01-GENERAL

GENERAL

No. 201711/2/70-UTFI(4)-2017/6994 dated 25/7/2017-In supersession of the notification dated 22.01.1993, notification dated 16.10.2008 and all other notifications, orders, relaxations and clarifications issued from time to time and in exercise of powers conferred under Section 5 (2) and Section 22 (1) of the Capital of Punjab ( Development and Regulation) Act, 1952 as adapted by the Punjab Re-organisation (Chandigarh Adaptation of Laws on State and Concurrent subjects) Order 1968 and the other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh is pleased to make the following rules:

1 TITLE AND EXTENT

(i) These rules may be called the Chandigarh Building Rules (Urban) - 2017.

(ii) These rules shall come into force from the date of publication in the official gazette.

(iii) These shall be applicable to entire Union Territory of Chandigarh except Abadi Deh of Villages (Inhabitations within Lal Dora of villages

2 SCOPE AND APPLICABILITY

(i) Erection or Re-erection of every building in Chandigarh shall comply with these Rules.

(ii) Where use of a building is changed, except where otherwise specifically stipulated, these Building Rules shall apply to all parts of the building affected by the change.

(iii) Zoning Plans and Architectural Control Sheets wherever applicable shall be integral part of these rules.

(iv) The re-construction in whole or part of a building which has ceased to operate due to fire, natural collapse or demolition having been declared unsafe, or which is likely to be demolished by or under an order of the Authority as the case may be and for which the necessary certificate has been given by the Authority.

(v) Nothing in these Rules shall require the removal, alteration or abandonment, nor prevent continuance of the lawfully established use or occupancy of an existing approved building unless, in the opinion of the Authority such a building is unsafe or constitutes a hazard to the safety of adjacent property or to the occupants of the building itself.

(vi) Where these rules are silent or ambiguous the provisions of National Building Code/ Model Building Bye Laws-2016 and Chandigarh Master Plan - 2031 shall prevail.

3 D E F I N I T I O N S

In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires the definition given shall have the meaning indicated against each term, those not defined shall carry dictionary meaning.

1) “Abut” A building is said to abut on a street when the outer face of any of its external walls is on the street boundary.

2) “Act” shall mean the Capital of Punjab (Development and Regulation) Act, 1952.

3) “Access” - A clear approach to a plot or a building.

4) “Ancillary Zone” in the buildings means the building ancillary to and serving the main building and includes meter room, security room, Sewerage Treatment Plant, godown, guard room, cycle shed, dispensary, canteen, electric substation and labour quarters for watch and ward staff but shall not include residential accommodation for supervisory staff;

5) “Applicant” shall mean a person who gives notice to the Chief Administrator of his intention to erect or reerect a building and shall include his legal representatives.

6) “Application”- An application made in such form as may be prescribed by the Authority from time to time.

7) “Approved”- As approved/sanctioned by the Authority under applicable Rules.

8) “Architect” A person holding a graduate degree in Bachelor of Architecture from any institute recognised by the Council of Architecture (COA) and has his/ her name entered in the register of COA with a valid COA Registration number.

9) “Architectural Control Sheets” shall mean sheets of drawing with directions signed by the Chief Administrator and kept in his office showing the measure of architectural control which shall be observed in the special areas. 10) “Atrium” means a high open area or central court within multi-storeyed building and the covered area shall be counted in ground coverage/FAR.

11) “Balcony” shall mean a cantilevered horizontal projection from the wall of a building not supported from the ground having a balustrade or railing and intended for human use.

12) “Barsati” shall mean a roofed structure above the roof of a building used as shelter during the rains with or without toilet having non habitable height.

13) “Base” applied to a wall or column, shall mean the underside of that part of the wall or of the column which immediately rests upon the footing or foundation or upon any bressummer or other structure by which such wall or column is carried.

