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The Development and Planning Regulations, 1977 made the 28th July, 1977, as amended by the Citation of Acts of Parliament Act, 2020 [Act 56 of 2020], and consolidated with Laws 18 of 1982 (part), 7 of 2003 (part), 31 of 2003 (part), and 8 of 2004 (part). Consolidated with \u2014 Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1977 made the 6th December, 1977, Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1979 made the 18th September, 1979, Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1980 made the 25th March, 1980, Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1985 made the 26th March, 1985, Development and Planning (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1990 (sic) made the 24th July, 1990, Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1991 made the 5th March, 1991, Development and Planning (Amendment) (Fees) Regulations, 1991 made the 16th December, 1991, Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1992 made the 21st January, 1992, Development and Planning (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1992 made the 6th October, 1992, Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1993 made the 21st December, 1993, Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1994 made the 15th March, 1994, Building Code Regulations, 1995 (part) made the 11th August, 1995, Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1997 made the 20th May, 1997, Development and Planning (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1997 made the 19th August, 1997, Development and Planning (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 1997 made the 11th November, 1997, Development and Planning (Amendment) (Temporary Provisions) Regulations, 2001 made the 20th November, 2001, Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Publication Details Continued Development and Planning (Amendment) (Heights of Buildings) Regulations, 2002 made the 16th April, 2002, Development and Planning (Amendment) (Heights of Buildings) (No.2) Regulations, 2002 made the 23rd July, 2002, Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2005 made the 22nd March, 2005, Development and Planning (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2005 made the 29th March, 2005, Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2006 made the 8th August, 2006, Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2010 made the 25th May, 2010, Development and Planning (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2010 made the 13th July, 2010, Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2012 made the 2nd October, 2012, Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2013 made the 14th May, 2013, Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2014 made the 16th December, 2014, Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2016 made the 6th December, 2016, and Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 made the 10th January, Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2018 made the 19th June, Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 made the 9th February, Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 made the 17th October, 2023. . Originally enacted \u2014 Law 18 of 1982-9th December, 1982 Law 7 of 2003-25th June, 2003 Law 31 of 2003-4th December, 2003 Law 8 of 2004-18th March, 2004 Act 56 of 2020-7th December, 2020. Consolidated and revised this 31st day of December, 2023. Note (not forming part of these Regulations): This revision replaces the 2022 Revision which should now be discarded. Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Arrangement of Regulations Development and Planning Act (2021 Revision) DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING REGULATIONS (2024 Revision) Arrangement of Regulations Regulation 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_22\", \"num\": \"22.\", \"text\": \"Arrangement of Regulations Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_39\", \"num\": \"39.\", \"text\": \"SCHEDULE 1 APPLICATION FEES FOR PLANNING PERMISSION SCHEDULE 2 AREAS SCHEDULE 3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONES SCHEDULE 4 HOTEL\/TOURISM ZONES SCHEDULE 5 MISCELLANEOUS FEES SCHEDULE 6 Infrastructure Fund - Area A1, Area A2, Area B and Area C ENDNOTES Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Regulation 1 Development and Planning Act (2021 Revision) DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING REGULATIONS (2024 Revision)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_1\", \"num\": \"1.\", \"text\": \"Citation 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision).\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_2\", \"num\": \"2.\", \"text\": \"Definitions 2. In these Regulations \u2014 \u201cagricultural\/residential\u201d means land, the primary use of which is both agricultural and residential; \u201cAgricultural\/Residential zone\u201d means a zone designated as such on the map; \u201cancillary building\u201d means a garage or other buildings or structure on a lot or parcel subordinate to and not forming an integral part of the main or principal building but pertaining to the use of the main building; \u201capartment building\u201d means a building that has three or more dwelling units, with \u2014 (a)  at least one dwelling unit entirely or partially above another; and (b)  each dwelling unit having a separate entrance directly from outside or through a common inside area; \u201careas\u201d means the areas shown on the map and \u201czones\u201d has a similar meaning; Regulation 2 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) \u201cAuthority\u201d includes \u201cBoard\u201d in the alternative; \u201cBeach Resort\/Residential zone\u201d means a zone designated as such on the map; \u201cbusiness\u201d with reference to any building, denotes commercial use and includes a shop, restaurant, bank, office or other place in which people are commonly employed in any trade or profession; \u201cCommercial zone\u201d includes a General Commercial zone, a Neighbourhood Commercial zone and a Marine Commercial zone; \u201ccommon use area\u201d means an interior and exterior room, space or element that is not for public use but is available for the shared use of two or more people; \u201ccommunal open space\u201d means an open outdoor area within the curtilage of a residential development for the enjoyment of residents and their guests on a shared basis; \u201ccottage colony\u201d means any premises or complex of premises which are operated on a commercial basis for providing living accommodation for six or more paying guests, the character of which is that of a group of cottages; \u201cdetached house\u201d means a dwelling unit on its own exclusive lot; \u201cduplex\u201d means two dwelling units one above the other or side by side having a common wall; \u201cdwelling unit\u201d\u2018 means two or more rooms used or intended for the domestic use of one or more individuals living as a single housekeeping unit; \u201cexcavation\u201d means the removal or recovery by any means of soil, rock or minerals, other than surface vegetation, from land or water, not being Crown sea bed, on or beneath the surface thereof, whether exposed or submerged; \u201cfinal certificate\u201d means a certificate issued under regulation 34 authorising the occupation and use of a building on the completion of a building operation; \u201cGeneral Commercial zone\u201d means a zone designated as such on the map; \u201cGeneral Commercial zone 1\u201d means the area designated as such on the plan set out in Schedule 3; \u201cGeneral Commercial zone 2\u201d means the area designated as such on the plan set out in Schedule 3; \u201cGeneral Commercial zone 3\u201d means the area designated as such on the plan set out in Schedule 3; \u201cGeneral Commercial zone 4\u201d means the area designated as such on the plan set out in Schedule 3; \u201cGovernment-approved low cost housing programme\u201d means any development, or intended development, designated by the Cabinet under regulation 7; \u201cgross acreage\u201d means an area inclusive of roads and other developments; Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Regulation 2 \u201cguest house\u201d means premises having the external appearance of a dwelling unit but operated on a commercial basis providing sleeping accommodation for paying guests and where no facilities are provided for persons other than those guests and the owner and staff; \u201cHeavy Industrial zone\u201d means a zone designated as such on the map; \u201cheavy industry\u201d means any industry other than light or cottage industries; \u201cheight of a building\u201d means the vertical distance measured from the highest point on a proposed or existing building to the proposed finished grade directly below that point; and, for the purposes of this definition, \u201cfinished grade\u201d means the highest grade within five feet of the building and includes natural grade when no terrain alteration is proposed; \u201cHistoric Overlay zone\u201d means a zone designated as such on the map; \u201chotel\u201d has the meaning ascribed to it in the Hotels Aid Act (1995 Revision); \u201cHotel\/Tourism zone\u201d means a zone designated as such on the map; \u201cHotel\/Tourism zone 1\u201d means the area designated as such on the plan set out in Schedule 4; \u201cHotel\/Tourism zone 2\u201d means the area designated as such on the plan set out in Schedule 4; \u201cHotel\/Tourism zone 3\u201d means the area designated as such on the plan set out in Schedule 4; \u201cIndustrial zone\u201d includes a Heavy Industrial zone and a Light Industrial zone; \u201cindustry\u201d means the use of land for the carrying on of any industry or industrial process; \u201cInstitutional zone\u201d means a zone designated as such on the map; \u201cLight Industrial zone\u201d means a zone designated as such on the map; \u201clight industry\u201d means an industry which is carried on in a special building and in which the process carried on or the machinery used is such as if carried on or used in a residential area would not cause detriment to the amenity of that area including detriment by reason of noise, vibration, smell, fumes, electrical interference, smoke, soot, ash, dust or grit; \u201clot\u201d means a legally registered parcel of land and includes a land strata lot; \u201cmap\u201d means the zoning map of Grand Cayman which is annexed to the development plan and \u201cplan\u201d has a similar meaning; \u201cMangrove Buffer zone\u201d means a zone designated as such on the map; \u201cMarine Commercial zone\u201d means a zone designated as such on the map; \u201cmassing\u201d, in relation to a development, means the overall size, bulk and dimensions of the buildings concerned and their overall appearance resulting from their juxtaposition; Regulation 2 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) \u201cnational disaster\u201d includes hurricane, fire, flood, earthquake, outbreak of pestilence, outbreak of infectious disease or any other calamity whether similar to the foregoing or not; \u201cNeighbourhood Commercial zone\u201d means a zone designated as such on the map; \u201cparking area\u201d means an open space reserved for parking vehicles related to any building; \u201cPermit\u201d means a permit issued under the Building Code Regulations (2022 Revision); \u201cprescribed\u201d means prescribed by the principal Act or these Regulations; \u201cprincipal Act\u201d means the Development and Planning Act (2021 Revision); \u201cpublic access\u201d means private land over which members of the public enjoy rights by virtue of any law; \u201cpublic building\u201d means any building used for civic, administrative, religious or social purposes to which the public has access and includes a town hall, post office, church and public hall; \u201cPublic Open Space zone\u201d means a zone designated as such on the map; \u201cpublic use area\u201d means an interior or exterior room or space that is available for use by the general public; \u201cpublic utility building\u201d means any building which is essential to the proper provision of public utility services including water, electricity and communications; \u201cquarry\u201d means a place where rock, ore, stone, peat or similar materials are excavated for off-site use to supply material for construction, industrial, manufacturing or other purposes; and \u201cquarrying\u201d includes blasting, primary processing (such as washing, screening, crushing or storage of the material excavated) and the making of concrete or asphalt from the material excavated; \u201creclaimed\u201d, in relation to land, means a process that increases the land use capability of a site by changing the land\u2019s character or environment through the raising of the land level or the drainage of the land; \u201crecovery period\u201d has the meaning assigned by section 2(1) of the principal Act; \u201cresidential land\u201d means any lot, plot, tract, area, piece or parcel of land including any building used exclusively or intended to be used for family dwelling or concomitant uses specified herein; \u201cResidential zone\u201d means a zone designated as such on the map; \u201cresort residential\u201d means any area of land used primarily for the accommodation of tourists and which may also be used for normal residential use; Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Regulation 3 \u201cScenic Coastline zone\u201d means those parts of the coastline of the Islands designated as such on the map; \u201csection\u201d means a section of the principal Act; \u201cservice road\u201d has the meaning ascribed to it in the Roads Act (2005 Revision); \u201csetback\u201d means the horizontal distance between any boundary of a parcel and any building or structure on the parcel and, where a parcel is adjacent to the sea, \u201csetback\u201d includes the horizontal distance between the high water mark and any building or structure on the parcel; \u201csite coverage\u201d means the total area covered by a building divided by the area of the lot on which it stands expressed as a percentage; \u201cstorey\u201d means that portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above or if there be no floor above it, then the space between such floor and the ceiling next above it; \u201ctemporary development\u201d means \u2014 (a) the carrying out of building, engineering or other operations in, on, over or under any land, including the clearing of land; or (b) the making of any material change in the use of any building or other land, at any time during a recovery period, for the purpose of the restoration of the Islands following a national disaster; \u201ctownhouse\u201d means a dwelling unit constructed in a group of three or more attached units in which each unit extends from the foundation to roof and with open space on at least two sides; \u201cwarehouse\u201d means any building designed or adapted for the storage of goods other than goods held for sale by retail; \u201cwater lens\u201d means an underground source of fresh water; and \u201cworkshop\u201d means any building where work of a light industrial nature is carried out and includes motor repair shops, carpenters\u2019 shops and any ancillary building used for the repair of goods or equipment.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_3\", \"num\": \"3.\", \"text\": \"Mode of application 3. Applications for planning permission to carry out development are to be made to the Authority in the manner prescribed and, subject to regulation 5, such applications shall be examined and dealt with by the Authority having regard to the development plan and these Regulations.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_4\", \"num\": \"4.\", \"text\": \"Permitted development 4. Development shall be in accordance with land uses indicated on the development plan, which is held in the offices of the Authority and identified by the signature of the Governor thereon together with a reference to these Regulations. Regulation 5 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_5\", \"num\": \"5.\", \"text\": \"Control of development 5. (1) The control of development, including buildings and subdivision of land, shall be in accordance with these Regulations and the development plan. (2) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (1), the Authority may give permission for development deviating from these Regulations only as provided in the development plan. (3) These Regulations shall be read with and interpreted having regard to the development plan, provided that where there is a conflict between these Regulations and the Planning Statement for the Cayman Islands 1997, these Regulations shall prevail.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_6\", \"num\": \"6.\", \"text\": \"Applications for building 6. (1) Applications for planning permission \u2014 (a)  to carry out development, other than subdivisions, shall be made on a form provided by the Director and accompanied by the following drawings \u2014 (i)  site lot plan; (ii)  floor plans; and (iii)  front, rear and side elevations; and (b) for subdivisions shall be made on a form provided by the Director and accompanied by a plan showing \u2014 (i)  the location of the site; (ii)  the lot layout; (iii)  the road layout, where applicable; (iv)  the approximate lot sizes; (v)  land uses within the subdivision, including land for public purposes where applicable; and (vi)  existing topographical detail. (1A) When major development is involved additional elevations must be submitted together with a statement of the material to be used in the external finish of walls and roofs and if the Authority so requires, their colour must be shown on the drawings. (1B)  All plans submitted for planning permission to carry out development, including subdivisions, shall be drawn to an imperial scale that allows plan details to be viewed with sufficient clarity to indicate the nature and character of the work to the satisfaction of the Director. (2)   (a) No person shall, without a Permit, construct or change a building or structure or carry out, in respect of any land, building or structure, any work that requires planning permission; and the holder of a Permit shall Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Regulation 7 not in respect of any land, building or structure to which the Permit relates, carry out any work other than the work authorised by the Permit. (b) Prior to commencing the construction of, or the change to, a building or structure, a person shall obtain a Permit and, for that purpose, shall lodge with the Director an application for a Permit, which shall be accompanied by the fees (if any) set out in Schedule 2. (c) Notwithstanding regulation 35(3), this paragraph applies to Little Cayman. (3) Unless exempted by the Authority, an application for planning permission with any setback adjacent to the sea shall include a Mean High Water Mark survey physically defined on ground no more than six months prior to the application being submitted, and the survey plan shall be authenticated by the Department of Lands and Survey. (4) The site plan must show \u2014 (a) the location of the proposed building; (b) the location of existing buildings on the site and on adjacent land; (c) the front, rear and side setbacks; (d) the dimensions of relevant lots (for subdivision); (e) the fronting roads giving their names and widths; (ea) the existing and proposed site levels (f) the water and sanitary drainage systems; and (g) the north point. (5) The location plan must show the position of the lot in relation to the adjoining lots and, if possible be a copy of the relative Registry Index Map. In special circumstances the Authority may require a topographical survey. (6) Repealed by regulation 3(c) of the Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 [SL 14 of 2021]. (7) All information, drawings, specifications and accompanying data shall bear the name and signature of the person responsible for the design and every plan shall be certified as follows \u2014 \u201cI hereby certify that all dimensions shown on this plan are correct. Signature________________________ Address_________________________\u201d.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_7\", \"num\": \"7.\", \"text\": \"Government-approved low cost housing programme 7. For the purposes of these Regulations, the Cabinet may designate as a Governmentapproved low cost housing programme, any development (or intended development) of one or more low cost dwelling units. Regulation 8 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_8\", \"num\": \"8.\", \"text\": \"General requirements re parking, height, setbacks, waterfront property, etc. 8. (1) In respect of any application for planning permission for development, parking shall be provided on the parcel to which the application relates except that \u2014 (a) in a General Commercial zone, fifty per cent of the parking space may be provided on land located not more than five hundred feet from the respective building; (b) in General Commercial zones 1, 2, 3, and 4, up to one hundred per cent of the parking spaces, except for those required for persons with disabilities, may be located not more than seven hundred feet from the respective building, as part of a Parking Management Strategy prepared to the satisfaction of the Authority; and (c) in a Neighbourhood Commercial zone or Hotel\/Tourism zone, fifty per cent of the parking spaces, may be located not more than five hundred feet from the respective building, as part of a Parking Management Strategy prepared to the satisfaction of the Authority. The minimum parking space for a vehicle is 8 feet 6 inches wide by 16 feet long, exclusive of access thereto and spaces must be provided upon the following scale \u2014 (i) churches and other places of worship, including ancillary uses (such as church halls, classrooms and recreation rooms) - one space per 150 square feet; (ii) cinema, theatres and places of public assembly - one space per 4 seats; (iii) clubs, restaurants, recreation halls and bars - one space per 200 square feet; (iv) commercial development - one space per 300 square feet of which at least one per cent, but not less than one space of the total spaces, shall be dedicated to electric vehicles, for buildings exceeding 5000 sq. ft. in gross floor area; (v) industrial development - one space per l,000 square feet; (vi) hotels - one space per two guest rooms; (vii) apartments and cottage colonies - one and one half spaces per apartment; and (viii) detached houses and duplexes - one space per dwelling unit. In no case may the building plus the car parking area exceed seventy-five per cent of the lot except in General Commercial zones where building plus parking area may occupy up to ninety per cent of the lot, the remainder being suitably landscaped. (2) Subject to paragraph (4A), the maximum permitted height of a building \u2014 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Regulation 8 (a) in a General Commercial zone, shall not exceed sixty-five feet or five storeys, whichever is the less, except \u2014 (i)  where the building is in General Commercial zone 1, the maximum permitted height is one hundred and thirty feet or ten storeys, whichever is the lesser of the two; (ii)  where the building is in General Commercial zone 2, the maximum permitted height is ninety-one feet or seven storeys, whichever is the lesser of the two; (iii)  where the building is in General Commercial zone 3, the maximum permitted height is sixty-five feet or five storeys, whichever is the lesser of the two; and (iv)  where the building is in General Commercial zone 4, the maximum permitted height is twenty-five feet or two storeys, whichever is the lesser of the two; and is subject to any limitation on height as may be prescribed by the Cayman Islands Airports Authority with regard to the flight approach zone patterns of an airport, whichever is the lesser of the two; and (b) repealed by regulation 4(c) of the Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2012. (c) in a high density Residential zone, medium density Residential zone or low density Residential zone, is forty feet or three storeys, whichever is the less; and, where the height of a building is three storeys, the building shall be so designed that no continuous vertical facade or elevation exceeds twenty-five feet or two storeys in height; (d) in an Agricultural\/Residential zone, is twenty-five feet or two storeys, whichever is the less; (e) in a Hotel\/Tourism zone, shall not exceed sixty-five feet or five storeys, whichever is less, but \u2014 (i) when the building is a hotel or apartment in Hotel\/Tourism zone 1 or in Hotel\/Tourism zone 2, the maximum permitted height is one hundred and thirty feet or ten storeys, whichever is less; and (ii) when the building is a hotel or apartment in Hotel\/Tourism zone 3, the maximum permitted height is ninety-one feet or seven storeys, whichever is less; and (f) in a Beach Resort\/Residential zone, shall not exceed fifty-five feet or four storeys, whichever is the less; and, where the height of a building is four storeys, the building shall be so designed that no continuous vertical facade or elevation exceeds twenty-five feet or two storeys in height; (3) Repealed by regulation 4(c) of the Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2014. Regulation 8 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) (4) Paragraph (2) does not apply to any chimney, storey below grade, church spire, dome, cupola, stage tower, water cooling tower, elevated water storage tank, elevator tower, radio or television antenna tower, smokestack, parapet wall or structure of a like nature, non-habitable ancillary spaces, and any necessary mechanical appurtenances thereof: Provided that \u2014 (a) in Grand Cayman the maximum permitted height of any such structure and appurtenance, if any, shall not exceed the height limitation prescribed by the Director of Civil Aviation within the flight approach zone pattern of the Owen Roberts International Airport; and (b) in the case of a radio or television antenna tower or structure of a like nature where the structural stability of the tower or structure is reliant upon guys, it shall not be erected on any lot nearer to any of the boundaries of that lot than a distance less than the height of such structure or appurtenance. (4A) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the maximum permitted height of a building in the zones specified in paragraph (2)(a), (c), (e) and (f) may be increased, upon application, at the discretion of the Authority by no more than one storey for the purpose of the erection of a structure on the roof of a building where the structure will be \u2014 (a)  for the common use areas and public use areas of the building; and (b)  to enhance the primary use of the building, and the following conditions shall apply \u2014 (i)  no more than one application shall be made under this regulation; (ii)  if covered by a roof, the square footage of the structure shall not be greater than seventy per cent of the square footage of the storey immediately below the roof; (iii)  the height of the structure shall not exceed any limit in height as may be prescribed by the Cayman Islands Airports Authority with regard to the flight approach zone patterns of an airport, whichever is the lesser of the two; (iv)  the floor to ceiling height of the structure shall not exceed ten feet; (v)  the provisions of paragraph (4) shall not apply so as to permit the placement of any structure or appurtenance on the roof of the structure; (vi)  written notice shall be given to adjacent landowners in respect of the proposed use; and (vii) the structure shall comply with the Building Code Regulations (2022 Revision). Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Regulation 8 (5) Subject to paragraph (6), setbacks (building lines) are to be measured to septic tanks, sewage treatment plants, deep wells and cisterns, and to the walls, stairs or balconies of the buildings; and setbacks governed by the Roads Act (2005 Revision) shall be in accordance with the requirements thereof and in all other cases the requirements of these Regulations apply. (6) Maximum and minimum setbacks for underground facilities and structures shall be at the discretion of the Authority. (7) Solid waste storage areas shall be setback a minimum of six feet from adjacent property boundaries and shall be screened with vegetation and fencing (8) In Commercial zones and Industrial zones \u2014 (a) the maximum density and minimum setbacks shall be at the discretion of the Authority; (b) the minimum road setbacks shall be twenty feet and the minimum side and rear setbacks shall be six feet, unless otherwise specified by the Authority; and (c) parking areas shall not be provided within road setbacks. (9) After the 6th May, 2002, the minimum lot size in a Commercial zone or Industrial zone shall be twenty thousand square feet. (9A) In a Commercial zone or an Industrial zone the minimum lot size, lot width, setbacks and site coverage for land strata lots and volumetric parcels which are intended to allow the conveyance of dwelling units in an approved duplex, apartment building or townhouse shall be at the discretion of the Authority. (10) The following provisions apply to waterfront property \u2014 (a) in Central George Town, within the area enclosed from a point on the waterfront map reference MM593 331 (Eden Rock), thence in a northerly direction along such waterfront to map reference MM597 344 (Whitehall Bay), thence due east to the edge of the road reserve of North Church Street, thence southerly along the western road reserve boundaries of North Church Street, Seafarers Way and South Church Street to map reference MM 594 331, thence due west to the point of commencement, new buildings or additions to existing buildings may be permitted but any such buildings (including ancillary buildings, structures and walls) shall not at any point be closer than seventy-five feet to high water mark; but this restriction shall not apply to any works carried out by the Highway Authority established under the Roads Act (2005 Revision) where the works are for the protection of the existing road against undermining or scouring by the sea or to any works carried out by the Port Authority established under the Port Authority Act (1999 Revision) where the works are for the improvement or repair of the George Town port facility; Regulation 8 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) (b) in areas where the shoreline is beach or mangrove (except in a Hotel\/Tourism zone), all structures and buildings, including ancillary buildings, walls and structures, shall be setback a minimum of seventyfive feet from the high water mark; (c) in areas where the shoreline is ironshore (except hotel and tourist related zones), all structures and buildings, including ancillary buildings, walls and structures, shall be setback a minimum of fifty feet from the high water mark; (d) in areas where the shoreline is an inland waterway, all structures and buildings, including ancillary buildings, walls and structures, shall be setback a minimum of twenty feet from the high water mark; (e) in a Hotel\/Tourism zone, all structures and buildings up to three storeys, including ancillary buildings, walls and structures, shall be setback a minimum of one hundred and thirty feet from the high water mark, with an additional fifteen foot setback for each of the fourth through the seventh storeys, and the minimum setback for the eighth through the tenth storeys shall be the same as that for the seventh storey; (ea) in areas where the shoreline is a canal, all structures and buildings, including ancillary buildings, walls and structures, shall be setback a minimum of twenty feet from the physical edge of the canal; (f) in a Beach Resort\/Residential zone, all structures and buildings, including ancillary buildings, walls and structures, shall be setback a minimum of seventy-five feet from the high water mark except in areas where the shoreline is iron shore, where the minimum setback shall be fifty feet from the high water mark; (g) in a Marine Commercial zone, all structures and buildings up to two storeys, including ancillary buildings, walls and structures, shall be setback a minimum of fifty feet from the high water mark, with an additional fifteen foot setback for the third storey; (h) in a Neighbourhood Commercial zone, all structures and buildings up to two storeys, including ancillary buildings, walls and structures, shall be setback a minimum of fifty feet from the high water mark, with an additional fifteen foot setback for the third storey; and (i) in other areas, no land adjacent to the waterfront (except in the Hotel\/Tourism zone) may be developed by buildings unless each lot is at least one hundred feet in mean distance measured from high water mark at right angles to the nearest edge of the road boundary, and no building including ancillary buildings, walls and structures, shall, at any point, be closer than fifty feet to high water mark in areas where the coastline is ironshore, or seventy-five feet in other areas. Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Regulation 8 (11) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (h) of paragraph (10), the Authority may grant permission for a setback to be located at a lesser distance than that prescribed in those paragraphs, having regard to \u2014 (a) the elevation of the property and its environs; (b) the geology of the property; (c) the storm\/beach ridge; (d) the existence of a protective reef adjacent to the proposed development; (e) the location of adjacent development; and (f) any other material consideration which the Authority considers will affect the proposal. (12) Applications for the approval of places of public assembly, gas stations, garages, clubs, restaurants, bars, cinemas, excavations, bulk storage tanks, dive shops and related structures, quarries, hotels, industrial plants including workshops, obnoxious and other similar establishments shall be advertised by the applicant in a manner approved by the Authority twice in a newspaper published and circulating in the Islands, with a period of at least seven days but not more than ten days between each successive publication of the advertisement; and within twenty-one days of the final advertisement, owners of full legal capacity who for the time being reside within a radius of one thousand feet of the boundaries of the land to which the application relates, or who own land (including a strata lot) within a radius of one thousand feet of the boundaries but reside elsewhere in the Islands, may lodge objections with the Authority, stating their grounds. (12A)Notwithstanding paragraph (12), prior to consideration of an application for planning permission by the Authority, notice of such application shall be made on the form provided by the Director and shall be served on the following owners not more than three days prior to the date upon which the application is submitted to the Department of Planning \u2014 (a) in the case of an application relating to development in a Residential zone \u2014 (i) where the application relates to three to five apartment buildings or townhouses, owners at a minimum radius of one hundred and fifty feet from the perimeter of the land to which the application relates; (ii) where the application relates to six to ten apartment buildings or townhouses, owners at a minimum radius of two hundred and fifty feet from the perimeter of the land to which the application relates; (iii) where the application relates to eleven or more apartment buildings or townhouses, owners at a minimum radius of four hundred and fifty feet from the perimeter of the land to which the application relates; and Regulation 8 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) (iv) where the application relates to any other land uses, owners at a minimum radius of five hundred feet from the perimeter of the land to which the application relates; (b) in the case of an application relating to development in an Institutional zone, owners at a minimum radius of five hundred feet from the perimeter of the land to which the application relates; (c) in the case of an application relating to development in any other zone, owners at a minimum radius of three hundred feet from the perimeter of the land to which the application relates; and (d) in the case of an application for the subdivision of land in any zone \u2014 (i) where the application relates to not more than six lots, owners at a minimum radius of one hundred and fifty feet from the perimeter of the land to which the application relates; (ii) where the application relates to seven to ten lots, owners at a minimum radius of two hundred and fifty feet from the perimeter of the land to which the application relates; (iii) where the application relates to eleven or more lots, owners at a minimum radius of four hundred and fifty feet from the perimeter of the land to which the application relates, and the applicant shall certify in writing that the notification of owners required in this paragraph is complete and accurate. (12B)In the case of an application relating to minor matters of development (including signs, fences, pools, cabanas, docks, seawalls, land clearing, television antennae, containers, and ancillary building for storage) in any zone, the notification requirements specified in paragraph (12A)(a) to (d) may be varied by the Authority such that only the owners of adjoining parcels and, where applicable, owners of parcels across the abutting road, are required to be notified. (12C)Where \u2014 (a) the radius measured from the perimeter of a proposed subdivision lot remains within the remnant of the subject parcel of land; (b) the radius measured from the perimeter of a proposed development area (including a parking of service area) remains within the subject parcel of land; or (c) good cause exists, the notification requirements specified in paragraph (12A)(a) to (d) may be reduced by the Authority such that only the owners who are in reasonable proximity to the proposed subdivision lot or development are required to be notified. Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Regulation 8 (12D)Paragraph (12C) does not apply to quarries. (12E)Within twenty-one days from the date of proof of notification required in paragraphs (12A), (12B) and (12C), an adjacent owner of full legal capacity may lodge an objection with the Authority, stating that person\u2019s grounds. (13) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), (2), (5), (7) and (9) and regulations 9(6), (7) and (8), 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 26 and 27, the Authority may grant planning permission to carry out development that does not comply with all or any of those provisions, with the exception of the number of permitted storeys in paragraph (2), if the Authority is satisfied that \u2014 (a) the development is a Government-approved low cost housing programme; (b) there is sufficient reason to grant a variance and an exceptional circumstance exists, which may include the fact that \u2014 (i) the characteristics of the proposed development are consistent with the character of the surrounding area; (ii) unusual terrain characteristics limit the site\u2019s development potential; or (iii) the proposal will not be materially detrimental to persons residing or working in the vicinity, to the adjacent property, to the neighbourhood, or to the public welfare; or (c) the development is a planned area development pursuant to regulation 24 (1), and, in the case of an application where lesser setbacks are proposed for a development or a lesser lot size is proposed for a development, the Authority shall in addition be satisfied that the adjoining property owners have been notified of the application and, within twenty-one days of proof of notification, an adjoining owner of full legal capacity may lodge an objection with the Authority, stating the grounds of the objection. (14) Where the Authority or Board receives an application for permission to carry out planned area development or special purpose developments, the Authority or Board, as the case may be, may \u2014 (a) consider the likely impact of the proposed development on the infrastructure of the Islands as well as on the educational, social, medical and other aspects of life in the Islands; (b) consider whether there are other issues of national importance which are relevant to the determination of the application for development and require evaluation; (c) consider whether there are technical or scientific aspects of the proposed development which are of so unfamiliar a character as to jeopardise a proper determination of the application for development unless there is a special inquiry for the purpose; Regulation 9 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) (d) identify and investigate the considerations relevant to, or the technical or scientific aspects of, the proposed development which, in its opinion, are relevant to the question whether the application should be approved; (e) assess the importance to be attached to those considerations or aspects; (f) consider whether the development proposed in the application should instead be carried out at an alternative site; and (g) arrange for the carrying out of research of any kind appearing to it to be relevant to an application. (15) Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations, there shall be no requirement for minimum setbacks between any volumetric parcels that form part of a volumetric plan registered pursuant to the Registered Land Act (2018 Revision) except that where a volumetric parcel \u2014 (a) is a building; or (b) contains a building, the setback requirements applicable to a building on the base parcel shall apply. (16) For the avoidance of doubt, subject to paragraph (15), a volumetric plan is subject to the general requirements contained in this regulation. (17)  Prior to the submission of permit drawings, an applicant shall ensure that the site boundaries are set out on the ground by a licensed land surveyor no earlier than six months prior to the date of submitting the permit drawings or as otherwise determined by the Authority. (18) Walls and fences adjacent to a road shall be setback a minimum of four feet from the roadside parcel boundary, and vehicular gates adjacent to a road shall be setback a minimum of twelve feet from the roadside parcel boundary.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_9\", \"num\": \"9.\", \"text\": \"Residential zone 9. (1) In a Residential zone, the primary uses are residential and horticultural. Applicants for permission to effect any development in a Residential zone shall ensure that the massing, scale, proportion and design of such development is consistent with the historic architectural traditions of the Islands. (2) In determining whether applicants have satisfied the requirements of paragraph (1), the Authority shall have regard, among other things, to \u2014 (a) the compatibility of any building with the landform; (b) the use of embellishments and features which distinguish local architecture; (c) whether the balance and proportions of any buildings are those of traditional building forms; (d) the use of traditional stone walls, picket fences, hedging and roadside plantings; Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Regulation 9 (e) the use of colourful tropical vegetation; and (f) the presence of natural vegetation, beaches, coves or on shore or sea views. (3) Commercial, hotel, tourism-related, agricultural, religious, social and educational development (including recreational facilities and public and civic buildings), may be permitted in suitable locations and if the applicant has advertised details of that person\u2019s application (other than an application having relation to any temporary development) twice in a newspaper published and circulating in the Islands, with a period of not less than seven days or more than ten days between each successive publication of the advertisement, and there are no objections, from an adjacent owner as provided for in regulation 8(12A), (12B) and (12C) and lodged within twenty-one days of the final advertisement, which the Authority regards as raising grounds for refusing such permission. (4) Any other variation from the primary use shall only be granted after the applicant has advertised details of that person\u2019s application two times in a newspaper published and circulating in the Islands, with a period of not less than seven days or more than ten days between each successive publication of the advertisement, and it is established to the satisfaction of the Authority that the majority of owners not under a legal disability who \u2014 (a) for the time being reside within a radius of one thousand feet of the boundaries of the land to which the application relates; or (b) reside elsewhere and own any building or land (including a strata lot) within a radius of one thousand feet of the boundaries of the land to which the application relates, have given their written approval to the variation; except that where the variation concerned relates to an expansion of an existing development on the parcel of land on which it is situated or on an adjoining parcel of similar size, the radius applicable shall be reduced to seven hundred and fifty feet. (5) Notwithstanding the foregoing regulations, no use of land in a residential zone shall be dangerous, obnoxious, toxic or cause offensive odours or conditions or otherwise create a nuisance or annoyance to others. (6) In high density areas, detached houses, duplexes and, if in suitable locations, guest houses and apartment buildings or townhouses are permissible provided \u2014 (a) repealed by regulation 5(b) of the Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2014. (b) the maximum density for guest houses is thirty-five bedrooms per acre; (c) the maximum number of apartment buildings or townhouses is twenty-five per acre with a maximum of forty-two bedrooms per acre; (d) the minimum lot size for each detached house is 5,000 square feet; (e) the minimum lot size for each duplex is 5,000 square feet; Regulation 9 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) (ea) the minimum lot size for guest houses and apartment buildings or townhouses is 5,000 square feet; (f) the minimum lot width is 60 feet for detached houses and duplexes and 100 feet for guest houses and apartment buildings or townhouses; (g) the maximum site coverage for each detached house, duplex, guest house and apartment buildings or townhouses is forty per cent of the lot size; (h) the minimum front and rear setbacks are 20 feet; (i) the minimum side set back is 10 feet for a building of one storey, and 15 feet for a building of more than one storey; (ia)  the minimum lot size, lot width, setbacks and site coverage for land strata lots and volumetric parcels which are intended to allow the conveyance of dwelling units in an approved duplex, apartment building or townhouse shall be at the discretion of the Authority; (j) repealed by regulation 5(b)(vi) of the Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2016. (7) In medium density areas, detached houses, duplexes and, in suitable locations, guest houses and apartment buildings or townhouses are permissible provided \u2014 (a) repealed by regulation 5(d) of the Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2014. (b) the maximum density for guest houses is twenty bedrooms per acre; (c) the maximum number of apartment buildings or townhouses is twenty per acre with a maximum of thirty bedrooms per acre; (d) the minimum lot size for each detached house is 7,500 square feet; (e) the minimum lot size for each duplex is 7,500 square feet; (f) the minimum lot size for guest houses and apartment buildings or townhouses is 12,500 square feet and 20,000 square feet respectively; (g) the minimum lot width for detached houses and duplexes is 60 feet and for guest houses and apartment buildings or townhouses is 100 feet; (h) the maximum site coverage for detached houses, duplexes, guest houses and apartment buildings or townhouses is thirty per cent of the lot size; (i) the minimum front and rear setbacks are 20 feet; (j) the minimum side setback is 10 feet for a building of one storey and 15 feet for a building of more than one storey; (ja)  the minimum lot size, lot width, setbacks and site coverage for land strata lots andvolumetric parcelswhich are intended toallowthe conveyance ofdwelling units in an approved duplex, apartment building or townhouse shall be at the discretion of the Authority; Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Regulation 9 (k) repealed by regulation 5(c)(vii)of the Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2016. (8) In low density areas, detached and houses, duplexes and, in suitable locations, guest houses and apartment buildings or townhouses are permissible provided \u2014 (a) repealed by regulation 5(f) of the Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2014. (b) the maximum density for guest houses is sixteen bedrooms per acre; (c) the maximum number of apartment buildings or townhouses is fifteen per acre with a maximum of twenty-four bedrooms; (d) the minimum lot size for each detached house is 10,000 square feet; (e) the minimum lot size for each duplex is 12,500 square feet (f) the minimum lot size for guest houses and apartment buildings or townhouses is 25,000 square feet; (g) the minimum lot width for detached houses and duplexes is 80 feet and for guest houses and apartment buildings or townhouses is 100 feet; (h) the maximum site coverage for detached houses, duplexes, guest houses and apartment buildings or townhouses is thirty per cent of the lot size; (i) the minimum front and rear setbacks are 20 feet; (j) the minimum side set back is 10 feet for a building of one storey and 15 feet for a building of more than one storey; (ja)  the minimum lot size, lot width, setbacks and site coverage for land strata lots and volumetric parcels which are intended to allow the conveyance of dwelling units in an approved duplex, apartment building or townhouse shall be at the discretion of the Authority; and (k) repealed by regulation 5(d)(vi) of the Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2016. (9) Repealed by regulation 5(e) of the Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2016. (10) Notwithstanding paragraphs (6), (7) and (8), detached houses, duplexes and, if in suitable locations, apartment buildings or townhouses are permissible in Government-approved low cost housing programmes provided \u2014 (a) the minimum lot size for detached houses is 4,800 square feet, or 60 feet wide by 80 feet deep; (b) the minimum lot size for a duplex is 6,500 square feet with a minimum lot width of 80 feet; (c) the minimum lot size for a house is 4,000 square feet with a minimum width of 50 feet; Regulation 10 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) (d) the maximum density is 9 detached houses per acre; (e) the maximum density is 11 houses per acre; (f) the maximum density is 4 two-bedroom or 6 one-bedroom duplexes per acre; and (g) in all other respects, the requirements of paragraph (6) apply.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_10\", \"num\": \"10.\", \"text\": \"Hotel\/tourism related development 10. (1) Hotels, cottage colony developments and apartment buildings or townhouses are permitted in Hotel\/Tourism development zones if they comply with the following requirements \u2014 (a) the maximum number of bedrooms for hotels is sixty-five per acre; (b) the maximum number of apartment buildings or townhouses is twenty-five per acre; (c) the minimum lot size for hotels and apartment buildings or townhouses is half an acre with a minimum lot width of 100 feet; (d)  the minimum lot size for each detached house is 10,000 square feet and for each duplex is 12,500 square feet and both with a minimum lot width of eighty feet; (e)  the maximum site coverage for hotels and apartment buildings or townhouses is forty percent of the lot size and for a detached house or duplex is thirty percent of the lot size; (f)  the minimum side setback is 20 feet, except as otherwise specified in subparagraph (g); (g)  for a detached house or duplex, the minimum side setback is 10 feet for a building of one storey, 15 feet for a building not exceeding three storeys and 20 feet for a building exceeding three storeys; (h)  the minimum front setback is 20 feet from the road side property boundary; (i)  where the parcel does not have a high water mark setback, inland waterway setback or canal setback, the minimum rear setback is 20 feet; (j)  in the case of a cottage colony development \u2014 (i)  the maximum number of cottage units is ten per acre; (ii)  no cottage unit contains more than two bedrooms; and (iii)  the maximum site coverage is twenty-five per cent of the lot size; and (k)  the minimum lot size, lot width, setbacks and site coverage for land strata lots and volumetric parcels which are intended to allow the conveyance of dwelling units in an approved duplex, apartment building or townhouse shall be at the discretion of the Authority. Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Regulation 11 (2) In certain cases unrelated development may be permitted by the Authority within a Hotel\/Tourism zone but it will be required to conform to the setback requirements applicable to hotels as well as to all other requirements applicable to its own particular type of development. (3) Entertainment facilities which are related primarily to the needs of the tourism industry should normally be located within a Hotel\/Tourism development zone. (4) Applications in respect of entertainment facilities outside a Hotel\/Tourism development zone will be considered on their merits, having regard to the character of the surrounding area and any relevant regulations.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_11\", \"num\": \"11.\", \"text\": \"Temporary relaxation of certain regulations in case of certain strata title development 11. (1) The Authority may, for such period as it may specify, permit building on any lot which does not conform to regulation 9(6), (7) or (8) or regulation 10(1), where \u2014 (a) such building forms part of a development of strata titles under the Strata Titles Registration Act (2013 Revision), on a larger parcel of land of which such lot forms a part and such development as a whole complies with the said provisions by the Authority; (b) that on the completion of all stages of the development such lot will be combined with such larger parcel; and (c) a restriction under Division 3 of the Registered Land Act (2018 Revision) has been registered against the remainder of such larger parcel which will ensure that in the event of the development of the larger parcel not being completed within such time as the Authority deems reasonable, the dimensions of the lot on which such building is temporarily permitted as aforesaid will be modified so as to bring the building on it into compliance with the aforementioned paragraphs.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_12\", \"num\": \"12.\", \"text\": \"Industrial development 12. (1) Industrial development is permissible within Heavy and Light Industrial zones provided that \u2014 (a) it is not detrimental to the surrounding area; (b) it provides centres of local employment; (c) access to industrial areas is ensured; and (d) this regulation is complied with fully. (2) The Authority may, in the case of each heavy and light industrial development, determine \u2014 (a) the minimum size of the lot; (b) the maximum height and bulk of structures; Regulation 13 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) (c) ancillary uses permitted on the site; (d) ancillary uses prohibited; (e) the maximum permitted floor area; (f) the location of development including structures, loading and unloading areas and other facilities; (g) the number and location of parking spaces; and (h) the amount, type and location of screening and landscaping required. (3) Any other form of development is permissible in an Industrial zone if it does not change the primary use of the zone for industrial purposes. (4) Light industrial development may be permitted by the Authority in other areas provided it is not offensive and does not adversely affect the area, and in Residential zones is also subject to regulation 9(3), (4) and (5) as follows \u2014 (a) industry linked to or based upon agriculture may alternatively be located conveniently to the agricultural activity with which it is associated; (b) industry which is linked to or based upon fishing, boating, sailing and related activities may alternatively be located conveniently to the activity with which it is associated; (c) light industry linked to the needs of local communities may alternatively be located conveniently within a residential area; and (d) heavy industry shall only be carried on in areas zoned for heavy industry. (5) The Authority will require an acceptable standard of layout, design and construction and a high degree of landscaping in order to achieve the screening from public roads, and adjoining property of industrial buildings and structures, storage areas, waste disposal areas and parking and loading areas. Additionally, the Authority may require reasonable provisions for integration of the development into its surroundings. (6) In a Heavy Industrial zone, heavy industrial development may be permitted as a principal use, and, for the purposes of this regulation, heavy industrial uses shall include but not be limited to power generation, fuel refining and storage, solid waste disposal and recycling, quarrying and mining, and mechanised and other forms of manufacture.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_13\", \"num\": \"13.\", \"text\": \"Commercial zones 13. (1) Commercial zones fall into the three following categories \u2014 (a) General Commercial zones in which the primary use is commercial, including, but not limited to, use for \u2014 (i) banks and other financial institutions; (ii) shops for the selling of groceries, books, souvenirs, and pharmaceutical goods and for the selling or repair of jewellery, Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Regulation 13 furniture, hardware, wearing apparel, and radio, television and electrical goods; (iii) restaurants, bars and other catering facilities; (iv) chambers, rooms and offices where professional services are provided including legal, accountancy and real estate offices; (v) the premises of cobblers and seamstresses; (vi) supermarkets; (vii) petrol stations; (viii) motor vehicle, motor cycle and cycle sale rooms and rental offices; (ix) professional premises used by doctors, dentists and other health care providers and medical laboratories; (x) parking facilities provided on a commercial basis; and (xi) recreational facilities including theatres, night clubs, miniature golf links, bowling alleys, dance halls and amusement arcades; (b) Neighbourhood Commercial zones are zones in which the primary use is a less intense form of development of that permitted in a General Commercial zone and which cater principally for the needs of persons resident in, or in the vicinity of, the zone; and (c) Marine Commercial zones are zones in which the primary use is that permitted in a General Commercial zone but in which, in addition, commercial uses related to marine activities are permitted, including, but not limited to \u2014 (i) docks; (ii) marinas and boat moorings; (iii) handling and storing cargo; (iv) the maintenance, repair and fuelling of maritime vessels; (v) boat chartering and water sport operations; and (vi) fishing and fish processing. (2) Banks and financial institutions engaged primarily in international trade may be permitted only in a Commercial zone. Banks may be permitted in a Neighbourhood Commercial zone if their principal purpose is to serve the needs of persons residing in, or in the vicinity of that zone. (3) Repealed by regulation 6 of the Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2016. (4) Repealed by regulation 6 of the Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2016. (5) Repealed by regulation 6 of the Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2016. Regulation 14 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) (6) Uses other than commercial uses may be permitted in a Commercial zone if that can be done without changing the primary commercial use of that zone. (7)    (a) The maximum height of any building in a Neighbourhood Commercial zone shall be forty feet or three storeys, whichever is the greater; and (b) the maximum height of any building in a Marine Commercial zone shall be forty feet or three storeys, whichever is the greater. (8) In a General Commercial zone, residential development is permissible if the development is not on the ground floor of the building, and does not occupy more than eighty per cent of the gross floor area of the building. (9) In a Neighbourhood Commercial zone or a Marine Commercial zone, residential development is permissible if the development is not on the ground floor of the building. (10) Notwithstanding paragraphs (8) and (9), residential development may be permitted on any or all floors of a building in a General Commercial zone, a Neighbourhood Commercial zone or a Marine Commercial zone if \u2014 (a) the development is a replacement or redevelopment of an existing residential development; (b) the development forms part of a mixed-use development situated on one parcel of land and the planned development includes a mixture of commercial and residential uses proposed for close interaction; or (c)  the development is located within areas General Commercial zone 1, General Commercial zone 2, General Commercial zone 3 or General Commercial zone 4. (11) Site coverage, parking areas, driveways and service areas in any Neighbourhood Commercial or Marine Commercial zone shall not exceed seventy-five per cent of the lot concerned but in a General Commercial zone site coverage, parking areas, driveways and service areas may cover up to ninety per cent of the lot. (12) Repealed by regulation 6 of the Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2016.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_14\", \"num\": \"14.\", \"text\": \"Institutional zones 14. (1) In Institutional zones the primary use is for public, religious, educational and recreational purposes and includes, but is not limited to, use for schools, churches, cemeteries, playing fields and sports facilities, prisons, hospitals, nursing homes, police and fire stations, courts, town halls, community centres and retirement homes. (2) Subject to any other provision of the Law and these Regulations religious institutions, social and educational development including recreational facilities and public and civic buildings are permissible in any zone where they meet the needs of the community. Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Regulation 15 (3) The maximum density and minimum lot size are at the discretion of the Authority except in Residential zones where the requirements relating to setbacks and site coverage for High Density Areas shall apply. (4) Front setbacks from the road reserves are twenty-five feet. (5) Subject to paragraph (3), other setbacks will be at the discretion of the Authority after it has taken into account the need to minimise any detriment to the amenities of adjoining owners. (6) Parking facilities in an Institutional zone shall be as follows \u2014 Form of development Number of car parking spaces Churches and other places of worship One space for every eight seats Other buildings At the discretion of the Authority.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_15\", \"num\": \"15.\", \"text\": \"Beach Resort\/Residential zones 15. (1) The Beach Resort\/Residential zone is a transition zone between the Hotel\/Tourism zone and the low density Residential zone. Development within this zone will generally be permitted if it has the appearance of residential development in scale and massing. (2) The following development is permitted in the Beach Resort\/Residential zone \u2014 (a) a detached house; (b) duplexes; (c) beach resorts; and (d) in locations considered by the Authority to be suitable, guest houses, apartment buildings or townhouses, cottage colonies and tourism related development. (3)   (a) repealed by regulation 6 of the Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2014. (ab) repealed by regulation 5 of the Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 [SL 25 of 2023]. (b) the maximum density for guest houses is thirty bedrooms per acre; (c) the maximum density for apartment buildings or townhouses is twenty per acre with a maximum of sixty bedrooms per acre; (d) the maximum density for beach resorts is thirty bedrooms per acre; and (e) the maximum number of cottages is eight per acre. (4) All development shall meet the following minimum requirements prior to approval by the Authority \u2014 Regulation 15 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) (a)  lot sizes \u2014 (i)  the minimum lot size for a detached house is 10,000 square feet; (ii)  the minimum lot size for a duplex is 10,000 square feet; (iii)  the minimum lot size for apartment buildings, townhouses, cottage colonies, beach resorts, guest houses or tourist-related development is one half of an acre; and (iv)  the minimum lot size, lot width, setbacks and site coverage for land strata lots and volumetric parcels which are intended to allow the conveyance of dwelling units in an approved duplex, apartment building or townhouse shall be at the discretion of the Authority; (b) setbacks \u2014 (i) side setbacks shall be a minimum of twenty feet; (ii) rear setbacks shall be twenty feet minimum from the road edge or lot boundary, as the case may be, except for buildings over one storey for which the rear setbacks shall be twenty-five feet minimum; and (iii) setbacks to ancillary structures may be determined by the Authority at its discretion; and (c)  the maximum site coverage is forty percent of the lot size; and (d)  the minimum lot width for detached houses and duplexes is eighty feet and for beach resorts, guest houses, apartment buildings, townhouses, cottage colonies and other tourism related development is one hundred feet. (5) Where an application for planning permission is made for development in a Beach Resort\/Residential zone the Authority shall ensure that the development will provide \u2014 (a) a high standard of accommodation, amenity and open space; and (b) outdoor facilities, including swimming pools, gardens and sun decks\/patios\/terraces with a substantial amount of landscaping, and incorporate sufficient screening to provide privacy from adjacent properties. (6) Where planning permission is granted for a development in a Beach Resort\/Residential zone which has a frontage of two hundred feet or more, the Authority shall ensure that a public right of way from the road to the sea is set aside and dedicated; such a right of way shall be a minimum of six feet wide for every two hundred feet of frontage or part thereof, and may be within an area set aside for setbacks. Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Regulation 16\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_16\", \"num\": \"16.\", \"text\": \"Historic Overlay zones 16. (1) In an Historic Overlay zone, the Authority shall have a duty to promote and encourage the preservation of historic buildings and conserve their historic architectural heritage. (2) In considering any application for permission to develop within an Historic Overlay zone, the Authority shall, in its discretion, ensure that the development \u2014 (a) conforms to the traditional workmanship, design, scale, massing, form, materials, decoration, colour and methods of construction of the buildings and the location of windows and doors in them; and (b) in its setting, reflects the historic pattern of development in the Islands.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_17\", \"num\": \"17.\", \"text\": \"Public Open Space zones 17. (1) Public Open Space zones comprise predominantly undeveloped areas of land vested, or intended to be vested, in the Government or over which the public have rights and which is available to members of the public generally (whether subject to fulfilling any lawful condition or not) for purposes of sport, recreation, or the enjoyment or study of nature. Such areas include, but are not limited to, parks, reserves, beaches, playgrounds, sports grounds and playing fields, plazas, public access ways and land set aside for public purposes development and subdivisions under regulations 28 and 32. (2) It is the duty of the Authority to preserve Public Open Space zones. (3) The Authority shall permit development within a Public Open Space zone only if the development \u2014 (a) is compatible with the character and function of the zone; and (b) buildings forming part of such development are directly associated with, and promote, the principal purposes and actual use of the zone. (4) In considering any application for development in a Public Open Space zone, the Authority shall ensure that the intended development \u2014 (a) will preserve, to the greatest possible extent, the natural features and character of the land; (b) is not detrimental to the natural character or appearance of the land; (c) accords preference to use of natural building materials; (d) includes adequate landscaping and planting to improve the appearance of the zone; and (e) displays a high standard of design and use of materials consistent with the character and heritage of the Islands. Regulation 18 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) (5) In carrying out its duties under this regulation, the Authority shall enable and facilitate the discharge of the lawful functions of any other statutory authority in relation to any Public Open Space zone.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_18\", \"num\": \"18.\", \"text\": \"Mangrove Buffer zones 18. (1) In considering any matter relating to a Mangrove Buffer zone the Authority shall have regard to the ecological functions performed by the mangroves including \u2014 (a) service as a nursery and natural habitat for marine life, birds, insects, reptiles and crustaceans; (b) filtration of overland run-off to the sea and ground water aquifer recharge; (c) export of organic particulate and soluble organic matter to coastal areas; and (d) coastal protection, and the protection of the Islands against storms and hurricanes. (2) All forms of development shall be prohibited in a Mangrove Buffer zone except in exceptional circumstances, and only where equivalent storm protection is provided by some other means and it can be demonstrated to the Authority that the ecological role of the peripheral mangroves will not be substantially adversely affected by the proposed development. (3) The width of any Mangrove Buffer zone in any area shall be shown on the zoning maps. (4) An application for access through a Mangrove Buffer zone may be approved at the discretion of the Authority, but only if the Authority is satisfied that \u2014 (a) it is absolutely necessary to gain safe boating access to and from a development area; (b) there is no other safe and suitable alternative boating access located within a neighbouring development area; (c) the width of the access is kept to a practical minimum and does not exceed one hundred feet; (d) any dredging complies with the conditions of approval from the responsible authority; and (e) all requisite approvals, licences and permissions for any work relating to the sea bed have already been granted by the Cabinet and other responsible authorities. (5) All development permitted within an area abutting a Mangrove Buffer zone shall be setback a minimum distance of fifteen feet from the inland boundary of a Mangrove Buffer zone, unless, in the opinion of the Authority, it is not feasible Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Regulation 19 to achieve this standard, in which case the minimum setback shall be at the discretion of the Authority. (6) Red mangroves in a Mangrove Buffer zone will be protected from damage or destruction by any development except when the Authority decides, in its discretion, that exceptional circumstances exist which justify it.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_19\", \"num\": \"19.\", \"text\": \"Land above water lenses 19. (1) In relation to any land above the water lenses marked on the map \u2014 (a) residential and agricultural development will in general be permitted over a water lens; and (b) industrial development will be permitted over a water lens only if \u2014 (i) the development is a small industrial land use; (ii) it requires a supply of water readily available; and (iii) it can be demonstrated that this facility cannot be provided elsewhere on the Islands. (2) Strict conditions shall be imposed to ensure that the water in the lens shall not be contaminated by the development or by the effluent therefrom and that the quantity of water used will not deplete the lens to the disadvantage of existing users.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_20\", \"num\": \"20.\", \"text\": \"Scenic shoreline 20. It is the duty of the Authority to ensure that the open character of scenic shoreline land is preserved, in particular that of the beaches, and also to safeguard the public\u2019s right to use the beaches and to gain access to them through public rights of way.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_21\", \"num\": \"21.\", \"text\": \"Agricultural\/residential land 21. Two houses per acre may be built on agricultural\/residential land but if the Authority is satisfied that any such land is not situated over a water lens and is not particularly suited to agriculture, it may permit any development which complies with the requirements for low density residential areas. 22. Authority may permit building on lot below minimum size 22. Where circumstances so justify, the Authority may permit building of dwelling units on a lot the size of which is below the prescribed minimum and must so permit if the lot existed as a separate lot on the 28th day of August, 1977.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_23\", \"num\": \"23.\", \"text\": \"Repealed 23. Repealed by regulation 9 of Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 [SL 14 of 2021]. Regulation 24 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_24\", \"num\": \"24.\", \"text\": \"Planned area developments 24. (1) Planned area developments are master planned developments of large tracts of land that provide for a mix of land uses, densities and open space and a planned area development may be considered when a proposed master plan is submitted to the Authority for approval. (2) A plan submitted under paragraph (1) shall \u2014 (a) involve a parcel of land or a group of adjacent parcels of land that equals or exceeds forty acres, and may include parcels on both sides of a road; (b) propose a mixture of at least three different land uses for close interaction; (c) provide up to 5% of gross land area as open space to serve the development; (d) provide an internal circulation network that minimises conflicts with existing public roads; (e) provide for necessary infrastructure and services that will minimise the impact on the existing infrastructure of the Islands; (f) not be dangerous, obnoxious, toxic or cause offensive odours or conditions or otherwise create a nuisance or annoyance to adjacent properties; and (g) be in compliance with applicable regulations regarding fire, health and public safety. (3) Subject to the principal Act and these Regulations, planned area developments are permissible in all areas of the Islands and in all zones, except Industrial, Public Open Space and Mangrove Buffer. (4) The maximum permitted height for commercial shall be five storeys or sixtyfive feet, whichever is the less, but in Hotel\/Tourism zone 1, the maximum permitted height shall be ten storeys or one hundred and thirty feet, whichever is the less. (5) The Authority shall require the submission of a Development Statement for a planned area development, the purpose of the statement being to set out the development parameters of the planned area development, including appropriate plans and data in sufficient detail to adequately explain the proposed development. (6) A Development Statement shall provide standards for development including \u2014 (a) proposed land uses, including \u2014 (i) mix of land use types; (ii) proposed densities of development; and (iii) a statement addressing compatibility and impact of proposed uses with surrounding properties; Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Regulation 24 (b) site planning, including \u2014 (i) setbacks and site coverage; (ii) provision for parking and service areas; (iii) provision for open spaces, both public and private; and (iv) an internal zoning or land use map, which indicates proposed mix of land uses within the master planned area; (c) design, including \u2014 (i) building design - scale, mass, height, form and proportion; (ii) allowance for natural light and ventilation; (iii) sign placement and design; (iv) street furniture and lighting; and (v) provision for extensive landscaping; (d) infrastructure, including \u2014 (i) internal road network; (ii) water supply, either public or private; (iii) sewage disposal system; (iv) a comprehensive storm-water management plan; and (v) provision for electrical, liquefied petroleum gas and telecommunication facilities (to be placed underground where feasible); (e) phasing, including \u2014 (i) timeframe for construction and installation of infrastructure works, as specified in sub-paragraph (d); and (ii) timeframe for construction of buildings within the master planned area, which depicts each stage of development and applicable estimated timeframe for commencement and completion. (7) Where an application is made to the Authority in accordance with paragraphs (1), (2), (5) and (6) for approval of a planned area development, the Authority may approve such application, either unconditionally or subject to such conditions as it thinks fit, or may refuse such application. (8) Upon approval of an application under this regulation, the Authority shall cause a copy of the approved Master Plan, together with the approved Planning Statement, to be lodged with the Director, who shall keep a Register (to be called the Planned Area Development Register) of all such approved planned area developments in the principal office of the Department of Planning; and thereafter the Master Plan and Planning Statement, shall, subject to any amendment approved by the Authority, have effect as if the same were the development plan made pursuant to Part II of the principal Act. Regulation 25 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_25\", \"num\": \"25.\", \"text\": \"Road requirements 25. Planning applications involving the provision of new public roads or the extension of existing private roads on frontage development or an existing road shall comply with the following conditions \u2014 (a) truncations shall be provided at all road intersections and junctions, the minimum truncation length measured from the lot corner along the respective boundaries being ten feet; (b) cul-de-sacs (roads without through access) may not normally extend further than eight hundred feet, but if \u201cfinger\u201d development associated with it on both sides makes it impractical to comply with that restriction, an adequate turning circle for road vehicles shall be provided at the end; (c) proposed roads shall intersect one another at an angle of not less than 70 degrees; (d) service roads for rear access to commercial and industrial development shall be provided; (e) the points of access onto a throughway from a subdivision shall be kept to the minimum practicable and not less than 1\/4 mile apart, unless the Authority otherwise permits; (f) minimum road reserves shall be thirty feet with a maximum reserve of fifty feet or as laid down by the Roads Act  (2005 Revision); (g) the Authority may require provision for the continuation of principal roads to adjoining subdivisions or their proper projections when adjoining property is not subdivided and also continuation of such minor roads as may be necessary for extensions of utilities and access to adjoining properties; and (h) roads shall be constructed to the standard specified by the Authority.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_26\", \"num\": \"26.\", \"text\": \"Water requirements 26. (1) Buildings for human habitation shall be provided with potable drinking water as well as water for domestic purposes and if such potable water is from a well it shall, if so required by the Chief Medical Officer, be rendered free from bacteria. (2) The developer shall indicate the manner in which a water supply of not less than fifty gallons per person per day will be provided. (3) The developer of any subdivision shall provide space and design for a complete water reticulation system, whether or not an approved supply is immediately available for connection. (4) No approval shall be given to any water supply unless the Authority has firstly ascertained the location of all septic tanks in lots adjoining the lot on which the Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Regulation 27 water supply is to be situated, and determined that the water supply is, having regard to the location of such tanks, satisfactorily sited.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_27\", \"num\": \"27.\", \"text\": \"Sewerage requirements 27. The developer of a subdivision shall submit a proposal for a satisfactory sewerage system.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_28\", \"num\": \"28.\", \"text\": \"Land for public purposes 28. (1) According to the size of a subdivision, the Authority may require the applicant to set aside land not exceeding five percent of the gross area of the land being developed, for public purposes, including active and passive recreation and public rights of way. (2) The Authority may permit an applicant to pay, in lieu of setting aside land in a proposed subdivision under paragraph (1), a sum of money not less than five percent of the improved value of the gross area of land to be developed, if the Authority is satisfied that \u2014 (a) the subdivision has sufficient land set aside for public purposes; or (b) greater public benefit would be derived from the payment. (3) The Authority may permit an applicant to pay, in lieu of setting aside land for public purposes in a subdivision that was registered prior to the relevant date, a sum of money not less than the improved value of the land for public purposes, if the Authority is satisfied \u2014 (a) that \u2014 (i) the subdivision has sufficient land set aside for public purposes; or (ii) greater public benefit would be derived from the payment; and (b) that the majority of landowners within the subdivision have given their written consent to the proposed payment of cash in lieu of the land for public purposes. (4) Permission under paragraph (2) or (3) may be granted subject to such conditions as the Authority considers fit. (5) Money paid pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) shall be applied to \u2014 (a) the acquisition of private land for public purposes; and (b) the improvement of land used for public purposes, including recreation centres, transportation routes and public rights of way. (6) In this regulation \u2014 \u201cimproved value\u201d \u2014 (a) in relation to a subdivision the application for which is approved after the relevant date, means the value of the gross area of the land being developed Regulation 29 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) on the date that the request to pay cash in lieu is made to the Authority, plus an additional amount of forty percent of that value; and (b) in relation to land for public purposes that existed prior to the relevant date, means the value of that land on the date that the request to pay cash in lieu is made to the Authority, plus an additional amount of forty percent of that value; \u201cpublic\u201d, in relation to a subdivision, means landowners within the subdivision; and \u201cthe relevant date\u201d means the 16th June, 2010.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_29\", \"num\": \"29.\", \"text\": \"Flooding 29. (1) Reclaimed land for development and public areas shall comply with the minimum soil levels and other requirements prescribed from time to time by the Mosquito (Research and Control) Act (2007 Revision). (2) Where land is adjacent to the sea, a canal or inland waterway, the finished floor level of all buildings on the land shall be at least seven feet above mean sea level; and, where land is in any other location, the finished floor level of all buildings on the land shall be at least five feet above mean sea level.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_30\", \"num\": \"30.\", \"text\": \"Provision for schools 30. In subdivisions, provision shall be made for \u2014 (a) one primary school for every 400 families-the site reserved for a primary school being approximately three acres; and (b) one secondary school for every 2,000 families-the site reserved for a secondary school being approximately seven acres.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_31\", \"num\": \"31.\", \"text\": \"Landscaping 31. (1) Suitable landscaping shall be carried out and shade trees planted where practicable. (2) In reclaimed swamp areas interlocked sections of existing trees shall, where practicable, be left to provide windbreaks until replaced by suitable reafforestation.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_32\", \"num\": \"32.\", \"text\": \"Public rights of way in Hotel\/Tourism zones 32. In Hotel\/Tourism zones, the Authority, when granting planning permission in relation to land which has a shoreline of two hundred feet or more in a development other than private single dwelling units, shall require the owner to set aside and dedicate to the public a right of way of not less than six feet in width per every two hundred feet or part thereof, from a road to the sea, on the subject property; and such right of way may be within the area set aside for setbacks under these Regulations. Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Regulation 33\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_33\", \"num\": \"33.\", \"text\": \"Canals 33. Canals shall not be straight and, at the point of entrance from the sea, so designed as to provide adequate protection from storm surges and, wherever possible, to meander through the area with an inlet to provide circulation of water.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_34\", \"num\": \"34.\", \"text\": \"Final certificate 34. Certificates of fitness for occupancy shall be obtained from the Authority before any new buildings are occupied. The Authority may grant special permission for occupation of part of a building prior to completion.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_35\", \"num\": \"35.\", \"text\": \"Cayman Brac and Little Cayman 35. (1) The control of development in Cayman Brac shall be in accordance with Appendix 1 of the Planning Statement for the Cayman Islands 1997. (2) The control of development in Little Cayman shall be in accordance with Appendix 2 of the Planning Statement for the Cayman Islands 1997. (3) Subject to paragraph (c) of regulation 6(2), regulations 1 to 34 shall not apply in relation to land in Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. The Board may, by notice published in the Gazette, declare that any or all of regulations 1 to 34 shall apply in relation to land in Cayman Brac and Little Cayman.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_36\", \"num\": \"36.\", \"text\": \"Repealed 36. Repealed by regulation 9 of the Development and Planning (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_37\", \"num\": \"37.\", \"text\": \"Fees 37. (1) An application fee is payable to the Authority and must accompany the application for planning permission in accordance with Schedule 1. Fees are not refundable, irrespective of the Authority\u2019s decision, but additional fees will not be charged for re-submission of amended plans required by the Authority. (2) The fees prescribed in Schedule 5 shall be charged for the provision of the items and services specified in relation thereto. 37A. Infrastructure fund 37A. (1)  There is established an infrastructure fund for the purpose of providing funds for development of roads, affordable housing and other infrastructure in the Islands. (2) The fund shall be administered by the Ministry of Finance and allocations and disbursements approved by Cabinet and shall consist of moneys received under paragraph (4). (3) In this regulation \u2014 Regulation 37A Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) (a) Area A1 means the areas designated as such on the plan set out in Schedule 6; (b) Area A2 means the areas designated as such on the plan set out in Schedule 6; (c) Area B means the areas designated as such on the plan set out in Schedule 6; and (d) Area C means the areas designated as such on the plan set out in Schedule 6 and includes the registration sections, blocks and parcels in Little Cayman. (4) A person to whom planning for development granted pursuant to an application made on or after the 19th December, 2014, shall contribute to the infrastructure fund as follows \u2014 (a) in Area A1 \u2014 Development Type Infrastructure Fund Fee per gross sq. ft. An industrial building $2.50 A commercial building $4.50 A hotel building $4.50 An apartment building or townhouse $4.50 An institutional building $3.50 A house, duplex, or related structures $3.50 Subdivision of land $200 per lot A change of use of a building or land The rate applicable to the type of development being changed to An extension to a building The rate applicable to each type of building specified in this paragraph (ab) in Area A2 Development Type Infrastructure Fund Fee per gross sq. ft. An industrial building $2.50 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Regulation 37A A commercial building $4.50 A hotel building $4.50 An apartment building or townhouse $4.50 An institutional building $3.50 A house, duplex, or related structures and any extension thereto $3.50 Subdivision of land $200 per lot A change of use of a building or land The rate applicable to the type of development being changed to (b) in Area B \u2014 Development Type Infrastructure Fund Fee per gross sq. ft. An industrial building $1.50 A commercial building $2.50 A hotel building $2.50 An apartment building or townhouse $2.50 An institutional building $2.50 A house, duplex, or related structures (i) up to 4,000 sq. ft. in gross floor area $1.00 (ii) 4,000  to 5,000 sq. ft. in gross floor area  $1.50 (iii) exceeding to 5,000 sq. ft. in gross floor area $3.50 An extension to a house, duplex or related structure which would increase its gross floor area to the respective areas specified in paragraph (i), (ii) or (iii) The appropriate rate for the gross floor area specified in paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) Subdivision of land $100 per lot Regulation 37A Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) A change of use of a building or land The rate applicable to the type of development being changed to An extension to a building other than a house or duplex The rate applicable to each type of building specified in this paragraph (c) in Area C, $.25 per square foot of the gross floor area of the development and any extension thereto and $100 per lot for the subdivision of land; (d) without prejudice to the respective amounts prescribed in paragraphs (a), (ab), (b) and (c) in the Islands an affordable housing fee is payable on the issue of a Certificate of Completion or Certificate of fitness for Occupancy, and will be assessed as follows \u2014 (i) at a rate of $3,000 per hotel room; and (ii) in area Al, at a rate of $20,000 per apartment or townhouse, in respect of applications relating to eleven or more apartments or townhouses; and (e) in any case where the Authority is of the opinion that the development (including any temporary development) is necessary for the purpose of restoration following a national disaster, fifty per cent of the respective amounts prescribed in paragraphs (a), (ab), (b) and (c). (5) The total contribution under subsection (4)(a) to (e) is payable as follows \u2014 (a) fifty per cent of the contribution is payable on the issue of a permit; and (b) fifty per cent of the contribution is payable on the issue of a Certificate of Completion, Certificate of Occupancy or Certificate of fitness for Occupancy; and for subdivision of land, the contribution is payable prior to the subdivision being finalised. (6) The interest earned on the moneys of the infrastructure fund shall be retained for the purposes of the fund. (7) In this Part \u2014 \u201caffordable housing\u201d means any Government assisted housing programme undertaken under the auspices of the National Housing Development Trust, Sister Islands Affordable Homes or any similar Government entity; \u201cCertificate of Completion\u201d, in relation to a building, means a certificate issued by the Authority that certifies the building is complete in accordance with planning permission requirements but does not grant permission to occupy; Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Regulation 38 \u201cCertificate of fitness for Occupancy\u201d or \u201cCertificate of Occupancy\u201d, in relation to a building, means a certificate issued by the Authority that the building is complete in accordance with planning requirements and grants permission to occupy; and \u201cinfrastructure\u201d means public services and utilities used in common by the residents of the Islands.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_38\", \"num\": \"38.\", \"text\": \"Penalties 38. A person who contravenes these Regulations commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars. 39. Transitional provision 39. Where an application is made under the Development and Planning Regulations (2022 Revision) and the application has not been determined at 28th November 2023, the date of commencement of the Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations 2023 [SL 25 of 2023], the application shall be determined as if the Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations 2023 [SL 25 of 2023] were not in force. Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 1 APPLICATION FEES FOR PLANNING PERMISSION PART 1 - Application for Planning Permission and Development Item Type of development Fee 1. Permission to subdivide A fee calculated at the rate of $100 in respect of each lot in the proposed subdivision 2. Construction of or extension to A fee calculated at the rate of \u2014 (a) a house 25 cents in respect of each square foot of the proposed development (b) a duplex 30 cents in respect of each square foot of the proposed development (c) an apartment building or townhouse 40 cents in respect of each square foot of the proposed development 2A. Addition to a detached house, in any case where \u2014 (a) the extension does not exceed 500 square feet; (b) the square footage of the extension does not exceed 10 per cent of the gross floor area of the ground floor of the existing detached house; and (c) an application has not been made for this type of development of the detached house $0.00, if the application is not filed after the fact A fee calculated at the rate of $2.50 in respect of each square foot of the proposed development, if the application is filed after the fact 3. Carrying out of commercial or industrial development (not being hotel, petrol station or agricultural development) A fee calculated at the rate of 50 cents in respect of each square foot of the proposed development SCHEDULE 1 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Item Type of development Fee 4. Carrying out of hotel development A fee calculated at the rate of 40 cents in respect of each square foot of the proposed development 5. Carrying out of petrol station development A fee calculated at the rate of $1.50 in respect of each square foot of the proposed development 6. Carrying out of agricultural development A fee calculated at the rate of 10 cents in respect of each square foot of the proposed development 7. Construction of a social club or place of assembly A fee calculated at the rate of 25 cents in respect of each square foot of the proposed development 8. Construction of a church or church hall A fee calculated at the rate of 25 cents in respect of each square foot of the proposed development 8A. Construction of any other institutional building A fee calculated at the rate of 25 cents in respect of each square foot of the proposed development 8B. Ancillary buildings A fee calculated at the rate of the primary use in respect of each square foot of the proposed development 9. Construction of a swimming pool relating to \u2014 (a) a house $100 (b) a duplex or an apartment $150 10. Erection of a sign that is \u2014 (a) 30 square feet or less $75 (b) more than 30 square feet $500 11. (a) repealed by regulation 13(b) of the Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2016 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) SCHEDULE 1 Item Type of development Fee (b) Construction of a fence that is more than 4 feet high, relating to a detached house $250 (c) Construction of a fence of any height, relating to any use of land other than use as a detached house $400 11A. A deck with a vertical measurement of six inches or more from finished grade A fee calculated at the rate of the primary use in respect of each square foot of the proposed deck 12. Modification of the shoreline or the construction of dock $500 13. repealed by regulation 13(d) of the Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2016 14. Carrying out of an excavation or quarry (a) in Grand Cayman \u2014 (i) in respect of an excavation or quarry where the fill is to be removed from the site, an application fee of $10,000; and (ii) in any case where the fill is to remain on site, an application fee of $2,000; (b) in Cayman Brac or Little Cayman \u2014 (i) in respect of an excavation or quarry where the fill is to be removed from the site, an application fee of $5,000; and (ii) in any case where the fill is to remain on site, an application fee of $1,000; and (c) if planning permission is granted, a fee calculated at the rate of 25 cents in respect of each cubic yard to be excavated or quaried SCHEDULE 1 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Item Type of development Fee 14A. Removal of shoreline debris following inclement weather $250 15. Permission for a change of use of land (car parks, etc.) The fee that would have been payable under this Schedule if the application were an application for development for the proposed new use 16. Clearing of land by mechanical means $100 per acre or part thereof 17. Erection of a telecommunication tower or similar structure $1,000 18. Construction of a tennis court $200 19. Construction of a golf course $2,500 20. Modifications to planning permission A fee calculated at the rate of \u2014 $100 in respect of each amendment or deletion of a condition of planning permission; $25 in respect of each amendment of a house plan; and $100 in respect of any other proposed modification 21. Application for the installation of a fuel or liquefied petroleum gas storage tank exceeding an aggregate total of 1,000 gallons in size $250 21A. Permission for a generator \u2014 (a) relating to a house or duplex $100 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) SCHEDULE 1 Item Type of development Fee (b) relating to any use other than in relation to a house or duplex $250 22. Permission for a planned area development A fee calculated at the rate of $500 per acre but all other relevant fees prescribed in this Schedule are applicable to the individual developments within the planned area development 23. Photovoltaic power station with a minimum output of one megawatt $5,000 Part 2 - Application for Outline Planning Permission The application fee for outline planning permission for development is fifty per cent of the fee that would be payable under Part 1 in respect of an application for planning permission for the development. Part 3 - Application for Planning Permission for Development Made After the Development Has Been Started or Has Been Completed The application fee for planning permission for development made after the development has been started or has been completed is ten times the fee that would be payable under Part 1 in respect of an application for planning permission for the development. Part 4 - Application for Planning Permission for Development following a National Disaster 1. The application fee for planning permission for temporary development is fifty per cent of the fee that would be payable under Part 1 in respect of an application for planning permission for the development. 2. No application fee is payable for planning permission for the restoration or the rebuilding of a building following a national disaster. SCHEDULE 1 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Part 5 - Administrative Filing Fee Where an application is withdrawn prior to a decision being made by the Authority in respect of the application, an administrative filing fee is payable at the rate of \u2014 (a) fifty per cent of the fee that would be payable under Part 1 in respect of the application; or (b) $50, whichever is greater. Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 2 AREAS 1. For the purposes of the Act \u2014 \u201cArea A\u201d means the following registration sections, blocks and parcels - Registration Section Block (a) West Bay Block 5C (parcels with water frontage only, but including any parcel subsequently derived from another parcel with water frontage existing at the 8th December, 1997), 5D, 10A, 10E, 11B, 11C, 11D, 12C, 12D, 12E, 17A. (b) George Town 13B,  13C,  13E,  13EH  (parcels with road frontage on  West Bay  Road,  Eastern  Avenue  and  North  Church  Street), 13D  (parcels  with  road  frontage  on  Eastern  Avenue), 14BG, 14BH, 14BJ, 14C, 14D (parcels with road frontage on Elgin Avenue, Huldah Avenue and  Thomas Russell Avenue), OPY, 18A, 19A, 19E, 20B,  20C (parcels  north  of Owen  Roberts  International  Airport). (c) Bodden Town 28C, 28D (those parcels zoned Neighbourhood Commercial) (d) North Side and East End 33C, 33CJ, 33D, 33E, 33M, 39E, 57A, 61A, 65A, 69A, 73A. \u201cArea B\u201d means all other registration sections, blocks and parcels in Grand Cayman and Little Cayman not included in Area A. 2. The following Permit fees are payable in Area A \u2014 Description Fee For an apartment building or townhouse $2.50 per square foot For a house not exceeding 1,200 square feet $100 For a house exceeding 1,200 square feet but not exceeding 1,500 square feet $0.50 per square foot For a house exceeding 1,500 square feet but not exceeding 2,000 square feet $0.75 per square foot For a house exceeding 2,000 square feet but not exceeding 2,500 square feet $1 per square foot SCHEDULE 2 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Description Fee For a house exceeding 2,500 square feet but not exceeding 4,000 square feet $l.50 per square foot For a house exceeding 4,000 square feet $2 per square foot For an addition to a house exceeding 2,500 square feet $l.50 per square foot For a duplex $2 per square foot For a restaurant or bar $3.50 per square foot For an office, shop or other commercial building $3 per square foot For a hotel $3 per square foot For a gas station $5 per square foot For a swimming pool related to \u2014 (a) any single family residential development $500 (b) any development other than a single family residential development $2,000 For an illuminated sign  \u2014 (a) 30 square feet or less $100 (b) more than 30 square feet $200 For an industrial building For an agricultural building For a church or church hall For an institutional building For any other building not specified in this Schedule $l.50 per square foot $1.00 per square foot $1.00 per square foot $1.50 per square foot $1.00 per square foot For the installation of a fuel or liquefied petroleum gas storage tank, or a generator \u2014 (a) relating to a house or duplex $100 (b) for any use other than in relation to a house or duplex $250 Renovations to any development other than a house Fifty per cent of the fee that is payable for new construction of the development for the area being renovated Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) SCHEDULE 2 Description Fee For an addition to any building, in any case where the addition does not change the classification of the building The fee rate for new construction applied to the square footage of the addition For each subsequent review of an application after the first two reviews, for each discipline in the building trade, in respect of an application relating to  \u2014 (a) a house or duplex under 4,000 square feet $125 per review (b) any development (other than a house or duplex under 4,000 square feet) $250 per review For each inspection after the first re- inspection of failed workmanship $100 Administrative filing fee Where an application is withdrawn prior to the issuance of a Permit, an administrative filing fee is payable at the rate of \u2014 (a) fifty per cent of the fee payable under Part I in respect of the application; or (b) $50, whichever is greater. For a modification to an existing electrical service related to \u2014 (a) agriculture $50 (b) a house or duplex $100 (c) any development other than a house, duplex or agriculture $200 For ancillary buildings the fee rate for new construction applied to the square footage of the ancillary building For a dock or mooring piles related to \u2014 (a) residential development $200 SCHEDULE 2 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Description Fee (b) any other type of development $500 For a photovoltaic power station with a minimum output of one megawatt $5,000 For the installation of a stand-alone permanent electrical service related to \u2014 (a) agriculture $100 (b) a house or duplex $200 (c) any development other than a house, duplex or agriculture $400 For an electrical reconnection (not related to a natural disaster) in respect of \u2014 (a) a house or duplex $50 per meter (b) any other type of development $100 per meter For modifications to approved plans in respect of each amendment submission, per discipline, relating to \u2014 (a) a house or duplex $50 (b) any other type of development $100 For an Elevator Certification Permit $400 per elevator unit For an Elevator Certification Renewal $200 per elevator unit For alterations to an existing elevator $150 per elevator unit In regard to a house or duplex, an administrative filing fee in respect of a request for the issuance of a Foundation Permit, special permission to occupy, alternate means and methods, special electrical service connection, or modification of electrical requirements In regard to development other than a house or duplex, an administrative filing fee in respect of a request for the issuance of a Foundation Permit, special permission to occupy, alternate means and methods, special electrical service connection, or modification of electrical requirements $100 $250 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) SCHEDULE 2 3. The following Permit fees are payable in Area B: Development Fee For an apartment building or townhouse $1.75 per square foot For a house not exceeding 1,200 square feet $50 For a house exceeding 1,200 square feet but not exceeding 1,500 square feet $0.25 per square foot For a house exceeding 1,500 square feet but not exceeding 2,000 square feet $0.40 per square foot For a house exceeding 2,000 square feet but not exceeding 2,500 square feet $0.50 per square foot For a house exceeding 2,500 square feet but not exceeding 4,000 square feet $0.75 per square foot For a house exceeding 4,000 square feet $1 per square foot For an addition to a house exceeding 2,500 square feet $1 per square foot For a duplex For an addition to a detached house, in any case where \u2014 $1 per square foot $0.00, if the application is not filed after the fact (a) the extension does not exceed 500 square feet; A fee calculated at the rate applicable to new construction applied to the square footage of the addition, if the application is filed after the fact (b) the square footage of the extension does not exceed 10 per cent of the gross floor area of the ground floor of the existing detached house; (c) the extension does not result in the gross floor area of the detached house being greater than 5,000 square feet; $2 per square foot (d) the addition does not change the classification of the detached house; and (e) a previous application has not been made for this type of development of the detached house $1.50 per square foot For a restaurant or bar SCHEDULE 2 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) For an office, shop or other commercial building $1.75 per square foot For a hotel $3.50 per square foot For a gas station $400 For a swimming pool related to \u2014 (a) any single family residential development (b) any development other than a single family residential development $1,000 For an illuminated sign \u2014 (a) 30 square feet or less $50 (b) more than 30 square feet $100 For an industrial building For an agricultural building For a church or church hall For an institutional building For any other building not specified in this Schedule $1.25 per square foot $0.50 per square foot $1.00 per square foot $1.50 per square foot $0.50 per square foot For the installation of a fuel or liquefied petroleum gas storage tank, or a generator \u2014 (a) relating to a house or duplex $100 (b) or any use other than in relation to a house or duplex $250 Renovations to any development other than a house Fifty per cent of the fee that is payable for new construction of the development for the area being renovated For an addition to any building, in any case where the addition does not change the classification of the building The fee rate for new construction applied to the square footage of the addition For each subsequent review of an application after the first two reviews, for each discipline in the building trade, in respect of an application relating to \u2014 (a) a house or duplex under 4,000 square feet $125 per review (b) any development (other than a house or duplex $250 per review Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) SCHEDULE 2 under 4,000 square feet) For each inspection after the first re- inspection of failed workmanship $100 Administrative filing fee Where an application is withdrawn prior to the issuance of a Permit, an administrative filing fee is payable at the rate of- (a) fifty per cent of the fee payable under Part I in respect of the application; or (b) $50, whichever is greater. For a modification to an existing electrical service related to \u2014 (a) agriculture $50 (b) a house or duplex $100 (c) any development other than a house, duplex or agriculture $200 For ancillary buildings the fee rate for new construction applied to the square footage of the ancillary building For a dock or mooring piles related to \u2014 (a) residential development $200 (b) any other type of development $500 For a photovoltaic power station with a minimum output of one megawatt $5,000 For the installation of a stand-alone permanent electrical service related to \u2014 (a) agriculture $100 (b) a house or duplex $200 SCHEDULE 2 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) 4. Permit fees are payable as follows \u2014 (a) fifty per cent on submission of a Permit application, and such fee is nonrefundable; and (b) fifty per cent on issuance of a Permit. 5. Permit fees for renovations to any development other than a house that have started or have been completed prior to a permit application being submitted to the Department of Planning are two times the fee that would be payable under paragraph 2 or 3. (c)    any development other than a house, duplex or agriculture $400 For an electrical reconnection (not related to a natural disaster) in respect of \u2014 (a) a house or duplex $50 per meter (b) any other type of development $100 per meter For modifications to approved plans in respect of each amendment submission, per discipline, relating to \u2014 (a) a house or duplex $50 (b) any other type of development $100 For an Elevator Certification Permit $400 per elevator unit For an Elevator Certification Renewal $200 per elevator unit For alterations to an existing elevator $150 per elevator unit In regard to a house or duplex, an administrative filing fee in respect of a request for the issuance of a Foundation Permit, special permission to occupy, alternate means and methods, special electrical service connection, or modification of electrical requirements In regard to development other than a house or duplex, an administrative filing fee in respect of a request for the issuance of a Foundation Permit, special permission to occupy, alternate means and methods, special electrical service connection, or modification of electrical requirements $100 $250 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) SCHEDULE 3 SCHEDULE 3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONES SCHEDULE 4 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) SCHEDULE 4 (regulation 2) HOTEL\/TOURISM ZONES Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) SCHEDULE 4 Hotel\/Tourism Zone 2 SCHEDULE 4 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Hotel\/Tourism Zone 3 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) SCHEDULE 5 SCHEDULE 5 MISCELLANEOUS FEES Item or Service Provided Fee Photocopy of the Minutes of the Central Planning Authority or the Development Control Board $0.50 per page Development plan \u2014 Planning statement, together with 11\u201d x 17\u201d map $25 Map (24\u201d x 36\u201d) accompanying a development plan $50 Map (36\u201d x 60\u201d) accompanying a development plan $100 Land Development Guide (containing the procedures and guidelines of the Central Planning Authority or the Development Control Board) colour edition $50 black and white edition $35 Electronic transaction \u2014 Customised maps $100 per hour Customised reports, statistics and analyses, and customised information on land use and other matters $100 per hour List of applicants that have received planning permission $50 Catalogue containing reports, statistics, analyses, information on land use, information on available maps, and other material $50 Photocopies of application forms, letters and other documents $1 per copy Letter or other document specifying whether or not there is compliance with the Development and Planning Act (2021 Revision) and any regulations made thereunder (\u201cDue Diligence Letter\u201d) $100 per parcel of land Letter or other document certifying or describing a zone designated as such on the zoning map of Grand Cayman $25 Retrieving a departmental file for the purpose of locating plans and answering questions from a member of the public $25 per file SCHEDULE 5 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Item or Service Provided Fee Reissue\/Duplicate Permit $50 per reissuance\/ duplicate Online Planning System service transaction \u2014 Electronic submissions $10 per submission Paper based submissions $25 per submission File retention $25 per application Letter or other document certifying whether or not planning permission is required for the carrying on of a trade or business under the Trade and Business Licensing Act (2021 Revision) $25 per letter or document Administrative filing fee for the rezoning of land (if not included as part of a development plan review) \u2014 (a) for residential purposes $2,000 (b) for any purpose other than a residential purpose $5,000 Reclamation of a confiscated illegal sign $50 Copy of plans submitted for planning permission or permits $3 per plan Letter to release restriction on land register $50 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) SCHEDULE 6 SCHEDULE 6 Infrastructure Fund - Area A1, Area A2, Area B and Area C SCHEDULE 6 Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) Publication in consolidated and revised form authorised by the Cabinet this 30th day of January, 2024. Kim Bullings Clerk of the Cabinet Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) ENDNOTES ENDNOTES Table of Legislation History: SL # Law\/Act # Legislation Commencement Gazette 25\/2023 Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 28-Nov-23 LG36\/2023\/s1 Development and Planning Regulations (2022 Revision) 18-Jan-22 LG3\/2022\/s3 14\/2021 Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 11-Feb-21 LG13\/2021\/s1 Development and Planning Regulations (2021 Revision) 22-Jan-21 LG7\/2021\/s8 56\/2020 Citation of Acts of Parliament Act, 2020 3-Dec-20 LG89\/2020\/s1 Development and Planning Regulations (2020 Revision) 14-Jan-20 LG5\/2020\/s1 46\/2018 Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2018 14-May-19 LG15\/2019\/s1 Development and Planning Regulations (2018 Revision) 16-Mar-18 GE22\/2018\/s12 58\/2017 Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 28-Jun-17 GE53\/2017\/s3 Development and Planning Regulations (2017 Revision) 31-May-17 GE45\/2017\/s10 78\/2016 Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2016 19-Dec-16 G26\/2016\/s9 Development and Planning Regulations (2015 Revision) 17-Jul-15 GE53\/2015\/s8 70\/2014 Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2014 19-Dec-14 GE96\/2014\/s2 Development and Planning Regulations (2013 Revision) 11-Oct-13 GE82\/2013\/s7 27\/2013 Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2013 17-Mar-13 GE41\/2013\/s6 58\/2012 Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2012 19-Nov-12 G24\/2012\/s1 Development and Planning Regulations (2011 Revision) 24-Oct-11 G22\/2011\/s11 25\/2010 Development and Planning (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2010 30-Aug-10 G18\/2010\/s5 Development and Planning Regulations (2010 Revision) 25-Oct-10 G22\/2010\/s7 17\/2010 Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2010 16-Jun-10 GE33\/2010\/s1 8\/2006 Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2006 1-Jul-06 G24\/2006\/s2 Development and Planning Regulations (2006 Revision) 26-Jun-06 G13\/2006\/s7 6\/2005 Development and Planning (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2005 11-Apr-05 GE9\/2005\/s2 5\/2005 Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2005 18-Apr-05 G8\/2005\/s1 Development and Planning Regulations (2005 Revision) 25-Jul-05 G15\/2005\/s6 8\/2004 Development and  Planning (Amendment) (Temporary Provisions) Law, 2004 (part) 3-May-04 G9\/2004\/s9 31\/2003 Development and  Planning (Amendment) (No.2) Law, 2003 (part) 9-Jan-04 GE2\/2004\/s1 7\/2003 Development and Planning (Amendment) Law, 2003 (part) 22-Aug-03 GE24\/2003\/s6 Development and Planning Regulations (2003 Revision) 2-Jun-03 G11\/2003\/s11 ENDNOTES Development and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision) SL # Law\/Act # Legislation Commencement Gazette 15\/2002 Development and Planning (Amendment) (Heights of Buildings) (No.2) Regulations, 2002 12-Aug-02 G16\/2002\/s7 14\/2002 Development and Planning (Amendment) (Heights of Buildings) Regulations, 2002 6-May-02 G9\/2002\/s5 10\/2001 Development and Planning (Amendment) (Temporary Provisions) Regulations, 2001 23-Nov-01 GE27\/2001\/s1 12\/1997 Development and Planning (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 1997 8-Dec-97 G25\/1997\/s2 Development and Planning Regulations (1998 Revision) 17-Aug-98 G17\/1998\/s3 11\/1997 Development and Planning (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1997 15-Sept-97 G19\/1997\/s1 10\/1997 Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1997 18-Jun-97 G7B\/1997\/s1 1\/1995 Building Code Regulations, 1995 (part) 29-Apr-96 GE29.Apr\/1995 \/s1 Development and Planning Regulations (1995 Revision) 24-Jul-95 G15\/1995\/s3 13\/1994 Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1994 5-Apr-94 G7\/1994\/s6 7\/1993 Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1993 24-Dec-93 GE24.Dec\/1993 \/s2 15\/1992 Development and Planning (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1992 22-Oct-92 G22.Oct\/1992\/ s2 14\/1992 Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1992 10-Feb-92 G3\/1992\/s1 19\/1991 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2003 (part), 31 of 2003 (part), and 8 of 2004 (part).\n\nConsolidated with \u2014\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1977 made the 6th\nDecember, 1977,\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1979 made the 18th\nSeptember, 1979,\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1980 made the 25th March,\n1980,\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1985 made the 26th March,\n1985,\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1990 (sic) made the\n24th July, 1990,\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1991 made the 5th March,\n1991,\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) (Fees) Regulations, 1991 made the 16th\nDecember, 1991,\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1992 made the 21st January,\n1992,\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1992 made the 6th\nOctober, 1992,\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1993 made the 21st\nDecember, 1993,\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1994 made the 15th March,\n1994,\nBuilding Code Regulations, 1995 (part) made the 11th August, 1995,\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1997 made the 20th May,\n1997,\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1997 made the 19th\nAugust, 1997,\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 1997 made the 11th\nNovember, 1997,\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) (Temporary Provisions) Regulations,\n2001 made the 20th November, 2001,\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nPublication Details Continued\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 3\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) (Heights of Buildings) Regulations, 2002\nmade the 16th April, 2002,\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) (Heights of Buildings) (No.2)\nRegulations, 2002 made the 23rd July, 2002,\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2005 made the 22nd March,\n2005,\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2005 made the 29th\nMarch, 2005,\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2006 made the 8th August,\n2006,\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2010 made the 25th May,\n2010,\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2010 made the 13th\nJuly, 2010,\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2012 made the 2nd October,\n2012,\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2013 made the 14th May,\n2013,\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2014 made the 16th\nDecember, 2014,\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2016 made the 6th\nDecember, 2016, and\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 made the 10th January,\n2017\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2018 made the 19th June,\n2018\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 made the 9th February,\n2021\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 made the 17th\nOctober, 2023.\n.\nOriginally enacted \u2014\n\nLaw 18 of 1982-9th December, 1982\n\nLaw 7 of 2003-25th June, 2003\n\nLaw 31 of 2003-4th December, 2003\n\nLaw 8 of 2004-18th March, 2004\n\nAct 56 of 2020-7th December, 2020.\n\nConsolidated and revised this 31st day of December, 2023.\n\nPage 4\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\nNote (not forming part of these Regulations): This revision replaces the 2022 Revision\nwhich should now be discarded.\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nArrangement of Regulations\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 5\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nDevelopment and Planning Act\n(2021 Revision)\nDEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING\nREGULATIONS\n(2024 Revision)\nArrangement of Regulations\nRegulation\nPage\n1.\nCitation ......................................................................................................................................7\n2.\nDefinitions ..................................................................................................................................7\n3.\nMode of application .................................................................................................................. 11\n4.\nPermitted development ............................................................................................................ 11\n5.\nControl of development ............................................................................................................ 12\n6.\nApplications for building ........................................................................................................... 12\n7.\nGovernment-approved low cost housing programme ............................................................... 13\n8.\nGeneral requirements re parking, height, setbacks, waterfront property, etc. ........................... 14\n9.\nResidential zone ...................................................................................................................... 22\n10.\nHotel\/tourism related development ........................................................................................... 26\n11.\nTemporary relaxation of certain regulations in case of certain strata title development ............ 