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Applicable to all Planning Authorities and Regional Plan areas
except Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Other Planning Authorities /
Special Planning Authorities / Development Authorities within the limit of
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, MIDC, NAINA, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust,
Hill Station Municipal Councils, Eco-sensitive / Eco-fragile region notified by MoEF & CC
and Lonavala Municipal Council, in Maharashtra.
GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA
URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

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INDEX
Regulation
No.
Particulars Page No.
CHAPTER – 1
ADMINISTRATION
1.0 Short Title, Extent and Commencement 1
1.1 * Extent and Jurisdiction 1
1.2 Commencement of Regulations 1
1.3 * # Definitions 1
1.4 Applicability of Regulations 17
1.5 ** Saving 18
1.6 Applicability of Other Regulations 20
1.7 * Power to Prescribe the Proformas 20
1.8 Power to Decide Charges 20
1.9 Meanings as in Acts, Rules & Interpretations 20
1.10 Removal of Difficulties 21
CHAPTER – 2
DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION AND COMMENCEMENT
CERTIFICATE
2.1 Permission from the Planning Authority is Mandatory 23
2.1.1 Necessity of Obtaining Permission 23
2.1.2 Permission Not Necessary 23
2.1.3 Development Undertaken on Behalf of Government 24
2.1.4 Operational Constructions 24
2.1.5 Constructions Not Covered Under the Operational Constructions 25
2.1.6 Temporary Constructions 25
2.1.7 Repairs to Building 26
2.2
Procedure for Obtaining Development Permission / Building Permission /
Commencement Certificate
26
2.2.1 Notice/ Application 26
2.2.2 Information Accompanying Notice / Application 26
2.2.3 * # Ownership Title and Area 26
2.2.4 Key Plan or Location Plan 27
2.2.5 (a) Sub-division Layout Plan 27
2.2.5 (b) Amalgamation Plan 28
2.2.6 Site Plan 28
2.2.7 Building Plan 29
2.2.8 Building Plans for Special Buildings 29
2.2.9 Service Plan 30
2.2.10 Supervision 30

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2.2.11 Clearance From Other Departments 30
2.2.12 # Building / Layout Permission Scrutiny Fee 31
2.2.13 * # Development Charges 31
2.2.14 * # Premium Charges and Fire Infrastructure Charges. 32
2.2.15 Structural Stability Certificate 33
2.2.16 Signing the Plan 33
2.2.17 Size of Drawing Sheets 34
2.2.18 Colouring Notations for Plans 34
2.2.19
Qualification and Competence of the Architect / Licensed Engineer /
Structural Engineer / Town Planner / Supervisor
35
2.3 Discretionary Powers – Interpretation 35
2.4 Discretionary Powers - Relaxations in Specific Cases 35
2.5 # Drafting Error 36
2.6 Grant or Refusal of Permission 36
2.6.1 General 36
2.6.2 Deemed Permission 37
2.6.3 Approval of building permission on Risk Based Classification 37
2.6.4 Display of Sanctioned Permissions on Authority's Web-Site. 37
2.7 Commencement of Work 37
2.7.1 * # Commencement 37
2.7.2 Development of Land Subdivision/ Group Housing Schemes 38
2.8 Procedure During Construction 38
2.8.1
Owner / Developer / Architect / Town Planner / Engineer / Structural
Engineer / Supervisor or any licensed technical person's
Responsibilities in Their Respective Domain.
38
2.8.2 Results of Test 39
2.8.3 * Display Board 39
2.8.4 Plinth Checking 39
2.8.5 Deviation during Construction 39
2.9 Completion Certificate 39
2.10 Occupancy Certificate 40
2.11 Part Occupancy Certificate 40
2.12 Inspection 40
2.13 Unsafe Buildings 40
2.14 * Offences and Penalties 40
2.15 Revocation of Permission 41
CHAPTER – 3
GENERAL LAND DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS
3.1 Requirements of Site 43
3.1.1 Site Not Eligible For Construction of Building 43

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3.1.2 * Distance of Site From Electric Lines 44
3.1.3 Construction Within Blue and Red Flood Line 44
3.1.4 Development Within 30 M. Distance From Railway Boundary 45
3.1.5 Environmental Clearance 45
3.1.6 * # Development Along Highways / Classified Roads 45
3.1.7 Development Within Certain Distance from the Prison Premises 45
3.1.8 Distances from Land Fill Sites 45
3.1.9 Restrictions in the Vicinity of Airport 45
3.1.10 Restrictions in the Vicinity of Ancient Monuments 46
3.1.11 Restriction under the Works of Defense Act, 1903 46
3.1.12 Distance from Natural Lake and Dam. 46
3.1.13
Authorities to Supply Complete Information about Restrictions to the
Authority
47
3.2 Means of Access 47
3.3 Regulations for Land Sub-division and Layout 47
3.3.1 Obligation to Prepare Layout 47
3.3.2 Roads / Streets in Land Sub-division or Layout 48
3.3.3 Length of Internal Roads, How to be Measured 49
3.3.4 Co-ordination of Roads in Adjoining Lands 49
3.3.5
Narrow Roads in Congested Areas (Core area in case of Nashik
Municipal Corporation)
49
3.3.6 Development of Street 49
3.3.7 Development of Private Street, if neglected 49
3.3.8 * # Access from the Highways/ Classified Roads 49
3.3.9 * Access Provision for Special Buildings of Regulation No.1.3(93)(xiv) 50
3.3.10 Cul-de-sacs 51
3.3.11 Handing Over of Layout Roads 51
3.3.12 Intersection of Roads 51
3.3.13 Acute Angled Junctions 52
3.3.14 Land-locked Plot 52
3.3.15 Approach by Underpass or Over Bride for Adjoining Properties. 52
3.4 Recreational Open Spaces 52
3.4.1 * Recreational Open Space 52
3.4.2 Recreational Open Space – Owner‘s Undertaking 54
3.4.3 Recreational Open Space – Rearrangement 54
3.4.4 Recreational Open Space – Exclusive 54
3.4.5 Recreational Open Space in Green Belt 55
3.4.6 Minimum Dimensions 55
3.4.7 Structures Permitted in Open Space 55
3.4.8 Recreational Open Space and Means of Access 55

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3.5 Provision for Amenity Space 56
3.5.1 *
In the areas of Local Authorities, Special Planning Authorities and
Metropolitan Region Authorities
56
3.5.2 In case of Regional Plan Areas. 57
3.5.3 Development of Amenity Spaces in Earlier Sanctioned Layout 57
3.6 Provision for Electric Sub-station 57
3.7 Minimum Plot Area for Various Uses 58
3.8 * Provision for Inclusive Housing 59
3.9 Net Plot Area and Computation of FSI 62
3.10 Transfer of DP Sites (other than DP road) in lieu of FSI 62
3.11 Relocation of DP-RP Sites/ Roads 62
3.12 Amalgamation of Plots 63
3.13 Development of Cycle Track Along River and Nallah 63
3.13.1 For Nashik Municipal Corporation. 63
3.13.2 For Other Municipal Corporations. 63
CHAPTER -4
LAND USE CLASSIFICATION AND PERMISSIBLE USES
4.1 General 65
4.2 * Land Use Classification and Equivalency of Zones 65
4.3 Residential Zone - R-1 67
4.4 * Residential Zone - R-2 69
4.5 Low Density Residential Zone 71
4.6 Future Urbanisable Zone 71
4.7 Commercial Zone 71
4.8 Industrial Zone 72
4.8.1 * Allowing Residential / Commercial Uses in Industrial Zone 73
4.9 Loom Industry cum Residential Zone. 75
4.10 Public/ Semi Public Zone 75
4.11 * # Agricultural Zone 76
4.12 * Green Belt Zone / River Protection Belt 82
4.13 Traffic and Transportation Zone 83
4.14 Regional Park Zone. 83
4.15 Tourism Development Zone 83
4.16 * Afforestation Zone 84
4.17 Hill Top -Hill Slope Zone / Hilly Area 84
4.18 Green Zone-2 84
4.19 Forest Zone 84
4.20 Defense Zone 84
4.21 Mines and Quarry Zone 85
4.22 Public Utility Zone 85

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4.23 Woodland Corridor 85
4.24 Special Economic Zone. 85
4.25 Airport and Allied Activities / Service Zone. 85
4.26 Additional Uses. 86
4.27 * Uses Permissible in Development Plan Reservations. 86
CHAPTER - 5
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR REGIONAL PLAN AREAS
5.0 General 91
5.1 For all Regional Plan Areas 91
5.1.1 * Development Permissible Adjacent to Gaothan. 91
5.1.2
Regulations for Development of Tourist Resorts / Holiday Homes /
Township in Hill Stations Type Areas under Hill Station Policy.
92
5.1.3 Committed Development 92
5.1.4 Rectification of Draftsman's Error. 93
5.1.5 Highways notified by State / Central Government. 93
5.1.6 * Station Area Development. 93
5.1.7 Modification Proposals Already Sanctioned. 93
5.1.8 * Provision of Amenity Space. 93
5.1.9 Residential Zone with Payment of Premium 94
5.2 For Thane-Raigad-Palghar Regional Plan. 94
5.2.1 *** Development in Tarapur-Boisar Area. 94
5.3 For Ratnagiri – Sindhudurg Regional Plan 94
5.3.1 Area within Ratnagiri District 94
5.3.2 Area within Sindhudurg District 94
5.4 For Kolhapur Regional Plan 97
5.5 * For Satara Regional Plan 98
5.6 For Hingoli, Buldhana, Washim, Yawatmal, Nanded Regional Plan 108
5.7 For Raigad Regional Plan 108
5.8 For Solapur Regional Plan 109
5.9 For Pune Regional Plan 109
5.10 Certain Regulations cease to operate in future. 111
5.11 * Board of Appeals 111
5.12 * Aurangabad Regional Plan 111
CHAPTER – 6
GENERAL BUILDING REQUIREMENTS – SETBACK, MARGINAL
DISTANCE, HEIGHT AND PERMISSIBLE FSI
6.0 General 113
6.1
Regulations for Congested Area in Development Plans / Gaothan of Village
Settlements in Metropolitan Region Development Authorities and Regional Plans
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6.1.1 * Residential Buildings / Residential Buildings with mixed-use 113
6.1.2
Other buildings like Public / Semi-Public, Educational, Medical,
Institutional, Commercial, Mercantile, etc.
