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Regarding affordable colony policy

Published 21 July 2020

Department
ATF - Housing and Urban Development
Type
Extra Ordinary
Notification no.
1323
Gazetteid
CHD/0092/2018-2020
Identifier
in.gazette.punjabdsa.2020-07-21.38133
Languages
English, Punjabi

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Regd. No. NW/CH-22 709 Regd. No. CHD/0092/2018-2020
PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA), JULY 21, 2020 (ASAR 30, 1942 SAKA)

EXTRAORDINARY

Published by Authority

CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2020 (ASADHA 30, 1942 SAKA)

PUNJAB GOVERNMENT

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, PUNJAB

(Housing Branch-II)

NOTIFICATION

The 15th July, 2020

No. 12/01/18-5Hg2/1323.-With a view to facilitate 'Affordable Housing' for Lower and Lower Middle-Income Families, Governor of Punjab is pleased to notify a comprehensive 'Affordable Colony Policy' in supersession of the earlier policy issued vide notification 12/01/18-5hg2/374 dated 13/05/2020.

1. Applicability

The policy shall be applicable to: -

(i) Areas developed/ approved by Department of Housing and Urban Development and;

(ii) In Residential and Mixed Land Use Zones in Master Plans and;

(iii) In 3 km belt around Municipal Limits even if it is outside Master Plan.

2. Policy Parameters: -

Sr. Description

Parameters

No.

a. Site Requirements

(i) Minimum Site Area

a) Plotted or Plotted and Group Housing Mixed. 5 Acres

b) Group housing only 2 Acres

c) In Master Plan SAS Nagar and New Subject to provisions of Master Plan Chandigarh,

*(SAS Nagar Residential Zone - 25 acres,

Mixed Land Use - 10 acres).

(New Chandigarh - Residential Zone - 100 acres,

Mixed Land Use Zone - 5 acres).

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(ii)  Minimum Right of Way for Approach Road            22'-0" widen to 40'-0" or as per Master Plan
      (ROW) to Colony with only Plotted Development.    whichever is more.
(iii) Minimum Right of Way for Approach Road            40'-0" widened to Master Plan
      (ROW) to Colony with Group Housing or Mixed

Development

b. Apportionment of Plotted Area

(i)    Minimum area under parks                            •   8% of effective site area (at least one park
                                                               shall be of 50% of total park area).
                                                           •   No parks shall be less than 50'-0" wide.
(ii)   Minimum internal roads                              25'-0"
(iii)  Community Centre (Minimum)                          4% of effective site area
(iv)   Maximum total saleable area                         60% of effective site area
(v)    Minimum % of EWS (within 60% saleable)              10% of plots
(vi)   Maximum Saleable commercial component (SCO's/ upto 5% of effective site area excluding parking
       Shops/Booths) within overall total saleable area.   area.
(vii)  Effective Site Area: Master plan sector road and    Example:-  If gross area of site is 10 acres, of
       city level green spaces will not be counted towards which 1 acre comes under Master plan road and 1
       the area of the site.                               acre comes under city level/ Master Plan green,
                                                           then the area of the site will be taken as 8 acres

and saleable area, open area, community centre,

utilities, green area etc. shall be based on 8 acres.

c. Plot Sizes

(i)   Maximum Plot size :-
      Affordable                                         150 sq.yd (125.42 sq.m)
      EWS                                                100 sq.yd (83.61 sq.m)
(ii)  Plot dimensions: -
      Minimum Frontage                                   15'-0"
      Minimum Depth                                      45'-0"
(iii) Maximum Ground Coverage                            70%.
(iv)  Maximum FAR                                        1:2.1
(v)   Maximum Height of Building                         11 meters (excluding Mumty and Parapet wall)
(vi)  Maximum No. of Floors                              G +2 Floors (Basement allowed as per building
                                                         rules)
(vii) Minimum setback
      Front                                              7'-6"
      Rear                                               7'-6"
(viii) Boundary Wall                                     The front boundary wall of plots shall be optional
                                                         for providing easy access for parking in front

setback.

