Delhi bye

BUILDING BYE LAWS FOR DELHI

Kaushal MathurAyush Jain

Vikash Kumar

Meaning of “Issue or Grant of a Building Permit”

• Issue of a Deemed Building Permit by an Architect on Record of the MCD or a grant of a Municipal Building Permit by the Commissioner shall mean an acceptance by the Corporation that the design and specifications of the proposed building, for which Building Permit has been issued or granted, conforms to these Building Byelaws, and, that the person holding the Building Permit may undertake construction of the proposed building.

It does not constitute acceptance of correctness, confirmation, approval or endorsement of:

(a) Title, ownership, and easement rights of the plot on which the building is proposed

(b) Workmanship, soundness of material and structural safety of the proposed building.

and shall not bind or render the MCD liable in any way in regard to (a) and (b) above.

• Any building undertaken without an issue or a grant of a Building Permit, or undertaken after a Building Permit has lapsed, or, after a Building Permit has been revoked, shall be deemed to be an Unauthorized Building.

Format for submission of Documents, Drawings and Specifications

•Standard Sizes of all Drawings and DocumentsAll drawings and documents shall be of standard sizes as prescribed below:

S. No. Standard sizes Trimmed Size (mm)

1. A0 841 X 1189

2. A1 594 X 841

3. A2 420 X 594

4. A3 297 X 420

5. A4 210 X 297

6. A5 148 X 210

Format for submission of Documents, Drawings and Specifications

•Colours and Notations

No.Item Site Plan Building Plan

Plot lines Thick Black

Thick Black

Thick Black

Thick Black

Thick Black

Thick Black

Existing street Green Green Green

Future street, if any

Green dotted

Green dotted

Green dotted

Permissible building line

Thick dotted Black

Thick dotted Black

Thick dotted Black

Open spaces No colour

No colour

No colour

No colour

No colour

No colour

Existing works Black outline

White Blue Black White Blue

Work proposed to be demolished

Yellow hatched

Yellow hatched

Yellow hatched

Yellow hatched

Yellow hatched

Yellow hatched

Proposed work Red Red Red Red Red Red

Drainage and sewerage work

Red dotted

Red dotted

Red dotted

Red dotted

Red dotted

Red dotted

Water supply work

Black dotted thin

Black dotted thin

Black dotted thin

Black dotted thin

Black dotted thin

Black dotted thin

Mandatory Specifications

•Minimum Clearances from Electrical LinesIn accordance with provisions of the Indian Electricity Rules, 1956.

only filling station

filling cum service station

25.0000

25.000035.0000

35.0000

50.0000

22.000030.0000

36.000030.0000

30.0000

Minimum Clearances from Trunk Infrastructure

•Minimum Clearances from Petroleum PipelinesIn accordance with provisions of the Petroleum Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962.

33.0 56.0

Architectural Elements

Mezzanine(33% of the floor area)

Min. Clearance Height = 2.2 m

Min. Railing (parapet) height = 1.0 m; AND <=1.5m.

• Minimum Clearance Height in Buildings • Railings

Height of boundary wall <= 2.2m from the adjacent street

• Boundary Wall In the absence of such a street, the

height of the boundary wall shall be measured from the natural ground level along the outer edge of the plot.

• Signage and Hoardings

1. No ad-hoardings on building terraces or on the plot.

2. Only signage pertaining to building usage may be erected on the plot; approval by the Corporation needed.

PARKING

4.5m

2.5m

Min. Dimensions(parking a single entity)

3m/6m

R>=5m

Car Parking

1.75m

0.9m

2m/4m

R>=4.5m

Two Wheeler Parking

Width of the access/exit lane

For Cars

For Two Wheelers

•Max. slope of access/exit lane at any point = 1:7

•Min. clear height = 2.4m

WHERE

Parking can be of 3 types:Basement Stilt Open35 sqm 30 sqm 25 sqm. Area for each car space

(One car space per 92.93 sq. m. of covered area should be provided)

• Lift(s) shall be provided in all buildings having a habitable floor at a height above 13.5 m from the plinth level.

• Lifts and escalators shall also meet fire prevention and safety requirements.

Maintenance of Lifts and Escalators • Responsibility of the owner, to ensure that they are safe to use.

Maintenance Protocol• IS: 1860 – 1980 Code of Practice for Installation, Operation and Maintenance

of Electric Passenger and Goods Lift• IS: 6620 – 1972 Code of Practice for Electric Service Lifts • IS: 4591 – 1968 Code of Practice for Installation and

Maintenance of Escalators.

Lifts and Escalators

Rain Water Disposal

Environmental Management

Rain Water Management

•On the roof (terrace) of a building and the remaining area of the plot.•Rain water shall not be discharged onto a street at a height > 1.0 m from the level of the street. •The manner of channelling rain water discharge from a plot to a public storm water drain, if available, shall be determined by the Corporation. 45 cm.

