33.1 general zoning regulations

ZONING REGULATIONS Master Plan for Thrissur City 290

Thrissur Municipal Corporation Department of Town and Country Planning, Kerala

33.1 GENERAL ZONING REGULATIONS

1.0 All future developments shall be in conformity with the provisions of the Master plan and

future construction shall conform to the Kerala Municipality Building Rules in force unless

otherwise specified in this regulations/ any scheme/ Plan.

2.0 For the implementation and enforcement of the proposals envisaged in the Master plan for

the City, areas have been zoned under various uses such as residential, commercial,

industrial, public and semipublic etc. Details regarding the nature of uses “permitted”, uses

“restricted” and uses “prohibited” in each zone are given in the accompanying sheets. These

regulations shall be enforced in conformity with other Acts/ Rules/ Regulations applicable

for the area and also inconjunction with other specific provision, if any, elsewhere in this

plan.

3.0 a) “Uses permitted” in a zone cover the uses that can be normally accommodated in the

relevant zone. Such uses may be permitted by the Secretary, Thrissur Municipal Corporation,

herein after referred to as the Secretary.

b) Restricted uses: - In some cases, it may be possible to permit some uses, which are not

likely to affect the quality and environment in a zone specified for a particular use. Such

cases have to be individually studied based on their performance characteristics and spatial

locational factors. Such cases, which come under this category, are classified as “Uses

restricted”. Restricted uses are classified again in two categories depending upon the

intensity of use as below. (I) Category deals with the uses that shall be restricted by the

Secretary with concurrence of the Town Planner of the District office of the Department of

Town and Country Planning having jurisdiction over the area. (II) Category deals with the

uses that shall be restricted by the Secretary with the concurrence of Chief Town Planner of

the Department of Town and Country Planning.

c) “Uses prohibited” enlists the various objectionable uses in each zone, which shall not be

permitted under normal circumstances.

All other uses other than permitted and restricted are Prohibited uses.

4.0 Considering the importance attached to functional and development demand of different

locations/area around the Thekkinkadumaidan and Swaraj round,the City area is divided into

6policy development zones such as

1)Core zone (area inside the Ring road)

It includes the following sub zones

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Decongestion core zone: -The area upto a depth of 150m from outer boundary of

Swaraj Round Road is coming under this zone.

Commercial core zone:-Southern and South Western part of the Swaraj round

Mixed core zone:-The remaining core areaexcludingdecongestion core zone and

commercial core zone

2) Promotive urban development zone (Between ring road and outer ring)

3) Urban development zone (between outer ring road and Corporation boundary)

4) Institutional zone (Eastern side of Mannuthy Junction and north side of Peringavu road)

5) Economic development zone (along NH 544 –[south side of Elanjikulam] and old NH from

Chiyyaram to boundary)

6) Agriculture zone (west, south west and North West boundary of Municipal Corporation)

Details regarding the nature of regulations in these zones are given in the accompanying

sheets.

5.0 Existing areas and structures of archaeological importance, agriculture uses and religious

uses may be permitted to continue in all zones and shall not constitute non-conforming

uses.

6.0 In the case of concurrence issued for constructions involving filling of wetland, low lying land

and paddy fields, various mitigation measures including proper drainage measures has to be

specified and local authority has to ensure that same are provided / enforced.

7.0 Zoning regulations are not intended to prohibit existing uses that have been lawfully

established prior to the enforcement of these regulations. They are essentially intended to

help the competent authority in decisions regarding granting or refusal of planning

permissions for land use conversions and construction of buildings/ structures or any other

matter specifically mentioned in these regulations.

8.0 The powers entrusted to the authorities for approval of usage of plot and layout shall be in

compliance with the building rule applicable for the area is to be followed as such.

9.0 Constructions / Land developments in lands designated as paddy land or wet land under the

conservation of Paddy land and Wet land Act in force shall be in conformity with the said

Act.

10.0 Regulation of Constructions on the sides of new roads or roads proposed for widening as per

the Plan shall be governed by the distance from the center line of the road, unless otherwise

specified in Master Plan or any detailed road alignments approved by the Chief Town Planner

concerned.

