The maximum covered area of buildings of different classes shall be governed by the standard as laid down in Chapter-IV.
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40. Boundary Wall/ Compound Wall:
(a) Except with the special permission of the Authority the maximum height of the compound wall shall be 1.5 m above the center line of the front street. Compound wall upto 2.4 m height may be permitted if the top 0.9 m is of open type construction of a design to be approved by the Authority.
(b) In case of a corner plot the height of the boundary wall shall be restricted to 0.75 m for a length of 10 m on the front and side of the intersections and balance height of 0.75 m if required in accordance with
(a) May be made up of open type construction (through railings) and of design to be approved by the-Authority.
In case of a corner plot the boundary wall should be sufficiently rounded off to give a clear view of the other roads. However the junction round off radius shall not be less than 4.5 m.
(c) The provisions of (a) are not applicable to boundary walls of jails, in industrial buildings, electric sub-stations, transformer stations, institutional buildings like sanatoria, hospital, industrial buildings like workshops, factories and educational buildings like schools, colleges, including the hostels, and other uses of public utility undertakings and height upto 2.4 m may be permitted by the Authority.
(d) Compound gate should open entirely inside the property and shall not open on any access/ pathways/ road/ street.