27\n12.\nIndustrial development ............................................................................................................. 27\n13.\nCommercial zones ................................................................................................................... 28\n14.\nInstitutional zones .................................................................................................................... 30\n15.\nBeach Resort\/Residential zones .............................................................................................. 31\n16.\nHistoric Overlay zones ............................................................................................................. 33\n17.\nPublic Open Space zones ........................................................................................................ 33\n18.\nMangrove Buffer zones ............................................................................................................ 34\n19.\nLand above water lenses ......................................................................................................... 35\n20.\nScenic shoreline ...................................................................................................................... 35\n21.\nAgricultural\/residential land ...................................................................................................... 35\n22.\nAuthority may permit building on lot below minimum size ......................................................... 35\n\nArrangement of Regulations\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 6\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n23.\nRepealed ................................................................................................................................. 35\n24.\nPlanned area developments .................................................................................................... 36\n25.\nRoad requirements .................................................................................................................. 38\n26.\nWater requirements ................................................................................................................. 38\n27.\nSewerage requirements ........................................................................................................... 39\n28.\nLand for public purposes.......................................................................................................... 39\n29.\nFlooding .................................................................................................................................. 40\n30.\nProvision for schools ................................................................................................................ 40\n31.\nLandscaping ............................................................................................................................ 40\n32.\nPublic rights of way in Hotel\/Tourism zones ............................................................................. 40\n33.\nCanals ..................................................................................................................................... 41\n34.\nFinal certificate ........................................................................................................................ 41\n35.\nCayman Brac and Little Cayman ............................................................................................. 41\n36.\nRepealed ................................................................................................................................. 41\n37.\nFees ........................................................................................................................................ 41\n37A. Infrastructure fund ................................................................................................................... 41\n38.\nPenalties.................................................................................................................................. 45\n39.\nTransitional provision ............................................................................................................... 45\nSCHEDULE 1\n47\nAPPLICATION FEES FOR PLANNING PERMISSION\n47\nSCHEDULE 2\n53\nAREAS\n53\nSCHEDULE 3\n61\nGENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONES\n61\nSCHEDULE 4\n62\nHOTEL\/TOURISM ZONES\n62\nSCHEDULE 5\n65\nMISCELLANEOUS FEES\n65\nSCHEDULE 6\n67\nInfrastructure Fund - Area A1, Area A2, Area B and Area C\n67\nENDNOTES\n69\nTable of Legislation History: .............................................................................................................. 69\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nRegulation 1\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 7\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nDevelopment and Planning Act\n(2021 Revision)\nDEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING\nREGULATIONS\n(2024 Revision)\n\n1.\nCitation\n1.\nThese Regulations may be cited as the Development and Planning Regulations (2024\nRevision).\n2.\nDefinitions\n2.\nIn these Regulations \u2014\n\u201cagricultural\/residential\u201d means land, the primary use of which is both\nagricultural and residential;\n\u201cAgricultural\/Residential zone\u201d means a zone designated as such on the map;\n\u201cancillary building\u201d means a garage or other buildings or structure on a lot or\nparcel subordinate to and not forming an integral part of the main or principal\nbuilding but pertaining to the use of the main building;\n\u201capartment building\u201d means a building that has three or more dwelling units,\nwith \u2014\n(a)  at least one dwelling unit entirely or partially above another; and\n(b)  each dwelling unit having a separate entrance directly from outside or\nthrough a common inside area;\n\u201careas\u201d means the areas shown on the map and \u201czones\u201d has a similar meaning;\n\nRegulation 2\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 8\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n\u201cAuthority\u201d includes \u201cBoard\u201d in the alternative;\n\u201cBeach Resort\/Residential zone\u201d means a zone designated as such on the map;\n\u201cbusiness\u201d with reference to any building, denotes commercial use and includes\na shop, restaurant, bank, office or other place in which people are commonly\nemployed in any trade or profession;\n\u201cCommercial zone\u201d includes a General Commercial zone, a Neighbourhood\nCommercial zone and a Marine Commercial zone;\n\u201ccommon use area\u201d means an interior and exterior room, space or element that\nis not for public use but is available for the shared use of two or more people;\n\u201ccommunal open space\u201d means an open outdoor area within the curtilage of a\nresidential development for the enjoyment of residents and their guests on a\nshared basis;\n\u201ccottage colony\u201d means any premises or complex of premises which are\noperated on a commercial basis for providing living accommodation for six or\nmore paying guests, the character of which is that of a group of cottages;\n\u201cdetached house\u201d means a dwelling unit on its own exclusive lot;\n\u201cduplex\u201d means two dwelling units one above the other or side by side having\na common wall;\n\u201cdwelling unit\u201d\u2018 means two or more rooms used or intended for the domestic\nuse of one or more individuals living as a single housekeeping unit;\n\u201cexcavation\u201d means the removal or recovery by any means of soil, rock or\nminerals, other than surface vegetation, from land or water, not being Crown\nsea bed, on or beneath the surface thereof, whether exposed or submerged;\n\u201cfinal certificate\u201d means a certificate issued under regulation 34 authorising the\noccupation and use of a building on the completion of a building operation;\n\u201cGeneral Commercial zone\u201d means a zone designated as such on the map;\n\u201cGeneral Commercial zone 1\u201d means the area designated as such on the plan\nset out in Schedule 3;\n\u201cGeneral Commercial zone 2\u201d means the area designated as such on the plan\nset out in Schedule 3;\n\u201cGeneral Commercial zone 3\u201d means the area designated as such on the plan\nset out in Schedule 3;\n\u201cGeneral Commercial zone 4\u201d means the area designated as such on the plan\nset out in Schedule 3;\n\u201cGovernment-approved low cost housing programme\u201d means any\ndevelopment, or intended development, designated by the Cabinet under\nregulation 7;\n\u201cgross acreage\u201d means an area inclusive of roads and other developments;\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nRegulation 2\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 9\n\n\u201cguest house\u201d means premises having the external appearance of a dwelling\nunit but operated on a commercial basis providing sleeping accommodation for\npaying guests and where no facilities are provided for persons other than those\nguests and the owner and staff;\n\u201cHeavy Industrial zone\u201d means a zone designated as such on the map;\n\u201cheavy industry\u201d means any industry other than light or cottage industries;\n\u201cheight of a building\u201d means the vertical distance measured from the highest\npoint on a proposed or existing building to the proposed finished grade directly\nbelow that point; and, for the purposes of this definition, \u201cfinished grade\u201d\nmeans the highest grade within five feet of the building and includes natural\ngrade when no terrain alteration is proposed;\n\u201cHistoric Overlay zone\u201d means a zone designated as such on the map;\n\u201chotel\u201d has the meaning ascribed to it in the Hotels Aid Act (1995 Revision);\n\u201cHotel\/Tourism zone\u201d means a zone designated as such on the map;\n\u201cHotel\/Tourism zone 1\u201d means the area designated as such on the plan set out\nin Schedule 4;\n\u201cHotel\/Tourism zone 2\u201d means the area designated as such on the plan set out\nin Schedule 4;\n\u201cHotel\/Tourism zone 3\u201d means the area designated as such on the plan set out\nin Schedule 4;\n\u201cIndustrial zone\u201d includes a Heavy Industrial zone and a Light Industrial zone;\n\u201cindustry\u201d means the use of land for the carrying on of any industry or industrial\nprocess;\n\u201cInstitutional zone\u201d means a zone designated as such on the map;\n\u201cLight Industrial zone\u201d means a zone designated as such on the map;\n\u201clight industry\u201d means an industry which is carried on in a special building and\nin which the process carried on or the machinery used is such as if carried on or\nused in a residential area would not cause detriment to the amenity of that area\nincluding detriment by reason of noise, vibration, smell, fumes, electrical\ninterference, smoke, soot, ash, dust or grit;\n\u201clot\u201d means a legally registered parcel of land and includes a land strata lot;\n\u201cmap\u201d means the zoning map of Grand Cayman which is annexed to the\ndevelopment plan and \u201cplan\u201d has a similar meaning;\n\u201cMangrove Buffer zone\u201d means a zone designated as such on the map;\n\u201cMarine Commercial zone\u201d means a zone designated as such on the map;\n\u201cmassing\u201d, in relation to a development, means the overall size, bulk and\ndimensions of the buildings concerned and their overall appearance resulting\nfrom their juxtaposition;\n\nRegulation 2\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 10\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n\u201cnational disaster\u201d includes hurricane, fire, flood, earthquake, outbreak of\npestilence, outbreak of infectious disease or any other calamity whether similar\nto the foregoing or not;\n\u201cNeighbourhood Commercial zone\u201d means a zone designated as such on\nthe map;\n\u201cparking area\u201d means an open space reserved for parking vehicles related to\nany building;\n\u201cPermit\u201d means a permit issued under the Building Code Regulations (2022\nRevision);\n\u201cprescribed\u201d means prescribed by the principal Act or these Regulations;\n\u201cprincipal Act\u201d means the Development and Planning Act (2021 Revision);\n\u201cpublic access\u201d means private land over which members of the public enjoy\nrights by virtue of any law;\n\u201cpublic building\u201d means any building used for civic, administrative, religious\nor social purposes to which the public has access and includes a town hall, post\noffice, church and public hall;\n\u201cPublic Open Space zone\u201d means a zone designated as such on the map;\n\u201cpublic use area\u201d means an interior or exterior room or space that is available\nfor use by the general public;\n\u201cpublic utility building\u201d means any building which is essential to the proper\nprovision of public utility services including water, electricity and\ncommunications;\n\u201cquarry\u201d means a place where rock, ore, stone, peat or similar materials are\nexcavated for off-site use to supply material for construction, industrial,\nmanufacturing or other purposes; and \u201cquarrying\u201d includes blasting, primary\nprocessing (such as washing, screening, crushing or storage of the material\nexcavated) and the making of concrete or asphalt from the material excavated;\n\u201creclaimed\u201d, in relation to land, means a process that increases the land use\ncapability of a site by changing the land\u2019s character or environment through the\nraising of the land level or the drainage of the land;\n\u201crecovery period\u201d has the meaning assigned by section 2(1) of the principal\nAct;\n\u201cresidential land\u201d means any lot, plot, tract, area, piece or parcel of land\nincluding any building used exclusively or intended to be used for family\ndwelling or concomitant uses specified herein;\n\u201cResidential zone\u201d means a zone designated as such on the map;\n\u201cresort residential\u201d means any area of land used primarily for the\naccommodation of tourists and which may also be used for normal\nresidential use;\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nRegulation 3\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 11\n\n\u201cScenic Coastline zone\u201d means those parts of the coastline of the Islands\ndesignated as such on the map;\n\u201csection\u201d means a section of the principal Act;\n\u201cservice road\u201d has the meaning ascribed to it in the Roads Act (2005 Revision);\n\u201csetback\u201d means the horizontal distance between any boundary of a parcel and\nany building or structure on the parcel and, where a parcel is adjacent to the sea,\n\u201csetback\u201d includes the horizontal distance between the high water mark and any\nbuilding or structure on the parcel;\n\u201csite coverage\u201d means the total area covered by a building divided by the area\nof the lot on which it stands expressed as a percentage;\n\u201cstorey\u201d means that portion of a building included between the surface of any\nfloor and the surface of the floor next above or if there be no floor above it, then\nthe space between such floor and the ceiling next above it;\n\u201ctemporary development\u201d means \u2014\n(a)\nthe carrying out of building, engineering or other operations in, on, over\nor under any land, including the clearing of land; or\n(b) the making of any material change in the use of any building or other land,\nat any time during a recovery period, for the purpose of the restoration of the\nIslands following a national disaster;\n\u201ctownhouse\u201d means a dwelling unit constructed in a group of three or more\nattached units in which each unit extends from the foundation to roof and with\nopen space on at least two sides;\n\u201cwarehouse\u201d means any building designed or adapted for the storage of goods\nother than goods held for sale by retail;\n\u201cwater lens\u201d means an underground source of fresh water; and\n\u201cworkshop\u201d means any building where work of a light industrial nature is\ncarried out and includes motor repair shops, carpenters\u2019 shops and any ancillary\nbuilding used for the repair of goods or equipment.\n3.\nMode of application\n3.\nApplications for planning permission to carry out development are to be made to the\nAuthority in the manner prescribed and, subject to regulation 5, such applications\nshall be examined and dealt with by the Authority having regard to the development\nplan and these Regulations.\n4.\nPermitted development\n4.\nDevelopment shall be in accordance with land uses indicated on the development\nplan, which is held in the offices of the Authority and identified by the signature of\nthe Governor thereon together with a reference to these Regulations.\n\nRegulation 5\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 12\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n5.\nControl of development\n5.\n(1) The control of development, including buildings and subdivision of land, shall\nbe in accordance with these Regulations and the development plan.\n(2) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (1), the Authority may give\npermission for development deviating from these Regulations only as provided\nin the development plan.\n(3) These Regulations shall be read with and interpreted having regard to the\ndevelopment plan, provided that where there is a conflict between these\nRegulations and the Planning Statement for the Cayman Islands 1997, these\nRegulations shall prevail.\n6.\nApplications for building\n6.\n(1) Applications for planning permission \u2014\n(a)  to carry out development, other than subdivisions, shall be made on a form\nprovided by the Director and accompanied by the following drawings \u2014\n(i)  site lot plan;\n(ii)  floor plans; and\n(iii)  front, rear and side elevations; and\n(b) for subdivisions shall be made on a form provided by the Director and\naccompanied by a plan showing \u2014\n(i)  the location of the site;\n(ii)  the lot layout;\n(iii)  the road layout, where applicable;\n(iv)  the approximate lot sizes;\n(v)  land uses within the subdivision, including land for public purposes\nwhere applicable; and\n(vi)  existing topographical detail.\n\n(1A) When major development is involved additional elevations must be submitted\ntogether with a statement of the material to be used in the external finish of walls\nand roofs and if the Authority so requires, their colour must be shown on the\ndrawings.\n(1B)  All plans submitted for planning permission to carry out development, including\nsubdivisions, shall be drawn to an imperial scale that allows plan details to be\nviewed with sufficient clarity to indicate the nature and character of the work to\nthe satisfaction of the Director.\n(2)   (a)\nNo person shall, without a Permit, construct or change a building or\nstructure or carry out, in respect of any land, building or structure, any\nwork that requires planning permission; and the holder of a Permit shall\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nRegulation 7\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 13\n\nnot in respect of any land, building or structure to which the Permit relates,\ncarry out any work other than the work authorised by the Permit.\n(b) Prior to commencing the construction of, or the change to, a building or\nstructure, a person shall obtain a Permit and, for that purpose, shall lodge\nwith the Director an application for a Permit, which shall be accompanied\nby the fees (if any) set out in Schedule 2.\n(c)\nNotwithstanding regulation 35(3), this paragraph applies to Little Cayman.\n(3) Unless exempted by the Authority, an application for planning permission with\nany setback adjacent to the sea shall include a Mean High Water Mark survey\nphysically defined on ground no more than six months prior to the application\nbeing submitted, and the survey plan shall be authenticated by the Department\nof Lands and Survey.\n(4) The site plan must show \u2014\n(a)\nthe location of the proposed building;\n(b) the location of existing buildings on the site and on adjacent land;\n(c)\nthe front, rear and side setbacks;\n(d) the dimensions of relevant lots (for subdivision);\n(e)\nthe fronting roads giving their names and widths;\n(ea) the existing and proposed site levels\n(f)\nthe water and sanitary drainage systems; and\n(g) the north point.\n(5) The location plan must show the position of the lot in relation to the adjoining\nlots and, if possible be a copy of the relative Registry Index Map. In special\ncircumstances the Authority may require a topographical survey.\n(6) Repealed by regulation 3(c) of the Development and Planning (Amendment)\nRegulations, 2021 [SL 14 of 2021].\n(7) All information, drawings, specifications and accompanying data shall bear the\nname and signature of the person responsible for the design and every plan shall\nbe certified as follows \u2014\n\u201cI hereby certify that all dimensions shown on this plan are correct.\nSignature________________________\nAddress_________________________\u201d.\n7.\nGovernment-approved low cost housing programme\n7.\nFor the purposes of these Regulations, the Cabinet may designate as a Governmentapproved low cost housing programme, any development (or intended development)\nof one or more low cost dwelling units.\n\nRegulation 8\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 14\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n8.\nGeneral requirements re parking, height, setbacks, waterfront property, etc.\n8.\n(1) In respect of any application for planning permission for development, parking\nshall be provided on the parcel to which the application relates except that \u2014\n(a)\nin a General Commercial zone, fifty per cent of the parking space may be\nprovided on land located not more than five hundred feet from the\nrespective building;\n(b) in General Commercial zones 1, 2, 3, and 4, up to one hundred per cent of\nthe parking spaces, except for those required for persons with disabilities,\nmay be located not more than seven hundred feet from the respective\nbuilding, as part of a Parking Management Strategy prepared to the\nsatisfaction of the Authority; and\n(c)\nin a Neighbourhood Commercial zone or Hotel\/Tourism zone, fifty per\ncent of the parking spaces, may be located not more than five hundred feet\nfrom the respective building, as part of a Parking Management Strategy\nprepared to the satisfaction of the Authority.\nThe minimum parking space for a vehicle is 8 feet 6 inches wide by 16 feet long,\nexclusive of access thereto and spaces must be provided upon the following\nscale \u2014\n(i)\nchurches and other places of worship, including ancillary uses (such\nas church halls, classrooms and recreation rooms) - one space per 150\nsquare feet;\n(ii) cinema, theatres and places of public assembly - one space per 4\nseats;\n(iii) clubs, restaurants, recreation halls and bars - one space per 200\nsquare feet;\n(iv) commercial development - one space per 300 square feet of which at\nleast one per cent, but not less than one space of the total spaces, shall\nbe dedicated to electric vehicles, for buildings exceeding 5000 sq. ft.\nin gross floor area;\n(v) industrial development - one space per l,000 square feet;\n(vi) hotels - one space per two guest rooms;\n(vii) apartments and cottage colonies - one and one half spaces per\napartment; and\n(viii) detached houses and duplexes - one space per dwelling unit.\nIn no case may the building plus the car parking area exceed seventy-five per\ncent of the lot except in General Commercial zones where building plus parking\narea may occupy up to ninety per cent of the lot, the remainder being suitably\nlandscaped.\n(2) Subject to paragraph (4A), the maximum permitted height of a building \u2014\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nRegulation 8\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 15\n\n(a)\nin a General Commercial zone, shall not exceed sixty-five feet or five\nstoreys, whichever is the less, except \u2014\n(i)  where the building is in General Commercial zone 1, the maximum\npermitted height is one hundred and thirty feet or ten storeys,\nwhichever is the lesser of the two;\n(ii)  where the building is in General Commercial zone 2, the maximum\npermitted height is ninety-one feet or seven storeys, whichever is the\nlesser of the two;\n(iii)  where the building is in General Commercial zone 3, the maximum\npermitted height is sixty-five feet or five storeys, whichever is the\nlesser of the two; and\n(iv)  where the building is in General Commercial zone 4, the maximum\npermitted height is twenty-five feet or two storeys, whichever is the\nlesser of the two; and\nis subject to any limitation on height as may be prescribed by the Cayman\nIslands Airports Authority with regard to the flight approach zone patterns\nof an airport, whichever is the lesser of the two; and\n(b) repealed by regulation 4(c) of the Development and Planning\n(Amendment) Regulations, 2012.\n(c)\nin a high density Residential zone, medium density Residential zone or\nlow density Residential zone, is forty feet or three storeys, whichever is\nthe less; and, where the height of a building is three storeys, the building\nshall be so designed that no continuous vertical facade or elevation exceeds\ntwenty-five feet or two storeys in height;\n(d) in an Agricultural\/Residential zone, is twenty-five feet or two storeys,\nwhichever is the less;\n(e)\nin a Hotel\/Tourism zone, shall not exceed sixty-five feet or five storeys,\nwhichever is less, but \u2014\n(i)\nwhen the building is a hotel or apartment in Hotel\/Tourism zone 1 or\nin Hotel\/Tourism zone 2, the maximum permitted height is one\nhundred and thirty feet or ten storeys, whichever is less; and\n(ii) when the building is a hotel or apartment in Hotel\/Tourism zone 3,\nthe maximum permitted height is ninety-one feet or seven storeys,\nwhichever is less; and\n(f)\nin a Beach Resort\/Residential zone, shall not exceed fifty-five feet or four\nstoreys, whichever is the less; and, where the height of a building is four\nstoreys, the building shall be so designed that no continuous vertical facade\nor elevation exceeds twenty-five feet or two storeys in height;\n(3) Repealed by regulation 4(c) of the Development and Planning (Amendment)\nRegulations, 2014.\n\nRegulation 8\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 16\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(4) Paragraph (2) does not apply to any chimney, storey below grade, church spire,\ndome, cupola, stage tower, water cooling tower, elevated water storage tank,\nelevator tower, radio or television antenna tower, smokestack, parapet wall or\nstructure of a like nature, non-habitable ancillary spaces, and any necessary\nmechanical appurtenances thereof:\nProvided that \u2014\n(a)\nin Grand Cayman the maximum permitted height of any such structure and\nappurtenance, if any, shall not exceed the height limitation prescribed by\nthe Director of Civil Aviation within the flight approach zone pattern of\nthe Owen Roberts International Airport; and\n(b) in the case of a radio or television antenna tower or structure of a like\nnature where the structural stability of the tower or structure is reliant upon\nguys, it shall not be erected on any lot nearer to any of the boundaries of\nthat lot than a distance less than the height of such structure or\nappurtenance.\n(4A) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the maximum permitted height of a building in\nthe zones specified in paragraph (2)(a), (c), (e) and (f) may be increased, upon\napplication, at the discretion of the Authority by no more than one storey for the\npurpose of the erection of a structure on the roof of a building where the\nstructure will be \u2014\n(a)  for the common use areas and public use areas of the building; and\n(b)  to enhance the primary use of the building,\n\nand the following conditions shall apply \u2014\n(i)  no more than one application shall be made under this regulation;\n(ii)  if covered by a roof, the square footage of the structure shall not be\ngreater than seventy per cent of the square footage of the storey\nimmediately below the roof;\n(iii)  the height of the structure shall not exceed any limit in height as may\nbe prescribed by the Cayman Islands Airports Authority with regard\nto the flight approach zone patterns of an airport, whichever is the\nlesser of the two;\n(iv)  the floor to ceiling height of the structure shall not exceed ten feet;\n(v)  the provisions of paragraph (4) shall not apply so as to permit the\nplacement of any structure or appurtenance on the roof of the\nstructure;\n(vi)  written notice shall be given to adjacent landowners in respect of the\nproposed use; and\n(vii) the structure shall comply with the Building Code Regulations (2022\nRevision).\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nRegulation 8\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 17\n\n(5) Subject to paragraph (6), setbacks (building lines) are to be measured to septic\ntanks, sewage treatment plants, deep wells and cisterns, and to the walls, stairs\nor balconies of the buildings; and setbacks governed by the Roads Act (2005\nRevision) shall be in accordance with the requirements thereof and in all other\ncases the requirements of these Regulations apply.\n(6) Maximum and minimum setbacks for underground facilities and structures shall\nbe at the discretion of the Authority.\n(7) Solid waste storage areas shall be setback a minimum of six feet from adjacent\nproperty boundaries and shall be screened with vegetation and fencing\n(8) In Commercial zones and Industrial zones \u2014\n(a)\nthe maximum density and minimum setbacks shall be at the discretion of\nthe Authority;\n(b) the minimum road setbacks shall be twenty feet and the minimum side and\nrear setbacks shall be six feet, unless otherwise specified by the Authority;\nand\n(c)\nparking areas shall not be provided within road setbacks.\n(9) After the 6th May, 2002, the minimum lot size in a Commercial zone or\nIndustrial zone shall be twenty thousand square feet.\n(9A) In a Commercial zone or an Industrial zone the minimum lot size, lot width,\nsetbacks and site coverage for land strata lots and volumetric parcels which are\nintended to allow the conveyance of dwelling units in an approved duplex,\napartment building or townhouse shall be at the discretion of the Authority.