TRIPURA BUILDING RULES, 2004

R.1 Short Title, application and Commencement

(1) These rates may be called the Tripura Building Rules, 2004.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in these rules, they shall apply to buildings in the Municipal areas/Nagar Panchyats, Notified areas and Industrial townships in Tripura.

(3) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gaz

R.2 Definitions

(a) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,--

(1) the "Act" means the Tripura Municipal Act, 1994 ;

(2) "addition to a building" means addition to the cubic content or to the floor area of a building;

Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, a Municipality or other concerned authorities may, for reasons to be recorded in writing and with the previous approval of the State Government, relax any provision of these rules for dealing with a case in & just and equitable manner,

R.3A "For provision not covered in the byelaws

For requirement not specifically covered in this byelaw, the provisions of the National Building Code and other relevant Indian Standards formulated by the Bureau of Indian standards (BIS) shall be followed",

R.3B Repeal

Any provisions or part thereof of these rules may be amended by the government. The total byelaw or part thereof, may also if required, be kept in abeyance by the government.

R.3C Savings

For buildings or part thereof constructed in urban areas prior to enforcement of these rules, shall not be disturbed or affected by any means of these rules.

R.4 Criteria of using a piece of land as a building site.

(1) No piece of land shall be used as a building site in Municipal area/Nagar Panchayat area unless the local body is satisfied that—

(a) land record is in conformity with the proposed construction and the plot of land is at least 100 sq. mt. In area for residential purposes and minimum 40 sq. mt for business/other than residential purposes,

(b) &nbs

R.5 Applications for approval of Buildings sites

(1) Every site, shall show or state on the body of the drawing of the site plan the following :-

(a) the boundaries of the site and of any contiguous land belonging to the owner there of with number assigned to plot/premises;

(b) the position of site in relation to neighboring streets with dimensions.

R.6 Further information required to be submitted by applicant -

Within 15(fifteen) working days from the date of receipt of an application for approval of building site, the competent authority may required the applicant—

(a) to furnish him with any information on matters referred to in these rules which has not already been given in the documents there under; or

(b) to satisfy him that, there are, no objections which may lawfully be taken to the approval of the site.

R.7 Incomplete or defective information -

(1) If any information or document required under there rules is, in the opinion of the local body, incomplete or defective, it may within 15 (fifteen) working days from the date receipt of the same information of document required under these rules is, in the opinion of the Local Body the date of receipt of the same, require further information or documents to be furnished.

(2) If any requisition made under these rules is not complied with within 1 (one) month, the application for approval of the building-site may be refused.

R.8 Signature on approved site Plan

When the competent authority has approved any site plan, the approved plan/plans shall be signed by such officer as may be authorized in its behalf and in such manner as may be directed and two copies of approved site plan will be returned to the applicant.

R.9 Control of development of parks, public open space, ponds, wetlands, canals, river and other water front and brick fields

(1) For the purpose of these rules, public open space shall mean any open space which is open to the use of enjoyment of the public, whether it is actually used or enjoyed by the public or not and whether the entry is regulated by any charge or not.

(2)

(a) Generally, parks and public open spaces shall be classified for the purpose of these rules into three following groups :-

(1) No sub-division of any plot within the Nagar Panchayat or Municipality area shall be undertaken without the prior approval of Local Bodies.

(2) Generally-

(a) Plot to be subdivided shall be termed as mother plot;

R.11 Delay in sanction or refusal of site plan

(1) Where the sanction of the site plan is not accorded by the Local Bodies and no reason is assigned in this behalf, or where sanction is not refused within a period of 60 days from the date receipt of the application in this behalf or receipt of necessary particulars, whichever is later, the applicant may make a representation to the chairperson of the Municipality/Nagar Panchayat.

(2) Upon such representation, the Chairperson shall after causing such enquiry as he may think fit and after giving the applicant an opportunity of being he

R.12 Masonry building not to be erected without special permission in certain cases

(1) Save with the special permission of the Local Body no building (other than a hut) shall be erected unless—

(a) the site of such building abuts an a public street or a projected public street or a private street duly sanctioned and constructed in accordance with the provisions of the Act or any other law in force immediately before the commencement of the Act; or

(b)&nb

R.13 Application to the chairperson with a building plan for permission to erect a new building or to make addition or alteration to a building

(1) No person shall erect a new building, or re-erect or make addition and/or alteration to any building or cause the same to be done without first obtaining a sanction from the Local Body under these rules.

Provided that no such sanction is required to be obtained from the Local Bodies for— erection, re-erection, addition to or alteration of—

(a) (i) &nb

R.14 Particulars to be furnished in, and with, an application

(1) Every application made under Rule 13 shall, be written on a printed form (to be supplied by the Municipality/Nagar Panchayat on payment of an amount not less than Rupees 10(ten) only or as may be determined by the Municipality/Nagar Panchayat for each such form) and shall state the location of the site, reference number of approval of the plan, the number assigned to the premises in the assessment book and its dimensions, and such other particulars as may be specified by the Local Body.

