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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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