PART II ZONING REGULATIONS

GENERAL REGULATIONS

1. Classification and establishment of zones: (1) Fo the pu pose of these

egulations, the a ea cove ed by the Maste Plan has been b oadly divided into the
following zones:

(i) Residential Zone:

(a) P ima y Residential

(b) Mixed Residential

(ii) Comme cial Zone:

(iii) Indust ial Zone

(a) Light manufactu ing and small scale Indust ies

(b) Se vice Indust ies

(c) Special and Haza dous Indust ies

(iv) Public and Semi-public Zone

(v) Open Space & Rec eational Zone

(vi) Ag icultu al Zone

(vii) A eas fo Buildings of Special Cha acte

(a) G een Belt Zone

(b) Coastal Regulation Zone

(c) I.T. Co ido / Pa k

(d) Multi Sto eyed Building

(2) The bounda ies of each of the zones shall be, as indicated in the detailed layout
plans of the diffe ent secto s of the Maste Plan. Unless othe wise, shown in the Maste
Plan, the bounda y lines of zones shall be plot lines, the cent e lines of the st eets o
such lines extended ove the ailway ight of way lines o the co po ate limit line as it
exists at the time of publication of these egulations.

(3) The zones designated unde clause (2) may be fu the divided into sub-zones by the
Planning Autho ity dependent on the special use to which each sub-zone is being
utilised.

(4) All the disputes and diffe ences with espect to the exact location of zonal
bounda ies shall be efe ed to the Planning Autho ity whose decision shall be final and
binding.

2. General regulations: (1) Except as othe wise p ovided no st uctu e o land

he eafte shall be used and no st uctu e o pa t the eof shall be e ected, e-e ected o
mate ially alte ed unless it is in confo mity with these egulations.

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 (2) Any use of land o st uctu e existing at the time of enfo cement of these
egulations, but not in confo mity with its p ovisions, may continue to exist with the
following limitations:

(i) Such uses of land o st uctu es shall not be-

(a) changed to anothe non-confo ming use ;

(b) e-established afte discontinuance of use fo six consecutive months;

(c) extended except in confo mity with these egulations ;

(d) e-built o epai ed afte damage exceeding one-half of its cubical contents
immediately p io to damage ;

(ii) All existing places of wo ship, temples, chu ches, mosques, etc., and bu ial and
c emation g ounds shall not be t eated as non-confo ming uses.

(3) All non-confo ming uses of land and buildings shall be discontinued and made to
confo m with the Maste Plan with the time limits specified in egulations 3, 4 and 5
below fo diffe ent non-confo ming uses f om the date of notification of the Maste Plan
unde section 33 (1) of the Act.

3. Industrial non conforming uses: (1) Indust ial use of st uctu es of land which
does not confo m to the land use shown in the Maste Plan shall eithe have to be
discontinued g adually o shifted, in stages, to the indust ial a eas ea ma ked in the
plan.

(2) All noxious and nuisance indust ies which may be dange ous to life, o inju ious to
health o p ope ty, o causing offence to the sense of sights, smell o hea ing, o
distu bance to est and sleep must be fi st to go f om thei p esent location. The time of
thei shifting anging f om a pe iod of th ee to five yea s shall be fixed by the Planning
Autho ity, depending upon the natu e and deg ee of such nuisance and the a eas
occupied.

(3) Non-nuisance indust ies will get mo e time fo shifting i.e. f om five yea s to a
maximum pe iod of ten yea s on a sliding scale, on the following c ite ia.

(a) The capital value of land, st uctu e and machine y allowing fo dep eciation;

(b) The egiste ed employment of indust y, mo e time will be given to indust ies
employing mo e wo ke s.

(c) The p oduction floo space pe wo ke , mo e time will be given if the indust y has
got mo e floo space pe wo ke .

4. Residential non conforming uses: Existing esidential use of buildings in

indust ial use zones, comme cial use zones in only g ound floo s, public and semi-public
use zones and open space zones as shown in the Maste Plan shall be discontinued
within a pe iod of ten yea s.

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 5.Commercial non conforming uses: Except othe wise p ovided in the Maste Plan,
Comme cial use of buildings o lands in indust ial, esidential, public and semi-public use
zone and open space zone as shown in the Maste Plan will have to be discontinued
within a pe iod of ten yea s.

