CODE

OF WORKS AND
URBANISM
DE
PARNAMIRIM
Law No. 830/94 Parnamirim-RN, July 29, 1994.

CHAPTER I
General Part

CHAPTER I
Application of the Code

Article 1 - The Code of Works and Urbanism of Parnamirim regulates the relationships
legal matters of the City Hall, related to the Works and urbanism carried out in the urban area, of
urban and rural expansion, by any owner.

Article 2 - The rules established in this Code shall be applied in

harmonization with State and Federal legislation.

Article 3 - The Code shall adapt to the Master Plan Law and successive
changes determined by the Planning body of the City Hall.

Article 4 - The cases omitted in this code will be clarified by the Department.
from the Urban Planning of the Municipal Planning Secretariat.

CHAPTER II
Project and Construction Processing

SECTION I
Qualified Professionals to Build

Article 5: Every construction will have a responsible builder and will comply with a
project developed by a legally qualified professional.

Article 6 - Those who are legally qualified to design, build, calculate,

execute or supervise works, make evaluation and budget, urban planning and issue expert report,
the professionals who meet the requirements of the regulated exercise legislation
the professions of engineer, architect, and intermediate level construction technician,
complementary legislation of CREA and CONFEA, as well as those that determine this code.

§ 1º - The firms and legally qualified professionals must, in order to

exercise their activities in Parnamirim, be registered with the City Hall.

§ 2º - For the registration mentioned above, the City Hall will maintain a special file.
which will include the following documents:

a) Request addressed to the Planning Department, including

name and address of person, firm or company, name of
technical responsible with indication of the diploma or title;
 b) Photocopy of the professional license;
c) Contract or registration of a firm, partnership, company or
company (when applicable) duly recorded in the CREA.
d) Proof of the owed fees;
e) Other observations.

Article 7 - The professional may request the cancellation of their responsibility;

§ 1º - Of a certain work:

a) Explaining the reason for your request;

b) Declaring the state of the work on the date of the request;
c) Declaring that the approved project has been fulfilled in the case of having
the work has been started; in case the project has not been fulfilled
approved, to expose the reasons that justify the request for cancellation
in this special case;
d) In the event of fines incurred due to the execution of the work in
question, prove the settlement of them.

§ 2 - From a group and works or from all the works for which he is responsible
from a company, the professional must request cancellation separately for each work.

Article 8 - The professional or company will be removed from the registry for one of the reasons
that follow:

§ 1º - Due to the death of the professional or dissolution of the firm.

§ 2º - For having voluntarily requested the cancellation of their registration,

satisfying the following requirements;

a) Prove that you are not in arrears with the Municipal Treasury;
b) Not to be found suspended. Otherwise, you must first
fulfill the imposed penalty in order to then request the
cancellation;
c) Not finding any of the works for which he is responsible in
disagreement with the requirements set forth in this code.

§ 3 - At the request of the CREA, resulting from the oversight of the exercise of
profession and in accordance with the law, the City Hall being obligated to inform the professional of their
exclusion.

§ 4 - The professional or firm may request a new registration, once the

requirements of this code.

SECTION II
Presentation and Approval of Projects
 Article 9 - For the approval of construction, renovation, expansion, or
modifications, the concerned party must present to the Municipal Planning Secretariat the
following documents:

I – Request;
II – Architectural project in three copies of heliographic prints;
III - Copy of the ART (Technical Responsibility Annotation) from the CREA of
project and execution;
IV – Copy of the property ownership document.

Paragraph 1 - The request signed by the owner shall contain their name.
address, location of the work with street indication, nature and destination, area to be built,
renovated or expanded.

§ 2º - The architectural project must consist of;

a) Floor plan of each level of the building and respective

dependencies, with the indication of the destination to be given to each
compartment and its dimensions (scale 1/50) or 1/75).
b) Elevation of the facade(s), facing the public road (scale
1/50 or 1/75.
c) Longitudinal and transverse cuts through the thickest parts
important features of the building (scale 1/50 or 1/75).
d) Rental plants and situation; and
e) Plant legend consisting of the following information;
1- nature of the work and location;
2- area of the land;
3- area to be occupied by the construction;
4- total area of the construction;
5- name and signature of the owner;
6- name and signature of the project author with title and
professional license number;
7- name and signature of the person responsible for the execution of the
work with title and professional license number; and
8 scales used.
f) In cases of large-scale works such as hotels, hospitals,
shopping, industrials and others, the scale may be reduced to
1/100

§ 3rd - The location and situation plan must contain, at a scale no less than
1/300 or in the case of large construction works up to 1/500, the following graphic information:

a) Dimension and area of the lot;

b) Access to the lot and position of the block;
c) Neighboring lots with their numbers;
d) Magnetic orientation; e
e) Projection of the designed construction, with setback dimensions
for the currencies.
 Article 10 - The submitted projects may not contain corrections. Alterations are allowed.
correction of quotas in red ink, subject to separate correction and initialed by the author
of the project.

Article 11 - The project will receive approval, in all copies from the engineer or
architect who has examined him.

Article 12 - In projects for renovations and expansions of buildings, in order to facilitate the
reading of the plans, it will be indicated:

a) Cor normal da cópia, para construção a ser conservada;

b) Yellow ink, for a building to be demolished; and
c) Red ink, for construction to be executed.

Article 13 - Those interested will be returned, with the indication of the reason,
projects that are in disagreement with this Code or have errors.

Art. 14 - The SEMP (Municipal Planning Department) will have a deadline

maximum of 30 (thirty) days to pronounce on the approval or not of the projects of
construction, renovation and expansion, that are presented to it for analysis, counted from the
registration date in the protocol.

Art. 15 - Depending on the importance and purpose of the works or if these

locate themselves in special areas of cities (coastal areas, dunes, industrial zones,
of security, etc) the projects before being presented to SEMP for approval,
they must be submitted to the review of constituted bodies at the federal and state levels
the municipal authority to which they refer, so that they issue their opinions.

Article 16 - Once the project is approved and the fees and charges are paid, the ...
construction permit where, in addition to the name of the owner, the elements of
identification of the lot or land that will receive the construction, the legal certificates to be
observed, as well as any other indication deemed necessary.

Article 17 - The construction permit shall expire within the period set by SEMP.
as set forth in the respective license.

§ 1 - The extension of the deadline granted in the permit for construction, as long as
requested and justified by the owner, will be granted by the competent technical body within 60
(sixty) days after the deadline set in the respective permit.

§ 2º - Any renewal or revalidation of a construction license will remain

subject to reexamination by the DPU (Department of Urban Planning) of the project
approved.

§ 3º - The revalidation of the approval of a project may only be granted if,

on the date of the revalidation, the project satisfied 'in toto' the provisions of this Code.

Art. 18 - Of the copies of the approved project, one will be filed at the SEMP and
the remaining ones delivered to the interested party, along with the permit.
 Sole Paragraph – A copy of the approved project delivered to the interested party.
as well as the permit, must remain on the construction site to be shown to the inspection
when they demand it.

Art. 19 - For essential modifications to the approved project, it will be necessary

a new license that will be requested and processed according to this Code.

Sole Paragraph – Minor changes such as: changes in positions of

frames, of roofs, of facades, that do not exceed the limits set to
essential elements of construction do not depend on a new permit, however
Approval from the Department of Urban Planning is required.

Article 20 - The cancellation of a project's approval may be made at discretion.

to the Secretary of Planning, in case it has been found that there was an error in your
approval.

Article 21 - The City Hall will provide a standard construction project for popular housing so that
people, recognized as poor, who do not have their own housing and apply for it,
for the construction of a building for your housing.

Sole Paragraph – In the case of construction according to this article, the

The city hall must put up signs indicating the department to which the construction is related and the
name of the qualified professional responsible for the work. It should also be included in the plan
special license number provided by the City Hall.

SECTION III
Building License

Art. 22º - Nenhuma construção, reconstrução, ampliação, reforma ou demolição

will be done without prior authorization from the City Hall.

§ 1º - The permit will depend on the existence of an approved project, which may be
required, at the same time, the approval and the permit.

§ 2 - Building permits will be valid for one year to commence

works.

§ 3º - If, after the project is approved and the construction permit is issued,
if there are changes to the plans, the interested party must request a new approval of the project
marking the changes.

Article 23 - It depends on prior approval of projects for the respective works.

license for: construction, renovation, modifications or expansions of buildings or their
dependencies, fences or balustrades, the latter in alignment with the thoroughfares
public.

Article 24 - The licenses for the following do not depend on the presentation of projects:
 I - Construction of a simple roof, with an area of less than 8 (eight) meters
squares, as long as they are kept away from the alignment, 5 (five) meters and meet the
hygiene and safety conditions, which cannot, under any circumstances, be intended for
sanitary installations;
II - Construction of alignment wall of the public road, being
meanwhile necessary the alignment certificate to be provided by the City Hall:
III - Maintenance services; and
IV - Construction of dividing walls.

Art. 25 - In existing buildings that are not in accordance with the

present rules, partial construction works or repairs will be allowed, which come
compete to improve hygiene and safety conditions, however, they will not be
works that give rise to the formation of new elements in disagreement with the
legal norms or those resulting in an increase in built area.

§ 1 - The permit, in the cases provided for in this article, depends on approval from
projects that must be accompanied by a memorandum specifying,
in detail, the works and justify their necessity.

§ 2º - Before approving the projects for the works referred to in this article,
The City Hall may conduct inspections on buildings to verify their conditions and make decisions regarding them.
convenience of not granting the license.

Article 26 - The processes for construction or installation permits will be

examined by the Urban Planning Department of the Municipal Secretary of
Planning.

Sole Paragraph – The processes for the construction of buildings taller than 3
(three) floors and/or for special purposes such as cinemas, theaters, hospitals, houses of
health, maternity hospitals, schools, temples, hotels, markets, shopping centers, posts of
services and vehicle fueling, industrial buildings, explosive storage facilities and
flammable materials should be forwarded to the competent authorities for an opinion.

Article 27 - The requests for permits for the execution of services of any
nature in listed buildings or that interest the Directorate of Historical Heritage and
National Artistic should be sent to this office for its pronouncement.
respect.

Art. 28 - If the processes or projects are incomplete, or present

misunderstandings or inaccuracies, the interested party will be invited to provide clarifications.

Sole Paragraph - If within 15 (fifteen) days, counted from the date of

notification, if the requested clarifications are not provided, the processes will be
archived.

SECTION IV
Inspection ('HABITE-SE')
 Art. 29 - Once the work is completed, regardless of its destination, the building only
it may be inhabited, occupied or used after the issuance of the occupancy permit.

