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Bye-Laws2.25. Water closet.

3. Building licence required4. Notice to be given ....5. Information accompanying notice .6. Signing of plans .7. Colouring of Plans . . . . .8. Notice for Alteration only9. Fees .10.Grant or refusal of licence11.Suspension of licence .12.Inspection . . . . . . . .13.Completion Certificate.14.Occupancy Certificate .15.Offences and penalties16.Unsafe buildings . . .17.Architectural control.

PART IIGeneral building requirements

18.Requirements of site . . . . . . . . . . . . .19.Open space, area and height limitations20.Parking spaces .. . . . . . . : . . . . .21.Plinth .' .

PART IIIServices, design and other requirements

individual occupancies

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ITHEKARNATAKA

TOWN MUNICIPALITIES (BUILDING) MODELBYE-LAWS, 1981

Whereas, the draft of the following model bye-laws was published asrequired under sub-section (1) of Section 325of the Kamataka MunicipalitiesAct, 1964(Kamataka Act 22 of 1964)in the Kamataka Gazette, Extraordinary,dated the 14th March, 1979, inviting objections and suggestions from thepersons likely to be affected thereby on or before 16th April, 1979.

And, whereas, the said Gazette was made available to the public on 14thMarch, 1979;

And, whereas, the objections and suggestions received in respect of the saiddraft notification have been considered;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) ofSection325of the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964(Kama taka Act 22 of 1964)read with clauses (u), (v), (w), (x), (y)!(z) and (dd) of sub-section (1) of Section324of the said Act, and in supersession of the Kamataka Town Municipalities(Building)Model Bye-laws, 1967issued in Notification No. LMA43MLR(1)65,dated the 22nd February, 1967,the Government ofKamataka hereby make thefollowing Model (Building) Bye-laws for the Town Municipalities in the State,namely.-

PART IAdministration

1. Title, application and commencement.-1.1. These bye-laws may becalled the Karnataka Town Municipalities (Building) Model Bye-laws, 1981.

1.2. The provisions of these bye-laws shall be applicable to the TownMunicipalities in the State of Kamataka, having population of 50,000or below.

1.3.They shall come into force at once.2. Definitions.-In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires

the following definitions shall apply:2.1. "Act" means the Kamataka Municipalities Act, 1964.2.2. "Authority" means the authority authorised by the Municipal Council

to grant licences and performs the functions of the Authority under theseBye-laws.

1. Published in the Karnataka Gazette, Extraordinary, dated 10-11-1981 vide Notification No, HUD 54LRB 78, dated 15-11-1981

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2.3. 1/Assembly Building" means any building or part of a building wheregroups of people congregate or gather for amusement, recreation, social,religious, patriotic, civil, travel and similar purposes; for example theatres r

motion picture houses, assembly halls, auditorium, exhibition halls, museums,gymnasium, restaurants, places ofworship, dance halls, club rooms, passengPfstations, and terminals of air, surface and other public transportation services,recreation piers and stadia.

2.4. "Balcony" means horizontal projection, including a handrail, or balus­trade, to serve as passage or sitting out place.

2.5. "Building" means any structure for whatsoever purpose and ofwhat­soever materials constructed and every part thereof whether used as humanhabitation or not and includes foundation, plinth walls, roofs, chimneys,plumbing and building services, fixed platforms, verandah, balcony, corniceor projection, part of a building or anything affixed thereto or any wallenclosing or intended to enclose any land or space and sign!' and outdoordisplay structures, tents, shamianahs and tarpaulin shelters shall not be con­sidered as buildings.

2.6. "Business Buildings" means any building or part of a building whichis used for transaction of business for the keeping of accounts and records forsimilar purpose; doctor's service facilities,barber shops, Town halls, Courthouses, Libraries shall be classified in this group in so far as principal functionof these in transaction of public business and the keeping ofbooks and records.

2.7."Chajja or Sunshade" means slopingor horizontal structural overhangusually provided over openings on external walls to provide protection fromsun and rain.

2.8. "Drain" means d line of pipes including all fittings and equipments,such as manholes, inspection chambers, traps, gullies, and floor traps, used forthe drainage of a building or a number of buildings, or yards appurtenant tothe building within the same curtilage. Drain shall also include open channelsused for conveying surface water.

2.9."Educational Building" means any building used for school,college ordry-care purposes for more than 8 hours per week involving assembly forinstruction, education or recreation.

2.10."Foundation" means part of a structure which is in direct contact withand transmitting loads to the ground.

2.11."Habitable room" means a room occupied or designed for occupancyby one or more persons for study, living, sleeping, eating, kitchen if it is usedas a living room but not including bathrooms, watercloset compartments,laundries, serving and storage pantries, corridors, cellars, attics, and spacesthat are not used frequently or during extended periods.

2.12. "Industrial Buildings" means any building or part of a building orstructure, in which products or materials of all kinds and properties arefabricated, assembled or processed like assembly plants, laboratories, powernl",ntc "Tnnlro1-.n11"O<:Tohno"';o" CT"" nhntc m;l1" rl";"';p,,, f"rto"';p", air:

2.13. "Institutional Buildings" means any building or part thereof whichis used for purposes such as medical or other treatment or care of personssuffering from physical or mental illness, disease or infirmity: care of infants,convalescent or aged persons and for penal or correctional detention in whichthe liberty of the inmates is restricted. Institutional buildings ordinarily pro­vide sleeping accommodation for the occupants. It includes hospitals, sanito­ria, custodial institution and penal institutions like jails, prisons, menta!hospitals, reformataries.

2.14."Latrine unconnected" means latrine not connected to the municipalsewer system; it may be connected to a septic tank or suitable treatment anddisposal system.

2.15. "Licence" means a permission or authorisation in writing by theAuthority to carry out work regulated by the Bye-laws.

2.16."Mercantile (Commercial) Building" means any building or part of abuilding, which is used as shops, stores, market, for display and sale ofmerchandise either whole or retail. Office storage and located in the samebuilding shall be included under this group.

2.17."Open Space" means an area forming an integral part of the plot, leftopen to the sky.

2.18. "Owner" means the person who receives rent for the use of the landor build ing or would be entitled to do so if they were let. It also includes.-

(a) an agent or trustee who receives. such rent on behalf of theowner;

(b) a receiver, executor or administrator or a manager appointedby any Court of competent jurisdiction to have the charge ofor to exercise the rights of the owner;

(c) an agent or trustee who receives the rent of or is entrustedwith or is concerned with any building devoted to religiousor charitable purposes; and

(d) a mortgagee in possession.2.19."Planning Authori ty" means the Planning Authority for the Planning

area of the Town constituted under the Karnataka Country Planning Act, 1961.2.20. "Plinth" means the portion of a structure between the surface of the

surrounding ground and surface of the floor, first above the ground.2.21. "Plot or Site" means a parcel (piece) of land enclosed by definite

boundaries.2.22."Residential Building" means any building in which sleeping accom­

modation is provided for normal residential purposes with or without cookingor dining or both facilities. It includes one or two or multi-family dwellings,lodging or rooming houses, dormitories, apartment houses and flats andhotels.

