 days if for any
reason any of the registered professionals appointed by him have
been relieved from their responsibilities.

9.3.8 Structural Expert & Testing Laboratories

The appropriate authority shall:

a. notify a panel of structural experts / laboratories;

b. shall time to time prescribe the qualification, experience/ other
requirements and scope of work for the experts / laboratories;
c. shall prescribe the fees to be the member of such panel;
d. The appropriate shall have the right to include / exclude such
members from the list of the panel.

9.4 Appointment of Employees

9.4.1 In Case of Termination of Employees
In case of termination of employment of any of the persons employed under
Regulations. It shall be the duty of the person employed to intimate
immediately in writing to the Competent Authority specifically indicating the
stage up to which he has supervised the construction. In the absence of any
such intimation and until such intimation has been received, person so last
engaged shall be deemed to continue to supervise the work in question.
9.4.2 In Case of Death of Employees
Where any of the persons employed under these Regulations and
required for the execution of the projects dies or ceases to be employee
before such building work is completed, the further erection of such building
or the further execution of such work shall forthwith be suspended until
another person as required under these Regulations is engaged and his
name has been duly communicated to the Competent Authority.

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10. Development of Land
10.1 Layout of Building Unit
10.1.1 Amalgamation and/or subdivision of building unit
In the case of a building unit which requires to be developed by laying out into
sub-plots or amalgamation of sub-plot and providing internal roads, no
development permission shall be issued to the owner or the person who has
right to develop it, unless the said owner or person who has right to develop
has applied and has got this land approved by the Competent Authority as a
“Building Unit” or “Building Units”. In case of sub-plotting the ratio between the
lengths of the adjacent side is not more than 2. However this condition of ratio
will not be applicable if the smaller side of the building unit is 10.50 mts. or
more in length.
Provided, however that the Local Authority may postpone the enforcement of
construction or pucca roads with footpaths including street light, trees, water
supply lines, storm water drains, sewer lines, collection and disposals of solid
waste, street lighting etc. to such future date as agreed to by the Local
Authority upon the owner or occupier of the building units passing an
undertaking to execute the work at his cost before the expiry of such further
date in the form prescribed by the Local Authority.
10.1.2 Amalgamation and/or Subdivision of Building Unit with
Existing Structures
a. In the case of building units with existing buildings, its sub-division or
amalgamation shall not be approved unless it fulfils all the
requirements under these regulations.
b. Amalgamation of building unit abutting on 18.00 mt. and above width
road shall be permitted subject to depth of the building unit shall not
exceed three time the frontage of the building unit abutting on road.
10.2 Internal building layout in a building unit
In the case of a building unit which is intended to be developed with internal
roads, buildings and other structures, no development permission shall be
issued to the owner or the person who has right to develop it, unless the said
owner or person who has right to develop has applied and has got the internal
layout approved by the Competent Authority as per these Regulations.
10.3 Level of building unit
The general level of the building unit shall not be lower than the level of the
crown of the road in front. Provided that in the case of plot, the level of which
is lower than the crown of the road in front and which in the opinion of the
Competent Authority, could be drained off in the storm water drainage and
sewer, the competent authority may permit a suitable lower level.

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10.4 Requirement of road width

I. The Authority shall not approve any layout either for sub-division or
for amalgamation unless it fulfils all the following requirements.

The width of the internal roads in a layout for different purposes and the
width of internal approaches for tenements and ownership tenement flats
shall be regulated as under: -

Table 10.1: Width of the Roads

Sr. Road length. Width of road for Width of road for commercial,
residential use.(In and other non-residential
No. (In mts.)
mts.) use.(In mts.) excluding
industrial use

1. Upto 150 7.5 12.0

2. Above 150 and 9.0 15.0

Upto 400 mts.

3. Above 400 mts. 12.0 18.0

Provided that the decision of the authority shall be final in computing the
length of the road for the purpose of determining the width if the road is
in continuation with any private road in the adjoining estate or any public
road continuous to the estate, the length of the adjoining road or public
road as the case may be shall be added to the length of the road in
question for the purpose of determining the width.

II. The shape of the plots, the junction of the roads, and curves at the
corners shall be designed as directed by the Competent Authority.

NOTE:
1. Road/Access for Residential, Commercial, and Industrial as
described in the above table no. 10.1:
(a) Internal road width shall be measured in length from the point
of its origin to the next wider road it meets.
2. In the case of plot, surrounded on all sides by other plots, that is
land lock plot which has no access to any street or road the
Competent Authority may enforce access through and adjoining
plots or plot which shall as far as possible be nearest to the street
or roads to the land lock plots, at the cost of owner of the land lock

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 plot and such other conditions as may be prescribed by the
Competent Authority.
3. In case of area where no Town Planning Scheme is prepared the
existing means of access or easement road/access minimum 9.0
Mt. imaginary plot boundary shall be considered from the centre of
the road and from this imaginary plot boundary the margin and
other regulations shall be enforced. The Appropriate Authority may
enforce further set back considering the proposed development in
the surroundings area.
4. Provided that the decision of the competent authority shall be final
in computing the length of the road for the purpose of determining
the width; if the road is in the continuation with any private road in
the adjoining estate or any public road continuous to the estate, the
length of the adjoining road or public road as the case may be shall
be added to the length of the road in question for the purpose of
determining the width.
5. The shape of the plots, the junction of the roads, curves at the
corners shall be designed as directed by the Competent Authority.

Curves at the junction: The Curves shall be provided at the

junction of roads as prescribed below:

(a) 4.5 Mts. radius if the width of the road is 7.5 Mts. or less.
(b) 6.0 Mts. radius if the width of the roads is more than 7.5 Mts.
but not more than 18 Mts.
(c) 7.5 Mt. Radius if the width of the road exceeds 18 Mts.

Provided that at the junction of the roads, the width of the wider
road shall be taken into consideration in determining the radius
of curvature.

6. The alignment of the internal road or roads shall be regulated to be

in continuation of the public or private roads continuous to the
applicant’s plots; but in case of termination of an internal road or
roads; 13.5 meter diameter turning circle or 12 Mts. x 7.5 Mts.
turning “T” shall be enforced.

Provided that this requirement may be waived if the length of such

as auda road does not exceed 110 Mt. in case of 7.5 Mts. wide
road.

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 7. The level gradients, position of the services such as water supply
lines, street lighting, storm water drains, sewer lines, manholes, tree
etc. shall be fixed as approved by the Competent Authority.

8. There shall be minimum 4.5 mt. Clear distance between two

detached low rise building/structure.

9. In development area excluding town planning scheme area, the

width of one road shall be decided by the Competent Authority.
 

10. The development permission shall be regulated as per the

proposed road network by the appropriate authority in the areas
except T.P. Scheme area and agricultural zone.

III. Provided that in the case of tenement type buildings such as

ownership flats, row type, cluster type, group housing,
semidetached building, no margin will be necessary from the
internal approach road, but steps shall not be permitted on the
approach road. Further doors and windows shall not open towards
the approach road.

There shall be minimum 4.5 mts clear distance between two detached
structures in tenement type building. However open to sky stair may be
permitted so that the clear distance left between two such stairs is not
less than 2.70 mts.

10.5 Approaches to the building

10.5.1 For residential development
The width of the approach from the street to the building shall not be
less than:
 1.7mts wide provided its length is not more than 3 mts. and/or the floor
area of building served does not exceed 130.00 sq.mts.

 2.00 mts wide if its length is more than 3.00 mts. but does not exceed 9.00
mts. and/or floor area of the building served is more than 150.00 sq.mts
but does not exceed 800 sq.mts.

 3.5 mts if its length is more than 9.00 mts. & upto 15 mts. and/or the area
of the building served exceeds 800 sq.mts.

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If the length is more than 15.00 mts. regular width of the road prescribed in
the regulation shall be provided.
10.5.2 For other than residential use
For use other than residential use, the width of the approach from the
street to building shall not be less than 4.5 mts. If the length is more
than 15.00 mts. regular width of the road prescribed in the regulation
shall be provided.

10.6 Common Plot

Common Plot for the development of other than in agricultural and
industrial zone building shall be required as under (including Town
Planning Scheme):

1. For residential use and commercial use:

(i) In a building unit of 2000 sq.mts or more in area, the common plot
shall be provided.
(ii) The minimum area of the common plot shall be 10% of the building
unit.
(iii) Common plot shall be provided in high rise building irrespective of
area of building unit.

2. For other than residential, commercial & Industrial:

In a building unit of 2000 sq.mt. or more in area, the common plot shall be
provided at the rate of 20% of plot area.

3. General Requirement
(i) The common plot area shall be exclusive of approaches, margins no
projection shall be permitted in common plot.
(ii) Minimum size of the common plot shall be 250 sq.mts. with no side
less than 10.50 mts.
(iii) No construction shall be permitted in the common plot. Only electric
substation, over head water tank, underground water tank, watchman
room, community hall for occupier of respective sub plots or
tenaments or flats, tube well and rain water recharge well shall be
permitted subject to margin as per this regulation and maximum 15%
of respective common plot area.

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 (iv) The area of the common plot may be permitted to be sub-divided that
the common plot has a minimum area of 300 sq.mts. with no sides
less than 10.50 mts.

Provided for a group housing, (building with Ground floor plus two
upper floors without hollow plinth), further sub-divisions of the
common plot may be allowed by the Competent Authority.
(v) The area of this common plot shall not be deducted for the
computation of Floor Space Index and Built up area of a building unit.
(vi) In the case of “all uses except residential” total common plot may be
allowed to be used as parking space including drive-way and the
aisles.
In the case of residential use 50% of the total common plot may be
allowed total used as parking space including drive way and aisles.
(vii) Except in the case of “all uses except residential” the total common
plot may be allowed to be used as parking space including drive-way
and the aisles.
(viii) In cases wherein layout or subdivision of land is sanctioned with
provision of required common plot, common plot shall not be insisted
in case of sub division of such sub plots or amalgamation of such sub
plots irrespective of area.

10.7 Mixed Development (Low-Rise and High-Rise)

In case of mixed development of low-rise building and high-rise
building the F.S.I. shall be computed on the bases of notional
building unit formed by sub division by such notional plot boundary
between low-rise building and high-rise building subject to other
regulations. Such notional plot boundary means imaginary boundary
from building after leaving the required margin.
10.8 Length of a building
The length of a building shall not be more than 150.00 mts. in any
case. In case of flats, apartments and institutional building where the
length of building exceeds 80.00 mts., in such cases through passage
of 7.50 mts. in clear width and clear height of 9.00 mts. shall be
provided at every 45.00 mts. intervals at ground level.

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10.9 Special Regulations for Rain Water Harvesting
10.9.1 The following Provisions shall be applicable for
Installation of Rain Water Harvesting Structures
(RWHS):
a (i) For the area of building unit above 500.00 sq.mts. and upto 1500.00
sq.mts., the owner / developer shall carry out water harvesting
system as specified by the authority.
In the case where the area of building unit exceeds 1500.00 Sq.mts
and up to 4000 sq.mts., owner/developer has to provide / construct
percolating well with rain water harvesting system in building unit and
building unit having area of more than 4000 sq. meter,
owner/developer has to provide / construct percolating well with rain
water harvesting system in building unit at the rate of one percolating
well for every 4000.00 sq.mtr or part there of building unit. The
percolating pits shall be filled with small pebbles or brick bands or
river sand and covered with percolated concrete slabs.
Provided that the RDA may approve the rain water harvesting
structure of specifications differing from those specified here below
subject to the minimum capacity of rain water harvesting being
ensured in each case.

a(ii) All the layout open spaces / amenity spaces of housing societies and
new constructions /.reconstructions / additions on plots having area
not less than 750 sq.mts in non Gaothan areas shall have 5% of the
total plot area to be kept uncovered & unpaved to enable the
percolation of rain water for plots up to less than 4 ha & 10% for plot
area of 4 ha and above and shall have one or more rain water
Harvesting structures having a minimum total capacity as given here
below. Provided that the RDA may approve the Rain Water
Harvesting Structures of specifications different from those specified
here below, subject to the minimum capacity of rain water harvesting
being ensured in each case.

a(iii) Having plinth built up area of 750 sq. meters or more, every such
building shall be provided with required facilities and infrastructure for
conservation and harvesting of rain water viz.

b. The owner / society of every building mentioned in the (a) above

shall ensure that the Rain Water Harvesting structure is maintained
in good condition for storage of water for non potable purposes or
recharge of groundwater, at all times. The Authority may impose a
levy of not exceeding ` 1000.00 per annum for every 100 sq.mts of
built up area for the failure of the owner of any building mentioned in
the (a) above to provide or to maintain Rain Water Harvesting

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 structures as required under these byelaws. Rain water harvesting in
a building site includes storage or recharging into ground of rain
water falling on the terrace or on any paved or unpaved surface
within the building site. The following systems may be adopted for
harvesting the rain water drawn from terrace and the paved surface.

c. Open well of a minimum of 1 m dia. and 6 m depth into which rain

water may be channelled and allowed after filtration for removing silt
and floating material. The well shall be provided with ventilating
covers. The water from the open well may be used for non-potable
domestic purposes such as washing, flushing and for watering the
garden etc. Rainwater harvesting for recharge of ground water may be
done through a bore well around which a pit of one metre width may
be excavated up to a depth of at least 3 m and refilled with stone
aggregate and sand. The filtered rain water may be channelled to the
refilled pit for recharging the bore well.

d. An impervious surface / underground storage tank of required capacity

may be constructed in the setback or other open space and the rain
water may be channelled to the storage tank. The storage tank shall
always be provided with ventilating covers and shall have draw-off
taps suitably placed so that the rain water may be drawn off for
domestic, washing, gardening and such other purposes. The storage
tanks shall be provided with an overflow.

e. The surplus rain water after storage may be recharged into ground
through percolation pits or trenches or combination of pits and
trenches. Depending on the geomorphologic and topographical
condition, the pits may be of the size of 1.20 m width x 1.20 m length x
2.00 m to 2.50 m depth. The trenches can be or 0.60 m width x 2.00 to
6.00 m length x 1.50 to 2.00 m depth. Terrace water shall be
channelled to pits or trenches. Such pits or trenches shall be back filled
with filter media comprising the following materials:

i. 40 mm stone aggregate as bottom layer up to 50% of the depth;

ii. 20 mm stone aggregate as lower middle layer up to 20% of the
depth;
iii. Coarse sand as upper middle layer up to 20% of the depth;
iv. A thin layer of fine sand as top layer.

Top 10% of the pits / trenches will be empty and a splash is to be

provided in this portion in such a way that roof top water falls on the
splash pad.

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 Brick masonry wall is to be constructed on the exposed surface of pits /
trenches and the cement mortar plastered. The depth of wall below
ground shall be such that the wall prevents lose soil entering into pits /
trenches. The projection of the wall above ground shall at least be 15
cms.

Perforated concrete slabs shall be provided on the pits / trenches.

f. Terrace Water Collection: The terrace may be connected to a sump or

well bore through a filtering tank by PVC pipe as recommended by
Competent Authority. A value system shall be incorporate to enable
the first part of the rain water collected to be discharged out to the solid
if it is dirty.

g. Open Ground:

a. Whenever there is open ground a portion of top soil should be

removed and replaced with river sand to allow slow percolation
of rain water. 
b. Any other methods proved to be effective in conservation and
harvesting of rain water may be adopted in each and every
construction taken up. 

10.9.2 In case of the plots where the water table is high i.e. 10
feet or less, it is not mandatory to follow the above
provisions.
1. The terrace shall be connected to the open well / bore well / storage
tank / recharge pit / by means of HDPE / PVC pipes through filter
media. A valve system shall be provided to enable the first washings
from roof or terrace catchment, as they would contain undesirable dirt.
The mouths of all pipes and opening shall be covered with mosquito
(insects) proof wire net. For the efficient discharge of rain water, there
shall be at least two rain water pipes of 100mm dia. for a roof area of
100 sq.m Rain water harvesting structures shall be sited as not to
endanger the stability of building or earthwork. The structures shall be
designed such that no dampness is caused in any part of the walls or
foundation of the building or those of an adjacent building.
2. The water so collected / recharged shall as far as possible be used for
non-drinking and non-cooking Provided that when the rain water in
exceptional circumstances will be utilized for drinking and / or cooking
purpose, it shall be ensured that proper filter arrangement and the
separate outlet for by passing the first rain-water has been provided.
Also provided further that it will be ensured that for such use, proper
disinfectants and the water purification arrangements have been made.

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10.10 Distances from Water Course
No development whatsoever, whether by filling or otherwise shall be carried
out within 30 mts. from the boundary of the bank of the river and where there
is no river embankment, and within 15 mts. such distance as may be
prescribed under any other general or specific orders of Government and
appropriate Authority whichever is more, from river where there is river
embankment but in case of kans, nala, canal, talav, lake, water-bodies etc. it
shall be 9.00 mts.
Provided that where a water course passes through a low lying land without
any well defined bank, the applicant may be permitted by the Competent
Authority to restrict or direct the water courses to an alignment and cross
section determined by the Competent Authority.

10.11 Distances from Nalia Road

a. In case of land abutting on nalia road the minimum distance from the
centre of the nalia road shall be 9mts or the actual width of the nalia
road whichever is higher, shall be kept as a part of the road.

Appropriate margin as per other regulation applicable should be left

beyond this distance left.

10.12 Tree Plantation

i. “Building unit having 1000 sq. m and more area at the rate of 3 trees
for every 200 sq. mts. of building unit , for all uses, shall have to be
planted on the site plan/layout plan and also has to be maintained the
same.
ii. The above conditions for plantation of trees to be maintained in the
development permission and `500.00 per tree shall be realized as
deposit from the land owner/developers.
iii. After five years of issue of development permission, the office shall
inspect the site and check whether the trees planted on site as per
above are existing and proper care is taken to maintain the same, the
deposit amount shall be refunded. In case the plantation has not been
done nor proper care is taken to maintain the trees, the deposit amount
shall be forfeited.
iv. The above deposit amount shall be realized at the time of issue of
development permission and kept deposited in a separate account by
the office and the same amount shall be used for tree plantation and
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 v. Authority shall make yearly provisions for tree plantation during the
monsoon and to take proper care.
vi. Selection of type of trees, how to plant and maintenance to be done by
the Authority as per the instruction and in consultation with the senior
officer of Forest and Environment Department.

10.13 Regulation / Bye - Laws for Installation of Solar

Assisted Water Heating System
1. Solar assisted water heating system shall be provided in case of
following categories of building
a. Hospital and Nursing Home
b. Hotels, Lodges and Guest Houses
c. Hostels of schools, colleges, training centers
d. Barracks of armed forces, paramilitary forces and police
e. Individual residential buildings having more than 150.00 sq mts.
plinth area
f. Functional buildings for Railway Stations and Airports like waiting
rooms, retiring rooms, rest rooms, inspection bungalows and
catering units
g. Community centers, Banquet hall, Barat Ghars, Kalyan Mandaps
and buildings for similar use

Note: In case of category as mentioned in “e” above it shall not be

mandatory to provide the solar assisted heating system

2. “No new buildings in the category mentioned in “1” above in which

there is a system for installation for supplying hot water shall be built
unless the system or the installation is also having an auxiliary solar
assisted water heating systems.

SCHEDULE
1. Definitions :
i. Solar Assisted Water : a device to heat water using solar
Heating System energy as heat source

ii. “Auxiliary backup” : electrically operated or fuel fired

boilers/ systems to heat water coming
out from solar water heating system to
meet continuous requirement of hot
water

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 iii. “New Building” : Such building of above said
Categories for which construction plans
have been submitted to competent
authority for clearance.

iv. “Existing Building” : Such building which are licensed to

perform their respective business

2. Installation of Solar Water Heating System

a. New Buildings: Clearance of plan for the construction of new
buildings of the aforesaid categories shall only be given if they have
a provision in the building design itself for an insulated pipeline from
the rooftop in the building to various distribution from the rooftop in
the building to various distribution points where hot water is
required. The building must have a provision for continuous water
supply to the solar water heating system. The building should also
have open space on the rooftop, which receives direct sun light.
The load bearing capacity of the roof should at least be 50 kg. per
sqm. All new buildings of above said categories must complete
installation of solar water heating systems before obtaining
necessary license to commence their business.
b. Existing Buildings: Installation of Solar Assisted Water Heating
System in the existing building shall be made mandatory at the time
of change of use to above said category provided there is a system
of installation for supplying hot water.

2.1. Capacity: The capacity of solar water heating system to be installed

on the building of different categories shall be decided in consultation
with the local bodies. The recommended minimum capacity shall not
be less than 25 litres per day for each bathroom and kitchen subject to
the condition that maximum of 50% of the total roof area is provided
with the system.

2.2. Specification: Installation of Solar Assisted Water Heating Systems

shall conform to BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) specification IS
12933. The solar collectors used in the system shall have the BIS
certification mark.

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 2.3. Auxiliary System: Wherever hot water requirement is continuous,
auxiliary heating arrangement either with electric elements or oil of
adequate capacity can be.

Note: Provision of Regulation of Reuse of Water and Installation of Solar

Assisted Heating System shall be applicable to the developments
as mentioned in this regulation.

10.14 Regulation for Re-use of water

1. Definitions
1.1 ‘domestic waste water’ means either waste water that is typically
discharged from premises that are used solely for residential activities
or waste water of the same character discharged from other
premises.
1.2 ‘grey water’ means involving non-potable water from sinks, tubs,
showers and washing.
1.3 ‘pre-treatment’ means any processing of industrial waste or waste
designed to reduce any characteristic in waste, before discharge to
the waste water system
1.4 ‘premises’ means either

a) A property which is held under a separate card of title or for

which a separate title card may be issued and in respect to
which a building plans have been or may be issued, or a
building which is in possession as an individual unit by a cross-
lease, unit title or company lease and for which a certificate of
title is available, or,
b) Land held in public ownership, for a particular purpose, or
c) Separately assessed to local authority taxes, individual unit
within building.

1.5 ‘Non – potable water’ means the use of water for non-contact uses,
non domestic consumption like car washing , toilet flushing,
gardening, construction purposes, landscaping, drip irrigation of
trees/shrubs, sub surface irrigation of lawns and recharge of ground
water and uses is for bidden by virtue of powers vested with
government.
1.6 ‘Prohibited industrial waste’ means a industrial waste having physical
and chemical characteristics in excess as decided by GPCB.

2. Applicability: Re-use of water shall be provided in case of following

categories of buildings

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2.1. All new buildings under the following use

a) Any low rise/ high rise building having number of units 10 or more
or having total built-up area more than 750 sq meters.
b) Hospital and Nursing homes
c) Hotels , lodges and guest houses
d) Hostels of schools, Colleges, Training centers
e) Barracks of armed forces, paramilitary forces and police
f) Individual residential buildings having more than 150 sq. mts plinth
area
g) Functional buildings of railway stations and airports like waiting
rooms, retiring rooms, rest rooms, inspection bungalows and
catering units
h) Community centers, banquet halls and buildings of similar use
i) Commercial establishments having total built up area of 2000 sq.
mts or more
j) All hazardous /water polluting/ chemical industries

Note – In Case of category of mentioned in “b,c,g,h and j” above it shall

not be mandatory to provide solar assisted heating system.

2.2. Exemptions could be accorded under following circumstances, as

decided by the authority.

a. In case the existing premises cannot permit the provision of

additional overhead tank for the purpose of the use of treated water.
b. If, in the existing structure, there is no space for installation of
treatment facility and collection chamber.
c. In exceptional cases due to dearth of land or water logged areas
exempted (with the approval from competent authority) from
providing facility for recycling the grey water.

3. Installation of the system for the reuse of water:

3.1 New Buildings – Clearance of plan for the construction of new buildings
of the aforesaid categories shall only be given if they have a provision in
the building design itself for.

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 3.1.1. Every developer/builder shall provide with the provision of down
take plumbing for grey water, recycling water plant, storage and
reuse fitting in purple colour.
3.1.2. Provide additional arrangement for carrying the excess grey
water to the sewerage system may also be provided
3.1.3. No nuisance of foul gases/public hazard or any other aspect
endangering life
3.1.4. There shall not be cross connection of fitting of the potable and
not potable water at any point. The recycled water system shall
be maintained at a lower water pressure that of the portable
water system. Precaution should be taken at the make-up
connection to prevent cross contamination.
3.2 Old Buildings: in case of additions and alterations, systems for the Re-
use of water shall be provided in accordance to these regulations.

4. Quality of water, treatment and specifications:

4.1. The water quality shall conform to standards of non potable water. The
recycled water shall be tested once in six months and results shall be
made available to competent authority whenever demanded.
4.2. Every existing building/residential structure shall provide with the
provision of recycle water plant and relevant adequate separate
plumbing for grey water and reuse fitting.
4.3. The testing of wastes and the submission of the results shall be done
in a manner in accordance with the terms and conditions prescribed by
the Municipal Commissioner or the Gujarat Pollution Control Board/
the competent authority.
4.4. Installations for Re-use of water shall conform to relevant codes of
practices

5. General Provisions:
5.1. Mandatory Disclosure: An occupier/owner of premises shall inform
the competent authority of any change in the quality, nature of the
wastes discharged from his plant or premises, the manner of their
discharge of water likely to cause variations or violation under these
regulations.
5.2. Corrective action: In the event it is found any person violating the
provisions of these regulations, the competent authority shall issue
notice and after inquiry and personal hearing take necessary
corrective action.
5.3. Rebate: The competent authority may satisfy itself on the performance
of recycling of the water and thereafter can give rebate on the taxes /
fees leviable for the development. The competent authority may give

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 such rebate on the capital or recurring recoveries which the developer
is liable to pay.
5.4. Dispute Resolution: All the disputes arising in the enforcement of this
by these rules shall be referred to Municipal Commissioner who in turn
will resolve the disputes in advise with his authorized the technical
officer or any experts and intimate to the occupier/builder/developer.
The decision of the competent authority will be final and binding on the
occupier.
5.5. List of Authorized Laboratories shall be as authorized by Gujarat
Sate Pollution Control Board or the Municipal Corporation.

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11. Development Requirements for Industrial
Zone
11.1 Plot Size
11.1.1 Minimum plot size for layout & sub division of land for industrial uses
shall be minimum 500 sq. m.

11.2 Margins
Margins for Industrial Uses
Table 11.1: Margins for Industrial Use

Plot size Road side Other sides

More than 500 sq. m. & up to 1000 sq. m. 6.0 m. 3.0 m.

More than 1000 sq. m & up to 2500 sq. m 6.0 m. 4.5 m.

Above 2500 sq. m to 5000 Sq. m 7.5 m. 4.5 m.

Above 5000 Sq. m 9 m. 6 m.

11.3 Height of Building

The maximum permissible height of buildings in GPCPIR shall be as
stipulated by the Chief Fire Officer and Fire Advisor (F.A), which in turn shall
be govern by the availability and capacity of the local fire fighting facility.

11.4 Permissible Floor Space Index (F.S.I) &

Maximum Permissible Built Up Area (Ground
Coverage)
11.4.1 Maximum Permissible F.S.I & Built Up area shall be as under

Table 11.2: Maximum permissible F.S.I & Built Up Area (Ground Coverage)

Sr. Land-use Max. Max. Built UP

Permissible FSI Area
1. Industrial 50%
a) Flatted Factories 1.2
b)Service industry 1.2
2. Information Technology 30%
In the existing and already developed 1.8
areas wherein the infrastructure in
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Sr. Land-use Max. Max. Built UP
Permissible FSI Area
terms of roads, water and other
services are already laid and the plot
have been already allotted.
In the areas which are proposed to be
developed or redeveloped or the areas
which are partially developed in terms
of infrastructure 1.8
3. Bio Technology 30%
In the existing and already developed 1.8
areas wherein the infrastructure in
terms of roads, water and other
services are already laid and the plot
have been already allotted.

In the areas which are proposed to be

developed or redeveloped or the areas
which area partially developed in terms
of infrastructure such as roads water 1.8
and power supply, covering less than
50% of the notified area.
4. Logistics 1.2 40%
5. Residential hotel 1.8 40%
6. Medical institution 1.8 40%

NOTE:
I. For the purpose of computation of FSI the gross plot area shall be
considered for all Land-uses.
II. For chemical and such other industries, requiring storage of chemicals
and gases, including hazardous materials, the area of land required for
(a) the storage proper of such chemicals and (b) the compulsory safety
area to be maintained all around such storages, shall be computed
separately. In respect of such industries, having any storage of such
hazardous materials/chemicals, total computed area of (a) & (b) above,
shall deemed to have been utilized in so far as the ground coverage
and the FSI in respect of that portion of land. Hence, that component of
land shall be deducted from the total plot area and only balance area of
the plot, shall be taken for the purpose of calculating the ground
coverage and FSI permissible for the plot (Regulation Table 11.4).This
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 rule shall also apply to the category of industries mentioned at (a) & (b)
above, provided storage of such gases and hazardous materials, which
require safety area, around such storage of material, is undertaken by
such industries.
III. Chemical plants have open type structures, without roof, shall deemed
to have utilized, the ground coverage and FSI permissible, on erection
of such plants, subject to the condition, that any additions or alterations
to such open type plants, within the occupied area of the plant, by
erection of additional tanks, vessels, pipelines and other structures
which are incidental/essential to the said chemical plants shall be
permissible. However, no separate FSI or ground coverage for the land
occupied for such open type plants of chemical industries shall be
permissible. Such open type chemical plants shall have all around the
plant 10m road and the area covered within the external boundary of
such road shall be treated as the area of chemical plant, and that a
portion of plot shall deemed to be utilized in so far as the permissible
ground coverage and FSI of the plot is concerned.

11.4.2 Relaxation in FSI

I. The Competent Authority shall permit the F.S.I. and built up area of any
land/plot or building unit on the basis of its original area, if the owner
such surrenders the effected land by road widening or for construction
of new road without claiming any compensation thereof provided that
all other requirement mentioned in this regulations are fulfilled

II. Minimum required space of setback/margin shall have to be provided

from the new boundary of land/plot affected by road widening.

11.5 Common Plot

11.5.1 Common Plot for the development of industrial units
shall be required as under

a. No common plot shall be provided for building unit up to 5000 sq.mts.

b. In a building unit of more than 5000 sq.mts. and up to 20000 sq.mts.

in area, the common plot shall be provided at the rate of 8% of the
area of the building unit.

c. In a building unit of more than 20000 sq.mts. in area the common plot
shall be provided at the rate of 1600 sq.mts. plus 5% of the area of
the building unit in excess of 20000 sq.mts.

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11.5.2 General Requirements
a) Size of plot
1. The common plot area shall be exclusive of approaches, margins
no projection shall be permitted in common plot.

2. Minimum size of the common plot shall be 250 sq.mts with no side
less than 10.50 m.

3. 15 % of the common plot may be permitted for the construction of

community building on ground floor, electric sub-station, tube well
overhead water tank, underground water tank, rain water recharge
well for the common use shall be permitted subject to margin as
per this regulations and rest of the common plot shall be kept
open to sky.

No construction shall be permitted in the common plot. Only

electric sub-station shall be allowed in “tube well, over head water
tank, underground water tank’, rain water recharge well shall be
permitted.

4. The area of the common plot may be permitted to be sub-divided

that the common plot has a minimum area of 300 sq.mts. with no
sides less than 10.50 m.

5. The area of this common plot shall not be deducted for the
computation of Floor Space Index and Built up area of a building
unit.

6. In the case of “all uses except residential” total common plot may
be allowed to be used as parking space including drive-way and
the aisles.

7. In cases wherein layout or subdivision of land is sanctioned with

provision of required common plot. Common plot shall not be
insisted in case of sub division of such sub plots or amalgamation
of such sub plots irrespective of area.

Note: For any development permissible within industrial zone other

than industry, provisions for common plot shall be required as
per the Regulation No. 10.6.

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11.6 Requirement of Road Width
1. The following provisions shall apply for approaches/ access to the
structure within a plot.

Table 11.3: Width of the Road

Sr.No. Road Length (in mts.) Width of the road (in mts.)

1 Up to 150 m. 12.0

2 Above 150 and upto 300 15.0

3 Above 300 18.0

a. No building shall be erected so as to deprive any other building of the

means of access.
b. Every person who erects a building/structure shall not at any time erect
or cause or permit to erect or re-erect any building/structure which in
any way encroaches upon or diminishes the area set apart as means
of access.
c. In the case of buildings for industrial/institutional and commercial users
with area of plot not less than 5,000 sq. m, following additional
provisions for the means of access, around such buildings, shall be
ensured:

i. If there are any bends or curves on the approach road around

building, not less than 9 m width shall be provided at the curve,
to enable the fire fighting vehicle & related equipments to turn.
The turning radius shall be at least of 9 m.
ii. The approach to the building and open space on its all sides, up
to 6 m width and the layout for the same shall be as approved
by the Chief Fire Officer and Fire Adviser, RDA and the same
shall be of hard surface, capable of taking the weight of fire
engine, weighing up to 18 tonnes. The said open space shall be
kept free from obstructions and shall be motor able.
iii. Main entrances to the plot shall be of adequate width to allow
easy access to the fire engine and in no case it shall measure
less than 4.5 m the entrance gate shall fold back against the
compound wall of the premises, thus leaving the exterior access
way within the plot free for movement of fire fighting vehicles. If
main entrance at boundary wall is built-over, the minimum
clearance shall be 4.5 m.
iv. For multi-storied group of residential buildings, consisting of
more than one building in a plot, approach road shall be

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shall be a minimum space of 6 m width.

v. At every entrance, cross drain of size not less than 900 mm dia.
for coastal area and 450 mm diameter for non-coastal area or as
directed by RDA, shall be provided.

d. The shape of the plots, the junction of the roads, curves at the corners
shall be designed as directed by the Competent Authority.

i. Curves at the junction: The curves shall be provided at the

junction of roads as prescribed below:

i. 4.5 m radius if the width of the road is 9 m or less.

ii. 6.0 m radius if the width of the roads is more than 9 m but not
more than 18 m.
iii. 7.5 m radius if the width of the road exceeds 18 m.

e. The alignment of the internal road or roads shall be regulated to be

in continuation of the public or private roads continuous to the
applicant's plots; but in case of termination of an internal road or
roads; 13.5 m diameter turning circle or 12 m x 6 m turning "T" shall be
enforced. Provided that these requirements may be waived if the length
of such road does not exceed 110 m in case of 7.5 m wide road.

f. The level gradients, position of the services such as water supply

lines, street lighting, storm water drains, sewer lines, manholes, tree
etc. shall be fixed as approved by the Competent Authority.

g. In development area excluding town planning scheme area, the width

of one road shall be decided by the Competent Authority.

11.7 Water Closet and Bathroom

In case of water closet, bath room and sanitary blocks, the open air space
shall be provided as under:

At least one of the walls of a water closet or bath room or sanitary block shall
have an opening of minimum 0.25 sq m upon a minimum 0.9 m wide open
space or upon a veranda not less than 1.5 m wide opening to air on one side.

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11.8 Length of Building
The length of a building shall not be more than 150.00 mts. in any case.

11.9 Soak Pit

In the case where there is no drainage facility available to the land to be
developed, the owner/developer shall provide septic tank; soak pit/soak well
for disposal of sewage and wastewater.
Septic tank/Soak pit/Soak well may be allowed in margin.
Structural safety certificate from the licensed structural engineer should be
required for location of soak pit, to avoid damage to structures as well as soak
pit/soak well/ septic tank.
General Design and location criteria by considering local condition shall be in
conformity with the general instructions as may be issued by Competent
Authority from time to time.

11.10 Collection of Dry and Wet Waste

For every industrial unit shall arrange for collection of dry & wet waste in
closed container within their premises for eventual collection & disposal by the
Appropriate Authority.

11.11 Provisions of Bore well

In case of provision of bore well is required the applicant shall have to submit
the data like depth, diameter, capacity of bore well with necessary charges if
any and the private bore well shall be carried out only after taking the required
permission from the Competent Authority.

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12. Development Requirements Other Than
Industrial Zone
12.1 Permissible & non permissible uses
12.1.1 Uses Not Permissible

The development shall be regulated according to the width of the road on

which it abuts subject to use zone table as follows:

Table 12.1: Non Permissible Uses as per Road Width

Road width Uses not permissible

a) 24 metres & above. All educational institutions up to SSCE

level.

b) 18 metres and less than 24 metres. Cinema Hall, town hall, college, technical
institution

c) 12 metres and less than 18 metres. All uses mentioned in (b) above and High
rise buildings, lecture rooms, hotels,
auditorium, petrol pump, general hospital
& polyclinic, community hall

d) 9 metres and less than 12 metres All uses mentioned in (b) & (c) above and
building with more than 13 metres. Height.

e) 6 metres and less than 9 metres. All uses mentioned in (b) , (c) and ( d)
above and Apartments/Flat type building

12.1.2 Uses Permissible for Commercial Development in

Residential Area
Table 12.2: Permissible Uses

Road width Floor

1) Below 9 metres Nil

2) 9 metres and less than 12 metres Ground floor

3) 12 metres & below 18 metres Ground & first floor

4) 18 metres and above All floors

Note: Provided that these regulations shall not be applicable for authorized
existing uses prior to these regulations.

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12.2 Plot Size for Different Uses
12.2.1 Residential Uses
Table .12.3: Layout and Sub – division of Land –Residential Plots

Sr.No. Types of Development Minimum Plot area in Sq.m

1 Low income group and EWS Housing 25 Sq.m plot area with a
minimum width of 3.5 m

2 Row Housing 50 to 200

3 Semi-detached housing 150 to 300

4 Detached type housing Above 250

12.2.2 Building unit with area of 25 sq.metres to 80 sq.metres may be

allowed on roads upto 7.5 metres width and less.

12.2.3 Minumum area of a building unit for high rise building shall be 1500
sq.metres and it shall front on at least 18 m. wide roads, and that the
frontage of the plot on such roads shall not be less than 18 m.

12.2.4 Minimum area of a Building Unit for Primary School and High School
shall be 1000.00 sq. metres.

12.2.5 Minimum area of Building Unit for Educational Institute, Community

Hall, Marriage Hall, Town Hall, Assembly Hall (All types of hall),
Cinema, and Theatre shall be 2000.00 sq. metres.

12.2.6 Minimum area of a Building Unit for petrol pump without service
station shall be 1000.00 sq. metres and petrol pump with service
station shall be 2000.00 sq. metres.

12.2.7 Minimum area of building unit for worship and Religious places shall
be 500 sq metres and maximum built-up area shall not be more than
20% of the building unit area.

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12.3 Margins and Maximum Built-Up Area
12.3.1 Residential, Commercial & Other than Industrial Uses
i. The margins for all uses except for industrial buildings and special
structures shall be as under:

Table 12.4: Road side Margin for other than Industrial Uses

Width of proposed roads(mts.) Minimum road Remarks

side
margin(mts.)

Road up to 9 mts. and less. 3.0

More than 9mts and up to 12 mts. 4.5 For the existing built up
area the margins
More than 12 mts and up to 18 mts 6.0 requirement may be
relaxed on merits of
More than 18 mts and up to 30 mts 7.5 individual case subject to
the other regulations.
More than 30 mts and up to 45 mts 9.0

More than 45 mts and up to 60 mts 9.0

Above 60 12.0

ii. The minimum side(other than road side) margins and maximum built–
up area on any floor for all uses except for industrial building and
special structure shall be as under for low rise building:

Table 12.5: Other than Road side Margin excluding Industrial Uses

Plot-size Margins other than road Maximum built- up of any

side floor

Up to 150 sq.mts. 3.00 mts. (rear side) 60%

Above 150 sq.mts and up 3.00mts (rear side ) and 1.5 50% or 90 sq.mts
to 250 sq.mts. mts. (any one side) whichever is more

Above 250 sq.mts 3.0 mts in all sides except 45% or 150 sq.mts.
road side subject to these whichever is more
regulations as the case may
be

For highrise building. As per table 12.6 30%

(Regulation No. 12.3.1/ (iv))

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 iii. In case of sub division/sub plotting of Survey no/Final Plot/Block No,
the area of sub divided building unit is up to 250 sq. mts. Minimum,
3.00 mt. margin shall be required along the boundary of Survey No/
Final Plot/ Block No and Boundary of sub divided building unit as the
case may be.
iv. High Rise Buildings: In the case of building units to be developed with
one or more high rise buildings, the minimum margins and open space
above the ground level and between the buildings shall be provided as
under:

Table 12.6: Margins for High Rise Building

Use Width of road Minimum Road side Margins

1 2 3

(a) For all uses Irrespective of road width 0.3 H or 6 metres whichever is more on
of Development Plan road sides.
Roads or Town Planning 0.2 H or 6.0 metres whichever is more
Scheme Roads, as may on remaining sides.
be applicable.
Margin between two buildings shall be
two times the margins required on
remaining side as mentioned above.

Explanation
In the above regulations 'H' shall mean height of the building which shall be
measured from the plot level to the highest point in the building. Provided that
the height of the genuine stair-cabin, lift well, water tank and lift cabin shall not
be taken into consideration in determining the total height of the building
provided that the height of each, does not exceed 2.4 Metres. The maximum
height of the parapet shall be 1.50 Mt. and it shall also not be computed
towards the height of the building.
Note:
In case of more than one semi detached high-rise building the length of
common wall between any two building shall not be less than 75% of the
maximum width of the building parallel to common wall (Any High rise
building) joining together. Otherwise it shall be treated as detached high-rise
building for the purpose of computing the margins.

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12.4 Floor Space Index (FSI)
12.4.1 Maximum permissible built up area and F.S.I. for
Residential, commercial & Other than Industrial Zone
12.4.1.1 The maximum permissible Floor Space Index (F.S.I.) of a
building unit shall be as under

Table 12.7: Maximum permissible FSI for built up Area Ground

coverage

Sr.No Use- zone Maximum permissible Maximum

Built-Up area permissible
FSI

1. Residential zone As per Table 12.5 1.80

(Regulation No.12.3.1/(ii))

2. Gamtal Buffer Zone As per Table 12.5 1.2

(Regulation No.12.3.1/(ii))

3. Commercial zone 45% (low rise building 1.80

30% (high rise building) 2.50

12.4.1.2 Maximum Permissible Height

The maximum height of any building shall be 30 metres from the plot level to
the top of the building, except parapet not exceeding 1.50 mt. in height
subject to other regulations but excluding the height of stair cabin, lift well,
water tank, parapet over the roof.

12.4.1.3 Relaxation in FSI

i. The Competent Authority shall permit the F.S.I. and builtup area of any
land/plot or building unit on the basis of its original area, if the owner
such surrenders the effected land by road widening or for construction
of new road without claiming any compensation thereof provided that
all other requirement mentioned in this regulations are fulfilled.

ii. Minimum required space of setback/margin shall have to be provided

from the new boundary of land/plot affected by road widening.

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12.5 Open Spaces
12.5.1 Open Air Space
12.5.1.1 Every such interior or exterior open air space shall not be less
than the width prescribed in the following scale and may be
provided at the plinth level or at the floor level of every such
room. Linear interpolation from a height not specified herein will
be permitted.

12.5.1.2 Every such interior or exterior open air space unless the latter is
a street, shall be maintained for the benefit of such building
exclusively and shall be entirely within the owner's own
premises.

12.5.1.3 For the purpose of the above bye-laws, the depth of the room
shall not be more than three times the width of the room which
abuts on the air space.
Table 12.8: Open Spaces
Minimum width of open air Where height of building (above plinth adjoining
space throughout (m) the open air space) does not exceed (m)

3 10

4 13

5 16

6 20

7 24

8 30

12.5.2 Water Closet and Bathroom

In case of water closet, bath room and sanitary blocks, the open air space
shall be provided as under:

At least one of the walls of a water closet or bath room or sanitary block shall
have an opening of minimum 0.25 sq.mt. upon a minimum 0.9 Metres wide
open space or upon a veranda not less than 1.5 Metres wide opening to air
on one side.

