Section 298(1) in Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976
(1)No external roof, verandah, pendal or wall of a building and no shed or fence shall be constructed or re-constructed of cloth, grass, leaves, mats or other inflammable materials except with the permission of the Commissioner, nor shall any such roofs, verandah, pendal, wall, shed or fence constructed or re-constructed in any year be retained in a subsequent year, except with such permission.