As Revised till date Dec 2003 1.0.   Floor Area Ratio 1.01.   Floor Area Ratio (FAR) for all occupancies. Permissible Floor Area Ratio related to levels of infrastructure. There shall be two stages for permissible FAR: a basic FAR table without payment of premium and an optional table for higher FAR available on payment of premium commensurate with the cost of higher infrastructure needed to support the higher densities. The Gross Floor Area Ratio (FAR) for buildings of all categories of land uses shall be as follows: Basic FAR without payment of premium: 1.00 (As amended by G.O M.S.No 343 MA dt 9.7.03) Table of FAR (on payment of premium where FAR exceeds 1.0): Plot size sqm. Proposed road width     Below 12 m 12 to Below 18 m 18 to below 24 m 24 to below 36 m 36 m and above road along the spine 1 Less than 500 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2 500 to less than 1000 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 3 1000 and less than 2500 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.5 4 2500 and above 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.5 No limit 1.02.Parts of buildings exempted from FAR Computation: The following shall be excluded from the calculation of FAR: a) Area of fire escape stairways and cantilever fire escape passages according to the Fire Officer’s requirements. b) Area under stilts up to a clear height (i.e. between floor and ceiling) of 2.4m to 3.6m.If the clear height exceeds 3.6m. the area under stilts will be considered for FSI computation. c) Area under structures like biogas plants, effluent water treatment plants, solar water heating system, sewage treatment plants, and street lighting systems, air conditioning plant rooms, electric substations etc. d) Refuse area, Fire escape passages in the case of industrial and public assembly buildings up to a width of 2m.If the width is more than 2m. the additional covered area shall be considered for FSI computation. e) Areas covered by Lofts, Meter rooms, Porches, Canopies, it provided in accordance with these Regulation. f)  Area covered by lift and passage to in building. g) Area covered by staircase flights and floor landings. h) Service floor. i)  Basements if used for Parking / Ac plant / electric substation. j)  Area of office of a co-operative housing society or apartment owner’s association upto 30 sqm. per society/plot. k) Cabin for security staff. Besides areas allocated for parking in the stilts or basements/service floor, the Exempted areas shall not exceed 10% for Residential Zones and 15 % for non Residential Zones. 1.03. Rates of Premium on FAR (POF) The following are the rates of charges in rupees per sqm for purchase of FAR at 2001 rates. The rates shall be enhanced by at least 5% by the CDA for every subsequent year. Use of building Rates of Charges per sqm in Rs. Residential 750 Commercial cum Office 1250 Commercial cum Residence 1000 Manufacturing, Computer Software & all other uses 1000 1.    Premium on FAR: (GO Ms No 343 MA dated 9th July 2003) (a) The free FAR limit 1.00. (b)  The Premium on FAR at rates 50% of basic rates from 1.00 to 1.25 (a) FAR more than 1.25 Rates Of Premium on FAR. The following are the rates of charges in rupees per sqm for purchase of FAR at 2001 rates. The rates shall be enhanced by at least 5% by the CDA for every subsequent year. Use of building Rate of charges per sqm in Rs. Residential 750 Commercial cum Office 1250 Commercial cum residence 1000 Manufacturing, computer software & all other uses 1000 The above table of rates shall apply to permissions for the slab above 1.25 FAR (b)   FAR more than 1.00 but not more than 1.25 For permissions seeking FAR more than 0.75 and up to 1.25, the Premium on FAR shall be as per the following table:50% of basic parts Use of building Rate of charges per sqm in Rs. Residential 375 Commercial cum Office 625 Commercial cum residence 500 Manufacturing, computer software & all other uses 500 (c)   FAR not more than 1.00 For permissions seeking FAR not more than 1.00, there shall be no incidence of Premium on FAR. It may be noted that as per the CDA Master Plan the rates for the year 2002-2003 stand enhanced by 5% and so on. 2. Value Addition Charges in CDA area: (a)  For all group development the Value addition Charges shall be Rs.200/- per square meter of gross built up area on all floors put together, including common areas. (b)  For plotted development layouts, at the time of layout permission, Value Addition Charges shall be Rs. 100/- per square Meters of marketable land area i.e. are under plots excluding the roads and mandatory open spaces. (c)  In above mentioned approved layouts (where Value Addition Charges is already paid) when plot owners apply for building permission, they shall pay Value Addition