BYE LAWS IN HOUSING

(A) GENERAL PLANNING AND HOUSING:

1)MAXIMUM LAND A PERSON CAN OCCUPAY:

▪ FOR KATHMANDU VALLEY: 2 ROPANI
▪ FOR TERAI :10 KATTHA
▪ FOR HILLY MUNICIPALITY:4 ROPANI

2)AFTER GIVING PLANNING PERMIT TO

APARTMENT,HOUSING,GROUP HOUSING ETC. GOVERNMENT
GIVE MORE EMPHASISE TO LAND USE AND INFRASTRUCTURE
ETC.
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3) SUBSIDY IN TAXATION FOR HOUSING ETC.

4)SURVEY DEPARTMENT AND LAND REVENUE OFFICE HELPS

THE HOUSING COMPLEX IN LAND ACQUISITION AND LATER
IN LAND POOLING

(B) PLANNING PERMIT PROCEDURE FOR HOUSING AND

APARTMENT

1)MAKING OF LOCATION/SITE IN 1:4000 SCALE

2)SURVEY MAP 1:1000 SCALE
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• 3)ZONING MAP IN 1:500 SCALE (BLOCK PLAN)
(a)ROAD MAP AND ENTRY MAP TO BE SEEN CLEARLY
(b) PLOT SIZE SHOULD BE MINIMUM 0-2-2-0/80 Sq.metre AND FRONT
FACADE 8m
(c) OPEN SPACE SHOULD BE MINIMUM 3% OF THE TOTAL LAND AND LENGTH-
BREADTH SHOULD BE MINIMUM 8m.

• 4)PLAN OF ROAD, SEWAGE DISPOSAL, WASTE MANAGEMENT,

WATER SUPPLY, COMMUNITY CENTRE SHOULD BE MADE 1:500
SCALE

• 5)TOTAL GROUND COVERAGE DRAWING SHOULD BE MADE IN

1:1000 SCALE
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6)FLOOR PLAN IN 1:100 SCALE AND TYPICAL PLANS ARE

FACILITATED

(C) ACCORDING TO THE PLAN (B) PROJECT DESCRIPTION

SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE AUTHORIZED
GOVERNMENT OFFICE WITHIN 35 DAYS, AND IF THEY
FAILED THEN THE LETTER SHOULD BE PRESENTED
MARKING THE REASON FOR THE DELAY WORK. PLANNING
TIME PERIOD IS FOR 2 YEARS AND IF THE PROJECT DIDN’T
START WITHIN 2 YEARS THEN RENEW OF THE FIRM
SHOULD BE CARRIED ON.
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(D) ACCORDING TO THE PLAN (B), LAND

PERMISSION CAN BE GIVEN ACCORDING TO THE
LAND OWNERSHIP, BUT BEFORE THE PROJECT
STARTS IT MUST BE OFFICIALLY KNOWN
WHETHER THE LAND IS GOVERNMENT OR
PRIVATE.

(E) BUILDING BYE LAWS SHOULD BE STRICTLY

FOLLOWED
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BYELAWS FOR APARTMENT

1)ROAD JOINING THE APARTMENT SHOULD BE :

▪ 4 BUILDING/APARTMENT=4m
▪ 10BUILDING/APARTMENT=4.5m
▪ 50 BUILDING/APARTMENT=6m
▪ 50 AND MORE BUILDING/APARTMENT=8m

2)CUL-DE-SAC SHOULD NOT BE MORE THEN 100m

▪ AN OPEN SPACE OF PERIPHERAL RADIUS 9m SHOULD BE
PROVIDED AT THE END OF THE CUL-DE-SAC
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3)MAXIMUM GROUND COVERAGE SHOULD BE 50% OF THE

TOTAL LAND

4) F.A.R. EXCEPT OLD CITY AREA, SHOULD BE 1.5 IN TERAI

MUNICIPALITY;2 IN HILLY MUNICIPALITY AND 3 IN
KATMANDU METROPOLIS
F.A.R.=TOTAL FLOOR AREA/AREA OF LAND USED

5)MINIMUM OPEN SPACE IN TERAI,HILLY AND KATHMANDU

SHOULD BE 20% 0F THE TOTAL LAND
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6) MINIMUM SET BACK:

▪ FRONT: TERAI=8m;HILLY=6m;KATHMANDU=6m
▪ BACK: TERAI=6m;HILLY=4m;KATHMANDU=4m
▪ SIDES: TERAI=6m;HILLY=4m;KATHMANDU=4m

7)DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO BLOCKS IN TERAI, HILLY AND

KATHMANDU SHOULD BE MINIMUM 6m
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8)MINIMUM PARKING AREA SHOULD BE MINIMUM 60mt.sq.

▪ FOR 1 CAR,2 BIKE AND 2 CYCLE
▪ FOR 4 BUILDING PARKING SHOULD HAVE 1 CAR,2 BIKE AND 4
CYCLE

NOTES:
▪ GROUND FLOOR, BASEMENT, SEMIBASEMENT ARE FOR
RESIDENTIAL PURPOSE BUT SHOULD BE USED FOR STORE,
GYM HALL, PARKING ETC AND OTHER FACILITIES LIKE LIFT,
ELECTRICAL ROOM, WATER TANK ETC. SO F.A.R. IS NOT
COUNTED IN THIS CASE