14) “Basement Storey” shall mean the storey which is next below the ground storey or which is in any part more than half of its height below the mean level of the street or ground adjoining the building

15) “Building” means any construction or part of a construction in Chandigarh which is transferred by the [Central Government] under section 3 of the Act and which is intended to be used for residential, commercial, industrial or other purposes, whether in actual use or not and includes any out-house, stable, cattle shed and also include any building erected on any land transferred by the Central Government under section 3 of the Act.

16) “Building line” shall mean a regulatory line specified in the zoning or architectural control for a site beyond which no building shall project within that site other than balcony, canopy, projection and compound wall.

17) “Cabin”- A non-residential enclosure constructed of non-load bearing partitions.

18) “Canopy” shall mean a projection from the top of the parapet wall or a continuation of a flat roof beyond the face of the outer wall designed to protect the wall from weather provided that. a.   It shall not project beyond the plot line. b. It shall not be lower than 2.3 metres (clear height) when measured from the ground. c. There shall be no structure on it and the top shall remain open to sky.

19) “Carpet Area” - The covered area of the usable rooms of a dwelling unit / at any floor (excluding the area of the walls).

20) “Chhajja” shall mean a continuous cantilevered horizontal or sloping projection from the outer wall of the building primarily intended to give protection from weather.

21) “Chimney”- A construction by means of which a flue is formed for the purpose of carrying products of combustion to the open air and includes a chimneystack and flue pipe.

22) “Class of building” shall mean a building in one of the following categories –

(a) “Residential building”:- shall mean a building used or constructed or adapted to be used wholly or principally for human habitation and includes all garages, or other out-buildings appurtenant thereto.

(b) “Commercial building”:- includes a building or complex or part thereof used as shops, stores or market for display and sale of wholesale and/ or retail goods or merchandise, including office, Restaurant, Banquet Hall, Hotel, Motel, Resort, Dhaba, Boarding house, Guest house, Amusement Park, office establishments and service facilities incidental thereto and located in the same building.

(c) “Warehouse and Industrial Building”:- includes a building or part thereof wherein products or material are fabricated, assembled or processed, such as assembly plant, cold storage, laboratory, power plant, refinery, gas plant, mill, dairy and factory etc.

(d) “Assembly Building” – A building or part thereof, where groups of people (not less than 50) congregate or gather for amusement, recreation, social, religious, patriotic, civil, travel and similar purposes.

(e) “Institutional Building” includes a building constructed by Government, Semi-Government Organization or Registered Trust/Society and use for medical or other treatment and care for persons suffering from physical or mental illness, disease or infirmity, care of orphans, differently-abled persons, abandoned women, children and infants, convalescents, destitute or aged persons and for penal or correctional detention with restricted liberty of the inmates ordinarily providing sleeping accommodation. It shall also includes an auditorium or complex for cultural, social, religious, patriotic and allied activities or for an hospice, assembly halls, city halls, town halls, exhibition halls, museums, places of ownership, dharamshala, hospital, sanatoria, custodial and penal institutions such as jail, prison, Government office, Secretariat, road or railway or air or sea or other public transportation station etc.:

(f) “Mixed land-use building’- includes a building consisting of one or more conforming uses/ activities duly allowed by competent authority;

(g) “Multi-Storeyed Building or High Rise Building”- A building above 4 stories, and/or a building exceeding 15 meters or more in height (without stilt) and 17.5m (including stilt).

23) “Clear height” means height from the top surface of ground or any floor to the soffit of beam or ceiling, as the case may be;

24) “Competent Authority” shall mean an officer/ agency duly authorized;

25) “Conversion”- The change from one occupancy to other occupancy or any change in building structure or part thereof resulting in a change of space and use requiring additional occupancy certificate.

26) 'Courtyard' shall mean an area open to the sky but within the boundary of a plot, which is enclosed or partially enclosed by buildings, boundary walls or railings. It may be at ground floor level or any other level within or adjacent to a building.

