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Section 16: Minimum setbacks for Residential and Non-residential buildings

The Karnataka Town and Country Planning (Development of Land in areas other than Local Planning Areas) Regulations, 2025.State Regulations of Karnataka · 1963

(1) Minimum setback for Residential buildings including group housing for height below15.0m:

TABLE – 4 Sl.

No Building Site size Setbacks Parking allowed Maximum Height of the building in metres Number of floors permissible Front Rear Right Left 1 Upto 100 Sq.m Any Road width 1.25 0 0.75 0 Stilt Below 11.5 (Stilt+3) 2 Above 100 Sq.m Upto 150 Sq.m Any Road width 1.25 1.0 0.75 0 Stilt Below 11.5 (Stilt +3) 3 Above 150 Sq.m upto 300 Sq.m Road width

(i) below 9.0m 1.50 1.0 1.0 1.0 Stilt Below 11.5 (Stilt +3)

(ii) 9.0m and above 1.50 1.0 1.2 1.2 Below 15.0 (Stilt +4) 4 Above 300 Sq.m upto 500 Sq.m Road width

(i) Below 9.0m 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 Stilt Below 11.5 (Stilt +3)

(ii) 9.0m and upto 18.0m 2.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 Basement or stilt Below 15.0 (Stilt +4) or (Basement+Ground+3) (iii) Above 18.0m and upto

30.0m

3.0 1.5 1.5 1.5

(iv) Above 30.0m 6.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 5 Above 500 Sq.m upto 4000 Sq.m Road width

(i) Below 9.0m 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 Stilt Below 11.5 (Stilt +3)

(ii) 9.0m and upto 18.0m 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 Basement or stilt Below 15.0 (Stilt +4) or (Basement+Ground+3) (iii) Above 18.0m and upto

30.0m

3.0 2.5 2.5 2.5

(iv) Above 30.0m 6.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 6 Above 4000 Sq.m Road width

(i) Below 9.0m 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 Stilt Below 11.5 (Stilt +3)

(ii) Above 9.0m 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 Basement or stilt Below 15.0 (Stilt +4) or (Basement+Ground+3) s̈ÁUÀ 4J PÀ£ÁðlPÀ gÁdå¥ÀvÀæ, 19 2025 3303 Note:

(i) In case of Building sites upto 150 sqm the right setback may be permitted to be swapped with the left setback if the applicant so desires.

(ii) In Building sites mentioned in Sl.no. 2 and 3, if the applicant desires to construct only Ground+ 2 floors , setbacks specified for G+2 floors only may be permitted subject to submission of undertaking that additional floors shall not be constructed on the building site and the Local authority shall not permit any additional floors thereafter

(iii) Height of the Stilt is included in the height of building.

(iv) Ramp slope of 1 in 8 shall be maintained wherever Basement is provided.

(v) Where building plots abut NH SH the minimum front setback shall be the building line or the front setback whichever is higher

(2) Minimum setback for Non Residential buildings except Industrial buildings for height below 15.0m:

TABLE – 4A Sl.

No Building Site size Setbacks Parking allowed Maximum Height of the building in metres Number of floors permissible Front Rear Right Left 1 Upto 150 Sq.m Road width

(i) Below 9.0m 1.50 0 0 0 Stilt Below 11.5 (Stilt +3)

(i) 9.0m and above 1.50 0 0 0 Below 15.0 (Stilt +4) 2 Above 150 Sq.m upto 300 Sq.m Road width

(i) Below 9.0m 2.0 0 1.0 1.0 Stilt Below 11.5 (Stilt +3)

(ii) 9.0m and above 2.0 0 1.0 1.0 Below 15.0 (Stilt +4) 3 Above 300 Sq.m upto 500 Sq.m Road width

(i) Below 9.0m 2.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 Stilt Below 11.5 (Stilt +3)

(ii) 9.0m and upto 18.0m 3.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 Basement Below 15.0 (Stilt +4) or 3304 PÀ£ÁðlPÀ gÁdå¥ÀvÀæ, 19 2025 ¨sÁUÀ 4J

(iii) Above 18.0m and upto

30.0m

4.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 or stilt (Basement+Ground+3)

(iv) Above 30.0m 6.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 4 Above 500 Sq.m upto 4000 Sq.m Road width

(i) Below 9.0m 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 Stilt Below 11.5 (Stilt +3)

(ii) 9.0m and upto 18.0m 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 Basement or stilt Below 15.0 (Stilt +4) or (Basement+Ground+3) (iii) Above 18.0m and upto

30.0m

4.5 2.5 2.5 2.5

(iv) Above 30.0m 6.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 5 Above 4000 Sq.m Road width Above 9.0m 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 Basement or Stilt Below 15.0 (Stilt +4) or (Basement+Ground+3) Note:

(1) In case of Building sites above 500Sqm the minimum all-around setbacks in case of educational buildings;

Institutional buildings; Storage buildings including Warehouses/Godowns shall be 4.5m or the setbacks prescribed in Table-4A whichever is higher.

(2) In case of corner sites both the sides facing the roads shall be treated as front and setbacks considered accordingly.

(3) Height of the Stilt is included in the height of building.

(4) Ramp slope of 1 in 8 shall be maintained wherever Basement is provided.

(5)In case of buildings existing prior to the commencement of these regulations, whenever Permissions are to be granted for upper floors of the existing buildings, the setbacks specified in these regulations may be considered at the lowest floor level at which the additional constructions are to be permitted, subject to the submission of the structural stability certificate from the registered structural engineer.

