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Issue Date: 05 August 2026 Published: 14 August 2026 Published with 9 days delay
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This notification publishes the draft Bareilly Cantonment Building Bye-laws, 2026, for public information and consideration, proposed by the Cantonment Board under section 251 of the Cantonments Act, 2006, superseding notification number 3842/IX-29-C 1937 dated 05 February, 1938.

        

        

        
        
        

            

                
                    
                    
                    
                    
                
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The Ministry of Defence, Government of India, issued S.R.O. 38(E) on August 5, 2026, publishing the draft Bareilly Cantonment Building Bye-laws, 2026. These bye-laws are proposed by the Cantonment Board under section 251 of the Cantonments Act, 2006, and will supersede notification number 3842/IX-29-C 1937 dated February 5, 1938. The draft is published for public information, and comments/suggestions are invited within thirty days from the date of its availability in the Gazette of India, to be submitted to the Cantonment Board, Bareilly or via email ([email protected]). The bye-laws apply within the Bareilly Cantonment limits and will come into force upon final publication by the Central Government. They outline procedures for building sanction, including online application via the e-Chhawani portal, eligibility based on legally valid occupancy rights, and payment of building application and development charges. Incentives are offered for Rooftop Solar Installation and Rain Water Harvesting on plots less than 300 square meters, while these installations are mandatory for new constructions on plots exceeding 300 square meters. The document details grounds for sanction refusal (e.g., contravention of Act/Bye-laws, plot size less than 40 square meters for residential except existing plots, encroachment on defence land) and provisions for revocation of sanction for false statements or deviations. It mandates notices for commencement and completion of work (using Forms D and E) and specifies the issuance of a Completion-cum-Occupancy Certificate (Form F). The bye-laws divide the Cantonment into Zone-I (notified civil areas, high population density) and Zone-II (other lands, including Old Grant Bungalows, low population density), prescribing specific Floor Space Index (FSI), ground coverage, tenement density, building height (maximum 12.50 meters, G+2 storeys excluding stilts/basements), and setback requirements for various building types (residential, commercial, office, educational/institutional, group housing) within each zone. Further specificities cover open spaces, ventilation, NOCs for archaeological zones, height restrictions near aerodromes (requiring consultation with Civil Aviation Authorities), parking (as per National Building Code of India norms), plinth levels, room sizes and heights, bathrooms, kitchens, lofts, mezzanine floors (not for residential, maximum 33% of built-up area for commercial), garages, roofs, basements (not for residential, specific uses and requirements, fire protection, access), chimneys, lighting, parapets, boundary walls (maximum 2.5 meters height, with CEO permission), and exit requirements, all in accordance with relevant parts of the National Building Code of India and various Indian Standards (e.g., IS: 1893 for earthquake resistance). Inclusive design provisions mandate facilities for differently-abled persons in public buildings (e.g., ramps, specific lift dimensions, accessible toilets). Energy conservation measures include mandatory CFL/LED use in new government/aided buildings and solar water heating systems for specific categories of new buildings on plots of 500 square meters or above, and off-grid rooftop solar power plants for plots of 300 square meters or more. Requirements for structural safety, electrical, plumbing, water supply, rainwater harvesting (mandatory for plots of 300 sq.m. and above), ground water regulation (requiring prior Cantonment Board permission for drilling), and sanitary fittings are also detailed. The bye-laws include a saving clause for existing approved buildings and stipulate penalties for contravention as per the Cantonments Act, 2006, emphasizing that all provisions must be in consonance with the Act and Ministry of Defence land policies. Forms A to F are appended for various certifications and notices related to building construction and safety.

        

        

        
        

            

                
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                
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REGS. No. D. L.-33004/99
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 4
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
NOTIFICATION
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2026/SHRAVAN 14, 1948
CG-DL-E-14082026-275445
New Delhi, the 5th August, 2026
S.R.O. 38(E).—The following draft of the Bareilly Cantonment Building Bye-laws, 2026, 
which the Cantonment Board proposes to issue in exercise of the powers conferred by section 
251 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 and in supersession of notification number 3842/IX-29-C 
1937 dated 05 February, 1938, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before 
such supersession, is hereby published for the information of the public likely to be affected 
thereby; and notice is hereby given that the said draft Bye-laws shall be taken into 
consideration on or after the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on which copies of 
the Gazette of India containing this Bye-laws are made available to the public; and the said 
draft Bye-Laws is also available at the office of the Cantonment Board, Bareilly and on the 
website bareilly.cantt.gov.in.
Any person interested in making any objections or suggestions on the proposals 
contained in the draft Bye-laws may forward the same in writing, for consideration of the 
Cantonment Board within the period so specified to the Cantonment Board, Bareilly or at 
e-mail address : [email protected].

