Minutes of the 27th Meeting of the Monitoring Committee
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority minutes for the 27th Meeting of the Monitoring Committee, held on 28.12.2007, record decisions on regularisation of certain commercial multi storeyed buildings in Chennai Metropolitan Area cases. The committee accepted evidence such as Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority inspection reports and Tamil Nadu Electricity Board service connection details to decide whether particular buildings had been completed before 28.2.1999, and in some cases required upper floors or other portions to be removed.
What this document is
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority minutes for the 27th Meeting of the Monitoring Committee, held on 28.12.2007, are a record of committee decisions on unauthorised or deviated commercial multi storeyed buildings. The main operative part in the extract is Agenda Item No. 27.3, where the committee analysed evidence sent by applicants and decided whether specific buildings could be regularised.
What it governs
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority considered commercial multi storeyed building cases under the Regularisation 1999 scheme. The committee resolved that certain buildings could be regularised only if all of these conditions were met:
- alternative fire safety measures are provided as per the norms of the Director of Fire and Rescue Services
- the buildings are inspected by Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority officials before raising regularisation fee demand
- the regularisation fee under the Regularisation 1999 scheme rate is collected
- there is no additional construction over and above what was already reported
Who it affects
This record matters mainly to:
- owners and applicants seeking regularisation of older unauthorised or deviated commercial multi storeyed buildings
- buyers and professionals checking whether a building, or only part of it, was accepted for regularisation
- properties where some floors were excluded and ordered to be removed
Key decisions recorded
The Monitoring Committee accepted completion before 28.2.1999 in several cases based on Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority inspection reports, with Tamil Nadu Electricity Board service connection details treated as supportive evidence in some files.
Examples recorded in the minutes include:
- Door No.133, Sir Theyagaraya Road, T. Nagar, Chennai, ground floor plus 3 floors accepted
- Door No.6, Pycrofts Garden Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, ground floor plus 3 floors accepted, but 4th and 5th floors to be removed
- Door No.26, G.N. Chetty Road, T. Nagar, Chennai, hotel cum lodge building accepted as completed before 28.2.1999
- Door No.20, Kellys Road, Kellys, Chennai, only the 4th floor part shown in the regularisation plan was to be regularised
- Door No.1, Lattice Bridge Road, Adyar, only 92 square metres of 4th floor part could be considered because the inspection plan for the rest was absent
- No.1, 7th Avenue, Besant Nagar, hospital building accepted, but the applicant had to remove the A.C. sheet structure not shown in the plan applied for regularisation
Other agenda items noted
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority minutes also list agenda items on enforcement, disconnection of water, sewer and electricity connections, amendments to completion certificate norms, completion certificate applications, responsibilities for allowing unauthorised constructions, erring builders, and a progress report on commercial multi storeyed building cases. In the extract provided, these items are listed but no detailed decisions are recorded.
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Common questions
Does the document regularise every unauthorised floor in the buildings listed?
No. In some cases, only part of a building was accepted for regularisation. The minutes specifically say that some 4th and 5th floors, or other portions not supported by evidence or not shown in the plan, had to be removed.
What evidence did the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority rely on to decide if a building was completed before 28.2.1999?
The minutes repeatedly say that Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority inspection reports were accepted as credible evidence. In several cases, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board service connection details were also treated as supportive evidence, and in one hospital case a letter from M/s. OTIS Elevator Company was accepted as supportive evidence.
If my building is in these minutes, does that mean there were conditions attached?
Yes. The Monitoring Committee said regularisation was subject to fire safety measures as per the Director of Fire and Rescue Services norms, inspection by Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority officials before raising regularisation fee demand, collection of regularisation fee, and no additional construction beyond what had already been reported.
Was every case decided in this meeting?
No. One case at Door 27, Ranganathan Street, T. Nagar was kept pending for production of Chennai Corporation records in the next meeting. The minutes also state that items 27.3.11 to 27.3.17 were deferred.
