Chapter 17

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CHAPTER 17 – STANDARDS FOR LAND DEVELOPMENT

17-1. General Standard / Area Standards

All development works shall be carried out as per Standards set out in Chapters 19 to 24.

17-2. Amendments to General Standards or Area Standards

17-2.1. MP&ECD shall, on its own initiative or on requests by others, review, revise recommend or add additional general standards, area standards and detailed plans for adoption after giving public notice in the manner as prescribe in these Regulations.

17-2.2. Such amendments and additions shall be deemed to be part of these Regulations, which shall be published in the official Gazette and shall come into force upon such publication.

17-2.3. In making its recommendations MP&ECD shall apply the criteria specified in Clause 3-3.8, as may be appropriate.

17-3. Declaration of Interim Control Areas

17-3.1. MP&ECD, after the approval of the Government may, by notification, declare a specified area to be an Interim Control Area for any one or more of the following purposes:-

17-3.1.1. to prevent haphazard and unplanned development in areas lacking adequate:

a) water supply, sewerage, or drainage facilities;

b) utilities; electricity, gas, telephone;

c) health, educational or other municipal services or facilities;

d) road net works and public transport;

17-3.1.2. to encourage land development in areas identified by the Development Plan as urban growth centres and discourage land development in other areas not so identified;

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17-3.1.3. to allow sufficient time for the preparation of a concept plan, contingency plan, interim special area concept plan, urban renewal plan or detailed plan for the area, where deemed necessary, to ensure co-ordinated development of the area;

17-3.1.4. to prevent land development which might be incompatible with a specified major public development programme, subject or scheme, including an urban renewal scheme;

17-3.1.5. to prevent waste in the use of, or otherwise preserve or protect, natural resources, and any other resources, investments or installations of a public agency;

17-3.1.6. to otherwise promote the implementation of the Karachi Master Plan or a concept plan or other development plan.

17-3.2. Except as otherwise provided in sub-clause 17-3.3, the declaration shall prohibit the sub-division of land or any other land development, and bar the granting of development permits thereof in the interim control area during such period or until the occurrence of such aspect as shall be specified in the notification.

17-3.3. The declaration shall not apply to:-

17-3.3.1. Any types of land development specifically exempted in the notification;

17-3.3.2. Land development for which a development permit was granted prior to the date of the notification and which remains valid;

17-3.3.3. Land development lawfully commenced prior to the date of the notification, where:

a) development permission was not a prerequisite to the commencement of development,

b) the developer applies to MP&ECD for a special development permit to allow the continuation of the work, and

c) upon such application the developer demonstrates to the satisfaction of MP&ECD that substantial land development

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work was performed prior to the date of the notification and that he would suffer a severe economic loss if the interim control area declaration were applied to such land development;

17-3.3.4. Land development by a public agency which has been approved by MP&ECD as not being incompatible with the purposes of the declaration.

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Schedule 17A - Areas Designated as Interim Control Area

The areas described in the Schedule below are hereby declared interim control area.