33.1 GENERAL ZONING REGULATIONS
Transcript of 33.1 GENERAL ZONING REGULATIONS
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33.1 GENERAL ZONING REGULATIONS
1.0 All future developments shall be in conformity with the provisions of the Master plan and
future construction shall conform to the Kerala Municipality Building Rules in force unless
otherwise specified in this regulations/ any scheme/ Plan.
2.0 For the implementation and enforcement of the proposals envisaged in the Master plan for
the City, areas have been zoned under various uses such as residential, commercial,
industrial, public and semipublic etc. Details regarding the nature of uses “permitted”, uses “restricted” and uses “prohibited” in each zone are given in the accompanying sheets. These
regulations shall be enforced in conformity with other Acts/ Rules/ Regulations applicable
for the area and also inconjunction with other specific provision, if any, elsewhere in this
plan.
3.0 a) “Uses permitted” in a zone cover the uses that can be normally accommodated in the
relevant zone. Such uses may be permitted by the Secretary, Thrissur Municipal Corporation,
herein after referred to as the Secretary.
b) Restricted uses: - In some cases, it may be possible to permit some uses, which are not
likely to affect the quality and environment in a zone specified for a particular use. Such
cases have to be individually studied based on their performance characteristics and spatial
locational factors. Such cases, which come under this category, are classified as “Uses restricted”. Restricted uses are classified again in two categories depending upon the intensity of use as below. (I) Category deals with the uses that shall be restricted by the
Secretary with concurrence of the Town Planner of the District office of the Department of
Town and Country Planning having jurisdiction over the area. (II) Category deals with the
uses that shall be restricted by the Secretary with the concurrence of Chief Town Planner of
the Department of Town and Country Planning.
c) “Uses prohibited” enlists the various objectionable uses in each zone, which shall not be
permitted under normal circumstances.
All other uses other than permitted and restricted are Prohibited uses.
4.0 Considering the importance attached to functional and development demand of different
locations/area around the Thekkinkadumaidan and Swaraj round,the City area is divided into
6policy development zones such as
1)Core zone (area inside the Ring road)
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It includes the following sub zones
Decongestion core zone: -The area upto a depth of 150m from outer boundary of
Swaraj Round Road is coming under this zone.
Commercial core zone:-Southern and South Western part of the Swaraj round
Mixed core zone:-The remaining core areaexcludingdecongestion core zone and
commercial core zone
2) Promotive urban development zone (Between ring road and outer ring)
3) Urban development zone (between outer ring road and Corporation boundary)
4) Institutional zone (Eastern side of Mannuthy Junction and north side of Peringavu road)
5) Economic development zone (along NH 544 –[south side of Elanjikulam] and old NH from
Chiyyaram to boundary)
6) Agriculture zone (west, south west and North West boundary of Municipal Corporation)
Details regarding the nature of regulations in these zones are given in the accompanying
sheets.
5.0 Existing areas and structures of archaeological importance, agriculture uses and religious
uses may be permitted to continue in all zones and shall not constitute non-conforming
uses.
6.0 In the case of concurrence issued for constructions involving filling of wetland, low lying land
and paddy fields, various mitigation measures including proper drainage measures has to be
specified and local authority has to ensure that same are provided / enforced.
7.0 Zoning regulations are not intended to prohibit existing uses that have been lawfully
established prior to the enforcement of these regulations. They are essentially intended to
help the competent authority in decisions regarding granting or refusal of planning
permissions for land use conversions and construction of buildings/ structures or any other
matter specifically mentioned in these regulations.
8.0 The powers entrusted to the authorities for approval of usage of plot and layout shall be in
compliance with the building rule applicable for the area is to be followed as such.
9.0 Constructions / Land developments in lands designated as paddy land or wet land under the
conservation of Paddy land and Wet land Act in force shall be in conformity with the said
Act.
10.0 Regulation of Constructions on the sides of new roads or roads proposed for widening as per
the Plan shall be governed by the distance from the center line of the road, unless otherwise
specified in Master Plan or any detailed road alignments approved by the Chief Town Planner
concerned.
