In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause (xvii) of sub-section (2) of Section 268 of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Andhra Pradesh Act 13 of 1994), and in supersession of Andhra Pradesh Gram Panchayat Building Rules, 1972 issued in G.O. Ms. No.377, Panchayat Raj (S.II) Department, dated 12-10-1973 and as amended from time to time and the rules, regulations and orders issued relating thereto the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following rules relating to the regulations or restrictions of the use of sites and for buildings.

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R.1 Short title, Commencement and Applicability

Short title, Commencement and Applicability :-(1) These rules may be called the Andhra Pradesh Gram Panchayat Land Development (Layout and Building) Rules, 2002.

(2) They shall come into force from the date of notification.

(3) These rules extend to all Gram Panchayat Areas of Andhra Pradesh except the areas falling in_

(a) Urban Development Authority areas and Special Development Authority areas as notified by the Government under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Urban Areas (Development) Act, 1975;

(b) Draft/Sanctioned General Town Planning Scheme/Master Plan areas of Municipal Corporations/Municipalities notif

R.2 Definitions

Definitions :- In these rules, unless the contest otherwise requires, the following definitions shall apply, words and expressions used but not defined in these rules shall have the meaning assigned to them in the National Building Code of India or standard dictionary meaning if not defined in the Code.

(1) "Act" means the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (AP Act 13 of 1994);

(2) "Balcony" means a horizontal contilevered projection, including a handrail or balustrade, to serve as passage or as sitting out place;

(3) "Barn" means a building or structure with a roof of zinc sheets or tiles having flue pipes, furnace and tiers u

R.3 Application for Layout Permission

Application for Layout Permission :- (1) Every person or a corporate body of the Government or a private corporate body who intends to undertake or carry out layout or development work shall apply in writing to the Executive Authority of such intention in the form prescribed in Annexure-A appended to these rules.

(2) The layouts prepared by the Revenue Department for distribution of pattas to the weaker section shall be in accordance with these rules. In case of Weaker Section Housing Programme the guidelines issued by the State Government should invariably be followed.

(3) The application for permission shall be accompanied by,_

(i) A site plan drawn

R.4 Minimum requirement for approval of Layout

Minimum requirement for approval of Layout :- (1) The layout proposal shall conform to the requirements:

(a) shall have approach through an existing road, the width of such shall not be less than 10 meters (in case of land-locked plots, the owner has to ensure the approach road through neighbouring lands accordingly;

*[(b) the minimum plot size in residential layouts shall be 120 Sq.meters with minimum frontage of 10 meters and the minimum plot size for non-residential layouts shall be 300 Sq.meters except in case of Commercial or Mercantile buildings for which the minimum plot size shall be 18 Sq. Mts.];

Required specifications and conditions :-(1) The owner of a site shall undertake the following works under the supervision of Executive Authority with the surveyors after intimation of the layout approval by the Executive Authority:

(i) Levelling with suitable gradient and formation of all roads with sub-surface, kerbstones, metalling of the carriageway, side drains as per specifications in Annexure-B;

(ii) Construction of drains and channelization of nalas for allowing storm water run-off. These may be channelised in such a way as to conserve or haravest the water in nearest water body or public open space, etc;

(iii) Undertake greenery in the layo

R.6 Sanction or refusal of Permission

Sanction or refusal of Permission :-(1) The layout proposals with plans/drawings and specifications may be sanctioned with or without modifications or directions as are deemed necessary or refused by the Executive Authority within:

(i) 90 days from the date of application in case of layout applications;

(ii) any application with all the required particulars not disposed off within a period of 90 days from the date of receipt in the Gram Panchayat Office, shall deemed to have been sanctioned in accordance with the provisions of these rules;

(iii) however any construction or development of layout carried out under deemed provisions cannot be in contra

R.7 Duration of Sanction

Duration of Sanction :-The permission for layout development shall remain valid for two years during which time the layout works shall be completed, and if not completed the permission for layout development shall be revalidated on application subject to the rules then in force and payment of 10% of the fees and charges.

R.8 Revoking of Permission

Revoking of Permission :-The Executive Authority or District Panchayat Officer may revoke any permission issued under these rules whenever it is found that there has been any false statement or wrong permission is issued or any misinterpretation of any material fact or rule on which the permission was sanctioned.

R.9 Deviations during construction/undertaking of layout works

Deviations during construction/undertaking of layout works :-If during the execution of any layout, any deviation is made from the sanctioned plan the owner shall obtain revised sanction as per the above procedure and rules.

R.10 Responsibilities and Duties of Owner

Responsibilities and Duties of Owner :- The owner who has been given sanction shall be wholly and solely responsible for the equality of workmanship of layout development works, and for ensuring safety during the contruction/development works, etc.

