Minutes of the 26th Meeting of the Monitoring Committee Held on 07.12.2007
The Monitoring Committee of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority recorded these minutes for its 26th meeting held on 7 December 2007. The minutes confirm and revise part of the previous meeting record, decide regularisation issues for specified commercial buildings, require removal of certain floors built after 28 February 1999, and address completion certificate procedures.
What the minutes cover
The Minutes of the 26th Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority record decisions on applications involving unauthorised or deviated commercial buildings. The decisions mainly assess whether particular buildings were completed before 28 February 1999, based on inspection reports, electricity service records, property tax assessments, lease deeds and other evidence.
The Monitoring Committee also confirmed the minutes of its 25th meeting, except Agenda Item No. 25.4.6. The replacement decision accepted evidence that the commercial special building at Door No. 89, North Park Road, Ambattur, had been completed before 28 February 1999.
Regularisation conditions
The Monitoring Committee resolved to regularise certain commercial multi-storeyed buildings subject to these conditions:
- Alternative fire safety measures must meet the norms of the Director of Fire and Rescue Services.
- Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority officials must inspect the buildings before raising the regularisation fee demand.
- The fee must be collected at the Regularisation 1999 scheme rate.
- No additional construction may be made beyond what was already reported.
Property specific decisions
The Monitoring Committee accepted evidence of completion before 28 February 1999 for specified buildings in Vepery, Purasawalkam, Mylapore, Adyar, Aminjikarai, T. Nagar and Nungambakkam. Several approvals were accompanied by removal or monitoring requirements:
- At Door No. 21, Cuddappa Rangiah Street, the fourth and fifth floors of Block A must be removed, and clarification was sought from the Corporation of Chennai about possible road encroachment.
- At Door Nos. 26 and 27, Periyar EVR Salai, the fifth and sixth floors must be removed.
- At Door Nos. 80/1 and 80/2, Usman Road and Door No. 13, Mahalakshmi Street, the third and fourth floors must be removed.
- At Door No. 93/45, G.N. Chetty Road, the fifth floor must be removed.
- At Door No. 231, Pursaiwalkam High Road, the fourth floor part must be removed.
- Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority was asked to watch specified buildings in Aminjikarai and Nungambakkam to prevent further additions.
The application concerning the fourth and fifth floors at Door No. 130, NSC Bose Road was rejected again because basic particulars and qualitative evidence had not been furnished.
Completion certificates and enforcement
The Monitoring Committee suggested reinspection of some rejected completion certificate cases, including checks on electricity, water supply and sewerage connections. It also asked the Sub-committee on Completion Certificate to examine minor architectural, elevation and mid-landing projection issues and suggest changes to the completion certificate norms where reasonable. Reports on fixing responsibility on officials and builders were deferred.
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Common questions
Does this document regularise every unauthorised commercial building in Chennai?
No. The Minutes of the 26th Meeting of the Monitoring Committee record decisions on specified properties. Some applications were accepted subject to conditions, while one application was rejected again for lack of required particulars and evidence.
Can floors constructed after 28 February 1999 be regularised under these decisions?
The recorded property decisions require several floors constructed after 28 February 1999 to be removed. The minutes also prohibit additional construction beyond what had already been reported.
What evidence did the Monitoring Committee accept to establish when a building was completed?
The committee relied on material including Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority inspection reports, electricity service connection records, property tax assessments, lease deeds and an appeal inspection report.
What happens to completion certificate cases involving minor projections?
The Monitoring Committee stated that individual cases involving minor architectural, elevation or mid-landing projections need not be placed before it one by one. The Sub-committee on Completion Certificate may examine them and suggest amendments to the completion certificate norms if reasonable.
