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"11.1.9 Building Plan once approved shall be valid for completion of construction within a period of 5 years".
It is clarified that prior to revalidat~on of building plan, sta~~s of the existing construction at site has to be taken by the Estate Office/ SDO (B). If the building is under construction as per the sanCtioned plan then the revalidation of building plan shall be considered as per . "rules. If planning is changed w.r.t. the sanctioned plan' then no revalidation of plan shall be ,permitted and the owner may be asked to submit the revised building plan as per the prevailing building rules. 1I .. .
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existing, the following new Rules 10.9 & 10.10 shall be added as under:- "10.9 Provisions in Commer.cial Buildings (SCO's/ SCF's/ Bay ••• "'w' ... - ..... Shops & Similar Buildings)..
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The erection of partitions in Multi bay ground floor shops for the purpose of independent usage of each partitioned space shall be allowed in accordance with the building bye- laws.
A. In the City Centre, Sector 17 ,CRCC frame), maximum 4 subdivisions of 2 bay shops of size 34'-6" x 103'-0" shall be allowed ~~-:_, ground floor only. In three bay shops, maximum number of sub divided shops shall be 6.
B. Two subdivision of 3 bay shops (brick face), measuring 33'-0" x ~8o'-0" i.e. shopping strip V4, Sector 17 ;hall be allowe~ at ground floor .only. The position of mezzanine floor shall not be altered and shall be subdivided in case of subdivision is opted for. The sub-divided mezzanine floor shall be approached independently through separa!~ stairs from the subdivided portion of the shop.
C. In case of shops having verandah on both sides, only one sub division shall be allowed and the minimum size of sub-divided shops -shall be 16'-6" x 35'-0" inclusive of verandah.
D. Two subdivision of multi bay shops at ground floor in other location in Chandigarh except Sector-17shall be allowed.
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The sub-divided shops shall not be transferred by way of sale gift, mortgage, willi power of attorney of otherwise.
iii) An additional entry with door shutter opening may be provided subject to the condition that ventilation for the basement floor in the remaining part of the glazing is not disturbed. However, the size of the additional entry. shall be of the same size as that of existing entry.
iv) An additional door in the rear side of the building of the same width/ height and design as that of the existing door on the rear side will be allowed as shmvn in the Architectural Control Sheets.
v) The partition wall between the sub divided shops shall be of any fire retardant material and constructed maximum upto .ceiling height.
vi) The partitions for subdivisions shal~ be allowed only along columns & under the beams.
. - •.Yll) It IS clarified that need-based partitions required for the: needs of single user of the 'entire ground floor space such as office, bank, departmental store etc. shall not be subject to any charges. In such cases it shall be ensured that the entire floor'has an open floor plan and is designed to function as single unit.
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4 . overing of b Ick courtYlIrd of til· Btly Ghop (.In Ie torcy) in Chl\lldi 'arh hnll be nllo\\,.d In conformity \'/ith building nJI· . If the buy shop I' olso having/going to have basement, whlle covering of bock, 0 etback of 2.2sm sholl be left.
Covering of internal courtyard within the building line bay shops (single storcy) shall be allowed only after the permission (or conversion from restaurant to gencral trade from the Estate office/ "M.C. Chandigarh.
The courtyard within the building line on lit and 2nd floor of the shop cum-offices all over the city shall be allowed to be covered. This will be further subject to the fulfillment of conditions regarding light a~~ ventilation, minimum habitable height, maintainin.g the External facade and overall height and other mandatory conditions as per Building Rules CBR (U) 2017.
-In the case of Shop-cum-flats coverage of internal courtyard \-vithin the building line on 1st and 2 nd floor is subject to the condition that the owner has obtained permission for converting of SCF to sca i.e.
commercial use of upper floors .
The courtyard coverage on first and second floor beyond the building line shall not be allowed.
Coverage of courtyard provided for the purpose of light and . ventilation to rooms in Lodging-cum -Restaurant sites shall be allowed on upper floors subject to the follO\-ving terms & conditions: a) The courtyard shall be covered with transparent poly carbonate or fibre sheets in such a manner that allows in fresh air / ventilation from three sides.
b) The area covered with fibre sheets shall be used purely for the purpose of circulation at site only and shall not be put to commercial ~ use in any manner.
c) 100% power backup shall be provided for air conditioning and artificial lighting of the rooms with source light &ventilation through the courtyard.
d) This provision is allowed only for lodging rooms in Lodging cum-Restaurant sites which form part of a row in a commercial belt (, seos, SCFs converted into SeOs) and shall not be allowed for hotels •.pn Independent plots/ sites governed by Zoning Regulations.-This will also not act as a precedent for light and ventilation of private residential buildings I.e. marla & kanal houses, Group Housing Societies, where light & ventilation shall be ensured as per Building Rules.
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vi) The cut out in roof slab on top floor of all the non-residential buildings shall be allowed subject to the provisions of adequate light, -, -ventilation, circutation, air circulation and safety requirements.
USAGE AND CONVERSION subject to the prior approval of the Estate Office/ Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh.
