Preamble State Government sanctioned the Development Control Regulations – 2001 for Vasai Virar Sub Region vide Urban Development Department notification dtd. 16/02/2004 including certain regulations as EP 1 to EP 7. Further EPs were approved vide notification dtd 18/01/2006. The Planning Authority functions were handed over to Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation vide notification dtd. 7th July 2010. Principal Secretary, Urban Development Department has directed VVCMC to modify the DCR of VVCMC as per the requirement. The Urban Development Department has also directed VVCMC to study the possibility of implementing uniform DCR across entire MMR Region by studying the DCRs of all Municipal Corporations. Keeping these two in mind, new DCR is proposed by modifying the sanctioned DCR of VVSR. Many consultants, experts were contacted to study the possibility of preparation of new DCR on the above guidelines. Mr. S.V. Surve, Rtd. Deputy Director and Consultant of VVCMC has also taken much efforts in the process of preparation of this modified DCR. We are also grateful to Mr. S.G. Joshi- Rtd. Deputy Chief Engineer of MCGM, Mr. Parag Raut – Executive Engineer (in his personal capacity), Mr. Harshad Bhatia – Urban Designer, Ar. Vishwas Paranjape and Ar. Suhas Deshpande-Planner for their valuable suggestions with reference to regulations of BMC. We are also thankful to many practicing Architects and Consultants of BMC area who gave valuable suggestions to us while this DCR work was in progress. To bring uniform DCR across entire MMR Area and to improve the finance base of VVCMC many innovative provisions are introduced. The draft modified DCR was approved in General Body Meeting held on 9th April 2012. Modification under sub-section (1) of Section 37 of MR & TP Act,1966 is effected and notification is published to this effect. After calling suggestions and objections from public, hearing was taken and we are grateful to the public who expressed their opinion on DCR. Looking into many modifications as per the suggestions/objections into the Modified DCR, it has been decided to republish the draft DCR (Modified) 2013 by cancelling the draft DCR published in July 12-18, 2012 and November 1-7,2012. This draft DCR-2013 is published under Section 37(1) of MR & TP Act, 1966 after following due procedure under the MR&TP Act 1966. This DCR will come in to effect after due approval from Government. Till such time Section 46 of MR & TP Act,1966 will be applicable i.e. Stringent provisions of sanctioned DCR and Modified DCR-2013 shall prevail. Deputy Director, Commissioner, Town Planning Department Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation 2 3 INDEX SR. NO. TOPIC PG. CHAPTER – I ADMINISTRATION 15 1 SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT 15 (1) Title 15 (2) Jurisdiction 15 (3) Commencement 15 2 DEFINITIONS OF TERMS AND EXPRESSIONS 15 (1) General 15 (2) Meanings 15 (3) Definitions 15 3 APPLICABILITY 28 (1) Development and Construction 28 (2) Part Construction 29 (3) Change of Occupancy 29 (4) Applicability to partially completed works 29 (5) Exclusions 29 (6) Repairs to Structures affected by D.P. Reservation 29 (7) Temporary Constructions 29 DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION AND COMMENCEMENT 4 CERTIFICATE 30 (1) Necessity of obtaining permission 30 (2) Items of operational construction by some authorities to be excluded 30 (3) Operational constructions excluded 30 (4) Validity of earlier development permission 31 PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING DEVELOPMENT 5 PERMISSION AND COMMENCEMENT CERTIFICATE 31 1) Notice of intention 31 2) Copies of plans and statement 31 (i) Notice 31 (ii) Size 31 (iii) Coloring notations for plans 32 3) Information accompanying notice 32 (i) Key plan, site plan, etc. to accompany notice 32 (ii) Ownership title and area 32 (iii) Key plan or location plan 33 (iv) Site-plan 33 (v) Sub-division / Lay -out Plan 33 (vi) Building plan 34 (vii) Service plan 35 (viii) Specifications 35 (ix) Supervision Certificate 35 (x) Development permission fee / scrutiny fee receipts 35 (xi) Security deposit 35 (xii) Development Charge 36 4 (xiii) Premium and other Charges 36 (xiv) No objection Certificate 36 (xv) Other facilities to be provided during construction 36 4) Signing of plans by owners and licensed personnel / architect 36 (i) Signing of plans 36 Qualification and competence of the Licensed engineer / structural (ii) Engineer / Supervisor 37 5) Processing of the development permission application 37 (i) Grant of permission or refusal 37 (ii) Fire brigade scrutiny 37 (iii) Deemed permission 37 (iv) Revised plans 37 6) Commencement of work/development 38 (i) Commencement certificate / development permission 38 (ii) Display Board on Site 38 6 PROCEDURE DURING CONSTRUCTION 39 1) Construction to be in conformity with Regulations 39 2) Notice for start of work 39 3) Documents