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2.23."Room Height" means the vertical distance measured from the fin­ished floor surface to the finished ceilingsurface.Where a finished ceiling isnot provided, under the sideofjoistsor beamsor tie beams shalldetermine theupper point ofmeasurement and this distancewould be the head room.

2.24."Section" means sectionof the Act.

2.25."Water Closet" means a privy with an arrangement for flushing thepan with water but does not include a bathroom.

3.Building Licencerequired.-3.1. No person shall erect, re-erector makematerial alterations or demolish any building or cause the same to be donewithout first obtaining a separate building licencefor each such building fromthe Authority.

4. Notice to be given.-4.l. Every person who intends to erect, re-erect ormakematerialalteration or demolishanybuilding,shall givenoticeas requiredunder Section 187,in writing to the authority of such intention in the Formgiven in Schedule 1 and the notice shall be accompanied by plans and state­ments in triplicatedrawn or prepared in accordancewith Bye-law.5.Theplansmay be of ordinary prints on ferro paper, ammonia paper, blue print or ontracing cloth.One set of such plans shallbe retained in the municipal officeforrecord after issue of a licenceor refusal.

5. Information accompanying notice.-5.1. Every person given notice re­ferred in Bye-law4 shall submit therewith the following:

(a) Katha Certificate or Title Deed.-A copy of the KathaCertificate and a copy of the title deed of the site on whichthe construction or reconstruction is proposed.

(b) Receipt for fees.-(i)A challan or receipt for having paidspecified licence fees to the Authority.(ii) Proof of having paid taxes due on the site or the building

up-to-date which may be in the form of up-to-date taxpaid receipt.

(c) Site plan.-A site plan in triplicate drawn to a scale of notless than 1: 1,000and shall show:(i) the north line;

(ii) the municipal number of the plot or premises, if any, andthe name and number of the block and street or road inwhich the site is situated; and if the site is in anyapproved layout, the serial number of the site, and thereference number of such approval;

(iii) the position of the site in relation to the neighbouringstreets; where the site on which the building proposedto be erected abuts a street, the width of such street asmeasured between the outer edges of the drains, if any,and the line of buildings on both sides. In addition the

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width of the street (if any) at the side or rear of thebuilding:

(iv) the boundaries of the site and of any contiguous landbelonging to the owner thereof;

(v) the name of the street in which the building is proposedto be situated;

(vi) all existing buildings standing on the site;(vii) the position of the building, and of all other buildings (if

any), which the applicant intends to erect upon hiscontiguous land;

(viii) area to be occupied by the proposed building;(ix) space to be left about the building to secure a free

circulation of air, admission of light and access forsc~venging purposes;

(x) the nature of the ground on which the proposed buildingis to be erected; whether made of natural rock, clayground, sand mixed, as the case may be, and in the caseof made up ground, the time when it was so made up,and the material used in making it.

Building plan.- The plans of the building and elevations andsections accompanying the notice shall be accurately drawn toa scale of not less than 1:100.The plans shall include:(i) floor plans of all floors together with the covered area,

including accessory buildings and basement plan andsuch drawing shall clearly indicate the size and spacingof all supporting members, and size of rooms and theposition of staircases;

(ii) the use or occupancy of all parts of the building;(iii) exact location of essential service, water-closet, bath and

. the like;

(iv) sectional drawings showing clearly the sizes of footings,thickness of basement walls and all roof slabs; and thefloor slabs-wall construction, staircases sizes and spacingof framing members, ceiling heights and parapet heightswith their materials. The section should indicate thedrainage and the slope of the roof;

(v) street elevation;

(vi) details of service latrine, if any;

(vii) dimensions of the projected portions beyond thepermissible building line;

(d)

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6. Signing of plans.-6.l. The plans shall be signed by the owner and thequalified architect/ engineer / supervisor and their qualification shall be as perSchedule III.

7. Colouring of plans.-7.1. The plans shall be drawn in the followingcolours:

(i) Proposed work-Red.(ii) Existing work-Black in tracing cloth and white or grey or

natural tint in blue on ferro print.(iii) Existing work to be removed-Yellow.

Note.-At the bottom of the plan it shall be clearly shown as to what eachcolour indicate.

8. Notice for alteration only.-8.l. When the notice is for an alteration ofthe building, only such plans and statements, as may be necessary, shallaccompany the notice.

8.2. Repairs.-No such notice shall be deemed necessary for the followingrepairs in any existing building in accordance with these bye-laws except therepairs which effect the exterior elevation of the buildings or violates anyorovisions rezardinz zeneral buildinz or safety reQuirements.-

(xiii)

(xiv)

(e)

(f)

dimensions of all doors, windows and ventilators;where the proposed construction is for the addition ofany subsequent floor of an existing structure, a certificateof soundness of the foundation and the existing structureby a qualified engineer shall be furnished along with theapplication if so desired;in case the proposal is to sub-divide an existing property,the whole property shall be shown and the proposeddividing walls shown in different colours;the position of aerial, electric supply line and watersupply lines, if any;the proposed method of drainage;commencement certificate of the Planning Authority: TheCommencement Certificate granted by the PlanningAuthority in respect of the proposed development shallbe enclosed.

Specification.-Specifications of proposed construction givingtype of materials used, duly signed by qualifiedarchitect/engineer/supervisor shall accompany the notice.Supervision.-The notice shallbe further accompanied by rertificate ofsupervisionby the qualified architect/engineer/supervisor who shallundertake supervision, in the prescribed form given in ScheduleII.

(a) providing or closing of a window or door or ventilator notopening towards other's property;

(b) providing inter communication;(c) providing partitions;(d) white washing;(e) painting;(f) re-tilling and re-terracing;(g) plastering and patch work, and;(h) re-flooring.

9. Fees.-9.1. No notice shall be deemed valid unless and until the persongiving such notice encloses the challan or receipt for having paid the necessarylicence fee as prescribed below.-

(i) Residen~ial buildings:

(ix)

(x)

(xi)

(xii)

Total Area Covered on all floorsUpto 60 sq.m.Upto 150 sq.m.Above 150 sq.m. and Upto 300 sq.m.

Fees in Rupees51525

(ii)

Above 300 sq.m. charge Rs. 5 for every 50 sq.m.Commercial and Business Buildings and Assembly Buildings

(i.e. shops, show rooms, business offices, godowns,warehouses, banks, cinemas, theatres, club etc.)

Total covered area on all floorsUpto 20 sq.m.21 to 50 sq.m.

Fees in Rupees25100

For above 50 sq.m. charge at the rate ofRs. 50 for every additional 50sq.mor part thereof.

(iii) Public Buildings for Educational, Religious and Charitableuse:

Total covered area on all floorsUpto 150 sq.m.More than 150 sq.m.

(iv) Industrial Buildings:

Fees in Rupees1525

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Total covered area on all floorsUp to 150 sq.m.

Fees in Rupees100

10.4.Anyone aggrieved by an order passed under clause (i) may withinthirty days of the date of communication of the order appeal to the StandingCommittee and the decision of the Standing Committee shall be final.

10.5.The building licenceis valid for years by which the buildingshould be completed. For further period it shall be got revalidated and theapplication would be treated as for new building licenceand the rules then inforce shall apply.