(6)The dwelling units and habitable rooms shall comply with the Lighting and ventilation requirements specified in the building byelaws and areas where not specified in the Building byelaws, Clause 20 of the Part 3 - Development Control Rules and General Building Requirements of National Building Code, 2016 shall be complied with.

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(7)In case of group housing in a building site,-

(a) The minimum extent of building sites in approved layouts for development of group housing shall be 500 Sqm;

(b)In approved layouts for group housing development reservation of parks and civic amenities shall not be applicable;

(c) The distance between adjacent building blocks in the group housing within building site(s) shall not be less than one third the height of the taller building;

(d)The Building blocks shall be considered as separate entity/ unit even when connections are established in between the blocks through foyers, foot bridge, lift lobbies, Basement, Podium or any other structure at any level of the building blocks and the distance between the buildings shall be as specified at (C) above;

(e) Areas required for Transformers/generators as specified by the competent authority shall be indicated in the plans subject to a minimum of 3mx5m;

(f) Areas required for Sewage treatment plants and handling of Solid waste as specified by the competent authority shall be indicated in the plans; and

(g)In case of building site area exceeding 5000 Sqm or with dwelling units above 200 Nos three percent of the area shall be reserved for segregation, storage, decentralized processing of solid waste as specified in the Solid Waste Management Rules,2016 and indicated in the plan.

(8)Water supply and draining shall be indicated in the proposals as well as the means of final disposal of waste (Open drains/ UGD/ Septic tanks).

(9)Storm water drains shall be indicated in the plans;

(10) Rain water harvesting provisions in Building sites above 100 sqm shall be indicated as specified in the Building byelaws shall be indicated in the plans and in areas not specified in the Byelaws it shall be indicated in the Plan as specified in Annexure-I.

(11) Solar assisted water heating systems as specified in the Building byelaws shall be indicated in the plans and in areas not specified in the Byelaws it shall be indicated in the Plan as specified in Annexure-II.

(12) Provisions for Electric Charging points / charging stations specified as notified by the Government for the Local Planning Areas shall be applicable in the areas beyond Local Planning Areas also.

(13) Road Margins for NH, SH, MDR and Village roads shall be applicable as notified by the Government from time to time.

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(3) Minimum setbacks and width of the road for all types of buildings of height 15.0m and above (i.e., High rise buildings with mechanical means of vertical circulation (Lifts/elevators/ escalators):

TABLE - 5 Sl .n o Height of the building Front, rear and side setbacks (Min in m) Minimum width of the Road

1. 15.0m and above upto 18.0m 6.0 m 12.0m

2. Above 18.0m upto 21.0m 7.0m 12.0m

3. Above 21.0m upto 24.0m 8.0m 15.0m

4. Above 24.0m upto 27.0m 9.0m 15.0m

5. Above 27.0m upto 30.0m 10.0m 18.0m

6. Above 30.0m upto 35.0m 11.0m 18.0m

7. Above 35.0m upto 40.0m 12.0m 24.0m

8. Above 40.0m upto 45.0m 13.0m 24.0m

9. Above 45.0m upto 50.0m 14.0m 30.0m

10. Above 50.0m upto 55.0m 16.0m 30.0m

11. After 55.0m, 2.0m additional setback for every 5m of height shall be insisted

(4) Maximum Coverage, FAR, minimum setbacks and minimum road width for Industrial buildings below 15.0m height:

TABLE-6 Sl .n o Extent of Building site in sqm Setbacks (m) Maximu m ground coverage Permissibl e FAR Minimum Road width Front Rear and sides

1. Upto 255 sqm 3.00 1.50 65% 1.50 9.0

2. Above 255-510 3.00 2.50 65% 1.50 9.0

3. Above510-1020 4.50 3.00 65% 1.75 12.0

4. Above1020-2025 8.00 4.50 65% 1.75 12.0

5. Above 2025- 4050

9.00 6.00 65% 2.00 12.0

6. Above 4050- 8100

10.00 8.00 65% 2.00 12.0

7. Above 8100- 12200

10.00 8.00 65% 2.25 18.0

8. Above 1220o 10.00 8.00 65% 2.50 18.0 Note: In case of buildings exceeding 15.0 m or higher the setbacks in Table-5 or Table- 6 whichever is higher shall be considered.

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(5) Residential and Non residential Buildings with Courtyard:

(a) buildings with central courtyard shall be allowed on building sites of extent above 300 Sqm;

(b) the Minimum dimension of the courtyard shall not be less than 2.0m on any side;

(c) the side and rear setbacks in case of Court yard buildings shall be as specified in Table-7,- TABLE-7 Sl.

no Building site size Height of building Front setback Side and rear setbacks

1. 300Sqm upto 500 sqm Upto 15.0m As per table-4 / 4A

1.0m

15.0m and and above As per table-5 As per table-5

2. Above 500 Sqm upto 4000sqm Upto 15.0m As per table-4 1.5m

15.0m and above As per table-5 As per table-5 3 Above 4000sqm Upto 15.0m As per table-4 / 4A

2.5m

15.0m and above As per table-5 As per table-5

(d) the courtyard shall have the area open for the entire height of the building; and

(e) the area of the court yard shall not be less than 9.0 Sqm or the square of one fifth the height of the highest wall abutting the courtyard whichever is higher.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Karnataka Town and Country Planning (Development of Land in areas other than Local Planning Areas) Regulations, 2025.
Section16
Marginal noteMinimum setbacks for Residential and Non-residential buildings
JurisdictionState of Karnataka
StatusIn force as published by the source

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