11.0 The Government shall have the power to issue clarifications in respect of technical
interpretations, if any, required in any of the provisions of the Master Plan in consultation
with Chief Town Planner concerned.
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12.0 Any use not specified either in the “Use Permitted” or “Use restricted” category of a particular use zone, but which is of a similar nature to any use permitted or restricted in that particular
use zone, can be considered by the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Chief Town
Planner concerned.
13.0 Regulations of ASI around all the protected monuments in the planning area has tobe
followed wherever applicable. The ancient monuments and Archeological sites and remains
(Amendment and Validation) Act, 2010 and its amendments are also to be followed
14.0 Necessary clearances are to be obtained from ASI for any development/construction in
theaffected area as per ASI, before issuing building permit by the Secretary
15.0 For the lands which are dry as per revenue records and for the lands which are
authourisedly converted to dry land, but included in paddy zone as per the
proposed land use map, the regulations of paddy zone will not be applicable. In such land,
developments/constructions will be permissible as per prevailing KMBR and FAR as
stipulated in Master Plan for the uses for which it was converted. If specific
purpose is not mentioned in order granting permission to convert the nature of land, by
revenue authority, then development /construction in such land will be permissible with the
concurrence of the committee consisting of District Town Planner, Deputy Town Planner, Secretary
and Superintendent Engineer, Thrissur Municipal Corporation.
16.0 In plots which are already changed its nature to dry land in revenue records and
developments/constructions are already done as per rules, then addition or extension or
alteration or reconstruction are permissible with prevailing KMBR for the same use and FAR
as stipulated in Master Pan.
17.0 For the lands included in 150 m from outer boundary of Swaraj Road, ie, in Decongestion Core
zone, in addition to applicable rules and regulations of ASI if any for the area, FAR shall be
limited to 1.5 or as per KMBR whichever is minimum and height of building shall be
limited to 15m above GL with Kerala architecture building style with sloping roof and
covered with Mangalore tiles.
18.0 For the lands included in Core area except Decongestion Core zone, the FAR permissible is
limited to 3 or as per KMBR without additional fee, whichever is minimum.
19.0 For the lands included in Promotive Urban Development zone, the F A R permissible is as per
prevailing KMBR.
20.0 For the lands included in Urban Development zone, the F A R permissible is as per
prevailing KMBR.
21.0 Detailed projects are to be prepared by Thrissur Municipal Corporation for the area marked
in the proposed land use map as elegant city, as described in plan, applying planning tools
like land pooling etc.
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22.0 Detailed plans are to be prepared for the junctions for developments mentioned in the
Master plan
23.0 Detailed Town Planning Schemes are to be prepared with detailed structural survey for
the roads to be widened with required road width even wider than mentioned in this Plan.
Table 33.1 ZONING REGULATIONS
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USES PERMITTED USES RESTRICTED-1 USES RESTRICTED-2
USES
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24 Residential zone
All residences, Residential
Flats/Apartments, night
shelters, Orphanages/Old
Age Homes/Dharmasalas,
Residential Quarters, Farm
Houses.
Ashram/Mutt, Hostels and
boarding, Houses for
students / women, guest
house, lodges,
Places of worship
Any
other
uses not
specifie
d
Shops, Commercial offices
and
Restaurants/Canteen/hote
ls, Bakery, confectionaries,
Banking and Financial
institutions, and
Professional Offices,
Beauty Parlor, ATMs,
Gymnasium/Yoga Centers
– All floor area up to
300sq.m.
.
Shops, Commercial offices,
and Restaurants, Banking
and Financial institutions
and Professional Offices,
Movie hall, Godowns, ware
houses, storage non-
hazardous, IT software –
floor area up to 750 sq. m
Fuel Filling Stations
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Primary/Upper Primary
School, Police Post/Police
Station, Open air Theatre,
Traffic Park, Fire Station.