27) “Covered Area”- The Ground area covered immediately above the plinth level covered by the building but does not include the space covered by

a) Garden, rockery, well and well structures, plant nursery, water pool, swimming pool (if uncovered), platform round a tree, tank, fountain, bench, chabutra with open top and unenclosed on sides by walls and the like;

b). Drainage culvert, conduit, catch-pit, gully-pit, chamber, gutter and the like; Compound wall, gate, slide/ swing door, canopy, and areas covered by chajja or similar projections and staircases which are uncovered and open at least on three sides and also open to sky.

28) “Density”- The residential density expressed in terms of the number of dwelling units per acre. Note: Where such densities are expressed exclusive of community facilities and provision of open spaces and major roads (excluding incidental open spaces), these will be net residential densities. Where these densities are expressed taking into consideration the required open space provision and community facilities and major roads, these would be gross residential densities at neighbourhood level, sector level or town level, as the case may be. The provision of open spaces and community facilities will depend on the size of the residential community. Incidental open spaces are mainly open spaces required to be left around and in between two buildings to provide lighting and ventilation

29) “Damp Proof Course”- A course consisting of some appropriate water proofing material provided to prevent penetration of dampness or moisture.

30) “Drain”- A conduit or channel for the carriage of storm water, sewage, waste water or other waterborne wastes in a building drainage system.

31) “Drainage system” - A system or a line of pipes, with their fittings and accessories, such as manholes, inspection chambers, traps, gullies, floor traps used for drainage of building or yards appurtenant to the buildings within the same cartilage; and includes an open channel for conveying surface water or a system for the removal of any waste water.

32) “Dwelling Unit”- means a building or a part thereof which is used or is intended to be used by a person or family for habitation comprising of kitchen, toilet and room.

33) “Electronic Signature/E-Signature” means digital signatures defined in the Information Technology Act, 2008 34) ’Erection or re-erection’ of any building shall include, (a) Any material alteration or enlargement of any building ; (b) The conversion by structural alteration into a place for habitation of any building not originally constructed for human habitation; (c) The conversion into more than one place for human habitation of a building originally constructed as one such place;

(d) The conversion of two or more places of human habitation into a greater number of such places;

(e) Such alterations of a building as effect an alteration of its drainage or sanitation arrangements, or materially affect its security;

(f) The addition of any rooms, buildings, out-houses or other structure to any building;

(g) The construction in a wall adjoining a street or a land not belonging to the owner of the wall, of a door opening on the such street or land.

34) “Exit”- A passage channel or means of egress from the building, its storey or floor to a street or, other open space of safety; whether horizontal, outside and vertical exits meaning as under

(a) Horizontal exit means an exit, which is a protected opening through or around a fire well or bridge connecting two or more buildings.

(b) Outside exit mean an exit from building to a public way to an open area leading to a public way or to an enclosed fire resistant passage leading to a public way.

(c) Vertical exit means an exit used for ascending or descending between two or more levels including stairway, fire towers, ramps and fire escapes.

35) “External Wall” shall mean an outer wall or vertical enclosure of any building not being a party wall even though adjoining to a wall of another building and it also means a wall abutting on an interior open space of any building. It does not mean an outer verandah wall.

36) “Factory” has the same meaning as in the Factories Act (Act LXIII of 1948).

37) “Fire and/or Emergency Alarm System”- Fire alarm system comprises of components for manually or automatically detecting a fire, initiating an alarm of fire and initiating other actions as appropriate.

38) “Floor”- The lower surface in a storey on which one normally walks in a building, and does not include a mezzanine floor. The floor at ground level with direct access to a street or open space shall be called as ground floor (level- 0); the floor above it shall be termed as level+1, with the next higher floor being termed as level + 2, and so on upwards. The floor lower than this shall be termed as level -1, level-2 and so on.

