Draft Directions- 2016

GANDHIDHAM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

A SET OF DRAFT DIRECTIONS- 2016

ISSUED BY

GANDHIDHAM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

UNDER SECTION 6 OF GANDHIDHAM (DEVELOPMENT & CONTROL ON ERECTION OF BUILDINGS) ACT, 1957

Prepared By: Gandhidham Development Authority MARCH 2016

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5 GDA(5)/ 2016/ 2594 Date: 15.03.2016

DRAFT DIRECTIONS - 2016 In exercise of powers conferred under Sub-Section-2 of Section-6 the Gandhidham (Development & Control on Erection of Buildings) Act, 1957, the Gandhidham Development Authority issues the following Directions: These Directions may be called the Gandhidham (Development & Control on Erection of Buildings) Directions- 2016.

These Draft Directions contains Table of Content (page nos. i to viii) and Directions (page nos. 1 to 161).

Notes:

i. It is proposed that the Gandhidham (Development & Control on Erection of Buildings) Directions- 2016 shall modify, revise and replace the Gandhidham Directions-1960 and all the amendments made thereto till date by the Authority.

ii. The Draft Directions- 2016 in part adds/ delets/ amends to the sanctioned Directions- 1960 and amendments made till date, and in part also retain the sanctioned Directions- 1960 and amendments made thereto till date without making any material changes. The clauses and directions which are retained from the sanctioned Directions- 1960 along with amendments made thereto till date are shown in ‘Text with Underline’, and are not open for objections/ suggestions. The Authority shall not consider any objections/ suggestions pertaining to such part of the Draft Directions- 2016.

iii. The Draft Directions- 2016 contains Annexure- 1 and 2 which present the information supporting these Draft Directions. The details presented in Annexure- 1 and 2 are as approved and finalized by the GDA from time to time, and are not open for objections/ suggestions. The Authority shall not consider any objections/ suggestions pertaining to Annexure- 1 and 2 of the Draft Directions- 2016.

iv. Notwithstanding modifications and revision made in these Draft Directions- 2016, anything done or any action taken under Directions in force from time to time, prior to commencement of the Gandhidham (Development & Control on Erection of Buildings) Directions- 2016 (subsequent to objections/ suggestions and modifications, if any), shall be deemed to be valid and continue to be valid, unless otherwise specified.

v. Any errors and/or ambiguities in these Draft Directions are subject to change. The Authority has discretionary power to also modify/ add to these Draft Directions, as found appropriate, for the matters for which objections/suggestions are not received.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 PREAMBLE 1 1.1 Short Title, Extent and Commencement 1 1.2 Date of Commencement 1 1.3 Jurisdiction 1 1.4 Modification & Revision / Repeal 1 1.5 Saving 1

2 DEFINITIONS 2 2.1 Definitions 2 2.2 Interpretation 26

3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT 27 3.1 Requirements of Site 27 3.2 Development Work to be in Conformity with the Directions 27 3.3 Development of Land to be in Conformity with Other Acts and Regulations 28 3.4 No Objection Certificate (NOC) and/or Clearances from Various Concerned Authority 29 3.5 Height of a Building with respect to distance from Kandla Aerodrome 31 3.6 Addition to Existing Structure/ Building 31 3.7 Addition in Plots with Existing Buildings 31 3.8 Use of building as specified in approved layout/ building plan 31

4 PLANNING DIRECTIONS- GANDHIDHAM TOWNSHIP MASTER PLAN AREA 32 4.1 Definition of Zones and Components of Gandhidham Township Master Plan 32 i 4.2 Widths/ Right of Way (ROW) of Roads 33 4.3 Plots to be as per Layout Plan approved by GDA 34 4.4 Sub-division of Land 35 4.5 Reservation of Land 36 4.6 Use of Plot and Building 37 4.7 Uses not Permissible 37 4.8 Change of User 38 4.9 Size of Plot 38

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4.10 Size of Residential Unit 39 4.11 Ground Coverage and Building Height for Residential Neighbourhood Units 39

4.12 Ground Coverage and Number of Floors (and Building Height) for other than Residential Plots 41 4.13 Use of Upper Floors in other than Residential Plots 42 4.14 Height of Different Floors of a Building in other than Residential Neighbourhood Units 42 4.15 Margins/ Setbacks 43 4.16 Row-Type Houses 44 4.16.1 Widths/ Right of Way (ROW) of Roads 44 4.16.2 Change of User 44 4.16.3 Size of Plot 45 4.16.4 Ground Coverage and Building Height 45 4.16.5 Margins/ Setbacks 46 4.16.6 Applicability of Other Clauses of these Directions 46 4.17 Basement or Cellar 46 4.18 Arcades, Balconies and Other Permissible Construction in Margins/ Setbacks 46 4.19 Directions for Commercial Plots in Wards 12-A and 12-B situated in line with Offices Area 48 4.20 Parking 48 4.21 Ancillary Buildings 49 4.22 Construction, Development and Beautification of Garden on Park Plot 51 4.23 Amalgamation Charges 52 4.24 Undertaking from Applicant and Licensed Architect/ Engineer for Ground+ 2 buildings 52 4.25 Planning Directions for Undeveloped Sectors and Wards within Gandhidham Township Master Plan 53

5 PLANNING DIRECTIONS - WITHIN GANDHIDHAM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY JURISDICTION, ii BUT OUTSIDE GANDHIDHAM TOWNSHIP MASTER PLAN AREA 54 5.1 Definition of Zones 54 5.1.1 Residential Zone 54 5.1.2 Commercial/ Mixed Use Zone 54 5.1.3 Light Industrial Zone 54 5.1.4 Heavy Industrial Zone 55 5.1.5 Institutional Zone 55 5.1.6 Green and Open Space Zone 55 5.1.7 Conservation Zone 55 5.2 Demarcation of Zones 56 5.3 Uses Permissible in Various Zones 56

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5.4 Restricting Certain Permissible Uses on Lower Floors in all Zones except Commercial 63 5.5 Separate Access for Non-Residential Uses in a Residential Building in Residential Zone 63 5.6 Professional Offices in a Residential Building 63 5.7 Minimum Area and Size (Dimension) of Plot 63 5.8 Internal Road for Access to Building 64 5.8.1 Internal Road / Approach road to Building and Common Plot 64 5.8.2 General Requirements for Internal Road 65 5.8.3 Junctions and Cul-de-sac 65 5.8.4 Decisions and Directions by Authority 66 5.9 Amalgamation and Sub-division of Plot 66 5.9.1 Approval of Amalgamation or Sub-division of Plot 66 5.9.2 Amalgamation and Sub-division of Plot with Existing Building/ Structure 66 5.9.3 Layout for Amalgamation and/or Sub-division of Plot 66 5.10 Contribution of Land 67 5.11 Floor Space Index (FSI) 68 5.11.1 Permissible Floor Space Index (FSI) 68 5.11.2 Charges for Chargeable Floor Space Index (FSI) and Relaxation 69 5.11.3 Areas counted towards computation of Floor Space Index (FSI) 69 5.11.4 Areas not counted towards computation of Floor Space Index (FSI) 69 5.12 Building Height 71 5.13 Ground Coverage 71 5.14 Margins 72 5.14.1 Road Side Margins for Residential (other than Row-type Houses) and Non-Residential Uses (except Special Buildings) 72 5.14.2 Side and Rear Margins for Residential (other than Row-type Houses) and Non-Residential Uses (except Industrial and Special Buildings) 72 5.14.3 Side and Rear Margins for Industrial Use 73 iii 5.14.4 Margins for Row-type Houses 73 5.14.5 Margins between Buildings 74 5.14.6 Margins between Building and Common Plot 74 5.14.7 Level of Marginal Spaces of a Plot 74 5.15 Uses Permissible and Uses Restricted in Margins 75 5.15.1 Uses Permissible in Margins for Detached, Semi-detached Dwelling Units 75 5.15.2 Uses Permissible in Margins for Row-type Dwelling Units, Apartments, Hostels, Dharamshalas, Pre-school 76 5.15.3 Uses Permissible in Margins- General 76 5.15.4 Uses Restricted in Margins 77 5.16 Internal Open-to-Sky Space 78

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5.17 Common Plot 78 5.17.1 Minimum Area of Common Plot 78 5.17.2 General Requirements for Common Plot 79 5.18 Parking 81 5.18.1 Minimum Provision of Parking Space 81 5.18.2 General Requirements for Parking 83 5.19 Basement 84 5.19.1 Extent of Basement 84 5.19.2 Margins for Basement 84 5.19.3 Height of Basement 85 5.19.4 Uses Permissible in Basement 85 5.19.5 Services 85

6 SPECIAL BUILDINGS 86 6.1 List of Special Buildings 86 6.2 Location 86 6.3 FSI, Ground Coverage and Building Height 86 6.4 Margins 87 6.5 Applicability of Other Clauses 87

7 FUELLING STATIONS 88 7.1 Plot Area and Frontage 88 7.2 Location 88 7.3 Maximum Permissible Ground Coverage 88 7.4 Height 89 7.5 Floor Space Index 89 iv 7.6 Margins 89 7.7 Internal Access Road 90 7.8 Common Plot 90 7.9 Parking 90 7.10 Basement 90

8 MINING, QUARRYING AND BRICK KILN 91

9 BUILDING COMPONENTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE 92 9.1 Boundary Wall/ Compound Wall 92 9.2 Boundary Gate/ Compound Gate 92

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9.3 Level of Plot 93 9.4 Paving in Plot 93 9.5 Access Path 93 9.5.1 Access Path- for Detached, Semi-detached and Row-type Dwelling Unit 93 9.5.2 Access Path- for all Buildings other than Detached, Semi-detached, Row-type Dwelling Unit 94 9.6 Plinth 95 9.7 Entrance 95 9.8 Minimum Clearance Height in Buildings 95 9.9 Mezzanine 96 9.10 Loft 96 9.11 Basement 96 9.12 Railings 97 9.13 Terrace 97 9.14 Staircases 98 9.15 Ramp 99 9.15.1 Ramp for Vehicular Access 99 9.15.2 Ramp for Pedestrians 99 9.16 Parking 100 9.16.1 Parking Provision 100 9.16.2 Design of Parking for Cars 100 9.16.3 Design of Parking for Two-Wheelers 101 9.16.4 Design of Parking for Trucks 102 9.17 Lighting 102 9.18 Ventilation 102 9.18.1 Ventilation of Rooms 102 v 9.18.2 Ventilation of Basement 102 9.18.3 Ventilation of Atrium 103 9.18.4 Ventilation of Bathrooms and Water Closets 103 9.18.5 Ventilation of Staircase for Detached, Semi-detached and Row-type Dwelling Unit 103 9.18.6 Ventilation of Industrial Buildings 103 9.18.7 Ventilation of Special Buildings 104 9.18.8 Change of ventilation system 104 9.19 Heating and Air Conditioning 104 9.20 Water Storage and Supply 105 9.20.1 Water Storage Tank 105 9.20.2 Drinking Water Supply for Non-Residential Buildings 105

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9.21 Signages 105 9.22 Letter Box 106 9.23 Sanitation 106 9.23.1 For Residential Buildings 106 9.23.2 For All Buildings other than Residential 106 9.23.3 For Special Buildings 107 9.24 Drainage 108 9.24.1 Provision of Septic Tank, Seepage Pit and Soak Well 108 9.25 Electrical Infrastructure 110 9.26 Lifts and Elevators 110 9.26.1 For Buildings exceeding 4 mts height with uses mentioned hereunder 110 9.26.2 General Requirements for Lifts and Elevators 110 9.27 External Facade 111

10 FIRE PREVENTION AND SAFETY 112 Applicability of Provisions of Direction 10: Fire Prevention and Safety 112 10.1 Marginal Open Space 113 10.2 Corridors and Passageway 113 10.3 Exit Requirements 113 10.3.1 General Exit Requirements for All Buildings 113 10.3.2 Doorways for Special Buildings 114 10.3.3 Horizontal Exits for Special Buildings 115 10.4 Staircase 115 10.4.1 General Staircase Requirements for All Buildings 115 10.4.2 Additional Staircase 116 10.4.3 Fire Escape Staircase 117 vi 10.5 Ramp 117 10.6 Lift 117 10.6.1 General Requirements of Lift in Buildings 117 10.6.2 Fire Lift 118 10.7 Emergency Escape Lighting - for Special Buildings 119 10.8 Fire Exit Signages - for Commercial Buildings and Special Buildings 121 10.9 Smoke and Fire Venting 121 10.10 Electrical Supply and Services 121 10.10.1 Electrical Services 121 10.10.2 Electrical Sub-station 122 10.10.3 Emergency Power Supply for Special Buildings 123

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10.11 Service Ducts / Shafts for Special Buildings 123 10.12 Ventilation for All Buildings 124 10.13 Air-Conditioning 124 10.14 Boiler and Boiler-room 125 10.15 Water Storage Tank 125 10.16 Fire Fighting System 125 10.16.1 Portable Fire Extinguishers for Non-Residential Building 125 10.16.2 Automatic Sprinkler System 126 10.16.3 Internal/ Yard Hydrants, Hose Reels and Fire Service Inlet 126 10.17 Basement 126 10.18 Materials 127 10.18.1 Materials for Interior of Building 127 10.18.2 Materials for External Glazing 127 10.19 Fire Prevention and Safety Provisions during Construction 127 10.20 Fire Safety of Existing Buildings 127 10.21 Classification of Buildings for Fire Prevention and Safety Provisions 128 10.21.1 Classification of Buildings 128 10.21.2 Fire Resistance Test 128 10.21.3 Steel Framed Construction 128

11 ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIVENESS 129 11.1 Minimum Distance from Water body 129 11.2 Rain Water Disposal and Harvesting 129 11.2.1 Rain Water Disposal 129 11.2.2 Rain Water Harvesting 130 11.2.3 Rain Water Storage 130 vii 11.3 Solid Waste Management 130 11.3.1 Solid Waste Bin for Residential Use 131 11.3.2 Solid Waste Bin for Non‐Residential Use 131 11.4 Grey-Water Recycling 131 11.4.1 Applicability 131 11.4.2 Provisions of Recycling System 132 11.4.3 Quality of Water and Treatment 133 11.4.4 General Provisions 133 11.4.5 Enforcement 134 11.5 Tree Plantation 134 11.6 Solar Water Heating System 135

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11.7 Energy Efficient Buildings 136 11.8 Environment Impact Assessment 136 11.9 Pollution Control 137 11.9.1 Air Pollution 137 11.9.2 Water Pollution 137 11.9.3 Noise Pollution 137 11.9.4 Industrial Pollution 137

12 STRUCTURAL SAFETY 138 12.1 Applicability 138 12.2 Structural Stability and Maintenance of Existing Buildings 138 12.3 Additions and Alterations to Existing Buildings 138 12.4 Change of Use of Buildings or Part of a Building 139 12.5 Structural Safety Provisions during Construction 139 12.6 Structural Safety Tests for Special Buildings 140 12.7 Design Standards for Structural and Seismic Safety 141 12.8 Structural Inspection and Report 142 12.9 Structural Safety of Display Structures 143

13 SPECIAL BUILDINGS- DESIGN DIRECTIONS 144 13.1 Visibility 144 13.2 Mixed Occupancy 144 13.3 Institutional Buildings 147 13.4 Public Safety 148

14 COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE 149 viii 14.1 Location 149 14.2 List of Documents to be Submitted to the Authority 149 14.3 Deposit and Fees 149

ANNEXURE- 1: Land Use Zones 150

ANNEXURE- 2: Road Network Plans 155 Issuing Authority of Draft Directions- 2016 and Seal 161

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Prepared and Issued by: Gandhidham Development Authority

DRAFT DIRECTIONS - 2016

1 PREAMBLE

In exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (2) of section 6 of the Gandhidham (Development & Control on Erection of Buildings) Act, 1957 (Bombay Act No. XIX of 1958), the Gandhidham Development Authority issues the following Directions:

1.1 Short Title, Extent and Commencement These Directions may be called the "The Gandhidham (Development and Control on Erection of Buildings) Directions- 2016" (herein referred to as ‘Directions’) of Gandhidham Development Authority area (including Gandhidham Municipality area).

1.2 Date of Commencement These Directions shall come into force on and from such date as Gandhidham Development Authority (GDA) may prescribe, by notification in the Official Gazette, under sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Gandhidham (Development & Control on Erection of Buildings) Act, 1957. These Directions will take effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

1.3 Jurisdiction Subject to the provisions of the ‘The Gandhidham (Development and Control on Erection of Buildings) Act – 1957’, these Directions shall apply to all the developments in the Gandhidham Development Authority (GDA) area as notified under the said Act as may be modified or amended from time to time.

1.4 Modification & Revision / Repeal 1 The sanctioned Gandhidham (Development and Control on Erection of Buildings) Directions, 1960 along with all the amendments published by GDA in the Gujarat Government Gazette till date are hereby modified, revised and replaced by these Directions, namely "The Gandhidham (Development and Control on Erection of Buildings) Directions- 2016".

1.5 Saving Notwithstanding such modifications and revision, anything done or any action taken under the Directions in force prior to such revision shall be deemed to be valid and continue to be so valid, unless otherwise specified. In an exceptional case in the opinion of the Authority, any of the conditions and requirements laid down under these Directions may be relaxed/ waived.

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2 DEFINITIONS

In these Directions, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms and expressions defined as under shall have the meaning indicated against each of them.

The terms and expressions not defined in these Directions shall have the same meaning or sense, as indicated in the Gandhidham (Development & Control on Erection of Buildings) Act, 1957 (Bombay Act No. XIX of 1958) and the Directions framed there under as amended from time to time, or as mentioned in National Building Code (NBC) as the case may be, unless the context otherwise requires.

2.1 Definitions 1. Act- Means the Gandhidham (Development & Control on Erection of Buildings) Act, 1957 (Bombay Act No. XIX of 1958).

2. Additions and/or Alterations- Means any change in existing authorized building or change from one use to another use, or a structural change including an addition to the area or change in height or the removal of part of building, or any change to the structure such as the construction or cutting into or removal of any wall or part of a wall, partition, column, beam, joist, floor including a mezzanine floor or other support, or a change to or closing of any required means of access (ingress or egress), or a change to fixtures or equipments, as provided in these Directions.

3. Advertising Display Infrastructure/ Advertising Sign- Means any surface or structure with characters, letters or illustrations applied thereto and displayed in any manner whatsoever outdoors for the purpose of advertising or giving information or to attract the public to any place, person, public performance, article, or merchandise, 2 and which surface or structure is attached to, forms part of, or is connected with any building, or is fixed to a tree or to the ground or to any pole, screen, fence or hoarding or displayed in space, or in or over any water body included in the jurisdiction of the Authority.

4. Air-Conditioning- Means the process of treating air to control simultaneously its temperature, humidity, cleanliness and distribution to meet the requirements of an enclosed space.

5. Amenity- Includes roads, water supply, street lighting, drainage, sewerage, public parks and any other convenience which the Authority may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify to be an amenity for the purpose of these Directions.

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6. Amusement Park- Means a large outdoor area with fair-ground, ride shows, refreshments, games of chance or skill, and other entertainments.

7. Apartment/Flats- Means multi-storied residential buildings constructed in a detached or semi-detached manner being designed as ground floor with more upper floors and constructed as separate dwelling units with common staircase.

8. Approved- Means as approved/sanctioned by Gandhidham Development Authority under these Directions.

9. Arcade- Means a continuous roofed corridor along any side of a building facing a road. It shall be connected to the building and supported on columns on the outer face. There shall be no panel walls in the openings between columns. It shall be used as a public thorough-fare without let or hindrance.

10. Atrium (Atria)- Means an unobstructed, multi-storied open space within a building that is covered from top with a light-weight or glazed roof.

11. Authority- Means Gandhidham Development Authority constituted under Section 3 of Gandhidham (Development and Control on Erection of Buildings) Act 1957.

12. Authorized Officer- Means any person appointed by the competent authority for the purpose of these Directions.

13. Auto Repair Workshop- Means an establishment where repairs and servicing of automobiles are carried on.

14. Auxiliary Power Back-up- Means a system to provide backup power resources in a crisis or when regular supply fails such as diesel generator (D.G. Set), electric generator.

15. Balcony- A horizontal projection, cantilevered or otherwise including a parapet, 3 handrail, balustrade, to serve as a passage or sit out place.

16. Banquet Hall- Means a room or an enclosed space or building for the purpose of hosting any social events or ceremonies like marriage, reception, party etc. with accompanying food and beverages.

17. Basement or Cellar- Means any story of building having at least half of the clear floor height below the average level of surrounding ground.

18. Bed and Breakfast- Means a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast, but usually does not offer other meals. These are also often self-catering, and offered in private homes.

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19. Boiler- Means electrically operated or fuel fired boilers/systems to heat water coming out from solar water heating system to meet continuous requirement of hot water.

20. Botanical Garden- Means a garden or an open land often with greenhouses for the culture, study, and exhibition of special plants.

21. Building- Means a house, hut, shed or other roofed structure, for whatsoever purpose and of whatsoever material constructed and every part thereof and shall include any wall, under-ground room or passage, verandah, fixed platform, plinth, staircase or doorstep, attached to or within the compound of an existing building or constructed on ground which is to be the site or compound of a proposed building but shall not include a tent or other such portable temporary structure erected on ceremonial or festive occasions.

22. Building Height- Refer ‘Height of Building’.

23. Building Line- Means the control line up to which the plinth of a building adjoining an existing, proposed or extended street may lawfully extend and includes the lines prescribed, if any, in any scheme, master plan and/or other such plan prepared by the Authority.

24. Building Plot/ Building Unit- Means a land or plot or part of a land/plot or combination of more than one land/plot being considered as base land unit (site) for the approval of layout plan and/or building plan by the Authority.

25. Built-up Area- Means the areas covered by a building on all floors including the cantilevered portions, if any, including walls and columns, but except the areas specifically excluded under these Directions.

25.1. Unit Built-up Area– Means the areas covered by a unit within a building 4 including the cantilevered portions, if any, but except the areas specifically excluded under these Directions.

26. Call Center- Means an office set up to handle a large volume of telephone calls, esp. for taking orders and providing customer service.

27. Camping Ground- An area used for setting up a camp possibly having facilities to set up tents.

28. Carpet Area- Means the net area within a unit of a building excluding walls or columns, service areas such as washrooms, semi-open spaces such as verandah or balcony, and staircase, lift, corridors or passages.

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29. Chajja- A sloping or horizontal structural overhang provided over openings, doors and windows on external walls for protection from the weather.

30. Chimney - Means a construction by means of which a flue is formed for the purpose of carrying products of combustion to the open air and includes a chimney stack and the flue pipe.

31. Civic Center- Means a municipal building or building complex functioning as an administrative unit having public interface. Eg. Tax collections, Building permissions etc.

32. Clear Height- Means the distance measured from the floor to the bottom of the lowest hanging overhead obstruction such as beam, fire sprinkler heads or ducts.

33. Club- Means a commercial establishment where people (usually members) voluntarily meet on a regular basis for a mutual purpose other than educational, religious, charitable, or financial pursuits and are entitled to use the premises and property in exchange for the payment of entrance fees and subscriptions to the proprietor as well as any additional rights and privileges provided in their contractual agreement.

34. Cold Storage- Means a structure or room for the storage of edible or non-edible merchandise or commodities, which usually require special low temperatures and condition for storing or preservation, before their export or distribution for sale.

35. College- An educational institution or establishment, in particular the one providing higher education or specialized professional or vocational training.

36. Common Plot- Common Plot shall mean a common open space exclusive of approaches, at a height not more than ground level of the Building-plot. The owner shall have to give an undertaking that the common plot shall be for the common use 5 of all the resident or occupants of the Building-plot. On sanction of the development permission, the common plot shall deem to have vested in the society/association of the residents/occupants. The common plot shall not be sold to any other person and it shall not be put to any other use except for the common use of the residents/occupants.

37. Community Hall- A building and related grounds such as Wadis used for social, civic, or recreational purposes, serving the area in which it is located and open to the general public. It is also a place where members of a community tend to gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes.

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38. Contiguous Holding- Means a contiguous piece of land under one ownership irrespective of separate property register cards /record of rights.

39. Convention Center/ Exhibition Center- A convention centre is a large building that is designed to hold a convention, where individuals and groups gather to promote and share common interests. Convention centres typically offer sufficient floor area to accommodate several thousand attendees. Very large venues, suitable for major trade shows, are sometimes known as exhibition centres. Convention centres typically have at least one auditorium and may also contain concert halls, lecture halls, meeting rooms, and conference rooms. Some large resort area hotels include a convention center.

40. Conversion- The change from one occupancy to another occupancy or any change in building structure or part thereof resulting in a change of space and use requiring additional occupancy certificate.

41. Corridor- Means a common passage or circulation space including a common entrance hall.

42. Cottage Industry- Means a small-scale, non-hazardous industry carried on at home by family members using their own equipment, without the use of hired labour and which does not cause inconvenience to the inhabitants of the building or neighbourhood.

43. Courtyard- A courtyard means a space permanently open to the sky, enclosed fully or partially by buildings around it, and may be at ground level or any other level within a building.

44. Covered Area- The Ground area covered immediately above the plinth level covered

by the building but does not include the space covered by: 6 a) Garden, rockery, well and well structures, plant nursery, waterpool, swimming pool (if uncovered), platform round a tree, tank, fountain, bench, chabutra with open top and unenclosed on sides by walls and the like;

b) Drainage culvert, conduit, catch-pit, gully-pit, chamber, gutter and the like; and

c) Compound wall, gate, slide/ swing door, canopy, and areas covered by chajja or similar projections and staircases which are uncovered and open at least on three sides and also open to sky.

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45. Damn Proof Course- A course consisting of some appropriate water proofing material provided to prevent penetration of dampness or moisture.

46. Developer- Means the person who is legally empowered to construct or to execute work on a building-plot, building or structure, or where no person is empowered, the owner of the building-plot, building or structure.

47. Development- ‘Development’ with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means the carrying out of building, engineering, mining or other operations in, on, over or under land, or the making of any material change in any buildings or land or in the use thereof.

48. Discharge / Discharge of Waste- Means the removal of wastes from premises into the grey water system or by means of the system.

49. Dharamshala- A building devoted to religious or charitable purposes offering lodging and/or dining facilities for interested individuals or group of people at a nominal charge, or in some cases free of charge.

50. Domestic Waste Water- Means either waste water that is typically discharged from premises that are used solely for residential activities or waste water of the same character discharged from other premises.

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

52. Drainage- A system constructed for the purpose of removal of wastewater. 7 53. Drive-in Cinema- Means a commercial establishment, especially an outdoor movie theatre consisting of a large outdoor movie screen, a projection booth, a concession stand and a large parking area for automobiles, permitting customers to remain in their motor vehicles while being accommodated.

54. Dwelling / Dwelling Unit- Means a building or a portion thereof consisting of residential accommodation for one family provided that the minimum accommodation in a dwelling unit shall be one room of minimum carpet area of 9 sq.mts with a minimum side of 2.4 Mts. and a w.c.

54.1. Detached Dwelling- Means a detached building with walls and roofs that are independent of any other building and has open space on all sides.

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54.2. Semi-detached Dwelling- Means a building with one or more sides attached with the wall and roof of another building.

54.3. Row-type Dwelling- Means a building, often of similar or identical design, situated side by side and joined by common walls.

54.4. Multi-storied Dwelling- Means a building with two or more floors used for habitation of multiple families and/or individuals such as apartments, flats, hostels, lodging and boarding.

55. Encroachment- Means an act to enter into the possession or rights either of permanent or temporary nature on a land or built up property of local body or state/ central Government.

56. Enclosed Staircase- Means a staircase separated by fire resistant walls and doors from the rest of the building.

57. Erection of Building- ‘Erection of Building’ with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions includes-

(a) Any material alteration of enlargement of any building,

(b) The conversion by structural alteration into a place for human habitation of any building not originally constructed for human habitation,

(d) The conversion of two or more places of human habitation into a greater number of such places

(e) Such alterations of a building as affect its drainage or sanitary arrangements or materially affect its security, 8

(f) The addition of any rooms, buildings, out-houses or other structures to any building, and

(g) The construction in a wall adjoining any street or land not belonging to the owner of the wall of a door opening on the such street or land.

58. Escalator- Means a power driven, inclined, continuous stairway used for raising or lowering passengers.

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

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60. Escape Lighting- Means lighting provided to ensure that the escape route is illuminated at all material times when users are on the premise, or at times when the main lighting is not available.

61. Exhibition Hall- Means a large hall for holding exhibitions.

62. Existing Development/ Building/ Use- Means a development, building, structure or its use as sanctioned, approved, regularized, authorized by the Authority, existing prior to these Directions.

63. Exit- Means a passage, channel or means of egress from any building, storey or floor area to a street or other open space of safety; whether horizontal, outside and vertical exits meaning as under:

63.1. Horizontal Exit- Means an exit which is a protected opening through or around at fire wall or bridge connecting two or more buildings. (An arrangement which allows alternative egress from a floor area at or near the same level in an adjoining building or an adjoining part of the same building with adequate fire separation.)

63.2. Outside Exit- Means an exit from a building to a public way, to an open area leading to a public way or to an enclosed fire resistant passage leading to a public way.

63.3. Vertical Exit- Means an exit used for ascending or descending between two or more levels, including stairways, smoke-proof towers, ramps, escalators and fire escapes.

64. External Wall- Means an outer wall of a building not being a party wall even though adjoining a wall of another building and also means a wall abutting on an interior open space of any building. 9

65. Fabrication Workshop- Means a small establishment where a manufacturing process is carried on in which an item is made (fabricated) from raw or semi-finished materials instead of being assembled from readymade components or parts.

66. Fitness Center- Means a health club (also known as fitness club, fitness center, and commonly referred to as a gym) or a place which houses exercise equipment for the purpose of physical exercise.

67. Floor- Means the lower surface in a storey on which one normally walks in a building, and does not include a mezzanine floor. Ground Floor is the floor at ground level with a plinth- hollow or solid, and direct access to a street or open space. The

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

68. Floor Area- Means the net enclosed area of a floor in the building including circulation spaces like lobby or corridors, service areas and semi-open spaces such as verandah or balcony.

69. Floor Area Ratio (FAR)- The quotient obtained by dividing the product of total covered area (Plinth area) on all floors and 100 by the area of the plot : FAR = (Total covered area of all the floors x 100) / Plot area

70. Floor Space Index- Means the quotient of the ratio of the combined gross built-up area of all floors, to the total area of the plot.

Floor Space Index = Total built-up area of all floors/Area of Building Unit

70.1. Base FSI- Means the base FSI permitted by the Authority as a matter of right.

70.2. Chargeable FSI- Means the FSI available by payment of charges to the Authority, as per the rate determined by the Authority from time to time.

70.3. Maximum Permissible FSI- Means the maximum permissible FSI which includes permissible FSI and Chargeable FSI.

71. Footing- Means a foundation unit constructed in brick work, stone masonry or concrete under the base of a wall column for the purpose of distributing the load over a large area.

72. Foundation- Means the part of the structure which is in direct contact with and transmitting loads to the ground.

73. Front- Means the main frontage of a Building-plot on the road-side. For Building- plots abutting two or more roads, the side along the wider road shall be considered 10 as the front.

74. Fuelling Station- Means a place for retail business engaged in supplying and dispensing of fuel products to consumers, essential for the normal operation of automobiles.

75. Gamtal- Means All Revenue free land as may have been included by the Collector of the District within the site of village, town or City entered before the date of publication of these Directions in the Official Gazette but shall not include any land which may thereafter be included under the provisions of the Bombay land Revenue Code in its application to the State of Gujarat.

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76. Garage-Private- Means a building or a portion thereof designed and used for the parking of vehicles.

77. Garage-Public- Means a building or portion thereof, designed other than as a private garage, operated for gain, designed and/or used for repairing, servicing, hiring, selling or storing or parking motor-driven or other vehicles.

78. Garden- Means a public recreation area or park usually ornamented with plants and trees along with landscape furniture.

