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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
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EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 4
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2026/BHADRA 16, 1948
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 7th September, 2026
S.R.O. 54(E).—The following draft of the Ajmer Cantonment Building Bye-Laws, 2026,
which the Cantonment Board proposes to issue in exercise of the powers conferred by section 251
of the Cantonments Act, 2006 and in supersession of notification S.R.O. number 151 dated
24.04.1965, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, is
hereby published for the information of the public likely to be affected thereby; and notice is
hereby given that the said draft Bye-Laws shall be taken into consideration on or after the expiry
of a period of thirty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette of India containing the Bye-
Laws are made available to the Public; and the said draft Bye-Laws is also available at the office
of the Cantonment Board, Ajmer and on the website ajmer.cantt.gov.in.
Any person interested in making any objections or suggestions on the proposals contained
in the draft Bye-Laws may forward the same in writing, for consideration of the Cantonment Board
within the period so specified to the Cantonment Board, Ajmer or at e-mail address : ceoajme-
[email protected].
The Draft of the Ajmer Cantonment Building Bye-Laws, 2026
CHAPTER I
GENERAL
1. SHORT TITLE, COMMENCEMENT AND EXTENT.–(1) These Bye-Laws shall be
called the Ajmer Cantonment Building Bye-Laws, 2026.
(2) These shall come into force on the date of final publication in the Official Gazette by the
Central Government.
(3) These Bye-Laws shall apply within the limits of Ajmer Cantonment.
2. DEFINITIONS.–In these Bye-Laws, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Act” means the Cantonments Act, 2006 as amended from time to time;
(2) "Addition to a building” means addition to the cubic contents or to the floor area of a
building;
(3) "Alteration of a building” means-
(a) The sub-division of any room in such building so as to convert the same into two
or more separate rooms, or
(b) The change in two or more rooms in such building which increases or diminishes
the cubic content of any room or rooms;
(c) The conversion of any passage or space in such building into a room or rooms;
(4) "Applicant” means a person who has legally valid occupancy rights on leased or old grant
or private land and intends to erect/re-erect a building or to make any addition/alteration in
the building;
(5) "Application” means an application made in such a form as may be specified by the
authority from time to time;
(6) “Approved” means approval granted by the Competent Authority as prescribed under the
Act;
(7) “Architect” means any person who holds a valid registration with the Council of
Architecture, India as per the provisions of the Architects Act, 1972;
(8) "Atrium” means a sky lighted and naturally/mechanically ventilated area in a building
with no intermediate floors and used as circulation space or entrance foyer;
(9) “Balcony” means a horizontal projection including a handrail, balustrade or parapet to
serve as a passage or sitting out place with at least one side open, except for the railing or
parapet wall for safety;
(10) “Barrier Free” means a barrier free environment which enables people with disabilities
to move safely and freely and to use the facilities within the built environment;
(11) “Barsati" means a shed or covered space, which is not enclosed on all sides, used for
shelter on the roof or a building;
(12) "Basement” or “Cellar” means any storey of a building which is under the first storey
and any portion of which is below or partly below the level of the adjoining pavement of
the surrounding ground level;
(13) "Board” shall mean a Cantonment Board constituted under the Cantonments Act,2006;
(14) "Building” means a house, outhouse, stable, latrine, shed, hut or other roofed structure
whether of masonry, brick, wood, mud, metal or other material, and any part thereof, and
includes a well and a wall other than a boundary wall but does not include a tent or other
portable and temporary shelter;
(15) "Building Envelop” means the horizontal spatial limits up to which a building may be
permitted to be constructed on a plot which shall not exceed the clear setbacks as prescribed
in the Bye-Laws;
(16) “Building Height” means the vertical distance measured in the case of flat roof from the
average level of the centre line of the adjoining street to the highest points of the building
adjacent to the street wall; in the case of pitched roofs up to the point where the external
surface of the outer wall intersects the finished surface of the sloping roof; and in the case
of gable facing the road, the midpoint between the eaves level and the ridge. Architectural
features, chimneys, water tanks and other ornamental features which are not intended for
human habitation and serving no other function except that or decoration shall be excluded
for the purpose of taking heights, and if the building does not abut on a street the height
shall be measured above the average level of the ground around and contiguous to the
building;
(17) "Building Line” means the line up to which the plinth of a building adjoining on a street
or on an extension of a street or on a future street may lawfully extend and includes the line
prescribed, if any, in any scheme;
(18) "Built-up area” means an area covered by all the floors immediately above the plinth level
of the building except space used for parking which is open from sides;
(19) "Bungalow area” means area outside notified civil area with old grant / leasehold
bungalows;
(20) "Butchery” means a slaughterhouse where animals (sheep and goats) are slaughtered
under the supervision of competent Authority;
(21) “Cabin” means a non-residential enclosure constructed of non-load bearing, non-masonry
partitions;
(22) "Canopy” means an overhead roof or else a structure over which a fabric or metal covering
is attached, able to provide shade or shelter from weather conditions such as sun, hail, snow
and rain. A canopy can also be a tent, generally without a floor;
(23) "Cantilever” means a projection from the face of all wall over an entry to the building at
slab level provided that –
(a) It shall not project beyond the prescribed side margins;
(b) It shall not be lower than 3.0 mtrs. or 10 ft. when measured from the ground;
(c) There shall be no structure on it and the top shall remain open to sky;
(24) "Carpet Area” means the net floor area within the building excluding the area of walls,
common passages, stair case, toilet and balcony;
(25) "Ceiling Height” means vertical distance between the finished floor and the ceiling;
(26) “Central Government” for the purposes of these Bye-Laws means the Government of the
Union in the Ministry of Defence;
(27) "Chajja” means a sloping or horizontal structural overhang usually provided over
openings on external walls to provide protection from sun and rain and for purpose or
architectural appearance;
(28) “Chimney” means an upright shaft containing and encasing one or more flues;
(29) “Civil Area" means an area declared to be a Civil Area by the Central Government under
Sub Section (1) of Section 46 of the Act;
(30) “Civil Engineer” means any person who is a graduate of civil engineering from a
recognized Indian or foreign university duly approved by Govt of India or is a member of
Civil Engineering Division of the Institution of Engineers (India) and is competent to carry
out supervision of building works as per approved drawings and design;
(31) “Combustible Material” means any material if it burns or adds heat to a fire when tested
for combustibility in accordance with good practice;
(32) “Commercial Building” means a building used or constructed or adapted to be used the
whole or a substantial part of building for commercial purposes;
(33) "Competent Authority” means the authority to sanction the building plan as prescribed
under Chapter 10 of the Cantonments Act, 2006;
(34) “Corner Plot or Site” means a plot or site at the junction of and fronting on two or more
intersecting streets;
(35) “Courtyard” means a space open to the sky enclosed or partially enclosed, by walls or by
railing and shall be at ground floor level;
(36) "Covered Area” means ground area covered by the building immediately above plinth
level, but does not include the space covered by the following:
(a) Garden, rockery, well and well structure, plant nursery, water pool, swimming pool
(if uncovered), platform around a tree, water tank, fountain, bench with open top
and unenclosed sides and the like;
(b) Drainage, culvert, conduit, catch pit, gully pit, chamber, gutter, septic tank, soakage
pit and the like;
(c) Compound wall, gate, canopy, uncovered staircases areas covered by sunshade and
the like;
(37) “Cupboard” means a space used for storage of household goods/dress having
shelves/partitions not more than 75 cm projection and 1.5 metre apart;
(38) "Damp Proof Course” A course consisting of appropriate water proofing material
provided to prevent penetration of dampness or moisture from any part of the ground to the
structure or from one part of the structure to any other part of it;
(39) "Demolished” means total dismantling of an existing building;
(40) “Detached building” means a building whose walls and roof are independent of any other
building;
(41) “Drain” means a line of pipes including all fittings and equipment such as manholes,
inspection chambers, traps, gully traps and floor traps, used for the drainage of a building,
or a number of buildings, or yards appurtenant to buildings, within the same curtilage.
Drain shall also include open channels used for conveying surface water;
(42) "Drainage” means the removal of any liquid by a system constructed for this purpose;
(43) "Dwelling Unit / Tenement” An independent housing unit with separate facilities for
living, cooking and sanitation needs;
(44) "Enclosed Staircase” means a staircase separated by fire resistant walls and doors from
the rest of the buildings;
(45) "Equivalent Car Space (ECS)” means the space occupied by the vehicle as well as the
minimum space needed to move it into and out of the space and one equivalent car space
is as defined in National Building Code of India as amended from time to time;
(46) "Existing Building or Use” means a building, structure or its use as sanctioned or deemed
to have been sanctioned by the Competent Authority, existing before the commencement
of the Bye-Laws;
(47) "Exit" means a passage, or means of egress from any buildings, storey or floor area to a
street or any other open space of safety;
(a) Vertical exit: It is a means of exit used for ascending or descending between two or
more levels including stairways, ramps and fire escapes;
(b) Horizontal exit: It is a protected opening through or around a fire-resistant wall or
bridge connecting two buildings;
(c) Outside exit: It is an exit from the building to a public way or to an open area leading
to a public way or an enclosed fire-resistant passage leading to a public way;
(48) "External Wall” means an outer wall of a building not being a partition wall, even though
adjoining to a wall of another building and also means, a wall abutting on an interior open
space of any building;
(49) "Fire Resistance” means the time during which a fire-resistant material i.e., material
having a certain degree of fire resistance, fulfills its function of contributing to the fire
safety of a building when subjected to prescribed conditions of heat and load or restraint.
The fire resistance test of structures shall be done in accordance with IS 3809-1979, Fire
Resistance Test of Structure;
(50) “Floor” means the lower surface in a storey on which one normally walks in a building.
The general term, floor, unless otherwise specifically mentioned, shall not refer to a
mezzanine floor. Sequential numbering of floor shall be determined by its relation to the
determining entrance level. For floors at or wholly above ground level the lowest floor in
the building with direct entrance from the road/street to be termed as Ground Floor. Other
floors above ground floor shall be numbered in sequence as Floor1, Floor2, with numbers
increasing upwards;
(51) “Floor Area Ratio” or “FAR” means the quotient obtained by dividing the multiple of
the total of the covered area on all floors and hundred by the area of the plot i.e.
Total covered area of all floors x 100
FAR =
Plot Area
(52) "Floor Space Index” or “FSI” means the quotient obtained by dividing the total of the
covered area on all floors by the area of the plot i.e.
