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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 Technical Assistance: EKISTIC ADVISORY I AHMEDABAD www.ekisticadvisory.com Gandhidham Development Authority Post Box No. 31, Adipur, Kachchh 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. DRAFT DIRECTIONS - 2016 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 i 4.1 Definition of Zones and Components of Gandhidham Township Master Plan 32 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 Gandhidham Development Authority (GDA) i DRAFT DIRECTIONS - 2016 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 Gandhidham Development Authority (GDA) ii DRAFT DIRECTIONS - 2016 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 Gandhidham Development Authority (GDA) iii DRAFT DIRECTIONS - 2016 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 Gandhidham Development Authority (GDA) iv DRAFT DIRECTIONS - 2016 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