Hospitals with 5 beds,
Nursing Home/Auditorium /
Wedding Halls / Community
halls / Exhibition Centers Art
Gallery, Cultural and
information Centre,
Museum, Other Public
Utility Areas & Buildings,
Places of Worship, social
welfare centres – floor area
up to 500 sq. m provided
that the access road has
width of 7 m minimum.
Transmission towers,
Telecommunication towers
and Wireless Stations, P&T
office.
Clinics (Outpatient) – floor
area up to 300 sq. m.
Secondary/ Higher
secondary schools,
Vocational Training centres/
general educational
Institutes, specialized and
professional institutes,
Radio and TV stations,
museum, dairy farms –
provided that the access
road has a width of
minimum 7 m
Day Care and Crèche,
Nursery/ Kindergarten,
Library and Reading
Rooms, Swimming Pool
Clinics (Outpatient) – floor
area up to 100 sq. m.
Cottage industries of non-
nuisance Service type,
Industries of non-nuisance
Nature (See Annexure 3)
engaging not more than 6
workers without power or
3 workers with power
limited to 5 HP.
Water Treatment Plants
below 5 MLD
Automobile workshops for
2/3 wheelers, Automobile
workshops with power
limited up to 10 HP, service
industries engaging not
more than 9 workers with
power limited 10 HP or 19
workers without power (see
annexure I), IT hardware
/Electronic Industries - floor
area up to 200 sq. m
provided that the access
road has a width of 5 m
minimum.
Tot Lots/park/play ground
Outdoor game stadium,
open air theatre,
amusement park
Zoological and Botanical
Gardens, Bird Sanctuary
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Auto rickshaw Stand Parking Plaza, Taxi/Jeep
Stand
Smokehouse attached to
Residential Buildings
Plant Nursery, Agriculture
and Horticulture, Pastures
and Grazing Grounds
Fodder Cultivations, Seed
Farms, Pump House, Wells
and Irrigation Ponds
Storage of Agricultural
Produces and Seeds, Green
Houses
25 Commercial zone
Residences floor area up to
500 sq. m, Ashram / Mutt,
Residential apartments
with lower floors for
commercial uses, Hostels,
Boarding houses, Guest
Houses, Lodges, Night
Shelters of floor up area up
to 500 sq.m
Any
other
uses
not
specifie
d
All Shops including
Shopping Complexes,
Shopping malls, Multiplex,
Hypermarkets, Automobile
show rooms, Restaurants,
Hotels, Motels, Markets,
Professional offices,
Commercial Offices &
Establishments, Banking
and financial institutions,
Gymnasium / Yoga Centers,
Beauty Parlors, Weigh
bridges, Markets, IT
software units, Godowns,
ware houses, Storage non-
hazardous, Stacking yard
Fuel Filling Stations
Local/State/Central Govt.
or Public Sector offices,
expansion of existing
educational institutions,
Public Utility Areas &
Building with floor area
upto 500 sq.m, Movie halls,
auditorium, wedding hall,
convention centres
Clinics, Diagnostic Centres
and hospitals up to 50
Schools up to Higher
Secondary level
Vocational training
institutions
Other Higher educational
Institutions
Places of worship, Smoke
House, other public utility
areas and buildings,
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beds, Library and Reading
Rooms, Social Welfare
centers
Day Care and Crèche,
Nursery/Kindergarten, Fire
station, P& T offices,
telephone exchange,
Swimming pool
museum, exhibition centre
and art galleries
Clinics, Diagnostic
Centresand hospitals
Transmission towers,
Telecommunication towers
and Wireless Station, Radio
and TV station
Cottage Industries,
Automobile workshops,
Automobile workshops for
2/3 wheelers, Automobile
Service Stations, Cold
storage, Service Industries
of non-nuisance Nature
(See Annexure 3) engaging
not more than 19 workers
without power or 9
workers with power limited
to 30 HP, Saw Mills, IT
Hardware/Electronic
Industries, Marble and
Granite Storage/Cutting
centers, ice factory,
printing press, water
treatment plan below 5
MLD.
