Provided also that in the case of buildings having more than four floors of 15m height safety

provisions for high rise buildings as provided in Chapter XVII of these rules shall apply.

2) In addition to the minimum front, rear and side open spaces required as per (1) above for height
upto 10m proportionate increase in such minimum open space at the rate of 0.50m for every 3.0m
height exceeding 10m shall be provided.

84. Parking.- Parking requirements shall be reduced in proportion to the percentage of land
surrendered to the extent that after such deduction a minimum of 75% of the parking required as
per these rules shall be provided.

CHAPTER XVII _ SAFETY PROVISIONS FOR HIGH RISE BUILDINGS

110. High rise building.- For the purposes of this Chapter high rise building means a building having
more than four floors and or 15 metres of height from ground level.

111. Provisions to apply as modified for high rise buildings'- In the case of high rise buildings, the
provisions in these rules elsewhere shall apply subject to modification in this chapter.

112. Staircase.- (1) Every high rise building shall have at least two staircases. (2) The height of the
handrail in the staircase shall not be less than 90 cms. and if balusters are provided no gap in the
balusters shall be more than 10 cms wide.

113. Guard rails or parapets.- Every slab or balcony overlooking any exterior or interior open space
which are 2 metres or more below shall be provided with parapet walls or guard rails of height not
less than 1.20 metres and such guard rails shall be firmly fixed to the walls and slabs and may also be
of blank walls, metal grills or a combination of both. Provided that if metal grills are used they shall
not be made of continuous horizontal members to prevent climbing on them:

Provided further that guard rails shall not be made of glass or any similar material which are not
reinforced to prevent breaking.

114. Fire escape stairway.- (1) Every high rise building shall be provided with a fire escape stairway.
(2) Fire escape stairway shall be directly connected with public or common areas on all floors and
shall lead directly to the ground. (3) At least one side of the stairway shall be an external wall either
with large openings or with break open glass to facilitate rescue operations during an emergency. (4)
External fire escape staircase shall have straight flight not less than 75 cm wide, with 20 cm treads
and risers not more than 19 cm. the number of risers shall he limited to 16 per flight. (5) The height
of handrails shall be not less than 100 cm and not more than 120 cm. (6) The use of spiral staircase
as external fire escape stairway shall be limited to buildings with height not exceeding 10 metres. (7)
A spiral fire escape stairway shall be not less than 150 cm in diameter and shall be so designed as to
give adequate headroom.

115. Ducts.- Every opening provided to ducts from the interior of a building shall be closed with
strong materials.

116. Omitted 117. Open space for fire fighting.- Every high rise building, if it does not abut on two or
more motorable roads, shall be provided with a minimum of 5 metres wide open space on any one
of its sides contiguous to the road abutting it to facilitate fire fighting:" Provided that if a road is
available on the side which can be made motorable by providing sufficient open space to make its
width to not less than 5 metres wide and space on that side is kept open by not constructing any
compound wall, fence or structure then no separate open space as specified above need be
provided.

118.Lift for residential apartments.- Every high rise apartment building having more than 16
dwelling units shall be provided with at least one lift capable of carrying a stretcher: Provided that if
only one lift is required for the building as per the rule 48, that lift shall be one capable of carrying a
stretcher.

119. Parapets to terrace floor.- Where access is provided over the terrace floor or to the terrace
floor, the edges of the terrace floor shall be provided with parapet walls made of stable materials to
a height of not less than 120 cms.

120. Structural design.- Application for construction or reconstruction or addition or alteration of

any high rise building shall be accompanied by one set of structural design, including that regarding
seismic forces as per the provisions contained in the National Building Code of India as amended
from time to time and drawings and a structural stability certificate prepared and issued by a
registered engineer.