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d. Independent Floor (as marked in layout plan)

(i)    Plot size                                          150 sq.yd
(ii)   Minimum frontage                                   25'-0"
(iii)  Maximum Ground Coverage                            70%
(iv)   Maximum FAR                                        1:2.1
(v)    Maximum Height of Building                         11 meters (excluding Stilt, Mumty and Parapet
                                                          wall)
(vi)   Maximum No. of Floors                              Stilt +3 Floors
                                                          (Stilt is mandatory for parking only and clear height
                                                          of stilt shall not be more than 2.7 meter)
                                                          Basement not allowed.
(vii)  Minimum Front & Rear setback                       Minimum 7'-6"

e . Apportionment of Group Housing Area

(i)    Minimum Area Under Parks                          25% of effective site area (15% shall be contiguous
                                                         green with minimum 15m width and 10% can be
                                                         distributed)
(ii)   Minimum internal roads                            25'-0"
(iii)  Community Centre (Minimum)                        10% of effective site area
(iv)   Maximum Ground Coverage                           35% of effective site area
(v)    Maximum FAR                                       1:3 of effective site area
(vi)   Maximum Height of Building.                       No restriction, subject to fulfilment building rules/
                                                         norms, and clearance from A.A.I, if required.
(vii)  Minimum Setback along the site boundary           As per Building Rules or minimum 6m whichever
                                                         is more.
(viii) Minimum Setback Around Building                   As per Building Rules.
(ix)   Carpet area of Dwelling Unit (DU):
       Affordable                                        upto 90 sq.m.
       EWS                                               30 sq.m to 45 sq.m

10% of the apartments

(x)   Mandatory EWS
(xi)  Minimum Required Parking: -
      upto 60sq.m                                       0.5 ECS per D/U
      above 60sq.m                                      1.0 ECS per D/U
(xii) Saleable Commercial Area excluding Parking        5% of effective site area
(xiii) Mixed  Plotted  and  Group  Housing  Projects    Site Apportionment  norms of plotted and Group

housing areas will apply separately. However, the

areas can be combined / clubbed as in case of

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3. Competent Authority: -

Sr. Site Area CLU Layout Plan /Zoning Plan

No.

Plotted Group Housing / Mixed (Plotted and Group

Housing) Projects

a.    Upto 10 acres     STP         STP                     CTP
b.    Above 10 acres    CTP         CTP                     CTP
      (i)   Licenses to all the colonies shall be granted by Director Town and Country Planning, Punjab
            (DTCP).

(ii) Approval of Building Plan shall be as per the order issued vide letter no. 1219-37 CTP(Pb)

SP-432 dated 27.02.2018 or as amended from time to time

4. Notes / Clarifications:

(i) Other Building Bye Laws shall apply.

(ii) Developer will be free to sell the EWS units without the restrictions of PAPRA in this regard.

(iii) Following due procedure for amendment of layout, already approved colonies for group housing pocket can avail of this policy for vacant pockets provided the pocket size is 5 acres minimum. No separate license shall be required in such cases.

(iv) The 5 acres limitation will not apply in case of colonies already approved for affordable housing whether plotted or for group housing. Even left out pockets can thus be merged in case of already approved affordable colonies.

(v) Those who migrate from 2016 policy, shall have to pay CLU/EDC/LF/SIF etc. at today's rates.

(vi) Clubbing of two or more plots shall not be allowed.

(vii) Independent floors shall be in complete row and the back row if back common.

(viii) Density norms shall not apply.

Sd/-

SARVJIT SINGH, IAS,

Chandigarh

Principal Secretary to Government of Punjab, The 15th July, 2020 Department of Housing and Urban Development.

2063/7-2020/Pb. Govt. Press, S.A.S. Nagar

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