11. Suspension of licence.-ll.1. TIleAuthority may revoke or suspendany licence issued under these provisions, wherever there has been any falsestatement or any misrepresentation of any material fact in the application onwhich the permit was based.

12. Inspection.-12.1. For the purpose of facilitating inspection, by theAuthority, the following shall be the recognised stages in the construction ofany building.

(i) digging of the foundation,(ii) filling In the foundation and raising the basement wall,(iii) construction of the superstructure, and(iv) all subsequent works.

12.2.The Authority or his technical representative shall be competent toinspect the building at allreasonable hours during the day to satisfy themselvesthat such construction isnot inconsistantwith the provisions of the ActorRulesor Bye-laws.

13.Completion Certificate.-13.1. Every person erecting a building shall,within one month after completion of such building shall give written noticeto the Authority through the qualified Architect/Engineer/Supervisor, re­garding completion of work prescribed in the licence in the prescribed formgiven in ScheduleV.

14. Occupancy Certificate.-14.1. Within a period of one month after re­ceipt of the notice of completion, the Authority shall communicate in pre­scribed form given in ScheduleVIthe requisite permission to occupy any suchbuilding or to use any building or part thereof effectedby any such work.

15.Offences and penalties.-15.1. Whoever contravenes any of these bye­laws shall be guilty of an offenceand upon convictionshall.-

(a) be punished by a fine which may extend to two hundredrupees and in the case of a continuing contravention with anadditional fine which may extend to ten rupees for every dayduring which such contravention continues after the convictionfor the first of such contravention;

(b) take suitable actions including demolition of unauthorisedwork as decided by the Authority; and

For above 150sq.m.chargeat the rate ofRs. 50forevery additional 150sq.m.or part thereof.

(v) The fixation of these fees shall be governed by the following:(a) For re-erection of existing buildings, the fees chargeable

shall be the same as for erection of new building.(b) For additions and alterations in the existing building, the

fees shall be chargeable on the added portions only, onthe same scale as for a new building.

(c) For revised plan of a building which the Authority hasalreadv sanctioned, the fees chargeable shall be .!_ of the

- 4fees chargeable on the original plans subject to thecondition that the covered area of the building has notincreased than in the original sanctioned plan.

(d) In case of additions and alterations of buildings, if theuse of the building is also changed, then the chargeablefees shall be calculated on the use proposed.

(e) In case of basement, for the purpose of calculating fees,the area covered under the basement shall be countedtowards the covered area.

9.2. When a building licence is not issued, the fees so paid shall not bereturned to the owner, but he shallbe allowed to re-submit it without any feesafter complying with all the objectionsraised by the Authority within a periodof one year from the date of rejection after which fresh fees shall have to bepaid. Further, the applicant may withdraw his application and plans at anytimeprior to the sanction and suchwithdrawal shall terminate all proceedingswith respect to such application;but the fees shall in no case,be refunded.

10. Grant or refusal of licence.-lO.1. The Authority/Chief Officer shallconsider every noticegivenunder Section187andmay either sanctionor refuseto sanction the plans and statements or may sanction with such modificationor directions as he may deem necessary.

10.2.The decision of the Authority shall be communicated to the persongiving the noticeor to his legallyauthorised agent inwriting inprescribed formgiven inScheduleIV,as thecasemaybe,within the period prescribed inSection187 and one set of the drawings and specifications duly endorsed shall bereturned to him.

10.3.Once the plan has been scrutinised and objectionshave been pointedout, the owner givingnoticeshallmodify the plan to complywith the objectionsraised and re-submit it.TheAuthority shall scrutinise the resubmitted plan andshall notify the result within 30 days of 'the receipt of the replies to theobjections. .

(c) take suitable actions against the licensed technical personnelwhich may include cancellation of the licence and debarringhim from further practice for a period of 5 years.

16. Unsafe Buildings.-16.1. The provisions of Section213 of the Act shallapply f?r all unsafe buildings which shall be considered to constitute dangerto pubhcsafety and for restoration by repairs of demolition or other actions asdirected by the Authority.

17.Architectural Control.-17.1. For the buildings coming up in importantareas or fronting major roads or streets or in the case of important monumentalbuildi~gs: the buildings schemes may be cleared by a special body (ArtsCommission) separately set up from the architectural aesthetics point of viewand the Authority shall have powers to frame suitable rules for ensuing theabove.

PART IIGeneral Building requirements

18. Requirements of site.-1S.I. Building sites.-No permission to con­struct a building on a site shall be granted if:

(i) the .site is insanitary or it is dangerous to construct a buildingon It;

(ii) the site is within 9 (nine) metres of the highest water markof a tank unless the owner satisfies the Authority that he willtake such measures as will prevent any risk of the domesticdrainage of the building passing into the tank. Further theAuthority may require the floor of the lowest storey 'of suchbuilding to be raised above the maximum flood level of theadjoining ground or to such -other level as the Authority mayspecify;

(iii) the owner of the building has not taken all the measuresrequired to safeguard the construction from constantly gettingdamp;

(iv) the construction of the building thereon is for Public worshipwhich in the opinion of the Authority will wound the religiousfeelings of any class of persons in the vicinity thereof;

(v) the site is not drained properly or' is incapable of being welldrained;

(vi) the site is filled up tank or has been filled up with or usedfor depositing excrementitious matter, carcasses of deadanimals, rubbish or filthy and offensive matter, or sewage,unless the Authority has examined the site and granted acertificate to the effect that it is from a sanitary point of view,fit to be built upon;

(vii) the building is to be about on a street, unless the site is ofsuch shape, the face of the building can be made parallel to

the line of the street or as nearly parallel to the said line.Further in no new building shall the foundation of the externalwall along the street be located Jess than 0.45 metre from theedge of the street or road margin including the drain;

(viii) the use of the said site is for the purpose of establishing afactory, warehouse or workplace which will be a source orannoyance to the health of the inhabitants of theneighbourhood. Save as otherwise provided, no factory,workshop, workplace or cinema house L'1which it is proposedto employ steam power or electrical power shall be constructeduntil and unless the conditions under the relevant Act aresatisfied and permission obtained thereof;

(ix) the plot has not been approved as a building site either byMunicipal Council or by an Improvement Board or byGovernment;

(x) the building has to be constructed over a municipal drain,sewer line or water mains;

(xi) if the applicant for construction does not establish his title tothe property and his ownership.

19. Open space, area and height limitations.-19.1. Residential Build­ings.-There shall be a minimum open space of 1.5m in the front and 1m. onleft, right sides and rear of the plots upto 100sq.m. area. For plots above 100sq.m. and upto 300 sq.m. there shall be a minimum open space of 2 m. allaround. For plots above 300sq.m. there shall be aminimum open space of3m.all around. Themaximum coverage for plots upto 100sq.m. shallbe 75per cent,for plots of 100to 300sq.m., the coverage shall be 65%and for plots above 300sq.m. the coverage shall be 50. The maximum height of buildings shall be 3storeys (11.0m.)

