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SEcTION: 2  DEFINITIONS  SEcTION: 2  DEFINITIONS



 Gross area does not include cornices, pilasters, buttresses, etc. It also does not   Habitable Room: A room used for office, shop, workshop, servant room, other
 include open, unroofed courts even if surrounded by the building. The air space   purpose involving occupancy by human beings for continuous periods of time
 or open space above auditoriums and other similar rooms that extends through   but not including a water closet (W.C.).
 two or more floor levels is not included in the gross square footage. (figure-2)
                Handrail: A bar, pipe or similar member designed to furnish persons with a hand
 Cornices or buttresses  hold.
                Hazardous Goods: Refer to Trakhees –E.H.S. code.

                Hospitals: A building or portion thereof used on a 24- hour basis for the medical,
                psychiatric, obstetrical or surgical care of four or more inpatients.

                Hotel: Building or independent part of a development or a building, containing
                no less than 10 bedrooms (each with a private bathroom) providing boarding and
                lodging against a certain fee.
                Hotel Establishments: Hotels, motels or hotel serviced apartments.

                Hotel Serviced Apartments:  A collection of not less than 8 furnished villas,
                apartments or studios that are rented to guests by the day, the week, the month
                or the year.
 Figure-2  Gross Area Calculation Definition
                Inspector: The engineer or supervisor employed by the Authority.
 Gross Lease-able Area: The total floor area designed for tenant occupancy and
 exclusive use. The area of tenant occupancy is measured from the centerlines of   Investment Villas: A complex of private, interconnected or semi-detached villas
 joint partitions to the outside of the tenant walls. (figure-3)  that might have communal spaces and shared entertainment services.
                Ingress: An entry.

                Intersection: The crossing of two or more roads.
                Kitchen:  A place set aside for the preparation of meals and beverages. Each
                housing unit should have one kitchen as a minimum requirement.
                Landscaping: The treatment and maintenance of a plot area or property with
                predominant vegetation such as ground cover, plants, shrubs or trees and
                includes paving, brick, rock work and other natural or decorative features in an
                organized manner designed to create a specific appearance.
 Pantry  WS
                Level: A ground or floor surface or part of a surface having a slope of not more
                than 2% at any point and in any direction.

 Figure-3  Gross Lease-able Area Definition  Lighting and Ventilation Vents: The openings that provide natural light and air in
                any part of the building’s utilities. They can be found on ceilings and external walls.

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