Total covered area of all floors
FSI =
Plot Area
(53) “Flue” means a confined space provided for the conveyance to the outer air of any product
of combustion resulting from the operation of any heat producing appliance or equipment
employing solid, liquid or gaseous fuel;
(54) "Footing” means off set portions at the base of a foundation to provide a greater bearing
area;
(55) "Foundation” means that part of the structure which is below the lower most floor and
which provides support for the super structure and which transmit loads of the super
structure to the ground;
(56) "Frontage” means the measurement of the side of any site abutting the road;
(57) “Front Open Space / Margin / Setback” means the distance between the boundary line
of plot abutting the means of access / road / street and the building line. In case of plots
facing two or more means of access, road / street, the plot shall be deemed to front on all
such means of accesses / roads / streets;
(58) “Gallery” means an intermediate floor or platform projecting from a wall of an auditorium
or hall providing extra floor, additional seating accommodation etc.;
(59) "Garage Private” means a building designed or used for the parking of a motor car or
other vehicles;
(60) “Ground Coverage” means the quotient obtained in terms of percentage dividing the
Plinth areas of Ground Floor by plot area i.e.
Plinth area of ground floor x 100
Ground Coverage =
Plot area
(61) “Ground Level” means the finishing surface after formation cutting of the site front where
erection of the building starts;
(62) “Group Housing” means housing of more than one dwelling unit, where land is owned
jointly as in the case of cooperative societies or public agencies such as Local Authorities
or Housing Boards or property developers etc. and the construction is undertaken by one
agency but shall not include properties which are co-owned family members;
(63) "Habitable Room” means a room occupied or designed for occupancy by one or more
persons for study, living, sleeping, eating; kitchen if it is part of living room but does not
include bathroom, water closet compartments, laundries, serving and storage pantries,
corridors, cellars, attics and other spaces that are not used frequently or during extended
period;
(64) "Height of a Room” means the vertical distance measured from the finished floor surface
to the finished ceiling/slab surface;
(65) "Internal wall” means all partition walls in the interior of a building excluding walls which
abut exterior or interior open spaces; internal walls when made of bricks shall be a
minimum of 150 mm brick work in suitable mortar; other non-load bearing partitions shall
be of suitable thickness;
(66) "Loft" means an intermediate floor in between two main floors but not more than 1.5 m in
height which may be adopted or constructed for storage purposes;
(67) “Marginal Distance / Side and Rear Marginal Open Space” means a minimum distance
required to be left open to sky between the boundary of the building plot and the building
line on respective sides;
(68) "Masonry” means the form of construction composed of brick, stone, tile, concrete blocks,
gypsum or other similar building material units or combination of these material units laid
up, bonded together and set in mortar;
(69) “Materials Alteration” means a change of use in building materials in any existing
building;
(70) "Mezzanine Floor” means an intermediate floor between two floor levels above ground
floor and at least one side of it should form an integral part of space/floor below;
(71) "Mumty” means a structure with a covering roof over a staircase and its landing built to
enclose only the stairs for the purpose of providing protection from weather and not meant
for human habitation;
(72) “Non-Combustible” means a material which does not burn or add heat to a fire when
tested for combustibility in accordance with good practice;
(73) "Occupancy” means the function or use of the building;
(74) "Parapet” means a low wall built along the edge of a roof or a floor not more than 1.5 m
height;
(75) “Parking Space” means an area enclosed or unenclosed sufficient in size to park vehicle
together with a drive-way connecting the parking space with a street or alley and provided
for ingress and egress of the vehicles;
(76) “Partition” means an interior non-load bearing wall, one storey or part storey in height;
(77) “Pavilion” means a flexible architectural open space that invites people to come in and
spend time in it. It could be temporary or permanent and might even change its form and
function. A pavilion might be used as a shelter, seating, meeting point, cafe, theatre, or for
lectures, events, exhibitions, sports, play, relaxation and work etc.;
(78) “Pillar” means a wood, stone, brick, RCC or a metal pillar and includes all columns or
upright post or support, stanchions (steel structures) and an assemblage of columns of
stanchions properly riveted or welded or bolted together;
(79) “Plinth” means the portion of a structure between the surface of the surrounding ground
and surface of the floor, immediately above the ground;
(80) “Plinth Area” means the maximum built up covered area measured externally at the floor,
first above the ground or the basement;
(81) “Plot” means a parcel or a land occupied or intended for occupancy by one main building,
together with the accessory buildings and used customarily and incidental to it, including
the open spaces required by these Bye-Laws and having frontage upon a street or upon a
private way that has been approved by the authority having jurisdiction;
(82) "Porch or Portico” means covered surface supported on pillars or otherwise for the
purpose of pedestrian or vehicular approach to a building;
(83) "Public Building” means a building used or intended to be used either ordinarily or
occasionally, as a church, temple, mosque or any other place of public worship,
Dharamshala, college/school, hostel, theatre, cinema, public concert room, lecture room,
library, orphanage, or rescue home or any other place of public assembly;
(84) "Public Garage” means a building or portion thereof designed other than a private garage,
operated for gains, designed or used for repairing, servicing, hiring, selling or storing motor
driven or other vehicles;
(85) "Repairs” means and includes the following activities, which do not otherwise violate any
provisions regarding general building requirements, structural stability and fire safety
requirements of these Bye-Laws;
(a) Erection, Re-erection, Addition to, or Alteration of
(i) An internal partition wall which does not involve sub-division of property,
or
(ii) A parapet wall or a cornice or chhajja within the boundaries of the
permissible setbacks & ground coverage area of the site. Provided that the
total height of the parapet wall shall not be more than 1.5 m and width of
the cornice or chhajja shall not be more than 50 centimetres;
(b) Repairing of a staircase;
(c) White washing or painting;
(d) Re-flooring of the surface of an existing floor;
(e) Minor repairs and recasting of an existing damaged roof without changing the
character and dimensions of such roof;
(f) Erection of a false ceiling in any floor for air-conditioning, lighting or decorative
purposes;
(g) Plastering and Patch work;
(h) Providing or closing an internal door or window or a ventilator not opening directly
opposite a door or a window of another building;
(i) Replacing of fallen bricks or stones;
(j) Repairing or renewing existing plumbing, sanitary other utility services;
(k) Repairing of boundary wall;
(l) Installation of air conditioner/water tank/solar plants/solar water heater etc.;
(86) “Residential Building” means a building used or constructed or adapted to be used wholly
for human habitation;
(87) "Residential cum Commercial Building” means a building where part of the building is
used or constructed or intended to be used for human habitation with remaining part used
or constructed or intended to be used for commercial purpose;
(88) "Sanctioned Plan” means the set of plans and specifications submitted under section 235
of the Cantonments Act, 2006 under the Bye-Laws and regulations in connection with a
building and duly sanctioned by the Authority under section 234/237/238 of the
Cantonments Act, 2006;
(89) "Set Back Line” means a line usually parallel with the center line of the road or street and
laid down in each case by the Board beyond which nothing can be constructed towards the
road or street;
(90) “Site or Plot” means a parcel/ piece of land enclosed by definite boundaries;
(91) “Smoke Pipe” means a flue approximately horizontal, made of metal or other material in
which smoke or the products of combustion are conducted from a furnace to a chimney;
(92) “Store or Shop” shall mean any store or shop in which it is not intended that any person
shall reside;
(93) "Storey” means the portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and
the surface of the floor next above it, or if there be no floor above it, then the space between
any floor and the ceiling next above;
(94) “Street” includes anyway, road, lane, square, court, alley or passage in a Cantonment,
whether a thoroughfare or not and whether built upon or not, over which the public have a
right of way and also the road way or foot-way over any bridge or cause way;
(95) "Structural Engineer” means a person who is a graduate of civil engineering from a
recognized Indian or Foreign university duly approved by Government of India or is a
member of Civil Engineering Division of the Institution of Engineers (India) with
experience in structural engineering practice which includes structural design and field
work;
(96) "Sun shade” means a sloping or horizontal structural overhang usually provided over
openings on an external wall to provide protection from sun and rain;
(97) “Swimming Pool” means a wading pool, paddling pool or simply a pool in container filled
with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. The pool can be built either
above or in the ground and from materials such as concrete, metal plastic or fiber glass;
(98) “To Abut” means to be positioned juxtaposed to a road, lane, open space, building etc.;
(99) "To erect or Re-erect” means;
(a) To erect a new building on any site whether previously built upon or not;
(b) To re-erect any building of which portion have been pulled down, burnt or
destroyed, damaged by storm, rains, fire, earthquake or any other natural calamity
to the same extent, and similar specifications as existing prior to damage;
(c) Conversion from one occupancy to another;
(d) To carry out alterations and;
(e) To add to a storey/storeys;
(100) "Total Floor Area” means the area of all floors of building including habitable, basement
and mezzanine floor;
(101) "Travel Distance” means the distance from the remotest point on a floor of a building to
a place of safety be it a vertical exit, horizontal exit or an outside exit measured along the
line of travel;
(102) “Unsafe Building” means a building which –
(a) Is Structurally unsafe, or
(b) Is insanitary, or
(c) Is not provided with adequate means of ingress or egress or
(d) Constitutes a fire hazard or
(e) Is dangerous to human life or
(f) In relation to its existing use, constitutes a hazard to safety or health or public
welfare by maintenance, dilapidation or abandonment;
Note: All unsafe buildings / structures will require to be restored by repairs, demolition
or dealt with as directed by the Cantonment Board. The relevant provisions of the Act
shall apply for procedure to be followed by the Authority in taking action against such
buildings.
(103) "Verandah” means a covered area with at least one side open to the outside;
(104) “Warehouse” means a building, the whole or a substantial part of which is used or
intended to be used for the storage of goods whether for keeping or for sale or for any
similar purpose, but does not include a storeroom attached to and used for the proper
functioning of a shop;
(105) “Washing Platform” means an authorized platform for washing and also for servicing of
scooters/ cars etc.;
(106) “Water Closet” means a privy with arrangements for flushing the pan with water but does
not include bathroom;
(107) “Water Course” means a natural channel meant for carrying storm water and includes an
artificial one formed by training or diversion of a natural channel;
(a) "Major Water Course” means a river;
(b) "Minor Water Course” means a nallah;
(108) “Window” means an opening to the outside other than a door which provides all or part of
the required natural light, ventilation or both to an interior space and not used as a means
of ingress/ egress;
(109) “Workshop” means a room or a group of rooms or building in which goods are
manufactured or repaired;
(110) Words and expressions used and not defined in these Bye-Laws but defined in the Act shall
have the same meanings as assigned to them in the Act.