11.0 The Government shall have the power to issue clarifications in respect of technical

interpretations, if any, required in any of the provisions of the Master Plan in consultation

with Chief Town Planner concerned.



12.0 Any use not specified either in the “Use Permitted” or “Use restricted” category of a particular

use zone, but which is of a similar nature to any use permitted or restricted in that particular

use zone, can be considered by the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Chief Town

Planner concerned.

13.0 Regulations of ASI around all the protected monuments in the planning area has tobe

followed wherever applicable. The ancient monuments and Archeological sites and remains

(Amendment and Validation) Act, 2010 and its amendments are also to be followed

14.0 Necessary clearances are to be obtained from ASI for any development/construction in

theaffected area as per ASI, before issuing building permit by the Secretary

15.0 For the lands which are dry as per revenue records and for the lands which are

authourisedly converted to dry land, but included in paddy zone as per the

proposed land use map, the regulations of paddy zone will not be applicable. In such land,

developments/constructions will be permissible as per prevailing KMBR and FAR as

stipulated in Master Plan for the uses for which it was converted. If specific

purpose is not mentioned in order granting permission to convert the nature of land, by

revenue authority, then development /construction in such land will be permissible with the

concurrence of the committee consisting of District Town Planner, Deputy Town Planner, Secretary

and Superintendent Engineer, Thrissur Municipal Corporation.

16.0 In plots which are already changed its nature to dry land in revenue records and

developments/constructions are already done as per rules, then addition or extension or

alteration or reconstruction are permissible with prevailing KMBR for the same use and FAR

as stipulated in Master Pan.

17.0 For the lands included in 150 m from outer boundary of Swaraj Road, ie, in Decongestion Core

zone, in addition to applicable rules and regulations of ASI if any for the area, FAR shall be

limited to 1.5 or as per KMBR whichever is minimum and height of building shall be

limited to 15m above GL with Kerala architecture building style with sloping roof and

covered with Mangalore tiles.

18.0 For the lands included in Core area except Decongestion Core zone, the FAR permissible is

limited to 3 or as per KMBR without additional fee, whichever is minimum.

19.0 For the lands included in Promotive Urban Development zone, the F A R permissible is as per

prevailing KMBR.

20.0 For the lands included in Urban Development zone, the F A R permissible is as per

prevailing KMBR.

21.0 Detailed projects are to be prepared by Thrissur Municipal Corporation for the area marked

in the proposed land use map as elegant city, as described in plan, applying planning tools

like land pooling etc.

22.0 Detailed plans are to be prepared for the junctions for developments mentioned in the

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23.0 Detailed Town Planning Schemes are to be prepared with detailed structural survey for

the roads to be widened with required road width even wider than mentioned in this Plan.

Table 33.1 ZONING REGULATIONS

PARA

NO. USES PERMITTED USES RESTRICTED-1 USES RESTRICTED-2

USES PROHIBI

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1 2 3 4 5

24 Residential zone

All residences, Residential Flats/Apartments, night shelters, Orphanages/Old Age Homes/Dharmasalas, Residential Quarters, Farm Houses.

Ashram/Mutt, Hostels and boarding, Houses for students / women, guest house, lodges, Places of worship

Any other

uses not specifie

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Shops, Commercial offices and Restaurants/Canteen/hotels, Bakery, confectionaries, Banking and Financial institutions, and Professional Offices, Beauty Parlor, ATMs, Gymnasium/Yoga Centers – All floor area up to 300sq.m. .

Shops, Commercial offices, and Restaurants, Banking and Financial institutions and Professional Offices, Movie hall, Godowns, ware houses, storage non-hazardous, IT software – floor area up to 750 sq. m Fuel Filling Stations



Primary/Upper Primary School, Police Post/Police Station, Open air Theatre, Traffic Park, Fire Station.

