HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT - Notification under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act - Development Control Regulations for Hosur New Town Development Plan.

© [Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14. GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU [R. Dis. No. 197/2009. 2017 [Price: Rs. 39.20 Paise. TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 32A] CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2017 Aadi 24, Hevilambi, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2048 Part II—Section 2 (Supplement) NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Notifi cations under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act. Development Control Regulations for Hosur New Town Development Plan. [G.O.Ms. No. 129, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(3)] 8th July 2016, ÝQ 27, ¶¡ºA, F¼õœÀõ˜ ݇´-2047.] No.II(2)/HOU/647/2017.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of section 32 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 (Tamil Nadu Act 35 of 1972), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following variation to the New Town Development Plan for Hosur area approved under the said Act and published with the Housing and Urban Development Department Notifi cation No.II(2)/HOU/2861/84 at page 447 of Part-II – Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, dated the 23rd May, 1984. VARIATION In the said New Town Development Plan, for the existing Development Control Regulations, the following Development Control Regulations shall be substituted, namely:- 1. Short title.– These regulations may be called Development Control Regulations for Hosur New Town Development Plan. 2. Defi nition. – “Act” means the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 (Tamil Nadu Act 35 of 1972), as amended from time to time. The words and expressions used in these regulations, but not expressly defi ned herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Act and various rules made thereunder applicable in the said area. 3. Regulation for special building. - (1) “Special buildings” means - (a) a residential or commercial buildings with more than two fl oors; or (b) a residential building with more than four dwelling units; or (c) a commercial building exceeding a fl oor area of 300 square metres: DTP—II-2 Sup. (32A)—1 [ 1 ]2 Provided that any construction in the second fl oor with prior permission as an addition to an existing ground and fi rst storey authorised ordinary residential building which is three years old shall not be construed as a “Special Building”. (2) The minimum width of the public road on which the site abuts or gains access shall be 9 metres. Explanation.- (i) The qualifying road width for permitting special building shall be available at least for a reasonable stretch about 250 metres along the length of the road abutting the site and the stretch from a junction can be straight or a curve or zigzag or combination of the above. Over this length, minor variation in road width at two ends may be considered, provided width average outs to 9 metres. To cite examples:- (a) If the general road is of width less than 9 metres width, but only widens opposite to or nearer to the site is more than 9 metres, is not acceptable. (b) If the road is generally of 9 metres width upto a considerable length on one side, but discontinues and narrows into a road of smaller width on the other side of the site in question and the plot owner is willing to leave enough space for continuity of 9 metres road in front of his site, this will have to be checked and decided on case-by-case. Reference in such cases may be made to the Empowered Committee. (c) If the general road width is less than 9 metres and the site owner merely agrees to leave enough space to have 9 metres in front of his site only, this is not acceptable. (ii) Road width measurements for the above purpose shall be of the road as designed and laid and the existence of unauthorised encroachments, for which no patta has been given, will not normally affect adversely provided the shortage in width in the minimum stretch stated above does not exceed 10% of the minimum prescribed width. However, permissibility or otherwise in such specifi c situations will be decided case-by-case. Reference in such cases may be made to the Empowered Committee. (3) Planning Parameters.- The extent of the site, plot coverage, Floor Space Index, set back, etc., for the developments shall be regulated according to the Table below:- THE TABLES Institutional zone, Industrial. Sl. Description. Residential. Commercial. Educational, Public and No. Semi public. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 1. Minimum plot 220 sq.m. 300 sq.m. - - extent. 2. Minimum plot 9 m. 9 m. - - width/frontage. 3. Minimum road 9 m. 9 m. 9 m. 9 m. width. 4. Maximum height 15 m. or G+3 fl oor 15 m. or G+3 fl oors 15 m or G+3 fl oors (or) 15 m: Provided that water of building. or stilt + 4 fl oors. (or) Stilt+4 fl oors. Stilt+4 fl oors. tank, chimneys, bunkers, silos, etc., which are not intended to human habitation may be permitted subject to a ceiling of 30 m. from the ground level. 5. Maximum Floor 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.00 Space Index (FSI). 6. Maximum plot 70% 65% 60% 50% coverage. 7. Front set back. Minimum – 3 m. Minimum – 3 m. Upto Minimum – 3 m. Upto Minimum – 3 m. Upto 18m.–3 Upto 18 m.-3 m. 18 m.–3 m. 18m to 18m–3 m. 18 m. to m. 18 m. to 24 m.–4.5 m. 18 m. to 24 m.–4.5 24 m.– 4.5m. More 24m – 4.5 m. More More than 24 m. & NH & m. More than 24 m. than 24 m. & NH & than 24 m. & NH & SH – 7 m. NH & SH – 7 m. SH–7 m. SH – 7 m. 8. Side set back. 3 m. or 1/4th height 3 m. or 1/4th height 3m. or 1/4th height 3m or 1/4th height whichever whichever is higher. whichever is higher. whichever is higher. is higher.3 Institutional zone, Industrial. Sl. Description. Residential. Commercial. Educational, Public and No. Semi public. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 9. Rear set back. 3 m. or 1/4th height 3 m. or 1/4th height 3 m. or 1/4th height 3 m. or 1/4th height whichever is higher. whichever is higher. whichever is higher. whichever is higher. 10. Open Space It shall be followed as per Schedule-I. Reservation (OSR). 11. Parking space. As mentioned in Schedule-II and Schedule – II A will be followed. Explanations.- 1) Additional Floor Space Index of 20% will be permissible for stilt parking. (2) All those buildings which are otherwise classifi ed into public and semi-public category qualifying for the defi nition of ‘commerce’ in section 2(10) and used for ‘commercial use’ as defi ned in section 2(11) of the Act, shall be eligible for FSI permissible for commercial use. This shall be decided by the technical committee of the Directorate on case to case basis. (3) For public buildings such as theatres, kalyana mandapams, assembly halls, exhibition halls, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels, lodging houses, etc. set back all around shall not be less than 6 metres. (4) The reservation of land for community recreational purposes such as parks or play ground required in these regulations shall be as given in Schedule-I. (5) Information Technology buildings shall comply with all the provisions mentioned in Schedule-VII. 4. Group development.- (1) ”Group Development” means accommodation for residential, commercial or institutional building in two or more blocks of buildings in a particular site irrespective of whether these structures are interconnected or not. Any inter link between the structures in terms of connecting corridors shall not be construed as making any two structures into one block. However, if these blocks are connected solidly at least for one-third the width of any one block on the connecting side, then such block shall be construed as a single block. (2) (a) The minimum width of the public road on which the site abuts or gains access shall be 9 metres. Explanation.- The qualifying road width for permitting Group development shall be available for a reasonable stretch say about 250 metres along the length of the road abutting the site and the stretch from a junction can be straight or a curve or zigzag or combination of the above. Any deviation on road width shall be referred to the Empowered Committee whose decision shall be fi nal. To cite examples.– (i) If the road over its general length is of 9 metres width, but because of some kinks in front of the site the two ends show a minor variations, reasonable allowance for such variation may be given so that it averages out to 9 metres. (ii) If the general road is of width less than 9 metres width, but only widens opposite to or nearer to the site is more than 9 metres, is not acceptable. (iii) If the general road is of 9 metres width upto a considerable length on one side, but discontinues and narrows into a road of smaller width on the other side of the site in question and the plot owner is willing to leave enough space for continuity of 9 metres road in front of his site, this will have to be checked and decided on case-by-case and such cases may be referred to the Empowered Committee. (iv) If the general road width is less than 9 metres and the site owner merely agrees to leave enough space to have 9 metres in front of his site only, this is not acceptable. (v) Road width measurements for the above purpose shall be of the road as designed and laid and the existence of unauthorised encroachments, for which no patta has been given, will not normally affect adversely, provided the shortage in width in the minimum stretch stated above does not exceed 10% of the minimum prescribed width. However, permissibility or otherwise (in exceptional cases) in such specifi c situations will be decided case-by-case and these may be referred to the Empowered Committee.4 (b) If the site does not directly abut a public road, but gains access through a private exclusive passage or through a part of the plot which can be treated as a passage from a public road of minimum width as prescribed above, the minimum width of such passage shall be as follows:- Sl. No. Description. Minimum width. (1) When it is intended to serve 8 dwelling or upto 600 square metres of commercial 3.6 metres. building and the length of the passage does not exceed 80 metres. (2) When it is intended to serve upto 10 dwellings or upto 2,400 square metres of commercial 4.8 metres. building and the length of the passage does not exceed 100 metres. (3) When it is intended to serve not more than 15 dwellings or upto 3,000 square metres 7.2 metres. of commercial building and the length of passage does not exceed 120 metres. (4) When it is intended to serve more than 15 dwellings or more than 3,000 square metres 9.0 metres. of commercial building. (3) The extent of site, Floor Space Index, Set back, etc., for Group development shall be regulated according to the Table below:- THE TABLE Sl. No. Description. General area. (1) (2) (3) A Minimum plot extent. 500 square metres. B Minimum plot width / frontage. 12 metres. C Maximum FSI. 1.5 D Minimum setbacks. (i) Front setback. Based on road width- (i) NH/SH – 7m. (ii) Other road upto 12 m. – 3 m. 12 m. to 18 m. – 4.5 m. more than 18 m. – 6 m. (ii) Side setback. G+2 fl oors or Stilt + 3 fl oors subject to a G+3 fl oors or Stilt + 4 fl oors maximum of 12 m. 3.5 m. on either side. subject to a maximum of 15 m. 4.5 m. on either side. (iii) Rear setback. 3.5 metres. 4.5 metres. (iv) Spacing between blocks. 6 metres. Note: (i) For public buildings such as theatres, kalyana mandapams, assembly halls, exhibition halls, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels, lodging houses, etc., setback all around shall not be less than 6 metres. (ii) In case of hospital buildings, an additional Floor Space Index of 0.25 is allowable over and above the normally permissible Floor Space Index. (iii) Additional FSI of 20% shall be permissible if stilt parking is provided. (iv) Buildings otherwise meant as public buildings but qualify the defi nition of ‘commerce’ in section 2(10) and ‘commercial use’ in section 2(11) of the Act shall be eligible for FSI meant for commercial use. This shall be decided by the technical committee of the Directorate on case-by-case basis. (v) In case of Information Technology buildings, further regulations as detailed in Schedule – VII shall prevail and complied with. (vi) Cases involving exemptions, clarifi cation etc. may be referred to the Empowered Committee. (4) Structures permissible in the minimum prescribed Front setback, side setback and rear setback are given in Schedule – III.5 (5) The minimum width of corridor shall be as given below:- Minimum width of Sl. No. Building use or type. corridor. (i) Residential buildings. 1.0 metres. (ii) Assembly buildings such as Auditoriums, Kalyanamandapams, cinema theatres, 2.0 metres. Religious buildings, temples, mosques or churches and other buildings of public assembly or conference. (iii) Institutional building such as:- a) Government offi ces. 2.0 metres. b) Hospitals. 2.4 metres. c) Educational buildings such as schools, colleges, research institutions. 2.0 metres. d) Commercial buildings such as private offi ces, nursing homes, lodges, etc., 2.0 metres. e) All other buildings. 1.5 metres. (6) Parking spaces shall be provided within the site conforming to the regulations given in Schedule – II and Schedule – II A. (7) Special regulations for physically disabled shall be adhered to as given in the Schedule – IV. (8) Rain water conservation given in Schedule – V. (9) Solar energy capture provisions shall be provided where applicable as given below: New buildings in the following categories shall be provided with the ancillary solar assisted solar heating system and it shall be shown in the plans for developments applied for planning permission:- (a) Nursing homes/hospitals exceeding 500 square metres in the fl oor area; (b) Hotels and lodges exceeding 500 square metres in the fl oor area; (c) Hostels exceeding 50 rooms; and (d) Kalyanamandapams exceeding 500 square metres in the fl oor area. (10) The reservation of land for community recreational purposes such as park or play ground required in these regulations shall be as given in Schedule – I. (11) Internal vehicular access way including passage if any within the site shall be a clear width of 7.2 metres and such vehicular access shall be available for every building block in the site within a distance of 50 metres. Further, it shall be a clear open to sky and no projection of structure over it is permissible. (12) If the building is constructed on stilts and the stilt fl oor is to be used for parking, the minimum clear height of the fl oor (between the lower fl oor and the bottom of the beam) shall not exceed 3.0 metres and it shall not be enclosed for use as garages; if it is enclosed it shall be counted for Floor Space Index and number of fl oors for the purpose of defi ning Group development/Multi-storeyed building. (13) If a Group development contains more than one use and the allowability of the building space with reference to the abutting road width and exclusive passage width shall be decided based on the number of dwellings for a residential use and the equivalent fl oor area allowable for commercial and other uses. (14) Every Group development exceeding 900 square metre in fl oor area shall be provided with electrical room in ground fl oor or open space at ground level within the premises to accommodate electrical transformer conforming to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board standard and Fire and Rescue Service standard as mentioned in Schedule – VIII. (15) Vehicular ramp in set back spaces around building blocks may be permitted subject to the condition that the clearance of the proposed ramp from the property boundary/street alignment shall be minimum 1.5 metres and a clear motorable driveway of minimum 3.5 metres in width is available around the building block. (16) The structures incidental to the main activities such as water closet/pump room, transformer room, transformer yard, electric room shall not be construed as transformer room, transformer yard, electric room shall not be construed as individual block for the purpose of these rules. However, these structures may be permitted in the prescribed set back space provided that they do not fall in the drive way and its height does not exceed 4 metres provided further that transformer and electrical rooms fl oor area does not exceed 15 square metres and water closet and pump room per block does not exceed 6 square metres.6 (17) In cases of residential developments exceeding 100 dwelling units in primary residential use zone, commercial and institutional uses not exceeding 10 per cent of the fl oor area of the building at lower habitable fl oor levels, may be allowed (not for any industrial use) as incidental uses required for the occupants of the remaining residential developments within the premises. (18) In all such developments, sewage treatment plant shall be provided and maintained for the disposal of the sewage within the site itself. (19) Any construction with roof cover it in the terrace fl oor for A.C. Plant/ structures shall be counted, as a fl oor and categorisation of type of building shall be done accordingly. (20) In cases where the extent of the site where residential or predominantly residential developments proposed exceeds 10000 square metres (1 hectare), the developer shall reserve minimum ten per cent of the site area (excluding roads if any handed over to local body) and provide housing thereon for lower income groups with dwelling units not exceeding 45 square metres in fl oor area each, either within the site proposed for group development or in a location within a radius of 5 k.m. from the site under reference. The developer or promoter or owner shall sell these small dwellings only for this purpose. No conversion or amalgamation shall be permissible in these cases of lower income group dwellings. (21) In residential/predominantly residential developments with dwelling units exceeding 20 in number, the design should include waste management infrastructure and atleast a closed non polluting storage provision for solid waste storage within the premises preferably with direct access from the abutting road shall be provided so that the local body can collect this stored waste from it. (22) In the interest of the public for better circulation in the area and also to ensure the proposed development does not block access to the properties around, in cases of large developments where link roads have to be provided for connectivity to the adjoining lands/areas, through the site applied for development, the Authority reserves the right to insist the applicant to set apart such road spaces within the site and the applicant shall hand over the same free of cost through a registered gift deed to the authority or local body designated by it for declaring it as public road. In such cases, set back from these roads to the buildings proposed shall be provided as prescribed in these regulations. (23) The space set apart for formation of a new road proposal in Master Plan/Detailed Development Plan/New Town Development Plan or road widening/street alignment shall be transferred to the relevant Authority or the Agency or the Local Body through a registered Gift Deed before actual issuance of planning permission. The exact mode of conveyance of the land shall be consistent with the relevant enactment and regulations. (24) Basement Floor:- (a) The height of basement fl oor shall not exceed 1.2 metres above ground level and the headroom shall be minimum 2.4 metres. (b) No part of the basement shall be constructed in the minimum required set back spaces, required for the movement of fi re fi ghting vehicles/equipments. (c) In cases where second basement is proposed for parking and incidental uses, suffi cient provision for lighting and ventilation and also for protection from fi re to the satisfaction of the Directorate of Fire and Rescue Services shall be made. (d) During the construction of the basement fl oor, it shall be sole responsibility of the planning permission holder to ensure that the building / structure in the adjoining sites are not weakened / damaged. (25) Display Board.- The details of the development for which planning permission issued, date of expiry of permit etc. shall be displayed in the format prescribed by the Authority on a board of size at least 60 cm. x 120 cm. 5. Multi-storeyed Building.- “Multi-storeyed building” means a building exceeding 4 fl oors (including ground fl oor or if this ground fl oor is used for parking under stilts, stilt fl oor + 4 fl oors) whose height is 15 metres or more. (1) (a) Site extent.- The minimum extent of site for construction of multi-storeyed building shall not be less than 1,500 square metres. (b) Road width.- The site shall either abut on a road not less than 18 metres in width or gain access from public road not less than 18 metres in width through a part of the site which can be treated as an exclusive passage of not less than 18 metres in width: Provided further that multi-storeyed building may be permitted with limitations on maximum FSI and maximum height of the building on a site abutting or gaining access from a public road of minimum 12 metres/15 metres in width, or gain access from public road not less than 12metres/15metres in width through a part of the site which can be treated as an exclusive passage of not less than 12 metres/15 metres in width, subject to compliance of the planning parameters stated in the Table to sub-regulation (2) below.7 (c) Minimum road width of 12 metres or above shall be permissible with multi-storeyed buildings without any further procedures. The height of multi-storeyed buildings will be technically correlated with the width of the abutting road. Once the road width is established based on records, these areas may be permitted with multi-storeyed buildings. Special consideration may be given to any specifi c recommendation to the contrary of above rule. No further resolutions or otherwise will be required. In case of doubts or clarifi cation or any related issue the Empowered Committee shall take a fi nal decision. Explanation.- “Road width” means whole extent of space within the boundaries of the road/street measured at right angles to the course of direction of such road/street. The qualifying road width for permitting multi-storeyed building shall be available at least for a stretch of 500 metres along the length of the road abutting the site and the stretch from a junction can be straight or a curve or zigzag or combination of the above. To cite examples- (a) If the road over its general length is of 18 metres width, but because of some kinks in front of the site one end is 17.8 metres and the other end is 18.2 metres is acceptable. (b) If the general road is of width less than 18 metres width, but only widens opposite to or nearer to the site is more than 18 metres, is not acceptable. (c) If the road is generally of 18 metres width upto a considerable length on one side, but discontinues and narrows into a road of smaller width on the other side of the site in question and the plot owner is willing to leave enough space for continuity of 18 metres road in front of his site, this will have to be checked and decided on case-by-case. This should be referred to the Empowered Committee for appropriate decision. (d) If the general road width is less than 18 metres and the site owner merely agrees to leave enough space to have 18 metres in front of his site only, this is not acceptable. (2) The extent of the site, Floor Space Index, set back etc., for Multi-storeyed Building shall be regulated according to the Table below:- Sl.No. Description. Category I(a). Cateogry I(b). Category II. Category III. A. Minimum plot extent. 1200 sq.m. 1200 sq.m. 1500 sq.m. 2500 sq.m. B. Minimum Plot width/ 25 m. 25 m. 25 m. 40 m. frontage. C. Minimum road width. 12 m. 15 m. 18 m. D. Maximum FSI. 1.5 1.75 2.50 2.25 2.00 E. Maximum coverage. 30% 30% 30% Above 30% Above 40% upto 40% upto 50% F. Maximum height above G+6 fl oors or Stilt+7 G+8 floors or 60 metre where the width of the abutting Ground Level fl oors subject to a Stilt+9 floors road is minimum 18 metre, and exceeding maximum 24 m. subject to a 60 metre where the width of abutting road maximum 30 m. is minimum 30.5 metres, subject to such conditions as may be necessary. Height of the building above ground level. Minimum required setback space from the property boundary. G. Minimum set back all Above 15 m. upto 30 m. 7 m. around. Above 30 m. For every increase in height of 6 m. or part thereof above 30 m., minimum extent of setback space to be left additionally shall be one metre. H. Spacing between block in Height of the building above ground level. Minimum required spacing between blocks. case of group developments Above 15 m. upto 30 m. 7 m. Above 30 m. For every increase in height of 6m or part thereof above 30 m., space to be left additionally shall be one metre. Note: (i) The space specifi ed above shall be kept open to sky and free from any erection/projection (such as sunshade / balcony) of any building other than a fence or compound wall provided that these open yards may be used for the provision of access ways to the building’s parking facilities.8 (ii) A watchman or caretaker booth or Kiosk not exceeding 2.5 m. x 2.5 m. in size at each gate and not exceeding 3 metre in height, or power/transformer room not exceeding 4 metre in height shall be permitted in the set back space at ground level after leaving 7 metres clear set back from the main structure. Provided that the height restriction shall not apply for an open transformer. (iii) Gate pillars without or with arches with a minimum headroom clearance of 5.50 metre at least to a width of 3.5 metre may be permitted in the set back space after leaving 7 metres clear set back from the main structure. (iv) In cases where street alignment has been prescribed, the front open space shall be left from the street alignment. (v) In cases of hospital buildings an additional Floor Space Index of 0.25 is allowable over and above the normally permissible FSI. (vi) The Floor space index for Information Technology development shall be allowed at 1.5 times of the FSI ordinarily permissible for respective use of that zone provided site extent is not less than 2000 sq.m. This benefi t will not be available for primary residential use zone. Explanations.- (1) Parking and Parking facilities.- For the use of the occupants and of persons visiting the premises for the purposes of profession, trade, business, recreation or any other activity parking spaces and parking facilities shall be provided within the site to the satisfaction of the Authority and conforming to the standards specifi ed in Schedule-II and Schedule – II A. (2) Vehicular access within the site.- Internal vehicular access way including passage, if any, within the site, shall have a clear width of 7.2 metre and such vehicular access shall be available for every building block in the site. Further, it shall be a clear width of open to sky and no projection in structure over it is permissible. (3) Corridor width.- The corridor serving as access for units in the development in whichever fl oor they may be situated shall not be less than the standards prescribed in the Table below:- THE TABLE Sl. Building use or type. Minimum width of No. corridor. (i) Residential buildings. 1.0 metres. (ii) Assembly buildings such as Auditoriums, Kalyanamandapams, cinema theatres, 2.0 metres. Religious buildings, temples, mosques or churches and other buildings of public assembly or conference. (iii) Institutional building such as:- (a) Government offi ces. 2.0 metres. (b) Hospitals. 2.4 metres. (c) Educational buildings such as schools, colleges, research institutions. 2.0 metres. (d) Commercial buildings such as private offi ces, nursing homes, lodges, etc. 2.0 metres. (e) All other buildings. 1.5 metres. (4) Basement Floor.- (a) The height of basement fl oor shall not exceed 1.2 metres above ground level and the headroom shall be minimum 2.4 metres. (b) No part of the basement shall be constructed in the minimum required set back spaces required for the movement of snorkel. (c) In cases where second basement is proposed for parking and incidental uses, suffi cient provision for lighting and ventilation and also for protection from fi re to the satisfaction of Directorate of Fire and Rescue Services shall be made. (d) During the construction of the basement fl oor, it shall be sole responsibility of the planning permission holder to ensure that the building/structure in the adjoining sites are not weakened/ damaged. (5) The reservation of land for community recreational purposes such as park or play ground required in these regulations shall be as given in Schedule – I. (6) Conformance to National Building Code of India:-(a) In so far as the determination of suffi ciency of all aspects of structural designs, building services, plumbing, fi re protections, construction practice and safety are concerned9 the specifi cations, standards and code of practices recommended in the National Building Code of India (as amended from time to time) shall be fully conformed to and any breach thereof shall be deemed to be a breach of the requirements under these regulations. (b) Every multi-storeyed development erected shall be provided with,- (i) lifts as prescribed in the National Building Code; (ii) A stand-by electric generator of adequate capacity for running lift and water pump, and a room to accommodate the generator; (iii) An electrical room of not less than 6 metres by 4.0 metres in area with a minimum head room of 2.75 metres to accommodate electric transformer in the ground fl oor; and the space for installation of transformers shall conform to the regulation given in Schedule-VIII; and (iv) At least one metre room of size 2.4 metres by 2.4 metres for every 10 consumers or 3 fl oors whichever is less. The metre room shall be provided in the ground fl oor. (7) Fire safety, detection and extinguishing systems.- (a) All building in their design and construction shall be such as to contribute to and ensure individually and collectively and the safety of life from fi re, smoke, fumes and also panic arising from these or similar other causes. (b) In building of such size, arrangement or occupancy that a fi re may not itself provide adequate warning to occupants, automatic fi re detecting and alarming facilities shall be provided where necessary to warn occupants or the existence of fi res, so that they may escape, or to facilitate the orderly conduct of fi re exit drills. (c) Fire protecting and extinguishing system shall conform to accepted standards and shall be installed in accordance with good practice as recommended in the National Building Code of India, as amended from time to time and to the satisfaction of the Director of Fire and Rescue Services by obtaining a no objection certifi cate from him. (8) In cases of residential developments exceeding 50 dwelling units in primary residential use zone, commercial and institutional uses not exceeding 10 per cent of the fl oor area of the building at lower habitable fl oor levels, may be allowed (not for any industrial use) as incidental uses required for the occupants of the remaining residential developments within the premises. (9) The design and plans of the building shall be made and signed by a qualifi ed Civil or Structural Engineer and an Architect who should possess the qualifi cation referred to in the Architects Act, 1972 (Central Act 20 of 1972), so as to become a member of the profession of Architects under the provisions of the said Act. The qualifi ed Engineer or Structural Engineer should also be Class I licensed Surveyor registered with Corporation/Local body concerned. (10) Display Board.- The details of the developments for which planning permission issued, date of expiry of permit etc. shall be displayed in the format prescribed by the Authority on a board of size at least 60 cm. x 120 cm. (11) In all the development sewage treatment plant shall be provided and maintained for the disposal of the sewage with design clearance from the Pollution Control Board. For smaller development, as per direction of planning authority septic tank with up-fl ow fi lters shall be provided and maintained for the disposal of the sewage within the site itself. (12) In cases where the extent of the site where residential or predominantly residential developments proposed exceeds 10,000 square metre (1 hectare), the developer shall reserve minimum ten per cent of the site area (excluding roads if any handed over to local body) and provide housing thereon for lower income groups with dwelling units not exceeding 45 square metre in fl oor area each, either within the site proposed for Multi-Storeyed Building development or in a location within a radius of 5 kilometre from the site under reference. The developer or promoter or owner shall sell these small dwellings only for this purpose. No conversion or amalgamation shall be permissible in these cases of lower income group dwellings. (13) In residential/predominantly residential developments with dwelling units exceeding 20 in number, the design should include waste management infrastructure with segregation at source and at least a closed non polluting storage provision for solid waste storage within the premises preferably with direct access from the abutting road shall be provided so that the local body can collect this stored waste from it. (14) In the interest of the public for better circulation in the area and also to ensure that the proposed development does not block access to the properties around, in cases of large developments where link roads have to be provided for connectivity to the adjoining lands areas, through the site applied for development, the relevant Authority reserves the right to insist the applicant to set apart such road spaces within the site and the applicant shall hand over the same free of cost through a registered gift deed to the authority or Local body designated by it for declaring it as public road. In such cases set back from these roads to the buildings proposed shall be provided as prescribed in these regulations.10 (15) The space set apart for formation of a new road as per New Town Development Plan or Detailed Development Plan or road widening/street alignment shall be transferred to the respective Authority or the Agency or the Local Body through a registered gift deed before actual issuance of planning permission. The exact mode of conveyance of the land shall be consistent with the relevant enactment and regulations. (16) Rain water conservation shall be provided as given in Schedule – V. (17) Solar energy capture provisions as prescribed below:- New buildings in the following categories shall be provided with the ancillary solar assisted solar heating system and it shall be shown in the plans for developments applied for planning permission:- (a) Nursing homes / hospitals exceeding 500 square metres in the fl oor area; (b) Hotels and lodges exceeding 500 square metres in the fl oor area; (c) Hostels exceeding 50 rooms; and (d) Kalyanamandapams exceeding 500 square metres in the fl oor area. (18) Civil Aviation height and activity restrictions shall be adhered to. In cases where helipads are proposed at terrace of commercial/ industrial multi-storeyed buildings, clearance of civil aviation department shall be produced. (19) Special regulations for physically disabled shall be adhered to as in Schedule – IV. (20) Scrutiny of the plan.- The plan shall be scrutinised as per rule 15 of the Tamil Nadu Multi-storeyed and Public Building Rules, 1973. 6. Premium Floor Space Index. Premium Floor Space Index I over and above the normally allowable Floor Space Index shall be allowed, in any case not exceeding 0.5 for special buildings and group developments and not exceeding 1.0 for multi-storeyed buildings in specifi c areas which may be notifi ed, on collection of at the rates as may be prescribed with the approval of the Government. The amount collected shall be kept in an appropriate account for utilising it for infrastructure development in that area as may be decided by the Government. 6-A. Regulation of unit size and eligible additional Floor Space Index for the dwelling units meant for EWS, Low Income Group and Middle Income Group categories. (i) Floor Space Index:- Plinth area individual Dwelling Additional Floor Sl.No. Description unit Space Index 1. Economic Weaker Sections Up to 40 Sq.m. 50% (EWS) 2. Low Income Group (LIG) Above 40 sq. m. and upto 60 sq.m. 30% 3. Middle Income Group (MIG) Above 60 sq.m. up to 70 sq.m. 15% (ii) Plot Coverage:- To include MIG and along with Economically Weaker Sections and Low Income Group to allow additional plot coverage of 10% over and above the normally allowable plot coverage. 7. Transferable Development Rights.- (1) In certain circumstances, the development potential of the whole or a part of the plot/site may be separated from the land itself and may be made available to the land owner in the form of Transfer of Development Rights excepting in the case of existing or retention users, or any compulsory reservation of space for public or recreational use or Economically Weaker Section/ social housing etc., in cases of sub-divisions/ layouts/special buildings/ group developments/multi-storeyed buildings or such other developments prescribed in the development regulations. (2) Transfer of Development Rights shall apply to cases, where a private land is required for,- (i) any road widening/any road formation as proposed in the New Town Development Plan or Detailed Development Plan; (ii) any traffi c and transport infrastructure development such as bus stops/ stands and related transport infrastructure; (iii) any urban infrastructure development such as water supply, sewerage, drainage, electricity, education, health, notifi ed by the State Government department or Government agency or local body;11 (3) These rights may be made available and be subject to the regulations as given by the Government provided that in cases of slum (including pavement dwellers) rehabilitation schemes on private lands executed by a private developer/society/Non Governmental Organisation, the award of Transfer of Development Rights for Floor Space Index (FSI) may be considered subject to such guidelines and conditions as may be decided by the Government. 8. Proximity to quarries and crushers.- (1) No subdivision or layout shall be laid out or building the residential, commercial, industrial or institutional or any structure for occupation shall be constructed within 300 metres from an existing live quarry. (If a quarry is claimed as abandoned, then a certifi cate from the local body or the licensing authority concerned to that effect shall be produced when necessary). (2) No subdivision or layout shall be laid out or residential or commercial or institutional building shall be constructed within the radius of 500 metres from an existing crusher. (3) No crusher is permissible within a distance of 500 metre from an existing residential area and vice-versa. 9. Layout and Subdivisions.- (1) Layouts.- The laying out of land for building purposes shall be carried out only in accordance with the provisions specifi ed below:- (a) The minimum width of the public street / road which provide access to the proposed site for layout development shall be minimum of 9 metres. It should be a clear public access with a proper tar road being maintained by respective local body. (b) The width of roads in the layout shall conform to the minimum requirements given in the table below and shall be in conformity with the new town development plan if any published under section 26 of the Act and the new town development plan published under section 27 of the Act for the area except in group housing. THE TABLE Description. Minimum width. Remarks. (1) (2) (3) A. Road. 7.0 metres. All streets and roads shall become public. The owner/developer shall form and hand (a) When the length of road not over the road to the local body. exceeding 120 metres. (b) Roads of length more than 120 metres 9.0 metres. All streets and roads shall become public. but less than 200 metres. The owner/developer shall form and hand over the road to the local body. (c) Roads of length more than 200 metres 12.0 metres. All streets and roads shall become public. but less than 500 metres. The owner/developer shall form and hand over the road to the local body. (d) Roads of length more than 500 metres 18.0 metres. All streets and roads shall become public. but less than 750 metres. The owner/developer shall form and hand over the road to the local body. (e) Roads of length more than 750 metres 24.0 metres. All streets and roads shall become public. but less than 1,000 metres. The owner/developer shall form and hand over the road to the local body. (f) Roads of length more than 1000 30.0 metres. All streets and roads shall become public. metres. The owner/developer shall form and hand over the road to the local body. The main access (principal road) which goes on along the alignment of the length of the road cannot be dismembered citing the side roads. For the purpose of calculating the length of road in the above table the side roads joining with the principal road will not be taken into account. (c) In case of demonstrable hardship or relaxation of any provisions the issue should be referred to the Empowered Committee.12 (2) (a) Splay.