19.2.Mercantile or commercial Buildings.-The coverage on plots upto200 sq.m. shall be maximum of 80 per cent. For plots upto 300 sq.m., thecoverage shall be maximum of 70per cent. For plots above 300sq.m. and upto1,000 sq.m. coverage shall be 60 per cent. For plots above 1,000sq.m. thecoverage shall be 50per cent. The minimum open space on all sides shall be 1m. for plots upto 200 sq.m., 2 m. for plots upto 300sq.m. and 3 m. for plotsabove 300sq.m. Forbuildings above 10m., the same shall be increased by 1m.for every 3 m. height above 10m.

The maximum height ofbuildings shall be 3 storyes (11.0m.) for plots upto300 sq.m. and shall be 5 storeys (16m.) for plots above 300sq.m.

19.3. Public and Semi-Public Buildings.-Buildings of Assembly, Busi­ness, Educational, Hospital Groups shall have open space of 5m. at front and3m. on side and rear. Themaximum coverage shall not exceed60per cent. Themaximum height of Educational Buildings (Schools, Colleges), shall be 2storeys (8m.).

The maximum heizht for other Public Buildinzs shall be 3 storeys (11m.).

19.4. Industrial Buildings.-The minimum open space shall be 6 m. onfront and 4.5 m. on side and rear for plots up to 1,000 sq.m. and for plots upto5,000 sq.m. the front space shall be 9 m. For plots above 5,000 sq.m. the openspace shall be 9 m. on all sides. Further the maximum coverage on plots shallnot exceed 40 per cent. The maximum height of buildings shall be 2 storeys.

19.5. The height limitations specified in 19.1, 19.2, 19.3 and 19.4 may berelaxed for different occupancy use groups under special circumstances withthe special approval of the Authority.

19.6. Interior Open Spaces.-The whole of one side of one or more roomsintended for human habitation and not abutting on either the front, rear or sideopen space shall about on an interior open space whose minimum width shallbe3m.

19.7. Height limitations.-The absolute height of any building shall not bemore than 1.5 times the width of road fronting plus front open space.

The following appurtenant structures shall not be included in the height ofthe building;

Roof tanks and their supports, ventilating, air-conditioning, left rooms andsimilar set service equipment, roof structures other than penthouses, chimneysand parapet walls not exceeding 1 m. in height;

unless the aggregate area of such structures including penthouses exceedsone-third of the roof of the building upon which they are erected.

19.8. Exemption to open spaces.- The following exemptions to open spacesshall be permitted.

(a) Projections into open spaces.-Every open space providedeither interior or exterior shall be kept free from any erectionthereon and shall be open to the sky and no cornice, roof orweather shade more than 0.75 m. wide shall overhang orproject over the said open space so as to reduce the width toless than the minimum required and these projections shall bepermitted within one's own plot boundaries.

(b) Cantilever portico.-A cantilever portico of upto 2.4 m. widthand 4.5 m. length may be permitted within the side set backwith no access to the top of the portico for use as a sit-outplace and the height of the portico shall be 2.1 m. from thepinth level. A garage with a room on top may be permittedat the rear end of side open spaces provided no openings arelocated on the side and rear boundaries.

20. Parking spaces.-20.1. Each off street parking space provided for MotorVehicles shall not be less than 20 Sq.m. area, and for Scooters and Cycles, theparking spaces provided shall not be less than 3 Sq.m. and 1.4 Sq.m. respec­tively.

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20.2.For Building of different occupancies, off-street parking spaces shallbe provided as stipulated below (a)Motor vehicles space shall be provided asprovided in table for parking Motor Vehicles.

Table Off-Street Parking Spaces

SL No. Occupancy One Parking-Space for every

1 2 3

1) Residential:(i) Multi family Residential (a) 2 Tenements each having 2 Carpet

area of 101to 200sq.m.(b)Tenements exceeding 200sq.m.

Carpet Area.(ii)Lodging Establishments,

Tourists Homes andAccommodation

2) Educational6 Guest Rooms100sq.m. Carpet Area or fractionthereof Administrative Office areaand Public ServiceAreas.20 beds30 Seats

3) Institution (Medical)4) Assembly5) Government or Semi-Public

business 100sq.m. carpet area or fractionthereof100sq.m. carpet area or fractionthereof200 sq.m. carpet area or fractionthereof100sq.m. upto 500sq.m. area andevery 200sq.m. there- after.

6) Mercantile

7) Industrial

8) Storage

Note.-l. In the case of additions for educational buildings, parking spaceshall be provided as per 51. No.4.

Note.-2. For plots up to 100sq.m. in the case of shops, parking spaces neednot be insisted.

(b) Other types of vehicles.-For non-residential andnon-assembly occupations in addition to the parking spacesprovided under Bye-laws 20.2(a) 100 per cent add~tional spa~eshall be provided f4 parking other types of vehicles of this,a minimum of 60 per cent shall be set apart exclusively forcycles.

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20.3. Off-street parking space shall be provided with adequate Vehicularaccess to a street and the area of the drives, aisles and such other provisionsrequired for adequate manoeurin g of vehicles shall be exclusive of the parkingspace stipulated in these bye-laws.

20.4. If the total parking space required by these bye-laws is provided by agroup of property owners for their mutual ben~fits,such.area of this spacemaybe construed as meeting the off-street parkmg requirements under theseBye-laws, subject to approval of the authority.

20.5. In addition to the parking spaces provided for building ofMercantile(Commercial), Industrial and Storage at the rate of one such space for loadingand un-loading activities for each 1,000sq.m. of floor area or fractions thereofexceeding the first 200sq.m. of floor area.

20.6. Parking lock-up garage shall be included in the calculation for floorspace of Bye-law 21 unless they are provided in the basement of a building orunder a building constructed on stilts with no external wall.

20.7.The parking space in cinemas, theatres and places of public assemblyshall be as under.-

Scooters3.3%

10% of the seating capacity

dining room also shall have a floor area of not less than S.O sq.m. with aminimum of 2.4m.

22.1.3. Bathrooms and Water-dosets.- The size of a bath room shall, not beless than 1.8 sq.m. with the minimum width of 1.2 m. if it is a combined bathand water-closet, its floor area shall not be less than 2.8 sq.m.with theminimumwidth of 1.2m.The minimum floor area for water-closet shall be 1.1sq.m. witha minimum width of 0.9m.

22.1.4.Mezzanine FIoor.-The minimum size of a mezzanine floor if it isused as a living room shall be 8.0sq.m.The aggregate area of such mezzaninefloor shall be 33.3per cent of the plinth area of the building.

22.1.5.Loft.-Where lofts are provided in kitchen and in other habitablearea, the maximum coverage shall be limited to 25 per cent of the room size.Lofts provided over corridors, water-closets and bath rooms shall be for 100per cent coverage.

22.1.6Special Housing Schemes.- The Authority may relax the minimumsize, area and height requirements given under 22.1.1.to 22.1.3.and 22.2.1.to22.2.3.forhousing schemes for low incomegroup, economicallyweaker sectionof society undertaken by public agency.

22.2. Height Requirements.-22.2.1. Habitable Room.-The height of allrooms used for human habitation shall be 2.75m. measured from the surface ofthe floor to the lowest point of the ceiling (bottom of slab).Where beams areprovided, the minimum headroom shallbe 2.4m.

