Guidelines for stairways
● The interior stairs must be constructed of non-
combustible material only.
● It must have one side adjacent to an external wall and
should be completely enclosed.
● It is the chief fire officer who needs to approve of the
staircase’s location.
● The minimum height of handrails should be 100 cms.
● The minimum width of treads, staircase, its arrangement,
headroom, needs to follow the standards as prescribed
by the NBC.
● Living spaces and stores cannot open up into the
staircase.
● The main staircase and fire escape staircase must be
continuous from ground floor to the terrace level.
● No electrical shafts or AC ducts and gas pipelines can
●
run through the staircase.
Nothing that is combustible can be used for decoration
Refuge area
or panelling of the staircase.
● Beams and columns should not reduce the headroom or
width of the staircase
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Open areas
● Every room, habited by people, should open into an
exterior or interior open space or verandah.
● Open spaces should be counted in the FAR, as per
the master plan.
● These areas should be free of erections of any kind,
except cornice, chajja or weather shade that is not
more than 0.75 metres wide.
● Every interior or exterior or air space should be
maintained for the benefit of such building exclusively
and shall be entirely within the owner’s own premises
● According to the National Building Code, the builder
should provide a dedicated refuge area at every seventh
floor or after the first 24 metres in a high-rise. After the
first refuge area, every seventh floor should have an
area of refuge in the building.
● According to the law, the refuge area must be limited to
a maximum of 4% of the liveable floor area it serves.
Also, the calculation of the refuge area is excluded from
the Floor Space Index (FSI is the ratio of permissible
built up area). However, if the refuge area is more than
the 4% limit, the space will be calculated under FSI
norms.
● The door to the refuge area should never be locked, as the
space must be easily accessible in an emergency.
● The refuge area cannot be used for any other permanent or
temporary purpose, such as community cooking or as
storage or recreation area.
● A ‘fire check’ floor in a building with a height of more than 70
metres is compulsory. It should cover an entire floor at every
70-metre level.
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Basements
● The minimum height of the basement should be 2.5
metres and the maximum height 4.5 metres.
● The ceiling height should be a minimum of 0.9 metres
and maximum of 1.2 metres above the road surface.
● Ventilation is must for the basement and could be in
the form of blowers, exhaust fans, air-conditioning,
etc.
● Surface drainage should not enter the basement.
● The basement’s walls and floors must be water-proof.
● The basement should not be accessed directly from
the road. It should be accessed only from the main
entrance or an alternative staircase that provides
access to the building.
● Only when a projecting basement is flush with the
ground, or if the authority allows, can the basement
be permitted to touch the adjacent property
Parking
● The designated accessible parking spaces that serve a
building shall be located as near as possible to the main
entrance, and the distance from the accessible parking
space to the main entrance shall not be more than 30 m.
● For up to 200 parking spaces, six designated accessible
parking spaces shall be provided; and For over 200
parking spaces, six designated accessible parking spaces
for 200 parking spaces and one for each additional 100
parking spaces shall be provided.
● The minimum width of the parking space for a car shall be
3900 mm and the minimum length shall be 5400 mm. This
minimum width includes the transfer area beside the car
with a minimum of 1 500 mm. Two accessible parking
spaces with one shared transfer area are widely used and
shall have a minimum width of 6300 mm.
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Bathrooms
● One of the walls should have an opening to the open air.
Minimum ventilation or window space should be provided
measuring up to 0.37 sq metres.
● A bathroom must always be over another bathroom or
washing place or the terrace space and not over another
room. Watertight floors can be an exception to this rule.
● The seat should be made of non-absorbent material.
● Bathrooms should be enclosed by partitions/walls,
provided with an impervious surface with a height
Loft
● Lofts shall be permitted in residential building
and shops only. Area of such loft shall be
restricted to 25% of the covered area or
respective floor. Minimum height between loft
and ceiling shall be 1.75 m.
Group Housing
- Minimum approach road width – 9m
- Distance b/w two buildings not less than ½ of the building
height
- 15% of total area – civic amenities; 10% minimum for
park/ground
- 5% of floor area – visitor parking
Parking
- Off street parking space – 2.5*5.5 = 13.75 m2 ; scooter –
3m2 ; cycle – 1.4m2; - 25% of car parking space.

