( 1) Height. The height of a garage shall not be less than 2.2 meters.
(2) Size : The size of garage shall not be less than as below :
(a) Private Garage- 2.5 meters X 5.0 meters.
(b) Public Garage- Based on the number of vehicles parked etc., (Refer rule 100 parking space).
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92. Basement -(1) Basement shall not be used for habitable purpose except in case mentigned in clause ( c) of sub-rule 2 . •
(2) The construction of the basement may be allowed in all the land use activities subject to the following conditions, namely:-
(a) basement shall not extend into the prescribed MOS :
Provided that where minimum MOS are more than 12 meters in front or more than 7 .5 meters on all other sides, in that . case .
basement may be allowed leaving 12 meters distance in front and
7.5 meters on other sides from the outer boundary of land/ plot;
{b) the plinth level of the building in which the basement is built shall not be more than 0.90 meters above the surrounding ground; and ( c) . in certain cases, depepding on the topography of the site the part.of the building below the ground or reference level could also be called the basement and if such part is habitable, then it may be used · ·accordingly and shall be added in the calculation of FAR.
(3) Basement can be used for only the foHowing purposes, namely :-
(a) storage of non-combustible articles;
(b) strong rooms, bank cellars, radiation room ( only for medical treatment and research);
(c) air-conditioning equipments and other machines used for services and utilities of the building;
( d) parking spaces;
(e) commercial activity only on the first basement level, provided that:
(i) the land use of the premises / plot is commercial;
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(ii) the plot area is not less than 1.0 hectare; and
(iii) the building is detached, Note: The basement area permitted for commercial use in sub rule 3(e) shall be taken into account for the purpose of calculating FAR.
(4) The basement shall have following requirement, namely:-
(a) basement in every part shall have a clear height of at least 2.4 meters as measured from the floor to the underside of the beam. In case of clause 3( e) above, the minimum clear height as calculated above shall be 3 .6 meters;
(b) adequate ventilation shall be provided for the basement, the ventilation requirements shall be the same as required by the particular occupancy according to these rules. Any deficiency may be met by providing adequate mechanical ventilation in the form of blowers, exhaust fans, air conditioning systems or the like;
(c) the maximum height of the ceiling of any basement shall be
0.45 meter above the surrounding ground level in such a fashion that vehicular movement in the MOS or around the buildings are not obstructed;
(d) adequate arrangements shall be made to prevent surface drainage from entering into the basement;
( e) the walls and floors of the basement shall be watertight and be so designed that the effect of the surrounding soil and moisture are taken into account in design and adequate damp proofing treatment done;
(f) the access to the basement shall be separate from the main entrance and in addition another staircase/ramp shall be provided for access to and exit from various floors of the basement. Where . the staircase/ramp is continuous the same shall be of enclosed type serving as a fire separation from the basement floor and higher floors; and
(g) open ramps as means of access to the basement may be permitted in such a manner that they do not obstruct the MOS in any manner.
(5) A maximum of three levels may be allowed in the construction of multi-level basements. Such multi-level basement may be allowed only if,-
(a) The minimum frontage of the plot is 21 meters and the minimum average depth 30 Meters and the plots abuts a road of width 18 meters or more; and 222 (241)
(b) the building is detached.
(6) If the built form below the ground or reference level is used as habitable accommodation because of the existing topography such area may be permitted as habitable area and shall be counted in the Floor Area Ratio.
93. Parapet- Parapet walls and handrails provided on the edges of roofs terraces, balcony, corridors/ lobbies/ foyers or verandah shall not be less than 1.05 meters in height from the finished floor. level.