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35. All the buildings which are or will be located on plot of one kanai and above shall have rain harvesting system to recharge ground water installed as per the specifications given by the Administration. All the existing buildings shall install rain water harvesting system to recharge lhe ground water within Iwo years from the date of issuance of this notification.
36. The Dwiicr/lessee of any existing building, who may like to avail the benefits) of additional volumetric control being granted through these orders shall only be granted the benefit if they upgrade the parking facilities as per norms given in this order (wherever applicable), set up the solar water heating system, duel flushing system and rain water harvesting system to recharge ground water in the respective buildings. -(J ■
37. All the new public buildings which shall be approved after issuance of these orders shall conform to requirements of Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 and Rules made thereunder. The owncrs/lcssee/occupier of Existing Public Build ings shall make their buildingas friendly as possible to persons with disabilities.
38. In case of any contradiction between these order(s) and any order is sued in past by Chief Administrator, the provisions of these orderfs) shall prevail.
Before these orders are made part of Budding Rules, they shall be reviewed a flor 60 days.
(Published in Chandigarh Administration Gazette (Exira) dated 16-10-2008)
(133) Guidelines for Building Plan Approval Process - With a view to ensure that the Building/Building Complexes which arc crccted/re-erected in Union Territory of Chandigarh conform to the overall vision of the Urban Character of the City, it is mandatory for thcowner/lessee ofthe building/buildingcomplexes to get the building plans sanctioned.
In lhe process of streamlining the building plan approval process, the follow ing guidelines are issued by the undersigned:— A. There shall be two Plan Approval Committees - Upper and Lower.
B. Plan Approval Committee (Lower). - The Plan Approval Committee (Lower) shall scrutinize and recommend for sanction to the Estate Officer, the building plans of all residential bu ildings located up to 2 Kanals Area (except group housing, integrated town ships) al I commercial buildings where architect ura I controls are applicable such as SCOs, SCFs, booths, bay shops, qu let offices, dhabha sites, godowns, timber sites and industrial properties up to 2 Kanai. These plans will not require any concept approvals from Chief Architect, (any clarification if required may be obtained from the Office of lhe Chief Architect, U. T., Chandigarh). Once the plan is scrutinized and found in order, the matter will be placed and decided by the PAC (Lower) within 30 days from the date of submission of plan.
C. Plan Approval Committee (Upper). - The Plan Approval Committee (Upper) shall scrutinise and i ecommend die building plans for sanction of all projects except those enlisted under heading PAC (Lower), D. Procedure for sanctioning of building plaus:
STAGE I ■*. d
(1) Submission of Building Plans:
Al! the plans shall be submitted for approval at Estate'Office. Tito SDO (Building) of the concerned area shall be the Nodal Officer to receive and take further action. At the time of submission the owncr/lesseiJ-'shall submit all the documents enlisted in the building rules to the Estate Office alongwith following:
(i) Soft copy of the drawings prepared on Auto CAD.
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(ii) Model of the project if the site is more than 1 acre.
i (a) If the plans are to be cleared by PAC (Lower) then the matter wilt be placed before PAC (Lower) and a decision on plan shall be taken by PAC (Lower) within 30 days. Either the plan will be approved or if there are any observations/objections, they shall be communicated to the applicant within 30 days. In case of any observation/obj ection the same have to be conveyed only once and not in piecemeal pattern time and again if those observations are met with and no new changes have been made, within next 15 days the plan will be cleared by the PAC (Lower).
(b) In.case the plans so submitted are to be approved by the PAC (Upper), the following verified documents and site report will be sent by the Estate Office to the Chief Architect:-— he Allotment letter ♦Ownership/possession letter * Size of plot ♦Status of land/site—including if, it is free from encumbrances, any litigation or stay etc.
♦Financial liabilities ♦Copy ofthe previous sanctioned plan (if applicable) ♦The existing and proposed construction clearly marked on the layout as well as plans.
♦Whether the proposal involves availing any additional benefit on payment basis e.g. additional FAR etc.
Once the plans are received which are to be cleared by PAC (Upper), the Estate Office shall forward two sets of plans alongwith documents attached to the Chief Architect within a period of 7 days.
E. STAGE 2 Scrutiny and Recommendation by PAC (Upper):
The PAC (Upper) shall scrutinise the building plans received from the Es tate Office and convey its recommendations on approval or objections/observations within a period of 60 days of receipt of building plans. The projects which satisfy the parameters mentioned above shall be recommended for sanctioning to the Estate Office so that the building plans arc released by the Estate Officer after completing the due formal itics.
Once the plans have been scrutinised by the PAC (Upper) then observa tions or objections if any have to be conveyed only once and not in piecemeal pattern time and again and if those observations are met with and no new changes have been made from the date of application of revised plan, the same shall be scrutinispd and cleared within next 30 days.
PAC reserves the right to ovcrrule/rcject any proposal, which is not in con sonance with the Building Rules, zoning regulations and orders issued under Capi tal of Punjab (Development and Regulation) Act, 1952.
