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4.6 For high rise buildings and buildings other than residential, the following additional provisions means of access be ensured:

a) The width of the main street on which the building abuts shall not be less than 12 m and one end of this street shall join another street not less than 12 m in width’.

b) The approach to the building and open spaces on all its sides up to 6 m width and the layout for the same shall be done in consultation with the Chief Fire Officer of the city and the same shall be hard surface capable of taking the weight of fire engine, weighing up to 18 tonnes. The said open space shall be kept free of obstructions and shall be motorable.

The main entrance to the plot shall be of adequate width to allow easy access to the fire engine and in no case shall it measure less than 4.5 m. The entrance gate shall fold back against the compound wall of the premises, thus leaving the exterior within the plot free for movement of fire service vehicle. If the main entrance at the boundary wall is built over, the minimum clearance shall be 4.5 m.

4.7 Cul-de-sacs giving access to plots and extending 150 to 275 m in length with an additional turning space at 150 m will be allowed only in residential areas, provided cul-de-sacs would be permissible only on straight roads and further provided the end of cul-de-sacs shall be higher in level than the level of the starting point of such dead end road. The turning space, this case shall be not less than 81 area, with no dimension less than 9 m.

4.8 Intersection Roads For intersection junctions of roads meeting at right angles as

well as other than right angles, the rounding off or cut off or splay or similar treatment shall be done, to the approval of the Authority, depending upon the width of roads, the traffic generated, the sighting angle, etc,to provide clear sight distance.

4.9 The building line shall be set back at least 3 m from internal means of access in a layout of buildings in a plot subject to provisions of 8.2.1.

5. COMMUNITY OPEN SPACES AND AMENITIES

5.1 Residential and Commercial Zones In any layout or sub-division of land measuring 0.3 hectare of more in residential and com-mercial zones, the community open spaces

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shall be reserved for recreational purposes which shall as far as possible be provided in one place or planned out for the use of the community in clusters or pockets.

5.1.1 The community open spaces shall be provided catering to the needs of area of layout, population for which the layout is planned and the category of dwelling units.

The following minimum provision shall be made:

a) 15 percent of the area of the layout, or 0.3 to 0.4 1000 persons; for low income h o u s i n g t h e o p e n s p a c e s s h a l l b e 0.3 ha/ 1000 persons.

5.2 No recreational space shall generally be less than 450

5.2.1 The minimum average dimension of such recreational space shall be not less than 7.5 m; if the average width of such recreational space is less than 24 m, the length thereof shall not exceed 2.5 times the average width.

ever, depending on the configuration of the site, commonly open spaces of different shapes may be permitted by the Authority, as long as the open spaces provided set-ve the needs of the immediate community contigu-ous to the open spaces.

5.2.2 In such recreational spaces, a single storeyed structure as pavilion or gymnasia up to 25 in area may be permitted; such area may be excluded from FAR calculations; no toilet block shall be permitted.

5.3 Each recreational area and the structure on it shall have an independent means of access. Independent means of access may not be insisted upon if recreational space is approachable directly from every building in the layout. Further, the building line shall be at least 3 m away from the boundary of recrea-tional open space.

5.4 Industrial Zones in the case of sub-division of land in industrial zones of area 0.8 hectare or more, 5 percent of the total area shall be reserved as amenity open space which shall also serve as a general parking space;

when such amenity open space exceeds 1500 the excess area could be utilized for the construction of buildings for b a n k s , canteens, welfare centres and such other common purposes considered necessary for the industrial user, as approved by the Authority.

5.4.1 In all industrial plots measuring 1000 or more in area, 10 percent of the total area shall be provided as an open space to a maximum of 2500 m Such an amenity open space shall have a means of

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III-access and shall be so located that it could be shall, if the Authority so requires, be conveniently utilized as such by the persons effectively drained by surface water drains or

working in the industry. other means.

5.5 Other Amenities--- In addition to com-munity open spaces, the layouts shall provide for the following, depending on the magni-tude of the settlement and as decided by the Authority:

a) Educational Nursery school, primary facilities school, middle school, high school or college as applicable.

6.3.1 The written approval of the Authority shall be obtained for connecting any subsoil or surface water drain to a sewer.

b) Health facility

6.4 Distance from Electric Lines No verandah, balcony, or the like shall be allowed to be erected or re-erected or any additions or alterations made to a building within the distances quoted below in accordance with the current Indian Electricity Rules and its amendments from time to time between the building and any overhead electric supply line: shopping centre, or zonal shopping centre. as appli-cable.

Post office, post and tele-graph office, police post, police station, fire station Religious building, com-m u n i t y h a l l

g h a r , welfare centre, cinema.

