National Building Code
2005
Important features of National Building Code 2005
1)Inclusion of a complete viewpoint and direction for successfully
accomplishing the building projects through Integrated Multidisciplinary
Approach right through conceptual stage to planning, designing, construction,
operation and maintenance stages
2) Provisions to ensure and certification of safety of buildings against
natural disaster by engineer and structural engineer
3) Provision for two stage permit for high rise and special buildings
like hotels and resorts.
4) Provision for periodic renewal certificate of occupied buildings from
structural, fire and electrical safety point of view
5) Provision for empowering engineers and architects for sanctioning
plans of residential buildings up to 500 m2
7) Revision of parking requirements for hotels in metro and mega cities
8) Revision of the provisions for buildings and facilities for
physically challenged
9) Fire safety norms completely revamped through detailed provisions on
Fire Prevention, Life Safety and Fire Protection
10) Inclusion of new categories of starred hotels, heritage structures
and archeological monuments for fire safety provisions
11) Substitution of helium based fire/extinguishers fire fighting system
12) Promotion to new/innovative building materials/technologies like
boutique hotels, eco hotels.
13) Inclusion of latest provisions for earthquake resistant design and
construction
14) Inclusion of details on multi-disaster prone areas in the hotel.
15) Prefabricated and composite construction for speedier construction
16) Updating of provision of safety in construction
17) Complete revision of provision on building and plumbing services in
line with applicable international practices
18) Provisions on rain water harvesting
Govt. Responsibilities to
maintain public health.
THE NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ACT, 1994
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According to the provisions of this Act ,the Council
has to make adequate provisions by any means or measures to enforce the
following matters, namely-
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(a)
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the construction,
maintenance and cleansing of drains and drainage works and similar
conveniences;
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(b)
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the construction and
maintenance of work and means for providing supply of water for public and
private purposes;
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(c)
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The removal and
disposal of filth, rubbish and other obnoxious or polluted matters.
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Mandatory requirements
to start a Hotel in residential areas
1. Fire clearance from Chief Fire Officer, Delhi Fire Services, and Delhi.
2. Health Trade Licenses from civic agencies i.e. MCD/NDMC/DCB.
3. Structurally Safety Certificate and Certificate of height of building as
per provisions contained in MCD Health Dep’t Circular.
Recycling
of Waste Water for Non Drinking Water Use
All hotels should have two distribution lines, one for
drinking water and other for non-drinking water/recycled treated waste water
for reuse. All the waste requirements for non-drinking purpose in big hotels
industrial units, central air-conditioning of large buildings/institutions,
large installations, irrigation of parks/green areas and other non-potable
demands should be met through treated recycled waste water.
Union Territory of Delhi-Building Bye-Laws,
1983
Building Bye-laws applicable for the
'development areas' of the Delhi Development Authority within the Union Territory
of Delhi-Building Bye-Laws, 1983
6.2.4.1 Building Plans
for Multistoried/Special Buildings-For multi-storied buildings
which are more than 15m height and for special buildings like assembly,
institutional, industrial, storage and hazardous occupancies the following
additional information shall be furnished indicated in the Building Plans in
addition to the items (a) to (1) of Bye-laws No. 6.2.4:-
a) Access
to fire appliances/vehicles with details of vehicular turning circle and clear
motorable access way around the building;
b) Size
(width) of main and alternate staircases along with balcony approach, corridor,
ventilated lobby approach; location and details of lift enclosures; location
and size of fire lift;
c) Smoke
stop lobby/door where provided; Refuse chutes; refuse chamber, service duct,
etc. vehicular parking spaces ,refuge area, if any;
d) Details
of Building Services-air conditioning system with position of
dampers, mechanical ventilation system electrical services, boilers, gas pipes
etc.
e) Details of exits including provision of ramps,
etc. for hotels, and special risks area.
f) location of generator, transformer & switch gear room, Smoke exhauster
system if any;
g) Details of fire alarm system;
h) Location of centralized connecting all fire
alarm, system, built-in fire protection arrangements and public address
system, etc.
Location
and dimension of static water storage tank and pump room;
i) Location
and details affixed fire protection installation such as sprinklers, wet
risers, hose reels, drenchers. CO2 installations etc.; and
j) Location
and details of first aid fire fighting equipments/installations;
6.2.5 Service
Plan-Plans, elevations and sections of private water supply, sewage
disposal system and details of building services, where required by the
Authority, shall be made available on a scale not less than 1: 1 00.
6.2.8
Execution of Drainage/Sanitary Works-Notice shall be
further accompanied by a certificate of supervision/execution of the water
supply and drainage works etc. in the prescribed form (and in Appendix 'B')
duly signed by licensed Plumber/Engineer.
PARKING SPACES:
13.1 The parking
spaces to be provided in building shall be as per the recommendations contained
in Master Plan/Zonal Plans and the regulations of Delhi Development Authority.
