DATA COLLECTION

STANDARDS AND BYE-LAWS

Submitted By
Devi Priyanka Y
1160010571
 Thesis Topic: INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE, RAJAHMUNDRY

Assembly type Buildings

These shall include any building or part of a building, where not less than 50 persons congregate or
gather for amusement, recreation, social, religious, patriotic, civil, travel and similar purposes, for
example, theatres; motion picture houses; assembly halls; auditoria; exhibition halls; museums;
skating rinks; gymnasiums; restaurants; places of worship; dance halls; club rooms;
passenger stations and terminals of air, surface and marine public transportation services; and
stadia.
Buildings under Group D shall be further subdivided as follows:
Subdivision D-1 Buildings having a theatrical or motion picture or any other stage and fixed seats for
over 1 000 persons
Subdivision D-2 Buildings having a theatrical or motion picture or any other stage and fixed seats up
to 1000 persons
Subdivision D-3 Buildings without a permanent stage having accommodation for 300 or more
persons but no permanent seating arrangement
Subdivision D-4 Buildings without a permanent stage having accommodation for less than 300
persons with no permanent seating arrangement
Subdivision D-5 All other structures including temporary structures designed for assembly of people
not covered by Subdivisions D-1 to D-4, at ground level
Subdivision D-6 Buildings having mixed occupancies of assembly and mercantile (for example,
shopping malls providing facilities such as shopping, cinema theatres, multiplexes and
restaurants/food courts)
Subdivision D-7 Underground and elevated mass rapid transit system

The ground coverage and height shall be governed by the minimum all-round setbacks to be left, the
organized open spaces to be left and the height restrictions imposed by the Airport Authority (if
applicable) / Defence Authorities (if applicable) and Fire Services Department. The maximum height
permissible as per the Airport Authority at proposed site is 115m.

High Rise buildings shall be permissible with abutting road width of minimum 12 m and setbacks
vary from the site area and proposed building heights.
Provision of Greenery

• In every high-rise building Site, an organized open space which shall be utilized as greenery,
tot lot or soft landscaping, etc. shall be provided over and above the mandatory open
spaces to be left in and around the building. This space shall be at least 10% of total Site
area and shall be a minimum width of 3mts. This may be in one or more pockets and shall
be open to sky.
• In addition to the above, a minimum 2 mt., wide green planting strip in the periphery on all
sides within the setbacks are required to be developed and maintained greenery and trees
in all high-rise building Sites.
• Rainwater structures shall be provided within the setbacks.

Basement

The construction of the basement may be allowed in accordance with the land use and other
provisions specified under the Master Plan/Zonal Plan/Zoning Regulations/Building Rules. The
basement shall have the following requirement:

• Basements are allowed for plots 750sq.m and above only.

• Every basement shall be in every part at least 2.4m in height from the floor to underside of
the roof slab or ceiling.
• The minimum height of the ceiling of any basement shall be 0.9m and the maximum height
shall be 1.2m above the highest adjacent road level.
• Basement shall be with a setback of at least 1.5m in the sites of extent of up to 1000sq.m,
2m in the sites of extent of more than 1000sq.m and up to 2000sq.m, and 3m in the sites of
extent of more than 2000sq.m from the property line. In case of more than one basement,
0.5m additional setback for every additional basement floor shall be insisted.
• Each basement shall be separately ventilated. Vents with cross-sectional area (aggregate)
not less than 2.5 percent of the floor area spread evenly round the perimeter of the
basement shall be provided in the form of grills or breakable stall board lights or pavement
lights or by way of shafts. Any deficiency may be met by providing adequate mechanical
ventilation in the form of blowers, exhaust fans, air-conditioning systems, etc.
• Alternatively, a system of air inlets shall be provided at basement floor level and smoke
outlets at basement ceiling level.
• Adequate arrangement shall be made such that surface drainage does not enter the
basement.
• The walls and floors of the basement shall be watertight and be so designed that the effect
of the surrounding soil and moisture, if any, are taken into account in design and adequate
damp proofing treatment is given.
• The access to the basement shall be either from the main or alternate staircase providing
access to the building. When the staircase is continuous in the case of buildings served by
more than one staircase, the same shall be of enclosed type serving as a fire separation from
the basement floor and higher floors and having fire resistance rating [of not less than two
hours]/as given in Tables 1 to 18 of Part IV of the NBC 2005.
• In case a lift is provided in a building (including residential buildings) the same may also
serve the basement area.
• The exit requirements shall conform to the provisions of ‘Fire and Life safety’.
• Basement floor shall be used only for parking and not for any habitation purpose. Parking
can be permitted in one or more levels (multi-levels).
Boundary wall height:

Wherever applicable, the following norms shall apply.

