Revised Building Byelaws GMDA

GUWAHATI METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY
GUWAHATI- 781005
NEW REVISED
BUILDING BYELAWS
FOR
GUWAHATI METROPOLITAN AREA
2006
APPROVED BY Govt. vide No. GDD. 54/97/411 dated
01/03/2006 and GDD. 54/97/477 dated 27/11/2006
GMDA Notification No. GMDA/ GEN/25/05/70 dated 27/11/2006
SECOND EDITION
Modified vide Notification No. GMDA/GEN/25/05/Part-I/61
Dated: 07/07/2007
THIRD EDITION
Modified vide Notification No. GMDA/GEN/25/05/Part-I/74
Dated: 25/07/2008
Prepared by:
Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority
NEW REVISED BUILDING BYELAWS FOR GUWAHATI METROPOLITAN AREA-2006
Guwahati Metropolitan Dev. Authority Page No. [i]
Guwahati Metropolitan Dev. Authority Page No. [ii]
Guwahati Metropolitan Dev. Authority Page No. [iii]
Gram: Authority Phone: 2529824

2529650
OFFICE OF THE
GUWAHATI METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
BHANGAGARH, GUWAHATI-781005
No. GMDA/GEN/25/05/70 Dated: Guwahati the 27th Nov. 2006
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred under sec. 123 of the GMDA Act, 1985, the
Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority will adopt the new revised Building
Byelaws prepared by the Authority and approved by Govt. vide No. GDD. 54/97/411
dated 01/03/2006 and GDD. 54/97/477 dated 27/11/2006 with immediate effect.
This will remain in force until further orders.
The new revised Building Byelaws may be inspected free of cost during office
hours at the office of GMDA and the same will be made available for sale at the office
on payment.
This new revised Building Byelaws will be enforced in all cases of

development/ construction in any land, sub-division and transfer of land with
immediate effect.
Sd/
Chief Executive Officer,
Guwahati Metropolitan Dev. Authority,
Bhangagarh, Guwahati-5.
Memo No. GMDA/GEN/25/05/70-A Dated: Guwahati the 27th Nov. 2006

Copy for information to:
1. The Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Guwahati Development Department,
Dispur, Guwahati-6.
2. P.S. to the Hon’ble Minister, Guwahati Development Department, Dispur, for
kind appraisal of Hon’ble Minister.
3. M/s Upkar Advertising Agency, Pub Sarania, 2nd Bye-lane, Guwahati-3. He is
requested to publish the same in one issue in the leading Assamese, English and
Hindi daily newspaper urgently.
4. Account Branch, GMDA.
5. Office Notice Board.
Sd/
Bhangagarh, Guwahati-5
Guwahati Metropolitan Dev. Authority Page No. [iv]
Gram: Authority Phone: 2529824

2529650
OFFICE OF THE
No. GMDA/GEN/25/05/Part-I/61 Dated: 07/07/2007
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred under sec. 123 of the GMDA Act, 1985, and
Clause 58.21 of the New Revised Building Byelaws 2006 approved by GMDA vide
notification no. GMDA/GEN/25/05/70 dated Guwahati the 27th Nov. 2006 certain
amendments have been made to the New Revised Building Byelaws 2006 with
immediate effect with the approval of Govt. vide order no. GDD. 54/97/58/581 dated
29/06/2007.
The amended portion of New Revised Building Byelaws 2006 may be inspected
free of cost during office hours at the office of GMDA and the same will be made
available for sale at the office on payment.
The amended portion of this Building Byelaws will be enforced in all cases of
immediate effect along with the original Byelaws 2006.
The relevant inconsistent portions of the existing New Revised Building
Byelaws 2006 stand repealed with effect from the date of this notification.
Sd/
Memo No. GMDA/GEN/25/05/ 61-A Dated: 07/07/2007

Dispur, Guwahati-6.
5. Office Notice Board.
Sd/
Guwahati Metropolitan Dev. Authority Page No. [v]
OFFICE OF THE
NO. GMDA/GEN/25/05/Part-I/74 Dated: 25/07/2008
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred under Sec. 123 of the GMDA Act, 1985,
and Clause 58.21 of the New Revised Building Byelaws for Guwahati Metropolitan
Area 2006, GMDA has made new amendments and modifications to certain clauses of
Building Byelaws 2006 with immediate effect with the approval of Govt. vide order no.
GDD.162/2008/10 dated 17/07/2008 and GDD. 54/97/589 dated 18/07/2008.
The amended portion of New Revised Building Byelaws 2006 may be inspected
free of cost during office hours at the office of GMDA and the same will be made
available for sale at the office on payment.
immediate effect along with the original Byelaws 2006.
The relevant inconsistent portions of the existing New Revised Building
Byelaws 2006 stand repealed with effect from the date of this notification.
Sd/
Memo No. GMDA/GEN/25/05/Part-I/74-A Dated: 25/07/2008

Dispur, Guwahati-6 with copy of amendment.
5. Office Notice Board with copy of amendment.
Sd/
Guwahati Metropolitan Dev. Authority Page No. [vi]
CONTENTS
Sl. Clause Page No.
No.
1. Introduction 1-2
Chapter-I
2. 1. Short title, Extent and Commencement 3
3. 2. Definition 3-11
4. 3. Interpretation 11-12
5. 4. Applicability of the Building Byelaws 12
Chapter-II
6. 5. Procedure regarding construction of buildings and 13-16
subdivision/ transfer of private land
7. 6. Signing the plans 16
8. 7. Notice for alteration only 16
9. 8. Repairs 16
10. 9. Deviation during construction 16
11. 10. Withdrawal of notice 16
12. 11. Inspection after submission of application 16
13. 12. Fees for permission 16-19
14. 13. Construction not according to the plan 19
15. 14. Sanction with or without modification or refusal 19
16. 15. Duration of sanction 20
17. 16. Starting construction 20
18. 17. Completion Certificate 20
19. 18. Violation Penalty 20-21
Chapter-III
20. 19. Foundation & Structural design 22
21. 20. Site for construction 22-
24
22. 21. Plinth 24
23. 22. Floor 24
24. 23. Brick wall 24
25. 24. Wattle create wall 25
26. 25. Minimum sizes of rooms 25
27. 26. Slope of pitched roofs 25
28. 27. Latrines and Lavatories 25
29. 28. Bath rooms 25
30. 29. Kitchen 25
31. 30. Open space for ventilation 26
32. 31. Ventilation of rooms 26
33. 32. Height regulation 26
34. 33. Corridors and passages 26
35. 34. Post, Postplate, Truss etc. 26
36. 35. Standard for R.C.C. wells for drinking water 27
37. 36. Area regulations 27
38. 37. Maximum height of the building and additional requirement 27
39. 38. Building abutting on two streets 28
40. 39. Covered area 28
41. 40. Boundary Wall/ Compound Wall 29
42. 41. Number of rooms 29
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43. 42. Access to bathroom 29
44. 43. Height and number of storeys 29
45. 44. Water supply 29
46. 45. Basement 29
47. 46. Requirements of basement 30
48. 47. Numbering of houses 30
49. 48. Staircases 32
50. 49. Sites containing deposited refuse 33
51. 50. Sites liable to floods 33
52. 51. Sites containing pits and quarries etc. 33
53. 52. Damp sites 33
54. 53. Served latrine 33
55. 54. Requirements of water supply in buildings 33
56. 55. No. of bath rooms 34
57. 56. Septic tanks 34
58. 57. Location of septic tank’s subsurface absorption system 34
Chapter-IV
59. 58. Setback line, yard width, coverage and other particulars 36-47
Chapter-V
60. 59. Cinemas,-Theatres-and-Assembly-Halls 48
61. 60. Factories and building of the warehouse class 49
62. 61. Special regulations for construction in hilly areas 49
63. 62. Environmental-aspects-and-landscaping 50
64. 63. Allowing additional FAR 50
65. 64. Special regulations for group housing project 50
66. 65. Rain harvesting 50
67. 66. Areas excluded for permission of multistoreyed building 51
Chapter-VI
68. 67. Additional provisions in building regulations /byelaws 52-59
for structural safety
69. Appendix-I 60
70. Appendix-II 61-65
71. Appendix-III 66-67
72. Appendix-IV 68
73. Forms 69-94
Chapter-VII
74. Notification of Additional FAR scheme for widening of 95-96
roads and improvement of junctions
75. Application format 97
76. Area statement 98
77. Annexure-A-1 99-101
Statement of the Proposal and Certificate by the Owner
and Registered Architect
78. Annexure-A-2 102
Form for specification of proposed building
79. Authority letter 103
80. Affidavit-cum-undertaking 104-105
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Introduction
Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority adopted the Master Plan &
Zoning Regulations of 1985 and Building Byelaws of erstwhile G.D.A. The enforcements of
these Regulations were started by Authority from June, 1992 as per provision of the GMDA
Act. Subsequently a new Building Byelaws was framed and adopted in June, 1998. In the
process of implementing these provisions it was found that some of the provisions are now
outdated and require major change to guide the development in more systematic manner, in
keeping with the present trends of development. In the meantime Govt. also constituted a high
level committee under the chairmanship of Dr. N.K. Choudhury, Ex. Vice Chancellor, Gauhati
University to examine some of the aspects of construction of multistoreyed buildings whose
report has already been accepted by the Govt. vide Govt. order No. GDD.65/2002/13, dated.
30th Nov/2002. Govt. has also asked the Authority to examine the requirement of amendments
to existing rules and byelaws in the light of the recommendations of the committee. After
examining all these aspects it is felt that there is an urgent need to modify some of the rules.
Also after carefully studying the difficulties faced by the Authority in implementing the
existing rules and byelaws during the last decade and in the light of the recommendations of Dr.
N.K. Choudhury Committee’s report, the Authority has finally prepared a set of draft rules &
byelaws where major modifications are made in the coverage, F.A.R., minimum plot size, set
backs etc. to plug the loopholes of the existing rules. These revised draft byelaws also include
some of the provisions for structural safety in natural hazards zones of India as recommended
by the committee of experts constituted by Govt. of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, National
Disaster Management Division with some minor modifications to suit local conditions. These
draft rules are proposed to be incorporated in the existing byelaws. The inconsistent provisions
of present Zoning Regulations & Building Byelaws will stand repealed as per section 126 of
GMDA Act, 1985 once these new draft provisions are incorporated and adopted as per section
123 of GMDA Act.
The modifications and additions made to the Building Byelaws of GMDA is to

be read with Byelaws of GMDA 1998.
The publication of these modified draft byelaws are made after Hon’ble High
Court in its judgment on 1/7/04 in case No. W.P. (c) 4724/2004 lifted the restriction and
allowed Authority to go for draft publication of draft Byelaws.
After the draft modifications were published on 5th Nov 2005 altogether 269
objections/ suggestions were received till dated 15/12/05 on this draft modifications. A
Committee under the chairmanship of Secretary GDD & VC GMDA examined all the
suggestions in detail.
(i) Accordingly the suggestions/ objections given in the 269 petitions were thoroughly
examined and wherever correction and modifications are found to be required were made
in the final Building Byelaws now published as per suggestions of this committee. While
finalising the byelaws and the suggestions/ objections received by the Authority in
addition to NBC 2005, Model Building-Byelaws formed by Town and Planning
Organisation, Ministry of Urban Development, Govt. of India 2004 and Building
Byelaws of some other cities and recommendations made by the Expert Committee,
National Disaster Management Organisation were consulted before the finalisation of the
byelaws.
(ii) Also some of the provisions of Building Byelaws & draft rules were made as per the
prevailed NBC 1983. The modifications & some additional provisions given in the now
published new NBC 2005 have been added and suitably modified in the Byelaws now
finalised as per suggestions received.
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In this context it is to be clarified that the conceptions given in some objections that NBC
2005 is a legal document binding on all concerned is not true. The forwarding note of NBC
2005 (page VII) last para clearly states that codes are intended to serve as a model for adoption
and guide to all govt. departments, municipal byelaws, other regulatory media, local bodies &
cotes construction agencies for adoption completely or with suitable modifications to cater for
local requirements in accordance with the provision of the code and accordingly Authority has
also made adjustment while drafting the final byelaws, wherever found required.
The new revised Building Byelaws is now being notified by the Authority for
publication and implementation after the Hon’ble High Court lifted the restriction imposed on
publication of final revised Building Byelaws in Misc Case No. 2483 of 2006 in W.P.(C)
(Taken up) No. 1200 of 2006 on 22/11/2006.
While dedicating this new revised Building Byelaws 2006 to the citizens of
Guwahati it is earnestly hoped that everybody will lend his/her co-operation to the
Authority in the enforcement of the provisions of these byelaws so as to make our city
an ideal place to reside in.
Sd/
Chief Executive officer,

BUILDING BYELAWS
FOR
GUWAHATI METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY-2006
Chapter-1
Preliminary
1. Short title, Extent and Commencement: -

1.1 These Byelaws may be called the “Building Byelaws” for the Guwahati
Metropolitan Development Authority.
1.2 It shall extend to the whole of the Guwahati Metropolitan Area as
notified by the Authority.
1.3 It shall come into force on such date as the Guwahati Metropolitan
Development Authority may by notification appoint.
2. Definition: In these Byelaws unless there is anything repugnant in the subject
or context: -
2.1 “Advertising sign” means any sign, either free, standing or attached to a
building or other structure which advertises a business or commercial
establishment.
2.2 “Alley” means a public thoroughfare, which affords only a secondary
means of access to abutting property and not intended for general traffic
circulation.
2.3 “Apartment”: The building will be called apartment house when the
building is arranged/intended/designed to be occupied by families
independent to each other and with independent cooking facility
professionally developed by private developers for the purpose of
sale/lease to individual owners.
2.4 “Approved” means approved by the Authority by any officer to whom
the power has been delegated by the Authority.
2.5 “Authority” means the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority
constituted by the State Govt. under Section 4 of the Guwahati
Metropolitan Development Authority Act, 1985 (Assam Act XX 1987).
2.6 “Balcony” means horizontal projection in upper floors to serve as a
passage or sitting out place.
2.7 “Basement” means the lower storey of building partly below ground
level.
2.8 “Bazar” means a place or area reserved or licensed by the Authority for
the erection of shops or stalls or both.
2.9 “Building” means any construction for whatsoever materials
construction and every part thereof, whether used as human habitation or
not and includes plinth, walls, chimney drainage work, fixed platforms,
verandah, balcony, cornice or projection, or part of a building on
anything affixed thereof or any walls, earth bank, fence or other
construction enclosing or delimiting or intended to enclose or delimit
any land or space.
2.10 “Building Accessory” means a subordinate building or a portion of the
main building the use of which is incidental to that of the dominant use
of the building or the premises.
2.11 “Building height” means the vertical distance measured in the case of
flat roofs from the average level of ground around and contiguous to the
building or as decided by Authority to the terrace of last livable floor of
the building adjacent to external wall and in the case of pitched roofs,
upto the point where the external surface of the outer wall intersects the
finished surface of the sloping roof, and in the case of gaffles facing the
road the mid point between the eaves level and the ridge. The
architectural features serving no other function except that of decoration
shall be excluded for the purpose of taking heights. If the building does
not abut street the height shall be measured above the average level of
the ground around and contiguous to the building.
For hilly areas the vertical distance shall be measured from the lower
floor level instead of average ground level as applicable in case of plain.
2.12 “Building line” means a line which is in rear of the street alignment and
to which the main wall of a building abutting on a street may lawfully
extend and beyond which no portion of the building may extend except
as prescribed in these Byelaws.
2.13 “Building Industrial” means a building, which is wholly or
predominantly used as a warehouse, factory, distillery, iron foundry and
all other buildings put to or be put to any use permitted in the Zone by
an authorized scheme applicable thereto.
2.14 “Building Office” means any building used or constructed or erected to
be used ordinarily or occasionally for business purpose and no part of it
is being used for living purpose except by the caretaker or his family.
2.15 “Building Public” means a building used or constructed or erected to be
used ordinarily or occasionally as church, temple, mosque, or other
places of public worships or as a hospital, dharamshala, college, school,
theatre, cinema, public hall or lecture room, public exhibition room,
public place or assembly or for any others public purpose.
2.16 “Building Residential” means a building used or constructed or expected
to be used wholly or partially for human habitation and includes all
garages, stables or other building apartment thereto.
2.17 “Carpet area” means the covered area of the usable rooms at any floor
level (excluding the area of the wall).
2.18 “Chajja” means the sloping or horizontal structural projection usually
provided over openings on external walls to provide protection from sun
and rain.
2.19 “Ceiling height” means the vertical distance between the floor and the
ceiling where a finished ceiling is not provided the underside of the
joists or top of post plate in case of pitched roof shall determine the
upper point of measurement.
2.20 “Concrete” means concrete in which steel rods or meshes are embedded
to increase strength.
2.21 “Concrete plain” means concrete cast in place without metal
reinforcement or reinforced only for shrinkage or temperature changes.
2.22 “Coverage” means the percentage ratio of the plinth area of the main and
accessory buildings to the total area of the plot.
2.23 “Damp proof course” means consisting of some appropriate water
proofing material at a height of not less than 6” above the surface of the
adjoining ground.
2.24 “Drain” means any conduit used for the carriage of sewerage and sullage
water from one building or a portion of the building.
2.25 “Drain-sewerage” means a drain used or constructed to be used for
conveying solid or liquid waste matter, excremental or otherwise to a
sewer.
2.26 “Drain-surface water” means a drain used or constructed to use solely
for conveying to any drain any rain water but shall not include any
rainwater pipe.
2.27 “Dwelling” means a building or portion thereof which is designed for
use wholly or principally for residential purposes.
2.28 “Floor Area Ratio” (FAR) means quotient by dividing the total covered
area (Plinth area) on all floors excluding exempted areas as given in this
regulations into 100 by the area of the plot.
Total covered area of all floors x 100
FAR=
Plot area
“Floor area” means covered area of a building at any floor level.
2.29 “Factory” means a place to which the provision of the Indian Factories
Act of 1934 or any amendment thereof shall apply.
2.30 “Family” means a group of individuals normally of blood relation or
connected by marriage living together as a single house keeping unit and
having a common kitchen. Customary domestic servants shall be
considered as adjunct to the term family.
2.31 “Filling station” means an area of land including any structures thereon
that is or are used or designed to be used for the supply of gasoline or oil
or fuel for the propulsion of vehicles. For the purpose of these Byelaws
there shall be deemed to be included within this term any area or
structure used or designed to be used for polishing, greasing, washing,
spraying or otherwise cleaning or servicing such motor vehicles.
2.32 “Fire resisting material” means any of the incombustible materials or
other suitable materials as approved by the engineer or architect.
2.33 “Garage private” means an accessory building designed or used for the
storage of motor driven vehicles owned or used by the occupants of the
building to which it is necessary.
2.34 “Garage public” means a building or portion thereof other than a private
garage designed or used for repairing, serving, selling or storing motor
driven vehicles.
2.35 “Habitable room” means a room occupied or designed for occupancy by
one or more persons for study, living, sleeping, eating, kitchen if it is
intended for use as a living room, but not including bathroom, water
closet compartment, laundries, pantries, corridors, cellars.
2.36 “Hotel” means a building or a part of the building used as boarding
place for more than 15 persons who are lodged with or without meals.
2.37 “Institution” means a building occupied by a no profit corporation or
establishment for public use or benefit.
2.38 (a) “Latrine connected” means a latrine connected by a sewer system.
(b) “Latrine-septic” means latrine connected by a septic tank system.
2.39 “Mezzanine Floor”- An intermediate floor between two floors of any
story forming an integral part of floor below.
2.40 “Non conforming use” means a building, structure, or use of land

existing at the time of enforcement of the said Byelaws, and which do
not conform to the regulation of the zone in which it is situated.
2.41 “Occupier” means any person paying or liable to pay the rent or any
portion of the rent of the land or building in respect of which the work is
due or compensation or premium on account of the occupation of such
land and building and also a rent free tenant.
2.42 “Open space” means an area forming an integral part of the plot left
open to the sky for the purpose of this Building Byelaws.
2.43 “Owner” means the person, when used in reference to any premises who
receives the rent of the said premises or would be legally entitled to do
so if the premises were let out. It also includes:
(a) an agent or trustee who is legally authorized to receive such rent on
behalf of the owner.
(b) a receiver, executor or administrator or a manager appointed by any
court of competent jurisdiction to have the charges of or to exercise
the rights of owner of the said premises.
(c) a person having legal titleship over the premises /plot of land.
2.44 “Parking space” means an area enclosed or unenclosed, sufficient in size
to store an automobile or any other conveyance together with a drive-
way connecting the parking space with a street, or alley and permitting
ingress or egress of all such conveyances.
(a) Multilevel Car Parking- Project where in addition to permissible
parking space on maximum FAR, three times additional space for
car parking is provided.
2.45 “Pathway” means an approach constructed with materials such as bricks,
concrete, stone asphalt or the like.
2.46 “Plinth” means the portion of a structure between the surface of the
surrounding ground and surface of the floor immediately above the
ground.
2.47 “Plot” means a parcel of land occupied or intended for occupancy by
one main building, together with its accessory buildings and used
customarily and incidental to it, including the vacant spaces required by
these Bye-laws and having frontage upon a street or upon a private way
that has officially been approved by the Authority.
2.48 “Plot corner” means a parcel of land at the junction of and frontage on,
one, two or more intersecting streets.
2.49 (a) “Plot depth” means the horizontal distance between the front and rear
lines.
(b) “Plot width” means the shorter distance from one side of the plot line
to other measured through that part of the plot to be occupied by the
building.
2.50 “Plot double frontage” means a plot having a frontage on two non-
intersecting streets as distinguished from corner plot.
2.51 “Repairs” means any renovation applied to any structure, which does not
in any way change the specification of the structure but saves the
structure from further deterioration.
2.52 “Road” means and includes any highway, street, lane, pathway, alley,
passageway, carriageway, footway, square, bridge, whether private or
public, whether throughfare, or not whether existing or proposed in any
scheme culverts, side walks and traffic islands.
2.53 “Sanctioned Plan” means the set of drawings and statements submitted
under section of these Byelaws in connection with a building and
sanctioned by a competent authority.
2.54 “Set back line” means a line parallel to the center line of a road or a
street and laid down in each case by the Development Authority beyond
which nothing can be erected or re-erected save with the particular and
express sanction of the Authority.
2.55 “Storey” means the portion of a building included between the surface
of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it or if there be no
floor above it, then the spaces between any floor and the ceiling next
above it.
2.56 “Storey Ground” means that storey of a building to which there is an
entrance from the outside of the adjoining ground or road and when
there are two such storey, then the lower of the two shall be taken as the
ground storey.
2.57 “Storey height of” means the vertical distance from the top surface of
one floor to surface of the floor next above. The height of the top storey
is the distance from the top surface of the floor to top surface of the
ceiling joints.
2.58 “Tenement” means a part of a building intended or used or likely to be
used as dwelling unit for a family.
2.59 “To abut” means to abut on a road such that any portion of the plot is on
the road boundary.
2.60 “To construct” means to erect, re-erect or make materials alterations.
2.61 “To erect” means to construct a building for the first time or to
reconstruct an existing building after demolishing it according to some
fresh or revised plan.
2.62 “To re-erect” means a construction for a second time or subsequent
further times a building or part of a building after demolishing it, on the
same plan as has been previously sanctioned.
2.63 “To make alterations” means to make any modification in any existing
building by way of addition or alteration, or any other change in the
roof, window, door compound, sanitary and drainage system in any
respect whatsoever. Opening of a window and providing inter
communication doors shall be considered to be material alterations.
Similarly modifications in respect gardening, whitewashing, painting,
retiling and other decorative works-shall-not-be-material-alterations.
It-is-further-included:
(a) Conversion of a building or any part thereof for human
habitation as one dwelling house into more than one
dwelling house and vice versa.
(b) Conversion of a building or a part thereof suitable for human
habitation into-a-dwelling-house-or-vice-versa.
(c) Conversion of a dwelling house or a part thereof into a shop,
warehouse or-factory-or-vice-versa,-and
(d) Conversion of a building used or intended to be used for one
purpose such as shop warehouse or factory etc. into one or
another purpose.
2.64 “Warehouse” means a building, the whole or substantial part of which is
used or intended to be used for the storage of goods whether for keeping
or for sale or any similar purpose but does not include a store room
attached to and used for the proper functioning of a shop.
2.65 “Water closet” means a privacy with arrangement for flushing the pan
with water. It does not include a bathroom.
2.66 Workshop” means a building where not more than ten persons are
employed in any repair or light manufacture, process.
2.67 “Yard” means an open space at ground level between a building and
adjoining boundary lines of the plot unoccupied and unobstructed except
by encroachments or structure specifically permitted by these Byelaws,
on the same plot with a building. All yard measurements shall be the
minimum distance between the front, rear and side yard plot boundaries,
as the case may be, and the nearest plot of the building including
enclosed or covered porch. Every part of every yard shall be accessible
from every other part of the same yard.
2.68 “Yard-front” means a yard existing across the front of a plot between the
side yard lines and the minimum horizontal distance between the street
line and main building or any projection thereof other than steps,
unenclosed chajja, ornamental decoration etc.
2.69 “Yard-rear” means a yard extending across the rear of a plot measured
between plot boundaries and being the minimum horizontal distance
between the rear plot boundary and the rear of the building or any
projections other than steps, un-enclosed chajja, ornamental decorations.
In a corner plot the rear yard shall be considered as parallel to the street
upon which the plot has its least dimension, in both the corner and
interior plot the rear yard shall be at the opposite end of the plot from
this yard.
2.70 “yard-side” means a yard between the building and the side line of the
plot and extending from the front line to the rear line of the plot and
being the minimum horizontal distance between the side boundary line
and the sides of a building or any other projections other than steps,
unenclosed chajja, ornamental decorations.
2.71 Geo-technical Engineers: shall mean a Civil Engineer having at least 2
years experience in soil and foundation engineering under similar soil/
geo-technical/ slope conditions.
2.72 Group Housing: - means apartments or multistoreyed housing with
more than 4 (four) building blocks in a plot where land is owned jointly
and the construction is undertaken by a single agency.
2.73 Heritage Building means any building of one or more premises or any
part thereof which requires preservation and conservation for historical,
architectural, environmental, cultural or religious purpose includes such
portion of the land adjoining such buildings as may be required.
2.74 Heritage Zone: - means the area around such heritage building as
delineated by the Authority from time to time for restricting the height
of building and use of building.
2.75 Multistoreyed or highrise buildings: - Means a building whose height is
15 meters or more measured from the average level of the central line of
the street on which the site abuts or more than four floors excluding
basement or stilt.
2.76 Mixed use building: - means a building having more than one use where the
predominant use is maximum 2/3rd of the total use. The predominate use is to
be in conformity with the zoning.
2.77 Structural Engineer: - shall mean an Engineer with at least 3 years experience
in structural design or an Engineer with post Graduate degree in Structural
Engineering.
2.78 Services in relation to a building means light and ventilation, electrical
installation, air conditioning and heating, acoustics and sound, installation of
lift and escalators, water supply, fire fighting, sewerage and drainage, gas
supply, telephone and garbage disposal mechanism, landscape and
environment.
2.79 Use group:- means the purpose for which the building or a part of building is
used or intended to be used.
The classification of building based on principal occupancy shall be as follows:
(a) Residential Buildings