R.11 Prior Technical Approval from Director of Town and Country Planning is necessary for certain permissions

Prior Technical Approval from Director of Town and Country Planning is necessary for certain permissions:- (1) The Competent Authority for the technical approval :

(a) The District Town and Country Planning Officer is the Competent Authority to accord technical approval for the layouts:

(i) in the villages with 10,000 or more population;

(ii) in the Urban Centres to be notified separately by the Director of Town and Country Planning.

(iii) in all the Mandal headquarters irrespective of the population of the village.

(b) The Gram Panchcayts of villages with less than 10,000 pop

R.12 Offences and Penalties

Offences and Penalties :-(1) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of these rules or any requirements or obligations imposed on him by virtue of these rules shall be guilty of an offence and upon conviction by the District Panchayat Officer shall:

(a) be punished with a fine as prescribed by the Government and in case of continuing offence a daily fine until the contravention is made good or removed;

(b) Executive Authority shall require owner to take suitable actions including demolition of unauthorized works and in case of non-compliance it shall enforce;

(c) take suitable action against technical personnel, which include prosecution or de

R.13 Status of existing Gram Panchayat/previously approved layouts

Status of existing Gram Panchayat/previously approved layouts :- (1) These layout rules shall apply to all existing layouts in the Gram Panchayat areas. Those layouts that have not complied with valid approval, or having shortfall in layout development works or open spaces or road widths, etc., as per these rules shall be got regularized first from the Collector, without which no building permission shall be entertained or accorded. The regularization would be based on levy of pro rata charges for shortfall of open spaces, collection of pro rata betterment charges and development charges and improvement of the road pattern and drainage, etc., which has to be borne by the owners of the plots colony. The regularization would be with reference to a cut of date

R.14 Application for Building Permission:-

Application for Building Permission:-(1) The application for permission to construct building shall be accompanied by a site plan drawn to scale of not less than 1:500 in a prescribed application appended at Annexure-G:

(i) The existing approach road or means of access with width;

(ii) The boundaries, giving the dimensions of the site and of any contiguous land belonging to the owner thereof;

(iii) All existing buildings position in the site, if any;

(iv) The position of the site in relation to neighbouring streets, if any;

(v) Space to be left about the building to secure fre

R.15 Exempted Buildings

Exempted Buildings :-(1) The following operational construction of the Government whether temporary or permanent, which is necessary for the operation, maintenance, development or execution of any of the following services, are exempted from the purview of these rules :

(a) Railways;

(b) National Highways, State Highways and Major District Roads;

(c) Works undertaken by the District Administration/Zilla Praja Parishad/Mandal Praja Parishad/Gram Panchayat;

(d) Waterways;

(e) Ports;

(f) Airways and Aerodromes;

(g

R.16 Sites considered for Building Activity

Sites considered for Building Activity :-No site or parcel of land shall be used for building activity unless it is approved as building plot or forms part of an approved layout. This rule, however, shall not be applicable in case of :

(a) sites and properties in existing settlement areas;

(b) farm buildings;

(c) Industrial and non-residential buildings abutting highways/main roads.

R.17 Minimum plot size requirements

Minimum plot size requirements :-(1) The minimum requirement of plot area for non-residential, industrial buildings and the building proposals consisting of G.F. 2 floors and above except Commercial or Mercantile buildings shall be 300 Sq. Meters.

(2) The minimum requirement of plot area for residential apartments, complexes shall be 335 Sq. Meters.

R.18 Means of Access for considering Building Permission

Means of Access for considering Building Permission :-(1) Minimum approach road/Means of Access requirement in Gram Khantam / Settlement area shall be 3.6 meters;

(2) Minimum approach road / Means of Access requirement outside settlement area shall be 10 meters;

(3) Minimum approach road/ Means of Access requirement for residential complexes/all non-residential buildings shall be 12 meters.

R.19 Proximity of electric supply lines withholding permission

Proximity of electric supply lines withholding permission :-(1) Before granting permission for the construction or reconstruction of or the addition or alteration to a building, the executive authority shall take into consideration the proximity of electric supply lines, if any, and shall withhold permission for such construction, reconstruction addition or alteration, unless suitable arrangements are made by the applicant to meet the requirements of the permission of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 and the rules made thereunder and unless the clearance between the electric supply lines; and the building are kept as shown in the Annexure-H.

R.20 Permissible Height and Setback requirements

Permissible Height and Setback requirements :-(1) The minimum open spaces/setbacks (open to sky) and height restrictions shall be as follows for considering the building permissions in Minor Gram Panchayats :

(i) Height permissible: 9 meters or G +2 floors in Gram Khantam and 13 meters or G+2 floors height in Revenue survey number areas;

(ii) Setbacks:

In Gram Khantam:

Front setback or building line : 1.50 meters

Rear Setback : 1.00 meters

(iii) Where the lighting and ventilation of a building is through the means of a chowk or inner courtyard

R.21 Restrictions of building activity in vicinity of certain areas:

Restrictions of building activity in vicinity of certain areas:

(a) no building activity shall be allowed in the bed of water bodies like river, lake, pond or nala, etc.