The Draft of the Bareilly Cantonment Building Bye-laws, 2026
CHAPTER I
GENERAL
1. SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT. –(1) These Bye-Laws shall be 
called the Bareilly Cantonment Building Bye-Laws, 2026.
(2) These Bye-Laws shall apply within the limits of Bareilly Cantonment.
(3) These shall come into force on the date of final publication in the Official 
Gazette by the Central Government.
2. DEFINITIONS. – In these Bye-Laws, unless the context otherwise requires:-
(1) “Access” means a clear approach to a plot or a building.
(2) “Act" means the Cantonments Act, 2006 as amended from time to time.
(3) "Addition to a building" means addition to the cubic contents of a building.
(4) “Air-Conditioning” means the process of treating air so as to control 
simultaneously its temperature, humidity, cleanliness and distribution to meet 
the requirement of conditioned space. 
(5) "Alteration of a building" means:-
(a) the sub-division of any room in such building so as to convert the same 
into two or more separate rooms; or
(b) the change in two or more rooms in such building which increases or 
diminishes the cubic content of any room or rooms; or
(c) the conversion of any passage or space in such building into a room or 
rooms.
(6) “Apartment” means whether called block, chamber, dwelling unit, flat, office, 
showroom, shop, godown, premises, suit, tenement, unit or by any other name, 
means separate and self-contained part of any immovable property, including 
one or more rooms or enclosed spaces, located on one or more floors or any 
part thereof, in a building or on a plot of land, used or intended to be used for 
any residential or commercial use such as residence, office, shop, showroom 
or godown or for carrying on any business, occupation, profession or trade, or 
for any other type of use ancillary to purpose specified.
(7) “Appendix” means an appendix to these Bye-Laws. 
(8) "Applicant" means a person who has legally valid occupancy rights on leased 
or old grant or private land and intends to erect/re-erect a building or to make 
any addition/alteration in the building.
(9) "Application" means an application made in such a form as may be specified 
by the authority from time to time.
(10) "Approved" means approval granted by the Competent Authority as 
prescribed under the Act.
(11) "Architect" means any person who holds a valid registration with the Council 
of Architecture, India as per the provisions of the Architects Act, 1972.
(12) “Architectural Projection” means a chajja, cornice etc. which is a protrusion 
from the building façade or line of the building only for aesthetic purpose and 
not used for any habitable purpose.
(13) “Atrium” means a sky lighted and naturally/mechanically ventilated area in a 
building with no intermediate floors and used as circulation space or entrance 
foyer.
(14) "Balcony" means a horizontal projection including a handrail, balustrade or 
parapet to serve as a passage or siting out place.
(15) "Barrier free" means a barrier free environment which enables people with 
disabilities to move safely and freely and to use the facilities within the built
environment.
(16) “Barsati” means a shed or covered space, which is not enclosed on all sides, 
used for shelter on the roof or a building.
(17) "Basement "means the lowest storey of a building below or partly below ground 
level or adjoining ground level.
(18) "Board" shall mean a Cantonment Board constituted under the Cantonments 
Act, 2006.
(19) "Building" means a house, outhouse, stable, latrine, shed, hut or other roofed 
structure whether of masonry, brick, wood, mud, metal or other material and 
any part thereof and a wall other than a boundary wall but does not include a 
tent or other portable and temporary shelter.
(20) "Building Envelope" means the horizontal spatial limits up to which a building 
may be permitted to be constructed on a plot which shall not exceed the clear 
setbacks as prescribed in the Bye-Laws.
(21) "Building Height" means the vertical distance measured in the case of flat roof 
from the average level of the centre line of the adjoining street to the highest 
points of the building adjacent to the street wall; in the case of pitched roofs up 
to the point where the external surface of the outer wall intersects the finished 
surface of the sloping roof; and in the case of gable facing the road, the 
midpoint between the cover level and the ridge. Architectural features, 
chimneys, water tanks and other ornamental features which are not intended 
for human habitation and serving no other function except that of decoration 
shall be excluded for the purpose of taking heights and if the building does not 
abut on a street the height shall be measured above the average level of the 
ground around and contiguous to the building.
(22) "Building Line" means the line up to which the plinth of a building adjoining on 
a street or on an extension of a street or on a future street may lawfully extend 
and includes the line prescribed, if any, in any scheme.
(23) “Built up Area” means the area covered by a building on all floors including 
cantilevered portion, mezzanine floors, if any, but excluding the areas 
specifically exempted from computation of Floor Space Index (F.S.I) under 
these Regulations.
(24) "Bungalow area" means area outside notified Civil Area with Old Grant / 
leasehold bungalows.
(25) “Butchery” means a slaughterhouse where animals (sheep and goats) are 
slaughtered under the supervision of Competent Authority.
(26) “Cabin” means a non-residential enclosure constructed of non-load bearing, 
non-masonry partitions.
(27) "Canopy" means an overhead roof or else a structure over which a fabric or 
metal covering is attached, able to provide shade or shelter from weather 
conditions such as the Sun, hail, snow and rain. A canopy can also be a tent, 
generally without a floor.
(28) "Ceiling Height" means vertical distance between the finished floor and the 
ceiling.
(29) "Central Government" for the purposes of these Bye-Laws means the 
Government of the Union through the Ministry of Defence.
(30) “Chajja” means a sloping or horizontal structural overhang usually provided 
over openings on external walls to provide protection from sun and rain and for 
purpose of architectural appearance.
(31) "Chimney" means an upright shaft containing and encasing one or more flues.
(32) “Civil Area” means an area declared to be a civil area by the Central 
Government under Sub-Section (1) of Section 46 of the Act.
(33) "Civil Engineer” means any person who is a graduate of civil engineering from 
a recognized Indian or foreign university duly approved by Govt of India or is a 
member of Civil Engineering Division of the Institution of Engineers (India) and 
is competent to carry out supervision of building works as per approved 
drawings and design.
(34) "Combustible Material" means any material if it burns or adds heat to a fire 
when tested for combustibility in accordance with good practice.
(35) "Commercial Building" means a building used or constructed or adapted to 
be used the whole or a substantial part of building for commercial purposes.
(36) "Competent Authority" means the authority to sanction the building plan as 
prescribed under Chapter 10 of the Cantonments Act 2006.
(37) "Corner Plot or Site" means a plot or site at the junction of and fronting on two 
or more intersecting streets.
(38) "Courtyard" means a space open to the sky enclosed or partially enclosed, by 
walls or by railing and shall be at ground floor level.
(39) "Covered Area" means ground area covered by the building immediately 
above plinth level, but does not include the space covered by the following -
(a) garden, rockery, well and well structure, plant nursery, water pool, 
swimming pool (if uncovered), platform around a tree, water tank, 
fountain, bench with open top and unclosed sides and the like;
(b) drainage, culvert, conduit, catch pit, gully pit, chamber, gutter, septic tank, 
soakage pit and the like;
(c) compound wall, gate, canopy, uncovered staircase areas covered by 
sunshade and the like.
(40) "Cupboard" means a space used for storage of household goods/dress having 
shelves/partitions not more than 2.0 meters apart.
(41) "Damp Proof Course" means a course consisting of appropriate water 
proofing material provided to prevent penetration of dampness or moisture from 
any part of the ground to the structure or from one part of the structure to any 
other part of it.
(42) "Demolished" means total dismantling of an existing building.
(43) "Drain" means a line of pipes including all fittings and equipment such as 
manholes, inspection chambers, traps, gully traps and floor traps, used for the 
drainage of a building, or a number of buildings, or yards appurtenant to 
buildings, within the same cartilage. Drain shall also include open channels 
used for conveying surface water.
(44) "Drainage" means the removal of any liquid by a system constructed for this
purpose.
(45) "Dwelling Unit/ Tenement" means an independent housing unit with separate 
facilities for living, cooking and sanitation needs.
(46) "Enclosed Staircase" means a staircase separated by fire resistant walls and 
doors from the rest of the buildings.
(47) "Equivalent Car Space (ECS)" means the space occupied by the vehicle as 
well as the minimum space needed to move it into and out of the space and 
one equivalent car space is as defined in National Building Code, as amended
from time to time. 
(48) "Existing Building or Use" means a building, structure or its use as 
sanctioned or deemed to have been sanctioned by the Competent Authority, 
existing before the commencement of the Bye-Laws.
(49) "Exit" means a passage, or means of egress from any building, storey or floor 
area to a street or any other open space of safety -
(a) Vertical exit: It is a means of exit used for ascending or descending 
between two or more levels including stairways, ramps and fire 
escapes;
(b) Horizontal exit: It is a protected opening through or around a fire resistant wall or bridge connecting two buildings;
(c) Outside exit: It is an exit from the building to a public way or to an open 
area leading to a public way or an enclosed fire-resistant passage 
leading to a public way.
(50) "External Wall" means an outer wall of a building not being a partition wall, 
even though adjoining to a wall of another building and also means, a wall 
abutting on an interior open space of any building.
(51) "Floor" means the lower surface in a storey on which one normally walks in a 
building. The general term, floor, unless otherwise specifically mentioned, shall 
not refer to a mezzanine floor. Sequential numbering of floor shall be 
determined by its relation to the determining entrance level. For floors at or 
wholly above ground level the lowest floor in the building with direct entrance 
from the road/street to be termed as Ground Floor. Other floors above ground 
floor shall be numbered in sequence as Floor 1, Floor 2, with numbers 
increasing upwards.
(52) "Floor Area Ratio" or "FAR" means the quotient obtained by dividing the 
multiple of the total of the covered area on all floors and hundred by the area 
of the plot i.e.,
FAR =
Total covered area of all floors
Plot Area    100
(53) "Floor Space Index" or "FSI" means the quotient obtained by dividing the total 
of the covered area on all floors by the area of the plot i.e.,
FSI =
Total covered area of all floors
Plot Area
(54) "Flue" means a confined space provided for the conveyance to the outer air of 
any product of combustion resulting from the operation of any heat producing 
appliance or equipment employing solid, liquid or gaseous fuel.
(55) "Footing" means off set portions at the base of a foundation to provide a 
greater bearing area.
(56) "Foundation" means that part of the structure which is below the lower most 
floor and which provides support for the super-structure and which transmits 
loads of the super- structure to the ground.
(57) “Frontage” means the measurement of the side of any site abutting the road.
(58) “Front Open Space /Margin / Setback” means the distance between the 
boundary line of plot abutting the means of access / road / street and the 
building line. In case of plots facing two or more means of access, roads / 
streets, the plot shall be deemed to front on all such means of accesses / roads 
/ streets.
(59) "Gallery" means an intermediate floor or platform projecting from a wall of an 
auditorium or hall providing extra floor, additional seating accommodation etc.
(60) "Garage Private" means a building designed or used for the parking of a motor 
car or other vehicles.
(61) "Ground Coverage" means the quotient obtained in terms of percentage by 
dividing the plinth area of Ground Floor by plot area i.e.,
 Ground Coverage =
Plinth area of ground floor∗100
Plot Area
(62) "Ground Level" means the finishing surface after formation cutting of the site 
from where erection of the building starts.
(63) "Group Housing" means housing of more than one dwelling unit, where land 
is owned jointly as in the case of cooperative societies or public agencies such 
as Local Authorities or Housing Boards or property developers etc. and the 
construction is undertaken by one agency but shall not include properties which 
are co-owned by family members. 
(64) "Habitable Room" means a room occupied or designed for occupancy by one 
or more persons for study, living, sleeping, eating, kitchen if it is part of living 
room but does not include bathroom, water closet compartments, laundries, 
serving and storage pantries, corridors, cellars, attics and other spaces that are 
not used frequently or during extended periods.
(65) "Height of a Room" means the vertical distance measured from the finished 
floor surface to the finished ceiling/slab surface.
(66) "Internal wall" means all partition walls in the interior of a building excluding 
walls which abut exterior or interior open spaces; internal walls when made of 
bricks shall be a minimum of 115 mm brick work in suitable mortar; other non load bearing partitions shall be of suitable thickness.
(67) "Loft" means an intermediate floor in between two main floors but not more 
than 1.20 metre in height which may be adopted or constructed for storage 
purpose.
(68) “Marginal Distance / Side and Rear Marginal Open Space” means a 
minimum distance required to be left open to sky between the boundary of the 
building plot and the building line on respective sides.
(69) "Masonry" means the form of construction composed of brick, stone, tile, 
concrete blocks, gypsum or other similar building material units or combination 
of these material units laid up, bonded together and set in mortar.
(70) "Material Alteration" means a change of use in building materials in any 
existing building.
(71) "Mezzanine Floor" means an intermediate floor between two floor levels above 
ground floor and at least one side of it should form an integral part of space/floor 
below.
(72) "Mumty" means a structure with a covering roof over a staircase and its landing 
built to enclose only the stairs for the purpose of providing protection from 
weather and not meant for human habitation.
(73) "Non-Combustible" means a material which does not burn or add heat to a 
fire when tested for combustibility in accordance with good practice.
(74) "Occupancy" means the function or use of the building.
(75) "Parapet" means a low wall built along the edge of a roof or a floor not more 
than 1.2 metre height.
(76) "Parking Space" means an area enclosed or unenclosed sufficient in size to 
park vehicle together with a drive-way connecting the parking space with a 
street or alley and provided for ingress and egress of the vehicles.
(77) "Partition" means an interior non-load bearing wall, one storey or part storey 
in height.
(78) "Pavilion" means a flexible architectural open space that invites people to 
come in and spend time in it. It could be temporary or permanent and might 
even change its form and function. A pavilion might be used as a shelter, 
seating, meeting point, cafe, theatre, or for lectures, events, exhibitions, sports,
play, relaxation and work etc.
(79) "Pillar" means a wood, stone, brick, RCC or a metal pillar and includes all 
columns or upright post or support, stanchions (steel structures) and an 
assemblage of columns of stanchions properly riveted or welded or bolted 
together.
(80) "Plinth" means the portion of a structure between the surface of the 
surrounding ground and surface of the floor, immediately above the ground.
(81) "Porch or Portico" means covered surface supported on pillars or otherwise 