115
6.2 Regulations for Outside Congested Area (Non-Congested Area). 116
6.2.1 *
Marginal Distances and Set-back for Residential Buildings and Mixed
Use
116
6.2.2 # Other Building. 119
6.2.3 * # Marginal Distances for Buildings of Higher Heights 123
6.2.4 In the cases of layouts of two or more buildings in a plot for any uses 124
6.2.5 In case of group housing scheme….. 124
6.2.6 Building Abutting Two or More Streets 124
6.3 * # Permissible FSI 124
6.4 Industrial Buildings 128
6.5 * FSI of Green Belt 128
6.6 Calculation of Built-up area for the Purposes of FSI 129
6.7 Permissible Projections in Marginal Open Spaces / Distances 129
6.8 * Exclusion of Structures/ Projections for FSI Calculation 130
6.9 * Interior and Exterior chowk 131
6.10 * Height of Building 131
6.11 Height Exemptions 132
6.12 Requirements in case of Building more than 70 M. Height 132
6.13 FSI of Lands Affected by HEMRL or Other Restrictions 132
6.14 Provision of Recreational Floor 133
CHAPTER – 7
HIGHER FSI FOR CERTAIN USES
7.0 General 135
7.1 * Higher F.S.I. 136
7.2
Entitlement of FSI for Road Widening or Construction of New Roads / Surrender of
Reserved Land
139
7.3
Development / Redevelopment of Staff Quarters of the State Government or its
Statutory Bodies or Planning Authority
139
7.4 *
Development/ Redevelopment of Housing Schemes of Maharashtra Housing and
Area Development Authority
141
7.5 Protection of FSI in Redevelopment of Existing Buildings 145
7.6 Redevelopment of Old Dilapidated / Dangerous Buildings 145
7.6.1 * Redevelopment of Multi-dwelling Buildings of Owner / Owners 145
7.6.2 Redevelopment of Tenanted Buildings 145
7.7 * Development of Housing for EWS/ LIG 146
7.8 Regulations for Development of Information Technology Establishment 147
7.8.1
For Municipal Corporation, Area Development Authority and Special
Planning Authority area.
147
7.8.2
For Municipal Council, Nagar Panchayat and Non-Municipal Town
Development Plan Area
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7.8.3 For Regional Plan Area 149
7.9 Regulation for Development of Biotechnology Parks 149
7.10 * Incentive for Green Buildings 151
7.11 Development of Public Toilet 151
7.12 Buildings of Smart FinTech Centre 151
7.13
Commercial Building In CBD, Commercial, Residential Zone in Planning
Authorities Area.
153
CHAPTER – 8
PARKING, LOADING AND UNLOADING SPACES
8.1 * Parking Spaces 155
8.2 Off Street Parking Requirement 157
8.2.1 * Off Street Parking Requirement 157
8.2.2
Off Street Parking Requirement for Various Planning Authorities /
Areas.
162
CHAPTER – 9
REQUIREMENTS OF PART OF BUILDING
9.0 Standard Requirement of Various Parts of Buildings 163
9.1 Plinth 163
9.2 Habitable Rooms 163
9.3 Kitchen 164
9.4 Bath Rooms, Water Closets, Combined Bath Room and Water Closet 164
9.5 Ledge or Tand/Loft 165
9.6 Cupboard 165
9.7 * Mezzanine Floor 165
9.8 Store Room 166
9.9 Garage 166
9.10 Roofs 166
9.11 Basements 167
9.12 * Ramp 168
9.13 # Podium 169
9.14 Balcony 169
9.15 Supported Double Height Terraces 170
9.16 Stilt 170
9.17 Chimneys 170
9.18 Letter Box 170
9.19 Meter Room 170
9.20 Lighting and Ventilation of Room 170
9.21 Overhead Tanks 171
9.22 Parapet 171
9.23 Cabin 171

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9.24 Wells 171
9.25 Septic Tanks 172
9.26 Boundary / Compound Wall 172
9.27 # Provision of Lift 172
9.28 * # Exit Requirements 173
9.29 * Other Requirements of Individual Exit at Each Floor 176
9.30 Architectural Projections. 179
9.31 * Additional Requirements in case of Housing Schemes 180
9.32 Fire Protection Requirement 180
9.33 Service Floor 180
CHAPTER – 10
CITY SPECIFIC REGULATIONS
10.0 General 181
10.1 Pune City Municipal Corporation. 181
10.2 * Thane Municipal Corporation area. 184
10.3 Nagpur Municipal Corporation 191
10.4 * # Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority 191
10.5 * Nashik Municipal Corporation 194
10.6 Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation 195
10.7 Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation 196
10.8 Ulhasnagar City Municipal Corporation 196
10.9 * Kolhapur Municipal Corporation 196
10.10 Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation 203
10.11 National Park and Tungareshwar Eco Sensitive Zone. 208
10.12 Maharashtra Airport Development Company Notified Area. 209
10.13 Bhiwandi Surrounding Notified Area 209
10.14 CIDCO Area Excluding NAINA Area 213
10.14 A CIDCO Area within Panvel Municipal Corporation 214
10.15 * Certain Regulations Cease to Operate in Future. 214
CHAPTER – 11
ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF RESEVED SITES IN
DEVELOPMENTPLANS
11.0 General 215
11.1 *
Manner of Development of Reserved Site in Development Plan
(Accommodation Reservation Principle)
215
11.2 Regulations for Grant of Transferable Development Rights 230
11.2.1 Transferable Development Rights 230
11.2.2 Cases Eligible for Transferable Development Rights (TDR) 230
11.2.3 Cases not Eligible for Transferable Development Rights (TDR) 231
11.2.4 * Generation of the Transferable Development Rights (TDR) 231

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11.2.5 #
Transferable Development Rights (TDR) against Construction of
Amenity
232
11.2.6 Utilisation of Transferable Development Rights (TDR) 233
11.2.7 *
Utilisation of Transferable Development Rights (TDR) and Road Width
Relation
234
11.2.8
Areas Restricted from Utilisation of Transferable Development Rights
(TDR)
234
11.2.9 * General Stipulation 234
11.2.10 Transfer of DRC 235
11.2.11 Infrastructure Improvement Charges 235
11.2.12 Vesting of Land 235
11.2.13 Effect of this Regulation 236
11.3 Reservation Credit Certificate (RCC) 236
CHAPTER – 12
STRUCTURAL SAFETY, WATER SUPPLY, DRAINAGE AND
SANITARY REQUIREMENTS, OUTDOOR DISPLAY AND OTHER
SERVICES.
12.1 Structural Design 237
12.2 Quality of Materials and Workmanship 237
12.3 Alternative Materials, Methods of Design & Construction and Tests 237
12.4 Building Services 238
12.5 * Water Supply, Drainage and Sanitary Requirements 238
12.6 Drainage and Sanitation Requirements 240
12.6.1 General 240
12.6.2 For Residences 240
12.6.3 For Buildings other than Residences 240
12.7 Signs and Outdoor Display Structures 241
CHAPTER – 13
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN BUILDINGS
13.0 General 249
13.1 Provisions for Barrier Free Access 249
13.1.1 Definitions 249
13.1.2 Scope 249
13.1.3 Site Development 249
13.1.4 Building Requirements 250
13.2
Installation of Solar Assisted Water Heating (SWH) System/ Roof Top Photovoltaic
(RTPV) System
252
13.3 Rain Water Harvesting 253
13.4 Grey Water Recycling and Reuse 254
13.5 Solid Waste Management 256

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CHAPTER – 14
SPECIAL SCHEMES
14.1 Integrated Township Project(ITP) 257
14.1.1 * For Regional Plan Area 257
14.1.2 For Development Plan Area 275
14.2 Transit Oriented Development (TOD) 277
14.2.1 # For Pune Municipal Corporation Area 277
14.2.2 Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority area. 277
14.2.3 *
For Nagpur Municipal Corporation and Nagpur Metropolitan Region
Development Authority.
277
14.2.4
For Other Municipal Corporations and Other Metropolitan Region
Development Authority Area
283
14.2.5 Regulations for BRT Corridor in Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. 283
14.3 * Affordable Housing Scheme 283
14.4 Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana 287
14.4.1 # For Development Plan Area. 287
14.4.2 For Regional Plan Area. 288
14.5 Conservation of Heritage Buildings / Precincts / Natural Features 289
14.6 Slum Rehabilitation Scheme for Pune, PCMC, PCNTDA and Nagpur. 295
14.7 * Slum Rehabilitation Scheme for Other Municipal Corporations. 295
14.8 * # Urban Renewal Scheme 311
14.9
Development of Tourism and Hospitality Services under Community Nature
Conservancy Around Wild Life Sanctuaries and National Parks.
327
14.10 Integrated Information Technology Township (IITP) 328
14.11 Integrated Logistic Park (ILP) 332
14.12 Industrial Township Under Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing Policy 335
14.13 Development of Integrated Industrial Area 335
CHAPTER – 15
REGULATIONS FOR SPECIAL ACTIVITIES / PLANS
15.1 Quarrying Operations 337
15.2 Erection of Mobile Towers 338
15.3 Preparation of Local Area Plan 338
15.4 * Guidelines for Street Design in City / Town. 338
APPENDICES
Appendix A-1 * Form for Construction of Building or Layout of Buildings / Group Housing 341
Appendix A-2 * Form for Sub-Division of Land as Plotted Layout 351
Appendix B * Form for Supervision 357
Appendix C * # +
Qualification, Competence, Duties and Responsibilities etc. of Licensed
Technical Personnel or Architect for Development Permission and Supervision.
