Procedure of sanction building plan

 

 Notice for erection or alteration of a building

Every person who intends to erect a new building on any site whether previously built upon or not or re-erect or make addition to or alteration of any building shall apply for sanction by giving notice in writing to the Municipal Commissioner.

Every such notice for erection or re-erection or addition or alteration shall be in the form as specified in Schedule1. One copy of which shall be submitted along with all the enclosures required under these rules.

Note 1.- The application shall contain, in addition to the notice as aforesaid, duly stamped and legally enforceable declarations, indemnities etc. as required.

Note 2.- Except in case of a residential building to be erected or re-erected or altered on a plot of five hundred square metre or less of land, the notice shall be accompanied by six sets of ___

•  Key Plan
•   Site Plan
•    Building Plan (Architectural)
•    General Specifications

            

 In case of a Residential Building to be erected or re-erected or altered on a plot of five hundred square metre or less of land, one set of the aforesaid is to be submitted.

The notice shall be accompanied by copies of documents showing that the applicant has exclusive right to erect, re-erect or alter any building or portion thereof upon the land 

In case of a site or plot measuring 500 square metre or more to which, the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act 1976, (33 ofey Plan1976) applies, the notice shall be accompanied by a “no objection certificate” from the competent authority, appointed under clause (d) of section 2 of the said Act to the effect that there is no objection on in respect of transfer of the site r plot under sub section (3) of section 5 of the said Act: Provided that the requirement as aforesaid Act: Provided that the requirement as aforesaid shall be deemed to have been waived on the failure of the competent authority to furnish the certificate within three months from the date of reference to it.

In the case of a Plot referred to in section 364: the notice shall be accompanied by a certificate from the Municipal Commissioner that it is a Plot included in the layout plan as approved by the Mayor-in-Council under section 365 along with a statement of the conditions of such approval.

In case , the intended use of the building is such that under section 425 a license or permission is required from Government or any statutory body under any law for the time being in force, or from the Municipal Commissioner under any of the provisions of the Act, the notice shall state the nature of the use of the Building proposed to be erected , re-erected or altered with reference to the relevant section force, and shall be accompanied by duly authenticated copies of such license or permission wherever applicable, before such erection, re-erection or alteration.

The notice shall, where necessary, be accompanied by a Composite declaration of the necessary permission under Section 63 of the Calcutta Improvement Act, 1911 has been obtained.

·      That the work erection, re-erection or alteration will be supervised by an Architect or Licensed Building Surveyor, a Structural Engineer and a Geo-Technical Engineer, as the case may be, as may be required under these rules.

·      That the works relating to water supply drainage and sewerage shall be supervised by an environmental engineer or licensed plumber, as may be required under these rules.

·      That the applicant will make plantation as per Corporation’s guidelines in the open spaces of the site.

The notice shall also be accompanied by a general undertaking of the applicant in the form.

In a case involving piling work, deep foundation work or construction

of basement or any other underground structures, including superstructure, the notice shall be accompanied by an indemnity Bond.

An additional set may be required to be submitted along with structural plan, design calculation as well as Geo-Technical report before issuance of sanction.

All the plans enclosures and statements shall be signed by the Architect or Licensed Building Surveyor, a Structural Engineer and a Geo-Technical Engineer as the case may be, and also by the person intending to erect, re-erect, or alter the building.

The applicant shall at the time of giving the notice, be required to deposit as application fee such amount as may be determined by the Corporation.

The applicant shall, prior to the sanction of the building plan, be required to produce the originals of all documents, duly authenticated copies of which may have been enclosed with the notice, for scrutiny by the Municipal Commissioner.

The applicant shall also have to fully indemnify the Corporation

respect of all actions, suits proceedings, claims or damages from any third party arising out of the acts or omissions of the applicant.

 

Key Plan

The Key Plan drawn to a scale of not less than 1:4000 shall show the boundary of the location of the site with respect to neighbourhood landmarks and public streets.

 

Site Plan

The site plan drawn to a scale of 1:600 (except in respect of a site more than 5000 square metre where a scale of not less than 1:1000 can be used)

·      The boundaries giving dimensions of the site and of any continuous land belonging to the owner thereof

·      The position of the site in relation to neighbouring street or street within a distance of 25 metre of the site and if there is none the name and the distance of the nearest existing street.

·      The name or names of street or streets and widths thereof on which the site abuts.

·      The means of access from the street or passage to the building in respect of which sanction is sought for and to other existing building if any, and other buildings which the applicant intends to erect upon his contiguous land if any.

·      All existing buildings or structures on, over or under the site or projecting beyond it.

·      The open spaces to be provided for the building under these rules.

