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  PREAMBLE

Government has formulated Vasai - Virar Sub-region for part area from Vasai Tahsil in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region on 31-8-1988 and modified the said Regional Plan in respect of the above sub-region under sub-section 4 of Section 20 of the MR & TP Act, 1966 vide notifications dated 14-5-1990 and 16-11-1992. Subsequently, the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) has been appointed as Special Planning Authority under Section 40 of the said Act on 14-5-1990 for planning and development of this sub-region. The Special Planning Authority had, after carrying out the procedure laid down in Sections 23, 24, 25, 26 and 28, prepared a draft Development Plan for the said sub-region and had submitted it on 31-8-1998 under Section 30 of the said Act, to Government for getting sanction. A set of Development Control Regulations was one of the accompaniments of the draft Development Plan. The State Government, however, had not accorded sanction to the submitted draft Development Plan by the CIDCO and has now published the said draft Development Plan under Section 29 of the Act for inviting objections/suggestions from the public in respect of all the proposals on 19-1-2000. A committee under Section 162 of the said Act has subsequently been appointed to carry out further procedure laid down in Sections 28, 29 and 30 of the Act.
 
The Committee appointed for Vasai - Virar Development Plan is consisting of three members viz. I) the Metropolitan Commissioner, MMRDA, Mumbai as Chairman; ii) the Dy. Director of Town Planning, Konkan Division, Navi Mumbai, as Convenor ; and iii) Shri S. V. Surve, Rtd. Dy. Director of Town Planning as Member. Now this Committee has, on having heard all the objections/ suggestions received by the Government and considering the views of the four municipal councils and of the concerned grampanchayats situated in the sub-region, finalised the Development Control Regulations for permissions to be granted and for controlling as well as regulating the use and development of lands in the Sub-Region. 
 
The Committee has published these Development Control Regulations in (i) MMRDA's office, Bandra. (ii) CIDCO's Office, Vasai, (iii) Dy. Director of Town Planning's Office, Konkan Bhavan, CBD, Navi Mumbai, (iv) Assistant Director of Town Planning's office, Thane, (v) Tehsildar's office, Vasai, (vi) Municipal Offices of Vasai, Navghar-Manikpur, Virar and Nallasopara, (vii) Taluka Panchayat Samiti's office, Vasai as required under sub-section (4) of Section 28 of the Act. The notice in English and Marathi bearing No.DP/Vasai-Virar/Section 28/2001/456 dated 13/7/2001 in this respect is published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette, Part II dated 9th August 2001 on pages 1705 and 1706. This notice is also published in the newspapers dated 24/7/2001. 
 
These Development Control Regulations are submitted to State Government by the committee under sub-section (2) of Section 30 of the M.R. & T.P. Act, 1966, for getting sanction and their enforcement.
 
The Government of Maharashtra has now sanctioned these Development Control Regulations with modifications M-1 to M-14 and excluding those parts stated as EP-1 to EP-7 vide Urban Development Department’s notification to TPS-1201/1813/CR-48/2002/UD-12  dt. 16th Frb, 2004. To take effect  from 1st March, 2004.

IMPORTANT
 
Modifications carried out and parts excluded while according sanction to these Development Control Regulations vide notification and notice dt. 16th Feb, 2004 issued under section 31 of the M.R. & T.P. Act, 1966. by Govt. are with reference to following Regulations and Appendices.
 
Modifications carried out by Govt. of Maharashtra
 
Sr. No.
 
Regulation / appendix no.
Old Page no.
New Page no.
M-1
1.3 (72)
9
9
M-2
1.5.3
10
10
M-3
2.4.2
14
14
M-4
3.2.1.2
22
22
M-5
3.2.1.3
23
23
M-6
3.3.3
27
27
M-7
4.1.1.1
30
30
M-8
5.5.3.1
40
40
M-9
5.5.3.4
40
40
M-10
5.12.2.1
47
49
M-11
5.12.3.2
48
49
M-12
6.17.1.2
69
71
M-13
Appendix XIII
120
124
M-14
Appendix XVII
137
141
 
Parts excluded by Govt. of Maharashtra from sanction
 
Sr. No.
 
Regulation / appendix no.
Old Page no.
New Page no.
EP-1
3.7 (New)
29
29
EP-2
5.5.4
41
42
EP-3
5.12.2 (Table-7)
47
48
EP-4
Appendix VIII
104-107
106
EP-5
Appendix IX
108
110
EP-6
Appendix XII (Sr. No. 3)
115
119
EP-7
6.28 Appendix XIX (New)
73
75 & 156
 
 
Note :    The modified parts or excluded parts are shown in bold italic letters and by striking the words deleted while giving sanction.

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