In areas not covered specifically by the above and for occupancies where specific
provisions are not made, the parking spaces shall be in accordance with Bye-law
No. 13.2.
13.2 One car space per 92.93 sq. m. of the
covered area. This parking can be provided in any manner, i.e. covered, or
open. In providing the parking, care has to be taken that 50% of of the open
space is left for landscaping and is not accounted for into parking
calculations.
13.5 In addition to
the parking spaces provided, for buildings of Mercantile (Commercial),
Industrial and Storage, at the rate of one such space for loading and unloading
activities for each 100 sq.mt of floor area or fraction thereof exceeding the
first 200 sq.mt of floor area, shall be provided.
14.14.2 Where the
lighting 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 Part VIII Building Services Section 1 Lighting
and Ventilation of National Building Code of India published by the Indian
Standards Institution. The latest version of the National Building Code of India
shall be taken into account at the time of enforcement of
Building Bye-laws
15. PROVISION OF
LIFTS:
15.1 Provision of lift shall be made for all
buildings more than 15 m in height.
16. EXIT REQUIREMENTS:
16.1 General-Following general requirements
shall apply to exits:-
a) Every
building meant for human occupancy shall be provided with exits sufficient to
permit safe escape occupants in case of fire or other emergency.
b) In
every building exit shall comply with the minimum requirement of this part,
except those not accessible for general public use.
c) All
exits shall be free of obstructions.
d) No
building shall be altered so as to reduce the number, width or protection of
exits to less than that required.
e) Exits
shall be clearly visible and the routes to reach the exit shall be clearly
marked and posted to guide the population of floor concerned.
f)
All exit ways shall
be properly illuminated.
g)
Firefighting equipment where provided along exits shall be suitably located and
clearly marked but must not obstruct the exit way and yet there should be clear
indication about its location from either side of the exit way.
h) Alarm devices shall be installed to ensure prompt
evacuation of the population concerned though the exits
i) All exits shall provide continuous means of egress to
the exterior of a building or to an exterior open space leading to a street.
j) Exits
shall be so arranged that they may be reached without passing through another
occupied unit, except in the case of residential buildings.
16.2 Types of Exits'
a) Exits shall be
either of horizontal or vertical type. An exit may be doorway, corridor, and
passage ways to an internal staircase or external staircase, ramps or to a
verandah and/or terraces which have access to the street or to roof of a
building. An exit may also include:-
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Horizontal
exit leading to an adjoining building at the same level; and
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Lifts
and escalators shall not be considered as exits.
16.3 Number and Size
of Ex its-The requisite
number and size of various exits shall be provided, based on the population in
each room, area and floor based on the occupant load, capacity of exits, travel
distance' and height of buildings as per provisions of Bye-laws No. 16.3.1 to
16.3.3.
16.3.1 Arrangement of
Exits-Exits shall
be so located so the travel distance on the floor shall not exceed 22.5 m for
residential, educational, institutional and hazardous occupancies and 30 m for
assembly, business, mercantile, industrial and storage occupancies. Whenever
more than one exit is required for a floor of a building, exits shall be placed
as remote from each other as possible. All the exits shall be accessible from
the entire floor area at all floor levels.
16.3.2 Occupant Load-The population in rooms,
areas of floors shall be calculated based on the occupant load
16.3.3 Capacity of
Exits-The capacity
of exits (doors and stairways) indicating the number of persons of that could
be safely evacuated through a unit exit width of 50 m.
Occupant Load
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S1.No.
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Group
of Occupancy
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Occupant
Load Gross Area *in m2/person
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Residential
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12.5
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Business
and Industrial
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6
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Storage
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10
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GENERAL
BUILDING REQUIREMENTS
ELEVATORS (LIFTS)
A lift shall be provided in all buildings as
prescribed hereunder.
(i) In case of Building having height more
than 13.0 Mts. lift shall be provided. (ii) Lift shall be provided at the rate
of one lift for 20 tenements of all the floors. Or part thereof for residential
buildings and at the rate of one lift per 1000.00sq.mts. Or part thereof of
built-up area for non-residential buildings.
The tenement and built-up area on ground
floor and two upper floors shall be excluded in computing the above requirement.
Lift shall be provided from ground floor and
shall have minimum capacity of six persons. On the basis of detailed
calculations based on the relevant provisions of National Building Code. the
number of lifts can be varied.
(iii) Not withstanding anything contained in
the Development Control Regulations in case of building with 21 meters or more
in height. at least two lifts shall be provided.
FIRE PROTECTIONS:
In case of high rise buildings:
The following provision shall be made for
safety of buildings from fire:-
(i) In
addition to the requirement under Regulation No. 17.1 at least one lift
designed as fire-lift as defined in the National Building Code shall be
installed.
(ii) At
least one stair-case shall be provided as a fire staircase as defined in the
National Building Code. Provided that this shall not be applicable if any two
sides of a staircase are kept totally open to external open air space.