(Min. properly drained)

Rain Water Harvesting

•Mandatory for all buildings for plot sizes >= 100 sq. m.• The system of storm water drainage and storage in reservoirs and recharge should conform to specifications published by the Central Ground Water Authority.

Standards and specifications of facilities shall conform to the requirements of the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000, issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forest, and as amended from time to time.

Solid Waste Management

Environmental Management

2000-4000 sqm . 4000-10000 sqm . >10000 sqm.1000-2000 sqm .

Gr. Cover.-33%

FAR-100%Max. Ht.-12.5m

Gr. Cover.-33%

FAR-100%Max. Ht.-12.5m

Gr. Cover.-33%

FAR-100%Max. Ht.-12.5m

Gr. Cover.-33%

FAR-100%Max. Ht.-12.5m

3m 3m 3m 6m

9m

3m

9m

6m 6m

6m

15m

6m 6m

6m

15m

9m 9m

9m

Upto 60 sqm . 60-150 sqm. 150-300 sqm. 300-500 sqm. 500-1000 sqm .

Gr. cover.-75%

FAR- 225%

Max. Ht.-12.5m

Gr. cover.-75%

FAR- 225%

Max. Ht.-12.5m

Gr. Cover.-66%

FAR- 200%

Max. Ht.-12.5m

Gr. Cover.-50%

FAR- 150%

Max. Ht.-12.5m

Gr. Cover.-40%

FAR- 120%

Max. Ht.-12.5m

3m 3m 3m

Minimum Setbacks and other Specifications

In case the permissible coverage is not achieved with setbacks, the setbacks of preceding category may be allowed.

hostel

community centre

convenience shopping

hotel

local shopping

12.0 m

grd. cover.-33%FAR-100max ht-26m

grd. cover.-40%FAR-40max ht-15m

grd. cover.-30%FAR-100max ht-15m

grd. cover.-25%FAR-100max ht-26m

grd. cover.-25%FAR-100max ht-26m

grd. cover.-30%FAR-150max ht-40m

hospital

80.0000

70.0000

max plot size-6000 sqm

30.0000

Minimum Setbacks and other Specifications

• Apartment Bldg. (<15m height)

• Apartment Bldg. (>15m height)

• Non- Apartment Bldg. (>=15m height)

• Basement having fire storage tanks or hazardous materials

Fire Fighting Installations

NIL

Wet risers and/or Down comers

Wet risers and/or Down comers

High Pressure water spray OR Foam

Residential Specifications

2.4m (min.)9.5 sqm (min.)

2.4m (min.)9.5 sqm. (Min.)

1.2m. (Min.)2.8 sqm.(min.)

.9m. (Min.)1.8 sqm.

Max. height is limited according to the street width.

Case 1:

Height Limit

Street width = a (say)

Height of building = h

Front Open space = b (say)

h<= 1.5(a+b)

Case 2:

In vicinity of aerodromes:(i) Consult Civil Aviation

Authorities.(ii)When h>=30m, within

20km from aerodrome,Have to get a NOC from

Directorate General of Civil Aviation.

(iii) In vicinity of Defence Aerodromes,

Max. height – Defence Authority.

6.0

10.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

24.0

26.0

28.0

32.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

5.0

10.0

Open spaces around buildings

12.0

•This provision depends on the building height.

Height of Building

Open space

Pollution Control

•Air PollutionAll buildings shall conform to provisions of Air Pollution Control Act, 1981.

•Water PollutionAll buildings shall conform to provisions of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.

•Noise PollutionAll buildings shall maintain ambient air quality standards in respect of noise, as prescribed in the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000.

GUIDELINES FOR ALLOWING MIXED LAND USE, NAMELY, NURSING HOMES, GUEST HOUSES AND BANKS IN

RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

• Allows above in residential plots of minimum size 209 sqm facing roads of minimum width 18 mts

• 9 mts. in special areas and 13.5 mts. in rehabilitation colonies

• The maximum plot size for the above mentioned activities will be 1000 sqm.

• All parking requirements of plot size over 250 sqm is to be provided within the plot. In case of smaller plots, land in the vicinity will be identified and common parking areas developed.

Delhi Master plan.

GUIDELINES FOR ALLOWING MIXED LAND USE, NAMELY, NURSING HOMES, GUEST HOUSES AND BANKS IN

RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

• Nursing Homes, on payment of a fee, should link up their disposal of waste with MCD/NDMC, to ensure hygienic disposal.

• No commercial activity in the form of canteen or restaurant will be permitted. Catering will be allowed only for the residents of the Guest Houses/Nursing Homes.

• To avoid chances of recycling of syringes, needles, plastics, the Nursing Homes must ensure that these are destroyed before disposal.

Delhi Master plan.

• Framed 24 yrs ago. Thus outdated

• Building technologies have changed

• Change in population pressure on the buildings.

Delhi bye laws outdated.

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