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Section 222: Power to regulate line of buildings on public streets

Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916State Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 2 of 1916

222. (1) Whenever the Municipality considers it expedient to define the general line of buildings on each or either side of any existing or proposed public street, it shall give public notice of its intention to do so.

(2) Every such notice shall specify a period within which objections will be received.

(3) The Municipality shall consider all objections received within the specified period and may then pass a resolution defining the said line, and the line so defined shall be called "the regular line of the street."

(4) Thereafter it shall not be lawful for any person to erect, reerect or alter a building or part of a building so as to project beyond the regular line of the street, unless he is authorized to do so by a sanction granted under section 180 or by a permission in writing and the Municipality is hereby empowered to grant such permission) under this section.

(5) Any owner of land who is prevented by the provisions of this section from erecting, re-erecting or altering any building on any land may require the Municipality to make compensation for any damage which he may sustain by reasons of such prevention, and upon the payment of compensation in respect of any land situated within the regular line of the street such land shall vest in the Municipality.

(6) The Municipality may, by notice require the alteration or demolition of any building or part of a building erected, re-erected or altered in contravention of sub-section (4).

Where this provision sits

ActUttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916
Section222
Marginal notePower to regulate line of buildings on public streets
JurisdictionState of Uttar Pradesh
StatusIn force as published by the source

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