5.1 Heritage and Urban Character of the Zone

Area was planned using British planning principles of creating linear axis and a vista between two focal points – “t Maƌk͛s Cathedƌal on the West and the TƌinitLJ Chuƌch on the East. The Aƌchitectuƌal styles for heritage buildings are predominantly Gothic and Colonial architecture. The heritage sites listed in this zone are presented in Table 7.

5.2 Typology

The heritage sites along MG road, Residency road and Richmond town were developed as recreational, religious, educational buildings and defence establishments. The heritage zone has Government, institutional, commercial and private properties.

Sl. No.	Name of Heritage Site	Location	Ward no.	Ward name	Type of Building
M.G.Road Heritage Zone	M.G.Road Heritage Zone	M.G.Road Heritage Zone	M.G.Road Heritage Zone	M.G.Road Heritage Zone	M.G.Road Heritage Zone
Built Heritage	Built Heritage	Built Heritage	Built Heritage	Built Heritage	Built Heritage
1	34,35 Anand & Associates	34,35 Anand & Associates Museum Road	111	Shantala Nagar	Residential
2	Andrew's Buildings	No. 113, M.G. Road	111	Shantala Nagar	Commercial
3	B Station	Mg Road	111	Shantala Nagar	Public
4	Bible Society	No.2, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Near Anil Kumble Circle,Shanthala Nagar, Ashok Nagar	111	Shantala Nagar	Commercial
5	Bowring Institute - State Protected	No. 19, St. Mark's Road	111	Shantala Nagar	Public
6	Church Of South Indian Trust Association	M.G.Road	111	Shantala Nagar	Public
7	East Parade Church	On Dickenson Road At The Junction Of M.G. Road	90	Halsoor	Public
8	Empire Theatre	No. 115, Kapoor's Building,(Previous Empire Theatre),M G Road M.G. Road	111	Shantala Nagar	Public
9	Higgin Botham's Bock Shop	74, M G Road,Opp. Metro Station	111	Shantala Nagar	Commercial
10	Holy Trinity Church	At the East End of M.G. Road, Trinity Circle-8,Trinity Circle	114	Agara	Public
11	Junction of MG	Brigade Road	111	Shantala	Commercial
Sl. No.	Name of Heritage Site	Location	Ward no.	Ward name	Type of Building
	Road And Brigade Road			Nagar
12	Kaveri Art's Emporium	No. 45, Road,M.G. Road	111	Shantala Nagar	Commercial
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5.3 Regulations for M.G.Road Heritage Zone

Regulations for M.G.Road Heritage Zone are given in Table 8.

Aspects of Regulation	MG Road Heritage Zone (Common Regulations)
Regulations for all the Listed Heritage Sites in the particular heritage zone	Internal changes or adaptive reuse is allowed, extension to existing heritage sites, additional buildings in the open spaces / parking areas of the listed heritage sites is allowed provided it is in harmony with the architectural style and shall not detract from the heritage building with prior NOC of Authority / Heritage Committee.No new buildings and additional development in the Cariappa Park, Gen. Manekshaw grounds and RSI club premisesAdditional regulations for State Protected Building of Bowring's Institute: Area adjacent to the monument, 100 m is prohibited area and 200 m is regulated area from mining activities and other construction activities.Existing building line to be maintained on MG road to maximize commercial potential.
Infrastructure Upgradation	Road Widening, laying of utility lines allowed only with prior NOC of Authority / Heritage Committee.No public infrastructure such as flyovers or OHTs allowed in this Heritage zone.Pedestrian /NMT on streets to be demarcated for promoting easy access to these Heritage sites.Provide parking facilities by planned interventions.
Vistas/ Views/ Skyline	No protrusion beyond the existing building line to be allowed, such that the view of the axis of MG road is maintained.
Streetscape	Existing setback for commercial frontages is allowed for maximizing retail potential.No compound wall/ low rise (2' height from the ground level) compound walls for visual continuity from the road is recommendedStreetscape elements & street furniture must consider the surrounding architectural character or designed in a manner that does not mar the character of the heritage zone.
Signages	Signboards regarding information of the particular heritage building/site/zone/precinct except for traffic routes and boards to be allowed with prior clearance from Authority which when are specifically designed (size of signboards/colour/font size etc.) in accordance to local context.Commercial signboards should not obstruct view of the listed heritage sites.