for the purpose of pedestrian or vehicular approach to a building.
(82) "Public Building" means a building used or intended to be used either 
ordinarily or occasionally, as a church, temple, mosque or any other place of 
public worship, dharamshala, college/school, hostel, theatre, cinema, public 
concert room, lecture room, library, orphanage, or rescue home or any other 
place of public assembly.
(83) "Public Garage" means a building or portion thereof designed other than a 
private garage, operated for gains, designed or used for repairing, servicing, 
hiring, selling or storing motor driven or other vehicles. 
(84) "Repairs" means and includes the following activities, which do not otherwise 
violate any provisions regarding general building requirements, structural 
stability and fire safety requirements of these Bye-Laws -
(a) erection, re-erection, addition to, or alteration of -
(i) an internal partition wall which does not involve sub-division of 
property; or
(ii) a parapet wall or a cornice or chhajja within the boundaries of 
the permissible setbacks & ground coverage area of the site, 
provided that the total height of the parapet wall shall not be 
more than 1.20 meters and width of the cornice or chhajja shall 
not be more than 1.00 meter;
(b) repairing of a staircase;
(c) white washing or painting;
(d) re-flooring of the surface of an existing floor;
(e) minor repairs and recasting of an existing damaged roof without 
changing the character and dimensions of such roof;
(f) erection of a false ceiling in any floor for air-conditioning, lighting or 
decorative purposes;
(g) plastering and patch work;
(h) providing or closing an internal door or window or a ventilator not 
opening directly opposite a door or a window of another building;
(i) replacing of fallen bricks or stones;
(j) repairing or renewing existing plumbing, sanitary and other utility 
services;
(k) repairing of boundary wall;
(l) installation of air conditioner/water tank/solar plants/solar water heater
etc.
(85) "Residential Building" means a building used or constructed or adapted to be 
used wholly for human habitation.
(86) "Residential cum Commercial Building" means a building where part of the 
building is used or constructed or intended to be used for human habitation with 
remaining part used or constructed or intended to be used for commercial 
purpose.
(87) "Sanctioned Plan" means the set of plans and specifications submitted under 
section 235 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 under the Bye-Laws and regulations 
in connection with a building and duly sanctioned by the Authority under 
sections 234/237/238 of the Cantonments Act, 2006.
(88) "Set Back Line" means a line usually parallel with the center line of the road or 
street and laid down in each case by the Board beyond which nothing can be 
constructed towards the road or street.
(89) "Site or Plot" means a parcel/piece of land enclosed by definite boundaries.
(90) "Smoke Pipe" means a flue approximately horizontal, made of metal or other 
material in which smoke or the products of combustion are conducted from a 
furnace to a chimney.
(91) "Store or Shop" shall mean any store or shop in which it is not intended that 
any person shall reside.
(92) "Storey" means the portion of a building included between the surface of any 
floor and the surface of the floor next above it, or if there be no floor above it,
then the space between any floor and the ceiling next above it.
(93) "Street" includes anyway, road, lane, square, court, alley or passage in a 
Cantonment, whether a thoroughfare or not and whether built upon or not, over 
which the public have a right of way and also the road way or foot-way over 
any bridge or cause way.
(94) "Structural Engineer" means a person who is a graduate of civil engineering 
from a recognized Indian or Foreign university duly approved by Government 
of India or is a member of Civil Engineering Division of the Institution of 
Engineers (India) with experience in structural engineering practice which 
includes structural design and field work.
(95) "Sun shade" means a sloping or horizontal structural overhang usually 
provided over openings on an external wall to provide protection from Sun and 
rain.
(96) “Swimming Pool” means a wading pool, paddling pool or simply a pool in 
container filled with water intended for swimming or water based recreation. 
The pool can be built either above or in the ground and from materials such as 
concrete, metal plastic or fibre glass.
(97) "To Abut" means to be positioned juxtaposed to a road, lane, open space, 
building etc. 
(98) "To erect or Re-erect" means:-
(a) to erect a new building on any site whether previously built upon or not;
(b) to re-erect any building of which portion have been pulled down, burnt or 
destroyed, damaged by storm, rains, fire, earthquake or any other 
natural calamity to the same extent, and similar specifications as existing 
prior to damage;
(c) conversion from one occupancy to another;
(d) to carry out alterations; and
(e) to add to a storey/storeys.
(99) "Total Floor Area" means the area of all floors of building including habitable,
basement and mezzanine floor.
(100) "Travel distance" means the distance an occupant has to travel to reach the 
exit.
(101) "Verandah" means a covered area with at least one side open to the outside.
(102) "Warehouse" means a building, the whole or a substantial part of which is used 
or intended to be used for the storage of goods whether for keeping or for sale 
or for any similar purpose, but does not include a storeroom attached to and 
used for the proper functioning of a shop.
(103) "Washing Platform" means an authorized platform for washing and also for 
servicing of scooters/cars etc.
(104) "Water Closet" means a privy with arrangements for flushing the pan with 
water but does not include bathroom.
(105) “Water Course” means a natural channel meant for carrying storm water and 
includes an artificial one formed by training or diversion of a natural channel -
(a) “Major Water Course” means a river;
(b) “Minor Water Course” means a nallah. 
(106) "Window" means an opening to the outside other than a door which provides 
all or part of the required natural light, ventilation or both to an interior space 
and not used as a means of ingress/egress.
(107) "Workshop" means a room or a group of rooms or building in which goods are 
manufactured or repaired.
(108) Words and expressions used and not defined in these bye-laws but defined in 
the Act shall have the same meanings as assigned to them in the Act.
CHAPTER II
PROCEDURE FOR SANCTION OF BUILDING PLANS AND RELATED 
DOCUMENTATION
3. BUILDING SANCTION REQUIRED. – No person shall carry out any erection, re erection, addition or alteration to any building or cause the same to be done without 
obtaining a sanction for such work from the Competent Authority.
4. PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING BUILDING SANCTION. –(1) An applicant who 
intends to erect or re-erect a building or to make addition or alteration in any building 
shall register himself/herself in the e-Chhawani portal and apply through online, duly 
enclosing all the requisite documents and plans, in e-Chhawani portal through Bareilly 
Cantonment Board registered architect/engineer:
Provided that due to any reasons, if it is not feasible for an applicant to apply 
in the e-Chhawani portal the Board may prescribe a procedure for submission of 
applications:
Provided further that the Central Government or Director General may issue 
guidelines from time to time to the Board regarding the manner of submitting 
applications for the said purpose.
(2) Only persons who have legally valid occupancy rights on leased or old grant or 
private land are eligible for applying for sanction of building plan. In case 
wherein breach of lease conditions on leased land or breach of old grant terms 
in old grant land are involved, the Board shall have the right to refuse or reject 
applications for erections, re-erection or addition / alteration till the breach of 
lease or old grant conditions is regularized or condoned. 
(3) On scrutiny of the documents and plans submitted, the applicant receives the 
development charges communication (or the charges levied by the Board by 
whatever name these are known) for payment to Cantonment Board.
(4) On deposition of development charges (or the charges levied by the Board by 
whatever name these are known), the sanction is conveyed within the 
prescribed timelines.
5. BUILDING APPLICATION FEES AND APPLICABLE CHARGES. –(1) Building 
Application Fees: The Building plan application shall be deemed valid only if the 
applicant has paid the requisite building application fee as determined by the Board.
(2) Development Charges: The development charges, labour cess and other 
fees, as determined by the Board, are to be paid by the applicant through online 
before issuance of the sanction of the building application by the competent 
authority.
(3) Incentive in development charges if Rooftop Solar Installation and Rain 
Water Harvesting is proposed and implemented: For construction of 
residential or commercial or any building less than 300.00 square meters if the 
applicant opts for Rooftop Solar Installation and/or Rain Water Harvesting, 
he/she shall be eligible for refunding of development charges after the 
completion of said Rooftop solar installation and/or Rain Water Harvesting 
facility and submission of photographs to this effect. The quantum of incentive 
for different categories of buildings shall be decided by the Board by resolution.
(4) Stacking of building material on street or other public land shall not take place 
without the permission of the Chief Executive Officer on a case-to-case basis 
and on payment of charges as fixed by the Chief Executive Officer in terms of 
Section 257 of the Act. 
6. DOCUMENTS AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION. –The following documents shall be 
submitted through online on e-Chhawani portal at the time of submitting application for 
building sanction. –
(1) Proof of ownership / HOR/ Lessee / Successor / legal rights document.
(2) Affidavit and Indemnity Bond as specified by the Competent Authority.
(3) Proof of identity.
(4) Any Other document as approved by the Competent Authority (Cantonment 
specific documents).
7. SANCTION/REFUSAL OF PLANS, VALIDITY PERIOD AND REVALIDATION 
PROCEDURE. –(1) In case of old grant land, the proposed building plan shall be in 
conformity with the old grant terms and the land policies of Ministry of Defence.
(2) In case of leased land, the proposed building plan shall be in conformity with 
the lease hold rights / terms and the land policies of Ministry of Defence.
(3) The Competent Authority shall sanction the plan unless such building would 
contravene any of the following, namely:-
(a) that the building or the use of the site for the building or any of the 
particulars comprised in the site plan, ground plan, elevation, section or 
specification contravenes the provisions of the Act or the Bye-Laws made 
thereunder;
(b) that the notice for sanction does not contain the particulars or is not 
prepared in the manner required under the provisions of these Bye-Laws;
(c) that any information or documents required by the Board under these 
Bye-Laws has or have not been duly furnished;
(d) that the building plan is not in accordance with the bye laws framed by 
the Board under section 260 or those framed under clauses (19) and (20) 
of section 348 of the Act;
(e) that the building would be an encroachment on defence land or land 
vested in the Cantonment Board;
(f) that the site of the building does not abut on a street or projected street 
and that there is no access to such building from any such street by a 
passage or path-way appertaining to such site; 
(g) that the erection or re-erection of the building is not in conformity with any 
general scheme sanctioned under section 240 of the Act;
(h) when the land on which it is proposed to erect or re-erect the building is 
entrusted to the management of the Board by the Government if the 
erection or re-erection constitutes a breach of terms of the entrustment of 
management or contravenes any of the instructions issued by the 
Government regarding the management of the land by the Board; 
(i) when the land on which it is proposed to erect or re-erect the building is 
not held on a lease from the Government, if the right to build on such land 
is in dispute between the person applying for sanction and the Govt;
(j) that the minimum size of the plot for residential is not less than 40.00 
square meters, except existing plots where construction already exists as 
per GLR records;
(k) that it is mandatory to provide Rooftop Solar Installation and Rain Water 
Harvesting if the size of the plot exceeds 300.00 square meters.
(4) The sanction once granted shall be valid for a period as provided in the Act 
from the date of issue of sanction.
(5) The Building Sanction can be revalidated beyond the date of the expiry of the 
original Sanction of building plans on payment of the required revalidation fees 
as decided by the Board under provisions of the Act. Application for such 
revalidation shall be submitted on plain paper along with the following 
documents, namely:-
(a) original sanctioned plan;
(b) revalidation fees chargeable based on the decision and guidelines 
issued by Competent Authority from time to time;
(c) documents in support of construction, if any, having been done within 
valid period of sanction;
(d) certificate of supervision from Architect/Engineer/Supervising Engineer 
and the Applicant that the construction will be carried out under his 
supervision according to the plans sanctioned by the Competent 
Authority.
[Minimum size of the plot for residential purpose shall not be less than 40.00 
square meters. No construction on less than 40 square metres plot is 
recommended except existing plots where construction already exists as per 
GLR records.]
8. SCRUTINY OF BUILDING PLAN APPLICATIONS. – Once the plans have been 
scrutinized and objections, if any, have been communicated through online, the 
applicant may modify the plan, comply with the objections raised and resubmit through 
online, for consideration of the Competent Authority.
9. REVOCATION OF SANCTIONED BUILDING PLANS AND LIABILITY OF THE
APPLICANT TO CONFORM TO BYE-LAWS. –(1) The Competent Authority may 
revoke any building sanction issued under the provisions of these Bye-Laws, whenever 
there has been any false statement, or any misrepresentation of material fact, or 
concealment of facts in the application on which the building sanction was based, and 
the whole work executed on the basis of such sanction shall be treated as 
unauthorized. Further, any or all executed works in cases of deviation from the 
sanctioned plan shall be treated as unauthorized construction and would lead to 
revocation of accorded sanction.
(2) In the case of revocation of sanction during course of construction under above 
Bye-Laws, no compensation /damages shall be payable by the Competent 
Authority.
(3) No such order of revocation shall be passed by the Competent Authority 
without giving a reasonable opportunity to the applicant of being heard.
10. NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT AND COMPLETION OF WORK. –(1) On issue of 
building sanction, the applicant shall commence the work for which the building 
sanction has been issued. The Applicant shall give notice to the Chief Executive Officer 
of his intention to start work on the building site by submitting Form D, set forth in the 
Appendix.
(2) On completion of work, the Applicant shall submit a Notice of Completion of the
building as per Form E, set forth in the Appendix through the 
Architect/Engineer who has supervised the construction within a period of thirty 
days from the date of completion of work. 
11. COMPLETION-CUM-OCCUPANCY CERTIFICATE. – The Chief Executive Officer on 
receipt of the notice of completion shall inspect the work and issue a certificate of 
occupancy within the period stipulated in the Act, as per Form F, set forth in the 
Appendix, if the building has been constructed in conformity with sanction issued. 
12. COMPOSITION OF UNAUTHORIZED CONSTRUCTION. –(1) The Cantonment 
Board may by resolution decide formula to calculate quantum of penalty/fees for 
regularization of unauthorized construction.
(2) Such composition of unauthorised construction shall be subject to the 
provisions of the Cantonments Act, 2006, the rules subsisting there under and 
other restrictions mentioned in these Bye-Laws including but not limited to FSI, 