79. Garden Restaurant- Means a commercial establishment, especially in outdoors in a lush green space or a dedicated garden, where meals are prepared and served to customers and sometimes recreational facilities.

80. Golf Course- Means a large tract of land laid out for golf with a series of 9 or 18 holes each including tee, fairway, and putting green and often one or more natural or artificial hazards.

81. Grey Water- Means involving non-potable water from sinks, tubs, showers and washing.

82. Ground Coverage- Means the ground area covered by a building including cantilevered portion on any floor, excluding cut-out (open-to-sky) if any.

83. Ground Level- Means the level of the crown of the existing adjacent constructed road or the existing ground level or the high flood level, whichever is higher as may be decided by Competent Authority.

Note :- High flood level shall be decided by Competent Authority.

84. Guest House- Means a commercial establishment, typically larger than 'bed and

breakfast' accommodation, offering facilities like lodging and meals. 11

85. Guiding Floor Material- Means flooring material used to give the directional effect or warn a person at critical places and attract the attention of visually impaired persons. The material may be guiding by colour and brightness that is conspicuously different from that of the surrounding floor material or by texture that emits different sounds.

86. Habitable Room- Means a room occupied or designed for occupancy for human habitation and uses incidental thereto, including a kitchen if used as a living room, but excluding a bath-room, water closet compartment, laundry, serving and storing, pantry, corridor, cellar, attic, store-room, pooja room and spaces not frequently used.

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87. Hazardous Building or Industry- Means a building or place or part thereof used for:

(a) Storage, handling, manufacture or processing of radio-active substances or of highly combustible or explosive materials or products which are liable to burn with extreme rapidity and/or producing poisonous fumes.

(b) Storage, handling, manufacture or processing of, which involves highly corrosive, toxic obnoxious alkalis, acids, or a other liquids, gases or chemicals producing flame, fumes, and explosive mixtures or which result in division of matter into fine particles and capable of spontaneous ignition.

88. Hazardous Material- Means any of the following materials:

(a) Radioactive substances

(b) Inflammable, combustible or explosive materials that may produce poisonous fumes or explosions on storage, handling, processing or manufacturing.

(d) Chemicals which may produce irritant, corrosive or poisonous gases on explosion or spontaneous combustion.

89. Height of Building- Means the vertical distance measured from the average ground level of plot to the top of finished level of the top most slab or in case of sloping roofs up to the midpoint of the height of sloping roof, excluding the genuine stair cabin, water tank, and lift room. The height of the sloping roof shall be taken as an average height of the relevant floor.

90. Height of a Room- Height of a Room means the vertical distance measured from the finished floor surface to the finished floor surface of the upper floor. The height of a

room with a pitched roof means the average height between the finished floor 12 surface and the bottom of the eaves and the bottom of the ridge.

91. Hospital- Means an institution that provides medical, surgical, or psychiatric care and treatment for the sick or the injured.

92. Hostel- An establishment that provides inexpensive food and lodging for a specific group of people, such as students, working women.

93. Hotel- Means a premise with rooms and accessory facilities for lodging people offered in return for payment with or without maids. It may include accessory facilities like laundry cafeteria, restaurant, swimming pool, banquet hall, convention hall, etc.

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94. Laboratory- Means the agency permitted to test the samples of industrial wastes or waste.

95. Lift / Elevators- Means a mechanically-guided car, platform or transport for persons and materials between two or more levels in a vertical or substantially vertical direction.

96. Light Industries- Means a non-hazardous industrial establishment that produces products which create less environmental impact than those associated with heavy industry.

97. Lobby- Means a hall at the entrance of a building or corridor/hall connected with a larger room or series of rooms and used as a passageway or waiting room.

98. Local Authority- Means the Municipal Corporation/ Nagarpalika (Municipality, Municipal Council) / Nagar Panchayat/ Gram Panchayat as the case may be.

99. Loft- Loft shall mean an intermediate non-habitable slab between two floors with a maximum clear height of 1.2mts at a height of 2.1mts from floor level; which is constructed and used for storage purpose.

100. LPG Delivery Centre- Means a premise used for retail outlet booking, storage and delivery of gas cylinders to customers.

101. Margin or Setback- Means the space adjacent to boundary of Plot, buildings, or common plot that should be kept fully open-to-sky. No built-up area shall be permitted in marginal/setback space except specifically permitted under these Directions.

101.1. Road Side Margin/Setback- Means the space provided from the road-side edge of the Plot. 13 101.2. Side Margin/Setback- Means the space provided from the sides of the Plot.

101.3. Rear Margin/Setback- Means the space provided from the rear edge of the Plot.

102. Means of Egress- Means a continuous and unobstructed way of travel from any point in a building or structure to a place of comparative safety.

103. Mezzanine Floor- Means an intermediate floor between two floors overhanging or overlooking a floor beneath with a minimum clear height of 2.1 mts at the mezzanine level and the floor below.

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104. Mixed-Use Building- Means a building with more than one use in different portions of the building.

105. Motel- Means an establishment that provides short-term and long-term lodging usually located with good access to the state and national road network.

106. Multilevel Parking- Means a multi-storey vehicular parking structure (also called a parking garage, parking structure, parking ramp, or parking deck) designed specifically for automobile parking and where there are a number of floors or levels on which parking takes place. It is essentially a stacked vehicular park.

107. Multiplex- Means a complex with an integrated entertainment and shopping centre/complex having at least three cinema halls with total minimum seating capacity of 450 seats, set up in a plot having an area of 3500 sq.mts or above. The multiplex may include retail outlets, showrooms, restaurant, fast food outlet, video games paroles, bowling alleys, health spa/ wellness centres and other recreational activities.

108. Museum- A building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited.

109. Natural Hazard- Means the probability of occurrence within a specific period of time of a potentially damaging natural phenomenon.

110. Natural Hazard Prone Areas- Means areas likely to have moderate to high intensity of earthquake, cyclonic storm, significant flood flow or inundation, landslides/mud flows/avalanches, or any other natural hazard.

Note: Moderate to very high damage risk zones of earthquakes are as shown in Seismic Zones III, IV and V specified in IS:1893; moderate to very high damage risk zones of cyclones are those areas along the sea coast of India prone to having wind 14 velocities of 39 m/s or more as specified in IS:875(Part 3); and flood prone areas in river plains (unprotected and protected) are indicated in the Flood Atlas of India prepared by the Central Water Commission.

111. Neighborhood Centre- Means a centre including any of the following activities: sectoral shopping centre, market, office building, cinema, small hospital, playground, swimming pool, town hall, open air theatre, civic and cultural facilities, library, higher secondary school, parking plots, public utility and service buildings such as post office, fire station, police station, religious building and building of public uses.

112. New Building- Means such building for which construction plans have been submitted to competent authority for clearance.

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113. Non-Combustible Material- Means a material not liable to burn or add heat to a fire when tested for combustibility in accordance with the IS-3808-1966 Method of Test for Combustibility of Building Materials.

114. Non-Potable Water- Means the use of water for non-domestic consumption like car washing, toilet flushing, gardening, construction purposes, landscaping, irrigation uses is for bidden by virtue of powers vested with government.

115. Occupancy or Use- Occupancy or Use means the principal occupancy in an approved building for which a building or a part of it is used or intended to be used, including contingent subsidiary occupancies; mixed occupancy building being those in which more than one occupancy are present in different portions of the building.

116. Occupant Load- Means number of persons for which the means of egress of a building or portion thereof is designed.

117. Occupiable Space- Means a room or enclosed space, other than a habitable space, where an individual may occupy that space for a limited time-frame for movement, storage or rest such as a corridor, passage, pantry, laundry, basement, bath-room, water closet compartment, serving and storing, pantry, loft, store-room and pooja- room.

118. Occupier- For the purpose of these Directions means either as an owner, on rent or on lease in any other way.

119. Open Space- Means an area forming an integral part of the plot, left permanently open to sky.

120. Operational Construction- Operational construction means any construction whether temporary or permanent, which is necessary for the operation, maintenance, development, or execution of any of the following services, namely 15

(a) Railway

(b) National highways

(d) Major ports

(e) Airways and aerodromes

(f) Ports and telegraphs, telephones, wireless, broadcasting and other like forms of communication

(g) Regional grid for electricity

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

Explanation: For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the construction of (i) and (ii) as mentioned below shall not be deemed to be construction within the meaning of this clause.

(i) New residential buildings (other than gate lodges, quarters for limited essential operational staff and the like), roads and drains in railway colonies, hotels, clubs, institutes and schools, in the case of railways; and

(ii) A new building, new structure or new installation or any extension thereof, in the case of any other service,

121. Owner- Includes a person for the time being receiving or entitled to receive the rent, or a part of the rent, of any land or building, whether on his own account or as trustee or as agent or as receiver appointed by or under order of a court, or who would so receive the rent or be entitled to receive it if the building or land were let to a tenant.

122. Parapet- Means a low wall or railing built along the edge of roof of a floor such as terrace, balcony, mezzanine or staircase.

123. Park- Means a piece of ground in or near a city or town kept for recreation for the general public.

124. Parking Space- Means an enclosed, semi-covered or open area including driveway and access aisles required to park vehicles, as per directions related to parking. Parking spaces shall be served by a driveway connecting them with a street or alley 16 and permitting ingress or egress of vehicles.

125. Party Plot- Means a large open land often consisting of a small service building with changing rooms, toilets, storage and a hall, laid out for conducting social events like marriages, party, functions, etc.

126. Pavement- Means a distance between the front boundary of the plot and footpath kerbing of the road.

127. Person- Includes a corporation sole or a body of persons whether corporate or incorporate or partnership firm.

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128. Permission- Means a valid permission or authorization in writing by the Competent Authority to carry out development or erection of a building or additions and/or alterations as referred to in Section 7 of the Gandhidham (Development & Control on Erection of Buildings) Act, 1957.

129. Persons on Record- Architect, Engineer, Structural Designer, Clerk of Works, Fire Protection Consultant and Developer registered with the Competent Authority and undertaking the responsibility for the particular work as prescribed by the Appropriate Authority.

130. Planetarium- Means a domed building in which images of stars, planets, and constellations are projected for public entertainment or education.

131. Playfield- Means a field used for playing sports or games which are open to sky. Generally, playing fields are wide expanses of grass, dirt or sand without many obstructions. There are varieties of commonly used fields, including fields for cricket, football, hockey, basketball, tennis, golf etc.

132. Plinth- Means the solid or hollow volume below the floor which is immediately above the ground level.

132.1. Hollow Plinth- Means the space provided below the floor which is on stilts immediately above the Ground Level for the purpose of parking and other uses permissible therein.

133. Plot- Refer ‘Building Plot/ Building Unit’.

134. Porch- Means a covered surface supported on pillars or otherwise for the purpose of a pedestrian or vehicular approach to a building exclusive of marginal space.

135. Polytechnic- Means an institution for higher education pertaining to, or offering 17 instruction in a variety of industrial arts, applied sciences, or technical subjects.

136. Poultry Farm- Means an establishment or a part of land where raising of domesticated birds such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese, for the purpose of farming meat or eggs for food is carried out.

137. Premises- Means either:

(a) A property which is held under a separate card of title or for which a separate title card may be issued and in respect to which a building plans have been or may be issued; or

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(b) A building which is in possession as an individual unit by a cross-lease, unit title or company lease and for which a certificate of title is available; or

(d) Separately assessed to local authority taxes, individual unit within building.

138. Pre-treatment- Means any processing of industrial waste or waste designed to reduce any characteristic in waste, before discharge to the waste water system.

139. Prohibited Industrial Waste- Means a industrial waste having physical and chemical characteristics in excess as decided by GPCB.

140. Public-Institutional Building- Means a building or a space owned and operated by Government, Semi-Government organisations, used or constructed or adapted to be used as an office or as a hospital, college, school, public hall, public exhibition or other similar public purpose activities. This includes institutional buildings such as- Police Station, Fire Station, Medical Facility, Public Library, Civic Centre, Ward and Zonal Offices for Appropriate Authority.

141. Public Library- Means a library that is accessible by the public and is generally funded from public sources and run by Municipal Body or other government, semi government organizations etc.

142. Public Purpose- The expression of ‘Public Purpose’ includes:

(i) The provision of land for public purpose in Master Plan or any other Plans/Schemes as prepared by the Authority;

(ii) The provision of village sites, or the extension, planned development or improvement of existing village sites;

(iii) The provision of land for town or rural planning; 18

(iv) The provision of land for planned development of land from public funds in pursuance of any scheme or policy of Government and subsequent disposal thereof in whole or in part by lease, assignment or outright sale with the object of securing further development as planned;

(v) The provision of land for a corporation owned or controlled by the state;

(vi) The provision of land for residential purposes to the poor or landless or to persons residing in areas affected by natural calamities, or to persons displaced or affected by reason of the implementation if any scheme

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undertaken by Government, any local Authority or a corporation owned or controlled by the state;

(vii) The provision of land for carrying out any educational ,infrastructure housing, health or slum clearance scheme sponsored for the purpose of Union, any State, local authority or any other authority or body established by or under any law for the time being in force;

(viii) The provision of land for any other scheme of development sponsored by Government or with the prior approval of appropriate Government, by a local Authority;

(ix) The provision of any premises or building for locating a public office, but, does not include acquisition of land for Companies;

(x) The provision of land for institution for physically challenged person.

143. Refuge Area- Means an area where persons unable to use stairways can remain temporarily and await instructions or assistance during emergency evacuation situation.

144. Retention of Non-conforming Activity- Means an activity or use which is allowed to continue, not withstanding its non-conforming nature in relation to the use permitted in the adjoining or surrounding area.

145. Research Center- Means a Building primarily dedicated for carrying out research in a particular field.

146. Restaurant- Means a commercial establishment where meals are prepared and served to customers.

147. Road- Includes any street, square, court, alley or passage, whether a through fare or 19 not, over which the public have a right of way, whether existing or proposed in any plan/scheme, and includes all bunds channels, ditches, storm-water drains, culverts, sidewalks, traffic islands, road-side trees, and hedges, retaining walls, fences, barriers and railings within the street lines.

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

149. Road/ Street Line- Means the line defining the side limits of a road/street.

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150. Road Width or Width of Road/ Street- Means the whole extent of space within the boundaries of a road when applied to a new road/street, as laid down in the city survey, Master Plan or Road Network Plans prepared by the Authority or prescribed road lines by any act or law. The average width shall be computed by taking length of street between two extreme points on Plot abutting the street at right angles to the direction of such streets excluding the steps projections, forecourts, open areas of other spaces in front of the building erected or intended to be erected. However in case where a regular line of street is prescribed by the Competent Authority, such width shall be considered for the purpose of computing building height.

151. Roof Exit- Means a means of escape with access on to the roof of a building.

152. Row House- Means a residential building, often of similar or identical design, situated side by side and joined by common walls.

153. Row of Houses- Means a group of Tenements constructed in a row.

154. School- Means a building or place or part thereof that is used for educational use.

155.1. Pre-School- Means a nursery or kindergarten for young children.

155.2. Primary School- Means a school for children starting from standard 1st up to standard 8th.

155.3. Secondary School: Means a school for children starting from standard 9th up to 10th.

155.4. Higher Secondary School: Means a school for children from standard 11th and 12th.

155. Service Apartment- Means a type of furnished apartment including kitchen or

cooking facility available for short-term or long-term stays, which provides amenities 20 for daily use.

156. Service Road- Means a road/lane provided at the front, rear side of a plot for service purposes.

157. Sewerage System- Means all types of sewer, appurtenances, pumping stations, storage tanks, waste water treatment facility plants, marine outfalls and other related structures owned by the urban local body and used for the reception, treatment and disposal of waste water and also termed as "waste water system".

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158. Special Economic Zone (SEZ)- Means a ‘Special Economic Zone’ as per the Gujarat Special Economic Zone Act- 2004 and the Special Economic Zone Rules- 2005, as amended from time to time.

159. Shop- Means a building or part of a building where goods or services are sold.

160. Shopping Center or Commercial Center- Means a mercantile establishment consisting of multiple number of shops with adjacent parking.

161. Shopping Mall- Means a mercantile establishment consisting of complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace.

162. Special Investment Region (SIR)- Means a ‘Special Investment Region’ as per the Gujarat Special Investment Region Act- 2009, as amended from time to time.

163. Slum Rehabilitation- Means the ‘Rehabilitation and Development’ carried out as per the Regulation for the Rehabilitation and Redevelopment of the Slums- 2010, as amended from time to time.

164. Solar Assisted Water Heating System- Means a device to heat water using solar energy as heat source.

165. Special Building- Means a building used or visited by large numbers of people, such as cinema theatre, drive-in theatre, assembly hall or auditorium, town hall, lecture hall, exhibition hall, theatre, museum, stadium, community hall, marriage hall, multiplex, shopping mall, telephone exchange.

166. Sports Complex- Means an establishment designed to provide facilities for a range of sports and leisure activities.

167. Stair Cabin or Stair Cover- Means a structure with a covering roof over a staircase 21 and its landing built to enclose only the stairs for the purpose of providing protection from the weather, and not to be used for human habitation.

168. Staircase- Means a flight or series of flights of steps with the supporting framework, casing, and balusters, constructed to connect different floors or levels in a building.

169. Stairwell- Means a vertical shaft around which a staircase has been built.

170. Storey- Means the portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it, or if there be no floor above it, then the space between any floor and the ceiling next above it.

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171. Swimming Pool- Means a structure, in open-air or enclosed, often a concrete-lined excavation of rectangular shape, which is filled with water and used for swimming.

172. Temporary Structure- Means structures erected for temporary purpose or ceremonial occasions such as tents, hutments, shamiana, etc.

173. Tenement- Means a residential dwelling unit, constructed in a detached, semi- detached or row-type manner, consisting of separate entry and independent sanitary provisions.

174. Theatre- Means a building designed for the performance of plays, operas or motion- picture shows etc.

175. Township- Means parcel of land owned by a Township Developer subject to Regulation for Residential Township- 2009, as amended from time to time, subject to provisions of these Directions.

176. Training Center- Means a place where people undergo skills training for work. Typically private training institutes for various professional exams.

177. Travel Distance- Means the distance to be travelled by a user from any point in a building to a protected escape route, external escape route or final exit.

178. Trunk Infrastructure- Means a higher order development infrastructure supplied by the Local Government or State-level infrastructure agency and primarily intended to provide network distribution and collection functions or to provide services shared by a number of developments.

179. University- Means an institution of higher education and research which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects and provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education. 22 180. Unsafe Building- Means a building which,

(i) is structurally unsafe; or

(ii) is insanitary; or

(iii) is not provided with adequate means of egress; or

(iv) constitutes a fire hazard; or

(v) is dangerous to human life; or

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(vi) in relation to its existing use constitutes a hazard to safety or health or public welfare by reasons of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation or abandonment.

181. Use- Means the principal occupancy in an approved building for which a building or a part of it is used or intended to be used, including contingent subsidiary occupancies.

182. Use- Agricultural- Means use of land for horticulture, farming, raising of crops, fruits, vegetables, grass, fodder, trees or any other kind of cultivation, breeding and keeping of live-stock, including horses, donkeys, mules, pigs, fish, poultry and bees, and the use of land for any purpose which is ancillary to its cultivation or to any other agricultural purpose.

183. Use- Assembly- Means a building or place or part thereof that is used for congregation of people for the cultural, recreational or social purpose such as auditorium, town hall, theatre hall, cinema theatre, exhibition hall, party plot, community hall, banquet hall, dance hall, multiplex, shopping mall, stadium etc.

184. Use- Business- Means any building or place or part thereof used for transaction or keeping of books and records such as offices, banks, professional establishments, court houses. Use for office includes work for the purpose of administration, clerical work, handling money, telephone, telegraph and computer operation.

185. Use- Commercial- Means any building or place or part thereof used for mercantile and business use.

186. Use- Dwelling- Means a building or place or part there of that is used for habitation by an individual or family unit.

187. Use- Educational- Means a building or place or part thereof that is exclusively used for a preschool, school, college, recognised by the appropriate Board or University, 23 or any other Competent Authority involving assembly for instruction, education or recreation, incidental to educational use. Such use includes other incidental uses such as a library or a research institution, quarters for essential staff to reside in the premises, and a building used as a hostel for an educational institution whether situated in its campus or not.

188. Use- Hospitality- Means a commercial establishment in building or place or part there of providing lodging and usually meals, entertainment, and various personal services to public on a short-term basis.

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189. Use- Industrial- Means a building or space or part thereof wherein products or, material are fabricated, assembled or processed, such as assembly plants, laboratories, power plants, refineries, gas plants, mills, dairies and factories.

190. Use- Health/ Medical Institution- Means a building or place or part thereof used for healthcare facility such as medical centre, hospitals, nursing homes and care centres for elderly, destitute, orphans, abandoned women, children and infants.

191. Use- Mercantile- Means a building or place or part thereof used for display and sale of wholesale or retail goods or merchandise, including ancillary uses such as office, storage and service facilities in the same premise. This use includes shops, stores, markets, shopping centre, shopping mall, wholesale market.

192. Use- Public Utility- Means a building or premise or part there of constructed by Government/ Semi-Government Organisations, Public Sector Undertakings, registered Charitable Trusts for non-profitable public activities. This includes infrastructural facilities/ apparatuses for water supply, sewage disposal, storm water drainage, solid waste management, electricity supply, postal networks, information and communication networks; fire station; stations/ terminals, depots and workshops for public transportation; parking including multi-level parking.

193. Use- Public Institution- Means institutional facilities in a building or premise or part thereof, constructed by Government/ Semi-Government Organisations, Public Sector Undertakings, registered Charitable Trusts for non-profitable public activities. This includes Offices of above-said organizations and institutional buildings such as- Police Station, Court, Medical facility, Educational facility, Public Library, Civic Centre, Assembly buildings.

194. Use- Residential- Means a building in which sleeping accommodation is provided for normal residential purposes, with or without cooking or dining facilities, and includes 24 one or more family dwellings, hostels, dormitories, apartment houses, flats, including ancillary uses such as private garages, servant room etc. as permissible under these Directions.

195. Use- Religious- Means a building or place dedicated to accommodation and service of Religion or other such objects of religious nature. It may have different nomenclature in different religions like Temple, Mosque, Church, Gurudwara, Synagogue, Upashraya, Sant-niwas and may have ancillary facilities like Ashram, Bathing Ghat, Madrasa, Gaushala.

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196. Use- Storage- Means a building or place or part there of used primarily for storage or shelter of goods and merchandise. Such use includes warehouse, cold storage, freight depot, transit shed, store house, public garage, hangar, grain elevator, barn.

197. Ventilation- Means the supply of outside air into, or the removal of inside air from an enclosed space.

198. Waste Water- Means any water with matter in solution or suspension, domestic wastewater, or liquid waste and includes sewage for the purpose of these directions.

199. Water Closet (W.C.)- Means a privy with an arrangement for flushing the pan with water, but does not include a bathroom.

200. Water Course- Means a natural channel or an artificial channel formed by draining or diversion of a natural channel meant for carrying clear, storm or waste water.

201. Water Body- Means a natural existing low lying ground forming a natural water body or wherein rain water gets collected and/or plots designated as Talav/ Lake/ Pond in the Master Plan or other Plans/ Schemes prepared by the Authority, or any legitimate land records and other records.

202. Warehouse- Means a building or place or part thereof that is used or intended to be used for the storage of goods for stocking, sale or similar purpose. It usually has loading docks to load and unload goods from trucks and often have cranes and forklifts for moving goods in and around the structure.

203. Wayside Shop- Means a shop that is situated at or near the side of a road, path or highway.

204. Wholesale- Means an establishment wholly or partly engaged in wholesale trade and wholesale outlets, including related storage facilities, warehouses and 25 establishments engaged in truck transport, including truck transport booking warehouses.

205. Window- Means an opening other than a door, to the outside of a building, which provides all or part of the required light and ventilation.

206. Wood Workshop- Means a small establishment where large logs of woods are cut and stored or in some case manufacturing or handicrafts of wooden materials like plywood, artefacts, etc are carried out.

207. Zoo- Means a garden or park where animals and/or birds including wild aminals/ birds are kept for exhibition.

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2.2 Interpretation In these Directions, the use of present tense includes the future tense, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neutral, the singular number, includes the plural and the plural includes the singular. The word person includes a corporation as an individual, writing includes printing and typing and signature includes thumb impression made by a person who cannot write, if her / his name is written near to such thumb impression.

Whenever size and dimension of rooms and spaces within buildings are specified, they shall mean the clear dimensions unless otherwise specified in these Directions.

If any question or dispute arises with regard to interpretation of any of these Directions the matter shall be referred to Gandhidham Development Authority which, after considering the matter and, if necessary, after giving hearing to the parties, shall give a decision on the interpretation of the provisions of these Directions. The decision of Gandhidham Development Authority on the interpretation of these Directions shall be final and binding on the concerned party or parties.

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3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT

3.1 Requirements of Site No land shall be used as a site for the construction of building: vi. If the Competent Authority considers that the site is insanitary or that it is dangerous to construct a building on it or no water supply is likely to be available within a reasonable period of time; vii. If the site is not drained properly or is incapable of being well drained; viii. If the building is proposed on any area filled up with carcasses, excreta, filthy and offensive matter, till the production of certificates, of the Health Officer and the Engineer of the Authority / Local Authority to the effect that it is fit to be built upon from the health and sanitary point of view; ix. If the Competent Authority is not satisfied that the owner of the building has taken the required measures to safeguard the construction from the constantly getting damp; x. If the level of the site is lower than the Datum Level prescribed by the Competent Authority depending on topography and drainage aspects; xi. Unless it derives access from an authorised street/means of access described in these Directions; xii. If the site is found to be liable to liquefaction by the Competent Authority under the earthquake intensity of the area, except where appropriate protection measures are taken to prevent the liquefaction. 27 xiii. If the Competent Authority finds that the proposed development falls in the area liable to storm surge during cyclone, except where protection measures are adopted to prevent storm surge damage.

3.2 Development Work to be in Conformity with the Directions i. All development work shall conform to the Master Plan proposals (Gandhidham Township Master Plan, and Master Plan of Gandhidham Development Authority jurisdiction for area outside Gandhidham Township) and the provisions made under these Directions.

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ii. Change of Use: No building or premises should be changed or converted to a use other than the sanctioned use without prior permission of the Authority in writing. Change of use not in conformity with these Directions shall not be permissible.

3.3 Development of Land to be in Conformity with Other Acts and Regulations i. Classified Roads: Situated and abutting any of the classified roads of the State Government and the Panchayat shall be regulated and controlled by the Building line and Control line prescribed under the Govt. Department Resolution as amended from time to time. Provided that the setback for the building line prescribed in the above resolution of the Department and the marginal distances to be kept open or setbacks to be observed from the road side, prescribed in these Directions whichever is more shall be enforced. ii. Railways: Situated in vicinity of the Railway Boundary shall be regulated and controlled according to the standing orders/instructions in force of the Railway Authorities and as amended from time to time. iii. Electrical Lines: a) Situated in the vicinity of the Electricity Grid Lines laid under the Electricity Rules, 1956 shall be regulated and controlled by the horizontal and vertical clear distances to be kept open to sky. b) For Plots in vicinity of Electrical Lines, clear distance shall be provided between any building or part thereof and electrical lines as mentioned 28 in the table below. Minimum Clear Distance from Centre of Electrical No. KV of Electrical Line Grid Line 1 220 17.5 mts 2 132 13.5 mts 3 110 11.0 mts 4 66 9.0 mts 5 33 7.5 mts 6 22 3.0 mts 7 11 2.5 mts

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iv. Petroleum Pipelines: a) Whose right of use is acquired under the Petroleum Pipelines (Acquisition of right of user in land) Act, 1962 as amended from time to time shall be regulated and controlled according to the provision of the said Act, in addition to these Directions. b) Minimum clear distance to be provided between any building or part thereof and petroleum pipelines shall be 12 mts from the centre of pipeline. v. Oil Wells: Clear distance to be provided between any building or part thereof and Oil Well shall be regulated in accordance with provisions of the Oil Mines Regulations- 1984, under the Mines Act, 1952, in addition to these Directions. vi. Situated anywhere in the GDA jurisdiction shall be subject to conformity to other Acts and Rules as listed under: a) Air Pollution Control Act, 1981 b) Explosive Rules 1983 under Indian Explosive Act 1884 c) Factories Act 1948 and Factories Rules under the Govt. of Gujarat d) Gas Cylinders Rules 1981 e) Gujarat Smoke Nuisance Act, 1963 f) Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules 1989 g) Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974

3.4 No Objection Certificate (NOC) and/or Clearances from Various Concerned Authority 29 No Objection Certificate shall be obtained from the various concerned authorities as mentioned under, in the cases/situations as mentioned along, for obtaining development permission from GDA. i. NOC from Airport Authority: For Plots within Airport Funnel Area and in critical zone within 1828.08m distance from the Kandla Aerodrome reference point measured horizontally, construction of buildings and installations shall be regulated as per the provisions of Civil Aviation Department, and NOC shall be required from the Airport Authority. ii. NOC from Railway: For Plots within 30 mts vicinity of Railway Boundary, NOC shall be required from the Railway Authorities.

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iii. NOC from Concerned Department for Classified Roads: For Plots abutting and in vicinity of Classified Roads such as National Highway, State Highway, Major District Road etc., NOC shall be required from the concerned department. iv. NOC from Narmada Nigam: For Plots abutting and in vicinity of Narmada Canal, NOC shall be required from Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd. v. NOC from Commissioner of Police: For Plots with uses such as Assembly, Religious, Hospitality, Party Plot and Fuelling Stations, NOC shall be required from the Commissioner of Police. vi. NOC from Jail Authority: For Plots within 300 mts vicinity of any Jail, NOC shall be required from the Jail Authority. vii. NOC from Archaeological Survey of India (ASI): Development in the vicinity of protected monuments shall be regulated and controlled in accordance with the provisions of Archaeological Survey of India, and NOC shall be required from the same. viii. NOC from Defence Establishment: Development in the vicinity of defence establishments shall be subject to NOC from Station Commander, and in accordance with Explosive Rules 1983 under Indian Explosive Act 1884. ix. Environmental Clearance: Development shall be conformity with Notification of Requirement of Environmental Clearance of Projects, 1994 (Ministry of Environment and Forests), Environment Protection Act 1986 and Environment Protection Rules 1986. x. NOC under Urban Land Ceiling Act: In case of land considered within the Urban Land Ceiling (ULC) Act, 1976 Limit, the applicant shall submit along with application: 30 a) The NOC from the competent authority under the ULC Act, 1976. b) An affidavit and indemnity bond in the prescribed form under the ULC Act, 1976. xi. Situated anywhere in the GDA jurisdiction shall be subject to provisions of the Act related to telecommunication, I.S.R.O., if and as applicable from time to time in the opinion of GDA. Note: Development Permission granted by Competent Authority (GDA) on the basis of any document/NOC received is not final and conclusive. It shall be considered in true sense and meaning of concerned Authority issuing such document/NOC. The Authority (GDA) has no legal responsibility for such development permission.

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3.5 Height of a Building with respect to distance from Kandla Aerodrome The elevation of the top (which is also called the reduced level of the top) of buildings and installations to be constructed within the vicinity of Kandla Aerodrome shall be within the limits indicated in the table below: Limit of distance from the Aerodrome Difference between of top of the Sr. reference point measured horizontally of building, structures of installation and No. buildings structures of buildings, or the elevation of Aerodrome Installations (Aerodrome Reference point) 1 Between 7924.80m and 12 Nautical Miles. Less than 152.40m 2 Between 6705.60m and 7924.80m Less than 121.92m 3 Between 5486.40m and 6705.60m Less than 91.44m 4 Between 4267.20m and 5486.40m Less than 60.96m 5 Between 3657.60m and 4267.20m Less than 48.77m 6 Between 3048.80m and 3657.60m Less than 36.58m 7 Between 2438.40m and 3048.80m Less than 24.38m 8 Between 1828.08m and 2438.40m Less than 12.19m 9 Between 1828.08m and less Nil, except with the prior concurrence of Local Aerodrome Authority

3.6 Addition to Existing Structure/ Building i. The addition to existing structure/ building shall comply with these Directions for construction of a new building. ii. For approved, individual, existing, detached and semi-detached dwelling units, permissible upper floors may be permitted as per sanctioned margins, staircase and projections.

