Scope of the Development Scheme

(1) A Scheme made in accordance with the provisions of the Act may be in respect of any land which is- (a) in the course of development, (b) likely to be used for building purposes, or (c) already built upon. Explanation:- The expression "Land likely to be used for building purposes" shall include any land likely to be used as, or for the purpose of providing open spaces, roads, streets, parks, pleasure or recreational grounds, parking spaces, or for the purpose of executing any work upon or under the land incidental to a scheme whether in the nature of a building-work or not. (2) The Scheme may make provisions for any of the following matters:- (a) the laying-out or re-laying-out of land, either vacant or already built upon; (b) the filling up of or reclamation of low-lying swamp or unhealthy or unhealthy areas or leveling up of land; (c) the laying out of new streets or roads, construction, diversion, alteration, improvement and stopping of streets, roads and communications; (d) the construction, alteration and removal of buildings; Explanation:- The buildings constructed by the Authority can be let out and the expenses for the maintenance of the buildings shall be borne by the Authority. (e) the allotment or reservation of land for roads, open spaces, gardens, recreation grounds, schools, markets industrial and commercial activities, green belts, and dairies, transport facilities and public purposes of all kinds; (f) drainage inclusive of sewerage, surface or sub-soil drainage and sewage disposal; (g) lighting; (h) water supply; (i) the preservation of objects of historical importance or natural beauty and of buildings actually used for religious purposes; (j) the imposition of conditions and restrictions in regard to the open space to be maintained about buildings, the percentage of building area for a plot, the number, height, and character of buildings allowed in specified areas, the purpose to which buildings or specified areas may or may not be appropriate; the sub-division of plots, the discontinuance of objectional uses of land in any area in reasonable periods, parking space and loading and unloading space for any building and the sizes of projections and advertisement signs; (k) such other matters not inconsistent with the objects of this Act. (3) The Scheme shall contain the following particulars:- (a) the area, ownership and tenure of each original plot; (b) the land allotted or reserved under clause (e) of sub-section (2) with a general indication of the uses to which such land is to be put and the terms and conditions subject to which such land is to be put to such uses; (c) the extent to which it is proposed to alter the boundaries of original plots; (d) an estimate of the net cost of the schemes; (e) a full description of all details of the scheme under such clause of sub-section (2) as may be applicable; (f) the laying out or relaying out of land either vacant or already built upon; (g) the filling up or reclamation of low-lying swamp or unhealthy areas or levelling up of land; and (h) any other prescribed particulars. (4) In the Scheme, the size and shape of every reconstituted plot shall be determined, so-far as may be to render it suitable for building purposes and where the plot is already built upon, to ensure that the building, as far as possible, complies with the provisions of the scheme as regards open spaces. (5) In order to render original plots more suitable for building purposes the Scheme may further contain proposals: (a) to form a reconstituted plot by the alteration of the boundaries of an original plot; (b) to provide with the consent of the owners, for holding in common ownership as reconstituted plot with or without alteration of boundaries, in place of two or more original plots each of which is held in one ownership in severally or in joint ownership.