2.

70 m
.85 m
1:8
.84 m
.45 m
1.30 sq. m
.70 m
1.20 m
1.10 m
2
3
.30 m
250 sq. m
1.80 m
750 sq. m
G.A 18
300 mm / .30 m
300 mm / .30 m
200 mm / .20 m
2
600 mm /.60 m
2 / 50 mm
12 mm / .012 m
400 mm / .40 m
3
.90
.28
.75
.60

m
m
m
m

10.70 lux
1.10 m
30 mm / .030 m
800 mm / .80 m
50 % of lot area
10% of lot area
Inner court
750 mm / .75 m
1.20 sq. m
1.50 m
1.00 sq. m
3.00 cu. m
14.00 cu. m
300 sq. mm / .30 sq. m
300 mm /. 30 m
3.00 m
.90 m
1.20 m
3.00 m
Setback
2.00 m
1.20 m
12.00 cu. m
1.80 m
.30 cu. m

NATIONAL BUILDING CODE (PD 1096)

Maximum height of a combustible stand
Minimum spacing for seats in a chair type measurement from back to back
Maximum line of travel to an exit of an aisle
Maximum slope of an aisle
In standard seating, the minimum spacing of rows from back to back
Minimum width of any seat
Minimum area of a double acting door view panel
Minimum clear width of an exit doorway
Maximum width of an exit door leaf
Minimum width of an exit corridor
Minimum no. of exit for floors above the first storey having an occupant
load of more than 10
No. Of exit for occupant load 599-999
Minimum downward projection of a draft curtain
Maximum area of an attic made of combustible materials
Maximum center to center spacing of a draft curtain sprinkler
Maximum area of an attic made of incombustible materials
Standard gauge for metal hood in barbeques
Minimum height of Siamese connection above grade
Standard maximum distance of standpipe from an opening in a stairway
Minimum wall thickness of a fireplace
Minimum no. of exit for a projection room
Minimum extension of a chimney above a roof
Minimum air space bet. Walls of a masonry chimney above the roof
Minimum glass thickness used for floors
Maximum distance of one row of seat to the next
Minimum number of exits for stands within a building serving an occupant
load of 300
Minimum height of a guard rail located in front of the grandstand
Minimum width of a run in a stand stair
Minimum spacing for seats with backrests measured from back to back
Minimum spacing for seats without backrest measured from back to back
Minimum width of an exit door measured from aisle to aisle
Minimum intensity for lights for exit
Minimum for side aisles
Minimum increase in width of aisles for every linear meter
Minimum width of an aisle serving only one side
Open space requirement for an interior lot
Open space requirement for a corner lot/through lot
Bounded on all sides or around its periphery by building lines
Minimum stair width for a residence
Standard minimum area of a toilet
Minimum dimension of a kitchen
Minimum area for vent shafts
Air space requirement for a school room per person
Air space requirement for a habitable room per person
Minimum area of an opening of air duct
Maximum projection beyond the property line of a footing along the
national road & at least 2.40 m in depth
Minimum clearance of a canopy or a marquee from a sidewalk
Minimum stair width for an occupant load less than 50
Minimum width of a temporary walkway
Minimum clearance of an arcade above the sidewalk
The vacant space left between the building and the lot lines less than 2.00
m in width
Minimum horizon and dimension of a court
Minimum width of passageway connecting a street to a court
Standard air space requirement per person for factories
Minimum headroom clearance for a mezzanine
Air supply per person per minute for auditoriums

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.60 m
300 m /. 30 m
2.40 m
2.40 m
600 kg. / m2
1.00 m
120 kg. /m2
.90 m
2.70 m
1.20 m
1:10
250 mm / .25 m
2.00 m
1:8
1.20 m
6.00 m
2
1.20 m
750 mm / .75 m
560 mm /. 56 m
1.20 m
900 mm / .90 m
2.50 m
Show window
1.20 m
1.00 m
10% of lot area
300 mm /.30 m
1:10
2
1.50 m
1:125 sq. m of G.F.A
2.40 m x 5.00 m
1:10 bedrooms
1:25 beds
60.00 m
1:5 classrooms
1:50 sq. m
4
.90 m
1.10 m x 1.40 m
30.00 m
1.40 m / 1.60 m
3.70 m
200 mm / .20 m
2.10 m
6.00 sq. m
30 mm / .03 m
500 m / .50 m
.90 m
200 mm / .20 m
1.10 m