6. Off street parking space for motor vehicles: (1) Off-st eet pa king space shall
be p ovided on any plot on which the uses specified a e he eafte established; such
pa king space as specified shall be the minimum and p ovided with adequate vehicula
access to a st eet.

(2) If a vehicle pa king space equi ed by these egulations is p ovided in pa king

a eas by g oups of p ope ty owne s fo thei mutual benefit, the Planning Autho ity
may const ue such use of this space as meeting the off-st eet pa k equi ements
unde these egulations.

(3) If off-st eet vehicle pa king space cannot be easonably p ovided fo on the same
plot on which the p incipal use is conducted, the Planning Autho ity may pe mit
such space to be p ovided in the vicinity p ovided such space lies within 152.40 m.
of the main ent ance to such p incipal use. Such vehicle pa king space shall be
deemed to be an open space associated with the pe mitted use and shall not
the eafte , be educed o enc oached upon in any manne . Pa king spaces and
pa king facilities shall be p ovided to the satisfaction of the Planning Autho ity and
confo ming to the standa ds specified.

7. Violation: Any violation of the Zoning Regulations is a violation of the Puduche y

Town and Count y Planning Act, 1969 and shall be penalised as pe the p ovisions of the
said Act.

8. Group Developments: G oup development means accommodation fo esidential o

comme cial o combination of such activities housed in two o mo e blocks of buildings
in a pa ticula site i espective of whethe these st uctu es a e inte connected o not.
Any inte link between the st uctu es in te ms of connecting co ido s shall not be
const ued as making any two st uctu es into one block. Howeve , if these blocks a e
connected solidly at least fo one thi d the width of any one block on the connecting
side, then such blocks shall be const ued as a single block. The egulations fo the g oup
development / p oject a e given in the Annexu e – XI.

9. REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO EACH LAND USE ZONE

I. RESIDENTIAL USE ZONE:

(A) Primary Residential

Uses permitted: In this zone, Buildings o p emises shall be no mally pe mitted only
fo the following pu poses and accesso y uses.

(a) Normally permissible use:

(i) Any esidence including, dwelling, detached, semi-detached, tenements o flats,

se vices apa tments.

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(ii) P ofessional consulting offices of the esidents and incidental uses the eto
occupying a floo a ea not exceeding 40 sq.m.

(iii) Petty shops dealing with daily essentials like etail sale of p ovisions, soft d inks,
ciga ettes, newspape s, tea-stalls, bake y, confectione y, etail shops, mutton stall
and milk kiosks, cycle epai shops, tailo ing shops, inte net / compute cent e and
A.T.M.s. occupying a floo a ea not exceeding 40 sq.m.

(iv) Nu se y, P ima y School, lib a y and eading oom with floo a ea not exceeding
300 sq.m.

(v) Schools of Comme ce including Tuto ial Institutions occupying a floo a ea not
exceeding floo a ea of 100 sq.m.

(vi) Pa ks, Play-g ounds, fa ms, ga dens, nu se ies, including incidental buildiungs
the eon.

(vii) Installation of moto fo pumping wate , ai conditioning, lifts, sola heate , dish
antenna etc.

(viii) Cottage indust ies listed by the Puduche y Pollution Cont ol Boa d, un by powe
up to five Ho se Powe .

(ix) Ga ments indust ies, c aft cent es and assembly of elect onic pa ts fo manufactu e
of adios, t ansisto s, television sets, compute chips and such othe elect onic
indust ies with installations not exceeding 5 H.P. and the numbe of employees not
exceeding 25.

b) The following uses may be permitted by the Authority on special grounds:

(i) Wo king women’s hostels / old age homes.

(ii) Do mito ies, hotels, estau ants not exceeding 300 sq.m. in floo a ea.

(iii) Public utility building like sewage pumping station, wate wo ks, fi e stations,
telephone exchanges,

(iv) Religious buildings, Welfa e Institutions and Assembly Halls occupying floo a ea
not exceeding 300 sq.m.

(v) Gove nment and semi-gove nment offices se ving the local needs, Banks, pay
offices, post offices, Offices of the Elect icity Depa tment and Milk society occupying
a site a ea not exceeding 300 sq.m.

(vi) Clinics, Nu sing Home, dispensa ies, health facilities, not exceeding 300 sq.m. in
floo a ea.