- A splay at the intersection of two or more streets / roads shall be provided as below:- Width of road. Splay to be left. --------------------------- ----------------------------- Road width up to 10 metres. 1.5 metres x 1.5 metres. Road width above 10 metres. 3.0 metres x 3.0 metres. (b) Building line.- Building line shall be provided as follows:- Road width. Building line. Below 9 metres. 1.5 metres. 9m. 3.0 m. 12 m. 3.0 m. 15 m. 4.5 m. 18 m. 4.5 m. 24 m. 6.0 m. 30 m. 6.0 m. (c) Roads for industrial developments:- Description. Minimum width of road. Remarks. (1) (2) (3) (a) The length of road upto 150 9.0 metres. The road may be private or metres. public. (b) The length of road 150 metres 12 metres. The road shall become to 200 metres. public. (c) The length of road 200 metres 15 metres. The road shall become to 250 metres. public. (d) The length of road 250 metres 18 metres. The road shall become to 500 metres. public. e) The length of road more than 500 24 metres. The road shall become metres. public. Note: (i) All layout applications should be accompanied with the legal opinion regarding ownership and with other documents, details required for scrutiny. (ii) All roads shall be connected to a public road of minimum width of minimum 9 metres. (iii) The width of roads in the layout area covered by a Development Plan shall confirm to the alignment and width of roads as contained in the respective new town development plans. (iv) No plot in a layout shall be subdivided or utilised for any other purpose except with prior approval of the Authority who shall consult the Director. (v) While determining the length of roads,- (a) The possibility of its future extension beyond the layout area shall also be taken into consideration; and (b) Space for expansion of an existing road may be provided wherever it is considered necessary. (vi) When the layout site abuts a National Highway and State Highway or Bye-Pass Road, a service road of width upto 7.0 metres along with a green strip upto 3.0 metres in width shall be provided. (vii) The procedure for approval of layouts will be as per the Government Orders issued in G.O.(Ms)No.134, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, dated 20.9.2002 and G.O.Ms.No.71, Rural Development (C2) Department, dated 16.6.2003. (viii) The conditions annexed to the order while according technical approval of the layout shall be binding on the developer/local body / planning authority, as the case may be.13 (ix) Any development of layouts without obtaining specifi c approval under these regulations will be construed unauthorised development. In such unauthorised development Appropriate Authorities may initiate necessary action as per sections 56 and 57 of the Act. Appropriate Authorities for this purpose may be any of the Executive Authorities of local bodies, member secretary of the New Town Development authorities or Regional Deputy Director/Joint Director of the Town and Country Planning Department. These authorities can exercise concurrent and parallel authorities under their respective jurisdiction. (d) Community and recreational open spaces.- (i) Reservation of land for community and recreational purposes in a layout or subdivision for residential, industrial or combination of such uses shall be reserved and kept open to sky and be devoid of any building shall be as follows:- Extent of layout. Reservation For the fi rst 2500 square meters. Nil. More than 2500 square meters. 10% of the area shall be reserved and this space shall be maintained as communal and recreational open space to the satisfaction of the authority such as parks, play grounds, community play space etc. and this should be handed over to the local body and a minimum of 1% shall be reserved for local shops apart from this in major layout more than 10 acres of site 4 to 5% of area shall be reserved for public purpose such as community buildings viz., educational, commercial, community facilities in accordance with the norms given below. (ii) In cases where the extent of the residential layout exceeds 10,000 square metres (1 hectare), ten percent of layout area (excluding roads) shall be developed as Economically Weaker Section plots and the owner or developer or promoter shall sell these plots only for this purpose. No conversion or amalgamation is permissible in these cases of Economically Weaker Section plots. (iii) The cost of laying improvements to the system in respect of road, water supply, sewerage, drainage or electric power supply that may be required as assessed by the competent authority shall be provided by the applicant at his cost. (iv) All other social, educational, commercial, infrastructure may be suggested as per the norms of the National Building Code. (3) (i) Reservation of space for the following additional common facilities should be made:- (a) Recessed bus-bays with bus shelters along side the road; (b) Coffee stall/ milk booth; (c) Off-street parking; and (d) Toilet. (ii) The space set apart for roads and the area reserved for community and recreational purposes as mentioned above shall be registered and transferred to the Authority or Agency or the local body designated by the Authority through a registered deed before the approval of the layout. The exact mode of conveyance should be consistent with the relevant enactments and regulations. Any exemptions or waiver on this space could be decided by the Government only. (iii) The building and use of land shall confi rm to the conditions that may be imposed while sanctioning the layout. (iv) The planning permission for the layout of roads, sub-divisions and amalgamation of plots for building purposes shall be accorded after duly getting the prior approval of the Director or from a person authorised by the Director. The terms and conditions and the manner of development may be stipulated by the Director or from the person authorised by the Director, therefore shall be complied with and shall form part of the conditions for issue of planning permissions. (v) The 10% reservation shall not be put into any other use or considered for de-reservation. (vi) Scheme road concessions. (vii) Public purpose concessions.14 (4) No deviations to above regulations shall be permissible. Any concessions or relaxation or interpretation etc., required on layout parameters, the same shall be referred to the Empowered Committee. The Empowered Committee may consider the relevant facts on multi-access to ease traffi c fl ows and decide for approval of layout. Other relevant parameters may also be examined by the Empowered committee with due justifi cation to arrive at a considered decision. (5) Sub-division and amalgamation of plots / sites.- The sub-division and amalgamation of plots shall be carried out when no new roads are introduced and the sites of subdivision abut an existing public road: Provided that the sub-division of sites will be approved if the site satisfi es the requirements specifi ed below and other planning parameters contained in regulation 9 (1). Description. Minimum width. Remarks. Passage: The length of existing or 3.00 metres. Passage may be private. proposed passage is less than 50 metres. 10. Empowered Committee.- Specifi c cases of demonstrable hardship shall be referred to Empowered Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development with Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply, Member Secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority as members and Director of Town and Country Planning as Convener of this committee. This Empowered Committee may relax any of the planning parameters prescribed in these regulations on due consideration on merit on case to case basis. The Empowered Committee will also be the appellate authority as per section 79 of the Act. The Government may give directions on individual cases to be referred to the Empowered Committee on specifi c issues. 11. Transitory provisions.- All applications for development including multi-storeyed building, pending prior to the issue of these development control regulations shall be disposed of in accordance with the planning parameters and rules prevailing before the issue of these regulations. SCHEDULE – I. Open Space Reservation. (1) The open space reservation of land for community recreational purposes such as park / play ground shall be as given below at ground level in a shape and location abutting a public road: Extent of site. Reservation. (a) For 2500 square metre. Nil. 10% of the area subject to a minimum (b) Above 2500 square metre. dimension of 10 metres. (2) The site so reserved shall be exclusive of the back spaces and spacing between blocks, and shall be free from any construction / structure. (3) Existing development is defi ned as one where the extent of ground area covered by structures already existing (prior to application for planning permission) is 25% and above of the total site area. (4) Open Space Reservation (OSR) should be earmarked only on the area abutting public road. Only under unavoidable circumstances these Open Space Reservation, which may be permitted within the site abutting internal circulation road provided that road also to be handed over to local body. (5) In the specifi c cases where a clearly demonstrable hardship is caused, the Empowered committee may relax various conditions on the Open Space Reservation mentioned above. (6) Payment of cost in lieu of Open Space Reservation is generally not permissible, however for lesser extent this may be considered by the Empowered Committee on case to case basis. (7) Open Space Reservation should be earmarked at one place only. In case of major development, the Empowered Committee may consider splitting of Open Space Reservation at more than one places on case to case basis.15 Schedule – II. Parking Standards. Sl. No. Building use. Number of Parking Spaces. (1) (2) (3) 1. Residential For building with dwelling One car space for 75 square metres of fl oor area or part thereof excluding unit or units of fl oor area the fi rst 75 square metres in other words. exceeding 75 square metres each Dwelling area. No. of cars. Upto 150 square metres. 1 car space. Above 150 square metres 2 car space. but below 225 square metres. Above 225 square metres 3 car space. but below 300 square metres. Two wheeler parking - One two wheeler parking space for every dwelling unit with fl oor area of 40-75 square metres. The dimension of two wheeler parking lot shall be minimum1.5 metres x 2 metres with a driveway of minimum 1.5 metres]. Note.- In such cases where the number of car parking space required does not exceed 3 in number, separate driveway need not be insisted. 2. Commercial. (i) Floor area upto 50 square metres – Nil. (a) Shop and (ii) Floor area above 50 square metre but below 100 square metre - 1 car (b) Shopping centre. space. (iii) For every additional 50 square metres or part thereof exceeding 100 square metres - 1 car space. (c) Offi ce and fi rm (including One car space for every 100 square metres of fl oor area or part thereof. public and Semi public offi ces). (d) Restaurants. One car space for every 100 square metres of fl oor area or part thereof. (e) Hotels and Lodges. 1. In starred and major hotels with more than 50 rooms one space for every 4 guest rooms. 2. In unstarred and other hotels - One space for every10 guest rooms. (f) Assembly Halls, Cinema One space for every 20 square metres of auditorium area. and Public Halls including Community Centres. (g) Kalyanamandapams. One space for every 20 square metres of marriage hall area. 3. Warehouse and Wholesale One lorry space for every 500 square metres of plot area or less. stores. 4. Educational Institutions. 1. Floor area less than100 Nil. square metres. 2. Floor area above 100 One car space for every 200 square 200 square square metres but metres of fl oor area or part thereof. less than 1000 square metres. 3. For every additional One car space. 100 square metres of Floor Area or part thereof over 1,000 square metres.16 Note : At least 25% of the total parking space shall be provided in the part of the site abutting the road for parking / stopping of vehicles. 5. Hospitals and Nursing One space for every 15 beds of part thereof. One extra area for every 100 Home. square metres of non-bed space in the Hospitals and Nursing Homes. 6. Industries. i) Floor Area upto 100 Nil. square metres. ii) Floor Area upto 500 One lorry space. square metres. iii) Floor area exceeding One lorry space for every 500 square metres of total 500 square metres. fl oor every 500 square metres of total fl oor area or part thereof. 7. Other uses. (Institutions, As may be specifi ed by the Authority. T r a n s p o r t a n d Communications Centre etc.) PART – II 1. Dimension. The dimension of parking stall shall be 5.0m x 2.5m with a minimum width which of driveway of 3.5 m. for one way movement and 7.2 m. width for two way movement. In case of warehouse and godowns and industries the dimension of parking stall shall be 10 m. x 3.75 m. with a minimum width of driveway of 3.75 m. The number of car spaces required will be calculated on 75% of the total fl oor area of the building. 2. (i) Radius. Minimum inside radius of lane 4.5 metres. (ii) Gradient. 1. Preferred gradient 4% (1 in 25). 2. Absolute maximum gradient 5% (1 in 20). 3. Head Room. In those parts of a building (above or below ground fl oor level) used or intended to be used for the parking of wheeled vehicles, the minimum clear height to such part of the building shall be not less than 2.4 metres. For lorry parking the minimum head room shall be 3.5 metres. 4. Conditions : 1. The area of each stall shall be fl at and free from kerbs and other encumbrances. 2. The angled parking, where a stall is adjacent to a large element such as a wall, minimum stall width shall be 2.7 metres for parallel parking, where cars cannot be parked by reversing, minimum stall length shall be 7.2 metres. 3. Type of Parking. Stall size Aisle width. Minimum. Parallel parking. 2.5 m. x 6.0 m. Rectangular. 3.5 metre. 30 degree. 2.5 m. x 5.0 m. Rectangular. 3.5metre. 45 degree. 2.5 m. x 5.0 m. Rectangular. 3.5metre. 60 degree. 2.5 m. x 5.0 m. Rectangular. 3.5metre. 90 degree. 2.5 m. x 5.0 m. Rectangular. 6.0metre. 4. The width of aisles and ramps shall be free from kerbs and other encumbrances. 5. Adequate blending of ramp grades at fl oor levels shall be provided. This can be satisfactorily achieved by the provision of straight slope 3.0 metres to 3.6 metres long at half the grade of the ramps. 6. The surface of long spiral ramps shall be super elevated to facilitate movement of vehicles or other adopted. 7. The slope of a curved ramp shall be that of the centerline of its path. PART – III Multi Level Parking : 1. Number of storeys permissible. - 1 in 10 generally 2. Gradient and ramps. - 1 in 8 minimum. 3. Clear height between fl oors. - 2.10 metres minimum. 4. Parking stall dimension. - 2.5 metres x 5.0 metres. 5. Inside radius of curve - 7 metres minimum.17 6. Width of traffi c lane, ramps and - 7.5 metres minimum. entrance. 7. Gradient of slopping fl oors. - Not steeper than 1 in 20. 8. Loading standards. - 400 kg / sq.m. maximum. 9. Ramps if two way, shall be separated. SCHEDULE – II A. Multi Level Car Parking. Special Rules for parking at upper fl oors above stilt parking fl oor in Special Buildings / Group developments / Multi-storeyed Buildings. (i) In case where the minimum required number of parking, as prescribed in the Development Control Regulations could not be accommodated in the basement fl oors and / or a stilt fl oor (by way of covered parking not counting the open parking), parking in the subsequent upper fl oors above the stilt parking fl oor is allowable with Floor Space Index and coverage exemptions to the extent required to accommodate the minimum required number of parking after accommodating the same in the lower fl oors. (ii) The parking spaces shall be designed and clearly marked and provided with adequate access, aisles, driveways and ramps required for maneuvering and movement of vehicles. (iii) These upper fl oor parking spaces shall also conform to the standards prescribed in Schedule II. Further it shall also conform to the following:- (a) The upper parking fl oors shall not be enclosed by walls except Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC) parapet/protector frame with maximum 1.2 meters in height. (b) The upper level parking fl oors shall be adequately provided with natural ventilation and lighting. (c) Where car / two wheeler lifts are proposed / provided, there shall be atleast one vehicular ramp to standards, from the parking fl oors to the ground level. (d) Water Closet/toilet facility and a security cabin are allowable in each of such upper level parking fl oors. (e) Before issue of Planning Permission the land owner(s)/person(s) who has right to sell the premises is required to register the Memorandum of Agreement in the format prescribed below in Rs.100/- (Rupees One Hundred only) stamp paper to create a charge in the premises to prevent any unauthorized conversion of parking fl oors for other uses and to ensure continued uses of upper parking fl oor area for the purposes approved in the plan by the New Town Development Authority or the Regional Deputy Director of Town and Country Planning or designated agency and to hand over the upper parking fl oor area designated in the sanctioned plan free of cost to New Town Development Authority or Regional Deputy Director of Town and Country Planning or designated agency in cases of deviation. (iv) The structural design of such upper level parking fl oors shall conform to the National Building Code and Indian Standard Institute standards prescribed therein and conformity of the same shall be certifi ed by a qualifi ed structural engineer who shall also be a qualifi ed class I Licensed Surveyor, by signing the plan at the stage of obtaining Planning Permission, and also certifying its conformity at the stage of completion certifi cate. (v) A charge shall be made by the owner when any deed of transfer is made, specifi cally mentioning that the upper fl oor parking spaces (shown in the plan annexed) shall not be converted for other uses at any point of time and if there are any unauthorized conversion into other uses, the building is liable for enforcement action by the New Town Development Authority or the Regional Deputy Director of Town and Country Planning or designated agency as per the provisions of the Act. Note: 1. The above special regulation for conventional parking fl oors shall not apply to an automated / mechanical parking which may have a number of vehicle holding layers above ground level, and such an automated/ mechanical parking shall conform to the safety standards and shall be provided to the satisfaction of the Authority. 2. Provision of any upper level parking above stilt parking fl oor without availing the Floor Space Index/ coverage exemptions, shall not attract above special regulation. However, such upper level parking shall conform to multilevel parking requirement prescribed in Schedule II of the Development Control Regulations.18 Format of the Memorandum of Agreement to be executed by the owners in case of Upper Parking Floor Area. i) This Memorandum of Agreement executed at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . day . . . . . . . . . . of . . . . . . . . . . . month . . . . . . . . year . . . . . . . . by the owner’s Thiru / Tmt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S/O. / W/O. . . . . . . . . . . . . aged . . . . . . . . residing at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in favour of the …………………………….(Plan Sanctioning Authority) witnessed as follows: ii) I / We are the owners of the premises at S.No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Block No. . . . . . . . Village Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Taluk Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . District Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bearing Door No. . . . . . . . Street Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Site address . . . . . . . . . . . . . locality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .of total extent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . square meter. iii) I / we have applied for Planning Permission for construction of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . building with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .upper fl oors for parking conforming to the Development Control Regulation No.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . whereas the Development Control Regulations require the execution of this Memorandum of Agreement to create a charge on the premises to prevent any unauthorized conversion of the parking fl oors for other uses and also to ensure continued usage of the Upper Parking Floors Area (UPFA) for the purpose approved in the plan by ……………………………………………(Plan Sanctioning Authority). iv) I / we hereby agree to hand over the upper parking fl oors area designated in the sanctioned plan free of cost to …………………………………..(Plan Sanctioning Authority) in cases of deviations. v) I / we hereby agree that the Memorandum of Agreement given by me / us with regard to Upper Parking Floors area will be shown in the construction agreement / sale deed of the buildings. A specifi c clause will be included in the sale deed that in case if the Upper Parking Floors designated in the sanctioned plan is put into habitable use at any point of time, then the owner will hand over the violated upper parking fl oor area to …………………………………………….(Plan Sanctioning Authority) free of cost and……………………………………… (Plan Sanctioning Authority) will restore the upper parking fl oors as per the sanctioned plan. vi) I / we hereby agree and assure that I will put up the upper parking fl oors only in accordance with the approved plan. In case of any violation, ………………………………….(Plan Sanctioning Authority) is authorized to demolish such violated portions or seal the premises or take any other enforcement action as per law and recover the cost from me / us. vii) This Memorandum of Agreement is valid and binding on every one as long as the building is in existence. viii) This Memorandum of Agreement is executed by me / us on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with the full knowledge of contents of the document. Schedule – A - Total property Schedule – A - Upper Parking area in sq.m. Floor wise.19 SCHEDULE – III. Structures permissible in the minimum prescribed Front setback, side setback and rear setback. (1) Unless or otherwise specifi cally provided for elsewhere in these regulations, no structure shall be constructed within the minimum prescribed set back spaces except the following:- (a) In cases of non-multi-storyed buildings (including ordinary buildings)- A. Unsupported sunshade, wardrobes, balconies and other projections from the main walls, stated below so long as such structures do not fall within minimum prescribed set-back spaces more than what is prescribed below:- (i) Sun-shades. 0.60 metres. (ii) Non continuous wardrobes or built-in cub 0.60 metres. boards above ground fl oor. (iii) Open non-continuous balconies (above 1.20 metres. ground fl oor) . (iv) Open service verandah to kitchen (above 1.20 metres. ground fl oor). (v) Architectural projections above ground fl oor. 1.00 metres. (vi) Staircase open landing projections (not 1.00 metres. affecting driveway). (vii) Cantilevered portico so long as it does not fall within 1.5 metre from the street alignment or boundary of the site whichever is closer. The items (iii) to (vi) above shall be permitted in the setback spaces provided a minimum clearance of 0.5 metres for an ordinary building and 1.50 metres for a special building/ group development and for any other non-multi- storeyed building from the property boundary or street alignment whichever closer is made available; Provided further that if non-continuous projecting structures stated above in the set backs exceed 50% of the side/length of the building, then they shall be taken as forming part of the main building, and shall not be allowed in the minimum prescribed setback spaces. B. Motor room of area not exceeding 2 square metre each and height not exceeding 1.8 metres, without affecting parking and driveway requirements. (b) In case of ordinary buildings, Open single or spiral staircase or open double fl ight staircase so long as such structure do not fall within 0.50 metre from the side boundary or 1 metre from the rear or front boundary of the site or street alignment. In case of Residential buildings in the rear set back, structures like lavatory, lumber room, garbage etc. not intended for human habitation and servant quarters are permissible provided it does not occupy more than one third of the plot width, 6 metres from rear boundary and 4 metres in height from ground level. (c) A compound wall of height not exceeding 2.0 metres. (d) Watchman booth not exceeding 2.5 metres x 2.5 metres in size at each gate and height not exceeding 3 metres (e) Gate pillars without or with arches with a minimum headroom clearance of 5.50 metres atleast to a width of 3.5 metres (f) Meter rooms for meter boxes/ electrical panels along the boundary wall or external walls of the building with the projections not exceeding 0.60 metre from the abutting walls and the open transformer without affecting parking and drive way, subject to the safety measures stipulated by Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. Explanations.- (1) Any wardrobe or staircase projection stated above is countable for coverage and Floor Space Index computation. (2) In order to minimise traffi c confl icts on to the abutting roads, the number of vehicular entry/exits to site shall be kept minimum and it shall not exceed 2 numbers (i.e. one entry / one exit): Provided that an additional gate for every 50 metres frontage may be allowed in large sites if the frontage exceeds 50 metres.20 SCHEDULE – IV. Special regulations for physically disabled shall be adhered to as follows:- In order to provide barrier free environment in the buildings and premises used by public the following shall be provided for persons with disabilities. (It does not apply to residential developments). (1) Site planning: Every building should have atleast one access to main entrance/exit to the disabled which shall be indicated by proper signage. This entrance shall be approached through a ramp together with stepped entry. The ramp should have a landing in front of the doorway. (2) Parking: (i) Surface parking for atleast two car spaces shall be provided near entrance for the physically handicapped persons with maximum travel distance of 30 metres from building entrance. (ii) The width of parking bay shall be minimum 3.6 metres. (iii) The information stating that the space is reserved for wheel chair users shall be conspicuously displayed. (3) Building requirements: (i) For approach to the plinth level, and in other levels where ramps with gradients are necessary or desired they shall conform to the following requirements:- (a) Ramps slope shall not be steeper than 1 in 12; (b) Its length shall not exceed 9 metres between landings and its width shall be minimum 1.5 metres with handrails on either side; (c) Its surface shall be non slippery; and (d) Minimum size of landing shall be 1 metre x 2 metres (ii) Among the lifts provided within the premises atleast one lift shall have the facility to accommodate the wheel chair size 80 cm. x 150 cm. (iii) The doors and doorways shall be provided with adequate width for free movement of the disabled persons and it shall not be less than 90 cm. (iv) Stairs shall have the handrail facilities as prescribed in the National Building Code. (v) Minimum one special water closet in a set of toilet shall be provided for the use of handicapped as specifi ed in National Building Code with essential provision of washbasin near the entrance for the handicapped. SCHEDULE – V. Rain water conservation. Water conservation.- (1) Effective measures shall be taken within each premises for conservation of rainwater and rainwater-harvesting structures atleast to the following standards shall be provided; the same shall be shown in the plan applied for planning permission. (a) Buildings of height upto ground + 1 fl oor:- Percolation pits of 30 centimetres diameter and 3 metres depth may be made and fi lled with broken bricks (or pebbles) for 2.85 metres and the top covered with perforated Reinforced Concrete Cement (R.C.C.) slab. These percolation pits may be made at intervals of 3 metres centre to center along the plinth boundary. The rain water collected in the open terrace may be collected through a 150 millimetres Poly Vinyl Chloride Pipe laid on the ground and may be allowed to fall in the percolation pits or into a open well through a seepage fi lter of 60cm x 60cm. (fi lter media broken bricks) provided before the open well which will improve the ground water level. A dwarf wall of 7.5 centimetres height is built across the entry and exit gates to retain water and allow it to percolate within. (b) Special buildings, Group developments, Multi-storyed buildings, Industrial and Institutional buildings:- There shall be a pebble bed of 1 metre width and 1.5 metres depth all around the building and fi lled with rounded pebbles of 5 centimetres to 7.5 centimetres size. The concrete paving around the building has to be slopped at about 1 in 20 towards the pebble bed, so that rain water from the terrace and side open spaces fl ow over this pavement and spread into the pebble bed around. Dwarf walls in masonry of 7.5 centimetres, height shall be constructed at the entrance and exit gates to retard rainwater collected into the compound from draining out to the road. or21 (c) Any one of the methods shown in the sketches annexed may also be adopted depending on to the conditions and type of development. (2) Additional regulations for all buildings:- (a) In the ground fl oor, fl oor level of water closets shall be atleast 0.9 metre above the road level to ensure free fl ow. (b) All centrally air conditioned buildings shall have their own wastewater reclamation plant and use reclaimed wastewater for cooling purposes. (c) A separate sump shall be constructed for storing portable water supplied by the local body, the volume of sump not exceeding 1000 litres per dwelling. This sump shall be independent of other tanks, which may be constructed for storing water obtained from other sources. SCHEDULE – VI. Spaces excluded from Floor Space Index and coverage computation. 1. The following shall not be counted towards Floor Space Index and plot coverage computation:- (1) Areas covered by stair-case rooms and lift rooms and passages thereto above the top most storey, architectural features, chimneys, elevated tanks (provided its height below the tank from the fl oor does not exceed 1.5 metres) and water closet (area not exceeding 10 square metres). (2) Staircase and lift rooms and passage thereto in the stilt parking fl oor. (3) Lift wells in all the fl oors. (4) Area of fi re escape staircase and cantilever fi re escape passages. (5) Area of the basement fl oor/fl oors used for parking. (6) Area of the stilt parking fl oor provided its clear height (between lower fl oor and the bottom of the roof beam) does not exceed 3.0 metre and it is open on sides, and used for parking. (7) Area of structures exclusively for, accommodating machineries for water treatment plant and effl uent treatment plant proposed with clearance from Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board. (8) Areas covered by service ducts, and garbage shaft. (9) Area of Balcony/Service verandah to an extent of 5 per cent of each dwelling unit area in case of residential buildings and 5 percent of room area in case of hotels and lodges. (10) Porches/Canopies/porticos. (11) Service fl oor with height not exceeding 1.5 metres. (12) The following services and incidental structures necessary to the principal use subject to a maximum of 10 percent of the total fl oor area:- (a) Area of one offi ce room not exceeding 15 square metres for co-operative housing society or apartment/ building owners association in each block. (b) Servant’s/driver’s bath room and water closet (not exceeding 20 square metres) for each block in cases of special building, group development and multi-storeyed building at ground fl oor/ stilt parking fl oor. (c) Gymnasium of 150 square metres in fl oor area. (d) Area covered by,- (i) Metre room in ground fl oor or parking fl oor; (ii) Air-conditioning plant room in basement or ground fl oor; (iii) Electrical room (conforming to Schedule – VIII) in ground fl oor or stilt parking fl oor; (iv) Watchmen or caretaker booth / room in ground fl oor/ stilt parking fl oor; (v) Pump room in ground fl oor or stilt parking fl oor; (vi) Generator room in basement fl oor or ground fl oor or stilt fl oor; (vii) Lumber room in basement fl oor or ground fl oor; (viii) Air Handling Units in all the fl oors; (ix) Electrical / switch gear rooms in all the fl oors. (e) Area of one room in ground fl oor of residential and commercial multi-storeyed building, special buildings, group developments for separately.22 SCHEDULE – VII. Additional Floor Space Index benefi ts for Information Technology developments. The development of land and building for the purpose of development of Information Technology park, software and its associated, computer technology, bio-informatic units shall be certifi ed by the appropriate authority designated by the Government for the purpose, to avail the concession stated below:- (1) Areas.- The proposed Information Technology development is permissible in the New town development area, subject to the provision of adequate water supply and sewage disposal arrangement to the satisfaction of the authority. (2) Activities.- Manufacture of hardware, development of software and its associated computer – communication technology applications, bio-informatic units including offi ces, conference halls and projection theatres connected therewith, only shall be permitted. No showrooms, other offi ces, residential uses and activities of similar nature shall be permitted. Provided that incidental activities such as staff canteen, staff recreational area, guest accommodation, watchmen quarters and the like not exceeding 10% of the total fl oor area shall be permitted. Provided further that within above ceiling of 10%, each of the above incidental activities should not exceed 5% of the total fl oor area. (3) Road width.- The proposed development shall either abut on a public road of not less than 12 metres in case of special building and 18 metres in case of multi-storeyed building in width or gain access from a passage of not less than 12 metres or 18 metres width which connects to a public road of not less than 12 metres or 18 metres in respective special or multi-storeyed building. (4) Site extent.- The site extent shall not be less than 1,500 square metres. (5) Height.- (a) For non-multi-storeyed buildings, it shall in conformity with the requirements prescribed in the regulations. (b) For multi-storeyed buildings, maximum permissible height shall be 60 metres where the width of the abutting road is minimum 18 metres, and exceeding 60 metres where the width of abutting road is minimum 30.5 metres, subject to such conditions as may be necessary. (6) Floor Space Index.- Maximum Floor Space Index allowable is 1.5 times of the Floor Spaces Index ordinarily permissible. (7) Car parking standards.- The covered car parking space will be allowed upto ground + 3 fl oors above ground level and the same shall not be included in the fl oor space index/ plot coverage. (8) Other parameters.- Except for the above said specifi c provisions, the developments shall conform to these rules in respect of all other parameters. SCHEDULE – VIII. Tamil Nadu Electricity Board and Fire and Rescue Service standards. 1. Electrical rooms in Special building, Group development and Multi-storeyed building shall conform to the following:- (A) Tamil Nadu Electricity Board standards.- i) Indoor space required within the premises for installing fl oor mounted Distribution Transformer and associated switchgear. (a) An electrical room for accommodating the transformers and associated switchgears shall be provided at the ground fl oor, either within the built up space of the multi-storeyed buildings or outside the building and within the premises of the multi-storeyed buildings nearer the main entrance of the building. The associated switchgear shall be separated from the transformer bays by a fi re- resisting wall with a fi re resistance of not less than 4(four) hours. (b) The width of the approach road to the above said electrical room shall not be less than 3.0 metres. (c) The electrical room with RCC roof shall have clear fl oor area 6m. x 4m. with a vertical clearance of 2.75m. (d) Three sides of this room shall be covered with brick walls. The fourth side, towards the approach road shall be covered with M.S. Rolling Grill Shutter of width not less than 3 metre with locking facility. (e) The electrical room shall be fi tted with 2 Nos. exhaust fans in the wall facing the approach road, one on either side of the shutter. (f) The electrical room shall have raised cement fl ooring with cable duct of 450-mm. width and 750 mm. depth, all around inside the room and close to the exterior wall shutters. The fl ooring shall23 slope towards the cable duct. The cable duct shall be covered with RCC slabs of thickness not less than 75mm (3 inches). The covered slabs shall fl ush with the cement fl ooring. The radius of curvature of the cable ducts at the turnings inside the electrical room shall not be less than one metre. The open space within the premises for installation. A clear space of 10m. x 4m. or 5m. x 5m. open to the sky and having an approach road of width not less than 3 metres, upto the public road shall be provided within the consumer premises, preferably at the main entrance. (B) Directorate of Fire and Rescue Services standards.- (i) No transformer shall be located below the fi rst basement or above the ground fl oor (ii) A sub station or switch station with apparatus having more than 2000 litres oil shall not be allowed in case of indoor transformer. (iii) The indoor transformer should preferably be housed in a fi re proof room with walls and doors suffi cient fi re rating. The room in the ground fl oor of the basement housing the transformer shall have a free access to the outside. There shall be a curb or a dwarf wall around the transformer so that oil spills if any, is contained within the curb. There shall also be a suitable drain with a ‘fl ame-arrester’. If in the basement, the transformers shall be adequately protected against fi re by a high velocity water spray or a CO fl ooder of suitable capacity, depending upon the size of the transformer. 2 The switchgears, if any shall be housed in a separate room with suitable fi re resistance walls. The transformers shall be located only in the periphery of the basement or ground fl oor, observing suitable clearances. DCP or CO portable fi re extinguishers of a minimum capacity of 10kg. shall be kept near the doorway housing 2 the transformer. All indoor transformers shall be subjected to periodic inspection and shall be replaced in good time so that there is no fi re risk. The room shall be well ventilated so that the transformer remains cool. The room shall have emergency and automatic lighting with independent power supply.” “SCHEDULE-IX. Installation of Solar Photo Voltaic System. (1) Minimum terrace area to be reserved for erecting solar photo voltaic panels shall be 1/3rd of total terrace area. (2) The approximate space required for erecting solar photo voltaic panels is 10 sq.m. for generating 1 KW of electricity. (3) The electricity generated from solar photo voltaic system so erected shall be used for common electricity requirements in the multi-ownership buildings like staircase lights, setback lights, lifts, pumps and non-fl oor space index areas, etc. However, in case of single ownership buildings, the electricity generated from solar photo voltaic system shall be used for all purposes. (4) Net metering guidelines of Tamil Nadu Energy Regulatory Commission shall apply to all such installation of solar photo voltaic system. (5) The local planning authority shall monitor the actual erection and give completion certifi cate to the said buildings only after the erection of solar photo voltaic panels. The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited will give service connection of net metering only after such completion certifi cate is obtained.”