Government
of Karnataka, with a view to evolve a pragmatic solution to the problems
of unauthorized developments or constructions has amended the Karnataka
Town & Country Planning Act, 1961. This legislation, however,
does not aim to regularize all types of land and building violations.
The Act and Rules framed specify nature and extent of unauthorized
developments and constructions that would be regularized and the procedure
and fee payable for regularization. This booklet will guide the property
owners in filing the application for regularization of unauthorized
developments or constructions.
The
book contains frequently asked questions besides how to use the book
and fill in the applications. For the building violations, viz setback
and floor area violations, the Screening Committee constituted under
BBMP will process the applications. However, if the application is
for regularization of unauthorized layouts and sites or for change
in land use, the Bengaluru Development Authority will first examine
whether such applications are within the norms prescribed for regularization
under the amended provisions of KTCP Act. Once the BDA has approved
the regularization, the Screening Committee under BBMP will take steps
to process the application to determine whether the building violations
are within the prescribed limits. To enable us to forward the relevant
application to BDA, separate coloured application forms have been
devised. The yellow application form is for regularization of unauthorized
layout and plots; the pink application form is for change in land
use. The green form is for applying for building violations. The application
for building violation is devised to help you to self calculate the
regularization fee payable.
The
amendment that has been brought out is self-limiting. It automatically
lapses on 14th December. Any applications received after this date
cannot be entertained. Citizens are, therefore, requested to avail
this one time opportunity to regularize certain violation under the
norms prescribed. The fee prescribed for regularization is also reasonable
and further it has been mandated that the regularization fee collected
shall be utilized to develop city’s infrastructure. Thus, the
violations that this legislation seeks to regularize would be adequately
compensated by an enhanced infrastructure and development of open
space. Given this twin objective of this legislation - to be a pragmatic
solution by creating a platform to for the citizens to regularize
violations within the prescribed limits, and that the entire sum realized
shall be utilized for developing infrastructure – it is clearly
in public interest. We therefore urge the citizens of Bengaluru to
avail this opportunity and apply well in time. Please remember this
opportunity which opens on 15th September 2007 ends on 14th December
2007.
Sd/- Sd/-
Commissioner
Administrator
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara
Palike