39) “Floor Area Ratio (FAR)”- The quotient obtained by dividing the combined covered area (plinth area) of all floors, excepting areas specifically exempted under these regulations, by the total area of the plot, viz.:

For the purpose of calculating FAR, cantilevered, permitted roof projections, lift room, mumty, balcony, basement or any floor if used for parking, services and storage, stilt area (unenclosed) proposed to be used for parking/ pedestrian plaza only, open staircase (without mumty), terrace with or without access, fire staircase, water tank, open courtyard of permitted size shall not be counted towards FAR: Provided, area under atrium, shaft, chutes, lift well and staircase from stilt to next floor shall be counted towards FAR only at once on ground floor: Provided in case the ventilation shaft area is more than 3 square meter, it shall not be counted in FAR.

40) “Frame Control Drawing” shall mean the numbered sheet of drawing signed by the Chief Administrator and kept in his office defining boundaries of building plots, compulsory building lines, permissible heights of buildings to be realised in prescribed stages, site and floor coverage, restrictions on treatment of external facades including the permissible sizes of openings and such other restrictions on the development of sites as may be prescribed.

41) “Front” as applied to a building shall mean general the portion facing the street from which it has access and incase of doubt as determined by the chief administrator.

42) “‘Gallery” shall mean a raised floor constructed within the height of the single storey.

43) “Garage” shall mean a building or portion thereof, used for shelter, storage, or repair of a wheeled vehicle

44) “Ground Coverage” means built up area covered at ground level: For the purpose of calculating ground coverage area under shaft, chute, lift well, atrium and staircase shall be counted towards ground coverage: Provided ventilation shaft area more than 3 square meters, fire staircase and open courtyard of permitted size, shall not be counted in ground coverage;.

45) “Group Housing” means a building designed and developed in the form of flats for residential purpose or any building ancillary to group housing;

46) “Habitable room” A room occupied or designed for occupancy by one or more persons for study, living, sleeping, eating, kitchen if it is used as a living room, but not including bathrooms, water-closet compartments, laundries, serving and store pantries, corridors, cellars, attics, and spaces that are not used frequently or during extended period.

47) “Height” as applied to a building shall mean the vertical measurement of the building measured from the finished level of the centre of the street where such street exists, or from the mean level of the ground adjoining the outside of the external walls to half the height of the roof in the case of sloping roofs and to the highest level of the building in the case of buildings with flat roofs excluding the projected portions of mumties, flues, ducts, minarets and parapets not exceeding three feet six inches in height and as applied to a room shall mean the vertical measurement from the upper surface of the floor to the under surface of the ceiling of the same room joist and beams being allowed to project beneath the ceiling; and in the case of a shaped or sloping ceiling, the height shall be the mean height of any such room.

48) “Layout plan” means a plan of the entire site showing location of plots/ building blocks, roads, open spaces, entry/ exit, parking, landscaping etc. indicating activity of all land.

49) “Loft” shall mean an intermediate space between two floors on a residual space with maximum height of 1.5 metres and which is constructed or adopted for storage purposes only.

50) “Licensed Plumber”shall mean a person registered by the Chief Administrator for the purpose of these rule.

51) “Lobby”- means a covered space in which all the adjoining rooms open.

52) “Lower Ground floor”- shall mean a floor which is more than half of its height above the mean ground level and rest of the height below the mean ground level.

53) “Mumty” shall mean a small structure erected on the roof of a building at the head of a staircase to protect such staircase from weather

54) “Mezzanine floor” shall mean an intermediate floor between two floors of any storey forming an integral part of floor below.

55) “Mean level of street” means the average level of all points on the surface of the street from which the site derives its access measured at the centre line of street;

56) "Non-nuisance professional consultancy services" shall include Doctors (without nursing home), Lawyers, Architects & Town Planners (without studio), Chartered Accountants, Company Secretaries only.

