Abstract:
Now-a-days the land use pattern of Dacca City has become
a serious problem for the implementation of its ~Iaster
Plan which is diverting to a certain extent from achieving
its aims and objectives. This is because of the uncontrolled
and incompatible uses that are developing and increasing dayby-
day within the different functional zones of the city.
The present study reveals ~hat a considerable percentage
of incompatible use hels invaded the planned areas of the city.
In this context the land use pattern of Dhanmondi Residential
lIrea has been taken as a 'case Study. From the survey that' covered
10~hof the buildings\ it has Jeeh found that about
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13.14% of the total buiidings of this r~sidential.area are
nOli used for official purpose. The percentu[';eof the floors
'used as offices is the highest for the three storied buildin3S.
,The most remark,able, feature is'the mixed type of use of the
buildin[';seither as residential -cum-commercial or residential
-cum-office which is about 0.7% and 1.00% of the total buildings
respectively. This incompatible official use in the residential
area will lead it to a business district in the near
future~ CQntr,olling measures are necessary to protect the
differen~ zones of the city from being encroached upon by
such non-conforming uses. Chapter Five of this study deals
with this case stud,y. ,- - .'".
The evidenceso'f non-conforming uses and structures wi thin
the city are also found from sever~l court cases which
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est"blish that the present Town Improvement !,ct and the
Building Construction Act are not sufficient enough for
controlling the development pattern of the metropolitan
city according to its Master Plan. It may be said that in
our country the legal side which is the most important
aspect of city planning is given very little consideration.
A Zoning Ordinance for the city of Dacca has become
essential to control and regulate its future growth and
development. A guide line of comprehensive zoning ordinance
for the city wi th all the required provisions has been
sDg!tested:iD~Cllapter Six. It has also been suge;ested to
enact this ordinance by considering all or parts of the
local rules and regulations that control the constructions
and the use of land and structures of the city.
