GROUP F- MERCANTILE OR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS [RULE 30 ( 2, 3g ) ] 28,56

™Sale of merchandise ™Shops, stores, markets (wholesale/retail)

™Banking & financial institution, business houses (public/private)
™Professional offices-doctors, engineers, architects, lawyers etc.
™Restaurants, video shops, tailor shops, beaty parlour, pathological labs

ON
™Amature winding shops, tailor shops, beaty parlour, pathological labs
™Group C.D area not more than 150m2 ™Group E,H area not more than 300m2
APPROVALS REQUIRED:

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RULE NO. APPROVAL FROM CONDITIONS REMARKS
4 (1.2) Local Self Government All buildings /Structures

CIA
28(vi) 54(6) DTP Lay out of all new commercial streets
land sub division exceeding 5 plots
56 Building floor area exceeding 3000m2
- 6000m2

SO
CTP Above 6000m2
6A N.O.C from DGP Land development in security zone
District collector AS
56(3j), 56(5) Fire Force, N.O.C Parking bldg.- Above 3 floors/ other
All requirements mercantile bldgs. Above 2 floors
ŠAir , water N.O.C ŠFor high rise building
Pollution control board ŠIf discharge of effluents is high
RS
ŠIf generator provided
32(2) Airport authority Within 22 km radius of Airport N.A for parking
reference point parking bldg.
EE

23(4) coastal zone If near water body and notified ŠEnvironmental

management authority by govt. (protection) act
(29 of 1986)
N

Railways If within 30m of railway boundary

GI

7(5.6)(15) Defence establishment If within 100m

100(2),23 Electrical inspectorate ŠIf constructing near/below electric line
Šbuildings except individual residences ŠIndian Electricity
EN

ŠIf lift /generator /transformer provided act and rules 1956

ŠIf high rise building .
Open space (set backs) for buildings upto 10m ht. , and exceeding 300m2 Šadditional setback
24 Front Avg. 3m, Min. 1.80 m @50cm for every
GD

additional 3m
10m ht.
Rear Min. 1.5m
LS

56 Sides 1.5 m can abut if no opening provided in

commercial zones
24(8) Addl. set *If can be given at respective levels for all sides above *If ht. exceed 15m/
back 10m.ht [rule24(8)] 4 floors, refer rules
110 to 120

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 Rule Item Conditions Required Remarks
No.
24(12) Set back for under Same as set back required for 10m high bldg. ŠFor all sides.
ground floor of same occupancy group.
117 Open space for Min. 5m
Fire fighting (If

ON
height of bldg. All around building
more than 15m or
4 floors
24(2) Min.Space between Upto 10m ht. 2m

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bldgs.in same plot Above 10m ht. 3m
100(4) Min.space between Septic tank and boundary 120m
104(1) Set back of well from road- same as for the bldg.

CIA
Other sides 1.5m
56(1) D.T.P Approval layout of building exceeding
6000m2
C.T.P Approval layout og bldg. exceeding 6000m2

SO
56(1a) Side yards Except high rise building side yards may Commercial zone
not be provided for bldg. under group-F for T.P. scheme
window or ventilator such other opening is
AS
invisaged on any side of bldg. have 1.50m
104(3) Well & bldgs. in Can abut/inside bldg. Nil See well Rule No.
the same plot 103-109
104(4) Dist. of Well from 7.5m
RS
septic tank etc.
Dist. of septic tank 1.2m
etc. from boundary
EE

86 Setbacks accessory Main bldg. Can abut

bldg. Plot boundaries 1m
Road boundary -same as in residentail bldg.
N

36 Min.ht.of room Non a/c 3m

A/c 2.4 m
GI

38(2) Min.ht. of store room/toilet/cellar 2.4 m

35(1) Mezanine area 33% of Carpet area
max.
EN

35(2) Min. ht. of the

Mezanine 2.2m
56(2) Rear yard 1.50m
GD

Sanitary facilities
No. of person 1 person per 4.75m2 carpet area *Carpet area 80% of
Male 2/3 of total floor area OR
Female 1/3 of total *Actual usable carpet
area (Ref.Definition)
LS

55(12) WC-male 1 per 25

54(6) Table-9
WC Feamle 1 per 15
Urinal 1 per 25
Wash basin 1 per floor

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 Rule Item Conditions Required Remarks
No.
37 WC Minimum 1in any building
38(1) Sizes WC/Bath - 1 wall
49(6) bathroom Min.area 1.50m2, min. width 1.1m to abut open space/
Latrine (WC) Min.area 1.1m2,,min. width 1.0m C.A varandah air shaft

ON
Bathroom+WC Min. area 2.2m2 , min. width 1.10m
24(6) Interior open space Bldgs. with 7m. ht 1.5m
Min.width Bldgs with 10m ht. 2.4m *For habitable room