\n(10) The following provisions apply to waterfront property \u2014\n(a)\nin Central George Town, within the area enclosed from a point on the\nwaterfront map reference MM593 331 (Eden Rock), thence in a northerly\ndirection along such waterfront to map reference MM597 344 (Whitehall\nBay), thence due east to the edge of the road reserve of North Church\nStreet, thence southerly along the western road reserve boundaries of\nNorth Church Street, Seafarers Way and South Church Street to map\nreference MM 594 331, thence due west to the point of commencement,\nnew buildings or additions to existing buildings may be permitted but any\nsuch buildings (including ancillary buildings, structures and walls) shall\nnot at any point be closer than seventy-five feet to high water mark; but\nthis restriction shall not apply to any works carried out by the Highway\nAuthority established under the Roads Act (2005 Revision) where the\nworks are for the protection of the existing road against undermining or\nscouring by the sea or to any works carried out by the Port Authority\nestablished under the Port Authority Act (1999 Revision) where the works\nare for the improvement or repair of the George Town port facility;\n\nRegulation 8\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 18\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(b) in areas where the shoreline is beach or mangrove (except in a\nHotel\/Tourism zone), all structures and buildings, including ancillary\nbuildings, walls and structures, shall be setback a minimum of seventyfive feet from the high water mark;\n(c)\nin areas where the shoreline is ironshore (except hotel and tourist related\nzones), all structures and buildings, including ancillary buildings, walls\nand structures, shall be setback a minimum of fifty feet from the high water\nmark;\n(d) in areas where the shoreline is an inland waterway, all structures and\nbuildings, including ancillary buildings, walls and structures, shall be\nsetback a minimum of twenty feet from the high water mark;\n(e)\nin a Hotel\/Tourism zone, all structures and buildings up to three storeys,\nincluding ancillary buildings, walls and structures, shall be setback a\nminimum of one hundred and thirty feet from the high water mark, with\nan additional fifteen foot setback for each of the fourth through the seventh\nstoreys, and the minimum setback for the eighth through the tenth storeys\nshall be the same as that for the seventh storey;\n(ea) in areas where the shoreline is a canal, all structures and buildings,\nincluding ancillary buildings, walls and structures, shall be setback a\nminimum of twenty feet from the physical edge of the canal;\n(f)\nin a Beach Resort\/Residential zone, all structures and buildings, including\nancillary buildings, walls and structures, shall be setback a minimum of\nseventy-five feet from the high water mark except in areas where the\nshoreline is iron shore, where the minimum setback shall be fifty feet from\nthe high water mark;\n(g) in a Marine Commercial zone, all structures and buildings up to two\nstoreys, including ancillary buildings, walls and structures, shall be\nsetback a minimum of fifty feet from the high water mark, with an\nadditional fifteen foot setback for the third storey;\n(h) in a Neighbourhood Commercial zone, all structures and buildings up to\ntwo storeys, including ancillary buildings, walls and structures, shall be\nsetback a minimum of fifty feet from the high water mark, with an\nadditional fifteen foot setback for the third storey; and\n(i)\nin other areas, no land adjacent to the waterfront (except in the\nHotel\/Tourism zone) may be developed by buildings unless each lot is at\nleast one hundred feet in mean distance measured from high water mark at\nright angles to the nearest edge of the road boundary, and no building\nincluding ancillary buildings, walls and structures, shall, at any point, be\ncloser than fifty feet to high water mark in areas where the coastline is\nironshore, or seventy-five feet in other areas.\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nRegulation 8\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 19\n\n(11) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (h) of paragraph (10), the Authority may\ngrant permission for a setback to be located at a lesser distance than that\nprescribed in those paragraphs, having regard to \u2014\n(a)\nthe elevation of the property and its environs;\n(b) the geology of the property;\n(c)\nthe storm\/beach ridge;\n(d) the existence of a protective reef adjacent to the proposed development;\n(e)\nthe location of adjacent development; and\n(f)\nany other material consideration which the Authority considers will affect\nthe proposal.\n(12) Applications for the approval of places of public assembly, gas stations, garages,\nclubs, restaurants, bars, cinemas, excavations, bulk storage tanks, dive shops\nand related structures, quarries, hotels, industrial plants including workshops,\nobnoxious and other similar establishments shall be advertised by the applicant\nin a manner approved by the Authority twice in a newspaper published and\ncirculating in the Islands, with a period of at least seven days but not more than\nten days between each successive publication of the advertisement; and within\ntwenty-one days of the final advertisement, owners of full legal capacity who\nfor the time being reside within a radius of one thousand feet of the boundaries\nof the land to which the application relates, or who own land (including a strata\nlot) within a radius of one thousand feet of the boundaries but reside elsewhere\nin the Islands, may lodge objections with the Authority, stating their grounds.\n(12A)Notwithstanding paragraph (12), prior to consideration of an application for\nplanning permission by the Authority, notice of such application shall be made\non the form provided by the Director and shall be served on the following\nowners not more than three days prior to the date upon which the application is\nsubmitted to the Department of Planning \u2014\n(a)\nin the case of an application relating to development in a\nResidential zone \u2014\n(i)\nwhere the application relates to three to five apartment buildings or\ntownhouses, owners at a minimum radius of one hundred and fifty\nfeet from the perimeter of the land to which the application relates;\n(ii) where the application relates to six to ten apartment buildings or\ntownhouses, owners at a minimum radius of two hundred and fifty\nfeet from the perimeter of the land to which the application relates;\n(iii) where the application relates to eleven or more apartment buildings\nor townhouses, owners at a minimum radius of four hundred and fifty\nfeet from the perimeter of the land to which the application relates;\nand\n\nRegulation 8\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 20\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(iv) where the application relates to any other land uses, owners at a\nminimum radius of five hundred feet from the perimeter of the land\nto which the application relates;\n(b) in the case of an application relating to development in an Institutional\nzone, owners at a minimum radius of five hundred feet from the perimeter\nof the land to which the application relates;\n(c)\nin the case of an application relating to development in any other zone,\nowners at a minimum radius of three hundred feet from the perimeter of\nthe land to which the application relates; and\n(d) in the case of an application for the subdivision of land in any zone \u2014\n(i)\nwhere the application relates to not more than six lots, owners at a\nminimum radius of one hundred and fifty feet from the perimeter of\nthe land to which the application relates;\n(ii) where the application relates to seven to ten lots, owners at a\nminimum radius of two hundred and fifty feet from the perimeter of\nthe land to which the application relates;\n(iii) where the application relates to eleven or more lots, owners at a\nminimum radius of four hundred and fifty feet from the perimeter of\nthe land to which the application relates,\nand the applicant shall certify in writing that the notification of owners required\nin this paragraph is complete and accurate.\n(12B)In the case of an application relating to minor matters of development\n(including signs, fences, pools, cabanas, docks, seawalls, land clearing,\ntelevision antennae, containers, and ancillary building for storage) in any zone,\nthe notification requirements specified in paragraph (12A)(a) to (d) may be\nvaried by the Authority such that only the owners of adjoining parcels and,\nwhere applicable, owners of parcels across the abutting road, are required to be\nnotified.\n(12C)Where \u2014\n(a)\nthe radius measured from the perimeter of a proposed subdivision lot\nremains within the remnant of the subject parcel of land;\n(b) the radius measured from the perimeter of a proposed development area\n(including a parking of service area) remains within the subject parcel of\nland; or\n(c)\ngood cause exists,\nthe notification requirements specified in paragraph (12A)(a) to (d) may be\nreduced by the Authority such that only the owners who are in reasonable\nproximity to the proposed subdivision lot or development are required to be\nnotified.\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nRegulation 8\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 21\n\n(12D)Paragraph (12C) does not apply to quarries.\n(12E)Within twenty-one days from the date of proof of notification required in\nparagraphs (12A), (12B) and (12C), an adjacent owner of full legal capacity\nmay lodge an objection with the Authority, stating that person\u2019s grounds.\n(13) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), (2), (5), (7) and (9) and regulations 9(6), (7)\nand (8), 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 26 and 27, the Authority may grant planning\npermission to carry out development that does not comply with all or any of\nthose provisions, with the exception of the number of permitted storeys in\nparagraph (2), if the Authority is satisfied that \u2014\n(a)\nthe development is a Government-approved low cost housing programme;\n(b) there is sufficient reason to grant a variance and an exceptional\ncircumstance exists, which may include the fact that \u2014\n(i)\nthe characteristics of the proposed development are consistent with\nthe character of the surrounding area;\n(ii) unusual terrain characteristics limit the site\u2019s development\npotential; or\n(iii) the proposal will not be materially detrimental to persons residing or\nworking in the vicinity, to the adjacent property, to the\nneighbourhood, or to the public welfare; or\n(c)\nthe development is a planned area development pursuant to\nregulation 24 (1),\nand, in the case of an application where lesser setbacks are proposed for a\ndevelopment or a lesser lot size is proposed for a development, the Authority\nshall in addition be satisfied that the adjoining property owners have been\nnotified of the application and, within twenty-one days of proof of notification,\nan adjoining owner of full legal capacity may lodge an objection with the\nAuthority, stating the grounds of the objection.\n(14) Where the Authority or Board receives an application for permission to carry\nout planned area development or special purpose developments, the Authority\nor Board, as the case may be, may \u2014\n(a)\nconsider the likely impact of the proposed development on the\ninfrastructure of the Islands as well as on the educational, social, medical\nand other aspects of life in the Islands;\n(b) consider whether there are other issues of national importance which are\nrelevant to the determination of the application for development and\nrequire evaluation;\n(c)\nconsider whether there are technical or scientific aspects of the proposed\ndevelopment which are of so unfamiliar a character as to jeopardise a\nproper determination of the application for development unless there is a\nspecial inquiry for the purpose;\n\nRegulation 9\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 22\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(d) identify and investigate the considerations relevant to, or the technical or\nscientific aspects of, the proposed development which, in its opinion, are\nrelevant to the question whether the application should be approved;\n(e)\nassess the importance to be attached to those considerations or aspects;\n(f)\nconsider whether the development proposed in the application should\ninstead be carried out at an alternative site; and\n(g) arrange for the carrying out of research of any kind appearing to it to be\nrelevant to an application.\n(15) Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations, there shall be no\nrequirement for minimum setbacks between any volumetric parcels that form\npart of a volumetric plan registered pursuant to the Registered Land Act (2018\nRevision) except that where a volumetric parcel \u2014\n(a)\nis a building; or\n(b) contains a building,\nthe setback requirements applicable to a building on the base parcel shall apply.\n(16) For the avoidance of doubt, subject to paragraph (15), a volumetric plan is\nsubject to the general requirements contained in this regulation.\n(17)  Prior to the submission of permit drawings, an applicant shall ensure that the\nsite boundaries are set out on the ground by a licensed land surveyor no earlier\nthan six months prior to the date of submitting the permit drawings or as\notherwise determined by the Authority.\n(18) Walls and fences adjacent to a road shall be setback a minimum of four feet from\nthe roadside parcel boundary, and vehicular gates adjacent to a road shall be\nsetback a minimum of twelve feet from the roadside parcel boundary.\n9.\nResidential zone\n9.\n(1) In a Residential zone, the primary uses are residential and horticultural.\nApplicants for permission to effect any development in a Residential zone shall\nensure that the massing, scale, proportion and design of such development is\nconsistent with the historic architectural traditions of the Islands.\n(2) In determining whether applicants have satisfied the requirements of paragraph\n(1), the Authority shall have regard, among other things, to \u2014\n(a)\nthe compatibility of any building with the landform;\n(b) the use of embellishments and features which distinguish local\narchitecture;\n(c)\nwhether the balance and proportions of any buildings are those of\ntraditional building forms;\n(d) the use of traditional stone walls, picket fences, hedging and roadside\nplantings;\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nRegulation 9\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 23\n\n(e)\nthe use of colourful tropical vegetation; and\n(f)\nthe presence of natural vegetation, beaches, coves or on shore or sea views.\n(3) Commercial, hotel, tourism-related, agricultural, religious, social and\neducational development (including recreational facilities and public and civic\nbuildings), may be permitted in suitable locations and if the applicant has\nadvertised details of that person\u2019s application (other than an application having\nrelation to any temporary development) twice in a newspaper published and\ncirculating in the Islands, with a period of not less than seven days or more than\nten days between each successive publication of the advertisement, and there\nare no objections, from an adjacent owner as provided for in regulation 8(12A),\n(12B) and (12C) and lodged within twenty-one days of the final advertisement,\nwhich the Authority regards as raising grounds for refusing such permission.\n(4) Any other variation from the primary use shall only be granted after the\napplicant has advertised details of that person\u2019s application two times in a\nnewspaper published and circulating in the Islands, with a period of not less than\nseven days or more than ten days between each successive publication of the\nadvertisement, and it is established to the satisfaction of the Authority that the\nmajority of owners not under a legal disability who \u2014\n(a)\nfor the time being reside within a radius of one thousand feet of the\nboundaries of the land to which the application relates; or\n(b) reside elsewhere and own any building or land (including a strata lot)\nwithin a radius of one thousand feet of the boundaries of the land to which\nthe application relates,\nhave given their written approval to the variation; except that where the\nvariation concerned relates to an expansion of an existing development on the\nparcel of land on which it is situated or on an adjoining parcel of similar size,\nthe radius applicable shall be reduced to seven hundred and fifty feet.\n(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing regulations, no use of land in a residential zone\nshall be dangerous, obnoxious, toxic or cause offensive odours or conditions or\notherwise create a nuisance or annoyance to others.\n(6) In high density areas, detached houses, duplexes and, if in suitable locations,\nguest houses and apartment buildings or townhouses are permissible\nprovided \u2014\n(a)\nrepealed by regulation 5(b) of the Development and Planning\n(Amendment) Regulations, 2014.\n(b) the maximum density for guest houses is thirty-five bedrooms per acre;\n(c)\nthe maximum number of apartment buildings or townhouses is twenty-five\nper acre with a maximum of forty-two bedrooms per acre;\n(d) the minimum lot size for each detached house is 5,000 square feet;\n(e)\nthe minimum lot size for each duplex is 5,000 square feet;\n\nRegulation 9\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 24\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(ea) the minimum lot size for guest houses and apartment buildings or\ntownhouses is 5,000 square feet;\n(f)\nthe minimum lot width is 60 feet for detached houses and duplexes and\n100 feet for guest houses and apartment buildings or townhouses;\n(g) the maximum site coverage for each detached house, duplex, guest house\nand apartment buildings or townhouses is forty per cent of the lot size;\n(h) the minimum front and rear setbacks are 20 feet;\n(i)\nthe minimum side set back is 10 feet for a building of one storey, and 15\nfeet for a building of more than one storey;\n(ia)  the minimum lot size, lot width, setbacks and site coverage for land strata\nlots and volumetric parcels which are intended to allow the conveyance of\ndwelling units in an approved duplex, apartment building or townhouse\nshall be at the discretion of the Authority;\n(j)\nrepealed by regulation 5(b)(vi) of the Development and Planning\n(Amendment) Regulations, 2016.\n(7) In medium density areas, detached houses, duplexes and, in suitable locations,\nguest houses and apartment buildings or townhouses are permissible\nprovided \u2014\n(a)\nrepealed by regulation 5(d) of the Development and Planning\n(Amendment) Regulations, 2014.\n(b) the maximum density for guest houses is twenty bedrooms per acre;\n(c)\nthe maximum number of apartment buildings or townhouses is twenty per\nacre with a maximum of thirty bedrooms per acre;\n(d) the minimum lot size for each detached house is 7,500 square feet;\n(e)\nthe minimum lot size for each duplex is 7,500 square feet;\n(f)\nthe minimum lot size for guest houses and apartment buildings or\ntownhouses is 12,500 square feet and 20,000 square feet respectively;\n(g) the minimum lot width for detached houses and duplexes is 60 feet and for\nguest houses and apartment buildings or townhouses is 100 feet;\n(h) the maximum site coverage for detached houses, duplexes, guest houses\nand apartment buildings or townhouses is thirty per cent of the lot size;\n(i)\nthe minimum front and rear setbacks are 20 feet;\n(j)\nthe minimum side setback is 10 feet for a building of one storey and 15\nfeet for a building of more than one storey;\n(ja)  the minimum lot size, lot width, setbacks and site coverage for land strata\nlots andvolumetric parcelswhich are intended toallowthe conveyance\nofdwelling units in an approved duplex, apartment building or townhouse\nshall be at the discretion of the Authority;\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nRegulation 9\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 25\n\n(k) repealed by regulation 5(c)(vii)of the Development and Planning\n(Amendment) Regulations, 2016.\n(8) In low density areas, detached and houses, duplexes and, in suitable locations,\nguest houses and apartment buildings or townhouses are permissible\nprovided \u2014\n(a)\nrepealed by regulation 5(f) of the Development and Planning\n(Amendment) Regulations, 2014.\n(b) the maximum density for guest houses is sixteen bedrooms per acre;\n(c)\nthe maximum number of apartment buildings or townhouses is fifteen per\nacre with a maximum of twenty-four bedrooms;\n(d) the minimum lot size for each detached house is 10,000 square feet;\n(e)\nthe minimum lot size for each duplex is 12,500 square feet\n(f)\nthe minimum lot size for guest houses and apartment buildings or\ntownhouses is 25,000 square feet;\n(g) the minimum lot width for detached houses and duplexes is 80 feet and for\nguest houses and apartment buildings or townhouses is 100 feet;\n(h) the maximum site coverage for detached houses, duplexes, guest houses\nand apartment buildings or townhouses is thirty per cent of the lot size;\n(i)\nthe minimum front and rear setbacks are 20 feet;\n(j)\nthe minimum side set back is 10 feet for a building of one storey and 15\nfeet for a building of more than one storey;\n(ja)  the minimum lot size, lot width, setbacks and site coverage for land strata\nlots and volumetric parcels which are intended to allow the conveyance of\ndwelling units in an approved duplex, apartment building or townhouse\nshall be at the discretion of the Authority; and\n(k) repealed by regulation 5(d)(vi) of the Development and Planning\n(Amendment) Regulations, 2016.\n(9) Repealed by regulation 5(e) of the Development and Planning (Amendment)\nRegulations, 2016.\n(10) Notwithstanding paragraphs (6), (7) and (8), detached houses, duplexes and, if\nin suitable locations, apartment buildings or townhouses are permissible in\nGovernment-approved low cost housing programmes provided \u2014\n(a)\nthe minimum lot size for detached houses is 4,800 square feet, or 60 feet\nwide by 80 feet deep;\n(b) the minimum lot size for a duplex is 6,500 square feet with a minimum lot\nwidth of 80 feet;\n(c)\nthe minimum lot size for a house is 4,000 square feet with a minimum\nwidth of 50 feet;\n\nRegulation 10\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 26\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(d) the maximum density is 9 detached houses per acre;\n(e)\nthe maximum density is 11 houses per acre;\n(f)\nthe maximum density is 4 two-bedroom or 6 one-bedroom duplexes per\nacre; and\n(g) in all other respects, the requirements of paragraph (6) apply.\n10.\nHotel\/tourism related development\n10. (1) Hotels, cottage colony developments and apartment buildings or townhouses\nare permitted in Hotel\/Tourism development zones if they comply with the\nfollowing requirements \u2014\n(a)\nthe maximum number of bedrooms for hotels is sixty-five per acre;\n(b) the maximum number of apartment buildings or townhouses is twenty-five\nper acre;\n(c)\nthe minimum lot size for hotels and apartment buildings or townhouses is\nhalf an acre with a minimum lot width of 100 feet;\n(d)  the minimum lot size for each detached house is 10,000 square feet and for\neach duplex is 12,500 square feet and both with a minimum lot width of\neighty feet;\n(e)  the maximum site coverage for hotels and apartment buildings or\ntownhouses is forty percent of the lot size and for a detached house or\nduplex is thirty percent of the lot size;\n(f)  the minimum side setback is 20 feet, except as otherwise specified in\nsubparagraph (g);\n(g)  for a detached house or duplex, the minimum side setback is 10 feet for a\nbuilding of one storey, 15 feet for a building not exceeding three storeys\nand 20 feet for a building exceeding three storeys;\n(h)  the minimum front setback is 20 feet from the road side property boundary;\n(i)  where the parcel does not have a high water mark setback, inland waterway\nsetback or canal setback, the minimum rear setback is 20 feet;\n(j)  in the case of a cottage colony development \u2014\n(i)  the maximum number of cottage units is ten per acre;\n(ii)  no cottage unit contains more than two bedrooms; and\n(iii)  the maximum site coverage is twenty-five per cent of the lot size; and\n(k)  the minimum lot size, lot width, setbacks and site coverage for land strata\nlots and volumetric parcels which are intended to allow the conveyance of\ndwelling units in an approved duplex, apartment building or townhouse\nshall be at the discretion of the Authority.\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nRegulation 11\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 27\n\n (2) In certain cases unrelated development may be permitted by the Authority\nwithin a Hotel\/Tourism zone but it will be required to conform to the setback\nrequirements applicable to hotels as well as to all other requirements applicable\nto its own particular type of development.\n(3) Entertainment facilities which are related primarily to the needs of the tourism\nindustry should normally be located within a Hotel\/Tourism development zone.\n(4) Applications in respect of entertainment facilities outside a Hotel\/Tourism\ndevelopment zone will be considered on their merits, having regard to the\ncharacter of the surrounding area and any relevant regulations.\n11.\nTemporary relaxation of certain regulations in case of certain strata title\ndevelopment\n11. (1) The Authority may, for such period as it may specify, permit building on any\nlot which does not conform to regulation 9(6), (7) or (8) or regulation 10(1),\nwhere \u2014\n(a)\nsuch building forms part of a development of strata titles under the Strata\nTitles Registration Act (2013 Revision), on a larger parcel of land of which\nsuch lot forms a part and such development as a whole complies with the\nsaid provisions by the Authority;\n(b) that on the completion of all stages of the development such lot will be\ncombined with such larger parcel; and\n(c)\na restriction under Division 3 of the Registered Land Act (2018 Revision)\nhas been registered against the remainder of such larger parcel which will\nensure that in the event of the development of the larger parcel not being\ncompleted within such time as the Authority deems reasonable, the\ndimensions of the lot on which such building is temporarily permitted as\naforesaid will be modified so as to bring the building on it into compliance\nwith the aforementioned paragraphs.\n12.\nIndustrial development\n12. (1) Industrial development is permissible within Heavy and Light Industrial zones\nprovided that \u2014\n(a)\nit is not detrimental to the surrounding area;\n(b) it provides centres of local employment;\n(c)\naccess to industrial areas is ensured; and\n(d) this regulation is complied with fully.\n(2) The Authority may, in the case of each heavy and light industrial development,\ndetermine \u2014\n(a)\nthe minimum size of the lot;\n(b) the maximum height and bulk of structures;\n\nRegulation 13\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 28\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(c)\nancillary uses permitted on the site;\n(d) ancillary uses prohibited;\n(e)\nthe maximum permitted floor area;\n(f)\nthe location of development including structures, loading and unloading\nareas and other facilities;\n(g) the number and location of parking spaces; and\n(h) the amount, type and location of screening and landscaping required.\n(3) Any other form of development is permissible in an Industrial zone if it does\nnot change the primary use of the zone for industrial purposes.\n(4) Light industrial development may be permitted by the Authority in other areas\nprovided it is not offensive and does not adversely affect the area, and in\nResidential zones is also subject to regulation 9(3), (4) and (5) as follows \u2014\n(a)\nindustry linked to or based upon agriculture may alternatively be located\nconveniently to the agricultural activity with which it is associated;\n(b) industry which is linked to or based upon fishing, boating, sailing and\nrelated activities may alternatively be located conveniently to the activity\nwith which it is associated;\n(c)\nlight industry linked to the needs of local communities may alternatively\nbe located conveniently within a residential area; and\n(d) heavy industry shall only be carried on in areas zoned for heavy industry.\n(5) The Authority will require an acceptable standard of layout, design and\nconstruction and a high degree of landscaping in order to achieve the screening\nfrom public roads, and adjoining property of industrial buildings and structures,\nstorage areas, waste disposal areas and parking and loading areas. Additionally,\nthe Authority may require reasonable provisions for integration of the\ndevelopment into its surroundings.\n(6) In a Heavy Industrial zone, heavy industrial development may be permitted as\na principal use, and, for the purposes of this regulation, heavy industrial uses\nshall include but not be limited to power generation, fuel refining and storage,\nsolid waste disposal and recycling, quarrying and mining, and mechanised and\nother forms of manufacture.\n13.\nCommercial zones\n13. (1) Commercial zones fall into the three following categories \u2014\n(a)\nGeneral Commercial zones in which the primary use is commercial,\nincluding, but not limited to, use for \u2014\n(i)\nbanks and other financial institutions;\n(ii) shops for the selling of groceries, books, souvenirs, and\npharmaceutical goods and for the selling or repair of jewellery,\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nRegulation 13\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 29\n\nfurniture, hardware, wearing apparel, and radio, television and\nelectrical goods;\n(iii) restaurants, bars and other catering facilities;\n(iv) chambers, rooms and offices where professional services are\nprovided including legal, accountancy and real estate offices;\n(v) the premises of cobblers and seamstresses;\n(vi) supermarkets;\n(vii) petrol stations;\n(viii) motor vehicle, motor cycle and cycle sale rooms and rental offices;\n(ix) professional premises used by doctors, dentists and other health care\nproviders and medical laboratories;\n(x) parking facilities provided on a commercial basis; and\n(xi) recreational facilities including theatres, night clubs, miniature golf\nlinks, bowling alleys, dance halls and amusement arcades;\n(b) Neighbourhood Commercial zones are zones in which the primary use is\na less intense form of development of that permitted in a General\nCommercial zone and which cater principally for the needs of persons\nresident in, or in the vicinity of, the zone; and\n(c)\nMarine Commercial zones are zones in which the primary use is that\npermitted in a General Commercial zone but in which, in addition,\ncommercial uses related to marine activities are permitted, including, but\nnot limited to \u2014\n(i)\ndocks;\n(ii) marinas and boat moorings;\n(iii) handling and storing cargo;\n(iv) the maintenance, repair and fuelling of maritime vessels;\n(v) boat chartering and water sport operations; and\n(vi) fishing and fish processing.\n(2) Banks and financial institutions engaged primarily in international trade may be\npermitted only in a Commercial zone. Banks may be permitted in a\nNeighbourhood Commercial zone if their principal purpose is to serve the needs\nof persons residing in, or in the vicinity of that zone.\n(3) Repealed by regulation 6 of the Development and Planning (Amendment)\nRegulations, 2016.\n(4) Repealed by regulation 6 of the Development and Planning (Amendment)\nRegulations, 2016.\n(5) Repealed by regulation 6 of the Development and Planning (Amendment)\nRegulations, 2016.\n\nRegulation 14\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 30\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(6) Uses other than commercial uses may be permitted in a Commercial zone if that\ncan be done without changing the primary commercial use of that zone.\n(7)    (a) The maximum height of any building in a Neighbourhood Commercial\nzone shall be forty feet or three storeys, whichever is the greater; and\n(b) the maximum height of any building in a Marine Commercial zone shall\nbe forty feet or three storeys, whichever is the greater.\n(8) In a General Commercial zone, residential development is permissible if the\ndevelopment is not on the ground floor of the building, and does not occupy\nmore than eighty per cent of the gross floor area of the building.