The guiding principles on which a building will be erected in Delhi are set to become simpler, with special emphasis laid on green buildings, disaster management and barrier-free designs of public buildings for the differently-abled, children and senior citizens.
The Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC) had recently made a presentation before Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung on Unified Building By-laws (UBBL).
The proposed UBBL have been prepared chapter-wise for better understanding of the common man. It has chapters on procedure for documents for sanction/completion of building plans, MPD-2021, development control regulations, general building requirements, structural safety, building services and regulations notified by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA).
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A new chapter has been added on building regulations notified by the DDA for special area, unauthorised colonies, villages and regularisation of farmhouses and separate sanction process is under evaluation for plots under 100 sq. m.
The Commission has stressed on qualification of professionals or contractors.
Besides this, it proposes a five-year validity period for sanction for all buildings, while the 1983 by-laws provided for two-year validity for sanction for residential, industrial and commercial building (four storeyed) and three years for larger complexes and multi-storeyed building.
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Fee for alterations, revisions in plans have also been suitably updated, while the need for documents has been simplified. While earlier, provision for architectural features was restricted to a height of 1.5 m, the DUAC proposes to allow it without infringement of covered area and FAR. It has updated provisions on balcony and canopy.
The DUAC had received 732 suggestions on simplifying the by-laws. It intends to draft the final UBBL by December 15.