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12.5.3 Open Space to be Open to Sky
Every open space whether exterior or interior, provided in pursuance of any
regulations, bye-laws or under an agreement lodged with the Competent
Authority shall be kept free from any erection thereon and shall be kept open
to sky. Every such open space or chowk shall have suitable and sufficient
access. No open drain, except for rain water, shall be constructed in any open
space required by these regulations.
No construction work of a building shall be allowed if such work operates to
reduce an open air space of any other adjoining building belonging to the
same owner to an extent less than what is prescribed by any of these
regulations in force at the time of the proposed work to further reduce such
open space if it is already less than what is prescribed.

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13. Development requirements for natural
growth of Gamtal Buffer Zone
13.1 Uses Permissible

Uses permissible on Road widths Uses Permissible on Road widths 18 m

below 18 m. & above

(1) (2)

Semi-detached and Detached Houses All uses mentioned in column (1)

Row Houses Service Establishment

Low Cost Housing Nursing Home/Hospital

Cottage Industries College/Training Institute

Dispensary/Clinic Public facilities Buildings

Public Utility Buildings Wadi/Party plot

Parks, Gardens & Playgrounds Snack bar / Cafeteria/Restaurant

Apartment Complex and Convenience Tourism & recreation based facilities

Shopping

School Banking/Professional Offices

Religious Buildings (Permissible only on

roads 12 m and above)

13.2 Permissible Height and Bulk Requirements

The permissible Height and Bulk Requirements are as follows:
i. Permissible height: G+2
Hollow plinth of 2.80 m including
beam shall be allowed in addition.
ii. Maximum FSI permissible: 1.2
iii. Maximum allowable Coverage: 45%
iv. Road side/Front Margin: As per the Regulation No 12.3.1

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13.3 Other than road side margins requirements
Other than road side margins requirements for the above uses are as
follows:

Sr. Plot Size(in sq m) Margins

No
Rear Sides

1 50 1.5 -

2 Above 50 & upto 150 2.0 -

3 Above 150 & upto 300 2.0 2.0 on one side

4 Above 300 & upto 500 2.0 1.5 on bothsides

5 Above 500 3.0 3.0 on bothside

Note:
i. The minimum width of internal road in layout shall be 7.50 mts.
ii. Tree plantation to the extent or 4 trees per building or 50 trees per
hectares is compulsory.
iii. In addition to the above four conditions other development control
regulations mentioned in GDCR will be applicable for the development.
iv. One 9 mts wide road shall be decided by the competent authority.

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14. Development Requirement for Residential
Township
14.1 Introduction

These regulations shall apply to any Residential Townships proposed within

the Gujarat Petroleum Chemical Petrochemical Special Investment Regional
Development Authority (GPCPSIRDA)

14.2 Definition
1. "Cross Over Infrastructure" shall be the part of the infrastructure
which is required to pass through the township so as to provide the
facility to the township vicinity area.

2. "Gross Plot Area" shall mean area after subtracting of the land under
Public Purpose Infrastructure from the total area of the township

3. "Global FSI" shall mean FSI permissible under this regulation

irrespective of the Zone.

4. "Infrastructure" shall include roads, streets, open spaces, parks,

playgrounds, recreational grounds, water and electric supply, street
lighting, sewerage, drainage, storm water drainage public works and
other utility services and convenience;

5. “Maintenance period” shall mean minimum period of seven years

from issue of building use permit.

6. “Prescribed Officer “shall be an officer appointed as such by the

Competent Authority.

7. "Public Purpose Infrastructure (PPI)" shall mean the infrastructure

provided as per these regulations which the developer shall
 Develop, as per prescribed guidelines and on completion
transfer it to the appropriate authority;
 Operate and maintain for the maintenance period;
 Development shall be carried out as per the specifications
approved by the Appropriate Authority;

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  Provided that for the purpose of administration, the PPI shall
vest with the Appropriate Authority.

8. “Township Sub Developer” shall mean and include a person, a

registered cooperative society, an association, a firm, a company, a
joint venture, and institutions, a trust or any other entity recognized in
law to make an application to develop a plot of a minimum of 10
Hectares in the Residential Township.

Provided that a Residential Township having Foreign Direct

Investment (FDI) shall be regulated as per the norms prescribed by
Government of India.

9. “Township Developer" shall mean and include a

owner/person/persons/ registered cooperative society etc/ association/
firm/ company/ joint ventures/ institution/ trusts entitled, to make an
application to develop any Residential Township;

10. "Zone" shall mean the zone as designated in the prevalent (Draft)
Development Plan of GPCPSIRDA,

14.3 Duties of the Prescribed Officer

For the purpose of these regulations, the prescribed officer:

1. Shall, within 30 days from the receipt of the application, for the
development of Residential Township recommend to the state
government to approve or refuse the proposal with reasons;

2. Shall evaluate and approve the progress;

3. May deny, after giving reasons in writing, if the proposal of the

township forms a part of any notified water body or any difficult area;

4. May recommend to the govt. To allow the benefits available under any
scheme of the state or central government;

5. Shall carryout survey and studies for any area to be considered for
allowing specific benefits under these regulations and recommend to
the government to declare any area to be a notified area;

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14.4 Apex Authority Level Screening Committee
Apex Authority level screening committee of the member mentioned
hereunder shall review the proposals received from Competent Authority/
prescribed officer for approval and members of the committee are:

Table 14.14.1: Members of the Committee

Sr.No Officer Designation

1 Principal Secretary, Industry and Mines Chairman

2 Chief Executive Officer of GIDB Member

3 VC & MD ,GIDC Member

4 Chief Engineer & Member Secretary, Member

GIDC

5 Chief Town Planner, GIDB Member Secretary

14.5 Procedure for securing the permission

Subject to the provisions of these regulations and the GDCR, any township
developer intending to develop under these regulations, may apply under
section 16(3) to GPCPSIRDA, along with the required documents and forward
copy to the prescribed officer.

With regard to procedure, the manner of application, the documents to be

submitted along with the applications, ‘the protocols of drawings’ to be
submitted, unless otherwise prescribed, the provisions of GDCR shall apply
mutatis mutandis.

14.6 Contents of the Township Proposals

The proposal shall include:
i. Master plan of the area demarcating the details for all parcels of land
separately for
- Public purpose infrastructure;
- Primary infrastructure;
- Rest of the uses;

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 ii. detailed area statement of each parcel of land as mentioned in above,
the FSI calculations;
iii. layout of buildings and infrastructure as per norms;
iv. detailed plans for the buildings and infrastructure;
v. estimates to develop the infrastructure separately for crossover
infrastructure and other infrastructure;
vi. Details of project finance;
vii. management plan including proposals maintenance and upkeep
viii. proposal expressing the ability to develop and maintain such project;

14.7 Public Purpose Infrastructure

14.7.1 Cross over infrastructure & Road
The crossover infrastructure shall be provided as per the specifications of the
competent authority and shall:
1. Sync with the T.P. / D.P. roads in the vicinity.
i. Include at least 30 mts wide road on a part of the boundary where
T.P. / D.P. road does not abut to the boundary.
ii. The total area of the crossover infrastructure shall be minimum
10% of the Township area of 40 ha, and for each additional area of
20 ha. the cross over infrastructure shall be provided @ 12 %.
iii. 30 mts wide road shall be provided within the township limit which
will pass through from one end to other end of the town ship limit.
However, this road shall not be allowed the periphery of the
township limit.
14.7.2 Other amenities

1. 5% for School, Hospital and Public Amenities; and

i. 5% for Parks and Garden, catering to the neighbourhood with
public access. Such plots shall have minimum area not less than
3000 sq mts;
Provided that in case if the township consists of buildings exceeding height
more than 40 mts, the developer shall have to provide space for fire brigade
services, such services shall be operated and maintained by the township
developer but for the purpose of administration it shall be manned by the
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14.8 Physical Planning Parameters
1. Fill up or reclamation of low-lying, swampy or unhealthy areas, or
levelling up of lane as required;
2. Lay-out the new streets or roads, construction, diversion, extension,
alteration, improvement and closing up of streets and roads and
discontinuance of communications in all cases;
3. Layout of new street/ road / Cycle track giving access to the existing
habitation if any within or in its vicinity or likely for any town planning
scheme in the vicinity to develop in future. Width and alignment of such
roads shall be as suggested by the competent authority.
4. Cycle tracks shall have to be provided along the roads.
5. Design the circulation pattern to include segregation of pedestrian and
vehicular traffic, entry control, access of emergency vehicles to every
block, provision of adequate parking etc.
6. Plan and design the neighbourhood regarding circulation system,
including: safety requirements shall be governed by the BIS or as per
the norms of the concerned agencies.
7. Design the sewerage system for reuse of water and zero discharge
and arrange to operate permanent basis.
8. Provide system to harvest rainwater which may be an integral part of
the storm water drainage plan or standalone;
9. The developer shall plan to provide 140 lpcd
10. Ensure to collect, treat and dispose drainage in the township area.
However for future shall make provision for connecting it to the city
drainage system;
11. Ensure continuous & quality power supply;
12. Provide connectivity to nearest 30 mts wide road
13. The natural drainage pattern shall be maintained without any
disturbances. Provided that improvements shall be permitted for
efficiency improved improvement.
14. Transit space and facility of segregation of biodegradable and
recyclable solid waste shall have to be provided;
15. Space and separate access required as per rules shall have to be
provided for power distribution;
16. For public areas and commercial building, so far possible, provide
energy of non sources.
17. Street lights shall be operated using Solar Power.
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 19. Within 3.0 mts distance on either side of the road, trees shall have to
be planted and maintained till the maintenance period.
20. Minimum 200 trees per' hector, of appropriate species, shall have to be
planted and nurtured for the maintenance period.
21. Suitable landscape shall have to be provided for open space and
gardens;
22. Urban Design and Heritage to be ensured;

14.9 Responsibilities of the Township Developer

The Township Developer in regard to the township shall:

1. Acquire/ own/ pool the land at his own expenses;

2. Provide at his own expenses the facilities mentioned in clause 8 and 9;
3. Develop the township at his cost as approved;
4. Develop the land & buildings within for public purpose infrastructure as
approved;
5. Provide and an undertaking about the terms and conditions the plan to
maintain and upkeep of the infrastructure;
6. Disclose to the beneficiaries the entire details of the plan, design, the
contracts and other details effecting to the beneficiaries;
7. For the maintenance period, maintain and upkeep as per the
undertaking, the infrastructure other than the public purpose
infrastructure;
8. For the maintenance period, maintain and upkeep the land and property
used for public purpose infrastructure;
9. Develop the public purpose infrastructure as per the specifications
prescribed by the prescribed committee;
10. On issue of building use permission, the township developer shall
execute a bank guarantee equivalent to 2% of the cost incurred for the
infrastructure. The authority shall revoke this bank guarantee if required
to maintain the infrastructure. On the expiry of the maintenance period,
this guarantee shall be converted into a corpus fund of the members of
the cooperative society.
11. On expiry of the maintenance period, he shall transfer the public purpose
infrastructure, free from the entire encumbrance to the competent
authority. To this effect the township developer shall give an undertaking;

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 12. On issue of the building use permit, organize to form a Registered
Cooperative Society of all beneficiaries, elect a promoter / president,
issue share capital to each of the beneficiary.
13. The scheme developer shall create a common .facilities and community
utilities as per clause no. 8 (public purpose infrastructure) and handed
over to the competent authority.

14.10 Built-Up Area and Height

Built-up area shall be regulated as under:

1. 45 % in case of low-rise building and 30 % in case of high-rise building
2. Height of the buildings shall be permitted as per GDCR. However
additional height maximum upto 40 mts shall be permitted on payment
at 7 % of the Jantri Rates.

14.11 Development of External (Offsite Infrastructure)

The Township Developer shall provide the offsite infrastructure as

under:
1. Connect to the existing road or Development Plan road or town
planning scheme road having width not less than 30 mts.
2. The developer shall himself provide water supply at his own or
connected with the city system.
3. Arrange to collect, treat and dispose in the township area. However for
future shall make provision to connect with the city drainage system;
4. Arrange for the power supply;
5. Bear the entire cost for the offsite infrastructure.

14.12 Floor Space Index

For the purpose of these regulations, irrespective of the Floor Space
Index (FSI); prescribed in any zone, it shall be regulated as under:
1. Total FSI permitted on gross plot area and shall be sum of Global FSI
and Additional FSI as under:
 Global FSI (GFSI) shall be 1.0.

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14.13 Grant / Refusal of the Permission
1. On the receipt of the recommendation of the authority or otherwise, the
State Government under section 16(4) of the act, may relax the GDCR
and these regulations to grant or refuse the proposal.
a. Validity and lapse of the permission:
Every permission granted or deemed to have been granted under
section 16(4) shall remain in force for a period of one year from
the date of such grant and there after it shall lapse:
Provided that, the appropriate authority may, on application made
to it, from time to time, extend such period by a further period or
periods not exceeding one year at a time, so however, that the
extended period shall in no case exceed three years in the
aggregate:
Provided further that the lapse of the permission as aforesaid shall
not bar any subsequent application for fresh permission under this
Act.
b. Development to be commenced within one year from the issue of
the permission to construct or the NA order, whichever is earlier;
c. Interpretation of these regulations
If any question or dispute arises with regard to interpretation of
any of these regulations the decision of the government shall be
final.
In conformity with the intent and spirit of these regulations, the
government may, if required in appropriate cases, use the
discretionary powers to decide in any of the matters.

14.14 Grievance Redressal

1. Any occupant of any of the buildings who is entitled to use the facilities
shall have a right to lodge his complain before the appropriate
authority;
2. The prescribed appropriate authority shall, on the merits, address the
issues to:
 Direct the developer to resolve the issue;
 May resolve the issue to by reconstructing/ repairing at the cost of
developer.
3. The prescribed authority shall recover the cost by revoking the bank
guarantee for the cost incurred for the works required to be done by the
prescribed authority as per above clause.

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14.15 Zoning, Ground Coverage & Other Regulations
Residential Township shall be permitted within RDA, PCPIR limit irrespective
of any zoning except industrial zone.
1. Where ever not mentioned, the provision of GDCR shall be applicable
mutatis mutandis
a. Even after approval under these regulations, permissions from
Airport Authority of India, Department of Forest and Environment for
EIA clearance, and necessary permission from relevant
department, as required, shall be mandatory.
14.16 Supervision and Monitoring of the Quality of
Construction
i. To ensure that the quality of construction of public purpose
infrastructure, the appropriate authority, shall appoint a consultant who
would supervise the quality and timely execution of the project.
ii. The Township developer for supervision, deposit 20% of the estimated
cost of cost of public purpose infrastructure. Such deposit shall be
refunded once the consultant issue of completion certificate.
14.17 Socially & Economically Weaker Section
Housing (SEWH) and Other Infrastructure
14.17.1 Socially & Economically Weaker Section Housing
(SEWH)
i. SEWH housing shall be provided as 5 % land for Socially &
economically weaker section housing and 5% consumed FSI as
floating floor space, attached with other residential dwelling units
to be used for the servants, drivers etc,
ii. The township developer shall develop the SEWH as per the
regulations in Appendix-A;
iii. The township developer shall develop and dispose such housing
in consultation with the appropriate authority.
14.17.2 Roads
i. Minimum area of roads shall be 15% excluding the crossover
infrastructure road.
ii. The road network shall be provided in proper hierarchy, and as
per standard road widths.
14.17.3 Other Infrastructure
i. Minimum area of open spaces including gardens shall be 5%
excluding the crossover infrastructure road.

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15. Regulations for Special Structures
15.1 Special Structure

Regulations for Malls, Hyper shopping, Cinemas, Multiplex with or

without Mall, Theatres, Meeting Halls, Lecture Halls and Town-halls:
In addition to the requirements specified under Building Regulations, the
following regulations shall also be applicable.
1. Location: The building, for malls, multiplexes with or without mall shall
be located directly on a road of 30 mts. or more in width and for other
uses shall be located directly on a road of 18 mts or more in width,
either existing or proposed subject to other regulations.
2. Open Spaces : In case of above uses, open spaces shall be provided
as under:
Front open space of 12 mts. width from the side abutting on the road
shall be provided. Such open spaces may be permitted to be covered
up to 6 mts. from the building line with a projected cantilever structure
at a height of not less than 3.00 mts. from the ground level.

Sides and rear open spaces of 6 mts. width shall be provided. In

addition to the above, the Bombay Cinema Rules adopted by the State
Govt. for cinemas and Janta theatres as amended from time to time,
will also be applicable.

3. Minimum Requirements: The following requirement shall be

provided.
i. The aggregate area of foyer exclusive of all passages shall be
provided at every sitting-level at the rate of 0.1 sq.m. per seat at
that level, subject to minimum foyer width of 4.5 mts.
ii. Entry and exit passages of minimum 3 meters width shall be
provided.
iii. Water-room and snack-bar shall be provided.
iv. The booking-office shall always be so located that intending
purchasers of tickets have not to queue up in open space.
4. Plinth: The plinth shall be measured at the foyer level and it shall not
be less than 45 cms.

5. Corridor: No landing, lobby, corridor or passage, not being an internal

passage between and/or across rows of seats, intended for use as an
exit; shall be less than 3 meters in width and there shall be no recess

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 or projections in the walls of such passages or corridors within 1.8 mts.
of the ground.
6. Doors: The auditorium doors shall be provided at the rate of not less
than one door of a dimension of 1.5 meters in width and 2.1 meters in
clear height for every 150 seats or part thereof. All outside doors for the
use of the public shall be made to open outwards and in such manner
that when opened, they shall not obstruct any gangway, passage,
stairway or landing. These doors shall be provided in such a way that
they open in aisles or cross-aisles provided under these regulations.
7. Balcony, its height, floor of an auditorium and arrangement of
seats:
i. The height of the bottom balcony of the gallery shall not be less
than 3 meters from the floor of the auditorium.
ii. The clear distance between the backs of two successive rows
shall not be less than 100 cms. but for seats with rocking backs it
may be 90 cms.
iii. The minimum width of balcony steps shall be 80 cms. Provided
that for the front and rear steps this distance shall be 90 cms.
iv. The minimum height of the roof or ceiling at the highest steps of
the balcony shall be 3.0 meters and at no place the distance
between the nodding and lowest projection ray shall be less than
2.4 meters.
v. The minimum width of the seat shall be 50 cms. provided that 25
percent of the total seats may permitted up to the width of 45 cms.
to adjust the staggering of the seats. The width of the seats shall
be measured from centre to centre of hand rails or arm rests.
8. Aisles: Clear aisles not less than 1.2 meters in width shall be formed
at right angles to the line of seating in such number and manner that
no seat shall be more than 3.8 meters away from any aisles
measured in the line of seating. Where all these aisles do not directly
meet the exit doors, cross aisles shall be provided in such number
and manner that no row of seats shall be more than 7 meters away
from cross-aisles. The width of cross aisles shall be 1.2 meters.

Provided further that in computing the number of cross-aisles, the

door connecting the aisles with foyer shall be considered as cross-
aisles.
Explanation: The first cross-aisles in such a case shall be provided
after the fourteen rows from the door.

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9. Sanitary Accommodation:

i. Water closet at the rate of one for 100 seats or part thereof and
urinals at the rate of two for 75 seats or part thereof, at each
seating level shall be provided.
ii. One wash-basin for every 200 seats or part thereof shall be
provided.
iii. The above conveniences shall be suitably apportioned between
two sexes.
iv. Such water-closet and urinals shall be in accessible location and
shall be provided with signs plainly indicating their purpose and
the sex for which they are meant.

10. Visibility Requirement:

i. The seat nearest to the screen shall not be nearer than the
effective width of the normal picture (ratio 1:1.33). This distance
shall be ¾ in case of cinema scope and other wide angles
techniques and one half in case of 70 mm. presentations.
ii. The elevations of the balcony seats shall be such that line of sight
is not inclined more than 30` to the horizontal.
iii. The seats should preferably be staggered side-ways in relation to
those in front, so that a spectator in any rows is not looking
directly over the head of the person immediately in front of him.
iv. The position and height of the screen shall be regulated in such a
way that the maximum angle of the line of vision from the front
seat to the top of the screen shall not exceed 50.

11. Ventilation :

Every auditorium shall be lighted and ventilated by doors, ventilators

and windows abutting on an interior or exterior open air space which
shall not be less than 1/5th of the total floor area provided that if
exhaust fans are installed or if the auditorium is air-conditioned, the
requirement of this clause may be suitably relaxed by competent
authority.

12. Minimum Requirement of Stairs :

i. Except where otherwise provided under these Regulations/bye-

laws the minimum clear width of all the stairs shall be 1.5 mts.

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 ii. No stair-case shall have a flight of more than 15 steps or less than
3 steps and width of the landing between such flights shall be of
the same width of the stair-case. The tread of the step shall not be
less than 30 cms. The riser shall not be higher than 10 cms.
iii. No space less than 2.4 mts. in height shall be allowed under the
floor of auditorium.
iv. Except for a double-decker-cinema or theater, the access to the
auditorium from the ground floor, if it is on upper floor or on stilts
shall be provided by not less than three stairs; two of which shall
be exit stairs. The clear width of these next stairs shall not be less
than 2 meters.
v. The access to balcony floor from auditorium floor shall be
provided by not less than three stairs, two of which shall be exit
stairs.

Provided that if one exit stair is to be provided instead of two, its

minimum width shall be 2.4 mts.

vi. In case of double-decker-cinema or theatre :

1. The access to upper class auditorium from ground floor shall

be provided by at least three stairs out of which two shall be
exit stairs with minimum clear width of 2 mts.
2. The access to lower class auditorium from ground floor shall
be provided by at least two stairs, one of which shall be exit
stair.

13. No permission shall be given for converting existing air-conditioned

cinema theatre into non-air-conditioned cinema theatre.

14. Air-Condition:

The auditorium or the cinema should be air conditioned as per

following general specifications:
 Temperature range: 720 F to 800 F
 Change of Air per hour-approximate 10 times.
 Relative Humidity 50% to 60%
 Fresh air requirements 7.5 C.F.M. per person approximately.

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15.2 Requirements of Individual Exits at Each Floor
The detailed requirements of individual exits at each floor are given below:
1. Corridors:
a. Exit corridors shall be of a width not less than the total required
width of exit doorways leading from them in the direction of travel to
the exterior/stairway.
b. Where stairways discharge through corridors, the height of the
corridors shall not be less than 2.4 m.
c. Where there is more than one staircase serving a building, there
shall be at least one smoke-stop door in between the staircase.
2. Doorways:
a. Every exit doorway shall open into an enclosed stairway, a
horizontal exit or a corridor or passageway providing continuous
and protected means of egress;
b. An exit doorway shall open outwards i.e. away from the room, but
shall not obstruct the travel along any exit. No door, when opened,
shall reduce the required width of a stairway or landing to less than
90 cm.
c. An exit door shall not open immediately upon a flight or stairs; a
landing equal to at least the width of the door shall be provided in
the stairway at each doorway; the level of the landing shall be the
same as that of the floor, which it, serves.
d. Exit doorways shall be open able from the side, which they serve,
without the use of a key.
3. Revolving doors:
a. Revolving doors shall not be used as required exits except in
residential, business and mercantile occupancies; they shall not
constitute more than half the total required door width.
b. When revolving doors are considered as required exit ways :
4. Internal stairways:
Stairways shall be constructed of non-combustible materials
throughout.
a. Any interior staircase shall be constructed as a self-contained unit
with at least one side adjacent to an external wall and shall be
completely closed.
b. A staircase shall not be arranged around a lift unless the later is
entirely enclosed by a material of fire resistance rating as that for
type of construction itself. For multi-storied, high-rise and special
buildings, the staircase location shall be to the satisfaction of the
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 c. In multi-storied/high rise and special building, access to main
staircases shall be gained through at least half-an-hour fire-resisting
automatic closing doors placed in the enclosing walls of the
staircases. They shall swing type doors opening in the direction of
the escape.
d. No living space, store or other space, involving fire risk, shall open
directly into a staircase.
e. The external exit door of a staircase enclosure at ground level shall
open directly to the open space or should be accessible without
passing through any door other than a door provided to form a
draught lobby.
f. In multi-storied high rise and special building, exit signs with arrows
indicating the escape route shall be provided at a height of 1.5 m.
from the floor level on the wall and shall be painted with fluorescent
paint. All exit way signs should be flush with the wall and so
designed that no mechanical damage to them can result from the
moving of furniture or other heavy equipment.
g. Where a building has a single staircase, it shall terminate at the
ground floor level, and the access to the basement shall be by a
separate staircase. Where the building is served by more than one
staircase, one of the staircases may lead to the basement level by
either a ventilated lobby or a cut-off screen wall without opening,
having a fire resistance of not less than 2 hours with discharge point
at two different ends or through enclosures. It shall also be cut-off
from the basement area at various basement levels by a protected
and ventilated lobby/ lobbies.

5. Fire escape or external stairs:

Multi-storied/high rise and special buildings shall be provided with fire

escape stairs, which will be free of F.S.I., and they should conform to
the following:
a. They shall not be taken into account in calculating the evacuation
time of building
b. All of them shall be directly connected to the ground.
c. Entrance to them shall be separate and remote from the internal
stair-case.
d. Routes to the fire escape shall be free of obstruction at all times,
except for a doorway leading to the fire escape, which shall have
the required fire resistance.
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 f. They shall have a straight flight not less than 75 cm wide with
15cm. Treads and risers not more than 19 cm. The number of risers
shall be limited to 16 per flight.
g. They shall be provided with handrails at a height not less than 90
cm. above the tread.
6. Ramp :
a. All the requirements of sub regulation (4) of this Regulation shall
apply to any ramps as they apply to a staircase.
b. Ramps shall lead directly to outside open spaces at ground level or
courtyards or other safe places.
c. In a multi-storeyed, high rise and special building access to ramps
from any floor shall be through a smoke-stop door.
7. Refuge area :
a. In multi-storied and high-rise buildings, at least one refuge area
shall be provided on the floor immediately above every 18 mts. of
building height.
b. Such space should abut on external walls.
c. It shall have a minimum area of 1.5 sq. mts. and a minimum width
of 0.75 mt.
d. Structural Safety and Services

15.2.1 Structural Design

The structural design of foundations, elements made of masonry, timber, plain
concrete, reinforced concrete, pre-stressed concrete and structural steel shall
conform to the provisions of part VI Structural Design Section-1 Loads,
Section-2 Foundation, Section-3 Wood, Section-4 Masonry, Section-5
Concrete, Section-6 Steel, National Building Code of India, taking into
consideration the Indian Standards and Guidelines for hazard safety as given
below:

1. For Earthquake Protection

 IS:1893-1984 "Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design of
Structures (Fourth Revision)"
 IS:13920-1993 "Ductile Detailing of Reinforced Concrete Structures
subjected to Seismic Forces - Code of Practice"
 IS:4326-1993 "Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction of
Buildings - Code of Practice (Second Revision)"
 IS:13828-1993 "Improving Earthquake Resistance of Low Strength
Masonry Buildings - Guidelines"

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  IS:13827-1993 "Improving Earthquake Resistance of Earthen
Buildings - Guidelines",
 IS:13935-1993 "Repair and Seismic Strengthening of Buildings -
Guidelines"
 "Improving Earthquake Resistance of Buildings - Guideline", by
Expert Group, Government of India, Ministry of Urban Affairs &
Employment, published by Building Materials and Technology
Promotion Council, 1998.

2. For Cyclone/Wind Storm Protection

 IS 875 (3)-1987 "Code of Practice for Design Loads (other than
Earthquake) for Buildings and Structures, Part 3, Wind Loads"
 "Improving Wind/Cyclone Resistance of Buildings - Guideline", by
Expert Group, Government of India, Ministry of Urban Affairs &
Employment, published by Building Materials and Technology
Promotion Council, 1998.
Note: Wherever an Indian Standard including those referred in the National
Building Code or the National Building Code is referred, the latest
version of the same shall be followed.

In pursuance of the above, a certificate as indicated in Form-2(C) shall be

submitted along with building plans/drawings and other building information
schedule annexed thereto.

15.2.2 Quality Control Requirements.

1. The quality of all materials and workmanship shall conform to accepted
standards and Indian Standard Specifications and Codes as included
in Part V Building Materials and Part VII Constructional Practices and
Safety, National Building Code of India.
2. All borrow pits dug in the course of construction and repair of buildings,
embankments etc. shall be deep and connected with each other in
the formation of a drain directed towards the lowest level and
properly stepped for discharge into a river, stream, channel or drain,
and no person shall create any isolated borrow pit which is likely to
cause accumulation of water that may breed mosquitoes.
3. Alternative materials, method of design and construction and tests:-
The provisions of the Regulations are not intended to prevent the use
of any material or method of design of construction not specifically
prescribed in them provided any such alternative has been approved.
Nothing of the provisions of these Regulations is intended to prevent
the adoption or architectural planning and layout conceived as an
integrated development scheme. The Competent authority may
approve any such alternative if it conforms to the provisions of the
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 relevant parts of the National Building Code, regarding material,
design and construction, and the material, method, or work offered
is, for the purpose intended, at least equivalent to that prescribed in
these Regulations in quality, strength, compatibility, effectiveness,
fire and water resistance, durability and safety.
4. All buildings shall be constructed on a Quality Control Requirements
5. The responsibility to maintain Quality Control Requirements will be that
of the Owner / Developer and the architect / structure designer /
engineer / supervisor/clerk of works / laboratory appointed by the
owner / developer.
6. In case of existing building under construction based on approved
building permission, structural safety requirements shall have to be
observed. However, due to such structural work of strengthening /
retrofitting if certain setbacks and margin get reduced, special
permission may be granted on case to case basis.

15.2.3 Tests
Whenever there is insufficient evidence of compliance with the provisions of
the Regulations or evidence that any material or method of design or
construction does not conform to the requirements of the Regulations, in
order to substantiate claims for alternative materials, design or methods
of construction, the Competent Authority may require tests, sufficiently in
advance, as proof of compliance. These tests shall be made by an approved
agency at the expense of the owner as follows:-

1. Test Methods: - Test methods shall be as specified by the Regulations for

the materials or design or construction in question. If there are no
appropriate test methods specified in the Regulations, the Competent
Authority shall determine the test procedure. For methods or tests for
building materials, reference shall be made to the relevant Indian
Standards as given in the National Building Code of India published by
the Bureau of Indian Standards.

2. Test Result to be preserved: - Copies of the result of all such tests shall
be retained by the Competent Authority for not less than two years after
the acceptance of the alternative material.
 The testing of the materials as per Indian Standards shall be carried
out by laboratories approved by the competent authority in this behalf.
 The laboratory/agency shall work out in consultation with the
construction agency a testing programme of materials such as cement,
steel and quality of concrete including its mixing, laying and strength at
site as well as in the laboratory.

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  This should cover various stages of construction from foundation to
completion as per Regulation. The laboratory shall maintain a duly
authenticated report in a bound register, copy of which will be
submitted to the construction agency, which will in turn forward the
testing report to the competent authority.

15.2.4 Structural Stability and Fire Safety of Existing Buildings

1. The Competent Authority may direct the owner/developer to have the
assessment of structural and/or fire safety of an existing building/structure
damaged/ undamaged carried out through expert(s) chosen from a panel
of experts identified by the Competent Authority.
2. The Owner/developer/ occupant on advice of such expert(s) shall carry out
such repair/restoration and strengthening/retrofitting of the building found
necessary so as to comply with the safety standards laid down in the
National Building Code and the Indian Standards as specified.
3. The Competent Authority shall specify the period within which such
compliance is to be carried out.
4. The Competent Authority may also direct the owner/ developer/
occupants, whether the building could be occupied or not during the period
of compliance.
To comply with these regulations for structural safety requirements as per
the expert advice, for existing buildings/buildings under construction as per
the approved building permission. The other provision for parking set back
and margins shall be relaxed.

15.3 Building Services

1. Electrical Installations: The planning, design and installation of electrical
installation, air-conditioning and heating work shall conform to the
provisions of Part VIII Building Services. Section-2 Electrical Installations.
Section-3 Air-conditioning and Heating. National Building Code of India.
2. Lift:
 Planning and Design: The planning and design of lifts including their
number, type and capacity depending on the occupancy of the building,
the population on each floor based on the occupant load and the
building height shall be in accordance with Section-5 Installation of Lifts
and Escalators, National Building Code of India.

 Maintenance:
i. The lift installation should receive regular cleaning, lubrication
adjustment and adequate servicing by authorised competent
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 service demand. In order that the lift installation is maintained at all
times in a safe condition, a proper maintenance schedule shall be
drawn up in consultation with the lift manufacturer and rigidly
followed. A logbook to record all items relating to general servicing
and inspection shall be maintained. The electrical circuit diagram of
the lift with the sequence of operation of different components and
part shall be kept readily available for reference by persons
responsible for the maintenance and replacement, where
necessary, to the satisfaction of the competent authority.
ii. Any accident arising out of operation of maintenance of the lifts
shall be duly reported to the competent authority.

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15(A) Development Requirements for Hotel

1. SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT

a) These regulations may be called “Regulations for Hotel- 2011”
b) These regulations shall be applicable within the Jurisdiction of the
appropriate authority constituted under Gujarat Special Investment
Region Act, 2009.

2. APPLICABILITY
These regulations shall apply to any Hotel buildings proposed under
these regulations.

3. DEFINITION
a) “Act” means the Gujarat Special Investment Region Act, 2009.
b) “Appropriate Authority” means authority as defined under Act.
c) “Competent Authority” means any person/persons or authority or
authorities; authorized by the Prescribed Officer as the case may be
to perform such functions as may be specified under these
regulations.
d) “Developer” means and include owner/person/persons/registered
society/association/firm/company/joint ventures/institutions/trusts
entitled to make an application to develop any hospitality project;
e) “Escape routes” means any well ventilated corridor, staircase or
other circulation space, or any combination of the same, designed
for the purpose of evacuation and by means of which, the
occupants can reach to safe place in the open air at ground level;
f) “Fire escape stairways and routes” means escape routes,
provided at various levels or floors in the building as per
requirements in NBC, and designed and placed as advised and
approved by the fire officer;
g) “Fire Officer” means the Chief Fire Officer of the Municipal
Corporation;
h) “GDCR” means the prevalent General Development Control
Regulations applicable for the relevant appropriate authority;
i) “Guest Drop Off Canopy” means the canopy at the main entrance.
j) “Hotel” means any building or group of building under Single
Management, in which sleeping accommodation is provided, with or
without dining facilities, activity relating to recreation, entertainment,
tourist shopping, lobby/lounge, restaurants, bar, shopping area,
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 area, swimming pool, parking facilities attached food services,
restaurants.
k) “Refuge Area” means an area designed and provided at various
levels or floors in the building as per requirements in NBC, to hold
occupants during a fire or any other emergency and design for
safety;
l) “Service Floor” means a floor not exceeding 2.2 mts. Height, which
shall be buffer to take care of structural transit, laying and looping of
the service lines, and other purposes.
m) “Atrium” means a large open space generally give the building a
feeling of space and light, often several stories high and having a
soft roofing/glazed roof and/or roofing of any material for safety
from weather, but not to give a space/support for any activity to be
carried above it.
n) “Zone” means the zone as designated in the prevalent sanctioned
development plan of the appropriate authority.

4) DUTIES OF THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY

a) The competent authority shall;
i. Within 30 days from the receipt of the application, recommend to
the Apex Authority/GIDB to approve or refuse the proposal;
ii. Part any proposal if forms a part of any notified water lobby or
any other area which the authority decides for not being
appropriate may after an inquiry deny with reason in writing.

5) PROCEDURE FOR SECURING THE PERMISSION

a) Subject to the provisions of these regulations and GDCR, any
developer intending to develop under these regulations shall apply
along with the required documents and drawings as per GDCR to
the competent authority under Section 15 (4) (b) of the GSIR Act,
2009 and Section 26 of the GTP&UD Act, 1976, and the competent
authority shall forward with its opinion to the Apex Authority/GIDB;
b) The Apex Authority/GIDB shall under Section 16 of the GSIR Act,
2009 and Section 29 (1) (ii) of the GTP&UD Act, 1976 take
decision and make necessary orders to grant the permission. The
competent authority shall grant permission in accordance to such
Apex Authority/GIDB orders;

6) PLANNING PROVISIONS
6.1. The hotel under these regulations shall be permitted on a plot:
i) On 30 mts. Wide road or

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 ii) In case if it is not 30 mts wide road then such plot should have
an approach 30 mts width from 30 mts road;
6.2. Minimum Nos. of Rooms shall be as under:

Plot Area Room

a) Equal to or above 5000 & up to 8000 100

b) Above 8000 & up to 10000 150

c) Above 10000 200

6.3. Floor Space Index:

i) Irrespective of any zone, maximum permissible Floor Space
Index (FSI) shall be as under:

Plot Area Permissible FSI

a) Equal to or above 5000 & up to 8000 3.0

b) Above 8000 & up to 10000 3.5

c) Above 10000 4.0

ii) The permissible FSI mentioned above shall be the sum of the
Global FSI. The Global FSI & Premium FSI shall be as under:
1) Global FSI (GFSI) means FSI which permitted prevalent
development plan of the appropriate authority. Such GFSI
shall be higher of 0.6 or the FSI permitted as per GDCR.
2) Premium FSI means, FSI available on payment. Payment
on such FSI shall be at 40% of land jantri rates.
iii) For the computation of the FSI the area used for the following
shall be excluded:
1) Basement/other floors used for the parking;
2) Refuge area required as per NBC;
3) Atrium, Entrance Porch/Guest Drop Off Canopy;
4) Fire escape stairways and escape routes;
5) Service floor;
6) Ramps leading to parking;
7) Swimming pool on any floor;
8) Control room for security and Fire;
9) Sewerage Treatment Plant/Effluent Treatment Plant.
10) Equipment/Air Handling Rooms (AHU) for air conditioning
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6.4. Guest Drop-Off Canopy/ Porch/Lift for access to parking shall be
permitted at ground level in the margin leaving 3.5 mts side margin
and 9.0 mts front margin of the boundary of the plot. The plinth level of
such Guest Drop-off Canopy/Porch may be raised maximum by 2.5
mts.

6.5. The escape routes and refuge areas, shall designed in a manner to
hold occupants during a fire or terror attack or any other emergency
until rescued. The refuge area shall be regulated as under:

i. One or more refuge spaces, not necessarily be contiguous but

connected with escape routes
ii. Minimum area of 15 sq m and a minimum width of 3.0 mts
iii. At least one refuge space be provided for every 6 floors or part
thereof;
iv. The refuge and the escape area shall be designed for safety of the
occupants.

6.6. Margins and Built-up Area:

i) Margin
Notwithstanding anything contained in GDCR, margin shall be
regulated as under:
1) Nothing except cabin and structures related to security may be
permitted in the margins;
2) Swimming pool shall be permitted in the margin spaces.
However, such swimming pool shall:
a) Not be permitted in the circulation spaces for the vehicles;
b) In 2.0 mts wide periphery of the plot and the buildings.

ii) Built-up Area:

1) On all floors maximum up to 45% in case of low-rise building
and 30% in case of High-rise building shall be permitted.
2) Area under the atrium shall not be considered while calculating
the ground coverage and built-up area as per the following
conditions:
a) Area under the atrium shall not exceed 40% of the ground
coverage;
b) No intermediate covered space at any floor shall be
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 c) Only elevators, reception counter, guest lounge, sitting and
circulation lobbies shall be permitted under the atrium;
d) Provisions for projection in GDCR shall apply mutatis
mutandis to projections within the atrium.

6.7. Height of Building:

i. Total height of the building shall not exceed 40 mts.
ii. Additional height (AH) means height more than that permitted in
GDCR. Such additional height shall be permitted on payment.
Such payment shall be calculated by multiplying the total floor
area included in the additional height by 15 % of the land jantri
rates.
iii. In case of plant rooms, banquets, ball rooms, restaurant,
entrance canopy/porch, entrance lobby, basements, floor height
more than that available in GDCR shall be permitted on
payment. Such payment shall be calculated by multiplying the
floor area for which additional height is required by 15 % of the
land jantri rates.
6.8. Basements:
i. The following may be permitted in basement:
1. Parking on more than one levels;
2. Security cabins, electric cabin, substation, a.c. plant
room, generator room, boiler room, hotel laundry,
housekeeping, stores, lockers and rest room for the
reserve staff. Such services shall only be permitted on
basement at 1st level below the ground level only. The
area for such facility shall not exceed 20% of the total
basement at that level.
ii. Basements may be permitted in the marginal spaces leaving 3.5
mts margin from the boundary of the building unit.
i) Swimming Pool, Cooling Towers, Communication Equipments
i. Swimming pool shall be permitted at any floor.
ii. Cooling towers, communication equipments shall be permitted on
terraces. The developer shall, at his cost, get an audit of the
Structural Stability and Safety from a Structural expert of adequate
experience and registered with the competent authority.
j) Parking, Movement and Mobility shall be regulated as under
i. Parking shall be permitted on any floor/basements at any level.
Parking for physically challenged people shall have to be provided
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 ii. Ramp leading to parking place may be permitted in margins after
leaving, minimum 3.5 mts wide margin from the boundary of the
building unit.
iii. Minimum parking equivalent to 50% of the consumed FSI shall be
provided.
iv. The parking may be provided in one of more lots and such lots shall
have to be provided within the same building unit;
v. Access for private cars, cyclists, pedestrians, service vehicles,
emergency vehicles and public utility vehicles shall be designed for
safety and convenience;
vi. Access Points onto public roads should be located and designed in
such a manner so as to minimize traffic hazards, queuing on public
roads.
vii. 10% of the parking provided shall be reserved for taxi stand
viii. Room of minimum 25 sq. mt area shall be provided for drivers along
with Water Closet and bath facilities.

7. STRUCTURE SAFETY
Structure safety regulations as per Annexure-1 shall be applicable

8. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
8.1. Lifts: The planning and design of lifts shall be in accordance with
National Building Code of India.
8.2. Eco-friendly practices for, sewage treatment plant & waste
management as well as energy saving devices shall be adopted
8.3. Yoga centre of minimum 50 sq.mtr. should be provided.
8.4. Provisions rescue of water (Regulation 10.14) solar water heating
(Regulation 10.13) shall be applicable.
8.5. The building shall preferably be designed as per energy conservation
building code.
8.6. For public safety, in consultation with a security expert ,CCTV camera,
night vision devices, motion sensors, control room, refuge area escape
routes etc. shall be included in building planning & design and be
installed on completion.
8.7. Hotels under this provision is permitted in the zone as prevalent zone
in the development plan, however such permission can be denied on
account of safety.
8.8. De-salinity charge @ 5% of the jantri rates for the entire floor space
shall have to be paid to the competent authority at the time of issue of
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8.9. Wherever not mentioned, the provision GDCR shall apply mutatis
mutandis
8.10. Even after approval under these regulations, permission from the
Airport Authority of India, Department of Forest and Environment for
EIA clearance, and all other relevant, as required, shall be mandatory.
8.11. The structural safety of the building shall be the responsibility of the
developer. The developer shall at his cost get an audit of the structural
stability and safety through any independent competent authority or a
structural expert of adequate experience and good reputation and
registered to the competent authority.
8.12. Fire safety provision shall be made in accordance to GDCR.

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15(B) Development Requirements for Hospital

1. SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT

a. These regulations may be called “Regulation for Hospitals-2011”

b. These regulations shall be applicable within the Jurisdiction of the
appropriate authority constituted under Gujarat Special Investment
Region Act, 2009.
2. APPLICABILITY

a. These regulations shall apply to any Hospital buildings proposed

under these regulations.