(vii) Depa tmental sto e not exceeding 100 Sq.m. in floo a ea

(viii) Fuel filling stations and se vice stations with installation not exceeding 5 H.P. (as
pe the egulations in Annexu e-XII) abutting oad with a minimum width of 9.0m.
Daily o weekly Ma kets se ving local needs.

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(ix) Installation of moto incidental to the pe missible uses noted above not exceeding
5 H.P. and se vice indust ies such as flou mills (with pe mission of Local Body)
p ovided they a e housed in a single sto ied detached o semi detached building
with powe equi ement not exceeding 7.5 H.P.

(x) High schools and Highe Seconda y schools.

(xi) Ai conditioned Cinema theate s.

(xii) Bu ning, Bu ial g ounds, C emato ia and cemete ies.

(xiii) T anspo t depot, Bus te minus, ailway station.

(xiv)Swimming pool attached to Residential activity in a plot (as pe the egulations

given in the Annexu e -XIII).

(xv) Sto age of domestic cooking gas cylinde s subject to the conditions p esc ibed by
such o de s as may be issued by the Gove nment f om time to time. The pa ties
conce ned should obtain necessa y clea ance f om the Depa tment of Fi e Se vice
and Depa tment of Explosives of the Gove nment of India. The const uction of
godowns fo the sto age of cooking gas cylinde s should also confo m to the
building ules and othe development cont ol ules.

(c) Uses Prohibited: All uses not specifically pe mitted unde sub- ules (a) and (b)
above shall be p ohibited in the zone.
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[Note: (1) (a) Setbacks a e not compulso y in the case of a eas within the
Bouleva d whe e existing developments a e of ow housing and having a well defined
building line, but the building should be e-e ected so as to keep up an unifo m
building line. Howeve , fo e ection o e-e ection of building on co ne plots, suitable
setbacks would be equi ed and shall be app oved by the Planning Autho ity.
14
((b) Fo the a eas situated within the F ench p ecinct i.e., on the easte n side of
the G and Canal in the Bouleva d town, the maximum pe missible cove age and F.A.R.
of the buildings shall be 50% and 120 espectively and the maximum height of the
building on the f ont façade shall be 10.50 met es, including the stilt floo if p ovided.
P ovided an additional floo shall be pe mitted with a height of 3.0 met es ove and
above the height of 10.50 met es, subject to the condition that this additional floo
shall be set back f om the f ont façade by at least 5.0 met es, so that the sightline
extension f om the opposite side of the st eet-side pavement clea s the pa apet line of
the thi d floo , and in any case, the above building pa amete s shall not exceed the
one stipulated in the CRZ Notification, notified by the Gove nment of India f om time to
time).

(c) Fo the a eas situated in the Cent al Business Dist ict a ea in the Bouleva d
i.e. Jawaha lal Neh u St eet, Rangapillai St eet and Ambalathadaya madam St eet, the
building pa amete s shall not exceed the pe missible limit as p esc ibed in the Gazette

13
Substituted vide G.O. Ms. No. 2/Hg dated 8.1.2013 and published in The Gazette of Puduche y on 9.1.2013
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Substituted vide G.O. Ms. No. 5/2015-Hg dated 26.2.2015 and published in The Gazette of Puduche y on 10.3.2015

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 Notification No.99, dt.30-9-1997 o as specified by the Gove nment f om time to
time.]

(1) Construction of Religious buildings:

(i) No site shall be used fo the const uction of a building intended fo public wo ship
o eligious pu poses, without the p io app oval of the Dist ict Collecto who may
efuse such app oval in w iting, if in his opinion, the use p oposed of the site and
building is likely to endange public peace and o de .

(ii) P ovided that an appeal shall lie against such o de of efusal of the Collecto ’s to
the Gove nment, whose decision the eon shall be final.

(2) Whe e it is p oposed to have mo e than one activity in a pa ticula building, the
space egulations that will gove n the development shall be based on dominant
activity in that building, decided on the basis of the pe centage of the floo a ea
used.

B. MIXED RESIDENTIAL USE ZONE

In this zone buildings o p emises shall be pe mitted only fo the following pu poses and
accesso y uses:

(a) Normally permissible Uses:

(i) All activites no mally pe missible in P ima y Residential Zone stated above.

(ii) Banks and Safe Deposit Vaults, Business Office and othe Comme cial o Financial
Institutions occupying floo a ea not exceeding 500 Sq.m.

