Types of Zones in UDCPR 2020

Mar 03, 2024

Any city in India is divided into various types of 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. To understand these land uses, it is necessary to first understand the types of zones in UPCPR 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.

UDCPR 2020 Chapter 4 is all about Land Use Classification and Permissible Uses.

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. 4.2 LAND USE CLASSIFICATION AND EQUIVALENCY OF ZONES

The different land use classifications in the Development/Regional Plan/Planning Proposal & different uses permissible in that land use zone and equivalency of zone in various Authorities' areas shall be as given below :-

I) Residential Zone - The following other zones shall be treated as equivalent to Residential zones.

i) Residential Zone - (R1)

ii) Residential Zone with Shop line - (R-2)

iii) General Residential Zone.

v) Residential Zone - R-2

v) Residential Zone - R-3 and R-4, with payment of infrastructure cost as decided by the Authority.

vi) Urbanisable Zone.

vii) Special Residential Zone.

viii) Pre-dominantly Residential Zone.

ix) Slum Improvement Zone.

x) Low-Density Residential Zone in the Development Plan of Jalgaon.

xi) Mix use Zone.

II) Low-Density Residential Zone.

III) Future Urbanisable Zone.

IV) Commercial Zone - Following other zones shall be treated as equivalent to Commercial Zone.

i) Local Commercial - (C-1)

ii) Commercial Zone - (C-1) / Special Commercial Zone / Business Hub Area / Central Business District Zone

iii) Commercial Zone - (C-2)

iv) Predominantly Commercial

V) Industrial Zone - Following other zones shall be treated as equivalent to Industrial Zone.

i) Service Industries - (I-1)

ii) General Industries - (I-2)

iii) Special Industries (I-3)

iv) Wholesale Market and Warehousing.

v) Transport Hub and Logistic Park.

VI) Loom Industry cum Residential Zone.

VII) Public Semi-public Zone - Following zone shall be treated (2) as equivalent to a Public Semi-public Zone.

i) Institutional.

VIII) Agricultural Zone – Following other zones shall be treated as equivalent to Agricultural Zone.

i) Horticultural Zone.

ii) Plantation Zone.

iii) No Development Zone.

iv) Green Zone - 1 / Green Zone.

v) Cattle Shed Zone.

vi) Command Area Zone with the following conditions.

Condition – The Development in the command Area Shall be permissible subject to prior NOC and payment of restoration charges, if any, to the Irrigation Department.

IX) Green Belt/Green Belt Zone (Other than Reservation of Green Belt.) /River Protection Belt (other than reservation) - Following zone shall be treated as equivalent to Green Belt/Green Belt Zone.

i) Recreational land use.

X) Traffic and Transportation Zone - Following zone shall be treated as equivalent to the Traffic and Transportation Zone

i) Marshalling yard.

XI) Regional Park Zone.

i) Recreation Centres

ii) Recreational Zone

XII) Tourism Development Zone - Following zone shall be treated as equivalent to the Tourism Development Zone.

i) Tourist Centre

ii) Hill Station Zone.

XIII) Afforestation Zone – Following zone shall be treated as equivalent to the Afforestation Zone.

i) Coastal Garden

XIV) Hill Top-Hill Slope Zone (HTHS) (Slope having gradient more than 1:5 irrespective of whether shown on the plan or not.) / Hilly area.

XV) Green Zone -2

XVI) Forest Zone.

XVII) Defence Zone.

XVIII) Mines and Quarry Zone - Following zone shall be treated as equivalent to the Mining and Quarry Zone.

i) Quarry to Park Zone

XIX) Public Utility Zone

XX) Woodland Corridor.

XXI) Special Economic Zone.

XXII) Airport and Allied Activities / Service Zone.

Note: In case, any land use zone is not listed above, the equivalency of such zone shall be decided by the Director of Town Planning, Maharashtra State, Pune.