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CHAPTE - II
Application for development / Building permit
3. Building Permit: - No pe son shall e ect any building without obtaining p io building
pe mission in w iting f om the Competent Autho ity duly notified by the Gove nment fo
this pu pose.
4. Application for building permit:-
(1) Eve y pe son who intends to e ect building within the ju isdiction of the Autho ity
shall apply in w iting to the Planning Autho ity in Fo m -1(A).
(2) Such application shall be accompanied by documents in quad uplicate as
mentioned in checklist annexed to Fo m –I (A).
(3) Such application shall not be conside ed until the applicant has paid the fees
mentioned in Annexu e-V.
(4) In case of objections, the fees so paid shall not be efunded to the applicant but
the applicant shall be allowed to esubmit the plan without any additional fees
afte complying with all the objections within a pe iod of one yea f om the date
of eceipt of communication of such objections f om the Autho ities.
(5) No application fo building pe mit shall be necessa y fo the following additions /
alte ations p ovided they do not violate any of the p ovisions ega ding gene al
building equi ements, st uctu e stability and fi e safety equi ements specified in
National Building Code -
(a) Whitewashing and painting;
(b) Plaste ing and patch wo k;
(c) Renewal of oof at the same height;
( ) Reconst uction of po tions of building damaged by any natu al calamity to
the same extent as p eviously app oved;
(e) Inte nal additions / alte ations within the building envelop ce tified and
supe vised by a Licensed Technical Pe son egiste ed;
(f) Digging o filling of ea th;
(6) Intimation to this effect shall be submitted to the Autho ity in w iting befo e
commencement of const uction.
(7) Rega ding submission of plans by the Gove nment Depa tments, the p ocedu e
shall be as given below:
(i) The ope ational const uction / installation of the Gove nment, whethe tempo a y
o pe manent, which is essential fo the ope ation, maintenance, development o
execution of any of the following se vices may be exempted f om the point of view
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of the bye-laws, namely:- Railways, National Highways, National Wate ways,
Majo Po ts, Ai -ways and Ae od omes, Posts & Teleg aphs, Telephones, Wi eless,
B oadcasting and othe like fo ms of communication, Regional g id fo elect icity,
Defence and any othe se vice which the Cent al Gove nment / Gove nment of
Puduche y may, if it is of opinion that the ope ation, maintenance, development
o execution of such se vice is essential to the life of the community, by
notification, decla e to be a se vice fo the pu pose of this clause.
In case of const uction / installation whe e no app ovals a e equi ed, the
conce ned agencies which a e exempted f om seeking app oval shall submit the
d awings / plans / details fo info mation and eco d of the Autho ity befo e
const uction / installation.
(ii) The following const uctions of the Gove nment Depa tments do not come unde
the pu view of ope ational const uction fo the pu pose of exemption unde sub-
clause (i), namely:-
(a) new esidential building (othe than gate lodges, qua te s fo limited essential
ope ational staff and the like), oads and d ains in Railway colonies, hospitals,
institutes and schools, in the case of Railways and
(b) a new building, new const uction o new installation o any extension the eof in the
case of any othe se vices.
5. INFO MATION ACCOMPANYING APPLICATION FO LAYOUT PLAN O
BUILDING PE MIT
5.1 The following information shall be accompanied with the application for
layout and building plan
(A) Layouts regarding sub–division of land
(1) The site plan shall show,
(i) the bounda ies of the plot and the name and numbe of the p ope ties and oad
abutting to the plot;
(ii) plot numbe of the p ope ty on which the building is intended to be e ected;
(iii) all existing buildings and physical featu es standing on, ove o unde the site;
(iv) building envelope at each floo level in elation to the site;
(v) the total plot a ea and the b eak-up of a ea unde diffe ent uses, oads and open
space with thei pe centages in te ms of the total a ea of the plot;
(vi) total floo a ea atio, g ound cove age and height of the building on each catego y
p oposed;
(vii) setbacks of total plot as well as individual p oposed plots;
(viii)details of setback, floo a ea atio, g ound cove age, on each i egula shaped plots
in the p oposed layout on at least 1 : 500 scale;
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(ix) sewe age and d ainage lines upto discha ge point and wate supply lines;
(x) details of bounda y wall, plinth, culve t and amp, t ees;
(xi) scale used and the di ection of no th point elating to plan of p oposed building;
(xii) pa king plans indicating the pa king spaces fo all the buildings; landscape plan;
(xiii) location and size of tempo a y st uctu es like sto es, labou hutments, site office
and the like; and
(xiv)elect ical load equi ement.