3. DEFINTION

a) “Act” means the Gujarat Special Investment Region Act, 2009.

b) “Appropriate Authority” means authority as defined under Act.
c) “Competent Authority” means any person/persons or authority or
authorities; authorized by the Prescribed Officer as the case may be
to perform such functions as may be specified under these
regulations.
d) “Developer” means and include a owner/person/persons/ registered
society/association/firm/company/joint ventures/institutions/trusts
entitled to make an application to develop any hospitality project;
e) “Escape Routes” means any well ventilated corridor, staircase or
other circulation space, or any combination of the same, designed
for the purpose of evacuation and by means of which, the occupants
can reach to safe place in the open air ground level;
f) “Floor Space” means the sum of the area of each floor calculated
for the purpose of FSI;
g) “Fire escape stairways and routes” means escape routes
designed and placed as advised and approved by the fire officer;
h) “Fire Officer” means the Chief Fire Officer of the Municipal
Corporation;
i) “GDCR” means the prevalent General Development Control
Regulations applicable for the relevant appropriate authority;
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 k) “Atrium (plural atria)” means a large open space, generally give the
building a feeling of space and light, often several stories high and
having a soft roofing/glazed roof and/or roofing of any material for
safety from weather, but not to give a space/support for any activity
to be carried above it, often situated within an office building,
shopping arcade, shopping centre, and located immediately bey9nd
the main entrance;
l) “Refuge Area” means an area designed and provided at various
levels or floors in the building as per requirements in NBC, to hold
occupants during a fire or any other emergency;
m) “Hospital” means under Single Management, any building or group
of building or multiple buildings consisting of a complex
accommodating facilities to prevent, treat, and manage illness and
the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the
services offered by the medical and allied health professions
including research and health club and physiotherapy centres;
n) “Global FSI” means FSI permissible under these regulations
irrespective of the zone;
o) “Zone” means the zone as designated in the prevalent sanctioned
development plan of the appropriate authority.
4. DUTIES OF THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY

For the purpose of these regulations, the competent authority shall

a) Within 30 days from the receipt of the application, recommend to

the Apex Authority/GIDB to approve or refuse the proposal;
b) May deny, after giving reason in writing, if the proposal forms a part
of any notified water body or any difficult area;
c) May recommend to the Apex Authority/GIDB to allow the benefits
available under any scheme of the State or Central Government.
5. PROCEDURE FOR SECURING THE PERMISSION

a) Subject to the provisions of these regulations and GDCR, any

developer intending to develop under these regulations shall apply
along with the required documents and drawings as per GDCR to
the competent authority under Section 15 (4) (b) of the GSIR Act,
2009 and Section 26 of the GTP&UD Act, 1976, and the competent
authority shall forward with its opinion to the Apex Authority/GIDB;
b) The Apex Authority/GIDB shall under Section 16 of the GSIR Act,
2009 and Section 29 (1) (ii) of the GTP&UD Act, 1976 take
decision and make necessary orders to grant the permission. The

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 competent authority shall grant permission in accordance to such
Apex Authority/GIDB orders;
c) With regard to procedure to be followed the manner of application,
the documents to be submitted along with the applications, the
protocols of drawings to be submitted, etc. unless otherwise
prescribed, the provisions of GDCR of the appropriate authority
shall apply mutatis mutandis.
6. PLANNING PROVISION
6.1. The Hospital under these regulations shall be permitted on an
Approach and on road which is 30 mts or wide.
6.2. Floor Space Index:
6.2.1 In the prevalent zone of the Development Plan, permissible floor
Space Index under these regulations be as under:
6.2.2 Maximum FSI shall be as under

Floor Area Permitted FSI

Above 5000 & up to 6000 3.0

Above 6000 & up to 10000 3.5

Above 10000 4.0

6.2.3 The FSI on any plot shall be the sum of the Global FSI and Premium
FSI where…..
i. Global FSI (GFSI) shall be ….
 0.6 in any area or
 Permissible FSI in any zone, not having premium and
applicable for residential use.
ii Premium Floor Space Index (PFSI), PFSI shall be available
on payment for the area at 40% of land jantri rates to the
competent authority.
6.2.4 The built up area of following shall be excluded from the computation
of the FSI:
i. Basement and other floors used for the parking;
ii. Refuge area as required as per NBC;
iii. Entrance Canopy area;
iv. Atrium;
v. Fire escape stairways and routes, Escape routes;
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viii. Equipment/Air Handling Rooms (AHU) for air conditioning
and ventilation requirements,
6.3. Entrance Canopy, Porch and Lift for the access to parking, at the
ground level shall be permitted. Such canopy may be permitted to be
on raised level and exceeding 2.5 mts.
6.4. On each floor, for safety and emergency exit, provide escape routes
and refuge areas, on locations as required in the design.
6.5. The refuge and the escape area shall be regulated as under:
i. To hold occupants during a fire or terror attack or any other
emergency until rescued;
ii. Refuge Area shall be regulated as under:
a) One or more refuge spaces, not necessarily be
contiguous but connected with escape routes;
b) Minimum area of 15 sq.mts. and a minimum width of 3.0
mts.
c) at least one refuge space be provided for every 6 floors
or part thereof;
d) the refuge and the escape area shall be designed for
safety of the occupants;
e) Design of refuge area should comply with the provisions
of NBC.

6.6. Margins and Built-up Area:

i. Notwithstanding anything contained in GDCR, margins shall be
regulated as under:
a) Nothing except cabin and structures related to security
may be permitted in the margins;
b) Vehicle lifts shall be permitted within the margin spaces.
However, a clear margin of 9.0 mts. In the front and 3.5
mts. On other sides shall have to be maintained.

ii. Built-up Area: Built-up Area shall be regulated as under:

a) 45% in case of low-rise building and 30% in case of High-
rise building.

iii. Area under the atrium shall not be considered while calculating
the ground coverage and built-up area;
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 a) Such area under the atrium shall not exceed 40% of the
ground coverage;
b) No intermediate covered space at any floor shall be
permitted in the area under the atrium;
c) Only elevators, Reception counter, inquiry counter space
for sitting and circulation lobbies shall be permitted under
the atrium;
d) Projection in margin in GDCR shall apply mutatis
mutandis to projections within the atrium
6.7. Height of Building
a. Higher than the permitted under the GDCR shall be known as
additional height. The Additional Height (AH) shall be regulated as
under:
b. Maximum height of 40 mts shall be permitted;
a. AH shall be permitted on payment. Such payment shall be
based on applicable rates (AR) which would be equivalent to
15% of the land jantri rates.
b. The calculation shall be as under:
i. For individual floors, multiply the floor area for which AR is
asked for with AR ; or
ii. For building, multiply the sum of the floor area of all the floors
which are above the permissible height of AR;
c. Additional Floor to Floor Height more floor height then as prescribed
in GDCR for public areas, Plant rooms, banquets, ball rooms,
restaurants, entrance canopy/ porch, entrance lobby, basement can
be availed on payment as per above sub clauses.

6.8. Basements:
1) The following may be permitted in basement:
a. Parking on more than one level;
b. Space for services which may include electric cabin, substation,
a.c. plant room, boiler, housekeeping, rooms for the care takers,
morgue, collection of waste, such as bio medical, plastic paper,
glass diagnostics ,etc. central laundry, CSSD change room,
library room, rest room for the reserve staff. However such
service shall only be permitted on one level of basement. Such
uses shall strictly be ancillary to the principle use. However
these areas shall not exceed 20% of the total basement area
and for such area payment at the rate of 5% of the jantri shall
have to be made.
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 d. Basement may be permitted in the marginal space. However for
the safety requirements, it shall not be permitted in 3 mts wide
area along the perimeter of the building unit;
6.9. Parking, movement and mobility (PMM) shall be regulated as under:
a) Parking shall be permitted on any floor/ basement at any level;
b) Parking shall not be insisted at Ground level or as surface
parking. However parking for physical challenged people shall
have to be provided on ground level;
c) Ramp leading to parking may be permitted in margin after
leaving all around the building minimum 3.5 mts wide space.
d) Minimum parking equivalent to 50% of the consumed FSI shall
be provided;
e) The parking can be provided in one or more lots. However it
shall have to be provided within the same building unit;
f) Access for private cars, cyclists, pedestrians, service vehicles,
emergency vehicles and public utility vehicles and public utility
vehicles shall be designed for safety and convenience.
g) Access points onto public roads should be located and designed
in such a way as to minimize traffic hazards, queuing on public
roads.
h) On each floor minimum of one service corridor of minimum 2.5
mts width, having access from each floor and is connected to
the lift shall be provided;

7. STRUCTURE SAFETY

Structure safety regulations as per Annexture-1 shall be applicable

8. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
a) Lifts- planning and design: The planning and design of lifts shall be in
accordance with National building Code of India
b) Eco- friendly practices (a) Sewage Treatment Plant (b) rain water
harvesting (c) waste management (d) pollution control method for air,
water and light (e) Introduction of non CFC equipment for refrigeration
and air conditioning.
c) Provisions reuse of water (Regulation No. 10.14) and solar water
heating (Regulation No. 10.13) shall be applicable.
d) The building shall preferably be designed as per Energy Conservation
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 e) For public safety, in consultation with a security experts, CCTV
Cameras, Night Vision Devices, Motion sensors, control room ,
Refuge Areas, escape roots etc. shall be included in building planning
and design and be install on completion.
f) Whereas the provision GDCR apply mutatis mutandis.
g) Hospital under this provision shall be permitted in any zone in the
development plan.
h) Provided that such permission can be denied by the government on
account of safety.
i) Even after approval under these regulations, the permissions from the
Airport Authority of India, Department of forest and environment for EIA
clearance, and all other relevant department, as required, shall be
mandatory.
j) The structural safety of the building shall be the responsibility of the
developer. The developer shall, at his cost, get an audit of the
structural stability and safety through any independent competent
authority or a structural expert of adequate experience and good
reputation identified and advised by the competent authority.
k) Deduction as decided by the competent authority shall be applicable in
case where the plots are not the part of Town Planning Scheme area
l) Fire safety provision shall be made in accordance to GDCR
m) Entrance canopy, porch and lift for the access to parking, at the ground
level shall be permitted. Such canopy may be permitted to be on a
raised level not exceeding2.5mts.
n) On each floor, for safety and emergency exit ,provide escape routes
and refuge areas, as per NBC
o) For poor and middle class patients, 10% of the total nos. of beds shall
be designated and 30% of the decided rates shall be charged. The
competent authority shall monitor the implementation.

9. SPECIAL PLANNING PROVISIONS (SPP) WHERE 4.0 OR MORE FSI IS

GRANTED
9.1. Minimum requirement of the hospital shall be as under;
9.1.1. 100 beds
9.1.2. Two operation theatres, ICU, code blue room
9.1.3. Designated space for teaching, research and library facilities,
centralized sterilization facilities, indoor pharmacy & dispensing
pharmacy, House keeping facilities and Lenin room,
cafeteria/restaurant, indoor catering facilities.
9.1.4. Compulsory HVAC (centralized air conditioning) systems for
ICU, operation theatres & other critical facilities.
9.1.5. Designated area for gas manifold& piped supply of medical gas,
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 9.1.6. Staking, material receiving areas,
9.1.7. Power backup for critical facilities & on conventional energy use
shall only be compulsory in case of non critical facilities,
9.1.8. The design should comply to WHO standards or equivalent,
9.1.9. Waste management as per GSPC rules.

Provisions of Regulation of reuse of the water, installation of Solar System

shall be applicable as per the provision of the GDCR.

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16. General Building Requirement
16.1 Means of Access

1. The following provisions shall apply for approaches/ access to the

structure within a plot.

Table 16.1: Approaches and access to the structure within a plot

Sr. No. Length of means of access in Width of means of access in mtr.

mtr

For Residential For Commercial

Use Use

1 Up to 75 mts. 6m 10m

2 76 to 150 mts. 9m 10m

3 151 to 300 mts. 9m 12m

4 Above 300 mts. 12m 18m

2. No building shall be erected so as to deprive any other building of the

means of access.

3. Every person who erects a building/structure shall not at any time erect or
cause or permit to erect or re-erect any building/structure which in any way
encroaches upon or diminishes the area set apart as means of access.

4. In the case of buildings for industrial/institutional, residential and

commercial users with area of plot not less than 5,000 Sq.m, following
additional provisions for the means of access, around such buildings, shall
be ensured:
a. If there are any bends or curves on the approach road around building,
not less than 9 m width shall be provided at the curve, to enable the fire
fighting vehicle & related equipments to turn. The turning radius shall
be at least of 9 mts.
b. The approach to the building and open space on its all sides, up to 6 m
width and the layout for the same shall be as approved by the Chief
Fire Officer and Fire Adviser, RDA and the same shall be of hard
surface, capable of taking the weight of fire engine, weighing up to 18

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shall be motor able.
c. Main entrances to the plot shall be of adequate width to allow easy
access to the fire engine and in no case it shall measure less than 4.5
m the entrance gate shall fold back against the compound wall of the
premises, thus leaving the exterior access way within the plot free for
movement of fire fighting vehicles. If main entrance at boundary wall is
built-over, the minimum clearance shall be 4.5 m.
d. For multi-storied group of residential buildings, consisting of more than
one building in a plot, approach road shall be minimum 9 m in width
and for every individual building; there shall be a minimum space of 6
m width.
At every entrance, cross drain of size not less than 900 mm dia. for
coastal area and 450 mm dia. for non-coastal area or as directed by
RDA, shall be provided.
5. The shape of the plots, the junction of the roads, curves at the corners
shall be designed as directed by the Competent Authority.
e. Curves at the junction:
The curves shall be provided at the junction of roads as prescribed
below:
i. Metres radius if the width of the road is 9 Metres or less.
ii. 6.0 Metres. radius if the width of the roads is more than 9 Metres. but
not more than 18 Metres.
iii. 7.5 Mt. radius if the width of the road exceeds 18 Metres.

6. The alignment of the internal road or roads shall be regulated to be in

continuation of the public or private roads continuous to the applicant's
plots; but in case of termination of an internal road or roads; 13.5
meter diameter turning circle or 12metres x 6 Metres. turning "T" shall be
enforced.
Provided that these requirements may be waived if the length of such road
does not exceed 110 Mt. in case of 7.5 Metres wide road.

7. The level gradients, position of the services such as water supply lines,
street lighting, storm water drains, sewer lines, manholes, tree etc. shall be
fixed as approved by the Competent Authority.

8. There shall be minimum 4.5 mt. Clear distance between two detached low
rise building / structure.

9. In development area excluding town planning scheme area, the width of

one road shall be decided by the Competent Authority.
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16.2 Room Sizes
16.2.1 The sizes of habitable rooms and other areas shall be
as specified in the Table 6.1 below.

Table 16.2: Size of Habitable Rooms

Sr. No. Type Minimum carpet Minimum

area in Sq.m dimension in m

1 Multi-purpose room in one-room 9.6 2.4

dwelling unit

2 Rooms in two room dwelling unit

a) Living Room 9.6 2.4
b) Other Room 7.5 2.4
c) Kitchen 4.5 1.7

3 Room in any building other than 7.5 2.4

Residential

16.2.2 The minimum sizes of bathrooms and the WCs shall be

as follows, for buildings of all land-uses:

Table 16.3: Size of bathrooms and technomogy

Sr. No Particulars Internal dimensions

1 Bathroom 1.2 M X 1.2 M

2 Water Closet (WC) 0.9 M X 1.2 M

3 Combined Toilet 1.2 M X 2.1 M

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16.3 Height of Room
16.3.1 The minimum and maximum height of the habitable
rooms shall be as given in table hereunder:

Table 16.4: Height of Room

Sr.no. Occupancy Minimum Maximum height

height(in Mts.) (in Mts.)

1 Flat roof 2.75 4.2

(a) Any habitable room Including rooms
in IT/BT unit

(b) Air-conditioned habitable room 2.4 4.2

Including rooms in IT/BT unit

(c) Assembly halls,residential hotels of

3 Star category and above, rooms in
institutional, educational, industrial, 3.6 5.0
hazardous or storage occupancies,
departmental stores, entrance halls and
lobbies to departmental stores and
assembly halls.

2 Pitched roof (a) Any habitable room 2.75 (average 4.2 (average with
with 2.1 m at 3.2 m at the
the lowest lowest point)
point)

The above provisions are subject to the following:

A. The minimum clear head-way under any beam shall be 2.4 m in all
occupancies, except those included in Sr.No. 1(c) in the Table above, any
height in excess of 4.2 m shall be deemed to have consumed an additional
FSI of 50 per cent of the relevant floor area.

i. In case of plots earmarked for residential bungalow or Row

Houses, floor area not exceeding 20 Sq.mt. per plot or 10% of
plot area whichever is less, shall be allowed to have clear
internal height of more than 4.20 m, without counting 50% area
of the same for computation of FSI.

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 ii. In the case of Assembly Halls, Residential Hotels of star
category and above, Institutional, Educational, Industrial,
Hazardous or storage occupancies, departmental stores
including entrance halls and lobbies of all the aforesaid
categories minimum and maximum height shall be 3.6 m and
5.0 m respectively. Provided greater height may be permitted by
the appropriate authority.

iii. The height of bathrooms, WCs and Store Rooms in buildings of

all land-uses shall not be less than 2.2 m.

iv. Any telemetric equipment storage erection facility can have a

height as required for effective functioning of that structure.
v. AC plant room can have height as required for the installation
and effective functioning of the plant.
16.4 Ventilation
The following regulations shall apply to all rooms including bathroom, WC,
storeroom in buildings of all land-uses:
1. All rooms shall be provided with one or more apertures such as windows,
fanlights, skylights, louvered doors and the like opening directly on to the
external air or on to a covered unenclosed balcony not more than 2m in
width.
2. Ventilation of Rooms: Every such room whether it is living room or a
kitchen shall be constructed that the same have for the purpose of
ventilation:
a. A window or windows and/or ventilators clear of the such
frames, opening directly into an interior or exterior open air
space or into an open verandah or gallery abutting on such
open air spaces having an opening of not less than one tenth of
the floor area of the room of an aggregate opening of doors,
windows and ventilators of not less than one seventh of the
floor area of the room.No portion of a room shall be considered
to be lighted, if it is more than 7.5 m away from the aperture
directly lighting it.
b. Such aggregate opening in respect of sitting room, or dining
room of three or more room tenements may be provided either
by windows, ventilators or doors, if such room abuts on an open
verandah or gallery.
3. In case of building in which any portion of a room is more than 7.5 m away
from the aperture or where artificial ventilation is resorted to through air
conditioning system, the illumination levels due to artificial lighting shall be
as prescribed in the National Building Code Part VIII, Clause 4.1.2 and
4.1.2.2 or any modifications thereof. In all such cases a detailed plan

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approval.

4. For air conditioned premises the provisions as prescribed in Part VIII

Section 3 of National Building Code or any modifications thereof shall
apply.

5. Factories and buildings of the warehouses: Every room in such building

shall be lighted and ventilated by sufficient number of windows, ventilators
and sky lights exclusive of doors having clear opening not less than 1/7th
of the floor area abutting on open air space of width not less than 1/3rd of
the height of the part of the building abutting such open space.

Provided that this requirement may be relaxed if artificial lighting and

ventilation are installed to the satisfaction of the Competent Authority.

6. Ventilation of stair-cases:- Every stair case provided under the

foregoing clauses shall be lighted and ventilated to the satisfaction of
the Authority from an open air space not less than 1 sq.mt.

7. Windows in stair-case Bay: There shall be provided a window or windows

of an aggregate area of at least 1.2 sq.metres on each storey in such of
the wall of the stair-case room which abuts on such 1 sq.mt. open air
space to light and ventilate such staircase.

8. Ventilation from the Top and Skylight etc.:-Where an open well for
light and ventilation, within the space enclosed by a stairway and its
landings, is proposed to be provided, the least horizontal dimensions of
which are equal to two times the width of the staircase then the
requirements of clause(3) and (4) may be dispensed with provided that
there shall be in the roof directly over each such stair well, a ventilating
skylight with provided fixed or movable louvers to the satisfaction of the
Competent Authority. The glazed roof of the skylight shall not be less than
3.7 sq. metres in area. No lift or any other fixture shall be erected in such
staircase well.

16.5 Balconies
1. Provided that this requirement may be relaxed if artificial lighting and
ventilation are installed to the satisfaction of the Competent Authority.

2. The floor area of balconies to the extent of 10% built-up area of the
respective floor will be permitted free of FSI (in all the land-uses except in
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 the industrial and service industrial uses). Any additional area beyond 10%
shall be included in the floor area for computation of FSI.

3. Except industrial building, a balcony in a building may be permitted to be

enclosed by an open grill above the parapet, (being 0.9 metres in height),
without payment of additional premium.

4. A balcony in a building may be enclosed otherwise and the wall in

between balcony and adjoining room may be allowed to be removed so as
to include balcony area into room, upon the payment of additional
premium as would be decided by RDA from time to time.

16.6 Loft

Table 16.5: Extent of Lofts

Sr. Rooms over which Lofts Coverage (% to area of room below)

No. permitted

1 Kitchen/Habitable room 25

2 Bathroom, water closet, corridor. 100

3 Shops with width up to 3 m 33.33

4 Shops with width exceeding 3 m 50

5 Industrial / Business 33.33

i. Provided that (a) lofts in commercial or industrial buildings shall be

located at least 2 m away from the entrance; and (b) loft area shall
not be counted towards FSI subject to provision in (ii) below.
ii. Heights: The clear head-room under a loft shall not be less than 2.2
m and that above it m shall not be more than 1.5 m and if
exceeded; it shall be counted towards FSI.

16.7 Stairway
Stairway shall confirm to the following provisions in addition to items (1) to (7)
below. In addition, in order to satisfy fire fighting requirements any stairway
identified as an exit stairway shall confirm to the requirement stippled in fire
protection regulations provided in these regulations.

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1. Width:-The minimum width of a staircase other than a fire escape shall be
as given in Table here under:

Table 16.6: Regulations on Width of Staircase/ Corridor

Sr.No. Type of occupancy Minimum width of

staircase/ Stairway/
Corridor(in meters)

1 Residential building
(a) General
i. Upto 24m ht. 1.2
ii. Above 24m ht. 1.5
(b) Row Housing, Bungalows (two storied) 0.9

2 Educational building 1.5

Up to 24 m. high 2.0
Over 24 m. high

3 Institutional buildings (i.e. hospital)

(a) Up to 10 beds 1.5
(b) Over 10 beds 2.0

4 Assembly buildings 2.0

5 Mercantile, business, industrial storage,

hazardous, buildings 1.5
Low Rise 2.0
High Rise

a. Flight:-No flight shall contain more than 12 risers, but in residential

buildings, in narrow plots and in high density Housing a single flight
staircase may be permitted.
b. Risers: - The maximum height of a riser shall be 19 cm. in a residential
building and 16 cm. in any other occupancy. However, on an internal
stairway within a dwelling unit a riser may be 25 cm. high.
c. Treads: - The minimum width of the tread without nosing shall be 25
cm. for staircase of residential building, other than fire escapes. In
other occupancies the minimum width of the tread shall be 30 cm. It
shall have a non-slippery finish and shall be maintained in that fashion.
d. Head room: - The minimum head room in a passage under the landing
of a staircase under the staircase shall be 2.2 m.

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 e. Floor indicator: - The number of each floor shall be conspicuously
painted in figures at least 15 cm. large on the wall facing the fight of a
stairway or at such suitable place as is distinctly visible from the fights.
f. Hand Rail: - Hand rail a minimum height of 0.9 m. from the centre of
the tread shall be provided.
16.8 Lifts
Lift shall be provided in all buildings as prescribed hereunder:
1. In case of Building having height more than 13.0 metres lift shall be
provided.
2. Lift shall be provided at the rate of one lift for 20 tenements of all the
floors, or part thereof for residential buildings and at the rate of one lift per
1000 sq. metres or part thereof of built-up area for non-residential
buildings.
a. The tenement and built-up area on ground floor and two upper floors
shall be excluded in computing the above requirement.
b. Lift shall be provided from ground floor and shall have minimum
capacity of six persons.
c. On the basis of detailed calculations based on the relevant provisions
of National Building Code, the number of lifts can be varied.
3. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Development Control
Regulations in case of building with 21 meters or more in height, at least
two lifts shall be provided.
4. Provision of Fire lift shall be mentioned in the Regulation No 19.1.
16.9 Basements
1. Area and Extent: The total area of basement may be in one or more
levels and may extend beyond the building line below ground level
provided the clear distance between the edge of the basement and plot
boundary is kept as specified below. Provided further the top slab of the
basement is designed as heavy duty slab capable of withstanding heavy
fire fighting equipments to the satisfaction of CFO.
Table 16.7: Minimum clear widths from plot boundary to edge of
basements
Area of Plot Clear Widths (x)

More than 500 Sq.m. & upto 1000 Sq.m. 3.0m

1000 Sq.m & up to 2500 Sq.m 4.5m

2500 Sq.m & up to 6.0m

5000 Sq. m 9.0m

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2. Height: The height of the basement from the floor to the underside of the
roof-slab or ceiling or under side of a beam when the basement has a
beam shall not be less than 2.4 m.
3. The ceiling of basement immediately below ground level shall be at least
0.9 m and not more than 1.2 m above the average surrounding ground
level.
4. For parking spaces in basements and upper floors, preferably two ramps
shall be provides for plot up to 2000 sq.mt. For plots above 2000 sq.mt. It
shall be mandatory to provide two separate ramps preferably at opposite
ends. The ramps shall have minimum width 3.5 m. for one way ramp and
6.0 m for two ways ramp. Such ramps may be permitted in the side and
rear marginal open spaces after leaving sufficient space for movement of
fire fighting Vehicles.
5. Uses Permitted:
A basement may be put to the following uses only:-
 Storage of household or other non-hazardous goods;
 Store rooms, bank lockers or safe-deposit vaults;
 Air-conditioning equipment and other machines used for services and
utilities of the building;
 Parking spaces;
 Electric sub-station (which will conform to required safety
requirements); Provided that, use strictly ancillary to the principal use
only be permitted in a basement. Provided further that in case the
basement is used for storage purpose, prior written permission from
RDA shall be obtained.

16.10 Safety of Buildings

1. All external walls shall be as per the provisions of National Building Code
and I.S. Specifications.
2. The thickness of the load bearing walls in the case of masonry walled
building shall be as under:
Table 16.8: Thickness of wall for Building Safety

Building with Thickness of wall

On G.F. On F.F. On. On.

S.F. T.F.

(i) Ground + One floor 23 cm 23 cm

(ii) Ground + Two floors 23 cm 23 cm 23 cm

(iii)Ground + Three floors. 35 cm 23 cm 23 cm 23 cm

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In case of cellars the external walls shall be of R.C.C. only and it shall have
minimum thickness of 23 cms or 45 cms brickwork in case of brickwork.

3. Subject to any of the above regulations every person who undertakes

construction of a building and/or who designs the structural member of the
building shall comply with the provisions of National Building Code
prevailing at the relevant time or the provisions of the Indian
Standard Specifications published from time to time.

4. Every person who undertakes the construction work on a building or

directs or supervises such works shall be responsible and shall
ensure use of sound and good quality building materials, properly put
together for optimum safety. He shall be liable for all consequences
arising out of breach of these regulations.

16.11 Plinth
1. Habitable rooms shall have minimum plinth height of 0.45mt from ground
level.

2. Parking garage may have no plinth.

3. Provided that the ground floor of a building may be permitted on

stilts/pillars instead of a solid plinth with a clear height of 2.6 Metres. in
case of slabs with beams height should not exceed 2.8 Metres. and
further that this space shall at all times be kept free from any enclosure
except for genuine stair-case.

4. Provided further that a electric meter room, room for telephone D.B.; stair-
case room, may be permitted subject to maximum built-up area of 15 sq.
mt. allowed with a minimum plinth 30cms and this area shall not be
considered towards computation of F.S.I.
16.12 Height of Floors
1. Minimum height of floors in building at any point shall be 2.8 Metres. for
residential and commercial uses and 3 meters or as per Factory Act or
other relevant Act in case ground floor and upper-floors in a building used
for offices for ancillary uses of factories, workshops, godowns and other
industrial purposes.

2. Provided that in case of folded roof the minimum height of 3.0 Metres shall
be measured from the lowest point of the fold.
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3. Provided that in case of gabled or slopping roof the minimum height below
the lowest part of roof, shall not be less than 2.2 Metres and an average
height of the rooms shall not be less than the minimum prescribed here
above.

4. Provided further that in case of trussed-roof, the minimum height shall

be measured from the pavement to bottom of the tie beam

5. Provided that for verandah, Bathroom, W.C., passages, puja room, store
room, stair cabin, and minimum height of 2.00 metres.

16.13 Stairs, Lifts, Lobbies and Corridor

The width of lobbies or corridors in building shall be as under:
i. In case of residential and non-residential building except individual
detached building minimum clear width of corridor shall be as
under:

Table 16.9: Corridor Lengths and Widths

Length of Corridor (in Width of Corridor

Metres.)

Residential Non-Residential

Up to 6 1.0 1.2

Up to 9 1.2 1.5

Up to 15 1.2 2.0

Above 15 1.5 2.5

NOTE:-
1. For every additional 9.00 metres length or part there of the width of
corridor shall be increased by 0.30 metres upto a maximum of 3.00
metres.
2. In case of starred hotels, the width of the corridor shall be as per the
authorized standards of the starred hotels.
3. Whereas in case of residential dwelling unit occupied by single family and
constructed upto three floors width of the stairs shall not be less than 1.0
mtr.

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4. In case of all non-residential and high rise residential buildings, the clear
width of stair and lending exclusive of parapet shall not be less than 1.5
Metres.
5. Minimum stair width for more than 6 tenements on each floor shall be 1.5
Metres.
6. The stair-case & lifts (elevators) shall be so located that it shall be within
accessible distance of not more than 25 Metres from any entrance of
tenement or an office provided on each floor.
7. The design of the lift & stair along with the tread and riser shall comply
with the provisions of the National Building Code for that class of building.
8. No winders shall be allowed except in case of individual dwelling unit.

16.14 Sanitary Accommodation

All the buildings when erected or re-erected from foundation or when
additions to the floors are made shall be provided with minimum sanitary
accommodation.
16.14.1 In the case of use of building as office and public
building except cinemas, theatres, meetings and
lecture halls, minimum sanitary facilities should be
provided as under:
Every office building or public building shall be provided with at least one
water closet.
Water closets shall be provided for each sex and the number of such water
closets for each sex shall in every case be based upon the maximum number
likely to occupy such building at any one time.
One urinal shall be provided for every 25 males or part thereof and one water
closet for every 25 females or part thereof upto 100 persons. For any number
exceeding 100, one urinal for every 50 persons shall be provided.

There shall be provided one water-closet for every 50 persons of each sex or
part thereof upto 500 persons and for excess over 500, one water closet for
every 100 persons of each sex or part thereof shall be provided. However, if
the total number of employees in such a building or the number of persons
likely to use such building does not exceed 20. One water-closet each
for both sexes shall be sufficient and no urinal may be provided.

The building shall be deemed to be occupied by persons or employees

at the rate of one per every 5 square metres of the floor area and sanitary
facilities shall be provided according to the number of employees or
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Such water-closet and urinals shall be in an accessible location and
shall be provided with signs plainly indicating their purposes and the sex for
which they are meant.
16.14.2 Industrial Buildings and warehouses:
All types of industries shall be provided with minimum sanitary facilities as
under:
a. Every such building shall be provided with at least one water
closet to privy.
b. Water closets or privies shall be provided for each sex and
number of such closets or privies for each sex shall in every case
be based upon the maximum number or persons of that sex
employed in occupying such building.
c. Water closets or privy accommodation shall be provided in every
W.C. on the following scale:
i. Where females are employed there shall be at least one water
closets or one privy for every 25 females. Where males are
employed, there shall be at least one water – closets or one
privy for every 25 males.
ii. Provided that where the number of males employed exceed
100, it shall be sufficient if there is one water closet or one
privy for every 25 males up to the first 100, and one water
closet or one privy for every 50 thereafter.
iii. In calculating the number of water closets or privies required
under these regulations any number of workers less than 25 or
50, as the case may be shall be reckoned as 25 or 50 and the
number of workers to be considered shall be the maximum
number employed at any one time during the day.
In every such factory there shall be provided one urinal for every 100 persons
of each sex or any less number thereof.
In every such factory there shall be provided one washing place of 3.6 square
meters in area with sufficient number of taps as per standards laid down by
rules in respect of factories.
In every building of the warehouse class there shall be provided one water
closet for every 50 males or any less number thereof and one water closet for
every 50 females or any less number thereof and one water closet for every
50 females or any less number thereof. There after water closets shall be
provided at the rate of one closet for every 70 persons.
In every building of the warehouse class, there shall be provided one urinal for
every 100 persons of each sex or any less number thereof.
For the purpose of determining the number of water-closets and urinal for
every sq.mts. of the gross floor space of such building shall be deemed to be
occupied by one person.

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Such water closets and urinals shall be accessible in location and shall be
provided with signs plainly indicating their purpose and the sex for which they
are meant.

16.14.3 Educational Buildings:

a. Any building used for educational purpose shall be provided
with minimum sanitary facilities as follows:
b. Subject to minimum provisions of two water-closets and five urinals,
there shall be one water-closet and four urinals for every 200
students or part thereof.
c. Competent Authority may enforce the distribution of the above
sanitary facilities to be provided at each floor of the building.
d. The building shall be deemed to be occupied by students at the
rate of one student per every 1.00 sq.mt. of the floor area of all the
class-rooms and sanitary facilities shall be provided according to
the number of students so worked out.
16.14.4 Residential Building or Residential Tenements:
a. Each residential building or residential tenement shall be provided
with at least one water-closet.

16.15 Location of Openings

a. Every person who undertakes construction work on a building shall
so locate every opening abutting on any open space that the sill of
such opening shall not be less than 90 cms. above the level of the
floor from which such opening is accessible.
b. Provided that if such opening is to be constructed flush with floor
level its lower portion for a height of 90 cms. shall be protected by
bars or grill or similar other devices to the satisfaction of the
Competent Authority.

16.16 Ramps
1. Ramps for pedestrians:
a. General: - The provisions applicable to stairway shall generally
apply to ramps. A ramp in a hospital shall not be less than 2.25
Metres. wide in addition to satisfy the fire fighting
requirements,
b. Slope: - A ramp shall have slope of not more than 1:10, it shall
be of non-slippery material.
c. Handrail: - A handrail shall be provided on both the sides of the
ramp.
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 2. Ramps for handicapped people: The provision of the ramp with a
handrail to every public building on ground floor only as compulsory
for handicapped people, as per the revised National Building Code.

3. Ramp for basement or storied parking: For parking spaces in a

basement and upper at least two ramps of adequate width and
slope shall be provided preferably at the opposite and such ramps
may be permitted in the side and rear marginal open spaces,
after leaving sufficient space for movement of fire fighting
equipments.

16.17 Roofs
1. Effective drainage of rain water: The roof a building shall be
so constructed or framed as to permit effectual drainage of the
rain water there from by means of rain water pipes. Such pipes
shall be so arranged, jointed and fixed as to ensure that the rain
water is carried away from the building without causing dampness
in any part of the walls or foundations of the building or those of
adjacent buildings.
2. Manner of fixing rain water pipes: Rain water pipes shall be
affixed to the outside of the walls of the building or in recesses or
chases cut or formed in such walls or in such other manner as
may be approved by the Competent Authority.

16.18 Terrace
Terraces shall be free from partitions of any kind and accessible by a common
staircase.

16.19 Parapet
Parapet walls and handrails provided on the edges of the roof, terrace,
balcony, etc. shall not be less than 1.15 Metres from the finishing floor level
and not more than 1.3 Metres height above the unfinished floor level.
Parapet construction shall be made of material and design, such that it
ensures optimum safety to the user/occupants of the building.

16.20 Mosquito-Proof Water Tank

Water storage tank shall be maintained that perfectly mosquito-proof
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than 1.50 Metres in height shall be provided with a permanently fixed iron
ladder to enable inspection by anti-malaria staff.

16.21 Refuse Area/Disposal of Solid Waste

Wherever a property is developed or redeveloped, a space for community-Bin
for disposal of Solid Waste shall be provided in the road-side front marginal
open space. The owners/occupants shall be required to provide the
community-Bin with air-tight cover on top at the standards prescribed as
follows:
 The size of community bin (container) shall be calculated at the rate of
10 litres capacity per tenement/dwelling unit, for Residential use of
building; provided that the maximum capacity of container shall be 80
litres. The numbers of bins shall be calculated on the basis of total no.
of dwelling units/tenements.
 The size of community -Bin (container) shall be calculated at the rate of
the 20 litres capacity for each 100 SMT of floor-area, in case of non-
residential use of building; provided that the maximum capacity of
container shall be 80 litres. The number of bins shall be calculated on
the basis of total no. of dwelling units/tenements.

Provided that in case of Hospitals, Hotels, Restaurants like uses the disposal
of Solid Waste shall be carried out as per the norms decided by the authority
from time to time.

16.22 Septic Tanks

1. Location and sub-soil dispersion system shall not be closer than 12
m to any source of drinking water, such as a well, to mitigate the
possibility of bacterial pollution of water supply. It shall also be as
far removed from the nearest habitable building as economically
feasible but not closer than 2 m to avoid damage to the structure.

2. Dimensions and Other features

a. Septic tanks shall have a minimum inner width of 75 cm, a
minimum depth of 1 m. below the water level and a per capita
minimum liquid capacity of 85 litres. The length of the tanks shall
be at least twice the width.

b. Septic tanks may be constructed of brick work, stone masonry,

concrete or other suitable material as approved by
GPCPSIRDA.

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c. Under no circumstances, should effluent from a septic tank be
allowed into an open channel drain or body of water without
adequate treatment.

d. The minimum diameter of the pipe shall be 100 mm further, at

junctions of pipes in manholes; the direction of flow from a
branch connection should not make an angle exceeding 45° with
the direction of flow in the main pipe.

e. The gradients of land-drains, under-drainage as well as the

bottom of dispersion trenches and soak ways should be
between 1:300 and 1:400.

f. Every septic tank shall be provided with a ventilating pipe of at

least 50 mm diameter. The top of the pipe shall be provided with
a suitable cage of mosquito-proof wire mesh. The ventilating
pipe shall extend to a height which would cause no smell or
nuisance to any building in the area. Generally, the ventilating
pipe should extend to a height of about 2 m when the septic tank
is at least 15 m away from the nearest building and to a height
of 2 m above the top of the building when it is located closer
than15 m.

g. When the disposal of a septic tank effluent is to a seepage pit,

the seepage pit may be of sectional dimension of 90 cm and not
less than 100 cm in depth below the inner level of the inlet pipe.
The pit may be lined with stone; brick and concrete blocks with
dry open joint which should be backed with at least 7.5 cm of
clean coarse aggregate. The lining above the inlet level should
be finished with mortar. In the case of pits of large dimensions,
the top portion may be narrowed to reduce the size of the
R.C.C. cover slabs. When no lining is used, especially near
trees, the entire pit should be filled with loose stones. A masonry
ring should be constructed at the top of the pit to prevent
damage by flooding of the pit by surface run off. The inlet pipe
should be taken down to a depth of 90 cm from the top as an
anti-mosquito measure.

h. When the disposal of septic tank effluent is to a dispersion

trench, the dispersion trench shall be 50 to 100 cm wide
excavated to a slight gradient and shall be provided with a layer
of washed gravel or crushed stones 15 to 25 cm deep. Open
joined pipes placed inside the trench shall be made of unglazed
earthenware clay or concrete and shall have a minimum internal
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1.8 m to each other.

16.23 Urban Design Guidelines

The Development Plan shall clearly identify and designate areas of
importance for special urban design guidelines. These could be areas around
existing natural scenic areas or designed avenues envisioned in the
Development Plan. These should be outlined as specific Urban design
guidelines for each identified areas in terms of ground coverage, set back,
FSI, material, building height, floor height, plinth level, wall openings etc (as
need be). In case of any contradiction or variation in the proposed urban
design regulations to the building regulations the former shall prevail.

16.25(A) Energy Efficient Buildings

A built up area constructed using any green building and/or energy efficient
building technologies like terrace garden, atrium or any other area with solar
panel roof etc, would be exempted from FSI calculations.

16.24 Compound Walls and Gates

1. Detailed drawings of gates and boundary walls shall be submitted along
with the application for development permission.

2. No cactus hedge shall be allowed along the boundaries of a plot in any

portion of the development area.

3. A road side compound wall not exceeding 1.5 m. in height from the crown
of the road shall be permitted while on the other side along the boundary
of the building unit, the maximum height of the compound wall shall be 1.8
m. only. A compound gate shall not be constructed or permitted on the
curvature of the compound wall at the junction of the roads.

Provided that in the case of building units having area of more than 2000
sq.mts. gate-pillar (hollow) to an extent of 1:44 sq.mts. internal area may
be allowed up to the height of 2.4 mts.

Provided further that in the case of plots at the junction of streets, no

boundary wall below the fence grill (with at least 50% perforation) facing
the streets shall be raised to the height more than 0.8 Mt. from the kerb for
a length of 9 Mts. from the junction of the streets.

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4. Except on the junction of the roads where heights shall be prescribed as
per standard design of a compound wall approved by the Competent
Authority. In case of mills, buildings of competent Authority, Municipality
and Government, the Authority may allow the compound wall to be raised
to a height not exceeding 3 Mts. from the crown of the road in front and on
sides.

5. No partition wall shall be allowed anywhere in the margins of building unit.

Provided that a partition wall up to 1.5 m. height shall be permitted on
common boundary of semi-detached building and marginal distances
between two structures.

6. The plots of active burial-grounds and crematorium abutting on the main

road in residential locality shall be provided by the owners with a
compound-wall having a height not less than 1.5 Mts. from the crown of
the road in front.
7. No gates of compound wall shall open outward and shall be provided with
a contrivance which shall prevent the gate from opening outward on the
foot-path or road.
8. The entry or exit to the plot situated on the junction of the roads having a
width of 12 meters or more shall be located at least 15 meters away from
the corner point of the plot on such junctions.

If the length of a side in such a plot is less than what is prescribed above,
such entry or exit shall be provided at the farthest end of the plot from the
junction.

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17. Parking Regulations
17.1 Parking Regulations

Parking area for different vehicular modes shall be governed by the following
table:

Table 17.1: Parking area for different vehicular modes

Sr. No Type of Mode Size of Parking Bay

1 Car 2.50 m x 5.00m

2 Scooter 2.50 m x 1.20m

3 Bicycle 2.00 m x 0.70m

4 Truck 3.75 m x 10.00m

5 Trailer Truck 5.00 m x 20.00m

Required Parking Spaces to be provided for various land-uses” shall be

governed by the following Table:

Table 17.2: Numbers of car spaces to be provided for various landuses

Sr. Land - Use Required Parking Space

No.

Car Two Wheelers Remarks

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

1 Residential 2 car spaces for 2 scooter space 25% of the

every one tenement for every one parking spaces to
above 150 sq. m. of tenement above be reserved
built up area 150 sq. m. of built
up area
1 car space for every As above
one tenement of 2 scooter space
built-up area more for every one
than 100 sq. m and tenement of built-

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Sr. Land - Use Required Parking Space
No.

Car Two Wheelers Remarks

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

up to 150 sq.mt up area more than
100 sq. m and up
1 car space for every As above
to 150 sq.mt
two tenements of
built-up area more 4 scooter space
than 60 sq. m up to for every two
100 sq. m tenements of built-
As above
up area more than
1 car space for every
60 sq. m up to 100
four tenements of
sq. m
built-up area up to 60
sq. m. 4 scooter space
for every four
tenements of built-
up area up to 60
sq. m.