These shall include any building, in which sleeping accommodation is
provided for normal residential purposes with or without cooking or
dining or both facilities, including one or two or multi-family dwellings,
lodging dormitories, apartment houses, flats and hostels.
(b) Institutional Buildings

Institutional buildings ordinarily provide sleeping accommodation for the
occupants and specialized non-commercial training centers. It includes
hospital, sanatoria, custodial institutions and penal institutions like jails,
prisons, mental hospitals and reformatories. These shall include any
building used for school, college or day care purposes involving
assembly for instruction, education or recreation where it is a part of
education and other public and semi-public buildings.
(c) Assembly Buildings

These shall include any building or part of a building where groups of
people congregate or gather for amusement, recreation, special, patriotic,
civil travel and similar purposes, for example – marriage hall, theatres,
motion picture houses, assembly halls, auditoria, libraries, exhibition
halls, museums, skating rings, gymnasium, restaurants, dance halls,
clubs, passenger stations and terminals of air, surface and other public
transportation services, and stadia. These shall include any building used
for religious purposes like prayers, puja, worship, religious or spiritual
congregation, discourses, rituals and functions.
(d) Commercial Buildings

These shall include any building or part of a building which is used as
shop, store, market for display and sale of merchandise either wholesale
or retail, office, storage or service facilities incidental to the sale of
merchandise and located in the same building shall be included under
this group. These shall include any building or part of a building which is
used for transaction of business and / or the keeping of accounts and
records therefore including offices, banks, professional establishments
etc. if their principal function is transaction of business or keeping of
books and records.
(e) Industrial Buildings

These shall include any building or part of a building or structure, in
which products or materials of all kinds and properties are fabricated,
assembled or processed like assembly plants, laboratories, power plants,
smoke houses, refineries, gas plants, mills, dairies, factories, etc.
(f) Storage Buildings

These shall include any building or part of building used primarily for
the storage or sheltering of goods, wires, merchandise, like warehouses,
cold storages, freight depots, transit sheds, store houses, garages,
hangers, truck terminals, grain elevators, barns and stables.
(g) Hazardous Buildings

These shall include any building or part of a building which is used for
the storage, handling, manufacture or processing of highly combustible
or explosive materials or products which may produce poisonous fumes
or explosions for storage, handling, manufacturing or processing which
involve highly corrosive toxic or noxious alkalis, acids or other liquids or
chemicals producing flame, fumes and explosive poisonous, irritant or
corrosive gases, and for the storage, handling or processing of any
material producing explosive mixtures or dust for which result in the
division of matter in to fine particles subject to spontaneous ignition.
2.80. Building
Means all types of permanent building defined here, but structure of
temporary nature like tents, hutment as well as shamianas erected for
temporary purposes for ceremonial occasions, with the permission of the
competent authority, shall not be considered to be "buildings".
Definition of building shall also include "Unsafe Building" means a
building which,
- is structurally unsafe,
- is insanitary,
- is not provided with adequate means of egress,
- constitutes a fire hazard,
- in relation to its existing use constitutes a hazard to safety or health or
public welfare by reasons of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation or
abandonment.
2.81. Natural Hazard Prone Areas

Areas likely to have moderate to high intensity of earthquake or cyclonic
storm or significant flood flow or inundation or land slides/mud flows or
one or more of these hazards.
2.82. Lifeline Building

Those buildings which are of post earthquake importance such as
hospital building, power house building, telephone exchange building,
T.V. station, radio station, jail, police station, office of district
administration, superintendent of police & police and administrative-
H.Q.
2.83. Retrofitting
Retrofitting means upgrading the strength of an unsafe building by using
suitable engineering techniques.
2.84. Quality Control

This is related to construction quality and to control of variation in the
material properties and structural adequacy. In case of concrete, it is the
control of accuracy of all operations that affect the consistency and

strength of concrete, batching, mixing, transporting, placing, curing and
testing.
2.85. Quality Audit

Third party quality audit is a requirement for an independent assessment
of the quality and seismic or cyclone resistant features of all the highrise
buildings in earthquake zone IV and V of the country. The quality audit
report shall consist of conformance or non-conformance of structures
with the technical specifications for earthquake and cyclone resistance
and to suggest remedies/ rectification, if any.
2.86. Quality Assurance

All planned and systematic actions necessary to ensure that the final
product i.e. structure or structural elements will perform satisfactorily in
service life.
2.87. Compliance
This is the verification of the properties of construction materials based
on test data and verification of the strength and structural adequacy for
various components of buildings and structures.
2.88. Non-Structural Component

Those components of buildings which do not contribute to the structural
stability such as infill walls in R.C. frame buildings, glass panes,
claddings,-parapet-walls,-chimneys-etc.
2.89. Registered Structural Engineer on Record (SER), Structural Design Agency on

Record (SDAR), Construction Engineer on Record (CER) as Construction
Management Agency on Record (CMAR), Quality Auditors on Record (QAR)
as Quality Auditors on Record means the Registered Structural Engineers /
Engineers/ Supervisors / Agency registered with Authority under the provision
of these rules, qualified to take up the various work as mentioned in Chapter-
VI.
2.90. Town Planner shall mean a Planner with graduate or postgraduate
degree in town planning from a recognised institution or qualifications
required for membership-of-the-Institute-of-Town-Planners,-India.
3. Interpretation:
3.1 In the Byelaws, the use of present tense includes the future tense, the
masculine gender includes feminine and the neutral, the singular number
includes the plural and the plural includes the singular, the word
“person” includes a corporation, and “Signature” includes thumb
impression made by a person who cannot write if his name is written
near to such thumb impression.
3.2 Whenever size and dimensions of rooms and spaces within the building
are specified, they shall mean the clear dimensions unless otherwise
specified in these rules.
3.3 The definition of the terms, which are not covered by these regulations,
shall be covered by definition prescribed by the GMDA Act, Master
Plan for Guwahati and any other rules framed thereafter.
3.4 Clinic is a diagnostic center where patients are examined and
investigated for diagnosis and relevant advices are given for
management but the patients are not admitted as indoor patients as in a
hospital or nursing home. Polyclinic is an institution of a group of
doctors for examinations, diagnosis and advice to the patients belonging
to various specialties in medicine. The basic difference of a Clinic from
a hospital or nursing home is that the patients are not kept in its premises
for diagnostic or other therapeutic purposes as is done in a nursing home
or hospital.
3.5 Registered technical personnel (RTP) will mean a qualified personnel as
Architect/ Engineer/ Planner/ Group of technical personnel/ Supervisor/
Plumber/ Electrician/ Mason/ Carpenter who has been enrolled/ licensed
by the Authority.
4. Applicability of the Building Byelaws:

In addition to the provisions of GMDA Act, 1985 the Building Byelaws shall
apply to the building regulations, activity, in the State of Assam under the
jurisdiction of the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority area.
4.1 Where a building is erected, the Byelaws applies to the design and
construction of the building.
4.2 Where the whole or any part of the building is removed, the Byelaws
applies to the whole building whether removed or not.
4.3 Where the whole or any part or the building is demolished the Byelaws
applies to any remaining part and to the work involved in demolition.
4.4 Where a building is altered the Byelaws applies to the whole building
whether existing or new except that the Byelaws applies only to part if
that part is completely self contained with respect to facilities and safety
measures required by the Byelaws.
4.5 Where the occupancy of a building is changed, the Byelaws applies to
all parts of the building affected by the change.
4.6 Existing approved building – Nothing in the Byelaws shall require the
removal, alteration or abandonment, nor prevent continuance of the use
or occupancy of an existing approved building, unless in the opinion of
the Authority such building constitutes a hazard to the safety of the
adjacent property or the occupants of the building itself.
Chapter-II
5. Procedure regarding construction of buildings and subdivision/ transfer of
private land
5.1 Notice: - Every person who intends to erect or re-erect or make material
alteration in any place in a building or part thereof, within the
jurisdiction of Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority, shall
give notice in writing to the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority,
his said intention in the form prescribed from time to time by the
Authority and such notice shall be accompanied by the plans and
conforming to the requirements of Section 25 and 29 of Act, 1985 in
triplicate on blue or white prints. One copy shall be retained in the office
of the Authority for record after issue of permission and the other two
shall be returned to the applicant. (One copy for submission to Local
body). In the event of Authority returning the plans after some
observations they will have to comply with, in accordance with the
Building Byelaws while no permission fees is required to be paid.
Note: Format of notice to erect or re-erect or make material alteration

in a building as required under Clause 5.1 of Building Byelaws along
with a checklist to ensure complete submission of documents to facilitate
early disposal of cases shall be framed (i) for building upto G+2nd floor
and (ii) for buildings G+3rd floor and above.
5.2 Exempted to Government: - All Government (Central and State) or Semi

Government Departments except the Defense Department shall also
forward copies of their plans to the Authority complying with all the
provisions of the Byelaws.
5.3 Plans accompanying notice: - The following plans shall accompany the
notice.
(a) Site Plan:- The site plan drawn to a minimum scale of 1:200 and
shall show-
(i) the boundaries of the site with dimensions and of any
contiguous land belonging to the owner;
(ii) the position of the site in relation to neighboring streets
with name of the street on which the building is situated;
(iii) the position of the building and all other buildings (if
any) which the applicant intends to erect upon his land in
relation to-
(1) The boundaries of the site and in case where the site
has been partitioned, the boundaries of the portion
owned by the applicant and also of the portions
owned by other owners of that compact plot;
(2) The means of access from an existing street to the
building;
(3) Space to be left around the building to secure free

circulation of air, admission of light and access for
scavenging purpose etc.
(iv) scale with north line;
(v) plot area, plinth area, each floor area;
(vi) location, name and width of each adjacent road or lane;
(vii) such other particulars as may be prescribed by the
Authority.
5.3 (b) Building Plan:- The detailed plans of the building and elevation
and sections sent with the notice shall be accurately drawn to
scale of 1:100. Adequate arrangement for proper drainage shall
also be made. The plan shall include-
(i) Complete layout plan of the area or areas showing
location and width of all streets dimensions, sizes and
uses of all the plots.
(ii) Plans of all floors, accessory buildings and basement
plan. Such drawings shall fairly indicate the size of
rooms, size of windows and ventilators, size of door
opening and stair runs.
(iii) Location of drains, sewers, public utility, electric lines,
services, transformers.
(iv) Exact location of essential services such as W.C. sink,
bath etc.
(v) Proposed and existing works should be clearly indicated
in different colours (other than red) or in marking.
(vi) Sectional drawings showing clearly the sizes of footings,
thickness of basement walls if any, all roof slabs and
floor slabs, ceiling heights and parapet height with their
materials. The section shall indicate the drainage and
slope off the roof. At least one section shall be taken
through the staircase.
(vii) Details of served privies (if any).
(viii) All street elevation.
(ix) Dimensions of the projected portions beyond the
permissible building line i.e. chajja line.
(x) Scale with north line.
(XI) The existing ground level of the plot and proposed ground
level in relation to abutting road level to be clearly mentioned
in drawing.
(XII) For multistoreyed buildings an undertaking stating that debris
or construction materials will not be stacked in public places
leading to public nuisance. If the Authority finds that the
applicant caused nuisance to public while executing
construction necessary fine be compelled as per provisions in
the byelaw.
(XIII) Detailed parking plan.
(XIV) Space used for storing construction materials during the time
of construction.
(XV) The owner shall file an undertaking stating that he shall leave
and surrender land for road widening, if required free of cost
and he will not violate any rules, building byelaws, and that in
case of violations the Authority shall be at liberty to
summarily remove such deviations as per GMC/GMDA Act.

(The form of undertaking shall be as at Appendix-VI)
5.3 (c) Service Plan- Details of private water Supply, sewerage disposal
system and details of building services, where required by
Authority, shall be made available on a scale not less than 1:200.
5.3 (d) Specification- General specification of the proposed
constructions including a detail calculation sheet of FAR in the
proposal showing detail as given in CL. 58.10.1 and 58.10.2
giving type of grade of materials to be used in the prescribed
form duly signed by the R.T.P. of Architect/ Engineer/ Structural
Engineer as the case may be and countersigned by applicant shall
accompany the notice.
5.3 (e) Supervision- The notice shall be further accompanied by a
certificate of supervision in the prescribed form by the R.T.P. In
the event of the said R.T.P. ceasing to be employed for the work,
the further development work shall stand suspended till a new
R.T.P. is appointed and his certificate of supervision along with a
certificate for the work already done (either from the previous
one or the present) accepted by the Authority. Additional
documents, NOC that may be required other than those specified
herein are given in subsequent chapters for various types of
buildings.
5.3 (f) Any other statement as may be required by the Authority.
5.3 (g) Ownership Document-
Titleship document to justify the ownership of land. In case land
is not owned by applicant, lease deed or a NOC for allowing
applicant for construction in the form of affidavit.
5.3 (h) Every person who intends to subdivide any plot of land or
transfer any plot of land within Guwahati Metropolitan Area
shall give notice in writing to the Authority of his said intention
and such notice shall be accompanied by the plans and
statements together with a development fees as prescribed in the
Byelaw and with necessary document as prescribed in Section 2
of GMDA Act.
Note: (a) Subdivision of a residential building with proportionate

share of land is subject to requirement of minimum plot
size of land for residential use and a maximum of 6
(six) residential units.
(b) However for building falling under Assam Apartment
(construction and transfer of ownership) Act, the
provision of this Act will be followed.
5.3 (i) In addition to the requirement as prescribed above following

additional-document-is-required.
(1) Land sale permission from Deputy Commissioner.
(2) All layout plans before submission to Authority shall be
signed by owner(s) and by one of the following-
(i) Architect holding a valid registration of the Council of

Architect/ R.T.P of GMDA for layout plan of plots of
measuring more than 0.5 HA and below 2.5 HA.
(ii) Town Planner qualified to be a member with Institute of
Town Planners, India for plots measuring 2.5 HA and above.
(iii)In all layout plan a minimum of 5% of the land is to be
reserved for parks/ playgrounds. This land has to be handed
over to GMDA for its development as parks/ playgrounds
free of cost.
(iv) The party should submit an affidavit along with the
application form declaring the following: (a) Particulars of
land, (b) Ownership of land, (c) That they have not applied
for permission of the same building before any other
authority and same is not rejected, (d) That they will
construct the building as per approved plan, (e) They will
submit completion certificate prior to obtaining electric
connection, (f) That applicant will not occupy the building
without obtaining the occupancy certificate.
(v) The property tax should be submitted by the applicant during
submission of application form to ensuring up-to-date
payment of tax to GMC.
6. Signing the plans:- All the plans and drawings shall be duly signed by the
owner and the person preparing the plan, who shall be registered with Authority
as specified in Appendix-II.
7. Notice for alteration only: - When the notice is only for an alteration of the
building; only such plans and statements as may be necessary shall accompany
the notice.
8. Repairs: - No such notice shall be deemed necessary for repairs in any existing
building in accordance with the Byelaws.
9. Deviation during construction: - If during the construction of a building any

departure from the sanctioned plan is intended to be made, sanction of the
Authority shall be obtained before any change is made.
10. Withdrawal of notice: - The applicant may withdraw the notice and plans any
time prior to its sanction and such action shall terminate all proceedings with
respect to such notice but the fees paid shall in no case be refunded.
11. Inspection after submission of application: - Each inspection shall be made

within 10 days following receipt of application. At the first inspection the
Authority through its agents shall determine to the best of his ability that plans
submitted complies with the requirement of these Byelaws.
12. Fees for permission: -

12.1 No application, petition, notice or appeal to the Authority in respect of
permission for any development or sale of land shall be considered valid
by the Authority unless and until the person giving the notice has paid the
fees to the Authority at the following rate and the reference to the number
and date for such payment is quoted in the notice.

Provided that Central and State Govt. and the local authority need not pay
this application fees;
Provided further that these fees will be payable only once in respect of a
particular application etc. until it is disposed of by the Authority and in
relation to that particular application.
12.2 In the event of any doubt or dispute about any question relating to
application fees the Authority’s decision shall be final.
12.3 (i)
Sl. Type of Construction Rate (Rs.)
No.
1. Residential Assam Type with Bamboo wall 1.50 per sqm.
Assam Type with Brick wall 3.00 per sqm.
2. Residential Ground floor 10.00 per sqm.
R.C.C. Type Upper floors 12.00 per sqm.
(ii) Application fees for re-erection of an existing building shall be

same as for erection of a new building prescribed in (i) above.
(iii) Application fees for any addition or alteration of an existing
building shall be same as for erection of a new building as
prescribed in (i) above.
(iv)
Sl. Type of Construction Rate (Rs.)

No.
1. Commercial (4 times Ground floor 40.00 per sqm.
the rate of RCC Upper floor 48.00 per sqm.
residential) (This
includes Nursing
Home and Hospital,
Marriage Hall and
Corporate Offices)
2. Industrial & Godown Ground floor 80.00 per sqm.
(8 times the rate of Upper floors 96.00 per sqm.
RCC residential)
3. Apartment, School, Ground floor 20.00 per sqm.
Semi Govt.
undertaking and other
uses (Two times the Upper floors 24.00 per sqm.
rate of RCC residential
building)
(v)
(A) In calculating the total floor area for determining the fees,
fraction of Sq. meter, if any, shall be rounded to next higher
integral, and subject-to-minimum-for-Rs.-100/-
(A) Application fees for a Filling Station - Rs. 25,000.00/- +
4 times the rate of RCC residential
(B) Application fees for Cinema, Theatre, Multiplex etc.- Rs.
25,000.00/- + 4 times the rate of RCC residential.
(C) (i) Application fee for telephone tower – Rs. 25,000.00/-
(ii) Application fee for bridge-
(a) Wooden/Bamboo bridge for pedestrian -Rs. 100/-

Lump-sum
(b) Wooden bridge for vehicular traffic -Rs. 2000/-
(c) R.C.C. foot bridge for vehicular traffic -Rs. 10,000/-
(d) R.C.C. foot bridge -Rs. 1000/-
(D) Application fees for erection of R.C.C. or brick

compound-walls:-
Iron grill or wire netting fencing with iron or R.C.C.
brick columns shall be charged Rs. 50.00 per hundred
R.M. of length or part thereof. For brick R.C.C. the rate
shall be Rs. 200.00 per hundred R.M. of length or part
thereof.
(E) Application fees for development of site including earth
filling-shall-be-as-under-
(a) For residential, public and semi public,
institutional etc. the rate of fees shall be Rs. 20.00
per unit as per Zoning Plan subject to a minimum of
Rs.-50.00.
(b) For commercial, industrial, etc. the rate of fees
shall be Rs. 60.00 per Zoning subject to a minimum
of Rs. 150.00.
(F) Fees at the following rates shall be payable to the
Authority for a landuse certificate for a particular site
for a particular proposed construction. This is not a
permission-for-actual-construction.
Residential Non-residential, Filling Cinema/

except Filling Station Station/ Theatre
and Theatre Medium/
Industry
Huts and Other Huts and Other
temporary temporary including
sheds sheds light
industry
Rs. 50/- 250/- 100/- 500/- 1000/- 1500/-
(G) Fees for NOC for Electric Connection- Rs. 50/- for each
application.
(H) Fees for appeal to Sub-Committee on Zoning Appeals:-
(i) Fees for appeal for residential building of any type
Rs. 100.00 on flat rate basis.
(ii) Fees for nonresidential building Rs. 200.00 on flat
rate basis.
(iii) Fees for cinema, theatre Rs. 1000.00 on flat rate
basis.
(iv) Fees for filling station etc. Rs. 1000.00 on flat rate
basis.
(I) Fee for proof checking of Structural Design Basic Report

(SDBR) and proof checking of structural design as per
Chapter- VI will be fixed by Authority separately.
12.4 Application fees for NOC for sale/ transfer/ sub-division of land is 1%
of total value of land as fixed by D.C. Kamrup (Metro), which is to be paid
after approval. However, a processing fee of Rs. 250/- to be paid with each
application, which will be adjusted with the actual fee later-on-if-approved.
Miscellaneous fees item Rate of fees

(i) Renewal of building permission 15% of the fees paid for the
original permit.
(ii) Duplicate copy of NOC Rs. 10.00 per copy.
(iii) Attestation of duplicate copies Rs. 10.00 per copy.
of approved plan.
(iv) For furnishing copies of map. Rs. 25.00 per copy.
(v) Fees for revision of plan after 15% of the fees paid for original
approval permit plus additional fees for
additional area, if any.
12.6 Stacking of any building material in Govt. land/road will be fined by the
Authority for the validity of the building plans and stocking charge shall be
levied as given below ;-
(a) Rs. 2.00 per Sq. Mtr of covered area of the plot / month.
12.7 A building permission processing fee at the following rate is to be paid at the
time of application. Actual fees to be paid once the proposal is approved before
issue of formal NOC. This processing fee is not refundable but will be adjusted
with building permission fees.
(i) A.T. building – Rs. 100/-

