Thiruvananthapuram: In a movement that can be a major encouragement for buildings as part of tourism development, the city and state planning department has proposed high remap and restrictions on coverage under the covalam-vizhin area development scheme.
The set of proposed changes was presented in the City Corporation Special Committee in the previous week.
It is expected to be immediately presented at the Corporate Council.
The covalam-vizhinjam’s development scheme has previously varied in 2010.
This includes the total area of ​​1907.50 ha.
The scheme map was initially approved in 1978 as part of controlling development in and around the Kovalam and Vizhin area and to preserve the natural environment and regulate orderly development.
Coverage, altitude restrictions, the size of the plot has been modified according to a set of new variations.
The city planning department has also proposed taking all architectural controls that are common in regulations in 2010.
While the coverage of buildings under public and semi-public use is limited to 40% and height below 9 meters according to the old plan, height and coverage will be determined according to the rules of the building applies, the proposal.
The multiplex complex has been added to zoning regulations below `using limited by Chief Town Planner ‘.
As for buildings based on tourism development, coverage is limited to 30% and the height of the building is below 9 meters.
This provision has been taken and the proposed variation said that coverage and high restrictions on the 2010 regulations have been modified and will be regulated by the rules of Kerala city development.
Hotels, resorts, cottages, homestays, hostels, boarding houses, convention centers, and commercial buildings are included in permitted use.
New relaxation has also been proposed for housing buildings.
Housing buildings up to 300 sq.m and commercial buildings up to 150 sq.m are permitted in the zone according to compliance with rice and wetland land, the proposal said.
Architectural control such as high-control control, it is necessary to use local, customary construction materials, conditions regarding exterior colors and color continuity have also been released in a series of proposed variations.
The state government has issued a notification concept in 2018 to introduce variations in the general city planning scheme for the city of Trivandrum as part of making zoning regulations compatible with current development requirements.
According to the notice, a single family housing building with a floor area of ​​up to 300 sq.m is included in use permitted on the green strip or the area provided for agriculture.
This condition is that the area must be built substantially with legitimate and satisfying residential buildings.
Without objections received in the period of time specified, the government issued final notice in 2019.
The Corporate Council in 2020 approved a decision regarding relaxation of zoning regulations in the green strip for a single family housing building up to 300 sq.m.