Tot Lots/Parks/Play
Grounds, open air theater,
fairground, Amusement
parks, camping site
Indoor/outdoor game
stadium
Parking Plaza, Taxi/Jeep
Stand, Auto rickshaw Stand
Bus
terminal/stand,
Lorry stand,
Container terminal
Plant Nursery, Agriculture
and Horticulture, Pastures
and Grazing Grounds
Fodder Cultivations,
Storage of Agricultural
Produces and Seeds, Green
Houses, , fish farms, seed
farms, pump houses, wells
and irrigation ponds
26 Industrial zone
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All industries other than
obnoxious and nuisance
type industries,
Automobile Workshops &
Automobile Service
Stations, Spray Painting
Workshops, Saw Mills,
Timber Yard, Ice Factory,
Cold Storage, Fish and
Meat Processing Units,
Printing Press, Water
Treatment Plants, Marble
and Granite Storage and
Cutting Centres,
Industrial Estates &
Industrial Parks.
Other Public Utility Areas
and Public Buildings.
Cremation Ground /
Crematorium, Burial
Ground, Common Vault.
Storage of Explosives and
Fire Works, Gas Godowns,
Crusher Units.
Sewage Treatment Plants,
Dumping Yard.
Slaughter House
Fuel Filling Stations
Bus/truck
terminals
Container
Terminals with
access width of
18m minimum.
Any
other
use not
specifie
d
IT Software units
Godowns/Warehouses/St-
orage of non-hazardous
material, stacking yards,
weigh bridge.
Dairy and Dairy Farms,
Dairy related Industries,
Poultry Farms, Piggery
Farm, Smoke House.
Dry Cleaning Plants,
Power Plants, Sub
Stations, Transmission &
Telecommunication
Towers, Wireless Stations.
Government or Public
Sector Offices
Transport Terminals
incidental to industrial
use.
Residential Uses
incidental to the Industrial
Use.
Any other activity
essentially incidental to
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Industrial use.
Tot lots, Parks and Play
Grounds attached to
incidental residential use.
27 Public and Semipublic zone
Residences/ Ashram/ mutts
with floor area up to 300
sq. m,
Residential uses incidental
to the public and semi
pubic use
Night Shelters,
Orphanages/Old Age
Homes/Dharmasala,
Residential Quarters, Farm
Houses, Ashram/ Mutt
Any
other
use not
specifie
d
Shops, ATMs, Cyber café,
Restaurant/Canteen
,Beauty parlors,
Gymnasium/ Yoga centre
with total floor area up to
200 sq. m
Shops, Commercial offices,
Restaurants/Canteen,
Professional Offices – floor
area up to 300 sq. m
Banking and Financial
institutions- floor area up to
500 sq. m
Fuel filling stations
All local, State and Central
Government or public
sector offices, Day care and
crèche, All educational
institutions, Police post/
police station, Forensic
science lab, Fire station, P
& T office, Library and
reading rooms, Social
welfare centres, Museum,
Auditorium, Wedding hall,
Swimming pool, Exhibition
Centre and art galleries,
community halls, cultural
and information centres,
public utility buildings,
places of worship, All
medical institutions
Jail and Reformatory,
Transmission Towers and
wireless stations, R & D
institutes, Radio and TV
station, civil defense and
home guard, Indoor game
stadium, Convention centre
IT Hardware/ Electronic
Industries, Automobile
workshops for 2/3 wheelers,
Water treatment plant
below 5 MLD
Water treatment
plant above 5 MLD
Tot Lots/Parks/Play
Grounds, open air theatre ,
Zoological and botanical
gardens, camping site
Outdoor game stadium,
Amusement park
Auto rickshaw Stand Parking Plaza, Taxi/Jeep
Stand, , lorry stand
Bus
terminals/stand
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Cremation ground/
crematorium, Burial
Ground/Common Vault
Plant Nursery , Storage of
Agricultural Produces and
Seeds, pastures and grazing
ground, fish farms, seed
farms, pump houses, wells
and irrigation ponds,
Green Houses, Agriculture
and Horticulture
Solid Waste Disposal area
Only buildings/structures
incidental to the solid
waste disposal system are
permitted. Radius of 100 m
around the site must be
kept free from other
developments. Green strip
of 5 m must be provided
around solid waste disposal
area.
