“Building” means 2 house, outhouse, stable, latin, shed hut or other rooted structure whether ‘of masonry, brick, wood, metal or other material and any part thereof, and includes a wall (other than a boundary wail nat exceeding ten feet in height and not abutting ona stret But does not include tet o other potable and temporary shelters “Building Plans” means the plans showing the proposed details ofthe arrangements of intended building works within the property line. “carpet area” means the net flor area within 2 habitable, rent-able or saleable unit excluding the area of peripheral walls but induding the area of internal walls and columns. “car porch” means a shelter ora shed fora car, whichis permanently open on at least two sides. “cBC" means Cantonment Board Clifton "commercial building” means a building constructed for commercial use on a commercial plat and may have a combination of commercial, and residential apartments) unitsifloors. also refer to general conditions of commercial bulings. “Commercial zone” means and includes the area for shops, show rooms, stores or godowns, warehouses, shopping center, hotels and sites reserved fr filing stations, et; except activites for carrying out denting, painting, welding and repair of vehicles, ete “Completion plan” means an °As Built Plan bb. as, a hh submitted to the Board for the purposes of obtaining approval and occupancy certificate “Compulsory open space™ means minimum part of a plot which is to be left completely and ‘compulsorily open to sky under the byelaws, over which no structure or any integral part of the building shall be permitted except ramp upward ordowrward, permissible projections, basement, steps, septic tanks, soakage pits, water reservoirs and lines for sewage, water, electricity, gas, telephone etc, or those structures required by Civicagences sich as electric sub station permited in these byelaws. “DHA” means Pakistan Defence Oficers Housing Authority, Karachi “Detached building” means building not joined to anather building on any side “Engineer” means a person currently registered as such with Pakistan Engineering Council (EQ), “External wall” means any outer wall ofa building, abutting on an external or internal open space ‘on adjoining property lines. “Erection of building” means construction of building in defined premises/boundaries which ‘may include the structural alterations fr making any additions to an existing building “Existing building” means a building existing on the date of the commencement of the plan. “Fire escape” means an exit rom a building in the evento ire. =