(2) Building Plan: Fo any p oposed st uctu e equi ement of building plan shall be as
pe clause 5.1 (B), 5.1 (C) and 5.1 (D) as the case may be.
(3) Service Plans: Details of p ivate wate supply and sewage disposal system
independent of the Municipal Se vices, if any and ain wate ha vesting system and sola
passive a chitectu e as pe the existing Gove nment o de s.
(4) Specification: Gene al specification of mate ials to be used in diffe ent pa ts of the
building as given in Appendix-I, enclosed with the Fo m- I (B).
(5) 3[Documents as pe Checklist annexed to Fo m-I (B)].
(B) esidential buildings on plots other than group housing (flatted):
(1) The plan shall show--
(i) Key Plan – A key plan d awn to a scale of not less than 1:10,000 shall be submitted
along with the application fo a development / building pe mit showing the
bounda y locations of the site with espect to neighbou hood landma ks;
(ii) the bounda ies of the plot and the name / numbe of the p ope ties and oad
abutting the plot;
(iii) plot numbe of the p ope ty on which the building is intended to be e ected;
(iv) all existing building and physical featu es standing on, ove o unde the site,
(v) building envelope at each floo level in elation to the site,
(vi) the total plot a ea and the b eak-up of cove ed a eas on each floo with thei
pe centages in te ms of the total a ea of the plot;
(vii) total height of the building;
(viii) setbacks;
(ix) details of p ojections and st uctu es in setbacks;
(x) sewe age and d ainage lines upto discha ge point, ain wate ha vesting and wate
supply lines;
(xi) details of bounda y wall and its plinth, culve t and amp, t ees, concealing of wate
tank on oof with jaali;
3 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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(xii) ca pa king, if applicable;
(xiii) scale used and the di ection of no th point elating to plan of p oposed building;
(2) 4[Document as pe Checklist - 1A enclosed with Appendix -1].
(3) Specification: Gene al specification of mate ial to be used in diffe ent pa ts of the
building as given in Appendix-I, enclosed with the Fo m- I (A).
(C) Other buildings
(1) The site plan shall show:-
(i) the bounda ies of the plot and the name / numbe of the p ope ties and oads
abutting to the plot;
(ii) plot numbe of the p ope ty on which the building is intended to be e ected;
(iii) all existing buildings and physical featu es standing on, ove o unde the site;
(iv) building envelope at each floo level in elation to the site;
(v) the total a ea and the b eak-up of cove ed a eas on each floo with thei
pe centages in te ms of the total a ea of the plot;
(vi) total height of the building;
(vii) setbacks;
(viii)details of p ojections and st uctu es in setbacks;
(ix) sewe age and d ainage lines upto discha ge point and wate supply lines;
(x) details of bounda y wall, plinth, culve t and amp, t ees;
(xi) scale used and the di ection of no th point elating to plan of p oposed building;
(xii) pa king plan indicating the pa king spaces of all the buildings;
(xiii) landscape plan;
(xiv) location and size of tempo a y st uctu es like sto es, labou hutments, site
office; and
(xv) elect ical load equi ement.
(2) Building Plan – The plan of the building, elevations and sections accompanying
the application shall be d awn to a scale not less than 1:100
(i) the plan shall include the floo plans of building floo s togethe with the
cove ed a ea;
(ii) the plan shall specify the use of all pa ts of the building;
(iii) the plan shall show wate supply, sewe age, d ainage lines and the like;
(iv) the plan shall include sectional d awing showing clea ly the thickness of
walls, size and spacing of f aming membe s and floo slabs. The sections
4 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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shall also indicate the height of the ooms and the pa apet. At least one c oss
section shall be taken th ough the stai case;
(v) the plan shall show all st eet elevations;
(vi) the plan shall include te ace plan indicating the d ainage and the slope of
the oof;
(vii) the plan shall give dimension of the pe missible p ojections in setbacks;
(viii) the plan shall give di ection of the no th point in elation to the plan and
scale used.