§ 1 - The 'habite-se' will be requested by the owner or the builder and will be
given by the DPU of SEMP, after it was verified:

a) To have the construction completely finished;

b) To have the approved project obeyed; and
c) The sidewalk has been built and the numbering sign has been placed.

§ 2º - The concessionaires, departments, or authorities responsible for

the supply of water, electricity, gas, and telephone can only be connected on a permanent basis,
your networks in new constructions that have building permits.

§ 3 - In stores, the "certificate of occupancy" may be issued regardless of

floor covering, which can be completed later.

§ 4 - Popular type buildings, when intended for housing of their

owner, they may be temporarily inhabited before the works are finished, as long as
that at least one compartment is completed and in condition to be used
of prolonged stay, the kitchen, the bathroom and also finding the building equipped
of water and sewage, and with a numbered plate placed.

SECTION V
Demolitions

Article 30 - In the case of total or partial demolition of any building, the

interested parties must obtain, in advance, the authorization requested from the City Hall,
request accompanied by a layout sketch and situation, of a project with a schedule
of partial demolition or renovation.

Article 31 - The total or partial demolition of the building will be carried out by
City Hall, through notification, in the following cases:

I – When clandestine. Understanding by this one that is done without prior

appreciation of projects and/or without a construction permit;
II - When it is done without observing the alignment or in disagreement with the
project approved
III – When there is a threat of ruin or a threat to passersby;
IV - When in disagreement with the Law of the Master Plan; and
V – By court order.

§ 1º - Demolitions in whole or in part shall be carried out by the owner and/or the
your expenses.

§ 2º - The owner may, within two business days following the

notification, claiming your rights, wanting inspections on the construction, which should be carried out
by two legally qualified experts, one of whom must be from the City Hall, and the
expenses at your expense.
 § 3º - Notified the owner as a result of the inspections follow-
the administrative process will occur, proceeding to demolition action, if not complied with
the determinations of the expert report.

Section 4 - If the owner is summoned to carry out the demolition and fails to do so,
for a specified period, the City Hall will proceed with the demolition imposing sanctions on it
provided for by law and charging the expenses resulting from the demolition.

Art. 32 - After the demolition, if the construction has not begun within 60 days
(sixty) days, the land will be closed at the alignment of the public thoroughfare, made of masonry
or concrete slab, up to a height of 1.50 meters.

TITULO II
Generic Standards for Buildings

CHAPTER I
Implementation of the Construction Site

Article 33 - The lot alignment will be provided by the City Hall, indicating it in the
rental plant, following the general guidelines of the Master Plan or adopted project
by the City Hall.

Article 34 - When the lease and occupation of the lot are in effect, the following must be observed.
following limits and setbacks:

I – The minimum setbacks for side currencies, when using frames,

wood elements or hollow elements with openings larger than 10x20cm,
by twenty centimeters) should be 1.50 m (one meter and fifty centimeters).
II – The setbacks to the back boundary of the land must be 3.00 m (three)
at least
III - The setbacks for roads must be five meters (5.00m) for streets
main roads, and three meters (3.00m) for secondary roads;
IV - A single-story building may not occupy more than 60% (sixty
percent) of the lot area;
V – For residential blocks, the minimum distances between the blocks must be
being 5.00 m (five meters), the setbacks for the side boundaries 3.00 m (three meters) and the
Setbacks for lots will be at least 5.00 m (five meters).

Article 35 - In the case of mid-block lots, it will be allowed to combine up to

as 2 (two) sides as long as the sum of the combined percentages on one side and the other
not be greater than 60% (sixty percent) of the lot depth.

Art. 36 - In the case of corner lots, the setbacks for streets will be
constants in item III, of article 34, with the condition that on one side or the other it will be allowed
to conjugate up to 75% (seventy-five percent) of the depth of the lot and the other side
obey the normal setback. The construction can still be divided into two blocks,
conjugating both sides, adhering to the setbacks established above, between the
blocks.
 Art. 37 - In the case of lots that present frontages that, in light of what is
provided for in article 34, shall be of difficult use, the setbacks will be established by the Plan
Director.

Article 38 - In areas of the municipality indicated by the City Hall, or where it deems appropriate
convenient, the undeveloped land must have masonry closures at the alignment
or concrete up to a height of 1.50m.

§ 1º - The City Hall may construct and/or restore the sidewalks, remaining, in
meanwhile, the owner is obligated to pay the City Hall in addition to the sanctions that apply to them
will be applied in accordance with the current law.

§ 2 - In the case of constructions prior to this Code, the deadline for the
Construction of the sidewalk will take 30 (thirty) days after the notification made by the City Hall.

Article 39 - The owner of any building is required to construct the sidewalk of

your land test.

Paragraph 1 - At the time of the sidewalk construction, the responsible party must request
express guidance from the Urban Planning Department of SEMP.

§ 2 - The construction of sidewalks outside the standard is not allowed.

current horizontal alignment for the street.

§ 3 - In paved streets, the standard of horizontality is the curb.

§ 4º - The construction of dividing walls is not allowed, placement of

currents, or any other obstacles that do not allow free passage of
passersby.

§ 5 - The use of sidewalks for the use or expansion of bars is not allowed,
snack bars, game rooms, garages, etc...

§ 6 - The replacement of sidewalks, when removed or damaged by

companies, autarchies or public offices, will be executed by the one who determined the
service.

§ 7 - In the event of the use of the sidewalk mentioned in § 5, preceding this

The owner is subject to an increase in the IPTU.

Art. 40 - When due to paving work carried out by the

The city hall in streets located in any zone of the city has been modified.
the levels or width of the sidewalks, it will be the owner's responsibility to replace them unless
when such have been legally constructed under express guidance of the
Department of Urban Planning, in which the replacement will be the responsibility of the City Hall.

Article 41 - Any and all land surrounding any building must

be prepared to allow for the quick drainage of rainwater.
 Sole Paragraph – In the event of non-compliance with the provisions of the "heading".
From this article, the City Hall will carry out the work and charge the cost to the owner or responsible party.
through the land.

Article 42 - Rainwater from roofs and constructed land shall be

conveniently channeled through conductors that pass under the sidewalk
dump it in the waterline.

Article 43° - Under no circumstances shall the connection of water conductors be permitted.
rainwater to the city's sewer system.

Article 44 - No construction or demolition may be carried out on the alignment,

two public roadways, without there being a temporary barrier of 2 (two) throughout the entire front.
meters in height, at least, joined and painted, built with appropriate material. These
fences cannot occupy more than half of the width of the sidewalk, and the rest must
remain free of debris or materials allowing pedestrian traffic.

Article 45° - The scaffolding must meet perfect safety conditions,

both for workers at the site and for the neighborhood and the general public, the
the construction lifts to be equipped on all external sides, including the bottom,
with a perfect closure, to prevent the fall of materials and provide safety to
users.

Art. 46°. In the case of large constructions, chimneys, churches, etc., it may be
SEMP requires a complete scaffolding project and respective calculation.

Art. 47 - For traffic safety, at night, the scaffolding and deposits of

materials on public roads must be marked with red light. These scaffolds and
material deposits may be withdrawn at the discretion of the competent traffic authorities.

Art. 48° - Scaffolding and barriers must not obscure the light sources.
public, the numbering plates and street names, nor harm the tree planting
from the city.

§ 1 - For the construction of scaffolding and while the construction lasts, the
public service devices and accessories must be protected by devices
special, so as not to prevent its use.

§ 2 - The number and street name plates will be placed on

scaffolding and boards, while the construction lasts.

Art. 49° - In high-traffic areas, the loading and unloading services

the placement of materials can only be done at night, and the presence of materials on the road is only permitted
public the necessary time for unloading and removal.

Article 50 - In the event of an accident, due to negligence or failure to observe the rules
safety regulations, when duly proven, the responsibility
it will be due in accordance with civil law.
 CHAPTER II
Implementation of the Construction Site

Article 51 - The numbering of the lots will be determined by the City Hall and will comply with
based on the following criteria:

I - For the purpose of numbering, 02 (two) axes are agreed upon, serving
as a reference for the streets that run in the North-South direction and the other perpendicular
to the first one, for the streets that run from East to West. For the first case, it works.
como referência a via do trilho de Trem da REFESA e seu prolongamento e para o
In the second case, BR 101 and 304 serve as references.
II – The numbering of buildings will always be based on the block node,
what is defined as being the meeting of the imaginary axes of two streets: one that is
one being numbered and the other, perpendicular, beginning of that;
III - The number that a certain building will receive will be the distance,
in meters, understood between the block node and the center of the lot where it is located
embedded in the building. This number will be EVEN if the property is on the RIGHT side
and ODD if it is on the LEFT side;
IV - When necessary, add 1 (one) to the distance found for
adjust the number to EVEN or ODD.

§ 1° - When in the processing, in the Planning Secretariat, of processes

requesting the construction permit for new buildings, these must be released with
the official numbering within the criteria now established.

§ 2° - Not only in the case of the previous paragraph, but also in others, the
the owner of any building may request from the Planning Department its
official numbering must be registered with the administrative process and paid
the rates provided for in the Municipal Tax Code.

§ 3º - The orthogonal axes, defined in the 'Caput' of this article, divide the city
in 04 (four) quadrants, with the direction of street growth within each
quadrants thus defined:

a) The quadrant limited by BR 304 and the RFFSA track, extending-

if to its limits with Macaíba and São José do Mipibu, it will have
streets growing in the North-South and East-West directions;
b) The quadrant limited by BR 304 and the RFFSA track, extending-
if to its limits with Macaíba and Natal, it will have streets growing
in the South-North and East-West directions;
c) The quadrant limited by BR 1001 and the RFFSA track,
extending to its limits with São José do Mibibu, Nísia
Floresta and Natal will have streets growing in the North-South direction and
West-East; and
d) The quadrant bounded by BR 101 and the RFFSA track,
stretching to its limits with Christmas, there will be growing streets
in the South-North and West-East directions.

CHAPTER III
 Ventilation, Insulation and Lighting

Article 52 - The openings for lighting and ventilation must have an area equal to or greater than
1/6 of the floor area of the compartment they serve, to be considered
naturally ventilated.

Article 53 - Those that are not considered naturally ventilated or illuminated are
voids that are greater than 3 (three) times their ceiling height.

Art. 54 - The height of the lintels in the lighting openings must not be less than
2.10 m.

Article 55 - In the compartments intended to be illuminated and ventilated

directly to the outside, through the uncovered area of terraces or balconies, not
must exceed 2.50 m in depth (average dimension perpendicular to the span).