Charges @ Rs.100/- per square Meter of built up area on all floors put together, including the common areas. (d)  For I.T and other priority sector notified by the IT department of the Government of Andhra Pradesh , the Value Addition Charges to be 50% from the above rates as at a,b,c and above. (e) If CDA has collected External Betterment Charges earlier for any case, which is in excess to the Value Addition Charges now decided, the difference shall be refunded by CDA to the applicants without interest. (f) The new rates of Value Addition Charge shall be applicable for regularization of old layouts. With regards to the above decision, the Special Officer, Cyberabad Development Authority is requested to take necessary action to levy the Value Addition Charges as decided above as per the provisions Cyberabad Development Authority. 2.0 Value Addition Charges for peripherial areas abutting the CDA: (a) For all group development the Value Addition Charges shall be Rs. 50/- per square Meter of gross built up area on all floors put together, including the common areas. (b) For plotted development layouts, at the time of layout permission, Value Addition Charges shall be Rs.25/- per square Meter of marketable land area i.e are under plots excluding the roads and mandatory open spaces. (c) In above mentioned approved layouts (where Value Addition Charges is already paid) when plot owners apply for building permission, they shall pay Value Addition Charges @ Rs 25/- per square Meter of built up area on all floors put together, including the common areas. (d) For IT and other priority sectors notified by the IT Department, the Value Addition Charge rates would be 50% from the above rates as at a,b,c above. 2.0.    GROUND COVERAGE 2.01.    Residential Buildings: a. Individual Residential Buildings: Plot area in sqm. Maximum permissible ground coverage Below 500 60% 500 & below 2500 50% 2500 & above 40% of the plot area b. Group Housing. Maximum Coverage shall be 40% 2.02. Commercial Occupancies Plot area in sqm. Maximum permissible ground coverage a) Below 500 as per minimum building setbacks b) 500 & below   2500 50% c) 2500 & above 40% of the plot area 2.03.   Industrial Occupancies.        Size of plot Min. Plot area Sqm. Max. Sqm. Cov. A. Non-Polluting Industrial Buildings 450   1 Upto 1000   50% 2 Above 1000 and upto 5000   40% 3 Above 5000 and upto 15000   35% 4 Above 15000   35% B Flatted or Guild type of factory 1000 40% 2.04. Public & Semi Public occupancies 2.04.1 Educational Category Minimum Plot area sqm. Maximum coverage Nursery School 800 40% Primary School 5000 35% High Schools & Colleges 10000 35% 2.04.2 Medical, Assembly and general public occupancies. Plot area (sqm.) Maximum Coverage a) Below 500 As per minimum building setbacks b) 500-2000 50% c) 2000 & above 1000 sqm. or 40% whichever is higher 3.00.All Round Set Backs. 3.01 Residential 3.01.1. Individual Housing on plots less than 1500 sqm Please refer provisions in GO 423 MA dt 31-7-1998. 3.01.2. Group Housing Plot size in sqm. Road width   On 18 meter and above 1500 sqmand upto 2500 7.50m. 2500 sqm and above 9.00m. 3.01.3 Row Housing: Building setbacks:           Front 1.5m                                       Rear 3.00m     3.02  Commercial Please see G.O.Ms.No. 423 MA dated 31.7.1998 for set backs for Commercial occupancies 3.03  Manufacturing   Size of plot Sqm. Min. Plot area Sqm. Setback in mts. *Front Rear Sides A. Non-Polluting Industrial Buildings 450   1 Upto 1000   6 4.5 4.5 2 Above 1000 and upto 5000   7.5 4.5 4.5 3 Above 5000 and upto 15000   9 4.5 4.5 4 Above 15000   9 4.5 4.5 B Flatted or Guild type of factory 1000 9 4.5 4.5 3.04.  Public & Semi Public Educational Buildings Category Minimum Plot area sqm. Minimum Front Setback Other sides Nursery School 800 6m 4.5m Primary School 5000 9m 6.0m High School & Colleges 10000 9m 6.0m Medical, Assembly, and other public amenities Plot area (sqm.) Setbacks Front Remaining sides a) Below 500 7.50 4.5 b) 500-2000 9.00 6.0 c) 2000 & above 9.00 6.0 4.00 Parking Standards For All Occupancies. Parking Requirements Each off-street parking space for motor vehicle shall not be less than 2.5 x 5.0m area, and for scooters and cycles the parking spaces provided shall not be less than 3sqm. and 1.4sqm. Parking shall be provided as per norms prescribed in the table here under: Sl. No. Occupancy Parking areas as Percentage of Total Built-up Area Visitors parking to be provided on the ground (% Of total parking) 1) Multi-Family Residential 30% 15% 2) Lodging establishments Touring homes and hotels with Lodging accommodation. 