(3) Building plans for all types of Multi storeyed buildings / High rise
buildings- The following additional info mation shall be indicated in the building plans in
addition to those mentioned in clause 5.1.C (2);
(i) access fo fi e appliances and vehicles and details of vehicula tu ning ci cle and
clea moto able access way a ound the building;
(ii) size (width) of main and alte nate stai case along with balcony, co ido s and
ventilated lobby app oach;
(iii) location and details of lift enclosu es;
(iv) location and size of fi e lift;
(v) smoke stop lobby doo s, if p ovided;
(vi) efuse a ea, efuse chutes, efuse chambe , se vice ducts, etc. if any;
(vii) ai conditioning system, if p ovided, with position of dampe s, mechanical
ventilation system, elect ical se vices, boile s, gas pipes o the like;
(viii)details of exits including p ovision of amps fo hospital and special lifts;
(ix) location of gene ato , t ansfo me and switch gea oom;
(x) smoke exhauste system, if any;
(xi) details of fi e ala m system;
(xii) location of cent alized cont ol, connecting all fi e ala m system, built in fi e
p otection a angements and public add ess system;
(xiii) location and dimension of static wate sto age tank and pump ooms with fi e
fighting inlets fo mobile pump and wate sto age tank;
(xiv)location and details of fi st aid fi e fighting equipment and installations;
(xv) location and details of fixed fi e p otection installations such as sp inkle s, wet
ise s, hose – eels, d enche s, CO2 installation, etc.
(xvi)St uctu al design and St uctu al design basis epo t of the building as pe the
p ovisions in Annexu e-I.
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(4) “Services plans” – The se vices plans shall include all details of building and
plumbing se vices, and also plans, elevations and sections of p ivate wate supply,
sewage disposed system, waste wate ecycling system and ain wate ha vesting
system.
Note:- A pe son who is engaged eithe to p epa e plan o to p epa e a st uctu al
design and st uctu al design basis epo t o to supe vise the building shall give an
unde taking as p esc ibed in Fo m 8, 9, 10&11.
(5) Specification – Gene al specification of mate ials to be used in diffe ent pa ts of
the building as given in Appendix-1, enclosed with the Fo m -I (A).
(6) Documents as pe Checklist 1B annexed to Appendix -1.
(D) Temporary Building
(1) The site plan shall show:-
(i) the bounda ies of the plot and the name / numbe of the p ope ties and oads
abutting to the plot;
(ii) plot numbe of the p ope ty on which the building is intended to be e ected;
(iii) all existing buildings and physical featu es standing on, ove o unde the site;
(iv) total height of the building;
(v) setbacks;
(vi) details of p ojections and st uctu es in setbacks;
(vii) sewe age and d ainage lines upto discha ge point and wate supply lines;
(viii) scale used and the di ection of no th point elating to plan of p oposed building;
(ix) location and size of tempo a y st uctu es like sto es, labou hutments, site office
and the like;
(2) Building Plan – The plans shall be submitted fo building othe than labou
hutment.
The plan of the building, elevations and sections accompanying the application shall be
d awn to a scale not less than 1:200, with the following:-
(i) the plan shall include the floo plans of building floo s togethe with the cove ed
a ea;
(ii) the plan shall specify the use of all pa ts of the building;
(iii) the plan shall show wate supply, sewe age, d ainage lines and the like;
(iv) the plan shall include sectional d awing showing clea ly the thickness of walls, size
and spacing of f aming membe s and floo slabs. The sections shall also indicate
the height of the ooms and the pa apet;
(v) the plan shall show all st eet elevations;
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(vi) the plan shall give indication of the no th point in elation to the plan and scale
used.
(3) Specification – Gene al specification of mate ials to be used in diffe ent pa ts of
the building as given in Appendix-I, enclosed with the Fo m- I (A).
(4) 5[Documents as pe Checklist-1 C annexed to Appendix -1].
5.2 Specifications- Specifications both gene al and detailed, giving type and g ade of
mate ials to be used, duly signed by Registe ed Technical Pe sonnel shall accompany the
notice / Applications.
5.3. ecommended notation for colouring of plans:-
Item Site Plan Building Plan
(1) White plan
(2) Blue print
(3) White plan
(4) Blue print
(5)
Existing wo k Black / Blue
(Outline)
White Black/Blue White
P oposed wo k Red filled in Red Red Red
D ainage and
sewe age wo k
Red dotted Red dotted Red dotted Red dotted
Wate supply wo k Black dotted Black dotted Black dotted Black dotted
Wo k p oposed to
be dismantled
Yellow hatched Yellow
hatched
Yellow
hatched
Yellow
hatched
Open spaces No colou No colou No colou No colou
Plot lines Thick black Thick black Thick black Thick black
Pe missible building
lines
Thick dotted
black
Thick dotted
black
Thick dotted
black
Thick dotted
black
Existing st eet G een G een -- --
Futu e st eet
(if any)
G een dotted G een
dotted
-- --
Wo k to be
egulated o
deviations made
Red hatched Red hatched Red hatched Red hatched
5.4. Preparation and Signing of plans -
(1)All plans shall be p epa ed and duly signed by the Registe ed Technical Pe sonnel
and shall indicate his name, add ess, qualifications and egist ation numbe and
validity pe iod of the license as pe Annexu e-III.
