India News | Fire Dept NOC No Longer Required for Sanctioning Building Plans in Special Category: MCD
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Citizens applying for sanctioning building plans for residential properties in "special category" will no longer require a NOC from the fire service department as the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has relaxed norms, the civic body said on Thursday.
New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) Citizens applying for sanctioning building plans for residential properties in "special category" will no longer require a NOC from the fire service department as the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has relaxed norms, the civic body said on Thursday.
Earlier, obtaining a prior no-objection certificate from the fire department was "mandatory" for the sanction of plans for residential buildings, the MCD said in a statement.
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For the benefit of citizens, MCD has relaxed the condition of fire NOC for sanctioning building plans for residential properties in the special category, it said.
"As per the new rule, no NOC is required from the Delhi Fire Service in cases of sanction of building plans of residential building, consisting of a ground floor plus three additional floors, with stilts for parking, having, an overall maximum height of 17.5 m," the civic body.
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However, the MCD clarifies that the new relaxation rule "shall not apply to those residential buildings, wherein stilt is not proposed by applicants," it added.
The civic body claimed, it has taken this decision "in the light of a recent judgement passed by Supreme Court, and a clarification rendered by the Delhi Fire Service".
"MCD hopes that the said expedient relaxation to the general public will abridge the approval-processing of such building sanction cases," it said, adding, it is committed to the welfare of citizens and making maximum efforts to provide hassle-free services to citizens by making compliances easy and minimum.
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