CHAPTER II
PROCEDURE FOR SANCTION OF BUILDING PLANS AND RELATED
DOCUMENTATION
3. BUILDING SANCTION REQUIRED.–No person shall carry out any erection, re-
erection, addition or alteration to any building or cause the same to be done without
obtaining a sanction for such work from the Competent Authority.
4. PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING BUILDING SANCTION.–(1) An applicant who
intends to erect or re-erect a building or to make addition or alteration in any building shall
register himself/ herself in the e-Chhawani portal and apply through online, duly enclosing
all the requisite documents and plans, in e-Chhawani portal through Cantonment Board
registered architect/ architects;
Provided that due to any reasons, if it is not feasible for an applicant to apply in the e-
Chhawani portal the Board may prescribe a procedure for submission of applications;
Provided further that the Central Government or Director General may issue guidelines
from time to time to the Board regarding the manner of submitting applications for the
said purpose.
(2) Only persons who have legally valid occupancy rights on leased or old grant or private land
are eligible for applying for sanction of building plan. In cases wherein breach of lease
conditions on leased land or breach of old grant terms in old grant land are involved, the
board shall have the right to refuse or reject applications for erections, re-erection or
addition/alteration till the breach of lease or old grant conditions is regularized or
condoned.
(3) On scrutiny of the documents and plans submitted, the applicant receives the development
charges (or the charges levied by the Board by whatever name these are known) for
payment to Cantonment Board.
(4) On deposition of development charges (or the charges levied by the Board by whatever
name these are known), the sanction is conveyed within the prescribed timelines.
5. BUILDING APPLICATION FEES AND APPLICABLE CHARGES.–(1) Building
Application Fees: The building plan application shall be deemed valid only if the applicant
has paid the requisite building application fee as determined by the Board.
(2) Development Charges: The development charges, labour cess and other fees, as
determined by the Board, are to be paid by the applicant through online before issuance of
the sanction of the building application by the competent authority.
(3) Incentive in development charges if Rooftop Solar Installation and Rain Water
Harvesting is proposed and implemented: For construction of residential or commercial
or any building less than 300 square metres, if the applicant opts for Rooftop Solar
Installation and/or Rain Water Harvesting, he/she shall be eligible for refunding of
development charges after the completion of said Rooftop solar installation and/or Rain
Water Harvesting facility and submission of photographs to this effect. The quantum of
incentive for different categories of buildings shall be decided by the Board by resolution.
(4) Stacking of building material on street or other public land shall not take place without the
permission of the Chief Executive Officer on a case-to-case basis and on payment of
charges as fixed by the Chief Executive Officer in terms of Section 257 of the Act.
6. DOCUMENTS AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION.–The following documents shall
be submitted through online or e-Chhawani portal at the time of submitting application for
building sanction:
(a) Proof of ownership / HOR / Lessee / Successor / legal rights document;
(b) Affidavit and Indemnity Bond as specified by the competent authority;
(c) Proof of identity;
(d) Dues clearance Certificate updated;
(e) Photographs of the site;
(f) Road widening undertaking on stamp papers;
(g) Estimate of the proposed work as per Land Policy;
(h) Any Other document as approved by the competent authority (Cantonment Specific
Documents).
7. SANCTION/REFUSAL OF PLANS, VALIDITY PERIOD AND REVALIDATION
PROCEDURE.-(1) In case of old grant land, the proposed building plan shall be in
conformity with the old grant terms and the land policies of Ministry of Defence.
(2) In case of leased land, the proposed building plan shall be in conformity with the lease hold
rights / terms and the land policies of Ministry of Defence.
(3) The Competent Authority shall sanction the plan unless such building would contravene
any of the following, namely:
(i) That the building or the use of the site for the building or any of the particulars
comprised in the site plan, ground plan, elevation, section or specification
contravenes the provisions of the Act or the Bye-Laws made there under;
(ii) That the notice for sanction does not contain the particulars or is not prepared in the
manner required under the provisions of these Bye-Laws;
(iii) That any information or documents required by the Board under these Bye-Laws
has or have not been duly furnished;
(iv) That the building plan is not in accordance with the Bye-Laws framed by the Board
under section 260 or those framed under clauses (19) and (20) of section 348 of the
Act;
(v) That the building would be an encroachment on defence land or land vested in the
Cantonment Board;
(vi) That the site of the building does not abut on a street or projected street and that
there is no access to such building from any such street by a passage or pathway
appertaining to such site; or
(vii) That the erection or re-erection of the building is not in conformity with any general
scheme sanctioned under Section 240 of the Act;
(viii) When the land on which it is proposed to erect or re-erect the building is entrusted
to the management of the Board by the Government if the erection or re-erection
constitutes a breach of terms of the entrustment of management or contravenes any
of the instructions issued by the Government regarding the management of the land
by the Board; or
(ix) When the land on which it is proposed to erect or re-erect the building is not held
on a lease from the Government, if the right to build on such land is in dispute
between the person applying for sanction and the Govt.;
(x) That the minimum size of the plot for residential purpose is not less than 50 square
metres;
(xi) That it is mandatory to provide Rooftop Solar Installation and Rain water
Harvesting if the size of the plot exceeds 300 square metres.
(4) The sanction once granted shall be valid for a period as provided in the act from the date
of issue of sanction.
(5) The Building Sanction can be revalidated beyond the date of the expiry of the original
Sanction of building plans on payment of the required revalidation fees as decided by the
Board under provisions of the Act. Application for such revalidation shall be submitted on
plain paper along with the following documents:
(a) Original sanctioned plan.
(b) Revalidation fees chargeable based on the decision and guidelines issued by
Competent Authority from time to time.
(c) Documents in support of construction, if any, having been done within valid period
of sanction.
(d) Certificate of supervision from Architect/ Engineer/ Supervising Engineer and the
Applicant that the construction will be carried out under his supervision according
to the plans sanctioned by the Competent Authority.
8. SCRUTINY OF BUILDING PLAN APPLICATIONS.–Once the plans have been
scrutinized and objections, if any, have been communicated through online or the case may
be, the applicant may modify the plan, comply with the objections raised and resubmit
through online or the case may be, for consideration of the competent authority.
9. REVOCATION OF SANCTIONED BUILDING PLANS AND LIABILITY OF THE
APPLICANT TO CONFORM TO BYE-LAWS.–(1) The Competent Authority may
revoke any building sanction issued under the provisions of these Bye-Laws, whenever
there has been any false statement, or any misrepresentation of material fact, or
concealment of facts in the application on which the building sanction was based, and the
whole work executed on the basis of such sanction shall be treated as unauthorized. Further,
any or all executed works in cases of deviation from the sanctioned plan shall be treated as
unauthorized construction and would lead to revocation of accorded sanction.
(2) In the case of revocation of sanction during course of construction under above Bye-Laws,
no compensation / damages shall be payable by the Competent Authority.
(3) No such order of revocation shall be passed by the Competent Authority without giving a
reasonable opportunity to the applicant of being heard.
10. NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT AND COMPLETION OF WORK.–(1) On issue
of building sanction, the applicant shall commence the work for which the building
sanction has been issued. The Applicant shall give notice to the Chief Executive Officer of
his intention to start work on the building site by submitting Form D, set forth in the
Appendix.
(2) On completion of work the Applicant shall submit a Notice of Completion of the building
as per Form E, set forth in the appendix through the Architect / Engineer who has
supervised the construction within a period of thirty days from the date of completion of
work.
11. COMPLETION-CUM-OCCUPANCY CERTIFICATE.–The Chief Executive Officer
on receipt of the notice of completion shall inspect the work and issue a certificate of
occupancy within period stipulated in the Act, as per Form F, if the building has been
constructed in conformity with sanction issued.
12. COMPOSITION OF UNAUTHORIZED CONSTRUCTION.–(1) The Cantonment
Board may by resolution decide formula to calculate quantum of penalty /fees for
regularization of unauthorized construction.
(2) Such composition of unauthorized construction shall be subject to the provisions of the
Cantonments Act, 2006, the rules subsisting there under and other restrictions mentioned
in these Bye-Laws including but not limited to FSI, Set-backs, and Ground Coverage.
(3) In so far as constructions which are present and existing on the date of notifying of these
Bye-Laws wherein such constructions are without sanction or in violation of approved plan
including deviation, the applicants may apply to Cantonment Board for Compounding,
which at the discretion of the Cantonment board or GoC-in-Chief, as applicable, may be
allowed subject to payment of compounding fees as determined by Cantonment Board or
GoC-in-Chief, as applicable. This exercise shall be undertaken subject to the Bye-Laws
framed hereunder after approval of Central Government.
CHAPTER III
ZONING
13. ZONING.–(1) The Cantonment should be divided into two broad zones: -
(a) Zone I: This includes all land inside notified civil areas.
(b) Zone II: This includes all land outside the notified civil area.
(2) ZONE-I.-The Zone comprises all lands as depicted in Zonal Plan passed by the Board by
resolution in this regard.
(a) REQUIREMENT OF SITE.–No piece of land shall be used as a site for the
construction of a building if the Competent Authority considers that the site is
insanitary or is not drained properly or is incapable of being well drained.
(b) PERMISSIBLE FSI.–The permissible FSI, depending on the plot size, shall be as
per Table:
Table: FSI in Zone I
+-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+--------+
| S.No. | Area of plot in square metres | Maximum Ground | FSI |
| | | coverage as % | |
+=======+=============================+=======================+========+
| 1 | Up to 100 | 90 | 2.0 |
+-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+--------+
| 2 | Above 100 up to 500 | 90 | 2.0 |
+-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+--------+
| 3 | Above 500 up to 1000 | 80 | 2.0 |
+-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+--------+
+-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+--------+
| 4 | Above 1000 up to 1500 | 75 | 2.0 |
+-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+--------+
| 5 | Above 1500 up to 2000 | 70 | 2.0 |
+-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+--------+
| 6 | Above 2000 | 50 | 2.0 |
+-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+--------+
(c) TENEMENT DENSITY.–No independent dwelling unit of less than 75 sq. mtr.
can be constructed if the plot size is more than 500 sq. mtr.
(d) BUILDING HEIGHT.–Minimum height of floors in buildings falling in this zone
shall be 3.0 metres measured from the surface of the floor to the lowest point of the
ceiling i.e., bottom of slab and the total height of all buildings in all plot categories
shall not be more than 18 metres from ground level including height of the stilt
floor.
