MINUTES OF THE 33rd MEETING OF THE MONITORING COMMITTEE HELD @ 11.00 a.m. ON 23.10.2008 IN THE CONFERENCE HALL OF CMDA
The Monitoring Committee of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority issued these minutes of its 33rd meeting, held on 23 October 2008. The minutes record discussions about the Second Master Plan for the Chennai Metropolitan Area, unauthorised development and the Regularisation Scheme, 1999, together with decisions on specific buildings in Chennai.
What the minutes cover
The Monitoring Committee of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority considered implementation of the Second Master Plan for the Chennai Metropolitan Area, 2026, Tamil Nadu Ordinance No. 4 of 2008 and applications involving unauthorised or deviated buildings. The recorded decisions are particularly relevant to owners, builders and applicants connected with the identified properties.
Second Master Plan and unauthorised development
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority informed the Monitoring Committee that six committees had been formed to monitor and implement the Second Master Plan for the Chennai Metropolitan Area, 2026.
Members recorded objections concerning:
- Reclassification of land in 12 villages from Agricultural Use to Primary Residential Use without those changes having been discussed during public consultation.
- Removal of the proposed rail link between Vandalur Railway Station and the Outer Ring Road.
- The effect of Tamil Nadu Ordinance No. 4 of 2008, dated 27 July 2008, on demolition of unauthorised developments.
- Public safety concerns where buildings with serious violations remained protected from demolition.
The Vice Chairperson stated that the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority had demolished some unauthorised buildings constructed after 27 July 2007 and intended to act against non regularisable violations when the Ordinance was revoked or lapsed.
Regularisation decisions
The Monitoring Committee accepted that a five block commercial and residential development at Nageswara Rao Road and Pinjala Subramaniam Street, T. Nagar, had been completed before 28 February 1999. Evidence included a Gazette notification, a Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority inspection report and a Tamil Nadu Electricity Board letter.
Regularisation was subject to conditions including:
- Alternative fire safety measures meeting the norms of the Director of Fire and Rescue Services.
- Inspection by Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority officials before a regularisation fee demand was raised.
- Collection of the fee under the Regularisation Scheme, 1999.
- No additional construction beyond what had already been reported.
Decisions affecting other properties
The Monitoring Committee rejected regularisation of the basement, ground floor and four floor building at Door No. 18/4, Muttukadu Road, Thiruvanmiyur. The applicant had not established ownership of the entire building and land because other undivided share owners had not provided registered powers of attorney.
For Door No. 11, Sarangapani Street, T. Nagar, the Monitoring Committee accepted evidence that the basement, ground floor and four floors existed before 28 February 1999. The applicant was required to remove the part fifth floor constructed after that date before regularisation of the remaining floors.
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Common questions
Do these minutes regularise every unauthorised building in Chennai?
No. The Monitoring Committee examined particular applications and evidence. It also imposed property specific conditions or rejected applications where requirements were not met.
Why was the Thiruvanmiyur regularisation application rejected?
The applicant did not establish ownership of the whole building and land. Other owners of undivided shares had not given registered powers of attorney to the applicant.
Could the part fifth floor at Sarangapani Street be regularised?
The minutes required the applicant to remove the part fifth floor because it was constructed after 28 February 1999. Regularisation could then apply to the basement, ground floor and four floors.
What conditions were attached to regularisation of certain special and multi storeyed buildings?
The conditions included required fire safety measures for multi storeyed buildings, inspection by Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority officials, payment under the Regularisation Scheme, 1999, and no construction beyond what had already been reported.