359
Appendix D-1 * Form for Sanction of Building Permission and Commencement Certificate 367
Appendix D-2 Form for Tentative Approval for Demarcation of Land / Sub-Division Layout 369
Appendix D-3 Form for Final Approval to the Land Sub-Division / Layout 371

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Appendix E-1 Form for Refusal of Building Permit/ Commencement Certificate 373
Appendix E-2 Form for Refusal of Land Sub-Division/ Layout 375
Appendix F Form for Intimation of Completion of Work up to Plinth Level 377
Appendix G * Form for Completion Certificate 379
Appendix H Form for Full / Part Occupancy Certificate 381
Appendix I Form for Refusal of Occupancy Certificate 383
Appendix J Form of Indemnity for Part Occupancy Certificate 385
Appendix K Approvals of Building Permission Based on Risk Based Categorization 387
Appendix K-1 Form for Permission of Construction of Building on a plot upto 150 sq.m. 389
Appendix L Heritage List Card (Town & Region) 391
Appendix M Typical Plans & Cross-section of the Road. 397
PLANS
Plan - A Nallahs Identified for Cycle Track in Nashik Municipal Corporation Area. 409
Clarifications & Directions by Government
14/01/2021 मंजूर ननयमावलीमधील नवननयम क्र. 14.2.1 संदर्भात स्पष्टीकरण देणेबाबत. 411
10/05/2021 नवननयम क्र.6.2.2 मधील Table No. 6 E(6) नुसार वगीकृ त रस््यावरील पेट्रोल पंपाचेसाठी
जंक्शन पासून सोडावयाच्या अंतराबाबत.
413
10/06/2021 नवननयम क्र. 11.2.5 नुसार बांधीव सुनवधा अंतगगत नवकास हक्क हस्तांतरण संदर्भातील
बाबींच्या अंमलबजावणीकामी मागगदशगन.
415
14/06/2021 नसडको प्रानधकरणाकडून पनवेल महानगरपानलक
े कडे वगग झालेल्या र्भूखंडावर मंजूर
एकनिकृ त नवकास ननयंिण व प्रो्साहन ननयमावलीनुसार (UDCPR) बांधकाम परवानगी
देतेवेळी अनुसरावयाच्या पध्दतीचे मागगदशगन.
417
02/08/2021 नवननयम क्र. 2.2.14 (ii) तरतुदीनुसार Fire Infrastructure Charges संदर्भात आदेश 423
17/09/2021 मंजूर एकनिकृ त नवकास ननयंिण व प्रो्साहन ननयमावलीप्रमाणे र्भूखंडाच्या कमाल बांधकाम
क्षमतेच्या गणनेसंदर्भात येणाऱ्या अडचणींबाबत मागगदशगन.
425
08/12/2021 मंजूर ननयमावलीतील Appendix-C, C-7.1 Technical personnel to be licensed या
तरतुदींच्या अनुषंगाने अनधकार प्र्यायोजन आदेश.
427
23/12/2021 नवननयम क्र. 1.9 (v) अन्वये स्पष्टीकरण 429
23/12/2021 नवननयम क्र. 2.5 – आरेखकीय िुटीसंदर्भाने चुक दुरुस्ती करण्याचे अनधकारांबाबत
स्पष्टीकरण.
437
Note – (*) Indicates Corrigendum/Addendum sanctioned by the Government from time to time under
Regulation No. 1.10.
(**)Indicates Guidelines issued by the Government from time to time under Regulation No 1.5.
(***)Indicates Notice published by the Government under Section 20(3) & Directives issued
under section 154 on 21.12.2021.
(#) Indicates the Clarifications issued by the Governmet from time to time.
(+) Indicates the order issued by the Director of Town Planning, Maharashtra State, Pune.

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CHAPTER – 1
ADMINISTRATION
1.0 SHORT TITLE, EXTENT & COMMENCEMENT
These regulations shall be called as ―Unified Development Control and Promotion Regulations for
Maharashtra‖ (hereinafter called ―These Regulations‖ or "Unified Development Control and
Promotion Regulations" - UDCPR )
1.1 Extent and Jurisdiction
i) These regulations shall apply to the building activities and development works on lands
within the jurisdiction of all Planning Authorities and Regional Plan areas except Municipal
Corporation of Greater Mumbai, other Planning Authorities / Special Planning Authorities /
Development Authorities within the limit of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai,
MIDC, NAINA, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Hill Station Municipal Councils,
(1)
Chikhaldara notified area (consisting Chikhaldara Hill Station M.C. & four villages)
Eco-sensitive / Eco-fragile region notified by MoEF & CC, and Lonavala Municipal Council
in Maharashtra.
ii) These Regulations shall also be applicable to the Town Planning Scheme area. However this
will not bar the Development Permission to be granted as per the Regulations of the Town
Planning Scheme in toto.
1.2 Commencement of Regulations
These regulations shall come into force with effect from the date of publication of notification in
the official Gazette. All the Development Control Regulations / special Regulations which are in
operation shall cease to operate.
1.3 DEFINITIONS
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions given hereunder, shall
have meaning indicated against each of them.
Words and expressions which are not defined in these Regulations, shall have the same meaning or
sense as in the :-
i) Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966;
ii) Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949;
iii) Nagpur Improvement Trust Act, 1936;
iv) Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965;
v) Maharashtra Metropolitan Region Development Authority Act, 2016;
vi) Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966;
vii) Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016;
viii) National Building Code of India, 2016;
ix) Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act, 1976;
x) Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance And Redevelopment) Act, 1971.
(1)
Inserted vide Corrigendum / Addendum No. CR 121/21, dt. 02nd
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1. Act – means the Maharashtra Regional & Town Planning Act, 1966 as may be amended from time
to time.
2. Addition / Alteration– means any change in existing authorized building or change from one
occupancy to another, or a structural change, such as an addition to the area or height, or the
removal of part of a building, or any change to the structure, such as the construction of, cutting
into or removal of any wall, partition, column, beam, joist, floor, roof or other support or a change
to or closing of any required means of ingress or egress or a change to the fixtures of equipment as
provided under these regulations. However, modification in regards to gardening, white washing,
painting, plastering, pointing, paving and retiling shall not be deemed to be alteration.
3. Advertising Sign– means any surface or structure with characters, letters or illustrations applied
thereto and displayed outdoor in any manner whatsoever for purposes of advertising or to give
information regarding or to attract the public to any place for public performance, article or
merchandise whatsoever, or is attached to, or forms a part of building, or is connected with any
building or is fixed to a tree or to the ground or to any pole, screen, fence or hoarding or displayed
in space, or in or over any water body.
4. Air-conditioning – means the process of treating air so as to control simultaneously its
temperature, humidity, cleanliness and distribution to meet the requirement of conditioned space.
5. Accessory Building – means a building separate from the main building on a plot and containing
one or more rooms for accessory use such as servant quarters, garage, store rooms etc.
6. Accessory / Ancillary Use – means any use of the premises subordinate to the principal use and
incidental to the principal use.
7. Amenity Space - for the purpose of these regulations, amenity space means a statutory space kept
in any layout to be used for any of the amenity such as open spaces, parks recreational grounds,
playgrounds, sports complex, gardens, convenience shopping, parking lots, primary and secondary
schools, nursery, health club, Dispensary, Nursing Home, Hospital, sub post-office, police station,
electric substation, ATM of banks, electronic cyber library, open market, garbage bin, assisted
living and hospice together, senior citizen housing and orphanage together, project affected
persons' housing, auditorium, conventional centre, water supply, electricity supply and includes
other utilities, services and conveniences.
8. Annual Statements of Rates – means the Annual Statements of Rates (ASR) published by the
Inspector General of Registration, Maharashtra State, Pune.
9. Architectural projection –means a chajja, cornice etc. which is a protrusion from the building
facade or line of the building only for aesthetic purpose and not used for any habitable purpose.
10. Access – means a clear approach to a plot or a building.
11. Architect - An Architect who is a member of the Indian Institute of Architects and duly registered
with the Council of Architecture under the Architects Act, 1972.
12. Apartment - means whether called block, chamber, dwelling unit, flat, office, showroom, shop,
godown, premises, suit, tenement, unit or by any other name, means a separate and self-contained
part of any immovable property, including one or more rooms or enclosed spaces, located on one
or more floors or any part thereof, in a building or on a plot of land, used or intended to be used for
any residential or commercial use such as residence, office, shop, showroom or godown or for
carrying on any business, occupation, profession or trade, or for any other type of use ancillary to
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13. Applicant–means any person who is an owner or a person having an irrevocable registered Power
of Attorney of an owner and any other document as acceptable to the Authority.
14. Authority – means :
i) in the case of a Municipal Corporation, the Municipal Commissioner or such other officer as
he may appoint in this behalf;
ii) in the case of a Zilla Parishad, the Chief Executive Officer or such other officers as he may
appoint in this behalf;
iii) in the case of a Municipal Council, the Chief Officer of the Council; and
iv) in the case of any other local authority, Special Planning Authority, New Town Development
Authority or Area Development Authority, the Chief Executive Officer or person exercising
such powers under Acts applicable to such authorities;
v) in the area of a Regional Plan, the Collector of the District;
vi) in case of Development Authorities established under the Metropolitan Region Development
Authorities Act, Metropolitan Commissioner or such other officer as he may appoint in this
behalf;
vii) in case the land is situated in the gaothan, within the meaning of clause (10) of section 2 of
the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, the village Panchayat concerned.
15. Atrium – means a sky lighted and naturally/mechanically ventilated area in a building, with no
intermediate floors and used as circulation space or entrance foyer.
16. Balcony – means a horizontal cantilever projection, including parapet, handrail or balustrade to
serve as a passage or sitting out place with at least one side open, except for the railing or parapet
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Also, non-cantilever balcony shown in the illustration below shall be treated as balcony.
17. Basic FSI – means floor Space Index permissible without levy of premium or loading of TDR on
any parcel of land as per the provisions of these regulations.
18. Basement/Cellar – means the lower storey of a building below or partly below the ground level
with one or more than one levels.
19. Biotechnology Unit / Park – means a Unit or a Park which is certified as such by the
Development Commissioner (Industries).
20. Building – means any structure for whatsoever purpose and of whatsoever materials constructed
and every part thereof whether used as human habitation or not and includes foundation, plinth,
walls, floors, roofs, chimneys, wells, door steps, fencing, plumbing and building services, fixed -
platforms, varandahs, balcony; cornice or projection, part of a building or anything affixed thereto
or any wall fence enclosing or intended to enclose any land or space and signs and outdoor display
structures. However, tents, shamiyanas and the tarpaulin shelters erected for temporary and
ceremonial occasions with the permission of the Authority shall not be considered as building.
21. Built up Area – means the area covered by a building on all floors including cantilevered portion,
mezzanine floors, if any, but excluding the areas specifically exempted from computation of Floor
Space Index (F.S.I.) under these Regulations.
22. Building Line – means the line up to which the plinth of a building adjoining a street or an
extension of a street or on a future street may lawfully extend. It includes the lines prescribed, if
any, in any scheme and / or development plan / Regional Plan, or under any other law in force.