. Development Control Regulations for Kurichi New Town Development plan [G.O.Ms. No. 129, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(3)] 8th July 2016, ÝQ 27, ¶¡ºA, F¼õœÀõ˜ ݇´-2047.] No. II(2) / HOU / 648 / 2017.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of section 32 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 (Tamil Nadu Act 35 of 1972) the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following variation to the New Town Development Plan for Kurichi Area approved under the said Act and published with the Housing and Urban Development Department Notifi cation No.II(2)/HOU/1678/95 at page 380-381 of Part–II-Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, dated the 3rd May 1995.24 VARIATION. In the said New Town Development Plan, for the existing Development Control Regulations, the following Development Control Regulations shall be substituted, namely:- 1. Short title.– These regulations may be called Development Control Regulations for Kurichi New Town Development Plan. 2. Defi nition.– “Act” means the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 (Tamil Nadu Act 35 of 1972), as amended from time to time. The words and expressions used in these regulations, but not expressly defi ned herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Act and various rules made thereunder applicable in the said area. 3. Regulation for special building.- (1) “Special buildings” means - (a) a residential or commercial buildings with more than two fl oors; or (b) a residential building with more than four dwelling units; or (c) a commercial building exceeding a fl oor area of 300 square metres: Provided that any construction in the second fl oor with prior permission as an addition to an existing ground and fi rst storey authorised ordinary residential building which is three years old shall not be construed as a “Special Building”. (2) The minimum width of the public road on which the site abuts or gains access shall be 9 metres. Explanation.- (i) The qualifying road width for permitting special building shall be available at least for a reasonable stretch about 250 metres along the length of the road abutting the site and the stretch from a junction can be straight or a curve or zigzag or combination of the above. Over this length, minor variation in road width at two ends may be considered, provided width average outs to 9 metres. To cite examples:- a) If the general road is of width less than 9 metres width, but only widens opposite to or nearer to the site is more than 9 metres, is not acceptable. b) If the road is generally of 9 metres width upto a considerable length on one side, but discontinues and narrows into a road of smaller width on the other side of the site in question and the plot owner is willing to leave enough space for continuity of 9 metres road in front of his site, this will have to be checked and decided on case-by-case. Reference in such cases may be made to the Empowered Committee. c) If the general road width is less than 9 metres and the site owner merely agrees to leave enough space to have 9 metres in front of his site only, this is not acceptable. (ii) Road width measurements for the above purpose shall be of the road as designed and laid and the existence of unauthorised encroachments, for which no patta has been given, will not normally affect adversely provided the shortage in width in the minimum stretch stated above does not exceed 10% of the minimum prescribed width. However, permissibility or otherwise in such specifi c situations will be decided case-by-case. Reference in such cases may be made to the Empowered Committee. (3) Planning Parameters.- The extent of the site, plot coverage, Floor Space Index set back, etc., for the developments shall be regulated according to the Table below:-25 THE TABLE. Institutional zone, Sl. Description. Residential. Commercial. Educational, Industrial. No. Public and Semi public. 1. Minimum plot 220 sq.m. 300 sq.m. - - extent. 2. Minimum plot 9 m. 9 m. - - width/ frontage. 3. Minimum road 9 m. 9 m. 9 m. 9 m. width. 4. Maximum 15 m. or G+3 fl oors 15 m or G+3 15 m or G+3 15 m.: Provided height of or stilt + 4 fl oors. fl oors (or) fl oors (or) that water tank, building. Stilt+4 fl oors. Stilt+4 fl oors. chimneys, bunkers, silos, etc., which are not intended to human habitation may be permitted subject to a ceiling of 30 m. from the ground level. 5. Maximum Floor 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.00 Space Index (FSI). 6. Maximum plot 70% 65% 60% 50% coverage. 7. Front set back. Minimum – 3 m. Minimum-3 m. Minimum – Minimum – 3 m. Upto 18m.–3 m. Upto 18m–3 m. 3 m. Upto Upto 18m.–3 m. 18 m. to 24 m.– 4.5 18 m. to 24 m. 18 m. – 3 m. 18 m. to m. More than 2 4 m., – 4.5 m. 18 m. to 24 m. – 4.5 m. NH & SH– 7 m. More than 24 m.– 4.5 m. More than 24 m. 24 m.& NH & More than 24 & NH & SH – SH – 7 m. m. & NH & SH 7 m. – 7 m. 8. Side set back. 3m. or 1/4th height 3 m. or 1/4th 3 m. or 3m or 1/4th whichever is higher. height whichever 1/4th height height whichever is is higher. whichever is higher. higher. 9. Rear set back. 3 m. or 1/4th height 3 m. or 1/4th 3 m. or 3 m. or 1/4th whichever is higher. height whichever 1/4th height height whichever is is higher. whichever is higher. higher. 10. Open Space It shall be followed as per Schedule-I. Reservation (OSR). 11. Parking space. As mentioned in Schedule-II and Schedule-II A will be followed.26 Explanations.-(1) Additional Floor Space Index of 20% will be permissible for stilt parking. (2) All those buildings which are otherwise classifi ed into public and semi-public category qualifying for the defi nition of ‘commerce’ in section 2(10) and used for ‘commercial use’ as defi ned in section 2(11) of the Act, shall be eligible for Floor Space Index permissible for commercial use. This shall be decided by the technical committee of the Directorate on case to case basis. (3) For public buildings such as theatres, kalyana mandapams, assembly halls, exhibition halls, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels, lodging houses, etc. set back all around shall not be less than 6 metres. (4) The reservation of land for community recreational purposes such as parks or play ground required in these regulations shall be as given in Schedule-I. (5) Information Technology buildings shall comply with all the provisions mentioned in Schedule-VII. 4. Group development.- (1) “Group Development” means accommodation for residential, commercial or institutional building in two or more blocks of buildings in a particular site irrespective of whether these structures are interconnected or not. Any inter link between the structures in terms of connecting corridors shall not be construed as making any two structures into one block. However, if these blocks are connected solidly at least for one-third the width of any one block on the connecting side, then such block shall be construed as a single block. (2) (a) The minimum width of the public road on which the site abuts or gains access shall be 9 metres. Explanation.- The qualifying road width for permitting Group development shall be available for a reasonable stretch say about 250 metres along the length of the road abutting the site and the stretch from a junction can be straight or a curve or zigzag or combination of the above. Any deviation on road width shall be referred to the Empowered Committee whose decision shall be fi nal. To cite examples.– (i) If the road over its general length is of 9 metres width, but because of some kinks in front of the site the two ends show a minor variations, reasonable allowance for such variation may be given so that it averages out to 9 metres. (ii) If the general road is of width less than 9 metres width, but only widens opposite to or nearer to the site is more than 9 metres, is not acceptable. (iii) If the general road is of 9 metres width upto a considerable length on one side, but discontinues and narrows into a road of smaller width on the other side of the site in question and the plot owner is willing to leave enough space for continuity of 9 metres road in front of his site, this will have to be checked and decided on case-by-case and such cases may be referred to the Empowered Committee. (iv) If the general road width is less than 9 metres and the site owner merely agrees to leave enough space to have 9 metres in front of his site only, this is not acceptable. (v) Road width measurements for the above purpose shall be of the road as designed and laid and the existence of unauthorised encroachments, for which no patta has been given, will not normally affect adversely, provided the shortage in width in the minimum stretch stated above does not exceed 10% of the minimum prescribed width. However, permissibility or otherwise (in exceptional cases) in such specifi c situations will be decided case-by-case and these may be referred to the Empowered Committee. (b) If the site does not directly abut a public road, but gains access through a private exclusive passage or through a part of the plot which can be treated as a passage from a public road of minimum width as prescribed above, the minimum width of such passage shall be as follows:-27 Minimum Sl. No. Description. width. (1) When it is intended to serve 8 dwelling or upto 600 square metres 3.6 metres. of commercial building and the length of the passage does not exceed 80 metres. (2) When it is intended to serve upto 10 dwellings or upto 2400 square 4.8 metres. metres of commercial building and the length of the passage does not exceed 100 metres. (3) When it is intended to serve not more than 15 dwellings or upto 7.2 metres. 3,000 square metres of commercial building and the length of passage does not exceed 120 metres. (4) When it is intended to serve more than 15 dwellings or more than 9.0 metres. 3,000 square metres of commercial building. (3) The extent of site, Floor Space Index, Set back, etc., for Group development shall be regulated according to the Table below:- THE TABLE. Sl.No. Description. General area. (1) (2) (3) A Minimum plot extent. 500 square metres. B Minimum plot width / frontage. 12 metres. C Maximum Floor Space Index. 1.5 D Minimum setbacks. (i) Front setback. Based on road width- (i) NH/SH – 7 m. (ii) Other road upto 12 m. – 3 m. 12 m. to 18 m. – 4.5 m. more than 18 m.–6 m. (ii) Side setback. G+2 floors or Stilt + G+3 fl oors or Stilt + 3 floors subject to a 4 fl oors subject to a maximum of 12 m. 3.5 maximum of 15 m.4.5 m. on either side. m. on either side. (iii) Rear setback. 3.5 metres. 4.5 metres. (iv) Spacing between blocks. 6 metres. Note: (i) For public buildings such as theatres, kalyana mandapams, assembly halls, exhibition halls, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels, lodging houses, etc., setback all around shall not be less than 6 metres. (ii) In case of hospital buildings, an additional Floor Space Index of 0.25 is allowable over and above the normally permissible Floor Space Index. (iii) Additional Floor Space Index of 20% shall be permissible if stilt parking is provided. (iv) Buildings otherwise meant as public buildings but qualify the defi nition of ‘commerce’ in section 2(10) and ‘commercial use’ in section 2(11) of the Act shall be eligible for Floor Space Index meant for commercial use. This shall be decided by the technical committee of the Directorate on case-by-case basis.28 (v) In case of Information Technology buildings, further regulations as detailed in Schedule – VII shall prevail and complied with. (vi) Cases involving exemptions, clarifi cation etc. may be referred to the Empowered Committee. (4) Structures permissible in the minimum prescribed Front setback, side setback and rear setback are given in Schedule – III. (5) The minimum width of corridor shall be as given below:- Sl. Minimum width Building use or type. No. of corridor. (i) Residential buildings. 1.0 metres. (ii) Assembly buildings such as Auditoriums, Kalyanamandapams, cinema 2.0 metres. theatres, Religious buildings, temples, mosques or churches and other buildings of public assembly or conference. (iii) Institutional building such as:- a) Government offi ces. 2.0 metres. b) Hospital. 2.4 metres. c) Educational buildings such as schools, colleges, research institutions. 2.0 metres. d) Commercial buildings such as private offi ces, nursing homes, 2.0 metres. lodges, etc., e) All other buildings. 1.5 metres. (6) Parking spaces shall be provided within the site conforming to the regulations given in Schedule – II and Schedule-II A. (7) Special regulations for physically disabled shall be adhered to as given in the Schedule – IV. (8) Rain water conservation given in Schedule – V. (9) Solar energy capture provisions shall be provided where applicable as given below: New buildings in the following categories shall be provided with the ancillary solar assisted solar heating system and it shall be shown in the plans for developments applied for planning permission:- (a) Nursing homes/hospitals exceeding 500 square metres in the fl oor area; (b) Hotels and lodges exceeding 500 square metres in the fl oor area; (c) Hostels exceeding 50 rooms; and (d) Kalyanamandapams exceeding 500 square metres in the fl oor area. (10) The reservation of land for community recreational purposes such as park or play ground required in these regulations shall be as given in Schedule – I. (11) Internal vehicular access way including passage if any within the site shall be a clear width of 7.2 metres and such vehicular access shall be available for every building block in the site within a distance of 50 metres. Further, it shall be a clear open to sky and no projection of structure over it is permissible. (12) If the building is constructed on stilts and the stilt floor is to be used for parking, the minimum clear height of the floor (between the lower floor and the bottom of the beam) shall not exceed 3.0 metres and it shall not be enclosed for use as garages; if it is enclosed it shall be counted for FSI and number of fl oors for the purpose of defi ning Group development / Multi-storeyed building.29 (13) If a Group development contains more than one use and the allowability of the building space with reference to the abutting road width and exclusive passage width shall be decided based on the number of dwellings for a residential use and the equivalent fl oor area allowable for commercial and other uses. (14) Every Group development exceeding 900 square metre in fl oor area shall be provided with electrical room in ground fl oor or open space at ground level within the premises to accommodate electrical transformer conforming to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board standard and Fire and Rescue Service standard as mentioned in Schedule – VIII. (15) Vehicular ramp in set back spaces around building blocks may be permitted subject to the condition that the clearance of the proposed ramp from the property boundary/street alignment shall be minimum 1.5 metres and a clear motorable driveway of minimum 3.5 metres in width is available around the building block. (16) The structures incidental to the main activities such as water closet/pump room, transformer room, transformer yard, electric room shall not be construed as transformer room, transformer yard, electric room shall not be construed as individual block for the purpose of these rules. However, these structures may be permitted in the prescribed set back space provided that they do not fall in the drive way and its height does not exceed 4 metres provided further that transformer and electrical rooms fl oor area does not exceed 15 square metres and water closet and pump room per block does not exceed 6 square metres. (17) In cases of residential developments exceeding 100 dwelling units in primary residential use zone, commercial and institutional uses not exceeding 10 per cent of the fl oor area of the building at lower habitable fl oor levels, may be allowed (not for any industrial use) as incidental uses required for the occupants of the remaining residential developments within the premises. (18) In all such developments, sewage treatment plant shall be provided and maintained for the disposal of the sewage within the site itself. (19) Any construction with roof cover it in the terrace fl oor for A.C. Plant/ structures shall be counted, as a fl oor and categorisation of type of building shall be done accordingly. (20) In cases where the extent of the site where residential or predominantly residential developments proposed exceeds 10000 square metres (1 hectare), the developer shall reserve minimum ten per cent of the site area (excluding roads if any handed over to local body) and provide housing thereon for lower income groups with dwelling units not exceeding 45 square metres in fl oor area each, either within the site proposed for group development or in a location within a radius of 5 k.m. from the site under reference. The developer or promoter or owner shall sell these small dwellings only for this purpose. No conversion or amalgamation shall be permissible in these cases of lower income group dwellings. (21) In residential/predominantly residential developments with dwelling units exceeding 20 in number, the design should include waste management infrastructure and atleast a closed non polluting storage provision for solid waste storage within the premises preferably with direct access from the abutting road shall be provided so that the local body can collect this stored waste from it. (22) In the interest of the public for better circulation in the area and also to ensure the proposed development does not block access to the properties around, in cases of large developments where link roads have to be provided for connectivity to the adjoining lands/areas, through the site applied for development, the Authority reserves the right to insist the applicant to set apart such road spaces within the site and the applicant shall hand over the same free of cost through a registered gift deed to the authority or local body designated by it for declaring it as public road. In such cases, set back from these roads to the buildings proposed shall be provided as prescribed in these regulations. (23) The space set apart for formation of a new road proposal in Master Plan/Detailed Development Plan/New Town Development Plan or road widening/street alignment shall be transferred to the relevant Authority or the Agency or the Local Body through a registered Gift Deed before actual issuance of planning permission. The exact mode of conveyance of the land shall be consistent with the relevant enactment and regulations. (24) Basement Floor.- (a) The height of basement fl oor shall not exceed 1.2 metres above ground level and the headroom shall be minimum 2.4 metres. (b) No part of the basement shall be constructed in the minimum required set back spaces, required for the movement of fi re fi ghting vehicles/equipments.30 (c) In cases where second basement is proposed for parking and incidental uses, suffi cient provision for lighting and ventilation and also for protection from fi re to the satisfaction of the Directorate of Fire and Rescue Services shall be made. (d) During the construction of the basement fl oor, it shall be sole responsibility of the planning permission holder to ensure that the building / structure in the adjoining sites are not weakened / damaged. (25) Display Board.- The details of the development for which planning permission issued, date of expiry of permit etc. shall be displayed in the format prescribed by the Authority on a board of size at least 60 cm. x 120 cm. 5. Multi-storeyed Building.- “Multi-storeyed building” means a building exceeding 4 fl oors (including ground fl oor or if this ground fl oor is used for parking under stilts, stilt fl oor + 4 fl oors) whose height is 15 metres or more. (1) (a) Site extent.- The minimum extent of site for construction of multi-storeyed building shall not be less than 1,500 square metres. (b) Road width.- The site shall either abut on a road not less than 18 metres in width or gain access from public road not less than 18 metres in width through a part of the site which can be treated as an exclusive passage of not less than 18 metres in width: Provided further that multi-storeyed building may be permitted with limitations on maximum FSI and maximum height of the building on a site abutting or gaining access from a public road of minimum 12 metres/15 metres in width, or gain access from public road not less than 12metres/15metres in width through a part of the site which can be treated as an exclusive passage of not less than 12 metres/ 15 metres in width, subject to compliance of the planning parameters stated in the Table to sub-regulation (2) below. (c) Minimum road width of 12 metres or above shall be permissible with multi-storeyed buildings without any further procedures. The height of multi-storeyed buildings will be technically correlated with the width of the abutting road. Once the road width is established based on records, these areas may be permitted with multi-storeyed buildings. Special consideration may be given to any specifi c recommendation to the contrary of above rule. No further resolutions or otherwise will be required. In case of doubts or clarifi cation or any related issue, the Empowered Committee shall take a fi nal decision. Explanation.- “Road width” means whole extent of space within the boundaries of the road/street measured at right angles to the course of direction of such road/street. The qualifying road width for permitting multi-storeyed building shall be available at least for a stretch of 500 metres along the length of the road abutting the site and the stretch from a junction can be straight or a curve or zigzag or combination of the above. To cite examples- (a) If the road over its general length is of 18 metres width, but because of some kinks in front of the site one end is 17.8 metres and the other end is 18.2 metres is acceptable. (b) If the general road is of width less than 18 metres width, but only widens opposite to or nearer to the site is more than 18 metres, is not acceptable. (c) If the road is generally of 18 metres width upto a considerable length on one side, but discontinues and narrows into a road of smaller width on the other side of the site in question and the plot owner is willing to leave enough space for continuity of 18 metres road in front of his site, this will have to be checked and decided on case-by-case. This should be referred to the Empowered Committee for appropriate decision. (d) If the general road width is less than 18 metres and the site owner merely agrees to leave enough space to have 18 metres in front of his site only, this is not acceptable. (2) The extent of the site, FSI, set back etc., for Multi-storeyed Building shall be regulated according to the Table below:-31 Category I Sl. No. Description. Cateogry I(b). Category II. Category III. (a). A. Minimum plot extent. 1200 sq.m. 1200 sq.m. 1500 sq.m. 2500 sq.m. B. Minimum Plot width/ 25 m. 25 m. 25 m. 40 m. frontage. C. Minimum road width. 12 m. 15 m. 18 m. D. Maximum Floor 1.5 1.75 2.50 2.25 2.00 Space Index. E. Maximum coverage. 30% 30% 30% Above 30% Above upto 40% 40% upto 50% F. Maximum height G+6 fl oors or G+8 Stilt + 9 60 metre where the width of the above Ground Level. Stilt + 7 fl oors fl oors subject to a abutting road is minimum 18 metre, subject to a maximum 30 m. and exceeding 60 metre where the maximum. width of abutting road is minimum 24 m. 30.5 metres, subject to such conditions as may be necessary. Height of the building above Minimum required setback space from ground level. the property boundary. G. Minimum set back Above 15 m. upto 30 m. 7 m. all around. Above 30 m. For every increase in height of 6 m. or part thereof above 30 m., minimum extent of setback space to be left additionally shall be one metre. H. Spacing between Height of the building above Minimum required spacing between block in ground level. blocks. case of group Above 15 m. upto 30 m. 7 m. developments. Above 30 m. For every increase in height of 6 m. or part thereof above 30 m., space to be left additionally shall be one metre. Note: (i) The space specifi ed above shall be kept open to sky and free from any erection/projection (such as sunshade/balcony) of any building other than a fence or compound wall provided that these open yards may be used for the provision of access ways to the building’s parking facilities. (ii) A watchman or caretaker booth or Kiosk not exceeding 2.5 m. x 2.5 m. in size at each gate and not exceeding 3 metre in height, or power/transformer room not exceeding 4 metre in height shall be permitted in the set back space at ground level after leaving 7 metres clear set back from the main structure. Provided that the height restriction shall not apply for an open transformer. (iii) Gate pillars without or with arches with a minimum headroom clearance of 5.50 metre at least to a width of 3.5 metres may be permitted in the set back space after leaving 7 metres clear set back from the main structure. (iv) In cases where street alignment has been prescribed, the front open space shall be left from the street alignment. (v) In cases of hospital buildings an additional Floor Space Index of 0.25 is allowable over and above the normally permissible FSI.32 (vi) The Floor space index for Information Technology development shall be allowed at 1.5 times of the FSI ordinarily permissible for respective use of that zone provided site extent is not less than 2000 sq.m. This benefi t will not be available for primary residential use zone. Explanations.- (1) Parking and Parking facilities.- For the use of the occupants and of persons visiting the premises for the purposes of profession, trade, business, recreation or any other activity parking spaces and parking facilities shall be provided within the site to the satisfaction of the Authority and conforming to the standards specifi ed in Schedule-II and Schedule – II A. (2) Vehicular access within the site.- Internal vehicular access way including passage, if any, within the site, shall have a clear width of 7.2 metre and such vehicular access shall be available for every building block in the site. Further, it shall be a clear width of open to sky and no projection in structure over it is permissible. (3) Corridor width.- The corridor serving as access for units in the development in whichever fl oor they may be situated shall not be less than the standards prescribed in the Table below:- THE TABLE. Sl. No. Minimum width of Building use or type. corridor. (i) Residential buildings. 1.0 metres. (ii) Assembly buildings such as Auditoriums, Kalyanamandapams, cinema 2.0 metres. theatres, Religious buildings, temples, mosques or churches and other buildings of public assembly or conference. (iii) Institutional building such as:- (a) Government offi ces. 2.0 metres. (b) Hospitals. 2.4 metres. (c) Educational buildings such as schools, colleges, research 2.0 metres. institutions. (d) Commercial buildings such as private offi ces, nursing homes, 2.0 metres. lodges, etc. (e) All other buildings. 1.5 metres. (4) Basement Floor.- (a) The height of basement fl oor shall not exceed 1.2 metres above ground level and the headroom shall be minimum 2.4 metres. (b) No part of the basement shall be constructed in the minimum required set back spaces required for the movement of snorkel. (c) In cases where second basement is proposed for parking and incidental uses, suffi cient provision for lighting and ventilation and also for protection from fi re to the satisfaction of Directorate of Fire and Rescue Services shall be made. (d) During the construction of the basement fl oor, it shall be sole responsibility of the planning permission holder to ensure that the building / structure in the adjoining sites are not weakened/ damaged. (5) The reservation of land for community recreational purposes such as park or play ground required in these regulations shall be as given in Schedule – I. (6) Conformance to National Building Code of India:-(a) In so far as the determination of suffi ciency of all aspects of structural designs, building services, plumbing, fi re protections, construction practice and safety are concerned the specifi cations, standards and code of practices recommended in the National Building Code of India (as amended from time to time) shall be fully conformed to and any breach thereof shall be deemed to be a breach of the requirements under these regulations. (b) Every multi-storeyed development erected shall be provided with,- (i) lifts as prescribed in the National Building Code;33 (ii) a stand-by electric generator of adequate capacity for running lift and water pump, and a room to accommodate the generator; (iii) an electrical room of not less than 6 metres by 4.0 metres in area with a minimum head room of 2.75 metres to accommodate electric transformer in the ground fl oor; and the space for installation of transformers shall conform to the regulation given in Schedule-VIII; and (iv) at least one metre room of size 2.4 metres by 2.4 metres for every 10 consumers or 3 fl oors whichever is less. The metre room shall be provided in the ground fl oor. (7) Fire safety, detection and extinguishing systems.- (a) All building in their design and construction shall be such as to contribute to and ensure individually and collectively and the safety of life from fi re, smoke, fumes and also panic arising from these or similar other causes. (b) In building of such size, arrangement or occupancy that a fi re may not itself provide adequate warning to occupants, automatic fi re detecting and alarming facilities shall be provided where necessary to warn occupants or the existence of fi res, so that they may escape, or to facilitate the orderly conduct of fi re exit drills. (c) Fire protecting and extinguishing system shall conform to accepted standards and shall be installed in accordance with good practice as recommended in the National Building Code of India, as amended from time to time and to the satisfaction of the Director of Fire and Rescue Services by obtaining a no objection certifi cate from him. (8) In cases of residential developments exceeding 50 dwelling units in primary residential use zone, commercial and institutional uses not exceeding 10 per cent of the fl oor area of the building at lower habitable fl oor levels, may be allowed (not for any industrial use) as incidental uses required for the occupants of the remaining residential developments within the premises. (9) The design and plans of the building shall be made and signed by a qualifi ed Civil or Structural Engineer and an Architect who should possess the qualifi cation referred to in the Architects Act, 1972 (Central Act 20 of 1972), so as to become a member of the profession of Architects under the provisions of the said Act. The qualifi ed Engineer or Structural Engineer should also be Class I licensed Surveyor registered with Corporation/Local body concerned. (10) Display Board.- The details of the developments for which planning permission issued, date of expiry of permit etc. shall be displayed in the format prescribed by the Authority on a board of size at least 60 cm. x 120 cm. (11) In all the development sewage treatment plant shall be provided and maintained for the disposal of the sewage with design clearance from the Pollution Control Board. For smaller development, as per direction of planning authority septic tank with up-fl ow fi lters shall be provided and maintained for the disposal of the sewage within the site itself. (12) In cases where the extent of the site where residential or predominantly residential developments proposed exceeds 10,000 square metre (1 hectare), the developer shall reserve minimum ten per cent of the site area (excluding roads if any handed over to local body) and provide housing thereon for lower income groups with dwelling units not exceeding 45 square metre in fl oor area each, either within the site proposed for Multi- Storeyed Building development or in a location within a radius of 5 kilometre from the site under reference. The developer or promoter or owner shall sell these small dwellings only for this purpose. No conversion or amalgamation shall be permissible in these cases of lower income group dwellings. (13) In residential/predominantly residential developments with dwelling units exceeding 20 in number, the design should include waste management infrastructure with segregation at source and at least a closed non polluting storage provision for solid waste storage within the premises preferably with direct access from the abutting road shall be provided so that the local body can collect this stored waste from it. (14) In the interest of the public for better circulation in the area and also to ensure that the proposed development does not block access to the properties around, in cases of large developments where link roads have to be provided for connectivity to the adjoining lands areas, through the site applied for development, the relevant Authority reserves the right to insist the applicant to set apart such road spaces within the site and the applicant shall hand over the same free of cost through a registered gift deed to the authority or Local body designated by it for declaring it as public road. In such cases set back from these roads to the buildings proposed shall be provided as prescribed in these regulations. (15) The space set apart for formation of a new road as per New Town Development Plan or Detailed Development Plan or road widening/street alignment shall be transferred to the respective Authority or the Agency or the Local Body through a registered gift deed before actual issuance of planning permission. The exact mode of conveyance of the land shall be consistent with the relevant enactment and regulations.34 (16) Rain water conservation shall be provided as given in Schedule – V. (17) Solar energy capture provisions as prescribed below:- New buildings in the following categories shall be provided with the ancillary solar assisted solar heating system and it shall be shown in the plans for developments applied for planning permission:- (a) Nursing homes / hospitals exceeding 500 square metres in the fl oor area; (b) Hotels and lodges exceeding 500 square metres in the fl oor area; (c) Hostels exceeding 50 rooms; and (d) Kalyanamandapams exceeding 500 square metres in the fl oor area. (18) Civil Aviation height and activity restrictions shall be adhered to. In cases where helipads are proposed at terrace of commercial/industrial multi-storeyed buildings, clearance of civil aviation department shall be produced. (19) Special regulations for physically disabled shall be adhered to as in Schedule – IV. (20) Scrutiny of the plan.- The plan shall be scrutinised as per rule 15 of the Tamil Nadu Multi-storeyed and Public Building Rules, 1973. 6. Premium Floor Space Index.- Premium Floor Space Index over and above the normally allowable Floor Space Index shall be allowed, in any case not exceeding 0.5 for special buildings and group developments and not exceeding 1.0 for multi-storeyed buildings in specifi c areas which may be notifi ed, on collection of at the rates as may be prescribed with the approval of the Government. The amount collected shall be kept in an appropriate account for utilising it for infrastructure development in that area as may be decided by the Government. 6-A. Regulation of unit size and eligible additional Floor Space Index for the dwelling units meant for EWS, Low Income Group and Middle Income Group categories. (i) Floor Space Index:- Sl. No. Description Plinth area individual Additional Dwelling unit Floor Space Index 1. Economic Weaker Up to 40 Sq.m. 50% Sections (EWS) 2. Low Income Group (LIG) Above 40 sq. m. and 30% upto 60 sq.m. 3. Middle Income Group Above 60 sq.m. up to 15% (MIG) 70 sq.m. (ii) Plot Coverage:- To include MIG and along with Economically Weaker Sections and Low Income Group to allow additional plot coverage of 10% over and above the normally allowable plot coverage. 7. Transferable Development Rights.- (1) In certain circumstances, the development potential of the whole or a part of the plot/site may be separated from the land itself and may be made available to the land owner in the form of Transfer of Development Rights excepting in the case of existing or retention users, or any compulsory reservation of space for public or recreational use or Economically Weaker Section/ social housing etc., in cases of sub-divisions/ layouts /special buildings/ group developments/multi-storeyed buildings or such other developments prescribed in the development regulations. (2) Transfer of Development Rights shall apply to cases, where a private land is required for,- (i) any road widening / any road formation as proposed in the New Town Development Plan or Detailed Development Plan; (ii) any traffi c and transport infrastructure development such as bus stops/ stands and related transport infrastructure; (iii) any urban infrastructure development such as water supply, sewerage, drainage, electricity, education, health, notifi ed by the State Government department or Government agency or local body;35 (3) These rights may be made available and be subject to the regulations as given by the Government provided that in cases of slum (including pavement dwellers) rehabilitation schemes on private lands executed by a private developer/society/Non Governmental Organisations, the award of Transfer of Development Rights for Floor Space Index (FSI) may be considered subject to such guidelines and conditions as may be decided by the Government. 8. Proximity to quarries and crushers.- (1) No subdivision or layout shall be laid out or building the residential, commercial, industrial or institutional or any structure for occupation shall be constructed within 300 metres from an existing live quarry. (If a quarry is claimed as abandoned, then a certifi cate from the local body or the licensing authority concerned to that effect shall be produced when necessary). (2) No subdivision or layout shall be laid out or residential or commercial or institutional building shall be constructed within the radius of 500 metres from an existing crusher. (3) No crusher is permissible within a distance of 500 metre from an existing residential area and vice-versa. 9. Layout and Subdivisions.- (1) Layouts.- The laying out of land for building purposes shall be carried out only in accordance with the provisions specifi ed below:- (a) The minimum width of the public street / road which provide access to the proposed site for layout development shall be minimum of 9 metres. It should be a clear public access with a proper tar road being maintained by respective local body. (b) The width of roads in the layout shall conform to the minimum requirements given in the table below and shall be in conformity with the new town development plan if any published under section 26 of the Act and the new town development plan published under section 27 of the Act for the area except in group housing. THE TABLE. Description. Minimum width. Remarks. (1) (2) (3) A. Road. 7.0 metres. All streets and roads shall become public. The owner/developer shall form and hand (a) When the length of over the road to the local body. road not exceeding 120 metres. (b) Roads of length more 9.0 metres. All streets and roads shall become public. than 120 metres but The owner/developer shall form and hand less than 200 metres. over the road to the local body. (c) Roads of length more 12.0 metres. All streets and roads shall become public. than 200 metres but The owner/developer shall form and hand less than 500 metres. over the road to the local body. (d) Roads of length more 18.0 metres. All streets and roads shall become public. than 500 metres but The owner/developer shall form and hand less than 750 metres over the road to the local body. (e) Roads of length more 24.0 metres. All streets and roads shall become public. than 750 metres but The owner/developer shall form and hand less than 1000 metres. over the road to the local body. (f) Roads of length more 30.0 metres. All streets and roads shall become public. than 1000 metres. The owner/developer shall form and hand over the road to the local body. The main access (principal road) which goes on along the alignment of the length of the road cannot be dismembered citing the side roads. For the purpose of calculating the length of road in the above table the side roads joining with the principal road will not be taken into account.36 (c) In case of demonstrable hardship or relaxation of any provisions the issue should be referred to the Empowered Committee. (2) (a) Splay.