3.7 Addition in Plots with Existing Buildings 31 i. For Plots with approved existing buildings, additional buildings shall be permitted with compliance to Directions for construction of a new building. ii. The additional buildings shall be permitted as per remaining FSI (i.e. after deducting the utilised FSI of the approved existing building from the maximum permissible FSI of the entire plot) with compliance to respective margins, permissible height, uses and all other applicable Directions.

3.8 Use of building as specified in approved layout/ building plan No building and parts thereof shall be used for a purpose other than as specified in the approved layout/ building plan.

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4 PLANNING DIRECTIONS- GANDHIDHAM TOWNSHIP MASTER PLAN AREA

4.1 Definition of Zones and Components of Gandhidham Township Master Plan

4.1.1 District "District" means the area as specified and delineated in the approved Master Plan of the Gandhidham Township consisting of a number of Neighborhood Units and a district centers planned for a population of 30,000 to 40,000.

4.1.2 District Center "District Center" means the area of land of the specified size and dimensions as approved by the Authority to provide for the sitting of the Markets, Shopping Centers, Post and Telegraph Office, Fire Station, Assembly Hall, Bank, Cinema, Police Station, Dispensary, Play grounds, Parks, Public lavatories & other Civic and Community amenities to cater to the population residing in that District.

4.1.3 Neighbourhood Unit "Neighborhood Unit" means the area of land of specified size and dimensions as approved by the Authority primarily for residential buildings, shops, primary and Secondary Schools, Clinic, civil center, public lavatories, etc. to meet with the day-to-day social, educational, recreational and other physical requirements of the population residing in the area.

4.1.4 Sector or Ward 32 "Sector or Ward" means a Sub-division of Neighborhood Unit and covers a special area for conveniently numbering the building sites and other reservations of land in that sub- division.

4.1.5 Plot A plot shall mean a plot bearing an individual number as indicated in the approved layout plan of a particular sector.

4.1.6 Light Industry Area "Light Industry Area" means the area as specified and delineated in the approved Master Plan of Gandhidham Township to provide for sitting of Light Industries.

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4.1.7 Godown Area "Godowns Area” means the area as specified and delineated in the approved Master Plan of Gandhidham Township to provide for sitting of Godowns.

4.1.8 Manufacturing Area "Manufacturing area” means the area as specified and delineated in the approved Master Plan of Gandhidham Township to provide for sitting of Heavy Industries.

4.1.9 Business Center “Business Center” shall mean a sector by that name in the approved Master Plan of Gandhidham Township.

4.1.10 Composite Zone "Composite Zone" shall mean an area where four story buildings are to be constructed with shops on the ground floor, offices on the first floors, and residences on the upper floors.

4.1.11 Offices Area "Offices Area" shall mean a sector by that name in the approved Master Plan of Gandhidham Township.

4.1.12 Triangular piece of land, North of Khanna Market, Sardarganj “Triangular piece of land, North of Khanna Market, Sardarganj” shall mean an area where buildings for Godowns, Light Industries and a Meat Market shall be constructed.

4.2 Widths/ Right of Way (ROW) of Roads i. The width of Arterial road shall be 60.96 mts. 33 ii. The Arterial roads in the Master Plan of Gandhidham are detailed as under: a) Portion of the Kandla - Ahmedabad National Highway along with the service road on either side towards the East of the Township. b) The Trunk Road connecting two areas named, Adipur and Sardarganj (Link Road). c) The proposed Bhuj State Highway forming the Southern boundary of the Township. d) Proposed road in the center of the township leading to the Aerodrome and bisecting the Link Road vide item (b) above.

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iii. The width of Periphery road, Collector road, and Minor road in Residential Neighbourhood Units, Industrial Area, Business Center and Composite Zone shall be as mentioned in the table below. Width of Road (in Mts.) Residential Industrial Business Composite No. Type of Road Neighborhood Area Center Zone Units 1 Periphery Road 24.38 m 45.72 m 45.72 m* - 2 Collector Road 18.29 m 24.38 m - 18.29 m 3 Minor / Internal Road 12.19 m 18.29m 24.38 m 12.19 m Note: * The width applies to Periphery roads on West and South of Business Center.

iv. A Collector road is a road which collects traffic from Residential Neighbourhood Units or Industrial Sectors or Composite Zone and leads to the Arterial road or to a Periphery road around such area. v. A Minor road is a road for the local traffic and leads the traffic to Collector road. vi. The road widths in Offices Area shall be as per the approved layout plan. vii. Roads widths in case of Triangular piece of land, North of Khanna Market, Sardarganj, reserved for Godowns, Light Industries and a Meat Market shall be as under: a) 24.36m. towards the North-East side 12.19 m towards Western and Southern sides. b) 12.19 m for minor Roads within the said piece of land.

Note:- The cross-sections for roads except National Highway and the State Highway 34 mentioned in these Directions shall be as per the cross-sections approved by the G.D.A. from time to time. Notwithstanding above, the said cross-sections will not be applicable in case of roads constructed prior to the issue of this amendment.

4.3 Plots to be as per Layout Plan approved by GDA i. The division or sub-division of any site into plots for the erection of buildings will be in accordance with the layout plan approved by the Authority.

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ii. No plot provided as a single unit in the layout scheme or plots sanctioned under (i) hereinabove shall be sub-divided to include more than one building. iii. The planning should provide for easy circulation and the shape of the plots should be regular as far as possible. iv. The plots in the Light Industry Area shall be as per the layout plan approved by the Gandhidham Development Authority vide Drg. No. ATP 1/60 dated 18.4.1960. v. The plots in the Godowns Area shall be as per the layout plan approved by the Gandhidham Development Authority vide Drg. No. ATP 18/61 dated 4th December, 1961. vi. The pattern of roads and Railway lines in the Manufacturing Area shall be as per the layout approved by the Gandhidham Development Authority vide Drg. No. ATP 18/61 dated 4th December, 1961. vii. The plots in Triangular piece of land, North of Khanna Market, Sardarganj, reserved for Godowns, Light Industries and Meat Market shall be as per the Layout plan approved by the Gandhidham Development Authority vide permission No. 1627/LP/7, dated 13th June, 1972 as Amended vide letter No. 4GDA(236)/72/1122 dated 19th September, 1972.

4.4 Sub-division of Land i. No layout scheme for the sub-division of land in any Neighborhood Unit shall provide for an aggregate of more than 60% (60 percent) of the gross area for the purpose of allotment of plots for residential and commercial purpose and less than 40% (40 percent) of the gross area in aggregate for roads, open 35 spaces, gardens, recreational grounds, schools, and other public and civic amenities. ii. No layout scheme for sub-division of lands in the Light Industry Area, Godowns Area and Manufacturing Area shall provide for an aggregate of more than 65% (65 percent) of the gross area for the purpose of allotment of plots and less than 35% (35 percent) of the gross area in aggregate for roads, open spaces, gardens, recreational grounds, and other public and civic amenities such as Bank, Post Office, Fire Station, Dispensary, Crèche, Canteen etc.

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4.5 Reservation of Land i. A District Center shall provide for the reservation of land for: a) Shopping centers and Markets (including Meat & Fist market), and Shopping Malls b) Post and Telegraph Office c) Fire Station d) Police Station e) One Cinema Hall f) Community Hall, Assembly Hall for Social activities etc. g) District Public Office h) Dispensary i) Library with Reading Room j) Public Parks and Play fields k) Swimming Pool l) Two High Schools with play grounds shall also provided- in each district which shall be centrally located. m) Banks n) Leisure and Recreational activities ii. A Neighborhood Unit shall provide for the reservation of land for: a) Two Primary or Junior Basic Schools for Boys and Girls b) One middle or senior basic school c) Shopping blocks d) Play fields for children and adults e) Local Health Center f) Public Parks and Recreational grounds 36 g) Plots for residential purposes h) Convenience Shopping iii. Suitable sites may be reserved for public latrines and urinals. iv. Suitable sites may be reserved for slaughter houses. v. At least 10% (10 percent) of the gross area of each Neighborhood Unit and the District Center shall be reserved for public parks, gardens and recreational grounds.

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4.6 Use of Plot and Building i. No building shall be used for a purpose other than that specified in the layout scheme. ii. Restrictions imposed in the user of plots in the Zonal Schemes in layout sheets shall be strictly adhered to. iii. The buildings in the Offices Area (Sector-9), the Business Center (Sector-8), and in DC-2 except Plot Nos. 209 to 260 & DC-3 except Plot Nos. 157 to 176 shall be used for following purposes: a) The ground floor of the buildings shall be used for shops/ offices. b) The upper floors may be used for offices/ shops/ residential flats/ Dharamshala on optional basis, provided that each residential unit shall not be less than 55 Sq.m. c) A residential hotel may also be permitted on a plot in the said sectors provided sufficient space for parking of cars is left on ground floor. d) Construction of Cinema building on any plot or combined plots earmarked for business or commercial purposes, will be permissible. e) Construction of buildings for the purposes permissible in Business Center may also be permitted on plots ear-marked for Cinema purpose. iv. The buildings on Plot Nos. 209 to 260 in DC-2 and plot Nos. 157 to 176 in DC-3 shall be used for following purposes: a) The ground floor of the buildings shall be used for shops/ offices. b) The upper floors may be used for offices/ shops/ residential flats/ Dharamshalas on optional basis, provided that each residential unit 37 shall not be less than 55 sq.mt. c) A residential hotel may also be permitted on a plot in the said sectors provided sufficient space for parking of cars is left on ground floor. d) The construction of cinema building on any plot or combined plots earmarked for business or commercial purpose will be permissible.

4.7 Uses not Permissible i. Any of the following shall not be established in multi-storeyed Shopping-cum- Residential Units or Shopping-cum-Office Units :

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a) Flour Mills, Mechanical Workshops, Printing Presses etc. which tend to create noise-nuisance due to constant vibrations. b) Bakeries with ovens, foundries, tea-plants etc. which tend to radiate excessive heat or cold. c) Shops or Godowns storing crackers, explosives, coal, fire-wood, kerosene etc. which tend to cause fire-hazard. ii. Even in single storeyed Shopping Units, the shops containing the type of business mentioned in (a), (b) and (c) of (i) hereinabove, shall be segregated in rows detached from the shops containing businesses other than those mentioned in (a), (b) and (c) of (i) hereinabove. iii. Slaughtering shall not be done within the precinct of the plot reserved for a Meat Market.

4.8 Change of User i. Change in user of buildings may be permitted by imposing extra charges of Rs. 150/- per Sq.mt., provided that- a) The shops, offices, godowns etc (commercial activities) which create nuisance, should not be allowed in building on residential plots; however there is no objection to allow private hospitals which are private cum service oriented purpose and there being no separate provision for private hospitals in layout plan, religious activities etc. in residential premises and such change of user on any floor may be allowed and on commercial plots the change of user may be permitted on any floor. 38 b) The construction shall be otherwise permissible according to the Directions issued by the GDA.

4.9 Size of Plot i. The minimum size of a plot in the Residential Neighborhood (Neighborhood Unit) shall be 200.67 Sq.m. with a minimum width of 9.14m. ii. The minimum size of a plot in the Composite Zone shall be 133.78 Sq.m. with the minimum width of 9.14m. iii. The houses on plots upto 250 Sq.m. may be semi-detached.

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iv. A residential building on a plot above 250 Sq.m. shall be detached building. Exception: Construction of a detached building may not be insisted upon in following situations subject to conditions mentioned therein- a) In case of a plot having frontage of 15.24m. or less. b) In case of a plot having frontage more than 15.24m. but meant for a semi-detached building according to the approved layout plan. c) In case of corner plot having frontage slightly more than 15.24mt where in the said row on other plots semi-detached buildings are permissible, such relaxation shall be limited to 7.5% in frontage of plot. d) In case of plots falling in semi-circle in Adipur whose frontage is 50’ or more, while average frontage of other plots in same row is less than 50’.

4.10 Size of Residential Unit i. There shall be no restriction on number of flats in a building. However minimum plinth area of each flat shall be 35 sq.m. ii. The minimum size of habitable rooms, kitchen, bath, W.C., and toilet shall be as specified in the National Building Code. iii. Loft over bath/ W.C. shall be permissible. However, clear height of bath/ W.C. shall be 2.2m minimum.

4.11 Ground Coverage and Building Height for Residential Neighbourhood Units

i. The maximum permissible storeys and percentage of covered area in case of 39 residential buildings/ plot shall be as under subject to conditions mentioned in other clauses of this Direction 4.11: Max. Permissible No. of Sr. Size of Residential Plot percentage of Covered Permissible No. Area on each floor Stories 1 On plots up to 55 Sq.m. 78 % Ground Floor + 1 2 On plots above 55 Sq.m. & up to 160 Sq.m. 66 % Ground 3 On plots above 160 Sq.m. & up to 200 Sq.m. 60 % Floor + 1 4 On plots above 200 Sq.m. & up to 250 Sq.m. 60 % Ground 5 On plots above 250 Sq.m. & up to 500 Sq.m. 50 % Floor + 2

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6 On plots above 500 Sq.m. 50 % - Subject to FSI shall not exceed 1.2

ii. Provided that the permissible covered area in the corner plots having nominal bigger size than the other plots in a row of any category shall in no case, be less than the permissible covered area on each floor in the other plots of the same row. iii. Provided that the permissible covered area in the smaller size plots of any category, shall in no case, be less than the permissible covered area in the largest size plot of the immediate lower category irrespective of FSI. iv. Provided that relaxation in area of plot to the tune of 10% for plots up to 200 sq.m. and 7.5% in case of bigger plots may be done while permitting number of storeys on a plot. v. Provided further that the above-said covered area and building height shall be permitted subject to the following: a) The Directions in respect of set-backs and ventilation shall be followed. b) Adequate light and ventilation is provided. c) It shall be the sole responsibility of the owner to ensure and satisfy about the structural stability of the building. vi. Combination of two or more adjoining plots under common ownership shall not be considered while determining permissible number of storeys. vii. Chimney floor and water towers shall be allowed of a greater height.

viii. Provided further that distance between two buildings/ detached wings or 40 blocks shall be minimum 3.05 mts.

ix. In case of tenement, maximum height permissible shall be Ground+ 1 storey in any size of residential plot. x. Ground coverage and building height for row-type dwelling units shall be regulated as per Direction 4.16.

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4.12 Ground Coverage and Number of Floors (and Building Height) for other than Residential Plots

i. The maximum permissible covered area and number of storeys (and building height) in case of buildings/ plots other than residential is as under: Max. Permissible Max. Permissible Sr. Covered Area on Number of Type of Zone/ Plot Size of Plot No. each floor (as % of Permissible Stories plot area) (Building Height) 1 Plots of Shops and 50 sq.m. and below 100 % Ground Floor + 1 Shopping-cum- More than 50 sq.m. 100 % Ground Floor + 2 Residential 2 Business Center - 50% Ground Floor + 2 (Sector-8), Offices (FSI- 1.5 subject to provided that the FSI Area (Sector-9), and on G.F. covered area as laid down is not Commercial plots in shall not exceed exceeded. District Center 2 & 3 50%) 3 Shopping Plots in 9.45m x 18.29m - Ground Floor + 2 Ward 12-B approximately 4 Commercial Plots in 12.19m x 27.43m - Ground Floor + 2 Ward 12-B, 12-C approximately 5 Light Industries Area, - 50% of the plot area Ground Floor + 2 Godowns area and at ground floor level with no floor having Manufacturing area (The upper floors, height less than 3.05 where permissible m. (Maximum height may be developed of building shall be to the full extent of 12.19 m.) the area on ground floor level.) 41 6 Composite Zone - - Ground Floor + 2 (Sector 1-A) (Maximum height of building shall be 10.67 m.) 7 Triangular piece of Plot measuring 100% of the plot Ground Floor + 1 land, North of 12.19m. x 12.19m. area Khanna Market, or less Sardarganj Plot measuring 80% of the plot area 15.24m. x 12.19m.

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ii. Combination of two or more adjoining plots under common ownership shall not be considered while determining permissible number of storeys.

iii. The heights of all row type non-residential buildings shall be uniform. iv. Chimney floor and water towers shall be allowed of a greater height. v. The heights of buildings except the building for Meat Market in the Triangular piece of Land, North of Khanna Market, Sardarganj, reserved for Godowns, Light Industries and Meat Market shall be as per the approved type design (Drawing No. GDA/6/95 dated 25th June, 1971 and alternative Drg. No. GDA/G/85/A dated 11th January, 1972).

4.13 Use of Upper Floors in other than Residential Plots i. In case of plots for Shops and Shopping-cum-Residential, upper floors may be allowed for residential purpose, except over such shops having any of business mentioned in clause (i) of Direction 4.7. ii. For buildings in Light Industry-cum-Godowns and Manufacturing Area, the upper floors may be used for office purpose. iii. In ward 12-B on shopping plots of 9.45m x 18.29m approximately and commercial plots of 12.19m x 27.43m approximately in ward 12-B, 12-C and Commercial plots in D.C. 2 & 3 and on plots in composite zone (Sector 1-A) three (Ground + 2) storeyed buildings shall be permissible. On G.F. shops, on F.F. Offices and on S.F. Residential shall be permissible.

4.14 Height of Different Floors of a Building in other than Residential Neighbourhood 42 Units i. The heights of the different floors of the buildings in the Composite Zone shall be as follows : Sr. Height in Meters Particulars No. (above the crown of road) 1 Arcade Pavement + 0.15 m. 2 Ground Floor Level (Shops) + 0.46 m. 3 First Floor Level (Offices) + 3.96 m. 4 Second Floor Level (Residences) + 7.32 m. 5 Terrace Level + 10.67 m.

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ii. Height of the different floors of a building in Business Center, District Center- 2 & 3, and Offices Area shall be as under: a) Where the basement is provided, the plinth height shall be 1.22m. above the crown of the road in front, and the height of ground floor shall be 3.05m. from the plinth level to the top of 1st floor level. b) Where the basement is not provided, the plinth height shall be 0.61m. above the crown of the road in front, and the height of ground floor shall be 3.66m. from the plinth level to the top of 1st floor level. c) The height of other floors shall be 3.05m. from top to top of each floor. iii. The maximum plinth height of buildings in the Light Industry Area, Godowns and the Manufacturing Area shall be 12" above the crown of the road/ street in front.

4.15 Margins/ Setbacks i. Every building, except row type of houses, shall be provided in the front a clear air plane at 63½ degree with horizontal subject to a minimum of 4.57m from the boundary of the road in front of every building. Provided that every building on a plot of 1254.19 Sq.m. or above in the Light Industry Area, Godowns and Manufacturing Area shall be provided with a minimum set back of 6.10m from the boundary of the road in front side and 4.57 m on remaining sides from the boundary of the plot. ii. Every building, except row type of houses, shall be provided in the rear a clear air plane at 63½ degree with horizontal subject to a minimum of 3.05 m from 43 the boundary of the road in rear of every building. iii. Set-backs on sides shall be not less than 3.05m on either sides except in case of plots up to 250.94 Sq.m. where the set-backs may be 1.52m. iv. No set-back shall be necessary in respect of buildings in the Composite Zone except that a continuous arcade of 3.05m width shall be provided in the front of shops running through entire width of plot on the side facing 18.29m road. v. Every building in the Offices Area, Business Center, and in District Center- 2 & 3 shall be provided an open space of 6.10m from the front boundary of the plot and 4.57m. on every other side.

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vi. Every building on Plot Nos. 209 to 260 in DC-2 and Plot Nos. 157 to 176 in DC-3 shall be provided an open space of 4.57 mt. from the front boundary of the plot and 3.05 mt. on every other side. vii. Set-backs in case of plots in Triangular piece of land, North of Khanna Market Sardarganj, reserved for Godowns, Light Industries and a Meat Market shall be as under : a) No set-backs shall be necessary on common side boundaries of a plot. b) No set-back shall be necessary on the side(s) facing the road. c) No set-backs shall be necessary from the rear boundary of a plot. Note:- Air plane is the vertical plane at the line which forms the junction of the plane projected from the top of building to ground making an angle of 63½ degree with the horizontal plane at G.L.

4.16 Row-Type Houses 4.16.1 Widths/ Right of Way (ROW) of Roads The minimum land widths for roads for development of row type of houses shall be as under: a) 24.38m for periphery roads. b) 18.29m for collector roads. c) 9.14m for internal minor roads, in front of row of houses. Note:- The cross-sections for roads except National Highway and the State Highway mentioned in these Directions shall be as per the cross-sections approved by the G.D.A. 44 from time to time. Notwithstanding above, the said cross-sections will not be applicable in case of roads constructed prior to the issue of this amendment.

4.16.2 Change of User Change of user shall not be allowed in case of row type of houses where the roads are less than 40' (13m.) width.

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4.16.3 Size of Plot i. The minimum size of a plot of a building in a row of houses shall be 54.35 Sq.m. with a minimum frontage of 3.96m. ii. The maximum number of houses in a block (row) of houses shall not exceed 12.

4.16.4 Ground Coverage and Building Height

i. The maximum permissible covered area and number of storeys in case of row type of houses shall be as under: Maximum Permissible Maximum Sr. Covered Area on each Permissible Size of Residential Plot No. floor (as % of plot No. of area) Storeys 1 On plots up to 55 Sq.m. 78 % Ground Floor 2 On plots above 55 Sq.m. & up to 160 Sq.m. 66 % + 1 3 On plots above 160 Sq.m. & up to 200 Sq.m. 60 % 4 On plots above 200 Sq.m. & up to 350 Sq.m. Not mentioned

ii. Provided that relaxation in area of plot to the tune of 10% for plots up to 200 sq.m. and 7.5% in case of bigger plots may be done while permitting number of storeys on a plot. iii. Provided that the permissible covered area in the smallest size plot of any category shall, in no case, be less than the permissible covered area in the largest size plot of immediate lower category. 45 iv. Provided further that the above-said covered area and building height shall be permitted subject to the following: a) The Directions in respect of set-backs and ventilation shall be applicable. b) Adequate light and ventilation is provided. c) It shall be the sole responsibility of the owner to ensure and satisfy about the structural stability of the building.

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4.16.5 Margins/ Setbacks i. For row type of houses, every building shall be provided in the front a clear air plane at 63½ with the horizontal subject to a minimum of 3.05m from the boundary of the road in front of every building. ii. For row type of houses, no set-back shall be necessary from the rear boundary of the plot except in case of houses in Ganeshnagar (Sector-6 of District 6 of Gandhidham). Where minimum distance of 0.46m shall be left free from the rear boundary of the plot.

4.16.6 Applicability of Other Clauses of these Directions In addition to Direction 4.16, the other clauses of these Directions shall be applicable to Row-type houses for the matters not covered in Direction 4.16.

4.17 Basement or Cellar i. Basement or Cellar shall not be permitted in row-type building of whatsoever use. ii. Basement or Cellar may be permitted in addition to number of storeys permissible in all types of buildings other than row-type buildings of all uses.

iii. Basement or Cellar of a building in Business Center, DC- 2 & 3, and Offices Area shall be as under:

a) The area shall not exceed the floor area of the ground floor. b) The height of basement shall not be less than 2.44m. from the floor to the bottom of deepest beam. 46

4.18 Arcades, Balconies and Other Permissible Construction in Margins/ Setbacks The front, rear and side setbacks as prescribed in 4.15 and 4.16.5 of these Directions are compulsorily to be left open. However, arcades, balconies and other building elements as mentioned under shall be permissible subject to conditions mentioned herein. i. The arcades as under will be permissible in the set-backs on optional basis: a) 4.57 mt. wide arcade will be permissible in front set-back of 6.1 mt., 3.05 mt. wide arcade will be permissible in front set-back of 4.57 mt.

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b) In case of the corner plot, 3.05m wide arcade facing the road will also be permissible in the side set-back of 4.57mt. ii. In case of commercial plots, Nos. 10 and 11 of Ward 12-A of Gandhidham, the arcade shall be compulsory and it shall be in line with the existing arcade of BBZ Shopping-cum-Residential buildings. The width of the arcade of buildings on these plots shall also be same as that of the arcade of the said BBZ Shopping-cum-Residential buildings. Balcony projections shall not to permissible beyond the said arcade line. iii. The area covered by the arcade(s) shall be considered as covered area while calculating the consumed Floor Space Index. iv. Construction over the arcades shall be permissible. v. A balcony or balconies at roof level of a width of 1m over hanging in set-backs within one’s own land and courtyards. Subject to condition that aggregate area of such balconies shall not exceed 10% of built up area on each floor. However in case of plots where, after leaving the minimum required setbacks if covered area achieved is less than the permissible covered area then the allowable balcony area shall be 10% of the permissible covered area on such plots. However, the balcony shall not be permitted in 1.52 m side setback except in corner plots.

vi. Balcony projections on ground floor within one’s own plot maximum up to 1.00m x 6.1m is allowed, but shall be grilled as under :-

Proposed Work Completed Work Where FAR/CA Where FAR/CA Where FAR/CA Where FAR/CA Exceeds Does not Exceed Exceeds Does not Exceed 47 Rs. 50/- per Sq.m. Rs. 100/- per Sq.m. Rs. 150/- per Sq.m. Rs. 300/- per Sq.m.

vii. An open to sky L-type stair-case from GF to FF or otta (open platform) may be permitted in the set-backs of width 3.05m and more. In case, said staircase is made covered, the full staircase shall be treated as unauthorized.

viii. Cupboard up to lintel level may also be permitted in set-backs of width 3.05m and more. Provided that cupboards up to roof level in set-backs of width 3.05m and more may be allowed by charging extra charges at RS. 20/- per Sq.ft. The inner width of cupboard shall be restricted to 0.90m.

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ix. An unstoreyed porch, supported on pillars, shall be permitted in front and side set-backs of min. 3.05 mt width, except for ownership flats/ tenements. The supporting columns shall be permitted only on plot boundary or compound wall. In case of porch having flat slab, 2.20 mt clear height is to be kept underneath, and in case of porch having sloping or architecturally shaped roof, minimum 2.20 mt clear height at both ends and maximum 3.50 mt height at centre shall be allowed. The maximum area of the porch shall be 10 sq.mt. if it is proposed in minimum required set-back of 3.05 mt, and shall be 20 sq.mt. if proposed in minimum required set-back of 4.57 mt. Under no case shall the slab of the porch be in continuation with the slab of the building. The minimum width (parallel to the proposed building) shall be 3.05 mt. All clear heights shall be measured from the plinth height of the proposed construction. x. A garage or WC, bathroom and servant room may be permitted in set-backs except in front set-backs and in road-side set-back except for ownership flats/ tenements. The said garage or WC, bathroom and servant room shall have no inter-connecting entrance to the main building and shall be with rolling shutter/ big door in front. xi. Open loading platforms may be permitted to abut against the rear boundaries on such plots in the Godowns and Manufacturing Area which are served by Railway sidings.

4.19 Directions for Commercial Plots in Wards 12-A and 12-B situated in line with Offices Area The Directions pertaining to construction of buildings in the Offices Area (Sector-9) shall also be applicable to such of the commercial plots in Wards 12- 48 A and 12-B of Gandhidham which (Plots) are situated in line with the plots of Offices Area (Sector-9).

4.20 Parking Parking spaces shall be as under: i. One car space shall be provided for 92.93 Sq.m. of the covered area. The area for each car space shall be as mentioned under:

o Basement- 35 sq.m. o Stilts- 30 sq.m.

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o Open- 25 sq.m. ii. This parking can be provided in any manner i.e. covered or open. In providing the parking care has to be taken that 50% of the open space is left for landscaping and is not accounted for into calculations of parking area. iii. For building of Mercantile (Commercial), Industrial and Storage purpose, in addition to the parking spaces provided as per (i) hereinabove, space for loading and unloading activities at the rate of one such space for each 100 Sq.m. of floor area or fraction thereof exceeding the first 200 Sq.m. of floor area shall be provided. iv. Parking lock up garages shall be included in the calculation for floor space for FSI calculations unless they are provided in the basement of a building or under a building constructed on stilts with no external wall. v. In the case of parking spaces provided in basements, at least two ramps of adequate width and slopes shall be provided, located preferably at opposite ends. vi. Garages may be permitted as mentioned in clause (x) of Direction 4.18.

4.21 Ancillary Buildings i. In case of plots above 250.94 sq.m. and up to 752.51 sq.m., single storeyed ancillary buildings for garages or WC, bathroom and servant room may be permitted. ii. In case of plots above 752.51 sq.m., single-storeyed ancillary buildings for garages and servants quarters may be permitted. 49 iii. Such an ancillary building of garage shall be used for parking vehicle only and for no other purpose, and other ancillary building/structure such as WC, bathroom, servant room shall be used for that particular purpose and for no other purpose. iv. The ancillary building/ structure shall not materially affect the light and ventilation of any room in the main building. v. In case of the Light Industry Area and Godowns Area, the ancillary buildings for security staff (chowkidars) quarters having a plinth area per quarter not exceeding 51.10 sq.m. may be permitted as under: a) One quarter per plot for a plot size up to 1254.19 Sq.m.

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b) Two quarters per plot for a plot size up to 2500.38 Sq.m. c) One additional quarter for every 1672.25 Sq.m. or a part thereof for plot size exceeding 2500.38 Sq.m. (Note:- For the purpose of this rule, fractions of the area less than 836.13 Sq.m. is to be ignored.) vi. In case of plots in Manufacturing Area, residential quarters for the staff working in main buildings therein may be permitted as under: a) No side of such plot shall be less than 18.29 Sq.m. b) The location of such residential plots will be in the direction of breeze as far as possible, with a separate access from the public road. c) The building to be built on such plot shall not be used for any purpose other than residential and shall be at least 30.48m. away from any factory. d) The buildings in such residential plot shall be provided with a minimum open space of 4.57m on all sides except the side facing the road where it shall be 9.14m. e) In case of more than one independent building having residential quarters, the minimum distance between two such independent buildings shall be 9.14m. f) The built up area shall be :-

• 33% of the plot area for plots having an area above 752.50 Sq.m.

• 40% of the plot area for plots having an area above 501.68

Sq.m. but not exceeding 752.50 Sq.m. 50 g) No building shall exceed more than 3 floors, i.e., ground and two upper floors, the maximum height of the building being limited to 12.19m. from the crown of the approach road leading to buildings.

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4.22 Construction, Development and Beautification of Garden on Park Plot The construction, development & beautification of Garden on Park Plot shall be as per table given hereunder: Type of Type of Type of Plots in Development for Development Developm Sr. Gandhidham which the zone is which may be ent which Remarks No. Township primarily permitted by may not be Master Plan intended the competent permitted Authority I II III IV V VI 1 Plots Recreation of any All other 1) The built-up demarcated type, shops for uses not area (ground as gardens, eateries and mentioned coverage) shall public parks, gaming part in col. III & not exceed 15% recreational incidental to IV of the plot area. grounds recreation, aquarium, natural 2) The reserve and maximum sanctuary, race permissible FSI track, shooting shall not exceed range, zoo, 0.15 and only nursery, botanical ground floor be garden, permitted. planetarium, amusement park, swimming pool, exhibition and mela, restaurants, 51 recreational use of water park

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4.23 Amalgamation Charges i. The amalgamation charges for residential plots having plot area up to 200 sq.mt. shall be Rs. 15/- per sq.mt. ii. The amalgamation charges for residential plots having plot area above 200 sq.mt. shall be Rs. 30/- per sq.mt. iii. The amalgamation charges for shopping/ commercial/ industrial plots shall be Rs. 75/- per sq.mt.

4.24 Undertaking from Applicant and Licensed Architect/ Engineer for Ground+ 2 buildings i. In case of double-storeyed DAZ houses at Adipur and DBZ houses at Gandhidham on second floor a barasati equal to 25% of permissible covered area on ground floor shall be allowed. In addition a toilet of 2.88 sq.m. carpet area may also be allowed on second floor. The said construction on second floor may be allowed subject to condition that before permitting construction on second floor, an undertaking shall be taken in writing from the Engineer of the applicant that the building in question is structurally safe to take additional load of second floor and that there is no danger to the stability of the building in question. ii. This being an earthquake-prone area permission for erection of multi-storeyed (ground+2 and more) buildings be granted after obtaining the following undertaking from applicants as well as Engineers/ Architects who are licensed with the Gandhidham Development Authority.

