TRIPURA BUILDING RULES-

- ANUMESH.R
2017
SUB DIVISION OF PLOT:

DISTANCE FROM ELECTRIC LINES:

GROUND COVERAGE INRESPECTIVE OF BUILDINGS:

PERMISSIBLE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDINGS:

stair cover : 2.40M

ROOF TANKS : 1.80M
PARAPET : 1.50M
OPEN SPACES:
MINIMUM FRONT OPEN SPACES:
any building on a plot not more than
165 sqm and upto 8.00 m high
of buildings should have minimum
1.20 m front open space.

MINIMUM REAR OPEN SPACES:

MINIMUM SIDE OPEN SPACES:

-Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (a) above, the minimum distance across the side open space from every
new building, to an existing building with a door or window opening shall be 1.80 metres.

-notwithstanding anything contained in clause(a) above, the minimum width of side open spaces for an industrial or
storage or mercantile (wholesale) building shall be 3.50 metres

in the case of a building more than 24.00 metres in depth on a plot abutting any street a passage along the entire depth
of the building shall be provided and the minimum width of such passage shall be 4.0 metres.
THE INTERIOR OPEN SPACES AS FOLLOWS:
for inner courtyard,
In case the whole of one side or part of at least two sides of every room excepting bath, water-closets and store-room
is not abutting either the front, rear or side open spaces, it shall abut an inner courtyard whose minimum width shall
be 30% of the height of the building or 3.00 metres whichever is more.
for ventilation shaft, that is to say, for ventilating water closet and bath-room such water closet or bath-room if not opening
to front side , rear or interior open space, shall open on to a ventilation shaft, the size of which shall not be less than the
values given below:

No chajja shall be allowed in the ventilation shaft unless the width of shaft is2.40 metres or more.

if there be building, other than boundary wall on not more than three sides of building the minimum width of such courtyard,
shall not be less than 20% of the height of the building or 2.50 metres whichever is more.
PROVISION FOR CAR PARKING SPACE IN A PLOT:
the minimum size of a car parking space shall be 2.40 metres x 4.50 metres and that for a truck or bus parking space shall
be 3.75 metres x 10.00 metres. These spaces do not include the area of circulation internal roads, aisles and driveways.

The minimum width of an internal circulation road shall be 3.50 metres for cars and 5.00 metres for trucks;
in calculating the number of parking Spaces as per the norms laid down in sub-rule (2) hereinafter the covered area shall
be the same as the totalcovered area of the building but shall exclude the area of covered parkingspaces, if any;
-the parking lay-out plan shall be so prepared that the parking space foreach vehicle becomes directly accessible from the
drive-way or circulation drive-way or aisles. This clause shall not be applicable to residential building upto 14.0 metres in
height;

-the open spaces within the plot may be allowed to be utilized for car parking spaces open to the sky provided that the
minimum front, rear and sideopen spaces prescribed in rule 48 & 50 as the case may be, shall be kept free from parking;

-for areas with different occupations in a building the number of parkingspaces shall be worked out on the basis of each of the
occupancies separatelyand total number of parking spaces required for the building;

-in case of a plot containing more than one building; parking requirementshall be calculated for each building separately, on
the basis of use of each building;
 In case stilt structures are included in the
building plan for parking or other use
then providing adequate shear walls and/or
cross bracings in stilt structures is
mandatory.

TALL BUILDINGS EXCEEDING 14.5 METRES HEIGHT

no building exceeding 14.5 (fourteen and half) meters height shall be allowed on private or public street of less than 15.00
meters in width;

for every category of building referred to in rule 49(2) and exceeding 14.5(fourteen and halfl meters in height shall have a
front open space of not lessthan 20% of the height of the building or 6 meters at its narrowest part,whichever is less subject
to minimum as specified in rule 48(2).

(a)every building exceeding fourteen and half meters but not exceeding 18.0 (eighteen) meters in height shall have a rear
open space at ground along theentire width of the building forming an integral part of site of a minimum width o five meters;
(b)
every building exceeding 18.0 (eighteen) meters in height shall have a rear open space at ground along the entire width of
the building forming an integral part of the site of 20% of the height of the building subject to theminimum of five meters;
 (a)the minimum side open space of a building exceeding 14.5(fourteen andhalf) meters but not exceeding 18.0(eighteen)
meters in height shall be 3 metersand 50 centimeters on either side or more;
(b)the minimum side open space of a building exceeding eighteen meters i height shall be 20% of the height of the building
subject to the minimum of five meters and fifty centimeters on either side;

