(1) These rules may be called the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development (Assessment, Levy and Collection of Purchasable FAR Fee) Rules, 2024.
(2) They shall come into force with effect from the date of their publication in the Gazette.
(3) They shall be applicable to all the development areas in the State of Uttar Pradesh.
Definitions 2. (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires;-
(a) ‘Act’ means the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act,1973 (President's Act no.11 of 1973);
(b) 'Applicant' means any person or body making an application under section 15 of the Act to obtain permission referred to in section 14 of the Act;
(c) ‘Authority’ means the development authority constituted under section 4 of the Act;
(d) "Basic FAR" means the FAR which is permissible without any fee as per the applicable Building Byelaws.
(e) ¹[“Building” means a structure constructed with any materials whatsoever for any purpose, whether used for human habitation or not, and includes,—
(i) foundation, plinth, walls, floors, roofs, chimneys, plumbing and building services, fixed platforms etc.;
(ii) verandahs, balconies, cornices, projections etc. ;
(iii) parts of a building or anything affixed thereto;
(iv) any wall enclosing or intended to enclose any land or space, sign and outdoor display structures; etc. ;
(v) tanks constructed or fixed for storage of chemicals or chemicals in liquid form and for storage of water, effluent, swimming pool, ponds etc. ; ]
1. Substituted by The Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development (Assessment, Levy and Collection of Purchasable FAR Fee) Rules, 2025 dated 06-11-2025 2
(vi) all types of buildings as defined under the ‘use group or occupancy’ or based on ‘design, height or other features’, except tents, shamianas and tarpaulin shelters erected temporarily for temporary purposes (for less than three months) and ceremonial occasions, shall be considered to be "buildings";
(f) 'Building Bye-laws' mean the bye-laws made under section 57 of the Act.;
(g) ¹[(i) “Built up area (Master Plan)” in the context of Master Plan means such densely populated area situated within the development area, most of which has been developed as commercial, industrial, residential, or other areas. Here, all the necessary facilities like roads, water supply, sewerage, electricity supply etc. are available and have been demarcated as built-up area by the authority under its master plan;
(ii) “Built-up area (Building)” in the context of building construction refers to the total covered area on all floors of an immovable property or building;]
(h) "Circle Rate" means the rate notified by the District Magistrate for assessment of stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 on the transaction of land in respective circle;
(i) "Current rate of land" means the present circle rate of existing use of land notified by the District Magistrate.
(j) "Development" with its grammatical variations and connotations means the carrying out of building, engineering, mining or other operations in, on, over or under land or the making of any material change in any building or land, and includes redevelopment;
(k) "Developed Area" means the area within a development area where all facilities like road, water supply, drainage, sewerage, electricity, solid waste disposal, parks and open spaces and community facilities etc. have been provided in accordance with an approved layout plan and an area that has been delineated as such by the Authority;
(l) '"Development Area" means the area declared as development area under section 3 of the Act;
(m) ²[“Floor area” means the area covered on any floor of a building;]
1. Substituted by The Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development (Assessment, Levy and Collection of Purchasable FAR Fee) Rules, 2025 dated 06-11-2025
2. Substituted by The Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development (Assessment, Levy and Collection of Purchasable FAR Fee) Rules, 2025 dated 06-11-2025 3
(n) ¹[“Floor Area Ratio (F.A.R.)” means the quotient obtained by dividing the combined covered area (plinth area) of all floors, excepting areas specifically exempted under applicable building construction and development bye-law, by the total area of the plot, viz.:
- Floor Area Ratio (F.A.R.) = Total covered area on all floors/ Plot Area.
(i) “Basic F.A.R.” or “BFAR” means the F.A.R. which is permissible without any fee;
(ii) “Purchasable F.A.R.” means the additional FAR permissible to the extent specified over the permissible FAR in the Master Plan / Regional Plan / building construction and development bye-laws, which can be purchased by the applicant on payment of prescribed fee;
(iii) “Premium purchasable F.A.R.” means the additional F.A.R. permissible to the extent specified over the purchasable F.A.R. in the Master Plan/ Regional Plan/ building construction and development bye-laws;
(iv) “Maximum Permissible F.A.R. (MFAR)"” means the sum total of Basic F.A.R. (BFAR), Purchasable F.A.R. (PFAR) and, Premium Purchasable F.A.R. (PPFAR). ;]
(o) "Government" means the Government of Uttar Pradesh;
(p) ²[“Lay-out plan/sub-division plan” means sub-dividing of any land or part thereof into more than one plot for sale or otherwise, in which the configuration of roads, measurement of plots along with set-back lines and method of development (e.g. row-housing, semidetached, detached group housing) should be shown and details of size, use, area of all the plots should be given;]
(q) "Land use" means the use of land for which land or building is used or intended to be used as per the provisions of master plan or the zonal development plan or the layout plan;
(r) "Mixed land use" means mixing/planning of two or more compatible uses horizontally or vertically on a land parcel in accordance with the zoning regulations;
(s) ³["Non-Built-up area" means the area other than built-up area (Master Plan) defined above;]
1. Substituted by The Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development (Assessment, Levy and Collection of Purchasable FAR Fee) Rules, 2025 dated 06-11-2025
2. Substituted by The Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development (Assessment, Levy and Collection of Purchasable FAR Fee) Rules, 2025 dated 06-11-2025
3. Substituted by The Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development (Assessment, Levy and Collection of Purchasable FAR Fee) Rules, 2025 dated 06-11-2025 4
(t) "Section" means a section of the Act;
(u) "Undeveloped Area" means the area within a development area other than the 'built-up' and the 'developed area';
(v) "Vice-Chairman" means Vice-Chairman of the development authority;
(2) Words and expressions, not defined in these rules but defined in the Act, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act.
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