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24(7) Unpaved yard (For percolation of rain water) Can drain rain water to
If permeable soil Required public drain if
If impermeable soil Not req. impermeable

CIA
24(11) Roof/Shade Min.open space req. Roofprojection allowed
projection Less than 0.60m Not allowed
0.60 m 0.30 m

SO
0.75 m
1.00 m 0.60 m
1.50 m 0.75 m
26 Use of open space Roof projection to open space of 3 m 75 cm
abuting road
Min.dist. between
AS
Ramp. star, bridge etc can construct
Road widening/ bldg. line
central line of 5m should be considered
road & bldg *Applicable to all sides
RS
25(1) Min.dist.between Upto 10 m ht. 3m 5m distance between
plot boundary & For bldg upto 7m height centerline and building
bldg. cul-de-sac not exceeding 250m (all road width) not applicable
EE

Road width upto 3m 2m *Rule 25(1-2)

Internal road of residential colony *Applicable to all sides
cul-de-sac upto 75m 1.5m
N

25(2) DTP Scheme/ Master plan to satisfy

GI

26A Disposal of waste There shall be provisions for safe disposal of waste
11A Earth work Excavation more than 1.50m Details in R.11A(1)-12
31 Coverage Table 2 60% * Car perking area inside
EN

building/accessory
bldg. exempted for
31(2) F.A.R Without addl. fee 2.00 F.A.R. calculation
GD

with fee 2.50 * Fee of Rs.1000 per

m2 over F.A.R 2.0
32(1) Maximum ŠBuilding line above 12m No restriction * Increase ht. of 3M
a,b ht.of bldg. ŠBuilding line below 12m 1.5 x (road width for every 0.5M addl.
LS

+ front setback) set back

Note: If abutting more than 1 road greater * Exemption: Satir/
road width to consider lift/A/c room, water
tank not exceeding
25m2 and2.5M. ht.

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Rule Item Conditions Required Remarks
No.
132 Telecommunication towers exempted *Parapets wall below
1 M ht.
Accessfor other occupancy Groups
Table 4.2

ON
Rule Occupancy Total floor area of bldgs. in sq.m Number of storeys Minimum width
No of access rqd. in m
33(1) Occupancies Upto 300 Single storey 1.2
a other than Above 300 upto 1000 Two storey 3.6

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Group A1 Above 1000 upto 4000 Three storey 5
Ref.R28 Above 4000 upto 8000 Four storey 6

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also Above 8000 upto 12000 Above four storey 8
Above 12000 10
Parking 2nd grade municipality
34(1) Carparking Up to 75m2 carpet area N.A 3rd grade Mun./

SO
(2)6 (5.5x2.7m -15m2) exceeding 75m2 Panchayath 50%
table 1 parking soace for 75sq.m carpet area Carpet area =80% of
5 upto 1000m2 and1 per 50m2 in excess of 1000m2 floor area
AS (ref.defition)
34(3) Two wheeler 25% of car parking area
parking area
34(7) Parking in 50% of mandatory open space
open area
RS
34(6) loading/ Upto 700m2 floor area N.A
unloading Above 700m2
space of No.of loading space=
(30m2) 1 for each 1000 sq.m exceeding 700sq.m
EE

28 Land sub divisional plot development for

commercial development
28(i) Width of Row of shops exceeding ten Min.10m
N

street 150m length cul-de-sac Min.7m

28(ii) Frontage Min.6m
GI

28(iii) Area of Not less than

plot 60m2
28(iv) Bldg.line Building line from the street Not less than
3m
EN

28(v) Area of plot Min. area of plot 300 sq.m

& width for
workshop & Width of plot Min. 12m
service
GD

garage
2/(vi) Layout Exceeding five plots CTP
from CTP
39 Stair case
LS

39(1) Min.no.of stairs For above 4 floors 2 nos. 1 stair may be external
39(2) Width Min. 120 cm Including sunken floor
39(3) Tread Min.30cm
39(4) Rise 15 cm
39(5) Ht. of handrail Not less than 90 cm

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Rule Item Conditions Required Remarks
No
39(6) Width of access Not less than width of stair
(passage) to stair
40 Slope of ramp Pedestrian 1 in 10
56(3) Vehicular Suitable

ON
41 Width of coridor Min.100 cm 100 cm
Varandah.
42(1) Fire escape ŠUpto 2 floor Nil
stair nos. ŠAbove 2 floor required

TI
42(2) Width Min .75cm
Tread Min.15cm

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Rise Max.19cm
No.of riser Max.16 nos.
42(3) Ht. of handrail Min.100 cm
42(4) Position Exterior of building

