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Rule 76B THE KERALA PANCHAYAT BUILDINGS RULES, 2011 803

74. Set back provisions.-(1) The minimum distance between the plot boundary abutting any street other than National Highways, State Highways, District Roads and other roads notified by the Panchayat and the building, other than a compound wall or fence or outdoor display structure shall be minimum 1.50 m. (2) Front yard shall have minimum 1.50 m depth. (3) In the case of individual developed plots requiring no lay out approval from the District Town Planner, there shall be average 60 cm open space on the sides and rear: Provided that door shall not be allowed if that portion does not have minimum 1.00m open yard. (4) In the case of buildings requiring layout approval of District Town Planner, the side yards and rear yard shall be provided as shown in the building layout: Provided that no portion of the building shall encroach, project or overhang beyond the plot boundaries.

75. Certain provisions not to apply.- Provisions regarding FAR, coverage, off-street parking, distance from central line of road, access width, height restriction with regard to width of road and the yard abutting the road and dimensions with regard to building parts shall not apply to buildings under this chapter.

76. Application for permit and its disposal.-(1) Where the construction or reconstruction or addition or alteration is proposed to be done by individuals separately an application in white paper, typed or written in ink and affixed with necessary court fee stamp shall be supplemented by the individual concerned to the Secretary, along with a site plan and document to prove his ownership. The number of floors and the area in each floor shall be specified in the application. (2) The Secretary shall, if convinced of the boundaries and bonafides of the ownership and that the building is in accordance with the rules in this chapter, issue permit. (3) Where the construction or the reconstruction or addition or alteration is proposed to be done by the Department, Corporation, Board, Agency, Local Self Government Institutions or society themselves, layout for sub-division shall be obtained from the Secretary and no building permit is necessary. (4) There shall be no application fee in the case of individual application and the permit fee in the case of individual application shall be as shown in Schedule II.

83[CHAPTER XA SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LARGE-SCALE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS APPROVED BY GOVERNMENT

76A. Applicability of the Provisions.- Provisions in this Chapter shall apply only to large scale development projects approved by Government, by order, and for availing benefit of higher Floor Area Ratio, the project shall have an area not less than 2 Hectares, an investment exceeding Rs. 100 crores including land value and which shall provide for employment, for not less than 500 persons after commissioning of the project. 76B. Constitution and functioning of the Committee'.-(1) The Government may accord sanction for the project mentioned above, based on the recommendation of a committee, to be constituted by the Government for this purpose, consisting of the following members: (a) The Principal Secretary, Local Self Government - Chairperson (b) The Director, Department of Panchayats - Member

83. Chapter XA inserted by S.R.O. No. 26/2014, w.e.f. 13-1-2014.