| Islamabad:The civic agency has compiled all zoning bylaws in the form of one book that were earlier available only in minutes of board decisions or gazette notifications. According to an official document, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) prepared zoning regulations in 1992, amended zoning regulations in 2010, residential building control byelaws for Blue Area, Marakiz, Class-III shopping centres, unacquired area along IJP Road, modalities and procedures for development of private housing schemes. These bylaws were not documented and compiled at one place. Now all zoning bylaws are available in the form of the book that will help remove confusion and difference of opinion among stakeholders. Various town planners are of the view that Islamabad has an over-regulated city zoning that is very restrictive, favouring single-family houses with limited scope for commercial and civic activities.
|
|