(e) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STOREY PERMISSIBLE.-The maximum number
of storey permissible in all category plots in Zone-I shall be G+2/stilt+3, if stilt is
used for parking.
(3) ZONE-II.–The Zone comprises all lands as depicted in Zonal Plan passed by the Board by
resolution in this regard.
(a) REQUIREMENT OF SITE.–No piece of land shall be used as a site for the
construction of a building if the Competent Authority considers that the site is
insanitary or is not drained properly or is incapable of being being well drained.
(b) PERMISSIBLE FSI.–The permissible FSI, depending on the plot size, shall be as
per Table:
Table: FSI in Zone II
+-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+--------+
| S.No. | Area of plot in square metres | Maximum Ground | FSI |
| | | coverage as % | |
+=======+=============================+=======================+========+
| 1 | Plots of all sizes | 50 | 0.5 |
+-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+--------+
Note: For Survey No. 44 (Bungalow No. 01) on Private Land located outside civil
area of Cantt. the permissible FSI is 1.0.
(c) TENEMENT DENSITY.–No independent dwelling unit of less than 75 sq. mtr. can
be constructed if the plot size is more than 500 sq. mtr.
(d) BUILDING HEIGHT.–Minimum height of floors in buildings falling in Zone II
shall be 3.0 metres measured from the surface of the floor to the lowest point of the
ceiling i.e. bottom of slab and the total height of all buildings in all plot categories
shall not be more than 18.0 metres from ground level including height of the stilt
floor.
(e) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STOREY PERMISSIBLE.–The maximum number of
storey permissible in all category plots in Zone-II shall be G+2/stilt+3, if stilt is used
for parking.
CHAPTER IV
SPECIFICITIES WITH RESPECT TO BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
14. OPEN SPACES/SET BACKS.–The building envelop shall be governed by the following
minimum clear open space and setbacks: -
(1) FRONT SETBACK
(a) Every building abutting a street/footpath shall have a front setback from the front
property line to the front building envelop or building front main wall.
(b) External staircases in the front elevation of the building shall not be considered in
front setback calculation.
(c) Sunshades and balconies shall be within the front property line or shall be constructed
within the front set back or within the boundary wall of the plot.
(d) In the case of school buildings, the front boundary wall shall be recessed by 4.5 metres
to accommodate visitor parking within setback area.
(2) SIDE AND REAR SETBACK
(a) Every building shall have a minimum clear side and rear setback as prescribed in
these Bye-Laws. No use is permitted in this open space except steps, staircases, rain
water harvesting pits, septic tank and soak pit or in case this space is 3.0 m wherein
parking of vehicles is allowed.
(b) External staircases in the sides and rear of the building shall not be considered in
setback calculation and shall be as per the following table and shall be constructed
within the boundary wall of the plot.
(c) Sunshades and balconies shall be within the boundary wall of the plot.
The provisions for open spaces at the front, side and rear of the building shall be as
per Table: Minimum Building Setback below:
Table: Minimum Building Setback
+-------+-----------------------------+--------+-------+----------+----------+
| S.No. | Plot Size (in sq. metres) | | | | |
| | | Front | Rear | Side (1) | Side (2) |
+=======+=============================+========+=======+==========+==========+
| 1 | Up to 100 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+-------+-----------------------------+--------+-------+----------+----------+
| 2 | Above 100 up to 200 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+-------+-----------------------------+--------+-------+----------+----------+
| 3 | Above 200 up to 500 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
+-------+-----------------------------+--------+-------+----------+----------+
| 4 | Above 500 up to 2000 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
+-------+-----------------------------+--------+-------+----------+----------+
| 5 | Above 2000 up to 10000 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
+-------+-----------------------------+--------+-------+----------+----------+
| 6 | Above 10000 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
+-------+-----------------------------+--------+-------+----------+----------+
(3) INTERIOR OPEN SPACE - VENTILATION SHAFT.–For ventilating the spaces for
bathroom and water closet, if not opening on to front, side, rear or interior (courtyard) open
spaces, these shall open on the ventilation shaft, the size of which shall not be below values
indicated in Table:
Table: Minimum Size of Ventilation Shaft
+-------+------------------------------+-------------------------+----------------------------+
| S.No. | Building Height (in metres) | Size of Shaft in square | Minimum one |
| | | metres | dimension in metres |
+=======+==============================+=========================+============================+
| 1 | Upto 7 mtr | 1.2 | 0.9 |
+-------+------------------------------+-------------------------+----------------------------+
| 2 | From 7 mtr upto 10.5 mtr | 2.8 | 1.2 |
+-------+------------------------------+-------------------------+----------------------------+
| 3 | Above 10.5 mtr to 18 mtr | 4.0 | 1.5 |
+-------+------------------------------+-------------------------+----------------------------+
15. LANDS SITUATED IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL ZONE.-For plots falling in
Archaeological Zone, NOC from Department of Archaeological Survey of India shall be
submitted.
16. RESTRICTIONS TO HEIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF AERODROMES.-For
building in the vicinity of aerodromes, the maximum height of such building shall be
decided in consultation with the Civil Aviation Authorities and in such cases, applicant
shall obtain 'no-objection' from the Civil Aviation Authorities.
17. PARKING SPACE.–(1) Parking provision for different types of buildings shall be as per
norms laid out by the National Building Code of India, 2005 (Code 10.3 Part 3) and as
amended from time to time and it includes parking of all vehicles like cars, scooters, cycles
and light and heavy commercial vehicles.
(2) These parking norms shall be applicable for all new applications for building plan
sanctions.
18. PLINTH OF MAIN BUILDING.–The plinth of any part of a building shall be so located
with respect to surrounding ground level that adequate drainage of the site is assured but
not at a height of not less than 0.45 metres.
19. PLINTH OF INTERIOR COURTYARDS.–Every interior courtyard shall be raised at
least 15 centimetre above the surrounding ground level and shall be satisfactorily drained.
20. SIZE OF HABITABLE ROOMS.–(1) No habitable room shall have an area of less than
9.5 square metres.
(2) The minimum width of a habitable room shall be 2.4 metres.
(3) In a two-room tenement, one shall be not less than 9.5 square metres and other 7.5 square
metres with a minimum width of 2.4 metres.
21. HEIGHT OF HABITABLE ROOM.–(1) The height of all rooms for human habitation
shall not be less than 3 metres measured from the surface of the floor to the lowest point of
the ceiling i.e. bottom of the slab.
(2) In case of centrally air-conditioned building, height of the habitable room shall not be less
than 2.8 metres measured from the surface of the floor to the lowest point of air
conditioning duct or false ceiling.
(3) In the case of pitched roof, the average height of rooms shall not be less than 2.8 m. The
minimum clear headroom under a beam, folded plates or eaves shall be 2.45 m.
22. BATHROOMS AND WATER-CLOSETS (COMBINED).–(1) Size: The minimum
size of a bathroom shall be 1.8 square metres and the minimum width of a site shall be 1.2
metres. The minimum size of a water closet shall be 1.1 square metres and the minimum
width of a side shall be 0.9 metres. The minimum size of a combined bathroom and water
closet shall be 2.8 square metres and the minimum width of a side shall be 1.2 metres.
(2) Height: The height of a bathroom or water closet measured from the surface of the floor to
the lowest point in the ceiling i.e. bottom of slab shall not be less than 2.2 metres.
(3) Other Requirements: A bathroom or water closet shall:
(a) Be so situated that at least one of its walls shall open to external air and shall have a
minimum opening in the form of a ventilator or window of 1.0 square metres having
one side of 0.6 metres;
(b) Not be directly under or above any room other than another water closet, bathroom,
washing area or terrace unless it has a water tight floor;
(c) Have the platform and/or seat made of water tight non-absorbent material;
(d) Be enclosed by walls/partitions whose surface is finished with a smooth impervious
material to a minimum height of 1.5 metre above the floor level;
(e) Be provided with an impervious floor finish, with floor surface sloping towards the
drain with a suitable grade and not towards any other habitable room.
(4) No room containing water closets shall be used for any purpose except as a lavatory and
no such room shall open directly into a kitchen or cooking space by a door, window or
other opening. Every room containing water closets shall have a door completely closing
the entrance to it.
23. KITCHEN.–(1) Size: The minimum area of the kitchen shall be 5 square metres.
(2) Height: The height of a kitchen measured from the surface of the floor to the lowest point
in the ceiling i.e. bottom of slab shall not be less than 2.8 metre.
(3) Other Requirements: Any room to be used as kitchen shall have:
(a) A height of not less than 2.8 metres;
(b) A window the size of which shall be subject to Bye-Law No. 31 opening directly to
an interior or exterior open space, but not into a shaft;
(c) Unless separately provided for in a pantry, means for the washing up of kitchen
utensils which shall lead directly or through a sink to a grated and trapped connection
to the waste pipe;
(d) Be enclosed by walls/partitions whose surface is finished with a smooth impervious
material to a minimum height of 0.9 metre above the floor level;
(e) Be provided with an impervious floor finish; with floor surface sloping towards the
drain with a suitable grade and not towards any other habitable room.
24. PANTRIES.-Pantries shall have,-
(1) a floor area of not less than 3.0 square metres and a minimum width of a side shall be 1.5
metres.
(2) the Pantry shall have a sink for cleansing of kitchen's utensils which shall drain through a
grated and trapped connection to the waste pipe.
(3) been enclosed by walls/partitions whose surface is finished with a smooth impervious
material to a minimum height of 0.9 metre above the floor level.
(4) been provided with an impervious floor finish, with floor surface sloping towards the drain
with a suitable grade and not towards any other habitable room.
25. LOFT.–(1) The maximum height of a loft shall be 1.5 metres and the loft may be provided
over corridors and passageways only.
(2) The clear head room under the loft shall not be less than 2.2 metres.
(3) Loft when provided in a commercial building, shall be located 2.0 metres away from the
entrance.
26. MEZZANINE FLOOR.–(1) Size: Mezzanines shall not be sanctioned in residential
buildings. When provided in commercial buildings, the aggregate area of the mezzanine
floor shall not exceed 33½ percent of the built-up area of that floor.
(2) Height: The minimum height of a mezzanine floor shall be 2.2 metres. The head room
under mezzanine floor shall not be less than 2.2 metres.
