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Common building rules for civic bodies

Special Correspondent

The aim is to encourage a planned development
The new rules will replace the stipulations under GO 422 issued in 1998

HYDERABAD: In view of the rapid urbanisation even in smaller municipalities, the government on Monday brought all civic bodies under the purview of new common building rules to encourage a planned development.

The rules for smaller municipalities were framed by modifying the Common Building Rules brought out for the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation in 2006 and extended to other civic bodies and UDAs through GOs 678 and 302.

Building parameters

The new rules will replace the stipulations under GO 422 issued in 1998, according to Municipal Administration and Urban Development Principal Secretary S.P. Singh. The rules, finalised after consultation with architects, engineers, builders, developers, officials and public, stipulate simple and minimum building parameters. The height of a building is based on setbacks, plot size and abutting road width.

Like in bigger cities, even in municipalities, there will be no floor space index (FSI) and plot coverage stipulations, provided the building plans abided by norms relating to setbacks.

Features of the new rules include strict enforcement provisions like compulsory application for occupancy certificate, mortgage clause to ensure compliance, greenery and rain water harvesting norms.

Incentives

They also provide incentives for leaving extra setbacks by way of remission in property tax, no fees and charges for parking areas, incentives through TDR (transfer of development rights), concession in setbacks for owners who surrender land for road widening, compulsory licensing for builders/developers.

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