UNDERTAKING: 52 The building in question shall be designed according to the standards approved by Indian Bureau of Standards, Government of India, New Delhi vide its design reference Nos. IS: 1893:1984 and as may be amended from time to time. The building shall be designed to withstand the earthquake vibrations/shocks etc. This area being earthquake-prone zone and that the structural stability of the building in question on Plot No. : Sector/ Ward No. Adipur/ Gandhidham shall be our responsibility. iii. An additional condition in view of above undertaking may be inserted in such permission.

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4.25 Planning Directions for Undeveloped Sectors and Wards within Gandhidham Township Master Plan i. For the vast tracks of undeveloped lands (undeveloped sectors and wards) of Gandhidham Township Master Plan, the directions prescribed for the area outside Gandhidham Township Master Plan shall be applicable. ii. A special project zone/area and directions may be prescribed for the undeveloped lands (undeveloped sectors and wards) under the authority of Kandla Port Trust or part thereof. Such directions may be prepared as and if required by KPT in consultation with GDA, and shall be applicable to that special project zone/area only.

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5 PLANNING DIRECTIONS - WITHIN GANDHIDHAM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY JURISDICTION, BUT OUTSIDE GANDHIDHAM TOWNSHIP MASTER PLAN AREA

5.1 Definition of Zones

5.1.1 Residential Zone This is the zone earmarked as Residential Zone in the Master Plan of Gandhidham Development Authority jurisdiction. This is a main zone covering significantly large area of GDA jurisdiction. It is primarily meant for residential development, but commercial, mixed development, amenities and other development shall also be permitted subject to the conditions mentioned in these Directions.

5.1.2 Commercial/ Mixed Use Zone This is the zone earmarked as Commercial/ Mixed Use Zone in the Master Plan of Gandhidham Development Authority jurisdiction. It is primarily meant for commercial development, but residential, mixed development, amenities and other development shall also be permitted subject to the conditions mentioned in these Directions.

5.1.3 Light Industrial Zone This is the zone earmarked as Light Industrial Zone in the Master Plan of Gandhidham Development Authority jurisdiction. This zone shall primarily accommodate all types of light industries i.e. small scale factories/ manufacturing or processing units etc. except hazardous industries. Other non-hazardous allied uses like residential buildings for industrial workers, 54 commercial and institutional buildings, transport terminal etc. are also permitted subject to conditions mentioned in these Directions.

Dwelling units are permitted only for industrial workers and other utility service staff working within the industrial premises up to maximum of 20% of total utilised FSI, where the built-up area of each dwelling unit shall not exceed 66 sq.mts.

Dumping of solid industrial wastes is permitted subject to N.O.C. and conditions laid down by Pollution Control Board.

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5.1.4 Heavy Industrial Zone This is the zone earmarked as Heavy Industrial Zone in the Master Plan of Gandhidham Development Authority jurisdiction. This zone shall accommodate only heavy industries/ large scale manufacturing and processing establishments. This zone shall also permit obnoxious and hazardous industries including storage of inflammable goods and petrol, LPG, CNG and eco-friendly fuel Fuelling stations.

Dwelling units are permitted only for industrial workers requiring 24 hours of presence within the industrial premises up to maximum of 10% of total utilised FSI, where the built-up area of each dwelling unit shall not exceed 50 sq.mts.

Dumping of solid industrial wastes is permitted subject to N.O.C. and conditions laid down by Pollution Control Board.

5.1.5 Institutional Zone This is the zone earmarked as Institutional Zone in the Master Plan of Gandhidham Development Authority jurisdiction. This zone is primarily meant for development of large scale educational facilities, research centres, public/semi-public institutions, promoting the city as an educational/institutional hub. Other allied uses required to support the institutional development like dwelling units, basic commercial facilities are also permitted subject to conditions mentioned in these Directions.

The dwelling units are permitted up to maximum of 20% of total utilised FSI. Along with these, the zone shall also permit commercial uses serving the educational and other institutes, such as ATM outlets, Banks, Restaurants, Shops etc. permitted up to maximum of 10% of total utilised FSI. 55 5.1.6 Green and Open Space Zone This is the zone earmarked as Green and Open Space Zone in the Master Plan of Gandhidham Development Authority jurisdiction. This zone is primarily meant for green open spaces such as parks, gardens, recreational open spaces with minimal built development which is limited to maximum FSI of 0.15 and a maximum permissible height of 7 mts (G+1 storey).

5.1.7 Conservation Zone This is the zone earmarked as Conservation Zone in the Master Plan of Gandhidham Development Authority jurisdiction. This zone may have agricultural activities. No

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development shall be permitted except for activities allied with agriculture and as prescribed in these Directions.

5.2 Demarcation of Zones The lands/ area falling within the jurisdiction of Gandhidham Development Authority but outside Gandhidham Township Master Plan is identified under various land use zones as defined in Direction 5.1. Demarcation of various land use zones is presented in Annexure-1, which presents village wise list of survey numbers assigned with various zones.

5.3 Uses Permissible in Various Zones Use permissible in each Zone shall be as presented in following table. Within each zone, the uses shall be permitted based on the width of road abutting the plot under consideration as mentioned in the table, and other provisions of these Directions.

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Sr. Width of Uses Permissible No. Abutting Road 1 Residential Zone a) 9 M and less Row-type Dwelling Units than 12 M b) 12 M and less Detached and Semi-detached Dwelling Units, Row-type Dwelling Units; than 18 M Apartment, Hostel, Dharamshala; Shops, Restaurants, Shopping Centre (only on Ground Floor- up to the extent of permissible covered area on plot area less than 2000 sq.mts. or 20% of permissible built-up area whichever is higher); Clinic, Fitness Centre, Nursing Home (only on Ground Floor- up to the extent of permissible covered area on plot area less than 2000 sq.mts. or 20% of permissible built-up area whichever is higher); Pre-schools, Primary Schools, Secondary & Higher Secondary Schools; Community Hall, Banquet Hall (plot area of 2000 sq.mts. and above up to 3500 sq.mts.); Public-Institutional: Post Office, Postal and Telegraph Networks, Communication Networks, Police Station, Jail, Government and Semi-government Medical Facilities, Ward and Zonal Offices for Appropriate Authority, Public Library, Civic Centre, Offices for Government and Semi-government, Banks c) 18 M and less All uses permissible on roads less than 18 M wide (Uses permitted only on Ground than 24 M Floor on roads having width of less than 18 M shall be permitted on Ground and First Floors- without any limit on the extent); Offices, Corporate Offices, Call Centres, Training Centres (on Ground and First Floors ); College, Polytechnic, University; Hospitals (plot area of 2000 sq.mts. and above up to 3500 sq.mts.), Research Centres; Cottage Industry; 57 Religious; Bed and Breakfast, Guest House, Lodging and Boarding, Hotel, Motel, Serviced Apartment (plot area less than 2000 sq.mts.); Community Hall, Banquet Hall (plot area of 3500 sq.mts. and above)- Community Hall, Banquet Hall in plot area less than 3500 sq.mts. shall not be permitted; Party Plot, Garden Restaurants; Parks: Gardens, Parks, Nursery, Botanical Garden, Green House, Play Fields d) 24 M and less All uses permissible on roads less than 24 M wide except Pre-schools (Uses than 30 M permitted only on Ground and First Floor on roads having width of less than 24 M shall be permitted on All Floors); Hospitals (plot area of 3500 sq.mts. and above);

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Service Establishment: Auto Repair Workshop, Wood Workshop, Fabrication Workshops, Public-Garage; Temporary Use: Fair, Circus, Exhibition, Mela, Pandal; e) 30 M and All uses as permissible on roads having width of 24 M and less than 30 M except more Primary Schools, Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools; Shopping Mall; Hotel, Motel, Serviced Apartment (in plot with area of 2000 sq.mts. or more) - Bed and Breakfast, Guest House, Lodging and Boarding, Hotel, Motel, Serviced Apartment in plot area less than 2000 sq.mts. shall not be permitted; Convention Center, Exhibition Hall, Auditorium, Planetarium, Stadium, Museum; Theatre, Multiplex, Drive-in Cinema, Clubs, Golf Course; Sports and Leisure: Sports Complex, Swimming Pool, Playfield, Camping Ground, Facility for Water Sports, Theme/Amusement Park, Aquarium, Zoo, Botanical Garden 2 Commercial/ Mixed Use Zone a) 9 M and less None than 12 M b) 12 M and less Apartment, Hostel, Dharamshala, Pre-school, Cottage Industry; than 18 M Shops, Restaurants, Shopping Centre; Offices, Corporate Offices, Call Centres, Training Centres; Clinic, Fitness Centre, Nursing Home; Community Hall, Banquet Hall (plot area of 2000 sq.mts. and above up to 3500 sq.mts.); Public-Institutional: Post Office, Postal and Telegraph Networks, Communication Networks, Police Station, Jail, Government and Semi-government Medical Facilities, Ward and Zonal Offices for Appropriate Authority, Public Library, Civic Centre, Offices for Government and Semi-government, Banks c) 18 M and less All uses permissible on roads less than 18 M wide; 58 than 24 M Religious; Hospitals, Research Centres; Bed and Breakfast, Guest House, Lodging and Boarding, Hotel, Motel, Serviced Apartment (plot area less than 2000 sq.mts.); Community Hall, Banquet Hall (plot area of 3500 sq.mts. and above)- Community Hall, Banquet Hall in plot area of 2000 sq.mts. and above up to 3500 sq.mts. shall not be permitted; Party Plot, Garden Restaurants; Temporary Use: Fair, Circus, Exhibition, Mela, Pandal; Service Establishment: Auto Repair Workshop, Wood Workshop, Fabrication Workshops, Public-Garage; d) 24 M and less All uses permissible on roads less than 24 M wide except Pre-schools;

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than 30 M Hotel, Motel, Serviced Apartment (in plot with area of 2000 sq.mts. or more); Bed and Breakfast, Guest House, Lodging and Boarding, Hotel, Motel, Serviced Apartment (plot area less than 2000 sq.mts.) shall also be permitted e) 30 M and All uses permissible on roads less than 30 M wide; more Shopping Mall, Wholesale; Convention Center, Exhibition Hall, Auditorium, Planetarium, Stadium, Museum; Theatre, Multiplex, Drive-in Cinema, Clubs, Golf Course; Sports and Leisure: Sports Complex, Swimming Pool, Playfield, Camping Ground, Facility for Water Sports, Theme/Amusement Park, Aquarium, Zoo, Botanical Garden; Storage: Warehouse, Godown, Cold Storage, Timber Mart, Steel Stockyard, Ice Factory 3 Light Industrial Zone a) 9 M and less Row-type Dwelling Units* than 12 M b) 12 M and less Semi-detached Dwelling Units*, Row-type Dwelling Units*; than 18 M Apartment*; # Shops, Restaurants, Shopping Centre (only on Ground Floor- up to the extent of permissible covered area on plot area less than 2000 sq.mts. or 20% of permissible built-up area whichever is higher); # Offices, Corporate Offices, Call Centres, Training Centres (only on Ground Floor); Clinic, Fitness Centre, Nursing Home (only on Ground Floor- up to the extent of permissible covered area on plot area less than 2000 sq.mts. or 20% of permissible built-up area whichever is higher); # Community Hall, Banquet Hall (plot area of 2000 sq.mts. and above up to 3500 sq.mts.); Public-Institutional: Post Office, Postal and Telegraph Networks, Communication Networks, Police Station, Jail, Government and Semi-government Medical Facilities, Ward and Zonal Offices for Appropriate Authority, Public Library, Civic 59 Centre, Offices for Government and Semi-government, Banks c) 18 M and less All uses permissible on roads less than 18 M wide (Uses permitted only on Ground than 24 M Floor on roads having width of less than 18 M shall be permitted on Ground and First Floors- without any limit on the extent); Religious; Hospitals (plot area of 2000 sq.mts. and above up to 3500 sq.mts.), Research Centres; # Bed and Breakfast, Guest House, Lodging and Boarding, Hotel, Motel, Serviced Apartment (plot area less than 2000 sq.mts.); # Community Hall, Banquet Hall (plot area of 3500 sq.mts. and above) - Community Hall, Banquet Hall in plot area of 2000 sq.mts. and above up to 3500

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sq.mts. shall not be permitted; Service Establishment: Auto Repair Workshop, Wood Workshop, Fabrication Workshops, Public-Garage; Parks: Gardens, Parks, Nursery, Botanical Garden, Green House, Play Fields; Light Industries except Hazardous Industries d) 24 M and less All uses permissible on roads less than 24 M wide (Uses permitted only on Ground than 30 M and First Floor on roads having width of 18 M and less than 24 M shall be permitted on All Floors); Hospitals (plot area of 3500 sq.mts. and above); # Hotel, Motel, Serviced Apartment (in plot with area of 2000 sq.mts. or more); Bed and Breakfast, Guest House, Lodging and Boarding, Hotel, Motel, Serviced Apartment (plot area less than 2000 sq.mts.) shall also be permitted e) 30 M and All uses permissible on roads less than 30 M; more # Shopping Mall, Wholesale; Convention Center, Exhibition Hall, Auditorium, Planetarium, Stadium, Museum; # Theatre, Multiplex, Drive-in Cinema, Clubs, Golf Course; Storage: Warehouse, Godown, Cold Storage, Timber Mart, Steel Stockyard, Ice Factory; Transport: Truck Terminal, Bus Terminal (by private enterprise) Note: * Semi-detached Dwelling Units and Apartments up to maximum 20% of utilized FSI, with units having built-up area up to 66 sq.mts. for industrial workers. # The Authority shall charge Rs. 150 per sq.mt. of total built-up area of all floors for said Commercial activities which is permitted in light industrial zone subject to these Directions. 4 Heavy Industrial Zone a) 9 M and less Row-type Dwelling Units**; than 12 M b) 12 M and less Semi-detached Dwelling Units**, Row-type Dwelling Units**; than 18 M Apartment**; 60 Public-Institutional: Post Office, Postal and Telegraph Networks, Communication Networks, Police Station, Jail, Government and Semi-government Medical Facilities, Ward and Zonal Offices for Appropriate Authority, Public Library, Civic Centre, Offices for Government and Semi-government, Banks c) 18 M and less All uses permissible on roads less than 18 M wide; than 24 M Religious; Service Establishment: Auto Repair Workshop, Wood Workshop, Fabrication Workshops, Public-Garage; Heavy Industries except hazardous industries subject to other provisions of these Directions d) 24 M and less All uses permissible on roads less than 24 M wide than 30 M

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e) 30 M and All uses permissible on roads less than 30 M; more Hazardous industries subject to other provisions of these Directions Storage: Warehouse, Godown, Cold Storage, Timber Mart, Steel Stockyard, Ice Factory; Transport: Truck Terminal, Bus Terminal (by private enterprise) Note: ** Semi-detached Dwelling Units and Apartments up to maximum 10% of utilized FSI, with units having built-up area up to 50 sq.mts. for industrial workers. 5 Institutional Zone a) 9 M and less Row-type Dwelling Units*; than 12 M Pre-schools b) 12 M and less Detached and Semi-detached Dwelling Units*, Row-type Dwelling Units*; than 18 M Apartment*, Hostel*, Dharamshala*; Shops, Restaurants, Shopping Centre (only on Ground Floor) **; Offices, Corporate Offices, Call Centres, Training Centres (only on Ground Floor) **; Clinic, Fitness Centre, Nursing Home (only on Ground Floor) **; Pre-schools, Primary Schools, Secondary & Higher Secondary Schools; Clinic, Fitness Centre, Nursing Home; Public-Institutional: Post Office, Postal and Telegraph Networks, Communication Networks, Police Station, Jail, Government and Semi-government Medical Facilities, Ward and Zonal Offices for Appropriate Authority, Public Library, Civic Centre, Offices for Government and Semi-government, Banks c) 18 M and less All uses permissible on roads less than 18 M wide (Uses permitted only on Ground than 24 M Floor on roads having width of 12 M and less than 18 M shall be permitted on Ground and First Floor); Religious; College, Polytechnic, University; Hospitals, Research Centres; Bed and Breakfast, Guest House, Lodging and Boarding, Hotel, Motel, Serviced 61 Apartment (plot area less than 2000 sq.mts.); Temporary Use: Fair, Circus, Exhibition, Mela, Pandal; Parks: Gardens, Parks, Nursery, Botanical Garden, Green House, Play Fields d) 24 M and less All uses permissible on roads less than 24 M wide except Pre-schools than 30 M e) 30 M and All uses permissible on roads less than 30 M wide except Primary Schools, more Secondary & Higher Secondary Schools; Convention Center, Exhibition Hall, Auditorium, Planetarium, Stadium, Museum; Sports and Leisure: Sports Complex, Swimming Pool, Playfield, Camping Ground, Facility for Water Sports, Theme/Amusement Park, Aquarium, Zoo and Botanical Garden Notes: * Uses permitted up to maximum 20% of total utilized FSI. ** Uses permitted up to maximum 10% of total utilized FSI.

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6 Green and Open Space Zone a) 9 M and less None than 12 M b) 12 M and less Public-Institutional: Post Office, Postal and Telegraph Networks, Communication than 18 M Networks, Police Station, Jail, Government and Semi-government Medical Facilities, Ward and Zonal Offices for Appropriate Authority, Public Library, Civic Centre, Offices for Government and Semi-government, Banks c) 18 M and less All uses permissible on roads less than 18 M wide; than 24 M Religious; Parks: Gardens, Parks, Nursery, Botanical Garden, Green House, Play Fields d) 24 M and less All uses permissible on roads less than 24 M wide; than 30 M e) 30 M and All uses permissible on roads less than 30 M wide; more Sports and Leisure: Sports Complex, Swimming Pool, Playfield, Camping Ground, Facility for Water Sports, Theme/Amusement Park, Aquarium, Zoo and Botanical Garden 7 Conservation Zone a) 9 M and less Detached Dwelling Units; than 12 M Pre-schools; b) 12 M and less Detached Dwelling Units; than 18 M Pre-schools, Primary Schools, Secondary & Higher Secondary Schools; Public-Institutional: Post Office, Postal and Telegraph Networks, Communication Networks, Police Station, Jail, Government and Semi-government Medical Facilities, Ward and Zonal Offices for Appropriate Authority, Public Library, Civic Centre, Offices for Government and Semi-government, Banks c) 18 M and less All uses permissible on roads less than 18 M wide;

than 24 M Religious; 62 College, Polytechnic, University; Parks: Gardens, Parks, Nursery, Botanical Garden, Green House, Play Fields d) 24 M and less All uses permissible on roads less than 24 M wide except Pre-schools than 30 M e) 30 M and All uses permissible on roads less than 30 M wide except Primary Schools, more Secondary & Higher Secondary Schools

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5.4 Restricting Certain Permissible Uses on Lower Floors in all Zones except Commercial In all Zones except Commercial Zone, if uses such as Shops, Restaurants, Shopping Centre, Offices, Corporate Offices, Call Centres, Training Centres, Clinic, Fitness Centre, and Nursing Home are permissible under these Directions, the extent of such uses shall be regulated according to the width of road abutting the plot as prescribed in the table below.

No. Width of abutting Road Floors on which above- listed Uses shall be permitted 1 12 mts and less than 18 mts Ground Floor Only

2 18 mts and less than 24 mts Ground and First Floor Only 3 24 mts and above All Floors

5.5 Separate Access for Non-Residential Uses in a Residential Building in Residential Zone All permissible non-residential uses in Residential Zone may be permitted on the ground floor or any other floor in a residential building if provided with separate means of access/staircase.

5.6 Professional Offices in a Residential Building A part of residential building except row-type residences may be permitted for use as office for professional requirements such as for advocates, architects, engineers, chartered accountants etc. provided area of such an office shall not exceed 50 sq.mts or 25% of built up area whichever is less. Parking for such purpose shall be provided as per parking requirement of commercial uses.

5.7 Minimum Area and Size (Dimension) of Plot i. Minimum area of a plot shall be 100 sq.m with no side of the plot being less 63 than 9 m, except in case of row-type dwelling units. ii. In case of row-type dwelling units, minimum area of a plot shall be 54.35 sq.m. with no side of the plot being less than 3.96 m, and maximum area shall not exceed 150 sq.m. iii. In case of buildings other than row-type dwelling units, if the smallest side of the plot is less than 10.5 mts, the depth shall not be more than twice the width. iv. The maximum No. of houses in a block (row) of houses shall not exceed 12. v. The minimum plinth area of a flat shall be 35 sq.m.

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vi. Area of a plot for certain specific uses shall be as prescribed in the table below.

No. Use Area of Plot 1 Religious Minimum 500 sq.mts. 2 Primary Schools, Secondary & Higher Secondary Schools Min. 2,000 sq.mts. 3 College, Polytechnic, University Min. 3,500 sq.mts. 4 Hospitals, Research Centres Min. 2,000 sq.mts. 5 Community Hall, Banquet Hall Min. 2,000 sq.mts. 6 Convention Centre, Exhibition Hall, Auditorium, Planetarium, Min. 3,500 sq.mts. Stadium, Museum

5.8 Internal Road for Access to Building 5.8.1 Internal Road / Approach road to Building and Common Plot i. The width of the Internal or Approach Road shall be based on the length of such internal/ approach road and use of the Plot as prescribed under:

Width of Internal/Approach Road (in mts) No. Length of Internal/ Approach Road For Non- For Residential Use Residential Use 1 Up to 15 mts (Approach) 3.0 4.5 2 Above 15 mts and up to 45 mts (Approach) 4.5 6.0 3 Above 45 mts and up to 150 mts 7.5 9.0 4 Above 150 mts and up to 450 mts 9.0 12.0 5 Above 450 mts 12.0 18.0 Note: The required width of Internal/ Approach Road and the required minimum margins as 64 per these Directions shall not have any limiting affect on each other, and both the requirements shall be complied with.

ii. In case of single building, the length of approach/ internal road shall be measured based on the distance from the Master Plan road or other public roads (as identified by the Authority) up to the location of farthest entrance of a building. iii. In case of buildings connected internally or externally, the length of internal road shall be considered from the Master Plan road or other public roads (as identified by the Authority) up to the location of farthest entrance of the building.

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iv. In case of Apartment, Hostel, Dharamshala and Pre-school, if having layout with two or more buildings, the width of Internal Road on which the building abuts shall be minimum 7.5 mts. v. In case of Commercial units or other non-residential establishment, if having layout with two or more buildings, the width of Internal Road on which the building abuts shall be minimum 9.0 mts.

5.8.2 General Requirements for Internal Road i. The Internal Road shall be provided up to each individual building. ii. Internal road width shall be measured across its length from the farthest point of its origin to the next wider road it meets. iii. In cases where the road is in continuation with any private road in the adjoining estate or any public road continuous to the estate, the length of the adjoining road or the public road shall be added to the length of the internal road for the purpose of determining the width of such road.

5.8.3 Junctions and Cul-de-sac i. Curves shall be provided at the junction of roads as prescribed below.

No. Width of Road Radius of Curvature at Junction (in meters) 1 Up to 7.5 mts 4.5 2 More than 7.5 mts and up to 18 mts 6.0 3 More than 18 mts 7.5

Note: The width of wider road shall be taken into consideration in determining the radius of 65 the curvature at the junction of roads of different widths. ii. The shape of plots at the corners and the junction of roads shall be designed as directed by the Competent Authority. iii. In case of a termination of an internal road/ roads, a turning circle with diameter of 13.5 mts or a turning “T” of 12 mts x 6 mts shall be provided at the cul-de-sac. iv. Requirement of cul-de-sac at terminating end may be waived for 7.5 mts wide internal road if the length does not exceed 110 mts.

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5.8.4 Decisions and Directions by Authority i. The layout and building development shall be regulated by the Authority, if required, to ensure improved integration with the Master Plan and other Plans/ Schemes prepared by the Authority. ii. The shape of plots at the corners and the junction of roads shall be designed as directed by the Competent Authority. iii. The alignment of internal road/ roads shall be regulated to be in continuation of the public or private roads continuous to the applicant’s plot. iv. If required in opinion of the Authority, width of one internal road shall be decided by the Authority to suitably incorporate the layout and building development in the Master Plan and other Plans/ Schemes prepared by the Authority.

5.9 Amalgamation and Sub-division of Plot

5.9.1 Approval of Amalgamation or Sub-division of Plot The owner or developer shall be required to get the amalgamation or sub-division layout approved from the Competent Authority. Development permission shall not be granted unless the amalgamation or sub-division layout is approved.

5.9.2 Amalgamation and Sub-division of Plot with Existing Building/ Structure In case of plots with existing building, its sub-division or amalgamation shall not be approved unless it fulfils all the requirements under these Directions.

5.9.3 Layout for Amalgamation and/or Sub-division of Plot 66 i. Minimum area of a sub-divided plot shall be 100 sq.m. with no side of the plot being less than 9 m, except in case of row-type dwelling units. ii. In case of row-type dwelling units, minimum area of a sub-divided plot shall be 55 sq.m. with no side of the plot being less than 4.5 m. iii. The layout planning for row-type houses shall be such that each row-house plot shall abut and get access from a road of minimum width of 9 mts and maximum width of 18 mt, irrespective of the road is internal layout road or Master Plan road. iv. In case of row-type residential plots, no further sub-division shall be allowed.

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v. In case of amalgamation of row-type residential plots, no. of permissible storeys and covered area shall be as permissible to individual plots. vi. In case of sub-division or amalgamation for development other than row-type dwelling units, if the smallest side of the plot is less than 10.5 mts the depth of plot shall not be more than twice the width. vii. In case of a Plot abutting on a road having width of 18.00 mts or above, sub- division or amalgamation shall be permitted provided depth of the plot does not exceed three times the frontage of the Plot abutting on such road.

5.10 Contribution of Land i. No layout scheme for the sub-division of lands in Residential Zone shall provide for more than 60% of the gross area in aggregate for the purpose of allotment of plots for residential and commercial purpose and less than 40% of the gross area in aggregate for roads, open spaces, and public/civic amenities. ii. No layout scheme for sub-division of lands in Zones other than Residential Zone and Conservation Zone shall provide for more than 65% of the gross area in aggregate for the purpose of allotment of plots and less than 35% of the gross area in aggregate for roads, open spaces, and public/civic amenities. iii. The land area that fall under the roads proposed in Master Plan or Road Network Plans sanctioned by the Authority shall be contributed to the Authority free of any encumbrances for the purpose of the said roads. iv. Area falling under roads referred in (iii) shall be considered as part of the area to be provided for roads, open spaces, and public/civic amenities as mentioned in (i) and (ii) hereinabove i.e. 40% of gross area in Residential Zone and 35% in 67 other Zones except Conservation Zone. However, minimum 10% of gross area in Residential Zone and 8% in other Zones except Conservation Zone shall be provided exclusively for open spaces and public/civic amenities. v. In case the layout scheme for sub-division is larger than 2 Ha, minimum 3% of the gross area shall be contributed to the Authority, in addition to land area falling under roads referred in (iii) if any. The said 3% land may be from the total land to be provided for roads, open spaces, and public/civic amenities as mentioned in (i) and (ii) hereinabove. The said land shall be contributed to the Authority free of any encumbrances for the purpose of open spaces and public/civic amenities which shall be for the public at large and shall not be confined to the users of such a layout scheme.

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5.11 Floor Space Index (FSI)

5.11.1 Permissible Floor Space Index (FSI) i. The maximum permissible FSI for zones except Green and Open Space Zone, and Conservation Zone shall be regulated as per table below. FSI Permissible on FSI Permissible on FSI Permissible on roads up to less than roads of 18 M and less roads of 30 M and Land Use 18 M and roads not than 30 M (as per above (as per Master No. Zone part of Master Plan Master Plan and Road Plan and Road Plans of and Road Plans of the Plans of the Authority) the Authority) Authority Base Charge Max. Base Charge Max. Base Charge Max. FSI able Permiss FSI able Permiss FSI able Permiss FSI ible FSI FSI ible FSI FSI ible FSI 1 Residential 1.0 - 1.0 1.0 0.3 1.3 1.2 0.4 1.6 Zone 2 Commercial 1.0 - 1.0 1.0 0.3 1.3 1.2 0.4 1.6 Zone (Mixed Use Zone) 3 Light 1.0 - 1.0 1.0 0.2 1.2 1.2 0.3 1.5 Industrial Zone 4 Heavy 0.8 - 0.8 0.8 0.2 1.0 1.0 0.2 1.2 Industrial Zone

5 Institutional 1.0 - 1.0 1.0 0.2 1.2 1.2 0.3 1.5 68 Zone

ii. The base FSI for Green and Open Space Zone shall be 0.1 which is also the maximum permissible FSI.

iii. The base FSI for Conservation Zone shall be 0.2 which is also the maximum permissible FSI.

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5.11.2 Charges for Chargeable Floor Space Index (FSI) and Relaxation i. The chargeable FSI as mentioned in 5.11.1. shall be permitted against payment of charges by the applicant to the Authority. ii. The charges to be paid for availing chargeable FSI shall be as presented in Annexure- 2 and as modified from time to time by the Authority. iii. In case of Plots affected by road widening or new proposed road as per the Master Plan or Road Network Plans prepared by the Authority, the owner may claim for Chargeable FSI without paying any charges to the Authority. The extent of Chargeable FSI that the owner of land so affected may claim shall be equal to the amount of Chargeable FSI permissible on the area of land so affected. This shall be subject to conformity with all other requirements mentioned in these Directions as per the new boundary. Before securing Development Permission on any such Plots, owner shall have to surrender the affected land to the Authority free of any encumbrances.

5.11.3 Areas counted towards computation of Floor Space Index (FSI) i. Area covered by Atrium and mezzanine floors shall be counted towards computation of FSI. ii. Staircase provided within an individual dwelling unit in an apartment building, shall be included in computation of FSI.

5.11.4 Areas not counted towards computation of Floor Space Index (FSI) i. All interior open to sky spaces, utility ducts in any form, shape and size required either by design or Directions. However, an atrium shall be counted 69 towards the computation of FSI. ii. Open-to-sky space of Common Plot is not counted towards FSI. iii. Loft provided as per ‘Directions 9: Building Components and Infrastructure’ up to a maximum of 30% of the enclosing space. iv. Basement exclusively used for parking. Such basement shall have minimum height of 2.8 mts, and maximum height of 3.8 mts, measured from finished basement floor level to finished upper/ plinth level. Only in case of mechanised parking, there is no restriction of maximum height of basement floor used for parking purpose.

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v. In any marginal open space- weather sheds, sun breakers and horizontal or vertical projections shall be permitted up to 0.60 mts. These projections may also be part of the façade articulation, but shall in no cases become a part of the habitable space. vi. Staircase, Stair Cabin provided as per ‘Directions 9: Building Components and Infrastructure’. a) Staircase with maximum intermediate landing width equal to the width of stair including the wall; b) Maximum width of landing at floor level shall be three times the width of stair (x mts) including additional space (0.5x mts) at either side of the staircase provided as common area. c) Maximum depth of landing at floor level shall be two times the width of stair (x mts). Reference Figure: Staircase Lobby and Lift Lobby to be not counted as part of consumed FSI

vii. Lift, lift well, lift landing of lift well, lift cabin and water tank, including the walls provided as per ‘Directions 9: Building Components and Infrastructure’: 70 a) The width of the lift landing shall be considered equal to the maximum width of the lift well including walls (x mts) with an additional space (0.5x mts) at either side of the lift provided as common area. b) The depth of the lift landing shall be two times the maximum width of the lift well including walls (x mts). viii. Vehicular ramps and pedestrian ramps provided as per Direction 9.15. ix. Electrical Sub-station, Transformer room, Box-type transformer, Section Feeder Pillar, Auxiliary Power Back-up System and meter room according to the norms of the Competent Electric Company.

