UDCPR 2020 Chapter 1 is all about Administration as per mentioned in the UDCPR 

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

Rule No. 1.4 Applicability of Regulations 

i) Development and Construction: Except as hereinafter otherwise provided, these regulations shall apply to all development, redevelopment, erection and/or re-erection of a building, change of user, etc. as well as to the design, construction or reconstruction, additions, and alterations to a building.

ii) Part Construction: Where the whole or part of a building is demolished or altered or reconstructed or removed, except where otherwise specifically stipulated, these Regulations apply only to the extent of the work involved.

iii) Change of Occupancy/Use: Where the occupancy or the user of a building is changed, except where otherwise specifically stipulated, these regulations shall apply to all parts of the building affected by the change.

iv) Reconstruction: The reconstruction in whole or part of a building which has ceased to exist due to an accidental fire, natural collapse, or demolition, having been declared unsafe, or which is likely to be demolished by or under an order of the Authority and for which the necessary certificate has been given by the Authority shall be allowed subject to the provisions in these regulations.

v) Development of sites or/and subdivision or amalgamation of land: Where land is to be developed, subdivided, or two or more plots are to be amalgamated, or a layout is to be prepared; these Regulations shall apply to the entire area under development, sub-division, amalgamation, and layout. Provided that, where a developed land, an existing layout/sub-division plan is being altered, these Regulations shall apply only to that part which is being altered.

vi) Revised permission: Any development permission granted earlier may be revised provided that, third-party interests established in pursuance of such permissions, if any, are not adversely affected. In such cases, consent from the adversely affected persons shall be necessary if required under RERA. While granting the revised permission, the approved plans and commencement certificate of the earlier permission with office, shall be stamped as ‘SUPERSEDED’ by the Authority.

vii) Exclusions: Nothing in these regulations shall require the removal, alteration or abandonment or prevent the continuance of the lawfully established use or occupancy of an existing building or its use, unless, in the opinion of the Authority, such a building is unsafe or constitutes a hazard to the safety of adjacent property.

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UDCPR 2020 Chapter 13 is all about the Special Provisions for Certain Buildings as per mentioned in the UDCPR 

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

Rule No. 13.0 General

Special provisions shall be made with respect to certain buildings, as given below. However, this provision shall stand superseded if new directions are issued by the Government.

Rule No. 13.1 Provisions for Barrier-Free Access

Provisions for barrier-free access in buildings for differently-abled persons shall be as given

below.

13.1.1 Definitions

i) Non-ambulatory Disabilities :- Impairments that, regardless of cause or manifestation, for all practical purposes, confine individuals to wheelchairs.

ii) Semi-ambulatory Disabilities :- Impairments that cause individuals to walk with difficulty or insecurity, individuals using braces or crutches, amputees, arthritics, spastics, and those with pulmonary and cardiac ills may be semi-ambulatory.

iii) Hearing Disabilities :- Deafness or hearing handicaps that might make an individual insecure in public areas because he is unable to communicate or hear warning signals.

iv) Sight Disabilities :- Total blindness or impairments, which affect sight to the extent that the individual, functioning in public areas, is insecure or exposed to danger.

v) Wheel Chair :- Chair used by disabled people for mobility. The standard size of the wheelchair shall be taken as 1050 mm. x 750 mm.

13.1.2  Scope

These regulations are applicable to all buildings and facilities used by the public such as educational, institutional, assembly, commercial, business, and mercantile buildings constructed on plots having an area of more than 2000 sq.m. It does not apply to private and public residences.

13.1.3  Site development

The level of the roads, access paths, and parking areas shall be described in the plan, along with the specifications for the materials.

1. Access Path/Walkway: The access path from plot entry and surface parking to the building entrance shall be a minimum of 1800 mm. wide having an even surface without any steps. Slope, if any, shall not have a gradient greater than 5%. Selection of floor material shall be made suitably to attract or to guide visually impaired persons (limited to coloured floor material whose colour and brightness is conspicuously different from that of the surrounding floor material or the material that emits different sounds to guide visually impaired persons; hereinafter referred to as “guiding floor material”. Finishes shall have a non-slip surface with a texture traversable by a wheel chair. Curbs wherever provided should blend to a common level.

