Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Procedure for grant of sanction of building plan.-(1) If any person intends to construct or reconstruct a building, he shall by way of an application as prescribed apply to the Zonal Commissioner for permission with such documents as may be prescribed to undertake such construction or re-construction. (2) Upon receipt of the application under sub-section (1), the Zonal Commissioner shall verify if the application confirms to the building bye-laws and grant permission to undertake construction or if the application does not confirm to the building bye-laws reject such applications. (3) The Corporation shall prescribe the conditions for the approval or rejection of building bye-laws. (4) While verifying an application sub-section (1) the Zonal Commissioner may seek for such information necessary to process the application from officers of the ward committees. (5) The zonal commissioner may if necessary refer any application received under sub-section (1) to the Chief Commissioner who shall determine in such application in consultation with the Mayor or any other appropriate corporation authority in accordance with the Act. (6) The Zonal Commissioner shall process any application received under sub-section (1) within such time periods as may be prescribed and in the event of the zonal commissioner not communicating the decision on such application within the prescribed time period the application shall be deemed to be approved: Provided that, deemed approval shall not be accorded to those applications referred to the Chief Commissioner under Sub-Section (4). (7) Any approval for a building plan issued under this Section shall be valid for a duration of five years upon which the person shall apply for permission afresh. (8) Any person who constructs in the absence of a sanctioned building plan shall be required to pay such penalty as may be prescribed and apply for sanction of the building plan in accordance with this Chapter. (9) Any person who constructs a building not in accordance with the sanctioned building plan, the Zonal Commissioner may direct such persons to undertake such modification or alteration of the building to ensure conformity to the sanctioned building plan (10) The Zonal Commissioner or such officers authorized by him may undertake such random physical scrutiny of buildings as necessary for the purposes of enforcing the provisions of this Act. (11) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section the Zonal Commissioner shall have the power to order for the stoppage of any construction which in his opinion endangers the human life. 106 1[240A. Levy of imposts, restriction and condition.-(1)The Chief Commissioner may grant such permission to execute the work together with a site plan of the land, ground plan, elevations and sections of the building subject to such restrictions and conditions, as may be specified in the bye-laws or he may refuse to grant such licence, subject to the conditions specified in section 244. (2) 2[The Corporation]2 while fixing the rates for levy of fee or penalty shall consider all the costs related to the issue and execution of the approval as he may deem fit. (3) The Chief Commissioner may for approving or sanctioning the plan or grant of commencement certificate or completion certificate,- (A) charge and levy the following fee at such rates based on the guidance value fixed by the Department of Stamps and Registration under the provisions of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957, namely:- 1[(a) fee for issuance of license at such rate not exceeding 0.30 percent of guidance value of the vacant site under section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 (Karnataka Act 34 of 1957) multiplied by the proposed built up area; (b) fee for maintenance of public roads or storing of construction material in public places during construction viz. ground rent at such rate not exceeding 0.25 percent of guidance value of the vacant site under section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 (Karnataka Act 34 of 1957) multiplied by the proposed built up area; (c) security deposit as specified in the zoning regulation for ensuring that the construction is in accordance with the plan sanctioned; (d) fee for commencement certificate at such rate not exceeding 0.20 percent of guidance value of the vacant site under section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 (Karnataka Act 34 of 1957) multiplied by the proposed plinth area; (e) fee for completion certificate at such rate not exceeding 2[0.10 percent]2 of guidance value of the vacant site under section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 (Karnataka Act 34 of 1957) multiplied by the proposed built up area; (f) such other fee as specified by the Government from time to time under this Act and the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 11 of 1963) and the rules made there under;]1 (g) scrutiny fee at such rate not exceeding 0.10 percent of guidance value of the vacant site under section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 (Karnataka Act 34 of 1957) multiplied by the proposed built up area; (h) penalty imposed at the time of issuance of completion certificate for not obtaining commencement certificate at the commencement of the construction at such rate not exceeding 0.25 percent of guidance value of 107 the vacant site under section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 (Karnataka Act 34 of 1957) multiplied by constructed built up area; (i) penalty for regularisation of violated or deviated portion of construction up to the extent allowed under the Act at such rate not exceeding 35 percent of the guidance value of site under section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 (Karnataka Act 34 of 1957) for the violated portion; and (j) such other fee as nay be specified by the Government from time to time.]1 3[(k) the ceiling limits of fee and penalty for residential uses shall be 2/3rdthe values specified in sub-clauses (a) to (j).]3