(i) No person shall occupy a new building without'obtaining permission in Form F appended to these rules. He shall, before applying in Form D remove or destroy any temporary building mentioned in Rule 4 (ii) that might have been erected. - - '[(ii)~o pe.f.on shall occupy or allow any ~thcrperson to occupy ltn~ part of n new bUlldm& lor any purpose whatsoever until such part has been -certified by the ChiefAdm III Istra tor to be in his opinion in every respect complete according to the sanctioned drawings and permission has been intimated to him in form "F".
Prnvidcd that in case where such permission is given. the applicant shall remove all temporary buildings within a period not exceeding three months from the date of'grant of permission to occupy the building.
l {(iii) Ifno orders are commun icated to the applicant within 60 days of'the receipt ofapplication ill the case of buildings governed by Architectural Control and within JU days in other cases, the occupation shall be deemed to have been granted.} _ (iv) The ChiefAdministrator may decline to give permission unless a certifi cate in Form "E:" duly singed by a duly registered Architect has been submitted.]
(v) '[ThO ChiefAdministrator may give partial completion and partlal occupation ofa building if:- , ' , . .(a) In case of a commercial building, the construction of a p.artieulnr floor has been completed truly in accordance with the sanctioned building plan and there 11m no buildlng violation.s _' '
(b) In cast: of residential buildings, a minimum of 1. habitable room, one kitchen, one W.C., and one bath has been completed truly in accordance with the sanctioned building plan and there are no building violations or additional construe- _~i.o ll_~tan)' kind in the rcml\}n_i_~g pa!i~f~!~e~itc. _ I. Sec Pb. Copltal (Dc,'. & Reg.) Building (Amendment) Rules, 199) (22-1-1993)
2. Sub stituted vide NOlificalion No. 2367-Ul"PE.(3)-96/9253 doled 17-7-1996 3, S"bSlilU:'~ vtde NOlificalion No. 11/4/J4/UHI-(2)-99/129tJ dOled 30-11 -1999 p. lu:.6
4. Subsrltuted vide Notlllcatlon No. 1990.UTFI.(J)-97n0545 dated 3-11-1997 52 Punja b Capital (Development and Regulntion) Building Ru les, 1952
(c) In other buildings, not co vered under Clause (a) and (b) above, a block of the building, ora part ofthe building, is complete in all respects lind ca n be used to meet the basic functional requirement of tile land use , provided that it has been completed truly in acco rdance with the sanctioned plan and there are no build ing violatious or additional construction ofany kind in the remaining part of'the s ite.)
(yi) Where perm iss ion to occupy a part of the buildi ng has already been gtven separate permiss ion shall IJc necessary for occupation o f such other parts as ma y be s ubsequently completed.
'[(vii) A certificate in Form ' K 'IUlllC~cd to these rules duly signed by the Owner, Architect and the Structural Engineer shall be s ubmitted at the lime of applying for completion/occupation.)
l fl 8-A. Procedure. for de."fiIlC wlth upplicatlons: f or permission / 0 oc cupy. - Upon receipt of an applicat ion under RIII Cl 1R, the following procedure shall be followed :-
(i) If the building has been completed as per the sanctioned plan and there are no viclations, the permission will be granted.
( ii) (f inspection ofthe buttdl ng reveals that the applicant has not completed the construc tion even to the extent qualifying for partial completion under rule 18(v), the pe rmi sslon sh all be re fused, . ( iii) If, ho wever, inspection reveals that construcuon has been completed to tho extent required for part ial or full completion but there a re departu res frum the sanctioned plan, the following procedure shall be adhered to :-
(a) [fthe de pa rture.s are within the applicable building rules and byelaws a revised plan will be san ctioned if required , 011 the payment of tho - prescrib ed fcc and the permissio n for occupa tion given .
(b) Ifthe departures are not as per build ing rules and byelaws, the applicant will be issued a noticespecifying the compoundable and non-compundable violations and asking him to compound or remove them, as the case may be, within the period specified in the notice. Permission will be granted aller compliance wi th the nonce,
(c) T he time given in the nolice refe rred to in sub-clause (b) above, may be ext•m dcd up to a rnoximum period o f one YCl\r: 'I!' compliance is .not made during this period, the perm ission will be refu sed without prejudice to any other action provided in the law or rules for dealing with building violations. .
(i v) The permission. when given, will he e ffective from the date of the re ceipt ofthe complete application in form D under Rule 18. alongwith thc certifi cate in Form E, and such other for ms and plans as may be prescribed :
Provided that where a regular sewerage connection had been released to the premises on a date prior to the date ofapplication, the permission for occupa tion would be effect ive retrospectively from the date ofrelease of such connection: - . .
Provided' further that this rule shall apply to all those eases where not ice of completion has been subm itted in Fonn 'D' but Occupation Certlflcatehas not yet boon issued. However, it will not be open.to pc.-sons to ra ise c laims fur refund ill those cases where oc cupation.certificate h:lS already been issued, .