2. Parking :- For parking of vehicles of handicapped people, the following provisions shall be made :-

a) Surface parking for two car spaces shall be provided near the entrance for physically handicapped persons with a maximum travel distance of 30.0 m. from the building entrance.

b) The width of parking bay shall be minimum 3.6 meter.

c) The information stating that the space is reserved for wheelchair users shall be conspicuously displayed.

d) Guiding floor materials shall be provided or a device, which guides visually impaired persons with audible signals, or other devices, which serves the same purpose, shall be provided.

13.1.4 Building Requirements

The specified facilities for the buildings for differently-abled persons shall be as follows :-

i)  Approach to plinth level

ii)  Corridor connecting the entrance/exit for the differently abled.

iii)  Stair-ways

iv)  Lift

v)  Toilet

vi)  Drinking Water.

i) Approach to plinth level : Every building should have at least one entrance accessible to the differently abled, which shall be indicated by proper signage. This entrance shall be approached through a ramp together with the stepped entry.

ii) Ramped Approach: The ramp shall be finished with non-slip material to enter the building. The minimum width of the ramp shall be 1800mm. with a maximum gradient of 1: 12. The length of the ramp shall not exceed 9.0 m. It shall have an 800 mm. high handrail on both sides extending 300 mm beyond the top and bottom of the ramp. The minimum gap from the adjacent wall to the hand rail shall be 50 mm.

iii) Stepped Approach :- For the stepped approach, the size of the tread shall not be less than 300 mm. and the maximum riser shall be 150 mm. Provision of 800 mm. high hand rail on both sides of the stepped approach similar to the ramped approach.

iv) Exit/Entrance Door :- Minimum & clear opening of the entrance door shall be 900 mm. and it shall not be provided with a step that obstructs the passage of a wheel chair user. Threshold shall not be raised more than 12 mm.

v) Entrance Landing :- Entrance landing shall be provided adjacent to the ramp with a minimum dimension of 1800 mm. x 2000 mm. The entrance landing that adjoins the top end of a slope shall be provided with floor materials to attract the attention of visually impaired persons (limited to coloured floor material whose colour and brightness are conspicuously different from that of the surrounding floor material or the material that emits different sound to guide visually impaired persons hereinafter referred to as “guiding floor material”). Finishes shall have a non-slip surface with a texture traversable by a wheelchair. Curbs, wherever provided, should blend to a common level.

vi) Corridor connecting the entrance/exit for the differently abled :- The corridor connecting the entrance/exit for the differently abled, leading directly outdoors to a place where information concerning the overall use of the specified building can be provided to visually impaired persons either by a person or by signs, shall be provided as follows :-

a)  Guiding floor materials or devices that emit sound to guide visually impaired persons shall be provided.

b)  The minimum width shall be 1500 mm.

c) In case there is a difference of level, slope ways shall be provided with a slope of 1 : 12.

d) Handrails shall be provided for ramps/slope ways.

vii) Stair-ways - One of the stair-ways - near the entrance/exit for the differently abled shall have the following provisions :-

a)  The minimum width shall be 1350 mm.

b) The height of the riser shall not be more than 150 mm. and the width of the tread 300 mm. The steps shall not have abrupt (square) nosing.

c)  Maximum number of risers on a flight shall be limited to 12.

d) Handrails shall be provided on both sides and shall extend 300 mm. on the top and bottom of each flight of steps.

viii) Lifts - Wherever a lift is required as per regulations, provision of at least one lift shall be made for the wheelchair user with the following cage dimensions of lift recommended for a passenger lift of 13 person capacity of Bureau of Indian Standards.

a)  A handrail not less than 600 mm. long at 1000 mm. above floor level shall be fixed adjacent to the control panel.

b)  The lift lobby shall be of an inside measurement of 1800 mm. x 1800 mm. or more.

c)  The time of an automatically closing door should be a minimum of 5 seconds and the closing speed should not exceed 0.25 m./sec.

d)  The interior of the cage shall be provided with a device that audibly indicates the floor, the cage has reached indicates that the door of the cage of entrance/exit is either open or closed.

ix) Toilets :- One special W.C. in a set of toilets shall be provided for the use of differently abled with the essential provision of washbasin near the entrance for the handicapped.

a) The minimum size shall be 1500 mm. x 1750 mm.

b) Minimum clear opening of the door shall be 900 mm. and the door shall swing out.

c) A suitable arrangement of vertical/horizontal handrails with 50 mm. clearance from the wall shall be made in the toilet.

d)  The W.C. seat shall be 500 mm. from the floor.

x) Drinking Water :- Suitable provision of drinking water shall be made for the differently abled near the special toilet provided for them.

xi) Designing for Children :- In the buildings meant for the pre-dominant use of the children, it will be necessary to suitably alter the height of the handrail and other fittings & fixtures, etc.