Conversion of Shop-Cum-Flat to Shop-Cum-Office shall be allow:~_ subject to following provisions:- a) Only the lessee/transferee 'of a Shop-cum Flat shall be entitled to apply for the conversion.
-b)' The stairs for the first and second floors of the building'shall be provided' from the front of the shop in accordance with the prescribed architectural control for Shop-cum-Offices. Otherwise the lessee/transferee may submit revised plans indicating' the proposed position of the staircase and other interna1 changes.
c)' No change in the outer facade of the building or additional construction of any kind shall be permitted.
~The additional height of second floor in SCFs/SCOs/Guest Houses and Shopping Centre in various sectors shall be permitted as per Architectural control sheets subject to the followjng conditions:- a) Additional height shall be allowed to provide minimum habitable height on 2nd floor with the condition that the present fa<;ade is not disturbed for which height increase may be allowed with a setback of 3'-9" from front fac;ade .
.b). All other vioiations of Architectural control in the SCFsj seos should be removed befor~ allowing this facility and both front and rear facades shall be restored to as per the Architectural control.
In the existing Architectural controls, the staircase from rear"" side has been allowed only for access ,to the residential unit on upper floors. However, no staircases access from rear side , courtyard to the second floor shall be allowed where commercial habitable use along with additional height is availed as per this r:elaxation.
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d) The provision ,of Building Ruies 5.1, Note-ii of CBR(Urban') 2017 shall' also be referred in addition to the above for additional height and covered area on 2nd floor in SCFs.
The upper floors of SeQ's (including SCF's converted to seQ's under " - _,~he rUl,es) meant for office use shall be allowed to be used for more intensive purpose of shopping (display and sale of goods) and .. restaurants (sale nnd serving of prepared foods and beverages..
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Provided that such use is allowed under the building rules / bye-laws and zoning plans. HO\.vever, Permission for conversion of trade will have to be obtain-ed \vhere necessary.
Note:- The use of upper floor office space for purpose such as Lodging .:.:.. House, Guest House or Hotel excluding any restaurant, Dining room <?E.
::~~'~13inquet facility shall not be considered to be of the same intensity as office use and the same shaH be allowed on payment of aforesajd conversion charges subject to the building byelaws and zoning plan and an application being made in this regard to the Estate Office.
iv) Booths in sector markets, City Centre etc. (other than the booth markets set up for rehabilitation of hawkers) having a minimum size of .:.:.. ,130. 0 0 (one hundred and thirty) sq. ft .. to be provided with a wat~E_ :":"'~~~ohnection and sewerage connection on payment of such charges and tariff as may be prescribed by the M.C. Chandigarh keeping in view the (site specific) Capital and Revenue Expenditure that has to be incurred to provide the--required services at various locations, feasibility at site and paYment of conversion charges for change of trade.
10.9.4 EXTERNAL CHANGES __ i) Architectural Control Sheet shall apply only to the external fa~ade.
--~:r'~~eed based variations to external facades in9lude doorways of greater th~n the minimum size, separate/security entrance for automatic teller machine, ee wall in the Show Window for a high security zone, chimney/exhaust for a kitchen, ducts for a split/central air conditioning unit, full length show window, where feasible shall be allowed, provided that the norms for circulation, light ventilation etc. are met.
.:.:.. .i9 Glazing of compulsory verandah on first and second floors, both ~~ ~~~f£iontand rear sides of SeQ's, Lodging cum Restaurant sites in Sector .22 A, B & C shall be allowed along the buqding lines of these sites subject to conditions: - .,...
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This relaxation shall not form precedent for' similar relaxation' elsewhere in the city and is applicable specifically for these ..
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The brick jalli on the front facade shall be retained as such in the Architectural control. Alternatively, the same can be used for availing additional advertisement panels on payment basis as already notified by Chandigarh Administration.
iii) _ _The height of the front glazing / rolling shutter may be allowed to be increased upto soffit level of the roof slab of ground floor by omitting/ decreasing the size of advertisement panel subject to the condition that no additional advertisement space shall be provided.
:7'~,;:;:~iy) All the shop owners desirous of installing' air conditioners in tlie verandah for their shops shall fix the same above the false ceiling in the verandah. The false ceiling shall be of any material/specification of their chojc~ ~~bject to a .minimum clear h~ight is 9'-0" or in line with the soffit of the front advertisement beam. Every shop owner who is having shop \Alithout air conditioner on one or both sides shall have to close the suspended ceiling from the sides, as the case maybe.