2 Star Hotels a) 1 car space for 25% of total Parking

every 60 sq. m of parking space. requirements
total built up area shall be as per
or part thereof. Reg. No. 15 (A)
Hotels 25% of total
b) 1 car space for parking space.
every 60 sq. m. of
built up area or part
Lodging thereof 25% of total
c) 1 car space for parking space.
Restaurants every 100 sq. m. of
built up area or part
thereof. 25% of total
parking space.
d) 1 car space for
every 50 sq. m. of
built up area or part
thereof.

3 Educational 1 car space for 100 5 scooter spaces 50% of the total
sq. m. of built up area for 100 sq. m. of parking space
or part thereof. built up area or reserved for
part thereof. visitors parking
(a) Primary 1 scooter space 50% of the total
1 car space for 20
schools. for 20 Sq. m. for parking space
Sq. Mts. for every
every 100 reserved for

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Sr. Land - Use Required Parking Space
No.

Car Two Wheelers Remarks

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

(b)Secondary 100 students. students. visitors parking
and higher 50% of the total
secondary parking space
school 1 car space for 50 3 scooter space
Sq. Mts. for every for 50 Sq. Mts. for reserved for
visitors.
100 students. every 100
(c)Colleges and students. 25% of the total
coaching parking space
5 scooter space
classes 1 car space for 70 reserved for
for 70 Sq.mts. for
Sq.mts. for every 100 visitors.
every 100
students.
students.

4 Institutional 1 car space for every 2 scooter spaces No visitors

250 sq. m. of built up for every 250 sq. parking
area or part thereof. m. of built up area
or part thereof.

5 Office (Govt. & 1 car space for every 2 scooter spaces No visitors
Pvt.) 70 sq. m. of built up for every 70 sq. m. parking
area up to 1500 sq. of built up area up
m. to 1500 sq. m.
1 car space for every 2 scooter space
150 sq. m. or part for every 150 sq.
thereof for areas m. or part thereof
exceeding 1500 sq.m for areas
exceeding 1500
sq.m

6 Information 1 car space for every 2 scooter spaces No visitors

Technology, 50 sq. m. of built up for every 50 sq. m. parking
area or part thereof. of built up area or
Biotechnology
part thereof.
&Nanotechnolo
gy

7 Assembly 1 car space or every 2 scooter spaces 25% reserved for

60 sq. m. of built up or every 60 sq. m. visitors parking
area or part thereof. of built up area or
part thereof.

8 Business 1 car space for every 4 scooters space 50% of the total
100 sq. m. of built up for every 100 sq. parking space

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Sr. Land - Use Required Parking Space
No.

Car Two Wheelers Remarks

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

area or part thereof. m. of built up area reserved for
or part thereof. visitors

9 Mercantile 1 car space for every 2 scooter spaces 25% of the total
80 sq. m of built up for every 80 sq. m parking space
area up to 800 sq.mt. of built up area up
and to 800 sq.mt. and
1 car space for every 2 scooter space
160 sq. m. thereafter. for every 160 sq.
m. thereafter.

10 Industrial 1 car space for every 2 scooter spaces No visitors

200 sq. m. of built up for every 200 sq. parking
area or part thereof m. of built up area
subject to minimum or part thereof
of two spaces. subject to
minimum of two
In case of plots of 1.0
spaces.
Ha. and above,
minimum parking
space shall be 10%
of the plot area.

11 Storage 1 car space for every 1 scooter space No visitors

200 sq. m. of built up for every 200 sq. parking
area or part thereof m. of built up area
subject to minimum or part thereof
of two spaces. subject to
minimum of two
spaces.

12 Hospitals 1 car space for every 4 scooters paces 50% of the total
100 sq. m. of total for every 100 sq. parking space
built up area. m. of total built up reserved for
area. visitors

13 Cinemas, 1 car space for every 4 scooter spaces No visitors

Theatres and 20 seats. for every 20 seats. parking
Multiplexes

14 Shopping / 1 car space for 80 sq. 6 scooter spaces No visitors

Malls m. of total built up for 80 sq. m. of parking
total built up area
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Sr. Land - Use Required Parking Space
No.

Car Two Wheelers Remarks

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

area or part thereof. or part thereof.

15 Stadia 1 car space 2 scooter space No visitors

parking
for every 150 seats for every 150
plus additional car seats plus
space as per the additional scooter
rules for restaurants space as per the
etc. rules for
restaurants etc.

16 Special building For (a) & (b) 0% of Scooter space is 50% of the total
for uncommon maximum Included in column parking space
uses: permissible F.S.I no. (3) reserved for
visitors
(a)Stock
exchange
(b) Grain
market, timber
market, iron
market,
agriculture
market and
such other
whole sale
Trade.

17.2 The above parking may be provided in the open area of a plot or in the
basement or in the stilted area of a building or on the podium of a
building. In case of multi –level parking, ramps shall be provided and
mechanized methods (car lifts) may also be permitted for manoeuvring
purpose.
17.3 In case of residential land-use 25% of the open space around the
building may be used for parking. In case of other land-uses 50% of the
open space around the building may be used for parking and loading,
unloading provided that a minimum distance of 3.0 m around the
building shall be kept free from any parking and loading, unloading
spaces.

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17.4 Notwithstanding the above, entire marginal open space around the
building in case of residential plot up to 500 Sq.m may be utilized for
parking with adequate manoeuvring spaces.
17.5 In addition to the above table no. 17.2, loading and unloading spaces
with suitable ramp access shall be provided for mercantile, industrial
and storage land-uses as one space for every 100 Sq.m. of floor area
or part thereof up to 500 Sq.m and one for every 500 sq.m or part
thereof thereafter. The loading space shall be 3.75 m x 10.0 m.
17.6 Whenever the existing FSI is enhanced, building permission shall be
given only after the provision of additional parking spaces
corresponding to the revised total built-up area.

17.7 Parking layout shall fulfil The Following Conditions:

1. The minimum width of access may to street from parking space shall
be 3.0 meters.
2. The Car parking space shall have two independent accesses leading to
a street if its area capacity exceeds 300sqm; one such access may be
permitted provided its minimum width is 6m.
3. For parking spaces in basements and upper floors, preferably two
ramps shall be provides for plot up to 2000 sq.mt. For plots above 2000
sq.mt. It shall be mandatory to provide two separate ramps preferably
at opposite ends. The ramps shall have minimum width 3.5 m. for one
way ramp and 6.0 m for two ways ramp.
4. If the parking space is not provided at street level the gradient of ramp
leading to parking space shall not be more than 1:7 i.e. the vertical rise
shall not exceed more than 1 Mt. over a horizontal distance of 7
meters.
5. Clear head way of 2.4 meters, shall be provided on every access
leading to parking space and at any point in parking space.
6. The general arrangement of parking layout shall be in conformity with
the general instruction as may be issued by the Competent Authority
from time to time.
7. Width of ramp to the cellar may be 2.00 mts provided cellar is
exclusively used as parking space for two wheeler vehicle only.
8. Guidelines for parking layout shall be followed as given in Appendix B.

NOTE:

1. In cases where misuse of parking space is noticed, the use of entire

building shall be discontinued and the use shall be permitted only after
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considering the period of misuse of the parking space and the benefit
derived out of misuse.
2. In cases where more parking spaces is requested, the Competent
Authority may grant the request for providing parking in cellar or at
upper floors with specific conditions to take care of genuine
requirements.
3. Parking reserved for the visitors shall be provided on ground level only.
4. The above standards for parking may be modified with due
consideration of the common parking facility provided in the layout by
the planning authority.
5. The above parking may be provided in the form of surface parking,
integrated parking within a building (basement or multi-storied), or in an
independent building or mechanized car parking.

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18. Regulations for Low Cost Housing and
Rehabilitation and Redevelopment of
Slums
18.1 Regulations for Low Cost Housing
These regulations shall be applicable to development of schemes for socially
and economically backward class of people for economically weaker section
of the society and for low cost housing only undertaken by public agencies,
co-operative societies Government or Semi Government bodies, Registered
Developers.
18.1.1 Planning
The type of development for housing for socially and economically backward
class of people and for low cost housing, block development as group
housing.
a. The maximum permissible density in Dwelling shall be 225 dwelling per
hector.

b. The minimum and the maximum plot size shall be between 18 sq. m
and 40. Sq. m respectively with built up area not exceeding 70% of the
plot area leaving front as well as rear margin of 1.5 metres.

c. The minimum frontage of plot shall be 3.0 metres in width.

d. At every 20 such continuous plots 2.0 metres wide space open to sky
shall be provided.

e. The maximum numbers of stories in a building construction on the plot

shall be ground plus one upper storey only.

f. Common plot at the rate of 10% percent of the area of the plot / land
developed shall be provided for open space / community open space
which shall be exclusive of approach roads, path ways, or margins.

18.1.2 General Building Requirements

1. The minimum height of the plinth shall be 30cms from the top surface
of approach road or path way.

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 2. The maximum floor space index permissible shall be 1.8.
3. sizes of room shall be as given below:

a. The size of living room, bed room shall not be less than 8
sq.metres with minimum width of 2.4 metres.
b. (i) Size of independent Bath-room and WC shall be 0.9 sq.metres
with minimum width of 0.9 metres each.
b. (ii) Size of combined bath room and W.C. shall be 1.8 sq.metres
with minimum width of 1 metre.
4. (i) The minimum height of room shall be as under:-
a. Living room : 2.4 metres.
b. Kitchen room : 2.4 metres.
c. Bath /w.c : 2.1 metres.
d. Corridor : 2.1 metres.

(ii) In case of the slopping roof the average height of the roof shall
be 2.1 metres. and the minimum height of the eaves shall be 2.4
metres.
(iii) The minimum slopes of the slopping roof shall be 300 for G.I
sheets, asbestos sheets or tiled roof while for R.C.C slopping
roof, the minimum slop shall be 120.

5. The opening through windows , ventilators and other opening for light
and ventilation shall be as under:
a. One tenth of the room floor area.
b. For w.c. and bath not less than 0.2 sq meters

The width of stair case shall be 0.75 metres minimum. The

maximum height of the riser shall be 20 cms. The minimum
width of the tread shall be 22.5 cms. The minimum clear head
roof of the stair case shall be 2.10 metres.

c. There shall be one staircase for every 12 (twelve) dwelling units

or part thereof.
d.
18.1.3 Roads and Path Ways
1. The area under the roads and pathways in such housing project shall
normally not exceed 20 percent of the total area of the project.

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 a. Access to the dwelling unit s where motorised vehicles are not
normally expected shall be by means of paved foot paths with right
of way of 6 metres and pathways of 2 metres only. The right of way
shall be adequate to allow for plying of emergency vehicles and also
for side drains and plantation.
b. Where motorable access ways are not provided and pedestrian path
ways are provided the minimum width of such path way shall be 4.0
metres which shall not exceed 50 metres. in length.
18.1.4 Minimum Required: Accommodation
1. The minimum accommodation provided in every dwelling unit shall be one
living room and a W.C. where there is a drainage system; the agency
developing the area shall install and maintain the internal drainage system
where there is no drainage system the individual soak-pit shall be provided
as per provision of National Building Code.
2. The loft if provided in the room shall not cover more than 30 % of the floor
area of the room.
18.1.5 Structural Requirements
1. Load bearing walls of the building shall be of Brick stone or pre cast block
in any mortar in the case of R.C.C framed structure or wooden framed
structure filler walls may be of suitable local materials.

2. Roof of the building shall be of galvanized iron sheets, asbestos sheet ,

tiles roof or R.C.C. roof .in the case of upper storied buildings middle floor
shall be of wooden or R.C.C. and rest as per choice.

3. Doors and windows of building shall be of any material.

4. Rest of the work of building shall be as per locally available resources and
as per choice.
 

18.2 Rehabilitation and Redevelopment of Slums

18.2.1 SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT

These regulations may be called “The Regulations for the Rehabilitation and
Redevelopment of the Slums-2012
These regulations shall be applicable within the jurisdiction of the appropriate
authority constituted under Gujarat Town Planning & Urban Development Act,
1976 and Gujarat Special Investment Region Act, 2009.

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It shall come into force on such date as decided by order of the Apex
Authority/GIDB.

18.2.2 APPLICABILITY
These regulations shall apply to slums on lands or plots of part of lands or
plots, irrespective of the ownership.

18.2.3 DEFINITIONS
a. “Beneficiary” means any person who may receive benefits of any slum
rehabilitation scheme under these regulations. Such beneficiary may
include eligible slum dweller or any project affected person.

b. “Competent Authority” means any person or persons or authority or

authorities, authorized by the prescribed authority as the case may be,
to perform such functions as may be specified under these regulations.

c. “Dwelling Unit” means a unit constructed under the slum rehabilitation

scheme.

d. “Eligible Slum Dweller” means a Slum dweller, who is not a foreign

national and is the occupant of hutment for a period of minimum of 10
years and has a domicile of Gujarat for 25 years or his descendant.
As a proof of occupancy, the person shall, for the period of minimum
occupancy, produce any two of the following documents:

i. Copy of ration card;

ii. Copy of the electricity bills;
iii. Proof of being included in the electoral rolls;
iv. Any other proof as decided by the prescribed authority.

e. “GDCR” means the prevalent General Development Control

Regulations applicable for the relevant appropriate authority.

f. “Notified Slums” means the slum notified by the Government in the

Official Gazette under section 3 of Gujarat Slum Area (Improvement,
Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1973.

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g. “Prescribed authority” shall be as under: 

Jurisdiction Prescribed Authority

Municipal Corporation and the Municipal Commissioner of

Appropriate Authority in its the Chief Executive
periphery constituted under Authority for the relevant
section 5 or 22 of the Gujarat area
1. Town Planning and Urban
Development Act, 1976

Municipality Area designated Collector & Chairman

Area Development Authority District Urban Development
Agency.
2. under section 6 of the Gujarat
Town Planning and Urban
Development Act, 1976

The State Government on the approval of these regulations shall by

notification in the Official Gazette appoint as the prescribed authority
under section 2 (j) of Gujarat Slum Area (Improvement, Clearance and
Redevelopment) Act, 1973.

i. “Project Affected Person” means an eligible slum dweller occupying a

part of any town planning scheme, road or development plan road or a
part under road widening. 
 
j. “Private land” means any land other than public land. 
 
k. “Public land” means any land owned by the urban local body or by the
Government or authority constituted under Gujarat Town Planning and
Urban Development Act, 1976.

l. “Slum Area” means and include:

Slums which are censured or declared or notified by the Municipal
Corporation or Nagarpalika;

m. “Scheme Developer” means the owner or owners of the plot or Institute

or Cooperative Society or Company or Gujarat Housing Board and
similar organization or any developer permitted to develop by the
competent authority.

n. “Slum Rehabilitation Scheme (SRS)” means any notified slum

approved under these regulations.

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 o. “Slum Rehabilitation Plot (SRP)” means any plot where the slum
dwellers are rehabilitated.

p. “Slum Plot (SP)” means any plot in a notified slum which forms a part
of a Slum rehabilitation Scheme.

q. “Slum Rehabilitation Zone (SRZ)” means an area which shall be

delineated by the Slum rehabilitation Committee.
i. The Slum Rehabilitation Zone shall correspond to the area of
equal FSI as per the GDCR.
ii. The following shall be permissible within a zone –
- Clubbing of two or more plots in each Slum rehabilitation
Scheme;
- Use of spare FSI from one plot to another, within a
scheme.
r. “Slum Rehabilitation Committee (SRC)” a committee which shall
comprise of:- 
 
A. Municipal Corporation and appropriate authority area
Sr. Officials/in charge Designation
No.

1. Municipal Commissioner Chairman

2. Standing Committee Chairman Member

3. Chief Town Planner or his representative not below Member

the rank of Senior Town Planner

4. Collector & Chairman District Urban Development Member

Authority

5. Chief Executive Authority of Urban/Area Development Member

Authority

6. Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Municipal Member

Corporation Secretary

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 B. For Municipality Areas designated as Area Development
Authority

Sr.No. Officials/in charge Designation

1. Collector & Chairman District Urban Development Chairman

Authority

2 President of the Municipality Member

3 Director of Municipalities or his representative not Member

below the rank of Deputy Director

4 Town Planner of the District branch office of Town Member

Planning and Valuation Department.

5 Chief Executive Officer of Gujarat Municipal Member

Finance Board or his representative not below the
rank of Deputy Director

6 Chief Officer Member

Secretary.

18.2.4 PRESCRIBED AUTHORITY

1. The Prescribed authority shall be vested with all the powers made
available under the Gujarat Slum Area (Improvement, Clearance and
Redevelopment), Act-1973.
2. The Prescribed authority shall exercise all the powers of the competent
authority, to scrutinize and implement any rehabilitation and
redevelopment scheme as recommended by the SRC.
3. The Prescribed authority shall assist the scheme development in
eviction.
4. The Prescribed authority shall notify the slum Rehabilitation
Committee.

18.2.5 FUNCTIONS OF THE SLUM REHABILITATION

COMMITTEE (SRC)
1. Delineate a slum area;
2. Recommend to the State Government to notify the slum area;
3. Delineate the slum Rehabilitation Zone;
4. Evaluate the approve the proposals of slump rehabilitation scheme;
5. Disclose and provide information relating to any o the schemes of State
or Central Government;

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 6. Recommend to the Government to allow the benefits available under
any scheme of the State or Central Government;
7. Coordinate with the revenue and all other related departments.
8. Approve the location and facilities to be provided in the transit camp;
9. Assign Jantri as value of the plots under consideration.

18.2.6 NOTIFICATION OF THE SLUM AREA

The State Government on the recommendation of the Slum Rehabilitation
Committee or otherwise may declare any slum area under sub section (1) of
Section 3 of the Gujarat Slum Area (Improvement, Clearance and
Redevelopment), Act, 1973.

18.2.7 NOTIFICATION OF THE SLUM REHABILITATION ZONE

The prescribed authority shall, on the recommendation of the Slum
Rehabilitation Committee, notify the slum rehabilitation zone in the Official
Gazette.

18.2.8 CONTENTS OF A REHABILITATION SCHEME:-

1. The rehabilitation scheme, shall contain the following:

i. Proposals for the dwelling units to accommodate the

beneficiaries on the same plot or on plots which are clubbed or
bundled:
a. Water supply, drainage, power supply to the individual
dwelling units;
b. Provide for every 500 dwelling unit.
o Five room school of minimum total area 100 sq.mts.
o One Community Center of Minimum area 50 sq.mts.
o One Anganwadi or Health Post of minimum area 50
sq.mts.

c. Provided that in case the dwelling unit less than 500, the
facility for community centre school, anganwadi or health
post shall have to be provided as decided by the Slum
Rehabilitation Committee.

2. May contain the following Proposal for the construction of building for
commercial or residential or any other purpose, which the scheme
developer may sale or dispose or rent or lease.

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18.2.9 DUTIES OF THE SCHEME DEVELOPER:
The scheme developer shall:
1. Acquire through ownership or rights to develop either through
purchase/lease of period not less than 99 years;
2. Have to pay, to the competent authority,100% of prevalent Jantri
rates for the land used for commercial purpose, if the developer intents
to develop slum area on a public land;
3. Organize all the hutment dwellers into a Registered Co-operative
Housing Society or a Registered Association.
4. Seek consent of at least 75 percent of the occupants of any slum
settlement being considered under the scheme. This consent shall
contain willingness to join the slum rehabilitation scheme and come
together to form a co-operative housing society of eligible hutments
through resolution to that effect. The resolution shall contain the
following points:
o Resolution electing a Chief Promoter.
o Resolution giving the Chief Promoter the Authority to apply for
registration of name for Co-operative Housing Society.
o To collect share capital (`50/-per member for slum societies) and
Rs.10/- as entrance fee and to open account in any nationalized
bank.
5. On the direction of the prescribed authority, the developer shall include
the Project Affected Persons (PAP) as a par the Co-operative Society
and issue him requisite shares and allot the dwelling unit in the
scheme.
6. Once the slum rehabilitation scheme is certified to have been complete
by the Prescribed Authority, the developer shall hand over the
maintenance of services to the registered co-operative housing society. 

18.2.10 PROCEDURE FOR SECURING THE PERMISSION:

Subject to the provisions of the these resolutions and the GDCR, any
slum dweller intending to carry out slum rehabilitation work in any
notified slum shall apply to the SRC along with the details of
ownership.

18.2.11 GRANT OR REFUSL OF THE PERMIION:

1. The right to recommend for grant or to refuse the proposal shall be
vested with SRC. The SRC shall:
i. Decide the proposal within 30 days from the receipt of the
application and shall communicate its decision to the
Government.
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For same slum pocket, entertain any application after satisfying
that no other application is pending before it to decide.
iii. Deny any slum rehabilitation if the rehabilitation plot forms a part
of any area of military or cantonment or railways, airport
authority or any notified water body or any difficult area.
2. The Government may review the decision of the SRC or if necessary
ask to reconsider or give direction to the SRC with respect to its
decision.
3. In conformity with the intent and spirit of these regulations, for any
application, the Government may, with diligence and judicious
consideration, waive any part of these regulations and give directions
to the SRC.
4. Grant of any permission under these regulations shall mean
acceptance by the authority of the following requirements:

i. Benefits under any scheme as admissible

ii. Layout of buildings in SRP
iii. Permissible built-up area.
iv. Permissible floor space index
v. Height of a building and its various stories
vi. Permissible open spaces enforced under regulations, common plot,
marginal spaces, other open spaces, setbacks etc.
vii. Permissible use of land and built spaces
viii. Arrangements of stairs, lifts, corridors and parking
ix. Minimum requirements of high-rise buildings including N.O.C. from
Fire Officer or Fire Safety Consultant as appointed by the
Competent Authority
x. Minimum requirement of sanitary facility and other common facility
xi. Required light and ventilation.

Provided that it shall not mean acceptance of correctness,

confirmation, approval or endorsement of and shall not bind or
render the Authority liable in any way in regard to:
 Little of the land or building.
 Easement rights.
 Variation in area from recorded areas of a plot or a building.
 Structural reports and structural drawings.
 Workmanship and soundness of material used in construction of the
building.
 Location and boundary of the plot.
5. Interpretation of these regulations
i. If any question of dispute arises with regard to interpretation of any
of these regulations the decision of the Government shall be final.

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 ii. In conformity with the intent and spirit of these regulations, the
Government may, if required in appropriate cases, use the
discretionary powers to decide in any of the matters.
6. Any proposal submitted by any slum developer which is in conformity
with the intent and spirit of these regulations, the Government my, after
considering the merits of the proposals, sanction as it is or with
modifications.
7. The slum developer may without tempering the intent and spirit of
these regulations may provide facility or compensation in addition that
is required under the regulations.
8.

18.2.12 PLANNING REGULATIONS FOR REHABILITATION

SCHEME

The scheme developer for the purpose of the rehabilitation scheme

shall have to plan and design to fulfil the following requirements:

1. The minimum height of the plinth shall be 45 cms. from the top surface
of approach road as path way.
2. The built up area of any dwelling unit shall be minimum 36 sq.mts.
excluding common areas.
3. The dwelling unit shall at least include two rooms, kitchen, and a bath,
a water closet excluding common areas, such as stairs passages etc.
4. Permissible built-up area, for the purpose of rehabilitation scheme
under these regulations, shall mean the area covering the ground,
after leaving margins.
5. Floor Space Index (FSI).
6. For the purpose of these regulations, the floor space shall be computed
as under:
a. The FSI permitted under GDCR for the remaining plot shall be on
the basis of Cross Building unit / Plot area
b. The FSI shall be granted as under:

- FSI shall be computed for the total area of the clubbed plots
- Clubbing of plots shall be allowed for rehabilitation of slum and
also for other use
- Additional FSI shall be available to the developer equivalent to
the area used for slum rehabilitation;
- Within the clubbed plots, transfer of FSI from one plot to the
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 7. Margins for the purpose of these regulations shall be applicable
as under:

Margins Low Rise High Rise

Building Building

Road side margin 4.50 mt. 6.00 mt.

Other than road side margin 3.00 mt. 6.00 mt.

Building to building margin 4.50 mt. 6.00 mt.

Common plot to building margin 3.00 mt. 3.00 mt.

8. Prevailing GDCR shall apply for development other than slum

rehabilitation for the purpose of FSI, the plot shall be considered as a
single plot.
9. Rehabilitation scheme shall be permitted on 9.0 mts. And more wide
roads.
10. Parking height, common plots and all other provisions which are not
included in these regulations shall be provided as per GDCR. However,
for the purpose of these regulations Parking shall also be permitted in
the common plot.
11. Shops having maximum size of 25 sq.mts. have to be provided on
ground floor up to maximum 25% of the ground coverage. The scheme
developer may dispose them by allotting it to the occupants of shops in
the SP or otherwise.

18.2.13 REHABILITATION OF THE PROJECT AFFECT

PERSONS AND OTHER SLUM DWELLERS
The scheme developer under any proposed slum rehabilitation scheme
shall,
1. In addition to the dwelling units required to rehabilitate the occupants of
concerned notified slums, shall for the PAP’s provide minimum of 10%
of extra dwelling units;
2. Surrender for disposal such dwelling units to the prescribed authority at
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18.2.14 REGULATIONS FOR ALLOTMENT:
1. The scheme developer shall provide a transit accommodation facility
for all the beneficiaries as per requirement.
2. The newly developed dwelling units shall be allotted, to the eligible
slum dwellers, by computerized random draw or with unanimous
consent of the eligible slum dwellers.
3. The scheme developer shall transfer the absolute ownership rights of
all the dwelling units and related infrastructures free from all
encumbrances to the Co-operative Registrar Society of the slum
dwellers free of cost.
4. The allottee or his legal heirs shall not transfer the dwelling unit for at
least 20 years from the date of owning the possession. In case if it is
found that any sale or any mode of transfer during the above specified
period, such allotment shall be considered to be null and void. Such
null and void units shall be the property of the competent authority.
5. The individual occupier of the dwelling unit shall bear the responsibility
of payments towards Government and Municipal Taxes applicable from
time to time.
6. Minimum 10% of the cost of rehabilitation dwelling units shall have to
be deposited with the competent authority which later on shall be
transferred to the Co-operative Housing Society.
7. The scheme developer shall be permitted to construct buildings other
than those of slum rehabilitation only after construction of dwelling units
a infrastructure relating to slum rehabilitation is completed.
8. Joint ownership with spouse: The constructed tenement shall be
ownership of the hutment dweller and spouse conjointly, and shall be
entered and deemed to be so entered in the record of the co-operative
housing society, including the share certificates or all other relevant
documents.
9. If at any point of time it is found that the slum dweller, after the
allotment under the slum rehabilitation scheme, has encroached any
land, then in such cases, the allotment under the scheme shall stand
cancelled and dwelling of the dwelling unit shall be forfeited and such
dwelling unit shall be the ownership of the authority.

18.2.15 EXTERNAL DEVELOPMENT CHARGES

1. The scheme developer shall pay, for the external development charge
an amount, which is equivalent to the prevalent and applicable rates of
amenities fees.
2. The betterment charge, the development charge, amenities fees,
scrutiny fee, proportionate to that used for slum rehabilitation, shall be
waived.

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18.2.16 DE-NOTIFICATION OF THE SLUMS
1. The Slum Rehabilitation Committee shall scrutiny the rehabilitation
work and on satisfaction and request to the State Government to de-
notify any slum area;
2. The State Government may consider the request of the Slum
Rehabilitation Committee to de-notify any slum area.

18.2.17 EFFECT OF OTHER ZONES AND REGULATIONS:

1. All the regulations under any Act, Rules and GDCR shall apply mutatis
mutandis except for the specific provisions mentioned under these
regulations;
2. For the purpose these regulations, the rehabilitation use shall be
permissible irrespective to any of the provisions of zoning in the
applicable GDCR.

18.2.18 SUPERVISION AND MONITORING OF THE

QUALITY OF CONSTRUCTION

1. On sanction of the project, the prescribed authority, shall appoint a

consultant to supervise the quality and timely execution of the project.
2. The scheme developer shall deposit 5% of the estimated cost of the
project as security.
3. The prescribed authority, shall on the advice of the consultant, release
the deposits on prorate basis.

18.2.19 GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL:

1. For any grievance related to benefits available under the schemes, any
eligible slum dwellers, availing the benefits under the scheme shall be
entitled to lodge his complain before the prescribed authority.
2. The prescribed authority shall, on the merits resolve the grievance(s)
by giving direction to the developer to resolve the issue

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19. Special Regulation
19.1 Fire Protection and Life Safety Regulations,
1. Short title extent and commencement
a. These regulations may be called Fire and Life Safety Regulations, 2010
b. Fire protection and life safety regulations
They shall apply to development on any land in the notified areas of RDA
under GSIR Act, 2009. In particular, they shall apply to buildings which are
more than 15m in height and to special buildings like educational,
assembly, institutional, industrial, storage and hazardous and mixed
occupancies with any of the aforesaid occupancies having area more than
150 sq.m and shall require clearance as under.
i For plots up to 1000 sq.mt. having non hazardous activities &
buildings below 15 m. height from any fire officer, duly Authorized
by the CEO, who shall examine the building proposed as per the
guidelines and checklist given by fire department of RDA.
ii For all other buildings from Chief Fire Officer of RDA.
c. They shall come into force with immediate effect.

2. Definitions

Words and expressions not defined in these Regulations shall have the
same meaning or sense as is assigned in the GSIR Act, 2009.
1. “Automatic Fire Detection & Alarm System”: Fire alarm system
comprising components for automatically detecting a fire, initiating an
alarm of fire and initiating other actions as appropriate. The system may
include manual fire alarm call points.
2. “Automatic sprinkler system” means a system of water pipes fitted with
sprinkler heads at suitable intervals and heights and designed to actuate
automatically controland extinguish a fire by the discharge of water.
3. “Booster fire pump” means a mechanical/electrical device which boosts
up the water pressure at the top level of a multi-storied/high rise building
and which is capable of a pressure of 3.2 kg/cm2 at the nearest point.
4. “Combustible Materials” means a material, which either burns itself or
adds heat to a fire when tested for non-combustibility in accordance with
IS: 3808 - 1979 method of test for Combustibility of Building Materials.
5. “Down Comer”: An arrangement of fire fighting with in a building by
means of down comer pipe connected to terrace tank through terrace
pump, gate valve and non return valve and having mains not less than 100
mm internal diameter with landing valve on each floor / landing. It is also
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6. “Dry Riser” An arrangement of the fire fighting within the building by
means of vertical rising mains not less than 100 mm internal diameter with
landing valves on each floor / landing which is normally dry but is capable
of being charged with water usually by pumping from fire service
appliances.
7. “Emergency Lighting” Lighting provided for use when the supply to the
normal lighting fails.
8. “Emergency Lighting System” A complete but discrete emergency
lighting installation from the stand by power source to the emergency
lighting lamp(s) for e.g. self contained emergency luminaire.
9. “Enclosed Staircase” means staircase separated by fire resistance walls
and doors from the rest of the building.
10. “Escape Lighting” That part of emergency lighting which is provided to
ensure that the escape route is illuminated at all material times, for
example, at all times when persons are on the premises, or at times the
main lighting is not available, either for the whole building or for the escape
routes.
11. “Escape Route” shall mean any corridor, staircase or other circulation
space, or any combination of the same, by means of which a safe place in
the open air at ground level can eventually be reached.
12. “Exit” means a passage, channel or means of egress from any building,
storey or floor area to a street or other open space of safety; with
horizontal, outside, and vertical exits having meanings at (i), (ii) and (iii)
respectively as under:
i “Horizontal Exit” An arrangement which allows alternative egress
from a floor area to another floor at or near the same level in an
adjoining building or an adjoining part of the same building with
adequate fire separation.
ii “Outside Exit” means an exit from a building to a public way, to an
open area leading to a public way or to an enclosed fire resistant
passage leading to a public way.
iii “Vertical Exit” means an exit used for ascending or descending
between two or more levels, including stairways, smoke-proof
towers, ramps, escalators and fire escapes.
13. “Fire and/ or Emergency Alarm System” means an arrangement of call
points or detectors, sounders and other equipment for the transmission
and indication of alarm signals, and working automatically or manually in
the case of fire or other emergency.
14. “Fire Exit” A way out leading to an escape route having panic bar
hardware provided on the door.
15. “Fire Lift” means the lift installed to enable fire service personnel to reach
different floors with minimum delay, having such features as required in
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16. “Fire Proof Door” means a door or shutter fitted to a wall / opening and
constructed and erected with the requirement to check the transmission of
heat and fire for a specified period.
17. “Fire Pump” means a machine, driven by external power for transmitting
energy to fluids by coupling the pump to a suitable engine or motor, which
may have varying outputs/capacity but shall be capable of having a
pressure of 3.2 kg/cm2 at the topmost level of a multi-storey or high rise
building.
18. “Fire Resistance” means the time during which it fulfils its function of
contributing to the fire safety of a building when subjected to prescribed
conditions of heat and load or restraint. The fire resistance test of
structures shall be done in accordance with IS: 3809 - 1979 Fire
Resistance Test of Structures.
19. “Fire Resisting Wall” A fire resistance rated wall, having protected
openings, which restricts the spread of fire and extends continuously from
the foundation to at least 1m above the roof.
20. “Fire Separation” means the distance in metres measured from any other
building on the site or from another site, or from the opposite side of a
street or other public space to the building.
21. “Fire Service Inlet” means a connection provided at the base of a
building for pumping up water through-in-built fire-fighting arrangements by
fire service pumps in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief
Fire Officer & Fire Advisor to RDA.
22. “Fire Tower” means an enclosed staircase which can only be approached
from the various floors through landings or lobbies separated from both the
floor area and the staircase by fire-resistant doors and open to the outer
air.
23. “Hazardous Material” means -
i Radioactive substances;
ii Material which is highly combustible or explosive and/or which
may produce poisonous fumes or explosive emanations or
storage, handling,
iii processing or manufacturing of which may involve highly
corrosive, toxic or noxious alkalis or acids or other liquids;
iv Other liquids or chemicals producing flame, fumes, explosive,
poisonous, irritant or corrosive gases, or which may produce
explosive mixtures of dust or fine particles capable of
spontaneous ignition.
24. “Lift Well” means unobstructed space within an enclosure provided for
the vertical movement of the lift car(s) and any counter weight(s), including
the lift pit and the space for top clearance, and maintenance

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25. “Means of Egress” A continuous and unobstructed way of travel from any
point in a building or structure to a place of comparative safety.

26. “Non-Combustible” means material which does not burn nor add heat to
a fire when tested for combustibility in accordance with IS-3808-1966.
27. “Pressurization” The establishment of a pressure difference across a
barrier to project a stairway, lobby, escape route or room of a building from
smoke penetration.
28. “Smoke-Stop Door” means a door for preventing or checking the spread
of smoke from one area to another.
29. “Travel Distance” means the distance to be travelled from the remotest
point on a floor of a building to a place of safety be it a protected escape
route, external escape route or final exit i.e. vertical exit, horizontal exit or
an outside exit measured along the line of travel.
30. “Ventilation” supply of outside air into or the removal of inside air from an
enclosed space.
31. “Venting Fire” The process of including heat and smoke to level a
building as quickly as possible by such paths that lateral spread of fire and
heat is checked, fire fighting operations are facilitated and minimum fire
damage is caused.
32. “Wet Riser” An arrangement for fire fighting within the building by means
of vertical rising mains not less than 100 mm nominal diameter with
landing valve on each floor /landing for fire fighting purposes, and
permanently charged with water from a pressurized supply.

3. General requirements for all occupancies

i Open spaces on road sides:
ii For high rise building above 15 meters the open space required shall
be as per Table 12.6, under regulation No 12.3.1 (iv).

4. Construction

1. Building Materials
i Load bearing elements of construction and elements of construction
for which the required fire resistance is one hour or more shall be of
non-combustible material.
ii Interior finish materials (wall panelings, floors, coverings etc) may be
permitted of materials having their rating for flame spread and smoke
developed not exceeding a very low flame spread limit in accordance
with IS 1642 – 1989 (Class-1). Ceiling linings shall be of non-
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 iii Stairs and corridors shall not contain combustible materials. All main
and fire escape staircases shall be of RCC only for easy evacuation of
occupants and carrying out fire fighting and rescue operations.
iv Structural members such as supports and bearing walls shall have fire
resistance rating of 3 hours, transoms and ceilings 2 hours to 4 hours.

v Internal walls and partitions (Fire Sections) walls separating corridor

areas of floor that are used for any purpose other than circulation shall
have a fire resistance of not less than two hours. There shall be no
openings in such walls other than for doors or delivery batches with
fire resistance not less than one hour.

vi Facades shall consist of non-combustible building materials. A fire

must bridge a distance of at least 0.9 meters between storeys.

5. Staircase enclosure

a. One lift and one staircase shall be considered as 2 exits, required as

fire exits as per these rules, for buildings having height up to 15
meters. For the other buildings the number of exits shall be in
accordance with the Clause 4.6 of Part 4 of NBC 2005.

b. The internal enclosing walls of staircase shall be of brick or RCC

construction having fire resistance of not less than two hours. All
enclosed staircases shall have access through self closing doors of at
least one hour fire resistance. These shall be single swing doors
opening in the direction of the escape. The door shall be fitted with
check action doors closure.

c. The staircase enclosure on external walls of the building shall be

ventilated to atmosphere at each landing.

d. Permanent vent at the top equal to 5% of the cross sectional area of

the enclosure and open able sashes at each landing level with area
not less than 0.5 sq.m on the external walls shall be provided. The
roof of the shaft shall be at least 1m above the surrounding roof.
There shall be no glazing or glass bricks in any internal enclosing wall
of a staircase. If the staircase is in the core of the building and cannot
be ventilated at each landing, a positive pressure of 5 mm w.g. by an
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 e. The mechanism for pressurizing the staircase shaft shall be so
installed that the same shall operate automatically and also with
manual operation facilities, when the automatic fire alarm operates.

f. i) The maximum travel distance that shall be permitted from the

farthest exit on a floor to the staircase shall be as follows:

Table 19.1: Travel Distance

Sr. No Group of Occupancy Maximum travel distance

Construction Construction Type

Type1&2 3&4
(in meters) (in meters)

1 Residential 30.0 22.5

2 Educational 30.0 22.5

3 Institutional 30.0 22.5

4 Assembly 30.0 30.0

5 Business 30.0 30.0

6 Mercantile 30.0 30.0

7 Industrial 45.0 *

8 Storage 30.0 *

9 Hazardous 22.5 *
* - Construction of type 3 or 4 is not permitted.

Notes
a. For fully sprinkled building, the travel distance may be increased by
50% of the value specified,
b. Ramps shall be protected with automatic sprinkler system and shall
be counted as one of the means of access,

ii) Main staircases in buildings of all occupancies shall have a

minimum width as specified in table no. 16.6 under regulation no.
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6. Lift enclosures

a. The walls enclosing lift shafts shall have a fire resistance of not less
than two hours. Shafts shall have permanent vents at the top not less
than 1800 sq.cm in clear area. Lift motor rooms shall preferably be
sited at the top of the shaft and shall be separated from lift shafts by
the enclosing wall of the shaft or by the floor of the motor rooms.
b. Landing doors in lift enclosures shall open in the ventilated or
pressurized corridor / lobby and shall have fire resistance of not less
than one hour.
c. The number of lifts in one lift bank shall not exceed four. Shafts for fire
lift in a lift bank shall be separated from each other by a brick masonry
or RCC wall of fire resistance of not less than two hours. Lift car doors
shall have fire resistance of not less than one hour.
d. If the lift shaft and lift lobby are in the core of the building, a positive
pressure of not less than 2.5 mm and not more than 3 mm w.g. by an
electrically operated blower / blowers shall be maintained in the lift
lobby and positive pressure of not less than 5mm w.g. shall be
maintained in the lift shaft. The mechanism for pressurizing the lift
shaft and lift lobby shall be so installed that they shall operate
automatically when the automatic fire alarm operate. The mechanism
shall have facilities to operate manually (for building more than 24 m
in height)
e. Exit from the lift lobby if located in the core of the building shall be
through a self closing smoke stop door of one hour fire resistance.
f. Lifts shall not normally communicate with basement. However, one of
the lifts may be permitted to reach the basement levels provided the
lift lobby at each basement level is separated from the rest of the
basement areas, by fusible link operated fire resistance door of two
hours fire resistance. The lobby should be pressurized, to minimize
the spread of heat and smoke on upper floors of the building.
g. Exit from lift lobby shall be through a self-closing smoke stop door.
h. Grounding switch / switches at ground floor level to enable the fire
service to ground the lift / cars in an emergency shall be provided (for
building more than 15 m in height).

7. External windows

In case of centrally air-conditioned buildings area of the open able external

windows on a floor shall be not less than 2.5% of the floor area. The locks for
these windows shall be fitted with budget lock of the carriage key type (which
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8. Lifts and fire lifts
Provisions for a fire lift shall be made as per the following details in all
buildings more than 15 m only.
a. To enable Fire Services personnel to reach to the upper floors with the
minimum delay, one of the lifts shall be so designed so as to be
available for the exclusive use of the Fireman in emergency and be
directly accessible to every dwelling/lettable floor space on each floor.
b. The lift shall have loading capacity of not less than 545 kgs (8 persons
lift). The lift shall have a floor area of not less than 1.4 sq.m.
c. The electric supply shall be on a separate service from electric supply
mains in a building and the cables run in a route safe from fire, that is,
within the lift shafts. In case of failure of normal electric supply, it shall
be capable of changing over to alternate supply manually through a
change over switch.
d. The operation of a fire lift is by simple toggle or two button switch
situated in a glass fronted box adjacent to the lift at the entrance level.
When the switch is on, landing call points will control only. When the
switch is off, the lift will return to normal working.
e. This lift can be used by the occupants in normal times.
f. The words “FIRE LIFT” shall be conspicuously displayed in
fluorescent paint on the lift landing doors at each floor level.
g. For buildings above 24 m in height, collapsible gates shall not be
permitted for lifts and shall be solid doors with fire resistance of one
hour.
h. Lifts shall not be provided in the staircase well.
i. The speed of the fire lift shall be such that it can reach the top floor
from ground level within one minute or 91.5 meters per minute
whichever is less.
j. The lift machine room shall be separate and no other machinery shall
be installed therein.
k. Fire fighting lift should be provided with a ceiling hatch for use in case
of emergency
l. Telephone or other communication facilities shall be provided in the lift
cars which shall be connected to fire control room of the building.

9. Basements

a. Each basement shall be separately ventilated. Vents with cross

sectional area (aggregate) not less than 2.5% of the floor area spread
evenly round the perimeter of the basement shall be provided in the
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 way of shafts. Alternatively, a system of air inlets shall be provided at
basement floor level and smoke outlets at basement ceiling levels.
Inlets and extracts may be terminated at ground level with stall boards
or pavement lights as before but ducts to convey fresh air to the
basement floor level have to be laid. Stall boards and pavement lights
should be in positions easily accessible to the Fire Bridge and clearly
marked “SMOKE OUTLETS” or “AIR INLET” with an indication of area
served at or near the opening.
b. The staircase of basement shall be of enclosed type having fire
resistance of not less than two hours and shall be situated at the
periphery of the basement to be entered at ground level only from the
open air and in such positions that smoke from any fire in the
basement shall not obstruct any exit serving the ground and upper
storeys of the building and shall communicate with basement through
a lobby provided with fire resisting self closing doors of one hour fire
resistance. If the travel distance exceeds 18.50 m, additional
staircases at proper places shall be provided. For fully sprinkled
basements the above travel distance may be increased by 50%.
c. In multi - storey basements, intake ducts may serve all basement
levels but each basement and basement compartment shall have
separate smoke outlet duct or ducts.
d. Mechanical extractors for smoke venting system from lower basement
levels shall also be provided. The system shall be of such design as to
operate on actuation of heat sensitive detectors and sprinklers and
shall have a considerably higher performance than the standard units.
It should also have an arrangement to start it manually & shall be
designed to function at a temperature not less than 550 degree
Celsius.
e. Kitchens working on gas fuel, departmental stores and shops shall not
be permitted in basement / sub-basement.