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6. Withdrawal of application -
The applicant may withd aw his application fo a building pe mit at any time p io to the
sanction and such withd awal shall te minate all p oceedings with espect to such
applications, but the fees paid shall in no case be efunded.
7. Scrutiny of the building permit-
(1) The Head of Office of the Planning Autho ity i.e. The Membe Sec eta y of the
Planning Autho ity shall ve ify o cause to be ve ified the facts given in the
application fo pe mit, and enclosu es. The title of the land shall also be ve ified.
(2) The Membe Sec eta y of Planning Autho ity shall check the info mation listed in
clause 5-1 (B) fo esidential buildings on plots (othe than G oup Housing
flatted).
(3) Fo layout plan, othe buildings and tempo a y st uctu es a Licensed Technical
Pe son shall p ovide the info mation in clause 5.1(A), 5.1(C) and 5.1(D)
espectively and p ovision of fi e safety equi ements, public convenience, safety
p ovisions and othe elevant laws. The Licensed Technical Pe son shall also be
esponsible fo all othe p ovisions as pe Building Regulations, Planning and
Development Di ections, National Building Code, Indian Standa d Institution
standa ds and such othe p ovisions as equi ed by the Autho ity f om time to time.
(4) The Owne and Licensed Technical Pe son shall jointly indemnify the Planning
Autho ity against violation of these Regulations, Planning and Development
Di ections and p ovisions of National Building Code.
(5) The Membe Sec eta y of the Planning Autho ity, howeve ese ves the ight to
pe fo m test checks by complete sc utiny of any of the plans submitted fo
app oval.
(6) In case of any violation, the Licensed Technical Pe son shall be black listed unde
intimation to conce ned egist ation o ganisation f om p actising in the Notified
A ea fo a pe iod of 5 yea s.
(7) In case owne is found esponsible fo violation, action may be taken as pe
p ovision in the clauses 12 & 19.
8. Sanction or refusal of building permit –
(1) In case of ‘O dina y Buildings’, the Membe Sec eta y of the Planning Autho ity
may eithe sanction the plans and specifications o may sanction them with such
modifications o di ections as it may deem necessa y and the eupon shall
communicate its decision to the pe son giving the notice. In case of buildings othe
than ‘O dina y Buildings’ and in case of G oup Developments, Sub-division of land
and Layout, Special buildings, Multi sto eyed buildings / High ise buildings, the
Membe Sec eta y of the Planning Autho ity shall obtain in p inciple app oval of the
Planning Autho ity and the eafte may sanction the plans and specifications afte
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complying the di ections of the Planning Autho ity and the eupon shall
communicate its decision to the pe son giving the notice.
(2) If within thi ty days of the eceipt of the application, ema ks o efusal o
sanction is not communicated, the application with its annexu es shall be deemed
to have been allowed and the pe mit sanctioned p ovided such fact is immediately
b ought to the notice of the Membe Sec eta y of the Planning Autho ity in w iting
by the applicant within twenty days afte the expi y of the pe iod of thi ty days but
nothing he ein shall be const ued to autho ize any pe son to do anything in
cont avention of Building Regulations and Di ections.
(3) In case of efusal, The Membe Sec eta y of Planning Autho ity shall give easons
and quote the elevant p ovision of the egulations which the plan cont avenes, as
fa as possible in the fi st instance itself and ensu e that no new objections a e
aised when they a e e-submitted afte compliance of ea lie objections.
(4) Once the plans have been sc utinised and objections, if any, have been pointed out,
the applicant shall modify the plans to comply with the objections aised and e-
submit them. If the objections emain un emoved fo a pe iod of one yea , the
pe mit shall be efused.
9. Fees-
(1) The application fees o any othe fees p esc ibed by Gove nment shall be p e-paid
fo obtaining the application and the “Sc utiny Fee” efe ed to in Bye-law No.4
above shall be at the ates specified in Annexu e-V to these Bye-laws and
Regulations.
(2) When the buildings / layout pe mission is not issued, the sc utiny fee paid shall not
be etu ned, but the applicant shall be eligible to esubmit the application
complying with the objections aised by the Planning Autho ity within the pe iod
specified by the Autho ity.
(3) Any application esubmitted afte the pe iod so specified by the Autho ity in
pu suance of sub-clause (2) above shall be accompanied by payment of full fees.
(4) Any application fo g ant of No objection ce tificate, Change of Land Use etc.
equested f om the office of the Planning Autho ity shall be obtained on payment of
fees p esc ibed unde Annexu e-V.
