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Infrastructure Criteria

The improvement of infrastructural facilities to accommodate the envisaged development by the year 2010 will be guided by the above mentioned zoning and density criteria.

The implementation of the above development proposals, over a period of 15 years will bring in an orderly development in the City of Colombo. The success of the above development will bring a tremendous demand for more space , better quality environment which definitely give rise for further revision of the City of Colombo development plan around the year 2010.

Table 11
Proposed Land Use Distribution (2010) Core Area

Zone	City (1)				Greater Kotte (2)
Zone	Extent (ha)	%	Extent (ha)	%		Extent (ha)	%
Concentrated Development Zone	391.00	10.49	-	-		391.00	2.44
Port Related Activity Zone	506.00	13.57	-	-		506.00	3.16
Commercial Zone	453.00	12.15	174.00	1.42		627.00	3.92
Mixed Development Zone	186.00	4.99	50.00	0.41		236.00	1.48
Tourism & Allied Zone	-	-	148.00	1.21		148.00	0.93
Administrative Zone	-	-	1100.00	8.96		1100.00	6.88
Primary Residential Zone	491.00	13.17	1599.00	13.03		2090.00	13.06
Special Primary Residential Zone	290.00	7.78	560.00	4.56		850.00	5.31
General Residential Zone	-	-	4948.00	40.32		4948.00	30.93
Security Zone	-	-	245.00	2.00		245.00	1.53
Transport	700.00	18.77	1429.00	11.65		2129.00	13.31
Environmental Zone	40.00	1.07	1332.00	10.85		1372.00	8.58
Recreational / Parks & Playgrounds Zone	315.00	8.45	200.00	1.63		515.00	3.22
Designated Use	259.00	6.95	-	-		259.00	1.62
Water Bodies	98.00	2.63	486.00	3.96		584.00	3.65
Total	3729.00	100.00	12271.00	100.00		16000.00	100.00

Source : UDA

Table 12
Proposed Building Density – City of Colombo

Zones & Commercial Centre	Minimum Height	Maximum Height	FAR
Concentrated Development Zone	10 Floors	10 <	NA
Mixed Development Zone	10 Floors	10 <	NA
Commercial Zone	02 Floors	10 Floors	1 : 7.5
Port Related Activity Zone	02 Floors	10 Floors	1 : 7.5
Primary Residential Zone	02 Floors	10 Floors	1 : 7.5
Special Primary Residential Zone	01 Floor	03 Floors	1 : 1.5
Mattakkuliya Commercial Centre	02 Floors	20 Floors	NA
Orugodawatta Commercial Centre	02 Floors	20 Floors	NA
Borella Commercial Centre	02 Floors	20 Floors	NA
Narahenpita Commercial Centre	02 Floors	20 Floors	NA

Source: UDA-1998
NA: Not Applicable

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