SO
42(5) Flight Straight
42(6) Entrance Separated from internal stair
43(2) Travel distance AS
to fire escape Max.30m
114(6) Spiral stair Max. ht. of bldg 10m *Only for low occupancy
47(1) 9m group
114(7) Min.diametre 150cm *Should have enough
RS
47(2) head room
44 For protection
requirement As per NBC
EE

45 *Gross area of the in m2

(3,4,5) Exit width stair No.of unit stair width of 50cm = Gross area per person 1.5m2
Table 6 of the floor ÷ (25x12.5) *No. of occupants per
N

Door (No.of unit door width of 50cm = Gross area unit exit width of 50cm
of the floor ÷ (75x12.5) for stair 60 Door-90
GI

*A half unit width of

25cm can also consider
46(2) F Min. exit door width 1.2m
EN

40A 1-8(c) Facilities for persons with disabilities for

+1000m2) See rule
48(1) Lift needed? exceeding four storey one lift for every required *If decimal table
2500sq.m, floor area exceeding of4000sq.m next value
GD

No. of addl. lifts (Total plinth area -2500) / 2500

48(2)(3) NBC Part VIII, Building services,section 5-
Elevators and Escalators
LS

48(2) More than (One of the lift should be able to carry

(3) 1 lift stretcher.
49(2)(3) Max.dist. of lighted portion from window 7.5m unless artificial light
Lighting & Lighting through window and ventilators required
ventilation open to varandah

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Rule Item Conditions Required Remarks
No.
49(5) Lighting & For bath / WC Sufficient
ventilation
49(6) WC/bath - 1 wall to abut open space/varandah/ If not air
air shaft conditioned

ON
49(4) Ventilation in kitchen
ventilated as in habitable room Refer NBC
Suitable flue to be provided
49(6) Air shaft for No.of floors Size & Area Not required if

TI
ventilation Up to 3 0.90 1.08m2 centrally
4 to 6 1.2 2.40m2 Air conditioned

CIA
7 to 10 1.5 3.0m2
Above 10 2.0 5.0m2
Clearance from Overhead Electric Lines - Clearance from building See R23(5),Table1
109A RAIN WATER HARVESTING

SO
109B Rain water 25 litre per Sq.m of floor area Group A1,A2,B
storage tank C,D,E,F
110 High rise More than 4 floor/15 m heightAS R.110-120B See page No.248
building
112(i) Stair Case At least two stair cases
(ii) handrails Height of handrail shall not be less than 90cm.
RS
and the balusters shall be more than 10cms wide
113 Guard rails Height less than 1.20 metres
EE

or parapets
114 Fire escape ŠShall be provided Fire escape way
ŠFire escape stairway directly connected with
N

stairway
floors and directly to the ground
GI

ŠAtleast one side of the stairway shall be an

external wallwith large openings/break open
EN

glass during an emergency

Š External fire escape staircase shall have staright
flight 7.5cm wide with 20cm treads, risers 19cm
No.of risers limited to 16 per flight.
GD

ŠThe height of handrails shall be not less than

100cm.
Š Spiral fire escape staircase as external fire escape
LS

stairway not exceeding 10 metres.

ŠSpiral fire escape shall be not less than 150cm
115 Dusts Opening provided to ductsof bldg. shall be
closed.

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Rule Item Conditions Required Remarks
No.
116 Access Width of access (high rise bldg.) 7m Higher value
or as per rules.
117 Open spaces 5m width all around the bldg.
Plot boundary/building 5m

ON
Various blocks 5m
Width passage way and entrance 7m
118 Lift for residential Morethan 16 dwelling units,carrying structure

TI
apartments
119 Parapet of Parapet walls height 120cms
Terance floor

CIA
120 Structural design Structural stability certificate issued by 1 set
drawing registered engineer
56(3) Parking bldg./Plazas/towers permitted at any

SO
zone of parking building
56(3a) Open spaces All sides 5m all height(No.addl.set
AS back
Appurtenant bldg For bldg. upto 10m ht.
for parking For parking bldgs. constructed at the same *Addl.set back@ 50cm
purpose of plot of other bldg for every Addl. 3m ht.
RS
56(3d) main building Side abutting street - 3m Min. or Min.set back over 10m.ht.subject to a
Required for the main bldg. whichever is less max. set back of 5m
Sides 1m
EE

56(3b) Use of shops/

restaurant/office max.15% of floor area in parking building
allowed
N
GI

56(3e) Abutting the Parking building min. as Light and ventilation

main bldg. Can abut per rule should not be
affectted
EN

56(3f) Parking bldg. in same plot of other bldg.

20% of open space other than mandatory
Max.coverage
56(3g) Independent parking bldg. No No restriction other
GD

restriction than set back

56(h) Height restriction as per R.32 for parking building In airport vicinity
area as per rules
LS

56(3i) Slope
Ramp Width
Strength All values should be
Size sufficient
Lift Strength

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