8.1 Heritage and Urban Character of the Zone

This zone has grid pattern roads with a centrally located Richards Park, and the monumental Holy Ghost Church culminates along the axis of Clarke road. This zone has mostly residential units with avenue plantation along the roads. Colonial Architecture and contemporary architecture character can be seen in this zone. Tree lined avenues along roads characteristic of this zone. The heritage sites listed in this zone are presented in Table 13.

8.2 Typology

Neighbourhood typology, with Church building at the end of axis along with central park. Residences are predominantly bungalow type with upcoming apartment complexes.

Sl. No.	Name of Heritage Site	Location	Ward No.	Ward Name	Type of Building
Richard's Town Heritage Zone	Richard's Town Heritage Zone	Richard's Town Heritage Zone	Richard's Town Heritage Zone	Richard's Town Heritage Zone	Richard's Town Heritage Zone
Built Heritage	Built Heritage	Built Heritage	Built Heritage	Built Heritage	Built Heritage
1	#20, Hall road bungalow	Behind Clarence School,	60	Sagayarapura	Residential
2	AJ Kurian residence	#2, Hall Road	60	Sagayarapura	Residential
3	Aquaint Mosque	At The Western End Of Hall Road	60	Sagayarapura	Public
4	French Loaf restaurant	At The Junction Of Clarke Road And Viviani Road	60	Sagayarapura	Commercial
5	Holy Ghost church	Richards Town	60	Sagayarapura	Public
6	ISMAILA	No. 22, Hall Road	60	Sagayarapura	Residential
7	Mizpah Telegu Church	On Clarke Road At The Crossin Gof Pottery Road	60	Sagayarapura	Public
8	Nawgiri residence	#8, Davis Road	60	Sagayarapura	Residential
9	Residence 018	#42, Viviani Road	60	Sagayarapura	Residential
10	Residence 019	#57/59, Viviani Road	60	Sagayarapura	Residential
11	Residence 020	#10, Clarke Road	60	Sagayarapura	Residential
12	Residence 062	Between Of Clarence School And 1, Amstrong Road	60	Sagayarapura	Residential
13	Residence 063	#14&15, Hall Road	60	Sagayarapura	Residential
14	Residence 064	#2, Amstrong Road	60	Sagayarapura	Residential
15	Residence 065	#3, Amstrong Road	60

8.3 Regulations for Richard’s Town Heritage )one

Regulations for ‘ichaƌd͛s ToǁŶ Heƌitage Zone are given in Table 14

Aspects of Regulation	Richard's Town Heritage )one ;Common RegulationsͿ
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. New development for non-heritage buildings allowed but limited to 21 m from ground level or G+6 after clearance from Authority/ heritage Committee. Existing building lines to be maintained, with no new developments or additions can protrude beyond all roads in the heritage zone. Architectural features/elements of existing heritage buildings to be adapted for new developments to maintain the character of the zone.
Infrastructure Upgradation	Road Widening, laying of utility lines allowed only with prior NOC of Authority / Heritage Committee. Pedestrian /NMT on streets to be demarcated for promoting easy access to these Heritage sites.
Vistas/ Views/ Skyline	Existing tree lined avenue streets to be retained, connecting the Richards Park and the Holy Ghost Church, Clarke road, Hall road, Davis road, Cookson road, John Armstrong road Street edge improvements to be undertaken to allow more visual connect to the monumental architectural character of the heritage institutional buildings with prior clearance from Authority / Heritage Committee.
Streetscape	Landscape and Avenue plantation in accordance with the character of the place. To promote pedestrian pathways to be developed as a public realm. Streetscape 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. No commercial hoardings allowed on the listed heritage buildings/ within heritage site. Commercial signboards should not obstruct view of the listed heritage sites.