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x. Area provided and used for parking at any floor level. xi. Open-to-sky space used for solar-water heating system, outdoor units for air- conditioners or mechanical ventilation shall be exempted from computation of FSI.

5.12 Building Height i. For all the Zones except Conservation Zone, the maximum permissible Building Height shall be regulated according to the width of the abutting road as prescribed in the table below. Maximum Permissible Maximum No. of Floors No. Width of Road Building Height (in mts) Permissible 1 Less than 18.0 mts 7.0* Ground + 1 2 18.0 mts and above 10.0* Ground + 2

ii. In Conservation Zone, maximum permissible Building Height shall be 7.0 mts* (Ground + 1). iii. The height of building shall be measured from the average of established ground level to the top of the building in all cases. iv. The top of the building shall refer to the finished level of top-most slab and shall not take into account the height of parapet, stair-case cabin, lift well, lift cabin with machine room above, and water storage tank. Note: * For public buildings such as Schools, Colleges, Institutes, Hospitals, Research Centres, Community Hall, Banquet Hall, Civic Centre, Library etc., the maximum permissible building height shall be relaxed to 9.0 mts and 12.0 mts instead of 7.0 mts and 10.0 mts respectively. However, the maximum no. of permissible floors shall be same as prescribed in clause (i) hereinabove. 71

5.13 Ground Coverage i. For all the Zones except Conservation Zone, the entire area available after providing for the required Margins, Common Plot, and complying with the clauses of these Directions, may be utilized for construction of the super- structure provided the ground coverage (of any floor) shall not exceed 65% for all type of buildings except row-type houses.

ii. In Conservation Zone, maximum permissible Ground Coverage shall be 15%.

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5.14 Margins 5.14.1 Road Side Margins for Residential (other than Row-type Houses) and Non- Residential Uses (except Special Buildings) i. Road Side Margin in a Plot shall be regulated by the Road width it abuts on as mentioned in the table below (subject to other clauses of these Directions):

Minimum Road Side Margin (in meters) All Uses (except Industrial) No. Road Width (in meters) Industrial Plot area up to Plot area above Use 2000 sq.mts. 2000 sq.mts. 1 Up to 9.0 3.0 3.0 Same as 2 Above 9.0 and up to 12.0 4.5 4.5 Side Margin 3 Above 12.0 and up to 18.0 6.0 6.0 6.0

4 Above 18.0 and up to 30.0 6.0 7.5 7.5 5 Above 30.0 6.0 9.0 9.0 ii. For plots abutting National Highway, State Highway and other Classified Roads, the road-side margin shall be regulated as prescribed by regulations of concerned department or these Directions whichever is higher. In case, where the required road-side margin as prescribed by concerned department is higher than prescribed in these Directions, the road-side margin may be relaxed as approved by concerned department on case to case basis, but not lesser than the margin prescribed in these Directions. iii. In case of commercial activities in declared light industrial zone along National Highway/ State Highway, the road side margin shall be 75 mt from the centre of such road or the distance as approved by the concerned department. 72 iv. For Plots having two or more abutting roads, the Road-side margin shall be applicable on all such abutting sides.

5.14.2 Side and Rear Margins for Residential (other than Row-type Houses) and Non- Residential Uses (except Industrial and Special Buildings) i. Minimum Side and Rear Margins for all Detached, Semi-detached, and Row- type Dwelling Units; and Pre-schools: a) Required minimum Side and Rear Margins (on all sides other than Road Side) shall be as prescribed under-

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Required Side Required Rear No. Area of Plot Margins Margins

1 Up to 150 sq.mts. Not Required 2.25 mts 2 Above 150 sq.mts. and up to 300 sq.mts. 1.5 mts (Any one side) 2.25 mts 3 Above 300 sq.mts. and up to 500 sq.mts. 3.0 mts (Both sides) 2.25 mts

4 Above 500 sq.mts. Same as mentioned for other uses in sub- clause (ii) of this clause 5.14.2

b) In case of subdivision of a Survey No./ Final Plot with a sub-divided Plot up to 500 sq.mts., Plot shall have minimum 3.0 mts margin on the sides abutting the adjacent Survey No./ Final Plot. ii. Minimum Side and Rear Margins for Buildings other than Detached, Semi- detached, and Row-type Dwelling Units; and Pre-schools shall be as under:

Required Side Required Rear No. Area of Plot Margins Margins

1 Up to 500 sq.mts. 3.0 mts 2.25 mts 2 Above 500 sq.mts. and up to 1000 sq.mts. 3.0 mts 3.0 mts 3 Above 1000 sq.mts. 4.0 mts * 4.0 mts

Note: * In case of plots of area above 1000 sq.mts. and up to 2000 sq.mts., any one of side margins shall be relaxed to 3.0 mts (instead of 4.0 mts).

5.14.3 Side and Rear Margins for Industrial Use The minimum Side and Rear Margins, and the minimum margin between two detached buildings/structures shall be as prescribed below: 73 Required Side Margins, Rear Margins, No. Area of Plot and Margin between two buildings

1 Up to 1,000 sq.mts. 4.5 mts 2 Above 1,000 sq.mts. 6.0 mts

5.14.4 Margins for Row-type Houses i. Road Side Margin in a Plot shall be regulated by the Road width it abuts on as mentioned in the table below (subject to other clauses of these Directions):

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No. Road Width (in meters) Minimum Road Side Margin (in meters) 1 Up to 12.0 3.0 2 Above 12.0 and up to 24.0 4.5 3 Above 24.0 6.0

ii. Rear Margin in a Plot shall be minimum 1.5 mts for plots up to 100 sq.m. and 2.25 mts for plots more than 100 sq.m. up to 150 sq. mts. The land area in rear margin of minimum 1.5 mt width shall be kept open without construction of compound wall.

5.14.5 Margins between Buildings i. Minimum distance between two buildings shall be as per the table below:

No. Building Height Required Margins between two buildings 1 Up to 7 mts. 3.0 mts 2 Above 7 mts. and up to 10 mts. 4.5 mts 3 Above 10 mts. and up to 12 mts. 6.0 mts

ii. If two buildings next to each other have different heights, required margin for taller building shall be applicable. For example- if one building is of 7 mts and the adjacent building is of 10 mts in height, the minimum margin between these two buildings shall be 4.5 mts.

5.14.6 Margins between Building and Common Plot 74 Minimum distance between a building and Common Plot shall be as per the table below.

Required Minimum Margin between No. Building Height Building and Common Plot 1 Up to 7 mts. 3.0 mts 2 Above 7 mts. 4.5 mts

5.14.7 Level of Marginal Spaces of a Plot i. For any Plots with uses as listed in (ii) below, the plot level may be permitted to be raised up to plinth level.

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ii. Uses: Detached Dwelling Units; Community Hall, Banquet Hall; Convention Centre, Exhibition Hall/Halls, Auditorium, Planetarium, Stadium, Museum; Pre- school, Primary School, Secondary and Higher Secondary School; College, Polytechnic, University; Hospitals, Research Centres; and Public Institutions such as Post Office, Communication Networks, Police Station, Jail, Government and Semi-government Medical Facility, Public Library, Civic Centre, Government and Semi-government Offices, and any development activity carried out by an appropriate authority for public purpose. iii. In cases where the minimum required margin for basement is lesser than minimum required margin for super-structure, any difference in the ground level of marginal space shall not be permitted.

5.15 Uses Permissible and Uses Restricted in Margins

5.15.1 Uses Permissible in Margins for Detached, Semi-detached Dwelling Units i. Ancillary uses such as parking garage, servant quarter, w.c. and bathroom shall be permitted as a part of the permissible FSI of the Plot, in side or rear marginal space but in no case in road-side margins; with maximum permissible area of 16.5 sq.mts and maximum permissible height of 3.0 mts. ii. Surface water tank up to 1.5 mts in height iii. Underground water tank, percolation well, bore well and pump room with a maximum size of 2.0mts X 2.0mts and with a maximum height of 2.0mts. iv. An open to sky L-type stair-case from GF to FF with maximum width of 1.0mts and landing space of maximum 2.0mts at floor level shall be permitted in 75 margin of width 2.25m and more. In case, said staircase is made covered, the full staircase shall be treated as unauthorized. v. Doors, windows or projections shall not be permitted along the common wall of the adjoining property. No rainwater from the roof shall be drained in the adjoining property. vi. Partition wall shall be allowed along the Plot boundary on common boundary of semi-detached building and on marginal space between two structures up to a maximum height of 1.5mts.

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5.15.2 Uses Permissible in Margins for Row-type Dwelling Units, Apartments, Hostels, Dharamshalas, Pre-school i. Underground water tank, percolation well, bore well and pump room with a maximum size of 2.0mts X 2.0mts and with a maximum height of 2.0mts. ii. Only in case of row-type dwelling units, an open to sky L-type stair-case from GF to FF with maximum width of 1.0mts and landing space of maximum 2.0mts at floor level shall be permitted in margin of width 2.25m and more. In case, said staircase is made covered, the full staircase shall be treated as unauthorized.

5.15.3 Uses Permissible in Margins- General i. For Industrial and Institutional Use: A structure for security cabin up to a maximum ground coverage of 15 sq.mts with maximum height of 2.4mts shall be permitted in road-side margin. Such a structure shall be at a minimum distance of 4.5mts from the main building. The area of such construction shall be counted towards computation of FSI. ii. For all uses other than Industrial and Institutional: A structure for security cabin including toilet of maximum dimension of 2.0mts x 4.0mts with maximum height of 2.4mts shall be permitted in the road-side margin. The area of such construction shall be counted towards computation of FSI. iii. Pedestrian access path and stepped approach as per Direction 9.5 shall be permissible in the marginal space. iv. Common Plot shall be permitted in the marginal space. v. Vehicular Ramp connecting ground level with basement level shall be 76 permitted in side and/ or rear margin only for building-plot with area up to 2000 sq.mts. vi. For a building-plot using marginal space for providing electrical infrastructure such as sub-station etc. (as per sub-clause (vii) of this clause), underground water tanks (as per Direction 11.4 and others) these permissible uses shall be allowed on only one marginal side except Road-side margin. The other marginal spaces shall be kept clear and accessible at ground level.

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permitted in marginal space except Road‐side margin of the Plot. The area of such construction shall not be counted towards FSI. viii. Pedestrian Ramp: as per Direction 9.15 shall be permissible in marginal space. ix. Parking shall be permitted in margins except in Approach Road as per sub- clauses (vii) and (viii) of clause 5.17.2. x. Basement provided as per Direction 5.18 shall be permitted within side and rear margins. xi. In any marginal open space, weather sheds sun breakers horizontal or vertical projections shall be permitted up to 0.60mts. These projections may also be part of the façade articulation at various levels, but shall in no cases be at the floor level such that they may become a part of the habitable space. Such projections shall be allowed above a minimum height of 2.4mts from the ground level. xii. An unstoreyed porch, supported on pillars, shall be permitted in front and side set-backs of min. 3.05 mt width, except for ownership flats/ tenements. The supporting columns shall be permitted only on plot boundary or compound wall. In case of porch having flat slab, 2.20 mt clear height is to be kept underneath, and in case of porch having sloping or architecturally shaped roof, minimum 2.20 mt clear height at both ends and maximum 3.50 mt height at centre shall be allowed. The maximum area of the porch shall be 10 sq.mt. if it is proposed in minimum required set-back of 3.05 mt, and shall be 20 sq.mt. if proposed in minimum required set-back of 4.57 mt. Under no case shall the slab of the porch be in continuation with the slab of the building. The minimum width (parallel to the proposed building) shall be 3.05 mt. All clear heights shall

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5.15.4 Uses Restricted in Margins i. The required marginal open spaces except uses permissible as per clause 5.15.3 shall be kept permanently open to sky. ii. This space shall not be used for stocking materials or loose articles for the purpose of trade or otherwise, and putting up fixed or movable platforms. iii. Parking shall not be allowed in the marginal space provided as approach road. iv. Vehicular ramp leading to parking in floors above ground level shall not be permitted in the margin.

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v. Pedestrian ramps connecting ground floor with upper floors shall not be permitted in the marginal spaces. vi. The sunk in lower ground floor or basement provided for the purpose of light/ ventilation shall not be permitted in the marginal open space.

5.16 Internal Open-to-Sky Space The minimum width of any interior open-to-sky space used for light or ventilation of the rooms shall be 1.5 mts for buildings up to 7 mts height, and 2.25 mts for buildings with height above 7 mts.

5.17 Common Plot

5.17.1 Minimum Area of Common Plot i. Common Plot is required for Plots of area of 2000 sq.mts or more in all Zones other than Conservation Zone as per (ii) and (iii) presented hereinbelow. ii. Minimum required area of Common Plot shall be 10% of plot area for all the uses mentioned below: Detached, Semi-detached and Row-type Dwelling Units; Apartments; Hostels, Dharamshalas; Pre-school; Shops, Restaurants, Shopping Centre, Shopping Mall, Wholesale; Offices, Corporate Offices, Call Centres, Training Centres; Cottage Industry; Clinic, Nursing Home, Fitness Centre; Bed and Breakfast, Guest House, Lodging and Boarding, Hotel, Motel, Serviced Apartments; Auto Repair Workshop, Wood Workshop, Fabrication Workshop, Public- Garage 78 iii. Minimum required area of Common Plot shall be 20% of plot area or 200 sq.mts. whichever is higher for all the uses mentioned below: Religious; All kinds of Educational Buildings except Pre-school; Hospitals, Research Centres; Community Hall, Banquet Hall; Convention Centre, Exhibition Hall/Halls, Museum, Auditorium, Planetarium, Stadium; Theatre, Multiplex, Drive-in Cinema; Clubs, Golf Course; Party Plot, Garden Restaurants; Public Institutions such as Post Office, Communication Facilities, Police Station, Jail, Government and Semi-government Medical Facility, Government and Semi-government Offices, Public Library, Civic Centre, any development activity carried out by an appropriate authority for public purpose.

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iv. For Industrial Uses- a) Common Plot shall not be required for plots up to 5,000 sq.mts. b) Minimum 8% of plot area shall be kept as Common Plot in case of plots having area more than 5,000 sq.mts. c) For plots having an area above 20,000 sq.mts., minimum required Common Plot shall be 1600 sq.mts. (8% of 20,000 sq.mts.) plus 5% of the area exceeding 20,000 sq.mts. v. For All Uses- a) In case of Plots with area of 10,000 sq.mts. to 20,000 sq.mts. and plots with area of more than 20,000 sq.mts., additional 6% and 3% of the plot area respectively shall be provided for thick plantation in addition to the Common Plot. b) In case of Plots with an area of more than 20,000 sq.mts., 3% of the plot area shall be contributed to the Authority as mentioned in clause (v) of Direction 5.9.4.

5.17.2 General Requirements for Common Plot i. The Common Plot area shall be exclusive of approaches. ii. The area of the Common Plot may be sub divided such that the minimum area of the Common Plot shall be 200 sq.mts; with no sides less than 10.0mts. iii. Angle between adjacent sides of the Common Plot shall be 60 degrees or more. iv. No construction shall be permissible in the Common Plot except Electric 79 substation, Transformer room, Auxiliary power generator, Box-type transformer, section feeder pillar, meter room, over and underground water tank and pump room, security cabin, ramp to basement parking, Community/ Society common amenities in the Common Plot subject to the following requirements: a) Maximum Ground Coverage of 15% of the respective Common Plot. b) Maximum Height of construction shall be 7.0mts from the level of the Plot except in the case of overhead water tank, where more height may be permitted.

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c) Community/ Society common facility shall be permitted on a Common Plot. The area of this Community/Society common facility shall be considered towards computation of FSI of the Building Unit. d) Such a building shall be required to maintain the minimum margin requirements between buildings with respect to the adjacent buildings as per the Direction 5.14.4 and Road Side Margins as per Planning Direction 5.14.1.

v. In case of Residential Use, 50% of the Common Plot may be allowed to be used as parking space including drive way and aisles. Parking in Common Plot shall be permitted in road- side margin after leaving minimum 1.5mts from the Plot boundary. This minimum 1.5m shall be utilised for shade giving trees and plantation purpose. vi. In case of ‘all other uses except Residential Use’, complete area of the Common Plot may be allowed to be used as parking space including driveway and aisles. Such parking shall be permitted in road-side margin after leaving minimum 1.5mts from the Plot boundary. This minimum 1.5m shall be utilised for shade giving trees and plantation purpose. vii. In cases where layout or subdivision of Plot is sanctioned with provision of required Common Plot, Common Plot shall not be insisted in case of sub- division of such sub-divided new Plot and / or amalgamation of such sub-plots and / or further development of such sub-divided new Plot irrespective of its area. viii. The Owner shall be required to give an undertaking that the Common Plot shall be used exclusively for the residents / occupants of the Plot. On sanction

of the Development Permission, the Common Plot shall deem to have vested 80 in the society/ association of the residents/ occupants. The Common Plot shall not be sold to any other person. ix. The area to be provided for thick plantation as per sub-clause (a) of clause (v) of Direction 5.17.1 shall be exclusive of the margins and Common Plot. The area demarcated for this shall have a minimum dimension of 1.5mts. The types of trees shall be selected such that they are shade-giving trees as mentioned in clause (ii) of Direction 11.5. x. The area to be contributed to the Authority as per sub-clause (b) of clause (v) of Direction 5.17.1 shall be provided along the abutting roads of Master Plan or Road Plans sanctioned by the Authority. If the plot is not abutting any such

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roads, the area to be contributed to the Authority shall be provided on the widest of the roads abutting the plot. The area of the land to be contributed to the Authority may be sub divided such that the minimum area of such land shall be 600 sq.mts; with no sides less than 18.0mts. xi. Common Plot shall not be allowed within Atrium or any covered space.

5.18 Parking 5.18.1 Minimum Provision of Parking Space Parking spaces for vehicles shall be provided within the Plot for every new Building and /or extension in existing building and /or when the use of old building is changed to any of the uses mentioned in the table below:

Minimum Parking Required Visitors’ Parking and No. Type of Use Remarks 1 Detached, Semi-detached, 1 car parking – for more than 80 NIL and Row-type Dwelling sq.mts and up to 300 sq.mts of Units plinth area per unit. Additional 1 car parking for every 100 sq.mts additional plinth area per unit. This shall be permitted within the marginal space. 2 Apartment, Hostel, 20% of Total Utilised FSI 10% of the required Dharamshala, Pre-school, parking space shall be Cottage Industry provided as Visitors Parking 3 Mixed Use: Residential + (a) For respective Residential 10% of (a)-Residential 81 Commercial use, parking shall be provided as Parking requirement, for Detached, Semi-detached, and 20% of (b)- Row-type Dwelling Units and Commercial parking Apartments, as the case may be. requirement shall be provided as Visitors Parking

4 Community Hall, Banquet 50% of Total Utilised FSI* 20% of the required Hall, Convention Centre, parking space shall be Exhibition Hall/Halls, provided as Visitors Auditorium, Planetarium, Parking

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Museum 5 Party Plot, Garden 50% of Total Utilised FSI* - Restaurants 6 Stadium 1 sq.mts. of parking area per - person of the Total stadium capacity 7 All kind of Commercial 50% of Total Utilised FSI* 20% of the required Uses; All kind of Offices; parking space shall be Clinic, Nursing Home, provided as Visitors Fitness Centre; Training Parking Centre; Religious; Bed and Breakfast, Guest House, Lodging and Boarding, Hotel, Motel, Serviced Apartment; Truck Terminal, Bus Terminal 8 Research Centre, Hospital, 50% of Total Utilised FSI* In case of Hospitals Public- Institutions such as and nursing homes, Post Office, additional parking of Communication networks, Ambulance shall be Police Station, Jail, provided at the ground Government and Semi- level. government Medical Facility, Government and Semi-government Offices, Public Library, Civic Centre, any development activity carried out by an appropriate authority for 82 public purpose 9 Industrial Uses; 10% of Total Utilised FSI NIL Warehouse, Godown, Cold Storage, Timber Mart, Steel Stockyard, Ice Factory 10 Educational including Pre- a) Pre-schools & Primary Schools- Facility for Drop-off school and Coaching 25% of the Total Utilised FSI and Pick-up shall be Classes b) Secondary Schools, Higher provided within the Secondary Schools, Colleges, and premise. 10% of the Coaching Classes- 40% of the required parking space Total Utilised FSI shall be provided as

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Visitors Parking. 11 Sports and Leisure 25% of Plot Area - 12 Parks 10% of Plot Area - Notes: 1. * Building unit having area up to 2000 sq. m shall be permitted to provide 40% of the utilised FSI area for parking in the place of 50% for uses as mentioned in the above table. 2. In case the maximum permissible FSI is not utilised, for any extension or additions in the future, additional parking shall have to be provided as required for this additional utilised FSI.

5.18.2 General Requirements for Parking i. Parking requirement for a Mixed-Use development shall be calculated on prorate basis of the FSI consumed specific to the different uses. ii. Parking is permitted at any floor level above ground and at basement as per required parking, with provision of vehicular ramp. iii. Minimum 50% of the required visitors parking shall be provided at the ground level. iv. Minimum 50% of all required parking shall be provided for cars. v. Parking area includes parking space, driveway and aisles but excludes approach road, vehicular lift and vehicular ramps. vi. Parking layouts with minimum size requirements for parking space, driveways and access lanes shall be provided as prescribed in Direction 9.15.1 and Direction 9.16. vii. Parking shall be permitted in side or rear margins except in Approach Road as per Direction 5.15. 83 viii. Parking shall also be permitted in road‐side margin after leaving clear margin of 4.5mts from the Plot boundary towards road‐side. In case of Plot abutting more than one road and having area up to 1000 sq. mts shall be permitted to utilise narrow road side margin for parking. Provided that, parking shall be allowed in any road side margin of plot having area up to 750 sq.mts. ix. Parking area should be retained as effective parking space and shall be maintained with light and ventilation system if provided in an enclosed area x. In cases where misuse of parking space is noticed, the use of the entire building shall be discontinued by the Competent Authority. Building use shall be permitted only after the required parking spaces are provided. High penalty

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shall be levied considering the period of misuse of the parking space and the benefit derived out of misuse as decided by the Competent Authority from time to time. xi. For multi‐level parking, a vehicular ramp shall be necessary. xii. If parking is provided on a terrace with vehicular elevator, vehicular ramp is not necessary if parking space is provided with provision of floor sprinklers. xiii. Parking shall not be permitted within an Atrium.

5.19 Basement The Basement shall be permitted as per following Directions. 5.19.1 Extent of Basement i. Basement shall not be allowed for the purpose of parking for Plots with area less than 600 sq.mts. ii. Basement shall not be permitted for any purpose in row-type building of whatsoever use. iii. Basement is permitted, irrespective of size and use, at only one level. iv. Basement when used for any of the permissible uses other than parking, the area shall be counted towards FSI.

5.19.2 Margins for Basement i. No Basement shall be permitted in the required road-side marginal space.

ii. The side and rear side margins for the basement shall be 3.0mts from the Plot 84 boundary. A combined shared basement parking shall be permitted using full marginal space other than road side margin with the consent of Owners of the adjoining plots for new development. iii. For Plots with area less than 500 sq.mts, basement shall be permitted with margins as per sub-clause (i) of clause 5.14.2. However, minimum margin of 3.0m is required from the common wall of adjacent existing building. iv. Basement shall be permitted under common plot, internal road and internal marginal space for exclusive use of parking only.

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5.19.3 Height of Basement Maximum Height of the Basement shall be 3.8mts and minimum height shall be 2.8mts from finished basement floor level to finished upper level.

5.19.4 Uses Permissible in Basement i. Permitted uses in Basement are: parking, safe deposit vault, A.C. Plant, storage other than inflammable material. ii. No habitable use shall be permitted in the basement. iii. Permitted uses in Basement of a Hospital Building: Radiation-producing device, Radiation Therapy Room, MRI or X-Ray room. iv. For basements exclusively for parking, any other permissible use is permitted up to a maximum area of 25% of the total built-up-area of the basement floor. This non-parking area shall be calculated towards the computation of FSI.

5.19.5 Services No water connection or drainage connection shall be permitted in the Basement. In no case shall a connection with normal drainage line be provided in the Basement.

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6 SPECIAL BUILDINGS

In addition to the requirements specified under other Planning Directions as applicable, the following Directions shall also be applicable for the buildings classified as Special Buildings.

6.1 List of Special Buildings The following Buildings are classified as Special Buildings: • Cinema Theatre, Drive-in Theatre, Multiplex • Assembly Hall or Auditorium, Theatre • Town Hall, Lecture Hall, Exhibition Hall • Convention Centre, Exhibition Centre • Museum, • Stadium, • Club, • Golf Course, • Shopping Mall, • Telephone Exchange

6.2 Location i. The building for above purpose shall be located directly on a road having width of 30 mts or more. ii. The Special Buildings shall be minimum 500 mt away from existing heavy/ hazardous or noxious industry. 86 6.3 FSI, Ground Coverage and Building Height i. The maximum permissible FSI, Base FSI and Chargeable FSI shall be same as the value prescribed for land use zone of respective site of special building. (refer 5.11.1.) ii. The entire area available after providing for the required Margins, Common Plot, and complying with the clauses of these Directions, may be utilized for construction of the super-structure. iii. Maximum permissible Building Height shall be 12.20 mts (Ground + 2 floors).

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6.4 Margins i. Margin towards road side shall be minimum 12.0 mts. ii. Margin towards sides and rear (other than road side) shall be minimum 6.0 mts. iii. The Road side margin may be permitted to be covered up to 6 mts. from the building line with a projected cantilever structure (porch) at a height of not less than 3.0 mts from the ground level. This cantilever structure shall not be counted towards computation of FSI. iv. Parking shall be permitted in road-side margin after leaving minimum 6.0mts from the plot boundary. This minimum 6.0 m shall be utilised for shade giving trees and plantation purpose.

6.5 Applicability of Other Clauses In addition to Direction 6, other clauses of these Directions as relevant for the matters not prescribed in Direction 6 shall also be applicable to Special Buildings.

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7 FUELLING STATIONS

Development of plots for the purpose of Fuelling Stations shall comply with Petroleum Rules 1976 under the Petroleum Act 1934 and the directions mentioned hereinunder.

7.1 Plot Area and Frontage The minimum area and frontage of a plot for a Fuelling Station and Fuelling with Service Station shall be as follows:

Minimum Area of Minimum Frontage No. Type of Fuelling Station Plot on Road Side * 1 Fuelling Station (without Service Station) 1,000 sq.mts. 30 mts. 2 Fuelling with Service Station 2,000 sq.mts. 30 mts. Note: * In densely developed areas, the minimum required frontage may be relaxed by the Authority.

7.2 Location i. Fuelling Station shall be permitted only on Road having width of 18 mts. or more in any Zone. ii. The location of Fuelling Station shall be at a distance of 50 mts. away from the junction of two or more roads. For this purpose, the minimum distance shall be measured from the nearest edge of the junction to the boundary line of the plot towards the junction. 88 iii. In the case the Fuelling Station is provided along a main road which has a service road or a marginal access road, the access to the Station should be provided from the service road or the marginal access road and not from the main road.

7.3 Maximum Permissible Ground Coverage Maximum Permissible Ground Coverage for Fuelling Station and Fuelling with Service Stations shall be 45% of the plot including the area of the canopy.

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7.4 Height The maximum allowable height shall be 7.5 mts.

7.5 Floor Space Index The maximum allowable FSI shall be subject to other applicable clauses of these Directions.

7.6 Margins i. Road side margin for the Canopy and Administrative Building or Service Station for the fuelling station shall be as under.

Road-side Margin Road-side Margin No. Road Width for plots up to for plots with area 2000 sq.mts. area above 2000 sq.mts. 1 18 mts. 6.0 6.0 2 Above 18 mts. and up to 30 mts. 6.0 7.5 3 Above 30 mts. 6.0 9.0

ii. Margin from the Canopy on all other sides (other than road side) - a) For Fuelling Station without Service Station: Margin from the Canopy on all other sides (other than road side) shall be 4.5 mts and 6.0 mts in the case of canopy having height up to 6.0 mts and more than 6.0 mts from ground level respectively. b) For Fuelling Station with Service Station: Margin from the Canopy on all other sides (other than road side) shall be 6.0 mts. 89 iii. Minimum side and rear margins for Administrative Building or Service Station shall be 3.0 mts. iv. Minimum distance between the Curb Site (Fuelling Pedestal) and plot boundary shall be 9.0 mts towards main road side and 6.0 mts towards other sides of plot. v. Administrative Building or Service Station may have zero margins towards Canopy, but minimum 6.0 mts margin shall be provided between Administrative Building/ Service Station and any Curb Site (Fuelling Pedestal).

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7.7 Internal Access Road i. Minimum width of access road shall be 6.0mts. ii. Clear 6.0mts drive way between Curb Site (Fuelling Pedestal) and Administrative Building/ Service Station building shall be provided.

7.8 Common Plot Common Plot shall not be required.

7.9 Parking Every Fuelling Station and Fuelling Station with Service Station shall provide minimum parking spaces on the basis of Plot Area as prescribed in the table below.

No. Plot Area Minimum Parking Requirement 1 Up to 1,000 sq.mts. 3 cars and 5 two-wheelers 2 Above 1,000 sq.mts. For every additional 500 sq.mts. above 1000 sq.mts.,

additional parking for 1 car and 2 two-wheelers

7.10 Basement No basement shall be permitted.

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8 MINING, QUARRYING AND BRICK KILN

The following Directions shall govern Mining, Quarrying and Brick Kiln operations and shall form conditions for development permission: i. Any mining, quarrying and brick kiln operations without any blasting shall not be permitted within a distance of 75mts from the boundary of any public road, railway line, canal, transmission line or any other building. ii. Any mining, quarrying and brick kiln operations which involves blasting shall not be permitted within a distance of 200mts from any public road, railway line, canal, transmission line or any other building. iii. No building operations shall be permitted on the plot on which mining and quarrying and brick kiln operations have been permitted, without the prior approval of the Authority. iv. The mining, quarrying and brick kiln shall be permitted for a stipulated period not exceeding three years from the date of development permission at a time and shall be so prescribed in the development permission. v. The mining, quarrying and brick kiln operations shall not cause any nuisance to people in the vicinity. vi. The mining, quarrying and brick kiln operations below the average ground level shall be permitted only for the extraction. vii. For Brick Kiln, every manufacturer of clay bricks, tiles or blocks shall use at least 25% of fly ash. 91

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9 BUILDING COMPONENTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE

9.1 Boundary Wall/ Compound Wall i. For all Buildings other than Industrial: a) The height of a boundary wall towards the road-side shall not exceed 1.5mts from the crown of the adjacent road and 1.8mts from the crown of the adjacent road for all other sides of the building-plot. b) For building-plots at junction of roads, a grill fence shall be provided with the following provisions: • At least 50% perforation in the grill. • The base of the fence shall not exceed 0.8mts from the level of the crown of the adjacent road for a length of 9mts. from the corner of the building-plot at the junction. ii. For Light Industries and Godowns Area, Manufacturing Area, and Triangular Piece of Land within Gandhidham Township Master Plan: a) The maximum height of masonry boundary wall in front, rear and sides of the plots shall be 1.83m. above the crown of the adjacent street in the Light Industries and Godowns Areas, and 2.29m. in the Manufacturing Area. b) Maximum height of rear court yard walls in case of a plot in Triangular Piece of Land, North of Khanna Market, Sardarganj, reserved for Godowns, Light Industries and Meat Market shall be 2.74m. from the

ground level. 92 iii. For Industrial and Warehouse Buildings outside Gandhidham Township Master Plan: The height of a boundary wall on all sides shall not exceed 2.74 mts from the crown of the adjacent road.

9.2 Boundary Gate/ Compound Gate i. Boundary gate shall not open outward and shall be provided with a means to prevent the gate from opening outward on the pavement or road.

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ii. The minimum width of a boundary gate for all uses except Detached and Semi- detached dwelling units, Row-type houses, pre-school shall be 6mts. iii. For building-plots at junction of roads, the following shall be applicable: a) A gate shall not be permitted on the curvature of the boundary wall. b) If the adjacent road width is equal or more than 12mts, the opening in the boundary wall shall be located at a minimum distance of 15mts. from the corner of the building-plot at the junction. If the length of the road side edge is less than 15mts, the opening in the boundary wall shall be provided at the farthest end from the junction.