Set-backs, and Ground Coverage. 
(3) In so for as constructions which are present and existing on the date of 
notification of these Byelaws wherein such constructions are without sanction 
or in violation of approved plan including deviation, the applicants may apply to 
Cantonment Board for Compounding, which at the discretion of the 
Cantonment Board or GoC-in-Chief, as applicable, may be allowed subject to 
payment of compounding fees as determined by Cantonment Board or 
GoC-in-Chief, as applicable. This exercise shall be undertaken subject to the 
Bye-Laws framed hereunder after approval of Central Government.
CHAPTER III
ZONING
13. ZONING. –(1) The Cantonment should be divided into two broad zones, namely:-
(a) Zone-I - This would include notified civil areas and all privately held land 
comprising civilian habitation. This will be generally high population 
density areas.
(b) Zone-II - All other land not included in Notified Civil Area but inclusive 
of all Old Grant Bungalows and leases situated outside civil area. This 
will be generally low population density zone.
(2) Zone-I: The Zone comprises all lands as depicted in Zonal Plan passed by the 
Board by resolution in this regard.
(a) REQUIREMENT OF SITE - No piece of land shall be used as a site for 
the construction of a building if the Competent Authority considers that 
the site is insanitary or is not drained properly or is incapable of being 
well drained;
(b) PERMISSIBLE FSI - The permissible FSI, depending on the plot size, 
shall be as per table below:
Table: FSI in Zone I (Residential)
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
|S.No.| Plot Size            | Maximum ground coverage % | FSI   |
|(in square meters)   |                           |       |
+=====+=====================+===========================+=======+
|1    | Up to 50            | 85                        | 2     |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
|2    | Above 50 to 100     | 75                        | 2     |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
|3    | Above 100 to 200    | 65                        | 1.75  |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
|4    | Above 200           | 55                        | 1.5   |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
Table: FSI in Zone I (Commercial)
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
|S.No.| Area of plot         | Ground Coverage Area      | FSI   |
|(in square meters)   | (in %)                    |       |
+=====+=====================+===========================+=======+
|1    | Up to 500           | 40                        | 1.50  |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
|2    | Above 500 to 1000   | 50                        | 1.75  |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
|3    | Above 1000          | 60                        | 2.0   |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
Table: FSI in Zone I (Office)
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
|S.No.| Area of plot         | Ground Coverage Area      | FSI   |
|(in square meters)   | (in %)                    |       |
+=====+=====================+===========================+=======+
|1    | Up to 500           | 50                        | 1.50  |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
|2    | Above 500           | 60                        | 2.0   |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
Table: FSI in Zone I (Educational/ Institutional)
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
|S.No.| Area of plot         | Ground Coverage Area      | FSI   |
|(in square meters)   | (in %)                    |       |
+=====+=====================+===========================+=======+
|1    | School & College    | 35                        | 1.0   |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
Table: FSI in Zone I (Community and Organization Facilities)
+-----+----------------------------+---------------------------+-------+
|S.No.| Area of plot                | Ground Coverage Area      | FSI   |
|(in square meters)          | (in %)                    |       |
+=====+============================+===========================+=======+
|1    | Community and Organization | 40                        | 1.20  |
|     | Facilities                 |                           |       |
+-----+----------------------------+---------------------------+-------+
Table: FSI in Zone I (Group Housing)
+-----+-----------------------+---------------------------+-------+
|S.No.| Area of plot           | Ground Coverage Area      | FSI   |
|(in square meters)     | (in %)                    |       |
+=====+=======================+===========================+=======+
|1    | Multi Storey Building | 40                        | 1.55  |
+-----+-----------------------+---------------------------+-------+
(c) TENEMENT DENSITY – No independent dwelling unit of less than 36
square meters can be constructed if the plot size is more than 40 square 
meters. No construction on less than 40 square meter plot is 
recommended except existing plots where construction already exists 
as per GLR records;
(d) BUILDING HEIGHT – Minimum height of floors in buildings falling in 
this zone shall be 2.74 meters measured from the surface of the floor 
to the lowest point of the ceiling i.e. bottom of slab and the total height 
of all buildings in all plot categories shall not be more than 12.50 meters 
from ground level excluding height of the stilt floor;
(e) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STOREY PERMISSIBLE – The maximum 
number of storeys permissible in all categories of plots in Zone-I shall 
be G + 2 (excluding stilts and basements), if stilt is used for parking.
(3) Zone-II: The Zone comprises all lands as depicted in Zonal Plan passed by the 
Board by resolution in this regard -
(a) REQUIREMENT OF SITE – No piece of land shall be used as a site for 
the construction of a building if the Competent Authority considers that 
the site is insanitary or is not drained properly or is incapable of being 
well drained;
(b) PERMISSIBLE FSI – The permissible FSI, depending on the plot size, 
shall be as per table below: 
Table: FSI in Zone II (Residential)
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
|S.No.| Plot Size            | Maximum ground coverage % | FSI   |
|(in square meters)   |                           |       |
+=====+=====================+===========================+=======+
|1    | Up to 50            | 85                        | 2     |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
|2    | Above 50 to 100     | 75                        | 2     |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
|3    | Above 100 to 200    | 65                        | 1.75  |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
|4    | Above 200           | 55                        | 1.5   |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
Table: FSI in Zone II (Commercial)
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
|S.No.| Area of plot         | Ground Coverage Area      | FSI   |
|(in square meters)   | (in %)                    |       |
+=====+=====================+===========================+=======+
|1    | Up to 500           | 40                        | 1.20  |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
|2    | Above 500 to 1000   | 50                        | 1.50  |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
|3    | Above 1000          | 60                        | 1.75  |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
Table: FSI in Zone II (Office)
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
|S.No.| Area of plot         | Ground Coverage Area      | FSI   |
|(in square meters)   | (in %)                    |       |
+=====+=====================+===========================+=======+
|1    | Up to 500           | 40                        | 1.20  |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
|2    | Above 500           | 60                        | 2.00  |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
Table: FSI in Zone II (Educational/ Institutional)
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
|S.No.| Area of plot         | Ground Coverage Area      | FSI   |
|(in square meters)   | (in %)                    |       |
+=====+=====================+===========================+=======+
|1    | School & College    | 35                        | 1.00  |
+-----+---------------------+---------------------------+-------+
(c) TENEMENT DENSITY – No independent dwelling unit of less than 36
square meters can be constructed if the plot size is more than 40 square 
metres. No construction on less that 40 square meters plot is 
recommended except existing plots where construction already exists 
as per GLR records;
(d) BUILDING HEIGHT – Minimum height of floors in buildings falling in 
Zone-II shall be 2.74 metres measured from the surface of the floor to 
the lowest point of the ceiling i.e. bottom of slab and the total height of 
all buildings in all plot categories shall not be more than 12.50 metres 
from ground level excluding height of the stilt floor;
(e) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STOREYS PERMISSIBLE – The maximum 
number of storeys permissible in all categories plots in Zone-II shall be 
G + 2 (excluding stilts and basements), if stilt is used for parking.
CHAPTER IV
SPECIFICITIES WITH RESPECT TO BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
14. OPEN SPACES/SET BACKS. – The building envelope shall be governed by the 
following minimum clear open space and setbacks: -
(1) FRONT SETBACK: (a) every building abutting a street/footpath shall have 
a front setback from the front property line to the front building envelope or 
building front main wall;
(b) external staircases in the front elevation of the building shall not be 
considered in front setback calculation;
(c) sunshades and balconies shall be within the front property line or shall 
be constructed within the front set back or within the boundary wall of 
the plot;
(d) in the case of school buildings, the front boundary wall shall be recessed 
by 5 metres to accommodate visitor parking within setback area.
(2) SIDE AND REAR SETBACK: (a) every building shall have a minimum clear
front, side and rear setback as prescribed in these Bye-Laws. No use is 
permitted in this open space except steps, staircases, rain water harvesting 
pits, septic tank and soak pit or in case this space is 6.00 meters wherein 
parking of vehicles is allowed;
(b) external staircases in the sides and rear of the building shall not be 
considered in setback calculation and shall be as per the following table 
and shall be constructed within the boundary wall of the plot;
(c) sunshades and balconies shall be within the boundary wall of the plot.
The provisions for open space at the front, side and rear of the building shall 
be as per Table below:
Table: Minimum Building Setback
+-----+-----------------------+-------+------+---------+---------+
|S.No.| Plot size (in         |       |      |         |         |
|     | square metres)        | Front | Rear | Side (1)| Side (2)|
+=====+=======================+=======+======+=========+=========+
|1    | Up to 50              | 1.00  | 0.00 | 0.00    | 0.00    |
+-----+-----------------------+-------+------+---------+---------+
|2    | Above 50 to 100       | 1.50  | 1.50 | 0.00    | 0.00    |
+-----+-----------------------+-------+------+---------+---------+
|3    | Above 100 to 200      | 2.00  | 2.00 | 0.00    | 0.00    |
+-----+-----------------------+-------+------+---------+---------+
|4    | Above 200             | 3.00  | 3.00 | 1.50    | 0.00    |
+-----+-----------------------+-------+------+---------+---------+
(3) INTERIOR OPEN SPACE - VENTILATION SHAFT: For ventilating the spaces 
for bathroom and water closet, if not opening on to front, side, rear or interior 
(courtyard) open spaces, these shall open on the ventilation shaft, the size of 
which shall not be below values indicated in Table below:
Table: Minimum Size of Ventilation Shaft
+-----+-----------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+
|S.No.| Building Height in     | Size of Shaft       | Minimum one           |
|     | meters                | in square           | dimension in meters.  |
|     |                       | meters              |                       |
+=====+=======================+=====================+=======================+
|1    | 12.50                 | 1.20                | 1.00                  |
+-----+-----------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+
15. 
LANDS SITUATED IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL ZONE. – For plots falling in 
Archaeological Zone, NOC from Department of Archaeological Survey of India shall 
be submitted.
16. RESTRICTIONS TO HEIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF AERODROMES. – For building in 
the vicinity of aerodromes, the maximum height of such building shall be decided in 
consultation with the Civil Aviation Authorities and in such cases, applicant shall obtain 
'no-objection' from the Civil Aviation Authorities.
17. PARKING SPACE. –(1) Parking provision for different types of buildings shall be as 
per norms laid out by the National Building Code of India (Code 10.3 Part 3) as 
amended from time to time and it includes parking of all vehicles like cars, scooters, 
cycles and light and heavy commercial vehicles.
(2) These parking norms shall be applicable for all new applications for building 
plan sanctions.
18. PLINTH OF MAIN BUILDING. – The plinth of any part of a building shall be so located 
with respect to surrounding ground level that adequate drainage of the site is assured 
but not at a height of less than 0.30 meter.
19. PLINTH OF INTERIOR COURTYARDS. – Every interior courtyard shall be raised at 
0.15 meter above the surrounding ground level and shall be satisfactorily drained.
20. SIZE OF HABITABLE ROOMS. –(1) No habitable room shall have an area of less 
than 9.50 Square metres.
(2) The minimum width of a habitable room shall be 2.40 meters.
(3) In a two-room tenement, one shall be not less than 9.50 square meters and 
other 7.50 Square metres with a minimum width of 2.10 meters.
21. HEIGHT OF HABITABLE ROOM. –(1) The height of all rooms for human habitation 
shall not be less than 2.75 metres measured from the surface of the floor to the lowest 
point of the ceiling i.e. bottom of the slab.
(2) In case of centrally air-conditioned building, the height of the habitable room 
shall not be less than 2.40 meters measured from the surface of the floor to the 
lowest point of air conditioning duct or false ceiling.
(3) In the case of pitched roof, the average height of rooms shall not be less than 
2.75 meters. The minimum clear headroom under a beam, folded plates or 
eaves shall be 2.45 meters.
22. BATHROOMS AND WATER-CLOSETS (COMBINED). –(1) Size: The minimum size 
of a bathroom shall be 1.50 square meter and the minimum width of a side shall be 
1.00 meter. The minimum size of a water closet shall be 1.10 square meter and the 
minimum width of a side shall be 0.90 meter. The minimum size of a combined 
bathroom and water closet shall be 2.80 square meter and the minimum width of a side 
shall be 1.20 meter.
(2) Height: The height of a bathroom or water closet measured from the surface 
of the floor to the lowest point in the ceiling i.e. bottom of slab shall not be less 
than 2.10 meters.
(3) Other Requirements: A bathroom or water closet shall -
(a) be so situated that at least one of its walls shall open to external air and 
shall have a minimum opening in the form of a ventilator or window of 
1.00 square metre;
(b) not be directly under or above any room other than another water closet, 
bathroom, washing area or terrace unless it has a water tight floor;
(c) have the platform and/or seat made of water tight non-absorbent 
material;
(d) be enclosed by walls/partitions whose surface is finished with a smooth 
impervious material to a minimum height of 1.5 meter above the floor 
level;
(e) be provided with an impervious floor finish, with floor surface sloping 
towards the drain with a suitable grade and not towards any other 
habitable room. 
(4) No room containing water closets shall be used for any purpose except as a 
lavatory and no such room shall open directly into a kitchen or cooking space 
by a door, window or other opening. Every room containing water closets shall 
have a door completely closing the entrance to it.
23. KITCHEN. –(1) Size: The minimum area of the kitchen shall be 5.0 square meters 
and the minimum width of a side shall be 1.80 meter. The minimum area of the kitchen 
