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GREATER BENGALURU AUTHORITY
BENGALURU SOUTH CITY CORPORATION
Office address: Office of Commissioner, Palike Commercial Building, 9th Main Road, 9th
Cross Road, Jayanagara 2nd Block, Bengaluru-560 001.
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No:Comm/BSCC/PR/01/2026-27
Date:01-04-2026
NOTIFICATION
The draft of the following bye-laws further to amend the Bengaluru City Corporation
Building Bye-Laws, 2003 which the Bengaluru South City Corporation proposes to make in
exercise of the powers conferred by section 317 read with sections 224, 232, 233 and 241 of
the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024 (Karnataka Act 36 of 2025), with approval of
the Government is hereby published as required by sections 318(2) of the said Act, for the
information of all persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said
draft will be taken into consideration after the expiry of thirty days from the date of its
publication in the official Gazette.
Any objection or suggestion which may be received by the Bengaluru South City
Corporation from any person with respect to the said draft before the expiry of thirty days
period from the date of this notification will be considered by the Bengaluru South City
Corporation. Objections and suggestions may be addressed to the Commissioner, Bengaluru
South City Corporation, Palike Commercial Building, 9th Main Road, 9th Cross Road,
Jayanagara 2nd Block, Bengaluru-560 001.
DRAFT BYE-LAWS
1. Title and commencement.- (1) These Bye-laws may be called the
Bengaluru City Corporation Building (Amendment) Bye-laws, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of their final publication in the
official Gazette.
2. Amendment of Bye-law 3.8; Bye-law 3.9 & Bye-Law 3.10:- In the Bengaluru City
Corporation Building Bye-laws- 2003 (hereinafter referred to as the said bye-laws),
¨sÁUÀ – 3
Part – III
, 01
, 2026
11
1948)
BENGALURU, WEDNESDAY , 01, APRIL, 2026(CHAITHRA, 11, SHAKAVARSHA, 1948)
. 255
No. 255
2
Bye-law 3.8- Ground Rent; Bye-law 3.9- Ground Rent for high rise buildings and Bye-
law 3.10- Exemption of ground rent the entire provision shall be omitted.
3. Amendment to Bye-law 6.0 Deviation during construction:-
Clause (i) under Bye-law no 6.0 shall be substituted as below:-
i) Wherever any construction is in violation/deviation of the sanctioned plan, the
Commissioner may, if he considers that the violations / deviations are within the
limits specified in Table-2B below in case of (1) the setback to be provided around
the building, (2) plot coverage (3) floor area ratio and (4) height of the building and
that the demolition under chapter XVII of the Act is not feasible without affecting
structural stability, he may regularize such violations/deviations after recording
detailed reasons for the same.
Table-2A
Rate of fee & Penalty for not obtaining PC while issue of occupancy certificate
Sl
No
Fee
Rate of fee for issue of occupancy certificate
on the guidance value of site, subject to a
minimum consideration of Rs.50,000/- per
sq.m to be Chargeable for the total built up
area of all floors.
Residential
Non Residential
(Commercial /
Industrial / Other Uses)
1
2
3
4
1
“Scrutiny
Fee”
for
issue
of
occupancy certificate
0.01%
0.02%
2
Compounding Fee for construction
carried out without obtaining plinth
certificate (chargeable for total built
up
area
constructed
without
obtaining plinth certificate)
0.06%
0.08%
Table-2B
Maximum Condonable limits of Deviation against permissible limits
[Subject to provision of minimum Fire Drive way of required width]
[
Sl
No
Type of Building
Maximum Deviation
allowed in set back
Maximum
Deviation
allowed in
Coverage
Maximum
Deviation
allowed in
FAR
Height of
the
building
(not
beyond
sanctioned
numbers
of floors)
Total Set
back
Area on
all sides
Set back on any
side
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Deviation/ violation against the permissible limit
3
1.
