Calculate FSI in Pune Municipal Corporation

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What Is FSI (Floor Space Index)

FSI is also called as far (floor are ratio)

In general language FSI means permissible built up area on any plot. It is calculated by dividing Built up area by Plot Area.

FSI = built up area/Plot area.

E.g. – If permissible FSI for a plot of 1000 Sqft. is 1.10, then we can construct 1100 Sqft. of built up area. (Say 225 Sqft on 4 floors or 550 SqFt on 2 floors)

The value of FSI is not same everywhere it is regulated according to the city zone, type of building and a lot of other amenities. It is possible to build up the construction only as imposed by the government.

As explained above, there is known specific formula for FSI Depending upon planning authority by-laws.Balcony, terrace, staircase, lift, lift machine room are deducted from FSI on payment of premium. Ducts, Parking floor, basement, architectural treatment are not considered while calculating FSI.

What is formula for FSI

Areas like balcony, parking, terraces, staircase, lift etc.  Are deducted from this calculation according to Pune FSI rules. For any region separate development control rule (DC rules) are published by government authorities.

The formula for the FSI calculation goes this way,

FSI = net plot area (after deducting road & reservation x FSI index of that area)

How to Calculate FSI in Pune

FSI for various type of building Use

FSI in Pune Municipal Corporation is calculated as per development control and promotion regulations for Pune Municipal Corporation (DCPR 2017)

As per dc rule 2017, FSI for any plot in Pune corporation is of three types as-

1. Basic FSI – means Free FSI on any Plot. In Pune it is 1.10 for residential Building.  (Basic FSI is excluding paid FSI or TDR).
2. TDR (Transferable development right-this is to be purchased from other land owner whose land is surrendered for road or other reservations )
3. Premium FSI–it is also called as fungible FSI or paid FSI this has to be purchased from Pune Municipal Corporation.

In Pune corporation FSI changes as per front road width, land zone, use of the building etc., See variations is FSI as per type of building –

FSI for Residential Building

“Residential Buildings” means any building in which sleeping accommodation is provided for normal residential purposes with or without cooking or dining or both facilities. It includes one or two or multi-family dwellings, lodging or rooming houses, residential hotels, hostels, dormitories, dharmshalas, apartment houses, flats, service apartment, studio apartment and private garages incidental thereto,

For illegally subdivide plot (after land subdivision act 1972), only 75% of total FSI is allowed. For NA plots and plots more than 2000 Square Meter, full 100% of FSI is applicable.

Redevelopment FSI in Pune is same as regular FSI. Only difference is 0.20 (20%) paid FSI is given for society on roads less than 9.0 M. 

FSI for Commercial Building

“Mercantile (Commercial) Buildings” means any building or part of a building, which is used as shops, stores, market, malls for display and sale of merchandise either wholesale or retail Office, storage and service facilities incidental to the sale of merchandise and located in the same building shall be included under this group;

For commercial building total FSI will be as per above residential FSI table Basic FSI will be = 1.25& TDR or PAID FSI will be reduced accordingly to achieved maximum FSI

Industrial Building FSI

Any building or part of a building or structure, in which products or materials of all kinds and properties are fabricated, assembled or processed like assembling plants, laboratories, power plants, smoke houses, refineries, gas plants, mills, dairies, factories etc.;

Minimum road width should be 12.00 m for these categories of building & FSI do not vary as per road width

FSI in Gaothan Area (Congested Area)

A Gaothan is the portion of the land of the village which is ordinarily used for settlement. Whether a land parcel in a village or town or city is a Gaothan

In gaothan area basic FSI change as per road width

Metro Zone – Transit Oriented Development (TOD)

There is no metro benefit for plot having road below 9.00 meter in such case regular residential FSI rule / commercial FSI rules will be applicable

Only plot above 4000 thousand Sqm & access road more than 30 meter will have 4.0 FSI. Rest of the plot will have total maximum FSI as per below table

TOD zone: – is the area 500 M. around the proposed Metro station boundary.

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