At a Glance Dhaka City Building Construction Act 2006

At a Glance Dhaka City Building Construction Act 2006 1. Procedure of Approval a. Land Use Clearance (From Town Planning Section of RajUK) b. Development Permit (From Town Planning Section) c. Building Permit (From Design Section) d. Occupancy Certificate (From Design Section) 2. One Window Service Cell a. Buildings having apartments more than 40 units should take permission from different government service organization. For this entire permission one window service cell will be operated from RajUK. 3. Mandatory Open Space a. According to setback rule and percentage of allowable ground coverage each and every building plot should maintain mandatory open space. 4. Setback a. Front setback should 15 from road center or 5 from site line. b. Up to 100 high or 10 storied building setback rule will be followed according to following chart Land Area (sft) Minimum setback Rear (feet) Minimum setback Rear (feet) Up to 2152 3-4 3-4 From 2153 to 2959 5-0 3-4 From 2960 to 13988 6-7 4-2 Above 13988 6-7 5-0 c. Buildings over 100 high or 10 storied buildings should maintain 10 setback for rear and 2 sides. 5. Setback of Basement a. Basement can be extended into setback area and its limit should not cross 50% of the mandatory setback. 6. Ground Coverage a. All buildings should maintain allowable ground coverage according to the FAR chart.

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At a Glance Dhaka City Building Construction Act 2006

7. Building Height: a. All rules regarding building height mentioned in the Master Plan will be followed. 8. Adjacent Road width a. 20 wide road is mandatory for approval of any building. b. If the road is less then 20 then required space to make the road 20 should be vacant by the landowner. (50% from the both side of the road.). 2 affected for road Existing 16 wide road 2 affected for road c. This rule is flexible for private road d. If land area does not meet the road width according to FAR chart then applicable FAR will be calculated according to existing road width. Example: For residential use if land area is 20 Katha and adjacent road width is 30 then FAR will be 4 instead of 5. 9. Mixed-Use development a. If any mixed-use development consists of Residential and Commercial use then all rules of residential use will govern. 10. Community Space: a. Residential buildings larger than 32280 sft should have community space of 5% of total floor area. Special Note: If anyone does not take Occupancy Certificate then no utility connection will be permitted. Allowable built area according to FAR do not include Parking Area. Whether this parking is in Basement or Ground Floor or 1st Floor. Very soon height restriction of 6-storied building in planned housing area (Dhanmondi, Uttara, Gulshan etc) will be deactivated. For road width 60 and above FAR is not restricted for some occupancy type. For these cases maximum height can be achieved.

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At a Glance Dhaka City Building Construction Act 2006

FAR, Allowable Ground Coverage & Adjacent Road Width (As per Dhaka City Building Construction Act 2006)
Up to 150 sqm Up to 1614 sft Up to 2.25 katha (%)Allowable ground coverage BUILDING OCCUPANCY TYPE Over 150 sqm to 300 sqm Over 1614 sft to 3228 sft Over 2.25 katha to 4.5 katha (%)Allowable ground coverage Minimum Road Width Minimum Road Width LAND AREA Over 300 sqm Over 500 sqm to 500 sqm to 650 sqm Over 3228 sft to 5380 sft Over 4.5 katha to 7.47 katha (%)Allowable ground coverage Over 5380 sft to 6994 sft Over 7.47 katha to 9.7 katha (%)Allowable ground coverage Minimum Road Width LAND AREA Over 650 sqm to 1300 sqm Over 6994 sft to 13988 sft Over 9.7 katha to 19.4 katha (%)Allowable ground coverage Minimum Road Width Over 1300 sqm Over 13988 sft Over 19.4 katha (%)Allowable ground coverage Not Applicable Not Applicable

(%)Allowable ground coverage

(%)Allowable ground coverage 50

Minimum Road Width

Minimum Road Width

Minimum Road Width

Type-A: Residential Type-B: Educational Institut e Type-F: Office Type A: Hotel Type C: Institute

A1A4 B1 B2

3.0 0 -

65 -

20 -

3.2 5 -

60 -

20 -

3.5 2.5 2.0

60 60 50[3]

20 20 20

3.7 5 2.5 2.2 5

60 60 50[
3]

20 20 30

4. 0 3. 0 2. 5 5. 0 4. 0

50 50 50[
3]

30 30 30

5.0 3.5

50 50

40 40

6.0 4.5 3.0 NR

50 50 50[
4]

60 40 40 60

F1 A5 C1C4

2.5

65

20

3.0

60

20

3.5

50

20

4.0

60

30

50

30

3.2 5

60

20

3.5

50

30

50

30

2.7 50[ 40 4] 5 10. 50 40 0 33 high Podium 75% ground cover 5.0 50 40

50

33 high Podium 75% ground cover NR 50 60

10 0 10 5.5 50 0 10 4.5 50 0 10 NR 50 0 33 high Podium 75% ground cover N 50 10 0 6.5

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Minimum Road Width

FAR

FAR

FAR

FAR

FAR

FAR

FAR

FAR

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Type D: Health Service

D1D2 E1E5 F2F3 G1G2 H1H2 J1-J2 K1K2

33 high Podium 75% ground cover 3. 5

33 high Podium 75% groundcover

Type E: Congregational Type F: Shop Type G: Industry Type H: Warehouse Type J: Dangerous Type K: Miscellaneous

2.0

65

20

2.5

60

20

3.0

50

30

3.0

50

30

50

40

5.5

50

60

6.5

50

60

33 high Podium 75% ground cover N 10 50 0 33 high Podium 75% ground cover

2.0

65

20

2.0

65

20

2.0

65

20

2.0

65

30

3. 0

60

30

3.5

60

40

4.5

60

40

60

10 0

* Allowable Built Area

= FAR X Land Area

* Allowable Ground Coverage = Land Area X % of Ground Coverage Allowable Built Area * Number of Story = Allowable Ground Coverage

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At a Glance Dhaka City Building Construction Act 2006

BUILDING OCCUPANCY TYPE

Type of Use
Single Family House Apartment or Flat Mess, Hostel House for Low-income group Residential Hotel School, College, University Primary School, Kindergarten Child Care, Old Home Prison Correction Center Mental Hospital or Correction Center Hospital, Clinic, Nursing Home, Diagnostic Center, Laboratory Emergency Health Center Large Auditorium (Without Fixed Chair) Small Auditorium (Without Fixed Chair) Large Auditorium (Fixed Chair) Small Auditorium (Fixed Chair) Stadium, Gymnasium or other sports related Office Small Shop and Market Large Shop and Market Garage and Petrol pump, Gas Station, Hanger Essential Other Service Industry Under low risk Industry Under General risk Warehouse for Less flammable material Warehouse for general flammable material Buildings where explosion may happen Chemical, Germs, Radiation etc Personal Garage, and special structure Boundary, Tank Tower etc

(A) Residential (B) Education Institute (C) Residential

(D) Health Services (E) Congregational

(F) Commercial

(G) Industry (H) Ware House (I) Dangerous Use (J) Miscellaneous

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