(2) All site plans, building plans, elevations

R.15 Specification and other information to accompany the application with building plan -

Every such application shall further be accompanied by a brief specification giving the following information: -

(a) the materials and method of construction to be used for external walls, partition walls, foundations, roofs, floors, stairs, fire place and chimneys;

(b) the manner in which roof and house drainage and the surface drainage of the site will be disposed of;

(c)

R.16 Preparation of plan and supervision of execution of work

(1) Every person who intends to erect, re-erect or and to or alter any building shall get its plan prepared and structural work designed and supervised by an architect/structural engineer/licensed building Planner as required under Rule 17. While submitting the plan the architect/licensed building Planner/structural engineer should certify to the effect that the site has been personally inspected while planning the building and/or designing the (1)structural members, as well as has taken into account the findings or/or recommendations of stability analysis as well as examined the Soil Tests Reports as and where necessary under this rule.

(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 upto 4.5 M. in height, a technical personnel of at least a diploma holder Licensed Building Planner for planning, designing and construction of the building structure and the foundation;

(b) &nb

R.18 Time and manner of disposal of application under rule 13

Within 15(fifteen) working days from the date of receipt of an application with building plan, the Local Bodies/Municipality may require the applicant—

(a) to furnish him with any information on matters referred to in these rules which has not already been given in the documents there under;

(b) to satisfy, him that there are no objections which may lawfully be taken to the approval of the building plans ;

1(one) copy of the sanctioned building plan and copy of the documents mentioned in Part II a 14 (6) shall be kept at the site of the building at all times when building operations are in progress and such plans shall be made available at all such times for the inspection of the Municipality/Nagar Panchayat or of any officer authorized by it in that behalf.

R.20 Sanction of building Plan and permission to execute work

(1) within 60(sixty) days of the receipt of any application with building plan or of any information or documents which the Nagar Panchayat/Municipality may reasonably require the application to furnish before deciding whether permission shall be granted to execute any work, the competent authority shall by written order—

(a) accord sanction, in Form C, to the building plan conditionally or unconditionally give permission to execute the work, or

R.21 Power to cancel permission on the ground of material misrepresentation by applicant

If, at any time permission to erect any masonry or framed building has been given and the Local Body of Nagar Panchayat / Municipality is satisfied that such sanction, was granted in consequence of any material misrepresentation or fraudulent statement contained in the application or in the plans, elevations, sections or specifications submitted therewith in respect of such building the Local Body of the Nagar Panchayat / Municipality may cancel such permission, and any work done there under shall be deemed to have been done without sanction.

R.22 Appeal on refusal of sanction of building plan

Where permission has been refused, the applicant may make further appeal to the Local Body for re-consideration.

R.23 Sanction of plan in case of delays

If within the period specified in these rules, the Local Body has neither sanctioned nor refused to accord sanction to execute any work, the applicant may appeal to the Chairman in writing, in this regard and if the appeal is not disposed of within 30(thirty) days from the date of receipt of the appeal, such sanction or permission shall be deemed to have been granted and the applicant may proceed to execute the work, so, however that nothing in the sanction shall be deemed to have permitted the applicant to contravene any of the provisions of this rule or any other rules or regulations applicable to such works,

R.24 Duration and expiry of sanction of building plan

(1) A sanction to erect a building accorded under these rules shall be valid for 3(three) years from the date on which it is sanctioned and may be renewed thereafter for a further period of 2(two) years on payment, in the form of cash or bank draft, of such fees as may be determined by the Local Body on the basis of rule 25 and on production of the previously sanctioned plan. A building plan may be revalidated for a further period of 5 years only in case a building has been partly completed and occupancy certificate in terms of rule 34 has been issued as well as on production of the previous sanctioned/revalidated building plan, the completion certificate and on receipt of fees required to be paid as to be determined by the Nagar Pancyayat/Municipality from

R.25 Fees for sanction of building plans

(1) The Local Body shall levy a minimum fee for sanction of building plan at such rates, specified in the following on the basis of the sanctioned total covered area in all floors however maximum fees will not exceed one 5(five) times the minimum specified fees and given hereunder--

(a) for load bearing buildings the minimum rate of fees would be Rs. 20/- (twenty) per sqm mt. and

(b)When the Chairman of Local Body has given permission to execute any work the approved plans of the work shall be signed by such officer as may be authorized in its behalf and 1(one) set of approved plan and 1(one) set of certified copy of the approved plan shall be handed over to the applicant.

R.27 Retention of plan and submission of fresh applications

When sanction to erect a new building (other than a hut) is refused,

(a) the Chairman of the Local Body wilt retain two copies of plan and shall without charge, furnish applicant with its reason for such refusal in writing; and

(b) the applicant may, at any time thereafter, sent to Chairman of the Local Body a fresh application and fresh or modified documents under these rules with the object of meeting the

R.28 Notice to the chairman of the Local Body before Commencement of work -

Not less than 7(seven) days before any person commences to erect or re- erect a building shall send to the Chairman a notice, in Form E’, specifying the date on which he proposes to commence the work.

