This Guidebook is an instrument to achieve the urban transformation agenda initiated by the Government of India. It provides tools to implement the Form Based Codes (FBC) approach for Indian cities - the Character Based Area Layout Plan (CBALP), Urban Form Regulation (UFR) unique to corresponding CBALP and Property Development Cards (PDC) for improving public realm by meeting the demands of live-work-recreate, safety, sustainability and resilience, including brownfield areas.

 

This Guidebook details out a process to adopt FBC in India. It also comprises the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for preparing CBALP and its corresponding UFRs. The plot specific DCRs and UFRs shall be compiled in PDCs to streamline the development process for all end-users, thereby enabling Ease-of-Doing Business (EoDB). It includes the Guidebook, the Standard Operations Procedures on Preparing Character Based Area Layout Plans,  the Standard Operations Procedures on Urban Form Regulations and Property Development Cards, Background Studies, and a Summary Poster. 

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