33.1 general zoning regulations

Master Plan for Thrissur City ZONING REGULATIONS 290

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Thrissur Municipal Corporation Department of Town and Country Planning, Kerala

33.1 GENERAL ZONING REGULATIONS

1.0 All future developments shall be in conformity with the provisions of the Master plan and

future construction shall conform to the Kerala Municipality Building Rules in force unless

otherwise specified in this regulations/ any scheme/ Plan.

2.0 For the implementation and enforcement of the proposals envisaged in the Master plan for

the City, areas have been zoned under various uses such as residential, commercial,

industrial, public and semipublic etc. Details regarding the nature of uses “permitted”, uses “restricted” and uses “prohibited” in each zone are given in the accompanying sheets. These

regulations shall be enforced in conformity with other Acts/ Rules/ Regulations applicable

for the area and also inconjunction with other specific provision, if any, elsewhere in this

plan.

3.0 a) “Uses permitted” in a zone cover the uses that can be normally accommodated in the

relevant zone. Such uses may be permitted by the Secretary, Thrissur Municipal Corporation,

herein after referred to as the Secretary.

b) Restricted uses: - In some cases, it may be possible to permit some uses, which are not

likely to affect the quality and environment in a zone specified for a particular use. Such

cases have to be individually studied based on their performance characteristics and spatial

locational factors. Such cases, which come under this category, are classified as “Uses restricted”. Restricted uses are classified again in two categories depending upon the intensity of use as below. (I) Category deals with the uses that shall be restricted by the

Secretary with concurrence of the Town Planner of the District office of the Department of

Town and Country Planning having jurisdiction over the area. (II) Category deals with the

uses that shall be restricted by the Secretary with the concurrence of Chief Town Planner of

the Department of Town and Country Planning.

c) “Uses prohibited” enlists the various objectionable uses in each zone, which shall not be

permitted under normal circumstances.

All other uses other than permitted and restricted are Prohibited uses.

4.0 Considering the importance attached to functional and development demand of different

locations/area around the Thekkinkadumaidan and Swaraj round,the City area is divided into

6policy development zones such as

1)Core zone (area inside the Ring road)


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It includes the following sub zones

Decongestion core zone: -The area upto a depth of 150m from outer boundary of

Swaraj Round Road is coming under this zone.

Commercial core zone:-Southern and South Western part of the Swaraj round

Mixed core zone:-The remaining core areaexcludingdecongestion core zone and

commercial core zone

2) Promotive urban development zone (Between ring road and outer ring)

3) Urban development zone (between outer ring road and Corporation boundary)

4) Institutional zone (Eastern side of Mannuthy Junction and north side of Peringavu road)

5) Economic development zone (along NH 544 –[south side of Elanjikulam] and old NH from

Chiyyaram to boundary)

6) Agriculture zone (west, south west and North West boundary of Municipal Corporation)

Details regarding the nature of regulations in these zones are given in the accompanying

sheets.

5.0 Existing areas and structures of archaeological importance, agriculture uses and religious

uses may be permitted to continue in all zones and shall not constitute non-conforming

uses.

6.0 In the case of concurrence issued for constructions involving filling of wetland, low lying land

and paddy fields, various mitigation measures including proper drainage measures has to be

specified and local authority has to ensure that same are provided / enforced.

7.0 Zoning regulations are not intended to prohibit existing uses that have been lawfully

established prior to the enforcement of these regulations. They are essentially intended to

help the competent authority in decisions regarding granting or refusal of planning

permissions for land use conversions and construction of buildings/ structures or any other

matter specifically mentioned in these regulations.

8.0 The powers entrusted to the authorities for approval of usage of plot and layout shall be in

compliance with the building rule applicable for the area is to be followed as such.

9.0 Constructions / Land developments in lands designated as paddy land or wet land under the

conservation of Paddy land and Wet land Act in force shall be in conformity with the said

Act.

10.0 Regulation of Constructions on the sides of new roads or roads proposed for widening as per

the Plan shall be governed by the distance from the center line of the road, unless otherwise

specified in Master Plan or any detailed road alignments approved by the Chief Town Planner

concerned.

11.0 The Government shall have the power to issue clarifications in respect of technical

interpretations, if any, required in any of the provisions of the Master Plan in consultation

with Chief Town Planner concerned.


