Mumbai: An ‘iconic’ building will be on an independent plot and not be a purely residential building. No ongoing project will qualify for the project. If the elevational, architectural, or special feature for a proposed iconic building is not utilised for habitable purposes, then a scrutiny committee headed by the municipal commissioner can allow these features free of floor space index.
A day after deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde announced a separate clause for iconic buildings, the UDD issued a draft notice to insert a separate clause in Regulation 33 in the Development Control and Promotion Regulations-2034 for iconic buildings.
As per the draft notice, the minimum access width for such buildings must be 18 metres, with adequate open space for a public plaza. The govt may grant additional FSI on payment of a premium to be charged at 50% of the Ready Reckoner Rate. Only developers who have a minimum of one million square metres of built-up area completed in all respects or a turnover of Rs 5,000 crore for the preceding three years will qualify, besides a govt or semi-govt agency. “However, if the proposal is submitted by a renowned architect, the committee may relax the criteria,” reads the notice.
— Clara Lewis