(c ) in the case of a building of more than 24 meters in depth and not exceeding18 meters in height one of the side shall be at
least 4 meters in width;

(a) in case the whole of one side or part of at least two sides of every rooM excepting bath, water-closets and store-room, is
not abutting either the front,rear or side open spaces, it shall abut an inner courtyard whose minimum widthshall be 20% ofthe
height of the building or 3 meters, which ever is more;

(b)for ventilating water closet in bathroom such water closet orbathroom or kitchen or any room not intended for human
habitation, if not openingon to front, rear, side or interior open space, shall be up to a ventilation shaft, thesize of which shall
not be less than the values given below :
For building of height of more than 14.50 meters in height a mechanical ventilationsystem shall be installed besides the
provision of ventilation shaft;

if there be building other than boundary wall of not more than three sides of acourt yard, the minimum width shall be 20% of
the height of the building or 2.50 meters which ever is more;

(a) for every building exceeding fourteen and half meters in height, the FlooR Area Ratio shall be as specified in the table
below
FAR
Regulation for more win one building in one plotI existing building and the buildings under Govt. approved schemes:
Every building on a plot containing more than 1(one) building shall abut an internal road connecting the means of access of
the plot.
(b) The minimum width of such internal roads shall be 3.50 meters whereinternal road of 3.50 meters in width is not
possible to be provided due to an existingbuilding constructed prior to the enforcement of these rules, a building of not more
than8.0 meters in height may be allowed, provided that the width of the internal road shall not be less than 1.20 meters.

(c)The maximum permissible height of any building on a plot shall bedetermined by the width of the means of access on
which the plot abuts according to the table given in sub-rule(3) of rule — 48.

(d)The minimum width and the maximum length of all such internal roads shall be as prescribed in the table below
 In case the buildings within a plot which are not of the same occupancy, an individual building of any particular occupancy
shall comply with the rules governingsuch occupancy except the provisions regarding ground coverage which shall be in
accordance with sub-rule(2) of this rule.

Ground Coverage shall be as laid down below :for plots measuring 5,000 sq. mts or more in area, the maximum permissible
groundcoverage shall be 45% for residential or education buildings and 35% for buildings ofother use groups or for buildings
with mixed occupancies : provided that the provisions of rule 47 shall be applicable to plots measuring less than
5,000 sq. meters.

open space for Building shall be as laid down below :(a) every building shall have minimum external open space prescribed
in Rule49, provided that on these open spaces internal roads may be constructed.
(b) for plots measuring more than 5000 sq. meters in area, provision of 8% of thetotal area of the plot is to be kept as public
open space. The width of each such openspace shall not be less than 10.00 meters and each such open space shall abut a
streethaving a width not less than 7.00 meters. The minimum area of each of such ope space in one parcel shall be 400 sq.
meters This open space shall be in addition to the land required for providing the means of access to the individual plots as
prescribed inrule 46.

(c ) for plot measuring more than 25000 sq. meters in area provision of 7% ofthe total area of the plot shall be reserved for
use for facilities like School, HealthCentres, Market, Police Outpost with both Post Office, Power Sub-station, Transport
Terminal water Treatment plant, Sewerage Treatment plant and the like, such land shall
abut a street having a width of not less than 10.00 meters in addition to the land
necessary for means of access and for open spaces sanctioned in clause(b) of this sub
rule.
PROTECTIVE WORK IN HILLS :

MINIMUM WIDTH OF CORRIDOR INSIDE BUILDING :

GREEN BUILDING SUSTAINABLE PROVSION:

1. Water Conservation and Management 3. Energy Efficiency (Concept ofpassive solar design ofbuildings)
a) Rain WaterHarvesting a) Low Energy Consumption Lighting Fixtures (Electrical Appliances-
b) Low Water Consumption Plumbing Fixtures BEE
c) Waste WaterRecycle and Reuse Star and Energy EfficientAppliances)
d) Reduction ofHardscape b) Energy Efficiency in HVAC Systems.
c) Lighting of Common areas by Solar Energy/LED devices.
2. Solar Energy Utilization
a) Installation of Solar Photovoltaic Panels 4. Waste Management
b) Installation of Solar assisted Water Heating Systems a) Segregation of Waste
b) Organic Waste Management
ROOF TOP SOLAR ENERGY INSTALLATION:

PROVISION FOR RAIN WATER HARVESTING:

PARKING PROVISION:
PERMISSIBLE BUILDING HEIGHT: