14.5.2 Preparation of List of Heritage Buildings, Heritage Precincts and Natural Features

The Authority on advice of Heritage Committee shall prepare heritage list and shall issue public notice in the local newspapers declaring his intention to include the buildings or modify such list of buildings, structures artefacts, areas and precincts of historic and /or cultural significance and the list of natural features of environmental significance, including sacred groves, hills, hillocks, water bodies etc. and invite objections and suggestions from any person in respect of the proposed inclusion within a period of 30 days from the date of such notice. While preparing the list, the authority shall strictly insure that such structure / precinct has heritage value and is liable for inclusion in the list in view of its national, regional, or local importance as specified in Regulation No.14.5.8. The structure / precinct which do not comply the requirements specified in the said regulation shall not be included in the list. Generally, the following aspects shall be ascertained while preparing the list.

a) Its value for architectural, historical or cultural reasons.

b) The date and/or period and / or design and / or unique use of the building or artefact.

c) Relevance to social or economic history.

d) Association with well-known persons or events.

e) A building or groups of buildings and / or areas of a distinct architectural design and / or style, historic period or way of life having sociological interest and / or community value.

f) The unique value of a building or architectural features or artefact and / or being part of a chain of architectural development that would be broken if it were lost.

g) Its value as a part of a group of buildings.

h) Representing forms of technological development.

i) Vistas of natural/scenic beauty or interest, including water front areas, distinctive and/or planned lines of sight, street line, skyline or topographical features.

j) Open spacessometimes integrally planned with their associated areas having a distinctive way of life and for which they have the potential to be areas of recreation.

k) Industrial sites of historical interest.

l) Archaeological sites.

m) Natural heritage sites.

n) Sites of scenic beauty. All such heritage structures shall be documented in the Heritage List Card as given in Appendix-L and the Heritage List Card shall be duly authenticated by the authorised heritage conservationist upon his site visit, stating the significance of heritage site for its appropriate grading. The Authority shall issue notice to the owner of the buildings, artifacts, areas and precincts of historic and / or cultural significance etc. and invite objections and suggestions from such person in respect of proposed inclusion within 30 days from the date of such notice. The Authority, in respect of any objections or suggestions, shall decide the same after giving hearing to such personsand send the list as finalised by him to the State Government for approval. The State Government may sanction the said heritage list with modification, if required. This list will be called Final Heritage List. For this, modification under section 37 or 20 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 need not be necessary. Thereafter, the Authority may amend the Final Heritage List from time to time as and when required, on the advice of the Heritage Committee. In such case it shall not be necessary to follow the procedure under Section 37 or section 20 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act of 1966, but the procedure as laid down above in this regulation shall be followed. The heritage lists which have been approved by the Government before coming into force these regulations, shall remain valid and shall be the part of these regulations.