TAMIL NADU PANCHAYATS BUILDING RULES, 1997
(1) These rules may be called the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Building Rules, 1997.
(2) They shall apply to the whole of the areas which come under the purview of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994 (Tamil Nadu Act 21 of 1994), excluding the areas to which the provisions of Chapter IX and X of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920) are extended and are applicable.
(3) They shall come into force at once.
In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context--
(a) "Appendix" means an appendix-to these rules j
(b) "continuous type" means aperies of buildings in a continuous row where there will be--
(i) open space left in the front and rear sides and Interior portion ; and
(ii) no open space on either side by such buildings except in the side of the first and the last building.
(c) "detached type" means a single house with open space on all sides j
(d) "dwelling house" means a house designed or intended to be used wholly or principally for human habitation together with such out-buildings latrines and other erections as are ordinarily used
(1) No owner or other persons shall layout h street, lane, passage or pathway or sub-divide or utilise the land or any portion or portions of the same on the site or sites for building purposes until a layout plan has been approved by the Executive Authority who shall get prior concurrence of the Director of Town and Country Planning or his authorised Joint Director or Deputy Director of Town and Country Planning for such approval. In cases of lay out abutting National Highways. State Highways and Bye Pass Roads thereof, the concurrence of the Divisional Engineer (Highways and Rural Works) under whom the control of the road is vested shall also be obtained by the Executive Authority. The application for approval or such layout plan or sub-division shall be submitted to the Executive Authority in the form specified in Appendix A with such variation as circumstances may require.
(2)
(1) Every person who intends, to construct or reconstruct or alter or add to a building or to a but shall submit an application to the executive authority for the approval of the site and for permission to execute the work, in the form specified in Appendix B, with such variations as circumstances may require which shall be accompanied by
(a) a site plan (in triplicate) of the land on which the building or hut is to be constructed, reconstructed or altered or added to as far as may be necessary with the requirements specified in Appendix-C.
(b) a plan or plans (in triplicate) of the building or hut to bi reconstructed or altered or added to as far as may be necessary, complying with the requirements specified in Appendix-D ;
(c) a specification (in triplicate) as far as may be necessary com re
(1) The streets and access to be provided in the development layout, shall connect with an existing access way. Street or road. The main access to the development shall be well defined and as far as possible proceeding to a suitable central location of the Immediate adjacent village or human habitation ;
(2) No Street or access shall normally be less than 7 matres in width, if the length of the access is not mora than 1 20 metres ;
(3) The main street or access to the development shall have a wirth of not less than 9 metres if the length of the said access or main development street is not. more than 200 metres i
(4) The main accesses and other streets, whose length will be in excess of 200 metres shall be provided with a not less than 12 matres :
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(1) The building shall be erected in a site whose minimum size shall be 9 matres width and 15 metres depth,
(2) Continuous type building shall be allowed with a minimum rear open space of 3 metres.
(3) Semi detatched type building shall be allowed with a minimum rear open space of 3 metres and side open space of 1.5 metres.
(4) Detached buildings may be allowed as per the table for all category of buildings.
The open space around the building shall be as follows: --
Front open space. Rear open space Side open space.
(1) (2) (3) (4)
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The building shall be built on proper foundations and shall be provided with a basement of not less than 0.5 metres height from the adjacent ground level.
Flooring shall be made of such impervious material or be of well rammed earth with cow dung wash or of tiles, cement such other flooring material.
Every room intended for human habitation shall have an area of not less than 7.2 square metres provided that the kitchen room may have an area of not less than 3.6 square metres.
Walls shall be built of such materials as may be approved by the con-cerned authority with suitable damp proofing at the basement level.
The average height between the floor and the under side t of the roof of a living room shall be not less than 2.4 metres.
Every living room shall be provided with adequate windows and ventilators, for securing effective ventilation. In no case area of windows and ventilators of a room be less than l/5th of its floor area. Only ventilators or windows that connect I directly with external air and about on an open space shall be deemed to ventilate the-room provided that ventilator or window opening into an open verandah or other overhead covering, the width of which is not over 2.4 metres shall also be deemed to connect with external air.
Every kitchen or every room where a fire is lit shall be provided with sufficient means for the escape of smoke or the products of combus-tion, directly above every fire place.
The site shall be will drained and all sullage water shall be collected and drained off into the street drain unless separate provision is made for utilisation of domestic sullage for cultivation or gardening purposes. In no case shall water be allowed to stagnate in the site or to form pools.
(2) Every site appurtenant to a house shall be laid out with such garden or cultivation or shall otherwise be kept clean and tidy at all times and also be kept free from water logging. Removal of earth from the site and creation of hollows shall be forbidden.
(1) Every house shall be provided with a latrine of such specifications and size as may be determined by the executive authority and every latrine shall be located only in a rear corner of the site.
(2) Where a latrine provided is of a land removal type such latrine shall not be provided with trap doors opening into a conservancy lane or a street. As far as possible independent means of access should be provided to the conservancy cleaning staff for entering the latrine and-for undertaking the cleaning operations.
Every cow-shed shall be provided with an impervious flooring and adequate facilities for drainage of urine and removal of refuses which should be collected and disposed off as may be determined by the concerned authority.
Each site shall be fenced suitably either with live fencing or other fencing or a compound wall. No such fencing and compound wall shall have a height of more than 1.5 metres from the ground level. A gataway shall be provided in the front where the site abuts on a street and in addition suitable door way shall be provided at the rear where the site abuts on a conservancy or year access lane.