which is also intended to be used as dining room shall be 9.50 square meters and the 
minimum width of a side shall be 2.40 meters. 
(2) Height: The height of a kitchen measured from the surface of the floor to the 
lowest point in the ceiling i.e. bottom of slab shall not be less than 2.75 meters.
(3) Other Requirements: Any room to be used as kitchen shall have -
(a) a height of not less than 2.75 meters; and
(b) a window the size of which shall be subject to Bye-Law No. 31 or 1.00 
Square Meter. (which is greater) opening directly to an interior or exterior 
open space, but not into a shaft; and
(c) unless separately provided for in a pantry, means for the washing up of 
kitchen utensils which shall lead directly or through a sink to a grated 
and trapped connection to the waste pipe; and
(d) be enclosed by walls/partitions whose surface is finished with a smooth 
impervious material to a minimum height of 1.50 meter above the floor 
level; and
(e) be provided with an impervious floor finish; with floor surface sloping 
towards the drain with a suitable grade and not towards any other 
habitable room.
24. PANTRIES. – Pantries shall have, – (1) A floor area of not less than 3.00 Square 
meters and a minimum width of a side shall be 1.50 meter.
(2) a sink for cleansing of kitchen's utensils which shall drain through a grated and 
trapped connection to the waste pipe.
(3) been enclosed by walls/partitions whose surface is finished with a smooth 
impervious material to a minimum height of 1.50 meter above the floor level.
(4) been provided with an impervious floor finish, with floor surface sloping towards 
the drain with a suitable grade and not towards any other habitable room.
25. LOFT. –(1) The maximum height of a loft shall be 1.20 meter and the loft may be 
provided over corridors and passageways only.
(2) The clear head room under the loft shall not be less than 2.00 meters.
(3) Loft when provided in a commercial building, shall be located 2.00 meters away 
from the entrance.
26. MEZZANINE FLOOR. –(1) Size: Mezzanines shall not be sanctioned in residential 
buildings. When provided in commercial buildings, the aggregate area of the 
mezzanine floor shall not exceed 33 percent of the built-up area of that floor.
(2) Height: The minimum height of a mezzanine floor shall be 2.20 meters. The 
head room under mezzanine floor shall not be less than 2.20 meters.
(3) Other Requirements: A mezzanine floor may be sanctioned over a room or a 
Compartment provided that -
(a) in mezzanine floor, rooms and any structure constructed with closed 
roof and side walls for any purpose shall be included in FSI but in case 
the mezzanine floor is constructed for interior architectural decorative 
purpose and other passage purposes with adequate handrails shall not 
be counted in FSI;
(b) in case the size of mezzanine floor is 9.50 square meters or more, it 
should conform to the standard of living room in so far as lighting and 
ventilation is concerned;
(c) it is so constructed as not to interfere under any circumstances with the 
ventilation of the space over and under it;
(d) such mezzanine floor or any part of it shall not be used as a Kitchen;
(e) in no case shall a mezzanine floor be closed so as to make it liable to 
be converted into unventilated compartments.
27. GARAGE. –(1) Individual private garage: The size of a private garage in residential 
building shall be not less than 2.75 meters x 5.00 meters. The garage if located in the 
side, open space shall not be constructed within 1.50 meter from the main building.
(2) Commercial/Public Garage: The size of a public garage shall be calculated 
based on the number of vehicles to be parked and the minimum parking space 
is as specified in Bye-Law No. 17.
(3) Height: The maximum head room in a garage and parking area shall be 2.40 
meters.
(4) The plinth of a garage located at ground level shall not be less than 0.15 meter
above the surrounding ground level.
(5) The garage shall be set back behind the building line for the street/road on to 
which plot abuts and shall not be so located to affect the access ways to the 
building. 
(6) Corner site: When the site fronts on two streets, the frontage would be as on 
the street having the larger width. In cases where the two streets are of the 
same width, then the larger depth of the site will decide the frontage and open 
spaces. In such cases the location of a garage if provided within the open 
spaces shall be located diagonally opposite the point of intersections.
28. ROOF. –(1) The roof of a building shall be so constructed or formed as to ensure 
effectual drainage of the rainwater there from by means of sufficient rain water pipes 
of adequate size, whenever required so arranged, joined and fixed as to ensure that 
the rain water is carried away from the building without causing damage in any part of 
the walls or foundation of the said building or those of an adjacent building.
(2) Rainwater from roofs and open areas on the plot shall be collected by suitable 
means to recharge pits and other devices. In this context reference may be 
made to Part 9 Plumbing Services Section 1: Water Supply, Drainage and 
Sanitation of the National Building Code of India as amended from time to time.
(3) Rainwater pipes shall be affixed to the outside of the walls of the building or in 
recesses or chases out or formed in such walls or in such other manner as may 
be approved by the Competent Authority.
(4) Terrace of buildings shall not be subdivided and it shall have a common access.
29. BASEMENTS. –(1) Basements may be erected within the prescribed setbacks and 
prescribed building lines and subject to maximum coverage on ground floor.
(2) Basements shall not be used for residential purposes and to be constructed 
within the building envelope and subject to maximum coverage on floor 1 
(entrance floor) and used only for -
(a) storage of household or other goods except inflammable materials;
(b) strong room, bank cellars etc.;
(c) air-conditioning equipment and other machines used for services and 
utilities of the building;
(d) parking spaces.
(3) Basements shall have the following requirements, namely:-
(a) every basement shall be in every part at least 2.10 metres in height 
from the floor to the underside of the slab or ceiling;
(b) adequate ventilation shall be provided for the basement. The standards 
of ventilation shall be the same as required by the particular occupancy 
according to Bye-Laws. Any deficiency may be met by providing 
adequate mechanical ventilation in the form of blowers or exhaust fans 
at the rate of one exhaust fan for 50 square meters floor area;
(c) the minimum height of the ceiling of any basement shall be 0.90 meter
and the maximum 1.20 meter above the average surrounding ground 
level;
(d) adequate arrangement shall be made so that surface drainage or 
drainage water does not enter the basement;
(e) the basement shall not be partitioned. In cases where partitions are 
allowed by Competent Authority and the ventilation standards as laid down in (b) above are met, the partitioning of basement may be 
sanctioned, subject to the condition that no space shall be less than 
50.00 square meters;
(f) adequate protection against the fire shall be provided. The roofs 
separating basement and floors above shall be constructed of a 
material like R.C.C. or of such material which will provide resistance 
against fire for at least two hours;
(g) where a basement is sanctioned in apartment houses (residential flats) 
and hotels, the Applicant/ Occupier shall display the basement plan at 
the entrance. Thimbles shall be provided in the roof of the basement 
and their positions clearly indicated on the plan. One fire extinguisher 
shall be provided for up to 30.00 square meters basement area or part 
thereof;
(h) the walls and floors of the basement shall be water-tight and so 
designed that the effect of surrounding soil moisture, if any, are taken 
into consideration and adequate damp proofing treatment is given;
(i) in the event of atmospheric water percolating into basement necessary 
arrangement to drain out the same shall be provided;
(j) kitchen, bath and water closet shall not be sanctioned in the basement 
unless the sewer levels allow the same and there is no chance of 
backflow and flooding of sewage. If sanctioned they shall be placed 
against the external walls of the basement (which shall also be the 
external walls of the building) and shall be adequately lighted and 
ventilated. The area of such kitchens and baths shall be counted in the 
FSI. Only one water-closet provided in the basement shall be excluded 
from the FSI calculations;
(k) a kitchen when sanctioned in the basement shall be equipped with 
electric ovens, stoves, gas only. No coke or fire wood will be used;
(l) the access to the basement shall be separate from the main and 
alternate staircase providing access and exit from higher floors. Where 
the staircase is continuous the same shall be enclosed type serving as 
a fire separation from the basement floor and higher floors. Open ramps 
shall be sanctioned if they are constructed within the building line 
subject to suitable drainage provision;
(m) in case of basements of office and commercial occupancy, sufficient 
number of exit ways and access ways shall be provided as per norms 
stated in the National Building Code of India.
30. CHIMNEYS. –(1) Chimneys, where provided shall conform to the requirements of 
I.S 1645-1960 Indian Standards Code of Practice for Fire Safety of Building (General) 
Chimneys, Flues, Flue pipes and Hearths.
(2) The chimneys shall be built at least 0.90 meter above the top of the roof 
provided the top chimney shall not be below the tops of adjacent parapet wall. 
In the case of sloping roof, the chimney top shall not be less than 0.60 meter
above the ridge of the roof in which the chimney penetrates.
31. LIGHTING AND VENTILATION OF THE ROOMS. –(1) The whole or part of one 
side of one or more rooms intended for human habitation and not abutting on either 
the front, rear or side open spaces shall abut on an interior open space whose 
minimum width in all directions shall be 3.00 meters in case of buildings not more than 
12.50 meters in height and subject to the provision of increasing the same with 
increasing height of 0.30 meter per every metre height or part thereof beyond 12.50
meters. However, in case of buildings already constructed with 3.00 meters the open 
space for new construction on upper floor, the open space on this basis shall be 
ensured and would remain as mandatory open space.
(2) Where the lighting and ventilation requirements are not met through daylight 
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 as amended from time to time 
published by the Indian Standard Institution. The latest version of the National 
Building Code of India shall be considered at the time of enforcement of these 
Bye-Laws.
(3) The minimum aggregate area of opening of habitable room excluding doors 
and fixed glazing but including the frame shall be not less than 1/10 of floor 
area of the room.
(4) The minimum aggregate area of opening of kitchens excluding doors and fixed 
glazing but including the frame shall be not less than 1/10 of floor area of the 
kitchen. 
(5) No portion of a room shall be assumed to be lighted if it is more than 7.50
meters from the opening assumed for lighting of that portion of the room.
(6) In lodges and hotels, where attached toilets whose walls are not abutting on an 
external wall are provided, mechanical ventilation system should be installed 
as per the provisions of the part VIII of National Building Code of India as 
amended from time to time published by the Indian Standard Institution.
32. PARAPETS. – Parapet walls and hand rails provided on the edges of roof terrace, 
balcony, etc. shall not be less than 1.00 meter and not more than 1.50 meter in height. 
The specified height shall not apply when roof terrace is not accessible by a staircase.
33. BOUNDARY WALL. – Except with the permission of Chief Executive Officer, under 
Section 261 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 boundary wall, hedges, fences on any land 
in the Cantonment shall not be erected and the maximum height of the boundary wall 
shall not exceed 2.5 meters above the centreline of the street.
34. EXIT REQUIREMENTS. –(1) General requirements:
(a) every building meant for human occupancy shall be provided with exits 
sufficient to provide for safe escape of 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 sign posted to guide the population of floor 
concerned;
(f) all exit ways shall be properly illuminated;
(g) fire fighting 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, wherever required;
(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.
(2) Types of Exits: (a) exits shall be either of horizontal or vertical type. An exit 
may be doorway, corridor passageways, ramp, internal staircase or external 
staircase, to an internal or external open area, verandah and/or terraces which 
have access to the street or to roof of a building;
(b) an exit may also include a horizontal exit leading to an adjoining building 
at the same level; 
(c) lifts, escalators and revolving doors shall not be considered as exits.
(3) Number and Size of Exits: 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.
(a) Arrangement of Exits: Exits shall be so located that the travel distance 
on the floor shall not exceed 22.50 meters for residential, educational, 
institutional and hazardous occupancies and 30.00 meters 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. The travel distance 
to an exit from the remote point shall not exceed half the distance as 
stated above except in the case of institutional occupancy wherein it 
shall not exceed 22.50 meters;
(b) Occupant Load: The population in rooms and areas of floors shall be 
calculated based on the occupant load as provided in National Building 
Code as amended from time to time;
(c) 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 1.00 meter shall be as per the National Building Code as 
amended from time to time.
(4) Doorways: (a) every exit doorway shall open into an enclosed stairway, a 
horizontal exit, on corridor or passageway providing continuous and protected 
means of egress;
(b) no exit doorway shall be less than 1.00 meter in width. Doorways shall 
be not less than 2.10 meters in height. Doorways for bathrooms, water 
closet stores etc. shall not be less than 0.75 meter wide;
(c) exit doorways shall open outwards, that is, away from the room but shall 
not obstruct the travel along any exit. No door, when opened, shall 
reduce the required width of stairway or landing to less than 1.00 meter. 
Overhead or sliding doors shall not be installed;
(d) exit door shall not open immediately upon a flight of stairs. A landing 
equal to at least the width of the door shall be provided in the stair way 
at each doorway. Level of landing shall be the same as that of the floor 
which it serve;
(e) exit doorways shall be open-able from the side which they serve without 
the use of a key;
(f) revolving doors shall not be allowed.
(5) Stairway: (a) for assembly, business, educational, hazardous, industrial, 
mercantile, multi- storey and public buildings there shall be a minimum of two 
staircases and one of them shall be an enclosed stairway and the other shall be 
on the external wall of the building and shall open directly to the exterior, interior 
open space or to any open space for safety. Single staircase may be accepted 
for educational, business or residential building where floor area does not 
exceed 300.00 Square meters and height of building does not exceed 12.50
meters and other requirements of occupant load, travel distance and width of 
staircase shall meet the requirement. The single staircase in such cases shall 
be on the outer wall of the building;
(b) internal stairs shall be constructed of non-combustible materials 
throughout; 
(c) internal stairs shall be constructed as a self-contained unit with at least 
one side adjacent to an external wall and shall be completely enclosed;
(d) the minimum width of an internal staircase shall be 1.00 meter. Columns 
and other building features shall not reduce the width of the staircase;
(e) the minimum width of treads without nosing shall be 240 millimetres for 
an internal staircase for residential buildings. In the case of other 
buildings, the minimum tread shall be 250 millimetres. The treads shall 
be constructed and maintained in a manner to prevent slipping;
(f) the maximum height of riser shall be 190 millimetres in the case of 
