{"id":65108,"date":"2020-05-06T14:23:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T09:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=65108"},"modified":"2020-05-06T14:52:16","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T09:52:16","slug":"mcl-amends-building-bylaws-2017-for-lahore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/mcl-amends-building-bylaws-2017-for-lahore.html","title":{"rendered":"MCL amends Building Bylaws 2017 to promote construction activity in Lahore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lahore: Administrator Metropolitan Corporation Lahore (MCL) Captain (R) Saif Anjum on Monday (May 4) provided his approval to the amendments proposed to the authority\u2019s Building Bylaws 2017 \u2014 with the move aimed at promoting <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lda-ease-bylaws-construction-sector.html\" target=\"_blank\">construction activity<\/a> in the city, a news source reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lda-directed-to-prepare-bylaws-for-high-rise-buildings.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LDA directed to prepare bylaws for high-rise buildings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The amendments have been crafted to help the construction industry benefit from the relief package announced by Prime Minister Imran Khan in April. As per the news sources, the MCL has made the following changes in the Building Bylaws 2017:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Height limit set for high-rise, mixed used developments:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The minimum height limit of a multi-story building increased from 38 feet, to 45 feet<\/li><li>NOC issuance was made compulsory for structure, design and architectural calculations of an apartment project<\/li><li>Maximum height limit for apartment buildings spanning an area between 10 marlas and 1 kanal was set at 48 feet<\/li><li>Maximum height limit for apartment buildings spanning an area between 1 kanal and 2 kanals was set at 90 feet<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lda-approves-building-zoning-regulations-2019-high-rises.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LDA approves \u2018Building &amp; Zoning Regulations 2019\u2019 for high-rises<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Maximum height limit for apartment buildings spanning an area between 2 kanals and 4 kanals was set at 120 feet<\/li><li>Maximum height limit for apartment buildings spanning an area between 4 kanals and 8 kanals was set at 200 feet<\/li><li>Maximum height limit for apartment buildings spanning an area over 8 kanals in size was set at 300 feet<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Height limit set for high-rise commercial buildings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Maximum height limit for commercial buildings covering an area between 10 marlas and 1 kanal was set at 50 feet<\/li><li>Maximum height limit for commercial buildings covering an area between 1 kanal and 2 kanals was set at 90 feet<\/li><li>Maximum height limit for commercial buildings covering an area between 2 kanals and 4 kanals was set at 120 feet<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lda-proposes-new-height-limits-for-residential-constructions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LDA proposes new height limits for residential constructions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Maximum height limit for commercial buildings covering an area between 4 kanals and 8 kanals was set at 200 feet<\/li><li>Maximum height limit for commercial buildings covering an area over 8 kanals in size was set at 300 feet<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rules finalised for marquees<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MCL also approved of the requirement to have a minimum of 4 kanals of land for setting up a marquee. Owners of existing marquees with missing parking facility can get their buildings regularised by paying a penalty of PKR 350,000 per car. In addition, according to the building plan timeframe that has already been approved by the Lahore Development Authority, the MCL is now bound to grant approvals to building plans within 30 days of receiving a formal request \u2014 with all other formalities to be duly complied with during this time period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: Administrator Metropolitan Corporation Lahore (MCL) Captain (R) Saif Anjum on Monday (May 4) provided his approval to the amendments proposed to the authority\u2019s Building Bylaws 2017 \u2014 with the move aimed at promoting construction activity in the city, a news source reported. Read: LDA directed to prepare bylaws for high-rise buildings The amendments have been crafted to help the construction industry benefit from the relief package announced by Prime Minister Imran Khan in April. As per the news sources, the MCL has made the following changes in the Building Bylaws 2017: Height limit set for high-rise, mixed used developments: The minimum height limit of a multi-story building increased from 38 feet, to 45 feet NOC issuance was made compulsory for structure, design and architectural calculations of an apartment project Maximum height limit for apartment buildings spanning an area between 10 marlas and 1 kanal was set at 48 feet Maximum height limit for apartment buildings spanning an area between 1 kanal and 2 kanals was set at 90 feet Read: LDA approves \u2018Building &amp; Zoning Regulations 2019\u2019 for high-rises Maximum height limit for apartment buildings spanning an area between 2 kanals and 4 kanals was set at 120 feet&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":65110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20385,15016],"tags":[28219],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-65108","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-development-projects","8":"category-new-developments","9":"tag-lda-building-bylaws-for-high-rise-buildings-in-lahore","10":"cat-20385-id","11":"cat-15016-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MCL amends building bylaws 2017 for Lahore - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lahore: Administrator Metropolitan Corporation Lahore (MCL) Captain (R) Saif Anjum on Monday (May 4) approved of the amendments proposed\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/mcl-amends-building-bylaws-2017-for-lahore.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MCL amends building bylaws 2017 for Lahore - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lahore: Administrator Metropolitan Corporation Lahore (MCL) Captain (R) Saif Anjum on Monday (May 4) approved of the amendments proposed\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/mcl-amends-building-bylaws-2017-for-lahore.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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