10. Service ducts

a. Service ducts and shafts for electrical conduits, cables etc. shall be
enclosed by walls having a fire resistance of not less than two hours.
Doors for inspection or access shall also have fire resistance of not
less than two hours. All such ducts / shafts shall be properly sealed
and fire stopped at all floors levels.
b. Refuse if the cross sectional area exceeds 1 sq.m it shall be sealed
where it passes a floor by carrying the duct through the floor. The floor
within the duct shall be pierced for any service pipe or ventilation trunk
and shall fit as closely as possible around any such pipe or trunk.
c. A permanent vent shall be provided at the top of the service shaft of
cross sectional area not less than 460 sq.cm or 6.25 sq.cm for each
900 sq.cm of the area of the shaft, whichever is more.

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11. Refuse Chutes and Refuse chambers

a. Hoppers to refuse chutes shall be situated in well ventilated positions

and the chutes shall be continued upwards with an outlet above roof
level and with an enclosure wall of non-combustible material with fire
resistance not less than two hours. The hoppers shall not be located
within the staircase enclosure.
b. Inspection panel and hopper (charging station) opening shall be fitted
with tight fitting metal doors, covers having a fire resistance of not less
than one hour.
c. Refuse chutes shall not be provided in staircase walls, air-conditioning
shafts etc.
d. Refuse-chambers shall have walls and floors or roofs constructed of
non-combustible and impervious material and shall have a fire
resistance of not less than two hours. They shall be located at a safe
distance from exit routes.

12. Building services

A. Electrical Services
a. The electric distribution cables / wiring shall be laid in separate duct.
The duct shall be sealed at every alternative floor with non-
combustible materials having the same fire resistance as that of the
duct.
b. Water mains, telephone lines, intercom lines, gas pipes or any other
service line shall not be laid in the duct for electric cables.
c. Separate circuits for water pumps, lifts, staircases and corridor lighting
shall be provided directly from the main switch gear panel and these
circuits shall be laid in separate conduit pipes so that fire in one circuit
will not affect the others.
d. The inspection panel doors and any other opening in the shaft shall be
provided with air tight fire doors having the fire resistance of not less
than two hours.
e. Medium and Low-Voltage wiring running in shafts and within false
ceiling shall run in metal conduit.
f. An independent and well ventilated service room shall be provided on
the ground floor with direct access from outside or from the corridor for
the purpose of termination of electric supply cable. The doors provided
for the service room shall have fire resistance of not less than two
hours.

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 g. If the licensees agree to provide meters on upper floors, the licensee’s
cables shall be segregated from consumers cable by providing a
partition in the duct.
h. PVC cables should have an additional sheeting or protection provided
by compounds sprayed on after installation because of the
notorious secondary damage in case of fire.

B. Town Gas / L P Gas supply pipes: Where gas pipes are run in the
building, the same shall be run in separate shafts exclusively for this
purpose and these shall be on external walls, away from the staircases.
There shall be no interring connection of this shaft with the rest of floors.

13. Staircase and Corridor Lighting

a. The staircase and corridor lighting shall be on separate service and
shall be independently connected so as it could be operated by one
switch installation on the ground floor easily accessible to fire fighting
staff at any time irrespective of the position of the individual control of
the light points, if any. The switch shall be of miniature circuit breaker
type.
b. The staircase and corridor lighting shall also be connected to alternate
supply as defined in Byelaw No. 12.4 for building exceeding 24 m in
height. For assembly, institutional buildings of height less than 24 m
the alternate source of supply may be provided by battery continuously
trickle, charged from the electric mains.
c. Suitable arrangements shall be made by installation double throw
switches to ensure that the lighting installed in the staircase and the
corridor does not get connected to two sources of supply
simultaneously. Double throw switch shall be installed in the service
room for terminating the stand-by supply.
d. Emergency lights shall be provided in the staircases / corridor for all
buildings above 15 m in height.
14. Alternate source of Electric Supply
a. A stand-by electric/ diesel generator for high hazard building shall be
installed to supply power to staircase and corridor lighting circuits, fire
lifts, the stand-by fire pump, smoke extraction and damper systems in
case of failure of normal electric supply. The generator shall be
capable of taking starting current of all the machines and circuits stated
above simultaneously. If the stand-by pump is driven by diesel engine,
the generator supply need not be connected to the stand-by pump.
Where parallel HV/LV supply from a separate substation is provided
with appropriate transformer for emergency, the provision of generator
may be waived in consultation with competent Fire Officer authorized
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 b. The provision of generator set as above shall not be applicable to
residential buildings up to 24 m in height.

15. Transformers
a. If transformers are housed in the building between the ground level, it
shall be necessarily in the first basement in separate fire resisting room
of 4 hours rating. The room shall necessarily be at the periphery of the
basement. The entrance to the room shall be provided with a steel door
of 2 hours fire rating. A curb (sill) of a suitable height shall be provided
at the entrance in order to prevent the flow of oil from ruptured
transformer into other part of the basement. The direct access to the
transformer room shall be provided preferably from outside.
b. The switch gears shall be housed in a separate room separated from
the transformer bays by a fire resisting wall with fire resistance not less
than four hours.
c. The transformer if housed in basement shall be protected by an
automatic high pressure water spray system (Emulsifier System).
d. In case the transformers housed in the basements are totally
segregated from other areas of the basements by 4 hours fire resisting
wall /walls with an access directly from outside it may be protected by
carbon dioxide or B.C.F. fixed installation system.
e. When housed at ground floor level it / they shall be cut off from the
other portion of premises by fire resisting walls of 4 hours fire
resistance.
f. They shall not be housed on upper floors.
g. A tank of RCC construction of capacity capable of accommodating
entire oil of the transformers shall be provided at lower level, to collect
the oil from the catch-pit in case of emergency. The pipe connecting
the catch-pit to the tank shall be of non-combustible construction and
shall be provided with a flame arrester.
h. The transformers shall be protected by providing proper fire protection.
i. No grass or shrubs shall be allowed to grow in transformer switchyard.
j. A barbed wired fencing of minimum 1.5 m height shall be provided
around transformer switchyard & the gate shall be provided for
entrance. The gate should be always locked & the keys should be kept
with authorized/responsible person of the company.
k. “Danger”/“No Smoking” board shall be displayed at the entrance gate
of transformer switchyard.

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16. Air Conditioning

a. Escape routes like staircases, common corridors, lift lobbies etc. shall
not be used as return air passage.
b. The ducting shall be constructed of substantial gauge metal in
accordance with IS 655 - 1963 (Revised) and any revision thereof.
c. Wherever the ducts pass through firewalls or floors the opening around
the ducts shall be sealed with fire resisting materials such as asbestos
rope, vermiculite concrete, glass wool etc.
d. As far as possible, metallic ducts shall be used even for the return air
instead of space above the false ceiling.
e. The materials used for insulating the duct system (inside or outside)
shall be of non-combustible material such as glass wool etc.
f. Area more than 750 sq. m on individual floor shall be segregated by a
fire wall and automatic Fire Dampers for isolation shall be provided
where the ducts pass through fire walls. The fire dampers shall be
capable of operating manually.
g. Air ducts serving main floor areas, corridors etc. shall not pass through
the stair wall.
h. The air handling units (AHU) shall as far as possible be separate for
each floor and air ducts for every floor shall be separate and in no way
inter-connected with the ducting of any other floor.
i. The inspection panels shall be provided in the main turning to facilitate
the cleaning of the ducts of accumulated dust and to obtain access for
maintenance of fire dampers.
j. No combustible material shall be fixed near than 150 mm to any duct
unless such duct is properly enclosed & protected with non-
combustible material (glass, wool or sunglass with neoprene facing
enclosed & wrapped with aluminium sheeting) at least 3.2 mm thick
and which would not readily conduct heat.
k. If the air handling unit serves more than one floor, the
recommendations given above shall be complied with in addition to the
conditions given from (l) to (q) below.
l. Proper arrangements by way of automatic fire dampers working on
smoke detectors for isolating all ducting at every floor from the main
riser shall be made.
m. When the automatic fire alarm operates the respective air handling
units of the air conditioning system shall automatically be switched off.
n. Automatic fire dampers shall be provided at the inlet of the fresh air
duct and the return air duct of each compartment / shop on every floor.
o. Automatic fire dampers shall be so arranged so as to close by gravity
in the direction of the air movement and to remain tightly closed upon
operating of a smoke detectors.
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 p. The air filters of the air-handling units shall be of non-combustible
materials.
q. The air handling unit room shall not be used for storage of any
combustible materials.

17. Boiler Room

a. Provisions of Boiler and Boiler Rooms shall conform to Indian Boiler

Act. Further, the following additional aspects may be taken into account
in the location of Boiler/Boiler Room
b. The boilers shall not be allowed in sub-basement but may be allowed
in the basements away from the escape routes.
c. The boilers shall be installed in a fire resisting room of 4 hours fire
resistance rating and this room shall be situated on the periphery of the
basement. Catch-pits shall be provided at the low level.
d. Entry to this room shall be provided with a composite door of 2 hours
fire resistance.
e. The boiler room shall be provided with fresh air inlets and smoke
exhausts directly to the atmosphere.
f. The furnace oil tank for the Boiler if located in the adjoining room shall
be separated by fire resisting wall of 4 hours rating. The entrance to
this room shall be provided with double composite doors. A curb of
suitable height shall be provided at the entrance in order to prevent the
flow of oil into the Boiler room in case of tank rupture.
g. Foam inlets shall be provided on the external walls of the building near
the ground level to enable the fire service to use foam in case of fire.

18. Hazardous or inflammable materials

a. No hazardous materials shall be allowed to be stored or kept in any

part of high rise building either as storage or for handling, processing or
manufacturing etc.
b. Use of inflammable solvents for cleaning carpets etc. shall not be
allowed inside the building.
c. No refuse dumps or storage places shall be permitted in the staircase
walls.
d. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shall not be stored or used in
basement.
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 f. Where gas pipes are run in the building, the same shall be run in
separate shafts exclusively for this purpose and these shall be on
external walls, away from the staircase. There shall be no
interconnection of this shaft with the rest of the floors.
g. Wooden or any other combustible materials shall not be used in
staircases, lift lobby and such other places, which connect one floor to
other.

19. Provision of first aid fire fighting appliances

a. The first aid fire fighting equipments shall be provided on all floors
including basements, occupied terraces, lift rooms, meter rooms,
transformer rooms in accordance with IS 2190 - 1992 or revision
thereof and in accordance with table No. 23, PART 4 of NBC 2005.
Recommendations for providing First-aid-Fire Fighting Arrangements in
Public Buildings in consultation with the competent fire authority as
designated or authorized by the RDA.
b. The fire fighting appliances shall be distributed over the building in
accordance with prevailing IS: Code of practice for selection,
installation and maintenance of portable first-aid fire appliances.
20. Fixed fire fighting installations

a. All buildings depending upon the occupancy use shall be protected by

wet riser, wet riser cum down comer automatic sprinkler installation,
high pressure water spray or foam generating system etc. as per the
details given below in Regulation No 19.1 of 20.c to 20.h.
b. Fire Fighting Installations / Requirements: The fire fighting installations
/ requirements shall be as per the tables in Appendix C.
c. The Wet Riser installations shall conform to IS 3844-1989 Code of
Practice for installation of internal fire hydrants in multi-storied
buildings. In addition, Wet Riser shall be designed for zonal
distributions ensuring that unduly high pressure are not developed in
risers and hose pipes. In addition to Wet Risers / Wet Riser-cum-down
comer, first aid hose reels shall be installed on all the floors of the
buildings above 15 m and shall conform to IS 884 - 1985. Specification
for first aid hose reel for fire fighting (fixed installation). The first aid
hose reel shall be connected to one of the female couplings of twin
couplings of landing valves of the Wet Riser installations by means of
adopter.
d. i. Static Water Storage Tank: A satisfactory supply of water for the
purpose of fire fighting shall always be available in the form of
underground static storage tank with capacity specific for each
building with arrangements of replenishment by main or alternative
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accessible to the fire engines of the local Fire Services. Provision of
suitable number of manholes shall be made available for inspection,
repairs and inspection of suction holes etc. The covering slab shall
be able to withstand the vehicular load of 25 tons. The domestic
suction tank connected to the static water storage tank shall have an
overflow capable for discharging 2250 litres per minute to a visible
drain point from which by a separate conduits, the overflow shall be
conveyed to a storm water drain.
ii. To prevent stagnation of water in the static water storage tank, the
suction tank of the domestic water supply shall be fed only through
an overflow arrangement to maintain the level therein at the
minimum specified capacity.
iii. The static water storage tank shall be provided with a fire brigade
collecting breaching with 4 nos. 63 mm dia (2 nos. 63mm dia for
pump with capacity 1400 litres / minute) instantaneous male inlets
arranged in a valve box at a suitable point at street level and
connected to the static tank by a suitable fixed pipe not less than 15
cm dia to discharge water into the tank when required at a rate of
2250 litres per minute.

e. Automatic Sprinklers: Auto - sprinklers shall be installed:

i In basement used as car parks, if the area exceeds 200 sq.m.
ii In multi-storey basements used as car parks and for housing
essential services ancillary to a particular occupancy.
iii Any room or other compartment of a building exceeding 500 sq.m.
iv Departmental stores or shops that totally exceed 750 sq.m.
v All non-domestic floors of mixed occupancy considered to constitute
a hazard and not provided with staircases independent of the
remainder of a building.
vi Godown and warehouses as considered necessary.
vii On all floors of the buildings other than residential buildings, if the
height of the building exceed 60m
viii Dressing rooms, scenery docks, stages and stage basements of
theatres.
ix All business, mercantile, residential hotels having building height
24m and above shall have sprinkler system

f. Automatic high pressure water spray (emulsifier) system:

i This system shall be provided for protection of indoor transformers.
ii High pressure water spray system shall be provided for all “Class A
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 g. Foam Generation System: This system shall be provided for protection
of boiler rooms with its ancillary storage of furnace oils.
h. Carbon-Di-oxide Fire Extinguishing System: Fixed CO2 fire
extinguishing installation shall be provided as per IS 6382 - 1984 (or
latest edition)Code of Practice for design and installation of fixed CO2
fire extinguishing system on premises where water or foam cannot be
used for fire extinguishment because of the special nature of the
contents of the buildings areas to be protected. Where possible FC -
227, FM 200, HFP (heptafluoropropane), Innergen, etc. types of gases
may be used for total flooding for fire protection instead of CO2
installation.

21. Fire alarm system

All buildings with heights mentioned against each shall be equipped with
fire alarm system as given in following Regulation.

a. Residential Buildings above 35 m, Residential Hotels above 15 m,

Business, Educational & Institutional Building above 24 m, Storage
Buildings above 15 m, and industrial buildings having built up area
above 500:
 Such buildings shall be equipped with manually operated electrical
alarm system with one or more call boxes located at each floor. The
location of the call boxes shall be decided after taking into
consideration the floor plan with a view to ensure that one or the
other call box shall be readily accessible to all occupants of the floor
without having to travel more than 22.5 m
 The call boxes shall be of the “break-glass” type without any moving
parts, where the call is transmitted automatically to the control room
without any other action on the part of the person operating the call
box.
 All call boxes shall be wired in a closed circuit to a control panel in
the control room, so that the floor number where the call box is
actuated is clearly indicated on the control panel. The circuit shall
also include one or more batteries with a capacity of 48 hours
normal working at full load. The battery shall be arranged to be
continuously trickle - charged from the electric mains. The circuit
may be connected to alternate source of electric supply as defined
in Regulation No 19.1 of 12. A
 The call boxes shall be arranged to sound one or more sounders so
as to ensure that all the occupants of the building shall be warned
whenever any call box is actuated.

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  The call boxes shall be so installed that they do not obstruct the
exit-ways and yet their location can easily be noticed from either
direction. The base of the call box shall be at a height of 1 m from
the floor level.

b. All other buildings exceeding 24 m height excluding those mentioned

above:
i The building shall, in addition to the manually operated
electrical fire alarm system, be equipped with an automatic fire
alarm system. The later shall be in addition to the alarm which
may be sounded by the actuation of any automatic fire
extinguishing system which may be installed in any particular
occupancy in accordance with these bylaws. The detectors for
the automatic fire alarm shall conform to relevant IS
specification Head / Smoke sensitive type Fire Detector and
the system shall be installed in accordance with IS 2189 –
1999 or (latest edition) Code of practice of Automatic Fire
Detection and Alarm System or any other relevant Indian
Standard prescribed from time to time.
Notes:
1. Several types of fire detectors are available in the market but the
application of each type is limited and has to be carefully considered
in relation to the type of risk and the structural feature of the building
where they are to be installed.
2. No automatic detectors shall be required in any room or portion of
building which is equipped with an approved installation of automatic
sprinklers.

22. Lightning protection of buildings

The lightening protection for the buildings shall be provided as given in

Part – 8 “Building Services, Section 2, Electrical Installations” of National
Building Code of India 2005.

23. Fire control Room

For residential buildings with a height of 30 meter and above and for all
other buildings with a height of 15 meter and above there shall be a
control room on the entrance floor of the building with communication
system (suitable public address system) to all floors and facilities for
receiving the message from different floors. Details of all floor plans
along with the details of the fire fighting equipment and installations shall
be maintained in the Control Room The Control Room shall also have
facilities to detect the fire on any floor through Indicator Boards
connecting fire detecting and alarm system on all floors. The staff in

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various services and fire fighting equipment and installations.

24. Refuge area

a. In multi-storied and high-rise buildings, at least one Refuge Area shall
be provided on the floor immediately above 24 M
b. It shall be on the external walls as a cantilevered projection or in any
manner.
c. It shall have a minimum area of 15 sq.mt. and a minimum width of 3.0
m
d. It shall not be counted in FSI.

25. Caretaker for residential, hotels, business, mercantile, industrial,

storage and hazardous buildings with height more than 30 m

1. A qualified Fire Officer with experience of not less than 3 years shall be
appointed as a care taker who will be available on the premises at all
times. The qualification of Fire Officer shall be as under:

a. Should have Diploma or Adv. Diploma of National Fire Service

College, Nagpur. OR
b. Should have Degree of B.E. (Fire) from NFSC, Nagpur. OR
c. Should have passed Grade (I) Fire, U.K. or India.

2. The Fire Officer shall -

a. Maintain the fire fighting equipment in good working condition at all
times.
b. Layout fire orders and fire operational plan.
c. Impart training to the occupants of the buildings in the use of fire
fighting equipments provided on the premises and keep them
informed about the fire emergency evacuation plan.
d. Keep proper coordination with Local Fire Service.

26. Housekeeping
To eliminate fire hazards a good housekeeping inside the building and
outside the buildings shall be strictly maintained by the occupants and /
or the owner of the building.

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27. Fire drills and fire orders

Fire notices / orders shall be prepared to fulfill the requirements of the

fire fighting and evacuation from the buildings in the event of fire and
other emergency. The occupants shall be made thoroughly conversant
with their action in the event of the emergency, by displaying fire notices
at vantage points and also through regular training as per the provisions
specified in Annex “E” of Part 4 of NBC 2005. Such notices should be
displayed prominently in bold lettering.

28. Security deposits

For buildings which are more than 24 M in height the applicant / owner
shall deposit and keep deposited an amount of Rs 20,000/- as security
deposit, at the time of application to the Chief Fire Officer of RDA for
approval under these regulations, for the due performance of the
requirements of these regulations. The security deposit shall be refunded
without interest, after the grant of Occupancy Certificate.

29. Fire Protection Fund Fees and Additional Fire Protection Fund Fees
for developments in GPCPSIRDA

The Fire Protection Fund Fees as applicable and amended from time to
time are applicable to all new developments in RDA as per the provisions
of Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997. The additional Fire
Protection Fund Fees are applicable to all high rise buildings in addition
to Fire Protection Fund Fees.

Additional requirements for industrial buildings (Group G), Storage

Building - (Group H) and Buildings of Hazardous Use (Group J)

In addition to the general requirements specified above, the

requirements given in Clause Nos. 6.7, 6.8 and 6.9 of Part IV of the
National Building Code of India, 2005 shall be complied with for the
above group of buildings. In addition the following

Annexure shall be followed for the respective occupancy.

Annexure A - Calorific values of common materials and typical values of
fire load density
Annexure B - Broad classification of industrial and Non Industrial
occupancies into different degree of hazard.

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 Annexure C - Fire protection Requirements for high rise buildings – 15m
in height or above.
Annexure D – Fire protection Considerations for venting in industrial
buildings
Annexure E – Guidelines for fire drill and evacuation procedures for high
rise buildings

31. Compartmentation
The building shall be suitably compartmented so that fire/ smoke remain
confined to the area where fire incident has occurred and does not spread
to the remaining part of the building.

32. Helipad

For the high rise buildings above 60 m in height, provision for helipad
should be made.

33. Passive fire protection required

The passive Fire Protection Requirements shall be as per PART IV of

National Building Code of India 2005.

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19.2 Facilities for Physically Handicapped Persons
1. Short Title, Extent & Commencement
1. These regulations shall apply to the buildings of physically
handicapped persons.
2. They shall extend to the whole of GPCPIR.

2. Definitions
1. Non - ambulatory Disabilities: Impairments that regardless of cause
or manifestation, for all practical purposes confine individuals to
wheel- chairs.
2. Semi-ambulatory Disabilities: Impairments that cause individuals to
walk with difficulty or insecurity. Individuals using braces or crutches,
amputee’s arthritics, spastics, and those with pulmonary and cardiac
ills may be semi- ambulatory.
3. Hearing Disabilities: Deafness or hearing handicaps that might
make an individual insecure in, public areas because he is unable to
communicate or hear warning signals.
4. Sight Disabilities: Total blindness or impairments affecting sight to
the extent that the individual functioning in public areas is insecure or
exposed to danger.
5. Wheel Chair: Chair used by Disabled people for mobility. The
standard size of wheel chair shall be taken as 1050x750 mm.

3. Scope

These regulations are applicable to all buildings and facilities used by the
public. It does not apply to private & public residences.

4. Site Development

Level of the roads, access paths and parking areas shall be described in
the plan along with specification of the materials.

I. Access Path / Walk Way

Access path from the entry and surface parking to Building entrance
shall be minimum of 1800mm. wide having even surface without any
steps. Slope if any, shall not have gradient greater than 5%. Selection of
floor material shall be made suitably to attract or to guide visually
impaired persons (limited to coloured floor material whose colour and

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 brightness is conspicuously different from that of the surrounding floor
material or the material that emit different sound to guide visually
impaired persons here in after referred to as "guiding floor
material"(regulation no.19.2 6.)”.Finishes shall have a non slip surface
with a texture traversable by a wheel chair. Curbs wherever provided
should blend to a common level.
II. Parking

For parking of vehicles of handicapped people the following provisions

shall be made:
1. Surface parking for two car Spaces shall be provided near
entrance for the physically handicapped persons with maximum
travel distance of 30 Mts. from building .
2. The width of parking bay shall be minimum 3.60 metre.
3. The information stating that the space is reserved for wheel chair
users shall be conspicuously displayed.
4. Guiding floor materials shall be provided or a device which
guides visually impaired persons with audible signals or other
devices which serves the same purpose shall be provided.

5. Building Requirements

The specified facilities for the building for physically handicapped persons
shall be as follows.
1. Approach to plinth level.
2. Corridor connecting the entrance/ exit for the
handicapped.
3. Stair- ways.
4. Lift.
5. Toilet.
6. Drinking water.

I. Approach to plinth level

Every building should have at least one entrance accessible to the

handicapped and shall be indicated by proper signage. This entrance
shall be approached through a ramp together with the stepped entry.

a. Ramped Approach: Ramp shall be finished with non slip

material to enter the building minimum width of ramp shall be
1800 mm. with maximum gradient 1:12, length of ramp shall
not exceed 9.0 Mts. having 800 mm high hand rail on both sides
extending 300 mm. beyond top and bottom of the ramp.
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 .Minimum gap from the adjacent wall to the hand rail shall be 50
mm.
b. Stepped Approach: For stepped approach size of tread shall
not be less than 300 mm. and maximum riser shall be 150 mm.
Provision of 800 mm. high hand rail on both sides of the stepped
approach similar to the ramped approach.
c. Exit / Entrance Door: Minimum clear opening of the entrance
door shall be 900 mm. and it shall not be provided with a step
that obstructs the passage of a wheel chair user. Threshold shall
not be raised more than 12 mm.
d. Entrance Landing: Entrance landing shall be providing
adjacent to ramp with the minimum dimension 1800x2000 mm.
The entrance landing that adjoin the top end of a slope shall
be provided with floor materials to attract the attention of
visually impaired persons (limited to coloured floor material
whose colour and brightness is conspicuously different from
that of the surrounding floor material or the material that emit
different sound to guide visually impaired persons hereinafter
referred to as "guiding floor material"(regulation no.19.2 6.)”
Finishes shall have a non slip surface with a texture
traversable by a wheel chair. Curbs wherever provided should
blend to a common level.

II. Corridor connecting the entrance / exit for the handicapped

The corridor connecting the entrance / exit for handicapped

leading directly outdoors to a place where information concerning
the overall use of the specified building can be provided to visually
impaired persons either by a person or by signs, shall be provided
as follows:

1. "Guiding floor materials” shall be provided or devices that emit

sound to guide visually impaired persons.
2. The minimum width shall be 1500 mm.
3. In case there is a difference of level slope ways shall be
provided with a slope of 1:12.
4. Hand rails shall be provided for ramps / slope ways.

III. Stair ways

One of the stair - ways near the entrance / exist for the
handicapped shall have the following provisions:
1. The minimum width shall be 1350 mm.

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 2. Height of the riser shall not be more than 150 mm and width of
the tread 300 m.The steps shall not have abrupt (square)
nosing.
3. Maximum number of risers on a flight shall limited to 12.
4. Hand rails shall be provided on both sides and shall extend 300
mm. on the top and bottom of each flight on steps.

IV. Lifts

Wherever lift is required as per bye-laws, provision of at least one

lift shall be made for the wheel chair user with the following cage
dimensions of lift recommended for passenger lift of 13 persons
capacity by bureau of Indian standards.

1. Clear internal depth :1100mm.

2. Clear internal width: 2000mm.
3. Entrance door width: 900mm.
4. A hand rail not less than 600 mm long at 1000 mm. above floor
level shall be fixed adjacent to the control panel.
5. The lift lobby shall be of an inside measurement of 1800x1800
mm. or more.
6. The time of an automatically closing door should be minimum 5
seconds and the closing speed should not exceed 0.25 m/sec.
7. The interior of the cage shall be provided with a device that
audibly indicates the floor the cage has reached and indicates
that the door of the cage for entrance/exit is either open or
closed.

V. Toilets

One special W.C in a set of toilet shall be provided for the use of
handicapped with essential provision of wash basin near the
entrance for the handicapped.

1. The minimum size shall be 1000x1750 mm.

2. Minimum clear opening of the door shall be 900 mm. and the
door shall be swing out
3. Suitable arrangement of vertical / horizontal hand rails with 50
mm clearance from wall shall be made in the toilet.
4. The W.C seat shall be 500 mm. from the floor.

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 VI. Drinking Water

Suitable provision of drinking water shall be made for the

handicapped near the special toilet provided for them.

VII. Designing for Children

In the buildings meant for the predominant use of the children, it will
be necessary to suitably alter the height of the hand- rail and other
fittings & fixtures etc.

6. Explanatory Notes

1. Guiding / Warning Floor Material

The floor materials to guide or to warn the visually impaired persons

with a change of colour or material with conspicuously different texture
and easily distinguishable from the rest of the surrounding floor materials
is called guiding or warning floor materials. The material with different
texture gives audible signals with sensory warning when a person moves
on this surface with walking stick. The guiding / warning floor material is
meant to give the directional effect or warn a person at critical places. This
floor material shall be provided in the following areas:-

1. The access path to the building and to the parking area.

2. The landing lobby towards the information board, reception, lifts,
stair-cases and toilets.
3. Immediately at the beginning / end of walkway where there is
a vehicular traffic.
4. At the location abruptly changing in level or ramp.
5. Immediately in front of an entrance / exit and the landing.

2. Proper Signage

Appropriate identification of specific facilities within a building for the

handicapped persons should be done with proper signage. Visually
impaired persons make use of other senses such as hearing and touch to
compensate for the lack of vision whereas visual signals benefit those with
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Signs should be designed and located so that they are easily legible by using
suitable letter size (not less than 20 mm. high). For visually impaired persons
information board in Braille should be installed on the wall at a suitable height
and it should be possible to approach them closely. To ensure safe walking
there should not be any protruding sign which creates obstruction in walking.
Public Address System may also be provided in busy public areas.

The symbols /information should be in contrasting colour and properly

illuminated because people with limited vision may be able to differentiate
amongst primary colours. International symbol mark for wheel chair as shown
below be installed at the lift, toilet, staircase, parking areas etc., that have
been provided for the handicapped.

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19.3 Regulations for housing scheme for industrial
workers

1. Introduction
In respect of the land developed or intended to be developed for the Group
Housing Scheme or Plotted Development Scheme for the benefit of
Industrial Workers by or any other authority constituted by or under any
law and approved by RDA , the Corporation may permit the development
or redevelopment of such land or any part thereof, after varying or
modifying the standard, specification, or dimension contained in the
foregoing Regulations but subject to the extent of variation or modification
shown herein below:

Explanation - I: "Group Housing Scheme" means a scheme of

constructing a building or buildings with one or more floors, each floor
consisting of one or more dwelling units and having common service
facilities. Provided that the land underlying such building or buildings is
held in lease-hold by one.

Explanation - II: "Plotted Development Scheme" means a scheme of

constructing dwelling units with one or more floors and having party walls
or otherwise but having common service facilities. Provided that the lands
underlying such dwelling units are held in lease-hold by more than one
person.

2. Design of Building:
In respect of the Plotted Development Scheme, the FSI shall be calculated
with reference to the area of the plot held in one ownership. In respect of
the Group Housing Scheme, the FSI shall be calculated with reference to
the plot area as deducted by the area of layout roads required as per
Regulation.no.12.5
Sizes of bathroom and water closet (WC): The internal dimension of
bathroom, WC, and combined toilet shall be as follows:
1. Bathroom - 1.0 m x 1.2 m
2. Water Closet (W.C.) - 1.0 m x 0.9 m
3. Combined Toilet - 1.0 m x 1.8 m
Heights of room: The height of a room in any building shall not be less
than 2.2 m at eaves in case of a sloping roof provided that the arithmetic
average of the maximum height and the minimum height of the room
under the same roof shall not be less than 2.6 m The height of bath rooms
and WCs shall not be less than 2.2 m

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 Staircases: The following regulations shall apply to the internal individual
staircase only.
1. Minimum width for 2 Storey buildings:
2. Straight flight - 0.60 m
3. For 2 Storey building with winders - 0.75 m
4. For 3 Storey buildings:
5. Straight flight - 0.75 m
6. Riser - 20 cms. (max.) with maximum number of winders being 2 in a
quarter
7. landing.
Tread –
1. For 2 storied building (G+1) - Minimum 22.5 cms
2. This could be reduced to 20 cms as the clear tread between perpends,
with
3. possibility of open riser as well as nosing and inclined riser to have an
effective
4. Going of 22.5 cms.
Permissible height of building and open spaces around buildings:
Permissible height of any buildings shall be 10 m the front side and rear
open spaces shall be governed by the following provisions in this Table.

Table 19.2: Permissible height of building and open spaces around

buildings for industrial workers housing
Type of Front Rear Max.
Developmen
Height
t
permissible
Vehicular Pathway Side Attached Detached
Road 6 M Attached
and
above

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

1. Ground floor Development

a) Plotted 1.50 m 1.0 m Nil Nil 1.5M 4m

(25 sqm
to 40 sqm)

b)Group 1.5 m Distance Nil Nil Nil 4m

Housing between

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 two
buildings
shall be
minimum
3.0M and
distance
between the
bldg
and plot
boundary
shall be 1.5
M.
2. Ground + 1 floor Development -

a) 1.5 m 1.0 m Nil Nil 1.5m 7m

Plotted(25
sqm to
40 sqm)

b)Group 1.5 m Distance Nil Nil Nil 7m

Housing between
two
buildings
shall
be
min.3.0M
and
distance
between
the
building
and the
plot
boundary
shall be
1.5M
3. Ground + 2Floors Development

a) Plotted Not
permitted

b)Group 3.0m Distance 10 m

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Housing between
two
buildings
shall be
min. 4.5 m
and
distance
between the
building and
the plot
boundary
shall be
min. 3.0M

Note: The above provision shall also be applicable to plots up to 60 Sqm in

area if the depth of plot is less than 12.0 m

3. Requirement of Layout: The development of land in the form of a layout

shall be governed by the following regulations:

Plot size - Minimum plot size shall be 25 Sqm. Peripheral Roads -

Peripheral network of the roads for the scheme area shall be retained as
per development plan / nodal plan / zonal plan or as may be directed by
RDA

Layout roads: For lengths more than 70 m and up to 85 m with dead end,
vehicular road of at least 6 m (right of way) with 4.5 m paved width as
carriage way shall be provided.

1. A loop road with maximum 170 m total length shall be permitted with 6
m right of way and 4.5 m paved width.

2. For roads more than 85 m dead end / 170 m loop road, the right of way
shall be minimum 9 m and carriage width shall be 6 m up to maximum
250 m length.

3. For roads more than 250 m in length the minimum right of way shall be
11m with carriage width of 7 m

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 Pathway

Table 19.3: Length of Pathways

Length Paved Width Right of way

20 1.5 3m
30 2.0 3m
40 2.5 3m
50 3.0 3m
70 3.5 5m

Note: Dead end roads and pathways exceeding 30 m in length will not be
accepted. Along open courts only paved pathways may be provided.

Recreational Open Space: The proportion of recreational open spaces to

the net residential area in the layout shall be 10 percent. Provided that the
proportion of such open spaces together with areas under school and
playgrounds, where provided, shall be 8.5 per cent of the total gross area
of the project. However, the percentage shall not be less than 9.5 per cent
exclusive of the areas of roads (11 mtr and above) and other facilities such
as schools, hospitals, markets, etc.

Social Facilities and Public Utilities: Social facilities and public utilities
shall be provided as per planning brief totally approved by RDA. These
shall include schools, community centres, plots for social and religious
purpose, plot for shopping and markets, plots for ESR/GSR, plot for
electric sub-station, plot for sewage pump and any other purpose as
approved by RDA.

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19.4 Gasoline Filling Station, Gasoline Filling cum
Service Station, Public Utility Service in respect
of Outlet and Related Buildings

1. Definition

1. The term “Gasoline” in the context of these regulations shall mean

liquid motor fuel (petrol/diesel), gas (CNG/LPG) fuel used to drive the
motor vehicles.
2. The term “Filling Station” is a place of retail business engaged in
supplying and dispensing of Gasoline (Motor-Fuel) and motor oil
essential for the normal operation of automobiles.
3. The term “Filling cum Service station” is a place of retail business
engaged in supplying goods and services essential for the normal
operation of automobiles. These include dispensing Gasoline and
Motor- oil, the sales and services of tyres, batteries and other
automobiles accessories and replacement item and washing and
lubrication. They do not include the body of tender work, painting or
other major motors repairs and over hauling.
4. Gasoline shall be permitted irrespective of any zone.

2. Requirements of Filling Stations and Filling-Cum Service-Station

A. Space Requirements

1. The minimum size for the location of Filling Station and filling cum
Service Station shall be as follows:
2. Filling station 30.00 metres x 36.50 metres (In intensely developed
areas the minimum frontage may be relaxed by the Authority after
complete investigation).
3. Filling cum service station shall be 2000 sq.metres having frontage
not less then 30.00 metres.
4. Except in hilly terrain, the plot should be on level ground.
5. Every filling station should provide for one parking space for each
four employees with a minimum of two car parking space.
6. In the case of filling cum service stations in addition to parking
space requirements given above provision should also be made for
one car parking space for each service station.
7. Common plot shall not be required.

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B. Traffic Requirements

1. A filling station or filling cum service station is a major generator of

traffic and as such present a degree of traffic hazard on the road
on which it is sited. This potential traffic hazard determines the
number of station that can be permitted in any section of the road
or the highway or in a section of a city, the objective being to keep
the traffic hazard to the minimum.
2. A filling station or filling cum service station should not be located
opposite a break or opening in the central verge on a dual carriage
as this will encourage the traffic to cross the road while entering a
filling station or filling cum service station.
3. A filling station or filling cum service station preferably may not be
sited too closed to an intersection to a traffic island on the main
road. To assure satisfactory wearing distances, the minimum
desirable distance between an access to a station and the tangent
point of the traffic island or intersection should be 80.00 metres.
4. In the case of main road provided along with a service road or a
marginal access road, the access to the station should be provided
from the service the marginal access road and not from the main
road.
5. On road having heavy traffic, it is desirable to provide one station
on either side of the road so that vehicles are not required to cross
the road. On roads the traffic cannot support two filling station
open on either side, one may be located on either sides provided
the site is not close to a junction and confirm to the requirements of
the 3 above.
6. Sitting of the stations on road curves or bends are a safety hazard
and should be avoided. Filling cum service station should not be
located adjacent to the residential houses.
7. The minimum distance of the property line of the filling station from
the central line of the road must not be less than 15.00 metres. or
half the proposed right of way of the road, whichever is more. In
the case of National Highways, and major road in the urban areas
they should be set back so as to be outside the ultimate right of
way of the highway along which it is to be located. However,
variations can be approved in special cases if allowed by the
competent Authority after complete investigation.
8. The heaping up of the oil cans and other goods within the
premises which tend to create a sort of ugly character to the area
should be discouraged, Preferential locations in highly congested
highways in urban areas create traffic problems which need proper
and careful examination. Similarly the concentration of filling
station and service station etc. along traffic or arteries creates

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 problems in maintaining street capacity thereby depriving the
community facility for mass and quick transport along the highway
in urban.

C. Entrance and Exit Consideration

1. In all location of filling stations. The basic principle governing

location as well as exit and entrance consideration is to minimize
as much as possible interference with normal flow of traffic on the
road.
2. For easy flow of the station minimum frontages of 30.00 metres.
shall be provided with wide and easy entrance and exit kerbs,
vehicles entering and leaving the station should be fully visible to
the traffic on the main road and there should not be any
obstruction to view between the filling station pumps and the road.
3. The following minimum requirements for the ingress should be
observed.
i. Maximum width of the drive ways at the side walk:9.00 mt
ii. Minimum angle of intersection of drive ways with the street
pavement 60 (degree)
iii. Minimum angle of intersection of drive ways with the street
pavement 60 (degree)
iv. Minimum distance from any drive way to any exterior property
line: 6.00 metres.
v. Minimum distance from any driveway to any interior plot line:
3.00 metres.
vi. Minimum distance between kerbs sites : 9.00 metres

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19.5 Regulation for Mining, Quarrying and Brick Kiln

The following regulations shall govern the mining, quarrying and brick kiln
operations.
1. Deposition of Fees
a. The applicant shall deposit and keep deposited and amount as a
security deposit for the fulfilment of the conditions attached to
the development permission. The amount shall be deposited
on intimation to the applicant and shall be calculated at the
rates as decided by the Competent Authority from time to time.

b. The deposit shall be refunded without interest after the expiry of

the period mentioned in 22.4 below.

c. The Security Deposit shall be forfeited either in whole or in part

at the absolute discretion of the Authority for breach of any of
the provisions of these regulations and conditions attached to
the development permission. Such forfeiture shall be without
prejudice to any other remedy or right of the Authority.

2. Blasting Regulations
No mining, quarrying and brick kiln operations where no blasting is
involved shall be permitted within a distance of 50 Metres from the
boundary of any public road, railway line, canal, transmission line
or any other building. No mining and quarrying operations and
brick kiln operations which involves blasting shall be permitted
within a distance of 200 Metres. From any public road, railway
line, canal, transmission line or any other building.

3. Building Regulations
No building operations shall be permitted on the plot on which
mining and quarrying and kiln operations have been permitted,
without the prior approval of the Authority.

4. Time Line
The mining, quarrying and brick kiln shall be permitted for a
stipulated period not exceeding three years from the date of
development permission at a time and shall be so prescribed in the
development permission.

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5. Development Permission
The following shall govern the mining, quarrying and brick kiln
operations and shall form conditions of the development
permission:
1. The mining, quarrying and brick kiln operations shall not cause
any nuisance to people in the vicinity.
2. The mining, quarrying and brick kiln operations below the
average ground level shall be permitted only for the extraction.

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20. Utility & Infrastructure Related Regulations
20.1 Control of Air and Water Pollution

1. No industrial effluent shall be disposed or exposed so as to cause

nuisance and endanger to public health.
2. Without prejudice to the generality of the above provisions, the
Competent Authority may stipulate certain conditions or measures to
control the air borne emissions and liquid effluents from industrial
units. These measures shall be stipulated as conditions of the
development permission.
3. Industries in the special industrial zone which emit liquid and gaseous
effluents shall not be allowed to emit such effluent unless they are
purified and rendered harmless from the public health point of view by
provision of purification plants, as may be prescribed by the
Competent Authority and/or the Gujarat Pollution Control Board.
4. Controls as prescribed from time to time by the pollution control board
/ Competent Authority shall be applicable to all development and
redevelopment.

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20.2 Control of Drains, Sewers, Drainage and Sewage
Works
These regulations for regulating the construction maintenance and
control of drains, sewers, drainage and sewage works of any
description within Development Area.

20.2.1 Definitions
In these regulations unless the content specifically indicates
otherwise, the meaning of the terms used shall be as under:
1. “Sewer System” shall mean the sewage disposal system.
2. “Engineer” shall mean the Engineer of Authority or the authorised
person or its deputy or representative duly authorised from time to
time to act on his behalf.
3. “Person” shall mean any individual firm, company, association,
society, corporation or group.
4. “Sewer” shall mean a pipe, or conduct or other construction provided
for carrying sewage.
5. “Building Sewer” shall mean the sewer under the control of the
property owner and extending from the building to the first inspection
chamber or manhole.
6. “Public sewer” shall mean a sewer in which all owners of abutting
properties may discharge, and which is controlled by the public body.
7. “Sanitary Sewer” shall mean a sewer which carries sewage and to
which storm, surface and ground water are not admitted.
8. “Storm Sewer” shall mean sewer which carries storm and surface
water and drainage but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other
than unpolluted cooling water.
9. “Combined Sewer” shall mean a sewer receiving both sewage and
surface run off.
10. “Sewage” shall mean a combination of the waters carried from
residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial
establishments; to go there with such ground surface and storm
waters as may be present.
11. “Industrial waters” shall mean the liquid wastes from industrial
manufacturing process, trade, business or form of any development,
recovery or processing operation, as distinct from sanitary sewage.
12. “Garbage” shall mean solid wastes from the domestic and
commercial preparation, cooking and dispensing of food and from the
handling storage, and sale of produce.
13. “Properly Shredded Garbage” shall mean the waste from the
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 shredded to such a degree that all particles will be of 1 cm. carried
freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in sewers with no
particle greater than 1 cm in any dimension.
14. “Sewage Treatment Plant” shall mean any arrangement or devices
and structures used for treating sewage.
15. “Sewage works” shall mean all facilities for collecting, pumping,
treating and dispensing of sewage.
16. “Water Course” shall mean a channel in which a flow of water occurs
either continuously or intermittently.
17. “Natural Outlet” shall mean a channel in which a flow of ground
water occurs continuously.
18. “Sludge” shall mean any discharge of water sewage industrial
waste which in concentration of any given constituent or in
quantity of flow exceeds for any duration longer than 15 minutes,
five times the average 24 hour concentration or flow during normal
operation.
19. “pH” shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of
hydrogenous in grams per litre of solution as determined by
procedures outlined in standard methods.
20. “Biochemical Oxygen Demand” (abbreviated as B.O.D.) shall mean
the quantity of oxygen utilised in the biochemical oxidation of
organic matter in five days at 200C expressed in milligrams per liter,
as determined by procedures outlined in standard methods.
21. “Suspended Solids” shall mean solids that either float on the surface
or are in suspension in water sewage or other liquids or which are
removable by a laboratory filtering device quantitative
determination shall be done in accordance with methods.
22. “Gallon” shall mean Imperial Gallon.
23. “Control Manhole” shall be the manhole so designated for the
express purpose of collecting waste effluent samples and
facilitating observation and measurement of waste as necessary from
a property. It shall be the manhole at the junction of the building sewer
with the public sewer or the nearest manhole on the public sewer
down stream of the junction of the building sewer with the public
sewer as may be decided by the Engineer.
24. “Standard Methods” shall mean the examination and analytical
procedures set forth in the most recent edition of Standard
Methods' for the examination of water, sewage and Industrial wastes
published jointly by the American Public Health Association, the
American Water Works Association and the Water Pollution Control
Federation. However, the use of identical analytical procedure outlined
by the World Health Organisation or the Indian Standards Institution of
the Government of India, from time, whenever such procedures exist
will be permitted.