●
prescribed as not less than one metre.
The floor covering should be impervious too but sloping
Mezzanine - Multi family residential building – 2 carparks / 75m2 of
carpet area
- Prescribed minimum setback are not to be taken as part
towards the drain and not towards any other room or ● Mezzanine floor may be permitted with the of parking requirement
balcony space. minimum height of 2.75 m. between any two High rise building
● A room provided with a water closet is to be used as a - Min. Depth of site – 21m
floors above ground in all types of building
toilet only. These rooms must be provided with flush - NOC from – fire dept, KUWS n DB, KPTCL, Telecom
provided the same is counted as part of total dept.
cisterns. permissible floor area ratio and height of the - Min. corridor width – 1.0 m (exceeds ahead when it
● If there is a toilet on the terrace with a height of 2.2 building. comes to barrier free)
metres, it should be counted in the Floor Area Ratio (FAR)
.
● In the absence of a sewage outlet, a septic tank must be
provided.
Solar water heating
Kitchens Residential buildings:

● Every kitchen must have provision for washing utensils, (b) 500 lpcd for multi dwelling unit / apartments for every 5
with proper connection to drainage. units and multiples thereof.
● The kitchen must be provided with an impermeable floor.
● The kitchen must open into an interior or exterior open
Solar photovoltaic lighting systems shall be installed in multi
space and should not be less than one sq metre.
unit residential buildings (with more than five units) for
● The kitchen should not open into a shaft.
lighting the set back areas, drive ways, and internal
● No chutes to be used in buildings above 15 metres.
corridors.
● At least a window not less than 1 sq m. in area open
directly to an interior or exterior open space, but not into a
shaft
● In residential building 15 m. or more in height, refuse
chutes.

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Means of access Arrangement of exits Rainwater harvesting
● a) The width of the main street on which the ● a) Exits shall be so located so that the travel
building abuts shall not be less than 12.0 m. distance on the floor shall not exceed 22.50 m. for
● Every building with a plinth area of exceeding
● b) If there are any bends or curves in the residential buildings. Whenever more than one exit is
100 sq m and built on a site measuring not less
approach road, sufficient width shall be permitted required for a floor of a building they shall be placed
than 200 sq m shall have rain water harvesting
at the curve to enable the fire tenders to turn, the as remote from each other as possible. All the exits
structures having a minimum total capacity as
turning circle shall be at least of 9.0 m. radius. shall be accessible from the entire floor area at all
detailed in Schedule-V.
● c) The approach to the building and open floor levels.
●
spaces on its all sides upto 6.0 m. width. The ● b) The travel distance to an exit from the remote
● The owner of every building shall ensure that the
said open space shall be kept free of point shall not exceed half the distance as stated
rain water harvesting structure is maintained in
obstructions and shall be motorable. above except in the case of institutional occupancy
good repair for storage of water for non potable
● d) Main entrance to the premises shall be of in which case it shall not exceed 6.0 m.
purposes or recharge of ground water at all
adequate width to allow easy access to the fire
times.
tender and in no case it shall measure less than
5 m. The entrance gate shall fold back against
the compound wall of the premises, thus leaving
the exterior access way within the plot free for
movement of the fire service vehicles. If-archway
Height restrictions
is provided over the main entrance, the height of
● a) The maximum height of building shall not
the archway shall not be of height less than 5.0
exceed 1.5 times the width of road abutting plus
m.
● the front open spaces.
e) For multi-storeyed group housing schemes on
● b) If a building abuts on two or more streets of
one plot, the approach road shall be 20.0 m. or
different width, the building shall be deemed to
as per Master Plan/Development Plan provisions
face upon the street that has the greater width
and between individual buildings, there shall be
and the height of the building shall be regulated
6.0 m. space around.
● by the width of that street. Height shall however,
f) In case of basement extending beyond the
not exceed the maximum height as provided in
building line, it shall be capable of taking load of
the Master Plan.
45 tones for a building of height 15.0 m. and
● In our site, the width the the abutting road is
above and 22 tones for building height less than
12m. So therefore, the maximum building height
15.0 m. 65 M
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Minimum Size and Width of Different Components of Residential Premises

