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UDCPR 2020 Chapter 9 is all about the City Specific Regulations as per mentioned in the UDCPR
This is Applicable to all Planning Authorities and Regional Plan Areas except Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Other Planning Authorities/Special Planning Authorities/ Development Authorities within the limit of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, MIDC, NAINA, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Hill Station Municipal Councils, Eco-sensitive/Eco-fragile region notified by MoEF & CC and Lonavala Municipal Council, in Maharashtra.
Rule No. 10.13 Bhiwandi Surrounding Notified Area
10.13.1 Regulations for Affordable Housing Scheme:
1. In order to promote the construction of affordable housing stock on private lands, the Planning Authority may permit the implementation of the Affordable Housing Scheme in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations. Affordable Housing Scheme (hereinafter referred to as 'the Scheme') shall be permissible only on the lands situated within the limits of the Bhiwandi Surrounding Notified Area in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).
2. (i) Affordable Housing Scheme shall be permissible in the Residential Zone/Affordable Housing Zone shown on the Development Plan only and on plots having access from an existing or proposed Development Plan Road having width equal to or in excess of 18.0 m., or an existing road in respect of which Regular Line of Street has been declared under the relevant provisions of Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act, Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965 for a width of 18.0 m. or more, provided permissible FSI on such plots is 0.95 or more and TDR/additional FSI on payment of premium more than 0.6 is allowable. However, in the case of a proposed road, the land under the said proposed road shall be acquired before the approval of building plans for the Affordable Housing Scheme. Affordable Housing Schemes shall not be allowed in areas where FSI is less than 0.95 or where the use of TDR is not permissible.
(ii) Minimum plot area for the Affordable Housing Scheme shall be 4000 sq. mt. excluding area under D.P. Roads and D.P. Reservations, if any.
(iii) The plot under the Scheme shall be independent, unencumbered, and contiguous.
(iv) The Scheme shall not be permissible in congested areas, demarcated as such on the Development Plan.
3. The Special Planning Authority for Bhiwandi Surrounding Notified Area shall be competent to grant both location clearance and layout approval/building permission for an Affordable Housing Scheme.
4. (i) Maximum permissible FSI (including the base FSI of 1.00) under the Scheme shall be 3.00 on the gross plot area, including mandatory layout recreational open space and Amenity Space. The FSI to be utilized shall be in the proportion of 1:3 for the Affordable Housing Component and the Free Sale Housing Component on 1/4th and 3/4th part of the land respectively. Thus, affordable housing and free sale housing shall be proposed on the same plot of land but in two separate, independently buildable pockets. For lands in Affordable Housing Zones, the owner/developer may be allowed to develop the land as per the Rules of the Affordable Housing Policy with the proviso that the free sale to Affordable Housing FSI ratio will be 1.8:1 instead of 1.66:1 and the maximum FSI will be 2.5. Or
The owner/developer may be allowed to develop the land as permissible in the Residential Zone as per prevailing Development Control Regulation subject to the condition that the area of tenements to be constructed with the entire potential of the land, shall be of Affordable Housing Scheme. However, if the provisions of inclusive housing stipulated in UDCPR are applicable to this area then, it shall also be made applicable to such land.
(ii) Under the Affordable Housing Scheme, up to 15% of the total built-up area of the Affordable Housing Component may be used for the construction of shops/commercial use as per the direction of the Special Planning Authority for Bhiwandi Surrounding Notified Area and such commercial built-up area shall be handed over to the Special Planning Authority for Bhiwandi Surrounding Notified Area free of cost.
5. (i) An Affordable Housing Unit shall be a self-contained dwelling unit of 25 sq. mt, carpet area, However the carpet area of a Housing Unit shall be 160 sq.ft., where the construction under the Rental Housing Scheme has already commenced.
(ii) The amenity space for Affordable Housing shall be 10% of the gross plot area under the Scheme and it shall be proportionately provided in the area earmarked for the Affordable Housing Component and the Area kept for the Free Sale Housing Component.