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12.0 Any use not specified either in the “Use Permitted” or “Use restricted” category of a particular use zone, but which is of a similar nature to any use permitted or restricted in that particular

use zone, can be considered by the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Chief Town

Planner concerned.

13.0 Regulations of ASI around all the protected monuments in the planning area has tobe

followed wherever applicable. The ancient monuments and Archeological sites and remains

(Amendment and Validation) Act, 2010 and its amendments are also to be followed

14.0 Necessary clearances are to be obtained from ASI for any development/construction in

theaffected area as per ASI, before issuing building permit by the Secretary

15.0 For the lands which are dry as per revenue records and for the lands which are

authourisedly converted to dry land, but included in paddy zone as per the

proposed land use map, the regulations of paddy zone will not be applicable. In such land,

developments/constructions will be permissible as per prevailing KMBR and FAR as

stipulated in Master Plan for the uses for which it was converted. If specific

purpose is not mentioned in order granting permission to convert the nature of land, by

revenue authority, then development /construction in such land will be permissible with the

concurrence of the committee consisting of District Town Planner, Deputy Town Planner, Secretary

and Superintendent Engineer, Thrissur Municipal Corporation.

16.0 In plots which are already changed its nature to dry land in revenue records and

developments/constructions are already done as per rules, then addition or extension or

alteration or reconstruction are permissible with prevailing KMBR for the same use and FAR

as stipulated in Master Pan.

17.0 For the lands included in 150 m from outer boundary of Swaraj Road, ie, in Decongestion Core

zone, in addition to applicable rules and regulations of ASI if any for the area, FAR shall be

limited to 1.5 or as per KMBR whichever is minimum and height of building shall be

limited to 15m above GL with Kerala architecture building style with sloping roof and

covered with Mangalore tiles.

18.0 For the lands included in Core area except Decongestion Core zone, the FAR permissible is

limited to 3 or as per KMBR without additional fee, whichever is minimum.

19.0 For the lands included in Promotive Urban Development zone, the F A R permissible is as per

prevailing KMBR.

20.0 For the lands included in Urban Development zone, the F A R permissible is as per

prevailing KMBR.

21.0 Detailed projects are to be prepared by Thrissur Municipal Corporation for the area marked

in the proposed land use map as elegant city, as described in plan, applying planning tools

like land pooling etc.


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22.0 Detailed plans are to be prepared for the junctions for developments mentioned in the

Master plan

23.0 Detailed Town Planning Schemes are to be prepared with detailed structural survey for

the roads to be widened with required road width even wider than mentioned in this Plan.

Table 33.1 ZONING REGULATIONS

PAR

A

NO.

USES PERMITTED USES RESTRICTED-1 USES RESTRICTED-2

USES

PROHIBI

TED

1 2 3 4 5

24 Residential zone

All residences, Residential

Flats/Apartments, night

shelters, Orphanages/Old

Age Homes/Dharmasalas,

Residential Quarters, Farm

Houses.

Ashram/Mutt, Hostels and

boarding, Houses for

students / women, guest

house, lodges,

Places of worship

Any

other

uses not

specifie

d

Shops, Commercial offices

and

Restaurants/Canteen/hote

ls, Bakery, confectionaries,

Banking and Financial

institutions, and

Professional Offices,

Beauty Parlor, ATMs,

Gymnasium/Yoga Centers

– All floor area up to

300sq.m.

.

Shops, Commercial offices,

and Restaurants, Banking

and Financial institutions

and Professional Offices,

Movie hall, Godowns, ware

houses, storage non-

hazardous, IT software –

floor area up to 750 sq. m

Fuel Filling Stations


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Primary/Upper Primary

School, Police Post/Police

Station, Open air Theatre,

Traffic Park, Fire Station.

Hospitals with 5 beds,

Nursing Home/Auditorium /

Wedding Halls / Community

halls / Exhibition Centers Art

Gallery, Cultural and

information Centre,

Museum, Other Public

Utility Areas & Buildings,

Places of Worship, social

welfare centres – floor area

up to 500 sq. m provided

that the access road has

width of 7 m minimum.

Transmission towers,

Telecommunication towers

and Wireless Stations, P&T

office.

Clinics (Outpatient) – floor

area up to 300 sq. m.

Secondary/ Higher

secondary schools,

Vocational Training centres/

general educational

Institutes, specialized and

professional institutes,

Radio and TV stations,

museum, dairy farms –

provided that the access

road has a width of

minimum 7 m

Day Care and Crèche,

Nursery/ Kindergarten,

Library and Reading

Rooms, Swimming Pool

Clinics (Outpatient) – floor

area up to 100 sq. m.