residential buildings and 150 millimetres in the case of other buildings. 
They shall be limited to 12 per flight;
(g) handrails shall be provided with a minimum height of 0.90 meter from 
the centre of the tread;
(h) the minimum head room in a passage under the landing of a staircase 
and under the staircase shall be 2.20 meters. Beams and other building 
features shall not reduce the head room of the staircase;
(i) no living space, store or other fire exits shall open directly into the 
stairwell of the staircase;
(j) the external exit door of the staircase enclosure at ground level shall 
open directly to the open spaces or should be reached without passing 
through any door other than a door provided to from a draught lobby;
(k) the main staircase and fire escape shall be continuous from ground floor 
to the terrace level;
(l) no electrical shafts/AC ducts or gas pipe etc. shall pass through the 
staircase;
(m) lift shall not open in staircase landing; 
(n) no combustible material shall be used for any surface decoration in the 
staircase;
(o) a staircase shall not be arranged around a lift shaft;
(p) the exit signs with arrow indicating the way to escape route shall be 
provided at a suitable height from the floor level on the wall and shall 
be illuminated by electric light connected to corridor circuits. All exit way 
marking signs of suitable size should be flushed with the wall and so 
designed that no mechanical damage shall occur to them due to moving 
of furniture or other heavy equipment. Further all landings of floor shall 
have floor indication boards indicating the number of floors as per Bye Laws. The floor signage indicator shall be placed on the wall 
immediately facing the flight of stairs and nearest to the landing. It shall 
be of size not less than 0.20 meter X 0.50 meter;
(q) in case of single staircase, it shall terminate at ground floor level and 
access to the basement shall be by a separate staircase. However, 
second staircase may lead to basement levels provided the same is 
separate at ground level by either a ventilated lobby with discharge 
points at two different ends or through enclosures.
(6) Fire Escapes or External Stairs: (a) fire escapes shall not be considered in 
calculating the evacuation time of a building;
(b) all fire escapes shall be directly connected to the ground;
(c) entrance to fire escape shall be separate and remote from the internal 
staircase;
(d) the route to fire escape shall be free of obstructions at all times, except 
a doorway leading to the fire escape which shall have the required fire 
resistance;
(e) fire escape shall be constructed of non-combustible materials;
(f) fire escapes stairs shall have straight flight not less than 0.75 metre wide with 250 millimetre treads and risers not more than 190 
millimetres. The number of risers shall be limited to 11 per flight;
(g) handrails shall be of a height not less than 0.90 meter.
(7) Ramps: (a) ramps with a slope of not more than 1:10 to 1:12 may be 
substituted for and shall comply with all the applicable requirements of required 
stairways as to enclosure capacity and limiting dimensions Ramps shall be 
surfaced with approved non-slipping materials;
(b) the minimum width of the ramps in hospitals shall be 2.25 meters;
(c) handrails shall be provided on both sides of the ramp;
(d) ramps shall lead directly to outside open space at ground level or 
courtyard or safe place.
(8) Corridors: (a) The minimum width of a corridor shall not be less than 750 
centimetres in the case of 2 storey row housing residential building. For all other 
buildings minimum width shall be 1.50 meters;
(b) in case of more than one main staircase of the building interconnected 
by a corridor or other enclosed space there shall be at least one smoke 
stop door across the corridor or enclosed space between the doors in 
the enclosing walls of any two staircases.
35. NON-FSI SPACES. – The following shall not be included in FSI calculation, –
(1) in the terrace above the top most storey, areas covered by stair-case rooms 
and lift rooms and passages thereto, architectural features, elevated tanks 
(provided its height below the tank from the floor does not exceed 0.15 meter
and WC (with floor area not exceeding 2.80 square meters);
(2) staircase and lift rooms and passage thereto in the stilt parking floor or upper 
floors used for parking;
(3) staircase and lift rooms and passage thereto in the basement floor or floors 
used for parking;
(4) area of the basement floor or floors used for parking;
(5) area of the stilt parking floor provided it is open on sides, and used for parking;
(6) Servants or drivers bathroom and water closet for each block in cases of Non High-Rise Buildings at ground floor or stilt parking floor;
(7) watchman booth;
(8) caretaker booth or room in ground floor or stilt parking floor;
(9) One toilet in each floor not exceeding 1.50 square meter. 
CHAPTER V
INCLUSIVE DESIGN
36. FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC BUILDING FOR THE DIFFERENTLY-ABLED
PERSONS. − These provisions are applicable to all buildings, recreation areas and facilities 
used by public. It does not apply to private domestic residences, −
(1) Site planning: Level of the roads, access paths and parking areas shall be 
described in the plan along with specification of materials. Every building 
should have at least one access to main entrance/exit to the differently-abled 
which shall be indicated by proper signage. This entrance shall be approached 
through a ramp together with stepped entry. The ramp should have a landing 
after every 9.0 meters run and in front of the doorway. Minimum size of landing 
shall be 2.0 meters.
(2) Access path/Walk way: Access path from plot entry and surface parking to 
building entrance shall be a minimum of 1.80 metre-wide having even surface 
without any step. Slope, if any shall not have gradient greater than 5%. 
Selection of floor material shall be made suitably to attract or to guide visually 
impaired persons (limited to floor material) whose colour texture is 
conspicuously different from that of the surrounding floor material or the 
material that emit different sound to guide visually impaired persons. Finishes 
shall have a non-slip surface with texture traversable by a wheel chair. Curbs 
wherever provided should blend to common level.
(3) Parking: For parking of vehicles of differently-abled people, the following 
provisions shall be made -
(a) surface parking for two Equivalent Car Spaces (ECS) shall be provided 
near entrance for the differently-abled persons with maximum travel 
distance of 30.0 meters from building entrance;
(b) the width of parking bay shall be minimum 3.60 meters;
(c) the information stating that the space is reserved for wheel chair users 
shall be conspicuously displayed;
(d) guiding floor materials shall be provided or a device which guides 
visually impaired persons with audible signals or other devices which 
serves the same purpose shall be provided.
(4) Building Requirements: The specified facilities for the buildings for disabled 
persons shall be as following -
(a) approach to plinth level;
(b) corridor connecting the entrance/exits for the differently-abled;
(c) stair-ways;
(d) lift;
(e) toilet;
(f) drinking water;
(g) braille signage shall be provided at the above specified facilities.
(5) Approaches to Plinth Level – (a) ramp shall be provided with non-slip 
material to enter the building minimum clear width of ramp shall be 1.80 meter
with maximum gradient 1:12, between top and bottom of the ramp. Length of 
ramp shall not exceed 9.0 meters having 0.80 meter-high handrail on both sides 
extending 300 millimetres beyond the ramp. Minimum gap from the adjacent 
wall to the handrail shall be 30 millimetres;
(b) minimum clear opening for the entrance door shall be 1.35 meter. 
Threshold shall not be raised more than 300 millimetres;
(c) for stepped approach, size of tread shall not be less than 300 
millimetres and maximum riser shall be 150 millimetres. Provision of 
0.80 meter high handrails on both sides of the stepped approach similar 
to the ramped approach shall be made.
(6) Corridor connecting the entrance/exit for the differently-abled: The corridor 
connecting the entrance/exit for differently-abled leading directly outdoors to a 
place where information concerning the overall use of the specified building can 
be provided to visually impaired person either by a person or by signs, shall be 
provided as follows -
(a) guiding floor materials shall be provided or devices that emit sound to 
guide visually impaired persons;
(b) the minimum width shall be 1.50 meters;
(c) in case there is a difference of level, slope ways shall be provided with 
a slope of 1:12;
(d) handrails shall be provided for ramps/slope ways.
(7) Stairways: Stairways with open riser and provision of nosing shall not be 
sanctioned.
(8) Lifts: Wherever lift is necessary, provision of at least one lift shall be made for 
the wheel chair user with the following car dimensions of lift recommended for 
passenger lift for 13 persons capacity by Bureau of Indian Standards -
(a) clear internal depth minimum of 2.00 meters;
(b) clear internal width minimum of 1.10 meters. Entrance door width shall 
be 0.90 metres;
(c) a hand rail not less than 0.60 metre long at 1.0 meter above floor level 
shall be fixed adjacent to the control panel;
(d) the lift lobby shall be of an inside measurement of 1.80 meter x 2.00 
meters or more;
(e) the Braille signage will be posted outside the lifts;
(f) operational details of lifts shall conform to the National Building Code of 
India and will be the responsibility of designer as well as manufacturer.
(9) Toilets: One special water closet in a set of toilets shall be provided for the use 
of differently- abled with essential provision of washbasin near the entrance for 
the differently-abled -
(a) the minimum size shall be 1.50 meters x 1.75 meters;
(b) minimum clear opening of the door shall be 0.90 meter and the door shall 
be swing or sliding type;
(c) suitable arrangement for vertical/horizontal handrails with 50 millimetres
clearance from wall shall be made in the toilet;
(d) the water closet seat shall be 0.50 meter from the floor.
(10) Refuge: An alternative to immediate evacuation of a building via staircases 
and/or lifts is required for the movement of differently-abled persons to areas of 
safety within a building. If possible, they could remain there until the fire is 
controlled and extinguished or until rescued by fire fighters –
(a) a refuge area may be provided at the fire protected stair landing on each 
floor that can safely hold one or two wheelchairs;
(b) the area shall have doorways with clear opening width of 900 millimetres;
and
(c) the area shall have an alarm switch installed between 900 millimetres 
and 1200 millimetres from the floor level;
(d) refuge area is mandatorily to be provided for the plot size of 200 Square 
meters and above.
CHAPTER VI
PROVISIONS OF STRUCTURAL SAFETY, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING SERVICES, 
WATER SUPPLY ETC.
37. LANDSCAPING. – (1) Institutional, Industrial, Commercial and Group Housing 
Complexes shall be required to plant a minimum number of trees as per Table below: 
 Table: Number of trees to be planted.
+-----+----------------------+------------------------------------------------+
|S. N |Plot Area (Square     |No of trees required                            |
|     |meters)               |                                                |
+=====+======================+================================================+
|1    |Up to 2000            |One tree per 80 square meters of open space out |
|     |                      |of which minimum 50% trees to be in the category|
|     |                      |of evergreen trees having height of 6.0 meters or |
|     |                      |more                                            |
+-----+----------------------+------------------------------------------------+
|2    |Above 2001 to 12000   |One tree per 80 square meters of open space out |
|     |                      |of which minimum 50% trees to be in the category|
|     |                      |of evergreen trees, having height of 9.0 meters or |
|     |                      |more                                            |
+-----+----------------------+------------------------------------------------+
|3    |Above 12000           |One tree per 80 square meters of open space out |
|     |                      |of which minimum 50% trees to be in the category|
|     |                      |of evergreen trees having height of 12.0 meters |
|     |                      |or more                                         |
+-----+----------------------+------------------------------------------------+
(2) A detailed landscaping plan will have to be approved from the Competent 
Authority with specifications.
(3) Norms for planting in all plots belonging to individual shall be as follows -
(a) minimum of one trees in every plot for plot size above 100 square
metres;
(b) selected trees should be more than 3.60 meters in height and be 
suitable for local climate.
38. STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND SAFETY FEATURES. – The structural design of 
foundation elements made of masonry, timber, plain concrete, reinforced concrete, 
pre-stressed concrete and structural steel, shall be carried out in accordance with 
Part-VI Structural Design, Section-1 Loads, Section 2 - Foundation, Section 3. Wood, 
Section 4 - Masonry, Section 5 - Concrete, Section 6 - Steel of National Building Code 
of India taking into consideration all relevant Indian Standards, namely:-
(1) IS: 1893 (Part 1)-2002 "Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures 
(Fifth Revision)".
(2) IS: 13920 - 1993 "Ductile detailing of Reinforced Concrete Structures subject 
to Seismic Forces - Code of Practice" November 1993.
(3) IS: 13828 - 1993 "Improving Earthquake Resistance of Low Strength Masonry 
Buildings" August 1993.
(4) IS: 4326-2013 "Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction of Buildings -
Code of Practice (Second Revision)".
(5) IS: 13827 – 1993 "Improving Earthquake Resistance of Earthen Building 
Guidelines" October 1993.
(6) IS:13935-2009 "Seismic Evaluation, Repair and Seismic Strengthening of 
Buildings Guidelines".
(7) For Protection of Landslide Hazard:
(a) IS 14458 (Part 1): 1998 guidelines for retaining wall for hill area: Part 1 
Selection of type of wall;
(b) IS 14458 (Part 2): 1997 guidelines for retaining wall for hill area: Part 2 
Design of retaining/breast walls;
(c) IS 14458 (Part 3): 1998 guidelines for retaining wall for hill area: Part 3 
Construction of dry-stone walls;
(d) IS 14496 (Part 2): 1998 guidelines for the preparation of landslide -
Hazard zonation maps in mountainous terrains: Part 2 Macro-zonation.
(8) Whenever an Indian Standard or the National Building Code of India is referred, 
the latest provision in the standard should be adhered to.
39. MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION METHODS. –(1) Quality of Materials and 
Workmanship:
(a) all materials and workmanship shall be of good quality conforming 
generally to accepted standards of Public Works Department of Uttar 
Pradesh, Indian Standard Specifications and Code as included in Part 
V Building Materials and Part VII Constructional Practices and Safety 
of National Building Code of India;
(b) all burrow pits dug in the course of construction and repair of buildings, 
roads, embankment and the like shall be deep and connected with each 
other in the formation of a drain directed towards the lowest level and 
properly sloped for discharge into a river, stream, channel or drain and 
no person shall create any isolated burrow pit which is likely to cause 
accumulation of water which shall breed mosquitoes.
(2) New Materials and Design Methods:
(a) the provisions of these Bye-Laws are not intended to prevent the use of 
any material or method of design or construction not specifically 
prescribed by Bye-Law No. 39.1, provided any such alternative has 
been approved by BIS or any other statutory body;
(b) such alternatives may be approved provided it is found that the 
proposed alternative is satisfactory and conforms to the provisions of 
relevant parts regarding material, design and construction and that 
material, method, or work offered is for the purpose intended, at least 
equivalent to that prescribed, in the Bye-Laws in quality, strength, 
compatibility, effectiveness, fire and water resistance, durability and 
safety.
40. ELECTRICAL SERVICES. – The planning, design and installation of electrical 