Explanatory notes :-

1) Guiding / Warning Floor Material :

The floor material to guide or to warn the visually impaired persons with a change of colour or material with conspicuously different texture and easily distinguishable from the rest of the surrounding floor materials is called guiding or warning floor material. The material with different textures gives audible signals with sensory warnings when a person moves on this surface with a walking stick. The guiding/warning floor material is meant to give a directional effect or warn a person at critical places. This flooring material shall be provided in the following areas :-

a) The access path to the building and to the parking area.

b) The landing lobby towards the information board, reception, lifts, staircases and toilets.

c)  Immediately at the beginning/end of the walkway where there is a vehicular traffic.

d) At the location abruptly changing in level or beginning/end of a ramp.

e) Immediately in front of an entrance/exit and the landing.

2) Proper signage :-

Appropriate identification of specific facilities within a building for the differently abled persons should be done with proper signals. Visually impaired persons make use of other senses such as hearing and touch to compensate for the lack of vision, whereas visual signals benefit those with hearing disabilities.

Signs should be designed and located so that they are easily legible by using suitable letter sizes (not less than 20 mm. high). For visually impaired persons, an information board in brail should be installed on the wall at a suitable height and it should be possible to approach them closely. To ensure safe walking, there should not be any protruding sign which creates obstruction in walking. Public Address System may also be provided in busy public areas.

The symbols/information should be in contrasting colours and properly illuminated because people with limited vision may be able to differentiate between primary colours. International Symbol Mark for wheel chair be installed in a lift, toilet, staircase, parking areas, etc., that have been provided for the differently abled.

For the construction of any building, there is a restriction of floor space to be used. It is called as FSI (Floor space Index). Also, we have to provide distance from the plot boundary which is called as marginal distance or setbacks.

UDCPR 2020 Chapter 6 is all about Regulations for FSI & Marginal distance.

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

Rule No. 6.4 Industrial Buildings

Minimum plot area, front, side, and rear margins, Permissible FSI, Additional FSI with payment of premium for industrial buildings in the industrial zone shall be as per Table No.6-H given below :-

Notes : -

(i)  In addition to the above, ancillary area FSI up to the extent of 80% of the proposed FSI in the development permission (including Basic FSI, and Premium FSI but excluding the area covered in Regulation No.6.8) shall be allowed with the payment of premium as specified in Regulation No.6.1.1.The notes mentioned below Table No.6-G of Regulation No.6.3, which are relevant in respect of industrial use, shall be applicable.

(ii)  In the case of Regional Plan areas, the plots fronting on National Highway, State Highway, and Major District Roads, the building line/control line shall be as per Ribbon Development Rules or as given in Table above, whichever is more.

(iii)  Maximum floor height shall be 4.5 m. for industrial buildings. However, greater heights may be permitted as per the requirement.

(iv) Buffer zone - For the construction of the industrial building, a 23.0 m. wide buffer zone shall be kept from residential or incompatible zones, wherever necessary. Such buffer zones may form part of a sizable required recreational open space. Roads and marginal distance may also be treated as a part of a Buffer Zone. However, the area of such buffer zone, falling within the plot, shall be counted in gross area for computation of FSI. Where a green belt is shown in the Development Plan between residential and industrial zones, the area of such green belt may be counted in gross area for calculation of FSI, if land under such green belt is owned by the applicant.

Provided that, if the land under the industrial zone is utilized entirely for non-polluting industries, IT/ITES, or like purposes, then such buffer zone/open space shall not be necessary.

Rule No. 6.6 Calculation Of Built-Up Area For The Purposes Of FSI

The outer periphery of the construction floor-wise (P-line), including everything but excluding ducts, voids, and items in Regulation No. 6.8, shall be calculated for the purpose of computation of FSI. The open balcony, double-height terraces, and cupboard shall also be included in the P-line of a respective floor, irrespective of its use/function. If part of the stilt, podium, or basement is proposed for habitation purposes or for the construction that is counted in FSI, then such construction shall also be measured in the P-line in that respective floor.
 