22.2.2.Kitchen.-The room height of the kitchen shall not be less than 2.75m. and where beams are provided, the minimum head-room shall be 2.4m.

22.2.3.Bathroom and Water-dosets.-Height ofa bathroom or water closetmeasured from the surface of floor to the lowest point of ceiling shall be notless than 2.2m.

22.2.4.Loft.- The head room forthe loftshallbe notmore than 1.5m.22.2.5.Mezzanine FIoor.-The minimum height of mezzanine floor shall be

2.2m.22.2.6.Staircase.- The minimum head room in a passage under the landing

of a staircase shall be 2.2m.22.2.7.Industrial Building.- Theminimum height of room shall not be less

than3.6m.22.3.Other Requirements of Parts of Building.-22.3.1. Kitchen.-Every

room to be used as kitchen shall have:(a) Unless separately provide in a pantry, means for the washing

of kitchen utensils which shall lead directly or through a sinkto a grated and trapped connection to the waste pipe;

(b) An impermeable floor; and

Types of vehicles No. of vehicles for which parking spaceshall be provided

Cars

Cycles 25%See Sl. No. 4 of the Table.

i

20.8.The spaces to be left out for parking shall be in addition to the openspaces left out for lighting and ventilation purposes.

21.Plinth.-21.1. The height of the plinth shall be not less than 45em. abovecentral line of street. In case of sloping street, the reference shall be made withrespect to the street level at the centre of the frontage <_Jf the ~lot. Where thelevel of the plot is different from the street level, the plmth height shall pe asdetermined by the Authority with respect to the surrounding ground level, sothat adequate drainage of the site is assured. Every ~terior court-yard s~an beraised at least 15cm. above the level of the surroundmg ground. The plinth ofgarage shall be minimum 15em. above the surrounding ground-Ievel.

22. Requirements of parts of Buildings-22.1. Size and Area Require­ments.-22.1.1. Habitable Rooms.-No habitable rooms shall have a floorareaof less than 8.0sq.m. and the minimum width of a room shall be 2.4m. for plotsizes upto 120sq.m. For larger plots, the minimum size ofhabitable room shallbe 9.5 sq.m.

22.1.2.Kitchen.-The area of kitchen shall be not less than 5.5 sq.m. withthe minimum width of 1.8m. Where there is a separate store, the size of thekitchen may be reduced to 4.5 sq.m. A kitchen, which is intended for use as a

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A flue.- The flue shall be so constructed, that the upper outletshall be at least 1.2 m. higher than any part of the buildingand within 1.5 m. horizontal radius of the flue.

22.3.2. Bathrooms and Water-dosets.-(i) Every bath-room or water-closetshall;

(c)

(a) be so situated that at least one of its walls shall open toexternal air;not be directly over or under any room other than anotherlatrine, .washing place, bath or terrace, unless it has awater-tight floor;have the platform or seat made of water-tightnon-absorbent material;be enclosed by walls or partitions and the surface of everysuch wall or partition shall be finished with a smoothimpervious material to a height of not less than 1 m.above the floor of such a room; andbe provided with an impervious floor covering slopingtowards the drain with a suitable grade and not towardsverandah or any other room.

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

No room containing water-closets shall be used for anypurpose except as a lavatory and no such room shall. opendirectly into a kitchen or cooking space by a door, windowor other opening. Every room containing water-closet shallhave a door completely closing the entrance to it.

22.3.3. Mezzanine Floor.-A mezzanine floor may be permitted over aroom or a compartment provided that:

(a) it conforms to the standards of living rooms as regards lightingand ventilation;

(b) it is so constructed as not to interfere under any circumstanceswith the ventilation of the space over and under it;

(c) such mezzanine floor is not sub-divided into smallercompartments;

(d) such mezzanine floor or any part of it shall not be used as akitchen; and

(e) in no case a mezzanine floor shall be closed so as to make itliable to be converted into un-ventilated compartments.

22.3.4.Roofs.-(a) The roof of a building shall be so constructed or frame?as to permit effectual drainage of the rainwater there!rom by means o~s~ffl­dent rain water pipes of adequate size, wherever required. so arranged, J?~edand fixed as to ensure that the rain water is carried away from the buildingwithout causing dampness in any part of thewallsor foundationsofthebuilding

(ii)

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or those of an adjacent building or causing annovance or inconvenience toneighbours or passer by, .

(b) The Authority may require rain water pipes to be connectedto a drain or sewer to a recovered channel formed beneaththe public footpath to connect the rainwater pipe to the roadgutter or on any other approved manner, without causing anydamage to the properly of the Municipality.

(c) Rainwater, pipes shall be affixed to the outside of the externalwalls of the building or in recesses or chases out or formedin such external walls or in such other manner as may beapproved by the Authority.

22.3.5. Boundary walls.-(a) Except with the special permission of theAuthority, the maximum height of the compound wall shall be 1.5m. abovethe central line of the main street.

(b) The rear and side walls shall not have the height more than2 m. above the central line of the service road in case it existsotherwise 2 m. shall be measured above the central line of themain street.

(c) In case of corner plot, the height of the boundary wall shallbe restricted to 0.75 m. for a length of 5 m. on front and sideof the intersection and the remaining height upto 1.5 m. shallbe made up of railings.

(d) However, the provisions of (a), (b) and (c) are not applicableto boundary walls of jails, sanatorium, factories and hostels ofeducational institutions.

(e) No Building boundaries shall be surrounded by a barbedwirefence, prickly-pear or other objectionable plant ormilk-hedge.

22.3.6. Drainage of Subsoil.-(a) Whenever in the opinion of the Authority,the site of a building so requires, the subsoil be drained effectively by meansof subsoil drains or by other means to the satisfaction of such authority.

(b) Surface Water Drains.-(i) Any land passage or other area within the curtilage of a

building shall, if the Authority so requires be effectivelydrained by surface water drains or other means to hissatisfaction.

(ii) The written approval of the Authority shall be obtainedfor connecting any sub-soil or surface water drain to asewer.

(c) Drainage below ground £loor level.-In every building, anybasement cellar or other space below the ground floor shallbe..d!r:ectly drained or drained by a sump provided with a

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22.4.Lighting and Ventilation Requirement~.__:_22.4.1..Lighting~nd Ven­tilation Rooms.-Rooms shall have for the admission of light and air, one ormore apertures, such as windows and fan-lights, opening directly to theexternal air or into an open verandah. Doors are not counted towards the areaof openings in walls for lighting and ventilation purposes.

A minimum aggregate area of opening excluding doors, not less than ~ofthe floor area in the caseof residential buildings shallbe provided for openings.In the case of other public buildings likebusiness use group offices,educatio~alinstitution and hospital buildings, the minimum aggregate area of openmgshall be not less than ~of floor area.

No portion of a room shall be assumed to be lighted if it is more than tm.from the opening assumed for lighting that portion.

23.Exit Requirements.- 23.1.Door way.-No door way sha~ be less than7.5em. in width in the case of residential buildings and 100cm. in the case ofother buildings.

Door ways shall not be less than 200 em. in height . No door gate, bar,ground-floor, window shall be placed so as to open outwards upon any street.

