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Section 110: Projection

The West Bengal Municipal (Building) Rules, 2007State Rules of West Bengal · 1993

(1) Window chajja or cornice may project up to 0.5 m (1'-8") on all sides of the building.

(2) One cantilever verandah from first floor upward projecting upto property line may be allowed only on the frontage and side facing the roads (for corner plots only). This projection may be extended up to 0.5 m (1 `-8") on the wider and narrower side spaces also, provided that the permissible limit of FAR is not exceeded and that the width of such verandah shall not exceed 2.5 m (8'- 2"). Weather boards made either of concrete or pierced concrete or grill or glass or louvres or wood may be allowed to come down from second floor upwards up to the top level of windows in case of weather board from first floor, the clear gap between the bottom of weather board and plinth level shall be at least 8'-0". Only grills will be permitted to connect the above weather boards to the verandah railings on each of the floors and no window or solid wall shall be allowed. Verandah railings may be taken up to a maximum height of 1.25 m (4'-1"), provided that the solid part of it, if so constructed is limited to a height of 1 m (3'-4"):

Provided that in any co-operative building on any plot of 5 K or above, a cantilever verandah from ground floor and upwards projecting upto the property line may be allowed on frontage and side facing roads (for corner plot only) but under no circumstances shall any verandah projection be less than 2.4 m in clear height from ground level and that permissible limit of F.A.R. is not exceeded.

(3) The cantilever verandah on the first floor and above may be constructed within the open space after keeping open the space compulsorily required to be kept open as per rule 107, provided the permissible limit of F.A.R. is not exceeded.

(4) Weather Board may be taken down from the projected cantilever balcony at the front open space from the 1st floor level up to 8' height (2.43 m) from the plinth level.

PART I] THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, FEBRUARY 14, 2007 53

(5) Projections for shelves not exceeding 0.25 m (10") beyond the outer surface of external walls may be allowed within the minimum wider, narrow and back open spaces for the purpose of making wall cupboards or alcove, provided the thickness of the wall for such projections is minimum 10" brick work or 3" thick reinforced concrete.

(6) Under no circumstances shall any verandah projection be less than 8' in clear height from the plinth level.

Where this provision sits

ActThe West Bengal Municipal (Building) Rules, 2007
Section110
Marginal noteProjection
JurisdictionState of West Bengal
StatusIn force as published by the source

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