Exemption from setback for residential buildings

Rules relaxing for two-storey houses: BBMP proposes to government

Exemption from setback for residential buildings

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

Bengaluru: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has considered exempting residential buildings built on small plots within the city limits from the setback rules.

In plots measuring 20 feet x 30 feet to 30 feet x 40 feet, the area of ​​space to be left (setback) around the house will be reduced if a ground and two-storey residential building is built. 

When constructing a residential building on a plot with a width of 20 feet from the road side, a space of three feet (setback) should be left only in the front. In plots up to 30 feet, there is no need to leave space at the back of the building. When constructing a building on a plot of 30 feet to 40 feet, space will have to be left around it according to its size. The BBMP has submitted a proposal to the government to amend the zoning rules in this regard.

According to the current setback rules, a space of one meter (3.28 feet) should be left around the building in 20 feet x 30 feet plots. There should be a setback of 1.50 meters (5 feet) around in 30 feet x 40 feet plots. 

‘No matter how much we try, setback violations continue to occur in small plots. Most of the houses are built on such plots by poor people. When notices are issued to take action for the violation, they make various requests and there is pressure. There is no setback around thousands of houses already built in the city. Therefore, a proposal has been submitted to exempt residential buildings on small plots. Officials have been given the responsibility to ensure that no building is built in the city without a map and setback,’ said BBMP city planning department officials.

How much setback is proposed for which plot?

Width of plots;Setback

;Right;Left;Front;Back

Up to 7 meters;0 m;0 m;0.9 m;0 m

7 meters to 10 meters;0.9 m;0.9 m;0 m

More than 10 meters; 8%;8%;12%;8%

30 square meter plots are not allowed!

In the proposal submitted to the government, the BBMP has requested that permission be given to construct buildings on plots less than 30 square meters (323 square feet) in the city and that provision be made in the building bye-laws. It has also been requested to allow the concerned officials of the corporation to take action to prevent the construction of any kind of building on such plots.