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Sustainable site planning 11
P Eco-sensitive zone regulations
P Coastal zone regulations
P Heritage areas (identified in the master plan or issued separately as specific guidelines),
P Water body zones (in such zones, no construction is permitted in the water-spread
and buffer belt of minimum 30 m around the FTL)
P Various hazard-prone area regulations
P Others, if the site falls under any such area
(mandatory with no point allocation)
1.3.2 The site should be located within half km radius of
P an existing bus stop, and/or
P a commuter rail, and/or
P a light rail or metro station
P and/or the proposed site must be a brownfield site (to rehabilitate damaged sites where
development is hindered by environmental contamination, thereby reducing pressure
on undeveloped land) (1 point).
Methodology
To achieve 1.3.1 (mandatory point)
# Study the master plan/zonal development plan of the area where your site is located. A
good look at a Google Earth/Bhuvan image should be able to assist you in giving valuable
insights on the developments around your site, as also the site’s ecological context. Based
on this, try and assess if the site conforms to the surrounding land-use patterns, and does
not require excessive alteration of the natural or built environment to cater to your site.
This way, needless encroachment of arable land or the like can be avoided. Additionally, since
the basic urban infrastructure provisions shall be present, the occupants of your buildings can
be given all civic amenities without waiting for the municipal authorities to provide the same.
# Try and avoid projects/strategies where drastically different functions/activities are proposed in
areas of a certain predetermined function.
For instance, proposing a commercial development (especially one including eateries and
restaurants) in a residential zone shall require upgradation of the transportation corridors,
sewage and sanitation systems, water supply pipelines, and so on. The cost will have to be borne
by the government/tax-payers and will also cause nuisance to the residents of that locality.
Avoiding such an approach can ensure that the requirements for such disruption are minimized
or completely avoided. And that your building is as resource efficient in its surroundings as
possible, in other words, it provides all requisite infrastructure to its occupants with minimum
disruption to the surrounding areas.
The project should comply with the provisions of
P Eco-sensitive zone regulations
P Coastal zone regulations
P Heritage areas (identified in the master plan or issued separately as specific guidelines)
P Water body zones (in such zones, no construction is permitted in the water-spread and
buffer belt of minimum 30 m around the FTL)
P Various hazard-prone area regulations
P Others, if the site falls under any such area
P Eco-sensitive zone regulations
P Coastal zone regulations
P Heritage areas (identified in the master plan or issued separately as specific guidelines),
P Water body zones (in such zones, no construction is permitted in the water-spread
and buffer belt of minimum 30 m around the FTL)
P Various hazard-prone area regulations
P Others, if the site falls under any such area
(mandatory with no point allocation)
1.3.2 The site should be located within half km radius of
P an existing bus stop, and/or
P a commuter rail, and/or
P a light rail or metro station
P and/or the proposed site must be a brownfield site (to rehabilitate damaged sites where
development is hindered by environmental contamination, thereby reducing pressure
on undeveloped land) (1 point).
Methodology
To achieve 1.3.1 (mandatory point)
# Study the master plan/zonal development plan of the area where your site is located. A
good look at a Google Earth/Bhuvan image should be able to assist you in giving valuable
insights on the developments around your site, as also the site’s ecological context. Based
on this, try and assess if the site conforms to the surrounding land-use patterns, and does
not require excessive alteration of the natural or built environment to cater to your site.
This way, needless encroachment of arable land or the like can be avoided. Additionally, since
the basic urban infrastructure provisions shall be present, the occupants of your buildings can
be given all civic amenities without waiting for the municipal authorities to provide the same.
# Try and avoid projects/strategies where drastically different functions/activities are proposed in
areas of a certain predetermined function.
For instance, proposing a commercial development (especially one including eateries and
restaurants) in a residential zone shall require upgradation of the transportation corridors,
sewage and sanitation systems, water supply pipelines, and so on. The cost will have to be borne
by the government/tax-payers and will also cause nuisance to the residents of that locality.
Avoiding such an approach can ensure that the requirements for such disruption are minimized
or completely avoided. And that your building is as resource efficient in its surroundings as
possible, in other words, it provides all requisite infrastructure to its occupants with minimum
disruption to the surrounding areas.
The project should comply with the provisions of
P Eco-sensitive zone regulations
P Coastal zone regulations
P Heritage areas (identified in the master plan or issued separately as specific guidelines)
P Water body zones (in such zones, no construction is permitted in the water-spread and
buffer belt of minimum 30 m around the FTL)
P Various hazard-prone area regulations
P Others, if the site falls under any such area
