Hyderabad: In a major relief to house owners in its jurisdiction, Secunderabad cantonment board (SCB) announced changes to the floor space index (FSI) regulations at a board meeting here on Friday. A resolution for exclusion of areas like cellar, stilt and basement earmarked for parking, staircases, corridors, balconies, generator and lift rooms while sanctioning the building plan was passed during the meeting.
The permissible FSI of 1.5 for construction of buildings allows for up to two floors apart from the ground floor. However, while calculating the FSI, the ratio of area covered by building floor to the plot size, considered cellar, stilt and basement areas under built-up space. This led to large-scale violations in constructions and congestion from parking on roads, as parking space was integral to FSI calculation.
Later, SCB chief executive officer B. Ajith Reddy said that there should be strict compliance of the new rules. Residents were deprived of valuable living space due to the FSI limitation and hence, it was decided to exempt them from calculations, he added.
With this revision, there is a likelihood that FSI violations would come down significantly. The resolution provides for accepting compounding fees or compliance with minor modifications to such buildings.