All
buildings
of
height below 15 m in
plots of extent upto
500 Sq.m
15%
Half of the
required set
back measured
linearly,
Provided
Deviation in
total set back
area shall not
exceed 15 %
upto set
back
deviation
limits
15 %
7.5 %
2
All
buildings
of
height above / below
15 m in plots of
extent above 500
Sq.m
15%
15 % (Measured
linearly)
15 %
5%
7.5 %
Note:1) Compounding fee shall be levied as per Table-2C, to condone the deviations within the limits specified in
Table-2B.
2) Building sites which are not eligible for availing premium FAR, the deviation in FAR area may be allowed
upto 15% and compounding fee shall be levied as per Table-2C.
3) Wherever the setback deviation allowed under Table-2B, amounts to FAR area deviation in excess of the
condonable limits specified in Table-2B, Such FAR area may be sanctioned by utilizing additional FAR
(TDR/Premium FAR). In case Premium FAR is utilized, charges shall be levied as per Premium FAR
Regulations.
4) The deviation in FAR allowed as per Table-2B, shall not be applicable for buildings which have utilized
additional FAR (TDR/Premium FAR) or eligible for utilization of additional FAR (TDR/Premium FAR).
Deviation of FAR area in such buildings shall be condoned by utilizing TDR/Premium FAR.
Table-2C
Compounding Fee for condoning Deviations in FAR area
Sl
No
Use of Building
Rate of Compounding fee for Condoning Deviation of FAR in all floors
or area of setback infringement in all floors, based on the guidance
value of site, subject to a minimum consideration of Rs.50,000/- per
sq.m.
Deviations
within
permissible limits of
Zonal regulations
Deviations beyond the permissible limits of
Zonal regulations but not exceeding 15% of the
permissible limits in case building in plots upto
500 Sq.m and 5 % in case of buildings in plots
of extent above 500 Sq.m
1
2
3
4
1
Residential
(a) In site area up to 500 Sq̤.m.
3%
6 %
(b) In site area above 500 Sq.m.
5 %
10 %
2
Non–Residential (Commercial
/ Industrial / Other Uses)
6 %
12 %
Note: Compounding fee shall be levied for the total area of ‘deviation in FAR’ or ‘total covered area
of
setback infringement in all floors’, whichever is higher.
4
Table-2D
Compounding Fee for condoning other type of Deviations
Sl
No
Details of Compounding Fee
Rate of Compounding Fee based on the
guidance value of site, subject to a
minimum consideration of Rs.50,000/- per
sq.m. Chargeable for the built̲-up area
constructed in violation of the Sanction
Plan and but within permissible limits
Residential
Non Residential
(Commercial / Industrial /
Other Uses)
1
2
3
4
1
Extension of basement in violation of sanction plan
7 %
14 %
2
Built-up area in violation of sanctioned mezzanine floor
area
9 %
18%
3
Balcony area in violation of sanctioned plan (subject to
maximum of 25 % of total sanctioned Balcony area)
7 %
14 %
4
Construction on Terrace in violation of Sanctioned plan
(subject to maximum of 15 % of terrace area)
9 %
18 %
5
Built up area constructed other than FAR area and also
BUA excluding Sl.No.(1) to (4) above
5 %
10 %
6
Area / Part of Building Occupied without obtaining
Occupancy certificate
0.15 %
0.30 %
7
Building constructed within the ZR /
Bye-law limits but without obtaining permission from the
Competent Authority (shall be levied during issue of
occupancy certificate)
0.20%
0.40%
Note:
1. Guidance value means the prevailing market value of site notified under Section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp
Act, 1957 (at the time of issue of building permission).
2. Security Deposit collected during plan sanction / licence shall be refunded or adjusted towards the compound
fine chargeable during issue of Occupancy certificate.
3. The Occupancy certificate shall be issued only after all the requisite fee, compounding fee is completely paid to
the city corporation.
Commissioner
Bengaluru South City Corporation
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