23.2Staircase.-(a) The minimum width of an internal staircase shall be 75cm. in the case of residential buildings, 100 em. in the case of commercial(mercantile) buildings and 125 cm. in the case of public and semi-publicbuildings;

(b) The minimum width of treads without nosing shall be 25 cm.for an internal staircase of residential buildings. In the case ofother buildings, the minimum tread shall be 30 cm. The treadsshall be constructed and maintained in a manner to preventslipping.

(c) The maximum height of riser shall be 19 cm. in the ~a~e ofresidential buildings and 15 em. in case of other buildings.They shall be limited to 12 per flight.

(d) Handrails shall be provided with a minimum height of 75 cm.in the case of residential buildings and 100 em. in the case ofother buildings and shall be firmly supported.

(e) No windings should be provided in public buildings exceptin the case of emergency exists.

23.3Detailed ExitRequirements.-For all buildings above5storeys (15m.)in height and for special occupancies like cinema theatres, ?ssemb~y ha~,mercantile buildings, factorybuildings etc.,the number and de~~ ofeXl~shallbe as specified by the Authority in accordance with ~heprovISlon.srelating toFire Protection in the National Building Code of India, 1970published by theIndian Standards Institution.

PART IIIServices, Design and other Requirements

24. Wells.-24.1 Situation of wells.-Wells intended to supply water forhuman consumption or domestic purposes shall comply with the followingrequirements.-

(a) the wells shall be not less than 15 m. from any ash pit, refusepit, earth closet or privy and shall be located on a site upwardsfrom the earth closet privy;

(b) not less than 18 m. from any cesspit, soakway or boreholelatrine and shall be located on a site upwards from the earthcloset or privy;

(c) the well shall be so situated that contamination by themovement of subsoil or other water is unlikely;

(d) the well shall be of a minimum internal diameter of not lessthan 1 m,

(e) the well shall be not under a tree or otherwise it should havecanopy over it, so that leaves and twigs may not fall into thewell and rot.

24.2.Well head.- The wall of the head of the well shall be raised above thelevel of the adjoining ground from a parapet of kerb and to prevent surfacewater from flowing into a well, and shall be surrounded with a pavingconstructed of impervious material which shall extend for a distance ofnot lessthan 1.8m. in every direction from the parapet from the kerb forming the wellhead and the upper surface of such a paving shall be sloped away from thewell. .

24.3. Rendered lining.- The interior surface of the lining or walls of thewell shall be rendered impervious for a a depth ofnot lessthan 1.8m. measuredfrom the level of the ground immediately adjoining the well head.

24.4. Bucket wells.-A well from which water is drawn by means of abucket or other similar apparatus shall be provided with the following:

(a) a mosquito-proof type of cover to be approved by theAuthority;

(b) stand for the bucket, raised not less than 1.5 cm. above thelevel of the surrounding paving;

25. Drainage.-25.1. In localities where facilities for drainage and dailyconservancy have not been provided, no dwelling house shall be constructedunless sufficient facilities for drainage and daily conservancy are provided bythe owner to the satisfaction of the Authority.

25.2.Septic Tanks.-Where the drainage is carried out through septic tankinstallation, the location, design and construction of the septic tank shall beconforming to requirements of IS:2470(Part 1)-1968and IS:2470(Part II)-1971,Indian Standards Code ofPractice for Desi Q11 and Cons! T 1lCtion of SenticTan k.

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Part I-Small Installations (upto 50persons) and Part Il--Large Installations(upto 300persons) The requirements of 25.2.1.to 25.2.2.shall be fulfilled.

25.2.1.Location of Septic Tanks and Subsurface Absorption System.­Septic tank should be located at a place open to sky, as far away as possiblefrom the exterior of the wall of building. It should also be accessible forcleaning.

A subsoil dispersion systemshall not be closer than 18.m.from any sourceofdrinking water, such aswell,tomitigate the possibilityofbacterialpollutionof water supply. It shall also be as far removed from the nearest habitablebuilding as economicallyfeasiblebut not closer than 6m. to avoid damage tothe structures.

25.2.2.Requirements.-(i) Dimensions of Septic Tanks.-Septic tank shall have

minimum width of 75 em. minimum depth of one metre belowwater level and a minimum liquid capacity of one cubic metre.Length of tanks shall be 2 to 4 times the width.

(ii) Septic tanks may be constructed of brickwork, stone masonry,concrete or other suitable materials as approved by theAuthority.

(iii) Under no circumstances should effluent from a septic tank beallowed into an open channel, drain or body of water withoutadequate treatment.

(iv) Minimum nominal diameter of pipe shall be 100mm. Further,at junctions of pipes in manholes, direction of floor from abranch connection should not make an angle exceeding 45'with the direction of flow in the main pipe.

(v) The gradients of lane drains, under-drainage as well as thebottom of dispersion trenches and soakways should bebetween 1 : 300 and 1 : 400.

(vi) Every septic tank shall be provided with ventilating pipe ofat least 50mm. diameter. The top of the pipe shall be providedwith suitable cage of mosquito-proof wire mesh.The ventilating pipe shall extend to a height which wouldcause no small nuisance to any building in the area.Generally, the ventilating pipe may extend to a height of about2 m. when the septic tank is at least 15 m. away from thenearest building and to a height of 2 m. above the top of thebuilding when it is located closer than 15 metres.

(vii) When the disposal of septic tank effluent is to seepage pit,the seepage pit may be of any suitable shape with the leastcross- sectional dimension of 90 em. and not less than 100 ern.in depth below the avert level of the inlet pipe. The pit may"h... 1;",,,~ w;tl-. "temp hrirk- or roncrpti> blocks with drv ODen

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joints which should be backed with at least 7.5 cm. of cleancoarse aggregate. The lining above the inlet level should befinished wit~ mortar. In the case of pits of large dimensions,the top portion may be narrowed to reduce the size of theRCC cover slabs. Where no lining is used, speciallv near trees,t?e entire pit should be filled with loose stones. J A masonrynng may be constructed at the top of the pit to preventdamage by flooding of the pit by surface run off. The inletpipe may be taken down a depth of 90 cm. from the top asan anti-mosquito measure.

(viii) When the disposal of septictank effluent is to a dispersiontrench, the dispersion trench shall be50 to 100 cm. deep and30 to 100 em. wide excavated to a slight gradient and shallbe provided with 15 to 22 cm. of washed gravel or crushedstones. Open jointed pipes placed inside the trench shall bemade of unglazed earthenware clay or concrete and shall haveminimum internal diameter of 75 to\ 190 mm. Each dispersiontrench should not be longer than ,~;,m.and trenches shouldnot be placed closer than 1.8m.: -»:

25.3Privy.-25.3.1. Private Privy.-E\r~tY·pr;vate privy shall:(a) be situated at a distance of notless tha~ 2 m. from the nearest

habitable room and not less than 4.5 rn. from the cookinghouse/kitchen;.. .

(b) be so situated or constructed as to allow of easy access forremoval or cleaning by the municipal conservancy staff;

(c) be constructed on a pucca platform rendered impervious bycement or other impervious material raised at least 25 cm.above the ground level and with an inclination of not lessthan 1 in 25 towards the drain..