Cottage industries of non-

nuisance Service type,

Industries of non-nuisance

Nature (See Annexure 3)

engaging not more than 6

workers without power or

3 workers with power

limited to 5 HP.

Water Treatment Plants

below 5 MLD

Automobile workshops for

2/3 wheelers, Automobile

workshops with power

limited up to 10 HP, service

industries engaging not

more than 9 workers with

power limited 10 HP or 19

workers without power (see

annexure I), IT hardware

/Electronic Industries - floor

area up to 200 sq. m


road has a width of 5 m

minimum.

Tot Lots/park/play ground

Outdoor game stadium,

open air theatre,

amusement park

Zoological and Botanical

Gardens, Bird Sanctuary


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Auto rickshaw Stand Parking Plaza, Taxi/Jeep

Stand

Smokehouse attached to

Residential Buildings

Plant Nursery, Agriculture

and Horticulture, Pastures

and Grazing Grounds

Fodder Cultivations, Seed

Farms, Pump House, Wells

and Irrigation Ponds

Storage of Agricultural

Produces and Seeds, Green

Houses

25 Commercial zone

Residences floor area up to

500 sq. m, Ashram / Mutt,

Residential apartments

with lower floors for

commercial uses, Hostels,

Boarding houses, Guest

Houses, Lodges, Night

Shelters of floor up area up

to 500 sq.m

Any

other

uses

not

specifie

d

All Shops including

Shopping Complexes,

Shopping malls, Multiplex,

Hypermarkets, Automobile

show rooms, Restaurants,

Hotels, Motels, Markets,

Professional offices,

Commercial Offices &

Establishments, Banking

and financial institutions,

Gymnasium / Yoga Centers,

Beauty Parlors, Weigh

bridges, Markets, IT

software units, Godowns,

ware houses, Storage non-

hazardous, Stacking yard


Local/State/Central Govt.

or Public Sector offices,

expansion of existing

educational institutions,

Public Utility Areas &

Building with floor area

upto 500 sq.m, Movie halls,

auditorium, wedding hall,

convention centres

Clinics, Diagnostic Centres

and hospitals up to 50

Schools up to Higher

Secondary level

Vocational training

institutions

Other Higher educational

Institutions

Places of worship, Smoke

House, other public utility

areas and buildings,


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beds, Library and Reading

Rooms, Social Welfare

centers


Nursery/Kindergarten, Fire

station, P& T offices,

telephone exchange,

Swimming pool

museum, exhibition centre

and art galleries

Clinics, Diagnostic

Centresand hospitals



and Wireless Station, Radio

and TV station

Cottage Industries,

Automobile workshops,


2/3 wheelers, Automobile

Service Stations, Cold

storage, Service Industries

of non-nuisance Nature

(See Annexure 3) engaging

not more than 19 workers

without power or 9

workers with power limited

to 30 HP, Saw Mills, IT

Hardware/Electronic

Industries, Marble and

Granite Storage/Cutting

centers, ice factory,

printing press, water

treatment plan below 5

MLD.

Tot Lots/Parks/Play

Grounds, open air theater,

fairground, Amusement

parks, camping site

Indoor/outdoor game

stadium

Parking Plaza, Taxi/Jeep

Stand, Auto rickshaw Stand

Bus

terminal/stand,

Lorry stand,

Container terminal

Plant Nursery, Agriculture

and Horticulture, Pastures

and Grazing Grounds

Fodder Cultivations,

Storage of Agricultural

Produces and Seeds, Green

Houses, , fish farms, seed

farms, pump houses, wells

and irrigation ponds

26 Industrial zone


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All industries other than

obnoxious and nuisance

type industries,

Automobile Workshops &

Automobile Service

Stations, Spray Painting

Workshops, Saw Mills,

Timber Yard, Ice Factory,

Cold Storage, Fish and

Meat Processing Units,

Printing Press, Water

Treatment Plants, Marble

and Granite Storage and

Cutting Centres,

Industrial Estates &

Industrial Parks.

Other Public Utility Areas

and Public Buildings.

Cremation Ground /

Crematorium, Burial

Ground, Common Vault.

Storage of Explosives and

Fire Works, Gas Godowns,

Crusher Units.