9.3 Level of Plot i. The level of the Building shall be established with respect to the average ground level or High flood level, as may be applicable. This level shall in no cases be lower than the crown level of the adjacent road. For Building-plots with access from two or more roads, the level shall be considered from the wider road. ii. In the case of a building-plot where the level of the land is lower than the crown of the road in front and which in the opinion of the Authority, could be drained off in the storm water drainage and sewer, the Authority may permit a suitable lower level. iii. Any difference between the building-plot level and road level shall be accommodated within the building-plot boundary.

9.4 Paving in Plot 93 Maximum of 50% of the total open space including marginal open spaces and common plot of a building-plot shall be paved. The remaining shall be permeable for rain water percolation.

9.5 Access Path 9.5.1 Access Path- for Detached, Semi-detached and Row-type Dwelling Unit i. Access path from the building-plot entry to the building entry or plinth shall have a minimum width of 1.8mts with an even surface and devoid of steps. ii. In case of a sloping access path, the gradient shall not be greater than 1:12.

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iii. Any difference between the road level and building-plot level shall be accommodated within the building-plot boundary.

9.5.2 Access Path- for all Buildings other than Detached, Semi-detached and Row-type Dwelling Unit i. Minimum one entrance shall be provided that is accessible by people with disability and accompanied by appropriate signages as per Direction 9.21. ii. Minimum width of this ramped access path shall be 1.2mts, 1.5mts and 1.8mts for the ramp length of 3.6mts, up to 9mts and more than 9mts respectively. iii. The pedestrian ramp leading to main entrance required as per these Directions may be provided in the margin. iv. In case of sloping access path or ramp: a) The gradient shall not be greater than 1:12. b) Minimum width of ramp shall be 1.2mts and the maximum continuous length shall be 9mts. Such ramp shall have 800mm high hand rail on both sides extending 300mm beyond top and bottom of the ramp. Minimum gap from the adjacent wall to the hand rail shall be 50mm. c) Entrance landing shall be providing adjacent to ramp with the minimum dimension 1.2mts x 1.5mts. d) The surface material shall adequately guide visually impaired by using colour and brightness that is different from the surrounding floor material or by using ‘guiding floor material’ that emits different sounds.

e) Finishes shall have a non-slip surface with a texture traversable by a 94 wheel chair. f) Curbs, wherever provided, should blend to a common level. v. For any additional stepped approach: a) Minimum width shall be 1.35mts. b) Size of tread shall not be less than 300mm. and maximum riser shall be 150mm. c) The steps shall not have abrupt (square) nosing. d) Maximum number of risers on a continuous flight without landing shall be limited to 12.

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e) The stepped approach shall be provided with 800mm high hand rail on both sides. Hand rails shall extend 300mm on the top and bottom flight of the steps. f) All steps edges shall have a contrasting colour band of 50mm width stretched entirely across the step width. The edges should also be non- slippery.

9.6 Plinth i. The plinth of the habitable area of any building shall be at a minimum height of 0.45 mts from the established level of the plot. ii. Hollow plinth shall not be permitted in any building.

9.7 Entrance For all buildings other than Detached, Semi-detached, and Row-type Dwelling Unit, entrance with following specifications shall be provided:

i. Minimum clear opening of the entrance door shall be 900mm and shall not be provided with a step that obstructs the passage of a wheelchair user. ii. Level difference at threshold shall not exceed 12mm. iii. Manual doors should incorporate kick plates 300mm high to withstand impact of wheelchair footrest where doors are glazed.

iv. Door handle and locks should be positioned between 900-1000 mm above floor and must enable user to operate it with a single hand. 95 9.8 Minimum Clearance Height in Buildings

i. For Dwelling Units or Commercial Buildings: a) All habitable spaces shall have minimum height of 2.9mts between finished floor levels. b) All circulation and service spaces such as verandah, bathroom, washroom, toilet, passage, puja room, store room and stair cabin shall have a minimum clearance height of 2.1mts. ii. For Industrial Uses, all occupiable spaces shall have a minimum clearance height of 3.0mts.

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iii. In case of folded roof, minimum clearance height shall be 3.0mts (measured from the lowest point of the fold). iv. In case of sloping roof, minimum clearance height shall be 2.2mts (measured from the lowest point of the roof). The average height of the room shall not be less than the minimum clearance height as applicable according to the building use and stipulated above. v. In case of trussed roof, minimum clearance height shall be measured from the floor level to the bottom of the tie beam and shall be 2.8mts. vi. For Basement: Basement exclusively used for parking shall have minimum height of 2.8mts, and maximum height of 3.8mts, measured from finished basement floor level to finished upper floor level. In case of mechanical parking, more height may be permitted.

9.9 Mezzanine Mezzanine floor shall have a minimum clear height of 2.1mts which may be allowed in a room at a minimum clear height of 2.1mts from the floor level if the area does not exceed 30% of the area of the enclosed space.

9.10 Loft Loft of a maximum height of 1.2mts may be allowed in a room at a minimum clear height of 2.1mts from the floor level if the area does not exceed 30% of the area of the enclosed space.

9.11 Basement i. Basement is allowed within a plot as per relevant clauses specified in Planning Directions- 4, 5, 6, 7. ii. The area available after providing the required margins may be utilized for basement. iii. It shall be provided only at one level as per Planning Direction 5.19.1. iv. Basement in a building shall have a minimum clear height of 2.8mts.

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v. If basement is used for parking, vehicular ramps shall be provided as specified in Direction 9.15. iv. In cases where the permitted margin of basement is lesser than permitted margin of the super structure, no level difference shall be permitted in the marginal space of the building. Such marginal space shall be open to sky and motorable as per Direction 10.1. v. During construction of basement, necessary shoring and strutting including sheet piling shall be required. vi. Provision for drainage or water supply shall not be permitted in the basement. vii. Material used for construction of basement shall be fire resistant. Wood or any other combustible material shall not be used as structural members of a basement.

viii. Access to the basement to be provided as per Direction 9.14 and 9.15.

9.12 Railings i. A parapet/railing with a minimum height of 1.5 mts from the finished floor level shall be provided to ensure safety at all accessible edges of a building such as roof edges, staircase, terrace, balcony, floor edges or any large openings and/or fully glazed window. ii. Railing for staircase shall be as per sub-clause (viii) of clause 10.5.1. iii. The maximum dimension of the railing/parapet perforations shall not exceed 0.15 mts.

iv. In buildings meant for predominant use by children, it will be necessary to 97 suitably alter the height of the hand-rail and other fittings & fixtures. vi. Hand-rail for any level difference shall be provided with a pipe of minimum diameter of 40mm.

9.13 Terrace Terrace of a building shall be accessible by a common staircase and be free from partitions.

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9.14 Staircases i. Staircase in a building and its specifications shall be determined as mentioned in the table below. The minimum width of the flight shall be exclusive of parapet and floor-mounted railing.

Min. Flight Min. Tread Max. Riser No. Use Width (mts) (mm) (mm)

1 Detached, Semi-detached and 1.0 250 200 Row-type Dwelling Units 2 Apartment, Hostel, Dharamshala, 1.2 200 180

Cottage Industry 3 Community Hall, Banquet Hall, 2.0 300 160 Convention Centre, Exhibition Hall/Halls, Auditorium, Planetarium, Stadium, Museum, Theatre, Multiplex, Drive-in Cinema, Clubs, Golf Course, Party Plot, Garden Restaurants 4 All other Uses not mentioned in 1.5 300 160 Sr. No. 1, 2 and 3 above

Note: It shall be permitted to provide two staircases of width 1.5mts as an alternative of one staircase of 2.0mts, two staircases of width 1.2mts as an alternative of one staircase of 1.5mts within the travel distance as specified in table of clause (ii)-c of direction 9.14 below.

ii. Staircase for Basement: 98 a) The staircase to the basement shall have the same width as the regular staircase leading to upper floors. b) Any staircase leading to the basement shall be as per Direction 10.5. c) A staircase shall be provided from the basement as a means of access or exit at a travel distance mentioned in table below:

No. Use Travel Distance (in mts) 1 Residential Use 30 2 Non residential Use, Mixed- use 25 3 Hazardous Use 20

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iii. Staircase for all Buildings other than Detached and Semi-detached Dwelling Units: Separate staircase shall be provided if the ground floor or any other floor in a residential building is used for non-residential purpose. iv. For all buildings, staircase shall be compliant with Direction 10.5.

9.15 Ramp 9.15.1 Ramp for Vehicular Access i. Minimum width and radius for a ramp for two-wheelers, cars and buses/ trucks, respectively are specified in the table below:

Minimum Width of Minimum Radius of No. Type of Vehicle Ramp (mts) Inner Curve (mts)

1 Two-wheeler 2.0 2.0 2 Car 3.25 3.0 3 Bus/ Truck 6.0 4.0 ii. The maximum slope of ramp shall be 1:7. iii. A level platform of width equal to ramp width and length of minimum 4.5mts. shall be provided at end of the ramp at ground level and basement level. iv. A minimum clear height of 2.6mts shall be maintained at all points on the ramp. v. For parking in basement, the number and width of ramp shall be provided as specified below and as per (i) above (as applicable):

No. Area of Basement Parking No. and Width Ramps 99 1 Up to 600 sq.mts. 1 Ramp of 3.25 mts width 2 Above 600 sq.mt.s 1 Ramp of 6.0 mts or 2 Ramps of 3.25 mts each

9.15.2 Ramp for Pedestrians For Buildings exceeding 4mts height with following uses as mentioned under, a pedestrian ramp shall be provided unless provision for a lift is made as per Direction 9.26. The ramp shall be provided with the following specifications: Uses: Institutional uses such as research centres; Educational institutes except pre-school; all kinds of Assembly Buildings; all kinds of Public Institutions; Commercial uses such as shopping centre, shopping mall, wholesale markets; and Business uses such as offices,

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corporate offices, call centres, training centres; Health amenities such as clinics, nursing home, fitness centre, hospital. i. The minimum width of the ramp shall be 1.2mts, 1.5mts and 1.8mts for the ramp length of 3.6mts, up to 9mts and more than 9mts respectively. ii. A landing shall be provided of 1.5mts depth for every 9mts length of the ramp. iii. The slope of a ramp shall not exceed 1 in 12. iv. Surface of the ramp shall be slip-resistant and the edge of the ramp shall be protected with a minimum height of 100mm. v. Handrails on the ramps shall be on both sides at two levels; at 700mm and 900mm, both ends shall be rounded, grouted and extended 300mm beyond top and bottom of ramp. vi. Entrance landing shall be provided at the starting and ending level of the ramp with the minimum length equal to 1.8mts. vii. Ramps shall lead directly to outside open spaces at ground level or courtyards or other safe places.

9.16 Parking

9.16.1 Parking Provision i. In any building, provision for parking shall be made as per requirements specified in Directions 4, 5, 6 and 7 of these Directions. ii. Minimum 50% of the parking reserved for visitors shall be provided at ground 100 level. iii. Parking for people with disability shall be provided for all buildings and facilities other than Detached, Semi-detached and Row-type Dwelling Units, as per sub-clause (v) of clause 9.16.2. iv. In case of a sloping access path, the gradient shall not be greater than 1:12.

9.16.2 Design of Parking for Cars Parking layout for cars in all buildings shall conform to the following specifications:

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i. Minimum dimension of a space provided for parking a car shall be 2.5mts x 5.5mts. ii. Each car parking space should be connected to the street/ road proving access to the Plot by means of an access/exit lane. iii. Minimum width of the access/exit lane shall be 3 mts for single-sided parking, and 5.5 mts for double-sided parking layout. iv. A minimum clear height of 2.6mts shall be maintained at all points in the parking space and access/exit lanes. v. Minimum provision of one accessible car parking space shall be provided for people with disability for every 25 car parking spaces or less. This accessible car parking space shall: a) have a minimum width of 2.5mts. b) have a 1.2mts side transfer bay. This can be shared by two successive parking bays. c) be located within 30mts from the main entrance of the building d) have appropriate signages indicating that the space is reserved for wheel chair that are conspicuously displayed as specified in Direction 9.21. e) have guiding floor materials or have a device to guide visually-impaired persons with audible signals or any other devices which serves the above purpose.

9.16.3 Design of Parking for Two-Wheelers 101 Parking layout for two-wheelers in all buildings shall conform to the following specifications: i. Minimum dimension of a space provided for parking a two-wheeler shall be 0.90mts x 2.0mts. ii. Each two-wheeler parking space should be connected to the street/ road providing access to the building-plot by means of an access/exit lane. Minimum width of the access/exit lane shall be 2.0mts. iii. A minimum clear height of 2.6mts shall be maintained at all points in the parking space and access/exit lanes.

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9.16.4 Design of Parking for Trucks Parking layout for trucks in all relevant buildings shall conform to the following: i. Minimum dimension of a space provided for parking a truck shall be 4.0mts. X 8.0mts. ii. Each truck parking space should be connected to the street/ road providing access to the plot by means of an access/exit lane. Minimum width of the access/exit lane shall be 6.0mts.

9.17 Lighting Adequate natural and artificial lighting as published in the National Building Code of India, Part VIII – Building Services, Section I, shall be provided in all parts of a building to the satisfaction of the Competent Authority.

9.18 Ventilation 9.18.1 Ventilation of Rooms i. Every habitable and usable room shall be equipped for adequate ventilation by provision of windows and/or ventilators that open directly into an open space or semi-open space such as courtyard or verandah. The size of such an open space shall be minimum 1/10th (one-tenth) of the floor area of the room. ii. The aggregate of all openings including doors, windows and ventilators in a room shall be minimum 1/7th (one-seventh) of the floor area of the room. iii. Any deficiency shall be compensated by use of mechanical system such as blowers, exhaust fans or air conditioning system according to the standards 102 mentioned in Part VIII - Building Services, Section-I Lighting and Ventilation, National Building Code and to the satisfaction of the Competent Authority.

9.18.2 Ventilation of Basement Every basement shall be ventilated adequately for its respective use. Vent Duct openings shall be permitted at Building-plot level in accordance with Part VIII – Building Services, Section I of National Building Code. Any deficiency shall be compensated by use of mechanical system such as blowers, exhaust fans or air-conditioning system according to the standards in Part VIII Building Services, Section-I Lighting and Ventilation, National Building Code, and to the satisfaction of the Competent Authority.

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9.18.3 Ventilation of Atrium Any atrium covered from top shall be provided with provision of light and ventilation.

9.18.4 Ventilation of Bathrooms and Water Closets i. Every bathroom and water closet shall be ventilated adequately. ii. At least one of the walls of a water closet or bathroom or sanitary block shall have an opening of minimum 0.25 sq.mts. for each unit of w.c or bathroom. Such opening shall open into an open to sky space with minimum dimension of 0.9mts X 0.9mts. iii. Any deficiency shall be compensated by use of mechanical system such as blowers, exhaust fans or air conditioning system according to the standards in Part VIII Building Services, Section-I Lighting and Ventilation, National Building Code, and to the satisfaction of the Competent Authority.

9.18.5 Ventilation of Staircase for Detached, Semi-detached and Row-type Dwelling Unit i. For ventilation by windows: Every staircase shall be ventilated adequately from an open air space with a minimum area of 1 sq.mts. The aggregate area of all windows provided shall be at least 1.2 sq.mts. at each stair landing or floor in the enclosing wall of the staircase which abuts on such 1sq.mts open air space. ii. For mechanical ventilation: Any deficiency shall be compensated by use of mechanical system such as blowers, exhaust fans or air conditioning system according to the standards in Part VIII Building Services, Section-I Lighting and 103 Ventilation, National Building Code, and to the satisfaction of the Competent Authority.

9.18.6 Ventilation of Industrial Buildings i. Every usable room shall be equipped for adequate ventilation by provision of windows, ventilators, skylights or artificial means. ii. For natural ventilation, every room in such building shall be lit and ventilated by adequate number of windows, ventilators and sky lights exclusive of doors having clear opening not less than 1/7th (one-seventh) of the floor area

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abutting on open air space of width not less than 1/3rd (one-third) of the height of the part of the building abutting such open space. iii. Any deficiency shall be compensated by use of mechanical system such as blowers, exhaust fans or air conditioning system according to the standards in Part VIII Building Services, Section-I Lighting and Ventilation, National Building Code, and to the satisfaction of the Competent Authority.

9.18.7 Ventilation of Special Buildings i. Every auditorium, halls and other special buildings shall be naturally lit and ventilated by doors, ventilators and windows abutting on an interior or exterior open air space which shall not be less than 1/5th (one-fifth) of the total floor area. ii. Any deficiency shall be compensated by use of mechanical system such as exhaust fans or air-conditioning system according to the standards in Part VIII Building Services, Section-I Lighting and Ventilation, National Building Code, and to the satisfaction of the Competent Authority.

9.18.8 Change of ventilation system No permission shall be granted to convert an existing air-conditioned theatre to a non-air- conditioned theatre.

9.19 Heating and Air Conditioning i. Adequate heating and air conditioning as published in the National Building 104 Code of India, Part VIII – Building Services, Section 3- Air Conditioning, shall be provided in all parts of a building and to the satisfaction of the Competent Authority. ii. Air-Conditioning of Special Buildings- Auditorium or cinema halls shall be air- conditioned as per following specifications: a) Temperature Range- 220 C to 26.50 C (720 F to 800 F). b) Change of Air per hour- approximately 10 times. c) Relative Humidity- 50 to 60% d) Fresh Air Requirement- 7.5 CFM per person.

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9.20 Water Storage and Supply

9.20.1 Water Storage Tank Water storage tank shall be maintained to be perfectly in mosquito-proof condition, by providing a properly fitting hinged cover, and every tank more than 1.50 mts. in height shall be provided with a permanently fixed non-ferrous metal ladder to enable inspection by staff of Health Department or Competent Authority.

9.20.2 Drinking Water Supply for Non-Residential Buildings In all buildings other than residential buildings, suitable provision of drinking water shall be made for the people with a disability near the accessible toilet provided under Direction 9.23.2.

9.21 Signages i. Signage directly pertaining to the use of the building may be erected on the plot. ii. For all Buildings other than Detached, Semi-detached and Row-type Dwelling Units, Signages pertaining to the internal building uses shall be provided. Such signage shall comply with the following: a) The size of lettering shall not be less than 20mm to enable easy legibility. b) Public Address System may also be provided in busy public areas. 105 c) The symbols or information should be in contrasting colour and properly illuminated to help people with limited vision to differentiate amongst primary colours. d) International symbol mark for wheel chair shall be installed at the lift, toilet, staircase, parking areas etc. that have been provided for people with a disability. iii. For educational, institutional and Government buildings- Information board in Braile shall be installed on a wall near the entrance at a suitable height. It should be possible to approach them closely. To ensure safe walking, there should not be any protruding sign which creates obstruction in walking.

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9.22 Letter Box In all types of building having three storeys (Ground +2 floors), a letter box for each separate unit shall be provided at ground floor level to facilitate easy mail delivery.

9.23 Sanitation Minimum sanitary accommodation to be provided for all proposed buildings and additions and extensions to existing buildings shall be as prescribed under:

9.23.1 For Residential Buildings The minimum sanitary requirement for a residential dwelling unit shall be one water closet of minimum 0.9 sq.mts. area.

9.23.2 For All Buildings other than Residential i. Minimum one special water closet shall be provided for the use of persons with disability with provision of wash basin and drinking water at the ground level. a) Minimum size of toilet shall be 1 mts. x 1.75 mts. b) Minimum width of door shall be 900mm with outward door swing. c) Suitable arrangement of vertical or horizontal hand rails with 50mm clearance from the wall shall be provided. d) W.C. seat shall be 500mm from the floor. ii. Water Closets shall be provided for each gender with a minimum area of 0.9 sq.mts. area. The number of water closets shall be decided on the basis of the 106 maximum number of building users of that gender at any time and as specified in the table below.

Rate for Min. No. of No. of Min. No. of Min. No. No. Building Use Deriving No. Washbasins Users Water Closets of Urinals of Users or Wash area 1 Educational 1 user per 1 1 per 200 1 per 50 sq.mts. of users or less male users carpet area per gender, OR or less, OR 2 nos. 5 nos., whichever is whichever

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higher is higher 2 Business 1 user per 4 < 20 1 for each 1 may be sq.mts. of gender provided carpet area 21- 1 per 25 users 1 per 25 100 or less per male users gender or less 101- 1 per 50 users 1 per 50 500 or less per male users gender or less > 500 1 per 100 1 per 50 users or less male users per gender or less 3 Industrial 1 user per 1-100 1 per 25 users 1 per 25 Use, Storage 25 sq.mts. of or less per male users facilities carpet area gender or less > 100 1 per 50 users 1 per 50 4.0 sq.mts. of or less per male users wash area gender or less 4 Special 1 user per 1 per 100 2 per 75 1 washbasin Buildings seat users or less users or per 200 users per gender less or less

iii. Minimum 25% of such water closets and urinals shall be provided in common and accessible locations of the building.

iv. These sanitation facilities shall be provided with signage indicating the use and the intended users’ gender as per Direction 9.21.

v. For Light Industries and Godowns Area, Manufacturing Area and Triangular 107 Piece of Land: The buildings in Light Industries and Godowns Area, Manufacturing Area and Triangular Piece of Land reserved for Godowns, Light Industries and Meat Market shall, based on the type/ use of the building, comply to the sanitation provisions as mentioned in (i) to (iv) hereinabove in Direction 9.23.2 and Direction 9.23.1.

9.23.3 For Special Buildings The number of water closets shall be decided on the basis of the number of seats provided. Water closets shall be provided for each gender, apportioned suitably.

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9.24 Drainage The manner in which it is intended to connect the drainage system of a building to a public sewer shall be subject to approval by the Competent Authority. Regulations for construction, maintenance, and control of drains, sewers, drainage and sewage works of any description within GDA area shall be as per the norms of Gujarat Pollution Control Board. i. Where sewer lines are laid, the owners of the residential buildings shall install flush latrines and connect them to sewer within a period not exceeding two years. ii. Where sewer cannot be provided immediately, the owner shall construct water borne latrine and make arrangements for septic tank for the interim period. iii. Under no circumstances, bucket type latrines shall be allowed to be constructed in any new building.

9.24.1 Provision of Septic Tank, Seepage Pit and Soak Well In the case where there is no drainage facility available for the land to be developed, the owner shall provide septic tank, soak pit or soak well for disposal of sewage and waste water. i. Location and sub-soil dispersion: A sub-soil dispersion system shall not be closer than 12mts to any source of drinking water, such as a well, to mitigate the possibility of bacterial pollution of water supply. It shall also be as far

removed from the nearest habitable building is economically feasible but not 108 closer than 2mts to avoid damage to the structure. ii. Dimensions and Specifications: a) Septic tank shall have a minimum inner width of 75cms. a minimum depth of meter below the water level and a per capita minimum liquid capacity of 85 litres. The length of the tanks shall be least twice the width. b) Septic tanks may be constructed of brick work, stone masonry, concrete or other suitable material as approved by the competent authority.

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c) Under no circumstances should effluent from a septic tank be allowed into an open channel drain or body of water without adequate treatment to the satisfaction of the competent authority. d) The minimum normal diameter of the pipe shall be 100mm. Further at junction of pipes in manholes, the direction of flow from a branch connection should not make an angle exceeding 45 degrees with the direction of flow in the main pipe. e) The gradients of land-drains, under-drainage as well as the bottom of dispersion trenches and soak wells should be between 1:300 and 1:400. f) Every septic tank shall be provided with a ventilating pipe of at least 50mm diameter. The top of the pipe shall be provided with a suitable cage of mosquito proof wire mesh. The ventilating pipe shall extend to a height which would cause no smell or nuisance to any building in the area. Generally, the ventilating pipe should extend to a height of about 2mts above the septic tank when it is located closer than 15mts from a building. g) When the disposal of a septic tank effluent is to a seepage pit, the seepage pit may be of sectional dimension of 90cms and not less than 100cms in depth below the inner level of the inlet pipe. The pit may be lined with stone, brick and concrete blocks with dry open joint which should be backed with at least 7.5cms of clean coarse aggregate. The lining above the inlet level should be narrowed to reduce the size of the R.C.C. cover slabs. Where no lining is used, especially near trees, the entire pit should be filled with loose stones. A masonry ring should be constructed at the top of the pit to prevent damage by flooding of the 109 pit by surface run off. The inlet pipe should be taken down to a depth of 90cms from the top as an anti-mosquito measure. h) When the disposal of septic tank effluent is to a dispersion trench, the dispersion trench shall be 50 to 100cms wide, excavated to a slight gradient and shall be provided with a layer of shed gravel or crushed stones 15 to 25cms deep. Open, joined pipes placed inside the trench shall be made of unglazed earthenware clay or concrete and shall have a minimum internal diameter or 70 to 100mm. Each dispersion trench should not be longer than 30mts and trenches should not be placed closer than 1.8mts to each other.

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Note: Clauses of Direction 9.24 and 9.24.1 shall be subject to modification form time to time as required by Gujarat Pollution Control Board/ Gandhidham Municipality/ Competent Authority.

9.25 Electrical Infrastructure Adequate electrical infrastructure as published in the National Building Code of India, Part VIII - Building Services, Section 2- Electrical Installations, shall be provided in all buildings to the satisfaction of the Competent Authority.

9.26 Lifts and Elevators

9.26.1 For Buildings exceeding 4 mts height with uses mentioned hereunder Minimum one lift shall be provided to access the public areas on floors above ground level, for buildings exceeding 4 mts height and having uses as mentioned under: Uses- Colleges, Polytechnic, University; Hospitals, Research Centres; Community Hall, Banquet Hall, Convention Centre, Exhibition Hall/Halls, Auditorium, Planetarium, Stadium, Museum, Theatre, Multiplex, Drive-in Cinema, Clubs, Golf Course, Party Plot, Garden Restaurants; Public Institutions such as Post Office, Communication Networks, Police Station, Jail, Government and Semi-government Medical Facilities, Government and Semi- government Offices, Public Library, Civic Centre, any other development activities carried out by an appropriate authority for public purpose.

9.26.2 General Requirements for Lifts and Elevators 110 i. Lift shall be provided from the ground level or lower level. ii. Minimum capacity of the lift shall be for six persons. iii. Lifts of 6, 8 and/or 12 person capacity can be permitted, as approved by competent authority by considering the peak hour passenger volume. iv. Number and type of lifts to be provided in different types of buildings shall conform to standards specified in the National Building Code of India, Part VIII- Building Services, Section 5- Installation of Lifts and Escalators.

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v. A clear door opening with minimum width of 900mm shall be provided. A clear landing area in front of the lift doors shall have minimum dimensions of 1.8mts x 1.8mts. vi. A handrail of 600mm length shall be provided at a height of 1mts from the floor of the lift car. vii. The duration of an automatic closing lift door shall be minimum 5 seconds with a maximum closing speed of 0.25 m/sec. viii. The interior of the lift cabin shall be equipped with a device that audibly indicates the floor level reached and whether the door of the cabin is open or closed. Note: All lifts shall also meet fire prevention and safety requirements specified in provisions of ‘Direction 10: Fire Prevention and Safety’, as applicable on the basis of use of the building.

9.27 External Facade i. On the external facade of any building, the glazed surface area of the facade shall be non-reflective and provided up to a maximum of 50% of the total surface area of each facade, with the provision of safety railing up to sill level. ii. On the North facade, entire surface area may be glazed.

9.28 Display Structures i. The size and location of permitted billboards along roads shall be permitted as prescribed in these Directions. 111 ii. Every billboard shall be designed as per the requirements for structural safety as prescribed in Direction 12.9. iii. Billboards on roof tops are not permitted unless the entire roof is constructed with non-combustible materials.

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10 FIRE PREVENTION AND SAFETY Applicability of Provisions of Direction 10: Fire Prevention and Safety As specified by the Fire Prevention and Safety Act, 1986, all buildings shall provide fire prevention and safety provisions as specified by the Fire Authority and as mentioned in the following provisions as per the table below. Provisions of Direction 10: Fire Types of Building No. Prevention and Safety Basement Comme Industrial Special All Area > rcial/ Building Building; Buildi 200 Mixed with Large Public- ngs sq.mts. Use Floor Area Institutional 1 Marginal Open Space Y Y Y Y Y 2 Corridor/ Passageway Y Y Y Y 3-a Exit Requirements- General Y Y Y Y 3-b Doorways Y 3-c Horizontal Exit Y 4-a Staircase/ Additional Staircase Y Y Y Y Y 4-b Fire Escape Staircase Y 5 Ramp** Y Y 6 Lift and Fire Lift Y 7 Emergency Escape Lighting Y 8 Fire Exit Signages Y Y 9 Smoke and Fire Venting Y 10-a Electrical Services Y Y Y 112 10-b Electrical Sub-station* Y Y Y Y 10-c Emergency Power Supply Y 10-d Electric Supply & Installation Y 11 Service Ducts and Shafts Y 12 Ventilation Y Y Y Y Y 13 Air Conditioning** Y Y** 14 Boiler and Boiler Room* Y Y 15 Water Storage Tank Y 16-a Portable Fire Extinguisher Y Y Y Y Y 16-b Automatic Fire Sprinkler Y Y Y 16-c Hydrant /Fire Service Inlet Y 19 Basement Y Y Y Note: * As applicable according to respective building use or height. ** Applicable if element is provided.

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10.1 Marginal Open Space For all buildings except Detached, Semi-detached and Row-type Dwelling Units, the marginal space adjacent to the building shall be open-to-sky and motorable with minimum load- bearing capacity of 40 tonnage per sq.mts.

10.2 Corridors and Passageway i. For all buildings except Detached Dwelling Units, the minimum clear width of corridors and passageway shall be as under: No. Length of Corridor (mts.) Wdith of Corridor (mts.) Residential Non-Residential 1 Up to 6 1.0 1.2 2 Above 6 and up to 9 1.2 1.5 3 Above 9 and up to 15 1.2 2.0 4 Above 15 and up to 24 1.5 2.5 5 Above 24 2.0 3.0

ii. Corridor shall be clear of any obstructions. No projection in any form shall be allowed up to a height of 2.1mts from floor level. iii. In case of any level difference in a corridor, a slope shall be provided with gradient not more than 1:12. In such case, guiding floor material shall be provided.

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10.3.1 General Exit Requirements for All Buildings i. An exit may be a doorway, corridor; passageway(s) to an internal staircase, or external staircase, or to a verandah or terrace(s), which have access to the street, or to roof of a building or a refuge area. An exit may also include a horizontal exit leading to an adjoining building at the same level. ii. Lifts and escalators shall not normally be considered as exits. iii. For all occupiable buildings, every exit, exit access or exit discharge shall be continuously maintained free of all obstructions or impediments for full use in the case of fire or other emergency.

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iv. No building shall be so altered as to reduce the number, width or protection of exit less than that required. v. Exits shall be arranged such that they may be reached without passing through another occupied unit. vi. Fire doors with 2 hour fire resistance shall be provided at appropriate places along the escape route and particularly at the entrance to lift lobby and stairwell where a funnel or flue effect may be created, inducing an upward spread of fire and smoke.

10.3.2 Doorways for Special Buildings i. Every exit doorway shall open into a staircase compartmentalised from rest of building or a horizontal exit of a corridor or passageway providing continuous and protected means of egress. ii. No exit doorway shall be less than 1000 mm in width except assembly buildings where door width shall be not less than 2000 mm. All Doorways shall be not less than 2000 mm in height. iii. Exit doorways shall open outwards, that is, away from the room, but shall not obstruct the travel along any exit. No door, when opened, shall reduce the required width of stairway or landing to less than 900 mm. Overhead or sliding doors shall not be installed. iv. In the case of building where there is a central corridor, the doors of rooms shall open outward and flush to the wall to permit smooth flow of traffic in the corridor. v. Exit door shall not open immediately upon a flight of stairs. A landing equal to 114 at least the width of the door (not less than 900mm) shall be provided in the stairway at each doorway. The level of landing shall be the same as that of floor, which it serves. Manual door should incorporate kick plate 300 mm high to withstand impact of wheelchair footrest where doors are glazed. Door handle and locks should be positioned between 900-1000 mm from floor level. vi. Exit doorways shall be open-able from the side, which they serve without the use of a key. vii. Mirrors shall not be placed in exit doors to avoid confusion regarding the direction of exit.