23. Building Height – means the vertical distance measured in the case of flat roofs, from the average
level of the ground around and contiguous to the building or as decided by the Authority to the
terrace of last floor of the building adjacent to the external walls; to the highest point of the
building and in the case of pitched roofs, up to the point where the external surface of the outer
wall intersects the finished surface of the sloping roof; and in the case of gable facing road, the
mid-point between the eaves level and the ridge. Architectural features serving no other function
except that of decoration, terrace water tank, staircase roof and parapet wall shall be excluded for
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24. Cabin – means a non-residential enclosure constructed of non-load bearing, non-masonry
partitions.
25. Carpet area – means the net usable floor area of an apartment, excluding the area covered by the
external walls, areas under services shafts, exclusive balcony or veranda area and exclusive open
terrace area, but includes the area covered by the internal partition walls of the apartment.
Explanation (1) -The expression "exclusive balcony or veranda area" means the area of the
balcony or veranda, as the case may be, which is appurtenant to the net usable floor area of an
apartment, meant for the exclusive use of the allottee; and "exclusive open terrace area" means the
area of open terrace which is appurtenant to the net usable floor area of an apartment, meant for the
exclusive use of the allottee.
Explanation (2) - If in any regulation of these regulations, carpet area is defined different than
what is mentioned here, then carpet area as mentioned in that regulation, shall be applicable
26. Chajja – means a sloping or horizontal structural overhang usually provided over openings on
external walls to provide protection from sun and rain and for purpose of architectural appearance.
27. Chief Fire Officer – means a Chief Fire Officer as specified in the Maharashtra Fire Prevention
and Life Safety Measures Act, 2006 and Rules there under as amended from time to time.
28. Chimney – means an upright shaft containing one or more flues provided for the conveyance to
the outer air of any product of combustion resulting from the operation of heat producing appliance
or equipment employing solid, liquid or gaseous fuel.
29. Cluster – means any area of land so defined, under these regulations.
30. Combustible Material – means a material which when burnt adds heat to a fire when tested for
combustibility in accordance with IS 3808-1979: Method of test for non-combustibility of building
materials (first revision) given in the National Building Code.
31. Congested Area – In case of Regional Plan area, a land included within the gaothan as determined
under Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, and in case of other areas as specifically earmarked
in the Development Plan/ Planning Proposal. (In case of Nashik Municipal Corporation, congested
area is referred to as Core area).
32. Control Line – means a line on either side of a highway or part of highway beyond the building
line fixed in respect of such highway by the Highway Authority from time to time.
33. Courtyard or Chowk – means a space permanently open to sky enclosed on sides fully or
partially by buildings and may be at ground level or any other level within or adjacent to a
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35. Convenience Shops – means shops for day-to-day domestic needs, as distinguished from
wholesale trade or departmental store.
36. Corridor – means a common passage or circulation space including a common entrance space.
37. Curb Cut – means a small solid (usually concrete) ramp that slopes down from the top surface of
a sidewalk or footpath to the surface of an adjoining street. It is designated for ease of access for
pedestrians, bicyclists and differently abled people.
38. Detached Building – means a building whose walls and roofs are independent of any other
building with marginal distances on all sides as may be specified.
39. Development – Development with its grammatical variations means the carrying out of buildings,
engineering, mining or other operations in or over, or under land or the making of any material
change, in any building or land or in the use of any building or land or any material or structural
change in any Heritage building or its precinct and includes demolition of any existing building,
structure or erection of part of such building, structure or erection and reclamation, redevelopment
and layout or sub-division of any land and to develop shall be construed accordingly.
40. Development Rights – means right to carryout development or to develop the land or building or
both and shall include the transferable development right in the form of right to utilize the floor
space index of land utilizable either on the reminder of the land partially reserved for public
purpose or elsewhere as the development control& promotion regulations in this behalf provide.
41. Dharmashala – means a building used as a place of religious assembly, rest house, a place in
which charity is exercised with religious or social motives, or a place where in a certain section of
people have a right of residence or are granted residence without payment or on nominal payment.
42. Development Plan – means a plan for the development or re-development of the area within the
jurisdiction of a Planning Authority and includes revision of a Development Plan and Planning
Proposals of a Special Planning Authority for development of land within its jurisdiction.
43. Drain – means a system or a line of pipes, with their fittings and accessories, such as manholes,
inspection chambers, traps, gullies, floor traps used for the drainage of building, or number of
building or land appurtenant to the buildings within the same cartilage. A drain shall also include
open channel for conveying surface water or a system for the removal of any liquid.
44. Dwelling Unit / Tenement – means an independent housing unit with separate facilities for living,
cooking and sanitary requirements.
45. Eating House – means any premises where any kind of food is prepared or supplied for
consumption by public for a profit or gain of any person owning or having an interest in or
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46. Enclosed Stair case – means a stair case separated by fire resistant walls and door(s) from the rest
of the building.
47. Energy Efficient Building – means a building compliant with the provisions of Energy
Conservation Building Code (ECBC).
48. Existing Building or use – means a building, structure or premises or its use existing on ground.
49. Exit – means a passage, channel or means of egress from any building, storeys or floor area to a
street or other open space of safety.
i) ―Horizontal Exit‖ means a protected opening through or around a firewall or a bridge
connecting two or more buildings;
ii) ―Outside Exit‖ means an exit from a building to a public way, or to an open area leading to
a public way, or to an enclosed fire resistant passage leading to a public way;
iii) ―Vertical Exit‖ means an exit used for ascension or dissension between two or more levels
including stairways, smoke-proof towers, ramps, escalators and fire escapes;
50. External Wall – means an outer wall of a building not being a party wall even though adjoining to
a wall of another building and also means a wall abutting on an interior open space of any building.
51. Escalator – means a power-driven, inclined, continuous stairway used for ascending or descending
between floors or bridge over a road/ railway line.
52. Escape Route – means any well-ventilated corridor, staircase or other circulation space, or any
combination of the same, by means of which a safe place in the open air at ground level can be
reached.
53. Fire and/ or Emergency Alarm System – means an arrangement of call points or detectors,
sounders and other equipment's for the transmission and indication of alarm signals, for testing of
circuits and, whenever required, for the operation of auxiliary services. This device may be
workable automatically or manually to alert the occupants in the event of fire or other emergency.
54. Fire Lift – means a special lift designed for a use of fire service personnel in the event of fire or
other emergency.
55. Fire Proof Door – means a door or shutter fitted to a wall opening made of fire resistant material
to prevent the transmission and spread of heat, smoke and fire for a specified period.
56. Fire Pump – means a machine driven by external power of transmitting energy to fluids by
coupling the pump to a suitable engine or motor, which may have varying outputs/capacity but
shall be capable of having a pressure of 3.2 kg/cm2
at the topmost level of a multi-storied or high
rise building.
57. Fire Resistance – means the time during which a material fulfils its function of contributing to the
fire safety of a building when subjected to prescribed conditions of heat and load or restraint. The
fire resistance test of structures shall be done in accordance with "IS 3809 (1979): Fire resistance
test for structures"
58. Fire Resisting Material – means a material which has certain degree of fire resistance.
59. Fire Separation – means the distance in meters measured from any other building on the site, or
from other site, or from the opposite side of a street or other public space to the building.
60. Fire Service Inlet – means a connection provided at the base of a building for pumping up water
through in-built fire-fighting arrangements by fire service pumps in accordance with the
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61. Fire Tower – means an enclosed staircase which can only be approached from the various floors
through landings or lobbies separated from both, the floor areas and the staircase by fire resisting
doors and open to the outer air.
62. Floor – means the lower surface in a storey on which one normally walks in a building. The
general term floor, unless otherwise specifically mentioned, shall not refer to a mezzanine floor.
Note - The sequential numbering of floors shall be determined by its relation to the determining
entrance level. For floor at or above ground level, with direct entrance from / to road or street shall
be termed as ground floor. The other floors above ground floor shall be numbered in sequence as
Floor 1, Floor 2, etc., with the number increasing upwards. The stilt shall be termed as stilt floor or
Stilt floor 1, Stilt floor 2 etc. and floors above shall be numbered as Floor 1, Floor 2, etc.
63. Floor space index (F. S. I) – means the quotient obtained by dividing the area covered by P line as
mentioned in Regulation No. 6.6 by the net area of the plot.
F.S.I. = Area covered by P line as mentioned in Regulation No. 6.6on all floors /Net Plot area
―Premium FSI‖ means the FSI that may be available on payment of premium as may be
prescribed under these regulations.
64. Footing – means a foundation unit constructed in brick work, masonry or concrete, steel or any
other material permissible as per IS Code under the base of a wall or column for the purpose of
distributing the load over a large area.
66. Foundation – means that part of the structure which is in direct contact with transmitting loads to
the ground.
66. Front Open Space/Margin / Setback – means the distance between the boundary line of plot
abutting the means of access/ road/ street and the building line. In case of plots facing two or more
means of accesses / roads / streets, the plot shall be deemed to front on all such means of accesses /
roads / streets.
67. Gallery – means an intermediate floor or platform projecting from a wall of an auditorium of a hall
providing extra floor area, additional seating accommodation etc. These shall also include the
structures provided for seating in stadia.
68. Garage -A) Private Garage – means a building or portion thereof having a roof and walls on
three sides, designed and used for parking of privately owned motor driven or other vehicles within
a project. A private garage is not operated for gain and not designed or used for repairing,
servicing, hiring, selling etc. of such vehicles. It does not include an unenclosed or uncovered
parking space such as open parking areas.
B) Public Garage – means a building or portion thereof designed as a garage operated for gain,
and used for repairing, servicing, hiring, selling or storing or parking of motor driven or other
vehicles.
69. Grey Water – means waste water from kitchen sink, bathrooms, tubs, showers, wash basins,
washing machines and dish washers excluding the waste water from water closets (W.C.).
70. Group Housing Scheme – means a building or a group of buildings constructed or to be
constructed with one or more floors, consisting of more than one dwelling units and having
common service facilities. Common service facilities means facilities like stair case, balcony,
corridor and varandahs, lift, etc.
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72. Habitable Room – means a room constructed or intended for human habitation and uses incidental
thereto, including kitchen if used as a living room but excluding a bathroom, water closet
compartment, laundry, serving and storing pantry, corridor, cellar, attic and spaces not frequently
used.
