Development Control Regulation No. 33 (7)

Development Control Regulation No. 33 (7)

Development Control Regulation No. 33 (7)
By Abhaykumar S. Jain
Former Dy. Chief Engineers (D.P.) of Municipal Corp. of Greater Mumbai

Initially there were 19,642 cessed buildings in the Island City with classification in ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ category as under –
(a) Category ‘A’ …… 16,502
(b) Category ‘B’ …… 1,491
(c) Category ‘C’ …… 1,651
Total …… 19,642

Thereafter some of the buildings were de-cessed and as per the record of June 1995, there were 18,390 cessed buildings in the Island City.

Now as per the amended D.C. Regulation No. 33(7), following F.S.I. are available –
for re-construction and re-development of the cessed buildings of ‘A” category which attract provision of MHADA Act, floor space index shall be 2.5 on the gross plot area of F.S.I., required for rehabilitation o existing tenants + 50% incentive F.S.I.
In case of re-development scheme of ‘B’ category cessed buildings undertaken by the Landlord and or Co-operativeHousing Societies of Landlord and/or occupiers, the total F.S.I. shall be the F.S.I. required for the rehabilitation of the existing occupiers + 50% incentive F.S.I.
In case of composite re-development of ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ category buildings declared as dangerous buildings by the Board before the monsoon of 1997, F.S.I. available will be as for ‘A’ category cessed buildings vide (a) above.
In case of composite development undertaken by different landlords and or Co-operative Housing Society of Landlords ad/ or occupiers jointly of two or more plots upto five plots with ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ category cessed buildings, F.S.I. permissible will be 2.5 or F.S.I. required for rehabilitation of the occupiers + 60 incentive F.S.I., whichever is more. Provided however if the number of plots jointly undertaken for re-development is six or more, F.S.I. 2.5 or F.S.I. required for rehabilitation of occupiers + 70% incentive F.S.I., whichever is more will be available.
Construction or re-construction of old builders under reservation/ zones contemplated in the Development Plan is permitted in accordance with the provisions of Notification No. TPB/439*2/4080-ARDP/UD-11 dated 3.6.1992 issued under section 31 of the M.R. & T.P. Act, which was issued by the Government to facilitate re-development of slum.
20% of the incentive F.S.I. can be used for non-residential purpose otherwise permissible in the Development Control Regulations.