Hospitals with 5 beds, Nursing Home/Auditorium / Wedding Halls / Community halls / Exhibition Centers Art Gallery, Cultural and information Centre, Museum, Other Public Utility Areas & Buildings, Places of Worship, social welfare centres – floor area up to 500 sq. m provided that the access road has width of 7 m minimum. Transmission towers, Telecommunication towers and Wireless Stations, P&T office. Clinics (Outpatient) – floor area up to 300 sq. m. Secondary/ Higher secondary schools, Vocational Training centres/ general educational Institutes, specialized and professional institutes, Radio and TV stations, museum, dairy farms – provided that the access road has a width of minimum 7 m

Day Care and Crèche, Nursery/ Kindergarten, Library and Reading Rooms, Swimming Pool

Clinics (Outpatient) – floor area up to 100 sq. m.

Cottage industries of non-nuisance Service type, Industries of non-nuisance Nature (See Annexure 3) engaging not more than 6 workers without power or 3 workers with power limited to 5 HP. Water Treatment Plants below 5 MLD

Automobile workshops for 2/3 wheelers, Automobile workshops with power limited up to 10 HP, service industries engaging not more than 9 workers with power limited 10 HP or 19 workers without power (see annexure I), IT hardware /Electronic Industries - floor area up to 200 sq. m provided that the access road has a width of 5 m minimum.

Tot Lots/park/play ground

Outdoor game stadium, open air theatre, amusement park Zoological and Botanical Gardens, Bird Sanctuary

Auto rickshaw Stand Parking Plaza, Taxi/Jeep


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Stand

Smokehouse attached to Residential Buildings

Plant Nursery, Agriculture and Horticulture, Pastures and Grazing Grounds Fodder Cultivations, Seed Farms, Pump House, Wells and Irrigation Ponds

Storage of Agricultural Produces and Seeds, Green Houses

25 Commercial zone

Residences floor area up to 500 sq. m, Ashram / Mutt, Residential apartments with lower floors for commercial uses, Hostels, Boarding houses, Guest Houses, Lodges, Night Shelters of floor up area up to 500 sq.m

Any other uses not specified

All Shops including Shopping Complexes, Shopping malls, Multiplex, Hypermarkets, Automobile show rooms, Restaurants, Hotels, Motels, Markets, Professional offices, Commercial Offices & Establishments, Banking and financial institutions, Gymnasium / Yoga Centers, Beauty Parlors, Weigh bridges, Markets, IT software units, Godowns, ware houses, Storage non-hazardous, Stacking yard

Fuel Filling Stations

Local/State/Central Govt. or Public Sector offices, expansion of existing educational institutions, Public Utility Areas & Building with floor area upto 500 sq.m, Movie halls, auditorium, wedding hall, convention centres Clinics, Diagnostic Centres and hospitals up to 50

Schools up to Higher Secondary level Vocational training institutions Other Higher educational Institutions Places of worship, Smoke House, other public utility areas and buildings,



beds, Library and Reading Rooms, Social Welfare centers Day Care and Crèche, Nursery/Kindergarten, Fire station, P& T offices, telephone exchange, Swimming pool

museum, exhibition centre and art galleries Clinics, Diagnostic Centresand hospitals Transmission towers, Telecommunication towers and Wireless Station, Radio and TV station

Cottage Industries, Automobile workshops, Automobile workshops for 2/3 wheelers, Automobile Service Stations, Cold storage, Service Industries of non-nuisance Nature (See Annexure 3) engaging not more than 19 workers without power or 9 workers with power limited to 30 HP, Saw Mills, IT Hardware/Electronic Industries, Marble and Granite Storage/Cutting centers, ice factory, printing press, water treatment plan below 5 MLD.

Tot Lots/Parks/Play Grounds, open air theater, fairground, Amusement parks, camping site

Indoor/outdoor game stadium

Parking Plaza, Taxi/Jeep Stand, Auto rickshaw Stand

Bus terminal/stand, Lorry stand, Container terminal

Plant Nursery, Agriculture and Horticulture, Pastures and Grazing Grounds Fodder Cultivations, Storage of Agricultural Produces and Seeds, Green Houses, , fish farms, seed farms, pump houses, wells and irrigation ponds

26 Industrial zone


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All industries other than obnoxious and nuisance type industries, Automobile Workshops & Automobile Service Stations, Spray Painting Workshops, Saw Mills, Timber Yard, Ice Factory, Cold Storage, Fish and Meat Processing Units, Printing Press, Water Treatment Plants, Marble and Granite Storage and Cutting Centres, Industrial Estates & Industrial Parks.