- A splay at the intersection of two or more streets / roads shall be provided as below:- Width of road. Splay to be left. --------------------------- ----------------------------- Road width up to 10 metres. 1.5 metres x 1.5 metres. Road width above 10 metres. 3.0 metres x 3.0 metres. (b) Building line.- Building line shall be provided as follows:- Road width. Building line. Below 9 metres 1.5 metres. 9 m. 3.0 m. 12 m. 3.0 m. 15 m. 4.5 m. 18 m. 4.5 m. 24 m. 6.0 m. 30 m. 6.0 m. (c) Roads for industrial developments:- Minimum Description. Remarks. width of road. (1) (2) (3) (a) The length of road upto 9.0 metres. The road may be private or public. 150 metres. (b) The length of road 12 metres. The road shall become public. 150 metres to 200 metres. (c) The length of road 15 metres. The road shall become public. 200 metres to 250 metres. (d) The length of road 18 metres. The road shall become public. 250 metres to 500 metres. (e) The length of road more 24 metres. The road shall become public. than 500 metres. Note: (i) All layout applications should be accompanied with the legal opinion regarding ownership and with other documents, details required for scrutiny. (ii) All roads shall be connected to a public road of minimum width of minimum 9 metres. (iii) The width of roads in the layout area covered by a Development Plan shall confi rm to the alignment and width of roads as contained in the respective new town development plans. (iv) No plot in a layout shall be subdivided or utilised for any other purpose except with prior approval of the Authority who shall consult the Director. (v) While determining the length of roads,-37 (a) The possibility of its future extension beyond the layout area shall also be taken into consideration; and (b) Space for expansion of an existing road may be provided wherever it is considered necessary. (vi) When the layout site abuts a National Highway and State Highway or Bye Pass Road, a service road of width upto 7.0 metres along with a green strip upto 3.0 metres in width shall be provided. (vii) The procedure for approval of layouts will be as per the Government orders issued in G.O.Ms.No.134, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, dated 20.9.2002 and G.O.(Ms)No.71, Rural Development (C2) Department, dated 16.6.2003. (viii) The conditions annexed to the order while according technical approval of the layout shall be binding on the developer / local body / planning authority, as the case may be. (ix) Any development of layouts without obtaining specifi c approval under these regulations will be construed unauthorised development. In such unauthorised development Appropriate Authorities may initiate necessary action as per sections 56 and 57 of the Act. Appropriate Authorities for this purpose may be any of the Executive Authorities of local bodies, member secretary of the New Town Development authorities or Regional Deputy Director/Joint Director of the Town and Country Planning Department. These authorities can exercise concurrent and parallel authorities under their respective jurisdiction. (d) Community and recreational open spaces.- (i) Reservation of land for community and recreational purposes in a layout or subdivision for residential, industrial or combination of such uses shall be reserved and kept open to sky and be devoid of any building shall be as follows:- Extent of layout. Reservation. For the fi rst 2500 square meters. Nil. More than 2500 square meters. 10% of the area shall be reserved and this space shall be maintained as communal and recreational open space to the satisfaction of the authority such as parks, play grounds, community play space etc. and this should be handed over to the local body and a minimum of 1% shall be reserved for local shops apart from this in major layout more than 10 acres of site 4 to 5% of area shall be reserved for public purpose such as community buildings viz., educational, commercial, community facilities in accordance with the norms given below. (ii) In cases where the extent of the residential layout exceeds 10,000 square metres (1 hectare), ten percent of layout area (excluding roads) shall be developed as Economically Weaker Section plots and the owner or developer or promoter shall sell these plots only for this purpose. No conversion or amalgamation is permissible in these cases of Economically Weaker Section plots. (iii) The cost of laying improvements to the system in respect of road, water supply, sewerage, drainage or electric power supply that may be required as assessed by the competent authority shall be provided by the applicant at his cost. (iv) All other social, educational, commercial, infrastructure may be suggested as per the norms of the National Building Code. (3) (i) Reservation of space for the following additional common facilities should be made:- (a) Recessed bus-bays with bus shelters along side the road; (b) Coffee stall/ milk booth; (c) Off-street parking; and (d) Toilet.38 (ii) The space set apart for roads and the area reserved for community and recreational purposes as mentioned above shall be registered and transferred to the Authority or Agency or the local body designated by the Authority through a registered deed before the approval of the layout. The exact mode of conveyance should be consistent with the relevant enactments and regulations. Any exemptions or waiver on this space could be decided by the Government only. (iii) The building and use of land shall confi rm to the conditions that may be imposed while sanctioning the layout. (iv) The planning permission for the layout of roads, sub-divisions and amalgamation of plots for building purposes shall be accorded after duly getting the prior approval of the Director or from a person authorised by the Director. The terms and conditions and the manner of development may be stipulated by the Director or from the person authorised by the Director, therefore shall be complied with and shall form part of the conditions for issue of planning permissions. (v) The 10% reservation shall not be put into any other use or considered for de-reservation. (vi) Scheme road concessions. (vii) Public purpose concessions. (4) No deviations to above regulations shall be permissible. Any concessions or relaxation or interpretation etc., required on layout parameters, the same shall be referred to the Empowered Committee. The Empowered Committee may consider the relevant facts on multi-access to ease traffi c fl ows and decide for approval of layout. Other relevant parameters may also be examined by the Empowered committee with due justifi cation to arrive at a considered decision. (5) Sub-division and amalgamation of plots/sites.- The sub-division and amalgamation of plots shall be carried out when no new roads are introduced and the sites of subdivision abut an existing public road: Provided that the sub-division of sites will be approved if the site satisfi es the requirements specifi ed below and other planning parameters contained in regulation 9 (1). Description. Minimum width. Remarks. Passage: The length of existing or proposed 3.00 metres. Passage may be private. passage is less than 50 metres. 10. Empowered Committee.- Specific cases of demonstrable hardship shall be referred to the Empowered Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development with Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply, Member Secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority as members and Director of Town and Country Planning as Convener of this committee. This Empowered Committee may relax any of the planning parameters prescribed in these regulations on due consideration on merit on case to case basis. The Empowered Committee will also be the appellate authority as per section 79 of the Act. The Government may give directions on individual cases to be referred to the Empowered Committee on specifi c issues. 11. Transitory provisions.- All applications for development including multi-storeyed building, pending prior to the issue of these development control regulations shall be disposed of in accordance with the planning parameters and rules prevailing before the issue of these regulations.39 Schedule – I. Open Space Reservation. (1) The open space reservation of land for community recreational purposes such as park/play ground shall be as given below at ground level in a shape and location abutting a public road: Extent of site. Reservation. (a) For 2500 square metre. Nil. (b) Above 2500 square metre. 10% of the area subject to a minimum dimension of 10 metres. (2) The site so reserved shall be exclusive of the back spaces and spacing between blocks, and shall be free from any construction / structure. (3) Existing development is defi ned as one where the extent of ground area covered by structures already existing (prior to application for planning permission) is 25% and above of the total site area. (4) Open Space Reservation (OSR) should be earmarked only on the area abutting public road. Only under unavoidable circumstances these Open Space Reservation, which may be permitted within the site abutting internal circulation road provided that road also to be handed over to local body. (5) In the specifi c cases where a clearly demonstrable hardship is caused, the Empowered committee may relax various conditions on the Open Space Reservation mentioned above. (6) Payment of cost in lieu of Open Space Reservation is generally not permissible, however for lesser extent this may be considered by the Empowered Committee on case to case basis. (7) Open Space Reservation should be earmarked at one place only. In case of major development, the Empowered Committee may consider splitting of Open Space Reservation at more than one places on case to case basis. Schedule – II. Parking Standards. Serial Building use. Number of Parking Spaces. Nubmer. (1) (2) (3) 1. Residential. One car space for 75 square metres of fl oor area or part thereof excluding the fi rst 75 square metres For building with dwelling in other words. unit or units of floor area exceeding 75 square metres each. Dwelling area. No. of cars. Upto 150 square metres. 1 car space. Above 150 square metres but 2 car space. below 225 square metres. Above 225 square metres but 3 car space. below 300 square metres.40 Two wheeler parking - One two wheeler parking space for every dwelling unit with fl oor area of 40- 75 square metres. The dimension of two wheeler parking lot shall be minimum1.5 metres x 2 metres with a driveway of minimum 1.5 metres. Note.- In such cases where the number of car parking space required does not exceed 3 in number, separate driveway need not be insisted. 2. Commercial. (i) Floor area upto 50 square metres – Nil. (a) Shop and (ii) Floor area above 50 square metre but below 100 square metre - 1 car space. (b) Shopping centre (iii) For every additional 50 square metres or part thereof exceeding 100 square metres - 1 car space. (c) Office and firm One car space for every 100 square metres of fl oor (including public and area or part thereof. Semi public offi ces). (d) Restaurants. One car space for every 100 square metres of fl oor area or part thereof. (e) Hotels and Lodges. 1. In starred and major hotels with more than 50 rooms one space for every 4 guest rooms. 2. In unstarred and other hotels - One space for every10 guest rooms. (f) Assembly Halls, One space for every 20 square metres of auditorium Cinema and Public area. Halls including Community Centres. (g) Kalyanamandapams. One space for every 20 square metres of marriage hall area. 3. Warehouse and Wholesale One lorry space for every 500 square metres of plot stores. area or less. 4. Educational Institutions. 1. Floor area less Nil. than100 square metres. 2. Floor area above One car space for every 100 square metres every 200 square 200 but less than 1000 square metres of fl oor area square metres. or part thereof. 3. For every additional One car space. 100 square metres of Floor Area or part thereof over 1,000 square metres. Note : At least 25% of the total parking space shall be provided in the part of the site abutting the road for parking/ stopping of vehicles.41 5. Hospitals and Nursing One space for every 15 beds of part thereof. One Home. extra area for every 100 square metres of non-bed space in the Hospitals and Nursing Homes. 6. Industries. i) Floor Area upto Nil. 100 square metres. ii) Floor Area upto One lorry space. 500 square metres. iii) Floor area One lorry space for every 500 exceeding 500 square metres of total fl oor square metres. every 500 square metres of total fl oor area or part thereof. 7. Other uses. (Instituitons, As may be specifi ed by the Authority. T r a n s p o r t a n d Communications Centre etc.,) PART – II 1. Dimension. The dimension of parking stall shall be 5.0 m. x 2.5 m. with a minimum width which of driveway of 3.5 m. for one way movement and 7.2 m. width for two way movement. In case of warehouse and godowns and industries the dimension of parking stall shall be 10 m. x 3.75 m. with a minimum width of driveway of 3.75 m. The number of car spaces required will be calculated on 75% of the total fl oor area of the building. 2. (i) Radius. Minimum inside radius of lane 4.5 metres. (ii) Gradient. 1. Preferred gradient 4% (1 in 25). 2. Absolute maximum gradient 5% (1 in 20). 3. Head Room. In those parts of a building (above or below ground fl oor level) used or intended to be used for the parking of wheeled vehicles, the minimum clear height to such part of the building shall be not less than 2.4 metres. For lorry parking the minimum head room shall be 3.5 metres. 4. Conditions : 1. The area of each stall shall be fl at and free from kerbs and other encumbrances. 2. The angled parking, where a stall is adjacent to a large element such as a wall, minimum stall width shall be 2.7 metres for parallel parking, where cars cannot be parked by reversing, minimum stall length shall be 7.2 metres. 3. Type of Stall size Aisle width. Parking. Minimum. Parallel 2.5 m. x 6 m. 3.5 metre. parking. Rectangular.42 30 degree. 2.5 m. x 5.0 m. 3.5 metre. Rectangular. 45 degree. 2.5 m. x 5.0 m. 3.5 metre. Rectangular. 60 degree. 2.5 m. x 5.0 m. 3.5 metre. Rectangular. 90 degree. 2.5 m. x 5.0 m. 6.0 metre. Rectangular. 4. The width of aisles and ramps shall be free from kerbs and other encumbrances. 5. Adequate blending of ramp grades at fl oor levels shall be provided. This can be satisfactorily achieved by the provision of straight slope 3.0 metres to 3.6 metres long at half the grade of the ramps. 6. The surface of long spiral ramps shall be super elevated to facilitate movement of vehicles or other adopted. 7. The slope of a curved ramp shall be that of the centerline of its path. PART – III Multi Level 1. Noumber of storeys Parking : permissible. 2. Gradient and ramps. - 1 in 10 generally - 1 in 8 minimum. 3. Clear height between - 2.10 metres minimum. fl oors. 4. Parking stall dimension. - 2.5 metres x 5.0 metres. 5. Inside radius of curve. - 7 metres minimum. 6. Width of traffic lane, - 7.5 metres minimum. ramps and entrance. 7. Gradient of slopping - Not steeper than 1 in 20. fl oors. 8. Loading standards. - 400 kg/sq.m. maximum. 9. Ramps if two way, shall - be separated.43 Schedule – II A. Multi Level Car Parking. Special Rules for parking at upper fl oors above stilt parking fl oor in Special Buildings / Group developments / Multi- storeyed Buildings. (i) In case where the minimum required number of parking, as prescribed in the Development Control Regulations could not be accommodated in the basement fl oors and / or a stilt fl oor (by way of covered parking not counting the open parking), parking in the subsequent upper fl oors above the stilt parking fl oor is allowable with Floor Space Index and coverage exemptions to the extent required to accommodate the minimum required number of parking after accommodating the same in the lower fl oors. (ii) The parking spaces shall be designed and clearly marked and provided with adequate access, aisles, driveways and ramps required for maneuvering and movement of vehicles. (iii) These upper fl oor parking spaces shall also conform to the standards prescribed in Schedule II. Further it shall also conform to the following:- (a) The upper parking fl oors shall not be enclosed by walls except Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC) parapet/ protector frame with maximum 1.2 meters in height. (b) The upper level parking fl oors shall be adequately provided with natural ventilation and lighting. (c) Where car/two wheeler lifts are proposed/provided, there shall be atleast one vehicular ramp to standards, from the parking fl oors to the ground level. (d) Water Closet/toilet facility and a security cabin are allowable in each of such upper level parking fl oors. (e) Before issue of Planning Permission the land owner(s)/ person(s) who has right to sell the premises is required to register the Memorandum of Agreement in the format prescribed below in Rs.100/- (Rupees One Hundred only) stamp paper to create a charge in the premises to prevent any unauthorized conversion of parking fl oors for other uses and to ensure continued uses of upper parking fl oor area for the purposes approved in the plan by the New Town Development Authority or the Regional Deputy Director of Town and Country Planning or designated agency and to hand over the upper parking fl oor area designated in the sanctioned plan free of cost to New Town Development Authority or Regional Deputy Director of Town and Country Planning or designated agency in cases of deviation. (iv) The structural design of such upper level parking fl oors shall conform to the National Building Code and Indian Standard Institute standards prescribed therein and conformity of the same shall be certifi ed by a qualifi ed structural engineer who shall also be a qualifi ed class I Licensed Surveyor, by signing the plan at the stage of obtaining Planning Permission, and also certifying its conformity at the stage of completion certifi cate. (v) A charge shall be made by the owner when any deed of transfer is made, specifi cally mentioning that the upper fl oor parking spaces (shown in the plan annexed) shall not be converted for other uses at any point of time and if there are any unauthorized conversion into other uses, the building is liable for enforcement action by the New Town Development Authority or the Regional Deputy Director of Town and Country Planning or designated agency as per the provisions of the Act. Note: 1. The above special regulation for conventional parking fl oors shall not apply to an automated / mechanical parking which may have a number of vehicle holding layers above ground level, and such an automated / mechanical parking shall conform to the safety standards and shall be provided to the satisfaction of the Authority. 2. Provision of any upper level parking above stilt parking fl oor without availing the Floor Space Index / coverage exemptions, shall not attract above special regulation. However, such upper level parking shall conform to multilevel parking requirement prescribed in Schedule II of the Development Control Regulations.44 Format of the Memorandum of Agreement to be executed by the owners in case of Upper Parking Floor Area. i) This Memorandum of Agreement executed at ……………………………… on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . day . . . . . . . . . . of . . . . . . . . . . . month . . . . . . . . year . . . . . . . . by the owner’s Thiru / Tmt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S/O. / W/O. . . . . . . . . . . . . aged . . . . . . . . residing at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in favour of the …………………………….(Plan Sanctioning Authority) witnessed as follows: ii) I / We are the owners of the premises at S.No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Block No. . . . . . . . Village Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Taluk Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . District Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bearing Door No. . . . . . . . Street Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Site address . . . . . . . . . . . . . locality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .of total extent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . square meter. iii) I / we have applied for Planning Permission for construction of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . building with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .upper fl oors for parking conforming to the Development Control Regulation No.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . whereas the Development Control Regulations require the execution of this Memorandum of Agreement to create a charge on the premises to prevent any unauthorized conversion of the parking fl oors for other uses and also to ensure continued usage of the Upper Parking Floors Area (UPFA) for the purpose approved in the plan by ……………………………………………(Plan Sanctioning Authority). iv) I / we hereby agree to hand over the upper parking fl oors area designated in the sanctioned plan free of cost to …………………………………..(Plan Sanctioning Authority) in cases of deviations. v) I / we hereby agree that the Memorandum of Agreement given by me / us with regard to Upper Parking Floors area will be shown in the construction agreement / sale deed of the buildings. A specifi c clause will be included in the sale deed that in case if the Upper Parking Floors designated in the sanctioned plan is put into habitable use at any point of time, then the owner will hand over the violated upper parking fl oor area to …………………………………………….(Plan Sanctioning Authority) free of cost and……………………………………… (Plan Sanctioning Authority) will restore the upper parking fl oors as per the sanctioned plan. vi) I / we hereby agree and assure that I will put up the upper parking fl oors only in accordance with the approved plan. In case of any violation, ………………………………….(Plan Sanctioning Authority) is authorized to demolish such violated portions or seal the premises or take any other enforcement action as per law and recover the cost from me / us. vii) This Memorandum of Agreement is valid and binding on every one as long as the building is in existence. viii) This Memorandum of Agreement is executed by me / us on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with the full knowledge of contents of the document. Schedule – A - Total property Schedule – A - Upper Parking area in sq.m. Floor wise. Schedule – III. Structures permissible in the minimum prescribed Front setback, side setback and rear setback. (1) Unless or otherwise specifi cally provided for elsewhere in these regulations, no structure shall be constructed within the minimum prescribed set back spaces except the following:-45 (a) In cases of non-multi-storyed buildings (including ordinary buildings)- A. Unsupported sunshade, wardrobes, balconies and other projections from the main walls, stated below so long as such structures do not fall within minimum prescribed set-back spaces more than what is prescribed below:- (i) Sun-shades. 0.60 metres. Non continuous wardrobes or built-in cub boards above 0.60 metres. (ii) ground fl oor. (iii) Open non-continuous balconies (above ground fl oor). 1.20 metres. (iv) Open service verandah to kitchen (above ground fl oor). 1.20 metres. (v) Architectural projections above ground fl oor. 1.00 metres. (vi) Staircase open landing projections (not affecting driveway). 1.00 metres. Cantilevered portico so long as it does not fall within 1.5 metre from the street (vii) alignment or boundary of the site whichever is closer. The items (iii) to (vi) above shall be permitted in the setback spaces provided a minimum clearance of 0.5 metres for an ordinary building and 1.50 metres for a special building/ group development and for any other non- multi-storeyed building from the property boundary or street alignment whichever closer is made available; Provided further that if non-continuous projecting structures stated above in the set backs exceed 50% of the side/ length of the building, then they shall be taken as forming part of the main building, and shall not be allowed in the minimum prescribed setback spaces. B. Motor room of area not exceeding 2 square metre each and height not exceeding 1.8 metres, without affecting parking and driveway requirements. (b) In case of ordinary buildings, Open single or spiral staircase or open double fl ight staircase so long as such structure do not fall within 0.50 metre from the side boundary or 1 metre from the rear or front boundary of the site or street alignment. In case of Residential buildings in the rear set back, structures like lavatory, lumber room, garbage etc. not intended for human habitation and servant quarters are permissible provided it does not occupy more than one third of the plot width, 6 metres from rear boundary and 4 metres in height from ground level. (c) A compound wall of height not exceeding 2.0 metres. (d) Watchman booth not exceeding 2.5 metres x 2.5 metres in size at each gate and height not exceeding 3 metres. (e) Gate pillars without or with arches with a minimum headroom clearance of 5.50 metres atleast to a width of 3.5 metres. (f) Meter rooms for meter boxes/ electrical panels along the boundary wall or external walls of the building with the projections not exceeding 0.60 metre from the abutting walls and the open transformer without affecting parking and drive way, subject to the safety measures stipulated by Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. Explanations.- (1) Any wardrobe or staircase projection stated above is countable for coverage and Floor Space Index computation. (2) In order to minimise traffi c confl icts on to the abutting roads, the number of vehicular entry/exits to site shall be kept minimum and it shall not exceed 2 numbers (i.e. one entry / one exit); Provided that an additional gate for every 50 metres frontage may be allowed in large sites if the frontage exceeds 50 metres.46 Schedule – IV. Special regulations for physically disabled shall be adhered to as follows:- In order to provide barrier free environment in the buildings and premises used by public the following shall be provided for persons with disabilities. (It does not apply to residential developments). (1) Site planning: Every building should have atleast one access to main entrance/exit to the disabled which shall be indicated by proper signage. This entrance shall be approached through a ramp together with stepped entry. The ramp should have a landing in front of the doorway. (2) Parking: (i) Surface parking for atleast two car spaces shall be provided near entrance for the physically handicapped persons with maximum travel distance of 30 metres from building entrance. (ii) The width of parking bay shall be minimum 3.6 metres. (iii) The information stating that the space is reserved for wheel chair users shall be conspicuously displayed. (3) Building requirements: (i) For approach to the plinth level, and in other levels where ramps with gradients are necessary or desired they shall conform to the following requirements:- (a) Ramps slope shall not be steeper than 1 in 12; (b) Its length shall not exceed 9 metres between landings and its width shall be minimum 1.5 metres with handrails on either side; (c) Its surface shall be non slippery; and (d) Minimum size of landing shall be 1 metre x 2 metres. (ii) Among the lifts provided within the premises atleast one lift shall have the facility to accommodate the wheel chair size 80 cm. x 150 cm. (iii) The doors and doorways shall be provided with adequate width for free movement of the disabled persons and it shall not be less than 90 cm. (iv) Stairs shall have the handrail facilities as prescribed in the National Building Code. (v) Minimum one special water closet in a set of toilet shall be provided for the use of handicapped as specifi ed in National Building Code with essential provision of washbasin near the entrance for the handicapped. Schedule – V. Rain water conservation. Water conservation.- (1) Effective measures shall be taken within each premises for conservation of rainwater and rainwater-harvesting structures atleast to the following standards shall be provided; the same shall be shown in the plan applied for planning permission. (a) Buildings of height upto ground + 1 fl oor:- Percolation pits of 30 centimetres diameter and 3 metres depth may be made and fi lled with broken bricks (or pebbles) for 2.85 metres and the top covered with perforated Reinforced Concrete Cement (R.C.C.) slab. These percolation pits may be made at intervals of 3 metres centre to center along the plinth boundary. The rain water collected in the open terrace may be collected through a 150 millimetres Poly Vinyl Chloride Pipe laid on the ground and may be allowed to fall in the percolation pits or into a open well through a seepage fi lter of 60cm x 60cm. (fi lter media broken bricks) provided before the open well which will improve the ground water level. A dwarf wall of 7.5 centimetres height is built across the entry and exit gates to retain water and allow it to percolate within. (b) Special buildings, Group developments, Multi-storyed buildings, Industrial and Institutional buildings:- There shall be a pebble bed of 1 metre width and 1.5 metres depth all around the building and fi lled with rounded pebbles of 5 centimetres to 7.5 centimetres size. The concrete paving around the building has to be slopped at about 1 in 20 towards the pebble bed, so that rain water from the terrace and side open spaces fl ow over this pavement and spread into the pebble bed around. Dwarf walls in masonry of 7.5 centimetres, height shall be constructed at the entrance and exit gates to retard rainwater collected into the compound from draining out to the road.47 or (c) Any one of the methods shown in the sketches annexed may also be adopted depending on to the conditions and type of development. (2) Additional regulations for all buildings:- (a) In the ground fl oor, fl oor level of water closets shall be atleast 0.9 metre above the road level to ensure free fl ow. (b) All centrally air conditioned buildings shall have their own wastewater reclamation plant and use reclaimed wastewater for cooling purposes. (c) A separate sump shall be constructed for storing portable water supplied by the local body, the volume of sump not exceeding 1000 litres per dwelling. This sump shall be independent of other tanks, which may be constructed for storing water obtained from other sources. Schedule – VI. Spaces excluded from Floor Space Index and coverage computation. 1. The following shall not be counted towards Floor Space Index and plot coverage computation:- (1) Areas covered by stair-case rooms and lift rooms and passages thereto above the top most storey, architectural features, chimneys, elevated tanks (provided its height below the tank from the fl oor does not exceed 1.5 metres) and water closet (area not exceeding 10 square metres). (2) Staircase and lift rooms and passage thereto in the stilt parking fl oor. (3) Lift wells in all the fl oors. (4) Area of fi re escape staircase and cantilever fi re escape passages. (5) Area of the basement fl oor/fl oors used for parking. (6) Area of the stilt parking fl oor provided its clear height (between lower fl oor and the bottom of the roof beam) does not exceed 3.0 metre and it is open on sides, and used for parking. (7) Area of structures exclusively for, accommodating machineries for water treatment plant and effl uent treatment plant proposed with clearance from Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board. (8) Areas covered by service ducts, and garbage shaft. (9) Area of Balcony/Service verandah to an extent of 5 per cent of each dwelling unit area in case of residential buildings and 5 percent of room area in case of hotels and lodges. (10) Porches / Canopies / porticos. (11) Service fl oor with height not exceeding 1.5 metres. (12) The following services and incidental structures necessary to the principal use subject to a maximum of 10 percent of the total fl oor area:- (a) Area of one offi ce room not exceeding 15 square metres for co-operative housing society or apartment/ building owners association in each block. (b) Servant’s / driver’s bath room and water closet (not exceeding 20 square metres) for each block in cases of special building, group development and multi-storeyed building at ground fl oor/ stilt parking fl oor. (c) Gymnasium of 150 square metres in fl oor area. (d) Area covered by,- (i) Metre room in ground fl oor or parking fl oor; (ii) Air-conditioning plant room in basement or ground fl oor; (iii) Electrical room (conforming to Schedule – VIII) in ground fl oor or stilt parking fl oor; (iv) Watchmen or caretaker booth / room in ground fl oor/ stilt parking fl oor; (v) Pump room in ground fl oor or stilt parking fl oor;48 (vi) Generator room in basement fl oor or ground fl oor or stilt fl oor; (vii) Lumber room in basement fl oor or ground fl oor; (viii) Air Handling Units in all the fl oors; (ix) Electrical / switch gear rooms in all the fl oors. (e) Area of one room in ground fl oor of residential and commercial multi-storeyed building, special buildings, group developments for separately. Schedule – VII. Additional Floor Space Index benefi ts for Information Technology developments. The development of land and building for the purpose of development of Information Technology park, software and its associated, computer technology, bio-informatic units shall be certifi ed by the appropriate authority designated by the Government for the purpose, to avail the concession stated below. (1) Areas.- The proposed Information Technology development is permissible in the New town development area, subject to the provision of adequate water supply and sewage disposal arrangement to the satisfaction of the authority. (2) Activities.- Manufacture of hardware, development of software and its associated computer – communication technology applications, bio-informatic units including offi ces, conference halls and projection theatres connected therewith, only shall be permitted. No showrooms, other offi ces, residential uses and activities of similar nature shall be permitted. Provided that incidental activities such as staff canteen, staff recreational area, guest accommodation, watchmen quarters and the like not exceeding 10% of the total fl oor area shall be permitted. Provided further that within above ceiling of 10%, each of the above incidental activities should not exceed 5% of the total fl oor area. (3) Road width.- The proposed development shall either abut on a public road of not less than 12 metres in case of special building and 18 metres in case of multi-storeyed building in width or gain access from a passage of not less than 12 metres or 18 metres width which connects to a public road of not less than 12 metres or 18 metres in respective special or multi-storeyed building. (4) Site extent.- The site extent shall not be less than 1500 square metres. (5) Height.- (a) For non-multi-storeyed buildings, it shall in conformity with the requirements prescribed in the regulations. (b) For multi-storeyed buildings, maximum permissible height shall be 60 metres where the width of the abutting road is minimum 18 metres, and exceeding 60 metres where the width of abutting road is minimum 30.5 metres, subject to such conditions as may be necessary. (6) Floor Space Index.- Maximum Floor Space Index allowable is 1.5 times of the Floor Spaces Index ordinarily permissible. (7) Car parking standards.- The covered car parking space will be allowed upto ground + 3 fl oors above ground level and the same shall not be included in the fl oor space index/ plot coverage. (8) Other parameters.- Except for the above said specifi c provisions, the developments shall conform to these rules in respect of all other parameters. Schedule – VIII. Tamil Nadu Electricity Board and Fire and Rescue Service standards. 1. Electrical rooms in Special building, Group development and Multi-storeyed building shall conform to the following:- (A) Tamil Nadu Electricity Board standards.- i) Indoor space required within the premises for installing fl oor mounted Distribution Transformer and associated switchgear. (a) An electrical room for accommodating the transformers and associated switchgears shall be provided at the ground fl oor, either within the built up space of the multi-storeyed buildings or outside the building and within the premises of the multi-storeyed buildings nearer the main entrance of the building. The associated switchgear shall be separated from the transformer bays by a fi re-resisting wall with a fi re resistance of not less than 4(four) hours. (b) The width of the approach road to the above said electrical room shall not be less than 3.0 metres.49 (c) The electrical room with RCC roof shall have clear fl oor area 6m. x 4m. with a vertical clearance of 2.75m. (d) Three sides of this room shall be covered with brick walls. The fourth side, towards the approach road shall be covered with M.S. Rolling Grill Shutter of width not less than 3 metre with locking facility. (e) The electrical room shall be fi tted with 2 Numbers exhaust fans in the wall facing the approach road, one on either side of the shutter. (f) The electrical room shall have raised cement fl ooring with cable duct of 450-mm. width and 750 mm. depth, all around inside the room and close to the exterior wall shutters. The fl ooring shall slope towards the cable duct. The cable duct shall be covered with RCC slabs of thickness not less than 75mm (3 inches). The covered slabs shall fl ush with the cement fl ooring. The radius of curvature of the cable ducts at the turnings inside the electrical room shall not be less than one metre. The open space within the premises for installation. A clear space of 10m. x 4m. or 5m. x 5m. open to the sky and having an approach road of width not less than 3 metres, upto the public road shall be provided within the consumer premises, preferably at the main entrance. (B) Directorate of Fire and Rescue Services standards.- (i) No transformer shall be located below the fi rst basement or above the ground fl oor (ii) A sub station or switch station with apparatus having more than 2000 litres oil shall not be allowed in case of indoor transformer. (iii) The indoor transformer should preferably be housed in a fi re proof room with walls and doors suffi cient fi re rating. The room in the ground fl oor of the basement housing the transformer shall have a free access to the outside. There shall be a curb or a dwarf wall around the transformer so that oil spills if any, is contained within the curb. There shall also be a suitable drain with a ‘fl ame-arrester’. If in the basement, the transformers shall be adequately protected against fi re by a high velocity water spray or a CO fl ooder of suitable capacity, depending upon the size of the transformer. 2 The switchgears, if any shall be housed in a separate room with suitable fi re resistance walls. The transformers shall be located only in the periphery of the basement or ground fl oor, observing suitable clearances. DCP or CO portable fi re extinguishers of a minimum capacity of 10kg. shall be kept near the doorway housing 2 the transformer. All indoor transformers shall be subjected to periodic inspection and shall be replaced in good time so that there is no fi re risk. The room shall be well ventilated so that the transformer remains cool. The room shall have emergency and automatic lighting with independent power supply”. “Schedule-IX. Installation of Solar Photo Voltaic System. (1) Minimum terrace area to be reserved for erecting solar photo voltaic panels shall be 1/3rd of total terrace area. (2) The approximate space required for erecting solar photo voltaic panels is 10 sq.m. for generating 1 KW of electricity. (3) The electricity generated from solar photo voltaic system so erected shall be used for common electricity requirements in the multi-ownership buildings like staircase lights, setback lights, lifts, pumps and non-fl oor space index areas, etc. However, in case of single ownership buildings, the electricity generated from solar photo voltaic system shall be used for all purposes. (4) Net metering guidelines of Tamil Nadu Energy Regulatory Commission shall apply to all such installation of solar photo voltaic system. (5) The local planning authority shall monitor the actual erection and give completion certifi cate to the said buildings only after the erection of solar photo voltaic panels. The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited will give service connection of net metering only after such completion certifi cate is obtained.”