Development Control Rules
BMC’s plan to levy a 100% premium on some areas like flower bed, parking and balconies appeared to have been made under the premise that developers were indulging in commercial exploitation. Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (MCHI) recommended a maximum of 25% premium on compensatory FSI and that “this area should not be inclusive of [...] Continue Reading »
The new development control (DC) rules-to allow developers to build 25% over the permissible Floor Space Index (FSI) in return for a 100% premium to be paid to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)-were passed unanimously by the civic body on Wednesday, the last day for filing objections and suggestions on the DC rulesnotified by the [...] Continue Reading »
Corporators say that the change in the development control rules (DCR) and plan to do away with the civic chief’s discretionary powers and bring lift spaces, flower beds, ducts, upper-level car parking, voids and so on, under chargeable FSI, will hurt the common man. While the builders are angry that the BMC has decided to [...] Continue Reading »
Hundreds of buildings in Chennai are said to have violated building norms namely floor space index and parking. The builders are known to get plan permits from the corporation for ground and first floors before building additional floors. But they violate the rules and add more floors to the building. On Friday, Chennai Metropolitan Development [...] Continue Reading »
The state government amended Development Control (DC) rules in the city encouraging cluster redevelopment. Cluster development is developing an area comprising several buildings rather than individual structures. In a recent move, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has asked state officials to work out a plan under which cluster development right can be auctioned to the [...] Continue Reading »
Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation is the first civic body in Maharashtra to implement the free parking norm. On June 11, 2009, the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) declared that no building permission plans will be sanctioned if the builders refuse to provide free parking space to apartment buyers across the twin industrial township. As per section 16 [...] Continue Reading »
