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A Master Plan hereinafter referred to as pian.aS,er “Plan” in this Act for the development cf Guwa hati Metropolitan Area er fir any area with in the Guwafati Metrept litan Ana which the State devernment may, ce nsie’er necessary, shall be drawn up by the Authc rity in c< nsidtatic n with tl.c Dirccter cf Te wn and Cemtiy Flaming or such ether e xperls cf ce nsuharcy as the Gvwa?- l ati Metropolitan Development Aufl e rity consider it necessary: THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRA-ORDINARY, NOV. 14, 1987 905 Provided further, the Authority may adopt the existing Master Plan for Greater Guwahati prepared by the Director of the Town and Country Plan ning Department, with such alterations, modifica tions, changes and adjustments as it deems necessary. Masterplan# The Authority shall, as soon as maybe, ‘carry out necessary surveys of, and prepare a Mas ter Plan for Guwahati Metropolitan Area or for any area within the Guwahati Metropolitan Area, as it may deem necessary in the manner prescri bed in Section 16. - (2) The Master Plan shall— (a) ' define the various zones into which Guwa hati Metropolitan Area may be divided for the purposes of development and indicate the manner in which the land in each zone is proposed to be used (whether by the carrying cut thereon of deve lopment or otherwise) and the stages by which any such development shall be carried out; and (b) serve as a basic pattern of frame work with in which . detailed, development schemes of the vari ous zones may be prepared. Contents of 18.(1) The Master Plan to be prepared as pJLMaster defined in Section 16, may include:— (a) a general land use plan for residential, commercial, industrial, recreational and public and semi-public purposes; (b) Zoning plan and Zoning Regulations; (c) Transportation plan including roads, rail ways, canals, etc ; (d) Public utilities pian; (c) any other matter which is necessary for the proper development of Guwahati Metropolitan Area; " (f) necessary report giving relevant data and information in respect of the proposals in the Plan and any oilier thing as it deem necessary. (2) The Zoning Plan and Zoning Regulations may— (a) contain a site-plan and use-plan for the development of the zone ; (b) specify the standards of population density and building density ; (c) show every area in the zone which may, in the opinion of the Authority, be required or dec lared for development or re-development ; and (d) in particular, contain provisions regarding all or any of the following matters, namely :— (i) the division of any site into plots for the erection of buildings ; (ii) the allotment or reservation of land for roads, open spaces, gardens, recreation grounds, schools, markets and other pub lic purposes ; (iii) the development of any area into a township or colony and the restrictions and conditions subject to which such develop ment may be undertaken or carried o u t; (iv) the erection of buildings on any site and the restrictions and conditions in regard to the open spaces to be maintained in or around buildings and height and chara cter of buildings ; (v) the alignment of building on any site ; (vi) the architectural features of the elevation or frontage of any building to be erected on any site; (vii) the number of residential buildings which may be erected on any plot or site ; (viii) the amenities to be provided in relation to any site or buildings on such site THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRA-ORDINARY, NOV. 14, 1987 9 0 7 whether before or after the erection of buildings and the person or authority by whom or at whose expense such ameni ties are to be provided ; (ix) the prohibitions cr restrictions regarding erection of shops, workshops, warehouses or factories or buildings or a specified architectural featute or buildings designed for particular purposes in the locality ; (x) the maintenance of walls, fences, hedges or any other structural or architectural construction and the height at which they shall be maintained ; (xi) the restrictions regarding the use of any site for purposes other than erection of buildings; and (xii) any other matter which is necessry. for the proper development of the zone or any area thereof according to Plan and for preventing buildings being erected haphazardly in such zone or area. Submission