57) “Occupancy” means the main purpose for which a building or a part of building is used or intended to be used;

58) “Open space” means a space forming an integral part of the plot left open to sky;

59) “Owner”-Person or body having a legal interest in land and/or building thereon. This includes free holders, leaseholders or those holding a sub-lease which both bestows a legal right to occupation and gives rise to liabilities in respect of safety or building condition. In case of lease or sub-lease holders, as far as ownership with respect to the structure is concerned, the structure of a flat or structure on a plot belongs to the allottee/ lessee till the allotment/lease subsists.

60) “Parapet” means a low wall built along the edge of a roof or a floor, ramp, staircase, balcony have Min.1.0 m & max.1.2 m in height.

61) “Parking” means a space enclosed or unenclosed, to park vehicles together with a driveway connecting the parking space with a street permitting ingress and egress of the vehicles;

62) “Partition” means a wall which bears no load other than its own weight; 63) “Party Wall” shall mean a wall partly constructed on one plot of land, and partly on an adjoining plot and serving both structurally.

64) Plinth Area”- The built up covered area measured at the floor level of the basement or of any storey.

65) 'Plinth height' shall mean the height of the ground floor above the street level measured from the level of the centre of the adjoining street.

66) “Plinth Level” The portion of a structure between the surface of the surrounding ground and surface of the floor, immediately above the ground from the centre of the front access road.

67) “Plot” means piece of land or site enclosed by definite boundaries;

68) “Plotted Development” – Type of development layout wherein a stretch of developed land is divided into regular sized plots for uniform controlled building volumes.

69) “Porch” means a covered surface supported on pillars or otherwise for the purpose of pedestrian or vehicular approach to a building.

70) “Powder Room” shall mean a room or a space in which soil pan and a wash basin shall be accommodated so constructed to allow free circulation of air throughout the room.

71) “Rain Water Pipe” shall mean a pipe or drain situated wholly above ground and used or constructed to be used solely for carrying off rain water directly from roof surfaces.

72) “Rear” as applied to a building shall mean that portion which is on the opposite of 'Front'.

73) “Sector” shall mean a sector of the Master Plan of Chandigarh.

74) “Self-certification” means seeking approval of building plans duly prepared and certified by Architect as per relevant building Rule, zoning plan and as per parameters/ policies issued by the Competent Authority from time to time;

75) “Service floor” means the floor of a building with maximum height of 2.4 metres, where service equipment, utility lines and various machinery are located;

76) Service zone” means a zone on the terrace for services related to building.

77) “Service Road”- A road/lane provided at the front, rear or side of a plot for service purpose.

78) “Setback” means a line usually parallel to the plot boundary as laid down in each case by the Competent Authority beyond which nothing can be constructed towards the plot boundary unless specifically allowed by Competent Authority;

79) “Sewage Drain” shall mean a drain for conveying solid or liquid filth and waste liquids, such conduit or pipe being the property of or vested in the Government or public authority responsible for the disposal of such sewage.

80) “Site Plan” a detailed plan showing the proposed placement of structures, parking areas, open space, landscaping and other development features, on a parcel of land, as required by specific sections of the development code.

81) “Special Area” shall mean the areas shown as such on the zoning plans in which Architectural Control Sheets shall apply.

82) “Storey” shall mean any horizontal division of a building so constructed as to be capable of use as a living apartment, although such horizontal division may not extend over the whole depth or width of the building but shall not include mezzanine floor.

83) “Stilt” means poles, posts or pillars or columns used to allow a structure or building to stand at a distance above the ground and which is of non habitable height.

84) “Storm Water Drain” or Rain Water Drain’ shall mean a drain used or constructed to be used solely for conveying to any sewer (either directly or through another drain) any rain water of roofs or grounds surfaces either paved or unpaved but shall not include a rain water pipe.

