(1) (a) Every building on a plot containing more than 1(one) building shall abut an internal road connecting the means of access of the plot.
(b) The minimum width of such internal roads shall be 3.50 meters where internal road of 3.50 meters in width is not possible to be provided due to an existing building constructed prior to the enforcement of these rules, a building of not more than
8.0 meters in height may be allowed, provided that the width of the internal road shall not be less than 1.20 meters.
(c) The maximum permissible height of any building on a plot shall be determined by the width of the means of access on which the plot abuts according to the table given in sub-rule(3) of rule — 48.
(d) The minimum width and the maximum length of all such internal roads shall be as prescribed in the table below:
Width of means of access Maximum length of the means of access For means of access For means of access closed at one end open to street at both ends
(i) 3.50 meters and above but not 25.00 meters 75.00 meters more than 7.00 meters
(ii) Above 7.00 meters but not more 50.00 meters 150.00 meters than 10.00 meters
(iii) Above 10.00 meters No restriction No restriction
(e) In case the buildings within a plot which are not of the same occupancy, an individual building of any particular occupancy shall comply with the rules governing such occupancy except the provisions regarding ground coverage which shall be in accordance with sub-rule(2) of this rule.
(2) Ground Coverage shall be as laid down below :- for plots measuring 5,000 sq. mts or more in area, the maximum permissible ground coverage shall be 45% for residential or education buildings and 35% for buildings of other use groups or for buildings with mixed occupancies :
provided that the provisions of rule 47 shall be applicable to plots measuring less than 5,000 sq. meters.
(3) open space for Building shall be as laid down below :-
(a) every building shall have minimum external open space prescribed in Rule 49, provided that on these open spaces internal roads may be constructed.
(b) for plots measuring more than 5000 sq. meters in area, provision of 8% of the total area of the plot is to be kept as public open space. The width of each such open space shall not be less than 10.00 meters and each such open space shall abut a street having a width not less than 7.00 meters. The minimum area of each of such open space in one parcel shall be 400 sq. meters This open space shall be in addition to the land required for providing the means of access to the individual plots as prescribed in rule 46.
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Centres, Market, Police Outpost with both Post Office, Power Sub-station, Transport Terminal water Treatment plant, Sewerage Treatment plant and the like, such land shall abut a street having a width of not less than 10.00 meters in addition to the land necessary for means of access and for open spaces sanctioned in clause(b) of this subrule.
(4) The parking provision shall be the same as stipulated in rule 49.
Provisions regarding existing building. —
(1) The provisions of these rules shall apply only in the case of an existing building.
Existing building, for this purpose, shall mean any building which was erected before the date of coming into force of these rules in accordance with a building plan sanctioned by a authority competent to sanction such building plan under the Tripura municipality Act, 1994 or any other law for the time being in force.
(2) In the case of existing building. -
(a) excepting storage buildings, where the open spaces required have not been provided an addition in the number of storeys, if otherwise permissible, may be allowed with a se back, provided such building continues with the same occupancy :
provided that no formal set back may be necessary up to a height of 8.0(eight) meters for adding only one floor over an existing single storied residential building;
(b) the extent of the set back from the property boundary shall be such as to make the addition to the building conform to the provisions of rules 47 and 49;
(c) if any car parking space is required to be provided under these rules and no such car parking space can be provided in such existing building, the covered area allowable under the provisions of these rules shall be reduced by the area required for such car parking space which can not be provided in the said building;
Explanation.- For the purpose of calculation, the area required for one car parking space shall be taken as 20.00 sq. meters.
(d)the height of the building shall conform to the rules as indicated in rule 48 and in no case after addition the height shall exceed 14.0 meters ;
(e) the addition to an existing building with residential occupancy shall not exceed
200.00 sq. meters in covered area;
(f) the addition to an existing building with educational occupancy shall riot exceed the total covered area of the existing building;
(g)the addition to an existing building with other occupancies including mixed use building but excepting storage building shall not exceed 100.00 sq.meters in covered areas;
(h) in case of partition of existing buildings common wall may be allowed as the partition line.
Provisions for Maintenance, Demolition of an existing building/structure:- In case of any report(s) against an existing building/structure or part thereof or is older than 50(fifty) years and is not safe for human habitation or any other purposes, a Joint Expert team, constituted by the competent authority, comprising expert(s) from ULB and PWD will verify that reported building/structure and submit a report to the competent authority regarding the latest structural condition of that building/structure or part thereof and the authority will take decision about its continuation of existence or demolition or necessary repairing works needed to be undertaken on the basis of the report of the Joint Expert team. In that case, if any safeguard measure or measures are required to be taken or it becomes necessary to demolish the reported building/structure, the owner(s) shall have to do it within the time-bound period at his/their own cost or the authority will take necessary measures accordingly.
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