Projections into open spaces

i) All open spaces provided either in interior or exterior shall be kept free from any
erections thereon and shall open to the sky. Nothing except cornice, chhajja or
weather shade (not more than 0.75 m. wide) shall overhang or project over the said
open space so as to reduce the width to less than minimum required.
Note: Such projections shall not be allowed at height less than 2.2 m. from the
corresponding finished floor level:
ii) One canopy per block on the ground floor not exceeding 4.5 m. in length and 2.4
m. in width
iii) Balcony at roof slab level of 1.2 m. width and area not exceeding 3.5 sq m. per
bedroom but not exceeding 3 in number per flat.
iv) Balcony having entrance from the toilet/bathroom and width as 1.2 m. for drying
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 Permissible FAR=

Permissible FAR applicable for plot area x Proposed width of road at the proposed road width abutting the plot.
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Requisite proposed road width applicable to the plot area

AREAS FOR OPEN SPACES AND CIVIC AMENITIES:

Approval of Residential Layouts:

The areas for open space and Civic Amenities while sanctioning of layout for residential purpose shall be subject to the
following conditions:

i. The area earmarked for residential sites shall be a maximum of 55% of the total extent.

ii. Balance area shall be earmarked for roads, parks, and playgrounds and civic Amenities and the area under parks and
playgrounds shall not be less than 15% of the total extent.

iii. If by incorporating major roads proposed in the Master Plan, the area under roads exceeds 45%, in such case the
reservation under parks and civic amenities may be relaxed.

iv. A maximum of 3% of the total area from out of the residential area may be earmarked for convenient shops on the
request of the owner. It Shall be abutting a road with a minimum width of 12 m.

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FIRE SAFETY Electrical Installation

Openings in Fire Resistant Walls and Floors
A doorway or opening in a fire-resistant wall on any floor shall be limited to 5.6 m2 in area with a
maximum height/width of 2.75 m. Every wall opening shall be protected with fire-resisting doors,
having the fire rating of not less than 120 min. The openings in the floors shall be protected by
vertical enclosures extending above and below such openings, such enclosures having a fire
resistance of not less than 120 min and all openings therein being protected with a fire-resisting
assembly.
For escalator openings, the smoke spill shall be avoided by provision of smoke barrier (of 450-600
mm) thereby creating smoke compartment. Further, the protection shall be ensured through
installation of sprinklers on all sides of the cut out opening on each floor.
In general, it is desirable that the wiring and cabling are with flame retardant property. Medium and
low voltage wiring running in shafts, and within false ceiling shall run in metal conduit. Any 230 V
wiring for lighting or other services, above false ceiling, shall have 660 V grade insulation.
The electric distribution cables/wiring shall be laid in a separate shaft. The shaft shall be sealed at
every floor with fire stop materials having the same fire resistance as that of the floor. High, medium
and low voltage wiring running in shaft and in false ceiling shall run in separate shaft/conduits.
Water mains, gas pipes, telephone lines, intercom lines or any other service line shall not be laid in the
duct for electrical cables; use of bus ducts/solid rising mains instead of cables is preferred.
All metallic items like steel structural members, etc, shall be bonded properly to the earthing system.

Emergency power for fire and life safety systems

Service ducts and shafts
Emergency power supplying distribution system for critical requirement for functioning of fire and life
safety system and equipment shall be planned for efficient and reliable power and control supply to
Openings in walls or floors which are necessary to be provided to allow passages of all building the following systems and equipment where provided:
services like cables, electrical wirings, telephone cables, plumbing pipes, etc, shall be protected by
enclosure in the form of ducts/shafts having a fire resistance not less than 120 min. The inspection
door for electrical shafts/ducts shall be not less than 120 min. Further, medium and low voltage a) Fire pumps.
wiring running in shafts/ducts, shall either be armoured type or run through metal conduits. The
b) Pressurization and smoke venting; including its ancillary systems such as dampers and actuators.
space between the electrical cables/conduits and the walls/slabs shall be filled in by a fire stop
material having fire resistance rating of not less than 120 min. This shall exclude requirement of fire c) Fireman's lifts (including all lifts).
stop sealing for low voltage services shaft. For plumbing shafts in the core of the building, with shaft
d) Exit signage lighting.
door opening inside the building, the shafts shall have inspection doors having fire resistance rating
not less than 30 min. For plumbing shafts doors which open in wet areas or in naturally ventilated e) Emergency lighting.
areas or on external wall of the building, the shafts may not require doors having any specified fire
f) Fire alarm system.
rating.
g) Public address (PA) system (relating to emergency voice evacuation and annunciation).

h) Magnetic door hold open devices.