(iii) Water
Supply: Underground tank of the capacity of one lakh liters and two lakh litres
for the buildings situated within the municipal limit and outside of the
municipal limit respectively be invariably provided in all the high rise
buildings. Water in the normal use tank should come only through the overflow
of fire tank so provided.
(iv)
In high rise buildings, the internal fire hydrants shall be installed as
provided in the National Building Code or as prescribed in the Indian Standard
Code of practice for installation of internal fire hydrants in high rise
buildings. The detailed plan showing the arrangement of pipelines, booster
pumps and water-tanks at various levels shall be submitted for approval of the
concerned authority along with the plans and sections of the buildings.
(v) In
case of high rise buildings, an external fire hydrant shall be provided within
the confines of the site of the building and shall be connected with Municipal
Water mains not less than 4" in diameter. In addition, fire hydrant shall
be connected with Booster Pump from the static supply maintained on site.
(vi) In
case of high rise buildings separate electric circuits for lift installation,
lighting of passages, corridors and stairs and for internal fire hydrant system
shall be provided.
(vii) All
the requirements under the above regulations shall be clearly indicated on
plans duly signed by the owner and the person who has prepared the plans. The
Competent Authority may direct the owner to submit such further drawings as may
be necessary. to clarify the implementation of the provisions of the above
regulations.
(viii) Every
building having a height of more than 25 Mts. shall be provided with diesel
generators which can be utilized in case of failure of the electricity.
SWIMMING POOL - Union Territory of swimming pool licensing &
Controlling Regulation 1980.
Any hotel desiring to keep a swimming pool
shall apply for a license to the licensing Unit.
The following documents are required to be
submitted along with the application for the grant of swimming pool license
under Union Territory of swimming pool licensing & Controlling Regulation
1980. The license is granted up to 31 December of the year and subsequently
renewed each year up to December 31ist of the year.
Documents
required for grant of License
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Application
on prescribed format (04 sets)
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04
post card size photographs of swimming pool from different angles.
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Site
Plan approved by competent authority. (4 sets)
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Copy
of proof of ownership of land/ lease agreement deed paper.
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04
passport size photographs of applicant duly attested by a G. O
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Latest
water test report from authorized laboratory.
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Residence
proof of the applicant i.e. hotel.
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Affidavit
by the applicant on a non-judicial stamp paper worth Rs.100/- with Rs.5/- judicial
stamp duly attested by Notary Public and self attested photograph. Once the
application form along with the documents is submitted letters are sent to
various units for obtaining their no objection Certificate. The following
N.O.C's are required for the grant of Swimming Pool license -
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NOC
from district Police from law & order point of view.
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NOC
from concerned traffic police from traffic point of view
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Health
/Trade license from MCD/NDMC or DCB as per the location of the swimming pool
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Recommendation
from the Sports Authority of India Coach.
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Character
Verification report of the individual from the concerned district police.
Once the following N.O.C‘s are obtained an
inspection is done by the Licensing Unit and if all the safety and hygiene
requirements are met the license is granted for a period of one year.
TIMINGS:
The licensee shall not keep the swimming pool
after 12’ o clock midnight or open it before 5 ‘o clock in the morning, except
with the special permission in writing from the Commissioner of Police.
RENEWAL
OF LICENSE:
For the renewal of swimming pool license
individual shall apply at least one month before the expiry of the license and
shall submit the following documents.
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Recommendation
from Sport Authority of India Coach.
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Latest
water test report from an authorized laboratory.
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Health
Trade License from different MCD/NDMC/DCB for current year.
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Affidavit
on the non-judicial stamp paper worth Rs. 100/- with Rs. 5/-judicial stamp self
attested photograph
Since there is a delay in obtaining the
Health Trade License the applicants for renewal are granted Provisional Renewal
with the condition that Health Trade License shall be submitted by the 31st
of May. This provisional renewal is granted for the whole year subject however
to submission of Health trade license and regular submission of water test
reports by the licensee every month, any unreasonable delay in the latter is
viewed adversely.
SHOW
CAUSE NOTICE:
Regular inspections are carried out by the
Licensing Unit during the swimming season. If the inspection reveals certain
vital shortcomings then it is the discretion of the Licensing authority to
issue a Show cause notice to the applicant. The reply to the show cause notice
should be submitted within 15 days of receiving the notice. If a show cause
notice is pending against a licensee it does not entitle the applicant to
further renewal till the notice has been decided and decision taken to vacate
the same.
SUSPENSION
AND CANCELATION OF LICENSE:
The Commissioner of Police may, if he is satisfied
after such inquiry as he thinks fit, that the licensee is not a suitable person
for continuing to hold the license, or if the pool is not in a suitable
condition, after giving the licensee an opportunity to render an explanation
and after recording his reason refuse to renew his license.
APPEAL:
Any person aggrieved with the decision of the
Licensing Authority may appeal to the Lieutenant Governor within a period of 30
days of the communication of the order.
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