73. Hazardous Material means -
i) Radioactive substances;
ii) Material which is highly combustible or explosive and/or which may produce poisonous
fumes or explosive emanations or storage, handling, processing or manufacturing of which
may involve highly corrosive, toxic or noxious alkalis or acids or other liquids;
iii) Other liquids or chemicals producing flame, explosives, poisonous irritant or corrosive gases
or which may produce explosive mixtures of dust or fine particles capable of spontaneous
ignition.
74. High-rise Building – means a building having a height of 24 m. or more above the average
surrounding ground level. Excluding chimneys, cooling towers, boiler, rooms / lift machine rooms,
cold storage and other non-working areas in case of industrial buildings, and water tanks, and
architectural features in respect of other buildings.
75. Home Occupation – means customary home occupation other than the conduct of an eating or a
drinking place offering services to the general public, customarily carried out by a member of the
family residing on the premises without employing hired labour, and for which there is no display
to indicate from the exterior of the building that it is being utilised in whole or in part for any
purpose other than a residential or dwelling use, and in connection with which no article or service
is sold or exhibited for sale except that which is produced therein, which shall be non-hazardous
and not affecting the safety of the inhabitants of the building and the neighbourhood, and provided
that no mechanical equipment is used except that as is customarily used for purely domestic or
household purposes and/or employing licensable goods. Home Occupation may also include such
similar occupations as may be specified by the Authority.
76. Layout Open Space / Recreational Open Space – means a statutory common open space kept in
any layout, sub-division or group housing scheme or campus planning exclusive of margins and
approaches.
77. Ledge or Tand – means a shelf like projection, supported in any manner whatsoever, except by
vertical supports within a room.
78. Licensed Engineer / Structural Engineer / Supervisor – means a qualified Engineer / Structural
Engineer / Town Planner / Supervisor licensed by the Authority.
79. Lift – means an appliance designed to transport persons or materials between two or more levels in
vertical or substantially vertical directions, by means of a guided car platform.
80. Lift Lobby – means a space from which people directly enter lift car(s) and in to which people
directly enter upon exiting lift car(s).
81. Lift Machine – means part of the lift equipment comprising the motor (s) and the control gear
there with, reduction gear (if any), brakes and winding drum or sheave, by which the lift car is
raised or lowered.
82. Lift Well – means unobstructed space within an enclosure provided for the vertical movement of
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83. Loft – means an intermediate floor between two floors which is constructed for storage purpose
and as defined in these regulations.
84. Mall – means a large enclosed area comprising of shopping, entertainment and eating facilities and
facilities incidental thereto.
85. Side and Rear Marginal Open Space / Marginal Distance – means a minimum distance
required to be left open to sky between the boundary of the building plot and the building line on
respective sides.
86. Masonry – means an assemblage of masonry units properly bound together with mortar.
87. Mezzanine floor – means an intermediate floor between two floors of any story, forming an
integral part of floor below, overhanging or overlooking a floor beneath, not being a loft between
the floor and ceiling of any storey.
88. Means of Access – means the road/ street/ vehicular access way, pathway upto the plot and to the
building within a plot.
89. Multiplex/Multiplex Theatre Complex (MTC) – means a place of public entertainment for the
purpose of exhibition of motion pictures with multiple screens and/or dramas and other social or
cultural programmes as described in Maharashtra Entertainment Duty Act, 1923.
90. Net Plot Area – means area of the plot as defined in these regulations.
91. Non-conforming User – means any lawful use/building existed on the site but which does not
conform to the zoning shown on the Development Plan/Planning Proposal/Regional Plan in force.
92. Noise Barrier – means an exterior structure/part of structure designed to protect inhabitants of
sensitive land use areas from noise pollution.
93. Occupancy or Use Group – means the principal occupancy or use for which a building or a part
of a building is used, or intended to be used. Occupancy shall be deemed to include subsidiary
occupancies which are contingent upon principal occupancy or use. Buildings with mixed
occupancies are those in which, more than one, occupancy is present in different portions of the
building. The occupancy classification shall have the meaning given in this regulation, unless
otherwise spelt out in any plan under the Act.
i) Residential Building means any building in which sleeping accommodation is provided for
normal residential purposes with or without cooking or dining or both facilities. It includes
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dormitories, Dharmashala, apartment houses, flats, service apartments, studio apartments and
private garages incidental thereto;
ii) Educational Building means a building exclusively used for a school or college recognized
by the appropriate Board or University, or any other competent authority involving assembly
for instruction, education or recreation incidental to educational use, and including a building
for such other uses incidental thereto such as library, multi-purpose hall, auditorium or a
research institution. It shall also include quarters for essential staff required to reside on the
premises and a building used as a hostel attached or independent to an educational institution
whether situated on or off its campus and also includes buildings used for day-care purposes
for more than 8 hours per week;
iii) Institutional Building means a building constructed or used for research in education,
ealth and other activities, for medical or other treatment, hostel for working women/ persons/
students but not for lodging, an auditorium or complex for cultural and allied activities or for
an hospice, care of persons suffering from physical or mental illness, handicap, disease or
infirmity, care of orphans, abandoned women, children and infants, convalescents, destitute
or aged persons and for penal or correctional detention with restricted liberty of the inmates
ordinarily providing sleeping accommodation, and includes hospitals, sanatoria, custodial
and penal institutions such as jails, prisons, mental hospitals, houses for correctional
detention and reformatories;
iv) Assembly Building means any building or part of a building where groups of people
congregate or gather for amusement, recreation or social, religious, patriotic, civil, travel and
similar purposes, e.g. theatres, motion picture houses, drive-in-theatres, multiplexes,
assembly halls, city halls, town halls, auditoria, exhibition halls, museums, mangal-
karyalayas, cultural centres, skating rinks, places of worship, dance theatres, clubs &
gymkhanas, malls, passenger stations and terminals of air, surface and other public
transportation services, recreation piers and stadia;
v) Business Building means any building or part thereof which is used for transaction of
business for the keeping of accounts and records for similar purposes; offices, banks,
professional establishments, I.T. establishments, call centres, offices for private entrepreneurs
etc. shall be classified in this group in so far as principal function of these is transaction of
public business and the keeping of books and records;
vi) Office Building / Premises means the premises whose sole or principal use is to be used as
an office or for office purpose; ―office purposes‖ shall include the purpose of administration,
clerical work, handling money, telephone/telegraph/ computer operations; and ‗clerical work‘
shall include writing, book-keeping, sorting papers, typing, filing, duplicating, drawing of
matter for publication and the editorial preparation of matter for publication and such other
activities;
vii) Mercantile (Commercial) Building means any building or part of a building which is used
as shops, stores, market, malls for display and sale of merchandise, either wholesale or retail,
including office, storage and service facilities incidental to the sale of merchandise and
located in the same building;
viii) Public / Semi - public Building means a building used or intended to be used, either
ordinarily or occasionally by the public such as (a) offices of State or Central Government,
any public sector undertaking or statutory or local Authority or Semi Government
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ix) Wholesale Establishment means an establishment, wholly or partly engaged in wholesale
trade, manufacturers‘ wholesale outlets including related storage facilities, A.P.M.C.
establishments, warehouses and establishments engaged in truck transport including truck
transport booking agencies;
x) Industrial Buildings means any building or part of a building or structure, in which products
or materials of all kinds and properties are fabricated, assembled or processed like
assembling plants, laboratories, power plants, smoke houses, refineries, gas plants, mills,
dairies, factories etc.;
xi) Storage Buildings means any building or part of a building used primarily for the storage or
sheltering of goods, wares or merchandise, like warehouses, cold storages, freight depots,
transit sheds, godowns, store houses, public garages, hangars, truck terminals, grain
elevators, barns and stables;
xii) Hazardous Building means any building or part of a building which is used for the storage,
handling, manufacture or processing of radioactive, highly combustible or explosive
materials or products which are liable to burn with extreme rapidity and / or which may
produce poisonous fumes or explosive emanations during storage, handling, manufacturing
or processing, which involve highly corrosive, toxic or noxious alkalis, acids or other liquids
or chemicals producing flames, fumes and explosive mixtures of dust or which result in the
division of matter into fine particles capable of spontaneous ignition;
xiii) Information Technology Building / Establishment (ITE) means an establishment which is
in the business of developing either software or hardware relating to computers or computer
technology as approved by Director of Industries.
(#)
xiv) Special Building means - i) any multi-storeyed building which is more than 24 m. in
height measured from ground level, or
ii) buildings for educational, assembly, mercantile, institutional, industrial, storage and
hazardous occupancies having built-up area 500 sq.m. or more on any floor irrespective of
height of such building , or
iii) Any building with mixed occupancies with any of the aforesaid occupancies in (ii) above
with built-up area 500sq.m.or more on any floor irrespective of height of such building.
(1)
Note : Any building for residential or mix occupancy with height upto 24 mtr. but built up
area upto 750 sq. mtr. on any floor and sprinkler system is provided and travel distance is
maintained as per these regulations, shall not be considered as special building, subject to fire
NOC.
xv) Yatri Niwas means a building used for accommodation of tourist, traveller etc.
94. Owner – means a person who has legal title to land or building and includes any person for the
time being receiving or entitled to receive, whether on his own account or as agent, trustee,
guardian, manager or receiver for another person or for any religious or charitable purposes the
rents or profits of the property in connection with which it is used;
95. Parapet – means low wall or railing built along the edge of a roof, terraces, balcony, varandah etc.
(1)
December, 2021.
(#)
Clarification issued vide letter - CR 44/21 dt, 10th June, 2021.

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96. Parking Space – means an enclosed or unenclosed, covered or open area or area provided by
mechanical means sufficient in size to park vehicle. Parking spaces shall be served by a driveway
connecting them with a street or alley and permitting ingress or egress of vehicles.
97. Partition–means an interior non-load-bearing barrier, one storey or part-storey in height.
98. Permit / Permission – means permission or authorization in writing by the Authority to carry out
the work regulated by these regulations.
99. Plinth – means the portion of a structure between the surface of the surrounding ground and
surface of the floor immediately above the ground.
100. Plot / Site – means a parcel or piece of land enclosed by definite boundaries.
101. Pandals / Shamiyanas – means a temporary structure with roof or walls made of canvas, cloth
other like material which is not adopted for permanent or continuous occupancy.
