Permission for parking in controlled areas

by Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH, NOV 23

 Haryana Town and Country Planning Department has approved a policy for grant of permission for parking in controlled areas.

          While stating this here today, a spokesman of the Department  said that the policy has been formulated in view of the increasing problem of parking as a result of increase in traffic. There is no policy in the Department for grant of CLU permission exclusively for parking purpose in the controlled areas. Therefore,  with the objective of  providing more parking space to meet parking problem arising out of the big projects attracting vehicular traffic, visitors and workers, a policy for grant of permission for parking in agricultural zone or transport and communication zone adjacent to the CLU granted area or Special Economic Zone (SEZ) has been approved.

          He said that as per the policy, minimum area requirement for off  site parking would be 2000 sqm. The project proponent is required to submit detailed justification in this regard duly showing the calculation in respect of workers and visitors and parking requirement.  The site should be located in Agriculture Zone or Transport and Communication Zone.

          He said that the site should be adjacent to or within 0.5 Kms radius from the boundary of CLU granted area or the SEZ. The CLU granted area should be either put to use or CLU or SEZ permission should be valid.  The guide map showing the location of the site in relation to main CLU granted area or SEZ alongwith geographical features should be submitted to enable identification of the land.  The project proponent will also submit his proposal for transportation of workers and visitors from parking area to main CLU granted area  or SEZ.

           The site should be approachable through revenue “ rasta” or Scheduled Road or National Highway and finally should be connected to CLU granted area or SEZ.  The minimum width of the revenue “rasta” should be six Karam (33 feet). Since the conversion charges have not been prescribed for transportation use, Therefore, 50 per cent conversion charges prescribed for industrial use in Schedule-IV of  Punjab Scheduled Roads and Controlled Areas Restriction of Unregulated Development Rules, 1965 will be levied.

An undertaking shall be submitted by project proponent that the site would be used for parking purposes only and no commercial activity or any other activity would be allowed.  Only ground level parking shall be permitted without any permanent structure on the site.  However, the toilets and drivers’ waiting area shall be allowed as per requirement.