R.29 Notice for completion of work up to plinth level -

(1) After the completion of the structural work up to the plinth level or up to 1(one) metre above ground level, whichever is higher, the applicant shall give a notice to the Local Body in Form F, to enable him to inspect suchwork.

(2) An officer of the Municipality / Nagar Panchayat duly authorized in this behalf shall inspect the work at the site within 15(fifteen) days from the date of the receipt of the notice and within 7(seven) days of such inspection issue necessary direction, if any.

R.30 Deviations during Construction

(1) No deviation from the sanctioned plan shall be made during erection or execution of any work.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1)--

(a) if during erection or execution of work any internal alteration within the sanctioned covered space which does not violate the provisions of the Act or these

R.31 Demolition of unauthorized Construction

(1) The Local Body may order for demolition or alteration of any building/buildings, if the competent authority is satisfied—

(a) that the erection of any building—

(i) has been commenced without obtaining the sanction or permission of the competent authority, or

(1) In any case the construction of a new building (s) is sought to be erected on a soil which is recently filled up (know from the records of Settlement or Municipality/Nagar Panchayat about topography of the soil) pond, lake, marshy and sub-soil the Chairman of the concerned Local Body may seek a Soil Test Report issued by a competent authority along with the proposed building plan. Considering the Soil Report, the Chairman may restrict the maximum height of the building or he/she may advice to charge the structural design or reject the construction of the said building.

(2) &nb

R.33 Completion of work -

After the completion of the erection of a building or the executing of any work, me owner of the building shall submit, a notice of completion in Form G, In case of deviation as stated in clause (a) of sub-rule (2) of the 30, the notice shall be accompanied by 3(three) sets of building plan and marked completion plan with all revisions and modifications including those referred to in sub-rule (2) of rule 30. The applicant shall duly sign the plans and also the concerned technical personnel specified in rule 17 ;

Provided that for a residential or educational building in any municipal area, not exceeding 8.0 metre in height on a plot of 200 sq. metre in area, application of this rule may not be insisted upon but the

R.34 Occupancy certificate

(1) Within (fifteen) days of receipt of the notice of completion of building or work, the Local Body or the authorized representative in this behalf, shall inspect the building or work and shall satisfy itself or himself that the erection of the building or the execution of the work has been done in accordance with the sanctioned plan.

(2) Within 15(fifteen) days from inspection, the Local Body shall, if it is satisfied that the building or the work has been completed in accordance with the sanctioned plan, issue an occupancy certificate

R.35 Delay in issue of occupancy certificate

(1) In case where, within a period of 30(thirty) days from the receipt of the notice of completion, the Local Body fails to issue an occupancy certificate or to communicate refusal the applicant may make a representation in writing to the Chairman.

(2) The Chairman shall, after such enquiry as he may think fit, and after giving the applicant an opportunity of being heard, issue the occupancy certificate or communicate refusal of the same to the applicant within a period of 30(thirty) days from the date of receipt by the Chairman of the r

R.36 Prohibition of use of building without occupancy certificate

No person shall occupy or permit to be occupied a building erected or re-erected or altered under the Act in respect of which an occupancy certificate or a partial occupancy certificate under these rules has not been issued by the Local Body.

R.37 Work subsequent to issue of occupancy Certificate

If any re-erection or addition or alteration of a building in respect of which an occupancy certificate has been issued is intended, a fresh notice under the Act or these roles, as the case may be, shall be necessary.

R.38 Notice for covering up drains, etc.

(1) Before Proceeding to cover up drains or appliances connected with the drainage the applicant shall give a notice to the Local Body in Form ‘I’, stating that such drains or appliances are ready for inspection and shall specify the date and hour not being a date earlier than 7(seven) days from the date of the notice on which shall he will proceed to cover up such drains or appliances.

(2) An officer of the Municipality / Nagar Panchayat duly authorized by the Local Body in this behalf shall inspect the work at the site, within 3(three)

R.39 Power of Chairman of the Local Body, to guard against accidents during construction or repairs

(1) The Chairman of the Local Body, so far as practicable during the construction or repair of any building, street, drain, water-supply line or other premises vested in the Municipality/Nagar Panchayat or in an owner, cause proper precaution for guarding against to be taken by shorting up and protecting the adjoining building, and shall cause such bar, char or post as it shall think fit, to be fixed across or in any street to prevent the passage of any carriage, cart or other vehicle, or of cattle, and avert danger while such construction or repair is being carried on, and shall cause such construction or repair work in a street to be sufficiently lighted and guarded during the night.

A person intending to construct or take down any building or any other structure or to alter or repair any other structure externally shall, if the position or circumstances of the work is or are likely to cause, Or may cause obstruction, danger or inconvenience in any street, before beginning such-work—

(a) obtain beforehand permission in writing from the Chairman, of the Local Body so to do; and

(b) cause sufficient hoards

R.41 Power as to inflammable Structures

(1) (a) The Local Body may, by public notice, direct that within certain limits to be fixed by the competent authority, the roofs and external walls of huts or other buildings shall not be made or renewed with grass, mats, leaves, or other highly inflammable materials without the consent of the Chairman in writing.