§ 1º - When the openings for lighting and ventilation lead to an uncovered area
border with fencing elements higher than 2.00 m, these areas will have a
minimum of 4.00 m² with a minimum width of 1.50 meters.

§ 2 - When it comes to commercial buildings or apartments, the areas of which

it refers to the previous paragraph, they will increase by 1.00 m² for each floor above the second.

§ 3 - The areas for lighting bathrooms and storage rooms shall have a minimum of 0.36
m², with a minimum width of 0.60 m. These areas will increase by 0.25 m² for each floor.
above the second.

Art. 56º - The total area of the openings to the outside, in each
compartment, it must not be less than 1/6 of the floor area of the compartment
when it comes to bedrooms, living rooms, offices, cafeterias, and libraries and of 1/8
of the floor area when it comes to kitchens, dining rooms, and bathrooms.

Article 57 - The openings intended for sunlight, lighting and ventilation,

must present the following minimum areas:

a) 1/6 of the usable area of the compartment, when facing towards the
street, for front area or back area;
b) 1/5 of the useful area of the compartment when facing space
closed book, balconies or terraces.

Parágrafo Único – Metade, no mínimo, da área de iluminação exigida deverá

to be intended for ventilation.

Article 58 - Those exempt from direct and natural lighting shall be:

I - Corridors and halls with an area of less than 5.00 m²;

II - Compartments that, due to their use, justify absence of
natural lighting, such as cinemas, photo laboratories, and commercial buildings
industrial, as long as they have mechanical ventilation or air conditioning;
 III - Porters, deposits of utensils or bags, lockers up to 2.00 m² and
garbage deposit in buildings.

Sole Paragraph – In any case of mechanical ventilation,

air conditioner, a project by a professional will be mandatory
specialized, accompanied by a descriptive report containing the specifications of
equipment for the granting of the "habite-se".

CHAPTER IV
Minimum Dimensions of Compartments

Article 59 - The following areas, dimensions, and minimum ceiling heights are allowed
for the compartments:

COMPARTMENT AREA DIMENSION FOOT-RIGHT

a) Room 12.00 m² 2.85 m 2.50 m
b) Fourth 8.00 m² 2.40 m 2.50 m
c) Kitchen 4.00 m² 2.00 m 2.40 m
bathroom 2.40 m² 1.20 m 2,40 m
e) Maid's room 4.00 m² 1.80 m 2.40 m
f) Sink 2.00 m² 0.80 m 2.40 m
Service Area ----------- 1.00 m 2.40 m
h) Place for bureaucratic work 12.00 m² 2.85 m 2.50 m
i) Store 12,00 m² 2.85 m 2.70 m
j) Garage 12.00 m² 2.40 m 2.20 m

§ 1º - Every dwelling shall consist, at a minimum, of one bedroom, one living room, one
bathroom and a kitchen.

§ 2º - The lavatory must include a toilet and a sink.

Article 60 - The circulation areas must have the following minimum widths:

a) Circulation of residences up to 3.00 m in length:

0.80 m.
b) Circulation of residences over 3.00 m in length:
1.00 m.
c) Collective circulation of up to 10 m in length: 1.20 m
d) Collective circulation between 10 and 20 m in length: 1.50 m
e) Collective circulation between 20 and 50 m in length: 1.80 m
f) Collective circulation between 50 and 80 m in length: 2.20 m
g) Collective circulation over 80 m in length: 2.50 m

§ 1º - In the lobbies and areas in front of elevators, the minimum width will be
1.50 m

§ 2nd - The minimum ceiling heights are 2.20 m for halls, corridors, and garages.
from 2.70 m to the other rooms, except for cases already mentioned in article 55.
 CHAPTER V
Construction Materials and Construction Processes

Article 61 - Building materials, their use, and the technique of their

use, must meet the specifications and standards adopted by the Association
Brazilian Association of Technical Standards (ABNT).

Art. 62º - In kitchens, bathrooms, toilets, and lavatories, the coating of the
Walls and floors should be made of waterproof and washable material.

Single Paragraph – In these compartments, the wall covering will have in

minimum height of 1.50 m.

Art. 63 - In the kitchen, whenever there is a suspended floor, the ceiling must be
to be built with non-combustible material.

Article 64 - In collective garages, the walls must be covered at least

up to 1.50 meters in height, made of washable and waterproof material, equipped with drains, faucets and
slopes up to 2.0%.

Article 65 - In buildings not served by a sewage network, it shall be mandatory to

use of septic tanks.

TITLE III
Specific Standards

CHAPTER I
Application

Article 66 - The specific norms are complementary to the generic norms of

buildings, with the projects needing to comply with both categories, with one prevailing over the other
specification only in the cases of the following articles.

Article 67 - The following are considered places of residence: individual dwellings, buildings
of collective housing, hotels, motels, guesthouses, boarding schools, barracks, retirement homes, inns and
residence hotels.

Sole Paragraph - The use of land for housing purposes will be determined
under the Master Plan Law.

SECTION I
Individual and Collective Housing

Art. 68 - The area of bathrooms and restrooms shall be at least 1.00 m² per
request, with their location to be indicated in the projects.
 Article 69 - The stairs in individual residences must have a minimum width of
0.80 meters and in collective housing buildings will have at least 1.20 meters. The steps
they will have a maximum height of 19 cm and a minimum floor of 0.28 meters.

Article 70 - In the case of elevator requirements, the existence of

stairs.

Article 71 - Buildings intended for collective housing as well as the

buildings of two or more floors, intended for more than one dwelling, must have
external and perimeter walls of each dwelling, as well as slabs, floors, and stairs
built from non-combustible material.

Article 72. In homes where there is no room for employees, the

Deposits and storage rooms will have a minimum area of 6.00 m².

Article 73 - Each apartment must have, at least, four

compartments: living room, bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen.

Article 74 - Apartment buildings shall have, in the entrance hall, a box

coletiva de correspondências.

Article 75 - Apartment buildings must be equipped with garages,

exclusively for passenger vehicle parking, at the ratio of one car
for every 2 (two) rooms, the area of 25.00 m² must be considered for the
parking and circulation of each vehicle.

Sole Paragraph - There must be a service bathroom in the garage floor.

Art. 76 - For collective housing buildings constructed on pilotis, not

projects that present structural solutions or construction elements will be approved
or landscaping that hinders the use of spaces on the ground floor according
with your description in the project:

a) Closed areas cannot exceed 20% of the area of

building projection; and
b) Paving should be planned for recreation and circulation.
40% of the project area of the block

Article 77 - They must be necessarily served by a passenger elevator,

buildings with floor coverings at a vertical distance greater than 10 m
(ten meters), measured from the threshold level.

Sole Paragraph – The last floor will not be considered when it is

for the private use of the penultimate or exclusively for the service of the building.

Art. 78 - When the building has floors at a distance

greater than 14 m (fourteen meters), measured from the threshold level, the minimum number of
There will be 02 (two) elevators, except as provided in the sole paragraph of the previous article.
 Article 79 - The construction of buildings must be done in a way to ensure that
installation of elevators, in accordance with the current standards of A.B.N.T
Brazilian Association of Technical Standards.

Article 80 - Every building project that requires or includes the installation of elevators
must meet the current requirements of A.B.N.T and contain the following specifications:

I – Cabin dimensions;
II - Capacity (number of people - maximum weight); and
III - Speed

Article 81 - The maximum horizontal distance from the elevator to the access of the last room
For various purposes, or the apartment hall of any floor must be 50 m.
fifty meters

SECTION II
Hotels, Inns, Motels, Guesthouses, and Residencial Hotels

Article 82 - In addition to the general provisions of this Code that are applicable to it,
The buildings intended for hotels must meet the following conditions:

I – In addition to the parts intended for habitation, they must have at least the
following dependencies:

a) Lobby;
b) Services of doorman, administration, reception, and communication;
c) Living room;
d) Kitchen for breakfast preparation (area of 20 m²);
e) Dependency for storage of cleaning utensils and services;
f) Rouparia
g) Deposit for the storage of guests' luggage; and
h) Service locker room and restroom.

II - In hotels with more than 50 (fifty) rooms, the dormitories may have
minimum area of 8 m² when having only one bed, and 12 m² with 2 (two) beds,
maintaining always a minimum dimension of 2.85 m;
III - The private bathrooms, corridors, staircases, and circulation galleries,
they will have a minimum width of 1.50 m and the ceiling height may be reduced to 2.20 m;
IV - When the rooms do not have a private bathroom, there should be in the
one bathroom for every group of 5 (five) rooms or fraction, at least.
sex
V - Buildings, when they have 3 (three) or more floors, will be equipped with
2 (two) elevators, with the stairs to be clearly arranged and marked;
They must have water reservoirs, specific for the installation.
fire prevention, and emergency lighting system; and
VII - When there is a laundry room, it must have the following facilities:

a) Deposit of worn clothes;

b) Location for washing and drying clothes;
 c) Place to iron; and
d) Deposit of clean clothes.

Article 83 - Collective housing similar to shall be considered pensions

hotels, containing up to (10) rooms and providing meals in a communal dining area.

Sole Paragraph - Pensions are exempt from items: I-a, I-b, III and VI,
of the previous article.

Article 84 - The establishments similar to motels will be considered collective dwellings.

hotels, containing up to 20 (twenty) rooms and equipped with a parking space for each
fourth.

§ 1º - The motels are exempt from items: I-a, I-c, I-g, VI.

Paragraph 2 - Motels may have service stations and restaurants, and they must
project to clarify vehicle traffic.

Article 85 - A residence hotel is understood to be the establishment whose units of

The accommodation shall be exclusively of the apartment residence type, consisting of, in
minimum room equipped with an area for food preparation, bedroom, bathroom, explored
managed wholly or partially by a single company for hotel activities,
regardless of the corporate name or trade name used, such as Apart-
Hotel, Flat-Service, or Service Residence.

Paragraph 1 - The establishment described in the header of this article may have
units of individually owned accommodation, granted or not, for exploitation
or hotel management, however all areas and social dependencies of the
the establishment will be common to guests and residents.

§ 2 - The accommodation units may serve, alternately, the

hosting activities and residential use.

Article 86 - In addition to the accommodation units, the residence hotel must

to have, at a minimum, space for:

I - Reception or waiting hall;

II - Bathroom for employees;
III - Administration;
IV - Laundry;
V – Deposit or warehouse;
VI - Valuables and luggage storage;
VII - Leisure and recreation; and
VIII - Parking.

Article 87 - The areas designated for services must be independent from

areas allocated for guests and residents.