Vertical opening
j) Lighting in fire command centre and security room.

Every vertical opening between the floors of a building shall be suitably enclosed or protected, as
necessary, to provide the following:
a) Reasonable safety to the occupants while using the means of egress by preventing spread of
fire, smoke, or fumes through vertical openings from floor to floor to allow occupants to complete
their use of the means of egress. Further it shall be ensured to provide a clear height of 2 100 mm in
the exit access.
b) Limitation of damage to the building and its contents.
Power supply to these systems and equipment shall be from normal and emergency (standby
generator) power sources with changeover facility. If power supply, is from HV source and HV
generation, the transformer should be planned in standby capacity to ensure continuity of power to
such systems. Wherever transformers are installed at higher levels in buildings and backup DG sets are
of higher voltage rating, then dual redundant cables shall be taken to all transformers. The generator
shall be capable of taking starting current of all the fire and life safety systems and equipment as
above. Where parallel HV/LV supply from a separate substation fed from different grid is provided
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 in consultation with the Authority. The power supply to the panel/distribution board of these fire
and life safety systems shall be through fireproof enclosures or circuit integrity cables or through
alternate route in the adjoining fire compartment to ensure supply of power is reliable to these
systems and equipment. It shall be ensured that the cabling from the adjoining fire compartment is
protected within the compartment of vulnerability. The location of the panel/ distribution board
feeding the fire and life safety system shall be in fire safe zone ensuring supply of power to these
systems.
Circuits of such emergency system shall be protected at origin by an automatic circuit breaker with
its no-volt coil removed. Master switches controlling essential service circuits shall be clearly labelled.
Cables for fire alarm and PA system shall be laid in metal conduits or armoured to provide physical
segregation from the power cables.
Substation/Transformers
Lightning protection of buildings
Routing of down conductors (insulated or uninsulated) of lightning protection through electrical or
other service shafts are not allowed as it can create fire and explosion during lightning.
Escape Lighting and Exit Signage
a) The exit, exit access and exit discharge systems shall be illuminated continuously. The floors of the
means of egress shall be illuminated at all points, including angles and intersections, in corridors and
passageways, stairwells, landings of stairwells and exit.
b) Emergency lighting shall be powered from a source independent of that supplying the normal
lighting.
c) Escape lighting shall be capable of,

Areas in substation shall not be used as storage/dump areas or for other utility purposes other than
those required for the functioning of the substation. The substation area should be adequately
ventilated. An independent, ventilated or air conditioned MV panel room shall be provided on the
ground level or first basement. This room shall be provided with access from outside (or through exit
passageway accessible from outside). The MV panel room shall be provided with fire resistant walls
and doors of fire resistance of not less than 120 min. If the licensees agree to provide meters on upper
floors, the licensees' cables shall be segregated from consumers' cables by providing a partition in the
shaft. Meter rooms on upper floors shall not open into staircase enclosures and should be ventilated
directly to open air outside or in electrical room of 120 min fire resistant walls. Electrical MV main
distribution panel and lift panels shall be provided with CO2 /inert gas flooding system for all panel
compartments with a cylinder located beside the panel.
Dry type substation
Transformers located inside a building shall be of dry type and all substation/switch room walls,
ceiling, floor, opening including doors shall have a fire resistance rating of 120 min. Access to the
substation shall be provided from the nearest fire exit/exit staircase for the purpose of electrical
isolation.
Standby supply
1) indicating clearly and unambiguously the escape routes.
2) providing adequate illumination along such routes to allow safe movement of persons towards
and through the exits; and
3) ensuring that fire alarm call points and firefighting equipment provided along the escape routes
can be readily located.
d) The horizontal luminance at floor level on the centreline of an escape route shall not be less than
10 lumen/m2. In addition, for escape routes up to 2 m wide, 50 percent of the route width shall be lit
to a minimum of 5 lumen/m2. In auditoriums, theatres, concert halls and such other places of
assembly, the illumination of floor exit/access may be reduced during period of performances to
values not less than 2 lux.
e) Required illumination shall be arranged such that the failure of any single lighting unit, such as
the burning out of one luminaire, will not leave any area in darkness and does not impede the
functioning of the system further.
f) The emergency lighting shall be provided to be put on within 5 s of the failure of the normal
lighting supply. Also, emergency lighting shall be able to maintain the required illumination level for a
period of not less than 90 min in the event of failure of the normal lighting even for smaller premises.
g) Battery pack emergency lighting, because of its limited duration and reliability, shall not be
allowed to be used in lieu of a diesel engine driven emergency power supply.
h) Escape lighting luminaires should be sited to cover the following locations:
1) Near each intersection of corridors,