(iii) Hotels, Restau ants occupying a floo a ea not exceeding 500 Sq.m.

(iv) Hostels, Do mito ies, Boa ding and Lodging houses and Welfa e Institutions
occupying a floo a ea not exceeding 500 Sq.m.

(v) Clinics, Hospitals, Dispensa ies, Nu sing Homes and othe Health facilities
occupying a floo a ea not exceeding 500 Sq.m.

(vi) Establishments and shops etailing in vegetables, f uits, flowe s, fish, meat and
such othe daily necessities of the esidents, including depa tmental sto es
occupying floo a ea not exceeding 500 Sq.m o o ganised ma kets.

(vii) Bake ies, Confectiona ies, Laund ies, Tailo ing, Goldsmith shops, hai d essing
saloons occupying floo a ea not exceeding 500 Sq.m.

(viii) Fuel filling stations and automobile se vice stations with installation not exceeding
20 H.P.

(ix) Indust ies catago ised as g een indust ies by the Puduche y Pollution Cont ol
Committee, subject to maximum installation of 20 H.P.

(x) Taxi stands and ca pa king including multilevel pa king.

(xi) Automobile wo kshop with floo a ea not exceeding 300 sq.m. and elect ical
installations not exceeding 20 H.P.

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b. Uses permitted with special sanction of the Planning Authority:

(i) All uses pe missible as stated above in A (i) to (vii) without est iction of floo a ea.

(ii) Assembly Halls, Kalayana Mandapams, Cinema theat es and Multiplex complexes.

(iii) Religious buildings and welfa e institutions occupying a floo a ea not exceeding
500 Sq.m.

(iv) P eview theat es and dubbing theat es.

(v) Colleges, highe education, technical and esea ch institutions.

(vi) Fo eign Missions, Embassies and Consulate.

(c) Uses Prohibited: All uses not specifically pe mitted unde sub- ules (a) and (b)
above shall be p ohibited in the zone.

II. A. COMMERCIAL ZONE;

(a) Normally permissible Uses:

(i) All uses pe mitted in P ima y and Mixed esidential use zone without est iction of
floo a ea (except indust ies).

(ii) All comme cial and business uses including all shops, Depa tmental sto es,
ma kets, shopping cent es and uses connected with the display and etail sale of
me chandise eithe wholesale o etail but excluding explosive, obnoxious p oducts
and othe mate ials likely to cause health haza dous and dange to lives.

(iii) Wa ehouses, eposito ies and othe uses connected with sto age of wholesale t ade
but excluding sto age of explosive o p oducts which a e eithe obnoxious o likely
to cause health haza ds.

(iv) Resea ch, expe imental and testing labo ato ies not involving dange of fi e,
explosive fo health haza ds.

(v) Fuel filling stations, automobiles se vice stations and wo kshops with installation
not exceeding 20 H.P.

(vi) Indust ies catego ized as o ange and g een by the Puduche y Pollution Cont ol
Committee subject to a maximum installation of 20 H.P.

(vii) Buildings fo development of softwa e and its associated compute technology

applications, I.T. Pa ks, Bio –Info matics Cent es.

(b) The following uses may be permitted with a special sanction of the
Authority:

(i) B oadcasting, telecasting and telecommunications stations.

(ii) P ivate helipads subject to clea ance of Civil Aviation Depa tment, Fi e se vices and
Police Depa tment.

(iii) Manufactu e of compute Ha dwa e.

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(iv) Buildings fo development of softwa e and its associated compute technology
applications, I.T. Pa ks and Bio-info matics cent es subject to confo ming the
egulations stated in Annexu e -XIV.

(c) Uses Prohibited: All uses not specifically mentioned unde ule (a) and (b) above
shall be p ohibited.

B. Central Business District:

The Cent al Business Dist ict whe ein the concent ation of comme cial activity is
identified and the a eas notified by the Planning Autho ity shall be gove ned by the
following no ms:

(a) Cove age: The maximum pe missible cove age shall be 75% of the a ea of the plot.

(b) Floo a ea atio: The floo a ea atio shall not exceed 250.

(c) Height: The height of the buildings in this zone shall not exceed 17.0 m.

(d) Othe pa amete s shall be egulated as pe the clauses p esc ibed unde ’Local
Comme cial’.