Article 88 - The areas and minimum dimensions of the mandatory compartments for
hotel-residence are:
 a) Bedroom:
área = 9,00 m², dimensão = 2,80 m;
b) Private living room of the accommodation unit:
área = 10,00 m², dimensão = 2,50 m;
c) Area for meal preparation:
área = 3,00 m², dimensão = 1,20 m; e
d) Private bathroom of the accommodation unit:
área = 2,80 m², dimensão = 1,20 m;

SECTION III
Internships, Barracks and Asylums

Article 89 - For the purposes of this Code, an internship will be considered the
educational institution where there are resident students. The area of the boarding school should
maintain a ratio of 20 m² per student.

Article 90 - The areas will adhere to the following relationships:

a) Canteens, dental medical services, infirmaries, and bathrooms:

0.80 m² per student;
b) Dormitories: minimum of 4.00 m² per boarding student;
c) Water tanks, containing a minimum of 150 (one hundred and
fifty liters per student;
d) Sanitary facilities;

One urinal for every 15 (fifteen) male students

male or fraction;
1 sink for every 15 (fifteen) students or fraction;
A toilet for every 25 (twenty-five) students of
male sex or fraction;
1 toilet for every 20 (twenty) students of the same sex
female or fraction;
1 drinking fountain for every 50 (fifty) students or fraction;
e
6) One shower for every 10 (ten) internal students or
fraction.

Sole Paragraph – For the purposes of this Code, this article shall apply to
projects of barracks and nursing homes.

Article 92 - The asylums must be equipped, at a minimum, with the following

dependências:

I - Administration;
II - Medical-Dental Office;
III - Duration of asylum seekers - work, reading, and recreation hall;
IV - Accommodation of different classes of asylum seekers;
V - Dining room with 0.80 m² per person;
 VI - Kitchen;
VII - Pantry;
VIII - Cup;
IX - Infirmary with a minimum capacity of 90% occupancy of the asylum; and
X - Wake.

Article 93 - The children's homes must also have:

I – Classrooms, with a maximum of 35 students per class;

II - Gymnasium for sports practices;
III - Open courtyard;
IV - Game room;
V - Playing fields; and
VI - Auditorium.

Sole Paragraph – Referring to private establishments of a character

philanthropic, the use of items II, III, and VI in the same area may be accepted, provided that
let your functionality and capacity be proven.

CHAPTER III
From Bureaucratic Workplaces

Article 94 - For the purposes of this Code, the following will be considered places of work
bureaucratic constructions intended exclusively for the realization of activities
administrative, advisory, and medical-dental consultations.

Article 95 - Workrooms shall have, at a minimum, 12 m² of area and 2.85 m in height.

its smallest dimension.

Sole Paragraph - Corridors, waiting rooms, lobbies, hall of

elevators or restrooms are not considered workrooms and their dimensions when
not already stipulated in other articles, will be set by the City Hall.

Article 96 - It is mandatory for each occupant of a room to have a washbasin or each

group of rooms used by the same occupant, in the ratio of 60 m² or fraction.

Article 97 - The projects must provide for the acoustic and thermal comfort of the users
and of the neighbors.

CHAPTER IV
Two Supply Locations

Article 98 - For the purpose of this Code, supply locations will be considered
the buildings intended for the sale or storage of food products and fuels.

SECTION I
 Retail Trade

Article 99 - In buildings, openings for passage galleries will be permitted.

internally, in the ground floors or immediately above or below the ground floor, with
minimum width of 4.00 m and ceiling height of 3.00 m or 1/20 of its length for the purpose
special access to stores and/or connection between two streets.

Article 100 - The stores must meet the following requirements:

I – Minimum area of 12 m² and minimum dimension of 2.85 m;

II - For the purpose of decoration in the commercial installation, the following will be allowed
lowering of the ceiling to 2.20 m of ceiling height.
III – In the cases of stores with a ceiling height of 5.00 m or more, it will be allowed to
construction of a mezzanine or loft, occupying a maximum area of 50% of the store area, since
that does not impair the lighting conditions, maintaining the minimum ceiling height of 2.20
m.
IV – A dedicated restroom, at the rate of one installation for every 100 m² of area
or the fraction.

Article 101 - The City Hall may require proof of the conditions of
artificial ventilation and lighting, through equipment, which must be installed by
time of the "habite-se"

SECTION II
Butcheries and Fishmongers

Article 102 - The compartments intended for the preparation of foodstuffs

must comply with the following requirements:

I - They shall not have direct communication with sanitary or...

housing;
II – The floors and walls, up to a minimum height of 2.00 m, must be
coated with smooth, waterproof material that is resistant to frequent washing;
III - They must have devices that prevent the entry and circulation of flies.
or other types of insects.
IV - They must have properly separated changing rooms and restrooms for
each sex in a corresponding number, at least one for every group of 20 (twenty)
workers or fraction; and
V – They must be connected to the water supply network or prove the degree
of the water used for health.

Article 103 - The rooms intended for butcher shops, meat storage facilities and
Fishmongers must meet, in addition to the requirements set forth in the previous article, the following:

I - The doors must open directly to the public thoroughfare and have a width
minimum of 2.85 m;
II - They shall not have openings for internal communication;
III - They must have a minimum area of 20 m²;
 IV - The floor must be equipped with a drain and have sufficient slope for free drainage.
drainage of wash water; and
The walls above the waterproof bar should be painted with oil.

SECTION III
Supermarkets

Article 104 - Supermarkets must have at least:

I - Deposits and cold storage chambers, at least 30% of total area;

II - Sales area, without partition walls;
III - Separate bathrooms and changing rooms for each sex, at a ratio of one
one bathroom for every 15 (fifteen) service persons or fraction; and
IV – Management office.

Article 105 - The expected capacity for service, as well as the forecast for its
The number of employees should be included in the explanatory memorandum, attached to the project, and will serve
as a basis for sizing the exits, circulation, and restrooms, and for
determination of the number of cash registers.

Article 106 - Steps will not be allowed in the entire exhibition area
sale, with level differences overcome through ramps.

SECTION IV
Bars, Restaurants, and Grocery Stores

Art. 107 - In bars, cafés, confectioneries, restaurants, and similar establishments, the cups,
Kitchens and pantries should have floors and walls up to a minimum height of 2.00.
m, covered with smooth, waterproof material that is resistant to frequent washing.

§ 1 - These environments shall not have direct communication with the

sanitary compartments or with accommodations of any nature.

§ 2º - The cups and kitchens must have devices that prevent entry and
circulation of flies.

§ 3º - The kitchens must not have an area smaller than 10 m², nor a dimension smaller than
3.00 m.

Article 108 - In the case of restaurants, the project should provide for changing rooms for
employees, must meet the same lighting and ventilation conditions required
for sanitary compartments, provided that in other cases it must be foreseen the
installation of cabinets.

Article 109 - Bars, cafes, confectioneries, restaurants, and similar establishments must have
sanitary compartments properly separated by sex.
 § 1 - In addition to the facilities referred to in this article, the following will be required,
restaurants, independent sanitary compartments for employee use.

§ 2º - These establishments must be connected to the supply network.

of water or to prove the degree of healthiness of the waters they use.

SECTION V
Retail Markets

Art. 110 - The establishments intended for retail sale of all

food products and, subsidiarily, household items, also called
markets must meet the following requirements:

The openings must be equipped with devices that prevent entry and
circulation of rodents and insects;
II - Minimum clear height of 4.00 m, measured from the lowest point of the roof;
III – Waterproof flooring with drains and slopes that facilitate drainage
the washing waters;
IV - Water supply and internal network for drainage of water
residuals and cleaning, requiring at least one point and one drain for each unit in
that the market be subdivided;
V - When they have internal areas, these must not be less than
4.00 m and must be paved with waterproof and durable material;
VI - Total area of the openings for lighting not less than 1/5 of the constructed area,
the openings must be arranged in such a way as to provide uniform lighting;
VII - Separate toilets for both sexes, one for every 100 m² of area
built or fraction;
VIII – Half of the lighting area used for ventilation, except for the
cases of mechanical ventilation;
IX - Provide compartments for management, with an area not less than 15.00
m²;
X - Water reservoir with a minimum capacity corresponding to 30 (thirty)
liters per m² of built area plus fire reserve, according to requirements of
fire department
XI – To be equipped with fire fighting equipment;
XII - The location and setback of the market alignments will depend on
specific clauses, City Master Plan law or measures from the DPU of SEMP; and
XIII - In the event that a market is divided into compartments, its
dividing walls cannot exceed 2.20 m in height and the compartments
must have a minimum area of 8.00 m², with a minimum dimension of 2.00 m, floor equipped with a drain
and sufficient slope for the drainage of washing water.

Article 111 - Adequate refrigerators for the storage of vegetables must be provided,
cold, fish, and meat.

SECTION VI
Service Posts
 Article 112 - Service stations and fuel supply points must have
the supply devices located at least 4.50 m from the alignment of the public road,
without prejudice to the observance of the special setbacks established.

Art. 113 - The post must have at least 2 (two) access openings with
free width of 7.00 m each and a distance between them, at least, of 3.00 m.

Article 114 - In the entire front of the lot not used by access, it should be
constructed wall, railing or another obstacle with a minimum height of 0.25 m.

Article 115 - Water originating from should not be drained into public roads.
services rendered.

Article 116 - The maximum slope of the floors will be 3%.

Article 117 - The washing and lubrication facilities must be located in

open compartments, following the next.

The minimum clear height of these compartments will be 4.50 m;

II - The walls in these facilities must have a minimum height of 2.50 m and
they will be covered with smooth waterproof material;
III - The external walls must be closed to full height and when
equipped with frames, these will be fixed without openings;
IV - When the access openings of this facility are directed towards the
public road or lot boundaries must be at least 6.00 m away from these lines;
V - When these openings are facing the public road or the boundaries of the lot,
not serving for access, they must be at least 3.00 m away from these lines.

CHAPTER V
Public Garages

Article 118 - Garages for parking automobiles must satisfy

to the following:

I - Minimum headroom of 2.20 m;

II - Walls made of smooth, waterproof, and washable material up to a minimum height of
1.50m;
III - If there is a false ceiling, the ceiling will be made of non-combustible material;
IV - They will not be able to have direct communication with the living quarters.
nighttime;
They must have their own locker room and bathroom;
VI - They must have natural ventilation. When they do not have this, they must have
ventilação mecânica devendo o seu equipamento estar instalado por ocasião do “habite-
it.

Article 119 - The alignment of the threshold level with that of the sidewalk at entrances
of vehicles, must be done in its entirety within the lot.
 Art. 120 - Access to garages with capacity exceeding 50 (fifty)
cars must be equipped with 2 (two) or more openings, each with a minimum width of 3.00 m
with slopes with a maximum gradient of 20%.

