TABLE - 5: PLOT SIZE WISE PERMISSIBLE SET BACKS AND HEIGHT OF
BUILDINGS
Minimum
Minimum Front setback (in Mts) Abutting
setbacks other
Maximum road width
Plot size (in sides(in Mts)
height of
Sq. Mts) 12 Mts
building 9 Mts 18 Mts
Less and
permissible and and less Above 30 Rear Other
than 9 less
(in Mts) below than 30 Mts. side side
Mts than 18
12 Mts Mts.
Mts
1 2 3(a) 3(b) 3(c) 3(d) 3(e) 4 5
Less than
7 2.0 2.0 2.5 3.0 4.5 1.0 ~
100
100 &upto
10 1.5 1.0
200
Above 200
10 2.0 1.0
&upto 300
Above 300
12 3.0 3.0 3.5 4.5 6.0 3.0 1.5
&upto 400
Above 400
12 3.0 3.0
&upto 500
Above 500
15 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 6.0 3.5 3.5
&upto 750
Above 750 15 3.5 3.5

(2) In case of apartments, the minimum distance between two buildings will not
be less than l/3rd of the height of the taller building. However the minimum
width of the internal road shall be 6 m.

In all other cases, the width of such open space between the buildings on a
plot shall be the setback specified for the tallest building subject to a
minimum of three metres.

(3) The setbacks/open spaces for other occupancies shall be as below;

A. Educational buildings - In case of educational buildings the open spaces

around the building shall not be less than 6 meter. The front set back
shall be 9 metres.

B. Institutional buildings - the open spaces around the building shall not be
less than 6 m. The front setback shall be 9m.

C. Assembly buildings - the open space in front shall be not less than 12m
and the other open spaces around the building shall not be less than 6m.

D. Commercial & Storage buildings - In case of plots with more than

500sq.mtr. area, the open spaces around the building shall not be less
than 6.0m. The front setback shall be 9m.

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