installation, air conditioning installation and installation of lifts and escalators shall be 
carried out in accordance with Part VIII Building Services, Section - 2 Electrical 
installations, Section - 3 Air- conditioning and Heating, Section - 5 Installation of Lifts 
and Escalators of the National Building Code of India.
41. ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES. –(1) Use of Compact Fluorescent 
Lamps and Electronic Chokes -
(a) the use of incandescent lamps and conventional chokes in all new 
buildings, institutions constructed in Government sector, Government 
Aided sector, Boards and Corporations and Autonomous bodies is 
banned;
(b) it will be mandatory that in these existing buildings the defective 
incandescent lamps and chokes when replaced would be replaced by 
only compact fluorescent lamps (CFL), LED and electronic chokes;
(c) the Competent Authority will effect necessary modification in the local 
demand to promote the use of Compact Fluorescent Lamps, LED and 
electronic chokes instead of conventional bulbs and chokes while 
releasing/sanctioning new connections/loads in such buildings.
(2) All new cases may consider the following provisions of solar water heating 
systems for energy conservation −
(a) an open space in the roof which receives direct sunshine; the roof shall 
have a load bearing capacity of at least 50 kg per square meter;
(b) the building must have a provision for continuous water supply to the 
solar water heating system;
(c) the building design should provide for an insulated pipeline from the 
heating system to all distribution points where hot water is required;
(d) the recommended minimum capacity of installation shall not be less 
than 250 litres per day for each bathroom and kitchen subject to the 
maximum of 50% of the total roof area is utilized by the system;
(e) installation of Solar Assisted Water Heating Systems shall conform to 
BIS specification IS 12933. The solar collectors used in the system 
shall have the BIS certification mark.
(3) Whenever hot water requirement is continuous, auxiliary arrangement either 
with electrical elements or oil-based systems of adequate capacity may be 
provided.
(4) No new building in the following categories shall be sanctioned unless this 
installation has solar assisted water heating system -
(a) industries which use hot water for processing;
(b) all hospitals and nursing homes;
(c) all hostels, hotels, motels, guest houses and banquet halls;
(d) large canteens i.e. which serve more than 100 persons in a day;
(e) office building on a plot area of 500 square meters or above;
(f) residential buildings on a plot area of 500 square meters or above;
(g) residential schools and colleges.
(5) Off Grid Roof Top Solar Power Plant at New Buildings: All buildings on plot 
size 300 square metres or more, which are proposed to be constructed afresh, 
shall install Rooftop Solar Power installation, of adequate capacity, as per 
norms and parameters fixed by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy or its 
subordinate organizations from time to time.
42. LIGHTNING PROTECTION OF BUILDING. − The lightning protection for 
building shall be provided based on the provisions of Part III of the National 
Building Code of India.
43. PLUMBING SERVICE. − The planning, design, construction and installation of 
water supply, drainage and sanitation and gas supply systems shall be in 
accordance with Part IX Plumbing Services, Section - 1 Water Supply, Section 
- 2 Drainage and Sanitation, Section - 3 Gas Supply of the National Building 
Code of India.
44. REQUIREMENTS OF WATER SUPPLY IN BUILDING. −(1) The total 
requirements of water supply shall be calculated based on the Building 
Occupancy as follows and as per National Building Code as amended from
time to time.
(a) residential building: five persons per tenement;
(b) other buildings: no. of persons based on occupant block and floor 
area.
(2) Storage of Water: Minimum provision should be made for storage of 
water to meet the daily requirements of the individuals using the building 
as follows - 
Table: Minimum Domestic storage capacities
+-----+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
|S.No.|No. of floors                                    |Storage Capacity     |
+=====+=================================================+=====================+
|     |For premises occupied as tenements with common convenience           |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
|1    |Floor 1                                          |500 litres per tenement|
+-----+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
|2    |Floor 2 and above                                |1000 litres per tenement|
+-----+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
|     |For premises occupied as flats or blocks                               |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
|3    |Floor 1                                          |500 litres per tenement|
+-----+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
|4    |Floor 2 and above                                |1000 litres per tenement|
+-----+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
Note:
1. If the premises are situated at a place higher than the road level in 
front of the premises, storage at ground level shall be provided on 
the same lines as on upper floors
2. The above storage may be sanctioned to be installed provided that 
the total domestic storage calculated on the above basis is not less 
than the storage calculated on the number of down-take fittings 
according to the scale given below
- Down-take taps: 70.00 litres each
- Showers: 135.00 litres each
- Bathtubs: 200.00 litres each
45. RAIN WATER HARVESTING AND GROUND WATER REGULATIONS.– (1) Water 
harvesting through storage of water runoff including rain water in all buildings on plots 
of 300.00 square meters and above will be mandatory.
(2) Adoption of roof top rain water harvesting system is mandatory for all 
residential/ educational/institutional/hotel building/industrial and commercial 
establishments, which have plot size more than 300.00 square meters and 
more.
(3) The plans submitted shall indicate the system of storm water drainage along 
with points of collection of rainwater in surface reservoirs or in recharge wells. 
These provisions will be applicable as per the Public Notice(s) of Central 
Ground Water Authority issued from time to time.
(4) Undertaking of any operations connected with drilling, cleaning, construction or 
rehabilitation of ground water abstraction structures and related works 
including installation of pumps cannot be taken up without prior permission of 
the Cantonment Board.
(5) Drilling contractors or Agencies/Plot occupiers are required to take prior 
permission for works connected with drilling, cleaning, boring and installation 
of pumps. 
(6) The Authority shall ensure that no drilling activity is undertaken without prior 
approval and is authorized to take action against offenders by seizing of drilling 
rig. sealing of tube well and disconnection of electric supply to the energized 
tube well. 
46. REQUIREMENT OF SANITARY FITTINGS.–(1) To ensure optimization of water 
the following measures shall be adopted in case of all new building sanction where plot 
size is more than 300 square meters on case to case basis as decided by the 
Competent Authority –
(a) use of low dual flush capacity cisterns in water closets instead of the 
normal 12.5 litre capacity;
(b) use of waterless urinals in all public buildings;
(c) provision of storage and use of recycled water for toilet flushing where 
the minimum discharge in the building/complex is 7 litres per minute or 
more. 
(2) The sanitary fittings and installations for different occupancies shall be as per 
National Building Code as amended from time to time.
47. SEWERAGE PLAN. ─ Every person shall also submit a detailed sewerage plan along 
with the building plan, indicating the location, size, and capacity of the septic tank/soak 
pit, dimensions of sewer lines, size of manholes, and the layout of existing and 
proposed sewerage system. The use of dry latrines is strictly prohibited. The applicant 
shall ensure that the system provides proper discharge of sewage minimizes the risk 
of contamination, prevents leakage/leaching and the accumulation of solids and 
odorous waste. Septic tanks shall be appropriately sized to accommodate the number 
of occupants, be fully watertight and provided with properly designed inlets and outlets. 
Sewer lines shall be of suitable material (as per prevalent IS code) and diameter, laid 
at proper slope and depth, with manholes provided at junctions, bends, and at regular 
intervals for inspection and maintenance. Layouts shall avoid trees, foundations, water 
and gas pipelines, etc. Connection to the main sewer line of Cantonment shall be made 
wherever feasible, subject to capacity verification of main sewer line. Local treatment 
via septic tank and soak pit shall be provided in cases where main sewer line does not 
exist or where it is not feasible to connect the building sewerage system with the main 
sewer line. Under no circumstances shall fecal matter/sludge/sewage be discharged 
into open drains, nallahs, natural water sources or any other water bodies.
CHAPTER VII
SAVINGS, PENALTIES AND INTERPRETATION
48. SAVING CLAUSE. – The existing buildings approved by the Board shall remain valid 
and the buildings erected as per the building plans approved by the Board before the 
date of entry into force of this Bye-laws shall also be valid.
49. PENALTIES. – Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of these bye-Laws 
shall be punishable as per the provisions of the Act.
50. INTERPREATION TO BE IN CONSONANCE WITH THE ACT, APPLICABLE RULES 
AND POLICIES. – Notwithstanding anything contained herein, the provisions of this 
Building Bye-Laws shall at all times be in consonance and within the provisions of the 
Act and other statutory rules under the Act. Wherever any discrepancy or ambiguity 
arises, the Act shall apply and shall prevail. The provisions of the Act, 2006 are in-built 
into these Bye-Laws and shall be read as part of the Bye-Laws for understanding and 
applying the Bye-Laws. Similarly, the terms of lease, terms of old grant and such other 
terms as per the existing policies or any policy issued in this regard from time to time 
shall prevail and the Building Bye-Laws now promulgated shall be within the meaning 
of these policies and shall not be in any way contrary to the said policy terms. To the 
said extent, the terms of these Building Bye-Laws are conditional.
[F. No. CBB/Building Bye-laws/2026]
Dr. TANU JAIN, (I.D.E.S) Chief Executive Officer
FORM A: CERTIFICATE REGARDING SAFETY FROM NATURAL HAZARDS AND 
STRUCTURAL SAFETY
(To be submitted by Structural Engineer and applicant through e-Chhawani portal)
To
The Chief Executive Officer,
Office of Cantonment Board,
Bareilly Cantt.
Sir/Madam,
I hereby certify that the erection/re-erection or addition/ alteration in building No. 
……………………… on/in plot No. …………………………………………. in block No.
………………………………… situated at road / street. ……………………….. Survey/GLR Sy.
No. …………………………. of Bareilly Cantonment has been undertaken by me.
I certify that the building plans submitted for approval adhere to the safety requirements of 
Bye-Laws.
It is certified that the structural design including safety from natural hazards based on soil 
conditions has been duly incorporated in the design of the building and these provisions shall 
be adhered to during the construction.
1, being a structural engineer, certify that the additions/alterations satisfy the requirements of 
structural stability and all such alterations, repairs involving walls, columns, beams, roof, 
footings, foundations etc., are covered under the provisions of building Bye-Laws requiring 
compliance.
 Signature of Structural Engineer ………………………………………
Name in block letters ………………………………………
Address ………………………………………
 ………………………………………
 ………………………………………
Signature of Applicant ………………………………………
Name in block letters ………………………………………
Address ………………………………………
 ………………………………………
 ………………………………………
Date ………………………
FORM B: CERTIFICATE FOR SUPERVISION
(To be submitted by Architect / Civil Engineer / Structural Engineer and applicant through 
e-Chhawani portal)
To
The Chief Executive Officer,
Office of Cantonment Board,
Bareilly Cantt.
Sir/Madam,
I hereby certify that the erection/ re-erection or addition/ alteration in building No. 
…………………………………. on / in plot No. ………………………………….. in block No. 
…………………………………….. situated at road / street ………………………………
survey/ GLR Svy No. ……………………………. shall be carried out under my supervision and 
I certify that all materials (type and grade) and the workmanship of the work shall be generally 
in accordance with the general specification submitted along with the building application and 
that the work shall be carried out according to the sanctioned plan. I shall be responsible for 
the execution of the work in all respects.
Signature of
 Architect / Civil Engineer / Structural Engineer …………………………………...
Name of
 Architect / Civil Engineer / Structural Engineer …………………………………...
License No. of 
 Architect / Civil Engineer / Structural Engineer …………………………………...
Signature of
 Architect / Civil Engineer / Structural Engineer. …………………………………
………………………………….
Signature of Applicant ………………………………...
Name in block letters ………………………………...
Address …………………………………
………………………………….
………………………………….
Date …………………….
FORM C: INDEMNITY BOND FOR BASEMENT
(To be submitted by applicant through e-Chhawani portal)
TO BE SUBMITTED ON NON-JUDICIAL STAMP PAPER OF APPROPRIATE VALUE
DULY ATTESTED BY THE OATH COMMISSIONER/MAGISTRATE FIRST CLASS
Indemnity bond is executed by Shri _________________ S/o Shri _____________ 
R/o ______________________________ hereby called Applicant of plot No.__________ in 
____________________ of Bareilly Cantonment in favor of the Competent Authority.
Whereas the Applicant has submitted the plan of basement and whereas the Applicant has 
represented to the Competent Authority that if sanction is granted for the construction of the 
said basement the Applicant shall indemnify the Competent Authority of any loss at time of 
digging of foundation of the said basement or in the course of construction of the basement or 
even thereafter.
And whereas the said Applicant has further agreed to indemnify the Competent Authority for 
any claims put up against the Authority either by way of damage, compensation or in any other 
way in case the Authority is required to pay any such amount to any person or the Applicant 
or Applicants of the adjoining properties. The Applicant hereby agrees/free and undertake to 
indemnify the Authority to pay the full extent of the amount the Authority may require to pay to 
the extent hereinabove mentioned.
The Applicants further undertakes/undertake and agree to indemnify the Authority for any such 
amount the Competent Authority may require to pay/free either by way of compensation or 
damage or any other amount and further undertake to indemnify the authority of all cost and 
expenses that the Authority may require to defend such action in any court of law. The 
Applicant undertakes/undertake that no excavation shall be carried out beyond permissible 
boundaries of plot. Any damage occurring during or due to excavation made at site to public 
sewer, water drains shall be made good by the Applicant.
In consideration of the above matter, undertaking and indemnity given by the said Applicant 
the Authority hereunder in this behalf grant the sanction to construct the basement to the said 
Applicants.
In witness hereof, the Applicant above mentioned puts/put their hands and seal to the said 
indemnity bond on this _____________ day of ____________________
(Executants) (1) ________________________
(Applicant) (2) ________________________
Witness:
(1) ______________________________
(2) ______________________________
Date ________________
FORM D: NOTICE FOR COMMENCEMENT OF WORK
To
The Chief Executive Officer,
Office of Cantonment Board,
Bareilly Cantt.
Sir/Madam,
I hereby state that the erection/re-erection or addition/alteration in/on building no. 
__________________ on / in Survey No. ____________, Road Bareilly Cantonment will be 
commenced on _________________ as per your permission granted vide office letter No. 
____________________ dated _____________under the supervision of _____________
Architect/ Civil Engineer / Structural Engineer / in accordance with sanctioned plans.
Signature of Applicant ____________________
Name of Applicant ____________________
(IN BLOCK LETTERS) 
Address of Applicant ____________________
 
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
Date ________________
FORM E: NOTICE ON COMPLETION OF BUILDING
(Section 242 of the Act)
To
The Chief Executive Officer,
Office of Cantonment Board,
Bareilly Cantt.
Sir/Madam,
1. We hereby certify that the erection/re-erection of building or addition/alteration in 
building on ______________ (address) has been supervised by the undersigned and is strictly 
in accordance with the plan sanctioned vide letter _________________ dated ___________
No provisions of the Building Bye-Laws have been transgressed. The work has been 
competed to our satisfaction and the workmanship and materials used strictly adhere to the 
general and detailed specifications. Drainage/sanitation/water supply works have been 
executed as per Building Bye-Laws and sanctioned plan. No provision of the Building Bye Laws and conditions prescribed or orders issued there under have been transgressed in the 
course of the work. The building is fit for use for which it has been erected/re-erected or 
altered/constructed and enlarged.
2. Certificates:
2.1 Certified that the building/ has/have been constructed according to the Sanctioned 
Plan and structural design which incorporate the provisions of structural safety as specified in 
relevant prevailing IS Codes/Standards/Guidelines.
2.2 Certified that water harvesting as well as waste water re-cycling systems have been 
provided as per the sanctioned building plan.
2.3 It is also certified that construction has been done under our supervision and guidance 
and adheres to the drawings submitted and the records of supervision maintained by us.
3. Permission to occupy or use the building may be granted.
4. Any subsequent change from completion drawings will be the responsibility of the
Applicant(s)
Signature of Applicant _____________________________
Name _____________________________
Address _____________________________
Signature of Supervisory Architect _____________________________
License No. _____________________________
Name _____________________________
Address _____________________________
Signature of Structural Engineer _____________________________
License No. _____________________________
Name _____________________________
Address _____________________________
Date _____________________________
FORM F: CERTIFICATE FOR COMPLETION-CUM-OCCUPANCY OF BUILDING (Section 
246 of the Act)
To
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
Sir/Madam,
With reference to your notice of completion dated ____________________ I hereby certify 
that building, as per description below at _______________________________ (address) 
whose plans were sanctioned vide sanction No. _________________ dated
_______________
has been inspected to ascertain if the same conforms to Building Bye-laws in respect of the 
structural safety, hygienic and sanitary conditions inside and in the surrounding. It is declared 
fit for occupation. The details of the construction work completed are as follows:
Brief description of each block with area:
1. ________________________________________________ 
2. ________________________________________________ 
3. ________________________________________________ 
4. ________________________________________________ 
5. ________________________________________________ 
6. ________________________________________________ 
7. ________________________________________________ 
8. ________________________________________________ 
9. ________________________________________________ 
10. ________________________________________________ 
11. ________________________________________________ 
12. ________________________________________________ 
Letter No. __________________
Office Stamp
Date __________________
Chief Executive Officer
 Office of the Cantonment Board
 Bareilly Cantt.

                

                
                
                
            

            
        


        
        

        
        
        

            

                

                    
                        
                    
                

                

                    
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