• Front wall: 1.2m from highest adjacent road level to be solid (stone/brick/ masonry etc.).
• And above 1.2m and up to 2.0m it should be perforated (stone jali/iron grills/vegetation) to
maintain visual continuity.
• Side walls and back wall: 2.4m from ground level to be solid (stone/brick/masonry etc.).
• In case of corner buildings, the height of boundary wall shall be restricted to 0.75m for
length of 10m on the front and side of the inter-sections and the balance height of 0.75m if
required may be constructed with the perforated stone jali/iron grills/vegetation) to
maintain visual continuity.
• The above provisions are not applicable to the boundary walls of jails.
• In Industrial buildings of workshops and factories, electric sub-stations, transformer stations,
institutional buildings like sanitoria, hospitals and educational buildings like schools,
colleges, including hostels, and other public utility undertakings and strategically sensitive
buildings a height up to 2.4m may be permitted.

National Building Code Provisions for Amenities and Facilities

All environmental aspects like provision of Rain water harvesting structures, greenery, solar heating
and lighting systems and provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Water, Land and Trees Act 2002 shall be
complied in such of the Sites and Schemes where these are applicable.

• Parking Requirements For activities of institutions, the parking area to be provided, as

percentage of total built up area varies from 66%-33% of it in the municipal corporation
areas the parking spaces may be provided in.
• Basements or cellars allowed up to 3.25 mt. height, in one or more levels/multi-level and
such cellars shall be allowed in plots 750 [Link]., and above; or
• On stilt floor or in upper parking floors (at any level) - the height of such parking floor shall
be allowed up to 2.75 mt. height;
• In the open space over / setbacks (except the front setback) to be left around the building
with adequate vehicular access, aisle, drives, ramps required for manoeuvring of vehicles, or
• In case of non-residential occupancies on Sites below 750 [Link]. for parking a semibasement
of 3 mt. height and with such height not exceeding 1.5 mt. above ground level may be
considered

Other Aspects of Providing Parking Spaces

• The parking spaces should be efficiently designed and clearly marked and provided with
adequate access, aisle, drives and ramps required for manoeuvring of vehicles.
• Stilt floor/ sub-basement /Cellar parking floor shall be used only for parking and not for any
habitation purpose. Misuse of the area specified for parking of vehicles for any other use
shall be summarily demolished / removed by the Enforcement Authority.
• For parking spaces in basements and upper storeys of parking floors, at least two ramps of
minimum 3.6 mt., width or one ramp of minimum 5.4 m width and adequate slope shall be
provided. Such ramps may be permitted in the side and rear setbacks after leaving sufficient
space for movement of fire-fighting vehicles. Access to these may also be accomplished
 through provisions of mechanical lifts wherein the height of the parking floor upto 4.25 mt.
is allowed.
• Basement/cellar shall be set back at least 1.5 mt. from the property line and in case of more
than one cellar 1 m additional setback for every additional cellar floor shall be insisted.
• Visitors’ parking to be provided shall be 10 % of the area mentioned (In Table VI, Section 11
of G.O Ms. No 168) which is over and above the required parking area, and may be
accommodated in the mandatory setbacks other than the front setback, wherever such
setbacks are more than 6m. The Visitors’ Parking facility shall be open to all visitors.

Minimum Width Provisions for Stairways

The following minimum width provisions shall be made for each stairway:
Minimum Width Provisions for Passageway/Corridors
The following minimum width provisions shall be made for each passage way/corridor:

Exit requirements:

The following general requirement shall apply to exits:

• Every building meant for human occupancy shall be provided with exits sufficient to permit
safe escape of occupants in case of fire or other emergency.
• In every building exit shall comply with the minimum requirement of this part, except those
not accessible for public use.
• All exists shall be free of obstructions.
• No buildings shall be altered so as to reduce the number, width or portion of exits to less
than required.
• Exits shall be clearly visible and the routes to reach exits shall be clearly marked and signs
posted to guide the occupants of floor concerned.
• All exit ways shall be properly illuminated.
• Firefighting equipment where provided along exits shall be suitably located and clearly
marked but must not obstruct the exit way and there should be clear indication about its
location from either side of the exit way.
• Alarm devices shall be installed to ensure prompt evacuation of the occupants concerned
through the exits, wherever required.
• All exits shall provide continuous means of egress to the exterior of a building or to an
exterior open space leading to a street.
• Exits shall be so arranged that they may be reached without passing through another
occupied unit, except in the case of residential buildings.

Capacity of Exits:

The capacity of exits (staircase, ramps and doorways) indicating the number of which persons could
be safely evacuated through a unit exit width of 50cm shall be as given in the Table below.