Substitution of Section 17

"7. Substitution of Section 17.- For Section 17 of the Principal Act, the following shall be substituted and shall be deemed to have been substituted with effect from 1st day of November, 2000, namely:-

'17. Contents of development plan.-

1. (1) A draft development plan shall generally indicate the use of land and regulations in the area covered by it and the manner in which the development of land therein shall be carried out.
2. (2) In particular, it shall provide, so far as may be necessary, for all or any of the following matters, namely:-
   • (a) indicate broadly the land use proposed in the planning area;
   • (b) allocate broadly areas of land, keeping in view regulations for natural hazard prone areas for:-
     • (i) designation of land use for residential, mixed use, commercial, industrial, educational, agricultural, recreational or such other purposes;
     • (ii) open spaces, parks and gardens, green belts, zoological gardens, playgrounds, natural reserves; water bodies, water course and sanctuaries;
     • (iii) such special purposes as the Director may deem fit;
   • (c) lay down the pattern of National and State Highways connecting the planning area with the rest of the region, ring roads, arterial roads and the major roads within planning area;
   • (d) provide for the location of air-ports, railway stations, bus terminus and indicate the proposed extension and development of railways and canals;
   • (e) make proposals for general landscaping and preservation of natural areas;
   • (f) Project the requirement of the planning area of such amenities and utilities as water, drainage, electricity and suggest their fulfillment;
   • (g) Propose broad based regulations for planning units, by way of guidelines, within such planning units sector of the location, height, size of buildings and structures, open spaces, court yards and the use to which such buildings, structures and land may be put;
   • (h) lay down the broad based traffic circulation patterns in a city;
     • (i) suggest architectural control features elevation and frontages of buildings and structures;
   • (j) indicate measures for flood control, prevention of air and water pollution, disposal of garbage and general environmental control;
   • (k) indicate the land liable to acquisition for public purpose for the purposes of the Union Government, any State, Local Authority or any other Authority or body established by or under any law for the time being in force;
   • (l) proposals for transfer of development rights, identification of planning units where it will be consumed and its manner of utilization;
   • (m) such other proposals for public or other purposes as may from time to time be approved by the State Government in this behalf.'"