Preparation of a master plan

Preparation of a master plan: A master plan for the Urban Development Region may provide for all or any of the following:

1. (a) existing land use pattern in maps or documents;
2. (b) future land use control by way of-
   • (i) identification and preservation of open spaces, or
   • (ii) prohibition of filling up of tanks or water-sources, or
   • (iii) filling up of insanitary water-sources, or
   • (iv) protection of land surface through which sub-soil water-sources are re-charged, or
   • (v) provision for drainage network and outfalls, or
   • (vi) provision for dumping grounds for solid wastes disposal, or
   • (vii) street alignments, or
   • (viii) provision for burning and burial grounds, or
   • (ix) reclamation of wastelands, or
   • (x) providing activities of similar nature;
3. (c) regulation and restriction of sites for construction of buildings, huts or structures;
4. (d) regulation or licensing of premises to be used for non-residential purposes;
5. (e) regulation of construction of buildings, huts or structures for purposes of safety and densification or density control;
6. (f) environmental improvement by way of restriction on felling of trees, planting of new trees and flowering plants in public places and adding to house greenery and the like;
7. (g) control of pollution relating to water, soil, air, noise, and odour etc;
8. (h) land acquisition for the purpose of ensuring that the benefits of development activities are reaped by public bodies for community welfare and not speculative gains by private individuals.