A Self Declaration Form to comply with the environmental conditions as stipulated in Table 15.2 along with Form-IIb and Compliance Report submitted by Environment Engineer on Record (EER) to be submitted by the project proponent as a common application for building licence to the Authority along with the specified fee in separate accounts. The fee for environmental appraisal will be deposited in a separate account. The Environment Cell will process the Application after obtaining Evaluation Report of the Building Environment Auditor (of the compliance report submitted by the EER) and if the Application and drawings / details submitted are in order, forward the same to the Commissioner.
If the Environment cell is of the opinion that the application/drawings submitted by the proponent is not in accordance with the provisions of these Byelaws (based on the evaluation report submitted by the Building Environment Auditor (BEA), the Environment Cell shall suggest the necessary changes to be made and forward the same to the Commissioner of the Authority. The Commissioner shall issue endorsement to the proponent as per the suggestions made by the Environment Cell and the proponent shall make the necessary changes and resubmit the application / drawings to the satisfactions of the Environment Cell and the Environment Cell shall accept the revisions made by the proponent.
According to the Proponent or the concerned EER, if the defects / changes suggested in the endorsement are incorrect, the proponent may file objection, to the commissioner, stating the correctness of the drawings / details submitted.
If any such objection is received from the Proponent, the Commissioner of the Authority shall conduct joint enquiry along with the Applicant, the concerned EER, the Building Environment Auditor who has submitted the Evaluation Report and the Environment Cell which has suggested the changes in the drawings / details submitted (based on which the endorsement was issued), by giving notice to all, within seven days of receiving objection.
During the enquiry, the Commissioner of the Authority, after hearing the views of both the parties, shall either accept or reject the objection raised by the proponent and instruct the proponent accordingly in writing and sending a copy of the same to the Environment Cell and the decision of the Commissioner shall be final. The Proponent shall abide by the decision of the Commissioner and make necessary changes as instructed by the commissioner, if any and resubmit the application.
After receiving the recommendation of the Environment Cell or after receiving the changes made as instructed by the Commissioner (as mentioned above), the building Licence and environmental clearance shall be issued in an integrated format by the Authority.
After executing all works in site as per the environmental clearance issued by the authority and certification of works by the empanelled professional, the completion certificate shall be issued as prescribed in clause 3.17.
The project proponent shall submit Performance Data and Certificate of Continued Compliance of the project for the environmental conditions parameters applicable after completion of construction, from Building Environment Auditors every year to the Environment Cell with special focus on the following parameters (as detailed in clause 11.2): (a) Energy Use (including all energy sources).
(b) Energy generated on site from onsite Renewable energy sources.
(c) Water use and waste water generated, treated and reused on site.
(d) Waste Segregated and Treated on site.
(e) Tree plantation and maintenance.
After completion of the project, the Cell shall randomly check the projects compliance status including the yearly audit report. Penalties and action against the concerned persons for non-compliances of the environmental conditions and parameters shall be initiated as prescribed in the rules framed under Section 76F and 76 FFF of Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act,1961.