2) At exits and at each exit door,

Diesel generator set(s)shall not be installed at any floor other than ground/first basement. If the same
are installed indoors, proper ventilation and exhaust shall be planned. The DG set room shall be 3) Near each change of direction in the escape route,
separated by 120 min fire resistance rated walls and doors. The oil tank for the DG sets (if not in the
base of the DG) shall be provided with a dyked enclosure having a volumetric capacity of at least 10 4) Near each staircase so that each flight of stairs receives direct light,
percent more than the volume of the oil tank. The enclosure shall be filled with sand for a height of
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5) Near any other change of floor level,
6) Outside each final exit and close to it,
7) Near each fire alarm call point,
8) Near firefighting equipment, and
9) To illuminate exit and safety signs as required by the enforcing authority.
NOTE For the purpose of this clause 'near' is normally considered to be within 2 m measured
horizontally.
j) The luminaires shall be mounted as low as possible, but at least 2 m above the floor level.
k) Signs are required at all exits, emergency exits and escape routes, which should comply with the
graphic requirements of the relevant Indian Standards.
Exit passageway (at ground) and staircase lighting shall also be connected to alternative supply. The
alternative source of supply may be provided by battery continuously trickle charged from the
electric mains.
Exit signage
Where exit access is provided through corridors/paths, the occupants shall be able to easily identify
the way to exits. Exit signs shall be provided such that no point in an exit access is more than 30 m
from a visible exit directional sign. An exit sign indicating the direction to an exit shall be provided at
all changes in direction. Exits shall be clearly visible and the route to reach the exits shall be clearly
marked and signs posted to guide the occupants of the floor concerned. Signs shall be illuminated
and wired to an independent electrical circuit on an alternative source of supply. The sizes and
colours of the exit signs shall be in accordance with good practice. The colour of the exit signs shall
be green.
NOTE - This provision shall not apply to A-2 and A-4 occupancies less than 15 m in height.
The exit sign with arrow indicating the way to the escape route shall be provided at a suitable height
from the floor level on the wall and shall be illuminated by electric light connected to corridor circuits.
All exit way marking signs should be so installed that no mechanical damage shall occur to them due
to moving of furniture or other heavy equipment. Further, all landings of floor shall have floor
indicating boards prominently indicating the number of the floor. Photo luminescent markings shall
be pasted at internal hydrant boxes.
Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Smoke Control
Air conditioning and ventilating systems shall be so installed and maintained as to minimise the
danger of spread of fire, smoke or fumes from one floor to other or from outside to any occupied
building or structure. Many high-rise buildings integrated smoke management systems into their
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conventional HVAC systems. In such installation, it requires special design considerations, including
safe and adequate controls, acceptable and documented testing and regular maintenance systems.
Wherever batteries are provided, the same shall be segregated by 120 min fire rated construction.
Ventilation to the room shall be provided as per manufacturer's instructions.
Air handling unit
From fire safety point of view, separate air handling units (AHU) for each floor shall be provided to
avoid the hazards arising from spread of fire and smoke through the air conditioning ducts. The air
ducts shall be separate from each AHU to its floor and in no way shall interconnect with the duct of
any other floor. Within a floor it would be desirable to have separate air handling unit provided for
each compartment. Air handling unit shall be provided with effective means for preventing
circulation of smoke through the system in the case of a fire in air filters or from other sources
drawn into the system and shall have smoke sensitive devices for actuation in accordance with the
accepted standard and control.
Shafts or ducts, if penetrating multiple floors, shall be of masonry construction with fire damper in
connecting ductwork or shall have fire rated ductwork with fire dampers at floor crossing.
Alternatively, the duct and equipment may be installed in room having walls, doors and fire damper
in duct exiting/entering the room of 120 min fire resistance rating. Such shafts and ducts shall have
all passive fire control meeting 120 min fire resistance rating requirement to meet the objective of
isolation of the floor from spread of fire to upper and lower floors through shaft/duct work.
NOTE - Zoned and compartmented HVAC systems are encouraged with an approach to avoid
common exhaust shafts and fresh air intake shafts which will limit the requirement of such passive
measure and fire rated duct work and dampers.
Duct work
Air ducts serving main floor areas, corridors, etc, shall not pass through the exits/exit passageway/
exit enclosure. Exits and lift lobbies, etc, shall not be used as return air passage.
As far as possible, metallic ducts shall be used even for the return air instead of space above the false
ceiling.
