(1) No kitchen shall have a floor area of less than 4.5 sq. meters and width of less than 1.8 meters:
Provided that if any kitchen is to be used for eating purposes also, such shall not be less than 9.5 sq. meters and the width shall not be less than 2.4 meters.
(2) No kitchen shall have a height less than 2.5 meters measured from the surface of a floor to the lowest point in the ceiling or the underside of any slab except from the portion to accommodate any floor or any upper floor.
(3) Every room to be used as kitchen shall have —
(a) unless separately provided with any pantry meant for the washing of kitchen utensils which shall land directly or through a sink to grated and trapped connection to waste pipe;
(b) an impermeable floor;
(c) a window of not less than 1 sq. meter in area opening directly to an interior or exterior open space, or into any shaft;
(d) a flue, if necessary;
(e) a refuse chute for discharge of solid wastes, in case of any building exceeding
18.0(eighteen) meters in height.
Pantry.-
(1) No pantry shall have a floor area of less than 3 sq. meters and a width of less than 1.4 meters.
(2) Every pantry shall have -
(a) a means of the washing kitchen utensils, if not provided in the kitchen, which shall lead directly or through a sink to grated and trapped connection to any waste pipe;
(b) an impermeable floor.
Bath room and water closet.-
(1) No bathroom shall have a floor area of less than 1.8 sq. meters, with a width of less than a1.2 meters and a height less than 2.2 meters measured from the surface of a floor to the lowest point of the ceiling or the underside of any slab:
Provided that if it is combined bathroom and a water closet such floor area shall not be less than 2.6 sq. meters.
(2) No water closet shall have a floor area of less than 1.1 sq. meters and a width less than 0.9 meter.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-rule (1) or sub-rule(2), the case of any building referred to in rule 54, -
(a) an independent bathroom may have a floor area of 1.45 sq. meters;
(b) a combined bathroom and water closet may have a floor area of 2.0 sq.
meters, with a minimum width of 1.1 meters.
(4) Every bathroom or water closet shall —
(a) be so situated that at least one of its walls shall open to an interior or exterior open space or shaft and shall have an interior or exterior open space or shaft and shall have an opening in the form of window or ventilator or lurver not less than 0.37 sq. meter in area;
(b) not be directly over any room other than a latrine or water closet or a washing place or a bathroom or a terrace unless it has a water tight floor;
(c) have the platform or set made of water tight non-absorbent materials;
(d) be enclosed by walls or partitions and the surface of every such wall or partition shall be finished with smooth impervious material to a height of not less than 1 meter above the floor of such room;
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(e) be provided with a door completely closing the entrance to it; and
(f) be provided with an impervious floor covering with an impervious floor covering sloping towards any drain with a suitable grade and not towards any veranda or other room.
(5) No room containing any water closet shall be used for any purpose except, as a lavatory and no such room shall open directly into any kitchen or cooking space or pantry by a door, window or other opening.
Loft. -
(1) A loft may be permitted in buildings of all use groups.
(2) The area of any such loft shall be restricted to 25 percent of the area of the floor or any room other than inhabited room, provided that 100 percent of the area may be covered over any corridor.
(3) Maximum height between any loft and ceiling shall be 1.20 meters and the clear height below the loft shall not be less than 2.10 meters.
Ledge or tand. —
(1) A ledge or tand in a habitable room shall not cover more than 15 percent of the floor on which it is constructed and shall not interfere with the ventilation of the room under any circumstances.
(2) The ledge shall be provided at a minimum height of 2.1 meters from floor level.
(4) The maximum width of any ledge or tand shall be 0.60 meter.
Mezzanine floor. -
(1) A mezzanine floor may be permitted only between the ground floor and first floor of any building.
(2) A mezzanine floor may be permitted over a habitable room provided that —
(a) it conforms to any standard for a habitable room as regards lighting and ventilation;
(b) it is so constructed as not to interfere under any circumstances with the ventilation;
(c) such mezzanine floor is not subdivided into smaller compartments;
(d) such mezzanine floor or part of it shall not be used as kitchen; and
(e) in no case a mezzanine floor shall be subdivided so as to make it liable to be converted into unventilated compartments.
(3) An area up to 25 percent of the covered area on the ground floor shall be allowed.
(5) The height of any mezzanine floor shall not be less than 2.1 meters.
Store room:- No store room in any residential building shall have a floor area less than 1.5 sq.
meters and a height of less than 2.1 meters.
Garag . —
(1) No garage for cars shall be less than 2.5 meters x 5 meters.
(2) The minimum head room in a garage shall be 2.1 meters.
(3) The size of any garage where more than one motorcar is parked shall be calculated on the basis of the number of vehicles to be parked there.
(4) No garage for trucks shall be less than 3.75 meters x 10.00 meters with a minimum head room of 3.00 meters.
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