102. Porch – means a covered surface supported on pillars or otherwise, for the purpose of pedestrian
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103. Podium – means a floor of a building extending beyond building line/s and used for parking,
recreational open space, recreation, fire and building services/ utilities and incidental purposes, as
specified in these regulations.
104. Reconstruction – means a reconstruction in whole or part of a building which has ceased to exist
due to an accidental fire, natural collapse or demolition after having been declared unsafe by the
Authority, or which is likely to be demolished by or under the order of the Authority/ Other
Competent Municipal Officer.
105. Refuge Area – means an unenclosed space in a multi-storied building specifically provided to
serve as fire-proof space to gather easily for evacuation of the occupants.
106. Refuse Chute – means a vertical pipe system passing from floor to floor provided with ventilation
and inlet openings for receiving refuge from successive flats and ending at ground floor on top of
the collecting chamber.
107. Road / Street – means any highway, street, lane, pathway, alley, stairway, passageway,
carriageway, footway, square place or bridge, tunnel, underpass, elevated road, whether a
thoroughfare or not, over which the public have a right of passage or access or have passed and had
access uninterruptedly for a specified period, whether existing or proposed in any scheme, and
includes all bunds, channels, ditches, storm-water drains, culverts, sidewalks, traffic islands,
roadside trees, hedges, retaining walls, fences, barriers and railings within the street lines.
108. Road / Street Line – means the line defining the side limit of a road / street.
109. Road width or Width of road/street – means the whole extent of space within the boundaries of
a road when applied to a new road/street, as laid down in the city survey or development plan or
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110. Room Height – means the vertical distance measured from the finished floor surface to the
finished slab surface of a room. In case of pitched roofs, the room height shall be the average
height between bottom of the eaves and bottom of the ridge from the finished floor surface.
111. Roof Top Photovoltaic (RTPV) System – means any of the two Photovoltaic Systems installed
on the roof of any building, i.e. (i) RTPV System with storage facility using battery, and (ii) Grid
Connected RTPV System.
112. Row Housing – means a row of houses with only front and rear open spaces except end houses
which shall be with side open spaces.
113. Semi Detached Building – means a building detached on three sides with marginal distances as
specified and on the fourth side attached to a building in an adjoining plot.
114. Service Apartment – means premises other than a lodge or hotel, in which furnished rooms or a
suite of rooms are let out on short/long term basis.
115. Service Floor – means a non-habitable floor with a height not more than 1.8m. from floor level to
soffit of beam, generally provided in special buildings, wherever required, wherefrom services like
water supply, sewage disposal system, electricity etc. are co-coordinated/ maintained.
116. Service Road – means a local road on a continuous alignment that normally runs adjacent and
parallel to main roads like National or State Highways and provides access to properties bordering
it.
117. Site corner – means the side at the junctions of and fronting on two or more intersecting streets.
118. Site, Depth of Site – means the mean horizontal distance between the front and rear side
boundaries.
119. Solar Assisted Water Heating (SWH) System – means a device to heat water using solar energy
as heat source.
120. Double Frontage – means a site, having a frontage on two streets other than a corner plot.
121. Site, Interior or Tandem – means a site, access to which is by a passage from a street whether
such passage forms part of the site or not.
122. Smoke Stop Door – means a door for preventing or checking the spread of smoke from one area
to another.
123. Stair Cover/Staircase Room – means a structure with a covering roof over a staircase and its
landing built to enclose only the stair and its landings for the purpose of providing protection from
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124. Stall – means a small shop, floor area of which does not exceed 5.0 sq.m.
125. Storage – means a place where goods are stored.
126. Store Room – means a room used as storage space.
127. Storey – means the portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface
of the floor next above it, or if there be no floor above it, then the space between any floor and the
ceiling next above it.
128. Stilts or Stilt Floor – means the portion of a building above ground level consisting of structural
columns supporting the super-structure with at least two sides open and without any enclosures and
used for the purpose of parking vehicles like cars, scooters, cycles, etc. and other services as may
be permitted under these Regulations.
129. Sub-station (Electric) – means a station for transforming or converting electricity for the
transmission or distribution thereof and includes transformers, converters, switchgears, capacitors,
synchronous condensers, structures, cables and other appurtenant equipment and any buildings
used for that purpose and the site thereof.
130. Supported Double Height Terraces – means open terraces, unenclosed on at-least one side with
railing and lying wholly within building line with supports underneath and having minimum height
of two floors.
131. Tenement – means an independent dwelling unit with a kitchen or cooking alcove.
132. Terrace – means an open-to-sky flat roof of a building or part of a building, provided with a
parapet for safety and with or without any cantilevered portion.
133. Theatre – means a place of public entertainment for the purposes of exhibition of motion picture
and/or dramas and other social or cultural programs
134. Travel Distance – means the distance from the remotest point on a floor of a building to a place of
safety, be it a vertical exit, horizontal exit or an outside exit measured along the line of travel.
135. Tower like structure – means a structure in which the height of the tower like portion is at least
twice the width of the broader base.
136. Unsafe Building – means buildings which are structurally unsafe, unsanitary or not provided with
adequate means of ingress or egress which constitute a fire hazard or are otherwise dangerous to
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137. Varandah – means a covered area with at least one side open to the outside with the exception of
1 m. high parapet on the upper floors to be provided on the open side.
138. Water Closet (WC) – means a privy with arrangement for flushing the pan with water. It does not
include a bathroom.
139. Water Course – means a natural channel meant for carrying storm water and includes an artificial
one formed by training or diversion of a natural channel;
i) ―Major Water Course‖ means a river.
ii) ―Minor Water Course‖ means a nallah.
140. Window – means an opening to the outside other than the door which provides all or part of the
required natural light, ventilation or both, to the interior space.
141. Wing of a Building – means a part of a building with independent access, staircase and lift
connected to other parts with common basement/ stilt/ podium/ terrace/ common wall and
connecting passages.
1.4 APPLICABILITY OF REGULATIONS
i) Development and Construction: Except as hereinafter otherwise provided, these
regulations shall apply to all development, redevelopment, erection and/ or re-erection of a
building, change of user etc. as well as to the design, construction or reconstruction, additions
and alterations to a building.
ii) Part Construction: Where the whole or part of a building is demolished or altered or
reconstructed or removed, except where otherwise specifically stipulated, these Regulations
apply only to the extent of the work involved.
iii) Change of Occupancy/ Use: Where the occupancy or the user of a building is changed,
except where otherwise specifically stipulated, these regulations shall apply to all parts of the
building affected by the change.
iv) Reconstruction: The reconstruction in whole or part of a building which has ceased to exist
due to an accidental fire, natural collapse or demolition, having been declared unsafe, or
which is likely to be demolished by or under an order of the Authority and for which the
necessary certificate has been given by the Authority shall be allowed subject to the
provisions in these regulations.
v) Development of sites or/and subdivision or amalgamation of land: Where land is to be
developed, subdivided, or two or more plots are to be amalgamated, or a lay-out is to be
prepared; these Regulations shall apply to the entire area under development, sub-division,
amalgamation and layout. Provided that, where a developed land, an existing lay-out / sub-
division plan is being altered, these Regulations shall apply only to that part which is being
altered.
vi) Revised permission: Any development permission granted earlier may be revised provided
that, third party interest established in pursuance of such permissions, if any, are not
adversely affected. In such case, consent of the adversely affected persons shall be necessary,
if required under RERA. While granting the revised permission, the approved plans and
commencement certificate of the earlier permission with office, shall be stamped as
‗SUPERSEDED‘ by the Authority.
vii) Exclusions: Nothing in these regulations shall require the removal, alteration or
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existing building or its use, unless in the opinion of the Authority, such a building is unsafe
or constitutes a hazard to the safety of adjacent property.
1.5 SAVINGS
Notwithstanding anything contained in these regulations, any development permission granted or
any development proposal for which any action is taken under the erstwhile regulations shall be
valid and continue to be so valid, unless otherwise specified in these regulations.
Provided that, the words 'action taken' in this regulation shall also include the issuance of letter for
payment of Development and other Charges issued after approval of the proposal in principle.
Provided further that if any development permission has been issued before the date of coming into
force of these regulations and if work is not commenced within validity period and such
permission is not renewed (1 )
in time i.e. before expiry of validity period of one year, then the said
development permission shall be deemed to have been lapsed. (1)
However, there is no bar to
further renew the valid permission from year to year; but such extended period shall in no case
exceed three years.
Provided further that, it shall be permissible for the owner to -
a) Either continue to develop the project as approved under the erstwhile regulations in toto;
and for that limited purpose erstwhile regulation shall remain in force.
(1)
In case the commencement certificate is issued and the construction is in progress / part
occupancy issued, and if plans for additional built up area (2)
as per erstwhile regulations
are submitted to the Authority (2)
either before or after (1)
coming into force of these
regulations by consuming / utilising FSI / TDR as per the erstwhile regulations; but
could not be sanctioned due to the pandemic situation arisen out of COVID-19, the same
may be allowed to be permitted as per the erstwhile regulations in toto including the
payment of premium / charges, if the applicant so desires. However, such cases shall be
disposed by the authority before (3)
31st
January, 2022; (1)
else such applicants will have to
submit the fresh proposal as per these regulations.
(1)
Provided further that, if any development proposal (2)
as per erstwhile regulations
is (1)
submitted before the date of coming into force of these regulations (2)
either upto
maximum building potential or part of maximum building potential (1)
for which any
action is not taken under the erstwhile regulations, due to the pandemic situation arisen
out of COVID-19, it shall be permissible for the owner to continue the project as per the
erstwhile regulations in toto (2)
upto maximum building potential as per erstwhile
regulations, if applicant so desire (1)
and for that limited purpose the erstwhile regulations
shall remain in force. However, such cases shall be disposed by the authority before
(3)
31st January, 2022 (1)
else such applicants will have to submit the fresh proposal as per
these regulations or
b) Apply for grant of revised permission under the new regulations, if the project is on-going
and the occupation certificate has not been granted fully. In such cases, charges/premium
etc. paid earlier (1)
against the FSI sanctioned, exemptions granted in side margins,
allowing Residential/Commercial use on the Industrial Zone as per erstwhile regulations
shall be deemed to have been paid against such earlier sanctioned FSI/
exemptions/allowance of use. (3)
In such cases (1)
the charges / premium under these
(1)
Inserted Vide Order No.CR 236/18 (Part-1), dt. 01st
March 2021.