Note:

The delineation of Cent al Business Dist ict of othe towns of the Union Te ito y may be
made while p epa ing Maste Plan at the espective towns.

III. INDUSTRIAL ZONE:

(A) Light manufacturing and small scale industries:

(a) Normally permissible uses:

(i) Indust ies which will not cause excessive o objectionable noise, vib ation, smoke,
gas flame, odou , dust, effluent and othe objectionable conditons and employing
not mo e than 200 wo ke s with o without powe .

(ii) Pa king, loading and unloading a eas.

(iii) Public utilities and buildings, canteen, estau ant and ec eational facilities fo
employees.

(iv) Residential use fo secu ity and watch staff, fi e station, fi st-aid station, police out
post, post office.

b) The following uses may be permitted with special sanction of the

Authority:

(i) Bus stand, ailways and oad f eight stations at sites abutting and gaining access
f om public oads of width minimum 15.0 m.

(ii) Filling station and junk ya d.

(iii) Gove nment and Semi-Gove nment uses incidential to main use.

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B) Service Industires:

(a) Normally permitted uses:

(i) Filling and se vicing stations.

(ii) Smith, moto wo kshops, ga ages and elect ic epai ing shops.

(iii) Flou mill, ice, dal, and oil mills, employing not mo e than 50 pe sons.

(iv) Sto age ya ds incidential to main use.

(v) Residence fo watchman.

(vi) Loading and unloading station.

(vii) Public utilities and buildings manufactu ing b ead and biscuit and confectione ies.

b) The following uses may be permitted with the special sanction of the
Authority:

(i) Ice facto y, cold sto age and gas plants.

(ii) Indust ies manufactu ing medicines, distilled wate .

(C) Special and hazardous industrial zone

(a) Normally permitted uses:

In the special and haza dous indust ial zone, buildings o p emises shall no mally be
pe mitted only fo the following pu poses and accesso y uses.

(i) All special and haza dous indust ies (classified as Red by the Puduche y Pollution
Cont ol Committee) without est iction of H.P. but sufficient p ecautions to the
satisfaction of the Competent Autho ity / Puduche y Pollution Cont ol Committee
have been taken to eliminate noxious o dange ous effluents.

(ii) Uses involving sto age, handling and othe uses incidental to such indust ies.

(b) The following uses may be permitted with a special sanction of the
Authority:

(i) All uses pe missible in the indust ial zone as may be decided by the Planning
Autho ity.

(c)Uses prohibited: All uses not specifically pe mitted unde ule (a) and (b) above
shall be p ohibited.

IV. PUBLIC AND SEMI PUBLIC ZONE

(a) Normally permissible uses:

(1) Educational institutions including colleges & institutions of highe Education,

Resea ch, Technical and T aining in natu e.

(2) Gove nment and quasi gove nment offices & Institutions, p ofessional and business
offices.

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 (3) A t galle ies, A chives, museums, public lib a ies and eligious buildings.

(4) Hospital, sanato ia and othe medical and public health institutions.

(5) Pa ks play fields, swimming pools, and othe public and semi public open spaces.

(6) B oadcasting, telecasting, installations and weathe stations.

(7) Public utilities, municipal and community facilities.

(8) Nu se y, P ima y and Seconda y Schools.

(9) Social and Cultu al Institutions including Sabhas.

(10) Residential and comme cial spaces incidental to the activities pe missible in this
use.

(b) The following uses may be permitted with special sanction of the Authority:

(1) T anspo tation te minals, including bus te minus and ailway stations, ai po ts,
Ha bou , pa king lots including multilevel pa king lots.

(2) Cinema theate s and othe comme cial ente tainment cent es and
kalyanamandapams.

(3) Clubs, community halls, Assembly halls, Audito iums and Theat es.

(4) C emato ia, cemete ies, bu ial g ounds and bu ning g ounds.

(5) Spo ts stadium, Rec eation complexes, Exhibition, Fai s.

(6) Buildings fo development of softwa e and its associated compute technology

applications, I.T. Pa ks.

(7) Manufactu e of Compute ha dwa e.

(8) Bio-info matics cent es.

(9) Fo eign mission, Embassies, Consulates.

(10) Containe te minals at sites abutting and gaining access f om public oads of width
minimum 15.0 m.

(c) Uses Prohibited: All uses not specifically pe mitted unde sub ules (a) and (b)
above shall be p ohibited.

