Unit-IV

URBAN DESIGN

URBAN ART
Urban art refers to a form of art which relates to cities and

city life. It is often done by artists who live in or have a

passion for city life. In that manner it combines street art
and graffiti and is mostly used to summarize all visual art
styles arising in urban area.
Urban Art commission work with various partners to
commission artists of all media to create public art and
design enhancements for the built environment in the city
and beyond.
Urban art increases cultural vibrancy of the community
through the development of public art.

Role of urban arts commission

Functions of the urban arts commission are It is general duty of the Commission to advise the Central Government in the
matter of preserving, developing and maintaining the aesthetic quality of urban
and environmental design within the city and to provide advice and guidance to
any local body in respect of any project of building operations or engineering
operations or any development proposal which effects or is likely to affect the
skyline or the aesthetic quality of surroundings or any public amenity provided
therein.

It is the duty of the Commission to scrutinize, approve, reject or

modify proposals in respect of the following matters, namely : Development of district centers, sub district civic centres, community
centers, areas earmarked for Government, administrative buildings and for
residential complexes, public building/complexes on more than 2 hectares
in area, or taller than 26 mts. in height, or having plot area more than 1000
sqm abutting 24 mt. or more wide road ;

Role of urban arts commission

Re-development of the area , historic areas of the City including

architectural expressions and visual appearance of new buildings in the

centers, areas, parks and gardens including selections of models or statues
and fountains therein.
Re-development of areas other places of historical importance, as the
Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify;
Conservation, preservation and beautification ot monumental buildings,
heritage public parks and public gardens including location or installation
of statues or fountains therein.
Street furniture and hoardings.
Location and plans of infrastructural proposals like power houses, water
towers. television and other communication towers and other allied
structures.
Transport corridors including major roads, metro rail including metro
stations, Railway Stations, Airports, Flyovers, bridges etc.

LAND MANAGEMENT,PLANNING
Land management is

preventing land-use conflicts

the process of managing

the use and development
(in both urban and rural
settings) of land
resources.
it is the systematic
assessment of land and
water potential,
alternatives for land use,
and economic and social
conditions

Governments use land-use

planning to manage the

development of land within
their jurisdictions,
safeguarding natural
resources
a land-use plan provides a
vision for the future
possibilities of development
in neighborhoods, districts,
cities, or any defined
planning area.

URBAN PLANNING
Urban planning (urban,

city, and town planning) is a

technical and political
process concerned with the
use of land and design of the
urban environment,
including transportation
networks,
WHY? to guide and ensure the
orderly development of
settlements and
communities.

ZONING
The word is derived from the

practice of designating permitted

uses of land based on mapped
zones which separate one set of
land uses from another.
Zoning may be use-based
(regulating the uses to which
land may be put, also called
functional zoning),
or it may regulate building height
, lot coverage (density),
and similar characteristics, or
some combination of these.

CITY PLANNING

In big cities, the department of city planning

prepares the master plan.
The plan itself is a document, that shows a
community as it is and recommends how it
should exist in the future. It often contains
diagrams, aerial photos, maps, reports and
statistical information that support the
planner's vision.

ZONING

Planners must also be aware of zoning

laws, which are another way cities

control the physical development of
land. Zoning laws designate the kinds of
buildings permitted in each part of a
city. An area zoned R-1 might allow only
single-family detached homes, whereas
an area zoned C-1 might allow only
certain commercial or industrial uses.

A typical master plan

addresses the
following:
Land use: The major land
use recommendations
presented in a master plan
result from analysis of a
city's environmental and
physical conditions, as well
as the planner's vision for
future growth. A map of
future land use is generally
included and makes
recommendations about
land set aside for parks
and open space; residential
areas; commercial, office
and industrial uses; civic
and institutional uses; and
mixed-use areas.

Transportation and traffic: A good master plan

takes all of a city's transportation corridors into
account. A transportation corridor is any channel along
which people and goods move from place to place.

Community facilities: Cities

support an array of community
facilities that satisfy its demand for
social and cultural enrichment. These
include public and charter schools,
police and fire departments and
community centers.
Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
and
and housing:
housing:
emphasize
emphasize
community,livability
community,livability
,appearance,
,appearance,
transportation
transportation
opportunities,
opportunities,
convenience
convenience and
and
safety
safety for
for residents.
residents.

Economic
Economic
development:
development: A
A
how
how a
a city's
city's design
design
can
can be
be enhanced
enhanced to
to
attract
attract new
new
businesses
businesses and
and
protect
protect existing
existing
businesses.
businesses.

Parks
Parks and
and open
open
space-they
serve
space-they serve as
as
the
focal
points
of
the focal points of
neighbourhoods,
neighbourhoods,
open
open spaces,
spaces,
land
land set
set aside
aside for
for
health
and
safety
health and safety
reasons
reasons or
or for
for
preservation.
preservation.
example, a
a plan
plan
example,
might
call
might call for
for
redevelopment
redevelopment of
of a
a
downtown
area
to
downtown area to
include
include a
a public
public
market
and
market and a
a
conference/conventi
conference/conventi
on
on center,
center, with
with the
the
goal
of
better
serving
goal of better serving
the
the city.
city.

