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Arunachal Pradesh Municipal Act, 2007

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Chapter XXXV Chapter XXXV

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(1) Subject to the provision of section 10, the Empowered Standing Classification of public Committee shall classify all public streets in the municipal area in the following streets. categories :-
- (a) Category-I - arterial roads.
- (b) Category-Il - sub-arterial roads.
- (c) Category-lll- collector roads,
- (d) Category-IV - local roads and,
- (e) Category -V- pedestrian pathways
(2) The classification shall be done with due regard to the traffic rule of the particular public street and the nature and volume of traffic on it, its existing width and abutting land uses : Provided that the different names of public streets, which constitute essential parts of continuous traffic corridor shall not come in the way of their inclusion in any particular category.
(3) The Empowered Standing Committee shall from time to time specific the minimum widths of different categories of public streets with regard to the existing widths of such streets as may be included in such categories : Provided that the minimum width of any public street included in category | or category Il or category Ill or category IV shall be not less than ten meters including the adjoining footpath, if any and that of a public street included in category V shall be not less than six meters : Provided further that such minimum widths may be revised by the Empowered Standing Committee from time to time.
(4) The classification of the public streets in different categories maybe revised from time to time. 321. (1) The Municipality shall ensure within a reasonable time and subject to ~~ Compulsory provision the availability of resources, that all public streets under category | , Category II of footpaths. and Category lll have raised footpath adjoining such public streets.
(2) Notwithstanding the existing situation the Empowered Standing Committee shall specify different minimum widths for footpaths which are adjacent to the public streets under Category |, Category Il or Category lll so as to be not less than one and a half meters on each side in any case : Provided that more than one minimum width may be specified for the foot path abutting each category of public streets so as to provide for different requirements owing to different abutting land uses: Provided further that while prescribing or revising any regular line of a public street, it shall be stipulated that the specification of minimum width for footpaths shall be complied with.
(3) The minimum widths referred to in sub-section (2) may be revised by the Empowered Standing Committee. 322. (I) The Municipality shall — Naming and
- (a) determine the name or number by which any street or public place numbering of streets. vested in it shall be known,
- (b) cause to be put up or painted at a conspicuous part of any building, wall or place at or near each end, corner or entrance of such streets or some convenient part of such street, the name or number by which it shall be known, and
- (c) Cause to be put up or painted on boards of suitable size the name of any public place vested in the Municipality.
(2) The Municipality may have regard to the hierarchy of the street system, by regulations, specify the norms according to which the streets may be named or numbered.
(3) No person shall destroy, remove, deface or in any way injure or alter any such name or number or sub-number put up or paint any name or number or sub-number different from that put up or painted by order of the Municipality. 323. (1) Municipality shall, when so required by the State Government, assign Unique premises a unique premises number to every premises or part thereof in the municipal number. area and shall cause to be maintained a register wherein such unique premises number shall be recorded in respect of each such premises. Explanation :- In this section, the expression “unique premises number" shall mean a number assigned to the premises or part thereof by the Municipality in the following manner, namely :-
- (a) the first three digit indicating the ward number,
- (b) the next three digit indicating the street number,
- (c) the next four digit indicating the premises number,
- (d) the next three digit indicating the sub-premises number,
- (e) the next one digit indicating the code of the building use, such as residential, commercial, industrial or other use, and
- (f) The last one digit indicating the code of type of construction.
(2) When the unique premises number in respect of premises in any ward of the Municipality have been determined, the Chief Municipal Executive Officer/Municipal Executive Officer shall notify such unique premises number in such manner as maybe prescribed.
(3) When, after the unique premises numbers in respect of premises in any ward have been notified under sub-section (2), any person is required under this Act or any other State law to make any application to the Municipality for any permission or license or for payment of any tax, or for payment of any dues for any service or for such other purposes as maybe prescribed, the person making the application shall mention in the application the unique premises number assigned under subsection (1).

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