Regulations and Legal Aspects Codes, Standards, Bye laws and planning regulations applicable to building and landscape development.

1. LA – 204 LPMPP
UNIT 1
(a) Regulations and Legal Aspects Codes, Standards, Bye laws and planning regulations
applicable to building and landscape development.
(b) The role of statutory and regulatory bodies such as the Municipal Corporation,
N.D.M.C, D.D.A and Urban Art commission etc.

2. • Professional regulations is needed to establish a comprehensive, enforceable set of practice standards & to prevent negligence
and incompetence.
• Built environment design needs visionary regulating system
• Without regulatory standards, client cannot rely in a professional to produce design & technical documentation that meets
minimum standards of competence. A design professional should identify techniques to mitigate physical hazards & other
projects liabilities in accordance with local, state, federal regulations.
• Landscape architects are increasingly called upon by all levels of govt. as well as private sector, to develop plans that conform
to standards for public health, safety and welfare.
• Landscape architects have been long recognized as “allied profession” of architecture and engineering.
• Recognition of technical expertise of landscape architects is the only 1st stem in creating public policy that effectively addresses
the profession.
• Recognition designers plays important role in identifying crucial assets protection measure while considering land use: Site
selection; orientation of the building on site integration of vehicle access, control points, physical barriers, landscaping, parking
& protections of utilities to mitigate threats.
• Comprehensive approach of achieving a balance among many objectives such as reducing risk, facilitating proper buildings
function, aesthetics & matching architecture along with structure stability as per design codes.
• The use of nationally available legal records is intended to provide a representative of sampling of landscape architecture
issues on a national scale.
• On a regional & national scale, landscape architects apply special technical knowledge to create plans that mitigate wild fire,
flooding, erosion, pollution impacts, traffic conflicts and environmental hazards
• The judicial intervention may be necessary if professional regulation is being used to restrain legitimate competition.
Regulations and
Legal Aspects Codes,
Standards, Bye laws
and planning
regulations
applicable to
building and
landscape
development.

3. • Urban planning including town planning and infrastructure
development.
• Regulation of land-use and construction of buildings and other
properties.
• The preparation of plans for economic development and social justice.
• Authority to levy, collect and appropriate such taxes, duties, tolls and
fees in accordance with procedure.
• Water supply for domestic, industrial and commercial purposes.
• Public health, sanitation conservancy and solid waste management.
• Facilitating fire services and emergency relief activities.
• Urban forestry, protection of the environment and promotion of
ecological aspects.
• Safeguarding the interests of weaker sections of society, including the
handicapped and mentally disabled
• Slum improvement and upgradation.
• Provision of urban amenities and facilities such as parks, gardens,
playgrounds.
• Promotion of cultural, educational and aesthetic aspects.
• Burials and burial grounds; cremations, cremation grounds and electric
crematoriums.
• Public amenities including street lighting, parking lots, bus stops and
public conveniences.
The role of Municipal Corporation

4. • DDA has played a key role in overall development and management of its green spaces with conscious efforts towards the
development of open spaces as Regional parks, District parks, Green Belts and Neighborhood greens, Playfields under its
jurisdiction.
• Landscape Department has kept its commitment of up-gradation and maintenance of green areas, which form the lungs of the
City; with its recent efforts towards development of Bio-diversity Parks, Riverfront Development, reclamation of sanitary landfill
sites and rejuvenation of water bodies and lakes.
• As per policy, small parks (less than 3 acres) are transferred to civic agencies and Master Plan greens remain with DDA. Even as
the green areas in Delhi are managed by different agencies, DDA has the larger role to play as over 5050 hectare of green falls
under its jurisdiction, amounting to about 773 parcels of greens.
• As a part of strategy for developing environment assets in the City, DDA has, established Biodiversity Parks in collaboration with
Center for Environmental Management for Degraded Ecosystems, Delhi University. These specialized parks aim to ensure the
quality of life, environmental sustainability and climate resilience.
• To improve the green areas, DDA has taken up-gradation of 10 parks of different categories to be developed as Happening
Parks with the provisions of open gyms, children play area yoga area, rain shelter, toilets and multi-purpose ground etc.
• Recently, DDA has introduced Policies like Renting of Parks with facilities like amphitheatre wherein entertainment with
performances and other cultural and art-oriented events can be held on the availability of certain DDA Parks that are put up on
booking. These policies as well as the availability of kiosks and restaurants help in generating revenues. DDA is making certain
parks available for booking for. DDA has revamped its initial Policy of adoption of certain of its parks by willing agencies for
development and maintenance, while the land ownership continues to rest with DDA.
• Designing outdoor human environments with ever changing materials through, Master Planning, Detailed Landscape Design, and
a research on various aspects of Environmental Design.
• Making Policy decisions regarding development of Greens, like Environment Chapter of Master Plan.
• Design of Special projects like Bio-diversity Parks, Restoration and Rejuvenation of floodplains of River Yamuna, Urban greens in
public realm like, Swarnjayanti Park, Vasant Udyan, Sanjay lake, Indraprastha Park, Aastha Kunj, Prasad Nagar lake have been
created and are being maintained by DDA. Also, work on Heritage projects have also been taken up by the DDA.
The role of statutory and
regulatory bodies D.D.A

5. • It shall be the general duty of the Commission to advise the Central Government in the matter of preserving, developing and
maintaining the aesthetic quality of urban and environmental design within Delhi and to provide advice and guidance to any local
body in respect of any project of building operations or engineering operations or any development proposal which effects or is
likely to affect the skyline or the aesthetic quality of surroundings or any public amenity provided therein.
• it shall be the duty of the Commission to scrutinize, approve, reject or modify proposals in respect of the following matters, namely :
• Development of district centers, sub district civic centres, community centers, areas earmarked for Government,
administrative buildings and for residential complexes, public building/complexes on more than 2 hectares in area, or taller
than 26 mts. in height, or having plot area more than 1000 sqm abutting 24 mt. or more wide road ;
• Re-development of the area within the jurisdiction of New Delhi Municipal Committee including Connaught Place Complex
and its environs, Central Vista, the entire bungalow area of Lutyen’s New Delhi, historic areas of the City including
Shahjahanabad, Civil Lines, Mehrauli and such other areas as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official
Gazette, specify ;
• Architectural expressions and visual appearance of new buildings in the centers, areas, parks and gardens specified in
clauses (a) and (b) including selections of models or statues and fountains therein;
• Re-development of areas in the vicinity of Jama Masjid, Red Fort, Qutab, Humayun's Tomb, Old Fort, Tuglakabad and of
such other places of historical importance, as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify;
• Conservation, preservation and beautification of monumental buildings, heritage public parks and public gardens including
location or installation of statues or fountains therein;
• Street furniture and hoardings;
• Location and plans of infrastructural proposals like power houses, water towers. television and other communication
towers and other allied structures;
• Transport corridors including major roads, metro rail including metro stations, Railway Stations, Airports, Flyovers,
bridges etc,
• Any other project or lay-out to beautify Delhi or to add to its cultural vitality or to enhance the quality of the surroundings
thereof at the discretion of the Commission.
• Without prejudice to the provisions, the Commission may suo motu promote and secure the development, re-development or-
beautification of any areas in Delhi in respect of which no proposals in that behalf have been received from any local body.
The role of statutory and
regulatory bodies DUAC