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UDCPR 2020 Chapter 1 is all about Administration as per mentioned in the UDCPR 

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

Rule No. 1.6 Applicability of Other Regulations

i) CRZ Regulations—Any development within CRZ areas shall be governed by the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification No.S.O.19(E), dated 6 January 2011, and No.G.S.R. 37(E), dated 18 January 2019, as amended or replaced from time to time, wherever applicable.

ii) Restriction in Western Ghat Eco-Sensitive Area - The restrictions in the Western Ghat Eco-Sensitive Area imposed by the notification issued from time to time by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, shall be followed.

iii) Other Regulations - Any other Restrictions imposed under the relevant regulations/Rules/Acts shall also be applicable, wherever applicable.

Rule No. 1.7 Power to Prescribe the Proformas

Notwithstanding anything contained in any Appendices/Proformas, provisions in respective regulations shall prevail. The Authority, with the approval of the Government, shall have the powers to prescribe proformas/appendices and/or make amendments in the contents of such proformas/Appendices A to M attached with these regulations.

Rule No. 1.8 Power to Decide Charges

The charges mentioned in these regulations for additional FSI, premium FSI, rate of interest, or for any other matter shall be subject to amendment by the Government from time to time. Wherever the rate of premium is to be decided based on rates mentioned in ASR, the rate in the ASR shall be of the year of granting the permission.

Rule No. 1.9 Meanings as in Acts, Rules, and Interpretations

i) Terms and expressions not defined in these regulations shall have the same meaning or sense as, in the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (Maharashtra Act No. XXXVII of 1966), the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949, or the National Building Code, 2005, as amended from time to time, and the rules or bye-laws framed thereunder, as the case may be, unless the context otherwise requires.

ii)  The Maharashtra General Clauses Act, as amended from time to time, shall be applicable in case of standard terms and phrases as defined and interpreted therein.

iii)  In these regulations, the use of the present tense includes the future tense, the masculine gender includes the feminine and neutral genders, the singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular. The word "person" includes a corporation as well as an individual; "writing" includes printing, typing, and e-communication, and "signature" includes e-signature, digital signature, and thumb impression of a person unable to sign, provided that his name is written below such impression.

iv)  Whenever sizes and dimensions of rooms and spaces within buildings are specified, they shall mean clear dimensions unless otherwise specified in these regulations. However, sizes and dimensions may not be disputed with reference to finished/unfinished surfaces unless they affect the overall dimensions of the building.

v)  If any question or dispute arises with regard to the interpretation of any of these regulations the matter shall be referred to the State Government, who, after considering the matter and, if necessary, after giving a hearing to the parties, shall give a decision on the interpretation of the provisions of these regulations. The decision of the Government on the interpretation of these regulations shall be final and binding on the concerned party or parties.

vi) In the case of provisions of other Acts/Rules/Regulations that are incorporated into these regulations, the amendments made subsequently in parent Acts/Rules/Regulations will automatically be applicable, wherever applicable, to these regulations.

vii) If a Marathi version of these Regulations exists and if there is a conflict in the interpretation of any clause between the English and Marathi versions, then the interpretation of the English version shall prevail.

Rule No. 1.10 Removal of Difficulties

If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Unified Development Control and Promotion Regulations, the State Government may, by order published in the official Gazette, give such directions, as may appear to it to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the difficulty.

Provided that, no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of 1 year from the date of coming into force of this Unified Development Control and Promotion Regulations.

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Any city in India is divided into various land use zones: Residential, Commercial, Agricultural, Industrial, etc. So, there is a restriction on the use of land under any zone. For example, You cannot build a Commercial building in an Agricultural Zone, or You cannot build hazardous or high-end Industries in a Residential Zone. So here are the uses permissible in the Commercial Zone as per UDCPR 2020 (UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CONTROL AND PROMOTION REGULATIONS FOR MAHARASHTRA STATE).

This is applicable to all Planning Authorities and Regional Plan Areas except Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Other Planning Authorities / Special Planning Authorities / Development Authorities within the limit of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, MIDC, NAINA, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Hill Station Municipal Councils, Eco-sensitive / Eco-fragile region notified by MoEF & CC and Lonavala Municipal Council, in Maharashtra.

Rule No. 4.7 COMMERCIAL ZONE

In commercial zones, buildings or premises shall be used for the uses and purposes given below :-

i)  Any use permitted in the residential R - 2 zone.

ii)  Any commercial use, wholesale establishments with or without storage area.

iii)  Uses permissible in a Public Semi-public Zone.

iv)  Public utility buildings.

v)  Activities permissible in Service Industries.

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