.50 Development Control Regulations for Chithode New Town Development Plan [G.O.Ms. No. 129, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(3)] 8th July 2016, ÝQ 27, ¶¡ºA, F¼õœÀõ˜ ݇´-2047.] No.II(2)/HOU/649/2017.--In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of section 32 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 (Tamil Nadu Act 35 of 1972) the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following variation to the New Town Development Plan for Chithode Area approved under the said Act and published with the Housing and Urban Development Department Notifi cation No.II(2)/HOU/1204/99 at page 516 of Part–II-Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, dated the 27th October, 1999. VARIATION. In the said New Town Development Plan, for the existing Development Control Regulations, the following Development Control Regulations shall be substituted, namely:- 1. Short title. – These regulations may be called Development Control Regulations for Chithode New Town Development Plan. 2. Defi nition. – “Act” means the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 (Tamil Nadu Act 35 of 1972), as amended from time to time. The words and expressions used in these regulations but not expressly defi ned herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Act and various rules made thereunder applicable in the said area. 3. Regulation for special building. - (1) “Special buildings” means - (a) a residential or commercial buildings with more than two fl oors; or (b) a residential building with more than four dwelling units; or (c) a commercial building exceeding a fl oor area of 300 square metres: Provided that any construction in the second floor with prior permission as an addition to an existing ground and fi rst storeyed authorised ordinary residential building which is three years old shall not be construed as a “Special Building”. (2) The minimum width of the public road on which the site abuts or gains access shall be 9 metres. Explanation.- (i) The qualifying road width for permitting special building shall be available at least for a reasonable stretch about 250 metres along the length of the road abutting the site and the stretch from a junction can be straight or a curve or zigzag or combination of the above. Over this length, minor variation in road width at two ends may be considered, provided width average outs to 9 metres. To cite examples:- (a) If the general road is of width less than 9 metres width, but only widens opposite to or nearer to the site is more than 9 metres, is not acceptable. (b) If the road is generally of 9 metres width upto a considerable length on one side, but discontinues and narrows into a road of smaller width on the other side of the site in question and the plot owner is willing to leave enough space for continuity of 9 metres road in front of his site, this will have to be checked and decided on case-by-case. Reference in such cases may be made to the Empowered Committee. (c) If the general road width is less than 9 metres and the site owner merely agrees to leave enough space to have 9 metres in front of his site only, this is not acceptable. (ii) Road width measurements for the above purpose shall be of the road as designed and laid and the existence of unauthorised encroachments, for which no patta has been given, will not normally affect adversely provided the shortage in width in the minimum stretch stated above does not exceed 10% of the minimum prescribed width. However, permissibility or otherwise in such specifi c situations will be decided case-by-case. Reference in such cases may be made to the Empowered Committee.51 (3) Planning Parameters.- The extent of the site, plot coverage, Floor Space Index, set back etc., for the developments shall be regulated according to the Table below:- THE TABLE. Institutional zone, Sl. Educational, Description. Residential. Commercial. Industrial. No. Public and Semi public. 1. Minimum plot 220 sq.m. 300 sq.m. - - extent. 2. Minimum plot 9 m. 9 m. - - width/ frontage. 3. Minimum road 9 m. 9 m. 9 m. 9 m. width. 4. Maximum height 15 m.or G+3 15 m. or G+3 fl oors 15 m. or G+3 15 m.: Provided of building. fl oors or stilt + (or) Stilt+4 fl oors. fl oors (or) Stilt+ that water 4 fl oors. 4 fl oors. tank, chimneys, bunkers, silos, etc., which are not intended to human habitation may be permitted subject to a ceiling of 30 m. from the ground level. 5. Maximum Floor 1.5. 1.5. 1.5. 1.00. Space Index (FSI). 6. Maximum plot 70% 65% 60% 50% coverage. 7. Front set back. Minimum – 3 Minimum – 3 m. Minimum–3 m. Minimum–3 m. m.Upto 18 m.–3 Upto 18 m.–3 m. Upto 18 m.– 3 m. Upto 18 m. – 3 m. 18 m. to 24 m.–4.5 18 m. to m. 18 m. to 18 m. to 24m – m. 24 m. – 4.5 m. 24 m. – 4.5m. 4.5m. More than 24 m. & More than 24 m. More than 24 m. & More than 24 m., NH & SH – 7 m. & NH & SH – 7m. NH & SH – 7 m. NH & SH – 7 m. 8. Side set back. 3 m. or 1/4th 3 m. or 1/4th height 3 m. or 1/4th 3 m. or 1/4th height whichever whichever is higher. height whichever height whichever is higher. is higher. is higher. 9. Rear set back. 3 m. or 1/4th 3 m. or 1/4th height 3 m. or 1/4th 3 m. or 1/4th height whichever whichever is higher. height whichever height whichever is higher. is higher. is higher. 10. Open Space It shall be followed as per Schedule-I. Reservation (OSR). 11. Parking space. As mentioned in Schedule-II and Schedule – II A will be followed. Explanations.- (1) Additional Floor Space Index of 20% will be permissible for stilt parking.52 (2) All those buildings which are otherwise classifi ed into public and semi-public category qualifying for the defi nition of ‘commerce’ in section 2(10) and used for ‘commercial use’ as defi ned in section 2(11) of the Act, shall be eligible for Floor Space Index permissible for commercial use. This shall be decided by the technical committee of the Directorate on case to case basis. (3) For public buildings such as theatres, kalyana mandapams, assembly halls, exhibition halls, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels, lodging houses, etc. set back all around shall not be less than 6 metres. (4) The reservation of land for community recreational purposes such as parks or play ground required in these regulations shall be as given in Schedule-I. (5) Information Technology buildings shall comply with all the provisions mentioned in Schedule-VII. 4. Group development.- (1)-“Group Development” means accommodation for residential, commercial or institutional building in two or more blocks of buildings in a particular site irrespective of whether these structures are interconnected or not. Any inter link between the structures in terms of connecting corridors shall not be construed as making any two structures into one block. However, if these blocks are connected solidly at least for one-third the width of any one block on the connecting side, then such block shall be construed as a single block. (2) (a) The minimum width of the public road on which the site abuts or gains access shall be 9 metres. Explanation.- The qualifying road width for permitting Group development shall be available for a reasonable stretch say about 250 metres along the length of the road abutting the site and the stretch from a junction can be straight or a curve or zigzag or combination of the above. Any deviation on road width shall be referred to the Empowered Committee whose decision shall be fi nal. To cite examples.– (i) If the road over its general length is of 9 metres width, but because of some kinks in front of the site the two ends show a minor variations, reasonable allowance for such variation may be given so that it averages out to 9 metres. (ii) If the general road is of width less than 9 metres width, but only widens opposite to or nearer to the site is more than 9 metres, is not acceptable. (iii) If the general road is of 9 metres width upto a considerable length on one side, but discontinues and narrows into a road of smaller width on the other side of the site in question and the plot owner is willing to leave enough space for continuity of 9 metres road in front of his site, this will have to be checked and decided on case-by-case and such cases may be referred to the Empowered Committee. (iv) If the general road width is less than 9 metres and the site owner merely agrees to leave enough space to have 9 metres in front of his site only, this is not acceptable. (v) Road width measurements for the above purpose shall be of the road as designed and laid and the existence of unauthorised encroachments, for which no patta has been given, will not normally affect adversely provided the shortage in width in the minimum stretch stated above does not exceed 10% of the minimum prescribed width. However permissibility or otherwise (in exceptional cases) in such specifi c situations will be decided case-by-case and these may be referred to the Empowered Committee. (b) If the site does not directly abut a public road but gains access through a private exclusive passage or through a part of the plot which can be treated as a passage from a public road of minimum width as prescribed above, the minimum width of such passage shall be as follows:- Sl. No. Description. Minimum width. (1) When it is intended to serve 8 dwelling or upto 600 square metres 3.6 metres. of commercial building and the length of the passage does not exceed 80 metres. (2) When it is intended to serve upto 10 dwellings or upto 2,400 4.8 metres. square metres of commercial building and the length of the passage does not exceed 100 metres. (3) When it is intended to serve not more than 15 dwellings or upto 7.2 metres. 3,000 square metres of commercial building and the length of passage does not exceed 120 metres. (4) When it is intended to serve more than 15 dwellings or more than 9.0 metres. 3000 square metres of commercial building. (3) The extent of site, Floor Space Index, Set back, etc., for Group development shall be regulated according to the Table below:-53 THE TABLE. Sl. No. Description. General area. (1) (2) (3) A Minimum plot extent. 500 square metres. B Minimum plot width / 12 metres. frontage. C Maximum FSI. 1.5. D Minimum setbacks (i) Front setback. Based on road width- (i) NH/SH – 7 m. (ii) Other road upto 12 m. – 3 m. 12 m. to 18 m. – 4.5 m. more than 18 m. – 6 m. (ii) Side setback. G+2 fl oors or Stilt + G+3 fl oors or Stilt + 3 fl oors subject to a 4 fl oors subject to a maximum of 12 m. maximum of 15 m. 3.5 m. on either side. 4.5 m. on either side. (iii) Rear setback. 3.5 metres. 4.5 metres. (iv) Spacing between 6 metres. blocks. Note: (i) For public buildings such as theatres, kalyana mandapams, assembly halls, exhibition halls, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels, lodging houses, etc., setback all around shall not be less than 6 metres. (ii) In case of hospital buildings, an additional Floor Space Index of 0.25 is allowable over and above the normally permissible Floor Space Index. (iii) Additional Floor Space Index of 20% shall be permissible if stilt parking is provided. (iv) Buildings otherwise meant as public buildings but qualify the defi nition of ‘commerce’ in section 2(10) and ‘commercial use’ in section 2(11) of the Act shall be eligible for Floor Space Index meant for commercial use. This shall be decided by the technical committee of the Directorate on case-by-case basis. (v) In case of Information Technology buildings, further regulations as detailed in Schedule – VII shall prevail and complied with. (vi) Cases involving exemptions, clarifi cation etc. may be referred to the Empowered Committee. (4) Structures permissible in the minimum prescribed Front setback, side setback and rear setback are given in Schedule – III. (5) The minimum width of corridor shall be as given below:- Minimum width Sl.No. Building use or type. of corridor. (i) Residential buildings. 1.0 metres. (ii) Assembly buildings such as Auditoriums, Kalyanamandapams, cinema 2.0 metres. theatres, Religious buildings, temples, mosques or churches and other buildings of public assembly or conference. (iii) Institutional building such as:- a) Government offi ces. 2.0 metres. b) Hospitals. 2.4 metres. c) Educational buildings such as schools, colleges, research institutions. 2.0 metres. d) Commercial buildings such as private offi ces, nursing homes, lodges, 2.0 metres. etc., e) All other buildings. 1.5 metres.54 (6) Parking spaces shall be provided within the site conforming to the regulations given in Schedule – II and Schedule – II A. (7) Special regulations for physically disabled shall be adhered to as given in the Schedule – IV. (8) Rain water conservation given in Schedule – V. (9) Solar energy capture provisions shall be provided where applicable as given below: New buildings in the following categories shall be provided with the ancillary solar assisted solar heating system and it shall be shown in the plans for developments applied for planning permission:- (a) Nursing homes/hospitals exceeding 500 square metres in the fl oor area; (b) Hotels and lodges exceeding 500 square metres in the fl oor area; (c) Hostels exceeding 50 rooms; and (d) Kalyanamandapams exceeding 500 square metres in the fl oor area. (10) The reservation of land for community recreational purposes such as park or play ground required in these regulations shall be as given in Schedule – I. (11) Internal vehicular access way including passage if any within the site shall be a clear width of 7.2 metre and such vehicular access shall be available for every building block in the site within a distance of 50 metres. Further, it shall be a clear open to sky and no projection of structure over it is permissible. (12) If the building is constructed on stilts and the stilt fl oor is to be used for parking, the minimum clear height of the fl oor (between the lower fl oor and the bottom of the beam) shall not exceed 3.0 metres and it shall not be enclosed for use as garages; if it is enclosed it shall be counted for Floor Space Index and number of fl oors for the purpose of defi ning Group development / Multi-storeyed building. (13) If a Group development contains more than one use and the allowability of the building space with reference to the abutting road width and exclusive passage width shall be decided based on the number of dwellings for a residential use and the equivalent fl oor area allowable for commercial and other uses. (14) Every Group development exceeding 900 square metre in fl oor area shall be provided with electrical room in ground fl oor or open space at ground level within the premises to accommodate electrical transformer conforming to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board standard and Fire and Rescue Service standard as mentioned in Schedule – VIII. (15) Vehicular ramp in set back spaces around building blocks may be permitted subject to the condition that the clearance of the proposed ramp from the property boundary/street alignment shall be minimum 1.5 metres and a clear motorable driveway of minimum 3.5 metres in width is available around the building block. (16) The structures incidental to the main activities such as water closet/pump room, transformer room, transformer yard, electric room shall not be construed as transformer room, transformer yard, electric room shall not be construed as individual block for the purpose of these rules. However, these structures may be permitted in the prescribed set back space provided that they do not fall in the drive way and its height does not exceed 4 metres provided further that transformer and electrical rooms fl oor area does not exceed 15 square metres and water closet and pump room per block does not exceed 6 square metres. (17) In cases of residential developments exceeding 100 dwelling units in primary residential use zone, commercial and institutional uses not exceeding 10 per cent of the fl oor area of the building at lower habitable fl oor levels, may be allowed (not for any industrial use) as incidental uses required for the occupants of the remaining residential developments within the premises. (18) In all such developments, sewage treatment plant shall be provided and maintained for the disposal of the sewage within the site itself. (19) Any construction with roof cover it in the terrace fl oor for A.C. Plant/ structures shall be counted, as a fl oor and categorisation of type of building shall be done accordingly. (20) In cases where the extent of the site where residential or predominantly residential developments proposed exceeds 10000 square metres (1 hectare), the developer shall reserve minimum ten per cent of the site area (excluding roads if any handed over to local body) and provide housing thereon for lower income groups with dwelling units not exceeding 45 square metres in fl oor area each, either within the site proposed for group development or in a location within a radius of 5 k.m. from the site under reference. The developer or promoter or owner shall sell these small dwellings only for this purpose. No conversion or amalgamation shall be permissible in these cases of lower income group dwellings.55 (21) In residential / predominantly residential developments with dwelling units exceeding 20 in number, the design should include waste management infrastructure and atleast a closed non polluting storage provision for solid waste storage within the premises preferably with direct access from the abutting road shall be provided so that the local body can collect this stored waste from it. (22) In the interest of the public for better circulation in the area and also to ensure the proposed development does not block access to the properties around, in cases of large developments where link roads have to be provided for connectivity to the adjoining lands/areas, through the site applied for development, the Authority reserves the right to insist the applicant to set apart such road spaces within the site and the applicant shall hand over the same free of cost through a registered gift deed to the authority or local body designated by it for declaring it as public road. In such cases, set back from these roads to the buildings proposed shall be provided as prescribed in these regulations. (23) The space set apart for formation of a new road proposal in Master Plan/Detailed Development Plan/New Town Development Plan or road widening/street alignment shall be transferred to the relevant Authority or the Agency or the Local Body through a registered Gift Deed before actual issuance of planning permission. The exact mode of conveyance of the land shall be consistent with the relevant enactment and regulations. (24) Basement Floor;- (a) The height of basement fl oor shall not exceed 1.2 metres above ground level and the headroom shall be minimum 2.4 metres. (b) No part of the basement shall be constructed in the minimum required set back spaces, required for the movement of fi re fi ghting vehicles/equipments. (c) In cases where second basement is proposed for parking and incidental uses, suffi cient provision for lighting and ventilation and also for protection from fi re to the satisfaction of the Directorate of Fire and Rescue Services shall be made. (d) During the construction of the basement fl oor, it shall be sole responsibility of the planning permission holder to ensure that the building / structure in the adjoining sites are not weakened / damaged. (25) Display Board.- The details of the development for which planning permission issued, date of expiry of permit etc. shall be displayed in the format prescribed by the Authority on a board of size at least 60 cm. x 120 cm. 5. Multi-storeyed Building.- “Multi-storeyed building” means a building exceeding 4 fl oors (including ground fl oor or if this ground fl oor is used for parking under stilts, stilt fl oor + 4 fl oors) whose height is 15 metre or more. (1) (a) Site extent.- The minimum extent of site for construction of multi-storeyed building shall not be less than 1,500 square metres. (b) Road width.- The site shall either abut on a road not less than 18 metres in width or gain access from public road not less than 18 metres in width through a part of the site which can be treated as an exclusive passage of not less than 18 metres in width. Provided further that multi-storeyed building may be permitted with limitations on maximum Floor Space Index and maximum height of the building on a site abutting or gaining access from a public road of minimum 12 metres/15 metres in width, or gain access from public road not less than 12metres/15metres in width through a part of the site which can be treated as an exclusive passage of not less than 12 metres/15 metres in width, subject to compliance of the planning parameters stated in the Table to sub-regulation (2) below. (c) Minimum road width of 12 metres or above shall be permissible with multi-storeyed buildings without any further procedures. The height of multi-storeyed buildings will be technically correlated with the width of the abutting road. Once the road width is established based on records, these areas may be permitted with multi-storeyed buildings. Special consideration may be given to any specifi c recommendation to the contrary of above rule. No further resolutions or otherwise will be required. In case of doubts or clarifi cation or any related issue, the Empowered Committee shall take a fi nal decision. Explanation.- “Road width” means whole extent of space within the boundaries of the road/street measured at right angles to the course of direction of such road/street. The qualifying road width for permitting multi- storeyed building shall be available at least for a stretch of 500 metres along the length of the road abutting the site and the stretch from a junction can be straight or a curve or zigzag or combination of the above. To cite examples- (a) If the road over its general length is of 18 metres width, but because of some kinks in front of the site one end is 17.8 metres and the other end is 18.2 metres is acceptable.56 (b) If the general road is of width less than 18 metres width, but only widens opposite to or nearer to the site is more than 18 metres, is not acceptable. (c) If the road is generally of 18 metres width upto a considerable length on one side, but discontinues and narrows into a road of smaller width on the other side of the site in question and the plot owner is willing to leave enough space for continuity of 18 metres road in front of his site, this will have to be checked and decided on case-by-case. This should be referred to the Empowered Committee for appropriate decision. (d) If the general road width is less than 18 metres and the site owner merely agrees to leave enough space to have 18 metres in front of his site only, this is not acceptable. (2) The extent of the site, Floor Space Index, set back etc., for Multi-storeyed Building shall be regulated according to the Table below:- Cateogry Category Sl. No. Description. Category I(a). Category III. I(b). II. A. Minimum plot extent. 1200 sq.m. 1200 sq.m. 1500 sq.m. 2500 sq.m. B. Minimum Plot width/ 25 m. 25 m. 25 m. 40 m. frontage. C. Minimum road width. 12 m. 15 m. 18 m. D. Maximum FSI. 1.5 1.75 2.50 2.25 2.00 E. Maximum coverage. 30% 30% 30% Above A b o v e 3 0 % 40% upto u p t o 50% 40% F. Maximum height G+6 fl oors or G+8 floors 60 metre where the width of above Ground Level. Stilt + 7 fl oors Stilt + 9 fl oors the abutting road is minimum 18 subject to a subject to a metre, and exceeding 60 metre maximum 24 maximum 30 where the width of abutting road m. m. is minimum 30.5 metres, subject to such conditions as may be necessary. Height of the building above Minimum required setback space ground level. from the property boundary. G. Minimum set back Above 15 m. upto 30 m. 7 m. all around. Above 30 m. For every increase in height of 6m or part thereof above 30 m., minimum extent of setback space to be left additionally shall be one metre. H. Spacing between Height of the building above Minimum required spacing between block in case of ground level. blocks. group developments. Above 15 m upto 30 m. 7 m. Above 30 m. For every increase in height of 6m or part thereof above 30 m., space to be left additionally shall be one metre. Note: (i) The space specifi ed above shall be kept open to sky and free from any erection/projection (such as sunshade/balcony) of any building other than a fence or compound wall provided that these open yards may be used for the provision of access ways to the building’s parking facilities. (ii) A watchman or caretaker booth or Kiosk not exceeding 2.5 m. x 2.5 m. in size at each gate and not exceeding 3 metre in height, or power/transformer room not exceeding 4 metre in height shall be permitted57 in the set back space at ground level after leaving 7 metres clear set back from the main structure. Provided that the height restriction shall not apply for an open transformer. (iii) Gate pillars without or with arches with a minimum headroom clearance of 5.50 metre at least to a width of 3.5 metre. may be permitted in the set back space after leaving 7 metres clear set back from the main structure. (iv) In cases where street alignment has been prescribed, the front open space shall be left from the street alignment. (v) In cases of hospital buildings an additional Floor Space Index of 0.25 is allowable over and above the normally permissible Floor Space Index. (vi) The Floor space index for Information Technology development shall be allowed at 1.5 times of the Floor Space Index ordinarily permissible for respective use of that zone provided site extent is not less than 2000 sq.m. This benefi t will not be available for primary residential use zone. Explanations.- (1) Parking and Parking facilities.- For the use of the occupants and of persons visiting the premises for the purposes of profession, trade, business, recreation or any other activity parking spaces and parking facilities shall be provided within the site to the satisfaction of the Authority and conforming to the standards specifi ed in Schedule-II and Schedule – II A. (2) Vehicular access within the site.- Internal vehicular access way including passage, if any, within the site, shall have a clear width of 7.2 metre and such vehicular access shall be available for every building block in the site. Further, it shall be a clear width of open to sky and no projection in structure over it is permissible. (3) Corridor width.- The corridor serving as access for units in the development in whichever fl oor they may be situated shall not be less than the standards prescribed in the Table below:- THE TABLE. Sl. Minimum width of Building use or type. No. corridor. (i) Residential buildings. 1.0 metres. (ii) Assembly buildings such as Auditoriums, Kalyanamandapams, 2.0 metres. cinema theatres, Religious buildings, temples, mosques or churches and other buildings of public assembly or conference. (iii) Institutional building such as:- (a) Government offi ces. 2.0 metres. (b) Hospitals. 2.4 metres. (c) Educational buildings such as schools, colleges, research 2.0 metres. institutions. (d) Commercial buildings such as private offi ces, nursing homes, 2.0 metres. lodges, etc., (e) All other buildings. 1.5 metres. (4) Basement Floor.- (a) The height of basement fl oor shall not exceed 1.2 metres above ground level and the headroom shall be minimum 2.4 metres. (b) No part of the basement shall be constructed in the minimum required set back spaces required for the movement of snorkel. (c) In cases where second basement is proposed for parking and incidental uses, suffi cient provision for lighting and ventilation and also for protection from fi re to the satisfaction of Directorate of Fire and Rescue Services shall be made. (d) During the construction of the basement fl oor, it shall be sole responsibility of the planning permission holder to ensure that the building / structure in the adjoining sites are not weakened/ damaged.58 (5) The reservation of land for community recreational purposes such as park or play ground required in these regulations shall be as given in Schedule – I. (6) Conformance to National Building Code of India.- (a) In so far as the determination of suffi ciency of all aspects of structural designs, building services, plumbing, fi re protections, construction practice and safety are concerned the specifi cations, standards and code of practices recommended in the National Building Code of India (as amended from time to time) shall be fully conformed to and any breach thereof shall be deemed to be a breach of the requirements under these regulations. (b) Every multi-storeyed development erected shall be provided with,- (i) lifts as prescribed in the National Building Code; (ii) a stand-by electric generator of adequate capacity for running lift and water pump, and a room to accommodate the generator; (iii) an electrical room of not less than 6 metres by 4.0 metres in area with a minimum head room of 2.75 metres to accommodate electric transformer in the ground fl oor; and the space for installation of transformers shall conform to the regulation given in Schedule-VIII; and (iv) at least one metre room of size 2.4 metres by 2.4 metres for every 10 consumers or 3 fl oors whichever is less. The metre room shall be provided in the ground fl oor. (7) Fire safety, detection and extinguishing systems.- (a) All building in their design and construction shall be such as to contribute to and ensure individually and collectively and the safety of life from fi re, smoke, fumes and also panic arising from these or similar other causes. (b) In building of such size, arrangement or occupancy that a fi re may not itself provide adequate warning to occupants, automatic fi re detecting and alarming facilities shall be provided where necessary to warn occupants or the existence of fi res, so that they may escape, or to facilitate the orderly conduct of fi re exit drills. (c) Fire protecting and extinguishing system shall conform to accepted standards and shall be installed in accordance with good practice as recommended in the National Building Code of India, as amended from time to time and to the satisfaction of the Director of Fire and Rescue Services by obtaining a no objection certifi cate from him. (8) In cases of residential developments exceeding 50 dwelling units in primary residential use zone, commercial and institutional uses not exceeding 10 per cent of the fl oor area of the building at lower habitable fl oor levels, may be allowed (not for any industrial use) as incidental uses required for the occupants of the remaining residential developments within the premises. (9) The design and plans of the building shall be made and signed by a qualifi ed Civil or Structural Engineer and an Architect who should possess the qualifi cation referred to in the Architects Act, 1972 (Central Act 20 of 1972), so as to become a member of the profession of Architects under the provisions of the said Act. The qualifi ed Engineer or Structural Engineer should also be Class I licensed Surveyor registered with Corporation/Local body concerned. (10) Display Board.- The details of the developments for which planning permission issued, date of expiry of permit etc. shall be displayed in the format prescribed by the Authority on a board of size at least 60 cm. x 120 cm. (11) In all the development sewage treatment plant shall be provided and maintained for the disposal of the sewage with design clearance from the Pollution Control Board. For smaller development, as per direction of planning authority septic tank with up-fl ow fi lters shall be provided and maintained for the disposal of the sewage within the site itself. (12) In cases where the extent of the site where residential or predominantly residential developments proposed exceeds 10000 square metre (1 hectare), the developer shall reserve minimum ten per cent of the site area (excluding roads if any handed over to local body) and provide housing thereon for lower income groups with dwelling units not exceeding 45 square metre in fl oor area each, either within the site proposed for Multi-Storeyed Building development or in a location within a radius of 5 kilometre from the site under reference. The developer or promoter or owner shall sell these small dwellings only for this purpose. No conversion or amalgamation shall be permissible in these cases of lower income group dwellings (13) In residential/predominantly residential developments with dwelling units exceeding 20 in number, the design should include waste management infrastructure with segregation at source and atleast a closed non polluting storage provision for solid waste storage within the premises preferably with direct access from the abutting road shall be provided so that the local body can collect this stored waste from it.59 (14) In the interest of the public for better circulation in the area and also to ensure that the proposed development does not block access to the properties around, in cases of large developments where link roads have to be provided for connectivity to the adjoining lands areas, through the site applied for development, the relevant Authority reserves the right to insist the applicant to set apart such road spaces within the site and the applicant shall hand over the same free of cost through a registered gift deed to the authority or Local body designated by it for declaring it as public road. In such cases set back from these roads to the buildings proposed shall be provided as prescribed in these regulations. (15) The space set apart for formation of a new road as per New Town Development Plan or Detailed Development Plan or road widening/street alignment shall be transferred to the respective Authority or the Agency or the Local Body through a registered gift deed before actual issuance of planning permission. The exact mode of conveyance of the land shall be consistent with the relevant enactment and regulations. (16) Rain water conservation shall be provided as given in Schedule –V. (17) Solar energy capture provisions as prescribed below:- New buildings in the following categories shall be provided with the ancillary solar assisted solar heating system and it shall be shown in the plans for developments applied for planning permission:- (a) Nursing homes/hospitals exceeding 500 square metres in the fl oor area; (b) Hotels and lodges exceeding 500 square metres in the fl oor area; (c) Hostels exceeding 50 rooms; and (d) Kalyanamandapams exceeding 500 square metres in fl oor area. (18) Civil Aviation height and activity restrictions shall be adhered to. In cases where helipads are proposed at terrace of commercial / industrial multi-storeyed buildings, clearance of civil aviation department shall be produced. (19) Special regulations for physically disabled shall be adhered to as in Schedule – IV. (20) Scrutiny of the plan.- The plan shall be scrutinised as per rule 15 of the Tamil Nadu Multi-storeyed and Public Building Rules, 1973. 6. Premium Floor Space Index.- Premium Floor Space Index over and above the normally allowable Floor Space Index shall be allowed, in any case not exceeding 0.5 for special buildings and group developments and not exceeding 1.0 for multi-storeyed buildings in specifi c areas which may be notifi ed, on collection of at the rates as may be prescribed with the approval of the Government. The amount collected shall be kept in an appropriate account for utilising it for infrastructure development in that area as may be decided by the Government. 6-A. Regulation of unit size and eligible additional Floor Space Index for the dwelling units meant for EWS, Low Income Group and Middle Income Group categories. (i) Floor Space Index:- Sl.No. Description Plinth area individual Additional Floor Dwelling unit Space Index 1. Economic Weaker Up to 40 Sq.m. 50% Sections (EWS) 2. Low Income Group (LIG) Above 40 sq. m. and 30% upto 60 sq.m. 3. Middle Income Group Above 60 sq.m. up to 15% (MIG) 70 sq.m. (ii) Plot Coverage:- To include MIG and along with Economically Weaker Sections and Low Income Group to allow additional plot coverage of 10% over and above the normally allowable plot coverage. 7. Transferable Development Rights.- (1) In certain circumstances, the development potential of the whole or a part of the plot/site may be separated from the land itself and may be made available to the land owner in the form of Transfer of Development Rights excepting in the case of existing or retention users, or any compulsory60 reservation of space for public or recreational use or Economically Weaker Section/social housing etc., in cases of sub- divisions/layouts/special buildings/group developments/multi-storeyed buildings or such other developments prescribed in the development regulations. (2) Transfer of Development Rights shall apply to cases, where a private land is required for.- (i) any road widening/any road formation as proposed in the New Town Development Plan or Detailed Development Plan; (ii) any traffi c and transport infrastructure development such as bus stops/ stands and related transport infrastructure; (iii) any urban infrastructure development such as water supply, sewerage, drainage, electricity, education, health, notifi ed by the State Government department or Government agency or local body; (3) These rights may be made available and be subject to the regulations as given by the Government provided that in cases of slum (including pavement dwellers) rehabilitation schemes on private lands executed by a private developer/ society/Non Governmental Organisation, the award of Transfer of Development Rights for Floor Space Index (Floor Space Index) may be considered subject to such guidelines and conditions as may be decided by the Government. 8. Proximity to quarries and crushers.- (1) No subdivision or layout shall be laid out or building the residential, commercial, industrial or institutional or any structure for occupation shall be constructed within 300 metres from an existing live quarry. (If a quarry is claimed as abandoned, then a certifi cate from the local body or the licensing authority concerned to that effect shall be produced when necessary). (2) No subdivision or layout shall be laid out or residential or commercial or institutional building shall be constructed within the radius of 500 metres from an existing crusher. (3) No crusher is permissible within a distance of 500 metre from an existing residential area and vice-versa. 9. Layout and Subdivisions.-(1) Layouts.- The laying out of land for building purposes shall be carried out only in accordance with the provisions specifi ed below:- (a) The minimum width of the public street / road which provide access to the proposed site for layout development shall be minimum of 9 metres. It should be a clear public access with a proper tar road being maintained by respective local body. (b) The width of roads in the layout shall conform to the minimum requirements given in the table below and shall be in conformity with the new town development plan if any published under section 26 of the Act and the new town development plan published under section 27 of the Act for the area except in group housing. THE TABLE. Minimum Description. Remarks. width. (1) (2) (3) A. Road. 7.0 metres. All streets and roads shall become public. The owner/developer shall form and hand (a) When the length of road over the road to the local body. not exceeding 120 metres. (b) Roads of length more than 9.0 metres. All streets and roads shall become public. 120 metres but less than The owner/developer shall form and hand 200 metres. over the road to the local body. (c) Roads of length more than 12.0 metres. All streets and roads shall become public. 200 metres but less than The owner/developer shall form and hand 500 metres. over the road to the local body. (d) Roads of length more than 18.0 metre. All streets and roads shall become public. 500 metres but less than The owner/developer shall form and hand 750 metres. over the road to the local body. (e) Roads of length more than 24.0 metres. All streets and roads shall become public. 750 metres but less than The owner/developer shall form and hand 1000 metres. over the road to the local body. (f) Roads of length more than 30.0 metres. All streets and roads shall become public. 1000 metres. The owner/developer shall form and hand over the road to the local body.61 The main access (principal road) which goes on along the alignment of the length of the road cannot be dismembered citing the side roads. For the purpose of calculating the length of road in the above table the side roads joining with the principal road will not be taken into account. (c) In case of demonstrable hardship or relaxation of any provisions the issue should be referred to the Empowered Committee. (2) (a) Splay.