The purpose of the code is to promote quality of built environment by organising the most appropriate development of land in accordance with the development policies and land use proposals contained in the Plan.
It is a systematic code to ascertain the use activity (use) at two levels:
i)
Conversion of Use Zone into Use Premises (layout); and
ii)
Permission of Use Activities on Use Premises. The code differentiates between the Use Zone and Use Premises
ENFORCEMENT OF THE CODE
To regulate development in the National Capital Territory of Delhi within the framework of the land use plan, the following shall be observed:
1(1) This code may be called the Development Code.
1(2) It covers the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
In this code unless the context otherwise require:
2(1) Land use Plan means the plan indicating Use Zones as defined in Clause 4.0
2(2) Zonal Development Plan means a plan for one of the zones (divisions) of the National Capital Territory of Delhi containing detailed information regarding provision of social infrastructure, parks and open spaces, circulation system, etc.
2(3) Local Area Plan means the plan of a Ward / Sub Zone to be prepared and approved by the concerned local body.
2(4) Layout Plan means a Plan indicating configuration and sizes of all Use Premises. Each Use Zone may have one or more than one Layout Plan depending upon the extensiveness of the area under the specific Use Zones and vice-versa. A layout plan shall have at least two use premises (apart from Recreational, utilities and transportation) and a minimum area of 1 Ha. below which it shall be termed as site plan or sub division plan.
Layout Plan will indicate the location of all proposed and existing roads with their widths, dimensions of plots along with building lines and setbacks, location of drains, public facilities and services and electric lines etc, statement indicating the total area of the site, area under roads, open spaces for parks, playground, recreational spaces and other public places, as required by specific sections of the development code.
2(5) Site Plan: A Detailed Plan showing the proposed placement of structures, parking areas, open space, landscaping, and other development features, on a parcel of land, as required by specific sections of the development code.
2(6) Use Zone means an area for any one of the Specified Use Category of the urban functions as provided for in Clause 4.0.
2(7) Use Premises means one of the many sub divisions of a Use Zone, designated in an approved layout plan, for a specific Use. Land use of a premise has to be determined on the basis of an approved layout plan.
2(8) Special Area means an area with special characteristics designated as such in the Plan for development / redevelopment.
2(9) Commercial Centres include a Metropolitan City Centre, District Centre, Community Centre, Local Shopping Centre, Convenience Shopping Centre and Non-Hierarchical Commercial Centres, Wholesale and Warehousing.
2(10) 1[Conversion charges / other levies as prescribed by the Government from time to time shall be payable wherever land use conversion is enabled at premise level by the Master Plan / Zonal Plan, Mixed Use Regulation and other Regulations.]
3(1) The National Capital Territory of Delhi is divided into 9 land use categories as mentioned in clause 4.0
3(2) Each land Use category is assigned number of use zones, which shall be further subdivided into required number of Use Premises with or without conditions in Layout Plans.
3(3) Each use premises shall be permitted to have specific uses / use activities out of the prescribed uses / use activities with or without conditions.
3(4) The Layout Plans already approved by the Authority or any other local authority concerned in accordance with law shall be deemed to have been approved under this code.
3(5) An area in respect of which there is no approved Layout Plan shall be governed by the provisions of the Master Plan / Zonal Development Plan.
3(6) In case of Urban Design schemes, Redevelopment along MRTS Corridor, Urban Renewal schemes etc. on comprehensive basis the minimum area prescribed for planning and approval:
a) Scheme area for redevelopment - 4 Ha.
b) Plot area for redevelopment - 3000 sqm.
3(7) Accommodation Reservation (AR) and Transfer of Development Control Rights (TDR) are used as development control tools for implementing plans for redevelopment schemes in urban areas.
3(8) A landscape plan shall be prepared in case of the premises of size 3000 sqm. and above.
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1. Modified vide S.O. 2034(E) dated 12-08-2008
3(9) The natural drainage pattern shall not be disturbed.
3(10) Rainwater harvesting shall form an integral part of the storm water drainage plan, at the time of sanction of any layout plan.
SANCTION OF PLANS
3(11) Layout Plans / Site Plans and Building plans shall be approved by the Local Bodies and Authority in their areas of jurisdiction.
3(12) Authority / Local Body(s) shall be empowered after levying penalty to compound deviations from limits of coverage/ FAR to the extent of 5% of the permissible coverage and FAR, subject to maximum of 13.5 sqm. in building(s) / premises at the time of considering the completion / occupancy certificate. In Group Housing schemes and Public & semi-public facilities, 5% FAR beyond permissible FAR can be compounded by the authority / Local Body at the time of considering the completion/occupancy certificate
.
3(13) Wherever required, the Technical Committee of the DDA shall formulate policy guidelines for the sanctioning of local area plans, layout plans, comprehensive schemes, re-development schemes, urban renewal schemes and multi-storeyed buildings in all land use categories. The Technical Committee shall be empowered to call for the plans from the development organisations / Local Bodies and would give directions / recommendations wherever necessary.