Art. 121 - When located in buildings intended for residence, it shall not be
the installation of gasoline depots and fuel pumps is allowed.

Article 122 - They must be equipped with adequate facilities and equipment.
fire fighting.

CHAPTER VI
From the Places of Production

Article 123 - For the purposes of this Code, production locations will be considered as
buildings intended for manual or mechanical work to produce and/or
fix any article.

SECTION I
Handicrafts and Workshops

Article 124 - A workshop is characterized as the establishment in which

exerts mechanical work to restore or repair any item.

Art. 125 - The establishments that simultaneously produce and

fix any article, they will be classified into the categories of factory or workshops,
according to the current usage established by the denomination.

Article 126 - The operation of any and all establishments or installations

that depend on inspection, such as factories, workshops, elevators, freight elevators,
boilers and other mechanical installations, storage of flammable and explosive materials, etc., not
will be allowed without prior operating license issued by the Secretary of
Planning.

§ 1º - The operating license shall contain all the characteristics of

factory, office, warehouse, etc., in addition to the name of the applicant and the location where it will take place
the operation.

§ 2º - The permit will be issued after the first inspection by SEMP and will only be
value on the exercise date on which it is issued.

§ 3 - The permit must be renewed annually through a request.

addressed to SEMP, requesting the necessary inspections.

Paragraph 4 - Licensed establishments, when in operation, are subject

extraordinary inspections conducted by the supervising engineer or their assistants.
 Article 127 - The use of combustible material in constructions is prohibited.
intended for offices, allowing their use only in structural elements and
in the frames.

Article 128 - The compartments intended for crafts and workshops must
meet the following requirements:

The walls and floor must be covered with washable and waterproof material;
II - Dressing rooms equipped with lockers and separate bathrooms are required.
for each sex, in the proportion of one for every 15 (fifteen) people in service or fraction,
in the garages and workshops.

Single Paragraph – When there are washing, refueling, and services

lubrication in garages and workshops must comply with the standards related to service stations
of supply.

SECTION II
Industries

Article 129 - Factories, when built near the boundaries of the lot, must have
fire-resistant partition walls, elevated 1.00 m, at minimum, above the gutter or
ruff

Article 130 - The structure of the building must be made of non-combustible material:
external walls and the stairs.

Art. 131 - In factories or workshops that produce or use raw materials or

easily combustible substances, the furnaces connected to kilns or chimneys, must be
located externally to the buildings or, when internal, in their own compartments
exclusive.

Article 132 - The minimum ceiling height of the rooms must be 3.00 m.
situated:

I – In upper pavements or in basements; and

II - In ground floors, when intended for administration and when not
workplace establishment.

Article 133 - The floors shall be compatible with the nature of the work.

Article 134 - Factories and workshops with more than one floor must have,
at least, a stair or ramp, with free width and proportionate in the ratio of 1.00 cm
per person, anticipated in the staffing of the workplace they will serve, with a minimum
absolute of 1.20 m and the following conditions are met:

The maximum height of steps will be 18 cm and the minimum width will be 28 cm.
not calculating the projection of the edges;
II – Whenever the height to be overcome exceeds 3.30 m, it will be mandatory to
intercalation of a platform that will have, at least, 1.20 m in length;
 III – In the fan sections, the minimum radius of curvature of the inner edge will be
1.00 m and the minimum width of the steps, on the floor line, 28 cm; and
IV - The distance between the stairway or ramp and each floor will be 40 meters.
the farthest point from the workplace she served.

Article 135 - The compartments that constitute a workplace must have

of lighting openings, making a total of no less than 1/6 of the floor area.

§ 1º - The illuminated area will be formed by the windows, including those located in
coverings, such as lanterns and sheds.

§ 2º - The area for skylights may also be included in the calculation, up to the
maximum of 20% of the required lighting area.

§ 3º - The openings for lighting directed towards bathrooms and washrooms, when
expostas diretamente à luz solar, e as clarabóias deverão ser protegidas adequadamente
against the obfuscation.

Article 136 - The ventilation area shall be at least 2/3 of the lighted area.

Art. 137 - In justified cases, the adoption of ventilation will be permissible.

artificial lighting.

Article 138 - The sanitary compartments on each floor must be

properly separated for each sex. The number of devices will be given by the following
table:

QUANTITY OF
SPECIFICATION Factory Occupancy
DEVICES
Number of Workers Sinks and Urinals

1 a 10 1 3
11 a 24 2 6
MEN 25 a 49 3 9
50 a 100 4 15
But of 100 + one per each + one per 30 or
fraction 10 or fraction

1 a 10 1 -
6 a 14 2 -
15 a 30 3 -
WOMEN 31 a 50 4 -
51 a 80 5 -
But from 60 + one piece for every 30 or
fraction.
 Article 139 - The sanitation compartments may not have direct communication.
with the workplace.

Article 140 - When access to sanitary compartments depends on

outdoor passage, this must be covered and have a minimum width of 1.20 m.

Art. 141 - Factories must have locker rooms equipped

of cabinets properly separated for use by each sex, with usable area not less than
0.35 m² per worker provided in the respective workplace occupancy, observed the
minimum distance of 8.00 m².

Sole Paragraph - The locker rooms should not serve as mandatory passageways.
for use of the sanitary compartments.

Article 142 - The City Hall, in compliance with labor legislation, shall determine, in
regulations, the factories to be equipped, necessarily, with compartments for
showers, as well as their number, according to the nature of the work in them
exercised.

Article 143 - The compartments intended for dining rooms and those intended for
ambulatory areas must have floors and walls up to a minimum height of 2.00 m, covered with
smooth, waterproof material that withstands frequent washing.

Art. 144 - The compartments intended for storage or handling of

flammable materials must have linings made of non-combustible material and all
internal communication gaps, including those leading to stairs, blocked by type doors
firebreak.

Sole Paragraph – When located immediately below the roof, the ceiling
non-combustible may be waived, requiring the construction of walls of
fire-resistant type elevated, at least one meter above the gutter or flashing.

Article 145 - Industrial facilities whose operation produces noise or

harmful vibrations to the health or well-being of the neighborhood shall not be located at
less than one meter from the lot boundaries and must be equipped with devices intended for
suppress these inconveniences.

Art. 146 - The chimneys of the establishments must have an elevation of, at least
minimum, 5.00 m above the highest building, located within a minimum radius of 50 m.

Sole Paragraph - For the purpose of this article, the height is considered
buildings at the ceiling level of the last floor.

Art. 147 - Chimneys must be equipped with a gas wash chamber.

of combustion and spark holders.

SECTION III
Food Industries
 Article 148 - The compartments intended for laboratories, attached to the factory of
Food products must have a minimum dimension of 2.00 m and cannot have
direct communication with the public way.

Article 149 - Buildings intended for dairy processing plants will be

isolated or receded at least 3.00 m from the lot boundaries, except those that are adjacent
with the public road, where the established front setback set by law will be observed, when this
exceed 6.00 m.

Article 150 - The milk processing plants must have

independent compartments, necessary for its functioning for the following
atividades:

I – Milk Receipt
II - Laboratory
III - Processing, shipping, washing, and sterilization of containers; and
IV - Dressing Rooms and Bathrooms.

Sole Paragraph - The compartments designated for restrooms and changing rooms
They must be located outside the building where the plant is installed.

Article 151 - The areas intended for housing must be isolated from
compartments intended for the preparation of food products.

SECTION IV
From the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry - Laboratories of Analysis and Research -
Drugstores

Article 152 The factories of chemical and pharmaceutical products must have the
following dependencies:

I - Manipulation, formulation, and preparation hall of the products;

II – Dispatch conditioning;
III – Laboratories;
IV - Changing rooms and sanitary facilities separated by sex and without communication
directly with the dependencies of items I and III; and
V - Offices

Article 153 - The factories of chemical and pharmaceutical products must

satisfy, in its different dependencies, the following conditions;

I – Light-colored floors, durable, poorly absorbent of grease,

untouchable by acids and equipped with a drain with the necessary slope;
II – Walls covered with glazed white tiles, up to the minimum height
of 2 (two) meters and the rest of the wall painted in light colors;
III - Sink with running water;
IV - Benches intended for handling, coated with appropriate material,
easy to clean and resistant to acids.
 Sole Paragraph – The above requirements are not mandatory for the offices
and the conditioning and shipping rooms.

Art. 154 - The laboratories of pharmaceutical industries that manufacture

any injectable products or specialties are expressly required to have
aseptic rooms or chambers where such substances or products are manipulated.

Art. 155º - For the purposes of this legislation, a room or chamber is considered
aseptic or independent compartment that, in addition to meeting the requirements of the article
150, have the walls covered with tiles and the ceiling painted with oil or enamel, corners
arredondados e sem arestas vivas.

Article 156 - The chemical or pharmaceutical industry is subject to, in addition to

requirements above, to the regulations regarding workplaces in general, in
that applies to you.

Article 157 - The establishments designated for pharmacies and drugstores shall comply with the
following provisions:

I – They must have, at a minimum, the following dependencies intended for:

a) Showroom, displays, and product delivery;
b) Sanitary facilities and employees' changing rooms without
direct communication with other departments.
II - The floors will be tiled or ceramic, equipped with a drain;
The walls will be coated with smooth, durable, waterproof material and
non-absorbent, painted in light colors.

Article 158 - The laboratories for analysis and research must meet the requirements
following conditions:

They will have a light-colored floor, resistant, poorly absorbent of grease,

untouchable by acids and equipped with drains with necessary slope;
The walls will be covered with glazed white tiles up to height.
minimum of 2.00 m and the remainder painted in light colors;
III - They will have a sink with running water;
IV - The benches intended for research will be covered with material
appropriate, easy to clean and resistant to acids.

CHAPTER VII
Various Deposits

SECTION I
Waste Deposits

Article 159 - The deposits must be made up of closed compartments,

with sufficient capacity to store waste collection containers, having
direct communication with the outside, to be completely covered with smooth material,
waterproof, resistant to frequent washing and equipped with a drain.
 SECTION II
Calcium Carbide Deposits

Article 160 - The buildings for storing calcium carbide must

obey the following:

They shall be installed in single-storey buildings, exempt from the unit and sufficiently
gathered
II - The electric lighting will be provided by incandescent lamps,
embedded installations or in armored cables with switches placed externally
to the deposit;
III - It is prohibited to store calcium carbide together with
any flammable substance;
IV – When the capacity is between 10,000 kg and 25,000 kg, they must be of the type
firebreaks
non-combustible material, with automatic closure in case of fire, whenever the
the deposit is located less than 4.00 m from other buildings;
Vehicles with a capacity exceeding 25,000 kg must comply with the distance.
at least 15.00 meters from any neighboring construction or property;
VI - They must be equipped with fire extinguishers of type
adequate; and
VII - The deposits are reserved solely for calcium carbides.
storing an amount greater than 1,000 kg.