METHOD OF
PLANNING
Professional
planners work in the
public sector for
governmental and nonprofit agencies, and in the
private sector for
businesses related to land,
community, and economic
development. Through
research, design, and
analysis of data, a
planner's work is to create
a plan for some aspect of a
community. This process
typically involves
gathering public input to
develop the vision and
goals for the community.

gather information
FROM CLIENTS AND
PUBLIC

GIS, is a very useful and

important tool in landuse planning

uses aerial photography

to show land parcels,
topography, street names,
and other pertinent
information

adding an array of
graphically oriented
decision making tools to
the planning process

the transect is used as a

tool for managing growth
and sustainability by
planning land use around
the physical character of
the land

GPS=Geographic Information Systems

ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT

PROMOTION REGULATIONS

LAND USE ZONING REGULATIONS

THE LAND USE ZONING REGULATIONS CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING
CLASSIFICATION OF LAND USES:
1) Residential Use Zone
2) Commercial Use Zone,
3) Multiple Use Zone, including
4). Public and Semi - Public Use Zone,
5). Work Center Use Zone
6) Open Space Use Zone
7) Water Bodies Use Zone
8) Transportation Use zone
9) Special Reservation Use zone

RESIDENTIAL USE ZONE

USES PERMITTED

USES PROHIBITTED

All types of residential buildings

Auditoriums on plots above 1000 sq. Meters
and abutting road of minimum 18 meters
width

Bakeries and confectioneries

Banks

Bus stands

Community centres

Convenient shops Customary home

occupation

Dharamshalas/Guest houses

Doctors clinics/Dispensaries/Advocates/
Architects and professional offices not
exceeding 40 sq m in area in independent
residential premises

Engineering/ Medical/ Polytechnic/ Trade

school/ Other higher order institutions

Hazardous industries
Hazardous storage activities or Godowns in
such mixed use buildings
Heavy, Large and Extensive industries,
Dairying activity
Hospitals/ Nursing homes/ Health facilities
with more than 20 beds

Outdoor games stadium

Restaurants/eating places
Sewage treatment plant/ disposal work
Slaughter-houses, Cattle sheds and Dairying
activity

RESIDENTIAL USE ZONE CONT..

USES PERMITTED

USES PROHIBITTED

Electrical distribution station

Fire stations
Group housing / apartment complexes

Gymnasium
Hostels & boarding houses
IT/ITES as per IT policy
Library , Yoga centers,Health clinics ,Weekly
markets
Taxi stand/three wheeler stands
Municipal, state and central government
offices
Night shelters ,Religious premises, Showroom
for sale
Nursing homes/Health facilities with not more
than 20 beds
Parks/ tot lotso.Petrol/Fuel pumps

Hospitals/ Nursing homes/ Health facilities with

more than 20 beds

Outdoor games stadium

Restaurants/eating places

Sewage treatment plant/ disposal work

Slaughter-houses, Cattle sheds and Dairying
activity ,Solid waste dumping yards
Storage godowns of perishables, hazardous and
inflammable goods

Storage of gas cylinders

Truck parking ,Warehousing

Water treatment plant

Wholesale mandis

Workshops for buses, trucks etc.

Zoological garden

COMMERCIAL USE ZONE

USES PERMITTED

All uses/activities permitted in residential

use zone

All health facilities ,Cinema halls and

Multiplexes

Clubs ,Colleges , Computer

Units/IT/ITES ,Conference centers , Courts
Function. ,Gas installation and gas works

Godowns and warehousing ,

Hotels , Junk yards

Residential Use in commercial premises

(Mixed Use) i.e. Residential activity with
shops only,
Multi-storied parking complexes , Museum

News paper offices/printing press

Non polluting light industries/service

establishments , Offices

Parking sites, Petrol filling stations

USES PROHIBITTED

All other uses not mentioned in Col I

All activities which cause nuisance and

are obnoxious in nature.

Hazardous and extractive industrial units
Hospitals/research laboratories treating
contagious diseases
Poultry farms/ dairy farms
Reformatory
Slaughter-houses
Sewage treatment/ disposal sites
Storage of perishable and inflammable
commodities

COMMERCIAL USE ZONE CONT..

USES PERMITTED

USES PROHIBITTED

Public facility buildings

o Railway yards/stations
o Religious buildings
o Repair garages
o Retail shops/Shopping malls
o Sports and related facilities
o Sports/stadium and public utility

installations
o Stock exchange/Financial institution
o Telephone exchange
o Timber yards
o T.V. stations
o Wholesale trade/markets

Multiple Use Zone

USES PERMITTED

USES PROHIBITTED

All activities permitted in

Residential/commercial/Public & SemiPublic use zones

All activities except hazardous & polluting
industries
Bus depot and workshop
Bus terminal, Truck terminal
Cemeteries ,Cold storage and ice factory
Helipads ,Loading and unloading spaces
Storage and depot of non- perishable and
non-inflammable commodities and
incidental uses
Warehousing
Wholesale business establishments

All kinds of hazardous

industries/activities.

TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (TOD) ZONE (300 MTRS BELT/STRIP ON EITHER SIDE FROM MRTS/ROAD RIGHT
OF WAY)

i) As an incentive in Transit Oriented Development (TOD) zone (300 mtrs

belt/strip on either side from MRTS/Road right of way) multiple use will
be permitted on plots/sites of minimum area:
500 sq mtrs for sites falling in GHMC circles IV & V
1000 sq mtrs in GHMC circles VIII, IX & XVIII
2000 sq mtrs In GHMC circles VII & X.
ii) All such plots abutting the MRTS line/road to leave a common building
line of 6 mtrs all along the MRTS line/road
iii) To have minimum access of 12 mtrs wide road.

PUBLIC AND SEMI - PUBLIC USE ZONE

USES PERMITTED
Auditoriums ,Bank
Bus passenger terminals,Bus/truck terminals
Clinics/Laboratories/Hospitals/ Dispensaries
/ Health/Primary centers
Clubs
Community hall
Conference halls ,Cultural and religious
buildings
Dharamshala,Exhibition centers
Exhibition centers
Fire stations/fire posts
Guest house
Helipads ,Hostels , Jails
Libraries ,L P gas godowns
Monuments
Museums/art galleries ,Offices

USES PROHIBITTED

All other uses not mentioned in col I

o Dairy and poultry farms
o Farm houses
o Heavy, extensive and other obnoxious

and hazardous industries

o Junk yards
o Processing and sale of farm products
and uses not specifically permitted
herein
o Slaughter houses
o Wholesale markets
o Workshops for servicing and repairs

PUBLIC AND SEMI - PUBLIC USE ZONE

USES PERMITTED
Open air theatre ,Petrol filling stations

Police station/Police posts , Polytechnics,Post

offices
Professional colleges/Institutes ,Public utilities and
buildings

Radio transmitter and wireless stations

Railway stations/yards ,Religious buildings/Centers

Research and development centers

Residential group housing for staff / employees as
incidental to the main use of site area

Schools, Colleges

Service stations ,Sewage disposal works

Social and cultural institutions ,Social and welfare
centers
Telecommunication centre , Telephone exchange

Universities and specialized educational and

training institutions
Water supply installations ,Warehouses/storage
godowns

USES PROHIBITTED

SPECIFIC REGULATIONS FOR

UTILISATION/REDEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC, SEMI-PUBLIC
AND GOVERNMENT LANDS

i) For all redevelopment projects in public, semi-public, government lands of

extent 4000 mtrs. and above
15% of the total extent as open space to be left open to sky in single block over
and above the mandatory setbacks.
5% of the total built up area or 10%of plot area shall be handed over free of

cost to GHMC for utilization/facilitation of area-level public facilities and

utilities.
ii) All new government buildings, Govt. Offices and institutional areas to have
one-foot high boundary wall and at least four-foot high railing on top. This
condition is exempted for strategic/ defence establishments and under special
circumstances
iii) All new govt. Buildings to be green buildings and as per guidelines developed
by HMDA

WORK CENTER USE ZONE

USES PERMITTED
All types of non-polluting work related buildings
and supporting activities, all types of non-polluting
units.

Bank,Bus passenger terminals

Clinics and laboratories/ hospitals

Electronics industries , L.P.Gas godowns

Office buildings ,Open air theatre

Petrol/Diesel/Gas filling station

Police station ,Post offices

Public facilities & utilities

Research and development centers

Restaurants,Hotels ,Retail shopping centers/

shopping malls/multiplex

Schools and other educational/ training activities

with a green buffer of 15 Mtrs, if they abut any
existing industry, including noise polluting industry

Service stations ,Sewerage disposal works

Social and welfare centers , Telecommunication
centers
Telephone exchange , Warehouses/storage godowns

Water supply installation

USES PROHIBITTED

All heavy, hazardous and polluting

industries

Open Space Use Zone

USES PERMITTED

USES PROHIBITTED

Bird sanctuary
Botanical/zoological garden
Camping grounds
Children traffic parks
Circus/fairs of transit nature , Local parks
Maidaans for multi-use and public

congregation with accessory structure

covering not more than 2% of total site area
Open air cinemas/auditoria
Outdoor sports stadiums ,Playgrounds
Public utilities and buildings with total built
up area not exceeding 5% of total site.
Regional parks , Specialised theme parks
Swimming pools

Any building or structure which is not

required for open air recreation

Dwelling units except for watch and
ward
All permanent structures except
structures ancillary to main use as stated
in Col I

Transportation and Communication Use Zone

USES PERMITTED
Accessory and support shopping activity

Airports-buildings and infrastructure

Any other use/activity incidental to transport and

communication

Banks ,Booking offices

Goods terminals,Hotels

Incidental and support retail shops

Motor garage

Observatory and weather office

Parking areas/buildings

Petrol filling stations

Public utilities and buildings

Radio and television station

Railway station/Passenger and freight terminal

Repair shop and facilities such as night shelter

Residential dwelling units for essential staff and watch

and ward
Restaurants ,Road transport terminals (Bus terminals and
Depots)

Truck terminal; Bus terminal

Wireless station ,Workshop

USES PROHIBITTED

All other uses not mentioned in column I