at site 39 (i) Result of tests 39 (ii) Development permission 39 4) Checking of plinth/stilt or construction upto plinth/stilt level 39 5) Deviation during constructions 39 6) Completion Certificate 40 7) Occupancy certificate 40 8) Part Occupancy Certificate 40 9) Suspension of permit 41 7 AMENDMENT / MODIFICATION TO APPENDICES I TO XXXXII 41 8 INSPECTION 41 1) Inspection at various stages 41 2) Inspection by Fire Department 41 3) Unsafe building 41 4) Unauthorised development 41 5) Unauthorised occupation of building 42 6) Scrutiny by Structural Committee 42 Scrutiny for Public Buildings and others from Urban Design point of 7) view 42 CHAPTER- II GENERAL PLANNING REQUIREMENTS LAND USES AND MANNER OF DEVELOPMENT 43 9 LAND USE ZONES 43 1) High Intensity Development Area 43 2) Low Intensity Development Area 43 3) Restricted Development Area 43 10 ACTIVITIES PERMISSIBLE IN VARIOUS ZONES 43 A) HIGH INTENSITY DEVELOPMENT AREA 43 5 1) GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE 43 a) Activities permitted on lands fronting roads less than 12-m. width 43 i) Residences 44 ii) Home occupations 44 iii) Convenience Shops 44 iv) Shopping along Commercial Strips 44 b) Activities permitted on roads of width 12 m. and more up to 30m. 44 c) Activities permitted on roads of more than 30 m. width 45 d) Sites designated for commercial purposes 45 2) SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE 46 3) SERVICE INDUSTRIES ZONE (I -1 ZONE) 47 4) GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ZONE (I -2 ZONE) 47 B) LOW INTENSITY DEVELOPMENT AREA 48 1) LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE 48 2) GREEN ZONE (G - ZONE) 48 3) PLANTATION ZONE 48 4) CATTLE SHED ZONE 48 C) RESTRICTED DEVELOPMENT AREA 49 1) NO DEVELOPMENT ZONE (NDZ) 49 2) COASTAL REGULATIONS ZONE (CRZ) 49 3) AREA UNDER HERITAGE STRUCTURES/SITES/PRECINCTS 49 SPECIAL PROVISION FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY D) ESTABLISHMENTS 49 E) AREA UNDER QUARRIES 50 F) FOREST LANDS 50 G) PUBLIC /SEMI PUBLIC ZONE/USE 50 CHAPTER - III BUILT-UP AREA AND FSI FOR VARIOUS USES AND ZONES 52 11 FLOOR SPACE INDICES ( FSI ) 52 BUILDABLE PLOT AREA AND COMPUTATION OF BUILT UP 12 AREA 52 13 Maximum FSI for various uses/zones 53 1) High Intensity Development Areas 53 2) Low Intensity Development Areas 55 14 FSI PRESCRIBED FOR CFC PLOT 55 15 INCENTIVE FSI FOR LAND POOLING 57 BUILT-UP AREA CALCULATION IN RESPECT OF ROOM 16 HAVING HEIGHTS MORE THAN SPECIFIED 57 17 BUILDING FEATURES PERMITTED FREE OF FSI 58 1) Without Payment of Premium 58 2) Building Features Permitted Free of F S I on Payment of Premium 60 18 MANNER OF DEVELOPMENT OF VARIOUS LAND USES 61 6 19 OTHER STIPULATIONS 72 1) General 72 2) Development of land partly reserved /allocated/designated 72 3) Combination of public purposes / uses in reserved sites 72 4) Shifting and/or interchanging the purpose of designations/reservations 72 5) Relocation of DP roads 73 ADDITIONAL FLOOR SPACE INDEX WHICH MAY BE 20 ALLOWED IN CERTAIN CATEGORIES 73 1) Road widening and Construction of New Roads 73 Development of Amenities not reserved as required by the Municipal 2) Corporation 73 3) Building of Educational and Medical Institutions, Institutional Buildings 74 Buildings of Government or Semi Government and Public Sector 4) Undertakings 74 5) Buildings of Star category / MTDC approved Residential Hotels 74 Development/redevelopment of Low-cost housing schemes of the 6) Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority 75 Construction for resettlement and rehabilitation of Project Affected 7) People (PAP) 76 Reconstruction of structurally unsafe buildings / dilapidated buildings/ 8) unhygienic buildings 77 Reconstruction of damaged/destroyed/collapsed buildings due to 9) natural calamity 77 Construction of Buildings of POLICE, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, 10) JAIL, HOME GUARD, FIRE BRIGADE etc. including their staff quarters 77 11) Construction of Religious Building 78 12) Construction of Bio-technology Unit 78 13) Urban Renewal Scheme 78 14) Development of multi storied /Parking lot 79 15) Reconstruction / Redevelopment in gaothan area 79 16) Buildings of Information Technology Establishment 80 17) Public libraries having completed 100 years 80 18) Tenements/ Plots for EWS/LIG In Layout/Sub Division of Private Land 80 Construction Of Building/s with EWS/LIG Tenements For Affordable 19) Housing 80 21 NON-CONFORMING USES 80 1) Existing non-conforming uses to continue in certain circumstances 80 2) Non-conforming industries 81 3) Other non-conforming uses 81 4) Other Industries to be shifted 81 22 ANCILLARY USES PERMITTED 81 23 PROHIBITION OF INDUSTRIES IN RESIDENTIAL OR IN NON- CONFORMING ZONES 82 CHAPTER-IV GENERAL PLANNING REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF LAND 83 24 REQUIREMENTS OF SITES 83 7 25 PUBLIC STREETS AND MEANS OF ACCESS 84 1) Access to be free of encroachment 84 2)