Declaration of Multistoried Building Area for Construction of Industrial Buildings at Veerapuram Village, Chengalpattu Taluk, Kancheepuram District

What the declaration covers

The Director of Town and Country Planning issued Roc.No. 19575/2014/Special Cell dated 19 January 2015 for land in Veerapuram Village, Chengalpattu Taluk, Kancheepuram District. It covers Plot No. P8/1 in the approved Mahindra World City Special Economic Zone layout, LP/DTCP No. 13/2014, measuring 11.57 acres, or 46,800 square metres.

The land is declared a multistoried building area for construction of industrial buildings under the Tamil Nadu Multi-storied and Public Building Rules, 1973. The declaration does not itself state that a particular building plan has been approved. It sets conditions that must be checked when building plans are cleared.

Who may be affected

The declaration directly affects the applicant, owner, developer, architect and structural design engineer responsible for industrial development on Plot No. P8/1. Buyers, lenders and professionals examining this plot should check whether proposed or completed construction complies with the declaration and has the required clearances.

Main planning and construction conditions

• The maximum building height is 25 metres, and the height between floors must be at least 3 metres.
• Floor Space Index and plot coverage must follow the applicable multistoried building requirements.
• Structural design must follow National Building Code 2005 and be prepared by a registered professional structural engineer.
• Soil testing, earthquake resistance and structural stability must be confirmed through an affidavit signed by the owner or applicant, architect and structural design engineer.
• Open emergency staircases, lightning arresters and expansion joints with a 75 millimetre gap at 45 metre intervals are required.
• Fire extinguishers and a No Objection Certificate from the Fire Service Authority are required.
• Ramps, lifts and parking near the entrance must accommodate physically challenged persons. The ramp ratio must be shown as 1:10.
• Suitable drainage, sewage treatment, wastewater recycling and rainwater harvesting arrangements must be provided.
• A detailed water supply report and undertakings concerning water from government desalination plants must be submitted.
• Solar energy arrangements must be made.
• Required clearances and No Objection Certificates must be obtained from the listed planning, highways, traffic, fire, airport, pollution control and other authorities.
• Any necessary culverts across a water channel must be built by the applicant at the applicant's expense, with approval from the concerned department.