Other Public Utility Areas and Public Buildings. Cremation Ground / Crematorium, Burial Ground, Common Vault. Storage of Explosives and Fire Works, Gas Godowns, Crusher Units. Sewage Treatment Plants, Dumping Yard. Slaughter House Fuel Filling Stations

Bus/truck terminals Container Terminals with access width of 18m minimum.

Any other use not specified

IT Software units

Godowns/Warehouses/St-orage of non-hazardous material, stacking yards, weigh bridge.

Dairy and Dairy Farms, Dairy related Industries, Poultry Farms, Piggery Farm, Smoke House.

Dry Cleaning Plants, Power Plants, Sub Stations, Transmission & Telecommunication Towers, Wireless Stations.

Government or Public Sector Offices

Transport Terminals incidental to industrial use.

Residential Uses incidental to the Industrial Use.

Any other activity essentially incidental to



Industrial use.

Tot lots, Parks and Play Grounds attached to incidental residential use.

27 Public and Semipublic zone

Residences/ Ashram/ mutts with floor area up to 300 sq. m, Residential uses incidental to the public and semi pubic use

Night Shelters, Orphanages/Old Age Homes/Dharmasala, Residential Quarters, Farm Houses, Ashram/ Mutt


Shops, ATMs, Cyber café, Restaurant/Canteen ,Beauty parlors, Gymnasium/ Yoga centre with total floor area up to 200 sq. m

Shops, Commercial offices, Restaurants/Canteen, Professional Offices – floor area up to 300 sq. m Banking and Financial institutions- floor area up to 500 sq. m Fuel filling stations

All local, State and Central Government or public sector offices, Day care and crèche, All educational institutions, Police post/ police station, Forensic science lab, Fire station, P & T office, Library and reading rooms, Social welfare centres, Museum, Auditorium, Wedding hall, Swimming pool, Exhibition Centre and art galleries, community halls, cultural and information centres, public utility buildings, places of worship, All medical institutions

Jail and Reformatory, Transmission Towers and wireless stations, R & D institutes, Radio and TV station, civil defense and home guard, Indoor game stadium, Convention centre

IT Hardware/ Electronic Industries, Automobile workshops for 2/3 wheelers, Water treatment plant below 5 MLD

Water treatment plant above 5 MLD

Tot Lots/Parks/Play Grounds, open air theatre , Zoological and botanical gardens, camping site

Outdoor game stadium, Amusement park

Auto rickshaw Stand Parking Plaza, Taxi/Jeep Stand, , lorry stand

Bus terminals/stand

Cremation ground/ crematorium, Burial


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Ground/Common Vault

Plant Nursery , Storage of Agricultural Produces and Seeds, pastures and grazing ground, fish farms, seed farms, pump houses, wells and irrigation ponds, Green Houses, Agriculture and Horticulture

Solid Waste Disposal area Only buildings/structures incidental to the solid waste disposal system are permitted. Radius of 100 m around the site must be kept free from other developments. Green strip of 5 m must be provided around solid waste disposal area.