SECTION III
Explosive Deposits

Article 161 - The deposits of explosives must meet the following:

I - Floor-to-ceiling height, at least 4.00 m and, at most, 5.00 meters;

II - All windows must be provided with wooden shutters;
III - Electric lamps must be protected by a metal screen;
IV – Disporem de proteção adequada contra descargas atmosféricas;
The floor will be resistant, waterproof, and non-combustible;
VI - The walls will be constructed of non-combustible material and will have
coating on all internal surfaces.

§ 1° - Explosives are classified as:

I – 1st Category – those with specific pressure greater than 6,000 kg/cm²;
II – 2nd Category – those with specific pressure lower than 6,000 kg/cm² and higher
or equal to 3,000 kg/cm²;
III - 3rd Category - those with specific pressure lower than 3,000 kg/cm²;

§ 2° - The deposits intended for the storage of explosives of the imprisoned

superior to 100 kg of the first category, 200 kg of the second category or 300 kg of the third category
category, must satisfy the following:
 I – The walls facing neighboring properties or other sections of
the same deposit will be made of compressed bricks, well manufactured, and rich mortar
in cement or durable concrete. The thickness of the walls will be 45 cm when
bricks are 25 cm when in concrete; and
II - The covering material will be as lightweight as possible, durable, and waterproof.
non-combustible and must be installed on metal framing.

§ 3° - It will be allowed to keep or store any category of explosives,

since the net weights are proportional to the volume of the deposit, assuming;

a) 2 (two) kilograms of first category explosives per m³;

b) 4 (four) kilograms of 2nd category explosives per m³;
c) 8 (eight) kilograms of 3rd category explosives per m³.

§ 4° - These deposits shall be set back from the boundaries of neighboring properties.
for a minimum distance equal to twice the perimeter of the deposit itself.

Art. 162° - In composite deposits with various sections, installed in pavilions.

separated, the separative distance between sections will correspond, at a minimum, to half
of the perimeter of the largest one.

Article 163° - Deposits shall be considered, for the purposes of this article,
any places where there is accumulation or storage of explosives.

SECTION IV
Flammable Deposits

Art. 164° - The deposits of flammable materials, due to their category and capacity,
they are classified as follows:

I - 1st Class - deposits of first class will be those that contain:

a) 500 (five hundred) liters or more of first category flammable liquids;

b) 5,000 (five thousand) liters or more of second category flammables; and
c) 25,000 (twenty-five thousand) liters of third category flammable substances;

II - 2nd Class

less than 500 (five hundred) liters and greater than or equal to 40 (forty) liters of
first category;
b) Inferior to 5,000 (five thousand) liters or superior to 400 (four hundred) liters of
flammables of the second category; and
c) Less than 25,000 (twenty-five thousand) liters and greater than or equal to 2,000 (two thousand)
liters of third category flammable substances;

III – 3rd Grade

a) Less than 40 (forty) liters of first category flammable materials;

b) Less than 400 (four hundred) liters of second category flammables; and
 c) Less than 2,000 (two thousand) liters of third category flammable materials.

Article 165° - The use or operation of flammable storage facilities or

Explosives will depend on prior authorization from federal or state security agencies.
competent.

CHAPTER VIII
Schools

Article 166° - The establishments intended for primary and secondary courses or
equivalents must meet the following requirements:

a) School buildings intended for primary and secondary education courses or equivalents,
there must be mandatory direct communication between the area of the lot and the public thoroughfare,
for a passage with a minimum width of 3 m and a minimum height of 3.50 m.
b) Buildings intended for primary and secondary schools or equivalents do not
they may occupy an area greater than 1/3 of the lot, excluding the warehouses intended for recreation and
that they be covered.
c) The construction of covered play areas will be mandatory in primary and secondary schools.
rooms with a corresponding area of at least 1/3 of the sum of the areas of the classrooms and,
at most 1/3 of the area not occupied by the building.
d) The schools and internal ramps must have a total width
corresponding, at least, to one centimeter per student anticipated in the floor capacity
superior, increased by 0.5 cm for each student from another level that depends on them.
e) The stairs must have a minimum width of 1.50 m and should not present
fan-shaped sections. The ramps must not be narrower than 1.50 m and must not present
slope greater than 10%.
f) The corridors must have a width corresponding to at least one
centimeter per student, depending on them, respecting the absolute minimum of one meter and
fifty centimeters (1.50m)
g) The classroom doors will have a minimum width of 0.90 m and a minimum height
from 2.10 m.
h) The classrooms, when rectangular, will have a length equal to, in
maximum, one and a half times its width.

§ 1° - In the case of the location of lockers or changing rooms being foreseen along
for two runners, an addition of 0.50 m (half a meter) per side used will be required.

§ 2° - The specialized classrooms do not apply to the requirements of this

article, should, however, present appropriate conditions for the purposes of
specialization.

Article 167 - The area of the classrooms shall correspond, at a minimum, to one meter
square per student allocated in double desk and 1.35 m², when in individual desk.

Article 168° - The auditoriums or large capacity rooms are subject to

especially to the following:

a) The usable area shall not be less than 0.80 m² per person;
 b) It will be proven that perfect visibility is ensured for any spectator of
surface, of the speaker's table, as well as of the frames or projection screen through
justifying graphs; and
c) Ventilation will be ensured through devices that allow for opening,
at least one surface equivalent to one-tenth of the area of the room without prejudice to the
mechanical renewal of 20 m³ (twenty cubic meters) of air per person over a period of one
hour.
d) The average ceiling height of the classroom shall not be less than 3.00 m, with a minimum,
at any point, from 2.50 m.
e) Unilateral lighting of any kind will not be allowed in the classrooms.
adjacent, with the openings for lighting necessarily arranged on the side
greater.
f) The openings for lighting must not be less than 1/5 of the floor.
g) The area of the ventilation openings must be at least half of the area of the
opening of lighting.
h) The walls of the classrooms and hallways must be up to the height of
1.50m, at least, coated with smooth, waterproof material and resistant to frequent use.
washes. The painting will be a light color.
i) The floors of the classrooms will be mandatory covered with materials.
that provide thermal insulation, such as wood, linoleum, rubber, or ceramics.
i) The schools must have properly separated sanitary compartments.
for use by both sexes.

Article 169 - The compartments on each floor must be equipped with

latrines in a number corresponding to at least one for every group of 25 students or
fraction; one latrine and one urinal for every group of 40 students or fraction; and one sink
for every group of 40 students or fraction, as provided in the building's capacity. The doors of the
the cells in which the latrines are located should be placed in such a way as to leave a
free space of 0.15 m in height at the bottom and 0.30 m at least at the top, above
of a minimum height of 2.10 m (two meters and ten centimeters).

Article 170° - In schools, kitchens and pantries, when they exist, must
meet the minimum requirements established for such compartments in hotels.

Art. 171° - In our internments, the provisions regarding the

articles 170 and 180 in addition to the provisions regarding places or compartments for purposes
specials as applicable to them.

Art. 172° - Schools must be equipped with a water reservoir with

capacity corresponding to at least 40 liters per student planned in the building's occupancy.

CHAPTER IX
Meeting Places and Public Entertainment in General

SECTION I
Houses or Meeting Places

Article 173 - Establishments intended for houses or places of gathering

must meet the following requirements:
 a) They are considered houses or meeting places for the purpose of obligation of
compliance with the provisions of the following articles, those where there may be crowding of
people, as well as: cinema, theaters, auditoriums, conference rooms, halls of
sports, ballrooms and other similar places.
b) In houses or meeting places, all the elements of the construction that
form the structure of the building, the walls and the stairs must be made of material
incombustible.
c) The ceilings of the factories and stages, built under the roof of the building
that does not have sufficient resistance to prevent the falling of roofing tiles, torn off
by the wind, over the theaters or meeting rooms, they should have protection for
this end.
d) The supporting structure of the stage floors should be made of material
incombustible.
e) There cannot be a door or any internal communication opening between the
dependencies of amusement houses and the neighboring buildings.
f) The protective barriers or parapets of elevated locations must have
minimum height of 0.80 m and sufficient width to ensure perfect safety;
g) Sanitary compartments will be required for each location, duly
separated for the use of another sex, and without direct communication with the meeting rooms;
h) When it comes to shows or entertainment that require to be
the location will be kept closed during its execution, the installation of
mechanical air renewal or air conditioning.

§ 1 - The current meeting places must adapt to the rules of this article,
within a maximum period of two years, and when subjected to renovations or additions.

§ 2° - For the support of the covering, the use of a structure is permitted.

wood, when conveniently fireproofed.

Art. 174° - The mechanical air renewal must have a minimum capacity of
blowing of 50 m³/hour, per person, distributed evenly in the space, and
comply with the recommendations of technical standards that regulate the species.

Article 175° - The installation of air conditioning must comply with

amount of blown air, temperature and distribution, according to the standards of the Brazilian Association
of Technical Standards.

§ 1° - Without prejudice to the applicable fines, the meeting places that do not
those who violate the provisions of this article may be prohibited.

§ 2° - The widths of the longitudinal and transverse passages within the rooms
of shows, will be proportional to the likely number of people who will attend them
we will transit in the direction of drainage, considering the maximum capacity.

Article 176° - The minimum width of the longitudinal passages is 1.20 m and that of the
transversals are 1.70 m, whenever used by a number of people equal to or
less than 100.
 Article 177 - The width of the longitudinal passages is measured from axis to axis of the
arms of the armchairs or between these and the walls; and that of the transverse passages is
measurement from back to back of the armchairs.

