"Building line" vs setback

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vpbs_bak
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"Building line" vs setback

Post by vpbs_bak »

Can someone help me understand the difference between a "building line" (as mentioned in Appendix 1 of the BBMP Master Plan doc) and setback ?
The way I understood them (in curde, layman terms) both was the 'gap to be left' in front of the road (or sides). The only thing I could think of is
that "building line" is applicable only in the road-facing direction, is that all ?


Thanks in advance.
rkrishna
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Re: "Building line" vs setback

Post by rkrishna »

Interesting! Definitions in the document don't really provide much details.
"Building line: Means the line up to which the plinth of a building may lawfully extend within the plot on a street or an extension of a street. No overhead projections are allowed beyond the building line.
Building setback: Minimum distance between any building or any structure from the boundary line of the plot."

Would Chejja's/balcony's be included or excluded from setback? For setback purposes, I heard one would consider the position of the columns beams and chejja/balcony's are overhead projections outside the structure right? Building line definition seems to specifically say that no overhead projections are allowed.

In any case, I am told that no one religiously follows these in Bangalore:-)
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