(ii) For building upto G+2 floor- Rs 500/- (Rupees Five Hundred) only.
(iii) For building above G+2 floor – Rs 2000/ - (Rupees Two Thousand)
only.
(iv) Above 3nd floor added – Rs. 500/- Per floor.
(v) Processing fees for Assam Type Godown and Industrial Shed – Rs.
1000/-
12.8 The fee for structural design review panel for proof checking of designs
and other construction management work etc. will be as per size and
complexity of the project and will have to be born by the-applicant.
13. Construction not according to the plan: - Should the Authority determine at
any stage that the construction is not proceeding according to the sanctioned
plan or is in violation of any of the provisions of these Byelaws, it shall notify
the permit holder and all further construction shall be stopped until correction
has-been-effected-and-approved-by-the-Authority.
If the permit holder fails to comply with the requirements at any stage of
construction, the Authority is empowered to cancel the building permit issued.
14. Sanction with or without modification or refusal: - The Authority may either
sanction or refuse the plans and statements or may sanction them with such
modifications or directions as it may deem necessary and thereupon shall be
ready-for-issue,-within-60-days.
However, for proposals which are required to be scrutinised by the Committee

for approval, the same will be ready for issue within 90 days.
15. Duration of sanction:- The sanction once accorded shall remain valid upto one year.
Subsequent renewal is permissible for another three years. If however the building is
not completed during this period, a fresh permission has to be obtained as per sec 27 of
GMDA Act. The owner/applicant has to produce completion certificate within the
validity period of permission, failing which the permission is deemed to be cancelled
and the Security Deposit will be forfeited.
16. The owner, upon commencement of his work under a building permit, shall
give notice to the Authority that he has started his work and the Authority shall
cause inspection of the work to be made within 14 days following the receipt of
the notice to verify that the building has been located in accordance with the
sanctioned plans.
17. “Completion Certificate”:- The owner through the licensed architect, engineer,
structural engineer, as the case may be (RTP) who has supervised the
construction, shall give notice to the Authority regarding completion of work
described in the building permission. The completion certificate shall be
submitted in the prescribed form by four sets of completion plan. One of the
sets, duly certified as completion plan shall be returned to the owner along with
the issue of full occupancy certificate. The certificate should also be
accompanied by necessary NOC’s wherever required from other authorities like
Director, Fire Service, Pollution Control Board or as per Assam Health
Establishment Act 1993 & rules 1995 as the case may be for that particular
building.
(a) “Occupancy Certificate”:- The Authority, on receipt of the completion
certificate, shall inspect the work and sanction or refuse an occupancy
certificate within 21 days from the date of receipt of completion
certificate, after which period it shall be deemed to have been approved
by the Authority for occupation provided the building has been
constructed as per the sanctioned plans. Where the occupancy certificate
is refused, the various reasons shall be quoted for rejection at the first
instance itself.
(b) Part Occupancy Certificate:- Upon the request of the holder of the
building permission the Authority may issue a part occupancy certificate
for a building or part thereof before completion of the entire work as per
building permission provided sufficient precautionary measures are
taken by the holder of the building permission to ensure public safety
and health safety. The part occupancy certificate shall be given by the
Authority subject to the owner indemnifying the Authority as per the
proforma given in Appendix-IV.
18 (a) Violation Penalty: - Any person who contravenes any of the provisions
of these Byelaws or any requirements or obligation imposed on him by
virtue of these Byelaws or who interferes with or obstruct any person in
the discharge of his duties shall be guilty of an offence and upon
conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Rs. 1000/- per day
and may also be imposed after the day of his first conviction.
(b) Existing buildings:- Nothing in the regulations shall require the

removal, alteration or amendment or prevent the continuance of use and
occupancy in a lawfully safety of life and property.
(c) The Authority shall have the power to carry out inspection of the work
at various stages to ascertain whether the work is proceeding as per the
provisions of rules and sanctioned plan. Section 88 of Guwahati
Metropolitan Development Authority Act. 1985 shall apply for the
action proposed to be taken for any violation/ deviation of sanctioned
plan.
(d) No correspondence regarding building permission and land sale

permission with the applicants will be served in their premises, but will
be made available in the reception counter of the Authority and
applicants are required to collect the same from the counter. This
includes NOC and all objection letters relating to building permission &
land sale.
Chapter-III
STANDARD FOR BUILDINGS OTHER THAN HUTS AND OTHER
REGULATIONS
19. Foundation & Structural design: -

(a) The structural design of foundation, elements made by masonry,
timbers, plain concrete, reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete and
structural steel shall be carried out in accordance with the prevailing I.S.
code of practice taking into consideration the seismic load required to be
taken for this region.
(b) Quality of material and workmanship:-
All materials and workmanship shall be of good quality conforming
generally to accepted standards of A.P.W.D. and Bureau of Indian
Standard specification & codes as included in N.B.C. of India.
(c) Damp proof course: - (Applies to non Assam type building only). All
walls internal or external shall be provided with an efficient damp proof
course not less than 150 mm above ground level.
20. No piece of land shall be used as a site for the construction of a building if.
(a) The Authority considers that site is insanitary or that it is dangerous to
construct a building on it.
(b) There is no approach road of at least 3.6 m width to that plot from the
main road if this approach road is only to single house, series of houses
cannot be constructed.
(c) If any plot is situated in already developed areas, and the means of
access is less than the minimum prescribed width, the Authority may
consider the proposal with 50% coverage and 100 FAR.
(d) Means of access

(i) No building shall be erected so as to deprive any other building
of the means of access.
(ii) Every person who erects a building shall not at any time erect or
cause or permit to erect or re-erect any building which in any
way encroaches upon and diminishes area set apart as means of
access.
(iii) For building identified in Byelaws No. 58.4, 58.7, 58.8, 58.9,
58.11 the following provisions of means of access shall be
ensured:
(a) The Authority considers that site is insanitary or that it is

dangerous to construct a building on it
or if by virtue of smallness or odd shape of the site if the
Authority considers that it is not suitable for development or if
the site is near a water body or water course and the proposed
development is likely to contaminate the said water body or
water course or change the course of the channel or if the site
is likely to be inundated and satisfactory arrangements for
proper drainage is not possible or if the site is a filled up tank
or low lying or made up of soil by depositing rubbish or

offensive matters the proposal is likely to be effected by
dampness owing to the sub soil water or if the site does not
abut any existing public or private street.
The width of the main street in which the building abuts shall
not be less than as given below and the width of road shall be
taken as existing available road width or the road width in the
revenue record whichever is less.
Maximum road width

1. Residential/Commercial 3.6 m
2. Apartment
(A) Upto 12 m. 6.6m
(B) Above 12 m height 8m
3. Multistoreyed commercial / Residential commercial
(Mixed use)
(A) Above 12 m. height 8m.
(B) Upto 12 m height 6.6m
4. Institutional 9m
5. Hospital / Nursing Home 9m
6. Hall for social gathering/ assembly 9m
7. Industrial / Warehouse etc and similar use 9m
N.B. :
(i) The width of a street/ road means the clear average
width of the existing carriage way and foot path and
drains only on which the building or plot abuts. The
minimum width of this existing and the proposed width
prescribed by the Authority will be taken for
calculating the maximum permissible height of
building. The average width shall be computed by
taking the width of the road at the last junction point
leading to the plot, in front of the plot and at the point
where road width is minimum, in cases where the
width of the street / road is not regular or uniform all
along the length of the road provided that minimum
road width is available at entry point, in front of the
plot and some other two points.
(ii) However in the newly developed areas the Authority
will have the power to refix the minimum road width
from time to time considering the developments in
these areas.
(iii) Interpretation of: Cl.20. (d).(iii).(a) Sl. 3 (B)
should be interpreted as follows:
Upto 12 m height road width should be in
between 3.6 m to 6.6. m.
(iv) Where the road is uniformly 6.6 m the apartment
be restricted to G+3rd floor with 175 FAR
irrespective of GF being made fully parking or
not.
Where the road width is more than 6.6 m
uniformly but less than 8 m G+4th floor with
complete GF parking may be allowed subject to

maximum 175 FAR.
(b) A building shall abut on a street or streets or upon spaces

directly connected from the street by hard surface
approach, width of which is not less than 3.6 m
(c) If there is any bend or curve on the approach road, a
sufficient width shall be provided at the curve to enable
the fire appliances to turn, the turning circle being at least
of 9.0 m radius.
(d) Main entrance to the premises shall be of adequate width
to allow easy access to the fire engine and in no case it
shall measure less than 5 meters. The entrance gate shall
fold back against the compound wall of the premises,
thus leaving the exterior access way within the plot free
for movement of fire service vehicles. If archway is
provided over the main entrance the height of the
archway shall not be at a height less than 4 m.
(e) For group housing scheme upto 12 m height there shall be a
space of minimum 3 m. between individual buildings. For
other multistoreyed buildings there shall be a space of
minimum 4.8m between individual buildings. 20% of the total
area is to be utilized for organized recreational area /
gardening.
(f) For a building constructed on stilt with provision of ground
level parking floor or semi basement parking, the height of
building will be-calculated-as-followed-
2.7 m, G.F. height will not be calculated. But for additional
set back calculation height of building will be calculated from
actual` ground level.
(g) The minimum distance of any building from the edge of
natural drainage channels should be 4.5m.
21. Plinth: - No person shall construct any building with its lowest flat or floor:
(a) Less than 0.5 m. and more than 0.75 m. above the ground level of the
plot. The ground level should not be raised more than 0.5 m from the
finished surface of the nearest street level to be fixed permanently by
concerned authority in the plain areas. As for the hilly area of the city
the local condition will be considered. However, the proposal is to be
framed with minimum of hill cutting, without effecting adjoining plots.
(b) Bath rooms, water closets, cowsheds, garages, courtyards and godowns
may be constructed at 0.2 mtr. Plinth height from the ground level
(either existing or formed by filling or cutting).
(c) 0.3 m higher than the highest recorded flood level.
22. Floor: - The floors of all ground floor rooms, walls should be efficiently damp
proof.
23. Brick wall:

(a) In the case of load bearing wall it should be strong enough to take the
super- imposed load.
(b) No external brick wall should be less than 125 mm thick.
24. Wattle create wall: - The construction of Wattle create walls should be as
follows-
(a) The maximum area of one framed panel of the wall should not exceed 2
sq. m. in the case of lime plaster and 3 sq. m. in the case of cement
plaster.
(b) The thickness of such wall should not be less than 15 mm.
(c) The detail construction of such wall should be according to the
rules laid in Assam General Specification (P.W.D.)
25. Minimum sizes of rooms: -

(a) No room in a residential house which is intended to be used as an
inhabited room shall have a floor area of less than 9 sq. m..
(b) The minimum width of a living room shall not be less than 2.4 m.
(c) The minimum height of living room should be 3.0 m. in any floor. In
hilly areas this may be reduced to 2.4 m. and in centrally air conditioned
building this may be 2.5 mt.
(d) The height of the ground floor in commercial building shall not be less
than 4.8 m.
26. Slope of pitched roofs: - Except with special permission of the Authority no
slope of pitched type roof shall be more than 45 degrees and less than 26
degrees.
27. Latrines and Lavatories (in general):

(a) No domestic building shall be constructed unless sanitary type latrine is
provided for the use of the persons inhabiting the building.
(b) Every domestic building constructed in the sewered area in the city or
town shall be provided with a water closet.
28. Bath rooms: -

(a) If the bath room is attached to any dwelling room of the house the wall
in between shall be solid masonry 1.0 m. high from the floor of the bath
room.
(b) There shall be a floor area of not less than 2 sq. m. of which the
smallest side should not be less than 1.2 m.
(c) It shall have a window of a superficial area of not less than 0.2 sq. m.
and it shall open upon a minimum wide open space or open to an open
verandah of not more than 1.8 m. wide opening on to such open apace,
or to any duct, the sizes of which should be as prescribed in clause Light
& Ventilation of rooms.
(d) It shall have an impermeable floor made of smooth, hard material having
a suitable fall of 1 in 30 for the drainage of the water.
(e) The height of the bathroom should not be less than 2.4 m.
29. Kitchen:- Every room used as a kitchen shall be provided with a flow for the
escape of the heated air and shall have-
(a) A superficial floor area of not less than 3.35 sq. m. of which the smallest
side should not be less than 1.5 m.
(b) A height of not less than 3.0 m.
(c) A window of not less than 0.5 sq. m. superficial area opening directly
into the external air and to a duct, the size of which should be as
prescribed in clause for light and ventilation of rooms.
30. Open space for ventilation: -

(a) Every domestic building shall be so constructed that in every living
room there shall be at least one side abutting on a space either external
or internal verandah.
(b) Every open space external or internal required by this rule shall be kept
free from any erection thereon and open to the sky.
31. Ventilation of rooms: -
(a) Every room in a residential building which is intended to be used as an

inhabited room shall be provided for the purpose of light and ventilation
with windows, clear storey windows, doors and apertures having a total
area of not less than 1/6 at the floor area of the room.
(b) Stores, backroom and the like:- These will have at least half of the
ventilation required for living rooms. When such ventilation by
apertures in walls is not possible or advisable, at least there shall be
ventilation by means of a flow or chimney.
(c) Laundry and recreation room:
Laundry and recreation rooms located above the basement shall be
lighted by window located in exterior walls having openings of not less
than 10 p.c. of the floor area.
(d) Basement and cellars: -
Basement and cellars and all rooms located therein, except storage
rooms, shall be lighted and ventilation area of not less than 5 p.c. of the
floor area.
(e) Kitchen:- Every kitchen shall be ventilated according to the standards of
habitable rooms.
32. Height regulation: - Living rooms:

No rooms for human habitation shall be constructed of height less than that
determined by the following regulations: -
(i) There shall be minimum of 3.0 m. measured from the surface of the
floor to the next floor above it.
(ii) There shall be maximum of 3.0 m. measured from the surface of the
floor to the lowest point of the ceiling, the foists or beams etc. Provided
that for commercial streets, the height of the ground floor shall not be
less than 4.8 m.
33. Corridors and passages:- In a residential house the width of any corridor or
passage shall not be less than 1 m. and for hotel 1.5 m. clear. For shopping
complex it shall not be less than 1.8 m. upto a length of 15.0 m. and 2.1 m.
above the length of 15.0 m., Assembly building like auditorium, cinema- 2 m.,
educational building- 2.0 m., all other building – 1.5 m.
34. Post, Postplate, Truss etc.: -

(a) In the case of wooden posts these should be firmly fixed with the post
pillar by means of two or more flat iron straps bolted together.
(b) The flat iron strap should at least be 0.6 m. inserted into the post pillar
and at least 0.15 m. above for bolting with the post.
(c) The wooden posts should be made of well seasoned sal wood or any
other first class hard local wood. The size of such posts should not be in
any case less than 100 mm x 100 mm or in the case of circular post
diameter should not be less than 150 mm.
(d) Only on special ground/case found fit by the Authority on condition
given to him thatched roof house will be allowed within the Master Plan
area.
35. Standard for R.C.C. wells for drinking water: -

(i) The minimum inside diameter of the well should not be less than 0.9 m.
(ii) The minimum height of the well above the floor of the platform should
not be less than 1.1 m.
(iii) All R.C.C. wells should be provided with an outwardly slipping
platform of cement concrete (prop. 1:4) and a circular pitch roof cover
of G.I. sheets on wooden post height of which above the floor of the
platform should not be less than 2.1 m.
(iv) The well shall be at distance of not less than 15.0 m. from any refuse pit
and soak pit of sanitary latrine.
(v) Kutcha well only be permitted in fields or gardens for purpose of
irrigation.
(vi) The Authority/ State Govt. will give separate special regulations for
digging deep tube wells. And such regulations will be binding on all
concerned.
36. Area regulations:- The setback line, yard widths, coverage will be according to
the standards as specified in chapter –IV
The Authority may relax the standards laid down in Byelaw 36 in
special cases as specified below:
(a) In case it is not desired to provide a backyard, an internal courtyard of
equal area may be provided, where the rear side will also be considered
as side yard.
(b) In case of semidetached houses, the side on which the side yard is to be
left shall be prescribed by the Authority.
(c) Building abutting on two or more streets:- When a building abuts two or
more streets, the setback from the streets shall be such as if the building
is facing each such street and the other side/ sides shall be considered as
side setbacks.
(d) Where shape of the plot or other circumstances result in conditions to
which the provisions governing yard requirements cannot be applied the
Authority may prescribe different yard requirements.
(e) In a plot not directly abutting any street, any two sides may be
considered as front and rear yard for the purpose of these regulations.
37. (A) Maximum height of the building and additional requirement: -

Buildings shall not exceed 3 storey or a height of 12 m. without the
following additional provisions for open space all around the building
except in cases where otherwise specified.
(i) The side and rear setback shall be increased by 0.3 mtrs for every
1.5 mtrs additional height of the building in addition to the
setback already prescribed in this rule subject to maximum of 4.5

mtrs side setback and 6.0 mtrs rear setback.
(ii) Building shall not exceed 1.5 times of the width of the road plus
front open space.
(iii) Residential building should not be cut by 45 degree angle line
drawn from the opposite edge of the road. However building
upto two storey is exempted of it.
(a) For the purpose of height calculation width of the road shall be
taken as existing road width.
(b) Lift machine room, staircase, parapet height shall not be included
in the height of the building.
(c) For a building constructed on stilt with provisions of ground
level parking floor or semi-basement parking floor, the height of
the building will be calculated by omitting the the height of the
parking floor upto a maximum of 2.7 mtr for the purpose of
building height subject to provision of exclusive parking in the
ground floor with special earthquake resistance measure.
(d) Building above the height of 15.8 mtrs shall require necessary
clearance from State Fire Service.
(e) For a building with a height 12 mtrs or above 4 floors including
the ground floor, at least one lift shall be made available.
(f) For building in the vicinity of aerodromes, the maximum height
of such building shall be subject to conformity with the height
limitations prescribed by the Civil Aviation authorities from time
to time and to this effect a No Objection Certificate issued by
that authority shall be submitted by the applicant along with
plans to the sanctioning Authority.
(g) Height exception: - The following appurtenant structure shall not
be included in the height of building.
(i) Roof tanks and their supports not exceeding 1.5 mtr in
height.
(ii) Ventilating, air conditioning and lift rooms and similar
service equipments, stair covered with roof upto 3.0 mtr
in height, chimney and architectural features not
exceeding 1.5 mtrs in height.
(iii) Rooftop Assam Type pitched rain harvesting structure
covering up to 50% of the roof area. The height of such
structure is to be restricted to 2.1 m. subject to maximum
permissible FAR if the space is put to specific use.
(h) Maximum height of parking floor shall be 2.7 m measured upto the
soffit level.
38. Building abutting on two streets: - If a building is situated on two or more

streets of different widths, the building shall be deemed for the purpose of those
Byelaws to face the streets which has the greater width and the height will be as
per Bye-laws.
39. Covered area: - The maximum covered area of buildings of different classes
shall be governed by the standard as laid down in Chapter-IV.
40. Boundary Wall/ Compound Wall:

(a) Except with the special permission of the Authority the maximum height
of the compound wall shall be 1.5 m above the center line of the front
street. Compound wall upto 2.4 m height may be permitted if the top 0.9
m is of open type construction of a design to be approved by the
Authority.
(b) In case of a corner plot the height of the boundary wall shall be
restricted to 0.75 m for a length of 10 m on the front and side of the
intersections and balance height of 0.75 m if required in accordance with
(a) May be made up of open type construction (through railings) and of
design to be approved by the-Authority.
In case of a corner plot the boundary wall should be sufficiently rounded off
to give a clear view of the other roads. However the junction round off radius
shall not be less than 4.5 m.
(c) The provisions of (a) are not applicable to boundary walls of jails, in
industrial buildings, electric sub-stations, transformer stations,
institutional buildings like sanatoria, hospital, industrial buildings like
workshops, factories and educational buildings like schools, colleges,
including the hostels, and other uses of public utility undertakings and
height upto 2.4 m may be permitted by the Authority.
(d) Compound gate should open entirely inside the property and shall not
open on any access/ pathways/ road/ street.
41. Number of rooms: -

(a) Every dwelling structure shall have not less than one living room, one
kitchen and a latrine.
(b) In existing developed areas and in cases of reconstructions, if there is no
space, bathroom and a latrine may not be insisted upon in case
community baths and latrine are available. Otherwise a latrine must be
provided. However, 1 set of latrine and bathroom may be allowed in the
rear yard in ground floor with a height of 2.4 m only by maintaining 1 m
setback from plot boundary.
42. Access to bathroom:- In a dwelling house containing not more than two
bedrooms access from the bedrooms to an only bathroom shall be had without
passing through another habitable room. In dwelling containing 3 or more
bedrooms access to the bathrooms from 2 of the bedrooms shall be had without
passing through another habitable room.
43. Height and number of storeys: - This shall be as per standards laid down in
Chapter-IV.
44. Water supply:- Every living unit shall have available supply of safe water
obtained from any of the following sources -
(a) Public or municipal water if available.
(b) A drilled, driven or dug well or tube well.
45. Basement- The construction of the basement shall be allowed by the Authority
in accordance with the landuse and other provisions specified under the
Development
Control Rules and this Byelaws.
Basement can be constructed up to minimum prescribed setbacks line

and beyond prescribed building lines.
Basement shall not be permitted in low lying areas and areas without
adequate drainage facilities to ensure drainage from the basement.
Basement may be put to only the following uses-
(a) Storage of household or other goods of ordinary non combustible
material;
(b) Strong rooms, bank cellars etc.
(c) Air conditioning equipment and other machines used for services and
utilities of building subject to satisfaction of the Authority.
(d) Parking spaces.
(e) Air conditioned shopping which will then be counted in FAR.
46. The basement shall have the following requirements:

(a) Every basement shall be in every part at least 2.4 m in height from the
floor to the underside of the roof slab or ceiling;
(b) Adequate ventilation shall be provided for the basement. The standard of
ventilation shall be the same as required by the particular occupancy to
Rule. Any deficiency may be met by providing adequate mechanical
ventilation in the form of blowers, exhaust fans, air conditioning system
etc.
(c) The minimum height of the ceiling of any basement shall be 1 m above
the average surrounding ground level.
(d) Adequate arrangements shall be made so that surface drainage do not
enter the basement.
(e) The walls and floor of the basement shall be watertight and be so
designed that the effect of the surrounding soil and moisture, if any, are
taken into account in design and adequate dampproofing treatment is
given.
(f) The access to the basement shall be separate from the main and alternate
staircase providing access and exit from higher floors, where the
staircase is continuous. In case of building served by more than one
staircase the same shall be of enclosed type serving as a fire separation
from the basement floor and higher floors. Open ramps shall be
permitted if they are constructed within the building line subject to the
provision of (d) above.
(g) If such ramps are provided in basement parking floor the gradient of it
should be minimum 1:5 and the height of 2.7 m is to be maintained at
the entrance also.
47. Numbering of houses:- All building and sites shall be given a number by the
Authority and no other number shall be used by the owner or occupier. This
number shall be displayed in an approved manner on the building so as to be
visible from the road.
47A (I) – Adequate provision for facilitating easy access of physically

challenged persons shall be made in all public buildings in accordance with the
provisions of National Building Code of India, 2005 including minimum facility
to reach staircase without any barrier and there should be a ramp with hand rail
to every public building on ground floor.
47A (II) – While planning for public buildings provisions of Part 3 CL.12.21,
Annexure D of NBC 2005 is mandatory to be provided for physically
challenged persons.
47B – In all buildings a 75mm x 75mm underground duct to be provided at

suitable location from boundary of plot for allowing telephone cable into the
premises.
47C – No verandah, balcony or the like shall be allowed to be erected or re-

erected or any additions or alterations shall be made to a building in a site
within the distance specified below determined in accordance with the Indian
Electricity Rules, 1965, between the building and any overhead electric supply
line, : subject to modification of these rules from time to time in Indian
Electricity Rules 1965.
Vertical distance in meters Horizontal distance in

meters
Low and medium voltage 2.5 1.2
lines and service lines
High voltage lines upto 3.7 2.0
and including 33KV
Extra high voltage lines 4.6 4.5
beyond 33KV
(Plus 0.3 meters for every (Plus 0.3 meters for
additional 33KV or part every additional 33KV
thereof) or part thereof)
47D – All unsafe buildings shall be restored by repair, retrofitting, demolition

or dealt with as otherwise directed by the Authority. The relevant provisions of
Guwahati Municipal Corporation Act, 1969 (Assam Act. of 1973) shall apply
for procedure of action to be taken by the Authority for unsafe buildings.
47E – Where in a particular area a number of plans for erection of building are
coming up or the Authority feels that a layout plan is necessary for guiding the
development of a particular area the Authority may prescribe or insist on a
layout plan to be approved by the Authority. In all layout plan a minimum of
5% of land is to be reserved for open space/ playground.
47F – Where in a particular area a number of plans for erection of buildings are
coming up and Authority decides this area as scheme area under section 35 of
GMDA Act the Authority may levy fee as it may consider necessary for
providing and maintaining any public utility service. The Authority either may
take up such works in advance or after collection of sufficient fund, either
directly or through any agency, and make arrangements for recovery of pro-rata
cost of development either actual or estimated, from the owners of buildings
either existing or proposed in the area. The amount collected shall be kept in a
separate account of the Authority. For the purpose of estimating the cost of
work, pro-rata cost and for deciding the executing agency a committee shall be
constituted by the Authority with the following members:
(1) Vice Chairman – GMDA – Chairman