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20.2.2 Regulations
1. It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be
deposited in any incinerate manner on public or private property
within the jurisdiction of Competent Authority any human or animal
excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge to any natural
outlet or anywhere, within the area under the jurisdiction of
Competent Authority any sewage or other polluted waters except
where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with
subsequent provisions of these regulations.
3. For permission to discharge into the sewage system from
establishments producing industrial wastes, the owner or his
authorised agent shall make application on a special form
furnished by the Competent Authority as the case may be. The
permit application shall be supplemented by any plans,
specifications, sample test reports or other information considered
pertinent in the judgement of the Engineer. An inspection fee of
Rs.100/- for an industrial building sewer permit shall be paid at the
time application is filed. All industrial and trade establishments
existing and discharging industrial wastes into the sewer system at
the time of enactment of these regulations shall also require
permission to discharge into the sewer under these regulations.
4. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm
water surface water, ground water, roof run-off, or subsurface
drainage to any sanitary sewer. uncontaminated cooling water or
unpolluted industrial process water be permitted to be discharged
to any sanitary sewer by the Engineer if storm sewer is not
available.
5. Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged
to such sewer as are specifically designated as storm sewers or to a
natural outlet approved by the Engineer. Industrial cooling water or
unpolluted process waters may be discharged with the prior
approval of the Engineer to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
6. Grease, oil and sand interceptors of approved type and capacity
shall be provided when in the opinion of the Engineer, they are
necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing
grease in excessive amounts or any inflammable wastes, sand or
other harmful ingredients, such interceptors shall be so located as
to be readily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
7. No storage rooms where acids, cyanide, cyanogen compound or
other dangerous substances are stored, shall be connected
directly to the public sewers or to any natural outlet, curing holding
pit, or other approved arrangement may be required to be
provided so that accidental discharge can be caught and
disposed off in a safe manner.
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8. All permits granted under Regulation No.20.2.2 (3) shall be valid
for a period of 3 years and it shall be incumbent on the owner or
his authorised agent to make an application for renewal with
payment of renewal fee of Rs.75/- three months before the 'expiry'
of the permit period furnishing sample test reports and any other
information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Engineer.
9. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the
following described kinds of sewage, industrial or factory waste
into any sewer or body of water within or entering the area;

a. Any liquid or vapour having a temperature higher than 111oF

(45oC).
b. Any water or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than
9.5.
c. Any water containing fats, wax grease, tars or oils whether
emulsified or not, in excess of 100 MG/L or containing
substance which may solidify or become viscous at
temperatures between 32 of and 150 of (O0C and 65oC).
d. Any petroleum products, fuel oil, calcium carbide benzene,
hapthane, cleaning solvents or other inflammable or
explosive materials in liquid, or gaseous form and having
a flash point lower than 187 of.
e. Any solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size
or specific gravity as would be capable of causing obstruction
to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper
operation of sewage work such as, but not limited to, ashes,
cinders, sand stone dust, mud, straw, shaving metal, glass,
rags, feathers, star, plastics, wood fuller's earth, lime slurries
and residues, pulp and paper mill wastes, ungrounded garbage,
paper dishes, cups, food containers, etc. either whole or
grounded by garbage grinders.
f. Any paunch manure or intestinal contents from animal, grease
oil, hooves, toenails, bees, bristles, whole blood, fleshing and
hair resulting from slaughtering, tanning and other operations,
which may cause difficulty to the sewer system.
g. Any garbage that has not been properly shredded as defined in
definition 24.1 (13). The installation and operation of any
garbage grinder equipped with a motor of 3/4 H.P. (0.76 H.P.)
metric or greater shall be subject to review and approval of the
engineer.
h. Any soluble substances in such concentration as to increase the
viscosity of the water or greater than 1:10 specific viscosity.

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i. Any waters or water containing toxic, poisonous, solids,
liquid or gases in sufficient quantity either singly or by
interaction with other wastes likely to injure or interfere with
any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to human
or animals, create a public nuisance or create any hazard in
the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant, including
but not limited to:
i. Cyanides in excess of 2 Mg./L as CN;
ii. Haxavelent chromium in excess of 3 Mg./L as GO;
iii. Total iron excess of MG./L as Fe.

j. Any waters or wastes containing constituents such as but not

limited to the following objectionable limit which in the opinion
of the Engineer are likely to interfere with sewage treatment or
exceed limits after treatment of the sewage to meet the
requirements of the State, or other public or local authorities
for discharge to the receiving water:
i. Copper UPTO 3Mg/L
ii. Zinc UPTO 15Mg/L
iii. Lead UPTO 1Mg/L
iv. Nickel UPTO 2Mg/L

k. Any waters or waste containing phenols or other tastes or odor

producing substances in concentrations exceeding o.oo5 Mg/L.
l. Any radioactive waste should not exceed following limits:
Radioactive material:
i. Alpha -7
Emitters Max 1-0 mc/ml
ii. Beta -6
Emitters Max 1-0 mc/ml

m. Any malodorous gases and acetylene generation sludge.

n. Any water or waste containing sulfides, sulphurdioxide,
nitrousoxide or any of the halogens exceeding 10 Mg/L in
concentration.
o. Any water or waste containing sulphates in excess of 1000 Mg/L
concentration.
p. Any water or waste having B.O.D. more than 300 Mg/L.
q. Any water or waste having average suspended solids more than
600 Mg/L.
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 r. Any water or waste having dissolved solids in excess of 2100
Mg/L concentration.
s. Any water or waste containing following elements in excess of
respective proportion mentioned against them:
Table 20.1: Limiting Standards of Various Components

Parameters Standard-Mg/Lit.

Chloride (as Cl.)max 600

Fluoride 15

Ammonia Nitrogen (as N) max. 50

Boron (as B) max. 2

% Sodium max. 60

Free Ammonia (as NH) 5

Pesticide Absent

Arsenic(as As) 0.2

Mercury (as Hg) 0.01

Cadnuyn (as cd) 2

t. No person shall discharge or caused to be discharged any of

the following kinds of sewerage, industrial or factory waste
into any river or creeks, exceeding respective levels as
shown in Appendix attached, at the end of this chapter.
10. No person shall discharge or caused to be discharged
substances, materials, waters or wastes, if it appears likely in the
opinion of the Engineer that such wastes are not amenable to
satisfactory treatment or can harm either sewers, sewage treatment
process or equipment have an adverse effect on the reviving
stream or can otherwise endanger life, limb, public property, or
constitute a nuisance. In forming his opinion as to the
acceptability of such wastes the Engineer will give consideration to
such factors as the quantities of wastes in relation to flows and
velocities in the sewers, materials of construction of the sewers,
nature of the sewage treatment process, degree of treatability of
wastes and other pertinent factors.
11. At such time as the sewage works are not overloaded, the engineer
may at his discretion permit greater degree of pollution than set
out in this regulation No.9(q) but in no case exceeding the following:
i. B.O.D. of 600 Mg/L. and
ii. Average suspended solids 1200 Mg/L.

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12. The permission mentioned in regulation will be given only upon
payment of surcharge in addition to the usual sewer charges,
and it will be liable to the withdrawn on 3 months notice. The rates
for surcharge will be decided by the Authority from time to time.
13. If any waters of wastes which are discharged, or are proposed to
be discharged to the public sewers, contain the substances or
process characteristics enumerated in these regulations and
which in the judgment of the Engineer may have a deleterious effect
upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or reviving waters, or
which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public
nuisance, the Engineer may:
 reject the wastes.
 require pre-treatment in a private waste treatment system to
an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers.
 require provision of flow equalizing facilities for control over
the quantities and rates of discharge to avoid unusual
volumes or flow or concentration of waste constituting slugs as
defined.
 require payment of surcharge as detailed in regulation 12
above.
14. The owner shall operate and maintain continuously and effectively
at his expense the private waste treatment of flow equalization
system in a sanitary and safe manner at all times.
15. When required by the Engineer, the owner of any property
serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall
install a suitable control manhole together with such necessary
appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation
sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole when
required shall be accessible at all times. In a default of the owner
to install and maintain a control manhole and any required
appurtenance within 1 month of a written notice from the Engineer
to do so, the latter shall be entitled to estimate the quality and
quantity in any manner or method practicable for computing the
amount of the surcharge and the presence of the objectionable
constituents laid down in Regulation No.9, 10 and 11 above.
16. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control
manhole shall be connect to the nearest down stream manhole in
the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is
connected.
17. Sampling shall be carried out to reflect the effect of constituents
upon the sewage works and to determine the existance of
hazards to life, limb and property. The particular analysis involved
will at the discretion of Engineer be done either on basis of a 24
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 sample or samples. Normally B.O.D. and suspended solids
analysis are determined from 24 hours composites whereas
pH is determined by grade samplings.
18. All tests and analysis of the characteristics of water and wastes to
which reference is made in these Regulations shall be determined
in accordance with Standard Methods as mentioned in definition
24.1(24) and shall be determined at the said control manhole in
the presence of representatives of all parties concerned, and
tested at a Municipal or any other laboratory approved by the
Engineer.
19. The Engineer may at any time before or after issue of permit or
grant of connection, run additional tests of the sewage or wastes
being discharged by any trade or industry over such period as it
may deem necessary, cost of such test shall be borne by the
Competent Authority.
20. In the event of taste showing greater degree of pollution than
permissible under the Regulation at No.24.2.9(xvi) and (xvii);
above the surcharge, if any to be paid, shall be computed on the
basis of the latest test and shall be levied from the billing period
in which the tests are carried out. If any such testing by the
Competent Authority shall show reduced degree of pollution in the
wastes sufficient to exempt from payment of surcharge the same
shall become effective from the next billing period.
21. If the owner is of the opinion that for any reason the nature of
the sewage presently being discharged into the sewer has a
substantially lessened degree of pollution than as shown by prior
tests, he may request the Competent Authority to make new test
more than once in each billing period to be made at his
expense. Such test will be taken by the Engineer at his discretion
within three months from the date of application. If the Engineer is
satisfied that such tests were made when the plant was operating
under normal conditions, the results of the latest tests shall be used
in computing or exempting from the surcharge.
22. The Engineer or other duly authorised employees of the
Competent Authority shall be permitted to enter all properties for
the purposes of inspection, observations of these regulations and
having a direct bearing on the nature and source of discharge.
23. Any person found to be violating any provision of these
regulations shall be served by the Competent Authority with
written notice stating the violation and providing a reasonable
time limit not less than one month for the satisfactory correction
thereof. The offender shall within the period of time stated in such
notice, permanently cease all violations.
24. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit,
provided for in regulation 24.2.(23) above, shall be liable for
prosecution and be punished with a fine which may extend to

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 `500/- for each violation and in case of a continuing breach to `50/-
per day after the date of first conviction.
25. Any person violating any of the provisions of these regulations
shall become liable to the Competent Authority for any
expenses, loss or damage occasioned to the Competent Authority
by the reason of such violation and shall be liable to
suspension, revocation or cancellation, if any permissions were
granted under the regulations.
26. Should any court of competent jurisdiction declare any provision of
this regulation ultravires then the decision shall effect only such
provision so declared to be ultravires and shall not affect any other
provisions.
27. The above mentioned Regulations shall be subject to modification
from time to time as required by Gujarat Pollution Control Board
and Competent Authority.

20.2.3 Septic Tank

Location and sub-soil dispersion. A sub-soil dispersion system shall
not be closer than 12 mts. to any source of drinking water, such as a
well, to mitigate the possibility of bacterial pollution of water supply. It
shall also be as far removed from the nearest habitable building is
economically feasible but not closer than 2 mts. to avoid damage to
the structure.

Dimensions etc.

a. Septic tank shall have a minimum inner width of 75cm.. a

minimum depth of - meter below the water level and a per
capital minimum liquid capacity of 85 liters. The length of the
tanks shall be least twice the width.
b. Septic tanks may be constructed of brick work, stone masonry,
concrete or other suitable material as approved by the
competent authority.
c. Under no circumstances should effluent from a septic tank or
allowed into an open channel drain or body of water without
adequate treatment.
d. The minimum normal diameter of the pipe shall be 100mm.
Further at junction of pipes in manholes, the direction of flow
from a branch connection should not make an angle exceeding
45 with the direction of flow in the main pipe.
e. The gradients of land-drains, under-drainage as well as the
bottom of dispersion trenches and soak wells should be
between 1:300 and 1:1400.

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 f. Every septic tank shall be provided with a ventilating pipe of at
least 50mm diameter. The top of the pipe shall be provided with
a suitable cage of mosquito proof wire mesh. The ventilating
pipe shall extended to a height which would cause no smell or
nuisance to any building in the area. Generally, the ventilating
pipe should extend to a high of about 2 mts above the septic
tank building when it is located closer than 15mts.
g. When the disposal of a septic tank effluent is to a seepage pit,
the seepage pit may be of sectional dimension of 90 cm and not
less than 100 cm in depth below the inner level of the inlet pipe.
The pit may be lined with stone, brick and concrete blocks with
dry open joint which should be backed with at least 7.5 CMS of
clean coarse aggregate. The lining above the inlet level should
be narrowed to reduce the size of the R.C.C. cover slabs.
Where no lining is used, especially near trees the entitle pit
should be filled with loose stones. A masonry ring should to
construct at the top of the pit to prevent damage by flooding of
the pit by surface run off. The inlet pipe should be taken down to
a depth of 90 cm. from the top an anti Mosquito Measure.
h. When the disposal of septic tank effluent is to a dispersion
trench, the dispersion trench shall be 50 to 100 cm. Wide
excavated to a slight gradient and shall be provided with a layer
of shed gravel or crushed stones 15 to 25 cm. Deep. Open
joined pipes placed inside the trench shall be made of unglazed
earthenware clay or concrete and shall have a minimum internal
diameter of 70 to 100 mm. Each dispersion trench should not be
longer than 30 mts. and trenches should not be placed closer
than 1.8 mts to each other.
20.2.4 For big societies like Township (located on land more than 5 acres)
provision for sewage treatment plant with connection of main sewage
pipeline is compulsory.
20.2.5 The above mentioned Regulations shall be subject to modification
from time to time as required by Gujarat Pollution Control Board/
/Competent Authority.

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21. Applicability of Regulations
1. These Regulations except Regulation No.22 apply to all new constructions
to be carried out and shall also apply to any additions or alterations that
may be made in any existing constructions and also in case of change of
use in existing building. The Regulation No.22 shall apply to existing
buildings.
2. A person shall be deemed to do or omit or fail to do any act or thing who
does or omits or fails to do such act or thing either in the capacity of an
owner, agent of an owner, contractor, agent of a contractor, builder,
agent of a builder, structural-designer, architect or engineer, Surveyor /
Plan Maker, Clerk of Works or person-in-charge of any building
operation.
3. Addition or extension to a building: No addition or extension to a
building shall be allowed unless the addition or extension is such as
would be permissible if the whole building were reconstructed from the
plinth with the open spaces required under the Regulations applicable
to the site of the building at the time of the proposed addition or
extension and no addition or extension to a building shall be allowed
which would diminish the extent of air space below the minimum which
is required by the Regulations applicable to the site of the building at
the time of the proposed addition or extension.
Safe guard against Reduction of open spaces: No construction work
on a building shall be allowed if such work operates to reduce an open
air space of any other adjoining building belonging to the same owner
to an extent less than what is prescribed by any of the Regulation in
force at the time of the proposed work or to further reduce such open
space if it is already less than what is prescribed.

4. Open space to be open to Sky: Every open space, whether exterior or

interior or a set-back provided in pursuance of any Regulation, or under
an agreement lodged with the Authority shall be paved and be always
kept free from any erection thereon and open to the sky, except 23 cms.
cornice or 30 cms eave or grill with opening not less than 8 X 8 cms and
no weather shade or other protection shall overhang or project over the
said open space or over a side set-back so as to reduce the width to
less than the minimum provided under these Regulations. No open drain
except for rain-water shall be free structure in any open space
required by these Regulations.

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22. Maintenance of Buildings
1.
A. For the purpose of these Regulation, the building shall be divided
into the following classes:
a. Class-1: All types of framed structures, factory buildings,
cinema, auditorium and other public buildings, schools and
college buildings, hostels.
b. Class-2: Masonry walled residential buildings constructed with
more than ground + two floors.
B. It shall be the duty of the owner of a building to get his building
examined by a registered structural designer at the interval of time
prescribed hereunder and to submit a structural inspection report
to the Authority in the Form No.11.

C. The interval at which such buildings are to be examined and a report

submitted to Authority shall be as under:

a. Within three years from the coming into force of these

Regulation and thereafter at the interval of every fifteen years
from the date of submission of the first report for Class-I
buildings which are erected fifteen years earlier from the date
on which these Regulations has come into force or which
becomes five years old thereafter.
b. Within five years from the coming into force of these Regulation
and thereafter at the interval of every fifteen years from the date
of submission of the first report for Class-II buildings which are
erected fifteen years earlier from the date on which these
Regulation has come into force or which become fifteen years old
thereafter.

2. It shall be the duty of every owner to maintain and keep in working order
the arrangement of internal fire hydrants, fire-lifts and fire-stair provided in
his building. At intervals of not more than twelve months he shall submit a
certificate from the registered engineer certifying that the system of
internal fire hydrant, fire lifts & fire stairs and other protections required are
properly maintained and is in good working conditions.

3. The developer shall with regard to the development shall:

i. provide an undertaking about the terms and conditions for the
plan to maintain and upkeep of the infrastructure;
ii. for the maintenance period, maintain and upkeep the land and
property used for public purpose infrastructure;

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iii. On issue of building use permission, the township developer
shall execute a bank guarantee equivalent to 2% of the cost
incurred for the infrastructure. The authority shall revoke this
bank guarantee if required to maintain the infrastructure. On the
expiry of the maintenance period, this guarantee shall be
converted into a corpus fund of the members of the cooperative
society.
iv. On expiry of the maintenance period, he shall transfer the public
purpose infrastructure, free from all the encumbrance to the
competent authority. To this effect the township developer shall
give an undertaking;
v. On issue of the building use permit, organize to form a
Registered Cooperative Society of all beneficiaries, elect a
promoter / president, issue share capital to each of the
beneficiary

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23. Relaxation

1. In the case of plot owned by : i) Competent Authority, ii)Government,

iii)Housing Board, and iv)any corporate body constituted under a
statute, the competent authority may for reasons to be recorded in writing
relax or waive any of the regulations in the public interest. Provided that
no relaxation or waiver of any of the development regulations
concerning maximum built-up-area on any floor, common plot, COP,
marginal open space, provisions of high rise buildings, F.S.I. and parking
shall be made, unless specifically provided in these Regulations.
2. Notwithstanding anything contained in foregoing Regulations of the
Development Plan in case where these regulations cause hardships to
the owners because of their application to the alterations not involving
addition to the existing structures erected prior to the coming into force of
these regulations, the Competent Authority after considering the merits of
each individual case may relax or waive, for reasons to be recorded in
writing and regulation of the Development Plan.

Provided that this relaxation shall not be made in any regulations for high
rise building.

3. In the case of existing building units in respect of which the layout and
sub-division may have been approved by a competent Authority or
building units affected by road widening and by the Development Plan
proposals made in the Development Plan, if the Competent Authority is of
the opinion that such building units have become incapable of reasonable
development unless all or any of the requirements of Regulations Nos.11
& 12 are suitably relaxed or waived the Competent Authority may, for
reasons to be recorded in writing, relax the requirement of the above
mentioned regulations.
4. Provided that no relaxation shall be made in any of the regulations for high
rise buildings. Irrespective of provisions made in sub clause 23.1, 23.2 &
23.3, in case of development for religious building, e.g. temple, church,
Mosque, Agiari etc. upto 0.6 or less F.S.I. only, Competent Authority may
waive special provisions for high rise building with reasons to be recorded.
Provided that no relaxation or waiver in any of the regulations concern in
margin, parking, opens space, common plot and maximum built-up area
shall be made.

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24. Interpretation
If any question or dispute arises with regard to interpretation of any of these
regulations the decision of the Competent Authority shall be final.

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25. Discretionary powers
25.1 Discretionary powers
1. In conformity with the intent and spirit of these Regulations, the Competent
Authority may :-

i. Decide on matters where it is alleged that there is an error in

any order, requirement, and decision, determination made by
any Competent Authority under delegation of powers in
Regulation or interpretation in the application of these
Regulations.
ii. Interpretation of road alignment as per site situation.
iii. If a line of the zone divides a plot in to two different zone the
approval in the land falling under non-permissive zone shall be
given up to 25% of land subject to maximum area up to 1000sq.
mt. In respective permissible zone.
iv. Authorize the erection of a building or the use of premises for a
public service undertaking for public utility purposes only, where
he finds such an authorization to be reasonably necessary for
the public convenience and welfare, even if it is not permitted in
any land use classification.

2. In specific cases where a clearly demonstrable hardship is caused, the

Competent Authority may for reasons to be recorded in writing, by special
permission permit any of the dimension prescribed I these Regulations to
be modified, except those relating to floor space indices unless otherwise
permitted under these regulations, provided that the relaxation that will not
affect the health, safety, fire safety, structural safety and public safety of
the inhabitants of the building and the neighborhood.

25.2 Appeal Committee

In case of any project / building wherein the competent authority arrives at a
decision that such project or building cannot be permitted under these
regulations and relaxation is required to be granted on merits, in such cases
the competent authority shall put up the case before the Variance committee
for appropriate relaxation.

The Variance committee shall comprise of

1. Chairman – GPCPSIRDA
2. Principal secretary or his Representative – Industries Department
3. Managing Director or his Representative- GIDB

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 4. Vice Chairman & Managing Director or his Representative- GIDC
5. Representative of C.E.P.T University
6. Chief Engineer - GIDC
7. Chief Executive - RDA

The Variance Committee, with reasons recorded in writing, shall have powers
to relax any of these regulations, except zoning regulations, regulations
relating to physically handicapped and regulations relating to public safety.

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26. Penalties
Any person contravening any of the aforesaid regulations or any of the
provisions of the Development Plan shall as liable to punishment as
decided by the Appropriate Authority from time to time.

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27. Zoning and Use Provision

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Table 27.1: Lanuse Zoning Regulation

Sr. Zone Type of development for which Type of development which may Remarks
N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

1. Large scale  All uses mentioned in  Power Plant for a plot having  Residential buildings for
Petroleum Appendix–D area 100 acres or more and industrial staffs shall be
Chemical allied infrastructure allowed where the
Petrochemical  Storage of inflammable goods building unit is having
(PCP)  Quarrying of gravel, sand clay area more than 100 acres.
and stone
 Provided minimum 50 m
 Dumping of solid industrial wide thick plantation &
wastes(subject to N.O.C and landscaping shall be
conditions laid by Pollution provided all around the
Control Board residential housing as a
 Storage of flammable goods buffer zone.

 Oil and Gas exploration wells  “Housing facilities for

(development subject to the essential service
adherence to related acts) people”

 Devices for generation of non - A minimum of 5% of

conventional energy, such as land area in the

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Sr. Zone Type of development for which Type of development which may Remarks
N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
solar panels, wind power. Industrial plot is to be
dedicated for provision
 Lodging facilities for of housing facilities
caretaker/security personnel (along with sanitation
facility) for essential
service people e.g.
security staff, drivers,
cleaners, sweepers
etc.

- For building unit

having a built up area
of 3000 sq m or more,
3% built up area is
required to be
reserved for provision
of accommodation
facility (along with
sanitation facility) for
essential service
people e.g. security
staff, drivers, cleaners,

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Sr. Zone Type of development for which Type of development which may Remarks
N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
sweepers etc.

 In the case where the

building unit of industrial
development is adjacent
to the residential areas,
such development shall
provide 50 m wide thick
plantation & landscaping
between the residential
developments as a buffer
zone.

2. Power Plant and  Power Plant and allied  Quarrying of gravel, sand clay  Residential buildings for
Large Scale PCP infrastructure and stone industrial staffs shall be
allowed where the
 All uses mentioned in  Dumping of solid industrial building unit is having
Appendix–D wastes(subject to N.O.C and area more than 100
conditions laid by Pollution acres.
 Storage of inflammable goods Control Board
 Provided minimum 50 m
 Storage of flammable goods wide thick plantation &
 Oil and Gas exploration wells landscaping shall be

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Sr. Zone Type of development for which Type of development which may Remarks
N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
(development subject to the provided all around the
adherence to related acts) residential housing as a
buffer zone.
 Devices for generation of non
conventional energy, such as  “Housing facilities for
solar panels, wind power. essential service
people”
 Lodging facilities for
caretaker/security personnel - A minimum of 5% of
land area in the
Industrial plot is to be
dedicated for provision
of housing facilities
(along with sanitation
facility) for essential
service people e.g.
security staff, drivers,
cleaners, sweepers
etc.

- For building unit

having a built up area
of 3000 sq m or more,

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Sr. Zone Type of development for which Type of development which may Remarks
N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
3% built up area is
required to be
reserved for provision
of accommodation
facility (along with
sanitation facility) for
essential service
people e.g. security
staff, drivers, cleaners,
sweepers etc.

 In the case where the

building unit of industrial
development is adjacent
to the residential areas,
such development shall
provide 50 m wide thick
plantation & landscaping
between the residential
developments as a buffer
zone.
3. Medium scale  All uses mentioned in  Power Plant for a plot having  Residential buildings for

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Sr. Zone Type of development for which Type of development which may Remarks
N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
PCP Appendix–E area 100 acres or more and industrial staffs shall be
allied infrastructure allowed where the
 Storage of inflammable goods building unit is having
 Quarrying of gravel, sand clay area more than 100
and stone acres.
 Dumping of solid industrial  Provided minimum 50 m
wastes(subject to N.O.C and wide thick plantation &
conditions laid by Pollution landscaping shall be
Control Board provided all around the
 Storage of flammable goods residential housing as a
buffer zone.
 Oil and Gas exploration wells
(development subject to the  “Housing facilities for
adherence to related acts) essential service people”

 Devices for generation of non - A minimum of 5% of

conventional energy, such as land area in the
solar panels, wind power. Industrial plot is to be
dedicated for provision
 Lodging facilities for of housing facilities
caretaker/security personnel (along with sanitation
facility) for essential

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Sr. Zone Type of development for which Type of development which may Remarks
N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
service people e.g.
security staff, drivers,
cleaners, sweepers
etc.

- For building unit

having a built up area
of 3000 sq m or more,
3% built up area is
required to be
reserved for provision
of accommodation
facility (along with
sanitation facility) for
essential service
people e.g. security
staff, drivers, cleaners,
sweepers etc.

 In the case where the

building unit of industrial
development is adjacent
to the residential areas,

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Sr. Zone Type of development for which Type of development which may Remarks
N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
such development shall
provide 50 m wide thick
plantation & landscaping
between the residential
developments as a buffer
zone.

4. Small Scale PCP  All uses mentioned in  Quarrying of gravel, sand clay  Residential buildings for
Appendix–F and stone industrial staffs shall be
allowed where the
 Storage of inflammable goods  Dumping of solid industrial building unit is having
wastes(subject to N.O.C and area more than 100
conditions laid by Pollution acres.
Control Board
 Provided minimum 50 m
 Storage of flammable goods wide thick plantation &
 Oil and Gas exploration wells landscaping shall be
(development subject to the provided all around the
adherence to related acts) residential housing as a
buffer zone.
 Devices for generation of non
conventional energy, such as  “Housing facilities for

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Sr. Zone Type of development for which Type of development which may Remarks
N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
solar panels, wind power. essential service people”

 Lodging facilities for - A minimum of 5% of

caretaker/security personnel land area in the
Industrial plot is to be
dedicated for provision
of housing facilities
(along with sanitation
facility) for essential
service people e.g.
security staff, drivers,
cleaners, sweepers
etc.

- For building unit

having a built up area
of 3000 sq m or more,
3% built up area is
required to be
reserved for provision
of accommodation
facility (along with
sanitation facility) for

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Sr. Zone Type of development for which Type of development which may Remarks
N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
essential service
people e.g. security
staff, drivers, cleaners,
sweepers etc.

 In the case where the

building unit of industrial
development is adjacent
to the residential areas,
such development shall
provide 50 m wide thick
plantation & landscaping
between the residential
developments as a buffer
zone.

5. Service and  All uses mentioned in  Quarrying of gravel, sand clay  Residential buildings for
ancillary Appendix–G and stone industrial staffs shall be
industries allowed where the
 Service industries, newspaper  Dumping of solid industrial building unit is having
offices with printing press and wastes(subject to N.O.C and area more than 100
necessary uses, co-operative conditions laid by Pollution acres.
stores, wholesale business and

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Sr. Zone Type of development for which Type of development which may Remarks
N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
godowns. Control Board  Provided minimum 50 m
wide thick plantation &
 Public buildings, public utility  Storage of flammable goods
landscaping shall be
service buildings, place of
 Oil and Gas exploration wells provided all around the
public entertainment. Technical
(development subject to the residential housing as a
institutions for research and
adherence to related acts) buffer zone.
development pertaining to
concerned industries.  Devices for generation of non  “Housing facilities for
conventional energy, such as essential service people”
 Medical Centers.
solar panels, wind power. - A minimum of 5% of
 Recreational use and open land area in the
space.  Lodging facilities for
Industrial plot is to be
caretaker/security personnel
dedicated for provision
of housing facilities
(along with sanitation
facility) for essential
service people e.g.
security staff, drivers,
cleaners, sweepers
etc.
- For building unit
having a built up area

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Sr. Zone Type of development for which Type of development which may Remarks
N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
of 3000 sq m or more,
3% built up area is
required to be
reserved for provision
of accommodation
facility (along with
sanitation facility) for
essential service
people e.g. security
staff, drivers, cleaners,
sweepers etc.

 In the case where the

building unit of industrial
development is adjacent
to the residential areas,
such development shall
provide 50 m wide thick
plantation & landscaping
between the residential
developments as a buffer
zone.

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Sr. Zone Type of development for which Type of development which may Remarks
N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority

6. Engineering  Uses permissible as  Quarrying of gravel, sand clay  Residential buildings for
Industries mentioned in Appendix–H and stone industrial staffs shall be
allowed where the
 Service industries, newspaper  Dumping of solid industrial building unit is having
offices with printing press and wastes(subject to N.O.C and area more than 100
necessary uses, co-operative conditions laid by Pollution acres.
stores, wholesale business and Control Board
godowns.  Provided minimum 50 m
 Storage of flammable goods wide thick plantation &
 Public buildings, public utility landscaping shall be
service buildings, place of  Oil and Gas exploration wells
(development subject to the provided all around the
public entertainment. Technical residential housing as a
institutions for research and adherence to related acts)
buffer zone.
development pertaining to  Devices for generation of non
concerned industries. conventional energy, such as  “Housing facilities for
solar panels, wind power. essential service people”
 Medical Centers.
 Lodging facilities for - A minimum of 5% of
 Recreational use and open land area in the
space. caretaker/security personnel
Industrial plot is to be
dedicated for provision
of housing facilities
(along with sanitation

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Sr. Zone Type of development for which Type of development which may Remarks
N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
facility) for essential
service people e.g.
security staff, drivers,
cleaners, sweepers
etc.

- For building unit

having a built up area
of 3000 sq m or more,
3% built up area is
required to be
reserved for provision
of accommodation
facility (along with
sanitation facility) for
essential service
people e.g. security
staff, drivers, cleaners,
sweepers etc.

 In the case where the

building unit of industrial
development is adjacent

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Sr. Zone Type of development for which Type of development which may Remarks
N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
to the residential areas,
such development shall
provide 50 m wide thick
plantation & landscaping
between the residential
developments as a buffer
zone.

7. Non polluting  Uses permissible as mentioned  Business buildings, commercial  Residential buildings for
Industry in Appendix–I establishments, hotels and industrial staffs shall be
restaurants. allowed where the
 Devices for generation of non building unit is having
conventional energy, such as  Residential buildings for area more than 100
solar panels, wind power. industrial workers and or other acres.
public utility service.
 Provided minimum 50 m
 Oil and Gas exploration wells wide thick plantation &
(development subject to the landscaping shall be
adherence to related acts) provided all around the
 Lodging facilities for residential housing as a
caretaker/security personnel buffer zone.

 Broadcasting towers and line of  “Housing facilities for

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Sr. Zone Type of development for which Type of development which may Remarks
N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
site relay devices for essential service people”
telephonic, radio or television
- A minimum of 5% of
communication with a special
land area in the
permit on a case – by- case
Industrial plot is to be
basis
dedicated for provision
of housing facilities
(along with sanitation
facility) for essential
service people e.g.
security staff, drivers,
cleaners, sweepers
etc.

- For building unit

having a built up area
of 3000 sq m or more,
3% built up area is
required to be
reserved for provision
of accommodation
facility (along with
sanitation facility) for

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Sr. Zone Type of development for which Type of development which may Remarks
N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
essential service
people e.g. security
staff, drivers, cleaners,
sweepers etc.

 In the case where the

building unit of industrial
development is adjacent
to the residential areas,
such development shall
provide 50 m wide thick
plantation & landscaping
between the residential
developments as a buffer
zone.

8. GIDC Estate  All uses mentioned in  Quarrying of gravel, sand clay  Residential buildings for
Appendix– C, D, E, F, G & H and stone industrial staffs shall be
allowed where the
 Storage of inflammable goods  Dumping of solid industrial building unit is having
wastes(subject to N.O.C and area more than 100
conditions laid by Pollution acres.

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Sr. Zone Type of development for which Type of development which may Remarks
N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
Control Board  Provided minimum 50 m
wide thick plantation &
 Storage of flammable goods
landscaping shall be
 Oil and Gas exploration wells provided all around the
(development subject to the residential housing as a
adherence to related acts) buffer zone.

 Devices for generation of non  “Housing facilities for

conventional energy, such as essential service people”
solar panels, wind power. - A minimum of 5% of
 Lodging facilities for land area in the
caretaker/security personnel Industrial plot is to be
dedicated for provision
of housing facilities
(along with sanitation
facility) for essential
service people e.g.
security staff, drivers,
cleaners, sweepers
etc.

- For building unit

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having a built up area
of 3000 sq m or more,
3% built up area is
required to be
reserved for provision
of accommodation
facility (along with
sanitation facility) for
essential service
people e.g. security
staff, drivers, cleaners,
sweepers etc.

 In the case where the

building unit of industrial
development is adjacent
to the residential areas,
such development shall
provide 50 m wide thick
plantation & landscaping
between the residential
developments as a buffer

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O Authority
zone..

 The development
permission for residential
and uses of Specific Mix
Use Zone shall be
allowed for the released
land from acquisition of
GIDC within GIDC Estate
subject to NOC of GIDC”.

 GIDC may permit

commercial development
within the GIDC Estate.

9. Port/Ship  Port and related Industries  Quarrying of gravel, sand clay  All development should be
building & Allied and stone in compliance with CRZ
Activities, CRZ  Marine tourism projects regulations where
Related  Storage of flammable goods applicable
Permissible  Salt Industry
Activities and  Oil and Gas exploration wells  In the case where the
Salt Pans
 (development subject to the building unit of industrial
development is adjacent

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O Authority
adherence to related acts) to the residential areas,
such development shall
 This industry comprises provide 50 m wide thick
establishments primarily plantation & landscaping
engaged in operating between the residential
 Shipyards or boat yards (i.e., developments as a buffer
ship or boat manufacturing zone
facilities).

 Permissible industries in this

section are as follows:

- Shipbuilding and repairing

- Commercial cargo ships,

building and repairing

- Barges, building and

repairing

- Cargo vessels, building and

repairing

- Fishing vessels, large:

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O Authority
building and repairing

- Tankers building and

repairing

- Towboats, building and

repairing

- Tugboats, building and

repairing

- Military ships, building and

repairing

- Combat vessels, building

and repairing

- Offshore supply boats,

building and repairing

- Submarines, building and

repairing

- Transport vessels, troop:

building and repairing

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O Authority
- Commercial passenger
ships, building and repairing

- Dredges, building and

repairing

- Drilling and production

platforms, floating (oil and
gas)

- Dry docks, floating

- Marine rigging

- Devices for generation of

non conventional energy,
such as solar panels, wind
power.

10. Salt Pans  All uses pertaining to salt  Activity related to common salt  All development should
industries production, manufacturing be in compliance with the
relevant approval
 Infrastructure including water, including land lease
drainage facilities, site office, approval from the District
etc required for the related

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N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
development Administration and other
relevant bodies.
 Oil and Gas exploration wells

11. Specific Mix Use  Commercial/Business  Sports complex  Minimum Plot Size shall
Zone Establishments not be less than 1500 sq
 Auditorium mts.
 Educational institutions,
Research centers/training  Convention centre/exhibition
centers and all uses related to hall
 Residential Development
educational purpose  Petrol/Diesel Pump & Gas shall be permitted in
 Health medical institutions and Filling Stations village Dahej only.
Hospitals

 Banks
 Residential development
 Government/Semi Government shall also be permitted
Buildings after the depth of 150m
from the boundary of the
 Public sector undertaking 150m ROW of SH6.
buildings

 Institutional Building

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N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
 IT/ITES Facilities

 Lodging Facilities

 Tourism related building and

activities and hotels

 Multiplexes/shopping malls

12. Residential Zone  Semi detached & detached  L.P.G., Cylinder delivery centre  All these developments
houses, Apartment Complex, for the domestic consumption, are permissible subject to
Low cost housing. coal depot, etc. on ground floor road width & parking
of building used for permissible requirements as
 Public Utilities Building, Public non-residential use. Club mentioned in these
Facilities Buildings, community house, wadi, party plot, petrol regulations.
hall, auditorium, town hall, pump with or without service
Religious building. station, garbage etc.
 Educational institutions, such  Development Activities related
as Pre-primary schools, to tourism
secondary, high school, sponsored/recommended by
college, technical and any Department of
vocational educational government.
institutions, research

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N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
institutions, library.  Development activity related to
Information Technology.
 Commercial uses such as
shopping/ commercial centre,  The following uses may be
restaurants, hotel, hostels. permitted subject to approval of
a special permit on a case –
 Dispensary, clinic, maternity
by- case basis:
home, pathological, laboratory,
nursing home, surgical  Cemeteries /Burial Ground
hospital.
 Broadcasting towers and line of
 Parks, Gardens, Playgrounds, site relay devices for
gymnasium, indoor games. telephonic, radio or television
communication.
 Service establishment
(residential) light home
workshop etc. lodging house
boarding house etc.

13. Gamtal Buffer  All uses of residential zone  All uses of residential zone
Zone permitted permitted, Cinema, Light
Industries.
 Devices for generation of non
conventional energy, such as  The following uses may be

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N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
solar panels, wind power. permitted subject to approval of
a special permit on a case–by-
case basis.

 Broadcasting towers and line of

site relay devices for
telephonic, radio or television
communication.

14. Commercial Zone  Retail commercial use  News paper, printing press,  Provided that some home
Commercial Centre, Junk Yard (Kabadi), Saw mill. occupations and cottage
Convenience Shopping, industries shall not be
Shopping Centers,  Development activities related permissible in the
Restaurants, Snack to tourism, tenement dwelling or flats.
bar/Cafeteria/Restaurant, sponsored/recommended by
Hotels Tourism Corporation of  All these developments
Government. are permissible subject to
 Professional Office Buildings road width & parking
 Development activity related to requirements as
 Public Facilities Building Information Technology. mentioned in these
 Public Utilities Building  Religious buildings, shopping regulations.
malls etc.

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N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
 Boarding’s, lodging, Hostels.  L.P.G cylinder delivery centre
for domestic consumption.
 Parks & Gardens
 Wholesale market and their
 Residential Apartment & ancillary uses.
dwellings.
 Ice factory and cold storage.
 Banks, Professional Offices
 Ware houses, transport
 Nursing Home/Hospital, terminal for goods and
Maternity home/clinic. passengers, kerosene depot,
 Cinema/Video steel stock yard, Timber Depot
Theater/Multiplex/Recreation  Wadi/Party Plot
Complexes.
 Service Industries/
 Tourism & Recreation based Establishments/workshops,
facilities Light home work shops
 Motor Repair Garage,  The following uses may be
Petrol/Diesel Pump, Service permitted subject to approval of
Station & work shop. a special permit on a case –
 Devices for generation of non by- case basis:
conventional energy, such as  Broadcasting towers and line of

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N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
solar panels, wind power. site relay devices for
telephonic, radio or television
communication.

15. Institutional  All uses related to Educational  Retail shops & restaurants as a  Provided that residential
Zone purpose: Schools, Colleges, part of educational institute. apartment/dwelling
Educational Buildings, research incidental to main use
institutions, hostels, boarding  Development activities related shall be permitted subject
houses, staff quarters, Banks, to information Technology. to 25% of the proposed
canteens, sports complex  Sports complexes & stadium. main use.
gymnasium, dispensary,
auditorium, library.  Building of Public Utility and
Services and assembly
 Government and semi buildings including swimming
government building and their pool, auditorium, club, stadium,
activities, autonomous bodies theatre etc.
and public sector under taking
buildings and activities like  Open space proposed for party
G.H.B. University, L.I.C. and and marriage ceremony.
A.P.M.C etc.
 Amusement and recreational
 Non government organization activities.
buildings, Registered charitable

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N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
trust building.  Office buildings, business
building and mercantile
 Educational institutions,
building.
research centers /training
institution.  Convention centers/ exhibition
halls.
 Health, medical activities,
religious & public welfare  Multiplex complexes/ shopping
activities. malls.

 Development activities related  Bank & Restaurant as a part of

to tourism, sponsored/ Medical institute.
recommended by Tourism
Corporation of Government.  Auditorium for hospital use.

 Hostel for working women or  Development activities related

for an auditorium or complex to Information Technology.
for cultural and allied activities
or for an hospice, care of
persons suffering from physical
or mental illness, handicap,
disease or for infirmary and
care of orphans.

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N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
 Penal institutions such as jails,
prison, mental hospitals,
houses of correction, detention
and reformatories.

