Building Regulation

Permission to layout and make a street

§204

Summary

204. 1[(1) Every person before beginning to lay out or make a new private street shall submit an application in writing to the Municipality seeking permission to lay out or make such street and shall, along with such application, submit plans showing the following particulars ; (a) the proposed level, direction and width of the street. (b) the street alignment and the building line and shall also state in the application the arrangements to be made for the leveling, paving metalling, flagging, channeling, swearing, raining, conserving and lighting of the street. (2) The provisions of his Act and of any rules or bye-laws made thereunder as to the level and width of a public street and the height of a building abutting thereon shall apply to the case of a street referred to in sub-section (1) ; and all other particulars referred to in that subsection shall be subject to the approval of the Municipality. (3) Within sixty days after the receipt of an application under sub-section (1) the Municipality shall either sanction the laying out or the making of the street on such conditions as it may think fit to impose or disallow it, or ask for further information with respect to it within a specified reasonable period. (4) Such sanction may be refused - (i) if the proposed street would conflict with any arrangements which have been made or which are, in the opinion of the Municipality, likely to be made for carrying out any general scheme of street improvement, or (ii) if the proposed street does not conform to the provisions of the Act, rules and by-laws referred to in sub-section (2), or (iii) if the proposed street is not designed so as to connect at least at one end with a public of a private street which is already connected with a public street. (5) No person shall lay out or make any new private street or road without, or otherwise than in conformity with, the orders of the Municipality. If further information is asked for under sub-section (3), the laying out or making of the street shall not be commenced until orders have been passed on the application after receipt of such information. Provided that the passing of such orders shall not in any case be delayed by more than thirty days after the Municipality has received all the information which it considers necessary for the final disposal of the application. ]

204. 1[(1) Every person before beginning to lay out or make a new private street shall submit an application in writing to the Municipality seeking permission to lay out or make such street and shall, along with such application, submit plans showing the following particulars ; (a) the proposed level, direction and width of the street. (b) the street alignment and the building line and shall also state in the application the arrangements to be made for the leveling, paving metalling, flagging, channeling, swearing, raining, conserving and lighting of the street. (2) The provisions of his Act and of any rules or bye-laws made thereunder as to the level and width of a public street and the height of a building abutting thereon shall apply to the case of a street referred to in sub-section (1) ; and all other particulars referred to in that subsection shall be subject to the approval of the Municipality. (3) Within sixty days after the receipt of an application under sub-section (1) the Municipality shall either sanction the laying out or the making of the street on such conditions as it may think fit to impose or disallow it, or ask for further information with respect to it within a specified reasonable period. (4) Such sanction may be refused - (i) if the proposed street would conflict with any arrangements which have been made or which are, in the opinion of the Municipality, likely to be made for carrying out any general scheme of street improvement, or (ii) if the proposed street does not conform to the provisions of the Act, rules and by-laws referred to in sub-section (2), or (iii) if the proposed street is not designed so as to connect at least at one end with a public of a private street which is already connected with a public street. (5) No person shall lay out or make any new private street or road without, or otherwise than in conformity with, the orders of the Municipality. If further information is asked for under sub-section (3), the laying out or making of the street shall not be commenced until orders have been passed on the application after receipt of such information. Provided that the passing of such orders shall not in any case be delayed by more than thirty days after the Municipality has received all the information which it considers necessary for the final disposal of the application. ]

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