(2) Chief Engineer - PWD (Roads)
(3) Chief Engineer – GMDA
(4) Commissioner – GMC
(5) Director – Town and Country Planning
(6) CEO – GMDA – Member Convener
(7) Town Planner – GMDA
The pro-rata cost of any particular building shall be: -
Total infrastructure development cost x Floor area of the building

Anticipated total area of the buildings in the area in the next five years
48. Staircases: -
(a) Every staircase shall be suitably lighted and properly ventilated through
an external wall.
(b) The minimum clear width of staircases in case of domestic building
shall not be less than 0.9 m.
(c) The minimum clear width of staircases in case of public building shall
not be less than 1.2 m for every 300 persons who are expected to use the
building. The furthest corner of the building shall not be more than 18 m
distance from the staircase.
The minimum rise and minimum breadth of tread of staircases
will be as follows:
Maximum rise Minimum-tread-of obstruction
Domestic building 175 mm 225 mm
Public building 150 mm 275 mm
Hospital& 150 mm 300 mm
Auditorium
(d) Interior staircase may be constructed with fire resistant materials
throughout.
(e) A staircase shall not be arranged around a lift shaft, unless the latter is
entirely enclosed with material with fire resistant rating and that for type
of construction itself. For building more than 15.8 m in height, the
staircase location shall be to the satisfaction of the Authority regulating
fire safety and the distance from the furthest corner of the building to the
staircase should not be more than 18 m.
(f) The minimum head room in a passage under the landing or under the
staircase, if provided shall be 2.2 m.
(g) All buildings which are more than 15.8 m in height and all buildings
used as educational, assembly, institutional, industrial, store and
hazardous occupancies and mixed occupancies having area more than
500 sq. m. on every floor shall have minimum two staircases. At least
one of them be on external wall of buildings and shall open directly to
the exterior/ interior open space as to an open area of safety. The
provision of alternative staircase shall be subject to the requirement of
travel distance being complied with.
(h) The use of spiral staircase (fire escape) shall be limited to a building
12.8 m in height and to be connected with external balconies and shall
be designed to give adequate head room.
(i) Ramps other than for parking floor shall have slope of not more than
1:10 provided that in case of public office, hospitals, slope of ramps
shall not be more than 1:12. The minimum width of the ramps for
hospitals should not less than 2.0 m.
49. Sites containing deposited refuse: -

No building shall be constructed on any sites on any part of which there is
deposited refuse excrete, or other offensive matter to which the health authority
objects until such refuse has been removed therefrom and the site has been
prepared or left in a manner suitable for building purpose to the satisfaction of
the Authority.
Provided that where it is intended to found a building on piles or non
reinforced concrete pillars, the Authority may insist for appropriate treatment of
the site by chemicals or in some other manner to the satisfaction of the health
authority and to be covered by a layer of sand or other suitable material to a
depth of not less than 150 mm thick.
50. Sites liable to floods: - No building shall be erected on a site liable to flood or
on a slope forming an angle of more than 45 degree with the horizontal or on
soil unsuitable for percolation unless it is proved by the owner to the
satisfaction of the Authority that erection of such a building will not be
dangerous or injurious to health or involve danger from flooding or erosion or
cause undue expenditure of public fund in the provision of roads, sewage,
sanitation, water supply or other public services.
51. Sites containing pits and quarries etc.: - No building shall be erected on a site
which comprises or includes a pit, quarry or other excavations or any part
thereof unless such site has been prepared or, left in a manner and condition
suitable for building purposes to the satisfaction of the Authority.
52. Damp sites: - Whenever the dampness of site or the nature of the soil renders
such precaution necessary the ground surface of the site between the walls of
any building erected thereon shall be covered with a layer of sound cement
concrete not less than 150 mm thick or with asphalt paving on a layer of sound
cement concrete not less than 150 mm thick or with asphalt paving on a layer of
closely packed broken stone hard cake not less than 150 mm thick or otherwise
rendered damp proof to the satisfaction of the Authority.
53. Served latrine: - No service latrine will be allowed within the Guwahati
Metropolitan Area.
54. Requirements of water supply in buildings: - The total requirement of water

supply shall be calculated based on the population as given below:
Occupancy Basis
Residential building 5 persons/ tenement
Other building No. of persons based on occupant
load and area of floors given in
Table-2
The requirements of water supply for various occupancies shall be as given

above or as specified by the Authority from time to time.
55. No. of bath rooms:- Every building designed or used for human habitation
shall be provided with bath rooms as follows:-
(i) A building or part thereof designed or used for occupation by separate
families or containing separate apartment shall have one bathroom for
each family or apartment.
(ii) A building designed or used for human habitation other than in separate
apartments shall be provided with one bathroom or shower room to
every closet.
56. Septic tanks: - Where a septic tank is used for sewage disposal, the location,
design and construction of the septic tank shall conform to requirement of
subsequent clause.
57.1 Location of septic tank’s subsurface absorption system: A subsoil dispersion

system shall not be closer than 18 m from any source of drinking water, such as
well, to mitigate the possibility of bacterial pollution of water supply. It shall
also be as far removed from the nearest habitable building as economically
feasible but not closer than 6 m. to avoid damage to the structure.
57.2 Requirement: -
(a) Dimensions of septic tanks- Septic tanks shall have minimum width of
0.75 m, minimum depth of one metre below water level and a minimum
liquid capacity of one cubic metre. Length of tanks shall be 2 to 4 times
the width; detail of which is given in Table-3
(b) Septic tanks may be constructed of brickwork, stone masonary concrete
or other suitable material as approved by the Authority.
(c) Under no circumstance should effluent from a septic tank be allowed
into an open channel, drain or body of water without adequate treatment;
(d) Minimum nominal diameter of pipe shall be 100 mm. Further at
junctions of pipes in manholes, direction of flow from a branch
connection should not make an angle exceeding 45 degree with the
direction of flow in the main pipe;
(e) The gradients of land drains, under drainage as well as the bottom of
dispersion trenches and soak ways should be between 1:300 and 1:400.
(f) Every septic tank shall be provided with ventilating pipe of atleast 50
mm diameter. The top of the pipe shall be provided with a suitable cage
of-mosquito-proof-wire-mesh.
The ventilation pipe shall extend to a height, which would cause no
smell nuisance to any building in the area. Generally, the ventilating
pipe may extend to a height of about 2 m when the septic tank is atleast
15 m away from the nearest building and to a height of 2 m above the
top of the building when it is located closer than 15 metres.
(g) When the disposal of septic tank effluent is to seepage pit, may be of
any suitable shape with the least cross-sectional dimension of 90 cm and
not less than 100 cm in depth below the invert level of the inlet pipe.
The pit may be filled with stone, brick or concrete blocks with dry open
joins which should be backed with atleast 7.5 cm of clean coarse
aggregate. The lining above the inlet level should be finished with
mortar. In the case of pits of large dimensions, the top portion may be
narrowed to reduce the size of the RCC cover slab, where no lining is
used, specially near trees, the entire pit should be filled with loose
stones. A masonry ring may be constructed at the top of the pit to
prevent damage by flooding of the pit by surface run off. The inlet pipe
may be taken down a depth of 90 cm from the to as an anti mosquito
measure.
(h) When the disposal of septic tank effluent is to a dispersion trench, the
dispersion trench shall be 50 to 100 cm deep and 30 to 100 cm wide
excavated to a slight gradient and shall be provided with 15 to 25 cm of
washed gravel or crushed stones. Open jointed pipes placed inside the
concrete and shall have minimum internal diameter of 75 to 100 cm. No
dispersion trench should be longer than 30 m and trenches should not be
placed closer than 1.8 m.
Chapter-IV
58. Setback line, yard width, coverage and other particulars will be according
to the standards as below:
58.1 MINIMUM PLOTSIZE FOR RESIDENTIAL USE
Density Plot Size

(a) High 15 lessa i.e 200 sq.mt
(b) Medium 01 Katha i.e. 268 sq.mt.
(c) Low 01 Katha 05L 335 sq.mt.
However within Guwahati Municipal Corporation area the Authority may

allow to relax the provisions regarding plot size with the following conditions
on FAR and coverage on appeal before appropriate authority.
High density Minimum plot size 10 Lessa
F.A.R. 100
Coverage 50%
Medium density Minimum plot size 15 Lessa
F.A.R. 125
Coverage 50% for RCC
55% For Assam Type
58.2 MINIMUM WIDTH OF PLOT
Upto 15 Lessa i.e. 200 sq. mt 7.5 mtrs

(a)
(b) 15 Lessa to 1 K-10L i.e. 400 sq. mt 10 mtrs
(c) 1K-10L to 2K-10L i.e. 400 sq. mt to 670 sq. mt 11.5 mtrs
(d) More than 2K-10L i.e. 670 sq. mt 12 mtrs
58.3 SETBACK REGULATIONS

(a) Minimum setback of the building or the structure from the
prescribed street line-
(i) FRONT SETBACK

Every building fronting a street shall have a front space
from the prescribed street line forming an integral part of
the site as below-
Width of Minimum front open space

street
Height of the building
fronting the
plot as per Upto 9.6 9.6 to 15.8 Above 15.8
Master Plan Metres* Metres* Metres*
Upto 6.6 3.0 Metres 4.5 Metres 6.0 Metres

Metres
Upto 15 3.0 Metres 6.0 Metres 7.5 Metres
Metres
Above 15 3.0 Metres 7.5 Metres 9.0 Metres
Metres
* Assuming 0.6 metre to be the plinth height from the
average level of the ground, around and contiguous to the
building.
In case of building abutting two or more streets
the wider street shall be considered for determining
building height and other regulation and setback will be
as per CL 36.
Front setback of all categories of building shall be
as per 58.3 (i).
(ii) SIDE SETBACK
For high density zones side setbacks shall be 1.5 metres.
For medium density zones side setbacks shall be 1.5
mertres
For low density zone side setbacks shall be 1.8 metres.
(iii) Rear setback for all density zone shall be 3.0 metres.
(iv) For building above 12 m. additional setback will be required as
per Cl. 37 (A) 1.
(v) However for multistoreyed residential buildings all set back
norms of multistoreyed apartment will be applicable.
58.4 REGULATIONS FOR APARTMENT BUILDINGS

Height of Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum
building plot size front set rear set back side set back
back
Apartment 3 K. 4.5 m. 3.6 m. 2.4 m.
upto 12 m.
Apartment 4 K. 6 m. 3.6 m. 2.4 m.
above 12
m. height
Mixed use 5 K. 6 m. 3.6 m. 2.4 m.
building of
residential
apartment
and
commercial
above 15
m.
A plot abutting a street with a width of above 15 metres, the
minimum front set back shall be calculated according to the width of the
abutting street as given in the clause No. 58 (3)(i)
The side and rear set backs for buildings above 12 m. will be as per Cl.
37. (A) (i).
58.5 REGULATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL USE IN COMMERCIAL

ZONE
Minimum plot size -167.4 sq. mtr.
Minimum width of plot - 7.5 m
(i) Setback upto the height of 12 mtr.
Minimum front set back- 3.0 mtrs with 1.5mtr. cantilever in
upper floor
Minimum side set back- a minimum of 1(one) mtr has to be
maintained in each side which can be relaxed
to only one side if the adjoining plot owner
agrees to have a common wall with his
building.
Minimum rear set back

upto plot depth of 18 mtrs - 1.5 mtrs.
above plot depth of 18mtrs - 3.0 mtrs with maximum 1.5 mtrs
projection on the upper floors.
If any part of the ground floor or any other upper floor is used for
residential purpose or for human habitation the side set back of the
building shall be as per the high density residential zones.
A plot abutting a street with a width of above 15 mtrs the front setback
shall be calculated according to the width of the abutting street as
given in the clause no. 58.3(i)
(ii) Additional rear and side setback for a building with a height of
above 12 metres.
12 m upto 15 m. –Rear setbak – 3 mtr. & side setback - 1.5 m.

- Side and rear setback should be
increased by 0.3 metres for every 1.5
mtres of additional height of the
building in addition to the setbacks
already prescribed for a building of 15
metres height upto a maximum of 1.5
metres of additional set backs on both
rear and sides.
58.6 REGULATIONS FOR WHOLESALE USE IN WHOLESALE

COMMERCIAL ZONE
Minimum plot size - 670 sq.mtr

Minimum plot width - 15 metres
Minimum front set back - 6 mtrs.
Maximum height - (a) 15.0 mtr for building of wholesale
use
(b) For other building the height will
be given as per CL. 37.
Minimum side set back - 1.8 mtr on one side and the setback on the
other side will be 3.6 mtr
Rear Set back - 3.0 mtr.
58.7 REGULATION FOR PUBLIC AND SEMI PUBLIC USE IN PUBLIC

AND SEMI PUBLIC ZONE
Minimum plot size - 400 sq.mtr.

Minimum setback
Front set back - 6.0 metres.
Side & rear - 3.0 metres.
58.8 REGULATION FOR INDUSTRIAL ZONE
Light Medium
Requirements Area In Width in Area in sq. Width in
sq.mtrs. mtrs metres metres
(1) Minimum size of 744.00 15.5 1800 27.5
plot
(2) Minimum set back Front 6.00 Front 9.0
of all structure/
building or the
structure from the
prescribed street
line set
(3) Minimum Rear 6.0 Rear 6.0
Set back side 3.0 side 6.0
If any structure or building If any structure or building is
is permitted for human permitted for human
habitation under provision habitation under the
of these rule the yard provision of these rules the
conditions shall be same as yard conditions shall be
prescribbed for medium same as prescribed for
density residential zone medium density residential
zone
(4) Maximum height 15 mtrs
58.9 REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL TYPES OF BUILDINGS

(To be applicable for all zones where the particular use is permissible)
(A) NURSING HOMES/ HOSPITALS
(In all zones where it is permitted/ permissible on appeal)
Minimum plot size - 1338 sq. mtr i.e. 1 Bigha
Minimum setback
Front setback - 9 metres
(a) Rear & side - 4.5 metres
(B) PLACE OF WORSHIP

(Applicable for new proposals)
Minimum plot size- 804 sq. mtr i.e. 3 K
Minimum setback
Front setback - 7.5 metres

(a) Rear - 5.0 metres
(b) Side - 3.0 metres
(C) CINEMA HALL AND AUDITORIUM

Minimum plot size - 1860 sq. mtr i.e.1B-3K-9L
Minimum setback
(a) Front set back - 9.0 metres
(b) Rear & side - 4.5 metres
(D) FILLING STATION

(a) Minimum Plot size- 31 mtr x 17 mtrs
(b) Petrol filling station with servicing bed
Minimum Plot size- 37 mtr x 31 mtrs
*(E) SCHOOL BUILDING
Minim Maximu Minimu Minimu Minimu

um Plot m m Front m side m rear
size Coverage set back setback setback
(a) Pre 535 sq. 50% 6.0 mtr 3.0 mtr 3.0 mtr
nursery/ mt 02
Nursery katha
(b) Primary 804 sq. 50% 7.5 mtr 3.0 mtr 3.0 mtr
mt 03
katha
(c) High 2677 30% 10 mtr 3.0 mtr 3.0 mtr
School sq. mt
02
bigha
(d) College 4015 30% 10 mtr 3.0 mtr 3.0 mtr
sq. mtr
03
bigha
Organised parking- 20% of the total plot area

Organised recreational open space- 20% of the total plot area
* For Govt. institutions regulations adopted by Education
Department will be followed.
“U” type development
As an encouragement for developing U type commercial complexes /

residential / apartment / group housing the setbacks of sides and rear, excluding
the front setback, can be reduced provided.
(a) The area so saved is transferred to the central area / space or court
yard.
(b) The minimum open space on sides and rear except front shall be
1.5mtrs for building of 12 m height & 2.4m for building above 12 m
(c) Minimum plot size for performing such development shall be 500 Sq.
mtrs.
58.9. (i) The area of the plot for a multistoreyed building other than apartment
of 15 metre height and above shall be - 04 K.
58.9. (ii) The floor area ratio (FAR), the coverage and the width of the
access road for the various type of building is as given below
Residential
(a) The FAR for different widths of access road shall be :-
Road Width (Metre) Maximum FAR

Upto 4.4 100
4.5 to 7.9 175
8.0 or more 200
(b) The coverage for different plot sizes should be: -
Plot size (M2) Maximum coverage (%)

Upto 500 55
Above 500 50
(c) Commercial and Resi-Commercial (Mixed Use)

Minimum road width 3.6
m. to 9 m
2
Plot size (M ) Maximum FAR Maximum coverage (%)
Upto 300 200 55
301 to 500 200 50
Above 500 225 45
(d) Others
Type of building Maximum FAR Maximum Minimum
coverage (%) width-of
access-road in
M
a)Apartment
(i) upto 12 m 175 40 6.6M
height
(ii) above 12 m 200 40 8M
height
b) Institutional 175 40 9M
c)-Wholesale 150 45 9M
commercial
d) Other public 175 40 9M
& semi public
area
e)-Nursing home 150 40 9M
f) Industrial 150 40 9M
g) place of 125 40 9M
worship
(applicable for
new proposals)
h) Cinema hall / 125 40 9M
multiplex &
auditorium and
indoor stadium
i) Multiplex The FAR and Coverage stipulations shall be similar to
Commercial and Residential-Commercial (Mix use) of
plot size above 500 metres square, with additional
requirement of parking, over and above parking norms
for that building, similar to the requirement of parking
space required for Cinema Halls based on the number
of seats.
j) Multilevel i) Minimum plot size -1000 sq. m.
Car Parking ii) Maximum Coverage -66%
iii) FAR Plot Size
1000 sq. m –2000 sq. m -175
Above 2000 sq. m -200
iv) No restriction on no. of basement with 100%
basement subject to structural safety with
basement to be flushed with ground level.
v) Maximum height be restricted to permissible
height and minimum setbacks be as per
commercial building.
For other type of buildings not specifically mentioned above,

the Authority will decide considering the similarity of the building
with the above use.
58.10.1 Maximum mezzanine area allowed is 33% of plinth area which will
not be counted in FAR if it has access from only lower floor. Height of
the mezzanine - 2.2m minimum to 2.7m maximum however, no
additional area above 33% shall be allowed in mezzanine floor even if
FAR is available.
58.10.2 Basement shall not be counted for F.A.R. calculations for
following uses-
(i) Air conditioning and other machines used for services

and utilities of the building.
(ii) Parking places and garages.
(iii) If the basement is used for office or commercial purpose
it shall be counted in F.A.R.
(iv) While calculating the FAR following areas are exempted
from FAR calculation-
Lift, Staircases and Entrance Lobby area of the

Cantilever Cupboard Self subject to a maximum of 2% of
the area from which these are projected, Sentry Box and
Guard Room (Maximum of 3.5 sq. metre each), Care
Taker Room (Maximum 8 sq. metre), Rain Harvesting
Structures and Un-Enclosed Covered Parking Places.
(v) For calculation of exemption area from FAR under clause
58.10.2 the entrance lobby will mean the lobby
immediately in front of staircase and lift subject to a
maximum exempted area of 12 sq. m. per staircase/lift for
each floor.
58.10.3
(a) Partial unenclosed balcony projections for a length ¼ of

the building length/breadth in upper floors upto a
minimum setback line of 1.5 mtr from plot boundary will
be allowed subject to a maximum width of 1.5 mtr.
(b) The projection of cantilever or cupboard or shelve upto
0.75 mtr in depth shall be permitted and exempted from
covered area calculation. This will be allowed only from
the first floor and shall not exceed 2.0 mtr per habitable
room and cupboard under windows.
(c) A canopy not exceeding 4.5 mtr in length and 2.5 mtr in
width in the form of unenclosed cantilever over the main
entrance with a clear height of 2.2 mtr below the canopy
shall be allowed.
(d) Light and ventilation:- When any habitable room
excepting bath, W.C, store room, kitchen and dining are
not abutting on either the front side or rear open space it
shall abut in an interior open space where minimum
width will be 3 mtr.
For ventilating the spaces for W.C, bath, store,
kitchen and dining if not opening on any open space,
shall open on the ventilation shaft the size of which is
given below-
Height of Minimum Minimum

building area of shaft width of
shaft
(1) W.C, (a) upto 18 m 3 sq. m 2m
bath & (b) above 18 6.25 sq. m 2.5 m
store m.
(2) (a) upto 18 m 6.25 sq. m 2.5 m
Kitchen (b) above 18 9 sq. m 3m
& dining m
58.10.4 The parking space to be provided in the building shall be as per

the details given in the Appendix- I. In providing the parking,
care has to be taken that 50% of the open space is left for
landscaping and not counted for in the parking calculations. At
least 25% of the open space reserved as organised open space
which should be clearly shown in the service plan.
For calculation of car space the following shall be considered.
Area of each car space-
(i) Basement parking-30 sq. mtr
(ii) Stilt-25 sq. mtr
(iii) Open Parking-20 sq. mtr
In addition to parking requirement specified in Appendix – I, for
multistoreyed apartments, commercial complex and nursing homes
following parking provisions have to be made in these complexes for
visitors/shoppers, which should be easily accessible from the approach
road.
Multistoreyed apartment -1 car/4 dwelling units.
Multistoreyed shopping/
Office complex -1 car/100 sq.mtr. of area
-1 scooter/50 sq.mtr. of area
Nursing home -1 car/5 cabin of single accommodation.
-1 Scooter/5 bed accommodation
This area is inclusive of the circulation and driveway etc. as

provided in National Building Code 2005. For actual size of a car
space (excluding circulation and driveway area) to be taken as 13.75
sq. metre.
58.10.5 No extension of existing building will be allowed by the

Authority if the parking provision required for the whole
building as per new Byelaws is not made available in the new
proposal.
58.11 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTISTOREYED
AND SPECIAL TYPE OF BUILDINGS
(A) Service plan showing the following details-private water,
sewerage disposal system and detail of building services where
required by the Authority shall be made available on scale not
less than 1:100 and it should also include the following.
(a) For outlet from the soakpit to municipal drain if
provided an intermediate treatment chamber
should be installed details of which is to be shown
in service plan subject to approval of the
Authority and provision made under Sec. 64
wherever required.
(b) Garbage vet.
(c) Organised open space as specified by clause
58.10(4).
Detail of building services include
(i) Air conditioning system, if any.
(ii) Detail of exits including provisions of
ramps, etc. for hospital and special risk
building
(iii) Location of generator, transformer and
switch gear.
(iv) Smoke exhauster system and fire alarm, if
any.
(v) Location of centralized control of all fire
alarm systems, if any.
(vi) Location and dimension of static water
storage and pump house.
(vii) Location of fire protection installation,
sprinklers, wetrisers, etc, if any. .
N.B.-These should generally be as per

specifications of National Building Code
2005.
(viii) Size (width) of main and alternate

staircase along with balcony approach,
corridor and ventilated lobby approach.
(ix) In case of nursing homes and hospitals,
detail of incinerator for treatment of
hospital waste is to be submitted and
clearance from appropriate authority under
Assam Health Establishment Act 1993 and
1995 will be required before its clearance
by GMDA.
(x) Detail provisions made of conservation
and harvesting of rain water to be
provided as required under CL. 65 of this
Byelaws.
(B) (i) NOC from the State Fire Service shall be required for
building above the height of 15.8 m.
(ii) In addition to this NOC mentioned in (i) above it will
be mandatory to provide all provision of Part (4) of NBC
2005, for fire and life safety in the building.
(C) Specifications:- General specifications of the proposed
construction giving type and grade of material of public
use along with soil testing report and structural details as
given in Chapter- VI duly signed by architect/ engineer/
supervisor/ group should accompany the application for
buildings above three storey.
(D) Supervision: Applications shall be further accompanied
by a certificate of supervision in a prescribed form given
in Chapter- VI by the licensed architect, engineer, groups
as the case may be.
(E) A certificate to the effect that the maximum requirement of
power in the building/ project is being intimated to A.S.E.B. in
advance.
58.12 For the hazardous and industrial building the Authority will ask for
NOC from the State Pollution Control Board.
58.13 All other regulations not specifically mentioned here will be
applicable as per the provision of Zoning Regulations.
58.14 The Authority may ask for any other information considering special
nature of building and location of the plot.
58.15 Engineers Group, Structural Engineers, Geo-Technical Engineers/
Consultants, Supervisors referred to above shall be licensed/ enrolled by the
Authority as competent to do various works as specified in this rules and
modifications made from time to time, detail of which is given in annexure –
II where as Architects registered as an Architect by the Council of Architects
under the Architect Act 1972 are not required to be registered if they provide
satisfactory proof of their valid registration under Architect Act, 1972.
58.16 Penal action for violation of Master plan & its Zoning Regulations
and-Byelaws.
The Authority under provisions of GMDA Act, 1985 shall take penal
action for violation of Master Plan/ Zoning Regulations or Byelaws
which may include stoppage of construction activity, demolition/
alternation and in paying fine and by imposing penalties as given in

