Amendments in by-laws sought to the Hotel industry

CHANDIGARH, NOV 21: The Hotel owners in the City have sought amendments to the existing by-laws governing the hotel industry. The hotel-o...

CHANDIGARH, NOV 21: The Hotel owners in the City have sought amendments to the existing by-laws governing the hotel industry. The hotel-owners, under the banner of Hotel Association of Chandigarh, have sent a 10-point demand charter seeking changes in the by-laws to suit the needs and requirements of the hotel industry.

The memorandum, handed over to the Administration by Association president B.B. Bahl and general secretary Ashok Bansal, says that the hotel industry is the most-affected due to the by-laws, as 21 of the total 22 hotels in the City have been resumed due to violations in the existing byelaws.

The Association has demanded framing of fresh architectural control sheets for hotels, which have not been framed yet ever since the hotel sites were sold in SCO sites. The Association has stated that since the hotels were running in SCO sites, they required changes to suit the needs of the hotels and thus a change in the byelaws.

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Seeking the framing of control sheets for lodging-cum-restaurant sites running in SCO’s, the Association has stated that for sanctioning of revised and new plans, inner byelaws/guidelines as per hotel norms be given to take care of the inner planning. Besides, the front and rear verandahsbe allowed to be covered with glass glazing.

The Association has also sought amendment in architectural controls for providing proper sized rear windows for adequate lighting and ventilation, besides providing full coverage of basementwithin the plot area. Front show windows and pillars be also given some treatment of glass and marble in thefront elevation to aesthetically beautify wand differentiate hotels from normal SCOs.The coverage of full back courtyard in hotels in Sector 26 be also allowed, besides allowing provision for neon signboards ontop of thehotels for dignified identificationof hotels. Proper provision for gas/generator sets on rear side and roof tops of hotels has also been sought, besides proper provision of ducts for ventilationand smoke emission.

The hotel owners have also stated that all future planning of small hotel sites be discontinued and hotels be carved only in bigger sites.They also demanded the formation of a Technical business committee, comprising of hotel owners, professionals from government and private architects, besides hotel associations to help frame and examine the Control sheets and general tourism policy for the City.