THE KERALA MUNICIPALITY ACT, 1994* - nrcddp

on such terms as it thinks fit, permit any building to be set forward for the purpose of improvingthe line of a public street and may, by notice, require any building to be so set forward in the caseof reconstruction thereof or of a new construction.Explanation.— For the purpose of this section, a wall separating any premises from a public streetshall be deemed to be a building; and it shall be deemed to be sufficient compliance with permission orrequisition to set forward a building to the street alignment if a wall of such material and dimension asapproved by the Secretary is erected along the said line.354. Projected street.— (1) A Municipality may prepare schemes and plans of proposedpublic streets, showing the direction of such streets, the street alignment and building line oneach side of them, their intended width and such other details as may appear desirable .(2) The width of the proposed streets shall not ordinarily be less than thirteen metres,or, in any area covered by huts, seven metres.(3) It shall be the duty of a Municipality to layout public streets in areas covered byhuts, so far as may be practicable both for the purpose of securing proper ventilation for hutsin such areas, and in view of the contingency of buildings being erected therein.(4) Where any plan has been prepared under sub-section(l), the street to which itrefers shall be deemed to be a projected public street, and provisions of section 352 shallapply to all buildings, so far as they stand across the street alignment or building line of theprojected street.355. Watering of streets.— A Municipality shall, so far as it considers it necessary forpublic convenience, and so far as funds permit, cause the important public streets 3 [to be watered]as it thinks necessary.356. Temporary closure of streets.— The Secretary may, by an order in writing,temporarily close any street to traffic for repair or in order to carry our any work connected withdrainage, water supply or lighting or any of the purposes of this Act:Provided that such work shall be completed and the street reopened to traffic with all reasonablespeed.357. Protection of appurtenances and materials of street.— No person shall withoutthe permission in writing of the Secretary, displace, take up or make any alteration in the fences,posts, pavements, flages, or other materials of any public street.358. Power of Municipality to recover expenses caused by extraordinary traffic.—Whereby a certificate of 4 [Municipal Engineer! it appears to Municipality that, having regard to the averageexpense of repairing roads in the neighbourhood, extraordinary expenses have been incurred by theMunicipality in repairing a street by reason of the damage caused by excessive weight passing along the streetor extraordinary traffic thereon, the Municipality may, 5 frequire by notice, any person by whose direction suchweight or traffic has been caused, to pay to the Municipality the amount of such expenses incurred by it]Provided that any person from whom expenses are or may be recoverable under this section mayenter into an agreement with the Municipality for the payment to it of a compensation in respect of such weightor traffic and thereupon the person so paying shall not be subject to any proceeding under this section.3. Substituted for the words by Act 14 of 1999, w.e.f. 24-3-1999.4. Substituted for the by Act 14 of 1999, w.e.f. 24-3-1999.5. Substituted for the words by Act 14 of 1999, w.e.f. 24-3-1999.