(3) Other Requirements: A mezzanine floor may be sanctioned over a room or a
Compartment provided that:
(a) In mezzanine floor, rooms and any structure constructed with closed roof and side
walls for any purpose shall be included in FSI but in case the mezzanine floor is
constructed for interior architectural decorative purpose and other passage purposes
with adequate handrails shall not be counted in FSI;
(b) In case the size of mezzanine floor is 9.5 square metres or more, it should conform to
the standard of living room in so far as lighting and ventilation is concerned;
(c) It is so constructed as not to interfere under any circumstances with the ventilation of
the space over and under it;
(d) Such mezzanine floor or any part of it shall not be used as a Kitchen;
(e) In no case shall a mezzanine floor be closed so as to make it liable to be converted
into unventilated compartments.
27. GARAGE.–(1) Individual private garage: The size of a private garage in residential
building shall be not less than 2.75 metres x 5.0 metres. The garage if located in the side,
open space shall not be constructed within 1.5 metres from the main building.
(2) Commercial / Public Garage: The size of a public garage shall be calculated based on the
number of vehicles to be parked and the minimum parking space is as specified in Bye-
Laws.
(3) Height: The maximum head room in a garage and parking area shall be 2.4 metres.
(4) The plinth of a garage located at ground level shall not be less than 15 centimetres above
the surrounding ground level.
(5) The garage shall be set back behind the building line for the street/ road on to which plot
abuts, and shall not be so located to affect the access ways to the building.
(6) Corner site: When the site fronts on two streets, the frontage would be as on the street
having the larger width. In cases where the two streets are of the same width, then the larger
depth of the site will decide the frontage and open spaces. In such cases the location of a
garage if provided within the open spaces shall be located diagonally opposite the point of
intersections.
28. ROOF.–(1) The roof of a building shall be so constructed or formed as to ensure effectual
drainage of the rainwater there from by means of sufficient rain water pipes of adequate
size, whenever required so arranged, joined and fixed as to ensure that the rain water is
carried away from the building without causing damage in any part of the walls or
foundation of the said building or those of an adjacent building.
(2) Rainwater from roofs and open areas on the plot shall be collected by suitable means to
recharge pits and other devices. In this context reference may be made to Part 9 Plumbing
Services Section 1: Water Supply, Drainage and Sanitation of the National Building Code
of India as amended from time to time.
(3) Rainwater pipes shall be affixed to the outside of the walls of the building or in recesses or
chases out or formed in such walls or in such other manner as may be approved by the
Competent Authority.
(4) Terrace of buildings shall not be subdivided and it shall have a common access.
29. BASEMENTS.–(1) Basements may be erected within the prescribed setbacks and
prescribed building lines and subject to maximum coverage on ground floor.
(2) Basements shall not be used for residential purposes and to be constructed within the
building envelope and subject to maximum coverage on floor 1 (entrance floor) and used
only for:
(a) Storage of household or other goods except inflammable materials;
(b) Strong room, bank cellars etc.;
(c) Air-conditioning equipment and other machines used for services and utilities of the
building;
(d) Parking spaces.
(3) Basements shall have the following requirements:
(a) Every basement shall be in every part at least 2.4 metres in height from the floor to
the underside of the slab or ceiling.
(b) Adequate ventilation shall be provided for the basement. The standards of ventilation
shall be the same as required by the particular occupancy according to Bye-Laws.
Any deficiency may be met by providing adequate mechanical ventilation in the form
of blowers or exhaust fans at the rate of one exhaust fan for 50 sq.mt floor area.
(c) The minimum height of the ceiling of any basement shall be 0.9 metres and the
maximum 1.2 metres above the average surrounding ground level.
(d) Adequate arrangement shall be made so that surface drainage or drainage water does
not enter the basement.
(e) The basement shall not be partitioned. In cases where partitions are allowed by
Competent Authority and the ventilation standards as laid-down in (b) above are met,
the partitioning of basement may be sanctioned, subject to the condition that no space
shall be less than 50 square metres.
(f) Adequate protection against the fire shall be provided. The roofs separating basement
and floors above shall be constructed of a material like R.C.C. or of such material
which will provide resistance against fire for at least two hours.
(g) Where a basement is sanctioned in apartment houses (residential flats) and hotels, the
Applicant/ Occupier - shall display the basement plan at the entrance. Thimbles shall
be provided in the roof of the basement and their positions clearly indicated on the
plan. One fire extinguisher for every 30 square metres of basement area or part thereof
shall be provided.
(h) The walls and floors of the basement shall be water-tight and so designed that the
effect of surrounding soil moisture, if any, are taken into consideration and adequate
damp proofing treatment is given.
(i) In the event of atmospheric water percolating into basement necessary arrangement
to drain out the same shall be provided.
(j) Kitchen, bath and water closet shall not be sanctioned in the basement unless the
sewer levels allow the same and there is no chance of backflow and flooding of
sewage. If sanctioned they shall be placed against the external walls of the basement
(which shall also be the external walls of the building) and shall be adequately lighted
and ventilated. The area of such kitchens and baths shall be counted in the FSI. Only
one water-closet provided in the basement shall be excluded from the FSI
calculations.
(k) A kitchen when sanctioned in the basement shall be equipped with electric ovens,
stoves, gas only. No coke or firewood will be used.
(l) The access to the basement shall be separate from the main and alternate staircase
providing access and exit from higher floors. Where the staircase is continuous the
same shall be enclosed type serving as a fire separation from the basement floor and
higher floors. Open ramps shall be sanctioned if they are constructed within the
building line subject to suitable drainage provision.
(m) In case of basements of office and commercial occupancy, sufficient number of exit
ways and access ways shall be provided as per norms stated in The National Building
Code of India as amended from time to time.
30. CHIMNEYS.–(1) Chimneys, where provided shall conform to the requirements of I.S
1645-1960 Indian Standards Code of practice for fire safety of building (General)
chimneys, Flues, Flue pipes and Hearths.
(2) The chimneys shall be built at least 0.9 metres above the top of the roof provided the top
chimney shall not be below the tops of adjacent parapet wall. In the case of sloping roof,
the chimney top shall not be less than 0.6 metres above the ridge of the roof in which the
chimney penetrates.
31. LIGHTING AND VENTILATION OF THE ROOMS.–(1) The whole or part of one
side of one or more rooms intended for human habitation and not abutting on either the
front, rear or side open spaces shall abut on an interior open space whose minimum width
in all directions shall be 1.5 metres in case of buildings not more than 12.0 metres in height
and subject to the provision of increasing the same with increasing height of 0.10 metres
per every metre height or part thereof beyond 12.0 metres. However, in case of buildings
already constructed with 12.0 metres the open space for new construction on upper floor,
the open space on this basis shall be ensured and would remain as mandatory open space.
(2) Where the lighting and ventilation requirements are not met through daylight and natural
ventilation, the same shall be ensured through artificial lighting and mechanical ventilation
as per part VIII Building Services Section 1 Lighting and Ventilation of National Building
Code of India, 2016 and as amended from time to time published by the Indian Standard
Institution. The latest version of the National Building Code of India shall be considered at
the time of enforcement of these Bye-Laws.
(3) The minimum aggregate area of opening of habitable room excluding doors and fixed
glazing but including the frame shall be not less than 1/8th of floor area of the room.
(4) The minimum aggregate area of opening of kitchens excluding doors and fixed glazing but
including the frame shall be not less than 1/8th of floor area of the kitchen.
(5) No portion of a room shall be assumed to be lighted if it is more than 7.5 metres from the
opening assumed for lighting of that portion of the room.
(6) In lodges and hotels where attached toilets whose walls are not abutting on an external wall
are provided, mechanical ventilation system should be installed as per the provisions of the
part VIII of National Building Code of India, 2016 as amended from time to time published
by the Indian Standard Institution.
32. PARAPETS.–Parapet walls and hand rails provided on the edges of roof terrace, balcony,
etc. shall not be less than 1.2 metres and not more than 1.5 metres in height. The specified
height shall not apply when roof terrace is not accessible by a staircase.
33. BOUNDARY WALL.-Except with the permission of Chief Executive Officer, under
Section 261 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 boundary wall, hedges, fences on any land in
the Cantonment shall not be erected and the maximum height of the boundary wall Shall
not exceed two and a half metres above the centerline of the street.
34. EXIT REQUIREMENTS.–(1) General requirements:
(a) Every building meant for human occupancy shall be provided with exits sufficient to
provide for safe escape of occupants in case of fire or other emergency.
(b) In every building, exit shall comply with the minimum requirement of this part, except
those not accessible for general public use.
(c) All exits shall be free of obstructions.
(d) No building shall be altered so as to reduce the number, width or protection of exits
to less than that required.
(e) Exits shall be clearly visible and the routes to reach the exit shall be clearly marked
and sign posted to guide the population of floor concerned.
(f) All exit ways shall be properly illuminated.
(g) Firefighting equipment were provided along exits shall be suitably located and clearly
marked but must not obstruct the exit way and yet there should be clear indication
about its location from either side of the exit way.
(h) Alarm devices shall be installed to ensure prompt evacuation of the population
concerned through the exits, wherever required.
(i) All exits shall provide continuous means of egress to the exterior of a building or to
an exterior open space leading to a street.
(j) Exits shall be so arranged that they may reached without passing through another
occupied unit, except the case of residential buildings.
(2) Types of Exits.–(a) Exits shall be either of horizontal or vertical type. An exit may be
doorway, corridor passageways, ramp, internal staircase or external staircase, to an internal
or external open area, verandah and/or terraces which have access to the street or to roof of
a building.
(b) An exit may also include a horizontal exit leading to an adjoining building at the same
level; and
(c) Lifts, escalators and revolving doors shall not be considered as exits.
(3) Number and Size of Exits.–The requisite number and size of various exits shall be
provided, based on the population in each room, area and floor based on the occupant load,
capacity of exits, travel distance and height of buildings.
(a) Arrangement of Exits: Exits shall be so located that the travel distance on the floor
shall not exceed 22.5 m. for residential, educational, institutional and hazardous
occupancies and 25 m. for assembly, business, mercantile, industrial and storage
occupancies. Whenever more than one exit is required for a floor of a building, exits
shall be placed as remote from each other as possible. All the exits shall be accessible
from the entire floor area at all floor levels. The travel distance to an exit from the
remote point shall not exceed half the distance as stated above except in the case of
institutional occupancy wherein it shall not exceed 6.0 metres.
(b) Occupant Load: The population in rooms and areas of floors shall be calculated
based on the occupant load as provided in National Building Code of India as
amended time to time.
(c) Capacity of Exits: The capacity of exits (doors and stairways) indicating the number
of persons of that could be safely evacuated through a unit exit width of 0.5 metre
shall be as per the National Building Code of India as amended from time to time.