Appendix-III.
58.17 The structural design, constructional standard etc. of all multistoreyed
buildings are required to be supervised during construction at three
stages at (1) foundation (2) plinth/ Gr. Floor, (3) upper floor in the
manner described below.
i) The individual /promoter is required to get their construction
checked at above mentioned three stages of construction through
licensed technical firms of Authority before proceeding with
next stage of construction failing which the Authority may
revoke the permission.
ii) The supervision under this clause will be done by the concerned
firm. Necessary certificate is to be submitted duly signed by firm
and applicant in the manner given in Form 1 to 4.
iii) The individual promoter/developer is required to employ technical
personnel of suitable competence for daily supervisions of construction
work.
58.18 The inconsistent provisions of the present Zoning Regulations will
cease to operate within Guwahati Metropolitan Area with effect from
the date on which these modifications are first published and the
Authority can enforce these provisions with immediate effect from a
date to be notified by the Authority.
58.19 Should any dispute arise about the interpretation of any definitions or
provisions of these rules, the decision of the Authority shall be final.
However, aggrieved persons may appeal to the appellate authority
against such decisions and the decisions of the appellate authority shall
be final and binding to all concerned.
58.20 For construction of any public and apartment building of height-
above-12-metre-–
(i) The structural design is required to be done as per IS code of practice
by a
licensed structural engineering consultant and the structural
calculations, designs and drawings and specifications are-certified-by-
this-consultant.
(ii) The soil testing report on which the design is based is required to be
obtained from a licensed Geo-technical consultant.
(iii) For public buildings and apartments, permission for construction shall
not
be granted unless :-
(a) The builder submits detailed calculations of structural design
along with copies of structural drawings and specifications
certified by the structural engineering consultant. (detail in
Chapter-VI)
(b) Provision is made for appropriate treatment of septic tank
effluent, sullage water, garbage and drainage of waste water.
Note: - (a) The Authority may go for proof checking of structural
design through a structural designs review panel to be
setup by the Authority. Proof checking will only be
done on the basis of recommendations of the
Committee approving the proposal based on each case
as specified in Chapter-VI.
(b) Record of construction progress be intimated to the

Authority and stage for recording progress certificate
(format to be given by the Authority) and checking is
given below: - (detail given in Chapter-VI)
(i) Plinth in case of basement before casting of
basement slab
(ii) First storey
(iii) Middle storey incase of multistoreyed
building
(iv) Last storey
The progress certificate is to be signed by
owner/developer/builder and R.T.P.
Note: Procedure to be followed for ensuring structural safety of the building
will be governed by provisions given in detail in Chapter-VI of these rules.
(iv) Availability of source of water supply is to be ensured by the
builder before granting permission for construction of a multi-
storied building. Report of test boring and other study to
ascertain the availability of ground water may be called for if
the source of water is ground water.
(v) Electrical installation: Proper location and space for
electrical facilities as per Indian Electricity Rules is to be
provided in all buildings above 15 m height and all works
of lift installation must comply with requirement of B.I.S.
codes of practice and relevant provisions of Indian
Electricity Rules and should be approved by the Chief
Electrical Officer of Govt. of Assam.
(vi) Improvement of drains upto the nearest outlet point is to
be made as directed by the Authority. Additional 25% of
the cost of improvement at PWD rate be imposed as
penalty if such improvement is not done as directed by
the Authority.
58.21 Should at any time the Authority decide that certain provision of
these rules require change or suspension in certain areas for a
comprehensive development of the area, the same can be made
by the Authority with prior approval of the Govt.
58.22 Provisions of National Building Code 2005 will apply in case of
those provisions which are not specified in this Byelaws.
Chapter-V
MISCELLANEOUS
59. Cinemas,-Theatres-and-Assembly-Halls: -
In addition to any other Byelaws applicable to such buildings, the following
shall apply-
59.1 If any portion of the cinema, theatre or assembly hall (except
accommodation for caretakers and his family) is intended to be used as a
domestic building such portion shall comply with all the requirements of
a domestic building.
59.2 Every room in such building as mentioned above shall be lighted and
ventilated by doors, ventilators and windows abutting on an interior or
exterior open air space which shall not be less than 1/5 of the total floor
area;
Provided if exhaust fans are installed or if it is air conditioned,
the requirement of this clause shall be suitably relaxed by the Authority.
59.3 Gangways and passages must not be more than 6.0 m apart. No seat
must be more than 3.0 m from gangway or passage.
59.4 A gangway or passage must be atleast 1.2 m wide and they shall be
provided atleast one in the center and one on each side.
59.5 The height of the bottom balcony or the gallery shall not be less then 3.0
m from the floor of the auditorium and depth under the balcony shall not
be more than 3 times the clear height. The clear distance between the
backs of two successive rows shall not be less than 0.9 m , but for seats
with rocking backs it may be 0.8 m.
59.6 The maximum rake of the floor of the auditorium shall not be more than
1 in 20.
59.7 The maximum width of the balcony steps shall be 0.8 m. Provided that
for the front, and rear step, this distance is 0.9 m.
59.8 The maximum rise of the balcony steps shall be 0.4 m.
59.9 The maximum height of the roof or ceiling at the highest step of the
balcony shall be 3.0 m and at no place the distance between the nosing
and lowest projection ray shall be less than 2.4 m.
59.10 In the case of the cinema the farthest seat shall not be more than 45.0 m
anyway from the screen.
59.11 The angle of seating shall not be less than 60 degree and the front row
shall not be nearer to the screen than the half of its width.
59.12 The position and height of the screen be regulated in such a way that the
maximum angle of the line of vision from the front seat to the top of the
screen shall not exceed 35 degrees.
59.13 No corridor leading to any stair case or exit passage shall be less than
1.5 m. in width.
59.14 No corridor shall be used for any purpose other than the exit and
entrance from the auditorium.
59.15 Doors: Entrance and exit doors shall be provided at a rate of not less
than one door of a dimension of 1.5 m in width and 2.4 m in height for
every 200 individuals or part thereof.
59.16 All out doors for the use of the public be made open outward and in such
a manner that when open they shall not obstruct any gangway or passage
or stairway or landing.
59.17 Staircase: - The access to the auditorium if it is on the upper storey or
the galleries shall be provided by not less than two independent stairs of
fire-proof-construction.
Such stairs at no place shall be less than 1.5 m clear in width.
59.18 No staircase shall have a flight of more than 15 steps or less than 3 steps
and width of the landing between such flight shall be the same width of
the staircase. The tread of the step shall not be less than 150 mm. and
rise not more than 300mm.
59.19 No space less than 2.4 m in height shall be allowed under the floor of
the auditorium.
59.20 The cinematograph machine room shall be substantially constructed of
fire resisting material or lined with such material.
60. Factories and building of the warehouse class:

60.1 Factories: - Every room in such building shall be lighted and ventilated
by sufficient number of windows, ventilators and skylight exclusive of
doors having clear opening not less 1/15 of the floor area abutting on
open air space of width not less than 1/3 rd the height of the part of the
building-abutting-such-open-space.
Provided that this requirement may be relaxed if artificial lighting and
ventilation are installed to the satisfaction of the Authority.
60.2 Height of the floors:- The height of the ground floor and each of the
upper floors shall not be less than 4.2m and 3.9 m. respectively and the
height of the cellar or basement shall in no part be less than 2.4 m.
provided that these provisions shall not apply to the extensions of the
ground floor and upper floors of the existing building.
61. Special regulations for construction in hilly areas:

(a) The Authority may ask for detailed topographic survey map of the site,
showing the proposed ground levels of the plot and the remedial
construction measures to check the undesired erosion that may effect the
adjoining areas. The Authority may also give special direction for
framing the proposal in such a way which involves least disturbance to
the natural terrain and keeping of bare land which is not allowed.
(b) If terrace cutting is done for building constructed on hill the depth and
slope of the cut should be restricted according to the soil characteristic
of the area.
(c) Adequate drainage provision should be kept to the satisfaction of the
Authority so that rain water and waste water can drain out from the plot
without causing soil erosion.
(d) In hill areas with slope greater than 10o special protection measures will have
to be provided as specified by the Authority. Local ground conditions shall be
taken into account in the determination of the appropriate precautionary work
and protection walls as well as relevant code of B.I.S. as specified in Chapter-
VI.
(e) The maximum height of cutting for development should generally be 4
m. to 6m and cutting of slope over a height of 6m. shall not be ordinarily
permitted. Height of 6m earth cutting should be from face of 1st cutting.
(f) If however Authority feels that special protective measures are required in the
plot prior to any construction in the plot, no construction of building may be
allowed by the Authority in such plot unless the protective measures are
completed as directed by the Authority first.
62. Environmental-aspects-and-landscaping.
The Authority may impose special provision for landscaping, in special
type of building/ plot that is nature and number of plantation to be carried out,
maintenance of vegetable cover in the plot for the environmental upgradation
of-the-area-and-to-restrict-soil-erosion.
(i) In every plot at least 20% of the land should be utilized for
tree plantation and greenery.
63. (a) The Authority may impose special condition to the developer to
develop the road and drain abutting that particular plot.
(b) If however, developer agree to contribute towards the development charge
for developing adjoining roads and drains or decides to relinquish a part of
these land for improvement of road, drain or creation of open space for the
locality without asking for any compensation to the satisfaction of the
Authority, the Authority may consider allowing additional proportionate
F.A.R. in that particular plot development of the area.
(c) For allowing additional FAR under this provision, detail procedure is given in
Chapter-VII.
64. In Group Housing project and projects where a number of apartment blocks are
proposed in a single plot the Authority may impose special regulations for
drains, recreational open space, garbage disposal etc. in addition to the
regulations contained in these Byelaws.
65. Every building shall provide one or more rain harvesting structures to collect
the roof top run off. The total dimension of recharging/percolating pits/trenches
should be at least 5 cubic metre dimension for every 100 sq.mtr. of roof area.
Provided further that such rain water harvesting structure shall also be
provided in cases of all apartment, institutional and similar buildings and
buildings in hill areas.
65. (i) CONSERVATION AND HARVESTING OF RAIN WATER IN
GROUP HOUSING-SCHEMES/APARTMENT-AND-COMMERCIAL
COMPLEXES/ INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS
Every Group Housing Scheme etc. shall be provided with required

facilities and infrastructure for conservation and harvesting of rain
water, viz.,
a. Percolation Pits:
The paved surface around the building shall have percolation pits
of 1.2m x 1.2m x 1.2m covering at least 30% of such area. Such
pits shall be filled with small pebbles or brick jelly or river sand
and covered with perforated concrete slabs.
The following requirements are optional and to be provided

depending on the site conditions.
b. Terrace water collection:
The terrace shall be connected to a sump or the well through a

filtering tank by PVC pipe. A valve system shall be incorporated
to enable the first part of the rain water collected to be
discharged out to the soil if it is dirty.
The filtering tank measuring 0.6 m to 1.2 m square can be constructed

near the sump. A tank can be divided by a perforated slab and one part
should be filled by small pebbles and other by brick jelly. The bottom
portion of the tank should have slope to avoid stagnation of water.
c. Open Ground:
Whenever there is open ground a portion of top soil should be removed
and replaced with river sand to allow slow percolation of rain water.
OR
d. Any other methods proved to be effective in conservation and
harvesting of rain water may be adopted in each and every construction
taken up.
66. The following areas of Guwahati to be earmarked by the Authority by notification from
time to time if not already notified in the Master Plan should normally be excluded for
permission of multistoreyed building.
1. National Heritage zones consisting of places of pilgrimage and worship (like,

Satra, Namghar, Devalaya, Mandir, Math, Masjid, Dargah, Gurudwara,
Church) and sites of historical and cultural importance.
2. Areas falling on or abutting natural drainage channels.
3. Areas falling on or abutting wetlands.
4. Areas earmarked for infrastructure of civic amenities in the Master Plan and
Zoning Regulation for Guwahati.
5. Sites on hills and foothills requiring excavation that is likely to cause soil
erosion, land slide or instability of hill slope; and sites below overhanging
embedded rocks without proper protection work as specified in these rules. In
this regard the foot hill areas of Sarania, Kamakhya, Narakasur hills are most
vulnerable.
6. Government land in the hills and in the water bodies like beels.
7. The notified forest land falling within the Guwahati Master Plan area.
8. Areas between river Brahmaputra and the main road from Raj Bhawan to
Kamakhya hill.
The Authority will judiciously examine all building proposals including

multistoreyed buildings in the vicinity of the above areas before such proposal
are cleared/allowed with such condition / modification as the Authority may
decide from time to time. The protective measures to be taken in natural hazard
prone areas has been given in Chapter –VI Cl. 6.12.
Chapter VI
67. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS IN BUILDING REGULATIONS /BYELAWS
FOR STRUCTURAL SAFETY.
67.1 STRUCTURAL DESIGN

For any building under the jurisdiction of these regulations structural design/
retrofitting shall only be carried out by a Registered Structural Engineer on Record
(SER) or Structural Design Agency on Record (SDAR). Proof checking of various
designs/ reports shall be carried out by competent authority as per Table-1 wherever
applicable.
Generally, the structural design of foundations, elements of masonry, timber, plain

concrete, reinforced concrete, pre-stressed concrete and structural steel shall conform to
the provisions of part VI Structural Design Section – 1 Load Section – 2 Foundation
Section – 3 Wood Section – 4 Masonry Section – 5 Concrete Section – 6 Steel of
National Building Code of India (NBC), taking into consideration the Indian Standards
as given below:
For General Structural Safety
1. IS: 456:2000 “Code of Practice for Plain and Reinforced Concrete

2. IS: 800-1984 “Code of Practice for General Construction in Steel
3. IS: 801-1975 “Code of Practice for Use of Cold Formal Light Gauge Steel
Structural Members in General Building Construction
4. IS 875 ( Part 2):1987Design loads ( other than earthquake ) for buildings and
structures Part2 Imposed Loads
structures Part 3 Wind Loads
structures Part 4 Snow Loads
structures Part 5 special loads and load combination
8. IS: 883:1966 “Code of Practice for Design of Structural Timber in Building
9. IS: 1904:1987 “Code of Practice for Structural Safety of Buildings:
Foundation”
10. IS1905:1987 “Code of Practice for Structural Safety of Buildings: Masonry
Walls
11. IS 2911 (Part 1): Section 1: 1979 “Code of Practice for Design and Construction
of Pile Foundation Section 1
Part 1: Section 2 Based Cast-in-situ Piles

Part 1: Section 3 Driven Precast Concrete Piles
Part 1: Section 4 Based precast Concrete Piles
Part 2: Timber Piles
Part 3 Under Reamed Piles
Part 4 Load Test on Piles
For Cyclone/Wind Storm Protection

12. IS 875 (3)-1987 "Code of Practice for Design Loads (other than Earthquake) for
Buildings and Structures, Part 3, Wind Loads"
13. Guidelines (Based on IS 875 (3)-1987) for improving the Cyclonic Resistance
of Low rise houses and other building
For Earthquake Protection
14. IS: 1893-2002 "Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures (Fifth
Revision)"
15. IS:13920-1993 "Ductile Detailing of Reinforced Concrete Structures subjected
to Seismic Forces - Code of Practice"
16. IS:4326-1993 "Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction of Buildings -
Code of Practice (Second Revision)"
17. IS:13828-1993 "Improving Earthquake Resistance of Low Strength Masonry
Buildings - Guidelines"
18. IS:13827-1993 "Improving Earthquake Resistance of Earthen Buildings -
Guidelines",
19. IS:13935-1993 "Repair and Seismic Strengthening of Buildings - Guidelines"
For Protection of Landslide Hazard
20. IS 14458 (Part 1): 1998 Guidelines for retaining wall for hill area: Part 1
Selection of type of wall.
21. IS 14458 (Part 2): 1997 Guidelines for retaining wall for hill area: Part 2 Design
of retaining/breast walls
22. IS 14458 (Part 3): 1998 Guidelines for retaining wall for hill area: Part 3
Construction of dry stone walls
23. IS 14496 (Part 2): 1998 Guidelines for preparation of landslide – Hazard
Zonation maps in mountainous terrains: Part 2 Macro-Zonation
Note: Whenever an Indian Standard including those referred in the National Building
Code or the National Building Code is referred, the latest revision of the same shall be
followed except specific criteria, if any, mentioned above against that code.
67.2 STRUCTURAL DESIGN BASIS REPORT
In compliance of the design with the above Indian Standard, the Registered Structural
Engineer on Record will submit a structural design basis report in the proforma
attached herewith covering the essential safety requirements specified in the Standard.
(i) The “Structural Design Basis Report (SDBR)”consists of four

arts(FormNo.6)
Part-1 - General Information/ Data

Part-2 - Load Bearing Masonry Buildings
Part-3 – Reinforced Concrete Buildings
Part-4 - Steel Buildings
(ii) Drawings and Documents to be submitted for approval of appropriate

authorities shall include SDBR as detailed below:
Part - 1 Completed
Part - 2 (if applicable) – completed
Part -3 (if applicable) – undertaking that completed Part 3 will be submitted
before commencement of construction.
Part– 4 (if applicable) – undertaking that completed Part 4 will be submitted
before commencement of construction.
(iii) SDBR as detailed below shall be submitted to the appropriate authority as

soon as design of foundation is completed, but not later than one month
prior to commencement of construction.
Part-1 Completed
Part-2, Part-3 or Part-4 ( if applicable) Completed
67.3 SEISMIC STRENGTHENING/RETROFITTING
Prior to seismic strengthening/ retrofitting of any existing structure, evaluation of the

existing structure as regards structural vulnerability in the specified wind/ seismic
hazard zone shall be carried out by a RSE/RSDA. If as per the evaluation of the
RSE/RSDA the seismic resistance is assessed to be less than the specified minimum
seismic resistance as given in the note below, action will be initiated to carry out the
upgrading of the seismic resistance of the building as per applicable standard
guidelines.
Note: (a) for masonry buildings reference is to be made to IS: 4326 and IS: 13935 and
(b) for concrete buildings and structures reference to be made to BIS code on
evaluation and seismic strengthening for retrofitting of RCC buildings under
preparation at present.
67.4 REVIEW OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN
(i) The competent authority shall create a Structural Design Review Panel (SDRP)
consisting of senior SER’s and SDAR’s whose task will be to review and certify
the design prepared by SER or SDAR whenever it is decided to be referred by
the competent authority.
(ii) The reviewing agency shall submit addendum to the certificate or a new
certificate in case of subsequent changes in structural design.
(iii) Table-1 gives requirements of SDRP for different seismic zones namely III, IV
and V and for structures of different complexities
TABLE – 1
PROOF CHECKING REQUIREMENTS FOR STRUCTURAL DESIGN
SR TYPE OF STRUCTURE / RCC SUBMISSION FROM TO BE PROOF - CHECKED

NO. SER or SDAR
01 LOAD BEARING BUILDINGS SDBR* NOT TO BE CHECKED /
UPTO 3 STOREYS SUBMITTED
02 BUILDINGS UPTO SEVEN SDBR TO BE CHECKED

STOREYS (R.C.C. / STEEL
FRAMED STRUCTURE)
PRELIMINARY DESIGN NOT TO BE CHECKED BUT
REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED
03 BUILDINGS MORE THAN SDBR TO BE CHECKED
SEVEN STOREYS ( R.C.C. /
STEEL FRAMED PRELIMINARY DESIGN TO BE CHECKED
STRUCTURE)
DETAILED STRUCTURAL TO BE CHECKED

DESIGN AND
STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS
04
PUBLIC BUILDINGS SDBR NOT TO BE CHECKED
(A) LOAD BEARING
BUILDINGS / RCC UPTO 3
STOREYS
(B) R.C.C./STEEL SDBR TO BE CHECKED

STRUCTURES
PRELIMINARY DESIGN TO BE CHECKED

DSIGN AND STRUCTURAL
DRAWINGS
05
SPECIAL STRUCTURES SDBR TO BE CHECKED
PRELIMINARY DESIGN TO BE CHECKED

DESIGN-AND
STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS
* SDBR - Structural Design Basis Report
Notes:
• Public building means assembly of large number of people including schools,
hospitals, courts etc.
• Special structure means large span structures such as stadium, assembly halls,
or tall structures such as water tanks, TV tower, chimney, etc.
It will be seen from the table that there is a wide range of structure typology, and the
requirement by the competent authority for third party verification will depend on the
type of structure.
67.5 CERTIFICATION REGARDING STRUCTURAL SAFETY IN DESIGN
Registered Structural Engineer on Record (SER) or Structural Design Agency on

Record (SDAR) shall give a certificate of structural safety of design as per proforma
given in Form-3 and Form-14 at the time of completion.
67.6 CONSTRUCTIONAL SAFETY
67.6.1 Supervision
All construction except RCC load bearing buildings upto 3 storeys shall
be carried out under supervision of the Construction Engineer on Record (CER)
or Construction Management Agency on Record (CMAR) for various seismic
zones.
67.6.2 Certification of structural safety in construction
CER/ CMAR shall give a certificate of structural safety of construction

as per proforma given in Form-13 at the time of completion.
67.7 QUALITY CONTROL AND INSPECTION
67.7.1 Inspection
All the construction for highrise buildings higher than seven storeys,
public buildings and special structures shall be carried out under quality
inspection program prepared and implemented under the Quality Auditor on
Record (QAR) or Quality Auditor Agency on Record (QAAR) in seismic zones
IV & V.
67.7.2 Certification of safety in quality of construction
Quality Auditor on Record (QAR) or Quality Auditor Agency on

Record (QAAR) shall give a certificate of quality control as per proforma given
in Form-15.
Quality Inspection Programme to be carried on the site shall be worked

out by QAR/ QAAR in consultation with the owner, builder, CER/ CMAR.
67.8.1 CONTROL OF SIGNS (HOARDINGS) AND OUTDOOR DISPLAY STRUCTURES

AND PAGING TOWER AND TELEPHONE TOWER AND OUTDOOR DISPLAY
STRUCTURES
Following provisions shall apply for telecommunication infrastructure.
a) Location: The telecommunication infrastructure shall be either placed on

the building roof tops or on the ground or open space within the
premises subject to other regulations.
b) Type of structure
(i) Steel fabricated tower or antennae on M.S. pole.

