3. DEFINITIONS
3.1 Definitions
In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, the following shall be the definitions.
3.1.1 Architect shall
mean a person with degree or diploma in architecture from a recognized Institute.
3.1.2 Applicant shall mean the registered owner(s)
of a land plot who applies in the prescribed form to construct/alter/extend
a building.
3.1.3 Addition and Alteration shall
mean addition to the floor area of a building and re-flooring or re-roofing
or re-construction of any kind.
3.1.4 Basement shall mean the lower storey of
a building more than 75% below the lowest ground level.
3.1.5 Building shall mean any structure for whatsoever
purpose and of whatsoever materials constructed and every part thereof, whether
used as human habitation or not including foundation, plinth, walls, floors,
roofs, chimneys, plumbing and building services, fixed platforms, veranda, balcony,
cornice or projection, part of a building or anything affixed thereto.
3.1.6 Building line shall mean the plinth
of the building running in line with the adjoining plinth of the building parallel
to the road.
3.1.7 Building Inspector shall mean
a technical person authorised to inspect buildings and their premises during
construction / renovation / addition / alteration.
3.1.8 Carpet area (otherwise called "Net
Internal Floor Area") shall mean the covered area of the usable rooms at
any floor (excluding the area of the wall)
3.1.9 Competent Authority shall mean
the authority as defined in the Municipal Act, 1999.
3.1.10 Commercial Zone shall mean an area
primarily intended for commercial purposes.
3.1.11 Commercial Building shall mean
a building primarily used for commercial purposes. Mixed use buildings with
commercial areas on the ground floor and residential above shall be defined
as "Commercial Buildings" for the purposes of this document.
3.1.12 Common wall shall mean a structure joining
two or more properties.
3.1.13 Deviation shall mean any departure from
the approved documents, irrespective of the degree of change.
3.1.14 Dwelling Unit shall mean an independent
housing unit with separate facilities for living, cooking and sanitary requirements.
3.1.15 Engineer shall mean a person with degree
or diploma in engineering from any recognised Institute or University of Engineering.
3.1.16 FAR or Floor Area Ratio shall mean the quotient
obtained by dividing the sum of the plinth areas of all floors by the area of
the plot:
Sum of plinth areas of all floors
FAR = Plot area
3.1.17 Habitable room shall mean a room
used for living purposes and shall not include kitchen, bath room, water-closet
or store room.
3.1.18 Industrial Zone shall mean an area
primarily intended for industries (light, heavy and service).
3.1.19 Institutional Zone shall mean
an area primarily intended for institutional purposes.
3.1.20 Implementing Authority shall
mean Municipal / City Corporation.
3.1.21 Land-Use shall mean any particular activity/use,
assigned to an area of land.
3.1.22 Loft/Attic shall mean the space within
the confines of the roof structure, above the ceiling of the top floor.
3.1.23 Mezzanine floor shall mean an intermediate
floor between two main floors accessible only from the lower floor.
3.1.24 Municipal Boundary shall mean
boundary of a town as defined by the Competent Authority.
3.1.25 Occupancy Certificate shall
mean an official document issued by the Implementing Authority certifying that
the building is safe and fit for occupation.
3.1.26 Public Building shall mean a building
used as a place for worship, hospital, school, club, theatre and public hall
or for similar public purposes.
3.1.27 Plot shall mean a piece of land enclosed by
definite boundaries fixed by the Implementing Authority.
3.1.28 Parking space shall mean an area,
covered or uncovered, sufficient in size to park vehicles with space for movement.
3.1.29 Plinth shall mean a portion of a building
between the surface of the surrounding ground level and the finished floor surface
immediately above the ground.
3.1.30 Plinth Height shall mean the height
of the finished floor of the lowest floor level above the ground level.
3.1.31 Plinth Area shall mean the built-up
covered area measured at the floor level of the basement or of any storey, including
the walls.
3.1.32 Plinth Area Rate (PAR) shall
mean the prevailing cost of construction per square meter.
3.1.33 Porch shall mean a covered surface supported
on pillars or otherwise for the purpose of pedestrian or vehicular approach
to a building.
3.1.34 Property shall mean either a business or
industrial premise; a single domestic dwelling, e.g. a house or an apartment;
or a building with multiple domestic dwellings, businesses or industries or
empty lot.
3.1.35 Residential Zone shall mean an
area primarily intended for residential purposes.
3.1.36 Recreation & Open Spaces
shall mean an area primarily intended for active and passive recreational purposes.
3.1.37 Reserved Zone shall mean areas set
aside for future development within the Municipal boundary & urban control
zone.
3.1.38 Residential Building shall
mean a building used for human habitation including garage and out house.
3.1.39 Right of Way (ROW) shall mean
an area reserved for road carriageway, central verge, footpath, roadside drains,
avenue plantations and utilities.
3.1.40 Sub-Division shall mean the division
of a single property into two or more parts.
3.1.41 Sanitary Inspector shall mean
a technical person authorised by the Implementing Authority to inspect water
supply and sanitation.
3.1.42 Set back shall mean a distance between
the plot boundary and building or the distance between buildings.
3.1.43 Urban Control Zone shall mean
a defined peripheral area immediately outside the municipal boundary as fixed
by the Competent Authority.
3.1.44 Zoning Plan shall mean a geographical
area designated in the approved Urban Development Plan for the purpose of regulating
land uses within the approved municipal boundary.
3.1.45 Urban Centre shall mean those areas,
declared such by the Competent Authority from time to time.