(b) The competent authority may, at any time, by written notice, require the owner, of any building(s), which has an external roof or wall made of such material as aforesaid, to remove such roof or wall within such reasonabl

R.42 The structural design -

(1) The structural design of foundation, masonry, timber, plain concrete, reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete and structural shell shall be in accordance with the provisions of the latest edition as laid down in rule 81 (1), (2) and (3) or Tripura Building Rules as indicated in the National Building Code of India and relevant codes of practice of the Bureau of Indian Standards (as listed in Annexure-11) meant for plain and/or hill areas:-

The structural design for all parts of the building shall also take into consideration the seismic factors, wind forces, land slides in accordance with the relevant BIS codes of practice/Guidelines (as liste

R.43 Distance from electric lines

No building, or veranda, or balcony or projection in any building shall be permitted to be erected, re-erected, added to or altered in any case where the distance between such construction and any overhead electric lines, in accordance with the provision of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 (9 of 1910), and the rules made thereunder, is less than that specified hereinafter :- ("m" indicates metre).

The State Government may from time to time prescribe in the interest of public safety, by notification, such other conditions as may be necessary for the fire protection, fire prevention and fire "fighting in relation to any case of buildings and the Local Body shall comply with such conditions.

R.45 Rat-proofing

(1) Every building or part thereof, designed or intended for use for dwelling, storage or sale of good stuff, shall conform to the requirements specified in sub-rule (2) and (3)

(2) Every such building, unless supported on posts, shall have continuous foundation watts extending from at feast 60(sixty) centimeters below ground level, or shall have continuous floor of masonry or reinforced or other equal rat-proof material or materials as approved by the Local Body.

(1) (a) Every plot shall abut a means of access which may be a public street or private street or passage.

(b) The relationship between the width of the means of access and the maximum permissible height of building shall be as indicated in these rules.

(2) &nbs

R.47 Ground coverage in respect of buildings

(1) (a) The maximum permissible ground coverage for building, when a plot contains a single building, shall depend on the plot size and the use of the building as given in the table below:-

TABLE

Maximum Permissible Ground Coverage

(Plot containing a single building)

R.48 Permissible height of buildings -

(1) Height of a building shall be the vertical distance measured from the average lever of the centerline of the adjoining street or passage on which the plot abuts to the highest point of the building, whether with flat roof of sloped roof.

(2) (a) The following appurtenant structures shall not be included in the height of the building :-

(i) &nbs

R.49 Open Spaces for building

(1) Generally-

(a) every room intended for human habitation shall abut an interior or exterior open space or an open verandah, open to such interior/exterior open space. Open spaces shall be areas forming integral parts of the plot at ground level and shall be open to the sky without any projection or overhang excepting cornices, chajja or weather shades of not more than 0.50 metre width.

(1) Generally-

(a) 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.

R.51 Tall building (exceeding fourteen metres in height)

In Municipality or in Nagar Panchayat the building height shall not normally be more than 14.00 metres (fourteen). But in the case of any building exceeding 14.00 metres in height, the Local Body, for reasons to be recorded in writing and with the previous approval of the State Government, may sanction such proposal(s) as special case if not otherwise covered by any law for the time being in force. In such cases the following special rules shall be applicable in addition to other rules under the Act:-

(1) no building exceeding 14.0(fourteen) metres height shall be allowed on private or public street of not less than 18.00 metres in width.<

R.52 Regulation for more than one building in one plot, existing building and the buildings under Govt approved schemes -

(1) (a) Every building on a plot containing more than 1(one) building shall abut an internal road connecting the means of access of me plot.

(b) The minimum width of such internal roads shall be 3.50 metres, where internal road of 3.50 metres in width is not possible to be provided due to an existing building constructed prior to the enforcement of these rules, a building of not more than 8.0 metres in height may be allowed, provided that the width of the internal road shall not be less than 1.20 metres.

In case of any reports(s) against an existing building/structure of part thereof or is older than 50(fifty) years and is not safe for human habitation or any other purposes, a joint Expert team, constituted by the competent authority, comprising expert(s) from ULB and PWD will verify that reported building/structure and submit a report to the competent authority regarding the latest structural condition of that building/structure or part thereof and the authority will take decision about its continuation of existence or demolition or necessary repairing works needed to be undertaken on the basis of the report of the joint Expert team, In that case, if any safeguard measure or measures are required to be taken or it becomes necessary to demolish the reported building/structure, the owner(s) shall have to do it within the time-bound period at his/their own cost or the

R.54 Provisions for buildings constructed under Government approved schemes -

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in these rules the provision of this chapter shall apply in respect of matters provided therein, in the case of buildings constructed by Governments, or any of the statutory bodies under any Government approved scheme, for residential use of persons belongings to low income group or of industrial workers.