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10.3.3 Horizontal Exits for Special Buildings Horizontal exit may be a doorway, a corridor, a passageway to an internal or external staircase or to an adjoining building or to a semi-open or open space. i. The width of horizontal exit shall be same as for the exit doorways ii. A horizontal exit shall be equipped with at least one fire door of minimum two - hour fire resistance or smoke-stop door of self closing type, as prescribed in Direction- 10.4.2. Further, it should have direct connectivity to the fire escape staircase for evacuation. iii. Where there is a difference in level between connected areas for horizontal exits, ramps of not more than 1:10 gradient shall be provided; steps shall not be used. iv. Doors in horizontal exits shall be open-able at all times from both sides. v. Access to ramps from any floor shall be through a smoke-stop door.

10.4 Staircase

10.4.1 General Staircase Requirements for All Buildings i. Staircase to abut an outer wall or be external part of the building with natural ventilation. All the space above the parapet wall shall be kept open for ventilation, but may be secured with grill. ii. All staircases shall be constructed of non-combustible materials throughout. 115 iii. No winders shall be provided except in case of individual dwelling unit. iv. The treads shall be constructed and maintained to prevent slipping. v. A staircase shall not be provided around a lift shaft unless provided with fire stop door of 1 hour rating at every floor level and no other openings in the inside wall as illustrated across. vi. No gas piping, electrical panels or AC ducts shall be allowed in the stairway. However service shafts/ ducts may be permitted. Electrical Shafts/ ducts shall have not less than 2hour fire resistance. For other service shafts/ ducts, the fire resistance shall be not less than 1hour.

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vii. All steps, edges must have a contrasting colour band of 50mm width stretched entirely across the step width for uses other than residential use. viii. Railing: Continuous handrails shall be provided on both sides including the wall (if any) at two levels: upper at 850mm–900mm and lower at 700mm to be measured from the base of the middle of the treads to the top of handrails. Floor-mounted railing or parapet shall be provided in such a way that the minimum required width of staircase does not reduce. The maximum gap between balusters shall be 150 mm. ix. Soffit (underside/open area under the stairs) of the stairs and ramps should be enclosed or protected with rails or raised curbs or marked with a tactile surface. x. Headroom: The minimum headroom in a passage under the landing of a staircase and the staircase shall be 2.1mts from finished floor level. xi. No living space, store or other fire risk shall open directly into the staircase. xii. External exit door of staircase enclosure at ground level shall open directly to the open spaces. xiii. The main and external staircases shall be continuous from ground floor to the terrace level. xiv. Lifts shall not open in staircase. xv. Beams/ columns and other building features shall not reduce the head room/ width of the staircase. xvi. Individual floors shall be prominently indicated on the wall facing the staircases. 116

10.4.2 Additional Staircase An additional staircase shall be required based on travel distance from the farthest point to the staircase on any floor. The provision of an additional staircase shall be subject to the requirements of travel distance being complied with as specified below:

No. Building Use Travel Distance (mts.) 1 Residential Use 30 2 Uses other than Residential and Industrial 25 3 Industrial / High Hazard Use 20

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10.4.3 Fire Escape Staircase External Fire Escape Staircase shall be provided for special buildings where the main staircase is located in the centre of the building and is without natural ventilation. Such fire escape staircase is to be installed on either sides of the building with travel distance as specified in Direction 10.4.2. Such Fire Escape Staircases shall comply with the following: i. Fire Escape Staircase to abut an outer wall or be external part of the building with natural ventilation. ii. External stairs shall have straight flight not less than 1250mm wide with 250mm treads and risers not more than 190mm. The number of risers shall be limited to 15 per flight. iii. No external staircase, used as a fire escape, shall be inclined at an angle greater than 450 from the horizontal. iv. The external staircase shall be constructed of non-combustible materials, and any doorway leading to it shall have the required fire resistance. v. The route to the external stairs shall be free of obstructions at all time. vi. All external stairs shall be directly connected to the ground. vii. Handrails shall be of height not less than 700mm and not exceeding 850mm– 900mm. There shall be provisions of balusters with maximum gap of 150mm.

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10.6 Lift 10.6.1 General Requirements of Lift in Buildings i. Walls of lift shaft enclosures shall have a fire rating of 2hours; lift shafts shall have a vent at the top of area not less than 0.5mts x 0.5mts. ii. Lift motor room shall be located preferably at the top of the shaft and separated from the shaft by the floor of that room. iii. Landing doors in lift enclosures shall have fire resistance of not less than 1 hour.

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iv. The number of lifts in one row of a lift bank shall not exceed 4 and the total number of lifts in the bank (of two rows) shall not exceed 8. A wall of 2 hour fire rating shall separate individual shafts in a bank. Minimum distance of 10mts shall be provided between two adjacent lift banks. v. Collapsible gates shall not be permitted for lifts. They shall have solid doors with fire resistance of at least 1h. vi. Lift car door shall have a fire resistance rating of half an hour. Lift car shall be ventilated from top. vii. If the lift shaft and lobby is in the core of the building, a positive pressure between 25 and 30 Pa shall be maintained in the lobby and a positive pressure of 50 Pa shall be maintained in the shaft. The mechanism for pressurization shall act automatically with the fire alarm; it shall be possible to operate this mechanically also. viii. Exit from the lift lobby, if located in the core of the building, shall be through a self- closing smoke stop door of half an hour fire resistance. ix. Grounding switch, at ground floor level, shall be provided on all the lifts to enable the fire service to ground the lifts. x. Suitable arrangements such as providing slope in the floor of lift lobby shall be made to prevent water used during fire fighting etc, from entering the lift shafts. xi. A sign shall be posted and maintained on every floor at or near the lift indicating that in case of fire, occupants shall use the stairs unless instructed otherwise. The sign shall also contain a plan for each floor showing the locations of the stairways. 118 xii. Alternate source of power supply shall be provided for all the lifts through a manually operated changeover switch. xiii. All lift shall be provided with ceiling hatch for rescue purpose.

10.6.2 Fire Lift Fire Lift is required in the case of emergency for the exclusive use by firemen to enable fire personnel to reach the upper floors with the minimum delay. i. One fire lift per 1000 sq.mts of floor area shall be provided and shall be available for the exclusive use of the firemen in an emergency.

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ii. In case of buildings with only two lifts, the second lift may be designated as a fire lift. iii. Fire lift shall terminate at the ground level. iv. It shall have loading capacity of not less than 545 KG (8 persons lift) with automatic closing doors of minimum 0.9m width. v. The electric supply shall be on a separate service from electric supply mains in a building and the cables run in a route safe from fire, that is, within the lift shaft. Lights and fans in the elevators having wooden panelling or sheet steel construction shall be operated on 24 volt supply. vi. Fire lift should be provided with a ceiling hatch for use in case of emergency. vii. In case of failure of normal electric supply, it shall automatically change over to alternate supply. Alternatively, the lift shall be so wired that in case of power failure, it comes down at the ground level and comes to stand-still with door open. viii. The operation of fire lift should be by a simple toggle or two–button switch situated in glass-fronted box adjacent to the lift at the entrance level. When the switch is on, landing call points will become inoperative and the lift will be on car control only or on a priority control device. When the switch is off, the lift can be used by the occupants in normal times. ix. The words ‘Fire Lift’ shall be conspicuously displayed in fluorescent paint on the lift landing door at each floor level. x. Telephone or other communication facilities shall be provided in lift cars.

119 10.7 Emergency Escape Lighting - for Special Buildings i. The emergency escape lighting shall be provided to be put on within one second of the failure of the normal lighting supply and shall be independent of main supply. ii. Such Lighting shall be on separate circuits and be independently connected so that these can be operated by one switch installation on the ground floor such that it is easily accessible to fire fighting staff at any time irrespective of the position of the individual control of the light points, if any. It should be a miniature circuit breaker type of switch to avoid replacement of fuse in case of any crisis.

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iii. Escape lighting luminaries should be sited to cover the following locations: a) At each exit door, b) Near each staircase, c) Near any other change of floor level, d) Outside each final exit and close to it, e) Near each fire alarm call point, f) Near fire fighting equipment, and g) To illuminate exit and safety signs as required by the enforcing authority. Note: For the purpose of this clause ‘near’ is normally considered to be within 2mts measured horizontally. iv. Suitable arrangement shall be made by installing double throw switches to ensure that the lighting installed in the staircase and corridors does not get connected. Double throw switch shall be installed in the service room for terminating the stand-by supply. v. Staircase and corridor lighting shall also be connected to an alternative source of supply which may be provided by battery that is continuously trickle charged from the electric mains. vi. Emergency lighting systems shall be designed to ensure that a fault or failure in any one luminaries does not further reduce the effectiveness of the system. vii. The luminaries shall be mounted as low as possible, but at least 2m above the floor level. 120 viii. Signs are required at all exits, emergency exits and escape routes, which should comply with the graphic requirements of the relevant Indian standards. ix. Emergency lighting luminaries and their fitting shall be fire resistance type. x. It is essential that the wiring and installation of the emergency lighting systems are of high quality so as to ensure their perfect serviceability at all times. xi. The emergency lighting system shall be capable of continuous operation for a minimum duration of 1 hour and 30 minutes even for smallest premises. xii. Illumination of exit: The floors of area covered for the means of exit shall be illuminated to values not less than 1 ft candle (10 lux) at floor level. In auditoriums, theatres, concert halls and such other places of assembly, the

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illumination of floor exit/ access may be reduced during period of performances to value not less than 1/5 ft candle (2 lux). xiii. The emergency lighting system shall be well maintained by periodical inspections and tests so as to ensure their perfect serviceability at all times.

10.8 Fire Exit Signages - for Commercial Buildings and Special Buildings i. All exits, corridors and staircase shall have auto glow signs for people to escape in case of fires in darkness. Even the floors shall have guide marks guiding towards the staircase. The colour of the exit signs shall be green. ii. The exit sign with arrow indicating the way to the escape route shall be provided at a height of 1.8 m from the floor level on the wall and shall be illuminated by electric light connected to corridor circuits. iii. All exit way marking signs should be flush with the wall and so designed that no mechanical damage shall occur to them due to moving of furniture or other heavy equipments. iv. Further, all landings of floor shall have signage indicating the number of floor as per these Directions. The floor indication board shall be placed on the wall immediately facing the flight of stairs and nearest to the landing. It shall be of size not less than 0.5mts x 0.5mts.

10.9 Smoke and Fire Venting i. The provisions for smoke and fire venting for industrial buildings with large floor areas shall conform to regulations given in Annex D, Part4 of NBC second 121 revision. ii. The provisions for smoke and fire venting shall be made in case of special buildings.

10.10 Electrical Supply and Services

10.10.1 Electrical Services These shall conform to those given in C-1.12 - Part 4 of NBC Second revision and the IS:1646-1999 and particular attention is drawn to the following:

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iii. The electric distribution cable/ wiring shall be laid in a separate duct. The duct shall be sealed at every floor with non-combustible materials having the same fire resistance as that of the duct. Low and medium voltage wiring running in shaft and in false ceiling shall run in separate conduits. iv. Separate circuits for fire fighting pumps, lifts, staircases, corridor lighting and blowers for pressurizing system shall be provided directly from the main switch gear panel and these circuits shall be laid in separate conduit pipes, so that fire in one circuit will not affect the others. Such circuits shall be protected at origin by an automatic circuit breaker with its no-volt coil removed. Master switches controlling essential service circuits shall be clearly labelled. v. An independent and well-ventilated electrical service room shall be provided on the ground level or basement with direct access from outside or from the corridor for the purpose of termination of electric supply from the licensees’ service and alternative supply cables. The doors provided for the service room shall have fire resistance of not less than 2 hours. vi. If service room is located at the basement, it should have automatic fire extinguishing system. vii. Suitable circuit breakers shall be provided at the appropriate points. viii. Electric supply for fire pump/ fire lift should be provided separately and should not get switched off along with the main supply of building.

10.10.2 Electrical Sub-station i. The sub-station shall have separate fire resisting walls/ surroundings and shall

necessarily be located at the periphery of the floor having separate access 122 preferably from fire-escape staircase. The outside walls, ceiling and floor including doors and windows of the substation area shall be of 2h fire rating. ii. A sub-station or a switch-station with oil-filled equipment must not be located in the building. iii. The sub-station area needs to be maintained at negative air pressure and area in sub-station shall not be used as storage/ dump areas. iv. No transformer shall be allowed inside the building. When housed inside the building, the transformer shall be of premises by walls/ doors/ cut outs having fire resistance rating of 4h.

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10.10.3 Emergency Power Supply for Special Buildings i. A stand-by electric generator shall be installed to supply power to staircase and corridor lighting circuits, fire lifts, stand-by fire pump, pressurization fans and blowers, smoke extraction and damper systems in case of failure of normal electric supply. ii. The generator shall be capable of taking starting current of all the machines and circuits stated in (i) above simultaneously. If the stand-by pump is driven by diesel engine, the generator supply need not be connected to the main electrical pump. Where parallel HT/LT supply from a separate sub-station is provided with appropriate transformer for emergency, the provision of generator may be waived in consultation with competent Authority.

10.10.4 Electricity Supply and Installation for Special Buildings i. Electric supply to the High-pressure Fire pump, Fire Lift and Sprinkler pump shall be supplied parallel to the building supply and should not get cut-off if the supply to the building is switched off. ii. All the electric wiring used shall be of 900 volt grading and connected to each enclosure through a MCB for a particular load. iii. Electric cable/ wires used shall be of 700 volt grading with Mechanical Circuit Breaker and Earth Leak Circuit Breaker (MCB and ELCB).

10.11 Service Ducts / Shafts for Special Buildings

i. The Electrical ducts shall have not less than 2h fire resistance and for other 123 services ducts, the fire resistance shall be not less than 1h. All such ducts shall be properly sealed and fire stopped at all floor levels. ii. A vent opening at the top of the service shaft shall be provided having between one-fourth and one-half of the area of the shaft. iii. Refuse chutes shall have opening at least 1m above roof level for venting purpose and they shall have an enclosure wall of non-combustible material with fire resistance of not less than 2 hours. They shall not be located within the staircase enclosure or service ducts, or air-conditioning ducts. Inspection panel and doors shall be tight fitting with 1 hour fire resistance; the chutes should be as far away as possible from exits.

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10.12 Ventilation for All Buildings i. All enclosures should have open-able windows and vents to be opened in case of fire or smoke accumulation. ii. If the floor or the building is centrally air-conditioned, then a provision to stop the functioning of the air-handling unit should be provided and it shall be blocked by a damper and the same air duct should act as smoke extractors with the extraction fan switching on automatically, if a fire or smoke is detected.

10.13 Air-Conditioning For Buildings providing central air-conditioning, the specifications shall be in compliance with the following: i. Escape routes like staircases, common corridors, lift lobbies, etc. shall not be used as return air passage. ii. The ducting shall be constructed of substantial gauge metal as per IS:655- 1963- Specification for Metal Air Ducts. iii. Wherever the ducts pass through firewalls or floors, the opening around the ducts shall be sealed with materials having fire resistance rating of the compartment. iv. The materials used for insulating the duct system (inside or outside) shall be of non-combustible material. Glass wool shall not be wrapped or secured by any material of combustible nature.

v. The air-handling units and the respective air ducts may be separate for each 124 floor and in no way inter-connected with the ducting of any other floor. vi. If the air-handling unit serves more than one floor, the conditions given below shall be complied in addition to the recommendations above. a) Proper arrangements by way of automatic fire dampers, working on fusible link/or smoke detector principle for isolating all ducting at every floor from the main riser, shall be made. b) When the automatic fire alarm operates, the respective air-handling units of the air-conditioning system shall automatically be switched off.

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c) Where plenum is used for return air passage, ceiling and its fixtures shall be of non-combustible material.

10.14 Boiler and Boiler-room The boiler shall be installed in a fire resisting room of 4h fire resistance rating, and this room shall be situated on the periphery of the building. i. Foam inlets shall be provided on the external walls of the building near the ground level to enable fire services to use foam in case of fire. ii. For Industrial Buildings, the Boiler rooms shall be in a separate room or protected by bund walls at ground floor only.

10.15 Water Storage Tank i. For Building with height less than 45mts- an underground water tank of at least 20,000 litres capacity shall be provided which is accessible for fire fighting vehicles, and may be shared for building use. The covering slab shall be able to withstand the total vehicular load of 45 tons equally divided as a four point load when the slab forms a part of pathway/driveway. ii. Requirement of wet riser cum down-comer installation and capacity of fire pumps etc. shall be as per Table 23 - Part 4 of NBC- Second revision. The requirements regarding size of mains/risers shall be as given in Table 24 - Part 4 of NBC- Second revision. The wet risers shall be designed for zonal distribution ensuring that unduly high pressures are not developed in risers and hose pipes. 125

10.16 Fire Fighting System

10.16.1 Portable Fire Extinguishers for Non-Residential Building Various types of fire extinguishers suitable for different classes of fires shall be provided in buildings. One unit of 5 kg Dry Chemical Powder (DCP), one unit of 4.5 kg of CO2 shall be provided for every 1000 sq.mts. of built-up area at each floor. This shall be required for all non-residential buildings.

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10.16.2 Automatic Sprinkler System For basements with area more than 200 sq.mts for all buildings, automatic sprinkler system shall be required.

10.16.3 Internal/ Yard Hydrants, Hose Reels and Fire Service Inlet i. At least two yard hydrant and one fire service inlet shall be provided. One hydrant outlet, one hose reel, one set of on/off switch for the fire pump and a set of extinguisher shall be placed inside the building for every 1000 sq.mt floor area. ii. The system shall be with a 150mm internal diameter riser with hydrant landing valves at each floor (Basement/ground/all upper floors), and an air vent valve at the top most level. The riser shall be of ‘C’ class pipes and welded to fine finish and coated with anti-corrosive paint and coloured RED. All hydrant valves used shall be of SS. The hydrant pipe shall also be connected to the bottom of the terrace tank with a NRV and a stop valve.

10.17 Basement These shall conform to those given in C-1.6 - Part 4 of NBC Second revision and particular attention is drawn to the following: i. The basement shall not open into the staircase or lift well directly. The basement shall be provided with natural ventilations. ii. The staircase of basements shall be of enclosed type having fire resistance of not less than 2 hours and shall be situated at the periphery of the basement to 126 be entered at ground level only from the open air and in such position that smoke from any fire in the basement shall not obstruct any exit serving the ground and upper storeys of the building. It shall communicate with basement through a lobby provided with fire resisting self closing doors of one hour resistance as mentioned in Direction 10. If the travel distance exceeds the desired level, additional staircases shall be provided at proper places. iii. Mechanical Ducted Extractors for smoke venting shall be designed to permit 6 air changes per hour in case of fire or distress call. For normal operations, air changes schedule shall be as given in Part 8 of NBC- Building Services, Section 3.

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iv. Discharge apparatus of all natural draft smoke vents shall be so arranged as to be readily accessible for opening by fire service personnel. v. Use of basement for kitchen shall not be permitted.

10.18 Materials 10.18.1 Materials for Interior of Building Only materials conforming to Class-1 of flame spread classification as per IS:12777-1989 shall be used. Materials which are combustible in nature and may spread toxic fumes/ gases shall not be used for interior furnishings etc.

10.18.2 Materials for External Glazing Glass for façade of building shall be of 1 hour fire resistance.

10.19 Fire Prevention and Safety Provisions during Construction Adequate fire prevention and safety measures as published in the National Building Code of India, Part VII – Construction Practices and Safety, shall be provided in all buildings during construction in a manner that the Fire Protection Consultant on Record deems necessary.

10.20 Fire Safety of Existing Buildings i. The Owner/ developer/ occupants shall have the assessment of fire safety system of an existing building/structure, whether damaged or undamaged,

carried out at stipulated periodical intervals through expert(s) chosen from a 127 panel of experts identified by the Competent Authority. ii. The buildings are to be examined within one year from the coming into force of these Directions, and a Fire Safety Certificate shall be submitted to Competent Authority. The inspection shall be carried out at the interval of every year from the date of submission of the first certificate thereafter. iii. The Fire Safety Certificate as referred above shall be prepared in Format prescribed by the Authority from time to time. iv. The owner/developer/occupant on advice of such expert(s) shall carry out such repair/restoration and strengthening/retrofitting of the building found

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necessary so as to comply with the safety standards laid down in the National Building Code and the Indian Standards as specified. v. In case, the owner/ developer/ occupant does not carry out such action, the Competent Authority or any agency authorized by the competent authority may carry out such action at the cost of owner/ developer/ occupant.

vi. The Competent Authority may direct the owner/ developer/ occupant, whether the building could be occupied or not during the period of compliance.

10.21 Classification of Buildings for Fire Prevention and Safety Provisions

10.21.1 Classification of Buildings The types of construction for industrial buildings according to fire resistance shall be classified in to four categories as per Table 1 given under 3.3.1 - Part 4 of NBC – Second revision: 1. Type 1 construction- 1hr resistance 2. Type 2 construction- 2hr resistance 3. Type 3 construction- 3hr resistance 4. Type 4 construction- 4hr resistance

10.21.2 Fire Resistance Test The Fire Resistance Test for structural elements shall be done in accordance with IS:3808- 1979. 128

10.21.3 Steel Framed Construction Load bearing steel beams and columns of buildings having total covered area of 500 sq.m. and above shall be protected against failure/ collapse of structure in case of fire. This could be achieved by covering the exposed steel supporting members by suitable fire resistance rated materials like concrete, vermiculite (Hydrous silicate of Aluminium, Magnesium or Iron) etc as per IS-15103:2002.

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11 ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIVENESS

11.1 Minimum Distance from Water body i. Minimum clearance of 30mts shall be provided between the boundary of the bank of a river where there is no embankment and any development work or part thereof. ii. Minimum clearances of 15mts to be provided between the embankment of a river and any building or part thereof or any other clearance as may be prescribed under any other general or specific orders of Government and appropriate Authority whichever is more. iii. Minimum clearances of 9mts shall be provided between the boundary of any other water body such as lake (talav), canal or nala and any building or part thereof. iv. Where a water course passes through a low lying land without any well defined bank, the applicant may be permitted by the Competent Authority to restrict or re‐direct the water course to an alignment and cross‐section as determined by the Competent Authority.

11.2 Rain Water Disposal and Harvesting

11.2.1 Rain Water Disposal

i. The roof (terrace) of a building and the remaining area of the building‐unit 129 shall be provided with an effective rain water drainage system so as to ensure that the rain water is not discharged into adjacent building units and no dampness is caused in any walls or foundation of adjacent buildings. ii. Rain water pipes shall be affixed to the outside of the walls of the building or in recesses or formed in such walls or in such other manner as may be approved by the Competent Authority. iii. No roof or terrace abutting on a public street shall be constructed without providing sufficient number of down take pipes and such pipes shall be so fixed as to discharge the rain water at a level not higher than 0.6 metre above the street level.

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iv. The manner of channelling rain water discharge from a building‐unit to a public storm water drain, if available, shall be determined by the Competent Authority.

11.2.2 Rain Water Harvesting Rain water harvesting is mandatory for all buildings with ground coverage of 80 sq.mts and above. The system of storm water drainage and storage in reservoirs and recharge should conform to one of the following specifications: i. For Buildings with ground coverage above 80 sq.mts and below 500 sq.mts: Percolation Pit or Bore Recharge shall be provided in the marginal space around the building. Such pits shall be filled with small pebbles, brick jelly or river sand and covered with perforated concrete slabs: ii. For Buildings with building-plot area above 500 sq.mts and up to 1500 sq.mts: Percolating Well with Rain Water Harvesting System shall be provided (up to ground first river): iii. For Buildings with building-plot area above 1500 sq.mts and up to 4000 sq.mts: Percolating Well with Rain Water Harvesting System shall be provided (up to ground second river): iv. For Buildings with building‐unit area above 4000 sq.mts: One Percolating Well shall be provided as per sub-clause (iii) of clause 11.2.2 for every 4000sq.mts land area. As an alternative to providing multiple percolating wells, a Water Retention Pond with minimum capacity of 300,000 litres with a percolating well for every five percolating wells or part thereof shall be permitted as an alternative. 130

11.2.3 Rain Water Storage For all building‐units with area more than 1000sq.mts, rain water storage tank shall be mandatory with adequate storage capacity.

11.3 Solid Waste Management All buildings shall provide facilities for solid waste management. Standards and specifications of facilities shall conform to the following requirements:

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11.3.1 Solid Waste Bin for Residential Use i. Community bin shall be provided in the road‐side marginal open space. ii. The size of the bin container shall be calculated at the rate of 10 litres capacity per dwelling unit with a maximum size of bin of 80 litres. The numbers of bins shall be calculated on the basis of total no. of dwelling units/tenements.

11.3.2 Solid Waste Bin for Non‐Residential Use i. Community bin shall be provided in the road‐side marginal open space. ii. The size of the bin container shall be calculated at the rate of 20 litres capacity per 100sq.mts of floor area with a maximum size of bin of 80 litres. iii. The bin shall be provided with an air‐tight lid. iv. For Hospitals, Hotels and Restaurants‐ disposal of solid waste shall be carried out as per the norms decided by the Competent Authority from time to time. v. For Clubs, Community Halls and Party ‐Plots garbage container shall be provided with a minimum capacity of 4 tonnes. Such a container shall be placed along a paved area abutting the road of minimum dimensions of 6mt by 7.5mt. For such a place, used according to provision of these Directions, Competent Authority can collect security deposit from the plot owner as may be decided time to time.

11.4 Grey-Water Recycling

131 11.4.1 Applicability Any owner applying for approval for construction of a new set of buildings of category and total built‐up area as mentioned below shall make provision for reuse of recycled water:

No. Building Use Built-Up Area (sq.mts.) 1 Hospitals, Nursing Homes More than 5,000 sq.mts. 2 Hotels, Lodging and Boarding, Guest Houses 3 Hostels for Schools, Colleges, Training Centres More than 10,000 sq.mts. 4 Community Centre, Banquet Halls, and similar uses 5 Commercial Uses

6 All Hazardous, Water-polluting, Chemical Industries

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11.4.2 Provisions of Recycling System The applicant shall along with his application submit the designs, plans, calculations and the references used for the calculations etc. to provide the system to recycle the grey water. Such system shall include the provisions to facilitate the following: i. Treated grey water is pumped to a separate tank on the roof from where grey water will be supplied to water closets, garden taps, car washing taps etc. ii. Only water from water closets should be let in to sewerage system. iii. Wherever arrangements from reuse of recycled water is provided, additional arrangements for carrying the excess grey water to the sewerage system may also be provided in a nature or manner or in a way that shall not constitute a nuisance of foul gases or cause a public hazard or otherwise in compliance of these directions. iv. The recycled water shall be used for non potable, no contact purposes within premises and shall not be connected to sewage/ waste water system of local authority. However the waste generated by the recycle plant can be connected to local authority sewer network if it is of the accepted quality as mentioned in clause 11.4.3. v. Separation of grey water: a) The wastes from toilets in the premises will be separated from grey water that is of bath room and kitchen wastes by means of separate down take discharge system. b) The grey water shall be recycled by providing recycling plant and shall be reused for non-potable purposes after storing the same in distinctly separate tank by means of purple colored down take pipes. 132 c) The water quality shall conform to standards of non potable water. The recycled water shall be tested once in six months and results shall be made available to competent authority whenever demanded. d) The make‐up connection to the system will be done at the collection tank of the treated water, through a free fall if from Municipal water connection. vi. Separate plumbing for grey water: Every developer/ owner shall provide the newly constructed building with the provision of down take plumbing for grey water, recycling water plant, storage and reuse fitting before selling the building.

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vii. Reuse of water strictly for not potable non‐contact use. a) The reuse of water will be strictly for not potable use by means of providing a distinctly separate reuse system coloured in purple. The non‐contact uses shall be restricted to toilet flushing, drip irrigation of trees/shrubs, sub surface irrigation of lawns and recharge of ground water. b) There shall not be cross‐connection of fit ting of the potable and not potable water at any point. The recycled water system shall be maintained at a lower operating pressure that of the potable water system. Precautions should be taken to prevent cross contamination.

11.4.3 Quality of Water and Treatment i. The water generated after treatment should be safe for its use for flushing toilets, gardening etc. ii. The company or the agency engaged for installation of system for recycling of waste water shall preferably confirm ISO:14000. iii. Provision may be made for checking the quality of recycled water with Water testing laboratory with Municipal body or Water Supply and Sewerage Board. iv. The testing of wastes and the submission of the results shall be done in a manner in accordance with the terms and conditions prescribed by the Municipal body or Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) / Competent authority.

11.4.4 General Provisions 133 i. Mandatory disclosure regarding changes: An occupier of premises shall inform the competent authority of any change in the quality, nature or quality of the wastes discharged from his plant or premises, the manner of their discharge of water immediately if the change is likely to cause discharge of water in variation or violation of license under these directions. ii. Corrective Action: In the event it is found any person violating the provisions of these directions, the competent authority or Gujarat Pollution Control Board shall issue notice and after inquiry and personal hearing take necessary corrective action.

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iii. Dispute Resolution: All the disputes arising in the enforcement of these rules shall be referred to Municipal Commissioner who in turn will resolve the disputes in consultation with his authorized technical officer or any experts, and intimate to the occupier/ owner/ developer. The decision of the Municipal Commissioner will be final and binding on the occupier. iv. List of Authorized Laboratories shall be as authorised by Gujarat State Pollution Control board or the Municipal body. v. Characteristics of effluent water quality from the Grey Water Recycling plants shall be as approved by the Gujarat Pollution Control Board.

11.4.5 Enforcement i. In case of proposed/ intending/ under redevelopment properties, the occupier/ developer/ owner will submit an application to the competent authority with details of proposed ‘grey water reuse system’ along with the application for demand of water permission to connect the Grey Water/sewage to municipal sewage system. ii. Conditional Waste Discharge Permission: Waste discharges of the conditional type plant will be allowed on the issue of a conditional permission provided the conditional type plant has recycling and reuse of water facility and not exceeding limits given in as per GPCB norms.

11.5 Tree Plantation All buildings shall provide tree plantations conforming to the following: 134 i. Building-unit having area of more than 100sq.mts shall be provided with minimum three trees for every 200sq.mts area or part thereof. ii. The Trees shall preferably be shade‐giving and from the species listed below: Common name of trees recommended for plantation: Kalo Saras, Siris, Moti Haradi, Saptrani, Limdo or Neem, Java kin Rani, Pink Cassia, Urimedi, Kasid, Sisam, Moto Sisam, Sevan, Borsalli, Jambu, Khati Amli, Ragat Rohido, Rayan, Baheda, Peltofarm, Meletia, Kachnar, Spethodia, Gelasedia, Baknim, Gulmohar, Kelia Pinata, Garmalo, Billi, Tebubia Rosia, Tebubia Gaykem, Kapok, Kalgeria, Kadam, Raintree, Silver Oak, Desi Asopalav, Pipal, Badam.

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iii. The requirement of trees shall be reduced on the basis of the number of grown existing trees that are conserved and not affected by the proposed development. iv. Trees shall be planted on site and guarded by the tree guards and shall be maintained properly. v. Trees shall be planted without causing obstruction to the easy movement of fire fighting vehicles in case of fire emergency. vi. A person applying for permission to carry out any development shall have to pay tree plantation deposit along with his application to the Competent Authority at the rates decided by the Competent Authority time to time. This deposit shall be refundable after the period of five years with the condition that trees planted on the site shall be grown‐up and maintained properly, otherwise the deposit shall be forfeited and shall be utilised only for tree plantation and maintenance by the Competent Authority.

vii. Competent Authority may consult Forest and Environment Department for tree typology, plantation and maintenance, etc. if required.