(d) Other parameters: The plot extent, f ontage, cove age, floo a ea atio and set
backs fo the institutions shall be egulated acco ding to the specification given in
Annexu e -XI.

V.AGRICULTURAL ZONE;

(a) Uses permitted:

(i) Buildings fo ag icultu al uses.

(ii) Dai y and Livestock Fa m, Pisicultu e, cattle fa ms.

(iii) Wate tanks and ese voi s.

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(iv) Fo est y.

(v) Sto age and d ying of fe tilize s, food g ains and seeds.

(vi) Installation of elect ic machine y of not exceeding 15.0 H.P. may be allowed fo the
uses mentioned above.

(vii) Pet ol and othe fuel filling stations, schools, lib a ies, eligious buildings, public
utility buildings.

(b) The following uses may be permitted with special sanction of the Authority:

(i) Pa ks and playg ounds, camping sites and othe ec eational uses.

(ii) Sewage fa ms and ga bage dumps, bu ial/bu ning g ounds, C emato ia /

cemete ies, b ick kilns, sand, clay, stone c ushing, g avel qua ying ,salt pans &
salt and tile manufactu ing indust ies.

(iii) Installation of elect ic moto s that may be necessa y fo the uses mentioned above,
and fo mill fo g inding, hulling, etc.of ce eals, pulses, food-g ains and oil seeds
p ovided the site has p ope access.

(iv) Tempo a y tou ing cinemas.

(v) Educational Institutions.

c) Uses Prohibited:

All uses not specifically pe mitted unde ules (a) and (b) above shall be p ohibited.

VI OPEN SPACES AND RECREATIONAL ZONE:

In this zone buildings o p emises shall be pe mitted fo the following pu poses and
accesso y uses:

(a) Normally Permissible uses:

(i) All public and semi public ec eational uses and open spaces, pa ks and
playg ounds, zoological and botanical ga dens, nu se ies, wate f ont
developments, Museums and memo ials.

(ii) Installations that may be necessa y fo the uses mentioned above.

(b) Permissible with special sanction of the Planning Authority:

(i) Theme pa ks and amusement pa ks.

(ii) Open Ai Theat e, Exhibitions, Ci cuses, Fai s and Festival g ounds, Public
utilities.

(iii) Bu ial and bu ning g ounds o c emato ia.

(iv) Incidental esidential uses fo essential staff equi ed to be maintained in the

p emises.

(v) Incidental comme cial uses.

(vi) Hotels and estau ants not exceeding 300 sq.m.

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 (vii) Beach cottages each not exceeding 100 sq.m. in floo a ea and 7.5 m. in
height.

(viii) Spo ts stadium and ec eational complexes.

(ix) Multiplexes with ec eation as the dominant activity.

(c) Uses Prohibited:

All uses not specifically mentioned in sub egulations (1) shall be p ohibited.

VII AREAS FOR BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL CHARACTERS:

A .GREEN BELT ZONE:

(a) Uses permitted: Ag icultu e and ho ticultu e, Dai y and poult y fa ming, fa m
houses and necessa y building; B ick and lime kiln and emoval of clay, g avel; Bu ial
and c emation g ounds. T enching and disposal g ound; Places of wo ship, Public
utilities and buildings; bus, t uck te minus and ai po t facing public oad width of
minimum 15.0 m.

(b) Uses permitted on special grounds by Planning Authority: Educational and

cultu al buildings. Pa k and non-comme cial public and semi-public ec eational uses;
Sto age p ocessing and sale of fa m p oducts. Sewe age and compost a eas; Ope ation
of stone, mu um qua ies, Gove nment and Semi-Gove nment uses incidental to main
use.

(c) Uses prohibited: All uses not specifically pe mitted above.

B. COASTAL REGULATION ZONE: The coastal st etches of seas, bays which a e

influenced by tidal action (in the landwa d side) up to 500.0 m. f om the High Tide Line
and, estua ies and c eeks, eviews and back wate s which a e influenced by the tidal
action in the landwa d side upto 100.0 m. f om H.T.L. and the land between the Low
Tide Line and the High Tide Line have been decla ed as Coastal Regulation Zone
(C.R.Z.). Developments in this zone shall be egulated as pe the notification published
by the Gove nment of Puduche y and notificiation issued by the Minist y of Envi onment
and Fo ests, Gove nment of India, f om time to time.

C. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PARK (I.T.P.):

The development of land and building fo the pu poses of accele ating the g owth of
info mation technology including the manufactu e of the ha dwa e, development of
softwa e and its associated compute – communication technology applications shall
confo m to the ules fo “Info mation Technology Pa k” given in Annexu e-XIV.

D . MULTI STOREYED BUILDING (M.S.B.) AREA:

Buildings exceeding fou floo s o 15.0 m. in height shall not be pe mitted in a eas
specifically p ohibited fo const uction of such buildings. The design of multi sto eyed
buildings should be done as pe the elevant code p esc ibed fo ea thquake esistant

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design applicable to latest classified seismic zones. Multi sto eyed buildings should have
a egiste ed St uctu al Enginee fo design and ce tification of st uctu al soundness.
Multi sto eyed buildings should be subject to st uctu al audit by St uctu al Enginee
d awn f om a panel of St uctu al Enginee s enlisted by the Planning Autho ity. They
shall confo m to the “special ules fo multi-sto eyed buildings” given in Annexu e-XV.
St uctu al design and St uctu al design basis epo t shall confo m to the p ovisions
given in Annexu e-I.

In all othe a eas maximum height of the buildings shall not exceed 15.0 m. p ovided
a chitectu al featu es like gopu ams, mina ets, steeples, flag mast, wate tanks o
simila st uctu es may be pe mitted subject to the ceiling of 20.0 m. height f om g ound
level with special sanction of the Autho ity.

VIII Planning Parameters:

The plot coverage, F.A.R., setbacks for the developments shall be regulated
according to the table given below:
Table: 1. Ordinary Residential buildings: (upto 6 dwelling units)
Sl.No Description Continuous Other areas Residential
Building Area / Economically
Existing developed Weaker
area Section
1 2 3 4 5
A Minimum 50 sq.m. 100 sq.m. 20 sq.m.
Plot a ea
B Minimum 4.5 m. 6.0 m. 3.0 m.
Plot width /
f ontage
C Maximum One and half times the width of the abutting oad p ovided that
Height the height may be exceeded to the extent of 1.0 m. fo eve y 30
cm. by which the building is set back f om the st eet o 15.0 m.,
which eve is less..
D Maximum 180 180 180
F.A.R.

E Maximum 75% 70% 80%

Plot
cove age
F Minimum It shall be f om the p ope ty bounda y.
Setbacks
Abutting Road Setback
(i) F ont set 1.0 m. 1.0 m.
width
back
Up to 10.0 m. 1.5 m.
Above 10.0 m. 3.0 m.
up to 15.25 m.
Above 15.25 m. 4.5 m.
up to 30.5 m.
Above 30.5 m. 6.0 m.

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 (ii) Side Set Nil Plot width Side set back Nil
back
Up to 4.5 m. Nil
Above 4.5 m. to 1.0 m. on
6.1 m. one side
Above 6.1 m. 1.0 m. on
up to 9.15 m. eithe side
Above 9.15 m. 1.5 m. on
eithe side
(iii) Rea set Nil 1.5 m. 1.0 m.
back
F Pa king spaces shall be p ovided within the site confo ming to the egulations
given in the Regulation -X.
G Rainwate ha vesting p ovisions as p esc ibed in Annexu e-VII shall be p ovided.
Note (1) Fo plots facing 100’ E.C.R. and N.H., a minimum f ont set back shall be
: p ovided as p esc ibed by the N.H. Div. / E.C.R., P.W.D.
(2) Fo plots abutting wate bodies (canal / channels), minimum setback shall
be p ovided as p esc ibed by the Competent Autho ity.

Table 2: Ordinary commercial buildings:

Sl.No Description Continuous other areas
Building Area
1 2 3 4
A Minimum 50 sq.m. 100 sq.m.
Plot extent
B Minimum 4.5 m. 6.0 m.
Plot width /
f ontage
C Maximum One and half times the width of the abutting oad p ovided that
Height the height may be exceeded to the extent of 1.0 m. fo eve y 30
cm. by which the building is set back f om the st eet o 15.0 m,
which eve is less.
D Maximum 150 150
F.A.R.