(2) The minimum size of a plot shall be less than 40 square metres and the maximum size of the plot shall not be more than 65 square metres.

(1) The plinth or any part of a building or any accessory building shall be so located with respect to the crest of the road level that adequate drainage of the site, in such situations, the stilled portion should be suitably stiffened to resist design earthquake forces assured and it shall in no case be at a height less than 60 centimeters.

Provisions shall have to be followed as per IS Guide listed in Annexure Suitably add provisions for "Low income housing (plinth max 40 Sq. meter) as per IS: 8888-1993 Guide for requirements for low-income housing".

R.56 Habitable Room

(1) No habitable room shall have an area less than 9.50 sq. metres having a minimum width of 2.40 metres, where there is only one room, In case of more than one room, one of these rooms shall be not less than 9.50 sq. metres with a width of 2.40 metres at the minimum and the others shall not be less than 7.50 sq. metres in area with a minimum width of 2.10 metres.

(2) No habitable room shall have, a height of less than 2.75 metres measures from the surface of the floor to the lowest point of the ceiling or the underside of any slab;

R.57 Roof

(1) The roof of a building shall be so constructed or framed as to permit effectual drainage of the rain water there from by means of sufficient rain-water pipes of adequate size, wherever required, and so arranged, joined and fixed as to ensure that the rain-water is carried away from the building without causing dampness in any part of the walls or foundations of the building or those of an adjacent building.

(2) The Local Body may require rain-water pipes to be connected to a drain or sewer through a covered channel formed beneath any

R.58 Kitchen

(1) No kitchen shall have a floor area of less than 4.5 sq. metres and width or less than 1.8 metres ;

Provided that if any kitchen is to be used for eating purposes also, such shall not be less than 9.5 sq. metres and the width shall not be less than 2.4 metres.

(3) No kitchen shall have a height less than 2.5 metres measured from the surface of a floor to the lowest point in the ceiling or the underside of any slab except fro

R.59 Pantry

(1) No pantry shall have a floor area of less than 3 sq. metres and a width of less than 1.4 metres.

(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 ;

R.60 Bath room and water closet

(1) No bathroom shall have a floor area of less than 1.8 sq. metres, with a width of less than at 1.2 metres and a height less than 2.2 metres 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. metres.

(2) No water closet shall have a floor area of less than 1.1 sq. metre

R.61 Loft

(1) A loft may be permitted in buildings bf 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

R.62 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 metres from floor level.

(3) The maximum width of any ledge or tand shall be 0.60 metre.

R.63 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;

No store room in any residential building shall have a floor area less than 1.5 sq. metres and a height of less than 2.1 metres.

R.65 Garage -

(1) No garage for cars shall be less than 2.5 metres x 5 metres.

(2) The minimum head room in a garage shall be 2.1 metres.

(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.

(1) Subject to specifications, if any, made in this behalf under the Tripura Town and Country Planning Act, 1975, the Local Body may specify any area or ward or borough where the construction of any basement shall not permitted.

(2) A basement may be used as—

(a) a parking space ;

(1) Any chimney shall conform to the requirements of the latest version of IS: 1645- 1960 Code of practice for fire safety of buildings (general); chimney, flues, flue pipes and hearths.

(2) any chininey shall be built at least 0.9 metre above any flat roof;

Provided that the top of any chimney shall not be below the top of any adjacent wall and, in the case of a slopping roof, the top of the chimney shall not be less than 0.6

R.68 Parapet

A parapet wall and guardrails shall be provided on the edge of any roof terrace or balcony and it shall not be more than 1.5 metres in height.

R.69 Boundary Wall

No boundary wall shall exceed 2 metres in height on the road side, the solid portion of compound walls shall not exceed 1.5 metres in height. The foundation of boundary wall, below ground level, shall not encroach upon any adjacent land outside the plot area.

R.70 Lighting and ventilation of room

(1) Every habitable room, kitchen/staircase and bathroom or water closet shall have, for the admission of light and air one or more apparatuses, such as windows, glazed doors and fan lights, opening directly to the external/air or into an open verandah.

(2) In any case where light and ventilation requirements are not met through day lighting and natural ventilation, the same shall be ensured through artificial lighting and mechanical ventilation as per the latest provisions of section 1 of Lighting and Ventilation of part VIII on Buildin

R.71 Definitions

In this Chapter unless the context otherwise requires—

(a) "exit" means a passage, channel or means of access from any building, storeys or floor area to a street or other open space of safety and includes a vertical exit or a horizontal exit or an outside exit.

(i) "vertical exit" means an exit used for ascension or dissensions between two or more levels including stairways smoke proof, ramps

R.72 Fire protection

very building for residential and educational uses of more than 14.0(fourteen) metres height, and all buildings of other uses shall be provided with adequate means of exit and all arrangement for protection in case of fire.

