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TABLE I.
MINIMUM REAR AND SIDE OPEN SPACE REQUIREMNTS OF A PLOT
Minimum
Building of all Minimum Side
Plot size (m2) Rear Open
Occupancy Open space (m)
space (m)
Up to 10 stories Not Over 200 1.0 1.0
or 33m 201-275 1.5 1.0
276-300 2.0 1.25
301 and over 2.0 1.5
11 stories or Any 3.0 3.0
more than 33m
m = meter, m2 = square meter.
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