(2)
Inserted Vide Order No CR 236/18 (Part-1), dt. 26st
July 2021.
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(1)
regulations shall be leviable (2)
against the revised permission and the charges /
premium paid earlier shall be adjusted against the revised charges / premium under these
regulations. Provided that no refund is permissible in any case.
c) In case the development is started with due permission before these regulations have come
into force, and if the owner/developer, at his option, thereafter seeks further development of
plot/layout/buildings as per these regulations, then the provision of these regulations shall
apply to the balance development. The development potential of such entire plot shall be
computed as per these regulations from which the sanctioned FSI of buildings/part of
buildings which are proposed to be retained as per approved plan shall be deducted to arrive
at the balance development potential of such plot (1)
and ancillary FSI shall be permissible
only on such balance potential. Such balance potential can be distributed on one or more
existing, earlier/newly proposed building/s in a group housing scheme.
(1)
In case of approved layouts in group housing scheme with buildings having height
between 15 m. to 24 m., and complying with provisions mentioned in Regulation No.
1.3(93) (xiv), NOC from Chief Fire Officer shall not be necessary, if the applicant is
applying for revised permission under these regulations.
d) The existing marginal distances including front margin may be allowed for higher floor /
floors subject to step margin as per these regulations. (1)
In case of a building sanctioned
under the erstwhile regulations as non-special one with a height of 16 m with 3 m.
setbacks and the construction work is in progress, then while revising the plan under
these regulations, for height up to 16 m, the setbacks as per the erstwhile regulations
shall be allowed to be continued and for the height above 16m (instead of 15 m), setback
as per H/5 requirement shall be insisted in the form of step-margin.
e) For the on-going buildings for which passages, stairs, lifts, lift rooms etc. are allowed as
free of FSI by charging premium, in such cases these free of FSI items are allowed to that
extent only and for the remaining balance potential, provisions for free of FSI items of
these regulations shall be applicable.
f) For the on-going buildings for which balconies are allowed to be enclosed as free of FSI by
charging premium, these free of FSI items are allowed to that extent only and for the
remaining balance potential balcony shall only be allowed as mentioned in these
regulations.
g) For the cases where occupation certificate is fully granted, revised permission as per these
regulations, may be granted subject to provisions of Real Estate (Regulations and
Development) Act, 2016, as may be applicable.
(1)
Provisions mentioned in (b) to (f) shall be applicable mutatis-mutandis to the proposals
to be sanctioned under this provision.
h) If the project proponent applies for occupation with minor amendments in plans approved
prior to this UDCPR, then amendment (1)
permitted as per the erstwhile regulations in
terms of internal / locational changes, amendment to the extent of 5% in the built-up area /
dimensions per floor within the permissible FSI as per then regulations may be considered.
(1)
Note – The State Government may issue guidelines from time to time, if necessary, for smooth
implementation and removal of difficulties in transitional proposals.
1.5 (i) Megacity Project approved under regulation no.15.4.3 of Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Plan
shall remain valid till completion of the said project as per said regulation.
(1)
Inserted Vide Order No.CR 236/18 (Part-1), dt. 01st
March 2021.
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1.6 APPLICABILITY OF OTHER REGULATIONS
i) CRZ Regulations - Any development within CRZ areas shall be governed by the Coastal
Regulation Zone Notification No. S.O.19(E) dt. 6th January, 2011and No. G.S.R. 37(E),
dated 18th
January, 2019 as amended or replaced from time to time, wherever applicable.
ii) Restriction in Western Ghat Eco Sensitive Area - The restrictions in the Western Ghat Eco
Sensitive Area imposed by the notification issued from time to time by Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, shall be followed.
ii) Other Regulations - Any other Restrictions imposed under the relevant regulations/ Rules /
Acts shall also be applicable, wherever applicable.
1.7 POWER TO PRESCRIBE THE PROFORMAS
(1)
Notwithstanding anything contained in any Appendices / Proformas, provision in respective
regulations shall prevail. The Authority, with the approval of Government, shall have the powers
to prescribe proformas / appendices and/ or make amendments in the contents of such proformas /
appendices A to M attached with these regulations.
1.8 POWER TO DECIDE CHARGES
The charges mentioned in these regulations for additional FSI, premium FSI, rate of interest or for
any other matter shall be subject to amendment by the Government from time to time. Wherever
the rate of premium is to be decided based on rates mentioned in ASR, rate in the ASR shall be of
the year of granting the permission.
1.9 MEANINGS AS IN ACTS, RULES & INTERPRETATIONS
i) Terms and expressions not defined in these regulations shall have the same meaning or sense
as in the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (Maharashtra Act No. XXXVII
of 1966) or the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 or National Building
Code2005 as amended from time to time and the rules or bye-laws framed there under, as the
case may be, unless the context otherwise requires.
ii) The Maharashtra General Clauses Act, as amended from time to time shall be applicable in
case of standard terms and phrases as defined and interpreted therein,
iii) In these regulations, the use of the present tense includes the future tense, the masculine
gender includes the feminine and neutral genders, the singular includes the plural and plural
includes singular. The word "person" includes a corporation as well as an individual;
"writing" includes printing, typing, e-communication and "signature" includes e-signature,
digital signature and thumb impression of a person unable to sign, provided that his name is
written below such impression.
iv) Whenever sizes and dimensions of rooms and spaces within buildings are specified, they
shall mean clear dimensions unless otherwise specified in these regulations. However, sizes
and dimensions may not be disputed with reference to finished/unfinished surfaces unless
they affect overall dimensions of the building.
v) If any question or dispute arises with regard to interpretation of any of these regulations the
matter shall be referred to the State Government, who, after considering the matter and, if
necessary, after giving hearing to the parties, shall give a decision on the interpretation of the
provisions of these regulations. The decision of the Government on the interpretation of these
regulations shall be final and binding on the concerned party or parties.
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vi) In the case of provisions of other Acts/ Rules/ Regulations which are incorporated in these
regulations, the amendments made subsequently in parent Acts/Rules/Regulations, will
automatically be applicable, wherever applicable, to these regulations.
vii) If a Marathi version of these Regulations exists and if there is a conflict in interpretation of
any clause between English & Marathi versions of these Regulations, then the interpretation
of English version shall prevail.
1.10 REMOVAL OF DIFFICULTIES.
If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Unified Development Control and
Promotion Regulations, the State Government may, by order published in the official Gazette, give
such directions, as may appear to it to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the
difficulty.
Provided that, no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of 1 years from the date of
coming in to force of this Unified Development Control and Promotion Regulations.
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CHAPTER – 2
DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION AND COMMENCEMENT CERTIFICATE
2.1 PERMISSION FROM THE PLANNING AUTHORITY IS MANDATORY
2.1.1 Necessity of Obtaining Permission: No person shall carry out any development work including
development of land by laying out into suitable plots or amalgamation of plots or development of
any land as group housing scheme or to erect, re-erect or make alterations or demolish any
building or cause the same to be done without first obtaining a separate building permit /
development permission / commencement certificate for each such development work/ building
from the Authority. As stipulated in section 18/46 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town
Planning Act, 1966, no such permission shall be in contravention of the Regional Plan,
Development Plan proposals as the case may be.
2.1.2 Permission Not Necessary - No such permission shall be necessary for :-
i) carrying out of works in compliance with any order or direction made by any Authority
under any law for the time being in force.
ii) carrying out of works by any Authority in exercise of its powers under any law for the time
being in force.
iii) the excavation (including excavation of wells) made in the ordinary course of agricultural
operation.
iv) the construction of a road intended to give access to land solely for agricultural purpose.
v) normal use of land which has been used temporarily for other purposes like marriage
pandals or for festive occasions etc. on private land;
vi) provision of safety grills to window/ventilator,
vii) distribution / receiving substation of the electric supply company.
viii) installation of solar panels having base of solar panel at height upto 1.8m. from terrace,
ensuring structural stability from the Licensed Structural Engineer.
ix) providing internal lightweight partitions / cabins in the commercial building/ establishment
with certificate of structural stability from the Licensed Structural Engineer.
x) temporary structures for godowns/storage of construction materials within the site.
xi) temporary site offices, sample flats and watchman chowkys within the site only during the
phase of construction of the main building.
xii) temporary structures for storage of machinery before installation for factories in industrial
lands within the site.
xiii) labour camps for construction sites, provided adequate water supply and sanitation
facilities are provided and safety is ensured;
xiv) construction of temporary sets for film / TV serial / advertisement shooting and like
activities for a period not more than one year, subject to intimation to the authority.
xv) building on plot area upto 150 sq.mt. (low risk category) and on plot area more than
150sq.mts. upto 300 sq.mt.(moderate risk category) subject to compliance as per
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2.1.3 Development undertaken on behalf of Government
As per the provisions of Section 58 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966
the office in-charge of the Government Department shall inform in writing to the Authority of the
intention to carry out its purpose along with details of such development or construction as
specified below and as certified by the Government Architect/Architect/Technical personnel:-
i) An official letter by the authorized officer of Government Department addressed to the
Authority, giving full particulars of the development work or any operational construction.
ii) Ownership document and measurement plan issued by the Competent Authority of Land
Records Department.
iii) Development / building plans conforming to the provisions of Development Plan / Regional
Plan and these Regulations for the proposed development work to the scale specified in
these Regulations.
iv) The proposals of the Development Plan or Town Planning Scheme or Regional Plan
affecting the land.
v) A Site Plan (of required copies) of the area proposed to be developed to the scale.
vi) Detailed plan (of required copies) showing the plan, sections and elevations of the proposed
development work to the scale, including existing building specifying either to be retained
or to be demolished.
2.1.4 Operational Constructions
No permission shall be necessary for operational construction of the Government or Government
undertaking, whether of temporary or permanent nature, which is necessary for the operation,
maintenance, development or execution of any of the following services :
a) Railways;
b) National Highway;
c) National Waterway;
d) Airway and Aerodromes and Major Ports;
e) Posts and Telegraphs, Telephones, Wireless, Broadcasting and other like forms of
Communication excluding Mobile Towers;
f) Regional grids, towers, gantries, switchyards, control room, relay room for transmission,
distribution, etc. of electricity;
g) Defence Authorities;
h) Any other essential public service as may be notified by the State/ Central Government;
i) The following constructions for operational purposes of new railway lines or tracks by the
Metro Rail Administration (MRA) / Project Implementing Agency designated by the
Government for the Metro rail and Mono rail / light Rail Transit (LRT) Project.