 All uses related to Health

purpose: Hospital, Nursing
Home, Doctor’s clinic,
Dispensary, Maternity Home,
X- ray clinic, Radiology center,
Diagnostic centre, Blood Bank,
Pathology laboratory, Medical
research centre, Health
treatment centre, , Surgical
hospital, Centre for health care
related activities.

 Medical staff hostels, Staff

Quarters, Canteens as a part of
Medical institute, Medicine
shops, Health instrument
shops, Library

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N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority

16. Recreational  Devices for generation of non  Garden House (Residetial).

Zone conventional energy, such as
solar panels, wind power.  Public Facilities buildings

 Drive- in - cinema  Hotels as per norms notified

by the tourism Corporation of
 Exhibition and mela Gujarat..

 Holiday Resort/Resort  Outdoor Adventure Sports

Club/Picnic Huts/Guest Agriculture Research
House/water Park Institutions

 Natural Reserve  Religious Buildings

 Other uses incidental to the  Film City

main Recreational Use
 The following uses may be
 Parks, gardens, Playground, permitted subject to approval of
Afforestation a special permit on a case –
by- case basis:
 Party Plots
 Broadcasting towers and line of
 Planetarium site relay devices for
 Snack bar/ telephonic, radio or television

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N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
Cafeteria/Restaurant/ Food communication.
Plazas and food street
 Theme Park/Amusement Park,
Zoo

17. Utility  Water (Treatment Plant,  The following uses may be

reservoir etc.) permitted subject to approval of
a special permit on a case –
 Sewerage (Treatment Plant by- case basis:
etc.)
 Broadcasting towers and line of
 Power (Power House, Sub site relay devices for
Station, power supply related telephonic, radio or television
utilities) communication.
 Solid Waste (Sanitary Landfill)

 Drains,

 Utility Corridor

 Devices for generation of non

conventional energy, such as

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N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
solar panels, wind power.

18. Eco Park  Solar power  The following uses may be

permitted subject to approval of
 Administrative block a special permit on a case –
 Storage of maintenance by- case basis:
equipment  Broadcasting towers and line of
 Any other structure required for site relay devices for
the operation and maintenance telephonic, radio or television
of the facility. communication.

 Small hydro power

 City transportation

 cycle , cycle rickshaw and

public transport

 Electric Vehicle(EV)

 Battery charge stand for EV

 Wind power

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N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
 Water Management

 collate and integrate

management of water
environment information

 Activity utilize reuse water and

recycle water by water
purification, water distribution
information management,
waste water treatment plant,
and industrial waste water
treatment plant

 Recycle and reuse the waste of

Town and Industry in the
integrated manner.

 Zero net energy consumption

and zero carbon emissions
annually.

 Zero emission Industrial Park -

closed-loop industrial system or

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O Authority
Zero Waste industries

 Devices for generation of non

conventional energy, such as
solar panels, wind power.
19. Warehousing and  Warehouses & distribution  Uses mentioned under Existing Salt Pans shall be
Oil terminal centre, POL products domestic Industry, city level Commercial, permissible
warehouse, POL product exim Recreational category
warehouse, fertilizer products
domestic warehouse, fertilizer  The following uses may be
product exim warehouse, CFS permitted subject to approval of
warehouse, godowns, cold a special permit on a case –
storage. by- case basis:

 Service station, Container  Broadcasting towers and line of

repair yard, truck service area site relay devices for
telephonic, radio or television
 Liquid fuel depot & distribution
communication.
facility, Kerosene depot.
 All kinds of stock / storage  Lodging facilities for
yards caretaker/security personnel

 Devices for generation of non

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N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
conventional energy, such as
solar panels, wind power.
20. Logistics  Transport terminal for goods  Commercial
and passengers.
 Ancillary uses related to
 public building, Admin building transport terminals,
& other office zone Restaurants, Hotels, shops,
cinema, and shopping centre.
 Car Parking, Truck Parking
area, Equipment parking for  Pollution Monitoring Station
CFS
 Information Technology.
 Warehouses & distribution
centre, POL products domestic  The following uses may be
warehouse, POL product exim permitted subject to approval of
warehouse, fertilizer products a special permit on a case –
domestic warehouse, fertilizer by- case basis:
product exim warehouse, CFS  Broadcasting towers and line of
warehouse, godowns, cold site relay devices for
storage. telephonic, radio or television
 Service station, Container communication.
repair yard, truck service area

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N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
 Gate complex & weigh bridge.

 Liquid fuel deport & distribution

facility, Kerosene depot.

 Power receiving station

 Steel stock yard.

 Timber stock yard.

 Residential buildings for Watch

& Ward industrial workers.

 Devices for generation of non

conventional energy, such as
solar panels, wind power.

21. Eco Zone  Green spaces, open spaces,  All uses as mention under City  All development should
plantations, botanical gardens, Level Recreational Zone with be in compliance with
floriculture, horticulture, green compliance to CRZ regulations. CRZ regulations where
houses applicable
 Salt Pans / Salt Industries

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N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority

22. Bhukhi Khadi  River or Khadi buffer  The following uses may be  High pressure gas
River permitted subject to approval of pipeline buffer
Development  Buffer areas to be provided a special permit on a case – development should
along utility areas including by- case basis: comply to relevant acts
high pressure gas lines and rules.
 Fuel wood plantation

 Furniture & structural wood

plantation

 Bamboo plantation

 Grass & fodder plantation

 Sericulture without processing

 Horticulture & Agriculture,

Fruits berries plants

 Nurseries development

 Plantation of Medical &

aromatic plant

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N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
 Water obstruction works

23. Forest  Uses to comply with the  All development should

guidelines of department of be in compliance with
Forest as per the listing of the CRZ regulations where
type of forest applicable

 When the forest land is

converted into deforested
land for the development
of Port and shipbuilding
yards, PCP Industries etc.
under the provisions of
the Indian Forest Act,
1927 (XVI of 1927) and
under the provisions of
the Forest Conservation
Act, 1980 by notifications
of GoG, these said lands
shall be designated as
Port & Ship Building and

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N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
PCP industries for the
development as per the
zoning regulation
published in the official
gazette on 6th August,
2011. No variation or
modifications shall be
required in the DDP under
Section 19 of the GTP &
UD Act, 1976.

24. Agricultural  Agriculture, horticulture  Slaughter house, touring  Building to be constructed

cinema, drive-in-cinema. at a distance of not less
 Poultry keeping subject to the than 30 mts. From road,
N.O.C./approval and conditions  Storage of inflammable on which it abuts.
laid down by the Department of materials, and explosive goods
poultry, subject to NOC/Approval and  Built-up area (ground
conditions laid down by coverage) Permissible.
 Dairy Development, fisheries, concerned department/
animal rearing and breeding, authority dealing with such  Shall not exceed 5% of
open storage of drying manure. work. the land area with
maximum permissible
 Farm house located in land of  Dumping of solid industrial

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N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
not less than 4000 sq. Mts., waste subject to N.O.C. and height 7.5 mts
conditions laid down by
 Camp for recreation of any type Pollution Control Board.  Agro based uses activities
natural reserves and for this zoning regulation;
sanctuaries, race track,  Ice factory & cold storage, ground coverage shall not
shooting range, zoo, nursery, godowns and warehouses exceed 5% of the land
stadium, botanical garden, subject to N.O.C./approval & area with Maximum
conditions laid down by permissible height 7.5
 Agricultural equipment, repair warehousing corporation/ FCI/ mts. In case of public and
of tools and equipment of Appropriate Govt. / Semi Govt. semi – public uses and
agricultural use, uses Department. building of charitable &
pertaining to processing of religious purposes the
agro/farm/milk products.  Development activity related to competent authority may
tourism permit development
 Brick kiln, mining and sponsored/recommended by
quarrying, cemetery and burial activities to the extent of
any Department of the 15% of the land area with
ground, aquarium, planetarium, government.
amusement park. maximum permissible
 height 10 mts. The above
restriction of built up area
shall not apply to the
following uses subject
maximum ground
coverage of 15% of the

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N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
land with maximum
permissible height 10 mts.

 Jail

 Transport nagar & truck

terminal.

 Slaughter house, cold

storage

 Development activity
related to tourism
approved by any
department of
Government.

 For Poultry farm, sheds of

floor height up to 10 mts.
At the ridge level of the
roof with perforated jali on
all sides, maximum 25%
ground coverage shall be

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N the zone is primarily intended be permitted by Competent
O Authority
permitted.

 No sub – division of land

shall be allowed.

Note:-
1. Development as mentioned in Col.3 & 4 may be permitted only on roads as specified in Regulation No.12.1
2. For Railway Container Depot the permission shall be issued for development for structures for Railway Department.
3. Land use Zoning In Hazard Prone Areas: In natural Hazard prone areas namely the earthquake prone zones as per IS: 1893,
the cyclone prone areas as per IS:875 Part-3 and flood prone areas as per the Flood Atlas prepared by the Central Water
4. Commission and/ or the flood departments of the State, the development shall be regulated to ensure special protection from
hazards from hazards for any type of development irrespective of use zone. Whereas the hazard prone areas identified as per
the Vulnerability Atlas of India-1997 (or revisions thereof) prepared by Govt. of India or as may be prepared by State
Government from time to time shall be used for such regulations, as given in Appendix-J & K. Further Action for protection from
these hazards is to be death with taking into consideration the Guidelines given in Appendix-C.
5. Permission for clubs, wadis & party plots shall be permitted only if comply with following requirements.
 A garbage container of minimum 4.00 Ton capacity with 6.00 mts x 7.50 mts. paved area shall be provided for
garbage disposal, abutting the road.
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  To see that the place is use according to provision of this regulation, Competent Authority can collect, security
deposit from the plot owner as may be decided by competent authority from time to time.
 Parking shall be provided as per Regulation No. 17.
6. Public utility services buildings, which shall include buildings or works developed or undertaken by to Govt. /Simi-Govt. or public
undertaking only, such as Sub-station, and receiving station of the electricity Board. Building for infrastructure facilities like bus
service, water supply drainage sanitation, domestic garbage disposal, pumping station, electricity, purification plant, police
building post and telegraph and telecommunication, public urinals, milk, octroi and public telephone booth, fire brigade station,
ward and zonal offices of appropriate authority, taxies, scooter and cycle stand and parking plot, garden, nursery, playground
and open spaces, canal, communication network, first aid medical center, primary health center, dispensary, library, reading
room and religious building/places of public worship may be permitted in all zones. The built-up area in case of religious building
up/places public worship shall not exceed 10% of plot area.
7. Ten percent area of the “open space plots” provided under T.P. schemes may be utilized for construction with required margins
for the common/ community /commercial use by the Competent Authority having basement or ground floor. In addition to the
stair cabins and ramps, 5% of the permissible built up area of this plot shall be allowed to be built-up on for the construction of
store room, chawkidar room, toilet etc. at the ground level, in case the building is constructed on still. The rest of the “open
space plot” shall be kept open to sky.
8. Transit Accommodation for Construction worker The developer shall provide Transit accommodation for construction worker
within the site being developed by the developer. This would be provided as per the following standards:
 Minimum semi-pucca built up space of 28 sq m for one Household (HH) or a group of 4 persons
 One Toilet (with bathing area) per 10 male workers
 One Toilet (with bathing area) per 10 female workers
 One water connection per 20 workers
9. The religious building shall be permitted in all use Zone with consent of the Competent Authority.

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 Annexure-1
Structural Safety and Services.
1. STRUCTURAL DESIGN.

The structural design of foundation, elements made of masonry, timber plain

concrete, reinforced concrete, pre-stressed concrete and structural steel shall
conform to the provisions of part VI structural design Section-1 loads, Section-
2 Foundation, Section-3 Wood, Section-4 Masonry, Section-5 Concrete,
Section-6 Steel, National building code of India, taking into consideration the
Indian Standards and Guidelines for hazard safety as given below:

a. For earthquake protection

i. IS:1893-1984 “Criteria for earthquake resistant design of
structures (fourth revision)”
ii. IS:13920-1993 “ductile detailing of reinforced concrete structures
subjected to seismic forces- code of practice”
iii. IS:4326 -1993 “Earthquake resistant design and construction of the
buildings-Code of Practice (second revision)
iv. IS:13828-1993 “Improving earthquake resistance of low strength
masonry buildings-guidelines”
v. IS:13827-1993 “Improving earthquake resistance of earthen
buildings guidelines”
vi. IS: 13935-1993 “Repair and seismic strengthening of buildings –
guidelines”.
vii. “Improving the earthquake resistance of buildings –guidelines” by
expert groups, Government of India, Ministry of Urban Affair &
Employment, published building material and technology promotion
council 1998.   
 
b. For Cyclone /Wind Storm Protection
i. IS 875 (3) -1987 “Code of practice for design loads(other than
earthquake) for buildings and structures, part 3 wind loads”.
ii. “Improving wind/cyclone resistance buildings-guideline” by expert
group, Government of India, Ministry of Urban Affair & Employment,
published building material and technology promotion council 1998.
   
Note: Whether an Indian Standard including those referred in the
National Building code or the National Building Code is referred, the
latest version of the same shall be followed.
 

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 iii. In pursuance of the above, a certificate as indicated in the in Form-
2 (shall be submitted along with building plans/drawings and other
building information schedule annexed thereto.

2. QUALITY CONTROL REQUIREMENTS

i. The quality of all the materials and workmanship shall conform to
the accepted standards and Indian standard specifications and
codes as included in Part V Building Materials and Part VII
Constructional Practices and Safety, National Building Code of
India.
ii. All borrow pits dug in the course of construction and repair of
buildings, embankments etc. shall be deep and connected with
each other in the formation of a drain directed towards the lowest
level and properly stepped for discharge into a river, stream,
channel or drain, and no person shall create any isolated borrow pit
which is likely to cause accumulation of water that may breed
mosquitoes. 
iii. Alternative materials, method of design and construction and tests:-

The provision of the regulations are not intended to prevent the use
of any material or method of design of construction not specifically
prescribed in them provided any such alternative has been
approved. Nothing of the provisions of these Regulations is
intended to prevent the adoption or architectural planning and
layout conceived as an integrated development scheme. The
competent authority may approve any such alternative if it conforms
to the provisions of the relevant parts of the National Building Code,
regarding material, method or work offered is, for the purpose
intended at least equivalent to the prescribed in these regulations in
quality, strength, compatibility, effectiveness, fire and water
resistance, durability and safety.
iv. All buildings shall be constructed on a quality control requirement
v. In case of existing building under construction based on approved
building permission, structural safety requirements shall have to be
observed. However, due to such structural work of
strengthening/retrofitting if certain setbacks and margin get
reduced, special permission may be granted on case to case basis. 
 
3. TESTS:

Whenever there is insufficient evidence of compliance with the

provision of the regulation or evidence that any material or method of
design or construction does not conform to the requirements of the
regulations, in order to substantiate claims for alternative materials,
design or methods of construction, competent authority may require
tests, sufficiently in advance, as proof of compliance . These tests shall

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 be made by an approved agency at the expense of the owner as
follows:

i. TEST METHODS: test methods shall be as specified by the

regulations for the materials or design or construction in question.
If there are no appropriate test methods specified in the
regulations, the competent authority shall determine the test
procedure. For method or tests for building materials, reference
shall be made to the relevant Indian Standards as given in the
National Building Code of India published by the bureau of Indian
Standards.
ii. TESTS RESULT TO BE PRESERVED: Copies of the result of all
such tests shall be restrained by the competent authority for not
less than two years after the acceptance of the alternative material. 

The testing of the material as per Indian Standards shall be carried

out by the laboratories approved by the competent authority on this
behalf.
The laboratory/agency shall work out in consultation with the
construction agency a testing programme of materials such as
cement, steel and quality of concrete including its mixing, laying and
strength at site as well as in the laboratory.
This should cover various stages of construction from foundation to
compilation as per Regulation. The laboratory shall maintain a duly
authenticated report in a bound register, copy of which will be
submitted to the construction agency, which will in turn forward the
testing report to the competent authority.

4. STRUCTURAL STABILITY AND FIRE SAFETY OF EXISTING

BUILDINGS
i. The competent authority shall have the assessment of structural
and / or fire safety of an existing building / structure damage /
undamaged carried out at stipulated periodical intervals through
expert (s) chosen from a panel of experts identified by the
Competent Authority.
ii. The owner/ developer/ Applicant on advice of such expert(s) shall
carry out such repair/ restoration and strengthening / retrofitting of
the building found necessary so as to comply with the safety
standards laid down in National Building Code and the Indian
Standards as specified.
In case, the owner/ Developer/ Occupant do not carry out such
action, the competent authority or any agency authorized by the
competent authority may carry out such action at the cost of
owner/Developer/ Occupant.
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 iii. The Competent Authority shall specify the period within which such
compliance is to be carried out.
iv. The Competent Authority may also direct the owner/Developer/
Occupant. Weather the building would occupied or not during the
period of compliance.
v. In case of existing building under construction based on approved
building permission, structural safety requirements shall have to be
observed. However, due to such structural work of strengthening /
retrofitting if certain setbacks and margin get reduced, special
permission.

5. The structural safety of the building shall be responsibility of the developer.

The developer shall, at his cost, get an audit of the structural stability and
safety through any independent Competent Authority or a structural expert
of adequate experience and good reputation identified and advised by the
competent authority.

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 Annexure-2
Fire Safety for Schools

1. Each class room should have at least 2 doors and should be kept open
when the room is occupied.
2. Electric supply to each room should have MCB or ELCB installed.
3. Kitchen /Pantry for the school should be in a separate room. If away
from the building by at least 6 meters it has to be protected / covered
by corrugated tin sheets bolted on iron angles.
4. If Gas cylinders are used for the kitchen they should be kept away from
the kitchen and connected to the burners though metal pipes and the
burners should be kept at an elevated surface compared to the
cylinders.
5. The building, if more then Gr.+2 floors, should have alternate escape
staircase. The staircase width should not be less then 1.5 meters.
6. Roof of the building should be of RCC with at least grade 1
construction (1 hour fire resisting).
7. Laboratories in the building (each room 10 meters x 10 meters) should
be protected by 1 unit of DCP extinguisher 5 kg. capacity and 2 units of
CO2 extinguishers 4.5 kg capacity.
8. School buildings higher than 15 meters should observe Fire Protection
norms for high rise buildings.
9. Schools having auditorium should have fire protection installed as
observed for cinema halls.
10. Lifts installed should be connected to the building by a lobby and
should not lead directly into an enclosure.
11. Centrally air conditioned building should have smoke cum heat
detectors installed in the return air ducts and connected to shut down
the air handling unit automatically. The doors of these class rooms
should have stoppers which shall enable PUSH opening of doors.
12. All the staff members of the school should be trained to use suitable
extinguishers.

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13. Evacuation drills should be practiced once a month with all the
teachers and students.

Specification for fire extinguisher for schools

Every school must have fire extinguisher as per following

specifications:-

1) Fire extinguisher Type :- water-Co2

2) Capacity :- 9 Liters.
3) Scale :- One fire extinguisher for each floor of the
school building.

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 Appendix A
Regulations to develop Socially & Economically
Weaker Section Housing
A. PLANNING

Housing for socially and economically backward class of people shall be as

per the following:

1. The maximum permissible net density in dwelling shall be 225 dwelling per
hector of designated land.

I. The carpet area of dwelling unit should be minimum 25 sq.mt and that
for other towns, the plinth area (built up area) of minimum 25 sq.mt,
may be ensured. Each dwelling unit design should have the following
features:

a. Two rooms with independent access. For independent use of the

rooms it may be essential to provide sliding door. The sliding of
the rooms shall be as under:

Shorter Side(m) Area (sq.mt) Height(m)

Living/Multi-purpose 2.5 9 2.6

room

Bedroom 2.1 6. 5 2.6

Kitchen 1.5 3.3 2.6

Bath, toilet, corridor 1 & 0.9 1.2 & 0.9 2.1

b. Kitchen indicating L-shaped cooking platform, storage cupboards,

placement of sink, provision of 1st. X 1 ft. window to enable the
beneficiary to install exhaust fan later, window in the kitchen
should preferably be on top of the sink.
c. Independent bath and WC, WC to be provided with 1st X 1ft
ventilator with double shutters (for jail & glass), to enable the
beneficiary to install exhaust fan later.
d. Provision of minimum 0. 9 mts wide balcony and built in
cupboards in the rooms. The depth of such cubicles should be at
least 0.6 mts. In drawing rooms/living rooms (other than
bedrooms) the min, depth of 450 mm may be considered.

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 e. From health point of view, the drawing unit should be vector free.
In order to make the unit vector free , the ain door of the unit
should be provided with double door shutters having a jali door
and a normal' door. The windows may also be provided with jali
shutters.
f. Staircase

Winding 2 Storey :

3 storey and above : 0.90 m

Riser : 180 mm max.

Tread : 250 mm min.

Headroom : 2.1 m

g. Minimum Height of the floors be taken as 2.7 mt.

h. The minimum height of the plinth shall be 30 curs. from top
surface of approach road or path way;
i. The maximum floor space index permissible shall be as per
GDCR

2. Buildings up to height of 15m need not be provided with a lift There shall
be one staircase for every 12 (twelve) dwelling units or part thereof.

B. STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS:
 Load bearing walls of the building shall be of Brick stone or pre cast
block in any mortar in the case of R.C.C framed structure or
wooden structure filler walls may be of suitable local materials.

 Roof of the building shall be of galvanized iron sheets asbestos

sheet tiles roof or R.C.C roof in the case of upper storied buildings
middle floor shall be of wooden or R.C.C and rest as per choice.

 Doors and windows of building shall be of any material.

 Rest of the building shall be as per locally available resources and

as per choice.
 

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C. SOCIALLY FACILITIES:

The social facilities shall be provided as under: The developer shall provide
social infrastructure facilities as below;

e. Anganwadi, Nursery School @ 0.1 Ha/1000 p

Ideally, area per school 0.08 Ha

Location of the school adjacent to a park

f. Primary School (Class 1- 5 ), 1 for every 5000 p

Area of the school site 0.40 Ha

School building area 0.20 Ha

Playfield area of 18m x 36m to be ensured for effective play 0.20Ha

3. Senior-Secondary School (Class'6-12) 1 for every 7500 p

Area of the School site 1.80 Ha
School building area 1.80 Ha
Play field area of 68 m x 126 m to be ensured for effective 1.00Ha
Parking Area 0.20 Ha

4. Healthcare Facilities (1 for every 15000 p) 0.08 - 0.12Ha.

5. Socio-cultural Facilities) Community Facilities (1 for every 5000 p) 750
sq.mt
6. Community Hall, Work Area, (1 for every 15000 p) Welfare Centre, Library
2000 sq.mt

The locations of schools and health care centre should be such that they are
equally accessible from all the housing clusters, preferably by pedestrian
pathways with minimum road crossovers. They are also to be located
adjacent to parks, playfield etc.

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 Appendix B
Guidelines for Parking and Circulation Spaces

Guidelines for Parking and Circulation Space- Sheet 1

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Guidelines for Parking and Circulation Space- Sheet 2

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 Appendix C
Minimum Requirements for Fire Safety Installations

Minimum Requirements for fire safety installations

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NOTES:
The terms used in this Appendix shall meaning as in the National Building Code of India.
Note 2: Required to be installed in basements, if area of the basement exceeds 200 sq.m.
Note 3: Required to be provided, if area of the basement exceeds 200 sq.m
Note 4: Additional value given in parenthesis shall be added if basements area exceeds 200 sq.m
Note 7: Required to be provided for the building with height over 15.0m
Note 14: The requirements given in this table for group G industrial buildings are for small scale industrial units for other industries
requirement will have to be worked out on the basis of relevant Indian standards and also in consultation with local fire
Authorities
Note 15: Developments above 18mt in height not to be permitted for G1 & G2 occupancies.
Note 17: Developments above 15 mt in height not to be permitted for group G and Group J occupancies.
Note 18: pump capacity should be based on covered area of the building
Note 19: one electric and one diesel pump of capacity 1620 LPM and one electric pump of capacity of 180 LPM
Note 20: one electric and one diesel pump of capacity 2280LPM and one electric pump of capacity of 180 LPM
Note 22: one electric and one diesel pump of capacity 2850 LPM and one electric pump of capacity of 180 LPM

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 Appendix D
Large Scale PCP Industries

D. 1 Large scale PCP Industries

Table D.1: List of permissible Large scale PCP Industries

Sr. Industrial Group Noxious Characteristics

No

1 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Inorganic Manufacturing Industries

Acids : Sulphuric acid, Nitric acid, acetic acid, Fire hazard, offensive fumes and
Battery acid, Benzoic acid, carbolic acid, smoke.
Chlorosulphonic acid, etc.

Alkalies: Caustic soda, caustic potash, soda Fire hazard, and corrosive
ash, etc. substances

Production of mineral salt which involves use of Fire hazard, smoke and fumes.
acids.

Carbon disulphide, Ultramriane blue, chlorine, Risk of fire, dust and fumes.
hydrogen.

2 PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Olefins – Ethylene, Propylene,

Butene/ Fire hazard, offensive fumes,
Butadiene liquid effluent with unpleasant
Ethylene => LDPE, HDPE/ LLDPE, PVC, smell and smoke
Ethylene Oxide Mono Ethylene Glycol
Propylene => PP, Propylene Oxide , Acrylonitrile
C4 based => Polybutenes, Polybutadiene
Aromatics – Benzene, Toluene, Xylene,
Benzene => Ethyl benzene
C5+ based products
Toluene
Xylene
NG based Methanol and Fertiliser units -
Nitrogenous and phosphatic fertiliser
manufacturing on large-scale except mixing of Fire, noise, atmosphere pollution
fertilisers for compounding. due to noxious gases, fire and

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Sr. Industrial Group Noxious Characteristics
No
Bio refinery dust.

3 PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

Refinery: Crude Oil refining, Inflammable Fumes and noise

Crackers: processing and cracking,
Petroleum jelly, petroleum ether, Naphtha
cracking including Gas cracking for any purpose

Carbon black manufacture and blacks of all Fire hazard

kinds

Petroleum coke usage for Graphite production Fire hazard

Lubricating and fuel oils and illuminating oils and Fire hazard
other oils such as schist oil, shale oil etc.

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 Appendix E
Medium Scale PCP Industries
E.1 Medium scale PCP Industries

Table E.1: List of permissible Mediuum Scale PCP Industries

Sr. Industrial Group Noxious Characteristics

No.

1 PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY

The following category will be included: Fire hazard, offensive fumes,

liquid effluent with unpleasant
Speciality chemicals, Fine chemicals,
Performance chemicals, manmade yarns smell, dust and smoke
and fibres, Industrial oils, Fatty alcohols,
ethoxylates, catalysts, industrial gases, etc.
Product range consist of the followings:
Ethanol, Ethoxylates
PP Co polymers
Propylene Glycol, Polyethers
Cumene, Phenol, Bisphenol,
Polycarbonates
Isopropyl Alcohol
Acrylic Acid
Epichlorohydrin
MEK
MTBE
CBFS
Styrene/ Polystyrene
Chloro Benzenes, Nitro Benzenes,
Nitrochlorobenzenes
Aniline
TDI, MDI
Purified Terephthalic Acid
Phthalic Anhydride
Acetic acid
Nitrophosphatic fertilizers
Biopolymers

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Sr. Industrial Group Noxious Characteristics
No.

2. TEXTILE INDUSTRY

Textile mill

Oil sheets and water proof clothing - Wool Fire hazard. Wool Washing
spinning liquor containing certain
impurities.

Clean rags (not including clean textile Fire hazard

cutting), oily and greasy rags.

Flax Yarn and other fibre Fire hazard

Textile finishing, bleaching and dyeing Waste water containing acids

etc.

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 Appendix F
Small Scale PCP Industries
F. 1 Small Scale PCP Industries

Table F.1: List of permissible Mediuum Scale PCP Industries

Sr. Industrial Group Noxious Characteristics

No.

1 PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Plastic Processing Fire hazard, offensive fumes,

liquid effluent with unpleasant
Ethylene Glycols For Specialty Chemicals
smell, dust and smoke
Alcohol-Based Products,
Solvent
Specialty chemicals,
Detergents
Additives,
PBR, SBR, ABS, and plastic / elastomer
processing, latex
Automobile tubes and tyres, conveyer belts
Polyurethanes and processing
Nylon- Yarn, Tyre Cord, Polymer.
Polyester- Yarn Grade, Bottle Grades,
Staple Fibre, fabrics, garments, Polyester
resins
Phthalates, Resins, Pigments

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 Appendix G
Service and Ancillary Industries

Table G.1: List of Service and ancillary Industry

Type of Industries Noxious Characteristics

Specialty catalysts, Additives (for polymers and Unpleasant smell

elastomers), Solvents, Industrial gases, alcohol,
Solvents and Packaging Industry

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 Appendix H
Engineering Industries
H. 1 Engineering Industries

Table H.1: List of Engineering Industries

Sr. Permissible Industries

No

1 Special industrial machinery required for PCP Industries and which

supports chemical and petrochemical base by way of fabricating/ supplying
equipments, piping, process control and instrumentation, etc, and
maintenance related services, dock and terminal activities becomes an
integral part of the region for the self sustainability.

2  Rail-road equipment.
 Industrial trucks, trailers, stackers, etc.
 Heavy structural steel fabric
 G.I. malleable pipe fittings
 Heavy diesel engines.
 Sugar, Vegetable oils (hydrogenated).
 Metallurgical industry - Sintering, Seltering, Blast furnaces, steel
works and rolling mills.
 Primary and secondary smelting and refining of non-ferrous metal
and alloys.
 Automobile and coach building.
 Manufacture of aircraft frames and aero-engines.
 Special industrial machinery.
 Sluice gates and gearings.
 Cranes and hoists.
 Steel pipes and tubes.
 Wire ropes.
 Steel chains (conveyors, shipping).
 Electrical steel sheets and stampings.
 Heavy steam engines.
 Power Driven pumps and pumping equipments.
 Tractors and heavy agricultural machinery.
 Metal working machinery.

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Sr. Permissible Industries
No
 Electrical generating transmission, distribution and industrial
apparatus.
 Rail-road equipment.
 Industrial trucks, trailers, stackers, etc.
 Earthmoving machinery.
 Conveyors and conveying equipment.
 Heavy iron and steel forgings.
 Foundries (heavy).
 Other primary metal industries (e.g., cold rolled sheets, alloy steel,
etc.).
 Turbines.
 Rayon productions.
 Nylon production.
 Jute spinning and weaving.
 Cement, Asbestos cement sheets and pipes.
 Manufacture of locomotives-electric, diesel and steam.

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 Appendix I
Non Polluting Industries

Illustrative list of Light industries those are permissible in residential zone under
special circumstances by the Authority and as well as that are permissible in Retail
business zone.

TableH.1: List of Non polluting and Light Service Industry

Sr. No. Description

Light Service Industry

1 Bread and bakeries

2 Confectionery, candies and sweets

3 Biscuit making

4 Ice cream

5 Cold storage (small scale)

6 Aerated water and fruit beverages

7 Flour mills with 5 HP in residential zone and 10 HP in retail business zone

8 Automobile two wheelers and cycle servicing and repairs

9 Furniture (wooden and steel)

10 Printing, book binding, embossing, etc.

11 Laundry, dry cleaning and dyeing facilities

12 General jobs and machine shops

13 Household utensil repair, welding, soldering, patching and polishing(kadhai)

14 Photograph, printing (including sign board printing)

15 Vulcanising

16 Tailoring

17 Handlooms (small scale)

18 Velvet embroidery shops

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Sr. No. Description

19 Art weavers and silk screen printing and batik work

20 Jewellery, gold ornaments and silver wares

21 Mirrors and photo frames

22 Umbrella assembly

23 Bamboo and cane products

24 Sports goods and its repair shops

25 Musical instruments repair shops

26 Optical lens grinding, watch and pen repairing

27 Radio repair shop

28 Rubber stamps

29 Card board box and paper products including paper (manual only)

30 Cotton and silk printing/ screen printing

31 Webbing (narrow, fabrics, embroidery, lace manufacturing)

32 Ivory, wood carving and small stone carving

33 Coffee curing units

34 Candles and wax products

35 Household kitchen appliances

36 Washing soaps small scale only

37 Fruit canning and preservation

38 Electric lamp fitting / Assembly of Bakelite switches.

39 Shoe making, repairing

40 Power looms (silk reeling unit up to 10 HP)

41 Areca nut processing unit

42 Beedi rolling

43 Agarbathi rolling

Assembly and repair of measuring instruments(excluding handling of mercury and hazardous

44
materials)

45 Clay & modelling with plaster of Paris.

46 Diary products e.g. cream, ghee, paneer, etc.

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Sr. No. Description

47 Enamelling vitreous (without use of coal)

48 Milk cream separation

49 Manufacture of jute products

50 Manufacture of Bindi

51 Photo copying of drawings including enlargement of drawings and designs.

52 Packaging of shampoos

53 Packaging of hair oil

54 Internet café

55 Utensil washing powder (only mixing and packaging)

Non Polluting Industry

1 News paper, printing press, Junk Yard (Kabadi), Saw mill

Development activities related to tourism, sponsored/recommended by tourism corporation of

2
Government.

3 Development activity related to Information Technology.

4 Computer software units

5 Workshop for vehicle repair.

Engineering workshop, machine shop, fabrication shop, press shop, smithy shop, turning shop,
6
cutting shop.

7 Pump and motor assembling units.

8 Cycle assembling units.

9 Units of Polyester Fabric

10 Units fabricating tractor trailer, agricultural equipment, etc.

11 Units fabricating vehicle parts without electroplating and heat treatment.

12 Unit fabricating stove, cooker, kitchen equipment without electroplating.

13 Units fabricating nails, pegs, nuts, bolts, etc.

14 Units manufacturing utensils of Aluminum, steel, copper and brass.

15 Units fabricating iron doors and shutters.

16 Units fabricating steel furniture without electroplating.

17 Units manufacturing weighting machines.

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Sr. No. Description

18 Units fabricating drawing, surveying, and scientific equipment.

19 Units making music instruments.

20 Units making sports gear.

21 Units making toys.

22 Units making stationery items like paper pins, "U" pins, pencils, etc.

Units binding books, making file covers, card board boxes, envelopes, paper bags from paper or
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board.

24 Units making paper napkins, dishes, labels, tallow, paper rolls.

25 Units making wooden doors and windows.

26 Units making wooden furniture.

27 Units making wooden boxes.

28 Units assembling air conditioners, air coolers, water coolers, heater, electric irons, etc.

29 Units manufacturing electric fans, tube lights, bulbs, lamps, fuses, switches, etc.

30 Units casting cement concrete spun pipes, mosaic tiles, cement concrete poles.

31 Units casting cement concrete grills.

32 Units making umbrellas and rain coats.

34 Units making garments by stitching from ready cloth.

35 Units making hosiery items.

36 Weaving units with handlooms and power looms

37 Yarn twisting, crimping and texturising units

38 Fibre glass moulding units

39 Units manufacturing plastics items like buckets, tumblers, footwear, brushes, ropes.

40 Units producing plastics items through fabrication, extraction, injection moulding methods.

41 Units manufacturing tubes, pipes, boxes, tanks, etc. from plastics HDPE, LDPE, PVC.

42 Units making leather items like bags, purses, wallets, etc. from ready leather.

43 Units making tooth powders, tooth pastes, shampoos, nail polishes, hair oils, through mixing only.

44 Units making candles

45 Units making Agarbathi

46 Units making detergent powders, soaps, etc. through mixing only.

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47 Domestic flour mills.

48 Units grinding corianders, cummins, turmeric’s, salts, spices.

49 Tobacco drying sheds.

50 Printing presses.

51 Pulse mills.

52 Oil expellers.

53 Units manufacturing glass frames for spectacles.

54 Diamond Industries

55 Units manufacturing tablets and capsules by mixing only.

56 Units manufacturing biscuits up to 100 kg per day only.

57 Units manufacturing pickles/pappads up to 500 kg per day only.

58 Assembling units for TV, VCR, VCP, radio sets, tape recorders, etc.

59 Units manufacturing rubber parts, rubber corks surgical gloves.

60 Units involved in cutting, polishing and finishing of stones, marbles and granites.

61 Units involved in finishing of printed cloth by felt finish or rolls process, sentering.

62 Cotton ginning and pressing units.

Steel, rerolling mills where M S bars, angles, CTD round bars, section bars, etc. are prepared
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without pickling process.

64 Oxygen gas units.

65 Ceramic cup saucers making units.

66 Glaxed tiles producing units (provided water is recycled)

67 Units manufacturing ceramic sanitary ware.

68 Units manufacturing domestic flour mill.

69 Units manufacturing Mamara.

70 Computer & Computer stationery

71 Gems & Jewellery Units

72 Units manufacturing plastic bags

73 Manually preparing silver & golden ornaments

74 Units making printing blocks

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75 Units making furniture from bamboo

76 Units assembling domestic electrical appliances

77 Units fabricating aluminium doors, windows & furniture’s

78 Tailor machine repair or its manufacturing units

79 Ball pen's refill

80 Button & hooks manufacturing units

81 Bicycle's chain & locks

82 Embroidery

83 Photo frame, Mirror frame

84 Flower pot, Flower vase

85 Units fabricating fork-knife, scissors

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 Appendix J
Land use Zoning in Hazard prone area
J. 1 LAND USE ZONING IN HAZARD PRONE AREAS –
GUIDELINES (Regulation No.27)
J.1.1 OBJECTIVES
The basic objective of land use zoning is to regulate land use in hazard
prone areas to minimize the damage caused to the habitat, as a result of
natural hazards viz. earthquakes, cyclonic storms and floods which recur
from time to time. Land Use Zoning, therefore, aims at determining the
locations and the extent of areas likely to be adversely affected by the
hazards of different intensities and frequencies, and to develop such areas
in a fashion that the loss to the development is reduced to the minimum.

Land Use Zoning envisages certain restrictions on the indiscriminate

development of the "unprotected" hazard prone areas and to specify
conditions for safer development by protecting the area from severe
losses. In the former case, boundaries of different zones are to be
established to prevent unrestricted growth there.

J.1.2 SCOPE
1. Areas covered under Development Plan

The guidelines for Land Use Zoning in Hazard Prone Areas are to be taken
into consideration while formulating the Development Plan and Area Plan
under the Town Planning and Urban Development Act.

2. Areas not covered under Development Plan

In such areas, these guidelines may be issued to the various local bodies,
Municipalities, Individual Areas and Panchayats, enabling them to act
while sitting various development projects and deciding on construction of
buildings, etc.

J.1.3 DENTIFICATION OF HAZARD PRONE AREAS

1. Earthquake Prone Areas

Intensities of VII or more on Modified Mercalli or MSK intensity scale are

considered moderate to high. Areas under seismic zone III, IV and V as
specified in IS 1893 are based on intensities VII, VIII, IX or more.
Therefore, all areas in these three zones will be considered prone to
earthquake hazards.

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In these zones the areas which have soil conditions including the level of
water table favorable to liquefaction or settlements under earthquake
vibrations will have greater risk to buildings and structures which will be of
special consideration under Land Use Zoning.

Under these zones, those hilly areas which are identified to have poor
stability conditions and where landslides could be triggered by earthquake
or where due to prior saturated conditions, mud flow could be initiated by
earthquakes and where avalanches could be triggered by earthquake will
be specially risk prone.

Whereas, earthquake hazard prone areas defined in 'a' above are

identified on the map given in IS 1893 to small scale and more easily
identified in the larger scale state wise maps given in the Vulnerability
Atlas of India, the special risky areas as defined in 'b' and 'c' above, have
to be determined specifically for the planning area under consideration
through special studies to be carried out by geologists and geo-technical
engineers.

2. Cyclone Prone Areas

Areas prone to cyclonic storms are along the sea coast of India where the
cyclonic wind velocities of 47 meter per second or more are specified in
the Wind Velocity Map given in IS 875 (part 3) to a small scale and easily
identified in the Vulnerability Atlas of India where the Maps are drawn state
wise to a larger scale.

In these cyclone prone areas, those areas which are likely to be subjected
to heavy rain induced floods or to flooding by sea-water under the
conditions of storm surge, are specially risky due to damage by flood flow
and inundation under water.

Whereas, areas under 'a' are easily identified, those with special risk as
under 'b' have to be identified by special contour survey of the planning
area under consideration and study of the past flooding and storm surge
history of the area. These studies may have to be carried out through the
Survey of India or locally appointed survey teams, and by reference to the
Central Water Commission, Government of India and the concerned
department of Gujarat State.

3. Flood Prone Areas

The flood prone areas in river plains (unprotected and protected by bunds)
are indicated in the Flood Atlas of India prepared by the Central Water
Commission and reproduced on larger scale in the state wise maps in the
Vulnerability Atlas of India.

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Besides the above areas, other areas can be flooded under conditions of
heavy intensity rains, inundation in depressions, backflow in drains,
inadequate drainage, failure of protection works, etc.

Whereas, the flood prone areas under 'a' are identified on the available
maps as indicated, the areas under 'b' have to be identified through local
contour survey and study of the flood history of the planning area. Such
studies may be carried out through Survey of India or local survey teams,
and by reference to the Central Water Commission and the concerned
department of Gujarat State.

4. Land Use Zoning for Flood Safety

Some important considerations for regulating the land use in the planning
areas are given below:

Every settlement needs some open areas such as parks, play-grounds,

gardens etc. In one way it will be possible to develop such areas by
restricting any building activity in vulnerable areas. Such a development
will be in the interest of providing proper environment for the growth of
such settlement.

On the same analogy, certain areas on either side of the existing and
proposed drains (including rural drains) should be declared as green belts
where no building or other activity should be allowed. This will not only
facilitate improvements of these drains in future for taking discharges on
account of growing urbanisation, but will also help in minimising the
damage due to drainage congestion wherever rainfall of higher frequency
than designed is experienced. These green belts at suitable locations can
also be developed as parks and gardens.

In the existing developed areas, possibilities of protecting/ relocation/

exchanging the sites of vital installation like electricity sub-station/power
houses, telephone exchange, etc. should be seriously examined, so that
these are always safe from possible flood damage. Similarly, the pump
station the tube wells meant for drinking water supply should be raised
above the high flood levels.

Similarly, possibility of removing or bypassing buildings/structures

obstructing existing natural drainage lines should be seriously considered.
In any case, with immediate effect unplanned growth can be restricted so
that no construction obstructing natural drainage or resulting in increased
flood hazard is allowed.

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J.1.4 APPROACH FOR LAND USE ZONING

Following two alternatives can be adopted for dealing with the disaster risk
problems.

Leaving the area unprotected. In this case it will be necessary to specify

Land Use Zoning for various development purposes as recommended
under Para 6.

Using protection methods for the areas as a whole or in the construction of

buildings, structures and infrastructure facilities to cater for the hazard
intensities likely in the planning area as recommended under Appendix-B.
It will be appropriate to priorities buildings, structures and infrastructures in
terms of their importance from the point of view of impact of damage on
the socio-economic structure of the society. Prioritisation scheme is
suggested under Para 5.

J.1.5 PRIORITISATION

In regard to Land Use Zoning, different types of buildings and utility

services may be grouped under three priorities as indicated below.

Priority 1. Defence installation, industries, public utilities like hospitals,

electricity installations, water supply, telephone exchange, aerodromes,
railway stations, commercial centers, libraries, other buildings or
installations with contents of high economic value.

Priority 2 Public institutions, Government offices, universities and

residential areas.

Priority 3 Parks play grounds, wood lands, gardens

J.1.6 REGULATION FOR LAND USE ZONING

Installations and Buildings of Priority 1 should be located in such a fashion

that the area is above the levels corresponding to a 100 year flood or the
maximum observed flood levels whichever higher. Similarly they should
also be above the levels corresponding to a 50 year rainfall flooding and
the likely submersion due to drainage congestion.