28 Mixed zone

All residences including apartments, Night shelters, Residential Quarters, Hostels and boarding houses, lodges and guest houses, floor area upto 2000 sq m Ashram/Mutts, Orphanages, Old age homes, Dharmasalas


All Shops including Shopping Complexes, ATM’s, Restaurants, Hotels, Motels, Bakery and Confectionary’s, Godowns, Warehouses, Storage, Professional offices, Commercial Offices & Establishments, Banking and financial institutions– floor area 2000 sq m Gymnasium/Yoga Centers, Beauty Parlors Automobile show rooms,



IT/ software units Markets-Plot area limited to 500 sq.m

All local, State and Central Government or public sector offices, All educational institutions, Forensic science lab, Social welfare centres, Museum, Auditorium, Wedding hall, Exhibition Centre and art galleries, community halls, cultural and information centres – Police post/Police stations, P & T office, Telephone exchange Swimming pool Day Care and Crèche, Nursery/Kindergarten, Library and Reading Rooms Clinics, diagnostic centres and hospitals upto 50 beds

Public utility buildings, Places of worship Clinics, diagnostic centres and hospitals upto 100 beds

Cottage industry, Automobile workshops for 2/3 Wheelers, Automobile service station light vehicles, Service Industries of non-nuisance nature (See Annexure 3) engaging not more than 19 workers without power or 9 workers with power limited to 10 HP, Printing press, Water treatment plants below 5 MLD

Automobile workshops with power limited up to 15 HP, service industries engaging not more than 9 workers with power limited 15 HP or 19 workers without power (see annexure I), IT hardware/Electronic Industries

Tot Lots/Parks/Play Grounds, open air theatre , camping site

Outdoor game stadium, Amusement parks

Auto rickshaw stand Parking Plaza, Taxi/Jeep Stand

Smoke house attached to Residential Buildings, Smoke house

Dairy Farms, Poultry Farms

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cultivation, Pastures, Grazing grounds, Fish Farms, Seed Farms, pump house, wells & irrigation ponds, green houses, Storage of Agriculture Produces and Seeds

28.1 PROVIDED THAT THE ACCESS ROAD HAS A WIDTH OF 7 m MINIMUM

All residences including apartments, Night shelters, Residential Quarters, Hostels and boarding houses, lodges and guest houses, - floor area up to 3000 sq. m

All residences including apartments, Night shelters, Residential Quarters, Hostels and boarding houses, lodges and guest houses - floor area above 3000 sq. m


All Shops including Shopping Complexes, Shopping malls, Multiplex, Restaurants, Hotels, Motels, Markets, Professional offices, Commercial Offices & Establishments floor area upto 3000 sq m Godown, warehouses, storage, Automobile show rooms, IT/ software units, stacking yard, Movie hall Weighbridge, Banking and financial institutions - floor area up to 1000 sq. m

All Shops including Shopping Complexes, Shopping malls, Multiplex, Restaurants, Hotels, Motels, Markets, Professional offices, Commercial Offices & Establishments floor area above 3000 sq m Fuel Filling Stations

All local, State and Central Government or public sector offices, All educational institutions, Forensic science lab, Social welfare centres, Museum, Auditorium, Wedding hall, Exhibition Centre and art galleries, community halls, Public Utility Areas & Building cultural and information centres – floor area up to 2000 sq. m Hospitals upto 100 beds

Schools up to Higher Secondary level Local/State/Central Govt. or Public Sector offices, All educational institutions, Forensic science lab, , Social welfare centre, Exhibition Centre and art galleries, Museum, auditorium, wedding hall, convention centres, Indoor game stadium – floor area above 2000 sq. m and upto3000 sq. m Radio and TV station, Indoor game stadium, Transmission

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towers and wireless stations Hospitals above 300 beds, Educational institutions – floor area above 2000 sq

Automobile workshops with power limited up to 15 HP, service industries engaging not more than 9 workers with power limited 15 HP or 19 workers without power (see annexure I), IT hardware/ Electronic Industries, Ice factory, Cold storage, Marble and granite storage/cutting centres, Water treatment plants

Automobile service station for heavy vehicles, Saw mill

Amusement park Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Bus terminals/stand, lorry stand

Dairy farm /Poultry farm, Sewage treatment plant below 2MLD Cremation ground/ crematorium, Burial Ground/Common Vault, Sewage treatment plant above 2MLD