F. STAGE 3 Sanctioning Stage:
The Building plans are recommended by PAC (Upper) and PAC (Lower) shall.be sanctioned and released by the Estate Officer after completing due for malities within 7 days from the date of plans are received.
GL STAGE 4 * Plinth level inspection and Completion Stage:
shall.be Notifications and Orders 661 Once the building plan has been cleared it shall be mandatory that when the construction reaches plinth level it shall be got inspected by the Estate Office before further construction can be taken up to avoid delay, once the application has been made for inspection, the site has to be inspected within 20 days and if in any case, the site is not inspected by the officials of Estate Office, within 20 days, the same shall be deemed to have been inspected and if there fS any violation, not only the owner/lessee of the plot shall be held responsible for the violation but also the concerned Architect who made the plan and the concerned official of the Estate Office who did not inspect the site within stipulated period shall also be held responsible for the same. ' The respective Committees Which have approved the building [jlans shall also be the competent authority to recommend completion andoccupation certifi cate and sewerage connection. * ' II. Procedure for Dcpartnients/Organisations of Chandigarh Admin istration: ■ Notwithstanding anything contained in these orders,'as regards to the organisation like Chandigarh Housing Board, Municipal Corporation or any De partment of Chandigarh Administration they will not be required to submit the plan to the Estate Office. Instead with relevant details obtained from the Estate Office as contained in para * D’» they will submittheir plans directly to the office of Chief Architect for being considered by the PAC (Upper). Once they are approved by Chief Architect, they will be directly sent to client organisation with a copy to Estate Officer for records.
1. The composition of the Committees shall be as under Plan Approval Committee (Upper):
(i) Chief Architect, Department of Urban Planning, U. T., Chandigarh
(ii) Assistant Estate Officer, U. T.» Chandigarh (Iii) Chief Engineer, U. T„ Chandigarh
(iv) Chief Engineer, M. C Chandigarh Member Secretary, Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee, Chandigarh Member
(vi) Senior Architect, Department of Urban Planning, U.T., Chandigarh
(vii) Senior Town Planner, Department of Urban Planning, U. T., Chandigarh
(viii) Chief Fire Officer, M. C, Chandigarh ... Member
(ix) S.D.O. (Building), U. T. Chandigarh
(b) Plan Approval Committee (Lower):
(i) Estate Officer, U. T., Chandigarh
(ii) Assistant Estate Officer, U. T-, Chandigarh (Hi) Representative, Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee, Chandigarh .
(iv) Architect, Department of Urban Planning, U. T., Chandigarh
(v) Planning Officer, Department of Urban Planning, U. T, Chandigarh ... Chairperson ... Member ... Member ... Member ... Member ... Member ... Member J Convener ... Chairperson ... ' Member 511s ... :i1. Member eno, ... Member Member 662 Chandigarh Urbnn Development Laws
(vi) Executive Engineer, Public Health < Circle, U. T., Chandigarh
(vii) Executive Engineer, Electrical Circle, U. T., Chandigarh
(viii) Executive Engineer, P.W.D., U. T., Chandigarh
(ix) Chief Fire Officer, M. C, Chandigarh
(x) S.D.O, (Building), U. T., Chandigarh Member Member Member Member Member Convener (Published in Chandigarh Administration Gazette (Extra) dated 4- J2-2008) A
(134) Rclexatton of built-up apace allotted under different rehabilita tion Schemes in colonies under theco nt rol/su pervision of Chandigarh Administration, Municipal Corporation and Chandigarh Housing Board - Whereas, a large number of slum dwellers have been allotted sites or built up spaces under the different rehabilitation schemes in different parts of Chandigarh and have been living in the rehabilitation colonies.
Whereas, they have been pleading that their family size has grown up and there is a shortage of place and it is difficult for them to purchase any other residential unit in Chandigarh and demanding that they should be allowed to build an extra floor.
And whereas, in addition such allottees have been requesting to allow them commercial activities on the ground floor of their premises to achieve selfemploy ment opportunities as sufficient commercial places have not been made available to them in the rehabilitation colonies to cater to thejF needs, Considering theirdeinands, the Administration, U.T.. Chandigarh is pleased to accept their demands to the extent as under;.—
(i) Allowing one extra floor on allotted site or built up space al lotted under different rehabilitation schemes. This will be allowed by PAC (L) on case to case basis with prior approval after assessing the structural safety ofthe existing structure. If the existing structure does not permit additional floor capacity then they will have to revise the building plan and make the structure with sufficient load bearing capacity for the structural safety and accordingly any construction can be carried out.
(ii) To al low use of ground floors for small environmental friendly, cottage activities for self employment purposes such as boutique, beauty parlour, tailoring shops etc. which wtll supplement the income of the family while staying at home. However, no sub-division or amalgamation of the room or space or building shall be allowed. Written permission shall be obtained from the competent authority under whose control the concerned rehabilitation colony falls.
(iii) This shall be applicable to all rehabilitation colonics under the control/ supervision of Chandigarh Administration, Municipal Corporation and Chandigarh Housing Board.
(Published in Chdndigarh Administration Gazette (Extra) dt. 27-2-2009 at ■ nage 141) j , ' jbib
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