85) “Street” shall mean any road, footway, square court, alley, or passage accessible whether permanently or temporarily to the public, and whether a thoroughfare or not and shall include every vacant space, notwithstanding that it may be private property and partly or wholly obstructed by any gate, post, chain or other barrier whether of houses, shops or other building abutting thereon, which is used by any person as means to access to or from any public place or thoroughfare, whether such persons be occupiers of such buildings or not , but shall not include any part of such space which the occupier of any such building has a right at all hours to prevent all other persons from using as aforesaid, and it shall include also the drains or gutters therein, or on either side and the land, whether covered or not by any pavement, verandah or other erection, upto the boundary of any abutting property not accessible to the public. 

84) "Structural Engineer" means a person who is a post graduate in structural engineering from a recognized Indian or Foreign University or Corporate Member of Civil Engineering Division of the Institute of Engineers of India or equivalent Institute with a minimum of three years’ experience in structural engineering practice in designing structures and field work and/ or registered as such with the Competent Authority, employed for preparation of structural design of buildings upto 15 metres height. However, only the Structural Engineer Possessing post graduate qualification in structural engineering along with a minimum of 3 years’ experience
in the design of multi storey and specialized structure and/ or registered with Competent Authority shall be employed to undertake and submit the structural design of buildings other than residential and commercial buildings upto 15 metres height (including stilt), as per the requirements of the relevant forms.

85) “Structural Wall” shall mean a load bearing wall or a wall that carries load in addition to its own load.

86) “Sub-soil Drain” shall mean a drain used or constructed to be used solely for conveying to any sewer (either directly or through another drain) any water that may percolate through the sub-soil.

87) “Sun-shade” means a slope or horizontal or vertical structure over hanging, usually provided over openings on external wall to provide protection from sun and rain and shall not be used for human habitation;

88) “Temporary Building” shall mean a building built of un burnt bricks, burnt bricks without mortar, corrugated iron, metal or MS frame, bamboo, thatch, wood boarding or plywood but shall not include a building built of burnt bricks, cement blocks or stones laid in mortar and such structure can be dismantled or relocated.

89) “Un-authorised Construction”- means the erection or re-erection, addition or alternations which is not approved or sanctioned by the Authority.

90) “Underground/Overhead Tank”- An installation constructed or placed for storage of water.

91) “Ventilation”- Supply of outside air into, or the removal of inside air from an enclosed space. a. Natural Ventilation - Supply of outside air into a building through window or other openings due to wind outside and convection effects arising from temperature or vapour pressure differences (or both) between inside and outside of the building. b. Positive Ventilation - the supply of outside air by means of a mechanical device, such as a fan. c. Mechanical Ventilation - Supply of outside air either by positive ventilation or by infiltration by reduction of pressure inside due to exhaust of air, or by a combination of positive ventilation and exhaust of air.

92) “Verandah” means a covered area with at least one side open to the outside with the exception of1.2 metre high parapet on the upper floors to be provided on the open side. Min. 1 metre and max. 1.2  m. high parapet wall.;

93) “Water-borne Sanitary Installations” shall mean any urinal, latrine, water closet apparatus, bidet, slop sink, hospital sanitary fittings, such as, bed pan and urine bottle sink or other similar fittings, the solid or liquid filth from which is intended to be discharged by a flush of water, and shall include all manholes, traps, gullies, soil pipes, waste pipes, ventilating pipes, anti-syphonage pipes and drains communicating with sewers.

94) “Water closet room” shall mean a room which contains a soil pan and shall also include any room which is partitioned or divided into two or more cubicles each containing a soil-pan if the partitions or divisions are so constructed as to allow the free circulation of air throughout the room.

95) “Zoning Plan” shall mean the numbered plan signed by the Chief Administrator and kept in his office defining the layout of any numbered sector/ pocket of the Master plan of Chandigarh showing the streets, boundaries of building plots, open spaces, position of protected trees or other features, and showing in colour or by other means the specified land-use, building lines, permissible heights of buildings, site coverage and such other restrictions on the development of land or buildings as may be prescribed, provided such plans can also be prepared for individual buildings and stand alone sites.