Art. 178° - The width of the stairs shall be proportional to the probable number of
people who transit through them in the direction of the flow, considering the occupancy
maximum and observed the following provisions:

a) The minimum width of the stairs shall be 1.50 m, whenever used by

number of people equal to or less than 100.
b) Exceeding this number, they will increase in width at a rate of 8 millimeters
per additional person;
c) Whenever the number of consecutive steps exceeds 18 (eighteen), it will be
the intercalation of a platform is mandatory, which will have a minimum length of 1.50 m
whenever there is no change in direction, or 80% of the width of the staircase, when there is
this change will respect a minimum of 1.50 m;
d) On curved stairs, steps in a fan shape with a minimum radius will be allowed.
internal width of 3.50 m and minimum step width at the floor line of 0.30 m;
e) Whenever the width of the staircase exceeds 2.50 m, it will be mandatory
subdivision by intermediate handrails, in such a way that the resulting subdivisions do not
exceed a width of 1.50 m;
f) Whenever there is no change in direction on the stairs, the handrails must
be continuous;
It is mandatory to install continuous handrails next to the walls of the stairwell.
from the stairs;
h) The calculation of the steps will be done so that twice the height plus the
the width plus the width of the floor in centimeters should not be less than 62, nor more than 64,
respected the maximum height of 17 cm and the minimum width of 29 cm.
i) The final step of the stairs will be oriented towards the exit;
j) When the meeting or performance room is located on a floor
above, there will be at least two staircases or ramps conveniently located,
directed for autonomous outputs; and
l) The stairs may be replaced by ramps, accounting for 13% (thirteen by
a hundred) its maximum inclination.

Article 179 - The width of the corridors shall be proportional to the likely number of
people who transit in the direction of the drain, considering the occupancy
maximum observed the following provisions:

a) The minimum width of the corridors will be 1.50 m, whenever used by

a number of people equal to or less than 150 m;
b) Exceeding this number, they will increase in width at a rate of 10
millimeters per additional person;
c) When several doors of the exhibition hall open to the corridor, it will be
discounted from the calculation of the width increase of this corridor is its capacity of
accumulation at the rate of 4 people per m². For the purpose of this discount, only will be counted
the area of the corridor contained between the doors of the performance hall, the closest and the farthest
far from the exit;
d) When the runner drains from both ends, the increase
the width will be taken as half of what is established by letter "b"; and
 e) The exit doors from the corridors must not be narrower than those.

Article 180° - The doors of the performance or meeting room shall have,
mandatory, in its entirety the width corresponding to 1 centimeter per person
predicted in the occupancy of the place, observing a minimum of 2.00 m for each door.

Article 181° - The leaves of the doors referred to in the previous article must open towards
exit in the sense of clearing the rooms, without obstructing the evacuation corridors.

Article 182 - Exit doors may be equipped with ventilation.

to complement, through an iron curtain, since:

a) Do not obstruct the full opening of the exit doors;

b) Remain open during the performances;

Article 183° - The houses or meeting places must be equipped with facilities and
appropriate fire fighting equipment, in accordance with legal standards and
regulations in force;

Article 184° - The installation of a lighting system must be provided for.

emergency that, in case of power interruption, prevents for one hour
the performance or meeting rooms, hallways, exits and waiting rooms remain at
dark

Art. 185° - The projects, besides the elements of construction proper,

they will present, prior to its execution, in two copies, drawings and records.
explanatory of the distribution of locations and electrical or mechanical installations for
ventilation, air conditioning, projection and elevators, with the various designed circuits;

Article 186 - The minimum conditions for safety, hygiene, and comfort shall be
periodically verified by the City Hall, in accordance with the provisions of this Code and in
form provided for in regulation.

Sole Paragraph – According to the result of the inspection, requirements may be demanded.
minimal works without which the special use of the building will not be allowed to continue.

SECTION II
Cinemas and Theaters

Article 187 - Establishments intended for cinemas and theaters must

satisfy the following requirements:

I - The buildings intended for theaters and cinemas must have walls
external walls with a minimum thickness of one brick, rising 1.00 m above the gutter in order to
provide adequate reciprocal fire insurance;
II - Adoption of measures to prevent noise transmission;
 III - The arrangement of the seats will be done in sections separated by aisles.
longitudinal and transverse; the occupancy of each of these sectors cannot exceed
of 250 armchairs.
IV - The seats will be arranged in rows, forming arcs of circles, with
minimum spacing between rows, measured from back to back, observing:

a) When located in the audience: 90 cm for upholstered chairs and 83 cm for

the non-upholstered;
b) When situated at the counters: 95 cm for the upholstered and 88 cm for the
not upholstered;

§ 1° - The upholstered chairs shall have a minimum width of 52 cm and the non-upholstered ones
stuffed 50 cm measurements from center to center of the arms;

§ 2° - The rows may not have more than 20 seats;

§ 3° - The maximum number of seats for the series that end will be 5.
along the walls;

Art. 188° - The demonstrative graph of the project must be presented with it.
perfect visibility of the screen or stage, from the viewer situated in any of the
localidades:

I – Tomar-se-á para essa demonstração a altura de 1.125 m para a vista do

seated spectator;
II - In cinemas, the line connecting the bottom of the screen to the view of a
the observer must pass 12.5 cm above the view of the observer in the next row;
III - In theaters, the viewpoint for constructing the visibility graph
it will be taking 50 cm above the stage floor and 3.00 deep, in addition to the mouth of the
dinner

§ 1° - The longitudinal passages in the audience shall not have steps;

§ 2 - It will not be allowed between the levels where the counters are placed.
the seats, level difference greater than 34 cm, should be interspersed with a step
intermediate;

§ 3° - This intermediate step will have a maximum height of 17 cm and a minimum of

12 cm, with a minimum width of 30 cm and a maximum of 35 cm.

§ 4° - The counters may not exceed two fifths of the length of the
platters;

§ 5° - The free, minimum ceiling heights will be under and over the counter at 2.50 m and,
in the center of the audience, 6.00 m;

§ 6° - Cinemas and theaters must, compulsory, have a room for

independent waiting areas for the audience and balconies, with the following requirements:
 I - To have a minimum area proportional to the number of people expected in the occupancy of the
"locality order" to serve, at the rate of 0.13 m² per person, in cinemas, and 0.20 m²
per person, in the theaters.
II - The waiting area will be calculated without including the designated,
eventually, to bars, candy shops, display cases and showcases.

§ 7° - The sanitary compartments intended for the public must be

separated for use by one sex and the other; and:

They will be located in such a way as to have easy access to the room.
shows like for waiting rooms;
II - They may have direct or forced ventilation;
III – The number of devices will be determined according to the following
relationships, in which 'L' represents the allocation of the 'locality order' it serves:

Men Women
Latrines L/300 L/250
Washbasins L/250 L/250
Urinals L/ 80 -----------

§ 8° - The performance halls may be located on upper floors

or inferior, as long as they have the entrance hall and the waiting room to serve them as
access on the ground floor.

Article 189° - The installation of shops and entrances to buildings under and
about the performance halls, as long as the floor and the ceiling of these are in structure of
reinforced concrete and perfectly insulated against noise.

Art. 190° - Establishments intended for cinemas shall comply with

following requirements:

The screen width should not be less than 1/6 of the distance separating it from the row.
but further from armchairs;
II – In cinemas, the seats cannot be located outside the zone
understood, on the plane, between two lines, that start from the ends of the canvas and form
with this angle of 120°.
III – No chair may be placed beyond the polygonal perimeter
defined by the lines connecting three points, spaced from the screen by a distance equal to the height
they are located, respectively, on the 120° lines referred to in the previous item and the
normal to the screen axis;
IV - The audience floor and the balconies must present under the rows of
armchairs, flat surfaces, horizontal, forming steps or small platforms;
V – In no position within the performance halls may the light beam
projection to be less than 2.5 m from the floor;
VI - The projection booths must have at least enough area for two
machines and have the following minimum dimensions:

a) Depth of 3 (three) meters in the direction of the projection;

b) 4 (four) meters in width;
 c) They will be entirely built with non-combustible material, with the door of
entry opening outward;
d) The clear height shall not be less than 2.50 m;
e) They will have openings to the outside;
f) The access ladder to the cabin will be equipped with a handrail;
g) The cabin will be equipped with a concrete or brick chimney,
communicating directly with the outside and with a minimum useful section of 0.90 m² and raising-
at least 1.50 m above the coverage;
h) The cabins will be equipped with a sanitary compartment, containing a toilet and
sink, with door made of non-combustible material;
i) next to the cabin there will be a compartment intended for a reel, with
minimum dimensions of 1.00 m x 1.50 m, equipped with a chimney communicating directly with
the exterior with a minimum useful section of 0.90 m²;
j) Besides the projection openings and viewports, strictly necessary, not
The booths may have other direct communications with the performance halls;
The openings for projection and the displays must be protected by
manual shutters made of non-combustible material;

Sole Paragraph - The width must be increased by 1.50 m for each

machine exceeding two.

Art. 191° - Establishments intended for theaters shall comply with the following
requirements:

I – The area designated for artists must have direct access from the outside,
regardless of the part intended for the public;
II - At the mouth of the stage, all the openings that connect the stage area to
your dependencies, deposits and dressing rooms, as well as the rest of the building must be
equipped with closures made of non-combustible material, so as to prevent the
fire propagation;
III - The individual dressing rooms must have:

a) Minimum usable area of 4.00 m²;

b) Dimensions, in plan, capable of containing a circle with a diameter of 1.50 m;
c) Minimum ceiling height of 2.50 m;
d) Window communicating to the outside or equipped with devices for
forced ventilation;

§ 1° - The individual dressing rooms must be served by compartments.

sanitary facilities, properly separated, for use by one sex and the other, equipped with latrines,
showers and washbasins in numbers corresponding to a set for five dressing rooms.

§ 2° - The theaters must be equipped with general or collective dressing rooms, one for each.
less, for each sex, with a minimum area of 20 m²; their dimensions will be equipped with
washbasins in the ratio of 1 for every 5 m²;

§ 3° - In the case of children's theaters, the minimum area of the collective dressing rooms shall be
of 12.00 m².
 Article 192 - The general or collective dressing rooms shall be served by compartments
sanitary facilities with latrines and showers, based on 1 set for every 100 m², properly
separated for one and the other sex.

Art. 193° - The compartments intended for the storage of scenery and material
scenic elements, such as wardrobe and decoration, must be entirely built of
incombustible material, including closure sheets, and cannot be located
everyone under the stage.

SECTION III
Crazy for Sports Show Practices

Article 194 - Establishments intended for places for practice and performances
sports venues, stadiums and gyms must meet the following requirements:

I - The stadiums and sports gymnasiums must have sanitary facilities for the
separate audiences for each sex, independent of those intended for athletes and in number
proportional to your ability;
II - The bleachers cannot be built out of wood;
III - The stadiums and gyms must present perfect conditions of
visibility, it is mandatory to submit the visibility graphs for approval by SEMP
in the plan and in the section, with indications of the number and arrangement of the places intended for the
viewers;
IV - The designs of stadiums and sports gyms must be accompanied by
plants that indicate the possibility of parking vehicles, in number
proportional to their capacity, less than 400 meters away from the access to the
buildings, in private or public areas, specifically designed for this purpose;
V - The exits, whether doors, circulation areas, stairs, or ramps, must ensure
the flow of the public of the facilities they serve, calculated based on:

a) 1.00 m wide 500 (five hundred) spectators, in stadiums and gymnasiums of

capacity of less than 5,000 (five thousand) spectators;
1.00 m in width for every 1,000 (one thousand) spectators, in stadiums and
gyms with a capacity of over 5,000 (five thousand) spectators, with a minimum of 10 m
from width to the total of the outputs.