Wherever the ducts pass through fire walls or floors, the opening around the ducts shall be sealed
with materials having fire resistance rating of the compartment. Such duct shall also be provided with
fire dampers at all fire walls and floors unless such ducts are required to perform for fire safety
operation; and in such case fire damper may be avoided at fire wall and floor while integrity of the
duct shall be maintained with 120 min fire resistance rating to allow the emergency operations for
fire safety requirements.
The ducting within compartment would require minimum fire resistance rating of 30 min. Such
ducting material in substantial gauge shall be in accordance with good practice. If such duct crosses
adjacent compartment/floor and not having fire dampers in such compartment/floor, it would
require fire resistance duct work rating of 120 min. The requirements of support of the duct shall
meet its functional time requirement as above.
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The materials used for insulating the duct system (inside or outside) shall be of non-combustible
type. Any such insulating material shall not be wrapped or secured by any material of combustible
nature.
Inspection panels shall be provided in the ductwork to facilitate the cleaning accumulated dust in
ducts and to obtain access for maintenance of fire dampers.
Fire or fire/smoke dampers
These dampers shall be evaluated to be in supply air ducts, fresh air and return air ducts/ passages
at the following points:
a) At the fire separation wall,
b) Where ducts/passages enter the vertical shaft,
c) Where the ducts pass through floors, and
d) At the inlet of supply air duct and the return air duct of each compartment on every
floor.
Damper shall be of motorized type/fusible link. Damper shall be so installed to provide complete
integrity of the compartment with all passive fire protection sealing. Damper should be accessible to
maintain, test and replace, if so required. Damper shall be integrated with Fire Alarm Panel and shall
be sequenced to operate as per requirement and have interlocking arrangement for fire safety of the
building. Manual operation facilities for damper operation shall also be provided.
Boiler rooms
The following additional aspects may be considered in the location of boiler room:
a) The boilers shall be installed in a fire resisting room of 180 min fire resistance rating.
b) Entry to this room shall be provided with a composite door of 120 min fire resistance rating.
c) The boiler room shall be provided with its dedicated natural or mechanical ventilation system.
Mechanical ventilation system for the boiler room would be accepted with 120 min fire resistance
rating ductwork if it has interface with other mechanical areas. Ventilation system should not be
allowed to be routed through electrical room area or through exit corridor/exits.
d) The oil tank for the boiler shall be provided with a dyked enclosure having a volumetric capacity
of at least 10 percent more than the volume of the oil tank. The enclosure shall be filled with sand for
a height of 300 mm.
Glazing
Glass facade shall be in accordance with the following:
a) For fully sprinklered buildings having fire separation of 9 m or more, tempered glass in a
noncombustible assembly, with ability to hold the glass in place, shall be provided. It shall be ensured
that sprinklers are located within 600 mm of the glass facade providing full coverage to the glass.
NOTE In case of all other buildings, fire resistance rating of glass facade shall be in accordance with
Table 1.
b) All gaps between floor-slabs and facade assembly shall be sealed at all levels by approved fire-
resistant sealant material of equal fire rating as that of floor slab to prevent fire and smoke
propagation from one floor to another.
c) Openable panels shall be provided on each floor and shall be spaced not more than 10 m apart
measured along the external wall from centre-to-centre of the access openings. Such openings shall
be operable at a height between 1.2 m and 1.5 m from the floor and shall be in the form of openable
panels (fire access panels) of size not less than 1 000 mm x 1 000 mm opening outwards. The
wordings, 'FIRE OPENABLE PANEL OPEN IN CASE OF FIRE, DO NOT OBSTRUCT' of at least 25 mm
letter height shall be marked on the internal side. Such panels shall be suitably distributed on each
floor based on occupant concentration. These shall not be limited to cubicle areas and shall be also
located in common areas/corridors to facilitate access by the building occupants and fire personnel
for smoke exhaust in times of distress.
Surface Interior Finishes
The use of combustible surface finishes on walls (including facade of the building) and ceilings affects
the safety of the occupants of a building. Such finishes tend to spread the fire and even though the
structural elements may be adequately fire resistant, danger to life may result. It is, therefore, essential
to have adequate precautions to minimise spread of flame on wall, facade of building and ceiling
surfaces. The finishing materials used for various surfaces and decor shall be such that it shall not
generate toxic smoke/fumes.
The susceptibility of various types of wall surfaces to fire is determined in terms of the rate of spread
of flame. Based on the rate of spread of flame, surfacing material shall be considered as divided into
four classes as follows {see also good practice
a) Class 1 Surfaces of very low flame spread.
b) Class 2 Surfaces of low flame spread.
c) Class 3 Surfaces of medium flame spread.
d) Class 4 Surfaces of rapid flame spread.