28.2 PROVIDED THAT THE ACCESS ROAD HAS A WIDTH OF 15 m MINIMUM

All residences including apartments, Night shelters, Residential Quarters, Hostels and boarding houses, lodges and guest houses All Shops including Shopping Complexes, Shopping malls, Multiplex, Bear pubs/Parlor, Liquor Bars, Godown, warehouses, storage, Automobile show rooms, Restaurants, Hotels, Motels, Markets, Professional offices, Commercial Offices & Establishments, Weighbridge Banking and financial institutions, IT/



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software units

Local/State/Central Govt. or Public Sector offices, All educational institutions, Public Utility Areas & Building, R & D institutes, Forensic science lab, Museum, Auditorium, wedding hall, Movie halls, Convention centres Social Welfare centers, Swimming pool, Exhibition centre and art gallery, Places of worship

Hospitals upto 500 beds

Container terminal

29 CORE ZONE (Area between Swaraj Round and Ring road)

29.1

Decongestion core zone (Area upto a depth of 150m from the outer edge of the Swaraj Round) FAR shall be limited to 1.5 or as per KMBR whichever is minimum and height of buildings shall be limited to 15m above GL with Kerala architecture building style with sloping roof and covered with Mangalore roof tiles.

29.2 For the lands included in Core area except Decongestion Core zone, the FAR permissible is limited to 3 or as per KMBR without additional fee whichever is minimum.

29.3 Commercial core zone (Southern part of Core zone lying between Ernakulam road and M.Groad. Concentration of commercial centres and accumulation of major transportation facilities along with light industrial land use are

predominant in this zone). All the uses permissible under Commercial zone, the FAR permissible is limited to 3 or as per KMBR without additional fee whichever is minimum.

29.4 Mixed use core zone ( The remaining core area excluding Decongestion core zone and Commercial core zone) All the uses permissible under Mixed zone, the FAR permissible is limited to 3 or as per KMBR without additional fee whichever is minimum.

30 Industrial Commercial Mixed zone



(All type of uses permissible under commercial and industrial use zones except bus/truck terminals)

31 Dry Agriculture zone

Residences, Orphanages, Old Age Homes, Dharmasala, Ashram/Mutt – floor area up to 1000 sq. m


Shops, Professional Offices, Commercial Offices/Establishments, Banking and Financial institutions, Restaurants/ Canteens – floor area up to 500 sq. m, Godowns/Warehouses/Storage – non-hazardous – floor area up to 300sq. m ATMs

Shops, Professional Offices, Banking and Financial institutions of floor area up to 750 sq. m provided that the access road has a width of 5 m minimum. Markets – Plot Area up to 500 sq. m Godowns/Warehouses /Storage – non-hazardous, up to 750 sq. m floor area. Gymnasium/Yoga Centers, Stacking Yards

Fuel Filling Stations

Clinics (Outpatient) and Diagnostic centers – floor area up to 200 sq. m, Police Post/Police Station, Fire Post/Fire Station, Day Care and Crèche, Nursery/Kindergarten/Primary & Upper primary schools, Library and Reading Rooms, Public Utility Areas & Buildings, Swimming pools -all floor area up to 300 sq. m

Transmission towers, Telecommunication towers and Wireless Station, Telephone Exchange, Auditorium/Wedding Halls/Community halls, Convention centre Social Welfare centers – floor area up to 1000 sq. m provided that the access road has a width of 7 m minimum, Places of Worship, Hospitals and health centres – floor area up to 500 sq. m provided that the access road has a width of 7 m minimum.

Cottage Industries,

Saw Mills, Automobile workshops for 2/3 WheelersService industries of non-nuisance type (Annexure I) 6 workers without power or 3 workers + 5HP

Tot Lots/Parks/Play Grounds, Open air theatre, Camping site

parking plaza, Auto rickshaw stands, Taxi / Jeep Stands

Bus terminal / Stand/Lorry stand, Container terminal


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Smokehouses attached to residential buildings, Smokehouses

Junk yards, Cremation Ground / Crematorium, Burial Ground / Common Vault, Slaughter houses, Storage of explosive and fireworks, Gas Go Downs, Saw mills with Timber yard, Fish / Meat processing centres, Dairy farm, Poultry farm, Piggery farm Dumping yards, Sewage Treatment plants

