State Act

THE KARNATAKA MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS ACT, 1976.

1[299-AB. Levy of imposts, restrictions and conditions.- (1) The Commissioner may grant such permission to execute the work together with a site plan of the land, ground plan, elevations and section of the building subject to such restrictions and conditions, as may be specified in the zoning regulations or building bye-laws or he may refuse to grant such license subject to the conditions specified in section 303. (2) The Commissioner may for approving or sanctioning the plan or grant of commencement certificate or occupation certificate, charge and levy the following fee at such rates as may be prescribed in the rules or bye-laws, based on the guidance value fixed by the Department of Stamps and Registration under the provisions of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 (Karnataka Act 34 of 1957) or based on any fixed charges with annual increment, namely:- (a) fee for issuance of license; (b) fee for security of the building for which license granted; (c) fee for maintenance of public roads or storing of construction materials in public places during construction viz, ground rent; (d) security fee, ensuring that the construction is in accordance with plan sanctioned; (e) fee for commencement certificate; (f) fee for occupancy certificate; (g) fee for services rendered by Empanelled Professionals in connection to the Authority's requirements, to be borne by the owners of buildings. (h) penalty imposed at the time of issuance of occupancy certificate for not obtaining commencement certificate at the commencement of the construction; (i) penalty for regularization up to the extent of violation or deviation in the construction with respect to sanctioned plan or zonal regulation limit, as may be specified in the bye-laws; and (j) such other fee as specified in the bye-laws or as specified by the Government from time to time.]1