(4) Doorways.-(a) Every exit doorway shall open into an enclosed stairway, a horizontal exit,
on corridor or Passageway Providing continuous and protected means of egress:
(b) No exit doorway shall be less than 1.0 metres in width. Doorways shall be not less
than 2.0 metres in height. Doorways for bathrooms, water closet stores etc. shall not
be less than 0.75 metres wide.
(c) Exit doorways shall open outwards, that is, away from the room but shall not obstruct
the travel along any exit. No door, when opened, shall reduce the required width of
stairway or landing to less than 0.9 metres. Overhead or sliding doors shall not be
installed.
(d) Exit door shall not open immediately upon a flight of stairs. A landing equal to at
least the width of the door shall be provided in the stairway at each doorway. Level
of landing shall be the same as that of the floor which it serves.
(e) Exit doorways shall be open-able from the side which they serve without the use of a
key.
(f) Revolving doors shall not be allowed.
(5) Stairway.-(a) For assembly, business, educational, hazardous, industrial, mercantile,
multistorey and public buildings there shall be a minimum of two stair cases and one of
them shall be an enclosed stairway and the other shall be on the external wall of the building
and shall open directly to the exterior, interior open space or to any open space for safety.
Single staircase may be accepted for educational, business or residential building where
floor area does not exceed 300 square metre and height of building does not exceed 15.0
metre and other requirements of occupant load, travel distance and width of staircase shall
meet the requirement. The single staircase in such cases shall be on the outer wall of the
building of width not less than 1.50 metres.
(b) Internal stairs shall be constructed of non-combustible materials throughout.
(c) Internal stairs shall be constructed as a self-contained unit with at least one side
adjacent to an external wall and shall be completely enclosed.
(d) The minimum width of an internal staircase shall be 1.0 metre. Columns and other
building features shall not reduce the width of the staircase.
(e) The minimum width of treads without nosing shall be 250 millimetres for an internal
staircase for residential buildings. In the case of other buildings, the minimum tread
shall be 300 millimetres. The treads shall be constructed and maintained in a manner
to prevent slipping.
(f) The maximum height of riser shall be 190 millimetre in the case of residential
buildings and 150 millimetre in the case of other buildings. They shall be limited to
12 per flight.
(g) Handrails shall be provided with a minimum height of 1.15 metres from the centre of
the tread.
(h) The minimum head room in a passage under the landing of a staircase and under the
staircase shall be 2.2 metres. Beams and other building features shall not reduce the
head room of the staircase.
(i) No living space, store or other fire exits shall open directly into the stairwell of the
staircase.
(j) The external exit door of the staircase enclosure at ground level shall open directly to
the open spaces or should be reached without passing through any door other than a
door provided to form a draught lobby.
(k) The main staircase and fire escape shall be continuous from ground floor to the terrace
level.
(l) No Electrical shafts / AC duct or gas etc. shall pass through the staircase.
(m) Lift shall not open in staircase landing.
(n) No combustible material shall be used for any surface decoration in the staircase.
(o) A staircase shall not be arranged round a lift shaft.
(p) The exit signs with arrow indicating the way to escape route shall be provided at a
suitable height from the floor level on the wall and shall be illuminated by electric
light connected to corridor circuits. All exit way marking signs of suitable size should
be flushed with the wall and so designed that no mechanical damage shall occur to
them due to moving of furniture or other heavy equipment. Further all landings of
floor shall have floor indication boards indicating the number of floors as per Bye-
Laws. The floor signage indicator shall be placed on the wall immediately facing the
flight of stairs and nearest to the landing. It shall be of size not less than 0.2 metre x
0.5 metre.
(q) In case of single staircase, it shall terminate at ground floor level and access to the
basement shall be by a separate staircase. However, second staircase may lead to
basement levels provided the same is separate at ground level by either a ventilated
lobby with discharge points at two different ends or through enclosures.
(6) Fire Escapes or External Stairs.-(a) Fire escapes shall not be considered in calculating
the evacuation time of a building.
(b) All fire escapes shall be directly connected to the ground.
(c) Entrance to fire escape shall be separate and remote from the internal staircase.
(d) The route to fire escape shall be free of obstructions at all times, except a doorway
leading to the fire escape shall have the required fire resistance.
(e) Fire escape shall be constructed of non-combustible materials.
(f) Fire escapes stairs shall have straight flight not less than 1.2 metre wide with 280
millimetre treads and risers not more than 190 millimetres. The number of risers shall
be limited to 16 per flight.
(g) Handrails shall be of a height not less than 0.9 metre.
(7) Ramps.–(a) Ramps with a slope of not more than 1 to 10 may be substituted for and shall
comply with all the applicable requirements of required stairways as to enclosure capacity
and limiting dimensions ramps shall be surfaced with approved non slipping materials.
(b) The minimum width of the ramps in hospitals shall be 2.25 mtr.
(c) Handrails shall be provided on both sides of the ramp.
(d) Ramps shall lead directly to outside open space at ground level or courtyard or safe
place.
(8) Corridors.–(a) The minimum width of a corridor shall not be less than 90 centimetres in
the case of two storey row housing residential building. For all other buildings minimum
width shall be 1.2 metre.
(b) In case of more than one main staircase of the building interconnected by a corridor
or other enclosed space there shall be at least one smoke stop door across the corridor
or enclosed space between the doors in the enclosing walls of any two staircases.
35. NON-FSI SPACES.–The following shall not be included in FSI calculation:
(a) In the terrace above the top most storey, areas covered by staircase rooms and lift
rooms and passages thereto, architectural features, elevated tanks (provided its height
below the tank from the floor does not exceed 2.0 metre) and WC (with floor area not
exceeding 2.0 sq. mtr).
(b) Staircase and lift rooms and passage thereto in the stilt parking floor or upper floors
used for parking.
(c) Staircase and lift rooms and passage thereto in the basement floor or floors used for
parking.
(d) Area of the basement floor or floors used for parking.
(e) Area of the stilt parking floor provided it is open on sides, and used for parking.
(f) Servants or drivers bath room and water closet for each block in cases of Non-High-
Rise Buildings at ground floor or stilt parking floor.
(g) Watchman booth.
(h) Caretaker booth or room in ground floor or stilt parking floor.
(i) One toilet in each floor not exceeding 2.0 Sq. mtr.
CHAPTER V
INCLUSIVE DESIGN
36. FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC BUILDING FOR THE DIFFERENTLY ABLED
PERSONS.-These provisions are applicable to all buildings, recreation areas and facilities
used by public. It does not apply to private domestic residences.
(1) Site planning.–Level of the roads, access paths and parking areas shall be described in the
plan along with specification of materials. Every building should have at least one access
to main entrance/exit to the differently abled which shall be indicated by proper signage.
This entrance shall be approached through a ramp together with stepped entry. The ramp
should have a landing after every 9.0 metre run and in front of the doorway. Minimum size
of landing shall be 1.0 metre x 2.0 metre.
(2) Access path/walk way.-Access path from plot entry and surface parking to building
entrance shall be minimum of 1.8 metre-wide having even surface without any step. Slope,
if any shall not have gradient greater than 5 %. Selection of floor material shall be made
suitably to attract or to guide visually impaired persons (limited to floor material) whose
color texture is conspicuously different from that of the surrounding floor material or the
material that emit different sound to guide visually impaired persons. Finishes shall have a
non-slip surface with texture traversable by a wheel chair. Curbs wherever provided should
blend to common level.
(3) Parking. For parking of vehicles of differently-abled people, the following provisions
shall be made:
(a) Surface parking for two Equivalent Car Spaces (ECS) shall be provided near entrance
for the differently-abled persons with maximum travel distance of 30.0 metre from
building entrance.
(b) The width of parking bay shall be minimum 3.6 metres.
(c) The information stating that the space is reserved for wheel chair users shall be
conspicuously displayed.
(d) Guiding floor materials shall be provided or a device which guides visually impaired
persons with audible signals or other devices which serves the same purpose shall be
provided.
(4) Building Requirement.–The specified facilities for the buildings for disabled persons
shall be as follows:
(a) Approach to plinth level.
(b) Corridor connecting the entrance exits for the differently-abled.
(c) Stair-ways.
(d) Lift.
(e) Toilet.
(f) Drinking water.
(g) Braille signage shall be provided at the above specified facilities.
(5) Approaches to Plinth Level.–(a) Ramp shall be provided with non-slip material to enter
the building, minimum clear width of ramp shall be 1.8 metre with maximum gradient 1:12,
between top and bottom of the ramp. Length of ramp shall not exceed 9.0 metres having
0.7 metre-high handrail on both sides extending 300 millimetres beyond the ramp.
Minimum gap from the adjacent wall to the handrail shall be 50 millimetres.
(b) Minimum clear opening for the entrance door shall be 0.9 metre. Threshold shall not
be raised more than 12 millimetres.
(c) For stepped approach, size of tread shall not be less than 300 millimetre and maximum
riser shall be 150 millimetres. Provision of 0.8 metre-high handrails on both sides of
the stepped approach similar to the ramped approach shall be made.
(6) Corridor connecting the entrance/exit for the differently-abled. The corridor
connecting the entrance/exit for differently-abled leading directly outdoors to a place where
information concerning the overall use of the specified building can be provided to visually
impaired person either by a person or by signs, shall be provided as follows:
(a) Guiding floor materials shall be provided or devices that emit sound to guide visually
impaired persons.
(b) The minimum width shall be 1.5 metre.
(c) In case there is a difference of level, slope ways shall be provided with a slope of
1:10.
(d) Handrails shall be provided for ramps/slope ways.
(7) Stairways.-Stairways with open riser and provision of nosing shall not be sanctioned.
(8) Lifts.-Wherever lift is necessary, provisions of at least one lift shall be made for the wheel
chair user with the following car dimensions of lift recommended for passenger lift for 13
persons capacity by Bureau of Indian Standard.
(a) Clear internal depth minimum of 1.1 metre.
(b) Clear internal width minimum of 2.0 metre. Entrance door width shall be 0.91 metre.
(c) A handrail not less than 0.6 metre long at 0.9 metre above floor level shall be fixed
adjacent to the control panel.
(d) The lift lobby shall be of an inside measurement of 1.8 metre x 2.0 metre.
(e) The Braille signage will be posted outside the lifts.
(f) Operational details of lifts shall conform to National Building Code of India as
amended from time to time and will be the responsibility of designer as well as
manufacturer.
(9) Toilets.-One special water closet in a set of toilets shall be provided for the use of
differently abled with essential provision of washbasin near the entrance for the differently
abled.