28 Mixed zone
All residences including
apartments, Night shelters,
Residential Quarters,
Hostels and boarding
houses, lodges and guest
houses, floor area upto
2000 sq m
Ashram/Mutts,
Orphanages, Old age
homes, Dharmasalas
Any
other
uses
not
specifie
d
All Shops including
Shopping Complexes,
ATM’s, Restaurants, Hotels, Motels, Bakery and
Confectionary’s, Godowns, Warehouses, Storage,
Professional offices,
Commercial Offices &
Establishments, Banking
and financial institutions–
floor area 2000 sq m
Gymnasium/Yoga Centers,
Beauty Parlors
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Automobile show rooms,
IT/ software units
Markets-Plot area limited
to 500 sq.m
All local, State and Central
Government or public
sector offices, All
educational institutions,
Forensic science lab, Social
welfare centres, Museum,
Auditorium, Wedding hall,
Exhibition Centre and art
galleries, community halls,
cultural and information
centres –
Police post/Police stations,
P & T office, Telephone
exchange
Swimming pool
Day Care and Crèche,
Nursery/Kindergarten,
Library and Reading Rooms
Clinics, diagnostic centres
and hospitals upto 50 beds
Public utility buildings,
Places of worship
Clinics, diagnostic centres
and hospitals upto 100 beds
Cottage industry,
Automobile workshops for
2/3 Wheelers, Automobile
service station light
vehicles, Service Industries
of non-nuisance nature
(See Annexure 3) engaging
not more than 19 workers
without power or 9
workers with power limited
to 10 HP, Printing press,
Water treatment plants
below 5 MLD
Automobile workshops with
power limited up to 15 HP,
service industries engaging
not more than 9 workers
with power limited 15 HP or
19 workers without power
(see annexure I), IT
hardware/Electronic
Industries
Tot Lots/Parks/Play
Grounds, open air theatre ,
camping site
Outdoor game stadium,
Amusement parks
Auto rickshaw stand Parking Plaza, Taxi/Jeep
Stand
Smoke house attached to Dairy Farms, Poultry Farms
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Residential Buildings,
Smoke house
Plant Nursery, Agriculture,
Horticulture, Fodder
cultivation, Pastures,
Grazing grounds, Fish
Farms, Seed Farms, pump
house, wells & irrigation
ponds, green houses,
Storage of Agriculture
Produces and Seeds
28.1 PROVIDED THAT THE ACCESS ROAD HAS A WIDTH OF 7 m MINIMUM
All residences including
apartments, Night shelters,
Residential Quarters,
Hostels and boarding
houses, lodges and guest
houses, - floor area up to
3000 sq. m
All residences including
apartments, Night shelters,
Residential Quarters,
Hostels and boarding
houses, lodges and guest
houses - floor area above
3000 sq. m
Any
other
uses
not
specifie
d
All Shops including
Shopping Complexes,
Shopping malls, Multiplex,
Restaurants, Hotels,
Motels, Markets,
Professional offices,
Commercial Offices &
Establishments floor area
upto 3000 sq m
Godown, warehouses,
storage, Automobile show
rooms, IT/ software units,
stacking yard, Movie hall
Weighbridge, Banking and
financial institutions - floor
area up to 1000 sq. m
All Shops including
Shopping Complexes,
Shopping malls, Multiplex,
Restaurants, Hotels, Motels,
Markets, Professional
offices, Commercial Offices
& Establishments floor area
above 3000 sq m
Fuel Filling Stations
All local, State and Central
Government or public
sector offices, All
educational institutions,
Forensic science lab, Social
welfare centres, Museum,
Auditorium, Wedding hall,
Exhibition Centre and art
galleries, community halls,
Public Utility Areas &
Building cultural and
information centres – floor
Schools up to Higher
Secondary level
Local/State/Central Govt. or
Public Sector offices, All
educational institutions,
Forensic science lab, , Social
welfare centre, Exhibition
Centre and art galleries,
Museum, auditorium,
wedding hall, convention
