TN delegates power to CMDA, DTCP to exempt buildings under section 113 C

Chennai:

The state government has delegated the powers to Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and Director of Town and Country Planning to exercise the powers vested with the government under section 113 C and regularise any building or class of buildings developed on or before July 1, 2007 as per the provisions of Town and Country Planning Act.

The order was passed by the Housing and Urban Development Department after it found that its earlier order, which stipulated that a competent authority would scrutinize the application and send it to government, would create layers in processing and the entire process would become time consuming.

The notification issued by the government stated that in exercise of powers conferred by section 91 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act 1971, the governor authorizes CMDA in respect of Chennai Metropolitan Area and DTCP in areas other than CMA to exercise the powers vested with government to exempt any buildings from any provisions or any rule or regulation made under the Town Planning Act subject to Tamil Nadu Guidelines for the Exemption of Buildings and Assessment and Collection of Amount for Exemption 2012 and Tamil Nadu Assessment and Collection of amount for Exemption of Building Rules 2012 by collecting such amount not exceeding three times of the guideline value of the land.