4.1 General

i) In case of development / re-development of any land, building or premises, the intended use shall conform to the land use or, as the case may be, purpose of designation, allocation or reservation assigned to it in the Development Plan / Regional Plan/ Planning Proposal, unless specified otherwise.

ii) Non-Conforming Uses Existing Lawfully - Any lawful non-conforming use of premises existing prior to the date of coming in to force of the Development Plan / Regional Plan / Planning Proposal shall continue and may be allowed to be expanded within the holding in the original sanctioned permission and that when a building containing non-conforming use is pulled down or has fallen down, the use of the new building shall be in conformity with these regulations or with lawful existing use.

iii) Existing features shown on the plan - The existing features shown on Development / Regional Plan are indicative and shall stand modified on Development / Regional Plan / Planning Proposal as per actual situation. Mention of particular use on Development / Regional Plan shall not bar the owner from permission to develop land as allowed in the zone shown for such land. Also, boundaries of S.No., alignment of existing road / nallah and other physical features of land shall be as per measurement plan of Land Records Department and the land unaffected by such physical features shall be allowed to be developed for the uses permissible under the adjoining predominant land use zone.

iv) Development of Parking - The Authority may develop any land, owned by or in possession of the Authority, for public parking in any of the forms - single or multi-storeyed, underground or above ground, irrespective of its existing use or proposed use in Development / Regional Plan / Planning Proposal.

Provided that the Authority may allow Basement Parking below existing or proposed Play Ground, in the plan at one or two levels below the ground level subject to conditions, as may be prescribed by the Authority.

v) Discontinuance of Zoning in pursuance of existing use - If any land is shown in Public Semi-Public zone or Public Utility Zone because of the activity that existed there or otherwise, such lands shall be deemed to have been shown in the adjacent predominant Zone after such activity ceases to exist, unless otherwise prohibited.