There shall be 9 Land Use categories subdivided into use Zones as given below:
· RESIDENTIAL
RD Residential area
RF Foreign Mission
· COMMERCIAL
C1 Retail Shopping, General Business and Commerce, District Centre, Community Centre, Non Hierarchical Commercial Centre.
C2 Wholesale, Warehousing, Cold Storage and Oil Depot
C3 Hotels
· INDUSTRIAL
M1 Manufacturing, Service and Repair Industry.
· RECREATIONAL
P1 Regional Park
P2 City Park, District Park, Community Park.
P3 Historical Monuments
· TRANSPORTATION
T1 Airport
T2 Terminal / Depot - Rail / MRTS / Bus / Truck
T3 Circulation - Rail / MRTS / Road
· UTILITY
U1 Water (Treatment Plant etc.),
U2 Sewerage (Treatment Plant etc.),
U3 Electricity (Power House, Sub-Station etc.)
U4 Solid Waste (Sanitary landfill etc.)
U5 Drain
· GOVERNMEN
G1 President Estate and Parliament House
G2 Government Office / Courts
G3 Government Land (use undetermined)
· PUBLIC AND SEMIPUBLIC FACILITE
PS1 Hospital, Education and Research University / University centre, College,
Social - Cultural, Socio Cultural Complex / Centre, Police / Police Headquarter /
Police Lines, Fire Stations / Disaster Management Centres, Religious, Burial
Ground / Cremation.
PS2 Transmission Site / Centre
PS3 Sports Facilities / Complex / Stadium / Sports Centre.
· GREEN BELT / AND WATER BODY
A1 Plant Nursery
A2 Green Belt / Agricultural Green
A3 River and Water body
Mixed Use Zone
A use zone in the Land Use Plan could be indicated as consisting of more than one use zones.
The use premises and Uses / Use Activities with similar nomenclature are given with the controls of specific premises in the respective chapters.
6(1) Any one of the use zones may be located at one or more than one places as shown in the Land Use Plan.
6(2) The boundaries of various pockets of use zones are defined in land Use Plan by features like roads, railway tracks, drains etc.
7(1) The location and boundaries of each use premises shall conform to as specified in the layout plan with reference to important bench mark like road, drain or other physical features.
7(2) Any change in the location, boundaries and predominant use of use premises due to any reason whatsoever and duly approved shall be incorporated in layout plan.
The objective of these regulations is to guide the preparation of layout plans for residential and industrial use zones. These regulations include norms for provision of facilities and circulation system. The service plans corresponding to these layout plans for provision of physical infrastructure like water supply, sewerage, drainage, etc., shall conform to municipal byelaws.
The use zone other than residential and industrial shall have integrated plans governed by respective building control regulations.
Integrated plan differs from customary layout plan as in the former the regulations are for the total plot and sub-divisions are done for the development purpose. The norms for sub-division of residential and manufacturing use zone into use premises are given in respective chapters.
(As part of approval of layout plan or as a case of special permission from the Authority) Permission of selected Use Premises in Use Zones RD, C1, C2, M, PS
S No.
Use Premises
Use Zones
RD
C1
C2
M
PS
RESIDENTIAL
i
Residential plot - Plotted Housing
P
P**
NP
ii
Residential plot - Group Housing
iii
Residence - cum - Work Plot
iv
Foreign mission
v
Hostel / Old age home
vi
Guest House, Boarding and Lodging House
vii
Dharamshala and its equivalent
viii
Community Hall / Barat Ghar
ix
Night Shelter
x
Community / Recreational Hall, Library, Reading Room, Society Office, Crèche and Day Care Centre.
C
COMMERCIAL
Local Level (Convenience /
Local shopping centre)
Cinema / Multiplexes
P*
Service markets / Informal Bazaars
Wholesale Trade
Storage, godown and warehousing, cold
storage & Ice factory, gas godown.
R
RECREATIONAL
Recreational (Park, Play grounds, Swimming
Pool)/ Sports Complex / Stadium / Amusement
parks/ Recreational Clubs etc.
INDUSTRY
Industrial plot, flatted group industry
Service centre & Service industry
T
TRANSPORTATION
Circulation (Road network with street furniture,
Bus terminal, MRTS stations, Parking etc.
Bus depot & Workshop
G
GOVERNMENT
Local / Government maintenance Offices
Offices of utility services providing agencies
PUBLIC AND SEMI PUBLIC FACILITIES
Hospital (upto 100 beds)
Primary Health Centre / Family Welfare
Centre / Maternity Home / dispensary etc.
Nursing Home / poly clinic / clinic /
clinical laboratory etc.
Dispensary for pet and animals
Primary school / Middle school
School for Mentally / Physically Challenged
Technical Training centre (ITI / Polytechnic /
Vocational / Training Institute / Management
institute / Teacher Training Institute, etc.)
Facilities - Bus terminal, taxi stand, milk /
vegetable booths, religious premises,
vending booth, petrol / CNG filling
pump, recreational club, police post,
police station, fire station, post office, &
telegraph office and telephone exchange.
