Zoning Regulation
According development plan of Cuttack city, the area of the city have been divided into various zones namely residential, commercial, industrial, administrative, institutional, open space, transport & communication, river front, green belt and natural drainage channel zone. They have their zonal boundaries prescribed by developmental plan.
Below are the tables showing land use permitted/prohibited in different zones.
Land Use Permitted/Prohibited in Residential Use Zones
| Use Zone | Use Permitted | Upto 30% of the area to be permitted on special Consideration | Use Prohibited |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Use Zone | (1) Residential, Hostel, Boarding houses with density limitation, if any | (1) Places of worship. | (1) Slaughter houses, industries |
| (2) School | (2) Places of worship. | (2) All uses not specifically permitted. | |
| (3) Health clinics | (3) Professional, commercial, Govt. & Semi-Government offices, Institutions. | ||
| (4) Social, cultural and neighborhood recreational Institutions with Adequate parking facilities. | 4) Service uses and shops. | ||
| (5) Public utilities & Public buildings. | (5) Hotels, hospitals & Sanatoria not treating contagious diseases mental patients, if setbacks & coverage of plots are such as not to constitute nuisance to residential area. | ||
| (6) Non-commercial agricultural garden, nursery and green houses. | (6) College & Research Institutions of non-commercial nature, if building is located at a distance of not less than 8 meters from boundary of the plot. | ||
| (7) Any neighborhood re creation uses including clubs & other semi Public recreational uses. | (7) Rearing of poultry and cattle for non-commercial use if no bird or animal is housed closer than 6 meters of a dwelling. | ||
| (8) Accessory uses clearly incidental to incidental use (except service uses) which will not create a nuisance or hazard. | (8) Removal of gravel, clay sand or stone for development of site which will not result in the stagnation of water or cause other nuisance. | ||
| (9) Customary home occupation if the area for such use does not exceed 25 percent of the total floor area of the dwelling & there shall be no public display of the goods. | (9) Bus stop. | ||
| (10) Petrol filling station on roads of 12 meters. Or more width if they fulfill other requirement laid down in this connection | |||
| (11) Service industries and storage yards incidental to main use. | |||
| (12) Crematories and electric crematorium. | |||
| (13) Philanthropic uses. | |||
| (14) Places of entertainment including cinema house can be permitted provide d these are located on the important roads of not less than 12 meters. Width & no traffic problems are created. | |||
| (15) The planning Authority in consultation with the Director of Town Planning, Orissa can allow increased residential density, if in its opinion the proposed densities are desirable and necessary | |||
| (16) Service industry/Cottage industries |