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21.4.3 Every exposed roof, canopy or building shall be finished with a 21.7 ELEcTRIcITY/LIGhTING AND TELEPhONE INSTALLATIONS
gradient of not more than 2% and not less than 1.4% in order to
direct the rainwater to suitable channels, gutters, and outlets or 21.7.1 Electricity, Lighting & Telephone requirements shall comply with
down pipes. the Authority’s relevant code.

21.4.4 All rainwater shall be either drained into a specially constructed 21.7.2 Electrical rooms in buildings shall satisfy the following
soak away or into the approach road to prevent dispersal of requirements:
surface water towards adjacent plots.
a) Proposed location and dimensions of the electrical room
shall be subject to approval by the related Authority.
21.5 GAS FAcILITIES
b) The Electrical transformer room may be situated in the
21.5.1 Central gas supply and gas cylinder requirements shall comply setback area as such transformer provides a public service
with the Authority’s relevant code. to the buildings in the area.
21.5.2 Gas cylinders shall be kept in a covered, well-ventilated area 21.7.3 Telephone requirements:
outside the kitchen or the habitable spaces.
a) An appropriate area or areas shall be set aside for the
21.5.3 The gas cylinder storage in public buildings shall be well location of termination boxes, distribution frames equipment
ventilated, easily accessible to facilitate changing the empty etc. This may vary from a vacant wall in a secure room to a
cylinders and to be isolated, in case of fire. complete room depending on the telephone requirements of
the building.
21.5.4 All gas connections shall be confirmed to the standard
specifications approved by the Authority. b) A comprehensive system of horizontal and vertical cable
trays and/ or conduits from the external cable termination
point to telephone points throughout the building shall be
21.6 VENTILATION AND AIR cONDITIONING provided.

21.6.1 Design and installation of all air conditioning and ventilation
systems shall be in accordance with current guidelines of the
Authority’s relevant code.

21.6.2 Architectural features should be introduced in the elevations/
facades in order to conceal the air conditioning equipment
from the public eye. The minimum distance between any air
conditioning unit and the neighbor’s boundary shall be 0.9
meter.

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