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Punjab Bye Laws For Commercial Buildings 121107083604 Phpapp02 PDF
Punjab Bye Laws For Commercial Buildings 121107083604 Phpapp02 PDF
•Height- Unlimited, if there is any airport in the district, then special permission is taken
from the Airport Authority of India.
•F.A.R.-1.75
•Parking- 3 E.C.S. / 100sq m. covered area on all the floors
•For open parking,1 E.C.S.-23 sq m.
•For stilt or ground floor parking,1 E.C.S.-28sq m.
•For basement parking,1 E.C.S.-32 sq m.
•Stilt & basement parking will not considered in F.A.R.
•Stilt floor’s height must not exceed 8’6” beyond the building block except in the set-backs
provided it is used for parking only.
•Multi level basement will be allowed behind the building in zoned area except
in set-backs provided it is proposed for parking purposes only and satisfy the
Public Health and Structural requirements.
•Parking grid in basements & stilt floors must be between 400-600 sq. feet.
•If at any stage, FAR is increased at any level after the auction of the site, proportionate
additional price shall be chargeable
•Direct access on a road not less than 80 ft. wide with a road frontage of not
less than 100 ft.
Provision of basement
The construction of double level basement shall be compulsory for parking and the
entire area of the basement shall be used for parking purposes only except the area
used for Air-conditioning plant and lift room which in no case shall exceed 10% of the
area. Basement shall be permitted only under the built up area at the ground level.
Parking
At present the norms of parking for multiplexes are @ 1ECS for 40 Sq. Yds. Of covered area
on all floors whereas as per NBC the norms for parking work out to be 1 ECS for 44 Square
Yards assuming that in a multiplex 60% area is used for commercial, 25% for cinema and
15% for food courts. After detailed deliberations considering the road network available in the
towns of Punjab and NBC provisions, it was decided that the existing norms in the Municipal
Building Byelaws for parking and other provisions of Multiplexes are in order and should be
retained as such.
oMinimum size for Filling-cum-Service Station and Filling Station shall be as per the
recommendations of TCPO and shall not be less than 30m X 30m in case of Filling
Station and 36 mX30m in case of Filling-cum-Service Station.
oThe minimum distance of the property line of the Filling Station from the Central
line of the road must not be less than 15.00 metres or half the proposed right-of-
way of the road, whichever, is more. In case of national highways, state highways
and major roads in urban areas they should be set back so as to be outside the
ultimate right-of-way of the highway along which it is to be located. However,
variations can be approved in special cases if allowed by the competent authority
after complete investigations.
oThe station area should have clear sign-boards (‘IN' & E X I T' boards) properly
indicating the approach and exit from the premises and these should be installed
within the site without interfering with the right of way of the highway. These
sign boards should be provided with proper lighting arrangements in the night. Any
other sign boards or bill boards should also be stated within the premises without
distracting the traffic along the highway.
oAs a general rule, the clear distance between two adjacent fuel filling stations (these
will also include fuel filling-cum-service stations) should not be less than 300 metres.
oThere should be sufficient standing space inside the fuel filling station for vehicles to
wait for their turn. In order to reduce the number of waiting vehicles, it is desirable
to have oil. air. toilets etc. installed at some distance from the fuel filling pump so that
vehicles which have been refuelled can immediately be drawn away from the fuel
pump. There should be adequate drainage arrangements in the fuel filling station
so that the surface water does not flow over the road but is collected in
suitable drains and led away to a natural course.
Height
oThe maximum height permitted for canopy/building shall be restricted to
20 feet inclusive of the parapet.
oNumber of storeys permitted within the built up area shall not exceed one
oNo mezzanine or basement within or under the built up area shall be
permitted.
Boundary Wall
oHeight of the side and Rear boundary walls shall be restricted to 4 feet.
oNo boundary wall shall be constructed on the front.
Storage Tanks
oUnderground fuel storage tanks within the site shall be permitted provided
the minimum distance from the boundary wall shall be 1.5 metres in case
of tanks being buried in earth without any masonry pit around them.
oIt should have a management tie up or franchise arrangement with National / International
hotel chain of repute having at least five hotels consisting of minimum of 50 rooms each in
India /abroad.
oThe land owner can have joint venture/Development agreement /revenue sharing
arrangement with the developer / Hotelier.
oF.A.R is allowed upto 3 ( 20-25% of this FAR can be used for commercial purposes)