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Class 2 <2> Class J 0)
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May be May be used May be used only in

used m in any living rooms and bed
any situation. room? (but not in
situation except on rooms on the roof)
walls, facade and only as a lining
of the to solid walls and
building. partitions; not on
staircase and staircases or
corridors corridors or facade of the
building.

NOTE Panelling (lining) shall be permitted in a limited area.

It shall not be permitted in a vestibule.

When frames, walls, partitions or floors are lined with combustible materials, the surfaces on both
sides of the materials shall conform to the appropriate class, because there is considerable danger
from fire starting and rapidly spreading within the concealed cavity unknown to the occupants
whose escape may be hampered thereby.

Fire Command Centre (FCC)

a) Fire command centre shall be on the entrance floor of the building having direct access. The
control room shall have the main fire alarm panel with communication system (suitable public address
system) to aid floors and facilities for receiving the message from different floors.
b) Fire command centre shall be constructed with 120 min rating walls with a fire door and shall be
provided with emergency lighting. Interior finishes shall not use any flammable materials. All controls
and monitoring of fire alarm systems, pressurization systems, smoke management systems shall
happen from this room. Monitoring of integrated building management systems, CCTVs or any other
critical parameters in building may also be from the same room.
c) Details of all floor plans along with the details of firefighting equipment and installations (2 sets
laminated and bound) shall be maintained in fire command centre.
d) The fire staff in charge of the fire command centre shall be responsible for the maintenance of the
various services and firefighting equipment and installations in coordination with security, electrical
and civil staff of the building.

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• The minimum height of handrails should be 100 cms.

1 Stairways • The main staircase and fire escape staircase must be continuous from ground floor to the NBC, ZONAL
terrace level.
• No electrical shafts or AC ducts and gas pipelines can run through the staircase.
• The minimum width of staircases shall be 1.50 m. The minimum number of risers on a flight
shall be limited to 12. Size of treads shall not be less than 30 cm and the height of risers shall
not be more than 15 cm.

• Every room, habited by people, should open into an exterior or interior open space or verandah.
2 Open Areas • Open spaces should be counted in the FAR, as per the master plan. NBC, URDPFI
• These areas should be free of erections of any kind, except cornice, chajja or weather shade
that is not more than 0.75 metres wide.
• 50% of the open area of the plot should be used for proper landscaping.

• should provide a dedicated refuge area at every seventh floor or after the first 24 metres in a high-
3 Refuge Area rise. After the first refuge area, every seventh floor should have an area of refuge in the building. NBC
• According to the law, the refuge area must be limited to a maximum of 4% of the liveable floor
area it serves.
• A ‘fire check’ floor in a building with a height of more than 70 metres is compulsory. It should cover
an entire floor at every 70-metre level.

• The minimum height of the basement should be 2.5 metres and the maximum height 4.5 metres.
4 Basements • The ceiling height should be a minimum of 0.9 metres and maximum of 1.2 metres above the road NBC, ZONAL
surface.

