COURSE PLAN

UE-414: LAW AND REGULATORY CONTROL STUDIES

BY

RAVINDAR KUMAR

Assistant Professor

Department of Architecture and Planning

NED University of Engineering and Technology

Karachi

INTRODUCTION:

The course Law and Regulatory Control Studies consists following themes and Topics.

1. LAW:

1.1. Definition of government and law;

1.2. Legal relations;

1.3. subjects and objects of legal relations;

1.4. Physical and Jurisdictional individuals;

1.5. Local Government Legislation/Act and Licenses requirement and regulations;

1.6. Professional ethics

2. PROPERTY RIGHTS:

2.1. Forms and types, Possession, use and disposal

3. BUILDING PLANS:

3.1. Submission of Building applications and drawings;

3.2. Procedural Checks;

3.3. Ownership verification;

3.4. Planning application forms; drawings fees, No objection certificates, Advertisements; etc.

3.5. Site visits, serving of notices;

3.6. Fines and compounding of violation.

3.7. Analysis of building proposals:

3.7.1. Conformity with the development plans,

3.7.2. Land use zoning,

3.7.3. Planning criteria,

3.7.4. Building byelaws,

3.7.5. Design guidelines,

3.7.6. Building line/parking requirements,

3.7.7. Chamfer requirements,

3.7.8. Construction over cultivators etc.

4. COORDINATION AND ACTION BETWEEN CIVIC AGENCIES:

4.1. Consultation with the neighbours, roads authorities line departments and allied agencies;

4.2. Decision about approval of planning proposal;

4.3. Completion certificates.

4.4. Demarcation and removal of encroachments;

4.5. Declaration and demolition of dangerous buildings;

4.6. Litigation involved in building control;

4.7. Commercialisation policy and its effectiveness.