- A splay at the intersection of two or more streets / roads shall be provided as below:- Width of road. Splay to be left. --------------------------- ----------------------------- Road width up to 10 metres. 1.5 metres x 1.5 metres. Road width above 10 metres. 3.0 metres x 3.0 metres. (b) Building line.- Building line shall be provided as follows:- Road width. Building line. Below 9 metres. 1.5 metres. 9 m. 3.0 m. 12 m. 3.0 m. 15 m. 4.5 m. 18 m. 4.5 m. 24 m. 6.0 m. 30 m. 6.0 m. (c) Roads for industrial developments:- Minimum width Description. Remarks. of road. (1) (2) (3) (a) The length of road upto 150 9.0 metres. The road may be private or public. metres. (b) The length of road 12 metres. The road shall become public. 150 metres to 200 metres. (c) The length of road 15 metres. The road shall become public. 200 metres to 250 metres. (d) The length of road 18 metres. The road shall become public 250 metres to 500 metres. e) The length of road more than 24 metres. The road shall become public 500 metres. Note: (i) All layout applications should be accompanied with the legal opinion regarding ownership and with other documents, details required for scrutiny. (ii) All roads shall be connected to a public road of minimum width of minimum 9 metres. (iii) The width of roads in the layout area covered by a Development Plan shall confi rm to the alignment and width of roads as contained in the respective new town development Plans. (iv) No plot in a layout shall be subdivided or utilised for any other purpose except with prior approval of the Authority who shall consult the Director. (v) While determining the length of roads,- (a) The possibility of its future extension beyond the layout area shall also be taken into consideration; and (b) Space for expansion of an existing road may be provided wherever it is considered necessary.62 (vi) When the layout site abuts a National Highway and State Highway or Bye Pass Road, a service road of width upto 7.0 metres along with a green strip upto 3.0 metres in width shall be provided. (vii) The procedure for approval of layouts will be as per the Government Order issued in G.O.(Ms)No.134, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, dated 20.9.2002 and G.O.(Ms)No.71, Rural Development (C2) Department, dated 16.6.2003. (viii) The conditions annexed to the order while according technical approval of the layout shall be binding on the developer / local body / planning authority as the case may be. (ix) Any development of layouts without obtaining specifi c approval under these regulations will be construed unauthorised development. In such unauthorised development Appropriate Authorities may initiate necessary action as per sections 56 and 57 of the Act. Appropriate Authorities for this purpose may be any of the Executive Authorities of local bodies, member secretary of the New Town Development authorities or Regional Deputy Director/Joint Director of the Town and Country Planning Department. These authorities can exercise concurrent and parallel authorities under their respective jurisdiction. (d) Community and recreational open spaces.- (i) Reservation of land for community and recreational purposes in a layout or subdivision for residential, industrial or combination of such uses shall be reserved and kept open to sky and be devoid of any building shall be as follows:- Extent of layout. Reservation. For the fi rst 2500 square meters. Nil. More than 2500 square meters. 10% of the area shall be reserved and this space shall be maintained as communal and recreational open space to the satisfaction of the authority such as parks, play grounds, community play space etc. and this should be handed over to the local body and a minimum of 1% shall be reserved for local shops apart from this in major layout more than 10 acres of site 4 to 5% of area shall be reserved for public purpose such as community buildings viz., educational, commercial, community facilities in accordance with the norms given below. (ii) In cases where the extent of the residential layout exceeds 10,000 square metres (1 hectare), ten percent of layout area (excluding roads) shall be developed as Economically Weaker Section plots and the owner or developer or promoter shall sell these plots only for this purpose. No conversion or amalgamation is permissible in these cases of Economically Weaker Section plots. (iii) The cost of laying improvements to the system in respect of road, water supply, sewerage, drainage or electric power supply that may be required as assessed by the competent authority shall be provided by the applicant at his cost. (iv) All other social, educational, commercial, infrastructure may be suggested as per the norms of the National Building Code. (3) (i) Reservation of space for the following additional common facilities should be made:- (a) Recessed bus-bays with bus shelters along side the road; (b) Coffee stall/ milk booth; (c) Off-street parking; and (d) Toilet. (ii) The space set apart for roads and the area reserved for community and recreational purposes as mentioned above shall be registered and transferred to the Authority or Agency or the local body designated by the Authority through a registered deed before the approval of the layout. The exact mode of conveyance should be consistent with the relevant enactments and regulations. Any exemptions or waiver on this space could be decided by the Government only. (iii) The building and use of land shall confi rm to the conditions that may be imposed while sanctioning the layout. (iv) The planning permission for the layout of roads, sub-divisions and amalgamation of plots for building purposes63 shall be accorded after duly getting the prior approval of the Director or from a person authorised by the Director. The terms and conditions and the manner of development may be stipulated by the Director or from the person authorised by the Director, therefore shall be complied with and shall form part of the conditions for issue of planning permissions. (v) The 10% reservation shall not be put into any other use or considered for de-reservation. (vi) Scheme road concessions. (vii) Public purpose concessions. (4) No deviations to above regulations shall be permissible. Any concessions or relaxation or interpretation etc., required on layout parameters, the same shall be referred to the Empowered Committee. The Empowered Committee may consider the relevant facts on multi-access to ease traffi c fl ows and decide for approval of layout. Other relevant parameters may also be examined by the Empowered committee with due justifi cation to arrive at a considered decision. (5) Sub-division and amalgamation of plots/sites.- The sub-division and amalgamation of plots shall be carried out when no new roads are introduced and the sites of subdivision abut an existing public road. Provided that the sub-division of sites will be approved if the site satisfi es the requirements specifi ed below and other planning parameters contained in regulation 9 (1). Description. Minimum width. Remarks. Passage: The length of existing or proposed 3.00 metres. Passage may be private. passage is less than 50 metres. 10. Empowered Committee.- Specifi c cases of demonstrable hardship shall be referred to the Empowered Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development with Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply, Member Secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority as members and Director of Town and Country Planning as Convener of this committee. This Empowered Committee may relax any of the planning parameters prescribed in these regulations on due consideration on merits on case to case basis. The Empowered Committee will also be the appellate authority as per section 79 of the Act. The Government may give directions on individual cases to be referred to the Empowered Committee on specifi c issues. 11. Transitory provisions.- All applications for development including multi-storeyed building, pending prior to the issue of these development control regulations shall be disposed of in accordance with the planning parameters and rules prevailing before the issue of these regulations. Schedule – I. Open Space Reservation. (1) The open space reservation of land for community recreational purposes such as park / play ground shall be as given below at ground level in a shape and location abutting a public road: Extent of site. Reservation. (a) For 2500 square metre. Nil. (b) Above 2500 square metre. 10% of the area subject to a minimum dimension of 10 metres. (2) The site so reserved shall be exclusive of the back spaces and spacing between blocks, and shall be free from any construction / structure. (3) Existing development is defi ned as one where the extent of ground area covered by structures already existing (prior to application for planning permission) is 25% and above of the total site area. (4) Open Space Reservation (OSR) should be earmarked only on the area abutting public road. Only under unavoidable circumstances these Open Space Reservation , which may be permitted within the site abutting internal circulation road provided that road also to be handed over to local body.64 (5) In the specifi c cases where a clearly demonstrable hardship is caused, the Empowered committee may relax various conditions on the Open Space Reservation mentioned above. (6) Payment of cost in lieu of Open Space Reservation is generally not permissible, however for lesser extent this may be considered by the Empowered Committee on case to case basis. (7) Open Space Reservation should be earmarked at one place only. In case of major development, the Empowered Committee may consider splitting of Open Space Reservation at more than one places on case to case basis. Schedule – II. Parking Standards. Serial Building use. Number of Parking Spaces. Number (1) (2) (3) 1. Residential. One car space for 75 square metres of fl oor area or part thereof excluding the fi rst 75 square metres in For building with dwelling unit other words. or units of fl oor area exceeding 75 square metres each. Dwelling area. No. of cars. 1 car space. Upto 150 square metres. 2 car space. Above 150 square metres. but below 225 square metres. 3 car space. Above 225 square metres. but below 300 square metres. Two wheeler parking - One two wheeler parking space for every dwelling unit with fl oor area of 40-75 square metres. The dimension of two wheeler parking lot shall be minimum1.5 metres x 2 metres with a driveway of minimum 1.5 metres. Note.- In such cases where the number of car parking space required does not exceed 3 in number, separate driveway need not be insisted. 2. Commercial (i) Floor area upto 50 square metres – Nil. (a) Shop and (ii) Floor area above 50 square metre but below 100 square metre - 1 car space. (b) Shopping centre (iii) For every additional 50 square metres or part thereof exceeding 100 square metres - 1 car space. (c) Offi ce and fi rm (including One car space for every 100 square metres of fl oor public and Semi public area or part thereof. offi ces). (d) Restaurants. One car space for every 100 square metres of fl oor area or part thereof. (e) Hotels and Lodges. 1. In starred and major hotels with more than 50 rooms one space for every 4 guest rooms. 2. In unstarred and other hotels - One space for every10 guest rooms. (f) Assembly Halls, Cinema One space for every 20 square metres of auditorium area. and Public Halls including Community Centres. (g) Kalyanamandapams. One space for every 20 square metres of marriage hall area.65 3. Warehouse and Wholesale One lorry space for every 500 square metres of plot stores. area or less. 4. Educational Institutions. 1.Floor area less than100 Nil. square metres. 2.Floor area above 100 square One car space for every metres but less than 1,000 200 square 200 square square metres. metres of fl oor area or part thereof. 3.For every additional 100 One car space. square metres of Floor Area or part thereof over 1,000 square metres. Note : At least 25% of the total parking space shall be provided in the part of the site abutting the road for parking / stopping of vehicles. 5. Hospitals and Nursing Home. One space for every 15 beds of part thereof. One extra area for every 100 square metres of non-bed space in the Hospitals and Nursing Homes. 6. Industries. i) Floor Area upto 100 square Nil. metres. ii) Floor Area upto 500 square One lorry space. metres. iii) Floor area exceeding 500 One lorry space for every square metres. 500 square metres of total floor every 500 square metres of total fl oor area or part thereof. 7. Other uses.(Institutions, As may be specifi ed by the Authority. Transport and (Institutions, Transport and Communications Centre etc.,). PART – II 1. Dimension. The dimension of parking stall shall be 5.0 m.x 2.5 m. with a minimum width which of driveway of 3.5m for one way movement and 7.2m width for two way movement. In case of warehouse and godowns and industries the dimension of parking stall shall be 10 m. x 3.75 m. with a minimum width of driveway of 3.75 m. The number of car spaces required will be calculated on 75% of the total fl oor area of the building. 2. (i) Radius. Minimum inside radius of lane 4.5 metres. (ii) Gradient. 1. Preferred gradient 4% (1 in 25). 2. Absolute maximum gradient 5% (1 in 20). 3. Head Room. In those parts of a building (above or below ground fl oor level) used or intended to be used for the parking of wheeled vehicles, the minimum clear height to such part of the building shall be not less than 2.4 metres. For lorry parking the minimum head room shall be 3.5 metres.66 4. Conditions : 1. The area of each stall shall be fl at and free from kerbs and other encumbrances. 2. The angled parking, where a stall is adjacent to a large element such as a wall, minimum stall width shall be 2.7 metres for parallel parking, where cars cannot be parked by reversing,minimum stall length shall be 7.2 metres. Aisle width 3. Type of Stall size Parking Minimum 3.5metre. P a r a l l e l 2.5 m. x 6.0 m. parking. Rectangular 3.5metre. 30 degree. 2.5 m. x 5.0 m. Rectangular 3.5 metre. 45 degree. 2.5 m. x 5.0 m. Rectangular 3.5 metre. 60 degree. 2.5 m. x 5.0 m. Rectangular 6.0 metre. 90 degree. 2.5 m. x 5.0 m. Rectangular. 4. The width of aisles and ramps shall be free from kerbs and other encumbrances. 5. Adequate blending of ramp grades at fl oor levels shall be provided. This can be satisfactorily achieved by the provision of straight slope 3.0 metres to 3.6 metres long at half the grade of the ramps. 6. The surface of long spiral ramps shall be super elevated to facilitate movement of vehicles or other adopted. 7. The slope of a curved ramp shall be that of the centerline of its path. PART – III Multi Level 1. No. of storeys permissible. Parking : 2. Gradient and ramps. - 1 in 10 generally - 1 in 8 minimum. 3. Clear height between fl oors. - 2.10 metres minimum. 4. Parking stall dimension. - 2.5 metres x 5.0 metres. 5. Inside radius of curve - 7 metres minimum. 6. Width of traffi c lane, ramps - 7.5 metres minimum. and entrance. 7. Gradient of slopping fl oors. - Not steeper than 1 in 20. 8. Loading standards. - 400 kg / sq.m. maximum. 9. Ramps if two way, shall be - separated.67 Schedule – II A. Multi Level Car Parking. Special Rules for parking at upper fl oors above stilt parking fl oor in Special Buildings / Group developments / Multi-storeyed Buildings. (i) In case where the minimum required number of parking, as prescribed in the Development Control Regulations could not be accommodated in the basement fl oors and / or a stilt fl oor (by way of covered parking not counting the open parking), parking in the subsequent upper fl oors above the stilt parking fl oor is allowable with Floor Space Index and coverage exemptions to the extent required to accommodate the minimum required number of parking after accommodating the same in the lower fl oors. (ii) The parking spaces shall be designed and clearly marked and provided with adequate access, aisles, driveways and ramps required for maneuvering and movement of vehicles. (iii) These upper fl oor parking spaces shall also conform to the standards prescribed in Schedule II. Further it shall also conform to the following:- (a) The upper parking fl oors shall not be enclosed by walls except Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC) parapet / protector frame with maximum 1.2 meters in height. (b) The upper level parking fl oors shall be adequately provided with natural ventilation and lighting. (c) Where car / two wheeler lifts are proposed / provided, there shall be atleast one vehicular ramp to standards, from the parking fl oors to the ground level. (d) Water Closet / toilet facility and a security cabin are allowable in each of such upper level parking fl oors. (e) Before issue of Planning Permission the land owner(s)/ person(s) who has right to sell the premises is required to register the Memorandum of Agreement in the format prescribed below in Rs.100/- (Rupees One Hundred only) stamp paper to create a charge in the premises to prevent any unauthorized conversion of parking fl oors for other uses and to ensure continued uses of upper parking fl oor area for the purposes approved in the plan by the New Town Development Authority or the Regional Deputy Director of Town and Country Planning or designated agency and to hand over the upper parking fl oor area designated in the sanctioned plan free of cost to New Town Development Authority or Regional Deputy Director of Town and Country Planning or designated agency in cases of deviation. (iv) The structural design of such upper level parking fl oors shall conform to the National Building Code and Indian Standard Institute standards prescribed therein and conformity of the same shall be certifi ed by a qualifi ed structural engineer who shall also be a qualifi ed class I Licensed Surveyor, by signing the plan at the stage of obtaining Planning Permission, and also certifying its conformity at the stage of completion certifi cate. (v) A charge shall be made by the owner when any deed of transfer is made, specifi cally mentioning that the upper fl oor parking spaces (shown in the plan annexed) shall not be converted for other uses at any point of time and if there are any unauthorized conversion into other uses, the building is liable for enforcement action by the New Town Development Authority or the Regional Deputy Director of Town and Country Planning or designated agency as per the provisions of the Act. Note: 1. The above special regulation for conventional parking fl oors shall not apply to an automated / mechanical parking which may have a number of vehicle holding layers above ground level, and such an automated / mechanical parking shall conform to the safety standards and shall be provided to the satisfaction of the Authority. 2. Provision of any upper level parking above stilt parking fl oor without availing the Floor Space Index / coverage exemptions, shall not attract above special regulation. However, such upper level parking shall conform to multilevel parking requirement prescribed in Schedule II of the Development Control Regulations.68 Format of the Memorandum of Agreement to be executed by the owners in case of Upper Parking Floor Area. i) This Memorandum of Agreement executed at ………………………………on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . day . . . . . . . . . . of . . . . . . . . . . . month . . . . . . . . year . . . . . . . . by the owner’s Thiru / Tmt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S/O. / W/O. . . . . . . . . . . . . aged . . . . . . . . residing at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in favour of the …………………………….(Plan Sanctioning Authority) witnessed as follows: ii) I / We are the owners of the premises at S.No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Block No. . . . . . . . Village Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Taluk Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . District Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bearing Door No. . . . . . . . Street Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Site address . . . . . . . . . . . . . locality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .of total extent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . square meter. iii) I / we have applied for Planning Permission for construction of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . building with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .upper fl oors for parking conforming to the Development Control Regulation No.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . whereas the Development Control Regulations require the execution of this Memorandum of Agreement to create a charge on the premises to prevent any unauthorized conversion of the parking fl oors for other uses and also to ensure continued usage of the Upper Parking Floors Area (UPFA) for the purpose approved in the plan by ……………………………………………(Plan Sanctioning Authority). iv) I / we hereby agree to hand over the upper parking fl oors area designated in the sanctioned plan free of cost to …………………………………..(Plan Sanctioning Authority) in cases of deviations. v) I / we hereby agree that the Memorandum of Agreement given by me / us with regard to Upper Parking Floors area will be shown in the construction agreement / sale deed of the buildings. A specifi c clause will be included in the sale deed that in case if the Upper Parking Floors designated in the sanctioned plan is put into habitable use at any point of time, then the owner will hand over the violated upper parking fl oor area to …………………………………………….(Plan Sanctioning Authority) free of cost and……………………………………… (Plan Sanctioning Authority) will restore the upper parking fl oors as per the sanctioned plan. vi) I / we hereby agree and assure that I will put up the upper parking fl oors only in accordance with the approved plan. In case of any violation, ………………………………….(Plan Sanctioning Authority) is authorized to demolish such violated portions or seal the premises or take any other enforcement action as per law and recover the cost from me / us. vii) This Memorandum of Agreement is valid and binding on every one as long as the building is in existence. viii) This Memorandum of Agreement is executed by me / us on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with the full knowledge of contents of the document. Schedule – A - Total property Schedule – A - Upper Parking area in sq.m. Floor wise. Schedule – III. Structures permissible in the minimum prescribed Front setback, side setback and rear setback. (1) Unless or otherwise specifi cally provided for elsewhere in these regulations, no structure shall be constructed within the minimum prescribed set back spaces except the following:- (a) In cases of non-multi-storyed buildings (including ordinary buildings)- A. Unsupported sunshade, wardrobes, balconies and other projections from the main walls, stated below so long as such structures do not fall within minimum prescribed set-back spaces more than what is prescribed below:-69 (i) Sun-shades. 0.60 metres. (ii) Non continuous wardrobes or built-in cub boards above ground 0.60 metres. fl oor. (iii) open non-continuous balconies (above ground fl oor). 1.20 metres. (iv) open service verandah to kitchen (above ground fl oor). 1.20 metres. (v) Architectural projections above ground fl oor. 1.00 metres. (vi) Staircase open landing projections (not affecting driveway). 1.00 metres. (vii) Cantilevered portico so long as it does not fall within 1.5 metre from the street alignment or boundary of the site whichever is closer. The items (iii) to (vi) above shall be permitted in the setback spaces provided a minimum clearance of 0.5 metres for an ordinary building and 1.50 metres for a special building/ group development and for any other non-multi-storeyed building from the property boundary or street alignment whichever closer is made available; Provided further that if non-continuous projecting structures stated above in the set backs exceed 50% of the side/ length of the building, then they shall be taken as forming part of the main building, and shall not be allowed in the minimum prescribed setback spaces. B. Motor room of area not exceeding 2 square metre each and height not exceeding 1.8 metres, without affecting parking and driveway requirements. (b) In case of ordinary buildings, Open single or spiral staircase or open double fl ight staircase so long as such structure do not fall within 0.50 metre from the side boundary or 1 metre from the rear or front boundary of the site or street alignment. In case of Residential buildings in the rear set back, structures like lavatory, lumber room, garbage etc., not intended for human habitation and servant quarters are permissible provided it does not occupy more than one third of the plot width, 6 metres from rear boundary and 4 metres in height from ground level. (c) A compound wall of height not exceeding 2.0 metres. (d) Watchman booth not exceeding 2.5 metres x 2.5 metres in size at each gate and height not exceeding 3 metres (e) Gate pillars without or with arches with a minimum headroom clearance of 5.50 metres atleast to a width of 3.5 metres (f) Meter rooms for meter boxes/ electrical panels along the boundary wall or external walls of the building with the projections not exceeding 0.60 metre from the abutting walls and the open transformer without affecting parking and drive way, subject to the safety measures stipulated by Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. Explanations.- (1) Any wardrobe or staircase projection stated above is countable for coverage and Floor Space Index computation. (2) In order to minimise traffi c confl icts on to the abutting roads, the number of vehicular entry/exits to site shall be kept minimum and it shall not exceed 2 numbers (i.e. one entry / one exit): Provided that an additional gate for every 50 metres frontage may be allowed in large sites if the frontage exceeds 50 metres. Schedule – IV. Special regulations for physically disabled shall be adhered to as follows:- In order to provide barrier free environment in the buildings and premises used by public the following shall be provided for persons with disabilities. (It does not apply to residential developments) (1) Site planning: Every building should have atleast one access to main entrance/exit to the disabled which shall be indicated by proper signage. This entrance shall be approached through a ramp together with stepped entry. The ramp should have a landing in front of the doorway.70 (2) Parking: (i) Surface parking for atleast two car spaces shall be provided near entrance for the physically handicapped persons with maximum travel distance of 30 metres from building entrance. (ii) The width of parking bay shall be minimum 3.6 metres. (iii) The information stating that the space is reserved for wheel chair users shall be conspicuously displayed. (3) Building requirements: (i) For approach to the plinth level, and in other levels where ramps with gradients are necessary or desired they shall conform to the following requirements:- (a) Ramps slope shall not be steeper than 1 in 12; (b) Its length shall not exceed 9 metres between landings and its width shall be minimum 1.5 metres with handrails on either side; (c) Its surface shall be non slippery; and (d) Minimum size of landing shall be 1 metre x 2 metres. (ii) Among the lifts provided within the premises atleast one lift shall have the facility to accommodate the wheel chair size 80 cm. x 150.cm. (iii) The doors and doorways shall be provided with adequate width for free movement of the disabled persons and it shall not be less than 90 cm. (iv) Stairs shall have the handrail facilities as prescribed in the National Building Code. (v) Minimum one special water closet in a set of toilet shall be provided for the use of handicapped as specifi ed in National Building Code with essential provision of washbasin near the entrance for the handicapped. Schedule – V. Rain water conservation. Water conservation.- (1) Effective measures shall be taken within each premises for conservation of rainwater and rainwater-harvesting structures atleast to the following standards shall be provided; the same shall be shown in the plan applied for planning permission. (a) Buildings of height upto ground + 1 fl oor:- Percolation pits of 30 centimetres diameter and 3 metres depth may be made and fi lled with broken bricks (or pebbles) for 2.85 metres and the top covered with perforated Reinforced Concrete Cement (R.C.C.) slab. These percolation pits may be made at intervals of 3 metres centre to center along the plinth boundary. The rain water collected in the open terrace may be collected through a 150 millimetres Poly Vinyl Chloride Pipe laid on the ground and may be allowed to fall in the percolation pits or into a open well through a seepage fi lter of 60cm x 60cm. (fi lter media broken bricks) provided before the open well which will improve the ground water level. A dwarf wall of 7.5 centimetres height is built across the entry and exit gates to retain water and allow it to percolate within. (b) Special buildings, Group developments, Multi-storyed buildings, Industrial and Institutional buildings:- There shall be a pebble bed of 1 metre width and 1.5 metres depth all around the building and fi lled with rounded pebbles of 5 centimetres to 7.5 centimetres size. The concrete paving around the building has to be slopped at about 1 in 20 towards the pebble bed, so that rain water from the terrace and side open spaces fl ow over this pavement and spread into the pebble bed around. Dwarf walls in masonry of 7.5 centimetres, height shall be constructed at the entrance and exit gates to retard rainwater collected into the compound from draining out to the road. or (c) Any one of the methods shown in the sketches annexed may also be adopted depending on to the conditions and type of development. (2) Additional regulations for all buildings: (a) In the ground fl oor, fl oor level of water closets shall be atleast 0.9 metre above the road level to ensure free fl ow. (b) All centrally air conditioned buildings shall have their own wastewater reclamation plant and use reclaimed wastewater for cooling purposes.71 (c) A separate sump shall be constructed for storing portable water supplied by the local body, the volume of sump not exceeding 1000 litres per dwelling. This sump shall be independent of other tanks, which may be constructed for storing water obtained from other sources. Schedule – VI. Spaces excluded from Floor Space Index and coverage computation. 1. The following shall not be counted towards Floor Space Index and plot coverage computation:- (1) Areas covered by stair-case rooms and lift rooms and passages thereto above the top most storey, architectural features, chimneys, elevated tanks (provided its height below the tank from the fl oor does not exceed 1.5 metres) and water closet (area not exceeding 10 square metres). (2) Staircase and lift rooms and passage thereto in the stilt parking fl oor. (3) Lift wells in all the fl oors. (4) Area of fi re escape staircase and cantilever fi re escape passages. (5) Area of the basement fl oor/fl oors used for parking. (6) Area of the stilt parking fl oor provided its clear height (between lower fl oor and the bottom of the roof beam) does not exceed 3.0 metre and it is open on sides, and used for parking. (7) Area of structures exclusively for, accommodating machineries for water treatment plant and effl uent treatment plant proposed with clearance from Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board. (8) Areas covered by service ducts, and garbage shaft. (9) Area of Balcony/Service verandah to an extent of 5 per cent of each dwelling unit area in case of residential buildings and 5 percent of room area in case of hotels and lodges. (10) Porches / Canopies / porticos. (11) Service fl oor with height not exceeding 1.5 metres. (12) The following services and incidental structures necessary to the principal use subject to a maximum of 10 percent of the total fl oor area:- (a) Area of one offi ce room not exceeding 15 square metres for co-operative housing society or apartment/ building owners association in each block. (b) Servant’s / driver’s bath room and water closet (not exceeding 20 square metres) for each block in cases of special building, group development and multi-storeyed building at ground fl oor/ stilt parking fl oor. (c) Gymnasium of 150 square metres in fl oor area. (d) Area covered by,- (i) Metre room in ground fl oor or parking fl oor; (ii) Air-conditioning plant room in basement or ground fl oor; (iii) Electrical room (conforming to Schedule – VIII) in ground fl oor or stilt parking fl oor; (iv) Watchmen or caretaker booth / room in ground fl oor/ stilt parking fl oor; (v) Pump room in ground fl oor or stilt parking fl oor; (vi) Generator room in basement fl oor or ground fl oor or stilt fl oor; (vii) Lumber room in basement fl oor or ground fl oor; (viii) Air Handling Units in all the fl oors; (ix) Electrical / switch gear rooms in all the fl oors. (e) Area of one room in ground fl oor of residential and commercial multi-storeyed building, special buildings, group developments for separately.72 Schedule – VII. Additional Floor Space Index benefi ts for Information Technology developments. The development of land and building for the purpose of development of Information Technology park, software and its associated, computer technology, bio-informatic units shall be certifi ed by the appropriate authority designated by the Government for the purpose, to avail the concession stated below:- (1) Areas.- The proposed Information Technology development is permissible in the New town development area, subject to the provision of adequate water supply and sewage disposal arrangement to the satisfaction of the authority. (2) Activities.- Manufacture of hardware, development of software and its associated computer – communication technology applications, bio-informatic units including offi ces, conference halls and projection theatres connected therewith, only shall be permitted. No showrooms, other offi ces, residential uses and activities of similar nature shall be permitted. Provided that incidental activities such as staff canteen, staff recreational area, guest accommodation, watchmen quarters and the like not exceeding 10% of the total fl oor area shall be permitted. Provided further that within above ceiling of 10%, each of the above incidental activities should not exceed 5% of the total fl oor area. (3) Road width.- The proposed development shall either abut on a public road of not less than 12 metres in case of special building and 18 metres in case of multi-storeyed building in width or gain access from a passage of not less than 12 metres or 18 metres width which connects to a public road of not less than 12 metres or 18 metres in respective special or multi-storeyed building. (4) Site extent.- The site extent shall not be less than 1,500 square metres. (5) Height.- (a) For non-multi-storeyed buildings, it shall in conformity with the requirements prescribed in the regulations. (b) For multi-storeyed buildings, maximum permissible height shall be 60 metres where the width of the abutting road is minimum 18 metres, and exceeding 60 metres where the width of abutting road is minimum 30.5 metres, subject to such conditions as may be necessary. (6) Floor Space Index.- Maximum Floor Space Index allowable is 1.5 times of the Floor Spaces Index ordinarily permissible. (7) Car parking standards.- The covered car parking space will be allowed upto ground + 3 fl oors above ground level and the same shall not be included in the fl oor space index/ plot coverage. (8) Other parameters.- Except for the above said specifi c provisions, the developments shall conform to these rules in respect of all other parameters. Schedule – VIII. Tamil Nadu Electricity Board and Fire and Rescue Service standards. 1. Electrical rooms in Special building, Group development and Multi-storeyed building shall conform to the following:- (A) Tamil Nadu Electricity Board standards.- i) Indoor space required within the premises for installing fl oor mounted Distribution Transformer and associated switchgear. (a) An electrical room for accommodating the transformers and associated switchgears shall be provided at the ground fl oor, either within the built up space of the multi-storeyed buildings or outside the building and within the premises of the multi-storeyed buildings nearer the main entrance of the building. The associated switchgear shall be separated from the transformer bays by a fi re-resisting wall with a fi re resistance of not less than 4(four) hours. (b) The width of the approach road to the above said electrical room shall not be less than 3.0 metres. (c) The electrical room with RCC roof shall have clear fl oor area 6m. x 4m. with a vertical clearance of 2.75m.73 (d) Three sides of this room shall be covered with brick walls. The fourth side, towards the approach road shall be covered with M.S. Rolling Grill Shutter of width not less than 3 metre with locking facility. (e) The electrical room shall be fi tted with 2 Nos. exhaust fans in the wall facing the approach road, one on either side of the shutter. (f) The electrical room shall have raised cement fl ooring with cable duct of 450-mm. width and 750 mm. depth, all around inside the room and close to the exterior wall shutters. The fl ooring shall slope towards the cable duct. The cable duct shall be covered with RCC slabs of thickness not less than 75mm (3 inches). The covered slabs shall fl ush with the cement fl ooring. The radius of curvature of the cable ducts at the turnings inside the electrical room shall not be less than one metre. The open space within the premises for installation. A clear space of 10m. x 4m. or 5m. x 5m. open to the sky and having an approach road of width not less than 3 metres, upto the public road shall be provided within the consumer premises, preferably at the main entrance. (B) Directorate of Fire and Rescue Services standards: (i) No transformer shall be located below the fi rst basement or above the ground fl oor. (ii) A sub station or switch station with apparatus having more than 2000 litres oil shall not be allowed in case of indoor transformer. (iii) The indoor transformer should preferably be housed in a fi re proof room with walls and doors suffi cient fi re rating. The room in the ground fl oor of the basement housing the transformer shall have a free access to the outside. There shall be a curb or a dwarf wall around the transformer so that oil spills if any, is contained within the curb. There shall also be a suitable drain with a ‘fl ame-arrester’. If in the basement, the transformers shall be adequately protected against fi re by a high velocity water spray or a CO fl ooder of suitable capacity, depending upon the size of the transformer. 2 The switchgears, if any shall be housed in a separate room with suitable fi re resistance walls. The transformers shall be located only in the periphery of the basement or ground fl oor, observing suitable clearances. DCP or CO portable fi re extinguishers of a minimum capacity of 10kg. shall be kept near the doorway housing 2 the transformer. All indoor transformers shall be subjected to periodic inspection and shall be replaced in good time so that there is no fi re risk. The room shall be well ventilated so that the transformer remains cool. The room shall have emergency and automatic lighting with independent power supply.” “Schedule-IX. Installation of Solar Photo Voltaic System. (1) Minimum terrace area to be reserved for erecting solar photo voltaic panels shall be 1/3rd of total terrace area. (2) The approximate space required for erecting solar photo voltaic panels is 10 sq.m. for generating 1 KW of electricity. (3) The electricity generated from solar photo voltaic system so erected shall be used for common electricity requirements in the multi-ownership buildings like staircase lights, setback lights, lifts, pumps and non-fl oor space index areas, etc. However, in case of single ownership buildings, the electricity generated from solar photo voltaic system shall be used for all purposes. (4) Net metering guidelines of Tamil Nadu Energy Regulatory Commission shall apply to all such installation of solar photo voltaic system. (5) The local planning authority shall monitor the actual erection and give completion certifi cate to the said buildings only after the erection of solar photo voltaic panels. The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited will give service connection of net metering only after such completion certifi cate is obtained.”