Sewage Treatment Plants,

Dumping Yard.

Slaughter House


Bus/truck

terminals

Container

Terminals with

access width of

18m minimum.

Any

other

use not

specifie

d

IT Software units

Godowns/Warehouses/St-

orage of non-hazardous

material, stacking yards,

weigh bridge.

Dairy and Dairy Farms,

Dairy related Industries,

Poultry Farms, Piggery

Farm, Smoke House.

Dry Cleaning Plants,

Power Plants, Sub

Stations, Transmission &

Telecommunication

Towers, Wireless Stations.

Government or Public

Sector Offices

Transport Terminals

incidental to industrial

use.

Residential Uses

incidental to the Industrial

Use.

Any other activity

essentially incidental to


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Industrial use.

Tot lots, Parks and Play

Grounds attached to

incidental residential use.

27 Public and Semipublic zone

Residences/ Ashram/ mutts

with floor area up to 300

sq. m,

Residential uses incidental

to the public and semi

pubic use

Night Shelters,

Orphanages/Old Age

Homes/Dharmasala,

Residential Quarters, Farm

Houses, Ashram/ Mutt

Any

other

use not

specifie

d

Shops, ATMs, Cyber café,

Restaurant/Canteen

,Beauty parlors,

Gymnasium/ Yoga centre

with total floor area up to

200 sq. m

Shops, Commercial offices,

Restaurants/Canteen,

Professional Offices – floor



institutions- floor area up to

500 sq. m

Fuel filling stations

All local, State and Central

Government or public

sector offices, Day care and

crèche, All educational

institutions, Police post/

police station, Forensic

science lab, Fire station, P

& T office, Library and

reading rooms, Social

welfare centres, Museum,

Auditorium, Wedding hall,

Swimming pool, Exhibition

Centre and art galleries,

community halls, cultural

and information centres,

public utility buildings,

places of worship, All

medical institutions

Jail and Reformatory,

Transmission Towers and

wireless stations, R & D

institutes, Radio and TV

station, civil defense and

home guard, Indoor game

stadium, Convention centre

IT Hardware/ Electronic

Industries, Automobile

workshops for 2/3 wheelers,

Water treatment plant

below 5 MLD

Water treatment

plant above 5 MLD

Tot Lots/Parks/Play

Grounds, open air theatre ,

Zoological and botanical

gardens, camping site


Amusement park

Auto rickshaw Stand Parking Plaza, Taxi/Jeep

Stand, , lorry stand

Bus

terminals/stand


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Cremation ground/

crematorium, Burial

Ground/Common Vault

Plant Nursery , Storage of

Agricultural Produces and

Seeds, pastures and grazing

ground, fish farms, seed

farms, pump houses, wells

and irrigation ponds,

Green Houses, Agriculture

and Horticulture

Solid Waste Disposal area

Only buildings/structures

incidental to the solid

waste disposal system are

permitted. Radius of 100 m

around the site must be

kept free from other

developments. Green strip

of 5 m must be provided

around solid waste disposal

area.