E Maximum 75% 70%

Plot
cove age
F Minimum It shall be f om the p ope ty bounda y.
Setbacks
(i) F ont set 1.0 m. Abutting Road width Setback
back
Up to 10.0 m. 1.5 m.
Above 10.0 m. up to 3.0 m.
15.25 m.
Above 15.25 m. up to 4.5 m..

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 30.5 m.
Above 30.5m. 6.0 m.
(ii) Side Set Nil Plot width Side set back
back
Up to 4.5 m. NIL
Above 4.5 m. to 6.1m. 1.0 m. on one side
Above 6.1 m. up to 1.0 m. on eithe side
9.15 m
Above 9.15 m. 1.5 m. on eithe side
(iii) Rea set Nil 1.5 m.
back
G Pa king spaces shall be p ovided within the site confo ming to the egulations
given in the Annexu e-X.
H The minimum width of the co ido shall be as given in clause 38 (2) of the Bye
laws.
I Rainwate ha vesting p ovisions as p esc ibed in Annexu e -VII shall be
p ovided.
Note: In cases of fuel filling stations, the buildings p oposed within the p emises shall
not exceed single sto ied and clea ances of the Dist ict Magist ate, Revenue
Depa tment and Explosive Depa tment shall be insisted fo the p oposed
development. The Regulations fo fuel filling Stations a e given in the Annexu e
-XII.

Table 3: Industrial Buildings:

Extent of plot Coverage F.A.R. Front set Side and rear

back set back
Up to 500 sq.m. 60% 150 Set backs as p esc ibed fo
esidential zone.
Above 500-5000 sq.m. 60% 150 All- ound 3.0 m.
Above 5000-10000 50% 150 6.0 m. 4.5 m.
sq.m.
Above 10000 sq.m. 40% 150 7.5 m. 6.0 m.
Maximum Height : One and half times the width of the abutting oad p ovided that the
height may be exceeded to the extent of 1.0 m. fo eve y 30 cm. by which the building is
set back f om the st eet o 30.0 m, which eve is less.

Pa king spaces shall be p ovided within the site confo ming to the egulations given in the
Annexu e-X.

Rainwate ha vesting p ovisions as p esc ibed in Annexu e -VII shall be p ovided.

Note: (1) In cases of const uction of Indust y, N.O.C. / pe mission of the conce ned
Municipality / Commune Panchayat fo establishing Indust y shall be insisted fo
the p oposed development.

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 (2) St uctu es pe missible in the minimum p esc ibed F ont; Side and Rea
setbacks a e given in clause 39(4).

(3) In addition to this above incidential st uct u es such as Gate pilla s, Se vant
oom, watchman booth, cycle stand, Gene ato oom and toilets with height not
exceeding 4.0 m. a e pe missible in these minimum p esc ibed setback spaces.

Table 4: Religious building with floor area less than 300 sq.m the height not
exceeding G+1 floors:

Sl.No Description Continuous Other areas

Building Area

1 2 3 4
A Minimum 60 sq.m. 90 sq.m.
plot extent
B Minimum 4.5 m. 6.0 m.
Plot width /
f ontage
C Maximum One and half times the width of the abutting oad p ovided that the
Height height may be exceeded to the extent of 1.0 m. fo eve y 30 cm. by
which the building is set beck f om the st eet o 15.0 m., which eve
is less.
D Maximum 150 150
F.A.R.
E Maximum 60% 50%
Plot
cove age
F Minimum It shall be f om the p ope ty bounda y.
Setbacks
(i) F ont set 1.5 m. Abutting Road width Set back
back
Up to 10.0 m. 1.5 m.
Above 10.0 m. up to 3.0 m.
15.25 m.
Above 15.25 m. up to 4.5 m.
30.5 m.
Above 30.5 m. 6.0 m.
(ii) Side Set Nil 2.0 m. on eithe side.
back.
(iii) Rea set Nil 2.0 m.
back
G Pa king spaces shall be p ovided with in the site confo ming to the egulations
given in the Annexu e-X.
H The minimum width of the co ido shall be as given in clause 38 (2) of the Bye
laws.

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I Rainwate ha vesting p ovisions as p esc ibed in Annexu e-VII shall be p ovided.
Note: No site shall be used fo the const uction of a building intended fo public wo ship
o eligious pu poses, without the p io app oval of the Planning Autho ity and with
the clea ance of Dist ict Collecto , who may efuse such p oposal if in his opinion,
the use p oposed in the site and building is likely to endange public, peace and
o de .

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