Plant Nursery, Agriculture, Horticulture, Fodder cultivation, Pastures, Grazing grounds, Fish Farms, Seed Farms, Pump House, Wells and Irrigation Ponds, Storage of Agricultural Produces and Seeds, green houses

32 Transport and Communication zone

All buildings and uses connected with transport and communication such as, Auto Rickshaw stand, essential repair and service shops related to the transport and communication use, Residential uses incidental to main use

Night Shelters

Bus Terminal / Lorry / Car/Jeep stand, Railway Station, Container Terminals


ATMs, Restaurants / canteen floor area up to 100 sq.m Weigh bridges

Public Utility areas and buildings and parks which form an integral part of the transportation use

Police Post/Station, Post and Telegraph Office, Transmission Towers and Wireless Stations, Telephone Exchange, Electric Sub-Station

Tot lots, Parks and play grounds

Parking plaza, Container terminal Public and Semi public uses

33 Park and Open Spaces



Any construction for the development / improvement of park and open space, Tot Lots/Parks/Play Grounds, Zoological and Botanical Gardens, Bird Sanctuary, Public Utility buildings all up to 50 sqm

Fair Grounds, Open Air Theatre, Camping Site, ATMs, Auto rickshaw / Taxi/Jeep stands Parking Plazas Incidental uses with floor area limited to 100 sq.m namely Residential buildings, Retail shops, Restaurants, Canteen.


34 Waterbodies

Water landings, Pump houses, Boat jetties, Bridges, side protection walls, Fish landing centers

Fish farms

Minor Public Utility areas & buildings which will not affect the character of the area


35 Paddy (Constructions/ Land developments in lands designated as paddy land or wet land under the conservation of Paddy and Wet land Act in force shall be in conformity with the said Act)

Paddy cultivation

Agriculture/Horticulture/Fodder cultivation/Fish Farms/Seed Farms/Pump House/Wells and Irrigation Ponds without any building construction.

Minor Public Utility areas & buildings which will not affect the character of the area


36 Green strip

Area to be used only for planting trees in order to retain as green areas, parks, pump houses, wells and irrigation ponds, storage of agricultural products and seeds, green house. 5 m wide Green Strip may be provided surrounding the sides of natural water bodies of minimum width as 10m


37 Crematorium

Buildings/Structures incidental to the main use only are permitted


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38 Elegant City

55% of land must be reserved for Water bodies / recreational facilities, Water treatment plant 45% of land can be developed as IT/Commercial centre without disturbing the surrounding environment

39 Others (Quarry, Rocks etc.) ( Constructions/developments in this zone shall be carried out with minimum disturbance to terrain and ecology of the area)

All uses permitted in Park & Open Spaces zone Water treatment plants upto 10 MLD

All uses permitted with the concurrence of Dist. Town Planner allowable in Park & Open space zone Public utility areas and buildings essentially serving the need of the local community with floor area upto 50 sqm and 7m in height


33.2. GENERAL GUIDELINES

1. For the purpose of these regulations, floor area means the total floor area of the building

on all floors as per prevailing KMBR.

2. Subject to zoning regulations of the respective use zones, more than one use may be

combined in a building, provided that the total floor area of such a building shall not

exceed the maximum floor area permitted for any of such use premises in that use zone.

3. In land to a depth of 100 m on either sides of roads having an existing/proposed width of

15 m or more in residential and dry agricultural zones, Mixed use of residential,

commercial and public and semipublic zones will be permitted in conformity with the

Conservation of Paddy and Wet land Act 2008 and its amendments, in force in the state.



4. In land to a depth of 200 m on either sides of roads having an existing/proposed width of

22m or more in residential and dry agricultural zones, Mixed use of residential,

commercial and public and semipublic zones will be permitted in conformity with the

Conservation of Paddy and Wet land Act 2008and its amendments, in force in the state.

5. In land to a depth of 300 m on either sides of National Highway (NH) in residential and dry

agricultural zones, Mixed use of residential, commercial and public and semipublic zones

will be permitted in conformity with the Conservation of Paddy and Wet land Act 2008

and its amendments, in force in the state.

