5.3.2 Area within Sindhudurg District

The Development Control Regulations sanctioned by the Government in respect of Sindhudurg Tourism Plan vide Notification No.TPS-1997/355/C.R.99/UD-12, dt.15/10/2004 shall cease to operate and following provisions shall be applicable.

(***) Inserted vide Directives u/s 154& Notice Published u/s 20 (3) No. CR 421/16, dt. 21 stDecember, 2021 ( ) * Directives u/s.154 of the M.R. & T.P. Act, 1966 bearing No.C.R.94/2026/UD-13, dt.01st March, 2024 issued by the Government with certain conditions.

Following land use zones are shown on the Regional Plan of Sindhudurg district area.

i) Exclusive Tourism Zone shall include :

a) Existing Municipal Council, Nagar Panchayat area and area under New Town T-1 Development Authority

b) Within Urban Centers, Tourism Growth Centers and area in the Vicinity but T-2 outside Municipal Council, Nagar Panchayat area having development potential

c) Along National and State highways T-3

d) Hill Stations T-4

  e)   Coastal Area (excluding T-1 and T-2)                                                             T-5
ii)    Other Zone shall include

a) Industrial Zone.

b) Forest Zone.

c) Agricultural and Horticultural Zone.

iii) For T-1 zone in the Regional Plan, all provisions of UDCPR shall be applicable as per zoning in the respective Development Plan or Planning Proposals.

iv) T-2 and T-3 zone in the Regional Plan shall be treated as Residential Zone and all provisions of UDCPR shall be applicable. However, height of building shall not exceed 16.0 m.

v) For zone plans approved under the M.L.R.C. and included in the Regional Plan, all provisions of UDCPR shall be applicable according to zone in the said zone plans.

vi) For T-4 zone, following uses shall be permissible.

         Sr.                       User                     Min. Plot Area     Max. FSI        Max Height
         No.                                                   (sq.m.)                           (m.)
             1    Residential                                      500              0.30          12.00
             2    Commercial                                       500              0.50          12.00
             3    Hotel, Boarding Houses.
                   a) Below 3 Star                                 1000             0.25          12.00
                   b) Above 3 Star                                 4000             0.25          16.00
             4    Public, Semi-public like Education,              2000             0.20          12.00

Hospital etc. and Assembly building including Cinema Theater.

Note -

a) All other uses permissible in Agricultural zone shall be permitted in T-4 zone subject to maximum FSI of 0.50 and height of building up to 12.0 m.

b) The FSI limit mentioned above in Sr.No.1, 3 and 4 of the table may be allowed to be exceeded up to 0.50 subject to payment of premium as mentioned in Regulation No.4.11.

c) Reconstruction / Redevelopment of existing building are permitted without considering minimum area of plot and FSI shall be as per above table or FSI utilized for the existing authorized structure.

d) Minimum plot size norms shall not be applicable to "Bread and Breakfast Scheme" approved by M.T.D.C.

vii) For T-5 zone, following uses shall be permissible.

        Sr.                     User                   Min. Plot Area     Max. FSI         Max Height
        No.                                               (sq.m.)                            (m.)
         1       Residential / Commercial                   500              0.50            12.00
         2       Hotel, Boarding Houses.                    1000             0.75            12.00
         3       Public, Semi-public like Education,        2000             0.50            12.00

Hospital etc. and Assembly building including Cinema Theater.

Note -

a) The FSI mentioned in the above table shall be allowed to be exceeded up to 1.00, with the payment of premium at the rate of 30% of rates mentioned in ASR, without following guidelines therein.

b) The development permissible shall be subject to provisions of Coastal Regulation Zone Notification No.G.S.R.37(E), dated 18th January, 2019 as amended or replaced from time to time.

c) All other uses permissible in Agricultural zone shall be permitted in T-5 zone subject to maximum FSI of 0.50 or mentioned in the said regulations in agricultural zone, whichever is minimum and height of building up to 12.0 m.

d) Reconstruction / Redevelopment of existing building are permitted without considering minimum area of plot and FSI shall be as per above table or FSI utilized for the existing authorized structure.

e) Minimum plot size norms shall not be applicable to "Bread and Breakfast Scheme" approved by M.T.D.C.

viii) Following villages are identified as Tourism growth centers - Kunkeshwar - Mithbav, Hindale, Achara, Tondavali, Mahapan, Shiroada - Aravali, Amboli and Phonda. "Tourism Growth Centers" shown on the Regional Plan are for the purpose of showing places of tourist interest.

ix) The places of "Konkan Tourism Village" and "Day Visit Points" shown on the plan are also places of tourist interest.

x) Development in Industrial Zone, Forest Zone, Agricultural / Horticultural zone and other zone, if any, shall be governed by the provisions mentioned in this UDCPR. However, in such case FSI and height of building shall not exceed 0.50 and 12.0 m. respectively.

xi) Natural expansion of gaothan shall be allowed within 200 m. from the gaothan boundary and regulations of Residential Zone shall apply. The villages which are not having notified gaothan the residential and other non-agricultural development shall be permitted only along the existing public roads upto a plot depth of 45 m. from the road boundary and regulations of Residential Zone shall apply. For this development premium shall be applicable as per Regulation No.5.1.1. However, such premium shall not be applicable for individual housing or bungalow, not exceeding two units. The provisions in proviso to Regulation No.5.3.1 shall also be applicable.