Minimum total area of a window or an opening for a room without artificial

ventilation
Minimum dimension for a vent shaft
Minimum horizontal clearance of the curb line to the outermost edge of the
marquee
Minimum clearance of the lowest portion of an awning to the ground
Minimum height of a construction fence
Minimum live load bearing capacity of a construction canopy
Minimum height of protective railing in a construction
Minimum wind load capacity for roofs for vertical projection
Maximum height of a handrail above the stair head
Minimum ceiling height for naturally ventilated rooms
Maximum dimension of a stair landing
Maximum slope of an exit court
Minimum width of run for a circular stair
Minimum headroom clearance for any stair
Maximum slope for an exit passageway
Maximum height of a Siamese connection above ground
Maximum distance of any portion of a building from the nozzle of a 23 m.
fire hose
Minimum no. of exit for any stage
Minimum extension of a proscenium wall above the roof
Minimum width of a stair in a stage egress
Minimum thickness of jalousies glass
Maximum length of jalousies
Minimum width of an exit in a stage
Minimum lateral bracing for skylights
A store window in which goods are displayed
Maximum width of a business sign
Minimum distance of any sign from any electrical post or telephone wire
Minimum open space requirement for an open lot
Minimum size of entrance tread for an entrance or exit step
Maximum slope for an entrance or exit step
Minimum number of steps for an entrance or exit stair
Standard turn circle of a wheelchair
Office building parking ratio
Standard size of a perpendicular parking slot
Hotel parking ratio
Hospital building parking ratio
Maximum distance of a handicapped parking from the facility being served
College university parking ratio
Theatres, cinemas, auditoria & stadia parking ratio
Minimum number of wheelchair seating space for 51-300 seating capacity
for auditoriums
Minimum width of a drop curb
Minimum dimension of an accessible elevator
Maximum distance of an accessible elevator from the entrance of a building
Minimum height of signs on walls & door for the disabled to see
comfortably
Minimum width of a parking slot for the disabled
Minimum run of a stair for group A dwelling (residential)
Minimum ceiling height from 3rd floor to succeeding floors with artificial
ventilation
Minimum area of rooms for human habitation
Least dimension of an air duct
Maximum encroachment into a public sidewalk of foundation at least 600
m below the grade line
Minimum width of exit door
Maximum width reduced by handrails & doors fully opened to balconies
and corridors
Minimum width of stairs serving more than 50 occupants

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750 mm /.75 m
100 mm / .10 m
150 mm / .15 m
300 mm / .30 m
5 mm / .005 m
3.00 m
1.00 m
300 mm /.30 m
480 mm /.48 m
8.40 m
1/3
100 mm
300 mm / .30 m
250 mm / .25 m
150 m / .15 m
200 mm / .20 m
4
900 liters / min.
4 / 100 mm
5 / 125 mm
6 / 150 mm
190 liters / min.
2 / 50 mm
Residential , hotel &
apartments
Business & mercantile
Industrial
Accessory
1 truck loading slot
20%
1/ 50 sq. m gross floor
area
1/50 sq. m shop floor area
1/100 sq. m shop floor
area
1/ living unit
1/ 8 living units
1/50 sq. m. of
congregation area
.60 m
1.00 m
4.50 m
4.50 m
Storage & hazardous
Industrial
Business & mercantile
1.10 m 1.30 m
0.00 0.75 m
.70 m 1.20 m
.74 m
Safety