Article 195 - Establishments intended for swimming pools must

meet the following requirements:

§ 1° - Swimming pool designs must be accompanied by

detailed plans of its dependencies, attachment, pipelines, filters, pumps,
electrical and mechanical installations, satisfying the following conditions:

a) The walls and the backgrounds are waterproofed and watertight in order to
we will resist not only the weight of the liquid with the subpressures of groundwater.
b) There should be footbaths with a minimum width of 1.20 m and a minimum depth of
0.10 m so that they become a mandatory passage for bathers.
c) Stop their treated waters with free chlorine or its compounds or another
process approved.
 § 2° - They may, at the discretion of SEMP, be exempt from the requirements of the paragraph.
first, private pools in general and public ones with a renewal system
complete your waters within a maximum period of 24 hours.

CHAPTER X
Of Hospital Assistance Locations

Article 196 - The establishments intended for hospitals must meet the
following requirements:

I - Hospitals and similar establishments must observe the setback.

mandatory 3 meters from the lot boundaries.
The windows of the wards and rooms for patients must be washed.
for at least two hours under the solar rays, during the period between 9 AM and 4 PM of
winter solstice
III - Adult wards shall not contain more than 8 (eight) beds.
each subdivision and the total number of beds shall not exceed 24 (twenty-four) in each
ward. Each bed should correspond to at least 6.00 m² of floor area;

Art. 197° - In the children's wards, there should be one crib for each child.
at least, on the surface of 3.50 m² of floor, and the rooms for patients should have the
minimum following areas:

a) Single room: 8.00 m²

b) Two beds: 14.00 m²

Art. 198° - Hospitals or similar establishments must satisfy the

following requirements:

a) Clear height: 2.80 m²

b) Total lighting area not less than 1/6 of the floor area of the room;
c) Ventilation area not less than half of the required for lighting;
d) Access doors 1.00 meter wide by 2.10 m high, at minimum;
e) Walls covered with smooth, waterproof, and resistant material to frequent
wash basins, up to 1.50 m high and with rounded corners;
f) Baseboards on the wall plane rounding in agreement with the floor;

Art. 199° - In the floors where there are rooms for patients or infirmaries
There should be at least one break room with a minimum area of 4 m² for every group of 12.
(twelve) beds or a kitchen with a minimum area of 9 m² for each group of 24 (twenty-four)
beds;

Article 200° - The operating rooms, the anesthesia rooms, and the rooms where they are stored
anesthesia devices, anesthetic gases or oxygen should have a covered floor of
appropriate material, to enable the discharge of static electricity, according to the
technical recommendations. All power outlets, switches or appliances
Electricals, when located up to a height of 1.50 meters from the floor, must be waterproof.
spark
 Article 201 - The sanitary compartments on each floor must contain,
at least:

a) One latrine and one washbasin for every 8 (eight) beds or fraction;
b) A bathtub or a shower for every 12 (twelve) beds or fraction;

Sole Paragraph – In the counting of beds, those belonging to...

and rooms that have private bathroom facilities.

Art. 202° - In each floor there must be at least one compartment.

with a toilet and washbasin for employees;

Art. 203° - All auxiliary rooms of the nursing units will have the
floors and walls, up to a minimum height of 1.50 m, covered with smooth, waterproof material
and resistant to frequent washes;

Article 204 - The kitchens of hospitals must have a corresponding area,

minimum 0.75 m² per bed, up to a capacity of 200 (two hundred) beds;

Sole Paragraph - For the purposes of this article, it is understood in the designation of
kitchens are the compartments designated for pantries, preparation, and cooking of
food and washing of dishes and kitchen utensils.

Article 205° - Hospitals with a capacity of more than 200 (two hundred) beds will have
kitchen with a minimum area of 150 m².

Art. 206° - The access corridors to the wards, patient rooms,

Operating rooms, or any areas where there is patient traffic, must have width
minimum of 2.00 meters; and the other corridors, at least 0.90 m wide.

Art. 207° - Hospitals and similar establishments, with more than one
the flooring, in addition to an elevator, must have at least one staircase with width
minimum of 1.50 m with straight flight steps and mandatory intermediate landings;

Sole Paragraph - Fan-shaped steps will not be absolutely permitted.

Article 208 - The arrangement of this staircase or staircases shall be such that, in
each floor, no hospital unit, such as surgical center, ward,
outpatient clinic or, still, patient bed, you were more than 40 meters away from it.

Article 209 - Hospitals and similar establishments shall be built with

incombustible material, except for areas designated for consultation and treatment;

Article 210° - Hospitals and maternity wards with up to 3 floors will be provided with
ramps with maximum slopes of 10% and elevators for transporting people,
Mats and beds with minimum internal dimensions of 2.20 m x 1.10 m.

Sole Paragraph - The installation of elevators will be mandatory in hospitals with

more than one floor, obeying the minimum of:
 a) An elevator for up to 4 (four) floors;
b) Two elevators in buildings with more than 4 (four) floors;
c) The installation of a service elevator independent of the others is mandatory,
for the use of kitchens located above the 2nd floor;

Art. 211° - The compartments designated for pharmacy, treatment, laboratories,

auxiliary rooms of nursing units, sanitary compartments, laundries and
their dependencies will not be able to have direct communication with the kitchen, pantries, and break rooms.
the cafeterias;

Sole Paragraph - The mandatory passages of patients or visitors do not

they will be able to have direct communication with kitchens or pantries.

Article 212 - The installation of a water reservoir will be mandatory with

minimum capacity of 400 liters per bed.

Article 213 - Laundry services will be obligatorily installed with

capacity to wash, dry and sterilize. The compartments will have adequate dimensions
for the equipment to be installed, duly justified in the memorial.

Art. 214° - The installation of a septic waste incinerator is mandatory. The

processes and capacities, as well as the dimensions of the necessary compartments,
will be justified in the memorial.

Article 215° - The projects for maternity hospitals or hospitals that maintain
maternity sections should provide compartments in numbers and positions that
allow the installation of:

a) 1 (one) delivery room, acoustically isolated for every 15

(fifteen) beds;
b) 1 (one) delivery room for every 25 (twenty-five) beds;
c) Operating room (in case the hospital already has another for the same purpose);
d) Dressing room for practical operations;
e) 1 individual quarter for the isolation of infected patients;
f) Exclusive rooms for operated postpartum patients;
g) Nursery section.

§ 1° - The nursery sections must be subdivided into units of at least

maximum, 24 (twenty-four) cribs. Each unit comprises 2 (two) rooms for cribs,
with a maximum capacity of 12 (twelve) cradles each, attached to 2 (two) rooms,
respectively, for children's services and examinations;

§ 2° - These sections will have, in total, as many cradles as there are beds.
parturients, excluding from this number the beds belonging to rooms of one to two beds.

§ 3° - Units for isolation of cases should also be provided.

suspects and contagious, under the same required conditions, with a minimum total capacity of
10% of the number of cribs in the maternity ward.
 Article 216° - Hospitals or similar establishments must be equipped
of appropriate fire safety installations and equipment, in accordance with the standards
legal and regular in force.

PENALTIES

Article 217 - The following are considered infractions subject to fines:

I – From 0.10 UF/m² (hum tenth of the municipal tax unit, for each square meter
square), any work (construction, expansion or renovation) that begins without the
prior authorization from the Municipal Planning Secretariat;
II - From 0.05 UF/m² (five hundredths of the municipal tax unit, for each
square meters), any building that has been partially or fully demolished without
the prior authorization of the Municipal Planning Secretariat.
III – From 0.10 UF/m² (a tenth of the municipal tax unit, for each square meter
(square), any construction that is built, even if it has a permit issued.
by the Municipal Planning Secretariat, if it is not in accordance with the setbacks
established in this Code;
IV – 0.40 UF/m² (four tenths of the municipal tax unit, per square meter
linear of the test, any building or not, in an urban or expansion area
urban area that, being determined by the Municipal Planning Department, did not wall off its
tested;
V - From 0.04 UF/m² (four tenths of municipal tax units, for each
linear metro of testada), any public walkway (sidewalk) that is determined by
Municipal Department of Planning has not been built.
VI – From 4 UF (four municipal fiscal units) for any public outing
what may be used under any pretext, contrary to collective interests and the
provided for specifically in Article 36 of this Code;
VII - From 2 UF (two municipal fiscal units) for any land that,
ready to build, to allocate to your neighbors your rainwater, that has fallen
about himself or about the coverage of buildings, there being no perfect conditions of
drainage of these;
VIII – From 4 UF (four municipal tax units) for any construction or
land that connects to the stormwater drainage network sewage conduits and vice versa
versa;
IX - From 10 Municipal Tax Units (ten municipal tax units) for any industry that
contrary to the provisions of articles 145 and 146 of this Code;
X - 2 UF (two municipal tax units) for any waste deposit
that contradicts the provisions of article 160 of this Code.
XI - From 2 UF (two municipal tax units) for cases of occupancy of
public road (sidewalk, roadway, and central median) by debris, materials from
construction or other materials, when they contradict public interests and the community.
XII – From 1 UF (one municipal tax unit) for infractions to the present
Building Code, not specified.

Art. 218° - When it comes to the case provided for in Article 36, paragraphs 5 and 7, the increase
The IPTU will be double the rate provided for the main property.

Article 219 - Recidivism of the offenses foreseen in article 214 will be punished
with double the fine provided for in each item.
 Article 220° - The application of any fine provided for in article 214 shall be preceded
of the notification from the Municipal Planning Secretariat and will be issued due to the
disrespect to this notification.

Article 221 - Any construction, raised under any pretext and of any type
of material, partially and totally occupying the public road bed, will be demolished by
Municipal Planning Department (SEMP), with the costs falling on the offender.
operational and still subject to the penalties provided for in this Code and in the Civil Law.

FINAL DISPOSAL

Art. 222° - The omissions in this Code will be clarified by force of

competence, by the Municipal Planning Secretariat.

Article 223 - This law comes into effect on the date of its publication, repealing the
contrary provisions.

Mayor's Office, on July 29, 1994.

FLÁVIO MARTINS DOS SANTOS

Mayor

LAIZOMAR WANDERLEY DA SILVA

Municipal Secretary of Administration