centres, Indoor game
stadium – floor area above
. m
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area up to 2000 sq. m
Hospitals upto 100 beds
2000 sq. m and upto3000
sq. m
Radio and TV station, Indoor
game stadium, Transmission
towers and wireless stations
Hospitals above 300 beds,
Educational institutions –
floor area above 2000 sq
Automobile workshops
with power limited up to
15 HP, service industries
engaging not more than 9
workers with power limited
15 HP or 19 workers
without power (see
annexure I), IT hardware/
Electronic Industries, Ice
factory, Cold storage,
Marble and granite
storage/cutting centres,
Water treatment plants
Automobile service station
for heavy vehicles, Saw mill
Amusement park Zoological and Botanical
Gardens
Bus terminals/stand, lorry
stand
Dairy farm /Poultry farm,
Sewage treatment plant
below 2MLD
Cremation ground/
crematorium, Burial
Ground/Common Vault,
Sewage treatment plant
above 2MLD
28.2 PROVIDED THAT THE ACCESS ROAD HAS A WIDTH OF 15 m MINIMUM
All residences including
apartments, Night shelters,
Residential Quarters,
Hostels and boarding
houses, lodges and guest
houses
All Shops including
Shopping Complexes,
Shopping malls, Multiplex,
Bear pubs/Parlor, Liquor
Bars, Godown,
warehouses, storage,
Automobile show rooms,
Restaurants, Hotels,
Any
other
uses
not
specifie
d
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Motels, Markets,
Professional offices,
Commercial Offices &
Establishments,
Weighbridge Banking and
financial institutions, IT/
software units
Local/State/Central Govt.
or Public Sector offices, All
educational institutions,
Public Utility Areas &
Building, R & D institutes,
Forensic science lab,
Museum, Auditorium,
wedding hall, Movie halls,
Convention centres Social
Welfare centers, Swimming
pool, Exhibition centre and
art gallery, Places of
worship
Hospitals upto 500 beds
Container terminal
29 CORE ZONE
(Area between Swaraj Round and Ring road)
29.1
Decongestion core zone (Area upto a depth of 150m from the outer edge of the Swaraj Round)
FAR shall be limited to 1.5 or as per KMBR whichever is minimum and height of buildings shall be limited to
15m above GL with Kerala architecture building style with sloping roof and covered with Mangalore roof
tiles.
29.2
For the lands included in Core area except Decongestion Core zone, the FAR permissible is limited to 3 or as
per KMBR without additional fee whichever is minimum.
29.3 Commercial core zone (Southern part of Core zone lying between Ernakulam road and M.Groad. Concentration of commercial
centres and accumulation of major transportation facilities along with light industrial land use are
predominant in this zone).
All the uses permissible under Commercial zone, the FAR permissible is limited to 3 or as per KMBR without
additional fee whichever is minimum.
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29.4 Mixed use core zone ( The remaining core area excluding Decongestion core zone and Commercial core zone)
All the uses permissible under Mixed zone, the FAR permissible is limited to 3 or as per KMBR without
additional fee whichever is minimum.
30 Industrial Commercial Mixed zone
(All type of uses permissible under commercial and industrial use zones except bus/truck
terminals)
31 Dry Agriculture zone
Residences, Orphanages,
Old Age Homes,
Dharmasala, Ashram/Mutt
– floor area up to 1000 sq.
m
Any
other
use not
specifie
d
Shops, Professional Offices,
Commercial
Offices/Establishments,
Banking and Financial
institutions, Restaurants/
Canteens – floor area up to
500 sq. m,
Godowns/Warehouses/Sto
rage – non-hazardous –
floor area up to 300sq. m
ATMs
Shops, Professional Offices,
Banking and Financial
institutions of floor area up
to 750 sq. m provided that
the access road has a width
of 5 m minimum.