P: Permitted
P*: Permitted only in Commercial Centres
NP: Not Permitted
P**: Special permission as per Mixed use / Special Area Regulations
Notes:
i) Park, Open Parking, Circulation and Public Utilities are permitted in all use zones.
ii) Limited remunerative uses may be permitted for making environmental upgradation of social upliftment projects such as covering of drains, in-situ rehabilitation schemes etc. financially viable. The activities and extent of the use permitted to be decided by DDA.
iii) Property development in area around Metro Stations (composite) upto a maximum area of 3.0 Ha., shall be permitted in all use zones, except Recreational and Ridge / regional park use zone subject to approval of the Technical Committee of DDA.
iv). The permission of use premise in the following use zones shall be governed by the specific function of the use zone. C3- Hotel, P3- Historical Monuments, T1- Airport, T2- Terminal / Depot - Rail / MRTS / Bus / Truck, T3- Circulation - Rail / MRTS / Road, U1-Water, U2-Sewerage, U3-Electricity, U4-Solid Waste, U5-Drain, G1-President Estate &Parliament House, G3-Government Land (Use Undetermined), PS1 -Cremation and Burial Ground, Religious, A2-Green Belt and A3-River & Water Body.
1[v) Land use of Village Abadi (Lal Dora / firni) located in any use zone is residential.]
________________________________________ 1. Modified vide S.O. 2034(E) dated 12-08-2008
The objective of these regulations is to provide controls for building(s) within use premises excluding the internal arrangement, which are covered in Building Bye-laws.
General Notes
1. Where development controls are not stipulated for any use premise, the same can be formulated by the Authority.
2. The mezzanine floor and service floor wherever provided shall be considered as a part of the total FAR.
3. If the building is constructed with stilt area of non-habitable height (2.4 mts) and is proposed to be used for parking, landscaping, etc. the stilt floor need not be included in FAR.
4. Wherever the building regulations are given for different categories of plots, the area covered and the floor area shall in no case be less than the permissible covered area and floor area respectively for the largest size of plot in the lower category.
Table 17.1: Minimum Setbacks (Other than Residential Plotted Development)
S.No.
Plot size (in sq.m)
Minimum Setbacks
Front (m)
Rear (m)
Side (m)
(1)
(2)
1
Upto 60
0
2
Above 60 & upto 150
3
1.5 (avg.)
-
Above 150 & upto 300
4
2 (avg.)
Above 300 upto 500
5
Above 500 upto 2,000
6
Above 2,000 upto 10,000
9
7
Above 10,000
15
12
Note:
i) In case the permissible coverage is not achieved with the above given setbacks, the setbacks of the preceding category may be followed.
ii) The setbacks are subject to requirements of height and ventilation as per building byelaws.
iii) In case a layout is sanctioned with more than the minimum prescribed setbacks, the same shall be followed in the sanction of the building plans.
iv) The Technical Committee of DDA may relax setbacks, ground coverage and height in special circumstances
v) ESS wherever required to be provided within the plot, is allowed by shifting of side / rear setbacks.
Parking Standards have been prescribed in each use premises however, where it is not prescribed, it will be followed as given in the Table 17.2.
Table 17.2: Parking Standard
S.No
Use Premises Permissible Equivalent Car Spaces (ECS)
per 100 sqm. of floor area
1. Residential
2. Commercial
3. Manufacturing
4.Government
1.8
5. Public and Semi-Public Facilities
i) In existing buildings having plot area of more than 2000 sqm., an extra ground coverage of 5% shall be permissible for construction of automated multi-level parking to provide dedicated parking structures for additional needs.
ii) For the provision of car parking spaces, the space standards shall be as given in Table 17.3
Table 17.3: Space Standards for Car Parking
Type of Parking
Area in sqm. per ECS
Open
23
Ground floor covered
28
Basement
32
Multi level with ramps
30
Automated multilevel with lifts
16
a) Basement(s) upto the setback line maximum equivalent to parking and services requirement, such as Air Conditioning Plant and equipment, water storage, Boiler, Electric Sub-Station HT and LT Panel rooms, Transformer Compartment, Control Room, Pump House, Generator Room and other mechanical services and installation of electrical and fire fighting equipments, and other services required for the maintenance of the building with prior approval of the concerned agencies, could be permitted and not to be counted in FAR. However, the area provided for services should not exceed 30% of the basement area.
b) The basement(s) above the plot level shall be kept flushed with the ground and shall be ventilated with mechanical means of ventilation; and
c) Basement(s) shall be designed to take full load of the fire tender, wherever required and subject to adequate safety measures.
d) In case the basement is used for activity in conformity with the use premises, wherever permitted, the same shall be counted in FAR subject to clearance from the Fire Authorities and other statutory bodies.
e) Parking area, if misused, is liable to be municipalized / taken over by the Local Body / Authority.
f) The ESS, fire fighting installations and underground water tank shall neither be counted in ground coverage nor in FAR.
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