11.6 Solar Water Heating System All buildings in the following categories of buildings shall provide‐ assistedsolar water heating system:

No. Building Use Built-Up Area (sq.mts.) 1 Bedded Hospitals, Nursing Homes More than 2,000 sq.mts. 2 Hotels, Lodging and Boarding, Guest Houses 3 Hostels for Schools, Colleges, Training Centres 135 4 Community Centre, Banquet Halls, and similar uses 5 Residential - Detached, Semi-detached Dwelling Units More than 200 sq.mts. of an individual dwelling unit area

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11.7 Energy Efficient Buildings Any owner or developer may construct an Energy Efficient Buildings and produce a certificate from GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) or any other Government recognised Institute, showing the rating for the building. According to that rating certificate, the Competent Authority shall offer some incentives in the rate of chargeable FSI for the energy efficient buildings (Green Building) as 20% discount in the total payable amount. Owner shall have to apply prior to commencement of the project to GRIHA for the rating certificate and registration.

11.8 Environment Impact Assessment i. No development permission shall be given to the Building and Construction projects, Townships and Area Development project having built up area mention in the table below, until getting Environment Clearance from SEIAA (State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority) as required under the Environmental Impact Assessment notification‐2006.

No. Project or Activity Area Remarks

1 Building and Having Built‐up area 20,000 Built‐up area is for covered Construction sq.mts or more and less than construction; in the case of Projects 1,50,000 sq.mts facilities provided open‐to - sky, then activity area shall be considered Townships and Having area of building‐unit 2 Area Development 50 Ha. or more OR Having 136 project built up area 1,50,000 sq.mts or more

ii. Any Building and Construction projects, Townships and Area Development project falling under the category as mention in the table in (i) above and if the developer split the project into phases, developer has to produce Environment Clearance from SEIAA, as required under the Environmental Impact Assessment Notification‐ 2006, prior to the approval of first phase of the project.

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11.9 Pollution Control

11.9.1 Air Pollution All buildings shall conform to provisions of Air Pollution Control Act, 1981 and to the provisions of Gujarat Smoke Nuisance Act, 1963.

11.9.2 Water Pollution All buildings shall conform to provisions of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.

11.9.3 Noise Pollution All buildings shall maintain ambient air quality standards in respect of noise, as prescribed in the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000.

11.9.4 Industrial Pollution i. No industrial effluent shall be disposed or exposed so as to cause nuisance and endanger to public health and shall not be disposed in a water body of any kind. ii. Without prejudice to the generality of the above provisions, the Competent Authority may stipulate certain conditions or measures to control the air borne emissions and liquid effluents from industrial units. These measures shall be stipulated as conditions of the building permission. 137 iii. Industries in the special industrial zone which emit liquid and gaseous effluents shall not be allowed to emit such effluent unless they are purified and rendered harmless from the public health point of view by provision of purification plants, as may be prescribed by the Competent Authority and/or the Gujarat Pollution Control Board.

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12 STRUCTURAL SAFETY

12.1 Applicability The following structural and seismic safety regulations shall apply to all buildings.

12.2 Structural Stability and Maintenance of Existing Buildings i. The Owner/ developer/ occupants and registered appointed Person on Record shall have the assessment of structural safety of an existing building/structure, whether damaged or undamaged, carried out at stipulated periodical intervals through expert(s) chosen from a panel of experts identified by the Competent Authority. The intervals for maintenance and inspection shall be as per Direction 12.8. ii. The owner/ developer/ occupant on advice of such expert(s) shall carry out such repair/ restoration and strengthening/ retrofitting of the building as found necessary so as to comply with the safety standards laid down in the National Building Code and the Indian Standards as specified. iii. In case, the owner/ developer/ occupant does not carry out such action, the Competent Authority or any agency authorized by the Competent Authority may carry out such action at the cost of owner/ developer/ occupant. iv. The Competent Authority shall specify the period within which such compliance is to be carried out. v. The Competent Authority may also direct the owner/ developer/ occupant, 138 whether the building could be occupied or not during the period of compliance.

12.3 Additions and Alterations to Existing Buildings An alteration or addition to an existing building that is not structurally independent shall be designed and constructed such that the entire structure conforms to the structural and seismic safety requirements for new buildings, unless the following three conditions are complied with: i. The alteration or addition complies with the requirements for new buildings.

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ii. The alteration or addition does not increase the seismic forces in any structural element of the existing building by more than 5% unless the capacity of the element subject to the increased force is still in compliance with the requirements for new buildings. iii. The alteration or addition does not decrease the seismic resistance of any structural element of the existing building unless the reduced resistance is equal to, or greater than, that required for new buildings.

12.4 Change of Use of Buildings or Part of a Building When a change of use results in a structure being reclassified to a Higher Importance Factor (I) as defined in the IS: 1893-2002 "Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures (Fifth Revision)”, the building shall conform to seismic requirements for a new building with the Higher Importance Factor.

12.5 Structural Safety Provisions during Construction i. The quality of all materials and workmanship shall conform to accepted standards and Indian Standard Specifications and Codes as included in Part V: Building Materials and Part VII: Constructional Practices and Safety, National Building Code of India. ii. All borrow pits dug in the course of construction and repair of buildings, embankments, etc. shall be deep and connected with each other in the formation of a drain directed towards the lowest level and properly stepped for discharge into a river, stream, channel or drain, and no person shall create any isolated borrow pit which is likely to cause accumulation of water that may 139 breed mosquitoes. iii. Alternative materials, method of design and construction and tests:- The provisions of the directions are not intended to prevent the use of any material or method of design of construction not specifically prescribed in them provided any such alternative has been approved. Nothing of the provisions of these directions is intended to prevent the adoption or architectural planning and layout conceived as an integrated development scheme. The competent authority may approve any such alternative if it conforms to the provisions of the relevant parts of the National Building Code, regarding material, design and construction, and the material, method, or work offered is, for the

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purpose intended, at least equivalent to that prescribed in these directions in quality, strength, compatibility, effectiveness, fire and water resistance, durability and safety. iv. All buildings shall be constructed on quality control requirements. v. In case of buildings under construction based on approved development permission, structural safety requirements shall have to be observed. However, due to such structural work of strengthening/ retrofitting in the event of natural disaster if certain setbacks and margin get reduced, special permission may be granted by the Competent Authority on case to case basis.

12.6 Structural Safety Tests for Special Buildings Whenever as per an opinion of panel experts there is insufficient evidence of compliance with the provisions of the directions or evidence that any material or method of design or construction does not conform to the requirements of the directions, in order to substantiate claims for alternative materials, design or methods of construction, the competent authority may require tests, sufficiently in advance, as proof of compliance. These tests shall be made by an approved agency at the expense of the owner as follows: i. Test Methods:- Test methods shall be as specified by the directions for the materials or design or construction in question. If there are no appropriate test methods specified in the directions, the competent authority shall determine the test procedure. For methods or tests for building materials, reference shall be made to the relevant Indian Standards as given in the National Building Code of India published by the Bureau of Indian Standards. ii. Test result to be preserved:- Copies of the result of all such tests shall be 140 retained by the Competent Authority for not less than two years after the acceptance of the alternative material. a) The testing of the materials as per Indian Standards shall be carried out by laboratories approved by the competent authority on this behalf. b) The laboratory/ agency shall work out in consultation with the construction agency a testing programme of materials such as cement, steel and quality of concrete including its mixing, laying and strength at site as well as in the laboratory. c) This should cover various stages of construction from foundation to completion as per direction. The laboratory shall maintain a duly

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authenticated report in a bound register, copy of which will be submitted to the construction agency, which will in turn forward the testing report to the competent authority.

12.7 Design Standards for Structural and Seismic Safety The structural design of foundations, elements of masonry, timber, plain concrete, reinforced concrete, pre‐stressed concrete and structural steel shall conform to and strictly adhere to following. Non-adherence of any of following Code as applicable shall be considered as violation of these Directions: i. The provisions of the National Building Code of India, Part VI‐ Structural Design (Section- 1: Loads, Section- 2: Foundation, Section- 3: Wood, Section- 4: Masonry, Section- 5: Concrete and Section- 6: Steel), and, ii. The following Indian Standards for Structural Safety: a) IS 456: 2000 “Code of Practice for Plain and Reinforced Concrete” b) IS 800: 1984 “Code of Practice for General Construction in Steel” c) IS 875 (Part 2): 1987 “Design loads (other than earthquake) for buildings and structures” Part 2 Imposed Loads d) IS 875 (Part 3): 1987 “Design loads (other than earthquake) for buildings and structures” Part 3 Wind Loads e) IS 883: 1966 “Code of Practice for Design of Structural Timber in Building” f) IS 1904: 1987 “Code of Practice for Structural Safety of Buildings: Foundation” 141 g) IS 1905: 1987 “Code of Practice for Structural Safety of Buildings: Masonry Walls” iii. The following Indian Standards for Seismic Safety: a) IS: 1893‐2002 "Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures (Fifth Revision)" b) IS:13920‐1993 "Ductile Detailing of Reinforced Concrete Structures subjected to Seismic Forces ‐ Code of Practice" c) IS:4326‐1993 "Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction of Buildings ‐ Code of Practice (Second Revision)"

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d) IS:13828‐1993 "Improving Earthquake Resistance of Low Strength Masonry Buildings ‐ Guidelines" e) IS:13827‐1993 "Improving Earthquake Resistance of Earthen Buildings ‐ Guidelines" f) IS:13935‐1993 "Repair and Seismic Strengthening of Buildings ‐ Guidelines" g) "Guidelines for Improving Earthquake Resistance of Buildings", by Expert Group, Government of India, Ministry of Urban Affairs & Employment, published by Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council, 1998. iv. The following Indian Standards for Safety against Cyclone/ Wind Storms: a) IS 875 (3): 1987 "Code of Practice for Design Loads (other than Earthquake) for Buildings and Structures, Part 3, Wind Loads" b) “Guidelines (based on IS 875 (3): 1987) for Improving the Cyclonic Resistance of Low-rise Houses and Other Building”, by Expert Group, Government of India, Ministry of Urban Affairs & Employment, published by Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council, 1998. Note: Wherever an Indian Standard including those referred to in the National Building Code or the National Building Code is referred, the latest revision of the same shall be followed except specific criteria, if any, mentioned above against that Code.

12.8 Structural Inspection and Report 142 i. All types of framed structures, factory buildings, special buildings, educational buildings, hostels and other public buildings which are erected fifteen years earlier from the date on which these Directions has come into force or which becomes five years old thereafter shall be examined and a Structural Inspection Report shall be submitted to Competent Authority at interval mentioned as under- a) Within three years from the coming into force of these Directions b) Thereafter at the interval of every fifteen years from the date of submission of the first report

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ii. Residential buildings of masonry structure having height more than 10 mts which are erected fifteen years earlier from the date on which these Directions has come into force or which become fifteen years old thereafter shall be examined and a Structural Inspection Report shall be submitted to Competent Authority at interval mentioned as under- a) Within five years from the coming into force of these Directions b) Thereafter at the interval of every fifteen years from the date of submission of the first report iii. The Structural Inspection Report as referred above shall be prepared in Format prescribed by the Authority from time to time.

12.9 Structural Safety of Display Structures Every display structure such as billboard shall be designed to ensure safety and be installed in compliance of National Building Code.

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13 SPECIAL BUILDINGS- DESIGN DIRECTIONS

The following directions shall be applicable for all Special Buildings in addition to the other directions.

13.1 Visibility Auditorium or cinema halls shall provide minimum visibility requirements as per following specifications: i. The seat nearest to the screen shall not be nearer than the effective width of the normal picture (ratio 1:1.33). This distance shall be 3/4 in case of cinema scope and other wide angles techniques and one half in case of 70mm presentations. ii. The elevation of the balcony seats shall be such that line of sight is not inclined more than 300 to the horizontal. iii. The seats should preferably be staggered side-ways in relation to those in front, so that a spectator in any row is not looking directly over the head of the person immediately in front of him. iv. The position and height of the screen shall be regulated in such a way that the maximum angle of the line of vision from the front seat to the top of the screen shall not exceed 50.

13.2 Mixed Occupancy 144 i. Places of assembly in buildings of other occupancy, such as all rooms in hotels, restaurants in stores and assembly rooms in schools, shall be so located, separated or protected as to avoid any undue danger to the occupants of the place of assembly from a fire/smoke originating in the other occupancy. ii. Every place of assembly, every tier of balcony, and every individual room used as a place of assembly shall have exits sufficient to provide for the total capacity therein as required such that door width for assembly building shall not be less than 2000 mm. for every 600 person. iii. Every place of assembly shall have at least four separate exits as remote from each other as practicable.

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iv. Atleast one row of seating area shall be made accessible by ramps or elevators for disabled visitors. v. Clear aisles not less than 1.2m in width shall be formed at right angles to the line of seating in such number and manner that no seat shall be more than seven seats away from an aisle. Rows of seats opening to an aisle at one end only shall have not more than seven seats. Under the condition, where all these aisles do not directly meet the exit doors, cross- aisles shall be provided parallel to the line of seating so as provide direct access to the exit, provided that not less than one cross aisle for every 10 rows shall be required. The width of cross-aisles shall be minimum of 1 m. Steps shall not be placed in aisles to overcome differences in levels, unless gradient exceeds 1 in 10. vi. The fascia of boxes, balconies and galleries shall have substantial railings not less than 1000mm high above the floor. The railings at the end of aisles extending to the fascia shall be not less than 1000 mm high for the width of the aisle or 1100mm high at the foot of steps. vii. Cross aisles except where the backs of seats on the front of the aisle project 600mm or more above the floor of the aisle shall be provided with railings not less than 900mm high. viii. No turnstiles or other devices to restrict the movement of persons shall be installed in any place of assembly in such a manner as to interfere in any way with the required exit facilities. ix. In theatres and similar places of public assembly where persons are admitted to the building at a time when seats are not available for them are allowed to wait in lobby or similar palace until seats are available, such use of lobby or

similar space shall not encroach upon the required clear width of exits. Such 145 waiting shall be restricted to areas separated from the exit ways by substantial permanent partition or fixed rigid railing not less than 105cm high. Exits shall be provided for such waiting spaces on the basis of 1 person for each 0.3 sq.m. of waiting space/ area. Such exits shall be in addition to exits specified for the main auditorium area and shall conform in construction and arrangement to the general rules of exits given above. x. No display or exhibit shall be so installed or operated as to interfere in any way with access to any required exit, or with any required exit sign. All displays or exhibits of combustible material or construction and all booths and temporary constructions in connection therewith shall be so limited in combustibility or

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protected so as to avoid any undue hazard of fire which might endanger occupants before they have opportunity to use the available exits, as determined by the authority. xi. Places of assembly in buildings of other occupancy may use exits common to the place of assembly and the other occupancy, provided the assembly area and the order occupancy are considered separately, and each has exits sufficient to meet the requirements of the code. xii. Exits shall be sufficient for simultaneous occupancy of both the place of assembly and other parts of the building, unless authority determines that the simultaneous occupancy will not occur. xiii. At least half the required means of exit shall lead directly outdoors or through exit ways completely separated from exits serving other parts of the building. xiv. The decoration of place of assembly shall be of non-flammable materials. Fabrics and papers used for such purpose shall be treated with an effective flame retardant material. Stage settings made to combustible materials shall likewise be treated with fire retardant materials of class 1 flame spread. xv. Seats in places of public assembly, accommodating more than 300 persons, shall be securely fastened to the floor except as permitted in (xvi) below. All seats in balconies and galleries shall be securely fastened to the floor, except that in nailed-in enclosures like boxes with level floors and having not more than 14 seats, the seats need not be fastened. Tapestry of the seats shall be fire resistance. xvi. Chairs not secured to the floor may be permitted in restaurants, night clubs and other occupancies where fastening of seats to the floor may not be practicable, provided that in the area used for seating, excluding dance floor, 146 stage, etc, there shall be not more than one seat for each 1.4 sq.m. of floor area and adequate aisles to reach exits shall be maintained at all times. xvii. Seats without dividing arms shall have their capacity determined be allowing 450 m per person. xviii. The spacing of rows of seats from back shall neither be less than 850 mm nor less than 700mm plus the sum of the thickness of the back and the inclination of the back. There shall be a space of not than 350mm between the back of one seat and the front of the seat immediately behind it as measured between plumb lines.

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xix. Rooms containing high-pressure boilers, refrigerating machinery other than domestic refrigerator type, or other service equipments subject to possible explosion shall not be located directly under or adjacent to required exits. All such rooms shall be effectively cut off from other parts of the building and provided with adequate vents to the outer air. xx. All rooms or areas used for storage of any combustible material or equipment, or for painting, refinishing, repair or similar purposes shall be effectively cut off from assembly areas or protected with a standard system of automatic sprinklers. They shall be located away from staircases. xxi. Every stage equipped with fly galleries, grid irons and rigging for movable theatre type scenery shall have a system of automatic sprinklers over and under such stage areas or spaces and auxiliary spaces, such as dressing rooms, store rooms and workshops. The proscenium opening shall be provide with a fire-resisting curtain, capable of withstanding a lateral pressure of 4 KN/ m2 over the entire area. The curtain shall have an emergency closing device capable of causing the curtain to close without the use of power and when so closed, it shall be reasonably tight against the passage of smoke. xxii. The stage roof of every theatre using movable scenery or having a motion picture screen of highly combustible construction shall have a ventilator or ventilators in or above it, open able from the stage floor by hand and also opening by fusible links or some other approved automatic heat/ smoke actuated device, to give a free opening equal to at least one-eighth the area of the floor of the stage. xxiii. The proscenium wall of every theatre using movable scenery or decorations shall have exclusive of the proscenium opening, not more than two openings 147 entering the stage, each not to exceed 2 sq.mts. and fitted with self- closing fire resistant doors. xxiv. Automatic smoke vents actuated by smoke detectors shall be installed above the auditorium or theatres, including motion picture houses, with capacity of 8 air change per hour.

13.3 Institutional Buildings These shall conform to those given in 6.3- Part 4 of NBC Second revision, and particular attention is drawn to the following:

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i. In building or sections occupied by bed-ridden patients where the floor area is over 280 sq.mts., facilities shall be provided to move patients in hospital beds to the other side of a smoke barrier from any part of such building or section not directly served by approved horizontal exits or exits from first floor (floor 2) of a building to the outside. ii. Not less than two exits of one or more of the following types shall be provided for every floor, including basement, of every building or section: a) Doors leading directly outside the building. b) Stairways c) Ramps. d) Horizontal Exits and e) Fire Escape Staircase iii. All required exits of corridor width as per table presented in Direction 10.2. iv. No building constructed in whole or in part of combustible materials shall be used to confine inmates in cells or sleeping quarters, unless automatic sprinkler protection is provided.

13.4 Public Safety Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Network shall be installed in public areas of assembly buildings and other places of entertainment as per protocols laid down by the Appropriate Authority.

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14 COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE

The provisions shall apply for Communication Infrastructure such as Post & Telegraph, Telephone, Wireless, Broadcasting, Cellular Mobiles, Internet, ‘V’ Set, ATM, Channel Discs and Overhead lines (for telephone, digital connections for internet and channels and other similar forms of communication).

14.1 Location The Communication Infrastructure shall be placed on the ground or open space within the premises, except row-type plots of any category, subject to other Directions, and not on the building roof tops or terraces.

14.2 List of Documents to be Submitted to the Authority The Owner/Developer shall submit to the Authority the following documents for erecting Communication Infrastructure: i. Receipt of fees paid and of other charges leviable ii. Structural Stability Certificate from Registered Structural Engineer for the stability, safety of structure to be erected which shall be the liability of the Owner and the Registered Structural Engineer. iii. Permission from the ‘Standing Advisory Committee on Radio Frequency Allocation (SACFA)’ issued by Ministry of Telecommunication. 149 iv. NOC from SRC/KPT shall be furnished. v. NOC from concerned Airport Authority shall be furnished.

14.3 Deposit and Fees The Fees for erection of the Communication Infrastructure shall be charged as fixed by Authority from time to time.

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ANNEXURE- 1: Land Use Zones

The village-wise list of survey numbers and areas of villages falling within different land use zones is presented hereunder:

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Sr. Type of Use Zone Survey Nos. and Part of Villages falling within such Use Zone No. 1 Anjar Village a) Green Belt as Area of Village Anjar falling within GDA’s jurisdiction Buffer Zone b) Industrial Purpose Anjar Sim: 590 portion, 592 portion, 593P1 portion, 593P2, 594, 595 portion, 984/109, 988 2 Antarjal Village a) Residential Survey No. 13/5 Purpose 200 m wide strip along southern border of Gandhidham Township Master Plan from KPT’s water pipeline up to KFTZ Area towards North of said pipeline up to Gandhidham Township Master Plan Area between Zones Nos. 2 & 3 up to Road leading to Kidana from Antarjal up to Village Antarjal 3 Bharapar Village a) Heavy Industrial Area of Village Bharapar within territorial jurisdiction of GDA falls near Purpose submerged area 4 Chandrapar Village a) Green Belt as Area of Village Chandrapar falling within GDA’s jurisdiction Buffer Zone 5 Chudwa Village a) Light Industrial Area of Village Chudwa falling within jurisdiction of GDA Purpose 6 Galpadar Village a) Residential Survey Nos. falling within 1000 mt from Gamtal Purpose Along Galpadar Road towards southern side 275m wide strip from center of road Towards south of residential strip (275 m wide- as mentioned above), land up 151 to railway track b) Light Industry Along Galpadar road towards North 400 m from center of road Some pockets will be earmarked for commercial-cum-service oriented purpose c) Light Industry/ Survey Nos. towards west of Kandla Aerodrome road: Commercial 1 to 11, 97/1-2, 101 to 109, 111 to 123, and Government Wastelands Purpose d) Industrial Purpose Along both sides of road leading to Aerodrome from Galpadar and Aerodrome roads junction upto border of GDA’s jurisdiction 275 m wide strip leaving aside area reserved for Civil Aviation.

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7 Kidana Village a) Residential Survey Nos. 99 to 121, 147 to 151, 155 and 162 Purpose Survey Nos. 8, 9/1 to 3, 14/1, 15, 32, 33, 34 to 98, 152 to 154, 170 and 171 b) Residential The three societies namely: Shree Pachhat Varg co-operativ Housing Society Purpose for Ltd. And Shree Adijyoti co-op Housing Society Ltd. Are to be allotted a portion Economically of waste land (approx 20 acres to each society) bearing Survey No. 155/1 of Weaker Section village Kidana for residential purpose by the Government for economically weaker sections of the society (pooe people). On the said land row type residential quarters may be permitted by the GDA for poor people according to Directions issued by GDA.. c) Industrial Purpose Survey No. 155/1 which is Government Wasteland behind Gandhidham Railway Station. Survey Nos. 9/4, 9/5, 9/6, 9/7, 9/8, 10, 11, 12/1, 12/2, 13, 14/2, 21, 22/1, 22/2, 23, 24, 25/2, 26/1, 26/2, 27 to 31. 8 Mathak Village a) Residential Purpose Area of Village Mathak falling within territorial jurisdiction of GDA 9 Meghpar Borichi Village a) Residential Along Galpadar Road towards southern side 275m wide strip from center of Purpose road Towards south of residential strip (275 m- as mentioned above), land up to railway track b) Residential/ Land towards east of jurisdiction line falling in Village Meghpar Borichi up to 1 Commercial km is earmarked for residence/ commercial purpose (up to 500 mt from Purpose center of National Highwa) on optional basis which includes Survey No. 3 to 5, 260/1, 261 to 266/2, 272/1-2-3 and Government land within 1 km radius of Village Meghpar Borichi. c) Light Industries Survey Nos. 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 33 to 38, 39/1-2-3, 40, 41, 51 to 57, 67, 69 to 75, 76/2, 81 to 86. Survey Nos. 80 (paiki), 93 & 94 (paiki). An area of 19 acres 35 gunthas from 30 152 acres of land bearing Survey No. 93, 94 paiki & 80 paiki meant for school purpose, is hereby declared for light industrial purpose. d) Educational Survey Nos. 80 (paiki), 93 & 94 (paiki). An area of 30 acres of land bearing Purpose Survey No. 93, 94 paiki & 80 paiki is meant for school purpose, out of which an area of 19 acres 35 gunthas is declared for light industrial purpose. 10 Meghpar Kumbhardi Village a) Residential The land towards West of V 15 to V 26 shown in Village Map up to existing Purpose Railway line from Adipur to Anjar Land bearing Survey Nos. 43, 51/1, 52, 57/1, 57/2, 58, 60/1, 60/2, 61, 62, 63, 64/1, 64/2, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69/1, 69/2, 69/3, 70/1, 70/2, 82/1, 82/2, 83/1, 83/2, 83/3, 83/4, 118/1, 118/2, 118/3, 119, 121/1, 121/2, 122/1, 122/2

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between V 15 to V 26 referred to above up to road in front of Spinning Mill leading to Anjar Survey Nos. 116/4, 117/1, 117/2 (amalgamated Survey No. 116/4) Survey No. 104 having an area of 40223 sq.mt. Pocket up to border of Gandhidham Township Master Plan towards West of District 5 up to Mundra road within the Gandhidham Master Plan area Remaining unplanned area of Survey Numbers within the Master Plan area towards eastern side of Mundra road b) Educational Survey Nos. 44, 45, 46/1, 46/2, 46/3, 47, 48/1, 48/2, 49, 50, 53, 54, 55, 56, 59, Complex 120/1, 120/2, 120/3 c) Commercial 150 mt from center of Road leading Adipur- Anjar except Survey Nos. 82/1, activities 82/2, 83/1, 83/2, 83/3, 83/4, 118/1, 118/2, 118/3, 119. Thereafter there will be 24.40 mt wide road. 11 Mithi Rohar Village a) Light Industrial Area consisting of Village Mithi Rohar falling within GDA’s jurisdiction except Purpose the quarry areas allotted by the Collector- Kachchh b) Industrial Purpose Survey Nos. 147/1, 151/2, 172/1, 191/3, 573 paiki and Canal Land c) Residential Survey Nos. and Government Lands within 500 mt from the boundaries of Purpose Gamtal except those Survey Nos. within 500 mt from Gamtal which are already declared for Light Industrial Area. 12 Rampar Village a) Heavy Industrial Area of Village Rampar within territorial jurisdiction of GDA falls near Purpose submerged area 13 Sangad Village a) Residential Area of Village Sangad falling within jurisdiction of GDA Purpose 14 Shinai Village a) Residential Area consisting of Village Shinai falling within GDA’s jurisdiction, except the 153 Purpose area towards North and Government Wasteland towards both side of Shinai- Anjar road and quarry area allotted by Collector- Kachchh and areas earmarked as Green Belt/ Agriculture Purpose as mentioned hereinbelow b) Green Belt/ Area towards West of Shinai Dam and Government Wasteland towards South Agriculture of Shinai Dam within GDA’s jurisdiction Purpose c) Commercial Survey No. 312/3 having an area of 5362 sq.mt. Purpose 15 Tuna Village a) Heavy Industry Area consisting of Village Tuna falling within GDA’s jurisdiction except the Purpose quarry areas allotted by the Collector- Kachchh

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16 Varsamedi Village a) Industrial Purpose Following Survey Nos. of Village Varsamedi falling within territorial jurisdiction of the GDA are hereby declared for Industrial purpose: Survey Nos. 594/1, 595, 597, 599, 611/1, 611/2, 614, 615/1, 615/2, 615/3, 616, 617/1, 617/2, 618, 619, 620/1, 620/2, 620/3, 620/4, 620/5, 624, 629/1, 629/2, 632, 633, 634/1, 634/2, 634/3, 635/1, 636, 639/1, 639/2 and Government waste land within above Survey Nos. 587/1, 587/2, 588, 593/1 portion, 593/2, 593/3, 594/1, 594/2, 596 portion, 598, 600, 601, 602, 603/1, 603/2, 603/3, 604/1, 604/2, 604/3, 605, 606/1, 606/2, 607/1, 607/2, 607/3, 607/4, 607/5, 608, 609, 610, 612, 613, 621, 622/1, 622/2, 622/3, 623, 625, 626, 627, 628, 630, 631, 637, 638, 639 paiki, 640/1, 640/2, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 647, 648, 702/1, 702/2, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710/1, 710/2, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719 portion, 720, 721, 722, 723 portion, 724 portion, 727 portion, 749 portion, 750 portion and Government Wasteland b) Residential The land towards north of A73 to A67 and west of A65 to A40 shown in Purpose Village Map of Varsamedi up to road leading to Aerodrome from boundary of Varsamedi up to border of GDA’s jurisdiction and the agricultural survey nos. of Village Varsamedi towards south of Aerodrome and west of road leading to Aerodrome is herby declared for residential zone. The residential development be allowed in the declared commercial zone along 30.48 mt (100’) pipeline- Kandla Aerodrome road leading Galpadar to Varsamedi up to GDA’s jurisdiction on Survey Nos. where layout plan for residential purpose has already been approved. Following Survey Nos. of Village Varsamedi falling within territorial jurisdiction of the GDA are hereby declared for residential purpose: Survey Nos. 483/2, 483/3, 485/1, 485/2, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492/1, 492/2, 492/3, 494, 495, 496, 497, 503/1, 503/2, 504, 505, 506/1, 506/2, 507/1, 507/3 + Government waste land. 154 Survey Nos. 508/1, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513/1, 513/2, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584/1, 584/2, 584/3, 584/4 and Government waste land within above Survey Nos. Survey Nos. 585, 586, 587/3, 589/1, 589/2 and 640/3 NOTE: There should be 15 mt wide strip of green belt in between residential and heavy industrial zone.

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ANNEXURE- 2: Road Network Plans

The road plans of villages falling within GDA’s jurisdiction as finalized are presented here under:

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1. Galpadar Village: Road Plan In view of Authority decision in its 126th Board Meeting held on 21.10.2014, the road plan of Village Galpadar shall be as per drawing given here under:

2. Kidana Village: Road Plan In view of Authority decision in its 126th Board Meeting held on 21.10.2014, the road plan of Village Kidana shall be as per drawing given here under:

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3. Mathak Village: Road Plan In view of Authority decision in its 126th Board Meeting held on 21.10.2014, the road plan of Village Mathak shall be as per drawing given here under:

4. Meghpar Borichi Village: Road Plan The road plan in light industrial zone of Village Meghpar Borichi towards north of National Highway (Extension) shall be as per drawing given hereunder.

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5. Shinai Village: Road Plan The road plan of Zone No. 1 of Village Shinai shall be as per drawing given here under:

NOTE: The road plan of Zone No. 1 of Village Shinai is already approved & finalized except two roads added from Government waste lands which are indicated in the red colour. NOTE: The road plan of Zone No. 4 of Village Shinai has not been approved & finalized by the Gandhidham Development Authority hence the said zone No. 4 is indicated in hatched. In view of Authority decision in its 126th Board Meeting held on 21.10.2014, the road of Zone No. 4 of Village Shinai shall be as under:

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6. Versamedi Village: Road Plan The roads passing through survey nos towards east of A 73 to A 67 and west of A 65 to A 40 shown in Village Map of Versamedi up to road leading to Aerodrome from boundary of Versamedi up to boarder of GDA’s Jurisdiction and roads passing through survey nos. of Village Versamedi towards south of Aerodrome and west of road leading to Aerodrome and roads passing through survey nos. falls within 275mt along west of road leading to Aerodrome from Galpadar and Aerodrome road junction up to border of GDA’s jurisdiction leaving aside area reserved for Civil Aviation (Aerodrome) shall be as per drawing given here under.

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In view of Authority’s decision in its 125th & 126th Board Meeting held on 27.12.2013 & 21.10.2014 respectively, the road plan of Village Versamedi shown below Direction NO 7 (C) (y) shall be as under:

Note: The road plan of Zone No. 1 of Village Versamedi is already approved & finalized except the modifications as shown herein: 1. Roads widened are indicated in RED colour. 2. Roads added are indicated in ORANGE colour. 3. Roads deleted are indicated in GREEN colour.

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DRAFT DIRECTIONS- 2016 for the jurisdiction of Gandhidham Development Authority issued, by Order and in the Name of the Authority

Round Seal (M. P. Pandya) Secretary Gandhidham Development Authority

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