28 Mixed zone

All residences including

apartments, Night shelters,

Residential Quarters,

Hostels and boarding

houses, lodges and guest

houses, floor area upto

2000 sq m

Ashram/Mutts,

Orphanages, Old age

homes, Dharmasalas

Any

other

uses

not

specifie

d

All Shops including

Shopping Complexes,

ATM’s, Restaurants, Hotels, Motels, Bakery and

Confectionary’s, Godowns, Warehouses, Storage,



Establishments, Banking

and financial institutions–

floor area 2000 sq m

Gymnasium/Yoga Centers,

Beauty Parlors


300


Automobile show rooms,

IT/ software units

Markets-Plot area limited

to 500 sq.m



sector offices, All


Forensic science lab, Social



Exhibition Centre and art

galleries, community halls,

cultural and information

centres –

Police post/Police stations,

P & T office, Telephone

exchange

Swimming pool


Nursery/Kindergarten,

Library and Reading Rooms

Clinics, diagnostic centres

and hospitals upto 50 beds

Public utility buildings,

Places of worship

Clinics, diagnostic centres

and hospitals upto 100 beds

Cottage industry,


2/3 Wheelers, Automobile

service station light

vehicles, Service Industries

of non-nuisance nature

(See Annexure 3) engaging


without power or 9


to 10 HP, Printing press,

Water treatment plants

below 5 MLD

Automobile workshops with

power limited up to 15 HP,

service industries engaging


with power limited 15 HP or

19 workers without power

(see annexure I), IT

hardware/Electronic

Industries

Tot Lots/Parks/Play

Grounds, open air theatre ,

camping site


Amusement parks

Auto rickshaw stand Parking Plaza, Taxi/Jeep

Stand

Smoke house attached to Dairy Farms, Poultry Farms


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Residential Buildings,

Smoke house

Plant Nursery, Agriculture,

Horticulture, Fodder

cultivation, Pastures,

Grazing grounds, Fish

Farms, Seed Farms, pump

house, wells & irrigation

ponds, green houses,

Storage of Agriculture

Produces and Seeds

28.1 PROVIDED THAT THE ACCESS ROAD HAS A WIDTH OF 7 m MINIMUM






houses, - floor area up to

3000 sq. m






houses - floor area above

3000 sq. m

Any

other

uses

not

specifie

d

All Shops including

Shopping Complexes,


Restaurants, Hotels,

Motels, Markets,



Establishments floor area

upto 3000 sq m

Godown, warehouses,

storage, Automobile show

rooms, IT/ software units,

stacking yard, Movie hall

Weighbridge, Banking and

financial institutions - floor


All Shops including

Shopping Complexes,


Restaurants, Hotels, Motels,

Markets, Professional

offices, Commercial Offices

& Establishments floor area

above 3000 sq m




sector offices, All


Forensic science lab, Social



Exhibition Centre and art

galleries, community halls,


Building cultural and

information centres – floor

Schools up to Higher

Secondary level

Local/State/Central Govt. or

Public Sector offices, All


Forensic science lab, , Social

welfare centre, Exhibition

Centre and art galleries,

Museum, auditorium,

wedding hall, convention

centres, Indoor game

stadium – floor area above

. m


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Hospitals upto 100 beds

2000 sq. m and upto3000

sq. m

Radio and TV station, Indoor

game stadium, Transmission

towers and wireless stations

Hospitals above 300 beds,

Educational institutions –

floor area above 2000 sq

Automobile workshops

with power limited up to

15 HP, service industries

engaging not more than 9


15 HP or 19 workers

without power (see

annexure I), IT hardware/

Electronic Industries, Ice

factory, Cold storage,

Marble and granite

storage/cutting centres,


Automobile service station

for heavy vehicles, Saw mill

Amusement park Zoological and Botanical

Gardens

Bus terminals/stand, lorry

stand

Dairy farm /Poultry farm,

Sewage treatment plant

below 2MLD

Cremation ground/

crematorium, Burial

Ground/Common Vault,

Sewage treatment plant

above 2MLD

28.2 PROVIDED THAT THE ACCESS ROAD HAS A WIDTH OF 15 m MINIMUM






houses

All Shops including

Shopping Complexes,


Bear pubs/Parlor, Liquor

Bars, Godown,

warehouses, storage,

Automobile show rooms,

Restaurants, Hotels,

Any

other

uses

not

specifie

d


303


Motels, Markets,



Establishments,

Weighbridge Banking and

financial institutions, IT/

software units

Local/State/Central Govt.

or Public Sector offices, All



Building, R & D institutes,

Forensic science lab,

Museum, Auditorium,

wedding hall, Movie halls,

Convention centres Social

Welfare centers, Swimming

pool, Exhibition centre and

art gallery, Places of

worship

Hospitals upto 500 beds

Container terminal

29 CORE ZONE

(Area between Swaraj Round and Ring road)

29.1

Decongestion core zone (Area upto a depth of 150m from the outer edge of the Swaraj Round)

FAR shall be limited to 1.5 or as per KMBR whichever is minimum and height of buildings shall be limited to

15m above GL with Kerala architecture building style with sloping roof and covered with Mangalore roof

tiles.

29.2

For the lands included in Core area except Decongestion Core zone, the FAR permissible is limited to 3 or as

per KMBR without additional fee whichever is minimum.

29.3 Commercial core zone (Southern part of Core zone lying between Ernakulam road and M.Groad. Concentration of commercial

centres and accumulation of major transportation facilities along with light industrial land use are

predominant in this zone).

All the uses permissible under Commercial zone, the FAR permissible is limited to 3 or as per KMBR without

additional fee whichever is minimum.


