Amid the ongoing sealing drive on the recommendations of monitoring committee mandated by the Supreme Court in Delhi, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) on Monday proposed that restaurants, clubs and pubs will not be allowed on the residential premises as part of mixed use.

To provide relief to traders from sealing, the Ministry has come out with changes in the Master Plan for Delhi 2021, based on the suggestions and public hearing of all stakeholders.

The changes include the proposal that uniform Floor Area Ratio (FAR) on shop-cum-residence plot/complexes of pre-1962 & post-1962 shall be as permitted for respective size of the residential plotted development as applicable on mixed use/commercial streets. Similarly, uniform norms for utilisation of basement in all the shop-cum-residential plots/complexes shall be applicable.

Addressing mediapersons, Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced that one-time parking charges shall be paid by the owner as down payment or maximum in four installments within a year.

The parking will be provided as per the provision of MPD 2021. In case the parking cannot be provided within the plot, the concerned local bodies shall identify and develop the land for providing shared/common parking.

In the absence of any land for the parking in the vicinity, such complexes / street shall be declared as “Pedestrian shopping street / areas”.

He said the Delhi Government will notify 351 roads for commercial/mixed use which give relief from sealing.

The Minister said the local body in consultation with traffic police shall conduct traffic assessment and prepare traffic management plan for these areas. Traffic control parking and other infrastructure services e.g., water, sewage etc., shall be augmented by the concerned service providing agencies. In no case, the parking of vehicle shall spill over in common public area/adjoining spaces/residential colonies.

Puri said the Delhi Development Authority will put up these amendments in the MPD 2021 before the board meeting for approval on Tuesday.

Puri said in September 2006 the Centre had notified mixed use regulations in the MPD accordingly 2,183 mixed use streets and 355 commercial streets were notified.

The Minister stated that the changes in the MPD were made after studying suggestions and objections of all stakeholders.

“At least 741 objections/suggestions were received and approximately 210 representatives also made oral submissions before the Board of Enquiry and Hearing on February 9, 10 and 12, 2018. After hearing the submissions of all the stake holders and to strike the balance on the concerns of RWAs and Traders, the Board of Enquiry and Hearing has made certain recommendations which are being placed before the Authority for its consideration and shall be notified by the Ministry”, Puri added.

Permission for godown clusters in non-conforming areas--The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) provide for formulation of policy or plan for orderly arrangement regarding storage, warehouses and godown used for agricultural input or produce in rural areas built on agricultural land and guidelines for redevelopment of existing godown clusters(including those for storage of non-agricultural goods).

Such existing godown clusters as well as standalone godowns shall be permitted with certain regulatory measures taking into consideration the traffic congestion, loading /unloading facility from vehicles, pollution etc. In villages stand-alone godowns shall be permitted on plots which have direct access from minimum 9 mt RoW (with maximum plot size of 300 sqm) and minimum 12 mt RoW (irrespective of plot size).

The DDA has earlier proposed to make the FAR of local shopping complexes (LSCs) 300 sq mt from the existing 180 at par with the residential plots as given on mixed use street which will depend on size of the plot and subject to availability of parking.

As per the new plan, the defaulting traders of such commercial establishments will be charged two times the conversion charges instead of 10 times for any violation of the terms and conditions of mixed use in the national Capital.

The DDA gave its nod to the redevelopment of godown clusters existing in rural areas in the city.