Violation of Building Bye-Laws and Development Control Rules: A Case Study

Abstract

Due to the inherent migration of rural population to urban areas, towns are developing very rapidly. For every municipal council, Development Control Rules and Building Bye-laws are framed as per Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act 1966. It is obligatory on the part of every individual who desires to construct a structure to obtain necessary permission from the local authority before proceeding for construction. In spite of rules and regulations framed for good reasons, instances of violation of development control rules are observed. As a result, the development of town experiences haphazard and unplanned urbanization. This paper presents the critical analysis of development control rules which are violated at large. An attempt has been made to find the factors for such violation of these rules. The scope of the study is limited to residential constructions. Class "B & C" municipal councils of Yavatmal district of Maharashtra state (India) which is a progressive district in terms of development has been identified for this case study. It is expected that recommendation like three-tier real time information and control system, violation reducing mechanism presented will inspire new initiatives and stimulate debate in the often neglected area of urban development control rules & regulations.