4 RESIDENTIAL USE
4.1 Residential (PLOTTED)

Note: i) Basement storey shall be lighted and ventilated by means of windows of the minimum area within1/20th of the total floor area, at least half of which must be open able. Deficient shall be met through artificially lighted, mechanically ventilated as per NBC norms.

ii) In case of additions / alterations where major portion of the old building is retained, the existing staircase width, tread, riser shall be allowed

ii) Basement shall not be constructed beyond the zoned area. In case existing adjacent building is constructed without basement, setback of 2.4 meter shall be taken from the existing adjacent building, subject to the fulfillment of structural stability to be ensured by the registered Structural Engineer.

iii) The minimum clear head-room in a passage under the landing of a staircase shall be 2.2 m.

iv) The maximum numbers of risers in single flight are limited to 12.

v) a) Staircase shall not be arranged around a lift shaft.

B) Only metal spiral staircase not less than 1.5 m diameter shall be permitted within the zoned area in rear side of 1 kanal and above  houses  for services/fire escape.

vi) Kitchenette of area upto 2.79 sq.m. (30 sq. ft.) shall be allowed along with servant quarters in kanal category houses. There shall be no restriction on the size of the servant’s quarters but it shall be within the maximum covered area permitted for the house.

vii) To facilitate parking and movement of vehicles, two main gates shall be permitted along the accessible road in the front boundary wall of the residential buildings.

viii) There shall be no restriction on having only square and rectangular shaped doors and windows in residential buildings.

ix) Under-ground water tank flush with the ground level shall be permitted 4 feet away from the boundary wall in the setbacks subject to structural stability.

x) Different types of building materials shall be permitted in the house governed by frame controls/architectural control/volumetric guidelines.

xi) Limited use of residential premises for other use may be allowed as per following

(a)The professional/ consultant viz. doctors, advocates and architects etc. shall be permitted to use part of the area of their residence to the maximum extent to 50 sq. m or 25% of the covered area whichever is less, for offering professional consultancy only subject to parking provisions.

(b) The owner/lessees are allowed to use upto 20% of the residential area of the building subject to a maximum of 15 sq. m for the installation of STD, PCO, Fax or Photostat machine.

(c) Creche and paying guest facility can be permitted as per notification of the Chandigarh Administration. However, provision of Chandigarh advertisement control orders 1954 as amended from time to time shall be strictly observed.

xiii) Stilt parking at ground floor shall be allowed within the permissible ground coverage, FAR and height of the building.

xiv) Chhajja or jambs upto 0.46 m width with 2.3 meter (minimum) clear headroom on the windows in residential building is  allowed to project over the Govt. land provided the prior permission of the Chief Administrator has been obtained and an agreement on the prescribed form has been executed with him.

xv) The above provisions shall be read alongwith the chapter on Miscellaneous Building Requirements.

4.2 Residential (GROUP HOUSING)

Note: i) Basement storey shall be lighted and ventilated by means of windows of the minimum area within1/20th of the total floor area, at least half of which must be open able. Deficient shall be met through artificially lighted, mechanically ventilated as per NBC norms.

ii) The minimum clear head-room in a passage under the landing of a staircase shall be 2.2 m

iii) A Staircase shall not be arranged around a lift shaft.

iv) A Silent Generating set of adequate capacity shall be allowed on the surface or first basement of the residential building within zoned area subject to meeting the norms of the air pollution and structure born noise levels being as approved by the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee, Fire Department and the Electricity Department of Chandigarh Administration as per their norms.

v) To facilitate parking and movement of vehicles, two gates may be permitted along the accessible road in the front boundary wall of the residential buildings

vi) The above provision shall be read along with the chapter on Miscellaneous Building Requirements & other chapters.

