Civic body to take call on extra FSI for bus utility land

However,the MSRTC had requested an FSI of one for commercial use. “It is necessary to make certain amendments to the development control rules to allow additional FSI to MSRTC for development of property on its land,” Municipal Commissioner Mahesh Zagade said in the proposal. The additional FSI will be used only for commercial use without charging any premium,it said.

According to MSRTC sources,the state corporation owns around 10 acres of land in the city besides near bus stands at Pune station,Swargate and Shivajinagar. It also owns land at Dapodi on the Pune-Mumbai highway and Seven Love Chowk on the Solapur road.

In another proposal,the civic administration has sought the approval of general body for making amendments to the Maharashtra Region Town Planning Act,to facilitate approval of an additional FSI for development of agriculture land that is part of special township projects coming up in the city.

It said the state government has pointed out that there are not many takers for developing township in the jurisdiction of municipal corporation or council due to low FSI on agriculture land.

The amendment to the Section 37 (1) of MRTP Act 1966 would enable the civic administration to give additional FSI for development of land. However,the civic body has also been asked to seek suggestions and objections on the proposal from citizens.