.74 Development Control Regulations for Navalpattu New Development Plan [G.O.Ms. No. 129, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(3)] 8th July 2016, ÝQ 27, ¶¡ºA, F¼õœÀõ˜ ݇´-2047.] No.II(2)/HOU/650/2017.--In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of section 32 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 (Tamil Nadu Act 35 of 1972) the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following variation to the New Town Development Plan for Navalpattu Area approved under the said Act and published with the Housing and Urban Development Department Notifi cation No.II(2)/HOU/463/2006 at page 300 and 301 of Part–II-Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, dated the 6th September, 2006. VARIATION. In the said New Town Development Plan, for the existing Development Control Regulations, the following Development Control Regulations shall be substituted, namely:- 1. Short title. – These regulations may be called Development Control Regulations for Navalpattu New Town Development Plan. 2. Defi nition. – “Act” means the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning At, 1971 (Tamil Nadu Act 35 of 1972), as amended from time to time. The words and expressions used in these regulations but not expressly defi ned herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Act and various rules made thereunder applicable in the said area. 3. Regulation for special building. - (1) “special buildings” means – (a) a residential or commercial buildings with more than two fl oors; or (b) a residential building with more than four dwelling units; or (c) a commercial building exceeding a fl oor area of 300 square metres: Provided that any construction in the second fl oor with prior permission as an addition to an existing ground and fi rst storey authorised ordinary residential building which is three years old shall not be construed as a “Special Building”. (2) The minimum width of the public road on which the site abuts or gains access shall be 9 metres. Explanation.- The qualifying road width for permitting special building shall be available at least for a reasonable stretch about 250 metres along the length of the road abutting the site and the stretch from a junction can be straight or a curve or zigzag or combination of the above. Over this length minor variation in road width at two ends may be considered, provided width average outs to 9 metres. To cite examples:- (a) If the general road is of width less than 9 metres width, but only widens opposite to or nearer to the site is more than 9 metres, is not acceptable. (b) If the road is generally of 9 metres width upto a considerable length on one side, but discontinues and narrows into a road of smaller width on the other side of the site in question and the plot owner is willing to leave enough space for continuity of 9 metres road in front of his site, this will have to be checked and decided on case-by-case. Reference in such cases may be made to the Empowered Committee. (c) If the general road width is less than 9 metres and the site owner merely agrees to leave enough space to have 9 metres in front of his site only, this is not acceptable. (ii) Road width measurements for the above purpose shall be of the road as designed and laid and the existence of unauthorised encroachments, for which no patta has been given, will not normally affect adversely provided the shortage in width in the minimum stretch stated above does not exceed 10% of the minimum prescribed width. However permissibility or otherwise in such specifi c situations will be decided case-by-case. Reference in such cases may be made to the Empowered Committee. (3) Planning Parameters.- The extent of the site, plot coverage, Floor Space Index, set back, etc., for the developments shall be regulated according to the Table below:-75 THE TABLE. Institutional zone Sl. Educational, Description. Residential. Commercial. Industrial. No. Public and Semi public. 1. Minimum plot 220 sq.m. 300 sq.m. - - extent. 2. Minimum plot 9 m. 9 m. - - width/ frontage. 3. Minimum road 9 m. 9 m. 9 m. 9 m. width. 4. Maximum 15 m. or G+3 15 m. or G+3 15 m. or G+3 15 m. Provided height of fl oors or stilt + fl oors (or) Stilt+4 fl oors (or) Stilt+4 that water tank, building. 4 fl oors. fl oors. fl oors. chimneys, bunkers, silos, etc., which are not intended to human habitation may be permitted subject to a ceiling of 30 m. from the ground level. 5. Maximum Floor 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.00 Space Index (FSI). 6. Maximum plot 70% 65% 60% 50% coverage. 7. Front set back. Minimum – 3 Minimum–3 m. Minimum–3 m. Minimum – 3 m.Upto 18 m. m.Upto 18 m.–3 m. Upto 18 m.– 3 Upto 18 m. – 3 –3 m. m.18 m. to 24 m.18 m. to 18 m. to 18 m. to 24 m.– 4.5 m. 24 m. – 4.5 m. 24 m–4.5 m. m.– 4.5 m. More than 24 m. & More than 24 m. & More than 24 More than 24 NH & SH – 7 m. NH & SH – 7 m. m.&NH & SH – m., NH & SH 7 m. – 7 m. 8. Side set back. 3 m . o r 3 m. or 1/4th 3 m. or 1/4th 3 m. or 1/4th height 1/4th height height whichever height whichever whichever is higher. whichever is is higher. is higher. higher. 9. Rear set back. 3 m . o r 3 m. or 1/4th 3 m. or 1/4th 3 m. or 1/4th height 1/4th height height whichever height whichever whichever is higher. whichever is is higher. is higher. higher. 10. Open Space It shall be followed as per Schedule-I. Reservation (OSR). 11. Parking space. As mentioned in Schedule-II and Schedule –II A will be followed. Explanations.- (1) Additional Floor Space Index of 20% will be permissible for stilt parking. (2) All those buildings which are otherwise classifi ed into public and semi-public category qualifying for the defi nition of ‘commerce’ in section 2(10) and used for ‘commercial use’ as defi ned in section 2(11) of the Act, shall be eligible for FSI permissible for commercial use. This shall be decided by the technical committee of the Directorate on case76 to case basis. (3) For public buildings such as theatres, kalyana mandapams, assembly halls, exhibition halls, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels, lodging houses, etc. set back all around shall not be less than 6 metres. (4) The reservation of land for community recreational purposes such as parks or play ground required in these regulations shall be as given in Schedule-I. (5) Information Technology buildings shall comply with all the provisions mentioned in Schedule-VII. 4. Group development.- (1)”Group Development” means accommodation for residential, commercial or institutional building in two or more blocks of buildings in a particular site irrespective of whether these structures are interconnected or not. Any inter link between the structures in terms of connecting corridors shall not be construed as making any two structures into one block. However, if these blocks are connected solidly at least for one-third the width of any one block on the connecting side, then such block shall be construed as a single block. (2) (a) The minimum width of the public road on which the site abuts or gains access shall be 9 metres. Explanation.- The qualifying road width for permitting Group development shall be available for a reasonable stretch say about 250 metres along the length of the road abutting the site and the stretch from a junction can be straight or a curve or zigzag or combination of the above. Any deviation on road width shall be referred to the Empowered Committee whose decision shall be fi nal. To cite examples.– (i) If the road over its general length is of 9 metres width, but because of some kinks in front of the site the two ends show a minor variations, reasonable allowance for such variation may be given so that it averages out to 9 metres. (ii) If the general road is of width less than 9 metres width, but only widens opposite to or nearer to the site is more than 9 metres, is not acceptable. (iii) If the general road is of 9 metres width upto a considerable length on one side, but discontinues and narrows into a road of smaller width on the other side of the site in question and the plot owner is willing to leave enough space for continuity of 9 metres road in front of his site, this will have to be checked and decided on case-by-case and such cases may be referred to the Empowered Committee. (iv) If the general road width is less than 9 metres and the site owner merely agrees to leave enough space to have 9 metres in front of his site only, this is not acceptable. (v) Road width measurements for the above purpose shall be of the road as designed and laid and the existence of unauthorised encroachments, for which no patta has been given, will not normally affect adversely, provided the shortage in width in the minimum stretch stated above does not exceed 10% of the minimum prescribed width. However permissibility or otherwise (in exceptional cases) in such specifi c situations will be decided case-by-case and these may be referred to the Empowered Committee. (b) If the site does not directly abut a public road but gains access through a private exclusive passage or through a part of the plot which can be treated as a passage from a public road of minimum width as prescribed above, the minimum width of such passage shall be as follows:- Sl. No. Description. Minimum width. (1) When it is intended to serve 8 dwelling or upto 600 square 3.6 metres. metres of commercial building and the length of the passage does not exceed 80 metres. (2) When it is intended to serve upto 10 dwellings or upto 2,400 4.8 metres. square metres of commercial building and the length of the passage does not exceed 100 metres. (3) When it is intended to serve not more than 15 dwellings or 7.2 metres. upto 3,000 square metres of commercial building and the length of passage does not exceed 120 metres. (4) When it is intended to serve more than 15 dwellings or more 9.0 metres. than 3,000 square metres of commercial building.77 (3) The extent of site, Floor Space Index, Set back, etc., for Group development shall be regulated according to the Table below:- THE TABLE. Sl. Description. General area. No. (1) (2) (3) A Minimum plot extent. 500 square metres. B Minimum plot width/ 12 metres. frontage. C Maximum FSI. 1.5 D Minimum setbacks. (i) Front setback. Based on road width- (i) NH/SH – 7 m. (ii) Other road upto 12 m – 3 m. 12 m. to 18 m. – 4.5 m. more than 18 m. – 6 m. (ii) Side setback. G+2 fl oors or Stilt + 3 fl oors G+3 floors or Stilt + subject to a maximum of 4 floors subject to a 12 m. 3.5 m. on either side. maximum of 15 m.4.5 m. on either side. (iii) Rear setback. 3.5 metres. 4.5 metres. (iv)Spacing between 6 metres. blocks. Note: (i) For public buildings such as theatres, kalyana mandapams, assembly halls, exhibition halls, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels, lodging houses, etc., setback all around shall not be less than 6 metres. (ii) In case of hospital buildings, an additional Floor Space Index of 0.25 is allowable over and above the normally permissible Floor Space Index . (iii) Additional Floor Space Index of 20% shall be permissible if stilt parking is provided. (iv) Buildings otherwise meant as public buildings but qualify the defi nition of ‘commerce’ in section 2(10) and ‘commercial use’ in section 2(11) of the Act shall be eligible for FSI meant for commercial use. This shall be decided by the technical committee of the Directorate on case-by-case basis. (v) In case of Information Technology buildings, further regulations as detailed in Schedule – VII shall prevail and complied with. (vi) Cases involving exemptions, clarifi cation etc., may be referred to the Empowered Committee. (4) Structures permissible in the minimum prescribed Front setback, side setback and rear setback are given in Schedule – III. (5) The minimum width of corridor shall be as given below:- Sl. Minimum width Building use or type. No. of corridor. (i) Residential buildings. 1.0 metres. (ii) Assembly buildings such as Auditoriums, Kalyanamandapams, cinema theatres, 2.0 metres. Religious buildings, temples, mosques or churches and other buildings of public assembly or conference. (iii) Institutional building such as:- a) Government offi ces. 2.0 metres. b) Hospitals. 2.4 metres. c) Educational buildings such as schools, colleges, research institutions. 2.0 metres. d) Commercial buildings such as private offi ces, nursing homes, lodges, etc., 2.0 metres. e) All other buildings. 1.5 metres.78 (6) Parking spaces shall be provided within the site conforming to the regulations given in Schedule – II and Schedule – II A. (7) Special regulations for physically disabled shall be adhered to as given in the Schedule – IV. (8) Rain water conservation given in Schedule – V. (9) Solar energy capture provisions shall be provided where applicable as given below: New buildings in the following categories shall be provided with the ancillary solar assisted solar heating system and it shall be shown in the plans for developments applied for planning permission:- (a) Nursing homes/hospitals exceeding 500 square metres in the fl oor area; (b) Hotels and lodges exceeding 500 square metres in the fl oor area; (c) Hostels exceeding 50 rooms; and (d) Kalyanamandapams exceeding 500 square metres in the fl oor area. (10) The reservation of land for community recreational purposes such as park or play ground required in these regulations shall be as given in Schedule – I. (11) Internal vehicular access way including passage if any within the site shall be a clear width of 7.2 metre and such vehicular access shall be available for every building block in the site within a distance of 50 metres. Further, it shall be a clear open to sky and no projection of structure over it is permissible. (12) If the building is constructed on stilts and the stilt fl oor is to be used for parking, the minimum clear height of the fl oor (between the lower fl oor and the bottom of the beam) shall not exceed 3.0 metres and it shall not be enclosed for use as garages; if it is enclosed it shall be counted for Floor Space Index and number of fl oors for the purpose of defi ning Group development/ Multi-storeyed building. (13) If a Group development contains more than one use and the allowability of the building space with reference to the abutting road width and exclusive passage width shall be decided based on the number of dwellings for a residential use and the equivalent fl oor area allowable for commercial and other uses. (14) Every Group development exceeding 900 square metre in fl oor area shall be provided with electrical room in ground fl oor or open space at ground level within the premises to accommodate electrical transformer conforming to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board standard and Fire and Rescue Service standard as mentioned in Schedule – VIII. (15) Vehicular ramp in set back spaces around building blocks may be permitted subject to the condition that the clearance of the proposed ramp from the property boundary/street alignment shall be minimum 1.5 metres and a clear motorable driveway of minimum 3.5 metres in width is available around the building block. (16) The structures incidental to the main activities such as water closet/pump room, transformer room, transformer yard, electric room shall not be construed as transformer room, transformer yard, electric room shall not be construed as individual block for the purpose of these rules. However, these structures may be permitted in the prescribed set back space provided that they do not fall in the drive way and its height does not exceed 4 metres provided further that transformer and electrical rooms fl oor area does not exceed 15 square metres and water closet and pump room per block does not exceed 6 square metres. (17) In cases of residential developments exceeding 100 dwelling units in primary residential use zone, commercial and institutional uses not exceeding 10 per cent of the fl oor area of the building at lower habitable fl oor levels, may be allowed (not for any industrial use) as incidental uses required for the occupants of the remaining residential developments within the premises. (18) In all such developments, sewage treatment plant shall be provided and maintained for the disposal of the sewage within the site itself. (19) Any construction with roof cover it in the terrace fl oor for A.C.Plant/structures shall be counted, as a fl oor and categorisation of type of building shall be done accordingly. (20) In cases where the extent of the site where residential or predominantly residential developments proposed exceeds 10000 square metres (1 hectare), the developer shall reserve minimum ten per cent of the site area (excluding roads if any handed over to local body) and provide housing thereon for lower income groups with dwelling units not exceeding 45 square metres in fl oor area each, either within the site proposed for group development or in a location within a radius of 5 k.m. from the site under reference. The developer or promoter or owner shall sell these small dwellings only for this purpose. No conversion or amalgamation shall be permissible in these cases of lower income group dwellings.79 (21) In residential/predominantly residential developments with dwelling units exceeding 20 in number, the design should include waste management infrastructure and atleast a closed non polluting storage provision for solid waste storage within the premises preferably with direct access from the abutting road shall be provided so that the local body can collect this stored waste from it. (22) In the interest of the public for better circulation in the area and also to ensure the proposed development does not block access to the properties around, in cases of large developments where link roads have to be provided for connectivity to the adjoining lands/areas, through the site applied for development, the Authority reserves the right to insist the applicant to set apart such road spaces within the site and the applicant shall hand over the same free of cost through a registered gift deed to the authority or local body designated by it for declaring it as public road. In such cases, set back from these roads to the buildings proposed shall be provided as prescribed in these regulations. (23) The space set apart for formation of a new road proposal in Master Plan/Detailed Development Plan/New Town Development Plan or road widening/street alignment shall be transferred to the relevant Authority or the Agency or the Local Body through a registered gift deed before actual issuance of planning permission. The exact mode of conveyance of the land shall be consistent with the relevant enactment and regulations. (24) Basement Floor;- (a) The height of basement fl oor shall not exceed 1.2 metres above ground level and the headroom shall be minimum 2.4 metres. (b) No part of the basement shall be constructed in the minimum required set back spaces, required for the movement of fi re fi ghting vehicles/equipments. (c) In cases where second basement is proposed for parking and incidental uses, suffi cient provision for lighting and ventilation and also for protection from fi re to the satisfaction of the Directorate of Fire and Rescue Services shall be made. (d) During the construction of the basement fl oor, it shall be sole responsibility of the planning permission holder to ensure that the building / structure in the adjoining sites are not weakened / damaged. (25) Display Board.- The details of the development for which planning permission issued, date of expiry of permit etc., shall be displayed in the format prescribed by the Authority on a board of size at least 60 cm. x 120 cm. 5. Multi-storeyed Building.- “Multi-storeyed building” means a building exceeding 4 fl oors (including ground fl oor or if this ground fl oor is used for parking under stilts, stilt fl oor + 4 fl oors) whose height is 15 metres or more. (1) (a) Site extent.- The minimum extent of site for construction of multi-storeyed building shall not be less than 1,500 square metres. (b) Road width.- The site shall either abut on a road not less than 18 metres in width or gain access from public road not less than 18 metres in width through a part of the site which can be treated as an exclusive passage of not less than 18 metres in width: Provided further that multi-storeyed building may be permitted with limitations on maximum Floor Space Index and maximum height of the building on a site abutting or gaining access from a public road of minimum 12 metres/15 metres in width, or gain access from public road not less than 12 metres/15 metres in width through a part of the site which can be treated as an exclusive passage of not less than 12 metres/15 metres in width, subject to compliance of the planning parameters stated in the Table to sub-regulation (2) below. (c) Minimum road width of 12 metres or above shall be permissible with multi-storeyed buildings without any further procedures. The height of multi-storeyed buildings will be technically correlated with the width of the abutting road. Once the road width is established based on records, these areas may be permitted with multi-storeyed buildings. Special consideration may be given to any specifi c recommendation to the contrary of above rule. No further resolutions or otherwise will be required. In case of doubts or clarifi cation or any related issue, the Empowered Committee shall take a fi nal decision. Explanation.- “Road width” means whole extent of space within the boundaries of the road/street measured at right angles to the course of direction of such road/street. The qualifying road width for permitting multi-storeyed building shall be available at least for a stretch of 500 metres along the length of the road abutting the site and the stretch from a junction can be straight or a curve or zigzag or combination of the above. To cite examples- (a) If the road over its general length is of 18 metres width, but because of some kinks in front of the site one end is 17.8 metres and the other end is 18.2 metres is acceptable. (b) If the general road is of width less than 18 metres width, but only widens opposite to or nearer to the site is more than 18 metres, is not acceptable.80 (c) If the road is generally of 18 metres width upto a considerable length on one side, but discontinues and narrows into a road of smaller width on the other side of the site in question and the plot owner is willing to leave enough space for continuity of 18 metres road in front of his site, this will have to be checked and decided on case-by-case. This should be referred to the Empowered Committee for appropriate decision. (d) If the general road width is less than 18 metres and the site owner merely agrees to leave enough space to have 18 metres in front of his site only, this is not acceptable. (2) The extent of the site, Floor Space Index, set back etc., for Multi-storeyed Building shall be regulated according to the Table below:- Sl. Category I Category Description. Cateogry I(b). Category III. No. (a). II. A. Minimum plot 1200 sq.m. 1200sq.m. 1500 sq.m. 2500 sq.m. extent. B. Minimum Plot 25 m. 25 m. 25 m. 40 m. width/frontage. C. Minimum road 12 m. 15 m. 18 m. width. D. Maximum Floor 1.5 1.75 2.50 2.25 2.00 Space Index. E. Maximum 30% 30% 30% Above Above coverage. 30% upto 40% upto 40% 50% F. Maximum height G+6 fl oors G+8 floors or 60 metre where the width of the above Ground or Stilt + Stilt + 9 fl oors abutting road minimum 18 metre, Level. 7 floors subject to a and exceeding 60 metre where the subject to maximum 30 m. width of abutting road is minimum a maximum 30.5 metres, subject to such 24 m. conditions as may be necessary. Height of the building above Minimum required setback space ground level. from the property boundary. G. Minimum set back Above 15 m. upto 30 m. 7 m. all around. Above 30 m. For every increase in height of 6m or part thereof above 30 m., minimum extent of setback space to be left additionally shall be one metre. H. Spacing between Height of the building above Minimum required spacing between block in case ground level. blocks. o f g r o u p Above 15 m. upto 30 m. 7 m. developments. Above 30 m. For every increase in height of 6m or part thereof above 30 m., space to be left additionally shall be one metre. Note: (i) The space specifi ed above shall be kept open to sky and free from any erection/projection (such as sunshade/balcony) of any building other than a fence or compound wall provided that these open yards may be used for the provision of access ways to the building’s parking facilities. (ii) A watchman or caretaker booth or Kiosk not exceeding 2.5 m. x 2.5 m. in size at each gate and not exceeding 3 metre in height, or power/transformer room not exceeding 4 metre in height shall be permitted in the set back space at ground level after leaving 7 metres clear set back from the main structure. Provided that the height restriction shall not apply for an open transformer. (iii) Gate pillars without or with arches with a minimum headroom clearance of 5.50 metre at least to a width of 3.5 metre may be permitted in the set back space after leaving 7 metres clear set back from the main structure.81 (iv) In cases where street alignment has been prescribed, the front open space shall be left from the street alignment. (v) In cases of hospital buildings an additional Floor Space Index of 0.25 is allowable over and above the normally permissible Floor Space Index. (vi) The Floor space index for Information Technology development shall be allowed at 1.5 times of the Floor Space Index ordinarily permissible for respective use of that zone provided site extent is not less than 2000 sq.m. This benefi t will not be available for primary residential use zone. Explanations.- (1) Parking and Parking facilities.- For the use of the occupants and of persons visiting the premises for the purposes of profession, trade, business, recreation or any other activity parking spaces and parking facilities shall be provided within the site to the satisfaction of the Authority and conforming to the standards specifi ed in Schedule-II and Schedule – II A. (2) Vehicular access within the site.- Internal vehicular access way including passage, if any, within the site, shall have a clear width of 7.2 metre and such vehicular access shall be available for every building block in the site. Further, it shall be a clear width of open to sky and no projection in structure over it is permissible. (3) Corridor width.- The corridor serving as access for units in the development in whichever fl oor they may be situated shall not be less than the standards prescribed in the Table below:- THE TABLE. Sl. Minimum width Building use or type. No. of corridor. (i) Residential buildings. 1.0 metres. (ii) Assembly buildings such as Auditoriums, Kalyanamandapams, 2.0 metres. cinema theatres, Religious buildings, temples, mosques or churches and other buildings of public assembly or conference. (iii) Institutional building such as:- (a) Government offi ces. 2.0 metres. (b) Hospitals. 2.4 metres. (c) Educational buildings such as schools, colleges, research 2.0 metres. institutions. (d) Commercial buildings such as private offi ces, nursing homes, 2.0 metres. lodges, etc., (e) All other buildings. 1.5 metres. (4) Basement Floor.- (a) The height of basement fl oor shall not exceed 1.2 metres above ground level and the headroom shall be minimum 2.4 metres. (b) No part of the basement shall be constructed in the minimum required set back spaces required for the movement of snorkel. (c) In cases where second basement is proposed for parking and incidental uses, suffi cient provision for lighting and ventilation and also for protection from fi re to the satisfaction of Directorate of Fire and Rescue Services shall be made. (d) During the construction of the basement fl oor, it shall be sole responsibility of the planning permission holder to ensure that the building/structure in the adjoining sites are not weakened/ damaged. (5) The reservation of land for community recreational purposes such as park or play ground required in these regulations shall be as given in Schedule – I. (6) Conformance to National Building Code of India.- (a) In so far as the determination of suffi ciency of all aspects of structural designs, building services, plumbing, fi re protections, construction practice and safety are concerned the specifi cations, standards and code of practices recommended in the National Building Code of India (as amended from time to time) shall be fully conformed to and any breach thereof shall be deemed to be a breach of the requirements under these regulations.82 (b) Every multi-storeyed development erected shall be provided with,- (i) lifts as prescribed in the National Building Code; (ii) a stand-by electric generator of adequate capacity for running lift and water pump, and a room to accommodate the generator; (iii) an electrical room of not less than 6 metres by 4.0 metres in area with a minimum head room of 2.75 metres to accommodate electric transformer in the ground fl oor; and the space for installation of transformers shall conform to the regulation given in Schedule-VIII; and (iv) at least one metre room of size 2.4 metres by 2.4 metres for every 10 consumers or 3 fl oors whichever is less. The metre room shall be provided in the ground fl oor. (7) Fire safety, detection and extinguishing systems.- (a) All building in their design and construction shall be such as to contribute to and ensure individually and collectively and the safety of life from fi re, smoke, fumes and also panic arising from these or similar other causes. (b) In building of such size, arrangement or occupancy that a fi re may not itself provide adequate warning to occupants, automatic fi re detecting and alarming facilities shall be provided where necessary to warn occupants or the existence of fi res, so that they may escape, or to facilitate the orderly conduct of fi re exit drills. (c) Fire protecting and extinguishing system shall conform to accepted standards and shall be installed in accordance with good practice as recommended in the National Building Code of India, as amended from time to time and to the satisfaction of the Director of Fire and Rescue Services by obtaining a no objection certifi cate from him. (8) In cases of residential developments exceeding 50 dwelling units in primary residential use zone, commercial and institutional uses not exceeding 10 per cent of the fl oor area of the building at lower habitable fl oor levels, may be allowed (not for any industrial use) as incidental uses required for the occupants of the remaining residential developments within the premises. (9) The design and plans of the building shall be made and signed by a qualifi ed Civil or Structural Engineer and an Architect who should possess the qualifi cation referred to in the Architects Act, 1972 (Central Act 20 of 1972), so as to become a member of the profession of Architects under the provisions of the said Act. The qualifi ed Engineer or Structural Engineer should also be Class I licensed Surveyor registered with Corporation/ Local body concerned. (10) Display Board.- The details of the developments for which planning permission issued, date of expiry of permit etc. shall be displayed in the format prescribed by the Authority on a board of size at least 60cm x 120cm. (11) In all the development sewage treatment plant shall be provided and maintained for the disposal of the sewage with design clearance from the Pollution Control Board. For smaller development, as per direction of planning authority septic tank with up-fl ow fi lters shall be provided and maintained for the disposal of the sewage within the site itself. (12) In cases where the extent of the site where residential or predominantly residential developments proposed exceeds 10,000 square metre (1 hectare), the developer shall reserve minimum ten per cent of the site area (excluding roads if any handed over to local body) and provide housing thereon for lower income groups with dwelling units not exceeding 45 square metre in fl oor area each, either within the site proposed for Multi- Storeyed Building development or in a location within a radius of 5 kilometre from the site under reference. The developer or promoter or owner shall sell these small dwellings only for this purpose. No conversion or amalgamation shall be permissible in these cases of lower income group dwellings. (13) In residential/predominantly residential developments with dwelling units exceeding 20 in number, the design should include waste management infrastructure with segregation at source and at least a closed non polluting storage provision for solid waste storage within the premises preferably with direct access from the abutting road shall be provided so that the local body can collect this stored waste from it. (14) In the interest of the public for better circulation in the area and also to ensure that the proposed development does not block access to the properties around, in cases of large developments where link roads have to be provided for connectivity to the adjoining lands areas, through the site applied for development, the relevant Authority reserves the right to insist the applicant to set apart such road spaces within the site and the applicant shall hand over the same free of cost through a registered gift deed to the authority or Local body designated by it for declaring it as public road. In such cases set back from these roads to the buildings proposed shall be provided as prescribed in these regulations.83 (15) The space set apart for formation of a new road as per New Town Development plan or Detailed Development Plan or road widening/street alignment shall be transferred to the respective Authority or the Agency or the Local Body through a registered gift deed before actual issuance of planning permission. The exact mode of conveyance of the land shall be consistent with the relevant enactment and regulations. (16) Rain water conservation shall be provided as given in Schedule – V. (17) Solar energy capture provisions as prescribed below:- New buildings in the following categories shall be provided with the ancillary solar assisted solar heating system and it shall be shown in the plans for developments applied for planning permission:- (a) Nursing homes/hospitals exceeding 500 square metres in the fl oor area; (b) Hotels and lodges exceeding 500 square metres in the fl oor area; (c) Hostels exceeding 50 rooms; and (d) Kalyanamandapams exceeding 500 square metres in the fl oor area. (18) Civil Aviation height and activity restrictions shall be adhered to. In cases where helipads are proposed at terrace of commercial/ industrial multi-storeyed buildings, clearance of civil aviation department shall be produced. (19) Special regulations for physically disabled shall be adhered to as in Schedule – IV. (20) Scrutiny of the plan.- The plan shall be scrutinised as per rule 15 of the Tamil Nadu Multi-storeyed and Public Building Rules, 1973. 6. Premium Floor Space Index.- Premium Floor Space Index over and above the normally allowable Floor Space Index shall be allowed, in any case not exceeding 0.5 for special buildings and group developments and not exceeding 1.0 for multi-storeyed buildings in specifi c areas which may be notifi ed, on collection of at the rates as may be prescribed with the approval of the Government. The amount collected shall be kept in an appropriate account for utilising it for infrastructure development in that area as may be decided by the Government. 6-A. Regulation of unit size and eligible additional Floor Space Index for the dwelling units meant for EWS, Low Income Group and Middle Income Group categories. (i) Floor Space Index:- Sl. Description Plinth area individual Additional Floor No. Dwelling unit Space Index 1. Economic Weaker Sections Up to 40 Sq.m. 50% (EWS) 2. Low Income Group (LIG) Above 40 sq. m. and 30% upto 60 sq.m. 3. Middle Income Group (MIG) Above 60 sq.m. up to 15% 70 sq.m. (ii) Plot Coverage:- To include MIG and along with Economically Weaker Sections and Low Income Group to allow additional plot coverage of 10% over and above the normally allowable plot coverage. 7. Transferable Development Rights.- (1) In certain circumstances, the development potential of the whole or a part of the plot/site may be separated from the land itself and may be made available to the land owner in the form of Transfer of Development Rights excepting in case of existing or retention users, or any compulsory reservation of space for public or recreational use or Economically Weaker Section/ social housing etc., in cases of sub-divisions/layouts/ special buildings/ group developments/multi-storeyed buildings or such other developments prescribed in the development regulations. (2) Transfer of Development Rights shall apply to cases, where a private land is required for,- (i) any road widening/any road formation as proposed in the New Town Development Plan or Detailed Development Plan; (ii) any traffi c and transport infrastructure development such as bus stops/stands and related transport infrastructure; (iii) any urban infrastructure development such as water supply, sewerage, drainage, electricity, education, health,84 notifi ed by the State Government department or Government agency or local body; (3) These rights may be made available and be subject to the regulations as given by the Government provided that in cases of slum (including pavement dwellers) rehabilitation schemes on private lands executed by a private developer/society/Non Governmental Organisation, the award of Transfer of Development Rights for Floor Space Index (FSI) may be considered subject to such guidelines and conditions as may be decided by the Government. 8. Proximity to quarries and crushers.- (1) No subdivision or layout shall be laid out or building the residential, commercial, industrial or institutional or any structure for occupation shall be constructed within 300 metres from an existing live quarry. (If a quarry is claimed as abandoned, then a certifi cate from the local body or the licensing authority concerned to that effect shall be produced when necessary). (2) No subdivision or layout shall be laid out or residential or commercial or institutional building shall be constructed within the radius of 500 metres from an existing crusher. (3) No crusher is permissible within a distance of 500 metre from an existing residential area and vice-versa. 9. Layout and Subdivisions.- (1) Layouts.- The laying out of land for building purposes shall be carried out only in accordance with the provisions specifi ed below:- (a) The minimum width of the public street / road which provide access to the proposed site for layout development shall be minimum of 9 metres. It should be a clear public access with a proper tar road being maintained by respective local body. (b) The width of roads in the layout shall conform to the minimum requirements given in the table below and shall be in conformity with the new town development plan if any published under section 26 of the Act and the new town development plan published under section 27 of the Act for the area except in group housing. THE TABLE. Minimum Description. Remarks. width. (1) (2) (3) A. Road. 7.0 metres. All streets and roads shall become public. The owner/developer shall form and hand over the (a) When the length of road not road to the local body. exceeding 120 metres. (b) Roads of length more than 120 9.0 metres. All streets and roads shall become public. The metres but less than 200 metres. owner/developer shall form and hand over the road to the local body. (c) Roads of length more than 200 12.0 metres. All streets and roads shall become public. The metres but less than 500 metres. owner/developer shall form and hand over the road to the local body. (d) Roads of length more than 500 18.0 metres. All streets and roads shall become public. The metres but less than 750 metres. owner/developer shall form and hand over the road to the local body. (e) Roads of length more than 24.0 metres. All streets and roads shall become public. The 750 metres but less than 1000 owner/developer shall form and hand over the metres. road to the local body. (f) Roads of length more than 1000 30.0 metres. All streets and roads shall become public. The metres. owner/developer shall form and hand over the road to the local body. The main access (principal road) which goes on along the alignment of the length of the road cannot be dismembered citing the side roads. For the purpose of calculating the length of road in the above table the side roads joining with the principal road will not be taken into account. (c) In case of demonstrable hardship or relaxation of any provisions the issue should be referred to the Empowered Committee.85 (2) (a) Splay.