5 COMMERCIAL USE

5.1 Commercial (Governed By Architectural Controls)

Note: -. i) The above provision shall be read along with the chapter on Miscellaneous Building Requirements & other chapters.

ii) Internal planning of SCF is at the discretion of the owner, however covered area of shop–cum-flat on 2nd floor for residential use only shall be allowed same as in case of conversion of SCF into SCO i.e. height, façade etc. subject to payment and prior approval of Competent Authority of Chandigarh Administration.

5.2 Commercial (Governed By Individual Zoning)

Note:i) Parking will only be allowed in basement/ stilt/ surface, wherever applicable. However, parking on upper floors shall not be allowed, other than standalone multilevel parking. ii) The above provision shall be read alongwith the chapter on Miscellaneous Building Requirements & other chapters.

Commercial (Governed By Individual Zoning)

Note:-

i) Parking will only be allowed in basement/ stilt/ surface, wherever applicable. However, parking on upper floors shall not be allowed, other than standalone multilevel parking.

ii) The above provision shall be read along with the chapter on Miscellaneous Building Requirements & other chapters.

5.3 Theaters Converted Into Multiplex

Note:-
i) Parking will only be allowed in basement/ stilt/ surface, wherever applicable. However, parking on upper floors shall not be allowed, other than standalone multilevel parking.

ii) The above provision shall be read alongwith the chapter on Miscellaneous Building Requirements & other chapters

5.4 Coal Depot and Petrol Pump

Note:- The above provisions shall be read along with the chapter of Miscellaneous Building Requirements & other chapters.

6 INDUSTRIAL USE

Note:i) Parking will only be allowed in basement/ stilt/ surface, wherever applicable. However, parking on upper floors shall not be allowed, other than standalone multilevel parking.

ii) 10% of the permissible ground coverage which is within the permissible FAR shall be allowed within the zoned area for the purpose of single storeyed shed for storage of material generator set, parking and pollution control devices subject to the condition that light and ventilation of the building is not affected. In case, it is not possible to provide the said additional coverage in the form of single storeyed shed within zoned area, the same, shall be allowed outside the zoned area subject to the condition that it is at least 6’-0” away from the boundary wall

iii) The above provision shall be read along with the chapter on Miscellaneous Building Requirements & other chapters

7 PUBLIC/ SEMI PUBLIC BUILDINGS

Note:i) Parking will only be allowed in basement/ stilt/ surface, wherever applicable. However, parking on upper floors shall not be allowed, other than standalone multilevel parking.

ii) The above provision shall be read along with the chapter on Miscellaneous Building Requirements & other chapters.

7.1 Cultural and Non Academic Institutional & Religious

note
i) Parking will only be allowed in basement/ stilt/ surface, wherever applicable. However, parking on upper floors shall not be allowed, other than standalone multilevel parking.

ii) The above provision shall be read alongwith the chapter on Miscellaneous Building Requirements & other chapters

7.2 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES

Note:i) Parking will only be allowed in basement/ stilt/ surface, wherever applicable. However, parking on upper floors shall not be allowed, other than standalone multilevel parking.

ii) The above provision shall be read along with the chapter on Miscellaneous Building Requirements & other chapters.

7.3 I.T Park
 

note:

i) Parking will only be allowed in basement/ stilt/ surface, wherever applicable. However, parking on upper floors shall not be allowed, other than standalone multilevel parking.

ii) The above provision shall be read along with the chapter on Miscellaneous Building Requirement & other chapters.

8.2 Residential & Government Housing 

Note:i) Parking will only be allowed in basement/ stilt/ surface, wherever applicable. However, parking on upper floors shall not be allowed, other than standalone multilevel parking.

ii) The above provision shall be read alongwith the chapter on Miscellaneous Building Requirements & other chapters.

9 INTEGRATED PROJECTS
 

Note:i) Parking will only be allowed in basement/ stilt/ surface, wherever applicable. However, parking on Upper floors shall not be allowed, other than standalone multilevel parking.

ii) The above provision shall be read along with the chapter on Miscellaneous Building Requirements& other chapters.

9.1 Transit Oriented Development

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