(5) Any activities such as const uction of well, wate closet, septic tank, compound
wall, d ain and p oviding doo s and windows on the exte nal wall of the existing
building shall be done on payment of the cha ges to the Planning Autho ity, fo
obtaining the pe mission as p esc ibed unde the Annexu e-V.
10. Duration of sanction / evalidation:--
(1) The sanction once acco ded shall be valid fo the pe iod specified below within
which pe iod, a completion ce tificate f om a Licensed Technical pe sons shall be
submitted to the Planning Autho ity:
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(a) Building const uction / econst uction / enla gements / exte nal epai s othe
than those specified in (b) below...3 yea s.
(b) Const uction of well, compound wall, wate closet with septic tank, d ain and
p ovision of doo s and windows on the exte nal side, alte ing of a chitectu al
facade t eatment...1 yea .
(2) The sanction shall lapse unless got evalidated befo e the expi y of the above
pe iod whe e afte only f esh application shall be ente tained. The evalidation shall
be 3 yea s fo the cases specified at 10 (a) and shall be 1 yea fo the cases
specified at 10 (b).
11. Addition or alterations during construction –
(1) If any exte nal additions o alte ations f om the sanctioned plans a e intended to be
made, pe mission of the Membe Sec eta y of the Planning Autho ity shall be
obtained in w iting befo e the p oposed additions / alte ations a e ca ied out. It
shall be incumbent upon the applicant to whom a building pe mit has been
sanctioned to submit amended plans fo such additions o alte ations. The
p ovisions elating to an application fo pe mit shall also apply to such amended
plans with modification that the time limit efe ed to in Regulation 8 (ii) shall be
thi ty days.
(2) Mino alte ations of the natu e of shifting of doo s and windows, pilla s o fi e
places, which do not conflict with these bye-laws, may howeve , be made by the
owne and stated in the completion epo t. The decision of the Planning Autho ity
as to whethe the alte ations made a e of a mino o substantial natu e shall be
final.
(3) The following list of mino alte ations, which do not othe wise violate any of the
p ovisions ega ding gene al building equi ements, st uctu al stability, and fi e
safety equi ements a e allowed only fo the inte io of buildings.
(a) Opening and closing of a window o doo o ventilato p ovided that it does not affect natu al light and ventilation;
(b) P oviding inte -communication doo s;
(c) P oviding pa titions subject to the condition that it should not in any way educe the minimum floo a ea equi ed unde va ious uses;
( ) Depth of sunshades and p ojections ove windows, doo s, etc., if within pe missible limits;
(e) Change in specifications fo building mate ials, membe s, etc., if within pe missible limits of st uctu al stability.
Note: Architectural control: All openings, p ojections and a chitectu al featu es facing
the oad will be t eated as majo alte ations and they have inva iably to be got app oved
by the Planning Autho ity.
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12. evocation of permit: The Membe Sec eta y of Planning Autho ity may evoke
any pe mit issued unde the p ovisions of these bye-laws, whe eve the e has been any
deviation f om the app oved plan o whe e a pe mit has been obtained by any false
statement o mis ep esentation of any mate ial facts in the application on which the
pe mit was based. The Licensed Technical Pe son found esponsible fo the same shall
be blacklisted and deba ed fo 5 yea s f om p actising in the notified a ea. If the owne
is found esponsible fo violations, action may be taken as pe clause 19.
13. Documents at site: Whe e tests of any mate ials a e made to ensu e confo mity
with the equi ements of the Building Bye-Laws, eco ds of the test data shall be kept
available fo inspection du ing the const uction of the building and fo such pe iod
the eafte as equi ed by the Membe Sec eta y of Planning Autho ity. The pe son to
whom the pe mit is issued shall du ing const uction keep pasted in a conspicuous place
on the p ope ty in espect of which the pe mit was issued, a copy of the building pe mit
and a copy of the app oved d awings and specifications.
14. esponsibilities and duties of the owner: Neithe the g anting of the pe mit no
app oval of the d awing and specifications, no inspections made by the Autho ity du ing
e ection of the building shall in any way elieve the owne of such building f om full
esponsibility fo ca ying out the wo k in acco dance with the equi ements of the
Building bye-laws & zoning egulations.
(i) Eve y owne shall:
(a) pe mit the Autho ity to ente the building o p emises fo which the pe mit has
been g anted at any easonable time fo the pu pose of enfo cing the bye-laws.
(b) submit a document of Owne ship of the site.