6. Drainage facility must be provided strictly by the owners if there is any development done

in the paddy lands.

7. The sanctioned DTP schemes shall be reviewed and revised observing the provision of the

KT & CP Act.

8. Large Scale development proposals in an area not less than 2 hectares, exceeding an

investment of Rs.50crores, which provide direct employment (after commissioning of the

project) to the tune of not less than 500 may be permitted in all zones other than Heritage

and Park and Open spaces, subject to the recommendation of a committee to be

constituted by the Government for this purpose, as per prevailing KMBR under the

Chairmanship of the Secretary, Local Self Government Department, consisting of Chief

Town Planner concerned of Kerala State Town and Country Planning Department and the

Secretary, Thrissur Municipal Corporation as members and the District Town Planner,

Trissur District of the Town and Country Planning Department as convener and satisfying

the following conditions:-

a) The developer shall produce project cum feasibility report and environmental impact

assessment report, if required, of the project to the convener of the committee, 15 days in

advance of the committee meeting.

b) The developer shall produce before the committee, all required clearances from the

State and Central Government agencies concerned.

c) Adequate provision shall be made for supporting infrastructure such as water supply,

Sewerage, Solid Waste Management etc. Separate sewage treatment plant and solid

waste management measures shall be provided and maintained by the developer at his

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d) Adequate Memorandum of Understanding between the developer and Secretary of

Local body concerned shall be undertaken to bring (c) above into effect.

e) Maximum floor area ratio shall be as specified and Minimum access width shall be 12

meter.

f) The project shall be completed within a period of 3 years if not specified otherwise.

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ANNEXURE -III

List of non-obnoxious and non-nuisance type of service or light industries

1. Aerated water and fruit beverages

2. Apparel making

3. Assembly of air coolers and conditioners

4. Assembly of bicycles, baby carriage and other small non motorized vehicles.

5. Atta - chakks

6. Ayurvedic medicinal formulations, Ayurvedic health club

7. Bakery products, biscuits, confectionaries

8. Bamboo and cane products (only dry operations)

9. Block making for printing

10. Card board or corrugated box and paper products ( paper or pulp manufacturing excluded)

11. Carpet weaving

12. Cement and concrete products (where crusher is not used)

13. Chilling plants and cold storage

14. Coir ( without bleaching / dyeing)

15. Concrete batching plants

16. Cotton and woolen hosiery/ Cotton and silk printing

17. Electro plating

18. Electronics and electrical goods

19. Electronics equipment (Assembly)

20. Engineering workshop and general fabrication works ( without any chemical treatment )

21. Embroidery and lace manufacturing

22. Flour mills ( job work only)

23. Foam bed, latex thread

24. Foot wear ( rubber and PVC)

25. Furniture making

26. Fountain pens

27. Garment stitching, tailoring

28. Gold and silver smithy

29. Gold and silver thread sari work

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30. Ice- cream or ice making

31. Insulation and other coated papers ( paper or pulp manufacturing excluded)

32. Jobbing and machining

33. Light engineering

34. Laundry, dry cleaning and dyeing

35. Manufacturing of formulated synthetic detergent products

36. Manufacture of soaps involving process without generation of trade effluents

(saponification of fats and fatty acids only)

37. Mineralized water

38. Musical instruments manufacturing

39. Oil ginning/expelling

40. Optical frames

41. Paint (by mixing process only)

42. Paper pins and U- clips

43. Power looms / hand looms ( without dyeing & bleaching)

44. Photo and picture framing

45. Pressure testing units

46. Printing press

47. Rice mills

48. Rope ( cotton and plastic)

49. Rubber gloves other than that for surgical and medical purpose

50. Rubberized coir mattresses

51. Scientific and mathematical instruments

52. Sports goods

53. Steeping and processing of grains

54. Small foundries

55. Tissue culturing

56. Toys

57. Water softening and demineralization plants

58. Watch, pen and spectacles repairing.

33.1 general zoning regulations

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