R.73 General exit requirements

(1) The following general requirements shall apply to exit :-

(a) all exits shall be free from obstructions ;

(b) no building shall be altered so as to reduce the number, with or protection of exits to less than what is required under these rules ;

(1) Exits shall be so located that the distance between 2(two) exits on the floor shall not exceed-

(a) 22.5 metres, in the case of a residential building or an educational building or institutional building or hazardous building ; and

(b) 30 metres, in the case if an assembly building or a business building or a

R.75 Requirements regarding staircase

All building referred to in rule 72 shall be provided with such number of staircase as the Local Body require. Under no circumstance, the number of staircases shall be less than 2(two) in the case of a building of more than 14.0(fourteen) metres in height and one of them shall be the external face to the building.

R.76 Minimum width provisions for Staircase

The following provisions for minimum width for staircases shall be made :—

(a) for each stairway in a residential building having not more than 2(two) tenements per floor, the minimum width shall be—

(i) 0.90 metres in the case of a building having above 11 metres in height.

The doors of a room or a hall, where groups of people congregate or gather in any building, shall be made to open outside shall be affixed thereto. There shall be at least 2(two) such doors in every such room or hall if not more than 300 persons are intended to be accommodated therein and an additional door shall be provided for every 100 persons or part thereof in excess of 300 persons. The width of every such door shall not be less than 1.80 metres.

R.78 Other requirements

In respect of matters relating to fire prevention and fire protection, for which provisions have not been made in this chapter, the provisions of the latest edition of the National Building Code and the latest edition of the National Electrical Code shall apply.

R.79 Consultation with the Director of Fire Services before granting permission to erect a building

No permission for erection, addition to of alteration of any building other than a residential building or an educational building or less than 14.0(fourteen) metres in height shall be granted unless the Local Body in consultation with the Director Fire Service of the Government of Tripura or any officer specially empowered by the director for the purpose is satisfied about the provisions or means of exits and about the arrangements for protection against fire proposed for the building.

R.80 Requirements for special occupancies under any other law in force

Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules a building shall comply with special requirements, if any, laid down in Factories Act, 1943 (63 of 1948) or in any other law for the time being in force in relation to such building.

R.81 Structural design

The structural design of foundation masonry, timber, plain concrete, reinforced concrete, pre-stressed concrete and structural steel shall be in accordance with the provision or loads concrete, foundation, steel reinforcement wood and masonry specified in the latest edition of the National Building code of India and relevant codes of Bureau of Indian Standards as listed in Annexure under the heading "Additional Provisions in Building Regulatory/Bye laws for structural safety in natural hazards prone areas".

R.82 Quality of materials and workmanship

All materials and workmanship shall be of good quality conforming generally to the accepted standards of the Public Works Department of the Government of Tripura of Indian Standard Specifications as indicated in part V on Building Materials and part VII on Constructional practices and safety of the latest edition of the National Building code of India.

R.83 Alternative materials, method of design and construction

The Local Body may approve any alternative material or method of design or construction if the competent authority of the ULB is satisfied that such alternative is satisfactory and conforms to the provisions of the relevant parts of the National Building Code of India regarding materials, method of design and construction and that materials, methods of design or work are for the purpose intended equivalent to those specified in the code in quality, strength, compatibility, effectiveness, fire and water resistance, durability and safety.

R.84 Tests

Whenever there is insufficient evidence of compliance with the provisions of these rules or there is evident that any claim for alternative materials, or design, the Local Body may require tests to be made sufficiently in advance or require performance certificate from a body authorized by a state or central government as proof of compliance and such tests shall be made at the expenses of the owner and in such manner as the Local Body may direct.

R.85 Building Services

(1) The planning, design and installation of electrical fittings, air-conditioning and heating work, installation of lifts and escalators shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Lifts and Escalators on Building Services of the latest edition of the National Building Code of India. For electrical aspects of building services the provisions of the latest edition of National Electrical Code shall apply.

(2) The number of types of lifts to be provided in educational building shall be as specified in the latest edition of Na

R.86 Plumbing Services

The planning design, construction and installation of water supply, drainage and sanitation and gas supply system shall be in accordance with provisions of the Water Supply, Drainage and Sanitation, Gas supply on Plumbing Services of the latest edition of National Building Code of India, Septic tank, pits of pit privy shall be so located in a premises or holding, that the - same is easily accessible from the means of access the plot.

R.87 Single and outdoors display structures

(1) The construction of advertising signs and outdoor display structure shall be in accordance with the provisions of the latest edition of the National Building code of India.

(2) Every building shall display in a prominent place on the front side, the premises number as assigned to it by the Municipality/Local Body and the street name, so as to be conveniently visible from the street.

R.88 Special Provision

Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in these rules, the special provisions of the part shall apply only to the Municipalities or Nagar Panchayats in the hill areas or to supplementing, the other provisions elsewhere in this rule in there application to those Municipalities or Nagar Panchayats in the hill areas. Anything not covered under the special provisions shall be guided by the provision made elsewhere in this rule or the Act.

