The Municipality of Kalamassery has initiated steps to address potential concerns of residents regarding the revised zoning regulations in the civic body’s structure plan. The revisions, which the municipality claims are an “emergency relief” for the people, were included in the draft notification of the Structure Plan for the Central City of Kochi, which was released by the state government on March 15. Kalamassery is among the five municipalities included in the Central City Region. The region also covers Kochi Corporation areas and six grama panchayats.
According to the zoning map of the plan, the municipality of Kalamassery was divided into mainly agricultural, residential, industrial, public semi-public and park and children’s zones. The agricultural zone has now been further divided into “risk” and “non-risk” zones. In the category “agricultural use zone with risk”, the limit for residential buildings was increased to 500 m2. from 300 m2. For commercial buildings, the limit was increased to 300 m2 from 200 m2. In the “risk-free agricultural zone” category, the construction of all types of residential buildings, including apartments, was released.
Published – 20 Apr 2026 22:28 IST