The requirements of essential amenities for low income housing shall be as given in Appendix B.

5.6 Every layout or subdivision shall take into account the provisions of development plan and if the land is affected by any reservation for public purposes, the Authority may agree to adjust the location of such reservations to suit the development.

6. REQUIREMENTS OF PLOTS

6.1 No building shall be constructed on any site, on any part of which there is deposited refuse, or other offensive matter objectionable to the Authority, until such refuse has been removed therefrom and the site has been prepared or left in a manner suitable for building purposes to the satisfac-tion of the Authority.

6.2 Damp Sites Wherever the dampness of a site or the nature of the soil renders such precautions necessary, the ground surface of the site between the walls of any building erected thereon shall be rendered damp-proof to the satisfaction of the Authority.

6.3 Surface Water Drains -- Any land passage or other area within the of a

m m

Low and medium 2.5 I.2

voltage lines and service lines

High voltage lines 3.7 1.2 up to and

includ-ing 000 V

voltage lines 3.7 2.0 above 1 1 000 V

and up to and in-cluding 33000 V

Extra high voltage 3.7 2.0 lines beyond

33000 v (plus 0.3 m

for every for every additional additional

33000 v

and part and part thereof)

6.5 Distance of site from the normal edge of water course, area be specified by the Authority, keeping view the normal maximum flood. tide level.

6.6, Size of lots

6.6.1 -- Each plot shall have a minimum size,: frontage corresponding to the type of development as given below:

Development Plot Frontage m Detached building above 250 above 12 Semidetached building 125-250 12 R o w b u i l d i n gtype so- 125 4.5 to 8

NOTE -- For low income see Appendix B.

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The minimum size of the site for group housing development shall be as given in the Master Plan and local development control rules.

6 . 6 . 2 IN D U S T R I A L -The size of the plot shall not be less than 300 and its width shall not be less than 15 m.

6.6.3 LA N D USES -The minimum size of plots for buildings for other uses like business, educational, mercantile, assembly

(cinema theatre), petrol

filling station, etc, shall be as decided by the Authority subject to 6.6.3.1 to 6.6.3.3.

6.6.3.1 ASSEMBLY

The minimum size of plot for assembly buildings/cinema theatres used for public entertainment with fixed seats shall be on the basis of seating capacity of the building at the rate of 3 per seat.

6.6.3.2

CHAR/COMMUNITY -The size of plot shall not be less than 1000

PETROL FILLING STATION The size of the ‘plot shall not be less than:

a) x m in the case of filling station with kiosk without service bay, and

b) 37 x 31 m in the case of station with service bay.

7. CLASSIFICATION OF BUILDINGS 7.0 Buildings are classified based on occu-pancy and types of construction.

7.1 For the purpose of the Code, the following shall be the occupancy classification and types of construction; for more detailed information, reference may be made to 3 of Part IV Fire protection.

7.1. ^OCCUPANCY

a) Residential b) Educational c) Institutional d) Assembly e) Business

Mercantile (will include both retail and wholesale stores)

g) Industrial (will include low, moderate and high fire hazards)

h) Storage j) Hazardous

7.1.2 TYPES OF CO N S T R U C T I O N

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SPACES (WITHIN A PLOT) 8. General Every room intended for human habitation shall abut on an interior or exterior open space or an open open to such interior or exterior open space.

8.1.J The open spaces inside and around a building have essentially to cater for the light-.

ing and ventilation requirements of the rooms abutting such open spaces, and in the case of buildings abutting on streets in the front, rear or sides, the open spaces provided shall be sufficient for the future widening of such streets.

8.1.2 O^PEN S^PACES SEPARATE FOR E^{A C H}

BUILDING -The open spaces shall

be separate or distinct for each building and where a building has two or more wings, each wing shall have separate or distinct open spaces for the purposes of lighting and ventilation of the wings.

However, separation between accessory and main buildings more than 7 m in height not be less than m; for buildings up to 7 m in height no such separation shall be required.

8.2 Residential Buildings 8.2.1 EXTERIOR OPEN SP A C E S

FRONT OPEN SPACE

Every building fronting a street shall have a front space, forming an integral part of the site as below:

Front Open Space, Width of Street

Min Fronting Plot

m m

up to to 18 18 to 30 Above 30

buildings up to a maximum height m.

NOTE In case a building abuts two or more streets, the of open spaces is to based on the average width of streets, subject to a minimum of m for cases (ii).

and (iv)above.

b) For streets less than m in width, the distance of the building (building line) shall be at least 5 m from the centre line of the street (see 4.3.5).

NOTE -This limiting distance has to be determined by the Authority for individual road/street widths taking into account the traffic flow.

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8.2.1.2

Every residential building shall have a rear