, ,.::~i::v} The wide glazing in place of traditional brick jalli / brick wall on first and second floors of Shop-cum-Offices (SCO's) and Shop-cum-Flats (SCF's) or similar buildings in an sectors in Chandigarh shall be allowed without any c.ha_ng~e. in architectural control/frame control subject to the condition that all the owners/allottees/lessees/occupiers in a row of a given block shall make a joint request for this purpose to maintain the hOlriogenous character. The permissible wide glazing only on 70% of surface area of brick jalli/brick wall ,.,;,~!,;shal1 be allowed...,q'· .t ••• vi) Regarding the specifications of the building material to be provided on the front fac;ade of common wall, jambs along the public verandah applicable to seos, should have a material as per the discret~on of the owner. , vii) Any materia} except timber shall be permitted for glazing on external facades of commercial buildings~ The use of. timber shall, however, be permitted on show windows in the public verandah of 'the building. All ,,~,-!,'~~glazing/ doors/mndows or openings within the enclosed courtyards 'or .~':.-.-..... :. . .
external surfaces which are behind parapets/jalli/walls etc. may be of any size as per the requirements of the owner subject to the condition that the lintel soffit of such glazing/windows/doors/openings is not higher t~.an 6'-9".
viii) -'The show 'widows in the commercial building may be omitted provided the. owner makes alternate arrangement for the provision of proper light and ventilation and fire safety of the basement storey; if provided.
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xii) Th back cQurt)'nrd wull in Shop-cum·Offie . (SeOs)/ Shop-cum·F1~ (SCFs) shall be 1~'·0" height from Centre line of rond or as sp cified in the relevant Architectural control sheet shall be allowed, .
10·9·5 INTERNAL CHANGES i) There shall be no bar henceforth on providing additional staircases in -:"~mmercial buildings (including SCOs/SCFs) to meet with the fire safetY requirements as per National Building Code.
ii) As per new fire safety norms, minimum of two staircases are to be provided in old and new buildings above 15m height which already stand constructed with one staircase as per the approved plan. Further if fire safety staircase in old buildings cannot be provided within the e)";sting building it _ can be aiiowed oeyond the:: Architectl1ri:1~ cOiitrol/ z.:ined area and \-\ithin the ..•.·:::.plot subject to NOC from the Chief Fire Officer and prior approval of tlie Estate Officer. These staircases shall be open to sk')' and hence shall not be counted towards FAR. While providing the extra staircase the uniformity shall be maintained.
iii) The provision of a cut out of the max. size of 4'-6"x 4'-6" with a flap door on top of it \.vithin the parapet height along \vith the provision of cat· ladder shall be made mandatory wherein mumty has not been constructed to .-:~~eet 'vvith the fire safety requirements in all SCFs/ seos & lodging.cuiii' restaurant/ Hotel sites governed by the Architectural control sheets.
iv) In case of internal planning of seos, such as number and size of colum_n.s and beams and locations and design of stairs, it shall be left at the discretion of the owner of the building, subject to the provisions of Building Bye-laws; whereas other Controls shall not be altered. In case the seQ is got converted into shop-Cum-shop, then the c\lt out in slab of upper floors win .~;!.Z~~~ allowed, if required. However, in SCO, no cut out more than the width of a single flight in straight flight/circular flight or two flights in case of dog leg stairs shall be allowed.
v) Full height partitions on upper floors in seos shall be allowed r t"- .. lor ne functional requirement of the office space. The partitions shall be of any fire retardant material provided the minimum size of cabin i~ 8'-o'~x 8'-0". In the case of air conditio~e.d cabins, the partitions shall be taken uPt~~~~;.f:f~iling· .....;;:z:r. .... ",,:{,~G'<~'::::,;,:S:,_, ..... - Scanned with CamScanner -, ....:~:r ..
subject to the provision of air conditioning scheme in the sanctioned plans.
This relaxation in height of partitions shall not be applicable to the non-airconditioned area. Other conditions as mentioned in the existing 'building ~ byelaws shall remain the same.
vi) Flexibility in internal planning of floor level of SCOs/ SCFs shall be ~_..allowed provided the ground floor of the building is not depressed. However, ·,~·:~''::'~f the owner of the building wants to depress the floor slab at ground flo~~ then it shall be allowed upto 4'-0" (1.21m). In all the cases, the external fac;ade of the building as shown in the Architectural control sheets shall not be altered and the total covered area and the total numbers of floors shall remain same. This facility shall also be allowed to thos~ SCOs/SCFs where basements are allowed provided the basement height and use is as per architectural controls/building rules.
'';';~=LVii) The ground floor of the existing SCO/SCF shall be allowed to have a depression upto 4'-0" (1.21 m) on the ground floor to accommodate , mezzanine floor as per norms subject to structural stability and provision of minimum permissible height in conformity with building rules and the same shaH be examined on case to case basis in view of structural stability of the building in question and the adjoining buildings. The mezzanine floor will not be enclosed by glazing/walls and shall have only parapet/railing.
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10.9.6 GENERAL PROVISIONS .~, :;;~1). Wherever the road berms in front, side or back of the buildings have been encroached, these shan be got vacated.
ii) A single storey temporary building for a builder's office, shed for s~o~~g_~. of building materials and for setting an estate office; to last for a limited period only in connection with and during the erection and re erection of any building or for sale or letting of a building or a building plot in the course of development of the area.
. .•.:ii~~i~.i) Connection with sewer and use of Sanitary installation:- NO-' connection of any drain to any sewer or storm water drain shall be made or shall any water borne sanitary or drainage installation of any part thereof be t~k~n_into use until and unless the Chief Administrator. u,nder rule.. grants permission to occupy the building. .'
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