• The distance from the accessible parking space to the main entrance shall not be more than 30m.
5 Parking • For up to 200 parking spaces, six designated accessible parking spaces shall be provided; and NBC, ZONAL
For over 200 parking spaces, six designated accessible parking spaces for 200 parking spaces
and one for each additional 100 parking spaces shall be provided.
• The minimum width of the parking space for a car shall be 3900 mm and the minimum length shall
be 5400 mm. This minimum width includes the transfer area beside the car with a minimum of 1
500 mm. Two accessible parking spaces with one shared transfer area are widely used and shall
have a minimum width of 6300 mm.
• Off street parking space – 2.5*5.5 = 13.75 m2

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• One of the walls should have an opening to the open air. Minimum ventilation or window space
6 Bathrooms should be provided measuring up to 0.37 sq metres. NBC
• If there is a toilet on the terrace with a height of 2.2 metres, it should be counted in the Floor Area
Ratio (FAR).
• Bathrooms should be enclosed by partitions/walls, provided with an impervious surface with a
height prescribed as not less than one metre.

• The kitchen must open into an interior or exterior open space and should not be less than one
7 Kitchens sq metre. NBC
• No chutes to be used in buildings above 15 metres.
• At least a window not less than 1 sq m. in area open directly to an interior or exterior open
space, but not into a shaft
• In residential building 15 m. or more in height, refuse chutes.

• Lofts shall be permitted in residential building and shops only. Area of such loft shall be restricted
8 Lofts to 25% of the covered area or respective floor. Minimum height between loft and ceiling shall be NBC
1.75 m.

• Mezzanine floor may be permitted with the minimum height of 2.75 m. between any two floors
9 Mezzanine above ground in all types of building provided the same is counted as part of total permissible floor NBC
area ratio and height of the building.

500 lpcd for multi dwelling unit / apartments for every 5 units and multiples thereof.
10 Solar Water Heating Solar photovoltaic lighting systems shall be installed in multi unit residential buildings (with more NBC
than five units) for lighting the set back areas, driveways, and internal corridors.

11 Corridors The minimum width of corridors shall be 1.80 m.

NBC, ZONAL

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• The approach to the building and open spaces on its all sides up to 6.0 m. width. The said open
12 Means of Access space shall be kept free of obstructions and shall be motorable. NBC, URDPFI
• Main entrance to the premises shall be of adequate width to allow easy access to the fire tender
and in no case, it shall measure less than 5 m.
• In case of basement extending beyond the building line, it shall be capable of taking load of 45
tones for a building of height 15.0 m. and above and 22 tones for building height less than 15.0 m.
65 M
• For multistoried group housing schemes on one plot, the approach road shall be 20.0 m.

• Exits shall be so located so that the travel distance on the floor shall not exceed 22.50 m. for
13 Arrangement of Exits residential buildings. Whenever more than one exit is required for a floor of a building they shall NBC, URDPFI
be placed as remote from each other as possible. All the exits shall be accessible from the
entire floor area at all floor levels.
• The travel distance to an exit from the remote point shall not exceed half the distance as stated
above except in the case of institutional occupancy in which case it shall not exceed 6.0 m.

• In our site, the width the abutting road is 12m. So therefore, the maximum building height cannot
14 Height Restrictions exceed 18m. NBC

• Every building with a plinth area of exceeding 100 sq m and built on a site measuring not less than
15 Rainwater Harvesting 200 sq m shall have rainwater harvesting structures having a minimum total capacity as detailed in NBC, URDPFI
Slide 3.
• Should be linked with pressured hoses as backup for extinguisher.

• One special water closet in a set of toilets shall be provided for the use of handicapped persons
16 Toilets with wash basin keeping in view the following provisions.- NBC, ZONAL
• The minimum size of toilet shall be 1.50 m x 1.75 m. The maximum height of the W.C. set shall be
0.50 m above the floor.
• Toilet's minimum of 1 m x 1.5 m and not exceeding 1.4 percent of the plot area permissible in rear
set back only

17 Lifts Wherever lifts are required to be installed as per byelaws, provision of at least one lift shall be made
for the wheelchair users with the following cage dimensions recommended for passenger lifts of 13
NBC, ZONAL,
persons capacity by Bureau of Indian Standards. Clear internal depth 1100 mm (1.10 m) Clear URDPFI
internal width 2000 m (2.00 m) Entrance door width 900 mm (0.90) The lift lobby shall have a
minimum inside measurement of 1.80 m x 1.80 m.

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