Minutes of the 6th Monitoring Committee Meeting Held on 23/02/07
The Monitoring Committee of C.M.D.A. recorded these minutes for its sixth meeting, held on 23 February 2007, covering building regularisation, enforcement and completion certificates. The committee supported action against fully unauthorised buildings, discussed possible treatment of minor deviations and set out a joint inspection process for completion certificate applications.
What the minutes cover
The Monitoring Committee of C.M.D.A. considered regularisation applications, enforcement against unauthorised buildings, completion certificates and specific building cases. The minutes record committee decisions and suggestions rather than announcing a general approval for building deviations.
The committee confirmed the minutes of its fifth meeting, held on 3 February 2007. Discussion of the enforcement base paper and several other matters was deferred to the next meeting.
Regularisation and enforcement
The Monitoring Committee of C.M.D.A. recorded the following points:
- Notices had been sent in 61 of 62 individual cases. One case was awaiting particulars.
- Applicants submitting evidence that their buildings were constructed on or before 28 February 1999 could be considered if they established that date of construction.
- About 1,700 rejection letters had been sent for applications received under the Regularisation Scheme 2002.
- The committee suggested completing the legal process for fully unauthorised buildings and carrying out a few demolitions before 31 March 2007.
- Applications already refused or rejected by C.M.D.A. did not need to return to the Monitoring Committee. C.M.D.A. could proceed with further action according to law.
- Minutes concerning 50 regularisation applications for commercial multi-storeyed buildings were annexed.
Completion certificates and inspections
The Monitoring Committee of C.M.D.A. heard FAIRPRO representatives about difficulties obtaining compliance or completion certificates needed for electricity, water and sewerage connections. FAIRPRO asked that minor construction changes and deviations should not prevent certificates from being issued.
The committee stated that an applicant could inform C.M.D.A. when a building was ready for inspection. C.M.D.A. would then arrange a joint inspection within one week with concerned agencies, including the Corporation of Chennai and the Directorate of Fire and Rescue Services.
The committee asked C.M.D.A. to examine whether some deviations could be condoned without affecting building safety. It identified land use, parking, fire safety and floor space index restrictions as major matters. Violations were to be considered as either against public interest and not condonable, or potentially condonable where public interest and building safety were not affected. A report was requested for the next meeting.
Specific decisions
The Monitoring Committee of C.M.D.A. recommended rejecting the application of Carborandum Universal Limited concerning Pallikkaranai Village and issuing notice to restore the buildings to the approved plan. It also clarified that the expression “water connection” in the High Court judgment dated 23 August 2006 included a sewer connection because sewerage was not independent of water supply.
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Common questions
Do these minutes automatically allow minor building deviations?
No. The Monitoring Committee only asked C.M.D.A. to study which deviations might be condoned without affecting public interest or building safety and to submit a report.
How quickly would C.M.D.A. arrange a completion certificate inspection?
The minutes state that, after an applicant informs C.M.D.A. that the building is ready, a joint inspection with the concerned agencies would be arranged within one week.
Can I submit evidence that my building existed before 28 February 1999?
Yes. The committee suggested that cases could be considered where applicants establish that the building was constructed on or before 28 February 1999.
Does a water connection include a sewer connection for the issue discussed?
Yes. The committee clarified that the wording “water connection” in the High Court judgment dated 23 August 2006 also included a sewer connection.