(c) obtain, whe e applicable, f om the Autho ity, pe mits elating to the building,
zoning, g ades, sewe s, wate mains, plumbing, signs, blasting, st eet occupancy,
elect icity, highways, and all othe pe mits equi ed in connection with the
p oposed wo k.
( ) give notice to the Autho ity of the intention to sta t wo k on the building site.
(e) give w itten notice to the Autho ity intimating completion of the wo k up to plinth
level.
(f) submit the ce tificate fo execution of wo k as pe the st uctu al safety
equi ements and give w itten notice to the Autho ity intimating completion of
wo k, desc ibed in the pe mit and;
(g) give w itten notice to the Autho ity in case of te mination of se vices of a
p ofessional engaged by him.
(h) obtain an occupancy pe mit f om the Autho ity p io to any :-
(i) occupancy of the building o pa t the eof afte const uction o alte ation of that building o pa t, o
(ii) change in the class of occupancy of any building o pa t the eof.
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15. Notification stages :
(1) As wo k p og esses unde a building pe mit, the holde the eof shall cause the
Planning Autho ity to be notified at the following stages of const uction: -
(a) Upon commencement of the wo k;
(b) Upon completion of the footings and befo e e ection of the walls above
basement; in case of basement floo befo e the casting of basement slab.
(c) Upon total completion of the wo k autho ized by the building pe mit and
befo e occupancy.
(2) Within 15 days of the eceipt of the notices unde (a) and (b) above, the Planning
Autho ity shall get the wo k inspected by the Staff. At the fi st inspection, the
Planning Autho ity shall make su e that the building has been located in acco dance
with the site plans and that the cove ed a ea complies with the equi ements of
these bye-laws.
(3) The final inspection shall be made within one month following the eceipt of
notification indicated unde sub-clause (c) of clause (1) fo the g ant of an
occupancy ce tificate.
(4) If an Inspection of any const uction ope ation eveals that any lack of safety
p ecautions exists, the Autho ity shall have the ight to di ect the owne to stop the
wo k immediately until the necessa y emedial measu es to emove the violation of
safety p ecautions a e taken.
(5) Pe iodic inspection of building afte completion shall be made by the fi e Autho ity
to ensu e compliance with the p ovisions of fi e and life safety equi ements.
16. Completion Certificate: Eve y pe son e ecting a building shall within one month
afte completion of such building send to the Membe Sec eta y of the Planning
Autho ity a notice in w iting, which shall be equi ed to be given in Fo m 6. Such notice
shall accompany a completion ce tificate f om a Registe ed Town Planne / Enginee /
St uctu al Enginee / A chitect / Licensed Supe viso .
17. Occupancy certificate : No building (he eafte ) e ected, e-e ected o alte ed
mate ially shall be occupied in whole o in pa t until the issue of an occupancy ce tificate
in Fo m 7 by the Membe Sec eta y of the Planning Autho ity affi ming that such a
building confo ms in all espects to the equi ements of these bye-laws and is fit fo
occupation.
18.Temporary occupancy: Upon equest of the holde of the pe mit, the Membe
Sec eta y of the Planning Autho ity may issue a tempo a y ce tificate of occupancy fo a
building o pa t the eof, befo e enti e wo k cove ed by pe mit shall have been
completed, p ovided such po tion o po tions may be occupied safely p io to full
completion of the building without endange ing life o public welfa e.
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19. Construction not according to plan:
(1) If the Planning Autho ity decides at any stage that the const uction is not
p oceeding acco ding to the sanctioned plan and is in violation of any of the
p ovisions of these bye-laws o ules, it shall notify the owne , and all fu the
const uction shall be stayed until co ection has been effected and got app oved.
(2) If the owne fails to comply with the equi ements at any stage of const uctions,
the Planning Autho ity may cancel the building pe mit issued and shall cause notice
of such cancellation to be secu ely pasted upon the said const uction, if the owne
is not t aceable at his add ess given in the notice.
20. Action against Unauthorized Development / deviated Construction:
In case of unautho ized development / deviated const uction the Planning Autho ity shall
take suitable action, which may include demolition of unautho ized wo ks, sealing of
p emises and p osecution against the offende .
21. Penal Action for Violation of Master Plan / Zonal Plan egulation / Bye-
Laws:
The Planning Autho ity unde the p ovisions of Puduche y Town and Count y Planning
Act shall take action fo violation of Maste Plan / Zonal Plan / Regulations. The
Planning Autho ity may take penal action unde Puduche y Town and Count y Planning
Act, which may include stopping of const uction activity, demolition / alte ation and
levying of penalties as given in Annexu e- XX.
The Planning Autho ity may also take action as p ovided unde Building Bye-laws 24
(15).
