Unauthorized Buildings Sealed in Parrys
Posted on: 13/Dec/2012 12:02:03 PM
Chennai Corporation officials on Wednesday locked and sealed a commercial building on N S C Bose Road in Parry`s for violating building rules. The Owners who obtained permission for construction of ground and first floor but the building was found to have three extra floors (ground + 4 floors). A senior official said: "The owner deviated from the original plan submitted for approval. Wednesday`s exercise is a continuous process against building violations in the Broadway area."
The notice was sent to the owner more than a month ago. "But the owner did not respond. So we have taken action under the Town and Country Planning Act, 1971," the official said. The violations include construction of additional floors and rules relating to floor space index, setback, parking and fire safety measures. sources said many builders got court orders suggesting they were constructing ordinary buildings (ground + two floors) which didn`t require a CMDA completion certificate to apply for Metrowater and TNEB service connections as per government orders before constructing extra floors. CMDA rules say any commercial building that has more than ground plus two floors is a special building and requires a CMDA completion certificate. "Unless service connections are denied, such violations will continue," said a corporation official.
Development regulations of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, mandate car space for a floor area above 75 sqm in residential buildings and above 100 sqm in commercial buildings. But many commercial buildings in the narrow by lanes of Broadway don`t have enough parking facilities. The residents ion broad way were most building violations went unchecked.and it’ll be checked clearly.