(ii) Pre-fabricated shelters of fibre glass or P.V.C. on the building
roof top/terrace for equipment.
(iii) Masonry structure/ Shelter on the ground for equipment.
(iv) D.G. Set with sound proof cover to reduce the noise level.
c) Requirement:
(i) Every applicant has to obtain/ procure the necessary permission
from the “Standing Advisory Committee on Radio Frequency
Allocation” (SACFA) issued by the Ministry of
Telecommunications.
(ii) Every applicant will have to produce the structural safety &
stability certificate for the tower as well as the building from the
Structural Engineer on Record (SER) which shall be the liability of
both owner and SER.
(iii) Applicant has to produce / submit plans of structure to be erected.
d) Projection: No Pager and/or telephone tower shall project beyond the

existing building line of the building on which it is erected in any
direction.
67.9 STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS OF LOW COST HOUSING
Notwithstanding anything contained herein, for the structural safety and services for
development of low cost housing, the relevant provisions of applicable IS Codes shall
be enforced.
67.10 INSPECTION
The general requirement for inspection of the development shall also include the
following regulations.
67.10.1 General Requirements
The building unit intended to be developed shall be in conformity with

Regulations on requirement of site. Generally all development work for which
permission is required shall be subject to inspection by the competent authority
as deemed fit.
The applicant shall keep a board at site of development mentioning the

Dag No, Patta No., Revenue Village, Mouza, Building Permit No. name of
owner and name of Architect on Record, Engineer on Record , developer,
Structural Engineer on Record , Construction Engineer on Record .
67.10.2 Record of Construction Progress
(a) Stages for recording progress certificate and checking:-
i) Plinth, in case of basement before the casting of basement slab.

ii) First storey.
iii) Middle storey in case of highrise building.
iv) Last storey.
(b) At each of the above stages, the owner / developer / builder shall submit
to the designated officer of the competent authority a progress certificate
in the given formats ( Form No. 7-10 ) This progress certificate shall
be signed by the Construction Engineer on Record.
(c) The progress certificate shall not be necessary in the following cases:
i) Alteration in building not involving the structural part of the

building.
ii) Extension of existing residential building on the ground floor
upto
maximum 15 sq mt. in area.
(d) Completion Report

i) It shall be incumbent on every applicant whose plans have been
approved, to submit a completion report in Form No.11.
ii) It shall also be incumbent on every person / agency who is engaged
under this Development Control Regulations to supervise the
erection or re-erection of the building, to submit the completion
report in Form No.12 and 13 prescribed under these Development
Control Regulations.
iii) No completion report shall be accepted unless completion plan is
approved by the competent authority.
(e) The final inspection of the work shall be made by the concerned
competent authority within 21 days from the date of receipt of notice of
completion report.
67.10.3 Issue of Occupancy Certificate
The Authority issuing occupancy certificate before doing so shall

ensure that following are complied with for consideration of safety
against natural hazard.
(i) Certificate of lift Inspector has been procured & submitted by the
owner regarding satisfactory erection of lift.
(ii) The certificate of competent authority and or fire department for
completion and or fire requirements as provided in these
regulations has been procured and submitted by the owner.
(iii) If any project consists of more than one detached or semi
detached building / buildings in a building unit and any building
/ buildings thereof is completed as per provisions of D.C.R..
(such as parking, common plots, internal roads, height of the
building, infrastructure facilities, lift and fire safety measures),
the competent authority may issue completion certificate for
such one detached or semi detached building / buildings in a

building unit.
The occupancy certificate shall not be issued unless the

information is supplied by the owner and the Architect on
Record/ Engineer on Record concerned in the schedule as
prescribed by the competent authority from time to time.
67.11 MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS
In case of building older than fifty years, it shall be the duty of the owner of a building,
to get his building inspected by a Registered Structural Engineer (RSE) within a year
from the date of coming into force of these regulations. The Structural Inspection
Report (Form No.16) shall be produced by the owner to the appropriate authority. If
any action for ensuring the structural safety and stability of the building is to be taken,
as recommended by SER, it shall be completed within five years.
For other buildings, the owner shall get his building inspected after the age of building
has crossed forty years. The procedure shall be followed as per above regulation.
67.12 PROTECTIVE MEASURES IN NATURAL HAZARDPRONE AREAS
In natural hazardprone areas identified under the landuse Zoning Regulations,

structures, buildings and installations which cannot be avoided, protective measures for
such construction/ development should be properly safeguarded based on the
suggestion given in Appendix A.
APPENDIX –I
MINIMUM NO. OF OFF-STREET PARKING SPACE
Sl No. Type of Use One Parking space will be provided for every
Car Scooter
1 Residential building Every unit of 60 sq. mt. Every unit below 60 sq.
(In case of Group mt to 40 sq. mt
housing &
apartment
buildings)
2 Theatres, Cinemas, 15 seats of 10 seats of
Auditorium accommodation accommodation
3 Retail business 50 sq. mt. or fraction 20 sq. mt. of sales area
thereof
4 Office building 100 sq. mt. of area or 20 sq. mt. of office floor
fraction thereof area
5 Hospital 5 beds (private) 10 beds 5 beds of accommodation
(public)
6 Hotel 3 guest rooms
7 Restaurants 10 seats of 6 seats of
accommodations accommodations
8 Industrial building 20 employees in the 15 employees in the
industry industry
9 Wholesale and 60 sq. mt. floor area and
Warehouses fraction thereof for car -
and scooter
10 Educational 50 sq. mt. area or fraction
thereof of the
-
administrative office area
and public service area
11 Marriage
Hall/Community 50 sq. mt. plot area -
Hall
12 Stadium and
30 seats -
exhibition center
Minimum No. of Off-Street Parking space
1) For calculation of total car parking area the area of one car parking space will
be as specified in 58 10 (4)
2) For calculation of scooter parking space, one car parking space will be
equivalent to 6 scooter parking.
3) 2.5 car parking space will be equivalent to one parking space of heavy vehicle
in Industrial and Whole-sale, Warehouse buildings.
4) In all building of various uses except residential buildings (as provided in Sl.1)
as mentioned above, parking space of each car and scooter has to be provided.
APPENDIX-II
GUIDE FOR THE QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCE OF
PROFESSIONALS
A-1 ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

A-1.1 Every building/ development work for which permission is sought under
the code shall be planned, designed and supervised by registered
professionals. The registered professionals for carrying out the various
activities shall be: (a) architect, (b) engineer, (c) structural engineer, (d)
supervisor, (e) town planner, (f) landscape architect, (g) urban designer,
and (h) utility service engineer, Requirements of registration for various
professionals by the Authority or by the body governing such profession
and constituted under a statute, as applicable to practice within the local
body’s jurisdiction.
Provided that no such license/ enrollment of technical personnel shall be
necessary for various works of building permit in case of boundary
walls, residential single storeyed A.T. building upto plinth area of 140
sq m and commercial building of single storeyed A.T. upto plinth area
of 75 sq m. However considering the topography and other peculiar
nature of plot and proposed construction the Authority may also require
such schemes to be submitted by licensed/ enrolled technical personnel.
A-2 REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION AND COMPETENCE OF

PROFESSIONALS
A-2.1 Architect
Practice of profession of Architecture by the registered architect should
strictly be as per provision of the Architects Act, 1972 and their
competence be as per comprehensive services as specified in Architect
(Professional Conduct) Regulation, 1989.
A-2.2 Engineer
The minimum qualifications for an engineer shall be graduate in civil
engineering/ architectural engineering of recognized Indian or foreign
university, or the Member of Civil Engineering Division/ Architectural
Engineering Division of the Institution of Engineers (India) or the
statutory body governing such profession, as and when established.
A-2.2.1 Competence
The registered engineers shall be competent to carryout the work related
to the building/ development permit as given below:
(a) All plans and informations connected with building permit;
(b) Structural detail and calculations of buildings on plot upto 500

m2 and upto 5 storyes or 16 m in height;
(c) Issuing certificate of supervision and completion for all
buildings;
(d) Preparation of all service plans and related information
connected with development permit; and
(e) Issuing certificate of supervision of land for all area.
A-2.3 Structural Engineer
The minimum qualification of structural engineer shall be graduate in

civil engineering of recognized Indian or foreign university, or
Corporate Member of Civil Engineering Division of Institution of
Engineers (India), and with minimum 3 years experience in structural
engineering practice with designing and field work.
Note:- The 3 years experience shall be relaxed to 1 year in the
case of post-graduate degree of recognized Indian or foreign
university in the branch of structural engineering. In case of
doctorate in structural engineering, is not required.
A-2.3.1 Competence
The registered engineers shall be competent to prepare the structural
design, calculations and details for all buildings and supervision.
A-2.3.1.1 In case of buildings having special structural features, as
decided by the Authority, which are within the horizontal areas and
vertical limits specified in A-2.2.1 (b) and shall be designed only by
structural engineers.
A-2.4 Supervisor
The minimum qualifications for a supervisor shall be diploma in civil
engineering or architecture or engineering equivalent to the minimum
qualification prescribed for recruitment to non-gazetted service by the
Government of India plus 5 years experience in building design,
construction and supervision.
A-2.4.1 Competence
The registered supervisor shall be competent to carryout the work
related to the building permit as given below:
(a) All plans and related information connected with building permit
for residential buildings on plot upto 100 m2 and upto two
storyes or 7.5 m in height; and
(b) Issuing certificate of supervision for buildings as per (a).
A-2.5 Town Planner

The minimum qualification for a town planner shall be the
graduate/postgraduate degree in Town planning from recognized
institute or qualifications required for Associate Membership of the
Institute of Town planers India.
A-2.5.1 Competence
The registered town planner shall be competent to carryout the work
related to the development permit as given below:
(a) Preparation of plans for land sub-division/ layout and related
information connected with development permit for all areas.
(b) Issuing of certificate of supervision for development of land of-
all-areas.
Note: However, for land layouts for development permit above 5

hectare in area, and for land development infrastructural services
for roads, water supplies, sewerage/ drainage, electrification, etc,
the registered engineers for utility services shall be associated.
A-2.6 Landscape Architect
The minimum qualification for a landscape architect shall be the
bachelor or master’s degree in landscape architecture or equivalent from
recognised Indian or foreign university.
A-2.6.1 Competence
The registered landscape architect shall be competent to carryout the
work related to landscape design for building/ development permit for
land areas 5 hectares and above. In case of metro-cities, this limit of land
area shall be 2 hectare and above.
Note: For smaller areas below the limits indicated above,
association of landscape architect may also be considered from
the point of view of desired landscape development.
A-2.7 Urban Designer
The minimum qualification for an urban designer shall be the master’s
degree in urban design or equivalent from recognized Indian or foreign
university.
A-2.7.1 Competence
The registered urban designer shall be competent to carryout the work
related to the building permit for urban design for land areas more than 5
hectares and campus area more than 2 hectares. He/She shall also be
competent to carryout the work of urban renewal for all areas.
Note: For smaller areas below the limits indicated above,
association of urban designer may be considered from the point
of view of desired urban design.
A-2.8 Engineers for Utility Services
For building identified in 12.2.5.1, the work of building and plumbing
services shall be executed under the planning, design and supervision of
competent personnel. The qualification for registered mechanical
engineer (including HVAC), electrical engineer and plumbing engineers
for carrying out the work of air-conditioning, heating and mechanical
ventilation, electrical installations, lifts and escalators and water supply,
drainage, sanitation and gas supply installations respectively shall be as
given in Part 8 ‘Building Services’ and Part 9 ‘Plumbing Services’ or as
decided by the Authority taking into account practices of the National
professional bodies dealing with the specialist engineering services.
A-2.9 Geotechnical Engineers shall mean a Civil Engineer having at least 2
(two) years experience in soil and foundation engineering under similar
soil/ geotehnical/ soil condition.
A-2.9.1 Competence
To do all geotechnical investigation related to building
construction.
A-3 BUILDER/ CONSTRUCTOR ENTITY

The minimum qualification and competence for the builder/ constructor entity
for various categories of building and infrastructural development shall be as
decided by the Authority to ensure compliance of quality, safety and
construction practices as required under the Code.
A-4 GROUP OR AGENCY:

When an agency or group comprising of qualified Architect/ Engineer/
Supervisor is practicing, then the qualifications and competence of work will be
combination of the individual qualifications and competence, given under A-
2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7,2.8 and the agency shall be licensed by the
Authority.
A-5 ANNUAL RATE OF LICENSE/ ENROLMENT FEES OF TECHNICAL

PERSONNEL:
Architect/ Engineer/ Group/ Agency/Others.
(a) Rs. 1500.00 (Rupees one thousand five hundred) only per year.
(b) Rs. 500.00 (Rupees five hundred) only for a single multistoreyed
commercial building, apartment, residential and others.
Supervisor:
(a) Rs. 1000.00 (Rupees one thousand) only per year.
(b) Rs. 500.00 (Rupees five hundred) only for single multistoreyed project.
Renewal of license/ enrolment shall be made. Annual renewal fees to be
equivalent to original fees provided that no renewal of license/
enrolment is permissible for single project.
(c) Rs. 250.00 (Rupees two hundred fifty) only for a single residential
building.
PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION OR LICENSE/ ENROLMENT IN THE

AUTHORITY
The Architect/ Engineer/ Group/ Agency/ Supervisor may apply in prescribed
form (Form A & B) to the Authority with necessary fees as prescribed for
license/ enrolment by the Authority.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LICENSED TECHNICAL
PERSONNEL:
(i) It will be incumbent on every licensed technical personnel in all matters
in which he/she may be professionally consulted or engaged to assist
and cooperate with the Authority in carrying out and enforcing the
provision of GMDA Act and any rules and Byelaws being in force under
the same.
(ii) Every technical personnel shall in every case in which he may be
professionally consulted or engaged be responsible so far as his
professional connection with such case extends for due compliance with
the provisions of GMDA Act and any rules and Byelaws for the time
being in force under the said Act and in particular it will be obligatory
on him to satisfy himself that all works are carried out as per rules and to
prevent the use of any defective material therein and improper execution
of any such work.
(iii) When a licensed Technical Personnel ceases to be in the employment for
the development work, he shall report the case forthwith to the
Authority.
(iv) Licensed technical personnel shall be required to submit a certificate
(enclosed at Annexure-I) for designing/ supervision of proposed R.C.C.
building of above 2nd floor.
PENAL ACTION AGAINST DEFAULTING ARCHITECTS/

ENGINEERS/ GROUPS/ SUPERVISORS:
The Authority reserves the exclusive right to declare black listed, cancel license
or take any other action that the Authority may decide to take against Architect/
Engineers/ Groups/ Supervisors if found to have diverged from the aesthetic and
professional conduct or has made any misstatement or has misrepresented any
material fact or has suppressed material facts.
MISCELLANEOUS:
1. Provided that no such license/ enrolment will be required if the applicant
himself is Technical Personnel with qualification as given in CL. 1 of
these provisions.
2. Provided that no license fees will be required as given in CL. 2 of this
provision for Architects registered under the Architects Act, 1972. any
other fees as per CL A-5 are not applicable.
3. In the event of any doubt or disputes about any question relating to the
above provisions, the Authority’s decisions shall be final and binding on
all concerned.
APPENDIX-III
Penalties to be levied for violations of provisions of Master Plan/ Zoning
Regulations & Byelaws.
(i) All provisions of Byelaws except items given below shall not be compounded/
regularized and shall have to be rectified by alteration/ demolition at the risk
and cost of owner.
Compoundable Items:
(1) Coverage - Maximum of 5%
(2) F.A.R. - Maximum of 10%
(3) Setback - Upto 2′-6″
(4) Open space - maximum 10% reduction
(5) Total height of building - 1.5%
Non compoundable Items:

(1) Use of building
(2) Addition of extra floor
(3) Parking norms
(4) Projection/ encroachment of public land.
Note: Additional floors will mean additional floors beyond the compoundable FAR.
Compoundable Items
If a building or part thereof has been constructed unauthorisedly i.e. without

obtaining the required building permit from the Authority as required by Building
Byelaws the same shall be compounded at the following rates provided the construction
otherwise conforms to the provisions of Building Byelaws & Master Plan and Zoning
Regulations. For this party shall have to submit the request for permission in the
prescribed procedure to the Committee headed by Vice Chairman in case of GMDA
and Standing Appeal Committee in case of GMC.
Rates
(1) For building built prior to 1998.
(i) Five times the rate of normal permission fees for residential, public
& semi public, institutional, educational buildings.
(ii) Ten times the rate of normal permission fees for commercial
apartment, industrial & similar buildings.
(2) For buildings built after 1998 upto 2002.
(i) In addition to the rates prescribed in (I), the normal building

permission fees will be charged.
N.B.: For incomplete building, the regularization fees to be computed on pro-rata

basis.
(3) Rates for deviation of the Building Byelaws other than non-compoundable
items specified in (i) of appendix –III shall be compounded at following rates
for building constructed upto 2002.
(i) Rs. 500.00/sq.mtr. of area to be compounded for residential, public &

semi public and educational buildings.
(ii) Rs. 3000.00/Sq.mtr. of area to be compounded for commercial,
apartment, industrial building.
N.B: (i) 5% escalation charge /year will be added for buildings constructed after
2002.
(ii) The buildings not covered specifically under above categories shall be
compoundable as decided by the Authority considering the merit of each case.
Residential & non residential buildings:
Upto 0.15mtr - No penalty

Above 0.15 mtr to 0.3 mtr - Rs. 10.00 per sq. mtr.
Above 0.30 mtr to 0.75 mtr - Rs. 20.00 per sq. mtr.
If a building has more than one violation the total regularisation fee will be
calculated after considering each violation separately as per these provisions.
Note: The Authority may however refuse regularisation of construction even with
penalties as specified in the above provisions if in the opinion of the Authority this may
infringe public safety and general environment of adjoining area.
APPENDIX- IV
Indemnity Bond for Basement/ Building/ Wall (For GMDA)
(To be submitted on non-judicial stamp paper of Rs. 10 duly attested by the

Magistrate.)
This Indemnity Bond is executed by Shri………………… hereinafter called the
owners of ………………….. Guwahati in favour of GMDA, its successors or entitled.
Whereas the owner have submitted the plan of basement under building/ wall
whereas he represented to the GMDA that if sanction is granted for the construction of
the said basement/ building/ wall the owners shall indemnify the GMDA of any loss at
the time of digging of foundation of the said basement/ building/ wall/ hill cutting or in
the course of construction of the basement/ wall/ hill cutting or even thereafter.
And whereas the said owners have further agreed to indemnify the GMDA of
any claims put up against the GMDA either by way or damage, compensation or in any
other way in case the GMDA is required to pay any such amount to any person or the
owner or owners of the adjoining properties. The owners hereby agree and undertake to
indemnify the GMDA to pay full extent of the amount the GMDA may require to pay
in the extent herein above mentioned.
The owners further undertake and agree to indemnify the GMDA for any such
amount the GMDA may require to pay either by way of compensation or damage or
any other amount and further undertake to indemnify the GMDA of all cost and
expenses that the GMDA may require to defend any such action in any court of law.
The owners undertake that no excavation shall be carried out beyond the boundaries of
the plot. Any damage occurring during or due to the excavation made at site to public
sewers, water drains/ road shall have to be made good by the owners.
In consideration of the above matter, undertaking and indemnity given by the
said owners the GMDA hereby under in this behalf grant the sanction in the said
basement/ building/ wall to the said owners.
In witness hereof the owner above-mentioned put their hands and seal to the
said indemnity bond on this ……………………………………………
Witness:
1. ………………………………………… 1. …………………………………….
2. ………………………………………… 2. …………………………………….
(EXECUTANTS)
N.B. Authority will ask for this Bond for building with Basement/ 4 storey and above/
in hills and in special cases where Authority may require.
FORM-A
Application for Enrolment as Competent Technical Personnel in G.M.D.A.
(individual)
To,
The Chief Executive Officer,
Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority,
Bhangagrh, Guwahati-5
I hereby apply for enrolment of my name as competent Technical personnel to

do the various works of schemes for Building Permit and supervision in the G.M.D.A.
under Sec. 123 of G.M.D.A. Act, in response to your Notification No. GMDA/
……………………... as Architect/ Engineer/ Supervisor.
I do hereby also declare that I shall follow and will abide by all the rules and
regulations now in force and that may be framed from time under the provision of the
G.M.D.A. Act, 1985.
My personal bio-data are as follows-
Name :
Qualification :
(Certificate to be enclosed)
Past experience :
Father’s Name :
Age :
Present Address :
Permanent Address :
I deposit herewith annual enrolment fees of Rs………...

(Rupees………………..) only in cash as required.
Signature:
Dated:
N.B. I am not associated with any other similar group or agency in any manner for
this purpose.
FORM-B
Application for Enrolment as Competent Technical Personnel in G.M.D.A. in
Group or Agency
To,
The Chief Executive Officer,
Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority,
Bhangagerh, Guwahati-5
We hereby apply for enrolment of our Group/Agency in the name and style as
mentioned below, as competent technical personnel to do the various works of schemes
for Building Permit and supervision under sec. 123 of G.M.D.A. Act in response to
your notification No. GMDA/ …………………………..
We do hereby also declare that we shall follow and will abide by all the rules
and regulations now in force and that may be framed from time to time under the
provision of the G.M.D.A. Act, 1985. Name of the group and persons associated with
personal bio-data are as follows-
1. Name of the Group or Agency: -

2. Present & Permanent Address: -
3. Name of persons associated: -
with his/ her personal capacity
and rank and personal bio-data
(Certificates enclosed)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
4. We deposit herewith the annual enrolment fees of Rs………...
(Rupees…………) only in cash as required.
Signature of head of the group or agency.
N.B. Any person associated with any group or agency will not be eligible for
enrollment as an individual.
FORM NO. 1
CERTIFICATE OF UNDERTAKING FOR HAZARD SAFETY
REQUIREMENT
TO,
REF : Proposed work of

_____________________________________________________
(Title of project)
Dag No. _______________ Patta No.__________________ of Revenue Village
_______ __ ___________________ under _____________ Mouza situated at
_______________________ Guwahati.
1. Certified that the building plans submitted for approval will satisfy the safety
requirements as stipulated under Building Regulation No. … and the information given
therein is factually correct to the best of our knowledge and understanding.
2. It is also certified that the structural design including safety from hazards based on
soil conditions shall be duly incorporated in the design of the building and these
provisions shall be adhered to during the construction.
Signature of Owner with date _________________
Name in Block Letters _________ Structural Engineer on Record with date
Address__________________ Name in Block Letters _______

_________________________ Address___________________
_________________________ _________________________
Signature of Developer Signature of the Architect on

with date _________________ Record/ Engineer on Record
with date _______
Name in Block Letters _______ Name in Block Letters ______
Address___________________ Address__________________
FORM NO. 2
CERTIFICATE OF UNDERTAKING OF ARCHITECT ON RECORD/
ENGINEER ON RECORD
To
Ref : Proposal work of

_____________________________________________________
(Title of the project)
_______ __ ___________________ under _____________ Mouza situated at _______
_____ ________ Guwahati.
For___________________________________________________________________
(Name of Owner /Developer/Builder)
Address:_______________________________________________________________
Tel.No.:_______________________________________________________________
I am a member of Council of Architects/Institution of Engineers (India) and I am

possessing current registration to act as registered Architect/Engineer.
I hereby certify that I am appointed as the Architect on Record / Engineer on Record to

prepare the plans, sections and details as required under the provisions of the Act /
Development control Regulations for the above mentioned project and that I have
prepared and signed the same and that the execution of the project shall be carried out
under my direction, and supervision of a Construction Engineer on Record, as per the
approved drawings. I am fully conversant with the provisions of the Regulations, which
are in force, and about my duties and responsibilities under the
same and I undertake to fulfill them in all respects, except under the circumstances of
natural calamities.
I also undertake to provide my guidance for the adequate measure to be taken by the
owners for installation of plumbing, drainage, sanitation and water supply. The
appointment of a Construction Engineer on Record, building contractor, plumbing
contractor and electrical contractor shall be made at the appropriate stage by the owner
before the relevant work commences.
Signature : _______________
Reg. No. ________Date:____
Name : _______________________
Address : _____________________
_____________________________
Tel. No. : _____________________
FORM NO. 3
CERTIFICATE OF UNDERTAKING OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEER ON
RECORD (SER)
To
Ref : Proposed work of

_____________________________________________________
_______ __ ___________________ under _____________ Mouza situated at ____
____ ______ __ Guwahati.
Owner:_______________________________________________________________
Address:______________________________________________________________
Tel. No.: _____________________________________________________________
I am a Registered Structural Engineer (RSE). This is to certify that I have been

appointed as the Structural Engineer on record to prepare the Structural design basis
report, detailed structural design and detailed structural drawings for above mentioned
project. I am fully conversant of my duties and responsibilities under the Regulations
and assure that I shall fulfill them in all respects.
I have prepared and signed a structural design basis report SDBR).
I undertake to carry out a detailed structural design and prepare detailed structural
drawings of the proposed building as per the latest Indian Standard Specifications, and
as indicated in the Structural design basis report.
I undertake to supply the owner and the supervisor the detailed structural drawings. If
my services are terminated, I undertake to intimate the Authority in writing.
Signature : ________________
Reg. No. _______ Date : _____
Name : _________________________________
Address : _______________________________
Tel. No. : _______________________________
FORM NO.4
CERTIFICATE OF UNDERTAKING OF THECONSTRUCTION ENGINEER
ON RECORD
To...............................................
...................................................
Ref : Proposed work of ...................................................................…………………….