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29.4 Mixed use core zone ( The remaining core area excluding Decongestion core zone and Commercial core zone)

All the uses permissible under Mixed zone, the FAR permissible is limited to 3 or as per KMBR without

additional fee whichever is minimum.

30 Industrial Commercial Mixed zone

(All type of uses permissible under commercial and industrial use zones except bus/truck

terminals)

31 Dry Agriculture zone

Residences, Orphanages,

Old Age Homes,

Dharmasala, Ashram/Mutt

– floor area up to 1000 sq.

m

Any

other

use not

specifie

d

Shops, Professional Offices,

Commercial

Offices/Establishments,


institutions, Restaurants/

Canteens – floor area up to

500 sq. m,

Godowns/Warehouses/Sto

rage – non-hazardous –

floor area up to 300sq. m

ATMs

Shops, Professional Offices,


institutions of floor area up

to 750 sq. m provided that

the access road has a width

of 5 m minimum.

Markets – Plot Area up to

500 sq. m

Godowns/Warehouses

/Storage – non-hazardous,

up to 750 sq. m floor area.

Gymnasium/Yoga Centers,

Stacking Yards


Clinics (Outpatient) and

Diagnostic centers – floor

area up to 200 sq. m, Police

Post/Police Station, Fire

Post/Fire Station,


Nursery/Kindergarten/Prim

ary & Upper primary

schools, Library and

Reading Rooms, Public

Utility Areas & Buildings,

Swimming pools -all floor




and Wireless Station,

Telephone Exchange,

Auditorium/Wedding

Halls/Community halls,

Convention centre Social

Welfare centers – floor area

up to 1000 sq. m provided

that the access road has a

width of 7 m minimum,

Places of Worship, Hospitals

and health centres – floor



road has a width of 7 m

minimum.

Cottage Industries,

Saw Mills, Automobile

workshops for 2/3

WheelersService industries

of non-nuisance type

(Annexure I) 6 workers


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without power or 3 workers

+ 5HP

Tot Lots/Parks/Play

Grounds, Open air theatre,

Camping site

parking plaza, Auto rickshaw

stands, Taxi / Jeep Stands

Bus terminal /

Stand/Lorry stand,

Container terminal

Smokehouses attached to

residential buildings,

Smokehouses

Junk yards, Cremation

Ground / Crematorium,

Burial Ground / Common

Vault, Slaughter houses,

Storage of explosive and

fireworks, Gas Go Downs,

Saw mills with Timber yard,

Fish / Meat processing

centres, Dairy farm, Poultry

farm, Piggery farm

Dumping yards, Sewage

Treatment plants

Plant Nursery, Agriculture,

Horticulture, Fodder

cultivation, Pastures,

Grazing grounds, Fish

Farms, Seed Farms, Pump

House, Wells and Irrigation

Ponds, Storage of

Agricultural Produces and

Seeds, green houses

32 Transport and Communication zone

All buildings and uses

connected with transport

and communication such

as, Auto Rickshaw stand,

essential repair and service

shops related to the

transport and

communication use,

Residential uses incidental

to main use

Night Shelters

Bus Terminal /

Lorry / Car/Jeep

stand, Railway

Station, Container

Terminals Any

other

use not

specifie

d

ATMs, Restaurants /

canteen floor area up to

100 sq.m

Weigh bridges

Public Utility areas and

buildings and parks which

form an integral part of the

transportation use

Police Post/Station, Post

and Telegraph Office,

Transmission Towers and

Wireless Stations,

Telephone Exchange,


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Electric Sub-Station

Tot lots, Parks and play

grounds

Parking plaza, Container

terminal

Public and Semi public uses

33 Park and Open Spaces

Any construction for the

development /

improvement of park and

open space, Tot

Lots/Parks/Play Grounds,

Zoological and Botanical

Gardens, Bird Sanctuary,

Public Utility buildings all

up to 50 sqm

Fair Grounds, Open Air

Theatre, Camping Site,

ATMs, Auto rickshaw /

Taxi/Jeep stands

Parking Plazas

Incidental uses with floor

area limited to 100 sq.m

namely Residential

buildings, Retail shops,

Restaurants, Canteen.

