Proposal and recommendation with regard to FRAMING OF VARIOUS POLICIES such as:
AMENDMENTS IN BUILDING BYE LAWS
NEED BASED CHANGES
PARKING POLICY
Officers of the Department are technical members of the Building Plan Approval Committees and advice the Chairman PAC's, on technical issues.
TOWN PLANNING WING
To prepare Inter-state Regional Plan for Chandigarh in coordination with the neighboring States of Punjab & Haryana for coordinated and planned regional growth
To prepare action plans for future development in view of the CMP-2031.
Preparation of detail sector plans, zoning plans & also preparing zoning plan for various govt. & private buildings.
Providing planning for new development schemes initiated by the administration such as I.T. Park, Education City, institutional area, various pockets as proposed in the Master Plan etc.
Preparation of integrated planning of rural area and balance development of the entire U.T. periphery
To support the concerned Department of Administration for Traffic and Transportation Policy.
SERVICE FUNCTIONS
Provide TECHNICAL ADVICES on all architectural planning issues & architectural advices to other Govt. Departments / Boards / Corporations as Deposit Work
Preparation of future LAND USE PLAN for orderly development of the city
Planning of RESERVE AREAS.
IDENTIFICATION OF SITES for various purposes.
Supply of information required by any citizen of India under RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT.
Preparation of ARCHITECTURAL CONTROLS/STANDARD DESIGNS and ZONING PLANS governing the construction guidelines to all types of buildings i.e. Residential/Commercial/Industrial/Institutes etc.
ARCHITECTURE WING
Preparations of Building design for buildings of various Govt. Departments and coordinate the work between the executing agency and the Client Department
Provide technical advice on all architectural planning issues for various Boards and Corporations under Chandigarh Administration by the Chief Architect in his capacity as the Member of Board/Governing Body.
Provide architectural consultancy to Municipal Corporation and Undertake Deposit Works for various State Government, Centre Government and Public Sector Undertaking.
Empanelment of Architects under self certification scheme of Chandigarh Administration has been discontinued from 19/12/2022. To reduce compliance burden under 2nd stage of Ease of Doing Business initiative.