\n(9) In a Neighbourhood Commercial zone or a Marine Commercial zone, residential\ndevelopment is permissible if the development is not on the ground floor of the\nbuilding.\n(10) Notwithstanding paragraphs (8) and (9), residential development may be\npermitted on any or all floors of a building in a General Commercial zone, a\nNeighbourhood Commercial zone or a Marine Commercial zone if \u2014\n(a)\nthe development is a replacement or redevelopment of an existing\nresidential development;\n(b) the development forms part of a mixed-use development situated on one\nparcel of land and the planned development includes a mixture of\ncommercial and residential uses proposed for close interaction; or\n(c)  the development is located within areas General Commercial zone 1,\nGeneral Commercial zone 2, General Commercial zone 3 or General\nCommercial zone 4.\n(11) Site coverage, parking areas, driveways and service areas in any Neighbourhood\nCommercial or Marine Commercial zone shall not exceed seventy-five per cent\nof the lot concerned but in a General Commercial zone site coverage, parking\nareas, driveways and service areas may cover up to ninety per cent of the lot.\n(12) Repealed by regulation 6 of the Development and Planning (Amendment)\nRegulations, 2016.\n14.\nInstitutional zones\n14. (1) In Institutional zones the primary use is for public, religious, educational and\nrecreational purposes and includes, but is not limited to, use for schools,\nchurches, cemeteries, playing fields and sports facilities, prisons, hospitals,\nnursing homes, police and fire stations, courts, town halls, community centres\nand retirement homes.\n(2) Subject to any other provision of the Law and these Regulations religious\ninstitutions, social and educational development including recreational facilities\nand public and civic buildings are permissible in any zone where they meet the\nneeds of the community.\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nRegulation 15\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 31\n\n(3) The maximum density and minimum lot size are at the discretion of the\nAuthority except in Residential zones where the requirements relating to\nsetbacks and site coverage for High Density Areas shall apply.\n(4) Front setbacks from the road reserves are twenty-five feet.\n(5) Subject to paragraph (3), other setbacks will be at the discretion of the Authority\nafter it has taken into account the need to minimise any detriment to the\namenities of adjoining owners.\n(6) Parking facilities in an Institutional zone shall be as follows \u2014\nForm of development\nNumber of car parking spaces\nChurches and other places of\nworship\nOne space for every eight seats\nOther buildings\nAt the discretion of the Authority.\n15.\nBeach Resort\/Residential zones\n15. (1) The Beach Resort\/Residential zone is a transition zone between the\nHotel\/Tourism zone and the low density Residential zone. Development within\nthis zone will generally be permitted if it has the appearance of residential\ndevelopment in scale and massing.\n(2) The\nfollowing\ndevelopment\nis\npermitted\nin\nthe\nBeach\nResort\/Residential zone \u2014\n(a)\na detached house;\n(b) duplexes;\n(c)\nbeach resorts; and\n(d) in locations considered by the Authority to be suitable, guest houses,\napartment buildings or townhouses, cottage colonies and tourism related\ndevelopment.\n(3)   (a)\nrepealed by regulation 6 of the Development and Planning (Amendment)\nRegulations, 2014.\n(ab) repealed by regulation 5 of the Development and Planning (Amendment)\nRegulations, 2023 [SL 25 of 2023].\n(b) the maximum density for guest houses is thirty bedrooms per acre;\n(c)\nthe maximum density for apartment buildings or townhouses is twenty per\nacre with a maximum of sixty bedrooms per acre;\n(d) the maximum density for beach resorts is thirty bedrooms per acre; and\n(e)\nthe maximum number of cottages is eight per acre.\n(4) All development shall meet the following minimum requirements prior to\napproval by the Authority \u2014\n\nRegulation 15\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 32\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(a)  lot sizes \u2014\n(i)  the minimum lot size for a detached house is 10,000 square feet;\n(ii)  the minimum lot size for a duplex is 10,000 square feet;\n(iii)  the minimum lot size for apartment buildings, townhouses, cottage\ncolonies, beach resorts, guest houses or tourist-related development\nis one half of an acre; and\n(iv)  the minimum lot size, lot width, setbacks and site coverage for land\nstrata lots and volumetric parcels which are intended to allow the\nconveyance of dwelling units in an approved duplex, apartment\nbuilding or townhouse shall be at the discretion of the Authority;\n(b) setbacks \u2014\n(i)\nside setbacks shall be a minimum of twenty feet;\n(ii) rear setbacks shall be twenty feet minimum from the road edge or lot\nboundary, as the case may be, except for buildings over one storey\nfor which the rear setbacks shall be twenty-five feet minimum; and\n(iii) setbacks to ancillary structures may be determined by the Authority\nat its discretion; and\n(c)  the maximum site coverage is forty percent of the lot size; and\n(d)  the minimum lot width for detached houses and duplexes is eighty feet and\nfor beach resorts, guest houses, apartment buildings, townhouses, cottage\ncolonies and other tourism related development is one hundred feet.\n(5) Where an application for planning permission is made for development in a\nBeach Resort\/Residential zone the Authority shall ensure that the development\nwill provide \u2014\n(a)\na high standard of accommodation, amenity and open space; and\n(b) outdoor facilities, including swimming pools, gardens and sun\ndecks\/patios\/terraces with a substantial amount of landscaping, and\nincorporate sufficient screening to provide privacy from adjacent\nproperties.\n(6) Where planning permission is granted for a development in a Beach\nResort\/Residential zone which has a frontage of two hundred feet or more, the\nAuthority shall ensure that a public right of way from the road to the sea is set\naside and dedicated; such a right of way shall be a minimum of six feet wide for\nevery two hundred feet of frontage or part thereof, and may be within an area\nset aside for setbacks.\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nRegulation 16\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 33\n\n16.\nHistoric Overlay zones\n16. (1) In an Historic Overlay zone, the Authority shall have a duty to promote and\nencourage the preservation of historic buildings and conserve their historic\narchitectural heritage.\n(2) In considering any application for permission to develop within an Historic\nOverlay zone, the Authority shall, in its discretion, ensure that the\ndevelopment \u2014\n(a)\nconforms to the traditional workmanship, design, scale, massing, form,\nmaterials, decoration, colour and methods of construction of the buildings\nand the location of windows and doors in them; and\n(b) in its setting, reflects the historic pattern of development in the Islands.\n17.\nPublic Open Space zones\n17. (1) Public Open Space zones comprise predominantly undeveloped areas of land\nvested, or intended to be vested, in the Government or over which the public\nhave rights and which is available to members of the public generally (whether\nsubject to fulfilling any lawful condition or not) for purposes of sport,\nrecreation, or the enjoyment or study of nature. Such areas include, but are not\nlimited to, parks, reserves, beaches, playgrounds, sports grounds and playing\nfields, plazas, public access ways and land set aside for public purposes\ndevelopment and subdivisions under regulations 28 and 32.\n(2) It is the duty of the Authority to preserve Public Open Space zones.\n(3) The Authority shall permit development within a Public Open Space zone only\nif the development \u2014\n(a)\nis compatible with the character and function of the zone; and\n(b) buildings forming part of such development are directly associated with,\nand promote, the principal purposes and actual use of the zone.\n(4) In considering any application for development in a Public Open Space zone,\nthe Authority shall ensure that the intended development \u2014\n(a)\nwill preserve, to the greatest possible extent, the natural features and\ncharacter of the land;\n(b) is not detrimental to the natural character or appearance of the land;\n(c)\naccords preference to use of natural building materials;\n(d) includes adequate landscaping and planting to improve the appearance of\nthe zone; and\n(e)\ndisplays a high standard of design and use of materials consistent with the\ncharacter and heritage of the Islands.\n\nRegulation 18\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 34\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(5) In carrying out its duties under this regulation, the Authority shall enable and\nfacilitate the discharge of the lawful functions of any other statutory authority\nin relation to any Public Open Space zone.\n18.\nMangrove Buffer zones\n18. (1) In considering any matter relating to a Mangrove Buffer zone the Authority shall\nhave regard to the ecological functions performed by the mangroves\nincluding \u2014\n(a)\nservice as a nursery and natural habitat for marine life, birds, insects,\nreptiles and crustaceans;\n(b) filtration of overland run-off to the sea and ground water aquifer recharge;\n(c)\nexport of organic particulate and soluble organic matter to coastal\nareas; and\n(d) coastal protection, and the protection of the Islands against storms and\nhurricanes.\n(2) All forms of development shall be prohibited in a Mangrove Buffer zone except\nin exceptional circumstances, and only where equivalent storm protection is\nprovided by some other means and it can be demonstrated to the Authority that\nthe ecological role of the peripheral mangroves will not be substantially\nadversely affected by the proposed development.\n(3) The width of any Mangrove Buffer zone in any area shall be shown on the\nzoning maps.\n(4) An application for access through a Mangrove Buffer zone may be approved at\nthe discretion of the Authority, but only if the Authority is satisfied that \u2014\n(a)\nit is absolutely necessary to gain safe boating access to and from a\ndevelopment area;\n(b) there is no other safe and suitable alternative boating access located within\na neighbouring development area;\n(c)\nthe width of the access is kept to a practical minimum and does not exceed\none hundred feet;\n(d) any dredging complies with the conditions of approval from the\nresponsible authority; and\n(e)\nall requisite approvals, licences and permissions for any work relating to\nthe sea bed have already been granted by the Cabinet and other responsible\nauthorities.\n(5) All development permitted within an area abutting a Mangrove Buffer zone\nshall be setback a minimum distance of fifteen feet from the inland boundary of\na Mangrove Buffer zone, unless, in the opinion of the Authority, it is not feasible\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nRegulation 19\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 35\n\nto achieve this standard, in which case the minimum setback shall be at the\ndiscretion of the Authority.\n(6) Red mangroves in a Mangrove Buffer zone will be protected from damage or\ndestruction by any development except when the Authority decides, in its\ndiscretion, that exceptional circumstances exist which justify it.\n19.\nLand above water lenses\n19. (1) In relation to any land above the water lenses marked on the map \u2014\n(a)\nresidential and agricultural development will in general be permitted over\na water lens; and\n(b) industrial development will be permitted over a water lens only if \u2014\n(i)\nthe development is a small industrial land use;\n(ii) it requires a supply of water readily available; and\n(iii) it can be demonstrated that this facility cannot be provided elsewhere\non the Islands.\n(2) Strict conditions shall be imposed to ensure that the water in the lens shall not\nbe contaminated by the development or by the effluent therefrom and that the\nquantity of water used will not deplete the lens to the disadvantage of existing\nusers.\n20.\nScenic shoreline\n20. It is the duty of the Authority to ensure that the open character of scenic shoreline\nland is preserved, in particular that of the beaches, and also to safeguard the public\u2019s\nright to use the beaches and to gain access to them through public rights of way.\n21.\nAgricultural\/residential land\n21. Two houses per acre may be built on agricultural\/residential land but if the Authority\nis satisfied that any such land is not situated over a water lens and is not particularly\nsuited to agriculture, it may permit any development which complies with the\nrequirements for low density residential areas.\n22.\nAuthority may permit building on lot below minimum size\n22. Where circumstances so justify, the Authority may permit building of dwelling units\non a lot the size of which is below the prescribed minimum and must so permit if the\nlot existed as a separate lot on the 28th day of August, 1977.\n23.\nRepealed\n23. Repealed by regulation 9 of Development and Planning (Amendment) Regulations,\n2021 [SL 14 of 2021].\n\nRegulation 24\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 36\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n24.\nPlanned area developments\n24. (1) Planned area developments are master planned developments of large tracts of\nland that provide for a mix of land uses, densities and open space and a planned\narea development may be considered when a proposed master plan is submitted\nto the Authority for approval.\n(2) A plan submitted under paragraph (1) shall \u2014\n(a)\ninvolve a parcel of land or a group of adjacent parcels of land that equals\nor exceeds forty acres, and may include parcels on both sides of a road;\n(b) propose a mixture of at least three different land uses for close interaction;\n(c)\nprovide up to 5% of gross land area as open space to serve the\ndevelopment;\n(d) provide an internal circulation network that minimises conflicts with\nexisting public roads;\n(e)\nprovide for necessary infrastructure and services that will minimise the\nimpact on the existing infrastructure of the Islands;\n(f)\nnot be dangerous, obnoxious, toxic or cause offensive odours or conditions\nor otherwise create a nuisance or annoyance to adjacent properties; and\n(g) be in compliance with applicable regulations regarding fire, health and\npublic safety.\n(3) Subject to the principal Act and these Regulations, planned area developments\nare permissible in all areas of the Islands and in all zones, except Industrial,\nPublic Open Space and Mangrove Buffer.\n(4) The maximum permitted height for commercial shall be five storeys or sixtyfive feet, whichever is the less, but in Hotel\/Tourism zone 1, the maximum\npermitted height shall be ten storeys or one hundred and thirty feet, whichever\nis the less.\n(5) The Authority shall require the submission of a Development Statement for a\nplanned area development, the purpose of the statement being to set out the\ndevelopment parameters of the planned area development, including\nappropriate plans and data in sufficient detail to adequately explain the proposed\ndevelopment.\n(6) A Development Statement shall provide standards for development\nincluding \u2014\n(a)\nproposed land uses, including \u2014\n(i)\nmix of land use types;\n(ii) proposed densities of development; and\n(iii) a statement addressing compatibility and impact of proposed uses\nwith surrounding properties;\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nRegulation 24\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 37\n\n(b) site planning, including \u2014\n(i)\nsetbacks and site coverage;\n(ii) provision for parking and service areas;\n(iii) provision for open spaces, both public and private; and\n(iv) an internal zoning or land use map, which indicates proposed mix of\nland uses within the master planned area;\n(c)\ndesign, including \u2014\n(i)\nbuilding design - scale, mass, height, form and proportion;\n(ii) allowance for natural light and ventilation;\n(iii) sign placement and design;\n(iv) street furniture and lighting; and\n(v) provision for extensive landscaping;\n(d) infrastructure, including \u2014\n(i)\ninternal road network;\n(ii) water supply, either public or private;\n(iii) sewage disposal system;\n(iv) a comprehensive storm-water management plan; and\n(v) provision\nfor\nelectrical,\nliquefied\npetroleum\ngas\nand\ntelecommunication facilities (to be placed underground where\nfeasible);\n(e)\nphasing, including \u2014\n(i)\ntimeframe for construction and installation of infrastructure works,\nas specified in sub-paragraph (d); and\n(ii) timeframe for construction of buildings within the master planned\narea, which depicts each stage of development and applicable\nestimated timeframe for commencement and completion.\n(7) Where an application is made to the Authority in accordance with paragraphs\n(1), (2), (5) and (6) for approval of a planned area development, the Authority\nmay approve such application, either unconditionally or subject to such\nconditions as it thinks fit, or may refuse such application.\n(8) Upon approval of an application under this regulation, the Authority shall cause\na copy of the approved Master Plan, together with the approved Planning\nStatement, to be lodged with the Director, who shall keep a Register (to be called\nthe Planned Area Development Register) of all such approved planned area\ndevelopments in the principal office of the Department of Planning; and\nthereafter the Master Plan and Planning Statement, shall, subject to any\namendment approved by the Authority, have effect as if the same were the\ndevelopment plan made pursuant to Part II of the principal Act.\n\nRegulation 25\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 38\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n25.\nRoad requirements\n25. Planning applications involving the provision of new public roads or the extension of\nexisting private roads on frontage development or an existing road shall comply with\nthe following conditions \u2014\n(a)\ntruncations shall be provided at all road intersections and junctions, the\nminimum truncation length measured from the lot corner along the\nrespective boundaries being ten feet;\n(b) cul-de-sacs (roads without through access) may not normally extend\nfurther than eight hundred feet, but if \u201cfinger\u201d development associated\nwith it on both sides makes it impractical to comply with that restriction,\nan adequate turning circle for road vehicles shall be provided at the end;\n(c)\nproposed roads shall intersect one another at an angle of not less than 70\ndegrees;\n(d) service roads for rear access to commercial and industrial development\nshall be provided;\n(e)\nthe points of access onto a throughway from a subdivision shall be kept to\nthe minimum practicable and not less than 1\/4 mile apart, unless the\nAuthority otherwise permits;\n(f)\nminimum road reserves shall be thirty feet with a maximum reserve of fifty\nfeet or as laid down by the Roads Act  (2005 Revision);\n(g) the Authority may require provision for the continuation of principal roads\nto adjoining subdivisions or their proper projections when adjoining\nproperty is not subdivided and also continuation of such minor roads as\nmay be necessary for extensions of utilities and access to adjoining\nproperties; and\n(h) roads shall be constructed to the standard specified by the Authority.\n26.\nWater requirements\n26. (1) Buildings for human habitation shall be provided with potable drinking water\nas well as water for domestic purposes and if such potable water is from a well\nit shall, if so required by the Chief Medical Officer, be rendered free from\nbacteria.\n(2) The developer shall indicate the manner in which a water supply of not less than\nfifty gallons per person per day will be provided.\n(3) The developer of any subdivision shall provide space and design for a complete\nwater reticulation system, whether or not an approved supply is immediately\navailable for connection.\n(4) No approval shall be given to any water supply unless the Authority has firstly\nascertained the location of all septic tanks in lots adjoining the lot on which the\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nRegulation 27\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 39\n\nwater supply is to be situated, and determined that the water supply is, having\nregard to the location of such tanks, satisfactorily sited.\n27.\nSewerage requirements\n27. The developer of a subdivision shall submit a proposal for a satisfactory sewerage\nsystem.\n28.\nLand for public purposes\n28. (1) According to the size of a subdivision, the Authority may require the applicant\nto set aside land not exceeding five percent of the gross area of the land being\ndeveloped, for public purposes, including active and passive recreation and\npublic rights of way.\n(2) The Authority may permit an applicant to pay, in lieu of setting aside land in a\nproposed subdivision under paragraph (1), a sum of money not less than five\npercent of the improved value of the gross area of land to be developed, if the\nAuthority is satisfied that \u2014\n(a)\nthe subdivision has sufficient land set aside for public purposes; or\n(b) greater public benefit would be derived from the payment.\n(3) The Authority may permit an applicant to pay, in lieu of setting aside land for\npublic purposes in a subdivision that was registered prior to the relevant date, a\nsum of money not less than the improved value of the land for public purposes,\nif the Authority is satisfied \u2014\n(a)\nthat \u2014\n(i)\nthe subdivision has sufficient land set aside for public purposes; or\n(ii) greater public benefit would be derived from the payment; and\n(b) that the majority of landowners within the subdivision have given their\nwritten consent to the proposed payment of cash in lieu of the land for\npublic purposes.\n(4) Permission under paragraph (2) or (3) may be granted subject to such conditions\nas the Authority considers fit.\n(5) Money paid pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) shall be applied to \u2014\n(a)\nthe acquisition of private land for public purposes; and\n(b) the improvement of land used for public purposes, including recreation\ncentres, transportation routes and public rights of way.\n(6) In this regulation \u2014\n\u201cimproved value\u201d \u2014\n(a)\nin relation to a subdivision the application for which is approved after the\nrelevant date, means the value of the gross area of the land being developed\n\nRegulation 29\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 40\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\non the date that the request to pay cash in lieu is made to the Authority,\nplus an additional amount of forty percent of that value; and\n(b) in relation to land for public purposes that existed prior to the relevant date,\nmeans the value of that land on the date that the request to pay cash in lieu\nis made to the Authority, plus an additional amount of forty percent of that\nvalue;\n\u201cpublic\u201d, in relation to a subdivision, means landowners within the subdivision;\nand\n\u201cthe relevant date\u201d means the 16th June, 2010.\n29.\nFlooding\n29. (1) Reclaimed land for development and public areas shall comply with the\nminimum soil levels and other requirements prescribed from time to time by the\nMosquito (Research and Control) Act (2007 Revision).\n(2) Where land is adjacent to the sea, a canal or inland waterway, the finished floor\nlevel of all buildings on the land shall be at least seven feet above mean sea\nlevel; and, where land is in any other location, the finished floor level of all\nbuildings on the land shall be at least five feet above mean sea level.\n30.\nProvision for schools\n30. In subdivisions, provision shall be made for \u2014\n(a)\none primary school for every 400 families-the site reserved for a primary\nschool being approximately three acres; and\n(b) one secondary school for every 2,000 families-the site reserved for a\nsecondary school being approximately seven acres.\n31.\nLandscaping\n31. (1) Suitable landscaping shall be carried out and shade trees planted where\npracticable.\n(2) In reclaimed swamp areas interlocked sections of existing trees shall, where\npracticable, be left to provide windbreaks until replaced by suitable\nreafforestation.\n32.\nPublic rights of way in Hotel\/Tourism zones\n32. In Hotel\/Tourism zones, the Authority, when granting planning permission in relation\nto land which has a shoreline of two hundred feet or more in a development other\nthan private single dwelling units, shall require the owner to set aside and dedicate to\nthe public a right of way of not less than six feet in width per every two hundred feet\nor part thereof, from a road to the sea, on the subject property; and such right of way\nmay be within the area set aside for setbacks under these Regulations.\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nRegulation 33\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 41\n\n33.\nCanals\n33. Canals shall not be straight and, at the point of entrance from the sea, so designed as\nto provide adequate protection from storm surges and, wherever possible, to meander\nthrough the area with an inlet to provide circulation of water.\n34.\nFinal certificate\n34. Certificates of fitness for occupancy shall be obtained from the Authority before any\nnew buildings are occupied. The Authority may grant special permission for\noccupation of part of a building prior to completion.\n35.\nCayman Brac and Little Cayman\n35. (1) The control of development in Cayman Brac shall be in accordance with\nAppendix 1 of the Planning Statement for the Cayman Islands 1997.\n(2) The control of development in Little Cayman shall be in accordance with\nAppendix 2 of the Planning Statement for the Cayman Islands 1997.\n(3) Subject to paragraph (c) of regulation 6(2), regulations 1 to 34 shall not apply\nin relation to land in Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. The Board may, by notice\npublished in the Gazette, declare that any or all of regulations 1 to 34 shall apply\nin relation to land in Cayman Brac and Little Cayman.\n36.\nRepealed\n36. Repealed by regulation 9 of the Development and Planning (Amendment) (No. 2)\nRegulations 2010.\n37.\nFees\n37. (1) An application fee is payable to the Authority and must accompany the\napplication for planning permission in accordance with Schedule 1. Fees are not\nrefundable, irrespective of the Authority\u2019s decision, but additional fees will not\nbe charged for re-submission of amended plans required by the Authority.\n(2) The fees prescribed in Schedule 5 shall be charged for the provision of the items\nand services specified in relation thereto.\n37A. Infrastructure fund\n37A. (1)  There is established an infrastructure fund for the purpose of providing funds\nfor development of roads, affordable housing and other infrastructure in the\nIslands.\n(2) The fund shall be administered by the Ministry of Finance and allocations and\ndisbursements approved by Cabinet and shall consist of moneys received under\nparagraph (4).\n(3) In this regulation \u2014\n\nRegulation 37A\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 42\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(a)\nArea A1 means the areas designated as such on the plan set out in Schedule\n6;\n(b) Area A2 means the areas designated as such on the plan set out in Schedule\n6;\n(c)\nArea B means the areas designated as such on the plan set out in Schedule\n6; and\n(d) Area C means the areas designated as such on the plan set out in Schedule\n6 and includes the registration sections, blocks and parcels in Little\nCayman.\n(4) A person to whom planning for development granted pursuant to an application\nmade on or after the 19th December, 2014, shall contribute to the infrastructure\nfund as follows \u2014\n(a)\nin Area A1 \u2014\nDevelopment Type\nInfrastructure Fund\nFee per gross sq. ft.\nAn industrial building\n$2.50\nA commercial building\n$4.50\nA hotel building\n$4.50\nAn apartment building or townhouse\n$4.50\nAn institutional building\n$3.50\nA house, duplex, or related structures\n$3.50\nSubdivision of land\n$200 per lot\nA change of use of a building or land\nThe rate applicable to\nthe\ntype\nof\ndevelopment\nbeing\nchanged to\nAn extension to a building\nThe rate applicable to\neach type of building\nspecified\nin\nthis\nparagraph\n(ab) in Area A2\nDevelopment Type\nInfrastructure Fund\nFee per gross sq. ft.\nAn industrial building\n$2.50\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nRegulation 37A\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 43\n\nA commercial building\n$4.50\nA hotel building\n$4.50\nAn apartment building or townhouse\n$4.50\nAn institutional building\n$3.50\nA house, duplex, or related structures and any\nextension thereto\n$3.50\nSubdivision of land\n$200 per lot\nA change of use of a building or land\nThe rate applicable to\nthe\ntype\nof\ndevelopment\nbeing\nchanged to\n\n(b) in Area B \u2014\nDevelopment Type\nInfrastructure Fund\nFee per gross sq. ft.\nAn industrial building\n$1.50\nA commercial building\n$2.50\nA hotel building\n$2.50\nAn apartment building or townhouse\n$2.50\nAn institutional building\n$2.50\nA house, duplex, or related structures\n\n(i)\nup to 4,000 sq. ft. in gross floor area\n$1.00\n(ii) 4,000  to 5,000 sq. ft. in gross floor area  $1.50\n(iii) exceeding to 5,000 sq. ft. in gross floor\narea\n$3.50\nAn extension to a house, duplex or related\nstructure which would increase its gross floor\narea to the respective areas specified in\nparagraph (i), (ii) or (iii)\nThe appropriate rate\nfor the gross floor\narea\nspecified\nin\nparagraphs (i), (ii)\nand (iii)\nSubdivision of land\n$100 per lot\n\nRegulation 37A\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 44\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\nA change of use of a building or land\nThe rate applicable to\nthe\ntype\nof\ndevelopment\nbeing\nchanged to\nAn extension to a building other than a house\nor duplex\nThe rate applicable to\neach type of building\nspecified\nin\nthis\nparagraph\n(c)\nin Area C, $.25 per square foot of the gross floor area of the development\nand any extension thereto and $100 per lot for the subdivision of land;\n(d) without prejudice to the respective amounts prescribed in paragraphs (a),\n(ab), (b) and (c) in the Islands an affordable housing fee is payable on the\nissue of a Certificate of Completion or Certificate of fitness for\nOccupancy, and will be assessed as follows \u2014\n(i)\nat a rate of $3,000 per hotel room; and\n(ii) in area Al, at a rate of $20,000 per apartment or townhouse, in respect\nof applications relating to eleven or more apartments or townhouses;\nand\n(e)\nin any case where the Authority is of the opinion that the development\n(including any temporary development) is necessary for the purpose of\nrestoration following a national disaster, fifty per cent of the respective\namounts prescribed in paragraphs (a), (ab), (b) and (c).\n(5) The total contribution under subsection (4)(a) to (e) is payable as follows \u2014\n(a)\nfifty per cent of the contribution is payable on the issue of a permit; and\n(b) fifty per cent of the contribution is payable on the issue of a Certificate of\nCompletion, Certificate of Occupancy or Certificate of fitness for\nOccupancy;\nand for subdivision of land, the contribution is payable prior to the subdivision\nbeing finalised.