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SEcTION 6 BUILDING/DEVELOPMENT CONTROL FACTORS SEcTION: 6 BUILDING/DEVELOPMENT CONTROL FACTORS

6.1 PLOT cOVERAGE AREA 6.2 BUILDING hEIGhT

Horizontal area occupied by main and annex buildings on the same plot, Building height is the vertical distance measured from the pavement of the
calculated from the external walls or roofed projection in the ground or adjacent road which is the reference of the ground finished floor level, to
upper floors (whichever has more projections). Non functional beautifying the highest point of the building roof (the top floor), excluding the roofs of
projections less than 0.45 meter shall not be included in the coverage the staircases or mechanical rooms, etc.
calculation. (figure-7)
6.2.1 The maximum height of the building shall be measured from the
main ground finished floor level (GFFL) till the top of the roof level
(according to the system that applies to each business unit’s
Plot Limit Plot Limit planning requirement). (figure-8)

Upper Roof Level
Non-functional Projection Plot Limit Rooftop Level
Main Building

Last Floor
≤ 0.45m
Building Height Maximum Height

Plot Limit Projection Plot Limit all Building Types
GFFL≤ 1.2 m for
Annex
Road Gate Level ≥ +0.30 m GFFL ≤ 1.5 m
for Villas
Edge
Horizontal Area (Ground + Projection) Level from Road Edge Level
Plot Coverage Area =
Plot Area
Figure-7 Plot Coverage Area

All parts of buildings shall be within the plot boundaries and shall not
occupy more than:
6.1.1 In Free Zone industrial districts the maximum plot coverage area shall
be 60% while minimum is 20%. Figure-8 Building Height
6.1.2 For other business units and developments, the plot coverage area
shall be as per the DCR of the related business unit.

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