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ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTER

HYDERABAD
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SL PLOT PARKING BUILDING LINE OR SEBACK(IN M) Minimum
NO. SIZE(IN PROVISION HEIGHT setback(in
SQM) PERMISSIBLE(I m)
N M) Upto Above Abov Above Above
12m 12m & e 18m 24m 30m
upto and and
24m upto upto
30m 30m
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1. Less 7 1.5 4 7 6 7.5 -
then
100
2. 100 & 10 3 4 7 6 7.5 1
upto
200
3. Above Stilt Upto 7 3 4 7 6 7.5 1
200 parking Upto 10 3 4 7 6 7.5 1.5
&upto floor
300 allowed

4. Above Stilt Upto 7 3 4 7 6 7.5 1.5

300 & parking Upto 12 3 4 7 6 7.5 2
upto floor
400 allowed
5 Above Stilt Upto 7 3 4 7 6 7.5 2
400 & parking Upto 12 3 4 7 6 7.5 2.5
upto floor
500 allowed
6 Above Stilt Upto 7 3 4 7 6 7.5 2.5
500 & parking Upto 12 3 4 7 6 7.5 3
upto floor below 15 3 4 7 6 7.5 3.5
750 allowed
7 Above Stilt Upto 7 3 4 7 6 7.5 3.0
750 & parking Upto 12 3 4 7 6 7.5 3.5
upto plus one below 15 3 4 7 6 7.5 4
1000 cellular
floor
8 Above Stilt Upto 7 3 4 7 6 7.5 3.5
1000 parking Upto 12 3 4 7 6 7.5 4
& upto plus 2 below 15 3 4 7 6 7.5 5
1500 cellular
floor
9. Above Stilt Upto 7 3 4 7 6 7.5 4
1500& parking Upto 12 3 4 7 6 7.5 5
upto plus 2 below 18 3 4 7 6 7.5 6
2500 cellular
floor
10 Above Stilt Upto 7 3 4 7 6 7.5 5
2500 parking Upto 12 3 4 7 6 7.5 6
plus 2 or below 15 3 4 7 6 7.5 7
more
cellular
floor
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PERMISSIBLE SETBACKS & HEIGHT STIPULATIONS FOR ALL TYPES OF NON-HIGH RISE BUILDINGS

Subject to the following conditions:

a) Buildings of height above 15m and below 18 m in Sl. Nos 8,9 and 10 above, shall be
Permitted only if such plots abut roads of 12 m minimum (40ft.) width.

b) Silt parking floor permissible is exclusive of height of building up to 15m. Height of

stilt floor shall not exceed 3.0 m In case of parking floors where mechanical system
and "ft are provided, height of such parking floor up to 4.0 m could be considered.

c) Wherever cellars are permissible, these are excluded from height of Building

d) NO Balcony projection shall be allowed to extend onto the minimum setbacks. These
if provided, shall be within the minimum setback required to be left however the,
portico without access to the top may be considered infront open space.

e) In case of Sl Nos4 to 10 of above Table. stepped type buildings or incremental type

buildings may be allowed only in respect of individual residential or educational/
institutional buildings and such incremental development would be considerd
after a minimum time period of 5 years.

f) As per the provisions of the AP Fire Service Act, 1999, commercial buildings
15 m and above, and buildings of public congregation like schools, cinema theatres,
function halls and Other assembly buildings on plot area of 500 sq.m W of
Height above 6 m are required to obtain prior clearance from Fire Department torn
fire safety point Of view.

RESTRICTION OF BUILDING ACTIVITY IN THE VICINITY OF CERTAIN AREAS:

(a) Water Bodies
(i) No building / development activity shall be allowed in the bed of water bodies like river or
nala and in the Full Tank Level (FTL) of any lake, pond, cheruvu or kunta / shikam lands. Unless
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and otherwise stated, the area and the Full Tank Level (FTL) of a Lake / Kunta shall be reckoned
as measured and as certified by the Irrigation Department and Revenue Department.
(ii) The above water bodies and courses shall be maintained as Recreational/Green Buffer Zone
and no building activity shall be carried out within:
(1) 100m from the boundary of the River outside the Municipal Corporation /
Municipality / Nagara Panchayat limits and 50m with in the Municipal Corporation /
Municipality / Nagara Panchayat limits. The boundary of the river shall be as fixed and certified
by the Irrigation Department and Revenue Department.
(2) 30m from the FTL boundary of Lakes / Tanks / Kuntas of area 10Ha and
above.
(3) 9m from the FTL boundary of Lakes / Tanks / Kuntas of area less than 10Ha /
shikam lands;
(4) 9m from the defined boundary of Canal, Vagu, Nala, Storm Water Drain of
width more than 10m.
(5) 2m from the defined boundary of Canal, Vagu, Nala, Storm Water Drain of
width up to 10m.
(iii) Unless and otherwise specified in the Master Plan / Zonal Development Plan.
(1) In case of (ii) (1) & (2) above, the buffer zone may be utilised for road of
minimum 12m width, wherever feasible.

