The following land use structure shall be adopted in Development Planning in Hilly areas:
| Sl No. | Land Use | Percentage of Developed Area | ||
| Small Towns | Medium Towns | Large Cities | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| i) | Residential | 50-55 | 48-52 | 45-48 |
| ii) | Commercial | 2-3 | 2-3 | 4-5 |
| iii) | Industrial | 3-4 | 4-5 | 4-6 |
| iv) | Public and semi-public | 8-10 | 8-10 | 12-14 |
| v) | Recreational | 15-18 | 15-18 | 16-18 |
| vi) | Transport and commerce | 5-6 | 5-6 | 6-8 |
| vii) | Ecological | Balance | Balance | Balance |
NOTE — The ecological area (non-developable area) given in the table above for hill towns is applicable for the hill town jurisdiction developable area only. Hill town developable area shall be considered as area under hill town jurisdiction minus natural ecological area. Where non-developable area is defined as earthquake/landslide prone, cliffs and environmentally hazardous area, areas adjacent to fault lines, areas with slope higher than , flood plain and areas adjacent to major drainage lines for general guidance and all environmentally sensitive areas. Land suitability analysis should be an important tool in first principal approach for deciding on land use proportions.