35% 30% 3) Restaurants 40% NA 4) Educational 25% 30% 5) Institutional Hospital, Medical Institutional Building 30% 30% 6) Assembly (theatres, cinema Houses, concert halls, assembly Halls & function halls) 35% NA 7) Government or semi-public Or private business bldg. 35% 30% 8) Mercantile (Markets, Departmental stores, Restaurants, shops and other Commercial uses) 40% 30% 9) Industrial 20% 10% 10) Storage 10% NA Note:    For plots up to 140 sqm in residential occupancy, parking space is not essential. NA:       Not Applicable Part of all-round open space may be used for parking provided a minimum space of 3m around the building is kept free from parking after leaving aside the open parking areas. 5.00 Recreational Open Spaces Layout Open spaces. (GO Ms No 343 MA dated 9th July 2003). In any layout and subdivision of land or an undivided parcel of land having a net plot area(after leaving aside Master Plan roads etc) admeasuring 2500 sqm. or more, 25% of the net plot area shall be reserved as Recreational open space.This shall be provided in one place for plots less than 3200 sqm.For layouts exceeding 3200 sqm. in area, the total open space may be located in more than one place provided that none of such spaces is less than 800 sqm. in area. The minimum dimension of suchrecreational space shall in no case be less than 7.5m, and   if the average width of such recreational space is less than 24m the length thereof shall notexceed two and a half times the average width. 6.00. Height Of The Buildings There is no restriction to building height in Cyberabad provided that the buildings above 15m. height must have adequate fire safety measures like a sprinkler system and fire escape staircases as per National Building Code. If a building abuts on two or more streets of different widths, the building shall be deemed to face the street that has the greater width and the height of the building shall be regulated by the width of this street. For all structures in the vicinity of aerodromes, the maximum height shall be subject to Regulations framed by the Civil Aviation authorities. Irrespective of its location, any building or tower structure exceeding 25m. in height will require a NOC from Airport Authority and Fire Department and margin of at least 9m. all around.    Permissible Building height Buildings intended for non-polluting industrial activities except service industries and flatter industrial estates shall be restricted to G+2 storey only (max height 12 m). Buildings intended for ground plus one, storage of hazardous / inflammable / chemical explosive materials shall be single storied structured only. The Governing Authority may for reasons to be recorded in writing, prescribe for any building or structure, a maximum height which may be less than that permissible otherwise under these Regulations. Appurtenant structures like roof tanks and their supports, ventilating shafts, air conditioning shafts, lift rooms and similar service equipment, stair cover, chimneys, parapet walls and architectural features not exceeding 1.5m. in height, television antenna, booster antenna and wireless / satellite transmitting and receiving towers shall not be included in the height of the building. 7.00. Special Regulations 7.1.Row Housing (abutting road width minimum 12m.) i) Minimum site area for permitting row Housing Development 10,000 sqm. ii) Minimum plot size for each house 50 sqm. iii) Minimum width of internal roads 7.0 m. iv) Building setbacks * Front – 1.5m. ; Rear – 3m. v) Maximum height of the building 11.0 m. i.e. (ground floor + 2 floor) vi) Minimum community open space (parks) 20% *Front set back will depend on the width of the road on which the plot abuts. 7.2.Group Housing /Apartments Schemes: 1. Group Housing Schemes means the development of buildings having FIVE or more multiple dwelling units and common services on a given site or plot, in single or multiple blocks, without customary subdivision of land by way of individual plots. 2. Minimum Plot Area                                           1500 sqm. 3. Minimum Abutting road width  18m.     Maximum Ground Coverage                                40%     Maximum permissible FAR  Refer Common FAR tables General Requirements For All Controls. For any aspects of buildings not specifically stated in these regulations, the GO 423 MA dt 31-7-1998 shall be referred. For layout & sub division regulations the clause 5.00 shall apply regarding recreational open spaces. For all other requirements HUDA Zoning Regulations 1981 and relevant executive orders in force shall be followed till such time regulations for such requirements are made by CDA. The minimum all round set backs stated in these regulations are only for building height less than and up to 10m. Beyond the height of 10 meters for every 3m of height or part thereof, an additional set back of1 meter shall be provided up to the 10th floor and thereafter 0.5m for additional floor.