(b) Railways
The distance between the Railway Property Boundary and the edge of the building shall be 30m
as per Indian Railways Works Manual or as per No Objection Certificate (NOC) given by the
Railway Authorities.
(c) Electrical Lines
(i) In case of sites in the vicinity of High Tension Electricity Transmission Lines besides taking
other safety precautions, a minimum safety distance (both vertical and horizontal) of 3m shall
be maintained between the building and the High Tension Electricity 5 Lines and 1.5m shall be
maintained between the building and the Low Tension Electricity Lines.
(ii) In case of Electricity Tower lines, the land all along below the tower line shall be developed
as green belt to an extent of the width of tower base and on either side of green belt there shall
be a minimum of 10m wide roads or as defined in the Master Plan.
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(d) Airport
(i) Building Restrictions
(1) For building activity within the Restricted Zone / Air Funnel Zone near the airport, necessary
clearance from the concerned Airport Authority shall be obtained. (
2) The building heights and other parameters shall be regulated as per the stipulations of the
Airport Authority of India as notified in Gazette of India Extraordinary (S.O.1589) dated 30-06-
2008 and as amended from time to time by Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India.
(3) Irrespective of their distance from the aerodrome, even beyond 22km limit from the
Aerodrome Reference Point, no radio masts or similar installation exceeding 152m in height
shall be erected except with the prior clearance from Civil Aviation Authorities.
(4) In respect of any land located within 1000m from the boundary of Military Airport no
building is allowed except with prior clearance from the concerned airport authority with
regard to building height permissible and safe distance to be maintained between the building
and boundary of the aerodrome.
(e) Heritage Structures
(i) In case of Sites located within the distance up to 100m from protected monuments as
notified under Archeological Monuments and Ancient Sites and Remains Act 1955 and as
amended no construction is allowed.
(ii) For the Sites located within distance of above 100m and up to 200m from the protected
monuments, the construction is allowed only after obtaining prior permission from the National
Monument Authority.
(iii) For the Sites located within the vicinity of any Heritage Structure notified as per the
respective law, the prior clearance from the concerned authority shall be obtained.
(iv)For the development / redevelopment of any notified Heritage Structure the stipulations as
prescribed by the respective authority shall be followed.

(f) Religious Structures

(i) In case of Sites located within a radius of 100m from the notified religious structure as given
in the list in Annexure – VII / notified from time to time, the construction is allowed up to 10m
height only.
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(ii) For the Sites located within a radius of above 100m and up to 300m from the notified
religious structure as given in the list in Annexure – VII / notified from time to time, only non
high rise structures are allowed

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TIMES SAVER AND NBC

LIBRARY
A library consists 0f sub—puts. Each with own set or requirements:
1. Reference zone
2. book Stocks.
 The books are usually held within open shelves in reading room accessible book
stack and restricted
The number of book shelves depends on the type of organization accessibility of users.
3. Reading areas
4. Work spaces _
- Preferably in daylight areas
- Simple reading/work place = 2.5sqm PC or
Individual work place=4 sqm
5. Archive store
- Best Situated in basement
- Must have controlled climate conditions and accessibility
Other facilities in public libraries may include
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1. Enquiry desks
2. Cafeterias
3. Spaces for listening music
4. Recreation and meeting room
5. Music art lending library
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AUDITORIUM AND BLACK BOX

An auditorium consists of several functions which can be grouped into three main categories:

1. Front of the house

2 Stage and seating space

3. Back of the house

Front of the house

The front of the house is dedicated to the audience and houses facilitate required by the
audience before, during and after the show. It consists of.
1 The pre function lobby
2 Box office
3 Cloak rooms
4. Waiting lounge
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5. Toilets
Seating areas:

 Sizing: An area of at least 0.5 sq.m. per spectator is to be used for sitting spectators.
 Length of rows: A maximum of 16 seats per aisle, 25 seats per aisle is permissible of one
side exit door of 1m width is provided for every 3-4 rows. The National Buiding Code
recommends having not more than 1/4 seats in a two-aisle row and not more than 7
seats for a single-aisle row.
 The spacing of rows of seats from back to back shall be neither less then 850 mm nor
less than 700 mm plus the sum of the thickness of the back and inclination of the back.
There shall be a space of not less than 350 mm between the back of one seat and the
front of the seat.
 Exits, escape routes: 1m wide per 150 people (asper Neuferts standards). NBC
recommends exit width of 2000 mm.

 Clear aisles of min. 1.2 m shall be provided such that no seat is more than seven seats
away from the aisles. Cross-aisles shall be provided parallel for the line of seating to
provide direct access to the exit (min. of one cross-aisle for every 10 rows of seating.
The width of the cross aisles shall be minimum 1m.)
 For an auditorium of this capacity, at least 3 exits have to be provided.

Proportions of auditorium (classical)

 Maximum distance of last row from the proscenium line (start of stage):
 for playhouse - 24 m (maximum distance from which 0 is still possible to recognize facial
expressions)
 for opera - 32 m( important movements still recognizable)
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STAGE
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GALLERY SPACES