\n(6) The interest earned on the moneys of the infrastructure fund shall be retained\nfor the purposes of the fund.\n(7) In this Part \u2014\n\u201caffordable housing\u201d means any Government assisted housing programme\nundertaken under the auspices of the National Housing Development Trust,\nSister Islands Affordable Homes or any similar Government entity;\n\u201cCertificate of Completion\u201d, in relation to a building, means a certificate\nissued by the Authority that certifies the building is complete in accordance with\nplanning permission requirements but does not grant permission to occupy;\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nRegulation 38\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 45\n\n\u201cCertificate of fitness for Occupancy\u201d or \u201cCertificate of Occupancy\u201d, in\nrelation to a building, means a certificate issued by the Authority that the\nbuilding is complete in accordance with planning requirements and grants\npermission to occupy; and\n\u201cinfrastructure\u201d means public services and utilities used in common by the\nresidents of the Islands.\n38.\nPenalties\n38. A person who contravenes these Regulations commits an offence and is liable on\nsummary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars.\n39.\nTransitional provision\n39. Where an application is made under the Development and Planning Regulations\n(2022 Revision) and the application has not been determined at 28th November 2023,\nthe date of commencement of the Development and Planning (Amendment)\nRegulations 2023 [SL 25 of 2023], the application shall be determined as if the\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations 2023 [SL 25 of 2023] were not\nin force.\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nSCHEDULE 1\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 47\n\n SCHEDULE 1\nAPPLICATION FEES FOR PLANNING PERMISSION\n\nPART 1 - Application for Planning Permission and Development\nItem\nType of development\nFee\n1.\nPermission to subdivide\nA fee calculated at the rate of $100 in\nrespect of each lot in the proposed\nsubdivision\n2.\nConstruction of or extension to\nA fee calculated at the rate of \u2014\n\n(a) a house\n25 cents in respect of each square foot of\nthe proposed development\n\n(b) a duplex\n30 cents in respect of each square foot of\nthe proposed development\n\n(c) an apartment building or\n        townhouse\n40 cents in respect of each square foot of\nthe proposed development\n2A.\nAddition to a detached house, in\nany case where \u2014\n(a) the\nextension\ndoes\nnot\nexceed 500 square feet;\n(b) the square footage of the\nextension does not exceed 10 per\ncent of the gross floor area of the\nground floor of the existing\ndetached house; and\n(c) an application has not been\nmade for this type of development\nof the detached house\n$0.00, if the application is not filed after\nthe fact\nA fee calculated at the rate of $2.50 in\nrespect of each square foot of the proposed\ndevelopment, if the application is filed\nafter the fact\n3.\nCarrying out of commercial or\nindustrial development (not being\nhotel, petrol station or agricultural\ndevelopment)\nA fee calculated at the rate of 50 cents in\nrespect of each square foot of the proposed\ndevelopment\n\nSCHEDULE 1\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 48\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\nItem\nType of development\nFee\n4.\nCarrying\nout\nof\nhotel\ndevelopment\nA fee calculated at the rate of 40 cents in\nrespect of each square foot of the proposed\ndevelopment\n5.\nCarrying out of petrol station\ndevelopment\nA fee calculated at the rate of $1.50 in\nrespect of each square foot of the proposed\ndevelopment\n6.\nCarrying\nout\nof\nagricultural\ndevelopment\nA fee calculated at the rate of 10 cents in\nrespect of each square foot of the proposed\ndevelopment\n7.\nConstruction of a social club or\nplace of assembly\nA fee calculated at the rate of 25 cents in\nrespect of each square foot of the proposed\ndevelopment\n8.\nConstruction of a church or\nchurch hall\n\nA fee calculated at the rate of 25 cents in\nrespect of each square foot of the proposed\ndevelopment\n8A.\nConstruction\nof\nany\nother\ninstitutional building\n\nA fee calculated at the rate of 25 cents in\nrespect of each square foot of the proposed\ndevelopment\n8B.\nAncillary buildings\nA fee calculated at the rate of the primary\nuse in respect of each square foot of the\nproposed development\n9.\nConstruction of a swimming pool\nrelating to \u2014\n\n(a) a house\n$100\n\n(b) a duplex or an apartment\n$150\n10.\nErection of a sign that is \u2014\n\n(a) 30 square feet or less\n$75\n\n(b) more than 30 square feet\n$500\n11.\n\n(a) repealed by regulation\n        13(b) of the Development\n        and Planning (Amendment)\n        Regulations, 2016\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nSCHEDULE 1\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 49\n\nItem\nType of development\nFee\n\n(b) Construction of a fence that\nis more than 4 feet high, relating\nto a detached house\n$250\n\n(c) Construction of a fence of\nany height, relating to any use of\nland other than use as a detached\nhouse\n$400\n\n11A.\nA\ndeck\nwith\na\nvertical\nmeasurement of six inches or\nmore from finished grade\nA fee calculated at the rate of the primary\nuse in respect of each square foot of the\nproposed deck\n12.\nModification of the shoreline or\nthe construction of dock\n$500\n\n13.\nrepealed by regulation 13(d) of\nthe Development and Planning\n(Amendment) Regulations, 2016\n\n14.\nCarrying out of an excavation or\nquarry\n(a) in Grand Cayman \u2014\n\n(i)\nin respect of an excavation or quarry\n         where the fill is to be removed from\n         the site, an application fee of\n        $10,000; and\n\n(ii) in any case where the fill is to remain\n        on site, an application fee of $2,000;\n\n(b) in Cayman Brac or Little Cayman \u2014\n\n(i)\nin respect of an excavation or quarry\n         where the fill is to be removed from\n         the site, an application fee of $5,000;\n         and\n\n(ii) in any case where the fill is to remain\n         on site, an application fee of $1,000;\n         and\n\n(c) if planning permission is granted, a\n        fee calculated at the rate of 25 cents\n         in respect of each cubic yard to be\n         excavated or quaried\n\nSCHEDULE 1\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 50\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\nItem\nType of development\nFee\n14A.\nRemoval of shoreline debris\nfollowing inclement weather\n\n$250\n15.\nPermission for a change of use of\nland (car parks, etc.)\nThe fee that would have been payable\nunder this Schedule if the application were\nan application for development for the\nproposed new use\n\n16.\nClearing of land by mechanical\nmeans\n\n$100 per acre or part thereof\n17.\nErection of a telecommunication\ntower or similar structure\n\n$1,000\n\n18.\nConstruction of a tennis court\n\n$200\n19.\nConstruction of a golf course\n\n$2,500\n20.\nModifications\nto\nplanning\npermission\nA fee calculated at the rate of \u2014\n$100 in respect of each amendment or\ndeletion of a condition of planning\npermission;\n$25 in respect of each amendment of a\nhouse plan; and\n$100 in respect of any other proposed\nmodification\n\n21.\nApplication for the installation of\na fuel or liquefied petroleum gas\nstorage\ntank\nexceeding\nan\naggregate total of 1,000 gallons in\nsize\n$250\n21A.\nPermission for a generator \u2014\n\n(a) relating to a house or duplex\n$100\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nSCHEDULE 1\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 51\n\nItem\nType of development\nFee\n\n(b) relating to any use other\n      than in relation to a house or\n      duplex\n$250\n22.\nPermission for a planned area\ndevelopment\n\nA fee calculated at the rate of $500 per acre\nbut all other relevant fees prescribed in this\nSchedule are applicable to the individual\ndevelopments within the planned area\ndevelopment\n\n23.\nPhotovoltaic power station with a\nminimum output of one megawatt\n$5,000\n\nPart 2 - Application for Outline Planning Permission\nThe application fee for outline planning permission for development is fifty per cent of the\nfee that would be payable under Part 1 in respect of an application for planning permission\nfor the development.\n\nPart 3 - Application for Planning Permission for Development Made After the\nDevelopment Has Been Started or Has Been Completed\nThe application fee for planning permission for development made after the development\nhas been started or has been completed is ten times the fee that would be payable under\nPart 1 in respect of an application for planning permission for the development.\n\nPart 4 - Application for Planning Permission for Development following a National\nDisaster\n1.\nThe application fee for planning permission for temporary development is fifty per\ncent of the fee that would be payable under Part 1 in respect of an application for\nplanning permission for the development.\n2.\nNo application fee is payable for planning permission for the restoration or the rebuilding of a building following a national disaster.\n\nSCHEDULE 1\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 52\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\nPart 5 - Administrative Filing Fee\nWhere an application is withdrawn prior to a decision being made by the Authority in\nrespect of the application, an administrative filing fee is payable at the rate of \u2014\n(a)\nfifty per cent of the fee that would be payable under Part 1 in respect of\nthe application; or\n(b) $50,\nwhichever is greater.\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nSCHEDULE 2\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 53\n\nSCHEDULE 2\nAREAS\n1.\nFor the purposes of the Act \u2014\n\u201cArea A\u201d means the following registration sections, blocks and parcels -\nRegistration Section\nBlock\n(a) West Bay\nBlock 5C (parcels with water frontage only, but including\nany parcel subsequently derived from another parcel with\nwater frontage existing at the 8th December, 1997), 5D,\n10A, 10E, 11B, 11C, 11D, 12C, 12D, 12E, 17A.\n(b) George Town\n13B,  13C,  13E,  13EH  (parcels with road frontage on  West\nBay  Road,  Eastern  Avenue  and  North  Church  Street),\n13D  (parcels  with  road  frontage  on  Eastern  Avenue),\n14BG, 14BH, 14BJ, 14C, 14D (parcels with road frontage\non Elgin Avenue, Huldah Avenue and  Thomas Russell\nAvenue), OPY, 18A, 19A, 19E, 20B,  20C (parcels  north  of\nOwen  Roberts  International  Airport).\n(c) Bodden Town\n28C,\n28D\n(those\nparcels\nzoned\nNeighbourhood\nCommercial)\n(d) North Side and\n         East End\n33C, 33CJ, 33D, 33E, 33M, 39E, 57A, 61A, 65A, 69A, 73A.\n\u201cArea B\u201d means all other registration sections, blocks and parcels in Grand Cayman and\nLittle Cayman not included in Area A.\n\n2.\nThe following Permit fees are payable in Area A \u2014\nDescription\nFee\nFor an apartment building or townhouse\n$2.50 per square foot\nFor a house not exceeding 1,200 square feet\n$100\nFor a house exceeding 1,200 square feet but not exceeding\n1,500 square feet\n$0.50 per square foot\nFor a house exceeding 1,500 square feet but not exceeding\n2,000 square feet\n$0.75 per square foot\nFor a house exceeding 2,000 square feet but not exceeding\n2,500 square feet\n$1 per square foot\n\nSCHEDULE 2\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 54\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\nDescription\nFee\nFor a house exceeding 2,500 square feet but not exceeding\n4,000 square feet\n$l.50 per square foot\nFor a house exceeding 4,000 square feet\n$2 per square foot\nFor an addition to a house exceeding 2,500 square feet\n$l.50 per square foot\nFor a duplex\n$2 per square foot\nFor a restaurant or bar\n$3.50 per square foot\nFor an office, shop or other commercial building\n$3 per square foot\nFor a hotel\n$3 per square foot\nFor a gas station\n$5 per square foot\nFor a swimming pool related to \u2014\n(a) any single family residential development\n\n$500\n(b) any development other than a single family\n         residential development\n$2,000\nFor an illuminated sign  \u2014\n\n(a) 30 square feet or less\n$100\n(b) more than 30 square feet\n$200\nFor an industrial building\nFor an agricultural building\nFor a church or church hall\nFor an institutional building\nFor any other building not specified in this Schedule\n$l.50 per square foot\n$1.00 per square foot\n$1.00 per square foot\n$1.50 per square foot\n$1.00 per square foot\nFor the installation of a fuel or liquefied petroleum gas\nstorage tank, or a generator \u2014\n\n(a) relating to a house or duplex\n$100\n(b) for any use other than in relation to a house or duplex\n$250\nRenovations to any development other than a house\nFifty per cent of the fee\nthat is payable for new\nconstruction\nof\nthe\ndevelopment for the area\nbeing renovated\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nSCHEDULE 2\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 55\n\nDescription\nFee\nFor an addition to any building, in any case where the\naddition does not change the classification of the building\nThe fee rate for new\nconstruction applied to the\nsquare footage of the\naddition\nFor each subsequent review of an application after the first\ntwo reviews, for each discipline in the building trade, in\nrespect of an application relating to  \u2014\n\n(a) a house or duplex under 4,000 square feet\n$125 per review\n(b) any development (other than a house or duplex under\n        4,000 square feet)\n$250 per review\nFor each inspection after the first re- inspection of failed\nworkmanship\n$100\nAdministrative filing fee\nWhere an application is\nwithdrawn prior to the\nissuance of a Permit, an\nadministrative filing fee is\npayable at the rate of \u2014\n\n(a) fifty per cent of the\nfee payable under Part I in\nrespect of the application;\nor\n\n(b) $50,\n\nwhichever is greater.\nFor a modification to an existing electrical service related\nto \u2014\n\n(a) agriculture\n$50\n(b) a house or duplex\n$100\n(c) any development other than a house, duplex or\n        agriculture\n$200\nFor ancillary buildings\nthe fee rate for new\nconstruction applied to the\nsquare footage of the\nancillary building\nFor a dock or mooring piles related to \u2014\n\n(a) residential development\n$200\n\nSCHEDULE 2\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 56\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\nDescription\nFee\n(b) any other type of development\n$500\nFor a photovoltaic power station with a minimum output\nof one megawatt\n$5,000\nFor the installation of a stand-alone permanent electrical\nservice related to \u2014\n\n(a) agriculture\n$100\n(b) a house or duplex\n$200\n(c) any development other than a house, duplex or\nagriculture\n$400\nFor an electrical reconnection (not related to a natural\ndisaster) in respect of \u2014\n\n(a)\na house or duplex\n$50 per meter\n(b) any other type of development\n$100 per meter\nFor modifications to approved plans in respect of each\namendment submission, per discipline, relating to \u2014\n\n(a)\na house or duplex\n$50\n(b) any other type of development\n$100\nFor an Elevator Certification Permit\n$400 per elevator unit\nFor an Elevator Certification Renewal\n$200 per elevator unit\nFor alterations to an existing elevator\n$150 per elevator unit\nIn regard to a house or duplex, an administrative filing fee\nin respect of a request for the issuance of a Foundation\nPermit, special permission to occupy, alternate means and\nmethods, special electrical service connection, or\nmodification of electrical requirements\nIn regard to development other than a house or duplex, an\nadministrative filing fee in respect of a request for the\nissuance of a Foundation Permit, special permission to\noccupy, alternate means and methods, special electrical\nservice\nconnection,\nor\nmodification\nof\nelectrical\nrequirements\n$100\n\n$250\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nSCHEDULE 2\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 57\n\n3.\nThe following Permit fees are payable in Area B:\nDevelopment\nFee\nFor an apartment building or townhouse\n$1.75 per square foot\nFor a house not exceeding 1,200 square feet\n$50\nFor a house exceeding 1,200 square feet but not\nexceeding 1,500 square feet\n$0.25 per square foot\nFor a house exceeding 1,500 square feet but not\nexceeding 2,000 square feet\n$0.40 per square foot\nFor a house exceeding 2,000 square feet but not\nexceeding 2,500 square feet\n$0.50 per square foot\nFor a house exceeding 2,500 square feet but not\nexceeding 4,000 square feet\n$0.75 per square foot\nFor a house exceeding 4,000 square feet\n$1 per square foot\nFor an addition to a house exceeding 2,500 square feet\n$1 per square foot\nFor a duplex\nFor an addition to a detached house, in any case\nwhere \u2014\n$1 per square foot\n$0.00, if the application\nis not filed after the fact\n(a)\nthe extension does not exceed 500 square feet;\n\nA fee calculated at the\nrate applicable to new\nconstruction applied to\nthe square footage of the\naddition,\nif\nthe\napplication is filed after\nthe fact\n(b) the square footage of the extension does not\n         exceed 10 per cent of the gross floor area of the\n         ground floor of the existing detached house;\n\n(c)\nthe extension does not result in the gross floor\n        area of the detached house being greater than\n        5,000 square feet;\n$2 per square foot\n\n(d) the addition does not change the classification of\n         the detached house; and\n\n(e)\na previous application has not been made for this\n         type of development of the detached house\n$1.50 per square foot\nFor a restaurant or bar\n\nSCHEDULE 2\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 58\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\nFor an office, shop or other commercial building\n$1.75 per square foot\nFor a hotel\n$3.50 per square foot\nFor a gas station\n$400\nFor a swimming pool related to \u2014\n(a)\nany single family residential development\n\n(b) any development other than a single family\n         residential development\n$1,000\nFor an illuminated sign \u2014\n\n(a)\n30 square feet or less\n$50\n(b) more than 30 square feet\n$100\nFor an industrial building\nFor an agricultural building\nFor a church or church hall\nFor an institutional building\nFor any other building not specified in this Schedule\n$1.25 per square foot\n$0.50 per square foot\n$1.00 per square foot\n$1.50 per square foot\n$0.50 per square foot\nFor the installation of a fuel or liquefied petroleum gas\nstorage tank, or a generator \u2014\n\n(a) relating to a house or duplex\n$100\n(b) or any use other than in relation to a house or\n         duplex\n$250\nRenovations to any development other than a house\nFifty per cent of the fee\nthat is payable for new\nconstruction\nof\nthe\ndevelopment\nfor\nthe\narea being renovated\nFor an addition to any building, in any case where the\naddition does not change the classification of the\nbuilding\nThe fee rate for new\nconstruction applied to\nthe square footage of the\naddition\nFor each subsequent review of an application after the\nfirst two reviews, for each discipline in the building\ntrade, in respect of an application relating to \u2014\n\n(a)\na house or duplex under 4,000 square feet\n$125 per review\n(b) any development (other than a house or duplex\n$250 per review\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nSCHEDULE 2\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 59\n\n         under 4,000 square feet)\nFor each inspection after the first re- inspection of\nfailed workmanship\n$100\nAdministrative filing fee\nWhere an application is\nwithdrawn prior to the\nissuance of a Permit, an\nadministrative filing fee\nis payable at the rate of-\n\n(a) fifty per cent of the\nfee payable under Part I\nin\nrespect\nof\nthe\napplication; or\n\n(b) $50,\n\nwhichever is greater.\nFor a modification to an existing electrical service\nrelated to \u2014\n\n(a)\nagriculture\n$50\n(b) a house or duplex\n$100\n(c)\nany development other than a house, duplex or\n        agriculture\n$200\nFor ancillary buildings\n\nthe fee rate for new\nconstruction applied to\nthe square footage of the\nancillary building\nFor a dock or mooring piles related to \u2014\n\n(a) residential development\n$200\n(b) any other type of development\n$500\nFor a photovoltaic power station with a minimum\noutput of one megawatt\n$5,000\n\nFor the installation of a stand-alone permanent\nelectrical service related to \u2014\n\n(a) agriculture\n$100\n(b) a house or duplex\n$200\n\nSCHEDULE 2\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 60\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n4.\n\nPermit fees are payable as follows \u2014\n(a)\nfifty per cent on submission of a Permit application, and such fee is nonrefundable; and\n(b) fifty per cent on issuance of a Permit.\n5.\nPermit fees for renovations to any development other than a house that have started\nor have been completed prior to a permit application being submitted to the\nDepartment of Planning are two times the fee that would be payable under\nparagraph 2 or 3.\n\n(c)    any development other than a house, duplex or\n        agriculture\n$400\nFor an electrical reconnection (not related to a natural\ndisaster) in respect of \u2014\n\n(a) a house or duplex\n$50 per meter\n(b) any other type of development\n$100 per meter\nFor modifications to approved plans in respect of each\namendment submission, per discipline, relating to \u2014\n\n(a)\na house or duplex\n$50\n(b) any other type of development\n$100\nFor an Elevator Certification Permit\n$400 per elevator unit\nFor an Elevator Certification Renewal\n$200 per elevator unit\nFor alterations to an existing elevator\n$150 per elevator unit\nIn regard to a house or duplex, an administrative filing\nfee in respect of a request for the issuance of a\nFoundation Permit, special permission to occupy,\nalternate means and methods, special electrical service\nconnection, or modification of electrical requirements\nIn regard to development other than a house or duplex,\nan administrative filing fee in respect of a request for\nthe issuance of a Foundation Permit, special\npermission to occupy, alternate means and methods,\nspecial electrical service connection, or modification\nof electrical requirements\n$100\n\n$250\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nSCHEDULE 3\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 61\n\nSCHEDULE 3\nGENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONES\n\nSCHEDULE 4\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 62\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\nSCHEDULE 4\n (regulation 2)\nHOTEL\/TOURISM ZONES\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nSCHEDULE 4\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 63\n\nHotel\/Tourism Zone 2\n\nSCHEDULE 4\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 64\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\nHotel\/Tourism Zone 3\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nSCHEDULE 5\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 65\n\nSCHEDULE 5\nMISCELLANEOUS FEES\nItem or Service Provided\nFee\nPhotocopy of the Minutes of the Central Planning Authority or\nthe Development Control Board\n$0.50 per page\nDevelopment plan \u2014\n\nPlanning statement, together with 11\u201d x 17\u201d map\n$25\nMap (24\u201d x 36\u201d) accompanying a development plan\n$50\nMap (36\u201d x 60\u201d) accompanying a development plan\n$100\nLand Development Guide (containing the procedures and\nguidelines of the Central Planning Authority or the Development\nControl Board)\n\ncolour edition\n$50\nblack and white edition\n$35\nElectronic transaction \u2014\n\nCustomised maps\n$100 per hour\nCustomised reports, statistics and analyses, and customised\ninformation on land use and other matters\n$100 per hour\nList of applicants that have received planning permission\n$50\nCatalogue containing reports, statistics, analyses, information on\nland use, information on available maps, and other material\n$50\nPhotocopies of application forms, letters and other documents\n$1 per copy\nLetter or other document specifying whether or not there is\ncompliance with the Development and Planning Act (2021\nRevision) and any regulations made thereunder (\u201cDue Diligence\nLetter\u201d)\n$100 per parcel of land\nLetter or other document certifying or describing a zone\ndesignated as such on the zoning map of Grand Cayman\n$25\nRetrieving a departmental file for the purpose of locating plans\nand answering questions from a member of the public\n$25 per file\n\nSCHEDULE 5\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 66\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\nItem or Service Provided\nFee\nReissue\/Duplicate Permit\n$50\nper\nreissuance\/\nduplicate\nOnline Planning System service transaction \u2014\n\nElectronic submissions\n$10 per submission\nPaper based submissions\n$25 per submission\n         File retention\n$25 per application\nLetter or other document certifying whether or not planning\npermission is required for the carrying on of a trade or business\nunder the Trade and Business Licensing Act (2021 Revision)\n$25\nper\nletter\nor\ndocument\n\nAdministrative filing fee for the rezoning of land (if not included\nas part of a development plan review) \u2014\n\n(a)\nfor residential purposes\n$2,000\n(b) for any purpose other than a residential purpose\n$5,000\nReclamation of a confiscated illegal sign\n$50\nCopy of plans submitted for planning permission or permits\n$3 per plan\nLetter to release restriction on land register\n$50\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\nSCHEDULE 6\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 67\n\nSCHEDULE 6\nInfrastructure Fund - Area A1, Area A2, Area B and Area C\n\nSCHEDULE 6\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 68\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\nPublication in consolidated and revised form authorised by the Cabinet this 30th\nday of January, 2024.\nKim Bullings\nClerk of the Cabinet\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nENDNOTES\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 69\n\nENDNOTES\nTable of Legislation History:\nSL #\nLaw\/Act #\nLegislation\nCommencement\nGazette\n25\/2023\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2023\n28-Nov-23\nLG36\/2023\/s1\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2022 Revision)\n18-Jan-22\nLG3\/2022\/s3\n14\/2021\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2021\n11-Feb-21\nLG13\/2021\/s1\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2021 Revision)\n22-Jan-21\nLG7\/2021\/s8\n\n56\/2020\nCitation of Acts of Parliament Act, 2020\n3-Dec-20\nLG89\/2020\/s1\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2020 Revision)\n14-Jan-20\nLG5\/2020\/s1\n46\/2018\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2018\n14-May-19\nLG15\/2019\/s1\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2018 Revision)\n16-Mar-18 GE22\/2018\/s12\n58\/2017\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2017\n28-Jun-17\nGE53\/2017\/s3\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2017 Revision)\n31-May-17 GE45\/2017\/s10\n78\/2016\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2016\n19-Dec-16\nG26\/2016\/s9\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2015 Revision)\n17-Jul-15\nGE53\/2015\/s8\n70\/2014\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2014\n19-Dec-14\nGE96\/2014\/s2\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2013 Revision)\n11-Oct-13\nGE82\/2013\/s7\n27\/2013\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2013\n17-Mar-13\nGE41\/2013\/s6\n58\/2012\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2012\n19-Nov-12\nG24\/2012\/s1\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2011 Revision)\n24-Oct-11\nG22\/2011\/s11\n25\/2010\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) (No. 2)\nRegulations, 2010\n30-Aug-10\nG18\/2010\/s5\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2010 Revision)\n25-Oct-10\nG22\/2010\/s7\n17\/2010\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2010\n16-Jun-10\nGE33\/2010\/s1\n8\/2006\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2006\n1-Jul-06\nG24\/2006\/s2\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2006 Revision)\n26-Jun-06\nG13\/2006\/s7\n6\/2005\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) (No. 2)\nRegulations, 2005\n11-Apr-05\nGE9\/2005\/s2\n5\/2005\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 2005\n18-Apr-05\nG8\/2005\/s1\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2005 Revision)\n25-Jul-05\nG15\/2005\/s6\n\n8\/2004\nDevelopment and  Planning (Amendment) (Temporary\nProvisions) Law, 2004 (part)\n3-May-04\nG9\/2004\/s9\n\n31\/2003\nDevelopment and  Planning (Amendment) (No.2) Law, 2003\n(part)\n9-Jan-04\nGE2\/2004\/s1\n\n7\/2003\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Law, 2003 (part)\n22-Aug-03\nGE24\/2003\/s6\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2003 Revision)\n2-Jun-03\nG11\/2003\/s11\n\nENDNOTES\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 70\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\nSL #\nLaw\/Act #\nLegislation\nCommencement\nGazette\n15\/2002\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) (Heights of\nBuildings) (No.2) Regulations, 2002\n12-Aug-02\nG16\/2002\/s7\n14\/2002\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) (Heights of\nBuildings) Regulations, 2002\n6-May-02\nG9\/2002\/s5\n10\/2001\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) (Temporary\nProvisions) Regulations, 2001\n23-Nov-01\nGE27\/2001\/s1\n12\/1997\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) (No. 3)\nRegulations, 1997\n8-Dec-97\nG25\/1997\/s2\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (1998 Revision)\n17-Aug-98\nG17\/1998\/s3\n11\/1997\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) (No. 2)\nRegulations, 1997\n15-Sept-97\nG19\/1997\/s1\n10\/1997\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1997\n18-Jun-97\nG7B\/1997\/s1\n1\/1995\n\nBuilding Code Regulations, 1995 (part)\n29-Apr-96\nGE29.Apr\/1995\n\/s1\n\nDevelopment and Planning Regulations (1995 Revision)\n24-Jul-95\nG15\/1995\/s3\n13\/1994\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1994\n5-Apr-94\nG7\/1994\/s6\n7\/1993\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1993\n24-Dec-93 GE24.Dec\/1993\n\/s2\n15\/1992\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) (No. 2)\nRegulations, 1992\n22-Oct-92\nG22.Oct\/1992\/\ns2\n14\/1992\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1992\n10-Feb-92\nG3\/1992\/s1\n19\/1991\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) (Fees) Regulations,\n1991\n3-Jan-92\nGE3\/1992\/s1\n18\/1991\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1991\n15-Mar-91\nG6\/1991\/s1\n22\/1990\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) (No. 2)\nRegulations, 1990 (sic)\n31-Jul-90\nGE31.Jul\/1990\/\ns4\n17\/1985\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 1985\n15-Apr-85\nG8\/1985\/s1\n\n18\/1982\nWater Authority Law, 1982 (part)\n18-Apr-83\nG8\/1983\/s4\n10\/1980\n\nDevelopment and Planning (Amendment) Regulations, 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