Declaration of Multistoried Building Area for College at Melakottaiyur and Keelakottaiyur Villeges

What the notification does

Notification No. VI(1)175/2009 applies to the listed survey numbers in Melakottaiyur Village and Keelakottaiyur Village. Together, the notified lands cover 25.74.0 hectares and are declared a multistoried building area for college use under the Tamil Nadu Multistoried and Public Building Rules, 1973 and related instructions.

The notification is relevant to the applicant, owners of land within the listed survey numbers, neighbouring landowners who require access, architects, structural engineers and authorities examining building plans. A buyer or owner should compare the property survey number with the full survey schedule in the notification.

Main building plan conditions

The Commissioner of Town and Country Planning requires the following matters to be addressed when building plans are cleared:

• Floor Space Index, plot coverage and other applicable multistoried building requirements must be satisfied.
• Required clearances and No Objection Certificates must be obtained from the listed planning, highways, traffic police, fire service, airport, pollution control and other authorities. Environmental clearance must also be obtained from the Ministry of Environment and Forest Department, Government of India.
• The building must be earthquake resistant and designed by a registered professional structural engineer.
• Design must follow the National Building Code, 2005, with an undertaking from the developer.
• Ramps, nearby parking and lift access must be provided for physically challenged persons. The ramp ratio must be shown as 1:10.
• Drainage, a sewage treatment plant, wastewater recycling arrangements, rainwater harvesting and solar energy arrangements must be provided.
• Fire extinguishers, emergency open staircases, lightning arresters and sufficient lifts are required.
• Each floor must have a height of at least 3 metres. Expansion joints with a 75 mm gap must be provided at 45 metre intervals.
• Because the site abuts a State Highway, the drawings must show a 10 foot green strip and a 30 foot service road.
• A detailed water supply report, structural stability affidavit and soil test based structural design are required.

Site specific protections

The declaration covering Survey Number 95/1 in Melakottaiyur Village and Survey Numbers 25/1 and 25/2 in Keelakottaiyur Village is subject to fulfilment of the applicant's agreement. Clear access to sites owned by other landowners, including peripheral access to land behind the applicant's site, must be maintained. Culverts in Town Survey Number 128/1 must be built by the applicant at the applicant's expense, with the necessary No Objection Certificate produced during building plan approval.