R.88.(a) .

For provisions not specifically covered in this part related provisions of other parts will apply.

R.89 Power to relax rules

Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, a Municipality/Local Body or other concerned authorities may for reasons to be recorded in writing and with the previous approval of the State Government relax any provision of these rules for dealing with a case in a just and equitable manner.

R.90 Criteria of using a piece of land as building site

(1) No piece of land shall be used as a building site unless the Local Body is satisfied that-

(a) land record is in conformity with the proposed construction keeping in view specified land use, if any ;

(b) the site of such building abuts an all weather public street, a projected public street or a private stree

R.91 Application for approval of sites and for permission to construct or reconstruct building other than huts

(1) Before submission of the building plan, approval of the building site has to be obtained.

However, the applicant may simultaneously submit the site plan and building plan to the Municipality / Nagar panchayat for approval at his own risk and cost. But the Municipality / Nagar panchayat shall consider the building plan submitted for approval only after the site plan is approved. In case the site is not approved, the submitted building plan shall also be treated as not approved.

(2)&nb

R.92 Sub-division of plots

(1) No sub-division of any plot within the municipal area or Nagar Panchayat area, shall be undertaken without prior approval of the respective ULB.

(2) Generally-

(a) a plot to be sub-divided shall be treated as mother plot;

R.93 Preparation of plan and supervision of execution of work-

(1) Every owner who intends to erect, re-erect, add to or alter any building shall get its plan prepared and structural work designed and supervised by an Architect / Structural Engineer / Licensed Building Planner as required under Rule 94, while submitting the plan the Architect / Licensed Building Planner / Structural Engineer should certify to the effect that site has been personally inspected while planning for building and / or designing the structural members, as well as has taken into account the findings and / or recommendations of stability analysis as well as soil tests performed as and when necessary under this rule.

(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 metres 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 metres but below 8.00 metres in height and /or erection involving piling

R.95 Pennissible 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 metres in height;

(ii) lift machine rooms as per the latest edition of the National Building Code;

The maximum permissible ground coverage for buildings, when a single building is proposed for a plot, shall be regulated by the plot size, depending on the type of building used as given in the table below;

R.97 Open spaces for building

(i) Site development:

Level of the roads, access paths and parking areas shall be described in the plan along with specification of the materials while submitting a plan and design of a building and facilities used by the public i.e. parks, rest-houses, stadium etc.

Installation of Solar water Heating System:

(a) New Building:

Clearance of plan for the construction of new buildings shall only be given if they have a provision in the building design itself for insulated pipeline from the rooftop in the building to various distribution points where hot water is required. The buildings must have a provision for continuous water supply to the solar water heating system. The building should also have open space on the rooftop, which receives direct sun light. The load bearing capacity of the roof should at l

R.109 Categories of buildings/public utility places where Solar Assisted Water Heating Systems are to be installed -

The following categories of buildings in which there is a system of installation for supplying hot water shall be built unless the system or the installation is also having an auxiliary solar assisted water heating system:

(a) Hospitals & Nursing Homes;

(b) Hotels, Lodges and Guest Houses;

R.110 Provision for rainwater harvesting and wastewater recycling

(a) Water harvesting through storing of rain water runoff is mandatory in all new buildings having plinth area more than 300 sq. metre for all types of uses and in group housing of any size. The plan for the above buildings submitted to the local bodies shall indicate the system of storm water drainage along with points of collection of rain water in surface reservoirs or in recharge wells. A system of dual piping must be installed in the group housing buildings in order to utilize part of untreated water supply. A separate overhead water tank for feeding WCs, urinals, water coolers would serve one piping system and garden taps. The other piping system would supply (municipal supply) treated water to the washbasins bath taps and kitchen taps.

R.111 Provision for insurance of building -

(a) All the residential buildings having plinth area more than 300 Sq. meters or above 3 storeyed, shall be insured for any natural calamities/fire hazard with an insurance company registered under the Insurance Company Act prevailing in India.

(b) All the buildings other than residential having 2 storeys and above shall be insured for any natural calamities/fire hazard with an insurance company registered under the Insurance Company Act prevailing in India.

ANNEXURE 1

(Statement of particulars and specification)

1. Name in full (in block letters) of the owner :

PresentAddress______________________________________________________________

P.S_______________________________M

FORM.No. B.A .

FORM NO B.A

(Rule No. 15)

CERTIFICATE OF UNDERTAKING FOR HAZARD SAFETY

(REGULATION NO._____________) REQUIREMENT

REF: Proposed work of________________________________________________________________

FORM.C .

FORM C

(See rule 20(1)(a)

FORM OF BUILDING PERMIT

From: The Chairman

_______________ &n

FORM.D .

FORM D

(See rule 20(1)(b)

FORM OF COMMUNICATION OFREISAL OF SANCTION

Date_____________________

FORM.E .

FORM E

(See Rule 28)

FORM OF NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT

From_________________________

_____________________________

FORM.F .

FORM F

(See Rule 29 (1).

