In a bid to clear the city roads of parked vehicles, BMC has decided to do a check on whether housing societies are following the development control (DC) rules.
In a bid to clear the city roads of parked vehicles, BMC has decided to do a check on whether housing societies are following the development control (DC) rules. As per these rules, societies are required to allow visitors’ vehicles inside the building premises and provide them with parking space.
The BMC had earlier announced that any person allowing public parking on his personal premises would receive 50% extra floor space index (FSI) of the area. The BMC framed a new rule for extra FSI and amended the development control rule 33 (24).
“As per the DCR 36 (3), there is a provision for parking of visitors’ cars in the compound of each society. Every building has to keep 10% of its total parking space for visitors’ cars. The BMC’s building proposal department will not issue occupation certificate (OC) to societies which do not follow this rule,” said Ashok Shintre, chief engineer (building proposal).
A senior officer from the road department said that all the assistant commissioners will be asked to keep a check on societies which do not follow the DC rules and take action against them.
“Many people are not aware that there is a provision for visitors’ car parking. If visitors find that they are not being allowed to park their car, then they can complain to BMC,” said Dattatray Wader, ex chairman and director of the Maharashtra Housing Federation, assuring that action would be taken.
Wader appealed to citizens to complain about such things. “This provision is for guests and for those who provide emergency services. If a doctor comes to check a patient residing in the building, why should he not park his car in the building compound?”
asked Wader. “Even the signboard indicating ‘visitors’ car is not allowed’ is unauthorized.”
An engineer from BMC’s traffic department said, “BMC is planning to decongest traffic by reducing parking on roads. It is trying to implement the concept of off-road parking. We have already started elevated parking and under-ground parking in some of our projects.”
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