In addition, action fo discontinuaunce of se vices in building may also be taken.
22. Unsafe buildings:
(1) All unsafe buildings shall be conside ed to constitute dange to public safety and
shall be esto ed by epai s o demolished o dealt with as di ected by the Planning
Autho ity in consultation with a qualified st uctu al enginee of a Recognised
Institution / Depa tment.
(2) The Planning Autho ity shall examine o cause to be examined eve y building
epo ted to be unsafe o damaged, and shall make a w itten eco d of such
examination in consultation with qualified st uctu al enginee of a Recognised
Institution / Depa tment.
(3) Notice to Owners, Occupier: Wheneve the Planning Autho ity finds any building
o po tion the eof to be unsafe, it shall in acco dance with established p ocedu e fo
legal notice, give to the owne and occupie of such building w itten notice stating
the defects the eof. This notice shall equi e the owne o the occupie within a
stipulated time eithe to complete specified epai s o imp ovements o to demolish
and emove the building o po tion the eof.
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(4) (a) The Planning Autho ity may di ect in w iting that the building, which in his
opinion is dange ous, o has no p ovision fo exit, if it caught fi e, shall be vacated
immediately o within the pe iod specified fo the pu pose; p ovided that the
Autho ity conce ned shall keep a eco d of the easons fo such action with him.
(b) If any pe son does not comply with the o de s of vacating a building, the
Planning Autho ity may di ect the police to emove the pe son f om the building
and the police shall comply with the o de s.
(5) Disregard of Notice: In case owne o occupie fails, neglects o efuses to
comply with the notice to epai o to demolish the said building o po tion the eof,
the Planning Autho ity shall cause the dange to be emoved whethe by demolition
o epai of the building o po tion the eof o othe wise.
(6) Cases of Emergency: In case of eme gency, which, in the opinion of the Planning
Autho ity involves imminent dange to human life o health, the decision of the
Planning Autho ity shall fo thwith o with such notice as may be possible p omptly,
cause such building o po tion the eof to be ende ed safe o emoved. Fo this
pu pose, the Planning Autho ity may at once ente such st uctu e with such
assistance and at such cost as may be deemed necessa y. The Planning Autho ity
may also get the adjacent st uctu es vacated and p otect the public by an
app op iate fence o such othe means as may be necessa y.
(7) Costs: Costs incu ed unde clauses (5) and (6) above shall be cha ged to the
owne of the p emises involved. Such costs shall be cha ged on the p emises in
espect of which o fo the benefit of which the same have been incu ed and shall
be ecove able as p ovided unde the laws (see Note).
Note: The costs may be fo m of a ea s of taxes.
23. Demolition of buildings: Befo e a building is demolished the owne shall notify all
utilities having se vice connections, within the buildings, such as wate , elect ic, gas,
sewe and othe connections. A pe mit to demolish a building shall not be issued until a
elease is obtained f om the utilities stating that thei espective se vice connections and
appu tenant equipment, such as mete s and egulato s have been emoved o sealed
and plugged in a safe manne .
24. equirement of Technical Personnel:
(1) All plans shall be p epa ed and duly signed by the Registe ed Technical Pe sonnel
and shall indicate his name, add ess, qualifications and egist ation numbe and
validity pe iod of the license as pe Annexu e-III.
(2) Eve y building wo k fo which pe mission is sought unde Bye-law 3 shall be
designed and supe vised by a Registe ed Technical Pe sonnel who shall be
egiste ed by a Committee appointed by the Gove nment and pe mitted to p actice
within the planning a ea and such othe a eas in the Union Te ito y notified f om
time to time.
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(3) Qualifications fo Registe ed Technical Pe sonnel shall be as p esc ibed in
Annexu e-III.
(4) Eve y pe son who desi es to se ve as a Registe ed Technical Pe sonnel shall submit
an application to the Chai man, Planning Autho ity in Fo m -2 in duplicate togethe
with licence fee of `250/- fo the yea fo which licence is equi ed and a secu ity
deposit of `500/- and the Chai man shall the eafte fo wa d the application to the
Sec eta y of the Regist ation Committee appointed by the Gove nment unde sub
clause (2) fo this pu pose.
(5) No pe son shall be g anted a licence by the Chai man, Planning Autho ity to se ve
as a Registe ed Technical Pe sonnel unless-
(a) he has been ecommended by the Regist ation Committee appointed by
Gove nment fo this pu pose which shall conside --
(i) The qualifications p esc ibed in Annexu e-III and in addition his / he
knowledge of local language.
