G.O. (Ms.) No. 123, Exemption of Small Commercial Buildings from Obtaining Completion Certificate, 2024
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 123, dated 28 June 2024, to amend the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019 and exempt qualifying small commercial buildings from obtaining a completion certificate. The exemption covers commercial buildings with a built-up area up to 300 square metres and a height not exceeding 14 metres.
What the amendment does
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 123, dated 28 June 2024, to add certain small commercial buildings to provisions of the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019 concerning completion certificate exemption.
The qualifying limits stated in the amendment are:
- Commercial built-up area of up to 300 square metres.
- Building height not exceeding 14 metres.
The order describes the change as an exemption of small commercial buildings from obtaining a completion certificate. Commercial buildings outside either of the stated limits are not included by the amendment text.
Changes to the building rules
G.O. (Ms.) No. 123 inserts the same commercial building category into three places in the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019:
- Rule 20, sub-rule (1).
- Rule 35, sub-rule (21), clause (c).
- Rule 39, sub-rule (12), clause (c).
In each place, the words covering commercial buildings with a built-up area up to 300 square metres and a height not exceeding 14 metres are inserted after the existing expression referring to buildings not exceeding 8 dwelling units or 750 square metres.
The amendment also deletes the expression referring to up to 300 square metres of commercial building from Annexure-XXIII, item (2), sub-item (a). The source does not provide further explanation of the effect of that deletion.
Who should check the amendment
G.O. (Ms.) No. 123 is relevant to owners, developers, builders and property professionals dealing with small commercial buildings in Tamil Nadu. A person relying on the completion certificate exemption should check both the total built-up area and the building height, because the amendment sets limits for both.
The source does not specify a fee, application procedure or supporting documents for using the exemption. It also does not extend the exemption to every commercial building regardless of size or height.
Publication and authority
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department directed that the notification appended to G.O. (Ms.) No. 123 be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary dated 28 June 2024. The amendments were made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu using powers stated in the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994 and the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998.
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Common questions
Does every commercial building qualify for the completion certificate exemption?
No. The amendment covers commercial buildings with a built-up area up to 300 square metres and a height not exceeding 14 metres.
Does a qualifying small commercial building need a completion certificate?
G.O. (Ms.) No. 123 describes the amendment as exempting qualifying small commercial buildings from obtaining a completion certificate.
Which parts of the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019 were changed?
The commercial building category was inserted into rules 20, 35 and 39. A reference to up to 300 square metres of commercial building was also deleted from Annexure-XXIII.
When was the notification directed to be published?
The notification was directed to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary dated 28 June 2024.
