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 SPECIFICATIONS OF PARTS OF BUILDINGS - CHAPTER -VI
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The following parts of a building, wherever present, shall conform to the specifications given herein:
6.1 HABITABLE ROOM:
6.1.1 Size and dimensions of various rooms shall be as under:
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MINIMUM SIZE AND DIMENSIONS OF HABITABLE ROOMS
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Sr. No.
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Occupancy
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Minimum size in sq.m.
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Minimum dimension of a side in m.
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Remarks
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1
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Living room
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9.5
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2.4
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2.
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Bed room
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9.5
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2.4
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3.
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Kitchen
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a) One room– kitchen tenement
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7.5
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1.8
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b) two room -kitchen tenement
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5.5
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1.8
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4.
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Any other room in a two room – kitchen tenement
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7.5
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2.4
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5.
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Rooms in a two-room tenement of a site and services projects
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(I)
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9.5
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2.4
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(ii) other room
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7.5
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2.4
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Single room tenement in Housing scheme for EWS,
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12.5
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2.4
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Cooking alcove of a minimum length of 1.5 m and a minimum width of 1.5m should be provided. A window of at least 1.0 sq.m. opening to external face or courtyard should also be provided.
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7.
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Single-bedded room in a hostel of educational institution/ working men’s or women’s hostel.
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7.5
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2.75
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Shop
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7.5
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2.4
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9
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Class room in an educational building
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38.0
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5.5
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Area at the rate of 0.8 sq.m. per student, whichever is more.
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10
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General ward in a hospital/ nursing home
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38.0
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5.5
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Provided that –
(i) Every tenement except that in EWS housing scheme shall have at least a living room and a kitchen.
(ii) Minimum size of a Cinema theatre, shall be in conformity with Maharashtra Cinema Rules. The minimum size of Drama theatre or Auditorium shall be provided at the rate of 20 seats in 9.0 sq.m. exclusive of gangways (Minimum of 1.5 mt.)
6.1.2 Height of the rooms:
The minimum and maximum height of a habitable room shall be as follows:
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TABLE – 10
HEIGHT OF HABITABLE ROOMS
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Sr. No.
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Occupancy
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Min. Height. In m.
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Max. Height. In m.
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Flat Roof
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(i) Living room
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2.75
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4.20
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(ii) Habitable room in LIG or EWS housing scheme
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2.60
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4.20
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(iii)Air-conditioned habitable room/ common corridors.
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2.40
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4.20
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(iv) Commercial, Business and Professional Occupancies, residential hotels of 3 star category and above, rooms in institutional, educational, departmental stores, entrance halls and lobbies to departmental store
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3.60
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4.20
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(v) Industrial hazardous or storage occupancies,
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3.60
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5.00
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(vi) Auditorium, Drama/Cinema Theatres, Assembly Halls etc.
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3.60
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Not Applicable
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2.
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Pitched Roof
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(i) Any habitable room
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2.75 (average) 2.10 ( min)
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4.20 (average) 3.20 (min)
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(ii) Habitable room in LIG and EWS Housing scheme
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2.60 (average) 2.00 (min)
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4.20 (average) 3.20 (min)
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Provided that -
(i) In the case of mezzanine such maximum height shall be 4.6 m.
(ii) In case of occupancies where more room height is unavoidable, it may be permitted as special case after recording reasons in writing therefor.
(iii) The minimum clear headway under any beam shall be 2.2 m.
6.2 BATHROOM AND WATER CLOSET:
6.2.1 The area and dimensions of a bathroom and water closet shall not be less than those given below.
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TABLE – 11
MINIMUM AREA AND DIMENSIONS OF BATHROOM AND WATER CLOSET
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Type
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Area (in sq.m.)
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Side (in m.)
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(I) Bathroom
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1.5
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1.2
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(II) Water Closet (W.C.)
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1.1
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0.9
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(III) Combined Bathroom and Water Closet (WC)
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2.2
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1.2
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6.2.2 In the case of housing schemes for Economically Weaker Sections as given in Appendix–XVII, the minimum sizes of bathroom and water closet shall be as follows :
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