Page 53 - Building Regulation Design Guidelines - Architecture Book (Blue Code)

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1) Embellishments (ornamental elements), such as minarets, dome
1st Floor
and towers that are embellished in traditional and aesthetic
patterns.
2) Chimneys and smoke stacks, water reservoirs, elevator shafts,
≥ 2.4 m ≤ 3.0 m staircases, radio and television aerials, wind towers, pergolas,
1st Floor Half Mezzanine helipads and roof shading devices.
3) Commercial structures for advertising purpose (only after
obtaining permission from the Authority).
≥ 3.0 m ≤ 4.2 m ≥ 2.4 m ≤ 4.2 m 6.2.8 Exemptions mentioned above, shall comply with the following:
Ground Floor Ground Floor
1) Any part of the building, which is permitted to exceed the
height, shall not be used as residential /commercial purpose
Ground Floor Ground Floor with Half Mezzanine
with exception to advertising boards.
1st Floor 2) Height shall not exceed the function of the purpose as decided by
the Building Permit Committee, shall be within the permissible
limits of the Civil Aviation Regulation, and shall not hamper the
≥ 2.6 m ≤ 3.0 m adjacent building activities.
Full Mezzanine 6.2.9 The provision of Helipad shall be as per standard specifications
approved by Dubai Civil Aviation Authority.
≥ 3.0 m ≤ 4.2 m 6.3 BUILDING SETBAcKS

Ground Floor
The minimum horizontal distance between the plot limits and the nearest point
of a building, structure or use, as the context indicates, located on a plot.
Ground Floor with Full Mezzanine
The setback shall not include eaves of the building.
Figure-10 Shops and Showrooms Clear Height
Setbacks for all plot boundaries are necessary to allow visual screening from
6.2.6 Some buildings are special cases because of their architectural the adjacent developments and to protect the common general amenities.
design such as showrooms, cinemas, schools, commercial centers, 6.3.1 A setback is measured from the edge of the plot limits of adjacent
industrial installations, etc.. These are allowed to go beyond the plots or from the edge of adjacent roads
heights that have been mentioned in clause - 6.2.5 of this section.
The Building Permit Committee approves certain specifications and 6.3.2 Setbacks implementation starts from the ground floor of all building
measurements with consideration to activities or the types of the types.
adjacent neighboring buildings. Exemptions of commercial buildings in which a setback is
implemented starts from the first floor above the commercial part
6.2.7 The parts of buildings and installations that are permitted to exceed and starting from the ground floor for the section that is beyond the
the required height are defined as follows: commercial depth.

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