- A splay at the intersection of two or more streets/ roads shall be provided as below:- Width of road. Splay to be left. --------------------------- ----------------------------- Road width up to 10 metres. 1.5 metres x 1.5 metres. Road width above 10 metres. 3.0 metres x 3.0 metres. (b) Building line.- Building line shall be provided as follows:- Road width. Building line. Below 9 metres. 1.5 metres. 9 m. 3.0 m. 12 m. 3.0 m. 15 m. 4.5 m. 18 m. 4.5 m. 24 m. 6.0 m. 30 m. 6.0 m. (c) Roads for industrial developments:- Minimum width Description. Remarks. of road. (1) (2) (3) (a) The length of road upto 9.0 metres. The road may be private or public. 150 metres. (b) The length of road 12 metres. The road shall become public. 150 metres to 200 metres. (c) The length of road 15 metres. The road shall become public. 200 metres to 250 metres. (d) The length of road 18 metres. The road shall become public. 250 metres to 500 metres. e) The length of road more 24 metres. The road shall become public. than 500 metres. Note.- (i) All layout applications should be accompanied with the legal opinion regarding ownership and with other documents, details required for scrutiny. (ii) All roads shall be connected to a public road of minimum width of minimum 9 metres. (iii) The width of roads in the layout area covered by a Development Plan shall confi rm to the alignment and width of roads as contained in the respective new town development plans. (iv) No plot in a layout shall be subdivided or utilised for any other purpose except with prior approval of the Authority who shall consult the Director. (v) While determining the length of roads,- (a) The possibility of its future extension beyond the layout area shall also be taken into consideration; and (b) Space for expansion of an existing road may be provided wherever it is considered necessary.86 (vi) When the layout site abuts a National Highway and State Highway or Bye Pass Road, a service road of width upto 7.0 metres along with a green strip upto 3.0 metres in width shall be provided. (vii) The procedure for approval of layouts will be as per the Government Orders issued in G.O.(Ms)No.134, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, dated 20.9.2002 and G.O(Ms)No.71, Rural Development (C2) Department, dated 16.6.2003. (viii) The conditions annexed to the order while according technical approval of the layout shall be binding on the developer / local body/planning authority, as the case may be. (ix) Any development of layouts without obtaining specifi c approval under these regulations will be construed unauthorised development. In such unauthorised development Appropriate Authorities may initiate necessary action as per sections 56 and 57 of the Act. Appropriate Authorities for this purpose may be any of the Executive Authorities of local bodies, member secretary of the New Town Development authorities or Regional Deputy Director/Joint Director of the Town and Country Planning Department. These authorities can exercise concurrent and parallel authorities under their respective jurisdiction. (d) Community and recreational open spaces.- (i) Reservation of land for community and recreational purposes in a layout or subdivision for residential, industrial or combination of such uses shall be reserved and kept open to sky and be devoid of any building shall be as follows:- Extent of layout. Reservation. For the fi rst 2500 square meters. Nil. More than 2500 square meters. 10% of the area shall be reserved and this space shall be maintained as communal and recreational open space to the satisfaction of the authority such as parks, play grounds, community play space etc. and this should be handed over to the local body and a minimum of 1% shall be reserved for local shops apart from this in major layout more than 10 acres of site 4 to 5% of area shall be reserved for public purpose such as community buildings viz., educational, commercial, community facilities in accordance with the norms given below. (ii) In cases where the extent of the residential layout exceeds 10,000 square metres (1 hectare), ten percent of layout area (excluding roads) shall be developed as Economically Weaker Section plots and the owner or developer or promoter shall sell these plots only for this purpose. No conversion or amalgamation is permissible in these cases of Economically Weaker Section plots. (iii) The cost of laying improvements to the system in respect of road, water supply, sewerage, drainage or electric power supply that may be required as assessed by the competent authority shall be provided by the applicant at his cost. (iv) All other social, educational, commercial, infrastructure may be suggested as per the norms of the National Building Code. (3) (i) Reservation of space for the following additional common facilities should be made:- (a) Recessed bus-bays with bus shelters along side the road; (b) Coffee stall/milk booth; (c) Off-street parking; and (d) Toilet. (ii) The space set apart for roads and the area reserved for community and recreational purposes as mentioned above shall be registered and transferred to the Authority or Agency or the local body designated by the Authority through a registered deed before the approval of the layout. The exact mode of conveyance should be consistent with the relevant enactments and regulations. Any exemptions or waiver on this space could be decided by the Government only. (iii) The building and use of land shall confi rm to the conditions that may be imposed while sanctioning the layout.87 (iv) The planning permission for the layout of roads, sub-divisions and amalgamation of plots for building purposes shall be accorded after duly getting the prior approval of the Director or from a person authorised by the Director. The terms and conditions and the manner of development may be stipulated by the Director or from the person authorised by the Director, therefore shall be complied with and shall form part of the conditions for issue of planning permissions. (v) The 10% reservation shall not be put into any other use or considered for de-reservation. (vi) Scheme road concessions. (vii) Public purpose concessions. (4) No deviations to above regulations shall be permissible. Any concessions or relaxation or interpretation etc. required on layout parameters, the same shall be referred to the Empowered Committee. The Empowered Committee may consider the relevant facts on multi-access to ease traffi c fl ows and decide for approval of layout. Other relevant parameters may also be examined by the Empowered committee with due justifi cation to arrive at a considered decision. (5) Sub-division and amalgamation of plots/sites.- The sub-division and amalgamation of plots shall be carried out when no new roads are introduced and the sites of subdivision abut an existing public road: Provided that the sub-division of sites will be approved if the site satisfi es the requirements specifi ed below and other planning parameters contained in regulation 9 (1). Description. Minimum width. Remarks. Passage: The length of existing or proposed 3.00 metres. Passage may be private. passage is less than 50 metres. 10. Empowered Committee.- Specifi c cases of demonstrable hardship shall be referred to the Empowered Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Housing and Urban Development with Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply, Member Secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority as members and Director of Town and Country Planning as Convener of this committee. The Empowered Committee may relax any of the planning parameters prescribed in these regulations on due consideration on merits on case to case basis. The Empowered Committee will also be the appellate authority as per section 79 of the Act. The Government may give directions on individual cases to be referred to the Empowered Committee on specifi c issues. 11. Transitory provisions.- All applications for development including multi-storeyed building, pending prior to the issue of these development control regulations shall be disposed of in accordance with the planning parameters and rules prevailing before the issue of these regulations. Schedule – I. Open Space Reservation. (1) The open space reservation of land for community recreational purposes such as park/play ground shall be as given below at ground level in a shape and location abutting a public road: Extent of site. Reservation. (a) For 2500 square metre. Nil. (b) Above 2500 square metre. 10% of the area subject to a minimum dimension of 10 metres. (2) The site so reserved shall be exclusive of the back spaces and spacing between blocks, and shall be free from any construction / structure. (3) Existing development is defi ned as one where the extent of ground area covered by structures already existing (prior to application for planning permission) is 25% and above of the total site area.88 (4) Open Space Reservation (OSR) should be earmarked only on the area abutting public road. Only under unavoidable circumstances these Open Space Reservation, which may be permitted within the site abutting internal circulation road provided that road also to be handed over to local body. (5) In the specifi c cases where a clearly demonstrable hardship is caused, the Empowered committee may relax various conditions on the Open Space Reservation mentioned above. (6) Payment of cost in lieu of Open Space Reservation is generally not permissible, however for lesser extent this may be considered by the Empowered Committee on case to case basis. (7) Open Space Reservation should be earmarked at one place only. In case of major development, the Empowered Committee may consider splitting of Open Space Reservation at more than one places on case to case basis. Schedule – II. Parking Standards. Sl. Building use. Number of Parking Spaces. No. (1) (2) (3) 1. Residential. One car space for 75 square metres of fl oor area or part thereof excluding the fi rst 75 For building with dwelling unit or square metres in other words. units of fl oor area exceeding 75 square metres each. Dwelling area. Number of cars. Upto 150 square metres. 1 car space. Above 150 square metres. 2 car space. but below 225 square metres. Above 225 square metres. 3 car space. but below 300 square metres. Two wheeler parking - One two wheeler parking space for every dwelling unit with fl oor area of 40-75 square metres. The dimension of two wheeler parking lot shall be minimum1.5 metres x 2 metres with a driveway of minimum 1.5 metres. Note.- In such cases where the number of car parking space required does not exceed 3 in number, separate driveway need not be insisted. 2. Commercial. (i) Floor area upto 50 square metres – Nil (a) Shop and. (ii) Floor area above 50 square metre but below 100 square metre - 1 car space. (b) Shopping centre. (iii) For every additional 50 square metres or part thereof exceeding 100 square metres - 1 car space. (c) Offi ce and fi rm (including One car space for every 100 square metres public and Semi public of fl oor area or part thereof. offi ces). (d) Restaurants. One car space for every 100 square metres of fl oor area or part thereof.89 (e) Hotels and Lodges. 1. In starred and major hotels with more than 50 rooms one space for every 4 guest rooms. 2. In unstarred and other hotels - One space for every10 guest rooms. (f) Assembly Halls, Cinema One space for every 20 square metres of and Public Halls including auditorium area. Community Centres. (g) Kalyanamandapams. One space for every 20 square metres of marriage hall area. 3. Warehouse and Wholesale stores. One lorry space for every 500 square metres of plot area or less. 4. Educational Institutions. 1. Floor area less Nil. than100 square metres. 2. Floor area above One car space for 100 square every every 200 square metres but 200 square metres of less than 1000 fl oor area or part thereof. square metres. 3. For every One car space. additional 100 square metres of Floor Area or part thereof over 1000 square metres. Note: Atleast 25% of the total parking space shall be provided in the part of the site abutting the road for parking / stopping of vehicles. 5. Hospitals and Nursing Home. One space for every 15 beds of part thereof. One extra area for every 100 square metres of non-bed space in the Hospitals and Nursing Homes. 6. Industries. i) Floor Area upto Nil. 100 square metres. ii) Floor Area upto One lorry space. 500 square metres. iii)Floor area One lorry space for every exceeding 500 square metres of total 500 square floor every 500 square metres. metres of total fl oor area or part thereof. 7. Other uses. (Institutions, Transport As may be specifi ed by the Authority. and Communications Centre etc.,).90 PART – II 1. Dimension. The dimension of parking stall shall be 5.0 m. x 2.5 m. with a minimum width which of driveway of 3.5 m. for one way movement and 7.2m width for two way movement. In case of warehouse and godowns and industries the dimension of parking stall shall be 10 m. x 3.75 m. with a minimum width of driveway of 3.75 m. The number of car spaces required will be calculated on 75% of the total fl oor area of the building. 2. (i) Radius. Minimum inside radius of lane 4.5 metres. (ii) Gradient. 1. Preferred gradient 4% (1 in 25.) 2. Absolute maximum gradient 5% (1 in 20). 3. Head Room. In those parts of a building (above or below ground fl oor level) used or intended to be used for the parking of wheeled vehicles, the minimum clear height to such part of the building shall be not less than 2.4 metres. For lorry parking the minimum head room shall be 3.5 metres. 4. Conditions: 1. The area of each stall shall be fl at and free from kerbs and other encumbrances. 2. The angled parking, where a stall is adjacent to a large element such as a wall, minimum stall width shall be 2.7 metres for parallel parking, where cars cannot be parked by reversing, minimum stall length shall be 7.2 metres. 3. Type of Stall size Aisle Parking. Minimum. width. Parallel 2.5 m. x 6.0 m . 3.5metre. parking. Rectangular. 30 degree. 2.5 m. x 5.0 m. 3.5metre. Rectangular. 45 degree. 2.5 m. x 5.0 m. 3.5 metre. Rectangular. 60 degree. 2.5 m. x 5.0 m. 3.5 metre Rectangular. 90 degree. 2.5 m. x 5.0 m. 6.0 metre Rectangular. 4. The width of aisles and ramps shall be free from kerbs and other encumbrances. 5. Adequate blending of ramp grades at fl oor levels shall be provided. This can be satisfactorily achieved by the provision of straight slope 3.0 metres to 3.6 metres long at half the grade of the ramps. 6. The surface of long spiral ramps shall be super elevated to facilitate movement of vehicles or other adopted. 7. The slope of a curved ramp shall be that of the centerline of its path.91 PART – III. Multi Level Parking : 1. No. of storeys permissible. 2. Gradient and ramps. - 1 in 10 generally - 1 in 8 minimum. 3. Clear height between - 2.10 metres minimum. fl oors. 4. Parking stall dimension. - 2.5 metres x 5.0 metres. 5. Inside radius of curve. - 7 metres minimum. 6. Width of traffi c lane, - 7.5 metres minimum. ramps and entrance. 7. Gradient of slopping - Not steeper than 1 fl oors. in 20. 8. Loading standards. - 400 kg / sq.m. maximum. 9. Ramps if two way, shall - be separated. Schedule – II A. Multi Level Car Parking. Special Rules for parking at upper fl oors above stilt parking fl oor in Special Buildings/Group developments/Multi- storeyed Buildings. (i) In case where the minimum required number of parking, as prescribed in the Development Control Regulations could not be accommodated in the basement fl oors and / or a stilt fl oor (by way of covered parking not counting the open parking), parking in the subsequent upper fl oors above the stilt parking fl oor is allowable with Floor Space Index and coverage exemptions to the extent required to accommodate the minimum required number of parking after accommodating the same in the lower fl oors. (ii) The parking spaces shall be designed and clearly marked and provided with adequate access, aisles, driveways and ramps required for maneuvering and movement of vehicles. (iii) These upper fl oor parking spaces shall also conform to the standards prescribed in Schedule II. Further it shall also conform to the following:- (a) The upper parking fl oors shall not be enclosed by walls except Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC) parapet / protector frame with maximum 1.2 meters in height. (b) The upper level parking fl oors shall be adequately provided with natural ventilation and lighting. (c) Where car/two wheeler lifts are proposed/provided, there shall be atleast one vehicular ramp to standards, from the parking fl oors to the ground level. (d) Water Closet/toilet facility and a security cabin are allowable in each of such upper level parking fl oors. (e) Before issue of Planning Permission the land owner(s) / person(s) who has right to sell the premises is required to register the Memorandum of Agreement in the format prescribed below in Rs.100/- (Rupees One Hundred only) stamp paper to create a charge in the premises to prevent any unauthorized conversion of parking fl oors for other uses and to ensure continued uses of upper parking fl oor area for the purposes approved in the plan by the New Town Development Authority or the Regional Deputy Director of Town and Country Planning or designated agency and to hand over the upper parking fl oor area designated in the sanctioned plan free of cost to New Town Development Authority or Regional Deputy Director of Town and Country Planning or designated agency in cases of deviation. (iv) The structural design of such upper level parking fl oors shall conform to the National Building Code and Indian Standard Institute standards prescribed therein and conformity of the same shall be certifi ed by a qualifi ed structural engineer who shall also be a qualifi ed class I Licensed Surveyor, by signing the plan at the stage of obtaining Planning Permission, and also certifying its conformity at the stage of completion certifi cate.92 (v) A charge shall be made by the owner when any deed of transfer is made, specifi cally mentioning that the upper fl oor parking spaces (shown in the plan annexed) shall not be converted for other uses at any point of time and if there are any unauthorized conversion into other uses, the building is liable for enforcement action by the New Town Development Authority or the Regional Deputy Director of Town and Country Planning or designated agency as per the provisions of the Act. Note: 1. The above special regulation for conventional parking fl oors shall not apply to an automated / mechanical parking which may have a number of vehicle holding layers above ground level, and such an automated / mechanical parking shall conform to the safety standards and shall be provided to the satisfaction of the Authority. 2. Provision of any upper level parking above stilt parking fl oor without availing the Floor Space Index / coverage exemptions, shall not attract above special regulation. However, such upper level parking shall conform to multilevel parking requirement prescribed in Schedule II of the Development Control Regulations. Format of the Memorandum of Agreement to be executed by the owners in case of Upper Parking Floor Area. i) This Memorandum of Agreement executed at ……………………………… on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . day . . . . . . . . . . of . . . . . . . . . . . month . . . . . . . . year . . . . . . . . by the owner’s Thiru / Tmt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S/O. / W/O. . . . . . . . . . . . . aged . . . . . . . . residing at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in favour of the …………………………….(Plan Sanctioning Authority) witnessed as follows: ii) I / We are the owners of the premises at S.No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Block No. . . . . . . . Village Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Taluk Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . District Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bearing Door No. . . . . . . . Street Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Site address . . . . . . . . . . . . . locality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .of total extent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . square meter. iii) I / we have applied for Planning Permission for construction of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . building with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .upper fl oors for parking conforming to the Development Control Regulations No.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . whereas the Development Control Regulations require the execution of this Memorandum of Agreement to create a charge on the premises to prevent any unauthorized conversion of the parking fl oors for other uses and also to ensure continued usage of the Upper Parking Floors Area (UPFA) for the purpose approved in the plan by ……………………………………………(Plan Sanctioning Authority). iv) I / we hereby agree to hand over the upper parking fl oors area designated in the sanctioned plan free of cost to …………………………………..(Plan Sanctioning Authority) in cases of deviations. v) I / we hereby agree that the Memorandum of Agreement given by me / us with regard to Upper Parking Floors area will be shown in the construction agreement / sale deed of the buildings. A specifi c clause will be included in the sale deed that in case if the Upper Parking Floors designated in the sanctioned plan is put into habitable use at any point of time, then the owner will hand over the violated upper parking fl oor area to …………………………………………….(Plan Sanctioning Authority) free of cost and……………………………………… (Plan Sanctioning Authority) will restore the upper parking fl oors as per the sanctioned plan. vi) I / we hereby agree and assure that I will put up the upper parking fl oors only in accordance with the approved plan. In case of any violation, ………………………………….(Plan Sanctioning Authority) is authorized to demolish such violated portions or seal the premises or take any other enforcement action as per law and recover the cost from me / us. vii) This Memorandum of Agreement is valid and binding on every one as long as the building is in existence. viii) This Memorandum of Agreement is executed by me / us on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with the full knowledge of contents of the document. Schedule – A - Total property Schedule – A - Upper Parking area in sq.m. Floor wise.93 Schedule – III. Structures permissible in the minimum prescribed Front setback, side setback and rear setback. (1) Unless or otherwise specifi cally provided for elsewhere in these regulations, no structure shall be constructed within the minimum prescribed set back spaces except the following:- (a) In cases of non-multi-storyed buildings (including ordinary buildings)- A. Unsupported sunshade, wardrobes, balconies and other projections from the main walls, stated below so long as such structures do not fall within minimum prescribed set-back spaces more than what is prescribed below:- (i) Sun-shades. 0.60 metres. (ii) Non continuous wardrobes or built-in cub boards 0.60 metres. above ground fl oor. (iii) Open non-continuous balconies (above ground fl oor). 1.20 metres. (iv) Open service verandah to kitchen (above ground fl oor). 1.20 metres. (v) Architectural projections above ground fl oor. 1.00 metres. (vi) Staircase open landing projections (not affecting 1.00 metres. driveway). (vii) Cantilevered portico so long as it does not fall within 1.5 metre from the street alignment or boundary of the site whichever is closer. The items (iii) to (vi) above shall be permitted in the setback spaces provided a minimum clearance of 0.5 metres for an ordinary building and 1.50 metres for a special building/ group development and for any other non-multi-storeyed building from the property boundary or street alignment whichever closer is made available; Provided further that if non-continuous projecting structures stated above in the set backs exceed 50% of the side/ length of the building, then they shall be taken as forming part of the main building, and shall not be allowed in the minimum prescribed setback spaces. B. Motor room of area not exceeding 2 square metre each and height not exceeding 1.8 metres, without affecting parking and driveway requirements. (b) In case of ordinary buildings, Open single or spiral staircase or open double fl ight staircase so long as such structure do not fall within 0.50 metre from the side boundary or 1 metre from the rear or front boundary of the site or street alignment. In case of Residential buildings in the rear set back, structures like lavatory, lumber room, garbage etc. not intended for human habitation and servant quarters are permissible provided it does not occupy more than one third of the plot width, 6 metres from rear boundary and 4 metres in height from ground level. (c) A compound wall of height not exceeding 2.0 metres. (d) Watchman booth not exceeding 2.5 metres x 2.5 metres in size at each gate and height not exceeding 3 metres (e) Gate pillars without or with arches with a minimum headroom clearance of 5.50 metres atleast to a width of 3.5 metres (f) Meter rooms for meter boxes/ electrical panels along the boundary wall or external walls of the building with the projections not exceeding 0.60 metre from the abutting walls and the open transformer without affecting parking and drive way, subject to the safety measures stipulated by Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. Explanations.- (1) Any wardrobe or staircase projection stated above is countable for coverage and Floor Space Index computation. (2) In order to minimise traffi c confl icts on to the abutting roads, the number of vehicular entry/exits to site shall be kept minimum and it shall not exceed 2 numbers (i.e. one entry/one exit): Provided that an additional gate for every 50 metres frontage may be allowed in large sites if the frontage exceeds 50 metres.94 Schedule – IV. Special regulations for physically disabled shall be adhered to as follows:- In order to provide barrier free environment in the buildings and premises used by public the following shall be provided for persons with disabilities. (It does not apply to residential developments) (1) Site planning: Every building should have atleast one access to main entrance/exit to the disabled which shall be indicated by proper signage. This entrance shall be approached through a ramp together with stepped entry. The ramp should have a landing in front of the doorway. (2) Parking: (i) Surface parking for atleast two car spaces shall be provided near entrance for the physically handicapped persons with maximum travel distance of 30 metres from building entrance. (ii) The width of parking bay shall be minimum 3.6 metres. (iii) The information stating that the space is reserved for wheel chair users shall be conspicuously displayed. (3) Building requirements: (i) For approach to the plinth level, and in other levels where ramps with gradients are necessary or desired they shall conform to the following requirements:- (a) Ramps slope shall not be steeper than 1 in 12; (b) Its length shall not exceed 9 metres between landings and its width shall be minimum 1.5 metres with handrails on either side; (c) Its surface shall be non slippery; and (d) Minimum size of landing shall be 1 metre x 2 metres (ii) Among the lifts provided within the premises atleast one lift shall have the facility to accommodate the wheel chair size 80 cm. x 150 cm. (iii) The doors and doorways shall be provided with adequate width for free movement of the disabled persons and it shall not be less than 90 cm. (iv) Stairs shall have the handrail facilities as prescribed in the National Building Code. (v) Minimum one special water closet in a set of toilet shall be provided for the use of handicapped as specifi ed in National Building Code with essential provision of washbasin near the entrance for the handicapped. Schedule – V. Rain water conservation. Water conservation.- (1) Effective measures shall be taken within each premises for conservation of rainwater and rainwater-harvesting structures atleast to the following standards shall be provided; the same shall be shown in the plan applied for planning permission. (a) Buildings of height upto ground + 1 fl oor:- Percolation pits of 30 centimetres diameter and 3 metres depth may be made and fi lled with broken bricks (or pebbles) for 2.85 metres and the top covered with perforated Reinforced Concrete Cement (R.C.C.) slab. These percolation pits may be made at intervals of 3 metres centre to center along the plinth boundary. The rain water collected in the open terrace may be collected through a 150 millimetres Poly Vinyl Chloride Pipe laid on the ground and may be allowed to fall in the percolation pits or into a open well through a seepage fi lter of 60cm x 60cm. (fi lter media broken bricks) provided before the open well which will improve the ground water level. A dwarf wall of 7.5 centimetres height is built across the entry and exit gates to retain water and allow it to percolate within. (b) Special buildings, Group developments, Multi-storyed buildings, Industrial and Institutional buildings:- There shall be a pebble bed of 1 metre width and 1.5 metres depth all around the building and fi lled with rounded pebbles of 5 centimetres to 7.5 centimetres size. The concrete paving around the building has to be slopped at about 1 in 20 towards the pebble bed, so that rain water from the terrace and side open spaces fl ow over this pavement and spread into the pebble bed around. Dwarf walls in masonry of 7.5 centimetres, height shall be constructed at the entrance and exit gates to retard rainwater collected into the compound from draining out to the road.95 or (c) Any one of the methods shown in the sketches annexed may also be adopted depending on to the conditions and type of development. (2) Additional regulations for all buildings: (a) In the ground fl oor, fl oor level of water closets shall be atleast 0.9 metre above the road level to ensure free fl ow. (b) All centrally air conditioned buildings shall have their own wastewater reclamation plant and use reclaimed wastewater for cooling purposes. (c) A separate sump shall be constructed for storing portable water supplied by the local body, the volume of sump not exceeding 1000 litres per dwelling. This sump shall be independent of other tanks, which may be constructed for storing water obtained from other sources. Schedule – VI. Spaces excluded from Floor Space Index and coverage computation. 1. The following shall not be counted towards Floor Space Index and plot coverage computation:- (1) Areas covered by stair-case rooms and lift rooms and passages thereto above the top most storey, architectural features, chimneys, elevated tanks (provided its height below the tank from the fl oor does not exceed 1.5 metres) and water closet (area not exceeding 10 square metres). (2) Staircase and lift rooms and passage thereto in the stilt parking fl oor. (3) Lift wells in all the fl oors. (4) Area of fi re escape staircase and cantilever fi re escape passages. (5) Area of the basement fl oor/fl oors used for parking. (6) Area of the stilt parking fl oor provided its clear height (between lower fl oor and the bottom of the roof beam) does not exceed 3.0 metre and it is open on sides, and used for parking. (7) Area of structures exclusively for, accommodating machineries for water treatment plant and effl uent treatment plant proposed with clearance from Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board. (8) Areas covered by service ducts, and garbage shaft. (9) Area of Balcony/Service verandah to an extent of 5 per cent of each dwelling unit area in case of residential buildings and 5 percent of room area in case of hotels and lodges. (10) Porches / Canopies / porticos. (11) Service fl oor with height not exceeding 1.5 metres. (12) The following services and incidental structures necessary to the principal use subject to a maximum of 10 percent of the total fl oor area:- (a) Area of one offi ce room not exceeding 15 square metres for co-operative housing society or apartment/ building owners association in each block. (b) Servant’s/driver’s bath room and water closet (not exceeding 20 square metres) for each block in cases of special building, group development and multi-storeyed building at ground fl oor/ stilt parking fl oor. (c) Gymnasium of 150 square metres in fl oor area. (d) Area covered by,- (i) Metre room in ground fl oor or parking fl oor; (ii) Air-conditioning plant room in basement or ground fl oor; (iii) Electrical room (conforming to Schedule – VIII) in ground fl oor or stilt parking fl oor; (iv) Watchmen or caretaker booth/room in ground fl oor/ stilt parking fl oor; (v) Pump room in ground fl oor or stilt parking fl oor;96 (vi) Generator room in basement fl oor or ground fl oor or stilt fl oor; (vii) Lumber room in basement fl oor or ground fl oor; (viii) Air Handling Units in all the fl oors; (ix) Electrical / switch gear rooms in all the fl oors. (e) Area of one room in ground fl oor of residential and commercial multi-storeyed building, special buildings, group developments for separately. Schedule – VII. Additional Floor Space Index benefi ts for Information Technology developments. The development of land and building for the purpose of development of Information Technology park, software and its associated, computer technology, bio-informatic units shall be certifi ed by the appropriate authority designated by the Government for the purpose, to avail the concession stated below:- (1) Areas.- The proposed Information Technology development is permissible in the New town development area, subject to the provision of adequate water supply and sewage disposal arrangement to the satisfaction of the authority. (2) Activities.- Manufacture of hardware, development of software and its associated computer – communication technology applications, bio-informatic units including offi ces, conference halls and projection theatres connected therewith, only shall be permitted. No showrooms, other offi ces, residential uses and activities of similar nature shall be permitted. Provided that incidental activities such as staff canteen, staff recreational area, guest accommodation, watchmen quarters and the like not exceeding 10% of the total fl oor area shall be permitted. Provided further that within above ceiling of 10%, each of the above incidental activities should not exceed 5% of the total fl oor area. (3) Road width.- The proposed development shall either abut on a public road of not less than 12 metres in case of special building and 18 metres in case of multi-storeyed building in width or gain access from a passage of not less than 12 metres or 18 metres width which connects to a public road of not less than 12 metres or 18 metres in respective special or multi-storeyed building. (4) Site extent.- The site extent shall not be less than 1500 square metres. (5) Height.- (a) For non-multi-storeyed buildings, it shall in conformity with the requirements prescribed in the regulations. (b) For multi-storeyed buildings, maximum permissible height shall be 60 metres where the width of the abutting road is minimum 18 metres, and exceeding 60 metres where the width of abutting road is minimum 30.5 metres, subject to such conditions as may be necessary. (6) Floor Space Index.- Maximum Floor Space Index allowable is 1.5 times of the Floor Spaces Index ordinarily permissible. (7) Car parking standards.- The covered car parking space will be allowed upto ground + 3 fl oors above ground level and the same shall not be included in the fl oor space index/ plot coverage. (8) Other parameters.- Except for the above said specifi c provisions, the developments shall conform to these rules in respect of all other parameters. Schedule – VIII. Tamil Nadu Electricity Board and Fire and Rescue Service standards. 1. Electrical rooms in Special building, Group development and Multi-storeyed building developments shall conform to the following:- A. Tamil Nadu Electricity Board standards.- i) Indoor space required within the premises for installing fl oor mounted Distribution Transformer and associated switchgear. (a) An electrical room for accommodating the transformers and associated switchgears shall be provided at the ground fl oor, either within the built up space of the multi-storeyed buildings or outside the building and within the premises of the multi-storeyed buildings nearer the main entrance of the building. The associated switchgear shall be separated from the transformer bays by a fi re-resisting wall with a fi re resistance of not less than 4(four) hours.97 (b) The width of the approach road to the above said electrical room shall not be less than 3.0 metres. (c) The electrical room with RCC roof shall have clear fl oor area 6 m. x 4 m. with a vertical clearance of 2.75 m. (d) Three sides of this room shall be covered with brick walls. The fourth side, towards the approach road shall be covered with M.S. Rolling Grill Shutter of width not less than 3 metre with locking facility. (e) The electrical room shall be fi tted with 2 Nos. exhaust fans in the wall facing the approach road, one on either side of the shutter. (f) The electrical room shall have raised cement fl ooring with cable duct of 450-mm. width and 750 mm. depth, all around inside the room and close to the exterior wall shutters. The fl ooring shall slope towards the cable duct. The cable duct shall be covered with RCC slabs of thickness not less than 75mm. (3 inches). The covered slabs shall fl ush with the cement fl ooring. The radius of curvature of the cable ducts at the turnings inside the electrical room shall not be less than one metre. The open space within the premises for installation. A clear space of 10 m. x 4 m. or 5 m. x 5 m. open to the sky and having an approach road of width not less than 3 metres, upto the public road shall be provided within the consumer premises, preferably at the main entrance. B. Directorate of Fire and Rescue Services standards.- (i) No transformer shall be located below the fi rst basement or above the ground fl oor (ii) A sub station or switch station with apparatus having more than 2000 litres oil shall not be allowed in case of indoor transformer. (iii) The indoor transformer should preferably be housed in a fi re proof room with walls and doors suffi cient fi re rating. The room in the ground fl oor of the basement housing the transformer shall have a free access to the outside. There shall be a curb or a dwarf wall around the transformer so that oil spills if any, is contained within the curb. There shall also be a suitable drain with a ‘fl ame-arrester’. If in the basement, the transformers shall be adequately protected against fi re by a high velocity water spray or a CO fl ooder of suitable capacity, depending upon the size of the transformer. 2 The switchgears, if any shall be housed in a separate room with suitable fi re resistance walls. The transformers shall be located only in the periphery of the basement or ground fl oor, observing suitable clearances. DCP or CO portable fi re extinguishers of a minimum capacity of 10kg. shall be kept near the doorway housing 2 the transformer. All indoor transformers shall be subjected to periodic inspection and shall be replaced in good time so that there is no fi re risk. The room shall be well ventilated so that the transformer remains cool. The room shall have emergency and automatic lighting with independent power supply.”98 “Schedule-IX. Installation of Solar Photo Voltaic System. (1) Minimum terrace area to be reserved for erecting solar photo voltaic panels shall be 1/3rd of total terrace area. (2) The approximate space required for erecting solar photo voltaic panels is 10 sq.m. for generating 1 KW of electricity. (3) The electricity generated from solar photo voltaic system so erected shall be used for common electricity requirements in the multi-ownership buildings like staircase lights, setback lights, lifts, pumps and non-fl oor space index areas, etc. However, in case of single ownership buildings, the electricity generated from solar photo voltaic system shall be used for all purposes. (4) Net metering guidelines of Tamil Nadu Energy Regulatory Commission shall apply to all such installation of solar photo voltaic system. (5) The local planning authority shall monitor the actual erection and give completion certifi cate to the said buildings only after the erection of solar photo voltaic panels. The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited will give service connection of net metering only after such completion certifi cate is obtained.” DHARMENDRA PRATAP YADAV, Secretary to Government. 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