Buildings of Priority 2 should be located outside the 25 year flood or a 10

year rainfall contour, provided that the buildings if constructed between the

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10 and 25 year contours should have either high plinth level above 25 year
flood mark or constructed on columns or stilts, with ground area left for the
unimportant uses.

Activities of Priority 3 viz. play grounds, gardens and parks etc. can be
located in areas vulnerable to frequent floods.

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 Appendix K
Protection of Buildings Structure and Infrastructure
in the Hazard Prone Area
K.1 PROTECTION OF AREAS FROM EARTHQUAKES

i. In those areas where there are no dangers of soil liquefaction or settlements

or landslides, all building structures and infrastructures should be designed
using the relevant Indian Standards as provided in the Building Regulations
and the National Building Code.
ii. Soils subjected to liquefaction potential under earthquake shaking, can be
improved by compaction to desired relative densities, so as to prevent the
possibility of liquefaction.
iii. Buildings and structures could be founded on deep bearing piles going to
non-liquefiable dense layers.
iv. Steep slopes can be made more stable by terracing and construction of
retaining walls and breast walls, and by ensuring good drainage of water so
that the saturation of the hill-slope is avoided.
v. Any other appropriate engineering intervention to save the building
structures or infrastructure from the fury of the earthquake.

Note: The protective action given under (ii) to (v) will usually involve large amount
of costs and should only be considered in the case of large and costly structures.
For ordinary buildings the cost of improvement of the site will usually be
uneconomical, hence bad sites should be excluded by Land Use Zoning.

K.2 PROTECTION FROM CYCLONIC WIND DAMAGE

i. Buildings, structures and infrastructures in the cyclone prone areas should

be designed according to the Indian Standards and Guidelines as provided
in the Regulations and the National Building Code.
ii. Light utility structures used for electrical transmission and distribution, and
towers for communications, chimneystacks of industrial structures require
special design considerations against the cyclonic wind pressures, suctions
and uplifts.
iii. In case the buildings, structures and infrastructures are founded on marine
clay deposits it will be advisable to adopt either under-reamed piled
foundations, or individual column footing with a reinforced concrete beam
located at the level of the ground, or a continuous reinforced concrete strip
footing.
iv. Wherever, the top soil could become slushy due to flooding, the top layer of
30 cm depth of soil should not be considered for providing lateral stability
v. In storm surge prone areas, it will be preferable to construct the community
structures, like schools, cyclone shelters, etc. by raising the level of the
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 ground protected by provision of retaining walls at sufficient distance away
from the building, taken to such depth that no erosion takes place due to
receding storm surge. Alternatively, construct the community structures on
stilts with no masonry or bracing up to the probable maximum surge level.

K.3. PROTECTION OF AREAS FROM FLOODS

This may require one or more of the following actions.

i. Construction of embankments against the water spills from the source of

flooding like rivers, large drain etc.
ii. Construction of high enough embankments/bund around the planning area.
iii. Raising the planning area above the high flood level.
iv. Construction/improvement of drainage paths to effectively drain the water
from the planning area.
v. Construction of buildings and structures on deep foundations going below
the depth of scour or on stilts with deep enough foundations under water.
vi. Flood proofing works such as the following:

I. Providing Quick Drainage facility, consisting of

1. Revitalization of secondary and primary drainage channels
after establishing the drainage blockage points;
2. Provision of additional waterways;
3. Clearing of clogged cross drainage works;
II. Providing Human and Animal Shelters for population living within
embankments in the form of raised platform or use of available high
ground.
vii. Anti-erosion actions in affected areas
viii. Any other suitable measure.
Note:
1. Similar protection methods could be used against flooding
caused in cyclone prone areas by high intensity rains or by
the storm surge.
2. The concept of land zoning should be kept in mind for areas
where protection works are taken up to decide inter-se
priority for location of structures considering possibility of
failure of protection works during extreme disaster events.

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 Appendix L
APPLICATION FORMS FOR DEVELOPMENT
PERMISSION

L.1 Form No. C

(See Regulation No. 3.1)

Application for development permission under sections 27, 34 and 49 of G.T.P. &
U. D. Act. 1976 / The Notice u./s. 253 and 254 of the B.P.M.C. Act, 1949.

To
The Chief Executive Authority,
Gujarat PCPIRDA.

I/We hereby apply for permission for development as described in the

accompanying maps and drawings. The names of the persons employed by me for
the preparation of plans, structural details and supervision of the work area as
under:

a) The plans are prepared by Registered Architect/Engineer

Mr. ____________________________________.

b) The structural report, details and drawings are to be prepared and supplied by
Mr._________________________________________.

I have read the Development Control Regulation/Bye-laws framed by the Authority

under the provisions of the relevant Act and claim to be fully coversant with it. I
shall fulfil my duties and responsibilities in accordance with the provisions of the
Development Control Regulation/Bye-laws.

(Signature of Owner/Builder/ Organiser/Developer or Authorised agent of owner)

Date:

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 1. Applicant’s name

2. Postal Address for correspondence

3. Applicant’s interest in land with respect of rights

4. Description of Land, village, Town Planning

Scheme, Revenue Survey Numbers, Final Plot
No.

5. What is the present use of the land and/ orther

building if they are to be put to more than one
kind of use, Please give details of each use

6. Please describe in short the development work

stating the proposed use of land for the
building. If land and/or the building are to be put
to more than one use, please give details of
each use

7. Is this land included in a layout sanctioned by

the appropriate authority ?
If yes, please give date of sanction and
reference No. with a copy of the sanctioned
layout. If not, is it approved by any other
Authority?
Give the name of such Authority with date of
sanction and reference no with a copy of the
sanctioned layout.

8. For residential use, number of dwelling units

and floor

9. Nature and manner of working of

industrial/commercial establishment in case the
proposed use is for Industry/Commerce

What separate arrangements have been

proposed to be made for loading and unloading
of goods from the industrial or commercial
goods vehicles?

What arrangements have been proposed to be

made for disposal of industrial waste effluent?

______________________________
(Signature of Owner /Builder / Organiser / Developer or Authorised agent of owner)

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Date:

Instructions to applicant regarding maps and documents to be submitted along with

the application:

The maps and drawings should be drawn or copies made on a paper of proper and
durable quality so that they are clearly and distinctly legible. Every map and/or
drawing shall have to be signed by the applicant/owner and his engineer/Architect/
and Organiser/Builder as the case may be. If copies of original maps or drawings
are submitted, they shall be true copies.

1. Layout Plan (Three Copies): Layout Plan of the whole land shall
invariably accompany every application for permission to carry out
development by way of building construction. This map shall be drawn to
a scale of not less than 1:500 and show the following details.

Boundaries of the S.No./plots mentioned in the application and its lay out by
showing sub-division.

Existing buildings and new buildings proposed to be constructed. Roads,

streets, and carriage ways constructed there on (existing construction should be
shown distinctly from the proposed one). Proposed new roads and streets, their
levels and width.

Proposed use of every building and open space not to be built over within a
plot.

If the layout is for residential use, maximum number of dwelling units that can
be accommodated with any increase in future.

It the layout is for industrial or commercial use, maximum area which can be
built upon without any increase in future.

Existing facilities regarding water supply, sewerage etc, diameter and gradient
of water supply line, drainage lines for the disposal of storm water as well as for
sewerage.

Location of the plot in relation to the nearby public road.

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 Alignment and width of all the existing roads, including the road from which the
plot has access from the major road. Existing access road and proposed new
road, if any, should be shown clearly and distinctly.

Existing trees and natural scenery worth preserving.

Dimensions and areas of common plot, as required under these regulations,

provided in the layout/sub-division of plot.

Tree plantation required under regulation No. 10.12

An extract of the record of right of property register card or any other document
showing the ownership of the land proposed for development.

Certified part plan and zoning certificate from the certificate from the Authority
shall be enclosed along with the application.

The applicant shall also submit a certified copy of approved layout of final plot from
the concerned authority for the latest approved layout of city survey numbers or
revenue survey numbers from D.I.L.R. showing the area and measurement of the
plot or land on which he proposes to develop or build.

Drawing (3 copies) to a scale not less than 1cm. = 1 metre for the buildings
existing as well as proposed with floor area for each floor.

Layout showing parking arrangements with internal & surrounding roads and exit,
and entry movement of vehicles etc. as per regulation No. 17
to the suitable scale.

Structural Designer’s certificate duly signed by him.

Certificate of Undertaking: Certificate in the prescribed form no. 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), 2(d)
and 2(e) by the Registered Architect/Engineer/Structural Designer/Clerk of Works /
Developer / Owner.

Full information should be furnished as prescribed in Form No. 3 and 4 under these
Development Control Regulations, as the case may be along with the plans.

The applicant shall also obtain copy of N.O.C. from the relevant authority as per
Regulation No. 3.3 and 4.2 wherever applicable.

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Certificates as prescribed in forms 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), 2(d) and 2(e) are required to be
submitted either along with application or prior to commencement of construction
work.

If during the construction of the building the Owner/ Organiser/ Builder/ Architect/
Engineer/ Surveyor is changed, he shall intimate the Competent Authority by
registered letter that he was no longer responsible for the project, and the
construction shall have to be suspended until the new owner/ Organiser/ Builder/
Architect/ Engineer/Surveyor etc. undertakes the full responsibility for the project as
prescribed in form 2(a), 2(b), 2(c) ,2(d) and 2(e).

The new Owner/Developer/Architect/Engineer shall before taking responsibility as

stated above in clause (12), check the work already executed is in accordance with
the permission granted by the Competent Authority. He may go ahead with the
remaining work only after obtaining permission of the Competent Authority.

Scrutiny Fee: A person applying for permission to carry out any development
shall have to pay scrutiny fees along with his application to the Competent
Authority at the following rates:
i. Built Up Area: For low-rise building ` 3.00 per sq. mt. of Built up area of all
floors for the intended residential development or part thereof subject to
minimum scrutiny fee of ` 300.00
ii. Commercial and Mix Development: For high-rise, commercial, mix
development and other than residential use ` 5.00 per sq.mt. of Built area of
all floors for the intended development or part thereof subject to minimum
scrutiny fee ` 1000.00
iii. Land Development, Sub-Division and Amalgamation of Land
 ` 1.50 per sq. mt. of building unit/plot area for subdivision and amalgamation
of all type of development.
 ` 1.00 per sq. mt. of building unit/plot area for subdivision and amalgamation
for agricultural use.
iv. Open use for storage/ temporary use including Salt Pan / Industries

Sr. No. of years/months Rate in ` per sq. mt. of Remarks

No. land.

1. Upto 1 year ` 1.00 Maximum Scrutiny

Fee shall not be
2. Above 1 year upto 5 years ` 5.00 more than
3. Above 5 year upto 10 years ` 10.00 ` 5,00,000

4. Above 10 year upto 20 ` 25.00

years

5. Above 20 years ` 50.00

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Renewal of Development Permission: Development permission granted under
these regulations shall be deemed to be lapsed, if such development work has not
been commenced till the expiry of one year from the date of commencement
certificate/development permission. Provided that, the Competent Authority may on
application made to it before the expiry of above period (one year) extended such
period by a further period of one year at a time by charging `500/- for renewal of
development permission and `50/- as penalty for month beyond prescribed time
limit for renewal of development permission. The extended period shall in no case
exceed three years in the aggregate.

Public Charitable Trust: `500.00 if the intended development is for hospitals,

dispensaries, schools or colleges or a place of worship, dharmshala, hostels etc.
constructed by a public charitable trust registered under Public Charitable Trust
Act 1950 or for any other purpose which the Authority may specify by a general
or special order.

Development Permission for Mining, Quarrying and Brick Kiln Operations: In

case of mining, quarrying and brick kiln operations, the scrutiny fees will be as
under.

 Mining, quarrying and brick kiln operation.

`500.00 per 0.4 hectare or part thereof and a maximum of ` 2500.00

 Brick kiln without Chimney.

` 25.00 per 0.1 hectare or part thereof and a maximum of ` 500.00

 Processing of lime sagol etc. without construction.

` 25.00 per 0.1 Hectare or part thereof and maximum of ` 250.00

 Renewal of permission for mining, quarrying ` 50.00 for one year.

 Renewal of permission for brick kiln (without chimney) `25.00 for one year.

 Renewal of permission for processing of sagol, lime etc. without construction

` 10.00 for one year.

Note: - Fees to be decided by Competent Authority from time to time

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Development Charge: A copy of the receipt of the Development Charge if any
shall be submitted along with the application form.

Security Deposit
 The applicant shall deposit and keep deposited as security deposit an
amount of the rate mentioned below for the due observance and
performance of the condition of the ‘‘development permission’. The amount
shall be deposited on intimation before issue of ‘Development Permission’.
 The applicant shall deposit and keep deposited an amount as security
deposit at the rate of ` 3/- per sq.mt of built up area of the proposed
development for due performance of the condition of the permission granted
under the commencement certificate.
 Rates for non residential development shall be two times the above rates.
 The minimum amount of security deposit shall be ` 1000/- for residential,
hospital, dispensary, school or college or for any other purpose which the
Authority may specify by general or special order, whereas for the other
purposes the minimum amount of security deposit shall ` 5000/-.
 The security deposit shall be paid in cash or in the form of bank guaranty for
than much amount from any Scheduled Commercial Bank up to the period of
the completion of the development work
 The Government/Semi-Government, Local Authorities and public charitable
trust registered under the concerned Act shall not have to deposit the
amount of security.
 These rates are liable to be revised every two years from the date on which
these came into force.
 The security deposit shall be refunded without interest after the grant of the
occupancy certificate provided the development is completed in three years
after the permission is granted.
 Thereafter the security deposit shall be forfeited
 The security deposit shall be forfeited either in whole or in part at the
absolute discretion of the Authority. For breach of any of the previsions of
these Regulations and conditions attached to the permission covered by the
commencement certificate shall be without prejudice and other remedy or
right of the Authority.

h. Service and Amenities Fees: Permission for carrying out any

development shall be granted by the competent authority only on
payment of service and amenities fees for execution of works referred
to in clause (xi) of sub – section (3) of section 15 of the GSIR Act,
2009 and for provision of other services and amenities at the following
rates in PCPIR as delineated in the Draft Development Plan of
GPCPIRDA. This fees and maintenance charges may be revised on
review by competent authority from time to time.

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Service and amenities fees shall be levied as under for any development within the
PCPIR excluding agricultural zone, and gamtal.

a. ` 100.00 per sq. mt. of built up area for the intended development of all
uses.
b. ` 50.00 per sq. mt. of built up area of intended development for
schools, colleges, educational institution, charitable trusts, government
and semi government building.

However these service and amenities fees shall be adjusted against

the net amount to be paid by the owner in the town-planning scheme.

Provided this regulation shall not be applicable in the town planning

scheme area and in the approved existing buildings. These fees shall
not be leviable once the intention of making a town planning scheme is
declared.

c. ` 50.00 per sq. mt. of built up area for intended development in the
Gamtal Buffer Zone.
d. ` 50.00 per sq. mt. of built up area for the intended development of the
released lands within GIDC Estate.
e. ` 50.00 per sq. mt. of building unit for the intended permanent open
use of land.

Provided these regulations shall not be applicable in the town planning scheme
area and in the approved existing buildings. These fees shall not be leviable once
the intention of making a town planning scheme is declared.

However these service and amenities fees shall be adjusted against the net
amount to be paid by the owner in the town-planning scheme.

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 L.2 Form No. C(a)
(Regulation No. 3.1)
Gujarat Special Investment Region Act, 2009

Application for permission of Brick-kiln, Mining and Quarrying under Section – 16.
To
The
Chief Executive Authority
Regional Development Authority
I/We hereby apply for permission for development as described below. I/We are
applying for development on this land for the first time. I/We certify that all terms
and conditions laid down in the development permission granted during last
year/previous years have been scrupulous observed.
Signature :
Date :
Application for permission of Brick-kiln, Mining and Quarrying under Section – 16.
To
The
Chief Executive Authority
Regional Development Authority
I/We hereby apply for permission for development as described below. I/We are
applying for development on this land for the first time. I/We certify that all terms
and conditions laid down in the development permission granted during last
year/previous years have been scrupulous observed.

Signature :
Date :
Applicant Name :
Postal Address :
Applicant’s interest/title in land
with respect of records of rights. :
Description of land, village,
Revenue Survey No. and Area :
5. Present use of land :
6. Proposed use of land :
7. i) Whether in past brick-
kiln/mining/quarrying was

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 undertaken on the land in question ? :
ii) If yes, since which year? :
iii) Whether development :
permission and N.A. permission
were obtained ?
8. Total area of land in question :
9. How much area is already put to
such use so far ? (Please show :
on sketch plan)
10. Area now proposed to be taken :
up for brick manufacture
(Please show on sketch plan)
11. Duration (in month/year) for :
which permission is sought (Give
time-limit for completion or
termination of such use)
12. If the permission is asked for :
renewal
i) No. and date of previous :
permission
ii) Amount of the Security :
Deposit
Instruction to applicant regarding sketch plan and documents to be submitted along
with the application (for new permission as well as renewal).

1. An extract of the record of rights or any other document

showing the ownership of the landowner for this purpose
shall be indicated with necessary documentary proof if the
applicant is not the owner of the land in question.
2. Zoning certificate from the Authority shall be enclosed along
with the application.
3. A certified site plan showing the land in question along with
surrounding area shall be attached.
4. True copies of last year’s permission.

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 L.3. Form Number D
(See Reg. No.5.1)
DEVELOPMENT PERMISION
Permission is hereby granted/refused under Section 15 (4) (b) of the Gujarat
Special Investment Region Act 2009
To_____________________________________________________ (name of the
person)
For_____________________________________________________ (Description
of work)
On the following conditions/grounds
Conditions:________________________________________________________
_________
(In case of grant, subject to the submission of detailed working drawings, and
structural drawings(s) along with soil investigation report before the
commencement of the work.)
Grounds:
__________________________________________________________________
(In case of refusal)
a) Documents/N.O.C. etc.:-
Following documents/plans/N.O.C./undertakings as mentioned in form no. 1 are not
submitted.
b) Site Clearance:
i) Site is not cleared as per the provisions of Development Plan with respect to
road line
reservations
zone
other (specify)
ii) Site is not cleared as per the provision of T.P. Scheme........ with respect to
Road
reservation
final plot
other (specify)
iii) Proposed use is not permissible according to the width of road as per the
provision No. 11.2,11.6,12.1.1,12.1.2.
c) Scrutiny of Layout:
Following provisions are not as per the Development Control Regulations:
Set back
margin

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common plot
internal roads
parking space
ground coverage
any other (specify)
d) Scrutiny of Building Requirements:
Following provisions are not as per the Development Control Regulations.
F.S.I.
Height
Ventilation
Open air space
Provisions for Fire protection
Any other (specify)
Chief Executive Authority/
Authorised office/ Commissioner/
Urban/Area Development Authority/
Municipal Corporation

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 L.4. FORM NO. 2
L.4.1 Form no. 2A
(Sec. reg. No.3.3 VII)

CERTIFICATE OF UNDERTAKING OF REGISTERED ARCHITECT/ENGINEER

TO ___________________________________________________________

REF: Proposed work of

_________________________________________________(Title of the project)
C.S.No/R.S.No./F.P. No. ________________________________in ward No.
___________at Village ______________ Taluka
__________________T.P.S.No________________
of__________________________(Village/Town/City)
For
__________________________________________________________________
(Name of Owner/Organiser/Developer/Builder)
Address
______________________________________________________________
Tele. No.
_____________________________________________________________

I am a member of Council of Architects/I am possessing current registration to act

as registered Engineer.

I hereby certify that I am appointed as the Registered Architect/Engineer/Surveyor

to prepare the plans, sections and details as required under the provisions of the
Act. Development Control Regulation for the above mentioned project and that I
have prepared and signed the same and that the execution of the project shall be
carried out under my direction and supervision as per the approved drawings. I am
fully conversant with the provisions of the Regulations/ which are in force and about
my duties and responsibilities under the same and I undertake to fulfil them in all
respect.
I also undertake to provide adequate measure for installation of plumbing,
drainage, sanitation and water supply. The appointment of site supervisor, clerk of
works, building contractor, plumbing contractor and electrical contractor shall be
made at the appropriate stage before the relevant work commences.

Signature :
Reg. No. _____________

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Date _____________
Name : _________________________
Address :
__________________________________________________________________
Tele. No.: _________________________

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 L.4.2 FORM NO. 2 (b)
(Sec. reg. No.3.3 VII)

CERTIFICATE OF UNDERTAKING OF REGISTERED STRUCTURAL

DESIGNER
TO ___________________________________
Ref : Proposed work of
___________________________________________________
(Title of the work)
C.S.No./R.S.No./F.P.No .__________________________in ward
___________________at village _____________________________Taluka
___________________________ in T.P.S.No._____________ of
___________________________
(Village/Town/City)
Owner:
______________________________________________________________
Address:
_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________
Tele. No.
_____________________________________________________________
I am possessing current Registration to act as a structural Designer. This is to
certify that I am appointed as the registered structural designer to prepare the
structural report, structural details and structural drawings for the above mentioned
project. I am fully conversant of my duties and responsibilities under the
Regulations and assure that I shall fulfil them in all respect. I have prepared and
signed the structural design and drawing of the proposed building and further
certifies its structural safety and stability.

I undertake to supply the owner and the supervisor the detailed drawings. If my
services are terminated, I undertake to intimate the Authority in writing.
Signature:
Registration No. _____________ Date ________

Name _____________________________
Address
__________________________________________________________________
Tele. No. ___________________________
* To be struck off if not applicable.

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 L.4.3 FORM NO. 2(C)
(Sec. reg. No.3.3 VII)

CERTIFICATE OF UNDERTAKING OF
REGISTERED CLERKS OF WORKS/SITE SUPERVISER/DEVELOPER/OWNER

To...............................................
...................................................
..................................................

Ref : Proposed work of

.................................................................................................. (Title of the work )
C.S..NO. /R.S.NO. /F.P.NO.......................................in ward................ at
village..........Taluka................ in T.P.S
NO........................................at...........................................................................
(Villlage/City/Town)
Owner
:_________________________________________________________________
______
Address
:_________________________________________________________________
______
Tele.
No._______________________________________________________________
_________
I possess a current Registration to act as Registered
.....................................................

I hereby certify that I am appointed as a registered

.................................................on the above mentioned project and that all the
works under my charge shall be executed in accordance with the stipulations of the
National Building Code and relevant standards of the I.S.I.
I am fully conversant with the provisions of the Regulations which are in force and
about the Duties and Responsibilities under the same and I undertake to fulfil them
in all respect.

* I undertake not to supervise more than ten works at a given time as provided in
Development Control Regulations.

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* I undertake not to supervise work simultaneously at one point of time on any other
sites during my supervision of the execution of this work.
Signature:

Registration
No...................Date..............

Name..................................................................................
Address...............................................................................
Tele.No................................................................................
* To be struck off if not applicable

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 L.4.4. FORM No 2(d)
CERTIFICATE UNDERTAKING FOR HAZARD SAFETY REQUIREMENT

To,
REF: Proposed work of _______________________________________________ (Title of project)
C.S. No./RS.NO..NO. (F.P. No. ___________________________________________In ward No. ___________________ at Village
_______________ Taluka ______________ T.P.S. No. __________________ of ________________Village/Town/City
Certified that the building plans submitted for approval satisfy the safety requirements as stipulated under Building Regulation No.
15.3 and the information given therein is factually correct to the best of our knowledge and understanding. It is also certified that the
structural design including safety from hazards based on soil conditions shall be duly incorporated in the design of the building and
these provisions shall be adhered to during the construction

Signature of Owner with date____________ Signature of the

Name in Block Letters__________________ Structural Engineer with date_______________
Address_____________________________ Name in Block Letters_____________________
___________________________________ Address________________________________
___________________________________ _______________________________________

Signature of the Signature of the

Developer with date ______________ Architect with date______________________
Name in Block Letters ____________ Name in Block Letters___________________
Address________________________ Address ______________________________
_________________________ _______________________________

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To be annexed with Form 2(d)
Building Information Schedule
1 Encircle the applicable data point 2 * means ‘any other, specify’

1 Plot No. Scheme / Colony: Town: District: Initials of Reference

Building checking
address staff

2 2.1 Occupancy Classification Regulation

Building 2.9
category
2.2 Type of Construction Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Type 4 7.1.2 of Part
III & 4 of Part
IV of NBC

3 3.1 Land use zoning Regulation

Location
3.2 Seismic zone V IV III II IS 1893

Design intensity(MM / IX VIII VII VI Vul. Atlas

MSK)

3.3 Wind / Cyclone zone Wind Cyclone prone Yes / Max. storm IS 875 Part 3
speed+55/50/47/44/39/ No surge = m Vul. Atlas
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3.4 Flood proneness of site River plain Low area inundation Observed HFL Vul. Atlas
possible - Yes / No above GL =
Unprotected / Protected
cm

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 3.5 Prone to land slides IS14496(Part
2)

4 4.1 Site and sub-soil No. of Boreholes___________, Depth ______m, N-values ________ IS 1892
Foundati investigation B.C. Plate Load Test Yes/No
on
4.2 Soil type at site (Note 2) Rocky / Medium Soft Liquefiable Expansive * IS 1904,
Stiff (Black IS 6403
cotton)

Stiff – N>30; Medium- N=10 –30; Soft- N<10; Liquefiable – Poorly graded sands with N<15, under IS 2131
water table
( see Note 5 of Table 1 in IS 1893)

4 4.3 Depth of water table

Foundati below GL
on
(contd) 4.4 Bearing capacity at site For normal loads With EQ With wind With flood IS 1888,
(used in design) = t/m2 = t/m2 = t/m2 = t/m2 IS 1904,
IS 6403
IS
8099(Pt 1
&2)

4.5 Type of footing / Strip Individual Bearing piles Friction piles * IS 1080
Foundation used column IS 1893
footing / Raft
IS 13063

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5 Super- 5.1 Storeys etc Basements No. of storeys Attic Yes / No Lift house Water
structure tank on
0/1/2/3 Yes / No
roof
Capacit
yl

5.2 Bearing walls Bricks Stone Solid block Hollow Adobe *

block

5.2.1 Mortar C:S = 1: C:L:S = 1: : L:S = 1: Clay Mud *

C = Cement S = Sand L = Lime

5.3 Frame work RC columns & Steel columns & Wood posts & *
beams beams / trusses trusses

5.3.1 Infill panels Glass Brick walls Wood panelling *

5.4 Floors RC slabs Stone slabs on Prefab floring *

jists elements on
breams

5.5 Roof Flat like floors / Pitched Trussed / Raftered / ‘A’ *

frame / Sloping RC slab

5.6 Roof covering CGI sheeting AC sheeting Clay tiles Wood shingle *

6 Building 6.1 Importance Ordinary Imortant Hazardous IS 1893

importanc
e

7 Design 7.1 Factor for EQ o = I= = h = IS 1893

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factors 7.2 Factor for wind k1 = k2 = k3 = ph = IS 875
(Pt3)

8 Safety 8.1 Bracing provided In plan In plane of rafters In plane of IS 4326

of pitched vertical columns
Yes / No / NA Yes / No / NA Cyclone
roof where
Yes / No / NA guide
used
8.2 Roof anchorage To walls: To RC columns: To wooden posts, Cyclone
steel straps & guide
Bolt length = cm Bolt length = cm
bolts / nails….

8.3 Connections Covering to purlins Purlins to rafters Truss elements Cyclone

J-bolt / ire Bolt / Wire guide
Welding / Bolts /
Nails / Straps

9 Load 9.1 Building category A B C D E IS 4326,

bearing
h < 0.05 h = 0.05 to h >0.06 & h = 0.08 h > IS
wall
0.06 <0.08 to<0.12 0.12 13828
buildings
=

9.2 Building configuration Plan Shape Separation provided Plan projection > IS 4326
L/T/Y/C/E to get rect. Blocks 0.2 of length Yes /
Yes / No No

9.3 Opening in walls Control used on sizes Control used on Strengthening IS 4326,
Yes / No / NA location around IS
Yes / No / NA Yes / No / NA 13828

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 9.4 Bands provided Plinth Lintel band Eave band Roof Gable Ridge IS 4326,
band band band band
Yes / No / Yes / No / IS
Yes / No / NA NA Yes / No Yes / No Yes / No 13828
NA / NA / NA / NA

9.5 Vertical bars At corners of rooms At jambs of openings * IS 4326,

Yes / No / NA Yes / No / NA IS
13828
Cyclone
guide

9.6 Stiffening of floors / roof RC screed & Peripheral band Diagonal planks *
with separate units band and connectors and around IS 4326
Yes / No / NA band
Yes / No / NA
Yes / No / NA

9.7 Framed thin wall Bonding of columns with the wall ensured Yes / No (Fig 13 of IS IS 4326
construction 4326)

10 Safety 10.1 Holding down Sill beam bolted Wood posts anchored Framed, resting IS 4326
of wooden Yes / No / NA Yes / No / NA on pedestals Yes Cyclone
buildings / No / NA guide

10.2 Bracing of wood frame Diagonal bracing Diagonal / knee Stiff wall panel Brick IS 4326
in vertical planes bracing in plan noggin with Cyclone
Yes / No / NA Yes / No / NA hold fasts guide

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 10.3 Connections Framed with iron Bolted Nailed * IS 4326
strips
Cyclone
guide

11 Safety 11.1 Building shape Both axes symmetrical One axis symmetrical Unsymmetrical in
of steel / plan or section
RC frame
buildings 11.2 Analysis used Equivalent static Model Dynamic Torsional IS 1893
effects
considered
Yes / No

11.3 Method of design used Working stress Limit state Plastic theory IS 456,IS
800
SP 6(6)

11.4 Infills / partitions Out of plane stability check Yes / No In-plane stiffness considered IS 1893,
Yes / No IS 4326,
Cyclone
guide

11.5 Detailing of RC fames Beams Yes / No Columns Yes / Beam – column Shear IS 13920
No joint Yes / No walls
Yes / No

11.6 Detailing of steel fames Beams Yes / No Columns Yes / No Beam – column SP 6 (6)
joint
Yes / No

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NBC 12.1 Provision for water Under ground tank : Over head tank : Adequate
Part IV Provided / Not provided Provided / Not provided pumping system:
Capacity: l Capacity: l Provided / Not
provided
Capacity:
l/minute
Pressure:

12.2 Provision for first aid fire Provided / Not provided / Not applicable NBC
fighting Part IV

12.3 Installation of systems Provided / Not provided / Not applicable NBC

Part IV

12.4 Earthling design and Designed / Not designed Provided / Not provided IS 3043
provision

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 L.4.5. Form No.2 (e)
(See reg. No.3.3 VII)
I the undersigned am the
owner/developer/builder of land bearing S/No. OP No. F.P. No.
T.P. No. of village I have put up the
application for New/revised/alteration development permission for the purpose of
under the Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act 1976 & I have appointed Mr.
/ I my self will be carrying out the development work at above land
as a developer & Myself/Mr will be considered as Registered
dev. Under the present GDCR. I as a owner/developer have appointed following as
Architect/Str.Engineer/Site Supervisor/Clerk of work & I will inform immediately to GPCPSIRDA in
case of any change.
Name Reg. No. Sign
(1) Architect
(2) Structural Engineer
(3) Site Supervisor
(4) Clerk of Work
As a register owner/developer I am aware of the rules and regulations of present GDCR &
my responsibility & duties as a developer/owner under this regulations & I know that they are
binding to me. I therefore undertake that I will carryout the work on site as per the GDCR & as per
the approved map by RDA under the supervision & guidance of Architect, Structural Engineer, Site
Supervisor, Clerk of Work. I will make the arrangement for laboratory test of soil & each material
used in construction, and the report will be submitted to RDA. As per the regulations I will inform
RDA the progress of work at each stipulated progress stage & will complete the work as per
regulations and obtain plinth & occupancy certificate from RDA and than only make available the
building for use.
Land owner
Developer

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 L.5 .Form No. 3
(See Regulation No. 3.3 (9))

A Area Statement Sq.Mts. I.

Layout plan. Building plan Details From 1. Area of Plot List of Drawing No of
for carrying out development work As per record copies

As per site condition

2. Deduction for
Site-Plan 3.3 [under regulation No.(4) & II. Ref. Description Date :
Proposed roads
(6) (a)] Of last Approved
Any reservations Total (a+b)
Detailed Plan[under regulation no.3.3(5)] Plans (if any)
3. Net area of plot (1-2)
Layout Plan [under regulation No.3.3(6)
4. % of Common Plot Balance area
5. Plot (3-4)
6. Permissible F.S.I.
Total Built up area permissible at III. Description of proposed
: property
Ground floor
All floors
Existing floor area at
G.F.
F.F. IV. North line Scale
Remarks.

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 2nd floor
Rest of the Floors and tower floor
proposed area at
G.F.
F.F.
2nd floor
Rest of the Floors and tower floor
Total : Built up area
Proposed F.S.I. Consumed :

B. Balcony area Statement: V. CERTIFICATE :

1. Proposed balcony area per floor Existing Structure and adjoining
property is seen by me and
2 Excess balcony area (Total)
necessary precaution will be
C. Tenement Statement taken for smooth working
Manhole connection is possible
and is verified by me.
Certified that the plot under
1. Area for tenement reference was Surveyed by me
2. Tenement permissible at on and the
dimensions of sides etc. of plot
G.F. state on plan are as measure on
All floors site and the area so worked out
tallies with the area stated in
3. Tenement existing at
document of ownership/T.P.

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 G.F. record. Architect/ Engineer/
Surveyors Signature.
All floors
4. Tenement
VI. SIGNATORIES
G.F.
All floors
Signatory Signature
5. Total tenements (3+4) Name and Address
D. Tenement Particulars with Regn No.
1. Nos. of rooms per tenement
2. Toilet units provided for tenement. Owner
3. Tenement floor area Architect/
E. Parking Statement Engineer/
1. Parking space required as per Surveyor
regulations:
2.
Proposed parking space :
3.
Loading unloading area :

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 L. 6 FORM NO.4
[(See Reg. No.3.3(viii)]

A Area Statement Sq.Mts. I.

FOR SUBDIVISION/ 1. Area of Plot List of Drawing No of copies

AMALGAMATION/ LAYOUT 2. Deduction for
OF LAND Proposed roads
Any reservations Total (a+b) II. Ref. Description Date :
Net area of plot (1-2) Of last Approved
SITE PLAN 4. Common Plot Balance area Plot Plans (if any)
[under regulation no.3.3 4 (3-4)
and 6 (a)]
Permissible F.S.I. III. Description of proposed property
Total Built up area permissible at
:
IV. North line Scale Remarks.
Layout Plan Existing floor area at
V. CERTIFICATE :
[under regulation no.3.3 F.S.I.
7(b)] Certified that the plot under reference was
Notes. Surveyed by me on and the
dimensions of sides etc. of plot state on plan
are as measure on site and the area so
worked out tallies with the area stated in
document of ownership/T.P. record.

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 Architect/ Engineer Signature.

VI. SIGNATORIES

Signatory
Name and Address
Regn No.

Owner/Developer/
Architect/Engineer/
Clerk of works/Site supervisor

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 L.7. FORM NO. D
(Reg. No.5.1) DEVELOPMENT PERMISION

Permission is hereby granted/refused under Section 15(4)(b) of the Gujarat Special

Investment Region Act 2009.
To
(Name of the person)
for
(Description of work)
on the following conditions/grounds

Conditions:
(in case of grant, subject to the submission of detailed working drawings, and
structural drawings(s) along with soil investigation report before the
commencement of the work.)

Grounds:
(in case of refusal)
a) Documents/N.O.C. etc.:-
Following documents/plans/N.O.C./undertakings as mentioned in form no. 1 are not
submitted.
b) Site Clearance :
i) Site is not cleared as per the provisions of Development Plan with respect to
- road line
- reservations
- zone
- other (specify)
ii) Site is not cleared as per the provision of T.P. Scheme ........ with respect to
- Road
- reservation
- final plot
- other (specify)
c) Scrutiny of Layout :
Following provisions are not as per the Development Control Regulations :
- Set back
- margin
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- common plot
- internal roads
- parking space
- ground coverage
- any other (specify)
d) Scrutiny of Building Requirements :
Following provisions are not as per the Development Control Regulations.
- F.S.I.
- Height
- Ventilation
- Open air space
- Provisions for Fire protection
- Any other (specify)

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 L.8. FORM NO. 6
L.8.1. FORM NO. 6 (a)
PROGRESS CERTIFICATE
Plinth Stage / In case of basement casting of basement slab

Reference No.
Owner’s Name: Location:
Submitted on: Received on:
The
Chief Executive Authority,
Regional Development Authority

Sir,

We hereby inform you that the work of execution of the building as per approved
plan, working drawing and structural drawings has reached the Plinth Level and is
executed under our supervision.

We declare that the amended plan is / not necessary at this stage.

Yours faithfully,

Signature of the
Supervising Engineer/Owner Structure Engineer Architect

Date:

Name in Block Letters:

Addres:

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 L.8.2 FORM NO. 6 (b)
PROGRESS CERTIFICATE-FIRST STOREY

Reference No.
Owner’s Name: Location:
Submitted on: Received on:
The
Chief Executive Authority,
Regional Development Authority

Sir,

We hereby inform you that the work of execution of the building as per approved
plan, working drawing and structural drawings has reached the first storey level and
is executed under our supervision.

We declare that the amended plan is / not necessary at this stage.

Yours faithfully,

Signature of the
Supervising Engineer/Owner Structure Engineer Architect

Date:

Name in Block Letters:

Addres:

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 L.8.3. FORM NO. 6 (C)

PROGRESS CERTIFICATE-MIDDLE STOREY IN CASE OF HIGH-RISE

BUILDING
Reference No.
Owner’s Name: Location:
Submitted on: Received on:
The
Chief Executive Authority,
Regional Development Authority

Sir,

We hereby inform you that the work of execution of the building as per approved
plan, working drawing and structural drawings has reached __________ storey
level and is executed under our supervision.

We declare that the amended plan is / not necessary at this stage.

Yours faithfully,

Signature of the
Supervising Engineer/Owner Structure Engineer Architect

Date:

Name in Block Letters:

Addres:

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 L.8.4. FORM NO. 6 (D)
PROGRESS CERTIFICATE LAST STOREY
Reference No.
Owner’s Name: Location:
Submitted on: Received on:
The
Chief Executive Authority,
Regional Development Authority

Sir,

We hereby inform you that the work of execution of the building as per approved
plan, working drawings and structural drawings has reached _________ storey
level and is executed under our supervision.

We declare that the amended plan is / not necessary at this stage.

Yours faithfully,

Signature of the
Supervising Engineer/Owner Structure Engineer Architect

Date:

Name in Block Letters:

Addres:

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 L.9. FORM NO. 7
COMPLETION REPORT

Reference No.
Owner’s Name: Location:
Submitted on: Received on:
The
Chief Executive Authority,
Regional Development Authority

Sir,

The work of erection/re-erection of building as per approved plan is completed

under the Supervision of Architect/Developer/Engineer who have given the
completion certificate which is enclosed herewith.

We declare that the work is executed as per the provisions of the Act and
Development Control Regulations/Byelaws and to our satisfaction. We declare that
the construction is to be used for ______________ the purpose as per approved
plan and it shall not be changed without obtaining written permission.

We hereby declare that the plan as per the building erected has been submitted
and approved.

We have transferred the area of parking space provided as per approved plan to an
individual/association before for occupancy certificate.

Any subsequent change from the completion drawings will be our responsibility.

Yours faithfully,

(Developer’s Signature) (Owner’s Signature)

Name of Developer Name of Owner

Date:
Address:
Encl: Completion Certificate
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 L.10. FORM NO. 8
BUILDING COMPLETION CERTIFICATE

Reference No.
Owner’s Name: Location:
Submitted on: Received on:
The
Chief Executive Authority
Urban Area Development Authority

Sir,

1. The building/s has/have been constructed according to the sanctioned

Plan

2. The building/s has/have been constructed as per approved plan and

structural design (one set of structural drawings as executed & certified
by the Structural safety as specified in relevant prevailing Indian
Standards Specifications/Guidelines.

3. Construction has been done under our supervision/guidance and

adheres to the drawings submitted and records of supervision have been
maintained by us

Signature of the Signature of the

Supervising Engineer/Owner Structural Designer

Date: Date:

Name in Block Letters: Name in Block Letters:

Address: Address:

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 L.11. FORM NO. 9.
FORM OF OCCUPANCY CERTIFICATE

(Brief description of nature of development)

On Survey No.___________________________________ of Village

__________________
Taluka __________________ Plot No. ________________ of T.P.Scheme
No.___________
Street ________________________ Ward/Sector ____________________Owned
by .

in the development area, completed and constructed as per plan prepared by

under the supervision of

(Architect / Engineer) (Supervising

Engineer/Owner)

Architect has been inspected on _______________________ and I declare that

the development has been carried out in accordance with the Development
Permission No. ___________________ ________________ Dated
_________________and that the development is fit for the use for which it has
been permitted.

Chief Executive Authority

Regional Area Development Authority

Date :

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 L.12. FORM NO. 10
Registration for Architect/Engineer /Structural Designer/Clerk of Work/Site
Supervisor/, Developer/ owner.

APPLICATION FORM
Name
Address (Local)
Permanent Address
Telephone No.
Qualifications
Experience
Are you serving anywhere ?
(Give detailed address of employer and his No Objection Certificate)
Registration/Registration renewal fee/remitted
in person/by M. O. etc.
(No such fees shall be payable by Architect registered with council of Architects,
India
Last year’s Registration No.
Further particulars, if any

I hereby undertake to abide by all Rules, Regulations, Standing Orders,

Requisitions and instructions given by the Authority and shall carry out duties and
responsibilities as prescribed in Development Control Regulations. I also
understand that if, I fail to perform my duties as above, the Authority will be entitled
to withdraw my Registration and forfeit my Registration fee, if any.

Kindly grant me a new/renewed Registration for the year ______________ .

Registration Book may be sent to me when ready. I send herewith two passport
size copies of my photographs signed by me.

Signature of applicant.

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 L.13. Form No 11
STRUCTURAL INSPECTION REPORT

(This form has to be completed by registered Structural Designer after his site
Inspection and verification regarding compliance of all recommendation by the
owner, which in the opinion of the registered structural designer are necessary for
safety of the structure)

I. Description by title and location of the property including T.P.No., F.P.No.

etc. :
II. Name of the present owner:
III. Description of the structure:
Class I or Class II (Briefly describe the property in general and the structure in
particular)

(a) Function (b) Framed construction

Reside Apartm Office Shopp School Hostel Audito Factor

nce(wit ents Bldg. ing , ria y
h or (with centre
Colleg
without or e
shops Withou
t shops

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A. Load
bearing
masonry
wall
construction

B. Framed
structure

construction Critical Brick RCC Stone Timber Steel

and load
structural bearing
materials
element

Roof RCC Timbe RBC Steel Jack-

Floor r arch

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1. Year of construction
Year of subsequent additions or rectification’s (Please describe briefly the nature of
additions or rectification’s).

2. Date of last inspection report filed: Last filed by whom (This does not apply to
the first report).

3. Soil on which building is founded

i) Any change subsequent to construction

ii) Nearby open excavation
iii) Nearby collection of water
iv) proximity of drain
v) underground water-tank
vi) R.W. Pipes out-lets
vii) Settlements

4. The Super-structure (R.C.C. Frame structure)

I) Crack in beam or column nature and extent of crack probable causes.

ii) Cover spell
iii) Exposure of reinforcement
iv) Subsequent damage by user for taking pipes, conduits, hanging, fans or any
other fixtures, etc.
vi) Crack in slab
vii) Swelling of concrete or plaster of slab
viii) Corrosion of reinforcement
ix) Loads in excess of design loads

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