(Title of the work )
_______ __ ___________________ under _____________ Mouza situated at
__________ ______ Guwahati.
Owner :
Address :
Tele. No........................................
I possess a current registration to act as Registered Construction Engineer.
I hereby certify that I am appointed as a Construction Engineer on Record on the above

mentioned project and that all the works under my charge shall be executed in
accordance with the drawings and specifications prepared for this project.
I am fully conversant with the provisions of the Regulations which are in force and
about the duties and responsibilities under the same and I undertake to fulfill them in all
respect.
* I undertake not to supervise more than ten works at a given time as provided in
Development Control Regulations.
* I undertake not to supervise work simultaneously at one point of time on any other
sites during my supervision of the execution of this work.
Signature:……………..…………
Registration No............Date.........
Name.........................................................
Address.....................................................
Tele.No.....................................................
FORM NO. 5
DEVELOPMENT PERMISSION
______________________________________________________________________
Permission is hereby granted / refused under Section ___________________________
______________________________________________________________________
to____________________________________________________________________
(Name of the person)
for___________________________________________________________________
(Description of work)
on the following conditions / grounds Conditions:

(in case of grant)
subject to the submission of structural design basis report along with soil
investigation report at least one month in advance and subsequent approval
before the commencement of the work.
Grounds:
(in case of refusal)
a) Documents / N.O.C. etc.: -
Following documents / plans / N.O.C/ undertakings as mentioned in form no. ---
--(application for Development permission) are not submitted.
b) Site Clearance: -
(i) Site is not cleared as per the provisions of Development Plan with
respect to
- Road line
- Reservations
- Zone
- Other (specify)
(ii) Site is not cleared as per the provision of T.P. Scheme ……… with
respect to
- Road
- Reservation
- Final plot
- Other (specify)
(iii) Proposed use is not permissible according to the width of road as per the
provision No…………
FORM NO. 6
STRUCTURAL DESIGN BASIS REPORT
1. This report to accompany the application for Building Development Permission.

2. In case information on items 3, 10, 17, 18 and 19 can not be given at this time, it
should be submitted at least one week before commencement of construction.
Part 1: General Data

Sl Description Information Notes
No
1 Address of the building
• Name of the building
• Plot number
• Subplot number
• TPS scheme
a. Name
b. Number
• Locality/Township
• District
2 Name of owner
3 Name of Builder on record
4 Name of Architect/Engineer on record
5 Name of Structural engineer on record
6 Use of the building
7 Number of storeys above ground level
(including storeys to be added later, if
any)
8 Number of basements below ground
Level
9 Type of structure
• Load bearing walls
• R.C.C frame
• R.C.C frame and Shear walls
• Steel frame
10 Soil data
• Type of soil IS: 1893 Cl. 6.3.5.2
• Design safe bearing capacity IS: 1904
11 Dead loads (unit weight adopted) IS: 875 Part 1

• Earth
• Water
• Brick masonry
• Plain cement concrete
• Reinforced cement concrete
• Floor finish
• Other fill materials
• Piazza floor fill and landscape
12 Imposed (live) loads IS: 875 Part 2
• Piazza floor accessible to Fire Tender
• Piazza Floor not accessible to
Fire Tender
. h Floor loads
. h Roof loads
13 Cyclone / Wind IS: 875 Part 3
• Speed
• Design pressure intensity
14 Seismic zone IS:1893 2002
15 Importance factor IS:1893 (2002) Table 6
16 Seismic zone factor(Z) IS:1893 Table 2
17 Response reduction factor IS: 1893 Table-7
18 Fundamental natural period IS: 1893 Cl. 7.6
- approximate
19 Design horizontal acceleration spectrum IS: 1893 Cl. 6.4.2
value (Ah)
20 Expansion / Separation Joints
Part 2: Load bearing masonry buildings

No
1 Building category IS:4326 Cl. 7 read with
IS: 1893
Bld/Zone II III IV V
Ord. B C D E
Important C D E E
2 Basement Provided
3 Number of floors including Ground
Floor (all floors including stepped
floors in hill slopes)
4 Type of wall masonry
5 Type and mix of Mortar IS:4326 Cl. 8.1.2
6 Re: size and position of openings IS:4326 Table 4, Fig.7
(See note No.1)
• Minimum distance (b5)
• Ratio (b1+b2+b3)/l1 or
(b6+b7)/l2
• Minimum pier width
between consequent
opening (b4)
• Vertical distance (h3)
• Ratio of wall height to thickness4
• Ratio of wall length
between cross wall to
thickness
7 Horizontal seismic band P IP NA (see note no.2)
• at plinth level IS:4326 Cl. 8.4.6
• at window sill level IS:4326 Cl. 8.3
• at lintel level IS:4326 Cl. 8.4.2
• at ceiling level IS:4326 Cl. 8.4.3
• at eave level of sloping roof IS:4326 Cl. 8.4.3
• at top of gable walls IS:4326 Cl. 8.4.4
• at top of ridge walls
8 Vertical reinforcing bar IS:4326 Cl. 8.4.8

• at corners and T junction of IS:4326 Cl. 8.4.9
walls
• at jambs of doors and
window openings
9 Integration of prefab IS:4326 Cl. 9.1.4
roofing/flooring elements through
reinforced concrete screed

10 Horizontal bracings
in pitched truss
• in horizontal plane at the
level of ties
• in the slopes of pitched
roofs
Part 3 : Reinforced concrete framed buildings

No
1 Type of Building IS: 1893 Cl. 7.1
i Regular frames
i Regular frames with Shear walls
i Irregular frames
i Irregular frames with shear walls
i Soft storey
2 Number of basements
3 Number of floors including ground floor
4 Horizontal floor system
i Beams and slabs
i Waffles
i Ribbed Floor
i Flat slab with drops
i Flat plate without drops
5 Soil data IS: 1498

i Type of soil
iRecommended type of foundation
- Independent footings
- Raft
- Piles
iRecommended bearing capacity of soil
iRecommended, type, length, diameter and
load capacity of piles
iDepth of water table
iChemical analysis of ground water
iChemical analysis of soil
6 Foundations
iDepth below ground level
iType
• Independent
• Interconnected
• Raft
• Piles
7 System of interconnecting foundations IS: 1893 Cl. 7.12.1

i Plinth beams
i Foundation beams
8 Grades of concrete used in different parts of
building
9 Method of analysis used
10 Computer software used IS: 1893 Cl. 7.9
11 Torsion included
12 Base shear IS: 1893 Cl. 7.5.3
a. Based on approximate fundamental period
b. Based on dynamic analysis
c. Ratio of a/b
13 Distribution of seismic forces along the height IS:1893 Cl. 7.7
of the building (provide sketch)
14 The column of soft ground storey specially IS:1893 Cl. 7.10
designed
15 Clear minimum cover provided in IS: 456 Cl. 26.4
• Footing
• Column
• Beams
• Slabs
• Walls
16 Ductile detailing of RC frame IS: 456 Cl. 5.6
• Type of reinforcement used IS:13920 Cl. 6.1
• Minimum dimension of beams IS:13920Cl. 7.1.2
• Minimum dimension of columns IS: 456 Cl. 26.5.1.1(a)
• Minimum percentage of reinforcement of beams at IS:13920 Cl. 6.2.1
any cross section IS: 456 Cl. 26.5.1.1(b)
• Maximum percentage of reinforcement at any IS:13920 Cl. 6.2.2
section of beam IS: 13920 Cl. 6.3.5
• Spacing of transverse reinforcement in 2-d length of IS: 456 Cl. 26.5.3.1
beams near the ends IS: 13920 Cl. 7.4
• Ratio of capacity of beams in shear to capacity of
beams in flexure
• Maximum percentage of reinforcement in column
• Confining stirrups near ends of columns and in
beam-column joints
a. Diameter
b. Spacing
• Ratio of shear capacity of columns to maximum
seismic shear in the storey
General Notes
1. A certificate to the effect that this report will be completed and submitted at least one
month before commencement of Construction shall be submitted with the application
for Building Development Permission.
2. In addition to the completed report following additional information shall be submitted,
at the latest, one month before commencement of Construction.
2.1 Foundations
2.1.1 Incase raft foundation has been adopted indicate K value used for analysis of the raft
2.1.2 Incase pile foundations have been used give full particulars of the piles, type, dia, length,
capacity
2.1.3 Incase of high water table indicate system of countering water pressure, and indicate the
existing water table, and that assumed to design foundations.
2.2 Idealization for Earthquake analysis
2.2.1 Incase of a composite system of shear walls and rigid frames, give distribution
of base shear in the two systems on the basis of analysis, and that used for
design of each system.
2.2.2 Indicate the idealization of frames and shear walls adopted in the analysis with the help of
sketches.
2.3 Submit framing plans of each floor
2.4 Incase of basements, indicate the system used to contain earth pressures
Part 4 : Buildings in Structural Steel
1 Adopted method of Design O Simple IS: 800; Cl. 3.4.4

O Semi-rigid IS: 800; Cl. 3.4.5
O Rigid IS: 800; Cl. 3.4.6
2 Design based on O Elastic analysis IS: 800; Section-9

O Plastic analysis SP: 6 (6)
3 Floor Construction O Composite
O Non-composite
O Boarded
4 Roof Construction O Composite
O Non-composite
O Metal
O Any other
5 Horizontal force resisting system O Frames Note: Seismic force

adopted O Braced frames As per IS:
O Frames & shear 1893Would
walls depend on system
6 Slenderness ratios maintained Members defined in IS: 800; Cl. 3.7

Table 3.1, IS: 800
7 Member deflection limited to Beams, Rafters IS: 800; Cl. 3.13

Crane Girders
Purlins
Top of Columns
8 Structural members O Encased in IS: 800; Section-10
Concrete
O Not encased
9 Proposed material O General weld-able IS: 2062

O High strength IS: 8500
O Cold formed IS: 801, 811
O Tubular IS: 806
10 Minimum metal thickness Specified for O Hot rolled sections IS: 800, Cl. 3.8
corrosion protection O Cold formed sections Cl. 3.8.1 to Cl. 3.8.4
O Tubes Cl. 3.8.5
Cl. 3.8.5
11 Structural connections O Rivets IS: 800; Section-8
O C T Bolts IS: 1929,2155,1149
O S H F G Bolts IS: 6639, 1367
O Black Bolts IS: 3757, 4000
O Welding- IS: 1363, 1367
Field Shop (Specify welding IS: 816, 814, 1395,
type proposed) 7280, 3613, 6419
O Composite 6560, 813, 9595
Minimum Fire rating O Rating ---------- hours IS: 1641, 1642, 1643
Proposed, with method O Method proposed-
- In tumescent Painting
- Spraying
- Quilting
- Fire retardant boarding
FORM NO. 7
PROGRESS CERTIFICATE
Plinth Stage / In case of basement casting of basement slab

Reference No.
Owner's Name: Location:
Submitted on: Received on:
The
Sir,
We hereby inform you that the work of execution of the building as per
approved plan, working drawing and structural drawings has reached the plinth level
and is executed under our supervision. We declare that the amended plan is not
necessary at this stage.
Yours faithfully,
Signature of the Signature of the

Construction Engineer on Record Owner/ Developer/ Builder
Date:________________________ Date: ____________________
Name in block letters: Name in block letters

_____________________________ _________________________
Address:______________________ Address ___________________
_____________________________ __________________________
_____________________________ __________________________
FORM NO. 8
PROGRESS CERTIFICATE - FIRST STOREY
Reference No.

The
Sir,
approved plan, working drawing and structural drawings has reached the first storey
level and is executed under our supervision.
We declare that the amended plan is not necessary at this stage.
Yours faithfully,

Date:________________________ Date: ____________________

_____________________________ _________________________
Address:______________________ Address ___________________
_____________________________ __________________________
_____________________________ __________________________
FORM NO. 9
PROGRESS CERTIFICATE - MIDDLE STOREY IN CASE OF HIGH-RISE
BUILDING
Reference No.

The
Sir,
approved plan, working drawing and structural drawings has reached ___________
storey level and is executed under our supervision.
Yours faithfully,

Date:________________________ Date: ____________________

_____________________________ _________________________
Address:______________________ Address ___________________
_____________________________ __________________________
_____________________________ __________________________
FORM NO. 10
PROGRESS CERTIFICATE - LAST STOREY
Reference No.

The
Sir,
approved plan, working drawing and structural drawings has reached ___________
storey level and is executed under our supervision.
Yours faithfully,

Date:________________________ Date: ____________________

_____________________________ _________________________
Address:______________________ Address ___________________
_____________________________ __________________________
_____________________________ __________________________
FORM NO. 11
COMPLETION REPORT
Reference No.

The
Sir,
The work of erection/re-erection of building as per approved plan is completed

under the Supervision of Architect/Construction Engineer who have given the
completion certificate which is enclosed herewith.
We declare that the work is executed as per the provisions of the Act and
Development Control Regulations / Byelaws and to our satisfaction. We declare that
the construction is to be used for ______________ the purpose as per approved plan
and it shall not be changed without obtaining written permission.
We hereby declare that the plan as per the building erected has been submitted
and approved. We have transferred the area of parking space provided as per approved
plan to an individual/association before for occupancy certificate.
Any subsequent change from the completion drawings will be our responsibility.
Yours faithfully,
(Developer’s / Builder’s Signature) (Owner’s Signature)
Name of Developer / Builder Name of Owner
Date:
Address:
Encl: Completion Certificate
FORM NO. 12
BUILDING COMPLETION CERTIFICATE BY ARCHITECT ON RECORD
Reference No.

The
Sir,
1. The building/s has/have been constructed according to the sanctioned plan.
2. The building/s has /have been constructed as per approved plan and design as
per detailed architectural drawings and specifications prepared by Architect on
Record.
3. Construction has been done under our supervision / guidance and adheres to the
drawings submitted.
Signature of the Owner Signature of Architect on Record

Date Date

_____________________________ _________________________
Address:______________________ Address ___________________
_____________________________ __________________________
_____________________________ __________________________
FORM NO. 13
BUILDING COMPLETION CERTIFICATE BY CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER

ON RECORD
Reference No.

The
Sir,
1. The building/s has/have been constructed according to the sanctioned plan.
2. The building/s has / have been constructed as per

- the detailed structural drawings and structural specifications prepared by the
Structural Engineer on Record
- the detailed Architectural drawings and Architectural specifications

prepared by the Architect on Record.
- detailed drawings and specifications of all services
3. All materials used in the construction have been tested as provided in

specifications and a record of test reports has been kept.
Signature of the Owner Signature of Construction

Engineer on Record
Date Date

_____________________________ _________________________
Address:______________________ Address ___________________
_____________________________ __________________________
_____________________________ __________________________
FORM NO. 14
BUILDING COMPLETION CERTIFICATE BYTRUCTURAL ENGINEER ON

RECORD
Reference No.

The
Sir,
This is to certify that detailed structural drawings of the buildings/s has / have
been prepared on the basis of a detailed analysis and a detailed design carried out
according to relevant previsions of the latest Indian Standard Codes, National Building
Code and as indicated in the structural design basis report.
Signature of the Owner Signature of Structural

Engineer on Record
Date Date

_____________________________ _________________________
Address:______________________ Address ___________________
_____________________________ __________________________
_____________________________ __________________________
FORM NO. 15
MODEL PROFORMA FOR TECHNICAL AUDIT REPORT
1. Design
COMMENTS
1.1 Design / Drawings available Y/N
Design Category Y/N
Type Design? Design to be collected to
Specific design? refer to Design Consultant /
H.O.
Drawings prepared / checked by competent Authority ? Y/N
Design Drawings / details Y/N
Structural detailed included
Earthquake / cyclone resistant features included?
Design verified / vetted by Dept. / Govt. approved agency / Y/N
competent authority?
Design changes approved by Dept. / Govt. approved agency / Y/N
competent authority?
2. Foundation
2.1 Foundation used Existing/New

2.2.1 If existing foundation used
2.2.1 Depth of foundation below ground : <50cm/50-70/>70cm
2.2.2 Type of foundation : Isolated/Combined/Raft/Piled etc.
2.2.3 Thickness of masonry (above ground) :
2.2.4 Mortar used and Mix of cement mortar : Cement-Sand/Lime and 1:4/1:6/Leaner
2.2.5 Grade of concrete (M20) : Y/N
2.2.6 Height up to Plinth : ________________ cm
2.2.7 If stone masonry
2.2.7.1 Through Stones : Yes/No, if Yes Adequate / Inadequate
2.2.7.2 Corner Stones : Yes/No, if Yes Adequate/Inadequate
2.3 If new foundation used

2.3.1 Depth of foundation below ground : _____ <50/50-70/>70cm
2.3.2 Type of foundation : Isolated/Combined/Raft/Piled etc.
2.3.3 Thickness of Masonry above plinth : ____________________________
2.3.4 Mortar used and Mix of cement mortar (1:4): Cement – sand/lime/mud and Y/N
2.3.5 Grade of concrete (M20) :Y/N
2.3.6 Height up to Plinth : <60/>60cm
2.3.7 If stone masonry

2.3.7.1 Through Stones : Yes/No, if Yes Adequate/Inadequate
2.3.7.2 Corner Stones : Yes/No, if Yes Adequate/Inadequate
Vertical reinforcement in foundation : Yes/No
3 Walling
3.1 Type of masonry : Brick/PCC Blocks/ Stone

3.2 Mortar used : Cement – Sand/Lime
3.3 Mix of cement mortar : 1:4/1:6/Leaner
3.4 Thickness of wall : >23cm/23cm/23cm
3.5 Mixing of mortar : OK/Not OK
3.6 Joint Property filled : OK/NOT OK
3.7 Wetting of bricks : Good/ Medium/ Poor
3.8 If stone masonry
3.8.1 Through Stones : Yes/No
3.8.2 Corner Stones : Yes/No
3.9 Overall workmanship : Good / Medium / Poor
4 Roofing
4.1 Type of roof : Flat/Sloping

4.2 If sloped : A.C. sheet/ G.I. sheet /Morbid tiles
4.3 Purlins : Angle-Iron / Timber / NA
4.4 Truss type : _______________________
4.5 Anchorage with wall : Adequate/ Inadequate/ NA
5 Materials
5.1 Cement
5.1.1 Source : Authorized Dealer/ Market
5.1.2 Type of cement : OPC/PPC/PSC
5.1.3 If OPC : Grade (33/ 43/ 53)
5.2 Sand
5.2.1 Type of sand : River sand / Stone dust
5.2.2 Presence of deleterious materials : Mild / Moderate/ High
5.3 Coarse Aggregates

5.3.1 Type coarse Aggregates : Gravel/ Crushed Stone
5.3.2 Presence of deleterious material : Mild/ Moderate / High
5.4 P.C.C. Blocks (Applicable for onsite production)

5.4.1 Type of P.C.C. Blocks : Solid blocks/Hollow blocks
5.4.2 Ratio of concrete in blocks : ______________________
5.4.3 Interlocking feature : Yes/No
5.4.4 Course aggregates used : Natural/ Crushed stone
5.5 Bricks Blocks, Stone etc.

5.5.1 Strength (field assessment) : Low/Medium/High
5.5.2 Dimensional accuracy : Yes/No
5.6 Concrete
5.6.1. Mix of concrete : M20/Design Mix
5.6.2 Batching : Weigh batching/Volume batching
5.6.3 Compaction : Vibrators/Thappies and rods
5.6.4 Workability : Low / Medium / High
5.6.5 Availability of water : Optimum/Sufficient / Insufficient

5.6.6 Curing : Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.
5.7 Reinforcing Steel

5.7.1 Type of Steel : Plain mild steel/HYSD bars
5.7.2 Source : Authorised Dealer/Market
5.7.3 Whether IS marked : Yes/No
5.7.4 Conditions of bars : Clean/Corroded
5.7.5 Fixing of reinforcement
as per drawing : Yes/No
5.7.6 Suitable cover : Yes/No
5.7.7 Spacing of bars : Regular/Irregular
5.7.8 Overlaps as per specifications : Yes/ No
5.8 Form Work

5.8.1 Type of Form Work : Timber / Plyboard/ Steel
5.8.2 Use of mould oil : Yes/No
5.8.3 Leakage of cement slurry : Observed/Not observed
5.9 Source
5.9.1 Cement
5.9.2 Sand
5.9.3 Coarse Agg.
5.9.4 Bricks
5.9.5 PCC blocks.
6 Seismic resistance features

6.1 Masonry Structures
6.1.1 Provision of bands at Provided Adequate

6.1.1.1 Plinth level Yes/No Yes/No
6.1.1.2 Sill level Yes/No Yes/No
6.1.1.3 Lintel level Yes/No Yes/No
6.1.1.4 Roof level (if applicable) Yes/No Yes/No
6.1.2 If sloped Roof, whether seismic bands are provide at

6.1.2.1 Gable wall top Yes/No Yes/No
6.1.2.2 Eaves level Yes/No Yes/No
6.1.3 Provision of vertical steel in masonry at Provided Adequate

6.1.3.1 Each corner Yes/No Yes/No
6.1.3.2 Each T-junction Yes/No Yes/No
6.1.3.3 Each door joint Yes/No Yes/No
6.1.3.4 Around each window Yes/No Yes/No
6.1.4 Openings
6.1.4.1 Total width of openings : <50%/50*-60%/>60%
(*-42% for double storey)
6.1.4.2 Clearance from corner : OK/Not OK
6.1.4.3 Pier width between two openings : OK/Not OK
6.2 Framed Structures
6.2.1 Ductile detailing

6.2.1.1 Spacing of stirrup : OK/Not OK
6.2.1.2 Sizes of members : OK/Not OK
6.2.1.3 End anchorage : OK/Not OK
6.2.1.4 Lapping (length, location etc.) : OK/Not OK
6.2.1.5 Angle of stirrup hook : 90 / 135 degrees
6.3 Any testing carried out by Owner/Engg. Supervisor on
Testing done Testing results

6.3.1 Water Yes/No OK/Not OK
6.3.2 Cement Yes/No OK/Not OK
6.3.3 Bricks/PCC blocks/Stones Yes/No OK/Not OK
6.3.4 Aggregate Yes/No OK/Not OK
6.3.5 Mortar Yes/No OK/Not OK
6.3.6 Concrete Yes/No OK/Not OK
6.3.7 Reinforcement Yes/No OK/Not OK
FORM NO. 16
STRUCTURAL INSPECTION REPORT
(This form has to be completed by registered Structural Designer after his site
Inspection and verification regarding compliance of all recommendation by the owner,
which in the opinion of the registered structural designer are necessary for
safety of the structure)
I. Description by title and location of the property including T.P.No., F.P.No.

etc.
II. Name of the present owner :
III. Description of the structure :
Class I or Class II (Briefly describe the property in general and the structure
in particular)
(a) Function (b) Framed construction

Apartments
Residence
(with Shopp
(with or Office School, Auditoria
or - ing Hostel Factory
without Bldg. College
without Centre
shops
shops
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A. Load
bearing
masonry
wall
construction
B. Framed
structure
Construction
Construction Critical
and load
Brick RCC Stone Timber Steel
structural bearing
materials element
Roof
RCC Timber RBC Steel Jackarch
Floor
IV. Year of construction

Year of subsequent additions or rectification’s (Please
describe briefly the nature of additions or rectification’s). :
V. Date of last inspection report filed : Last filed by whom :

(This does not apply to the first report).
VI. Soil on which building is founded :

i) Any change subsequent to construction :
ii) Nearby open excavation :
iii) Nearby collection of water :
iv) proximity of drain :
v) underground water-tank :
vi) R.W. Pipes out-lets :
vii) Settlements :
VII. The Super-structure (R.C.C. Frame structure)

I) Crack in beam or column nature and extent of crack :
probable causes.
ii) Cover spell :
iii) Exposure of reinforcement
iv) subsequent damage by user for taking pipes, :
conduits, hanging, fans or any other fixtures, etc. :
vi) Crack in slab :
vii) Spalling of concrete or plaster of slab :
viii) Corrosion of reinforcement :
ix) Loads in excess of design loads :
VIII The Super-Structure

(Steel Structure)
I) Paintings :
ii) Corrosion :
iii) Joint, nuts, bolts, rivets, welds, gusset plates :
iv) Bending or buckling of members :
v) Base plate connections with columns or pedestals :
vi) Loading :
IX. The Super-Structure (Load bearing masonry structure)

Cracks in masonry walls)
(Please describe some of the major cracks, their nature, :
extent and location, with a sketch, if necessary.
X. Recommendations if any :
This is to certify that the above is a correct representation of facts as given to
me by the owner and as determined by me after Site Inspection to the best of
my ability and judgment.
The recommendations made by me to ensure adequate safety of the structure are

compiled with by the owner to my entire satisfaction.
(Signature of the Registered Structural Engineer
Date:______________________________________
Name of the registered structural Engineer:
Registration No. Address:
Chapter-VII
Notification of
“Additional FAR scheme for widening of roads and improvement of junctions”
Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority of Guwahati is taking up road

widening and junction improvement programmes in Guwahati city with peoples’ cooperation.
Under Section 63(b) of Building Byelaws for Guwahati Metropolitan Area , 1998 the Authority
may consider allowing additional FAR if any person relinquishes land for road widening or
creation of open space, without asking for compensation. Hence the Authority framed the
following guidelines for road widening and junction improvement programme for this purpose:
1. In addition to the “permissible F.A.R” to the total extent of the plot area an additional
F.A.R (AFAR) of 100 shall be considered to the extent of the land affected in road
widening and junction improvement and surrendered free of cost for constructing / re-
constructing building as per land use of Master Plan. However the Authority will consider
commercial use with 50 AFAR even if the Landuse is earmarked for Residential or other
uses except Parks and Play Ground and Green Belt use as per Master Plan. The AFAR for
commercial use can be utilized in any floor after obtaining permission of the Authority,
who shall consider it keeping in view the developments existing on the road/junction ,
feasibility and smooth flow of traffic. “ Permissible FAR” is the FAR permissible in that
particular plot irrespective of maximum FAR allowed as per Building Byelaws.
2. Wherever permissible FAR cannot be achieved on plots after road widening and
junction improvement with the stipulated set backs as per Building Byelaws and Zoning
Regulations the relaxation of set back and coverage can be considered by the Chief
Executive Officer, Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority.
3. While exercising the above powers the G.M.D.A. shall finalise a suitable building line (i.e.
front setback) for the complete portion of the road taken up for widening or junction taken
up for improvement , keeping in view the developments existing on the road/junction ,
feasibility and smooth flow of traffic and notify the same for the benefit of owners of the
sites affected in road widening /junction improvement. No construction shall be allowed
in violation of such notified building line. While exercising the above powers the Guwahati
Metropolitan Development Authority shall ensure public interest and safety and smooth
flow of traffic.
4. The relaxation powers referred are applicable to roads notified for widening / junctions
notified for improvement under this scheme by the Authority and no isolated case on a
particular road or junction will be considered for this relaxation.
Example :- If the plot area is 500 sq. mts and the land affected in road widening is 100 sq.
mts and the permissible FAR as per regulation is 150* the normal floor area permissible is
750 sq.mts. The additional floor area permissible is as follows:-
Use Proposed for Additional FAR Additional Floor Area.