Minimum width of stairs less than 10 occupants

Maximum reduction in width of a stair due to trims & handrails
Minimum run of a winding stair
Maximum run of a winding stair
Allowable tolerance in the rise & run of every step
Width of stair requiring an intermediate handrail
Minimum width of aisle serving both sides
Maximum no. of seats between the wall and the aisle
Maximum distance between the back of each seat to the seat behind it
Maximum width of seat in a stand
Maximum projection of a penthouse or other projections above the roof
Maximum ratio of a penthouse area to that of the supporting roof
Minimum thickness of masonry chimney for residents
Minimum thickness of rubber stone masonry chimney for residential
Minimum firebox wall thickness
Minimum thickness of smoke chamber back walls
Minimum thickness of front & side smoke chamber wall
Minimum number of storey requiring 1 or more dry standpipe
Minimum volume of water & dry standpipe should provide
Diameter of a dry standpipe requiring a two way Siamese connection
Diameter of a dry standpipe requiring a three way Siamese connection
Diameter of a dry standpipe requiring a four way Siamese connection
Minimum volume of water an interior wet standpipe should provide
Minimum diameter of a wet standpipe
Under what classification of occupancy does monasteries fall?
Under what classification of occupancy does aircraft hangars fall?
Under what classification of occupancy does cold storage & creameries fall?
Under what classification of occupancy does private garage fall?
Minimum loading slot requirement for hospitals & hotels
Percentage required for number of parking garages are available within
200 m. of structure
Parking requirement for amusement centers
Parking requirement for markets
Parking for neighborhood shopping center
Parking requirement for multi-family living units of more than 100 sq. m.
of living unit area
Parking requirement for multi-family living units of more than 50 sq. m. of
living unit area
Parking requirement for places of worship
Maximum projection of a balcony over a street of over 3.00 m but not
more than 6.00 m
Maximum projection of a balcony over a street of 10 m to less than 11 m.
in width
Maximum height of 1st floor area for a 2 storey wood structure with a
height of 7.00 m
Maximum spacing of post for 2 storey wooden structure with a height of
8.00 m
Under what classification of occupancy does fences of over 1.80 m. ht.
Fall?
Factories and workshops using incombustible & non explosive material
Police and fire stations
Standard length of wheel chair
Width of wheel chair
Meters above the floor is the comfortable reach persons confined to a
wheelchair
Comfortable clearance for knee & leg space under table for wheelchair
Accessibility, reachability, usability, orientation, workability & efficiency &

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RA 7277
Corridor
Curb
750 mm / .75 m
6.00 m
2.00 m
250 mm / .25 m
600 mm / .60
200 kg / sq. m
150 kg / sq. m
130 kg /sq. m
750 mm /. 75 m
200 m / .20 m
200 m / .20 m
2.40 m
2.70 m
2.70 m
2.40 m
1.80 m
2.10 m
6.00 sq. m
2.00 m
3.00 sq. m
1.50 m
1.20 sq . m
.90 m
3.00 cu. m/person
12.00 cu. m/person
14.00 cu. m/person
1.20 m
2.00 m
1.20 m
600 mm / .60 m
.10 sq. m
300 mm / .30 m
.30 sq. m
1.80 m center to center
600 sq. m
800 mm / .80 m
At least 2 exits
45.00 m
60.00 m
Not< 800 mm nor > 900
mm
.30 sq. m net flr. area
1.90 sq. m net flr. area
2 hrs.
2 hrs.
900 mm /.90 m
30 deg

______ are the basic planning requirement of BP344

Number of wheelchair seating for an assembly seating capacity of 51-300
Magna carta for the disabled
A long interior passageway providing access to several rooms
A raised rim of concrete stone or metal which forms the edge of street,
sidewalks etc.
Minimum roof eaves
Maximum ht. Of spires
Setback for inside lot
Minimum thickness of footing
Minimum depth of footing
Minimum. Live load ground floorMinimum live load 2nd floorMinimum wind load for roofs
Minimum width of stairs
Minimum riser of stairs
Minimum run of stairs
Ceiling heights artificial ventilation
Ceiling ht. For natural ventilation
Ceiling ht. Ground floor
Ceiling ht. For 2nd floor up
Mezzanine floor ceiling ht.
Minimum headroom
Minimum size of rooms
Minimum dimension of room
Minimum size of kitchen
Minimum dimension of kitchen
Minimum size of t&b
Minimum dimension of t&b
Air space for school
Air space for offices, factories, workshops
Air space for habitable rooms
Max. width of fire escape
Min. horizontal dimension of court
Min. width of inner court
Min. dimension of vent shafts
Min. cross section area of vent shaft
Min. dimension of air duct
Min. cross section area of air duct
Max. distance of a sprinkler
Min. opening of an attic
Min. clearance headroom =atticMezzanine 185 sq. m /18.00 dim
Distance of exit w/o sprinkler
Distance of exit w/ sprinkler
Ht. Of handrails in exits
Horizontal exits per ambulatory occupant
Horizontal exits per non-ambulatory occupant
Minimum enclosure walls fire resistive
Smoke proof enclosures fire resistive
Ht. Of guardrails
Angle of guardrails

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