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Road or Street: The public or private roadway for vehicles according to the maps Space: An identifiable area e.g. room, toilet, hall, assembly area, entrance,
attached to the Land Use Classification and Regulations in the Emirate, which is storage room, alcove, courtyard or lobby.
dedicated for vehicular use by the public and can be use for emergency access.
Special Approval: Approval granted by parties empowered by the law to
Room: A place intended for residential purpose on a temporary or permanent authorize exemption from these regulations or from any other legislation related
basis. Its area should not be less than 10.0 square meters. to construction works.
Servant Quarters: An accessory room or portion of a main building designed or Staff Accommodation: A building that is used to house the workers belonging to
used as the principle residence of persons employed on the same property as a company, establishment or the like.
domestic help, driver, gardener, maintenance man or similar occupations.
Staircase: Space inside the building within which the stairs are erected.
Service Duct: Closed channel through which the various service and utility pipes
pass with access openings for inspection and repair work. Store: Covered part of a building used as a storage area for materials. Such a
space may be used for collecting and sorting materials for purpose of shipping or
Service Entrance: An entrance intended primarily for delivery of goods or storage without introducing any change in the chemical or physical characteristics
services. of such materials.

Shade Structure: A projected cover that extends outside the external wall of any Studio: Part of a residential building with only one room to house one individual
building or a cover supported by a column in order to protect any door or window or more and has a place for preparing and cooking meals with a bathroom, rented
or corridor from rain or solar effect. It can also be a stand alone structure. as an independent unit.
Shaft: An open, uncovered, unoccupied, space bounded by three or more sides Swimming Pool: Any constructed pool used for swimming, bathing or wading,
of the exterior building walls and has an overlooking service unit. whether above or below the ground surface regardless of depth or water surface
area.
Shop: A space with a minimum area of 12.0 square meters that is used for
commercial activities. Temporary Building: A building used for a specific period of time and is
constructed by demountable structural elements for temporary use such as site
Shopping Mall: A group of shops, showrooms or areas used for commercial office or to house construction equipment during the construction period.
purpose of a minimum area 1000.0 square meters that opens to covered air
conditioned halls or internal corridors. It can also be any shop or showroom Total Builtup Area: The area of all floors of the building measured from the
whose net area for commercial use exceeds 1000.0 square meters. external sides including finished attics, basements, swimming pools and any
other structures on the plot.
Showroom: Any place intended for commercial use such as: display of goods for
marketing in wholesale or retail. The showroom frontage facing the road should Top/Last Floor: It is the last storey of the building, which is located directly below
not be less than 10.0 meters wide. the rooftop.
Signage: Displayed verbal, symbolic and pictorial information. Typical Floor: A floor that is similar to the floors that follow, or proceed, or both
and usually located above the ground floor.
Site: A plot of land.
Underground Structure: A structure or portion of the structure in which the floor
Site Plan: Arrangement of the overall physical environment in complete detail is below the Gate level.
including structures, landscape, land contours, vehicular / pedestrian circulation,
drainage and the entire complex of physical forms. Wind Towers: Shelter with 50% of its area open to the sky usually constructed to
enhance the architectural beauty of a building or to suit a certain climate need.
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