(d) be provided for night soil and urine with separate removalwater- tight receptacles of a shape and size to be approvedby the Authority in writing and so placed that their base maynot be below the drainage level;

(e) be so co_nst_ructedas to leave a space of at least 0.5 sq.m. forthe ventilation between the walls and roof, or in the alternativebe ventilated through window of sufficient size and also leavespace of at least 15 cm. between the lower end of the doorand floor to allow through ventilation; and

(f) be provided with an adequate pucca drain for the dischargeof water from the platform to a sewer or cesspool with a spout15 cm. on where it discharges.

25.3.2.Privy on Upper Floor.-No person shall build.-(a) a privy. on any upper floor of a building unless it be of the

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maintained, the Authority may give permission in writing forerecting a served privy containing a commode;

(b) a room other than a bathroom or privy over or below a servedprivy; and

(c) a 'sand as' or drop privy.Note.-A 'sandas' or drop privy is a privy on upper storey the excreta from

which falls through an opening to the ground floor.25.3.3.Excavation of well near latrine.-No person shall excavate or con­

struct any well within 18m. from any latrine, privy fatti sink or cesspool.26. Structural design.-26.1. The structural design of buildings and safety

of structure shall be to the satisfactionof the authority. Allbuildings more than2 storeys and non-masonry and non-timber buildings shall be designed inaccordance with Part VI-StructuralDesignofNational BuildingCode of India,1970.

them every factory building or part thereof shall comply with the followingadditional requirements:

(i) The location of the factory site shall be governed L theprovisions of the development plan (i: ~'1y). Formunicipalities having no development plans. I factor) siteshall have to be approved by the Authority.

(ii) In the case of factories constructed or converted for use as afactory after the date of enforcement of these bye-laws thefollowing additional requirements shall apply:(a) Exit and fire safety requirements shall conform to the

provisions relating to Fire Protection in the NationalBuilding Code of India, 1970.

(b) Disposal of trade waste and effluent.-In the case of afactory where the drainage system is proposed to beconnected to the public sewerage system, prior approvalof the arrangements shall be obtained from the Authorityand a copy of the approval shall be attached with thenotice. All drainage systems shall be connected by asuitable trap so as to exclude volatile and otherobjectionablematters.

(c) The number and location of the spittoons to be providedshall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Inspector ofFactories or other appropriate authority.

27.Conformity ofNational Building Code.-27.1. Any aspectsnot coveredin the bye-laws or in particular the planning, design and construction of thebuildings and its appertenant services shall be done to the satisfactionof theAuthority. The National Building Code of India, 1970shall be the referencedocument for conformity regarding the various aspects. The latest version tothe National Building Code shall be referred at the time of enforcement of theBye-laws.

28. Special Requirements of individual Occupancies.-28.1. Cinemas,Theatres and Public Assembly Ha11s.-

(i) No permission for construction of a building for a cinema orother purposes shall be granted by the Authority unless theconstruction of such building conform to the rules under theKamataka Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1964 or other relevantenactment.

(ii) No person shall erect a building intended to be used for as acinema, theatre, or public assembly hall or convert the use ofany existing to any such purpose, unless such building is setback at least 6 m. from the regular line of the street or fromthe street if no such regular line exists. The cinema theatreshall be constructed as per the relevant rules under theKamataka Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1964.In addition, assembly building shall be protected byfire-resisting materials conforming to LS. specificationssuch asthose specified in the Schedule VII.Exit and fire safety requirements shall be in accordance withrelating to Fire Protection in the National Building Code ofIndia, 1970.

SCHEDULE I(Bye-law No.4)

Form for First Application to Erect, Re-erect or to make Alteration inany place in a building under Section 187 of the Act

ToThe Authority,...........Municipal Council,............Town Municipality.(Name of Town)KARNATAKA

(iv)

Sir,I hereby give notice that I intend to erect, re-erect or to make alteration in

the building No.... or to.... on/in Plot No....Block No... situated in Col­ony/Street .....Mohalla/Bazaar /Road .....Town No.....and in accordance withthe building bye-law of ... Municipality of Karnataka Bye-lawNo.4 and Iforward herewith the following plans and specifications in triplicate dulysigned by me and " .(name in block letters) the qualifiedArchitect/Engi-neer/Supervisor who will supervise its erection.

(iii)

28.2. Factories and Industrial B_uild~ngs.-Notwit~s~~du:g any, proyi-

_50_! " " "_~K::.:.]:_:_-"M::.::... ~(B:...:UI=L=D.::IN.:..G::..:...:) M==O:.:D:...:E::L:...:B:..YE:...::..-L=A..:._W:...:...:._S~,1:.;;.9..:._81::__ SC_H_. n scn.rn---..---~-.-.-----.. -503

1. No Objection Certificate, where applicable.

2.

3.4.5.6.

Katha CertificateLicence Fee ChallanSite planBuilding PlansSpecifications-General and Detailed

Signature of Architect/Engineer / .- .Supervisor

Name of Architect/Engineer /Supervisor _ .(in block letters)

Address of Architect/Engineer /Supervisor. .

I further give the following information(a) The occupancy of building(b) The source of water to be used for

construction

Date ..

(c)(d)

Distance from the sewerExtent of Municipal land to be used forstacking building materials

SCHEDULE III<Bye-law No. 6.1)

Qualifications of Technical Personnel for Preparation of Schemes forBuilding Licence and Supervision

Irequest that the construction may be approved and permission accordedto me to execute the work.

111-1General111-1.1.- The qualifications of the technical personnel and their competence

to carry out different jobs for building licence and supervision shall be as givenin Ill-Z to Ill-d.

111-2.Architect111-2.1.Qualification-e- The qualifications of Architect will be the Associate

Membership of the Indian Institute of Architects of such Degree or Diplomawhich makes him eligible for such membership or which is recognised by theKamataka Public Service Commission for the post of an Architect or by theGovernment of India for registration as Architect under Schedule XIV of theArchitect Act, 1972.

III-3. EngineerIII-3.1_Qualiflcations.e-The qualifications of Engineer will be the corpo­

rate membership (civil) of the Institution of Engineers or such degree ordiploma in Civil or Municipal or Structural Engineering which makes himeligible for such membership or which is recognised by Kamataka PublicService Commission for the post of graduate Junior Engineer.

1II-4. SupervisorIII-4.1. Quallfications.e-' The qualifications of Supervisor will be diploma

or certificate in Civil Engineering, Civil Draughtsmanship and equivalentcourse recognised by the Karnataka Public Service Commission with an expe­rience ofnot less than 3 years in preparations of plans, designs and constructionof building.

111-5.Competence of work for major buildingsIII-S.l. -In buildings above 3 storeys in height and on plots above 500

",........ .,n .,......h,.o,.+ "Inri pncr;npPTc;h::lllon Iv he cornoetent to sign the plans, carry

Date . Signature of Owner .Name of Owner .

(in block letters)Address of Owner ..