"Operation Control Centre, Playback Training Room. Administration Building, Stabling
Yards, Maintenance Workshop and Training Centre, Auto Car Wash Plant and Auto Wash
Plant, Auxiliary Rail Vehicle Building, Under Floor Wheel Lathe and Blow Down Plant,
Cooling Tower, Generator Area, Auxiliary Sub-station, Traction Sub-station, Transformer
Area, Water Treatment Plant, Waste Water Treatment Plant, Deport Control Centre, sump
Area, Parking, Check Post, Loading and unloading areas, Fouling Points, DG set Rooms,
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Shaft, Entry/ Exit Blocks, Passages, Underground passage to Station box, Lifts, Staircases,
Escalators, Transit accommodation / Guest rooms, Metro Stations/ Depots on property
owned by it in all Use Zones, Air Handling Unit, Fire staircase, Fire lift and fire passages,
Refuge area, thereto."
j) Facilities & services such as Roads, Water Supply, Sewerage, Storm Water Disposal and
any other essential public services carried out by State/ Central Government or its
undertakings / Bodies or the Local Bodies including: -
(a) maintenance or improvement of highway, road or public street, being works carried
out on land within the boundaries of such highway, road or public street; or
(b) inspecting, repairing or renewing any drains, sewers mains, pipes including gas
pipes, telephone and electric cables, or other apparatus including the breaking open
of any street, or other land for the purpose.
Provided that the concerned authority shall inform the Planning Authority in writing at the
earliest and pay the necessary restoration charges to the Planning Authority within a month. The
restoration charges shall not be more than the expenditure to be incurred by the Authority to
restore the road etc. along with supervision charges, if any.
All such constructions shall, however, conform to the prescribed requirements for the provision
of essential services, water supply connections, drains, etc. to the satisfaction of the Authority.
2.1.5 Constructions Not Covered under the Operational Constructions
The following constructions of the Government Departments do not come under the purview of
operational construction for the purpose of exemption. In such cases intimation to the authority as
mentioned in above regulation shall be necessary.
a) New residential building (other than gate lodges, quarters for limited essential operational
staff and the like), roads and drains in railway colonies, hospitals, clubs, institutes and
schools in case of railways;
b) A new building, new construction or new installation or any extension thereof, in case of
any other services other than those mentioned in these regulations.
2.1.6 Temporary Constructions
Permission shall be necessary for carrying out temporary construction. The Authority may grant
permission for temporary construction for a period not exceeding six months at a time and in the
aggregate not exceeding a period of one year. Such permission may be given by him for the
construction of the following, viz.:-
(i) Structures for protection from the rain or covering of the terraces during monsoon only.
(ii) Pandals for fairs, ceremonies, religious functions, etc. on public land.
(iii) Structures of exhibitions/ circuses etc.
(iv) Structures for ancillary works for quarrying operations in conforming zones.
(v) Government milk booths, telephone booths, MAFFCO stall and ATM Centres.
(vi) Transit accommodation for persons to be rehabilitated in a new construction.
(vii) Structures for educational and medical facilities within the site of the proposed building
during the phase of planning and constructing the said permanent buildings.
(viii) Ready mix concrete plant.
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Provided that, temporary constructions for structures etc. mentioned at (vi), (vii) and (viii) may
be permitted to be continued temporarily by the Authority, but in any case not beyond
completion of construction of the main structure or building and that, structure in (iv) and (v)
may be continued on annual renewal basis by the Authority beyond a period of one year.
Provided further that approval of the Chief Fire Officer of the authority shall be obtained,
wherever necessary.
2.1.7 Repairs to Building
The permission shall not be required for the following types of repairs to existing authorised
building, which do not amount to additions or alternations. Only intimation to the Authority by
the owner alongwith the certificate of licensed personnel shall be given.
i) Changing of doors and windows in the same position.
ii) Strengthening of existing walls, existing roof in the same position.
iii) Any other items similar to above.
2.2 PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION/BUILDING
PERMISSION/COMMENCEMENT CERTIFICATE
2.2.1 Notice/ Application
Every person who intends to carry out development or redevelopment, erect or re-erect or make
alterations in any place in a building or demolish any building, shall give notice/ application in
writing, through registered Architect, Town Planner or Licensed Engineer / Supervisor, to the
Authority of his said intention in the prescribed form (See Appendix A1 or A2). It will be
mandatory to submit complete information in the form accompanied with Appendix A-1 and A-
2. Such notice shall be accompanied by the payment receipt of required scrutiny fee and any
other fee/ charges prescribed by the Authority from time to time and the plans and statements in
sufficient copies (See Regulation No. 2.2.2), and as per the requirements under Regulation
No.2.2.2 to 2.2.One set of plans shall be retained in the office of the Authority for record after the
issue of permission or refusal. The plans may be submitted in electronic form as may be specified
by the Authority from time to time. The Authority may set a date after which all submissions,
approvals and communication in regard to development permission shall be online.
2.2.2 Information Accompanying Notice/ Application
The Notice/Application shall be accompanied with the ownership title, key (location) plan, site
plan, sub-division layout plan/ building plan, plans for services, specifications and certificate of
supervision etc., as prescribed in these regulations. Ordinarily four copies of plans and statements
shall be made available along with the notice; however, the number of such copies required shall
be as decided by the Authority.
2.2.3 (#)
Ownership title and area
Every application for development permission and commencement certificate shall be
accompanied by the following documents for verifying the ownership and area etc. of the land -
i) Latest7/12 extracts or property register card of a date not earlier than six months prior to the
date of submission of development proposal, power of attorney, wherever applicable or
attested copy of lease deed of the concerned lessor authority, enabling ownership of the
document. In case of Ulhasnagar, conveyance deed and/ or sanad issued by the Revenue
Authority may also be considered.
(#)
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ii) Original measurement plan/city survey sheet of the land or lands under development
proposal issued by Land Record Department.
(1)
Provided that, where City Survey of the whole gaothan area is not done by the City
Survey Department, in that case the measurement plan authenticated by the Architect
having signatures of adjacent plot / land holders may be acceptable.
iii) Statement of area of the holding by triangulation method/ CADD (Computer Aided Design
and Drafting Software) from the qualified licensed technical personnel or architect with an
affidavit from the owner in regard to the area in the form prescribed by the Authority.
iv) Any other document prescribed by the Authority.
v) In case of revised permission, wherever third party interest is created by way of registered
agreement to sale or lease etc. of the apartment, consent of such interested party/persons as
specified under RERA Act shall be submitted.
vi) A self-attested copy of sub-division/ amalgamation/ layout of land approved by the
concerned authority, if any.
vii) In the case of land leased by the Government or local authorities, no objection certificate of
Government or such authorities shall be obtained if there is deviation from lease conditions
and shall be attached to the application for development permission in respect of such land.
Such no objection certificate shall also be necessary, where, development proposal
proposes to utilise FSI more than mentioned in the lease deed.
2.2.4 Key Plan or location plan
The key plan drawn to a scale of not less than 1:4000 shall be submitted along with the
application for a building permit and Commencement Certificate showing the boundary locations
of the site with respect to neighbourhood landmarks or features within the radius of 200 meters
from the site whichever is more.
2.2.5 (a) Sub-division /layout plan
In the case of development of land, the notice shall be accompanied by the sub-division/
layout plan which shall be drawn to a scale of not less than 1:500, however, for layout
having areas 4.0 ha. and above, the plan shall be drawn at a scale of not less than 1:1000,
containing the following:-
i) Scale including a graphical scale used and north point;
ii) The location within the land of all proposed and existing roads with their existing/
proposed widths and all the proposals of the Development Plan/ Town Planning
Scheme, if any;
iii) Dimension of plots;
iv) The location of drains, sewers, public facilities and services, electrical lines, Natural
water courses, water bodies and streams etc.;
v) Table indicating size, area and use of all plots in the sub-division / layout plan;
vi) The statement indicating the total area of the site, area utilized under roads,
recreational open spaces, playground, amenity space, and development plan
reservation/ roads, schools, shopping and other public places along with their
percentage with reference to the total area of the site proposed to be sub-divided/ laid
out;
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vii) In case of plots which are sub-divided in built-up areas in addition to the above, the
means of access to each sub divided plot from existing streets.
viii) Contour plan of site, wherever necessary.
(b) Amalgamation Plan
Where two or more plots/ holdings of same or different owners are to be amalgamated, an
amalgamation plan showing such amalgamation drawn to a scale of not less than 1:500
shall accompany the application. Instead of submitting a separate plan, such amalgamation
may be allowed to be shown on building / layout-plan itself.
2.2.6 Site Plan
The site plan shall be submitted with an application for building permission drawn to a scale of
1:500 or more as may be decided by the Authority. This plan shall be based on the measurement
plan duly authenticated by the appropriate officer of the Department of Land Records. This plan
shall have the following details:-
i) Boundaries of the site and of any contiguous land belonging to the neighbouring owners;
ii) Position of the site in relation to neighbouring streets;
iii) Name of the street, if any, from which the building is proposed to derive access;
iv) All existing buildings contained in the site with their names (where the buildings are given
names) and their property numbers;
v) Position of the building and of other buildings, if any, which the applicant intends to erect,
upon his contiguous land referred to in (i) above;
vi) Boundaries of the site and, in a case where the site has been partitioned, boundaries of the
portions owned by others;
vii) All adjacent streets, buildings (with number of storey and height) and premises within a
distance of 12 m. of the work site and of the contiguous land (if any) referred to in (i). If
there is no street within a distance of 12 m. of the site, the nearest existing street with its
name;
viii) Means of access from the street to the building and to all other buildings (if any) which the
applicant intends to erect upon;
ix) Space to be left around the building to secure free circulation of air, admission of light and
access;
x) The width of the street (if any) in front and the street (if any) at the side or near of the
building, including proposed roads;
xi) The direction of north line relative to the plan of the building;
xii) Any existing physical features, such as wells, tanks, drains, pipe lines, high tension line,
railway line, trees, etc.;
xiii) Overhead electric supply lines, if any, including space for electrical transformer / substation
according to these Regulations or as per the requirements of the electric distribution
company;
xiv) Any water course existing on site or adjacent to site;
xv) Existing alignments of water supply and drainage lines;
xvi) Such other particulars as may be prescribed by the Authority.

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