Markets – Plot Area up to
500 sq. m
Godowns/Warehouses
/Storage – non-hazardous,
up to 750 sq. m floor area.
Gymnasium/Yoga Centers,
Stacking Yards
Fuel Filling Stations
Clinics (Outpatient) and
Diagnostic centers – floor
area up to 200 sq. m, Police
Post/Police Station, Fire
Post/Fire Station,
Day Care and Crèche,
Nursery/Kindergarten/Prim
ary & Upper primary
schools, Library and
Reading Rooms, Public
Utility Areas & Buildings,
Swimming pools -all floor
area up to 300 sq. m
Transmission towers,
Telecommunication towers
and Wireless Station,
Telephone Exchange,
Auditorium/Wedding
Halls/Community halls,
Convention centre Social
Welfare centers – floor area
up to 1000 sq. m provided
that the access road has a
width of 7 m minimum,
Places of Worship, Hospitals
and health centres – floor
area up to 500 sq. m
provided that the access
road has a width of 7 m
minimum.
Cottage Industries,
Saw Mills, Automobile
workshops for 2/3
WheelersService industries
of non-nuisance type
(Annexure I) 6 workers
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without power or 3 workers
+ 5HP
Tot Lots/Parks/Play
Grounds, Open air theatre,
Camping site
parking plaza, Auto rickshaw
stands, Taxi / Jeep Stands
Bus terminal /
Stand/Lorry stand,
Container terminal
Smokehouses attached to
residential buildings,
Smokehouses
Junk yards, Cremation
Ground / Crematorium,
Burial Ground / Common
Vault, Slaughter houses,
Storage of explosive and
fireworks, Gas Go Downs,
Saw mills with Timber yard,
Fish / Meat processing
centres, Dairy farm, Poultry
farm, Piggery farm
Dumping yards, Sewage
Treatment plants
Plant Nursery, Agriculture,
Horticulture, Fodder
cultivation, Pastures,
Grazing grounds, Fish
Farms, Seed Farms, Pump
House, Wells and Irrigation
Ponds, Storage of
Agricultural Produces and
Seeds, green houses
32 Transport and Communication zone
All buildings and uses
connected with transport
and communication such
as, Auto Rickshaw stand,
essential repair and service
shops related to the
transport and
communication use,
Residential uses incidental
to main use
Night Shelters
Bus Terminal /
Lorry / Car/Jeep
stand, Railway
Station, Container
Terminals Any
other
use not
specifie
d
ATMs, Restaurants /
canteen floor area up to
100 sq.m
Weigh bridges
Public Utility areas and
buildings and parks which
form an integral part of the
transportation use
Police Post/Station, Post
and Telegraph Office,
Transmission Towers and
Wireless Stations,
Telephone Exchange,
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Electric Sub-Station
Tot lots, Parks and play
grounds
Parking plaza, Container
terminal
Public and Semi public uses
33 Park and Open Spaces
Any construction for the
development /
improvement of park and
open space, Tot
Lots/Parks/Play Grounds,
Zoological and Botanical
Gardens, Bird Sanctuary,
Public Utility buildings all
up to 50 sqm
Fair Grounds, Open Air
Theatre, Camping Site,
ATMs, Auto rickshaw /
Taxi/Jeep stands
Parking Plazas
Incidental uses with floor
area limited to 100 sq.m
namely Residential
buildings, Retail shops,
Restaurants, Canteen.
Any
other
use not
specifie
d
34 Waterbodies
Water landings, Pump
houses, Boat jetties,
Bridges, side protection
walls, Fish landing centers
Fish farms
Minor Public Utility
areas & buildings
which will not
affect the
character of the
area
Any
other
use not
specifie
d
35 Paddy (Constructions/ Land developments in lands designated as paddy land or wet land under the conservation of
Paddy and Wet land Act in force shall be in conformity with the said Act)
Paddy cultivation
Agriculture/Horticulture/Fo
dder cultivation/Fish
Farms/Seed Farms/Pump
House/Wells and Irrigation
Ponds without any building
construction.
