(1) Every person who intends to erect, re—erect, add to or alter any building shall, subject to the provisions of the Act and these rules, engage —
(a) for all buildings up to 4.50 meters in height, a technical person having a diploma in Civil Engineering/Architect with at least 2 years experiences and having the rank of a licensed Building Planner for planning, design and construction of the building foundation and superstructure and for all buildings above 4.50 meters but below 8.00 meters in height and /or erection involving piling works, deep foundation or construction of basement or any other underground structure thereto, a licensed Building Planner having a degree in Civil Engineering/Architect with at least 2 years experiences and / or an Architect and a Structural Engineer and a Geo-technical Engineer for conducting soil and other tests as required under rule 93(1), planning, design and construction of the building foundation and superstructure for all other buildings above the height of 8.00 mts. but below 14.00 mts. in height.
(b) A licensed Building Planner shall have —
(i) a degree in Civil Engineering or Architecture from a recognized university or its equivalent qualification recognized by the Government and shall not have less than 2(two) years experience in planning , design and execution of building works including sanitary and plumbing works related to building under similar geo-technical conditions, or
(ii) a diploma in Civil Engineering or Architecture from a recognized university or its equivalent qualification recognized by the Government and shall not have less than 5(five) years experience in planning , design and execution of building works including sanitation and plumbing works related to buildings under similar Geo-technical conditions;
(c) a Structural Engineer must have a Degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized university or its equivalent with at least 5(five) years experience (including two years in hill areas) in structural design;
(d) a Geo-technical Engineer must have a degree in civil engineering from a recognized university or its equivalent with at least 2(two) year experience in soil and foundation engineering under identical soil/ slope /geo-technical conditions.
(2) The Licensed Building Planner, the Architect, the Structural Engineer and the Geo-technical Engineer will work in association with one another and will be individually and/or collectively responsible for ensuring the safety of the building structure and its foundation.
(3) The Licensed Building Planner, Structural Engineer or a Geo-technical Engineer is also required to be empanelled with the ULB.
(4) In case of death, resignation removal of Licensed Building Planner, Architect, Structural Engineer, Geo-technical Engineer or, as the case may be a fresh engagement shall he made forthwith and shall be notified to the Mayor/Chairman of the ULB. No work shall be carried out in the intervening period, if any.
(5) The validity of any engagement made under this rule shall lapse, in the case of an Architect with lapse of validity of registration granted under the Architect’s Act, 1972(20 a 1972) or in case of a Structural Engineer and a Geo-technical Engineer with the lapse of empanelment, or in the case of a Licensed Building Planner, with lapse of the validity of license.
95. Permissible height of building,-
(1) (a) The following appurtenant structures shall not be included in the height of the building :
i. stair cover not exceeding 2.40 meters in height;
ii. lift machine rooms as per the latest edition of the National Building Code;
Page 64 iii. roof tanks and their supports, the height of support not exceeding 1.50 meters;
iv. chimneys;
v. parapet walls not exceeding 1.50 meters in height;
vi. ventilating, air-conditioning and other service equipments;
vii. height above mid-point between eaves level and ridge level.
(b) The aggregate area of the structures mentioned in clause (a) (except (vi) shall not exceed one-third of the area of the roof upon which these are erected.
(2) The maximum permissible height of a building as well as its permissible floor area shall be regulated by the width of the surrounding open space in the same holding plus the width of its means of access, depending on the type of building use as per the table below:
Width of means Of access plus w'dth 0f front openspace Upton 3.0 - 5.0 - Above
3.0 - 5.0 m 7.0 m 7.5 m Floor Area Ratio (F.A.R.)
Residential 1.0 2.0 2.5 2.75 Commercial, Public & other 1.0 2.0 2.5 2.5 Uses Maximum 13 5 m permissible 4.5 m 6.5 m 11.5 m ' height
Provided that in case a building is more than 14.00 meters in height prior approval of the State Government is required to be obtained.
For building of residential (excluding a height of 4.5 meters), commercial, public and other uses the means of access of at least 3 meter wide should be available within a distance of 100 meters of foot-path length from the proposed plot.
(3) The ULB may, if necessary, restrict the height of building in any area within the municipal limits, below that provided above for reasons to be recorded in writing.