(b) no building activity shall be carried out within:

(i) 30 meters from the boundary of Rivers and Lakes of surface area for 10 Ha and above;

(ii) 15 meters from the boundary of lakes of surface area for less than 10 Ha ;

(iii) 9 meters from Nalas, Canal, etc.

(c) for building activity within the restricted zone near the Airport or Defence areas/Military establishments, nece

R.22 Projections and exemptions in open spaces:-

Projections and exemptions in open spaces:-

(i) Chajjas/whether shades of width not exceeding 60 cm shall be allowed in the mandatory setbacks;

(ii) In case of plots more than 300 sq. meters, the following accessory uses may be allowed in the front or rear open spaces the height of these accessory buildings shall not be more than 2.75 meters;

(iii) A cow shed or store room, latrine may be allowed in rear open space;

(iv) An outhouse, open staircase may be allowed in front open space. In case of non-residential buildings, parking, sheds, guardroom, overhead water tank, sump, septic tank, well may be allowed in the

R.23 Parking requirements

Parking requirements :-

(i) In all complexes including residential complexes, hotels, restaurants and lodges, business buildings, commercial buildings, institutional buildings like hospitals, educational buildings like school and colleges, etc., and all other non-residential activities provision shall be made for parking spaces at per the following requirements :

Category of building/activity	Parking area as percentage of total built up area
Residential complexes, hotels, restaurants, lodges, cinema halls, b

R.23-A Row Housing:-

* [Row Housing:—

(i) Minimum site area	1000 Sqm.
(ii) Plot size	50 To 125 Sqm.
(iii) Minimum width of the plot	4.50 mts.
(iv) Minimum width of Internal Road	9.00 mts.
(v) No. of plots permissible in a row	8 mts.
(vi) Minimum width between two blocks	6.00 m.
(vii) Set backs

R.23-B Group Housing:

Group Housing:

1. Min. Plot Area	335 Sq. Mts
2. Max. Coverage	40%
3. F.A.R. (Excluding common areas)	Abutting road width	F.A.R.
	Up to 12 Mts	1:1.25
	12 to 18 Mts.	1:1.50
	above 18 Mts	1:1.75
4. Min. Setbacks-	(a) Front setback
	High Rise or Multi-Storied Building: 1. Min. width of corridor 2.00m (i) Min. Plot area 1000 Sqm with shortest side not less than 24m. (ii) Min. Approach road 40’-0” (12.20m) (iii) Max. Height permissible 30 Mts. (iv) F.A.R. 1:1.75 Common Areas (a) Residential buildings 30% of permissible F.A.R.

R.23-D Gated Community Development:-

Gated Community Development:—

(a) Row Housing, Detached, Group Housing and Multi-stored Buildings may be allowed.

(b) An access of minimum 9 Mts thoroughfare shall be provided for the neighbouring plots or lands that are located in the interior. They would be governed by good design standards and not impinging on the overall accessibility and circulation network of the area.

(c) Minimum site area : 10,000 Sq m.

(d) Size of plots and height permissible:

As per type of housing and requirements as given above for the respective type of housing.

Rain water harvesting :—Every building proposed for construction shall be provided with required facilities and infrastructure for conservation and harvesting of rain water.

Percolation pits or Trenches.—The paved surface around the building shall have percolation pits or Trenches or combination of pits and Trenches in such a way that total volume of such structure shall not be less than 6 Cum for each 100 Sq.mts of roof top area and multiples thereon. Depending on the geomorphological and topographical condition, the pits can be of size 1.2m wide x 1.2 m long x depth of 2 to 2.5m. The trenches can be of width of 0.6 x length of 2 to 6 m x depth of 1.5 to 2.0 meters terrace water shall be canalized, thro

R.24 Application scrutiny fees and other charges to be levied by the Executive Authority

Application scrutiny fees and other charges to be levied by the Executive Authority:-The Executive Authority shall levy application and scrutiny fees for all applications as notified by the Government from time to time. However the weaker section-housing programme is exempted from levy of fees and duties.

R.25 Other charges

Other charges :-In addition to the above, the Executive Authority shall levy development charges and Betterment Charges as specified by the Collector or Government.