·    The position of any receptacles for temporary deposit of solid wastes, existing or proposed with reference to section 340

·      The direction of the north point relative to the plan of the building.

 

Building Plan

Building plan, elevations and sectional elevations drawn to scale of 1:100 and in case of sites whose area exceeds 5000 square metre, drawn to a scale of 1:200 with part drawing in a suitable larger scale for clarity, if need be , shall include and show_____

·      Floor plans together with covered area of each floor including in the case of the ground floor and basements, the ground coverage in relation to the area of the plot, means of access and open spaces, floor plan of any accessory building and basement plan, if any clearly indicating the size and spacing of all supporting members and sizes of rooms and details of foundation.

·      Terrace plan indicating the drainage and the slope of the roof including position of rainwater pipes.

·      The position and width of any staircase, escalator, travellator, ramp or other exit way and of any lift well, lift machine room and lift pit,

·      A plan showing the position of pipes , underground and overhead reservoirs for water supply and house drains, septic tanks if any or means of communication with any municipal drain or the traps or of apparatus connected therewith in conformity with section 313.

·      Schedules of doors, windows and ventilators.

·      Details of parking layout plan, if any, along with manoeuvring space for loading and unloading.

·      Appurtenant open spaces required under these rules.

·      Any projection beyond the regular lime of street.

·      The position of any receptacles for temporary deposit of solid waste in conformity with the provisions of section 340

·      A description of the proposed use or occupancy of each part of the building.

·           Elevations of all sides of the building facing the street or streets.

·      Sectional drawings indicating clearly the sizes of footings, thickness and depth of basement from ground level, sizes and spacing of framing members, floor slabs and roof slab with their materials, height of building and parapet and at least one section through each of the staircase, toilets, ramps and lift well with machine room.

Provided that the structural plan giving details of all structural elements and materials to be used along with structural calculations need not be submitted along with the notice for application of sanction but shall have to be submitted prior to issuance of sanction.

·      Special requirements as to access, circulation, building services and safety, human health and fire safety based on occupancies group or use group as laid down in National Building Code of India and in the West Bengal Fire Services Act, 1950

·      Parking layout plan showing parking spaces, driveways together with ingress or egress arrangements.

·      Location and details or lift enclosures

·      Location and size of fire lift

·      Smoke-stop lobby or door, where provided.

·      Location of smoke exhauster and fan

·      Location of smoke exhauster in basement

·      Details of fire alarm network.

  Location of centralized connecting the alarm system, built-in fire protection arrangements and public address system.

·      Location and dimensions of static water storage and pump room along with fire service inlets for mobile pump and water storage tank.

·      Location and details of first aid equipment

·      Location for installation of a sub-station for electric suuply, transformer, generator and switchgear room

·      Location of air-conditioning room

·      Plan for installation of boilers

·      Refuse chutes and refuse chamber.

 Sizes of drawing sheets

 A0  990X1198

A1  594X990

A2  495X594

A3  297X495

A4  247X297

A5  148X247

Dimensions

All dimensions shall be indicated in metric units in a uniform manner.

Specifications

The specifications of the proposed construction shall provide a type and grade of materials and method of construction to be adopted.

Requisition to determine validity of notice

The Municipal Commissioner may at any time, but not later than fifteen days of the receipt of notice under rule 4, issue a requisition to the applicant specifying at a time, all the defects in the notice for sanction of plan and the applicant shall make his submission in reply to such reuistion within 15 days thereafter.

The Municipal Commissioner may, within 15 days afer the receipt of such reply, require further information or revised plan as he may deem fit and such information or revised plan shall be submitted within such period as may be specified by the Municipal Commissioner.

Fresh notice under section 393 of section 394 as the case may be, shall thereafter be necessary.

All notice shall either be delivered by hand or sent under certificate of posting or by pre-paid Registered Post with A/D.

Sanction or provisional Sanction or refusal of building or work

Sanction or provisionally sanction with such conditions, if any, not inconsistent with the provisions of the act and these rules as he may think fit, the erection, re-erection, addition to, or alteration of, the building and shall issue a building permit to the applicant in the form as specified in schedule 6

Refuse sanction or provisional sanction under provisions of the Act and rule 16 and communicate the same to the applicant in the forms as specified in schedule 7 :

                Provided that in a case where the site of the proposed building or work is likely to be affected by any scheme of acquisition of land for any public purpose or by any proposed regular line of a public street or extension, improvement, alteration of any street the Municipal Commissioner may, under the provision to sub section (1) of section 398 withheld sanction to the erection of the building or the execution of the work for such period, not exceeding six months as he may deem fit.