(a) The minimum size shall be 1.5 metre x 1.75 metre.
(b) Minimum clear opening of the door shall be 1.05 metre and the door shall be swing
or sliding type.
(c) Suitable arrangement for vertical/horizontal handrails with 50 millimetre clearance
from wall shall be made in the toilet.
(d) The water closet seat shall be 0.5 metre from the floor.
(10) Refuge.–An alternative to immediate evacuation of a building via staircases and/or lifts is
required for the movement of differently-abled persons to areas of safety within a building.
If possible, they could remain there until the fire is controlled and extinguished or until
rescued by fire fighters.
(a) A refuge area may be provided at the fire protected stair landing on each floor that
can safely hold one or two wheelchairs.
(b) The area shall have doorways with clear opening width of 900 mm; and
(c) The area shall have an alarm switch installed between 900 mm and 1200 mm from
the floor level.
(d) Refuge area is mandatorily to be provided for the plot size of 1000 Sq.mt and above.
CHAPTER VI
PROVISIONS OF STRUCTURAL SAFETY, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING
SERVICES, WATER SUPPLY, ETC.
37. LANDSCAPING.–(1) Institutional, Industrial, Commercial and Group Housing
Complexes shall be required to plant a minimum number of trees as per Table below:
Table Number of trees to be planted
+-------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| S.No. | Plot Area | No of trees required |
| | (Square metre) | |
+=======+=============================+=============================================================+
| 1 | Upto 2000 | One tree per 80 square metre of open space out of which |
| | | minimum 50% trees to be in the category of evergreen trees |
| | | having height of 6.0 metres or more. |
+-------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| 2 | From 2001 to 12000 | One tree per 80 square metre of open space out of which |
| | | minimum 50% trees to be in the category of evergreen trees, |
| | | having height of 9.0 metres or more. |
+-------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| 3 | More than 12000 | One tree per 80 square metre of open space out of which |
| | | minimum 50% trees to be in the category of evergreen trees |
| | | having evergreen trees having height of 12.0 metres or |
| | | more. |
+-------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
(2) A detailed landscaping plan will have to be got approved from the Competent Authority
with specifications.
(3) Norms for planting in all plots belonging to individual shall be as follows:
(a) Minimum of three trees in every plot for plot size above 500 square metre.
(b) Selected trees should be more than 3 metre in height and be suitable for local climate.
38. STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND SAFETY FEATURES.-The structural design of
foundation elements made of masonry, timber, plain concrete, reinforced concrete, pre-
stressed concrete and structural steel, shall be carried out in accordance with Part-VI
Structural Design, Section-l Loads, Section 2 - Foundation, Section 3 -Wood, Section 4 -
Masonry, Section 5- Concrete, Section 6 - Steel of National Building Code of India, 2005
and as amended from time to time taking into consideration all relevant Indian Standards
given below:
(1) IS: 1893 (Part 1) - 2002 "Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures (Fifth
Revision)"
(2) IS: 13920 - 1993 "Ductile detailing of Reinforced Concrete Structures subject to Seismic
Forces Code of Practice" November 1993
(3) IS: 13528 - 1993 "Improving Earthquake Resistance of Low Strength Masonry Buildings"
August 1993
(4) IS: 4326 - 2013 "Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction of Buildings - Code of
Practice (Second Revision)"
(5) IS: 13827 - 1993 "Improve Earthquake Resistance of Earthen Building - Guidelines"
October 1993
(6) IS: 13935 - 2009 "Seismic Evaluation, Repair and Seismic Strengthening of Buildings -
Guidelines"
(7) For Protection of Landslide Hazard:
(a) IS 14458 (Part 1): 1998 Guidelines for retaining wall for hill area: Part 1 Selection
of type of wall
(b) IS 14458 (Part 2): 1997 Guidelines for retaining wall for hill area: Part 2 Design of
retaining/breast walls
(c) IS 14458 (Part 3): 1998 Guidelines for retaining wall for hill area: Part 3
Construction of dry-stone walls
(d) IS 14496 (Part 2): 1995 Guidelines for the preparation of landslide - Hazard zonation
maps in mountainous terrains: Part 2 Macro-zonation
(8) Whenever an Indian Standard or the National Building Code of India is referred, the latest
provision in the standard should be adhered to.
39. MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION METHODS.–(1) Quality of Materials and
Workmanship
(a) All materials and workmanship shall be of good quality conforming generally to
accepted standards of Central Public Works Department, Indian Standard
Specifications and Code as included in Part V Building Materials and Part VII
Constructional Practices and Safety of National Building Code of India as amended
from time to time.
(b) All burrow pits dug in the course of construction and repair of buildings, roads,
embankment and the like shall be deep and connected with each other in the formation
of a drain directed towards the lowest level and properly sloped for discharge into a
river, stream, channel or drain and no person shall create any isolated burrow pit
which is likely to cause accumulation of water which shall breed mosquitoes.
(2) New Materials and Design Methods
(a) The Provisions of these Bye-Laws are not intended to prevent the use of any Material
or method of design or construction not specifically prescribed by Bye- Law No. 39.1,
provided any such alternative has been approved by BIS or any other statutory body.
(b) Such alternatives may be approved provided that it is found that the proposed
alternative is satisfactory and conforms to the provisions of relevant parts regarding
material, design and construction and that material, method, or work offered is for the
purpose intended, at least equivalent to that prescribed, in the Bye-Laws in quality,
strength, compatibility, effectiveness, fire and water resistance, durability and safely.
40. ELECTRICAL SERVICES.-The planning, design and installation of electrical
installation, air conditioning installation and installation of lifts and escalators shall be
carried out in accordance with Part VIII Building Services, Section 2 Electrical
installations, Section - 3 Air-conditioning and Heating, Section - 5 Installation of Lifts and
Escalators of the National Building Code of India as amended from time to time.
41. ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES.–(1) Use of Compact Florescent Lamps and
Electric Chokes:
(a) The use of incandescent lamps and conventional chokes in all new buildings,
institutions constructed in Government sector, Government Aided sector, Boards and
Corporations and Autonomous bodies is banned.
(b) It will be mandatory that in these existing buildings the defective incandescent lamps
and chokes when replaced would be replaced by only compact fluorescent lamps
(CFL), LED and electronic chokes.
(c) The Competent Authority will effect necessary modification in the local demand to
promote the use of Compact Fluorescent Lamps, LED and electronic chokes instead
of conventional bulbs and chokes while releasing/ sanctioning new connections /loads
in such buildings.
(2) All new cases may consider the following provisions of solar water heating systems for
energy conservation:
(a) An open space in the roof which receives direct sunshine; the roof shall have a load
bearing capacity of at least 500 kg per square metre.
(b) The building must have a provision for continuous water supply to the solar water
heating system.
(c) The building design should provide for an insulated pipeline from the heating system
to all distribution points where hot water is required.
(d) The recommended minimum capacity of installation shall not be less than 20 liters
per day for each bathroom and kitchen subject to the maximum of 30 % of the total
roof area is utilized by the system.
(e) Installation of Solar Assisted Water Heating Systems shall conform to BIS
specification IS 12933. The solar collections used in the system shall have the BIS
certification mark.
(3) Whenever hot water requirement is continuous, auxiliary arrangement either with electrical
elements or oil-based systems of adequate capacity may be provided.
(4) No new building in the following categories shall be sanctioned unless this installation has
solar assisted water heating system:
(a) Industries which use hot water for processing;
(b) All hospitals and nursing homes;
(c) All hostels, hotels, motels, guest houses and banquet halls;
(d) Large canteens i.e. which serve more than 100 persons in a day;
(e) Office building on a plot area of 500 square metre or above;
(f) Residential buildings on a plot area of 300 square metre or above;
(g) Residential schools and colleges;
(5) Off Grid Roof Top Solar Power Plant at New Buildings.–All buildings on plot size 300
square metre or more, which are proposed to be constructed afresh, shall install Rooftops
Solar Power installation, of adequate capacity, as per norms and parameters fixed by
ministry of new and renewable energy or its subordinate organizations, time to time.
42. LIGHTNING PROTECTION OF BUILDING.–The lightning protection for building
shall be provided based on the provisions of Part III of the National Building Code of India
as amended from time to time.
43. PLUMBING SERVICE.–The planning, design, construction and installation of water
supply, drainage and sanitation and gas supply systems shall be in accordance with Part IX
Plumbing Services, Section - 1 Water Supply, Section 2 Drainage and Sanitation, Section
- 3 Gas Supply of the National Building Code of India as amended from time to time.
44. REQUIREMENTS OF WATER SUPPLY IN BUILDING.–(1) The total requirements
of water supply shall be calculated based on the Building Occupancy as follows and as per
National Building Code of India as amended from time to time.
(a) Residential Building: Five persons per tenement.
(b) Other buildings: No. of persons based on occupant block and floor area.
(2) Storage of Water: Minimum provision should be made for storage of water to meet the
daily requirements of the individuals using the building as follows:
Table: Minimum Domestic storages activities
+---------+-------------+-------------------------------------------+
| Sr. No. | No. of Floors | Storage Capacity |
+=========+=============+===========================================+
| | | For premises occupied as tenements with |
| | | common convenience |
+---------+-------------+-------------------------------------------+
| 1 | Floor 1 | Nil provided no down take fittings are |
| | | attached |
+---------+-------------+-------------------------------------------+
| 2 | Floor 2 and | 500 litres per tenement |
| | above | |
+---------+-------------+-------------------------------------------+
| | | For premises occupied as flats or blocks |
+---------+-------------+-------------------------------------------+
| 3 | Floor 1 | Nil provided no down take fittings are |
| | | attached |
+---------+-------------+-------------------------------------------+
| 4 | Floor 2 and | 500 litres per tenement |
| | above | |
+---------+-------------+-------------------------------------------+
Note:
1. If the premises are situated at a place higher than road level in front of the premises,
storage at ground level shall be provided as on upper floors
2. The above storage may be sanctioned to be installed provided that the total domestic
storage calculated on the above basis is not less than the storage calculated on the
number of down-take fittings according to the scale given below
• Down-take taps: 70 liter each
• Showers: 135 liter each
• Bathtubs: 100 liter each
45. RAIN WATER HARVESTING AND GROUND WATER REGULATIONS.–(1)
Water harvesting through storage of water runoff including rain water in all building on
plots of 300 square metre and above will be mandatory.