(ii) His / He fitness and suitability fo the due pe fo mance and p ope fulfillment
of all duties equi ed unde the Act, Rules, Bye-Laws and Regulations;
(b) He / She has paid the licence fee and secu ity deposit specified in the
Bye-Law 24 (4).
(6) The Regist ation Committee in its disc etion shall ecommend fo g ant o efusal of
licence. In case of efusal to g ant of licence, the licence fee and secu ity deposit
shall be efunded to the applicant by the Planning Autho ity.
(7) The secu ity deposit amount shall o dina ily be efunded to the licensee by the
Planning Autho ity on the cancellation of a licence, but if it is satisfied that the loss
has been occasioned to the Planning Autho ity by anything done o omitted to be
done by the licensee o that amount by way of penalty o othe wise is due to the
Planning Autho ity, the Planning Autho ity shall be entitled to ecove the same
f om the licensee and the secu ity deposit shall, to the extent of loss o dues be
decla ed adjusted by the Planning Autho ity towa ds payment of the same and the
balance, if any, shall be efunded to the licensee. The licence fee shall not be
etu ned in case the licence is cancelled.
(8) A Registe ed Technical Pe sonnel whose licence has been cancelled by the Planning
Autho ity shall etu n his licence to the Planning Autho ity within 3 days f om the
time of the delive y of the o de cancelling the same. If the licence is not etu ned
within th ee days f om such date the secu ity deposit shall be deemed to have been
fo feited by the Planning Autho ity.
(9) Eve y application fo enewal of licence shall be submitted, within 30 days befo e
the date of expi y of the licence, to the Chai man of the Planning Autho ity togethe
with the enewal fee of `250/- fo the yea in which the enewal is equi ed. The
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application shall be accompanied by the licence in espect of which the enewal is
equi ed.
(10) A egiste of Registe ed Technical Pe sonnel shall be maintained by the Planning
Autho ity and an upto date list of such Registe ed Technical Pe sonnel showing the
add ess and the pe iod fo which the licence is held shall be kept fo inspection at
the Office of the Planning Autho ity du ing office hou s. A copy of the same may be
sent to any owne o othe pe son on application to the Planning Autho ity
accompanied by a self add essed stamped envelope.
(11) Eve y licence g anted unde this bye-law shall be in the fo m p esc ibed in Fo m 3.
(12) Eve y Registe ed Technical Pe sonnel shall in p epa ing the plans, comply with all
the p ovisions and equi ements of the Act, Rules, Bye-laws and egulations made
the eunde and in fo ce fo the time being in the Planning a ea.
(13) Eve y Registe ed Technical Pe sonnel shall fo thwith epo t to the Planning
Autho ity in w iting, if he finds any wo ks commenced being p oceeded with o
completed eithe unautho isedly o without p ope pe mission o licence o in
cont avention of any of the p ovisions of equi ements of the Act, Rules, Bye-laws
and Regulations made the eunde and in fo ce fo the time being in the Planning
a ea.
(14) Eve y Registe ed Technical Pe sonnel shall be entitled to cha ge fo the p epa ation
of Plans o othe wo k on which he is employed o engaged, a easonable fee f om
the owne o othe pe sons who employs o engages him at such ate o ates not
exceeding the ate o ates fixed by the Chai man, Planning Autho ity f om time to
time. A copy of schedule of ates may be obtained by the Registe ed Technical
Pe sonnel o owne o othe pe son f om the Office of the Planning Autho ity on
payment of cost fixed the ein o may be inspected f ee of cost at the Office of the
Planning Autho ity du ing office hou s.
(15) If the sanctioning Autho ity finds at any time any violation of the building Bye-Laws
o mis ep esentation of fact, o const uction of va iance with the sanction o
building Bye-Laws, inclusive of the p esc ibed documents, the Autho ity shall be
entitled to evoke the sanction and take app op iate action against such
p ofessional and such p ofessional shall not be autho ized to submit f esh plans till
finalisation of the case. Befo e deba ing o blacklisting such p ofessional if found
to be indulging in p ofessional misconduct o whe e she / he has mis ep esented
any mate ial fact the Autho ity shall give him a show cause notice with a pe sonal
hea ing and shall pass a speaking o de to deba he / him fo submission and
supe vision of the const uction with full justification fo the same. An appeal
against this speaking o de shall lie with the Autho ity with whom she / he is
egiste ed.
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25. Application of the National Building Code of India - Fo p ovisions which a e
othe wise not cove ed and fo detailed equi ements fo which p ovision is made unde
these Bye-Laws except as othe wise specified the elative p ovisions in the National
Building Code of India issued f om time to time shall be applicable.
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