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Loading Space: An area used for loading or unloading of vehicles, located Parcel: Any contiguous areas, sites, plots or portions of land under common
entirely on private property with a minimum vertical clearance of 4.0 meters and ownership.
provided with permanent independent access.
People With Disability: Refer to related Trakhees-CED Codes.
Main Building: Building used for the main or prime functional use within the plot.
Permanent Building: A building or structure that is intended to remain in place
Marked Crossing: A crosswalk or other identified path intended for pedestrian for at least one calender year for a permanent use and constructed by non-
use in crossing a vehicular way. demountable structural elements.

Mechanical Services Floor: Floor allocated fully for accommodating mechanical Platform: The raised area within a building used for the presentation of music
and electrical equipment required for the building. Part thereof neither shall be plays or other entertainment.
permitted for another purpose nor shall not be included in calculating the floor
ratio. Plot: A piece or parcel of land separated from other parcels by a specific number
and location, being occupied by a legally permissible project or development.
Motel: A building or part of a development / building containing no less than
10 bedrooms and thus providing board and lodging for a fee with a number of Plot Area: The total area of a plot within the plot limits as measured on a
shared bathrooms. horizontal plane.
Neighborhood (surroundings): Any adjacent piece of land excluding roads and Plot Frontage: The front of a plot shall be construed to be the portion nearest to
alleyways. the street for determining requirements on corner plots and through plots. All
sides of a plot adjacent to streets shall be considered frontage.
Net Area: The floor area within the inside perimeter of the outside walls of a
building considering the deductions for hallways, stairs, closets, thickness of Private Garages: An enclosed accessory building attached or detached to
interior walls, columns or other features. be used for storage of motor vehicles used by the occupants of the principal
building.
N.O.C.: No Objection Certificate.
Project: The construction of a permanent building, or any other civil work on a
Occupancy: The purpose for which a building or portion thereof is used or leased property including any modifications or installations in pre-built facilities.
intended to be used.
Public Use: Describes interior / exterior rooms or spaces that are made available
Office: A workstation with a minimum area of 10.0 square meters. to the general public. Public use may be provided at a building/facility that is
privately or publicly owned.
Off Street Parking: An area of open land other than a road used or intended to
be used to provide space for the parking of motor vehicles. This includes parking Public Utility: Any person, firm, corporation, municipal board duly authorized
spaces, loading spaces, maneuvering aisles and other areas providing access to under the Emirates’ regulations to supply public electricity, gas, steam,
parking or loading spaces. communications, water, drainage, flood control, irrigation, garbage / trash
disposal / sewage disposal.
O.T.S.: Open to Sky
Regulations: “Building Regulations & Design Guidelines” and other regulations
Owner: Natural or corporate person in whose name the plot of land or building is issued by the “Authority”.
registered whether in his / its capacity as landlord or possessor or tenant.
Road Demarcation: The legal line separating the road or street and the plot
Pantry: A place for preparing light snacks and should not replace the kitchen in abutting, also known as the edge of the road.
the residential units.

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