(2) Adoption of roof top rain water harvesting system is mandatory for all residential/
educational/ institutional/ hotel building / industrial and commercial establishments, which
are having minimum discharge of 10000 litres and above per day.
(3) The plans submitted shall indicate the system of storm water drainage along with points of
collection of rainwater in surface reservoirs or in recharge wells. This provision will be
applicable as per the public notice(s) of Central Ground Water Authority issued from time
to time.
(4) Undertaking of any operations connected with drilling, cleaning, construction or
rehabilitation of ground water abstraction structures and related works including
installation of pumps cannot be taken up without prior permission of the Cantonment
Board.
(5) Drilling contractors or Agencies/Plot occupiers are required to take prior permission for
works connected with drilling, cleaning, boring and installation of pumps.
(6) The Authority shall ensure that no drilling activity is undertaken without prior approval
and is authorized to take action against offenders by seizing of drilling rig, sealing of tube
well and disconnection of electric supply to the energized tube well.
46. REQUIREMENTS OF SANITARY FITTINGS.–(1) To ensure optimization of water
the following measures shall be adopted in case of all new building sanction where plot
size is more than 500 square metres on a case-to-case basis as decided by the Competent
Authority:
(a) Use of low dual flush capacity cisterns in water closets instead of the normal 12.5
liter capacity.
(b) Use of waterless urinals in all public buildings.
(c) Provision of storage and use of recycled water for toilet flushing where the minimum
discharge in the building /complex is 10,000 liters per day or more.
(2) The sanitary fittings and installations for different occupancies shall be as National
Building Code of India as amended from time to time.
CHAPTER VII
SAVINGS, PENALTIES AND INTERPRETATION
47. SAVINGS CLAUSE.–Wherever there is an existing sanctioned structure / building that
exceed coverage and FAR/FSI etc, re-erection shall be permitted as per the approval
granted to the original structure prior to the implementation of these Bye-Laws.
48. PENALTIES.-Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of these Bye-Laws shall
be punishable as per the provisions of the Act.
49. INTERPRETATION TO BE IN CONSONANCE WITH THE ACT, APPLICABLE
RULES AND POLICIES.–Notwithstanding anything contained hereunder, the provisions
of this Building Bye-Laws shall at all times be in consonance and within the provisions of
the Act and other statutory Rules under the said Act. Wherever any discrepancy or
ambiguity arises, the Act shall apply and shall prevail. The provisions of the Act, 2006 are
in-built into these Bye-Laws and shall be read as part of the Bye-Laws for understanding
and applying the Bye-Laws. Similarly, the terms of lease, terms of old grant and such other
terms as per the existing policies or any policy issued in this regard from time to time shall
prevail and the Building Bye-Laws now promulgated shall be within the meaning of these
policies and shall not be in any way contrary to the said policy terms. To the said extent,
the terms of these Building Bye-Laws are conditional.
[F. No. ACB/Engg/Building/Bye-Laws/Vol-II/ID-1879]
Mohd. SAQUIB ALAM, I.D.E.S. Chief Executive Officer
FORM A: CERTIFICATE REGARDING SAFETY FROM NATURAL HAZARDS AND STRUCTURAL
SAFETY
(To be submitted by structural engineer and applicant through e-Chhawani portal)
To,
The Chief Executive Officer
Office of the Cantonment Board
Ajmer (Rajasthan)
Sir/Madam,
I hereby certify that the erection/ re-erection or addition/ alteration in building No. _______ on / in plot no.
in block No. ______ situated at road / street _______ survey / GLRS No. __________ of Ajmer
Cantonment has been undertaken by me.
I certify that the building plans submitted for approval adhere to the safety requirements of Bye-Laws.
It is certified that the structural design including safety from natural hazards based on soil conditions has been duly
incorporated in the design of the building and these provisions shall be adhered to during the construction.
I, being a structural engineer, certify that the additions/ alterations satisfy the requirements of structural stability and
all such alterations, repairs involving walls, columns, beams, roof, footings, foundations etc., are covered under the
provisions of Building Bye-Laws requiring compliance.
Signature of Engineer
Name in block letters
Address
Signature of Applicant
Name in block letters
Address
Dated:
FORM B: CERTIFICATE FOR SUPERVISION
(To be submitted by Architect / Civil Engineer / Structural Engineer and applicant through e-Chhawani
portal)
To,
The Chief Executive Officer
Office of Cantonment Board
Ajmer (Rajasthan)
Sir/Madam,
I hereby certify that the erection/ re-erection or addition/ alteration in building No. ________ on / in plot no.
in block No. _______ situated at road / street _________ survey / GLRS No. __________ shall be
carried out under my supervision and I certify that all materials (type and grade) and the workmanship of the work
shall be generally in accordance with the general specification submitted along with the building application and that
the work shall be carried out according to the sanctioned plan. I shall be responsible for the execution of the work in
all respects.
Signature of Architect / Civil Engineer / Structural Engineer
Name of Architect / Civil Engineer / Structural Engineer
License no. of Architect / Civil Engineer / Structural Engineer
Signature of Architect / Civil Engineer / Structural Engineer
Signature of Applicant
Name in block letters
Address
Dated:
FORM C: INDEMNITY BOND FOR BASEMENT
(To be submitted by applicant through e-Chhawani portal)
TO BE SUBMITTED ON NON-JUDICIAL STAMP PAPER OF APPROPRIATE VALUE DULY
ATTESTED BY THE OATH COMMISSIONER/MAGISTRATE FIRST CLASS
Indemnity bond is executed by Shri ___________________ s/o Shri
R/o ______________________ hereby called Applicant of plot no. _________ in
of Ajmer Cantonment in favor of the Competent Authority.
Whereas the Applicant has submitted the plan of basement and whereas the Applicant has represented to the
Competent Authority that if sanction is granted for the construction of the said basement the Applicant shall indemnify
the Competent Authority of any loss at time of digging of foundation of the said basement or in the course of
construction of the basement or even thereafter.
And whereas the said Applicant has further agreed to indemnify the Competent Authority for any claims put up against
the Authority either by way of damage, compensation or in any other way in case the Authority is required to pay any
such amount to any person or the Applicant or Applicants of the adjoining properties. The Applicant hereby agrees/free
and undertakes to indemnify the Authority to pay the full extent of the amount the Authority may require to pay to the
extent hereinabove mentioned.
The Applicants further undertakes/ undertake and agree to indemnify the Authority for any such amount the
Competent Authority may require to pay/free either by way of compensation of damage or any other amount and
further undertake to indemnify the authority of all cost and expenses that the Authority may require to defend such
action in any court of law. The Applicant undertakes/ undertake that no excavation shall be carried out beyond
permissible boundaries of plot. Any damage occurring during or due to excavation made at site to public sewer, water
drains shall be made good by the Applicant.
In consideration of the above matter, undertaking and indemnity given by the said Applicant the Authority hereunder
in this behalf grant the sanction to construct the basement to the said Applicants.
In witness hereof, the Applicant abovementioned puts/ put their hands and seal to the said indemnity bond on this
day of __________________.
(Executants) (1) _______________________
(Applicant) (2) _______________________
Witness:
(1) _______________________
(2) _______________________
FORM D: NOTICE FOR COMMENCEMENT OF WORK
To,
The Chief Executive Officer
Office of Cantonment Board
Ajmer (Rajasthan)
Sir/Madam,
I hereby state that the erection / re-erection or addition/ alteration in/ on building no. _____________ on / in Survey No.
______________, Road Ajmer Cantonment will be commenced on ____________________ as per your permission granted vide office letter no. __________________ dated ______________ under the supervision of _____________________ Architect / Civil Engineer / Structural Engineer / in accordance with sanctioned plans.
Signature of Applicant
Name of Applicant (IN BLOCK LETTERS)
Address of Applicant
Dated: ___________________
FORM E: NOTICE ON COMPLETION OF BUILDING
(Section 242 of the Act)
To,
The Chief Executive Officer
Office of Cantonment Board
Ajmer (Rajasthan)
Sir/Madam,
1. We hereby certify that the erection / re-erection of building or addition / alteration in building on
____________________ (address) has been supervised by the undersigned and is strictly in accordance with the plan
sanctioned vide letter _______________ dated ______________. No Provisions of the Building Bye-Laws have been
transgressed. The work has been competed to our satisfaction to and the workmanship and materials used strictly
adhere to the general and detailed specifications. Drainage/sanitation/water supply works have been executed as per
Building Bye-Laws and sanctioned plan. No provision of the Building Bye-Laws and conditions prescribed or orders
issued there under have been transgressed in the course of the work. The building is fit for use for which it has been
erected/re-erected or altered/constructed and enlarged.
2. Certificates:
2.1 Certified that the building/s has/have been constructed according to the Sanctioned plan and structural
design which incorporate the provisions of structural relevant prevailing IS Codes/Standards/Guidelines.
2.2 Certified that water harvesting as well as waste water re-cycling systems have been provided as per the
sanctioned building plan.
2.3 It is also certified that construction has been done under our supervision and guidance and adheres to the
drawings submitted and the records of supervision maintained by us.
3. Permission to occupy or use the building may be granted.
4. Any subsequent change from completion drawings will be the responsibility of the Applicant(s)
5. If anytime in future, it comes to the notice of the office that, completion certificate was obtained by
misrepresentation of facts, concealment of any pending litigation or unauthorized construction after the inspection,
the office reserves the right to revoke/ rescind the completion certificate or any other action deemed fit.
Signature of Applicant ____________________
Name ____________________
Address ____________________
Signature of Supervisory Architect ____________________
License No. ____________________
Name ____________________
Address ____________________
Signature of Structural Engineer ____________________
License No. ____________________
Name ____________________
Address ____________________
FORM F: CERTIFICATE FOR COMPLETION-CUM-OCCUPANCY OF BUILDING
(Section 246 of the Act)
To,
Sir/Madam,
With reference to your notice of completion dated ____________________, I hereby certify that building,
as per description below at ____________________ no ______________ (address) whose plans were sanctioned vide sanction
dated ______________ has been inspected to ascertain if the same conforms to Building Bye-
Laws in respect of the structural safety, hygienic and sanitary conditions inside and in the surrounding. It is declared
fit for occupation. If anytime in future, it comes to the notice of the office that, occupancy certificate was obtained
by misrepresentation of facts, concealment of any pending litigation or unauthorised construction after the
inspection the office reserves the right to revoke/ rescind the completion certificate or any other action deemed fit.
The details of the construction work completed are as follows:
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Letter No.
Office Stamp
Date
Chief Executive Officer
Office of Cantonment Board, Ajmer
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