(v) Refusal of permission willnot bar a. fresh applicatlon but in suoh CIl3CS the permission, will be e ffective from the date of receipt of the fresh appl ication..._---_._ - _._-_ ._----_.-__.~ - .._-- --_ _------- I. Inserted vjd~ ChJ , G:Il'_ Notifl cali oll No. SOII O/63·UTFI(5) ·200 1/40 1:1 dlltcd I6· 5-20!l1p. 1D27 2 . In""".d vhlc Cl .d. G= Nctlflccucu N". ' .0I10IG3·UTfl(::i)-200 IN2 ' J dOll>'! t4·'·2002 p. 1435 S4 Punjab Capital (Development and Regulation) Building Rules, 1952 5 6 7 24M 27M 30M 8M 9M 10M Note. (i) No projection shall be allowed within the minimum width of the courtyard in any direction as mentioned in the table above.
I {(ii) The ChiefAdministrator may permit •Pergola' in the buildings if tight and ventilation ofthe building is not obstructed due to the Pergola.}
(iii) The table shall also be applicable in case ofexterior open spaces permit ted within the zoning regulations.]
21: Requirements regardilll: provision ofkitchens, hrulzs and water clos ets,» (i) Each residential building intended for the use ofone family sha!! in addition to u living room Of rooms, have at least -
(a) One kitchen;
(b) One bathroom or an enclosed or open bathing platform;
2[(C) Water borne drainage system and a water-closet or any other system approved by the ChiefAdrninistrator.]
(ii) Where a residential building is intended for use ofmore than one family such a block of flats, the aforesaid requirements shall be repeated for every one family. '. : ' . .
(iii) Where community kitchens, bath-rooms, latrines or water closets arc provided in a public building, the above requirements with regard to the provision of kitchens. bath-rooms, latrines and water-closets may be dispensed with. The standard of community bath-rooms and latrines shall beregulated by the provis ions in this behalf In Part V of these Rules. .
. 22. ilfit:l:num she ofhubitilbre rooms. - 2[(a) The minimum size of a hab ituul.. room excluding a kitchen shall be <;.3 sq.mts. floor space with a minimum width of2.2 meter.] -, 2[(b) deleted] 2[(C) A habitable room shall have, for the admission of light and air one or more openings, sueh as windows and ventilators, opening directly to the external air or into an open verandah . The minimum aggregate area ofsuch opening shall be one tenth of the floor area.] .
2[(d) In case light and ventilation is derived from a verandah then the width of such a verandah shall not be less than 1.83 meters and depth not more than
3.66 meters.
(0) Where the lighting and vcntllatlon requirements are not met through day lighting and natural ventilation, the same shall be ensured through artiflcial lighting and mechanical ventilation as per part VIn Building Services Section I Lighting and ventilation ofNational Building Code ofIndia published by the Indian Standard Institution.] . . , . : . ' .
23 : Guller)' floors and tnazzanine floors. - Where gallery floors and mazzanine floors arc built,.thcy shall comply with the following r- 2[(i) They.shnll not be built in any room the height ofwhich is less than 4.9 M]
(ii) Gallery floor shall not cover more than one third, and mazzanino floor shall not cover more than one fourth ofthe floor area of the rooms in which they occur; and ',' .
- _-_ -_..----_..-- _._-_..-_..--_ ------.._-- - -- --------- -_..--- ..-_ _------ -..- - I. Added vide Chd, Onz. Notification No. 2367-UTr r(3)·96192SJ dated 17-17-1996
2. See Pb :Copilal (Dcv, & Reg.) 13uilding (Amendment) Rules. 1993 (22-1-1993) punjab Capital (l?eve)opmcnt and Regulation) Building Rules, 1952 55 I [(iii) They shall not be lower than 2.28 meters when measured from the surface of tile floor to the under surface of the gallery or mazzanine
1100r.J l[23-A. Provision ofServlc« Floor.-Where service floor shall be planned inmulti-storeyed build ings such as Hotels, Hospitals, Special Health Centres, Nurs ingHomes and o~hersuch build ings, they shall comply wilh the fo~l?wjng:-
(i) Its hetght sh all not exceed 2.25 metre from floor to ce iling. It shall he exempted from Floor Area Ratio (FAR) and shall be within the prescribed height in the zoning; .
(ii) Th e he ight and facade shall not be changed in bu ildings governed by Architectural Control, for providing service floor;
(iii) T he service floor may be allowed only for laying of services such as Air Conditioning, Publ ic Health, Rain Water Pipes, Electrical, Firo Fight ing, Telephone/ Internet wire, etc. and shall not be used tor any other purposc.]
' [24. Muximtun heigh! (ifa building. - The maximum height to wh ieh any build ing may be buil t shall be in accordance with the Zoning Plan, Architectural Controls, Frame Contontrols etc.]