Minor Public Utility
areas & buildings
which will not
affect the
character of the
area
Any
other
use not
specifie
d
36 Green strip
Area to be used only for
planting trees in order to
retain as green areas,
parks, pump houses, wells
and irrigation ponds,
storage of agricultural
products and seeds, green
house.
5 m wide Green Strip may
be provided surrounding
the sides of natural water
bodies of minimum width
Any
other
uses
not
specifie
d
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as 10m
37 Crematorium
Buildings/Structures
incidental to the main use
only are permitted
38 Elegant City
55% of land must be
reserved for Water bodies /
recreational facilities, Water
treatment plant
45% of land can be
developed as IT/Commercial
centre without disturbing
the surrounding
environment
39 Others (Quarry, Rocks etc.) ( Constructions/developments in this zone shall be carried out with minimum disturbance to terrain and
ecology of the area)
All uses permitted in Park
& Open Spaces zone
Water treatment plants
upto 10 MLD
All uses permitted with the
concurrence of Dist. Town
Planner allowable in Park &
Open space zone
Public utility areas and
buildings essentially serving
the need of the local
community with floor area
upto 50 sqm and 7m in
height
Any
other
uses
not
specifie
d
33.2. GENERAL GUIDELINES
1. For the purpose of these regulations, floor area means the total floor area of the building
on all floors as per prevailing KMBR.
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2. Subject to zoning regulations of the respective use zones, more than one use may be
combined in a building, provided that the total floor area of such a building shall not
exceed the maximum floor area permitted for any of such use premises in that use zone.
3. In land to a depth of 100 m on either sides of roads having an existing/proposed width of
15 m or more in residential and dry agricultural zones, Mixed use of residential,
commercial and public and semipublic zones will be permitted in conformity with the
Conservation of Paddy and Wet land Act 2008 and its amendments, in force in the state.
4. In land to a depth of 200 m on either sides of roads having an existing/proposed width of
22m or more in residential and dry agricultural zones, Mixed use of residential,
commercial and public and semipublic zones will be permitted in conformity with the
Conservation of Paddy and Wet land Act 2008and its amendments, in force in the state.
5. In land to a depth of 300 m on either sides of National Highway (NH) in residential and dry
agricultural zones, Mixed use of residential, commercial and public and semipublic zones
will be permitted in conformity with the Conservation of Paddy and Wet land Act 2008
and its amendments, in force in the state.
6. Drainage facility must be provided strictly by the owners if there is any development done
in the paddy lands.
7. The sanctioned DTP schemes shall be reviewed and revised observing the provision of the
KT & CP Act.
8. Large Scale development proposals in an area not less than 2 hectares, exceeding an
investment of Rs.50crores, which provide direct employment (after commissioning of the
project) to the tune of not less than 500 may be permitted in all zones other than Heritage
and Park and Open spaces, subject to the recommendation of a committee to be
constituted by the Government for this purpose, as per prevailing KMBR under the
Chairmanship of the Secretary, Local Self Government Department, consisting of Chief
Town Planner concerned of Kerala State Town and Country Planning Department and the
Secretary, Thrissur Municipal Corporation as members and the District Town Planner,
Trissur District of the Town and Country Planning Department as convener and satisfying
the following conditions:-
a) The developer shall produce project cum feasibility report and environmental impact
assessment report, if required, of the project to the convener of the committee, 15 days in
advance of the committee meeting.
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b) The developer shall produce before the committee, all required clearances from the
State and Central Government agencies concerned.
c) Adequate provision shall be made for supporting infrastructure such as water supply,
Sewerage, Solid Waste Management etc. Separate sewage treatment plant and solid
waste management measures shall be provided and maintained by the developer at his
/her cost.
d) Adequate Memorandum of Understanding between the developer and Secretary of
Local body concerned shall be undertaken to bring (c) above into effect.
e) Maximum floor area ratio shall be as specified and Minimum access width shall be 12
meter.
f) The project shall be completed within a period of 3 years if not specified otherwise.