Curation Team
LUCKNOW: In a move that will pave the way for rapid urbanisation and economic activities, the state govt would soon notify the revised building bylaws aimed at promoting vertical development.
Sources said that the housing department has put up its final proposal before the state govt to enforce the bylaws and it is expected to be taken up in the next cabinet meeting. The new rules and guidelines would give property owners the opportunity to create more usable space on a piece of land.
Officials said more than 1,000 objections and suggestions were disposed of, and some were considered before preparing the final draft. The building construction and development byelaws were framed in 2008 by the state, and revisions and amendments were done from time to time to meet the expectations of the stakeholders.
However, to meet the growing demand for housing in key cities of the state, a need was felt to incorporate tools, instruments, and mechanisms that are being used globally to promote vertical growth without overburdening the existing infrastructure and resources. The new bylaws would be implemented by the 29 housing development authorities and the housing board to regulate construction activity going forward.
Covering many more aspects, the forthcoming bylaws would offer clarity on transit-oriented development, purchasable and compensatory floor area ratio, environment management strategies, zoning regulations, electric charging infrastructure, fire and structural safety requirements, among other areas.
Meanwhile, sources revealed that most of the objections and suggestions received by the department pertained to allowing increased floor area ratio (FAR) on a piece of land.
“Only four to five suggestions and objections were considered, and some portions were revised. But largely, the draft document would be enforced,” said a senior officer.
Sharing an example, the officer added that to allow increased mixed-use development, the suggestion of a resident from Meerut was accepted. “Instead of 24-metre wide roads, we have allowed exploitation of increased purchasable FAR over mixed-use projects that are being planned on plots situated adjacent to 18-metre wide roads,” said the officer.