Residential 100 Sq. Mts
Commercial 50 Sq. Mts
5. The relaxed FAR will be issued in the form of a bond to the owners of the affected plot
which has to be utilized in a period of five years from the date of issue of this bond.
6. In case of building constructed unauthorizedly beyond the permissible FAR proposal will be
considered for regularization up to the additional FAR allowed as per this scheme.

Guwahati Metropolitan Dev. Authority.
APPLICATION FORMAT
1) Name of Applicant :
2) Father’s/Husband Name :
3) Name of land owner if applicant & :

land owner are separate.
4) Details of building permission, name,

No. & date of issue :
5) State if land owner has given any

NOC for construction to applicant :
6) Detail of building at site.
(i) No. of floors at present :

(ii) Area of each floor :
(iii) Use of building :
7) (a) Total plot area :

(b) Plot size. North……..….. South ……..……. East…………... West…………
8) Detail of plot :
(i) Dag No.________ Patta No____________
(ii) Revenue Village _____________________
(iii) Name of Road_______________________
I do hereby declare that the information given above are true to the best
of my knowledge. In the event of submitting false information, I will be held
responsible as per law. I hereby agree to relinquish the land for road widening in return
of additional FAR given to me in my plot under the Additional FAR scheme under
section 63(b) of Building Byelaws of GMDA declared vide Notification
No.GMDA/GEN/8/99/Part-I/10 ,dated- 8/12/2003.
Applicant’s Signature.
Area Statement
(For all categories of buildings)
(A) Plot area:- ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
(B) Plinth area
(I) Existing plinth Area (if any):- ……………………………….………………………………………..

(II) Proposed plinth Area:- ……………….…………………………………………………………………...
(C) Floor area showing detail calculation of each floor (Existing + Proposed):-
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………...…………......…
(D) Detail of mezzanine floor area:- ……………………………………………………...………………...…
(E) Deduction showing detail calculation of each floor (Existing + Proposed):-

……………………………………………………………………………………………...………………………………..
(F) Total floor area after deduction (Existing + Proposed):- …………..…………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………...……………………………..
(G) Total floor area before deduction (Existing + Proposed):- ………..…………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
(H) Coverage (Existing + Proposed):- ……………………………………………………………………..…
(I) Floor Area Ratio (FAR) (Existing + Proposed):- …………..…………………………………….
………………………………………………………….… ………………………………………………………….…
Signature of the owners: Signature of registered
Architect/Engineer/ supervisor
Name of owner(s): Registration no. of the Architect/Engineer/
supervisor:
Address of the owner(s): Address of the Architect/Engineer/
supervisor:
Dated: Dated:
Annexure- A-1
Statement of the Proposal and Certificate
By the Owner and Registered Architect
(For above G+2)
Classification of the Proposal ………………………………………………………………………………….……….

(To erect/re-erect/demolition)
Revenue Village : ………………………………………………………………………………...…………………..

Mouza :
Dag No. : …………………………………Patta No. : …………………………………………
Road facing the plot : ………………………………………………………………………………….……..…….…….
(1) Existing road width
Sl. No. Existing road width Proposed road width Remarks
(1) Plot Area

(a) As per site plan : …………………………………………………….……………………
(b) As per land document : …………………………………………………….……………………
(2) Area Statement
Description Proposed Use Permissible Remarks

sq. mt. (For office
use)
Max. ground
coverage
Basement
Ground floor
Mezzanine
First floor
Second floor
Third floor
Fourth floor
Fifth floor
Sixth floor
Seventh floor
Eighth floor
Ninth floor
Tenth floor
Service floor (if

any)
Total floor area
Floor area ratio
No. of Dwelling
units
(3)
(a) Maximum height of building (in meter): ………………………………….
(b) Maximum height of the plinth (in meter): ………………………………...
(4) Set backs

Setbacks Proposed Required as per byelaws Remarks
(For office use)
Clear setback Cantilever Clear setback Cantilever

(in meter) projection (in meter projection
over setback over setback
(in meter) (in meter
Front
Rear
Left
Right
(5) Duct
No. of duct Area of duct (in sq. mt.) Minimum width of the
shaft (in meter)
(6) Distance from the electric line (if any):

Nature of electric line Vertical distance (in meter) Horizontal distance (in
meter)
(7) Parking
(A) Parking provided as per clause no. 58.10.4 of GMDA’s Building Byelaws:
Open parking Stilt parking or Basement parking Total no. of
ground floor parking
covered parking
(B) Parking required as per Appendix-I of GMDA’s Byelaws (For office use):
Sl. No. Type of use of CAR parking Scooter Remarks
building parking
(C) Visitor’s car/Scooter parking required as per clause no. 58.10.4 of GMDA’s
Byelaws:
Sl. No. Type of use of building Car parking Scooter parking
N.B. For Educational building 20% of the total plot area is required to be kept
for parking in organised manner with separate entry and exit gate.
(8) Fee and charges (For office use)

(a) Building permit fee : Rs. ……………
(b) Use of city infrastructure charges : Rs. ……………
(c) Additional floor space charges (provisional) : Rs. ……………
(d) Peripheral charges (if any) : Rs. ……………
(e) Any other charges (if any, please specify) : Rs. ……………
Total amount (as per detail above) Rs. ……………

Receipt No. ……………………….. Dated …………………………………
We hereby certify that-

(1) The titleship document is to justify the ownership of land and its sub-
division was duly approved by the GMDA before registration of the land
sale deed.
(2) Plot is lying vacant and no construction shall be started before sanction.
(3) The plot is free from all encumbrances (owner responsibility).
(4) Building will not be occupied before getting occupancy certificate dully
issued by Authority.
(5) Supervision in the manner prescribed in CL. 58.17 and Chapter-VI will be
conducted with intimation to the Authority.
(6) Mandatory provision of rainwater harvesting is to be provided.
(7) Special earthquake resistance measure (Like shear wall/breeching etc.) has
been taken to make stilt parking as an earthquake resistance structure.
…………………………………. …………………………………
Signature of the owners: Signature of registered
Architect/Engineer/ supervisor
Name of owner(s): Registration no. of the Architect/Engineer/
supervisor:
Address of the owner(s): Address of the Architect/Engineer/
supervisor:
Dated: Dated:
Annexure A-2
(Clause No. 5.3 (d) of GMDA’s Building Byelaws)
(For above G+2)
Form for specification of proposed building
(1) The purpose (Residence, Office, Restaurant, Hotel, Dharamshala, School, Hostel,
Cinema, Shop, Factory. Others) for which it is intended to be used
……………….…………………………………………………..…………………….…
…………………………………………………………………………………………....
(2) Details of Area on respective floor are given below
Floor Existing (sq. mt.) Propsed (sq. mt.) Total (sq. mt.)
1 Basement
2 Ground
3 Mezzanine
4 First floor
5 Second floor
6 Third
7
8
9
10 Service floor (if
any)
(3)
(a) Approximate number of inhabitants proposed to be accommodated ……...…….
(b) The number of Latrine. Urinals, Kitchens. Baths to be provided ………..………
(c) The source of water to be used in the construction ……………………...………
(d) Distance from public sewer (if any) …………………………………………......
(e) The materials to be used in construction walls/ Columns/ Foundations/ Roof/
Floors ………………………………….
………………………………………..
Signature of registered Architect/Engineer/ supervisor
Name …………………………………………………
Registration No. ……………………………………..
Address ………………………………………………
(4) The period of construction valid up to ………………………….. as per the lease

condition/further extension of the time for construction granted by the leaser is
valid upto …………………. Time construction obtained form the Competent
Authority.
(5) Size of dwelling unit is not more than ……………………...
………………………………….. ………………………………………
Signature of the owners: Signature of registered Architect/Engineer/
supervisor
Name (in block letters): Registration no. of the Architect/Engineer/
supervisor:
Name (in block letters):
Address of the owner(s): Address of the Architect/Engineer/ supervisor:
Dated: Dated:
Authority letter
I hereby authorise that Mr./Mrs. ………………………………………….. to

collect the sanction whose signature is verified below.
Specimen signature of …………………… signature of the owner(s)/Registered
architect
Mr./Mrs. …………………………………………………………………………….
Dated received ……………………………….. Date ………………………………
(Signature of authorized person/owner/Registered Architect)
Dated ………………………………… Remarks, if any …………………………
Affidavit-cum Undertaking
(For all categories of buildings except residential
A.T. building and semi R.C.C. above G+2)
(Affidavit of Architect/Registered Technical Personnel (RTP) of GMDA/GMC on Rs.

10/- Non-Judicial Stamp paper of specified amount to be attested by Notary
Public/Metropolitan Magistrate)
Ref: Proposal work of …………………………………………………………….……
Dag No. ………………… Patta No. ………………… of Revenue Village
……………….. under …………………… Mouza situated at …………...………..
Road, Guwahati for ………………………………………………………………………
(Name of the owner/Developer/Builder)
Address: …………………………………………………………………...………..
Telephone No. …………………… Mobile No. ………………………
I ………………………………… son of ……………..…………………

Architect/Registered Technical Personnel of GMDA/GMC by profession having office
at ……………………………… do hereby solemnly affirm and declares as under:
1. That I am a Licensed Architect/ Engineer/Group or Agency duly registered with
the Authority vide registration no.
……………………………………………..………
Or
That I am an Architect by profession and duly registered with the Council of
Architecture vide registration no. ………………………………….………………
2. I hereby certify that I am appointed as the Architect/Engineer/Group or Agency on
Record to provide Comprehensive Consultancy services for the above mentioned
project and that I have prepared and endorsed the same and that the execution of the
project shall be carried out under my direction, and supervision by a Construction
Engineer on Record, as per the approved design. I am fully conversant with the
provisions of the Regulations, which are in force, and about my duties and
responsibilities under the same and I undertake to fulfill them in all respects, except
under the circumstances of natural calamities.
3. That I or through my authorized representative have visited the site and surveyed
the site and the site measurements are found to be in conformity with land area at
site and land document provided to me by my client. The plot under proposal forms
part of the existing Master Plan for Greater Guwahati with respect to its location,
proposed land use in conformity with the existing zoning regulation and Building
Byelaws.
4. The appointment of Construction Engineer on record, Building Contractor,
Plumbing Contractor, Electrical Contractor, HVAC Contractor if required
separately shall be met at an appropriate stage by the owner before the relevant
work commences.
5. That in case the owner dispenses with my services and or deviates from the
sanctioned design at any stage whatsoever, I will inform the concern authority
within 48 (forty eight) hours after it is brought to my notice.
6. That nothing has been concealed and no misinterpretation has been made while
designing the project and submitting the same.
7. That mandatory setbacks have been proposed and shall be maintained in accordance
with the setbacks marked in the Layout Plan/Building Byelaws.
8. That in case any thing contrary to the above is found or established at any stage, the
concern Authority shall be at liberty to lodge a complain with the Council of
Architecture, New Delhi or any other competent Authority as per GMDA/GMC Act
and Byelaws.
Deponent
Verification:
I the above named deponent do hereby verify at …………………………. on this

…………………… of ……………… 200………. that contents of the above affidavit
are true and correct to my knowledge. No part of it is false and nothing has been
concealed there from.
Deponent
OFFICE OF THE
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred under Sec. 123 of the GMDA Act, 1985, and
Clause 58.21 of the New Revised Building Byelaws for Guwahati Metropolitan Area 2006,
GMDA has made new amendments and modifications to certain clauses of Building Byelaws
2006 relating to recycled/wasted water and special regulation for reservation of EWS/LIG
and construction of Economically Weaker Section and Slum Housing with immediate effect
with the approval of Govt. vide letter no. GDD.54/97/384 dated 25/05/2010.
The amended portion of New Revised Building Byelaws 2006 may be inspected free
of cost during office hours at the office of GMDA and the same will be made available for
sale at the office on payment.
development/ construction in any land, sub-division and transfer of land with immediate
effect along with the original Byelaws 2006.
The relevant inconsistent portions of the existing New Revised Building Byelaws
2006 stand repealed with effect from the date of this notification.
Sd/-
Chief Executive Officer
Guwahati Metropolitan Dev. Authority
Memo No. GMDA/GEN/25/05/Part-I/114-A Dated: 05/06/2010

1. P.S. to the Hon’ble Minister, Guwahati Development Department, Dispur, for kind
appraisal of Hon’ble Minister.
2. The Commissioner & Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Guwahati Development
Department, Dispur, Guwahati-6 with copy of amendment.
3. M/s Upkar Advertising Agency, Pub-Sarania, 2nd Bye-lane, Guwahati-3 with a request
to publish the same in one issue in “The Assam Tribune”.
5. Office Notice Board with a copy of amendment.
Sd/-
OFFICE OF THE
Following amendments and modifications to the New Revised Building Byelaws 2006
are being made relating to recycled/wasted water and special regulation for reservation of
EWS/LIG and construction of Economically Weaker Section and Slum Housing as per
Notification No. GMDA/GEN/25/05/Part-I/114 dated 05/06/2010, which come into force with
immediate effect. The inconsistent portions of the New Revised Building Byelaws 2006 stand
repealed with this notification.
(A) In Clause 2.65 following sub-clause shall be inserted at the end as follows:
2.65 (a) “Wastewater”:-
a. “Black Water”: Means Wastewater from WC, Urinals, and

MSW.
b. “Grey Water”: Means Wastewaters from bathrooms, sinks,

showers and from washing clothes and so on.
(B) In Clause 2.72 following sub-clauses shall be inserted at the end as follows:
2.72 (a) “EWS/LIG Housing”:- means apartments or multistoried housing

specifically developed for providing residential accommodation
to the families belonging to the income Groups viz.,
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) with monthly income up to
Rs.3300/- pm & Lower income Group (LIG) with monthly income
of Rs.3301/-to 7500/- pm respectively or as per criteria laid down
by Government of India from time to time.
2.72 (b) “Slum Housing”:- means apartments or multistoried housing

specifically constructed for providing residential accommodation
to Slum Dwellers in notified slum areas of BSUP schemes under
JnNRUM of Government of India, RAY etc.
(C) In clause 5.3 (i) a new sub-clause shall be inserted after 5.3 (i) (v) as follows:
5.3 (i) (vi) EARMARKING/RESERVATION OF PLOTTED AREA FOR EWS

CATEGORY IN LAND SUB-DIVISION /PLOTTED DEVELOPMENT
SCHEMES :
A minimum of 10% of plotted area is to be earmarked / reserved

for EWS category in all Residential Layout Plans of Plots with
land area of 2.5 Hectare and above with minimum plot size for
EWS shall not be less than 90 sq.m.
Contd…..
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(D) In clause 61 a new sub-clause shall be inserted at the end as follows:
61.A SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF

ECONOMICALLY WEAKER HOUSING & SLUM HOUSING :
a) Minimum height of the floors to be taken as 2.7mt.

b) The minimum height of plinth shall be 30cms. from top
surface of the approach road or pathway.
c) In plotted development for EWS buildings the setbacks may
be relaxed up to following for a two storied building:
Side – 1 m
Rear – 2.4 m
Front – 2.4 m from proposed street line
However in notified urban slum areas and such housing

development through Govt./Semi Govt. agencies in other areas
following relaxation will also apply.
a) For Building up to height of 15mt. need not be provided with

a lift. There shall be one staircase for every 12(Twelve) DU
or part thereof provided the ground floor units are not
provided with entry from the landing space of the staircase.
(E) In Clause 64 following sub-clause shall be inserted at the end as follows:
64. (a) EARMARKING/RESERVATION OF DU FOR EWS/LIG CATEGORY

IN GROUP HOUSING SCHEMES(GHS) :
In every Group Housing Scheme in a plot of minimum 2000 sq.m.

at least 10% of the total units each shall be set apart and
developed for EWS DU with plinth area of between 31 sq.m. to 34
sq.m. & for LIG DU with plinth area of 42 sq.m. to 48 sq.m.
respectively.
1. The owner/developer is given freedom to build these units in

a separate block with separate access with option to develop
only EWS DU in lieu of LIG;
2. Servant quarters constructed shall be reckoned towards
EWS housing requirements in GHS.
3. Provision of extra FAR (if the houses are constructed by the
developer or private agencies and through co-operative
societies and made available at a subsidized and an
affordable price to EWS) for EWS/LIG will be available to the
developer or private agencies in the same group housing
scheme. For example, if the developer or private agencies
constructs 2000 sq meter built up area for EWS/LIG he will
get additional Floor Area of 2000 sq meters in addition to the
permissible FAR provided that the total FAR shall not exceed
15% of applicable FAR for the relevant land use.
Contd…..
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(F) In clause 65 after 65. (i) (d) following new sub-clauses shall be inserted:
65. A REUSE OF RECYCLED/ WASTEWATER :
Every group housing scheme/apartment and commercial

complexes/institutional buildings shall be provided with
installation of system of recycling of wastewater from bathrooms
and kitchen sinks (excluding water closets). The final treatment
plant should recycle water which should be reused for purposes
other than drinking such as gardening, landscaping, and
washing of roads/pathways and so on. Accordingly the space for
a wastewater treatment plant is mandatory to be proposed in the
layout and constructed as per the approved norms and
specifications in case of:
a) Residential layouts, areas admeasuring 4000 SQM or more.

b) Group housing/Apartment Building if the area admeasures
2000 SQM and above or if the consumption of water is
20000 liters per day or if it is a multi-storied building with
20 or more apartments.
c) Commercial Complexes / Institutional / Hotel and
Lodges/Industrial Buildings etc. if the built-up area is 1500
SQM and more or water consumption is 20,000 liters per
day.
d) Hospitals/Nursing Homes with 40 or more beds.
65. A (i) SYSTEM OF RECYCLING OF WASTEWATER FOR

REUSE:
Every group housing schemes/apartment etc. make
Provisions of facilities and infrastructure to recycle the
Wastewater(Grey Water) from bath rooms and kitchen
sinks in following manners:
Each building shall have a separate downward pipeline

to collect waste water from bath and wash basins and
the collected waste water shall be treated adequately by
organic or mechanical recycling and taken to a Settling
tank for onward pumping to the exclusive overhead
tank or to a separate collection unit of over head tank
for exclusive use of toilet flushing through cisterns. The
excess waste water not reused for toilet flushing shall
be suitably connected to the rain water recharge
structures for ground water recharge.
Explanation: For the purposes of these rules in regard

to recycling systems are concerned, any other
modifications, additional structures, alternative designs
furnished by the applicant shall be considered for
approval, if it conforms to recycling concept to the
satisfaction of the competent authority for building plan
approval.
Contd…..
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a. Settling Tanks: The tank should be large enough to

hold twice the expected daily flow of wastewater
plus 40% to allow sludge accumulation and surge
loading. One type of settling tank well-suited for
grey water treatment is a septic tank with aeration
facility. (Area Requirement approx. 8 m2 per m3 of
Wastewater)
b. Disinfection Facility: Two Chemicals viz. Chlorine
and Iodine may be used to disinfect water .Organic
material in grey water may combine with Chlorine
reduce amount available for disinfection. Filter or
settling tank is advisable before disinfection.
c. Filters: Type of filter required depends on amount
of grey water to be filtered and type of
contaminants present. Viz., simple drain filter,
Activated charcoal, cellulose or ceramic cartridge,
slow sand or multimedia filters etc could be used
based on specific requirement.
d. Separate Collection Unit and Overhead Tank: Grey
water for reuse to be collected in separate unit and
provision is made for a separate Overhead tank for
storage of recycled grey water for use of toilet
flushing and gardening/landscaping purpose only.
e. Dual Pipelines: Lying of dual pipe lines is
necessary viz., one for carrying potable water and
other for carrying grey water duly marked in orange
colour and laid separately for the ease of
identifying the pipe carrying grey water.
f. If separate point to draw water for gardening,
landscaping and washing is provided, it should be
provided with an adequate warning “that the water
is not fit for drinking”.
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GUWAHATI METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT

Gram: Authority Phone: 2529824

No. GMDA/GEN/25/05/70 Dated: Guwahati the 27th Nov. 2006

This will remain in force until further orders.

This new revised Building Byelaws will be enforced in all cases of

Memo No. GMDA/GEN/25/05/70-A Dated: Guwahati the 27th Nov. 2006

Gram: Authority Phone: 2529824

No. GMDA/GEN/25/05/Part-I/61 Dated: 07/07/2007

Memo No. GMDA/GEN/25/05/ 61-A Dated: 07/07/2007

Copy for information to:

NO. GMDA/GEN/25/05/Part-I/74 Dated: 25/07/2008

Memo No. GMDA/GEN/25/05/Part-I/74-A Dated: 25/07/2008

Sl. Clause Page No.

The modifications and additions made to the Building Byelaws of GMDA is to

Chief Executive officer,

1. Short title, Extent and Commencement: -

2.40 “Non conforming use” means a building, structure, or use of land

The classification of building based on principal occupancy shall be as follows:

(a) Residential Buildings

(b) Institutional Buildings

(c) Assembly Buildings

(d) Commercial Buildings

(e) Industrial Buildings

(f) Storage Buildings

(g) Hazardous Buildings

2.81. Natural Hazard Prone Areas

2.82. Lifeline Building

2.84. Quality Control

control of accuracy of all operations that affect the consistency and

2.85. Quality Audit

2.86. Quality Assurance

2.88. Non-Structural Component

2.89. Registered Structural Engineer on Record (SER), Structural Design Agency on

4. Applicability of the Building Byelaws:

Note: Format of notice to erect or re-erect or make material alteration

5.2 Exempted to Government: - All Government (Central and State) or Semi

(3) Space to be left around the building to secure free

summarily remove such deviations as per GMC/GMDA Act.

Note: (a) Subdivision of a residential building with proportionate

5.3 (i) In addition to the requirement as prescribed above following

(i) Architect holding a valid registration of the Council of

9. Deviation during construction: - If during the construction of a building any

11. Inspection after submission of application: - Each inspection shall be made

12. Fees for permission: -

and date for such payment is quoted in the notice.

(ii) Application fees for re-erection of an existing building shall be

Sl. Type of Construction Rate (Rs.)

(a) Wooden/Bamboo bridge for pedestrian -Rs. 100/-

(D) Application fees for erection of R.C.C. or brick

Residential Non-residential, Filling Cinema/

(I) Fee for proof checking of Structural Design Basic Report

Miscellaneous fees item Rate of fees

(i) A.T. building – Rs. 100/-

However, for proposals which are required to be scrutinised by the Committee

(b) Existing buildings:- Nothing in the regulations shall require the

(d) No correspondence regarding building permission and land sale

19. Foundation & Structural design: -

(d) Means of access

(a) The Authority considers that site is insanitary or that it is