Building Regulations for Libraries and Sanitation
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Powered by AIThe system furniture recommended for libraries includes cupboards, shelving systems, microfilm reader workplaces, and mobile shelf units .
The occupant load for calculating sanitation requirements is determined based on a ratio of 1.8 square meters per person. It is assumed that two-thirds of the number are males and one-third are females .
Escalators can be provided instead of staircases in buildings, but they must comply with transportation requirements and have a minimum width of one meter .
Sanitation facilities for disabled persons must account for at least 10 percent of the sanitation requirement stipulated for water closets, urinals, and wash basins. There must be a minimum of one WC, urinal, and washbasin each for males, one WC and washbasin each for females, and one WC and washbasin each for disabled persons .
Buildings exceeding one floor must have staircases unless each floor is independently accessible from the ground. The staircase requirements include minimum width (120 cm), tread width (30 cm), riser height (15 cm), and handrail height (90 cm). A headroom of 2.2 meters is required under the landing and staircase. Buildings with more than three floors must have at least two staircases, one of which may be a fire escape .
Without an additional fee, the maximum permissible F.S.I is 1.5. With an additional fee of Rs 5000 per square meter for the additional area, the F.S.I can be increased to 2.5 .
The three main areas in every library are the user and reading area, store, and administration. The specific types of libraries mentioned are public lending libraries, scientific libraries, state libraries, and specialist libraries .
Ramps used as substitutes for stairways must have a slope not exceeding 1 in 10 and must be surfaced with approved non-slippery materials, complying with all stairway requirements .
For buildings with a built-up area exceeding 500 square meters, the setback requirements are 7.5 meters at the front, 3 meters at the rear, and 3.5 meters at the sides .
One parking space is required for every or fraction of 25 square meters of built-up area. For libraries, the area of the stacking space for books is excluded from the calculation of built-up area for parking purposes .