In every layout which has a provision for more than 10 houses, the following minimum standard of amenitie shall be provided.
(1) An open space for common public use as park, play ground or recreation ground to an extent not less than 10 percent of the total area of the layout.
(2) Such open spaces and common amenities shall be so distributed in order that one such open space shall be available for every group of 25 houses.
(3) There shall be provided one or more public wells, public baths and latrines in every layout to the satisfaction of the executive authority.
(4) Facilities such as shopping, recreation centre, community hall and library shall be provided in accordance with the size of the development and based on the following standards :--
No portion of a hut shall be placed with 1.75 metres or a masonry or wooden building, provided that there shall be a minimum open space of 1.25 metres between the eaves or between the eavss of the hut and a masonry wall, as the case may be.
(1) No hut shall be of more than one storey not exceed 3.75 metres in height measured from the top of the plinth to the junction of the eaves and wall.
(2) The wall of the hut, at a junction of the eaves and wall shall in no place be less than 1.75 metres in height measured from the top level of the plinth.
On the land exclusively set apart for the construction of huts, the huts shall be built in continuous lines in accordance with the alignment to be determined by the panchayat.
Where an alignment determined under rule 21 does not correspond with the alignment of the street, a passage of atleast 6 metres measured from eave to eave, shall be left between the rows of huts abutting on such alignment.
Notwithstanding anything contained in rule 21, huts may, with the special sanction of the panchayat, be built so as to form an open court yard comprising at least one-fourth of the whole area occupied by the huts and courtyard.
Between any two huts, there shall be a space of atleast 1.25 metres measured eave to eave.
Every person intending to construct, reconstruct, add to or alter any public building other than Government building shall follow the provisions of the Multi-storeyed and Public Building Rules, 1.973 issued under the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920) ;
Provided that the Executive Authority shall not grant approval for construction, reconstruction, addition or alteration of any such building without consulting the con-cerned Joint Director or Deputy Director of Town and Country Planning.
(a) Clear aisles not less than 1.2 metres in width shall be provided at right angles to the line of seating in such number and such manner that no seat shall be more than 3.8 metres away from an aisles measured in the line of seating.
(b) Where all the aisles do not directly meet the exit doors, cross aisles of minimum 1 metre width and at the rate of one cross aisle for every 10 rows of seats shall be provided parallel to the line of seating so as to provide direct access to the exit.
(c) Rows of seats between aisles shall not have more than 14 seats and in the case of such rows opening to an aisle at one end, shall not have more than 7 seats.
(d) There shall be a minimum space of 85cm. between the backs of any two rows of seats and a minimum of 35cm. between the back of any seat and the fron
Every public building having a capacity of one thousand persons or more, shall be provided with either a manually operated fire alarm system coded to alert employers or attendants or with an automatic fire detection system to conform to the standards and recommendations laid down in the National Building Code of India, 1970 and to the satisfaction of the Directorate of Fire Services.
The provision pertaining to the Tamil Nadu Cyclone Prone Areas Special Buildings Rules, 1981, the Tamil Nadu Cyclone Prone Areas Special Buildings Rules, 1982 and the Tamil Nadu Industrial Township Area Development Authority Act, 1997 and the rules made thereunder shall apply to such of those Panchayats falling in these special areas.
(1) Ail approvals granted under these rules in the panchayat shall be placed in the next Panchayat meeting for information.
(2) Any appeal against the orders of the executive authority under sub-rule (1) shall be made to the Collector of Revenue District concerned within thirty days from the date of receipt of the such orders. The orders of the Collector on such appeal shall be final.
If the construction or reconstruction of any building is not completed within the period specified, the permission shall lapse and a fresh application shall be made before the work is continued.
Any breach of these rules shall be punishable with fine which may extend to Rs.100 or in case of continuing breach with fine not exceeding Rs.15 for every day during which breach continues after conviction for the first breach.
(1) If the executive authority finds that the work,--
(a) is otherwise than in accordance with the plans or specifications which have been approved or
(b) contravene any of the provisions of this rule or any of the rule or declaration made there under he may by notice, require the owner of the building within a period stated either.
(i) to make such alternations as may be specified in the said notice with the object of bringing the work into conformity with the said plans or provision ; or
(ii) to show cause why such a alteration should not be made. (2) If the owner does not show cause as aforesaid he shall be bound to into the alterations specified in such notice referred to in clause (i) of sub-rule (1).
Notwithstanding anything contained in any of the preceding provisions, the executive authority may at any time stop the construction or reconstruction of any building if in his opinion the work in progress endangers human life;
(1) If the executive authority is satisfied--
(i) that the construction or reconstruction of any building ;
(a) has been commenced without obtaining the permission of the executive authority) or
(b) is being carried or has been completed otherwise than in accordance with the plans and particulars on which such approval or order was passed; or
(c) is being carried on, or has been completed breach of any of the provisions of this rules:
(ii) that any alterations required by any notice issued under these rules have not been duly made or
(iii) that any alternation of or addition to any building on any other work made or done for any purpose, into or upon any buildi
The Inspector of the Village Panchayats shall notify the maximum and minimum rates specified in the Appendix F for adoption by the Village Panchayats taking into consideration the proximity of the Village panchayats to the nearest municipality and ensure that the rates so determined by the Village Panchayats do not exceed the prevailing rates of the neighbouring Municipality.
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