Any

other

use not

specifie

d

34 Waterbodies

Water landings, Pump

houses, Boat jetties,

Bridges, side protection

walls, Fish landing centers

Fish farms

Minor Public Utility

areas & buildings

which will not

affect the

character of the

area

Any

other

use not

specifie

d

35 Paddy (Constructions/ Land developments in lands designated as paddy land or wet land under the conservation of

Paddy and Wet land Act in force shall be in conformity with the said Act)

Paddy cultivation

Agriculture/Horticulture/Fo

dder cultivation/Fish

Farms/Seed Farms/Pump

House/Wells and Irrigation

Ponds without any building

construction.

Minor Public Utility

areas & buildings

which will not

affect the

character of the

area

Any

other

use not

specifie

d

36 Green strip

Area to be used only for

planting trees in order to

retain as green areas,

parks, pump houses, wells

and irrigation ponds,

storage of agricultural

products and seeds, green

house.

5 m wide Green Strip may

be provided surrounding

the sides of natural water

bodies of minimum width

Any

other

uses

not

specifie

d


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as 10m

37 Crematorium

Buildings/Structures

incidental to the main use

only are permitted

38 Elegant City

55% of land must be

reserved for Water bodies /

recreational facilities, Water

treatment plant

45% of land can be

developed as IT/Commercial

centre without disturbing

the surrounding

environment

39 Others (Quarry, Rocks etc.) ( Constructions/developments in this zone shall be carried out with minimum disturbance to terrain and

ecology of the area)

All uses permitted in Park

& Open Spaces zone


upto 10 MLD

All uses permitted with the

concurrence of Dist. Town

Planner allowable in Park &

Open space zone

Public utility areas and

buildings essentially serving

the need of the local

community with floor area

upto 50 sqm and 7m in

height

Any

other

uses

not

specifie

d

33.2. GENERAL GUIDELINES

1. For the purpose of these regulations, floor area means the total floor area of the building

on all floors as per prevailing KMBR.


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2. Subject to zoning regulations of the respective use zones, more than one use may be

combined in a building, provided that the total floor area of such a building shall not

exceed the maximum floor area permitted for any of such use premises in that use zone.

3. In land to a depth of 100 m on either sides of roads having an existing/proposed width of

15 m or more in residential and dry agricultural zones, Mixed use of residential,

commercial and public and semipublic zones will be permitted in conformity with the

Conservation of Paddy and Wet land Act 2008 and its amendments, in force in the state.

4. In land to a depth of 200 m on either sides of roads having an existing/proposed width of

22m or more in residential and dry agricultural zones, Mixed use of residential,

commercial and public and semipublic zones will be permitted in conformity with the

Conservation of Paddy and Wet land Act 2008and its amendments, in force in the state.

5. In land to a depth of 300 m on either sides of National Highway (NH) in residential and dry

agricultural zones, Mixed use of residential, commercial and public and semipublic zones

will be permitted in conformity with the Conservation of Paddy and Wet land Act 2008

and its amendments, in force in the state.

6. Drainage facility must be provided strictly by the owners if there is any development done

in the paddy lands.

7. The sanctioned DTP schemes shall be reviewed and revised observing the provision of the

KT & CP Act.

8. Large Scale development proposals in an area not less than 2 hectares, exceeding an

investment of Rs.50crores, which provide direct employment (after commissioning of the

project) to the tune of not less than 500 may be permitted in all zones other than Heritage

and Park and Open spaces, subject to the recommendation of a committee to be

constituted by the Government for this purpose, as per prevailing KMBR under the

Chairmanship of the Secretary, Local Self Government Department, consisting of Chief

Town Planner concerned of Kerala State Town and Country Planning Department and the

Secretary, Thrissur Municipal Corporation as members and the District Town Planner,

Trissur District of the Town and Country Planning Department as convener and satisfying

the following conditions:-

a) The developer shall produce project cum feasibility report and environmental impact

assessment report, if required, of the project to the convener of the committee, 15 days in

advance of the committee meeting.


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b) The developer shall produce before the committee, all required clearances from the

State and Central Government agencies concerned.

c) Adequate provision shall be made for supporting infrastructure such as water supply,

Sewerage, Solid Waste Management etc. Separate sewage treatment plant and solid

waste management measures shall be provided and maintained by the developer at his

/her cost.

d) Adequate Memorandum of Understanding between the developer and Secretary of

Local body concerned shall be undertaken to bring (c) above into effect.

e) Maximum floor area ratio shall be as specified and Minimum access width shall be 12

meter.

f) The project shall be completed within a period of 3 years if not specified otherwise.

33.1 general zoning regulations

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