R.26 Sanction or refusal of permission

Sanction or refusal of permission :-The layout plans/buildings plans with drawings and specifications may be sanctioned with or without modifications or directions as are deemed necessary or refused by the Executive Authority within;

(i) (15) days in case of individual residential buildings;

(ii) (30) days in case of other buildings; Where no orders are communicated by the Executive Authority of sanction or refusal of the permission, the Executive Authority shall be deemed to have permitted the proposed permission and the owner may go ahead with the work provided that the same;

(i) is in accordance with these rules;

Duration of sanction :-The permission for building construction shall remain valid for two years during which time the building construction shall be completed, and if not completed the permission for building construction shall be revalidated on application subject to the rules then in force and payment of the fees and charges as prescribed in the Schedule.

R.28 Revoking of Permission

Revoking of Permission :-The Executive Authority or the District Panchayat Officer may revoke any permission issued under these rules whenever it is found that such permission was obtained by fraudulent means or misrepresentation of facts.

R.29 Deviations during construction/undertaking up layout works

Deviations during construction/undertaking up layout works :-If during the execution of any building construction any deviation is made from the sanctioned plan the owner shall obtain revised sanction as per the above procedure and rules.

R.30 Responsibilities and Duties of Owner

Responsibilities and Duties of Owner:-The owner who has been given sanction shall be wholly and solely responsible for the quality of workmanship of the building development works, and for structural safety of the building and for ensuring safety during the construction/development works, etc.

R.31-A Andhra Pradesh Gram Panchayat Land Development (Layout and Building) Rules, 2002 * [31-A

* [ Prior technical approval from Director of Town and Country Planning is necessary for the residential complexes like Row Housing, Group Housing, Gated Community Development Etc., and Buildings of more than 13.00m height.]

R.31-B Prior Technical Approval from District Town and Country Planning Officer is necessary for certain permissions:

* [] Prior Technical Approval from District Town and Country Planning Officer is necessary for certain permissions:-(1) The Executive Authority shall forward within a week, with specific remarks and obtain the prior technical approval from The District Town and Country Planning Officer before sanctioning and releasing the plans in the following cases of applications for permissions:

(a) all Building permissions for Complexes;

(b) all Building permissions for heights more than 3 floors or 9 meters;

(c) all cases of Cinema Theaters/Petrol Pump or Stations/Storage of LP Gas Godowns, etc.

R.32 Unsafe Buildings

Unsafe Buildings :- All unsafe buildings shall be considered to constitute danger to public safety and hygiene and sanitation and shall be restored by repairs, demolition or dealt with as otherwise directed by the Collector/Executive Authority.

R.33 Offences and Penalties

Offences and Penalties :-(1) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of these rules or any requirement or obligations imposed on him by virtue of these rules shall be guilty of an offence by the District Panchayat Officer shall be punished with a fine as prescribed in these rules by the District Panchayat Officer and in case of continuing offence a daily fine until the contravention is made good or removed :

(i) take suitable actions including demolition of unauthorised works;

(ii) take suitable action against technical personnel, which include prosecution or debarring him from further practice upto three years;

(iii) Any unauthorised Tobac

R.34 Inspecting Authority

Inspecting Authority :- Under clause (5) of sub-section (5) of Section 44 of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994, an officer of the Director of Town and Country Planning not below the rank of Assistant Director of Town and Country Planning is hereby designated as inspecting authority/Enquiry Officer on the matters concerned with the Land Development (Layouts and Buildings).

R.35 Conformity to National Building Code of India

Conformity to National Building Code of India :- Recourse shall be made to the National Building Code of India (latest Edition) for all standards and specifications relating to building construction viz.,

(a) safety of building with regard to structural design, foundations, masonry, timber, plain cement concrete, reinforced cement concrete, structural steel, earth quake resistance, wind loads, etc.;

(b) quality of materials and workmanship;

(c) building services, viz., Building Plumbing, Water Supply and Drainage (including mode of sewerage disposal system), Electric installations and other services.

R.36 Licensed Technical Persons for preparation of Layout proposals, Building Plans and supervision

Licensed Technical Persons for preparation of Layout proposals, Building Plans and supervision :-The qualified technical persons shall register their names and obtain licence for their practice for preparation of layouts, building plans and supervision of the works with the District Panchayat Officer duly paying the requisite deposit and annual renewal fee. The qualifications competency and responsibility of licensed technical persons are as appended at Annexure.I.

R.37 Requirements of Parts of Buildings :-

Requirements of Parts of Buildings :-

(i) Building permission shall not be accorded, if provision for septic tank is not made. However the Government will provide subsidy for the families Below Property Line;

(ii) No building permission shall be accorded, if provision for water harvesting pits is not made wherever necessary;

(iii) Plinth of buildings:-The plinth or basement of any building shall be so located with respect to surrounding ground level as well as normal flood-level so as to ensure adequate drainage of the site is ensured. It shall not be less than 45 cm;

(iv) Interior Courtyards:- Every interior cou