FORM OF NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF WORK UP TO PLINTH LEVEL OR UP TO 1.0 METER ABOVE G.L. WHICHEVER IS HIGHER.

From_________________________

_____________________________

FORM G

[See Rule No. 33]

BUILDING COMPLETION CERTIFICATE

From __________________________

FORM.G (contd.) .

FORM G (contd.)

[See Rule No. 33]

FORM OF NOTICE OF COMPLETION

From______________________

_________________________

FORM H

{See Rule 34(2)}

FORM OF GRANTING / OCCUPACY CERTIFICATE

From : The Chairman

____________________

FORM.I .

FORM I

{SeeRule 38(1)}

FORM OF NOTICE OF INSPECTION OF DRAINS AND APPLIANCES CONNECTED WITH DRAINAGE

From_________________________

_____________________________

________________________

FORM.J .

Form J

{See rule 15(n)}

FORM OF INDEMNITY BOND

(To be submitted on non-judicial stamp paper of Rs. 10)

This Indemnity Bond is executed by Shri ---------------------------- and shri-__________________________ Son-sons Shri / late___

R. PROTECTION AGAINST HAZARDS PROTECECTION OF AREAS FROM EARTHQUAKES

i. In those areas where there are no dangers of soil liquefaction or settlements or landslides, all building structures and infrastructures should be designed using the relevant Standards as in the Building Regulations and the National Building Code.

ii. Soils subjected to liquefaction potential under earthquake shaking can be improved by compaction to desired relative densities, so as to prevent the possibility of liquefaction.

Maximum permiss

R.98 Access, circulation and parking -

(1) Every plot shall abut a means of access which may be a public street or private street or passage, the minimum width of which shall be as specified in this rule.

(2) Any building which in full or part is put to assembly occupancy for the purpose of theatre, motion picture house, city hall, skating-rink, auditorium, exhibition hall or for similar other purposes shall not be allowed on a plot located within 50 metres of the junction of 2(two) streets, the width of each of which shall be a minimum of 8.0 metres.

(1)(a) An open drain must be provided on the inner side of an-internal road constricted in accordance with the specifications in rule 98.

(b) an effective slope and drainage system shall be maintained at all times on the developed ground after slope cutting or filling, during and after development as per this rules on any side.

R.100 Protective work in hills

(1) The cutting of slopes in the creation of steps and terraces for development work shall be carried out while ensuring the stability of excavations to provide for the safety of the buildings located and constructed thereon in accordance with the provisions in the BIS Codes.

(2) Local ground conditions shall be taken into account in the determination of the appropriate precautionary work and protection walls as well as the specifications of the relevant codes of practice of the Bureau of Indian Standards including :-

R.101 Special Conditions

(1)(a) Additions to existing buildings shall only be permitted in the case of structurally sound structures with a record of the complete details pertaining to the soil stability materials and system of construction.

(b) the total floor area, height and ground coverage after addition to an existing building shall not exceed the provisions of maximum permissible floor area, height and open space as per the criteria specified in this rule and other relevant rules, while the additions to an existing building shall further conform to the provisions for front, rear and

R.102 Preservation and conservation of Heritage Buildings -

(1) Every owner or occupier of any heritage building declared as such by the Municipality/Nagar Panchayat shall maintain, preserve and conserve it and shall not change its use in contravention of the provisions of these rules or the regulations made there under for its maintenance, preservation or conservation.

Explanation I - The word "maintain", with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, shall include fencing covering repairing, restoring or cleansing or doing of any act which may be necessary for the purpose of preserving or conserving, of or securing convenient access to, a heritage building.

(1) All rules as to the use of building sites and execution of building works, made under the Tripura Municipal Act (herein after referred to as the former rules) and in force immediately before the coming into force of these rules, shall, with effect from the date of coming into force of these rules, cease to have effect.

(2) Notwithstanding such ceaser, every building plan sanctioned under the former rules and remaining valid on date immediately before the date of coming into force of these rules, shall continue to remain valid till th

R.104 Huts/mud Walls

In areas specially set apart in development plans and detailed Town planning Schemes, or in any area approved by the Local Body/Authority, construction or huts may be allowed subject to the following conditions: -

(a) Application for permission to construct or re-construct or alter or add to a huts/Mud Walls shall be in the form set out vide these rules (form set out in the Appendix-"A")

(b) A Hut/Mud Wall shall have 1.5 metr

R.105 Dwelling with floor area less than prescribed measurement (laid down in these rules)

In the case of dwelling units with floor area less than the prescribed measurement as laid down in these rules (one hundred square metres) put up by public agency or by individual owner for dwellings for economically weaker sections of the society of low income group housing, permission may be given subject to the modifications specified below:-

(a) Plot requirements - The area of the plot shall not be less than 0.2 acre unless otherwise decided by the Authority/Local Body, subject to a minimum road frontage of 3.0 metre.

Type of Building

These provisions are applicable to all buildings and facilities used by the public. It does not apply to private and public residences.