SCHEDULE II(Bye-law No. 5.1lfJ)­

Fonn for Supervision

ToThe Authority,...........Municipal Council,...........Town Municipality(Name of Town)KARNATAKA

Sir,I hereby certify that the erection, re-erection or material alteration in/of

building No .... on/in Plot No ... Block No ... situated in Colony /Street.. .. Mo­halla/Bazaar /Road .......Town No .... shall be carried out under my supervisionand I certify that all the materials (type and grade and the workmanship of thework shall be generally in accordance with the general and detailed specifica­tions submitted along with, and that the work shall be carried out according to.t_1 J..! ........l _1...._,.. ~

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o_utsuperv.ision and .give the completion certificate for buildings of smallerSIzes.Architects,Engmeers and Supervisors shall be competent to carry out thedifferent work identified above. J

III-6.Duties and Responsibilities of Technical PersonnelIII-6.1.-In case where the technical personnel undertake only preparation

of plans and designs:

(a) They shall be conversant with the provisions of the KarnatakaMunicipalities Act, 1964. Rules and Bve-laws made thereunderand ~s well as the Karnataka Town Planning and CountryPlannmg Act and the regulations made therein and shallprepare plans, sections, elevations and other structural details.as per the requirements of the clauses of the above toprescribed scales marking clearly all the dimensions eic.,furnishing the area table, draw specifications etc.

(b) They shall prepare and submit all plans either new orrenewed,. when necessary, documents and other details theyar~ required to do so, m a neat, clean and legible mannerWIthout any scratches, erasions or corrections. Only smallcorrections will be permitted with proper initials and on adurable paper property arranged and folded and in accordancewith provisions mentioned in the Bye-laws.

(c) They shall personally comply with all requisitions receivedfrom the Town Municipality in connection with the work~der their charge promptly, expeditiously and fully at onetime. When they do not agree with requisitions, they shallstate objections in writing, otherwise for non-compliance ofany requisition within stipulated time; the plans andapplication shall be filed forthwith and shall not be reopened.

(d) They shall immediately intimate to the owners the correctionsor other changes they make on the plans, documents anddetails as per requisitions from the Municipality.

(e) They or their authorised agent or employees, shall not acceptthe employment for preparations and submission of plans andwith or without supervision of any work if the same isintended ?r proposed to be or being executed or alreadyexecuted m contravention of provisions of the KamatakaMuni~ipalities Act, 1964, and Karnataka Town and CountryPlannmg Act, Rules, Bye-laws and Regulations and otherOrders made in thereunder.

(f) They shall give all facilities to the Municipality staff to inspectand examine the work-in-progress.

(g) They shall be held responsible for any work executed on sitein contravention of provision of the Karnataka Municipalities

Act, 1964 and Karnafaka Town and Country Planning Act,Rules and Bye-laws.

(h) They shall regularly fill up the progress report form and shallnot proceed with the next stage of work without getting theprevious stage inspected and examined by the authorisedMunicipality staff. They shall fully comply with therequisitions issued after examinations of the work.

0) They shall not materially and structurally deviate from theapproved plan without previous approval of the Municipalityand without explaining to the owners the risk of the workbeing removed if they happen to contravene the provisions ofthe Act, Rules, Bye-laws, Model Regulations, SchemeRegulations, Zoning Regulations, Standing Orders and PolicyOrders,

(k) They shall submit the completion certificate and completionplan (in the case of deviations) immediately when the workis completed. They shall fully comply with the requisitionsissued from the Municipality in connection with thecompletion certificate within stipulated time.

(1) They shall be deemed to have continued their supervisionunless they give in writing to the Municipality that they ceasedas employees and further that they shall be held responsiblefor the work executed upto the date of intimation, theMunicipality has accepted their resignation.

SCHEDULE IV(Bye-law No.1O.2)

Form For Sanction or Refusal of LicenceFrom

The Authority(Office of the Chief Officer)............._ Town Municipality(Name of Town)KARNATAKATo

Sir,

With reference to your application dated .for grantof licence for the erection/re-erection, making alteration in any place in abuildinz on/in Plot No Block No situated in Col-

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ony / Street Mohalla/Bazaar / Road TownNo .lhave to inform you that the sanction has been granted/ re-fused by the Authority on the following grOlmds:

1.2.3.4.5.6.

Name of Architect/Engineer/Supervisor (in Block letters) .Address of Architect/Engineer /Supervisor .Date .

SCHEDULE VI(Bye-law No. 14.1)

Form for Occupancy CertificateFrom

Office (Communication) No .Office Stamp : .Date · ··..·· ..

Signature of the Authority .Name, designation and address .

of the Authority.

The Authority,(Office of the Chief Officer).. ~ Town Municipality(Name of Town)KARNATAKA

To

SCHEDULE V

(Bye-law No. 13.1)

Form for Completion Certificate

Sir,

The Authority........................Municipal Council........................Town Municipality(Name of Town)KARNATAKA

I hereby certify that the erection, re-erection or alteration in/ or buildingNo or the on/in Plot No Block No in Col-ony /Street Mohalla/Bazaar /Road TownNo ompleted under the supervision of Registered Ar-chitect/Engineer /Supervisor has been inspected by me and Ideclare that thebuilding conforms in all respects to the requirements of the Bye-laws in respectof use group structural safety, fire safety, hygienic conditions inside and in thesurroundings and is fit for occupation.

Office (Communication No .Office Stamp .Date .

Signature of Authority .Name, Designation and ..Address of Authority.

To

Sir,Ihereby certify that the erection, re-erectionor material alteration in/ of building

No on/in Plot No .situated in Colony/Street Mohalla/Ba-zaar/Road. Town No .has been supervised by me and hasbeencompleted on. .acrording to the plans sanctioned, VideNo dated The work hasbeen completed tomy best satisfaction,the workmanship and all the materials (~ ~d grade) hav~ ~ used stri~l~ inaccordance with general and detailed specificati~. No proV1S10~of the BuildingBye-lawsno requisitions made, conditions prescnbed or. o~d~rs ~s~ed thereun­der have been transgressed in the course of work. The building IS fit for use forwhich it has been erected, re-erected or altered, constructed and enlarged. Irequest, that the occupancy certificate for the premises may be issued.

SCHEDULE VII[Bye-law No. 28.1(iii)]

Fire Resisting Materials1.Any material and any part of a building may be considered as fire-resis­

tant. if without themselves burning, thev are capable of resisting fire for Quarter

508 K.T.M. (BUILDING) MODEL BYE-LAWS, 1981 SCH.VII

of an hour and of preventing the passage and spreading of the fire during thisperiod.

2.Among others, the followingare considered fire-resisting,namely.­(a) Walls, ceilings, beams, stanchions, pillars and trusses of wood

if they are covered by twenty-fivemillimetres thickness of limeplaster or by cement asbestos sheets of five millimetres.

(b) Stairs of granite, other stone, iron or wood, if their bottomsurface is covered from underneath with twenty-fivemillimetres thickness of lime plaster or with cement asbestossheet supported on wire netting or wooden reepers at somedistance from the steps.

(c) Battened wooden-doors of not less than twenty-fivemillimetres thickness if shutters and frames are covered onboth sides with thin sheet iron or plain cement asbestos sheetswhich are screwed on to the wood, jf they are made to closeautomatically and if the depth of the base in the frame is atleast twenty millimetres.

3. Materials other than those mentioned above may be accepted by thelicensing authority as fire-resistingprovided that they correspond to the de­scription given above.