Provided that where the Scheme is to be implemented on a plot in an Industrial Zone where the Planning Authority has duly permitted Residential users under the relevant provisions of the Development Control Regulations :-
No further area shall be required to be kept as amenity space under Regulation 5(ii) for the Scheme if the area prescribed to be kept as amenity space while permitting residential users in the Industrial zone is equal to or more than 10% of the gross plot area.
only the balance area shall be required to be kept as amenity space under Regulation 5(ii) for the Scheme if the area of amenity space prescribed by the Planning Authority, while permitting residential users in the Industrial zone, falls short of 10%.
(iii) Notwithstanding anything contained in the relevant provisions of the Development Control Regulations of Amenity Space in general, and also regarding permitting Residential User in Industrial Zone, it shall be obligatory on the Developer/Owner to develop the amenity space for users (hereinafter referred to as prescribed amenity users) such as School, Play Ground, Garden, Health Care Facilities, Multipurpose Hall, Auditorium, etc. with the approval of Chief Executive Officer of Special Planning Authority, as per the specifications prescribed by the said Authority, subject to the condition that at least 50% of such amenity space shall be kept for open users, before seeking Occupancy Certificate for the Free Sale Housing Component of the Scheme, failing which the land under such amenity space shall be handed over free of cost to the Planning Authority and such land shall be developed by the Chief Executive Officer of Special Planning Authority for the aforesaid prescribed amenity users only.
No compensation in the form of TDR shall be admissible to the Owner/Developer for
development of such prescribed amenities under this Regulation.
(iv) Irrespective of whether the Owner/Developer develops the prescribed amenity users as
per the provision of Clause (iii) above or fails to do so, the process of handing over the land under such amenity space, along with the developed prescribed amenities, where such prescribed amenities have been developed, shall be completed within one month from the date of application by the Developer / Owner for seeking Occupancy Certificate for the free sale Housing Component of the Scheme and if such handing over process is not completed within the said period, the occupancy Certificate for the free sale Housing Component of the Scheme shall be withheld by the Chief Executive Officer of Special Planning Authority, till such amenity space, along with developed prescribed amenities, where such prescribed amenities have been developed, is handed over to the Planning Authority.
(v) Under the Affordable Housing Scheme, there shall be a welfare hall and a Balwadi at the rate of 30 sq.m. for every multiple or part of 200 residential units and an office for Managers/Co-operative Housing Society at the rate of 30 sq.m. per every multiple or part of 500 residential units which shall be treated as a part of Affordable Housing Component and shall not be counted towards the FSI while computing 3.00 FSI on the site and shall be given along with layout / DP roads and shops, free of cost to the Special Planning Authority for Bhiwandi Surrounding Notified Area. These facilities shall be constructed at locations as suggested by the Special Planning Authority for Bhiwandi Surrounding Notified Area and shall be transferred free of cost to it.
6. Under the Affordable Housing Scheme, Off-Site Infrastructure Charges at the rate of 5% of the land rate as given in the Annual Statement of Rates (ASR) prepared by the Inspector General of Registration, Maharashtra State, for the year in which Commencement Certificate is issued, subject to a minimum of Rs.2000 per sq.m., shall be paid by the Developer for the built-up area, over and above the normal permissible FSI. This amount shall be paid to the Special Planning Authority for Bhiwandi Surrounding Notified Area. Release of FSI under the Scheme shall be as follows :-
7. Release of FSI under the Scheme shall be as follows :-
FSI for Affordable Housing Component and the Free Sale Housing Component under the Scheme shall be released in accordance with the following Table :-
Sr. No. | Stages of Release FSIcompleting | Affordable Housing Component* | Free Sale Component* |
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1 | On Grant of Building Permission / Commencement Certificate up to plinth by 1.1-L- B Special Planning Authority for Bhiwandi Surrounding Notified Area / Planning Authority to the Affordable Housing Project. | 3.00 | 1.00 |
2 | On Completion of 50% BUA of Affordable Component | - | 0.75 |
3 | On Completion of 100% BUA of Affordable Component | - | 0.75 |
4 | On handing over of 25% of the land and completed Affordable Housing Component buildings with an Occupancy Certificate. | - | 0.50 |
Total | 3.00 | 3.00 |
Explanation - The FSI of 3.00 is to be calculated on one-fourth of the plot area for the Affordable Housing Component as well as three-fourths of the plot area for the Free-Sale Housing Component.
8. The Affordable Housing Component under the Scheme shall be handed over along with the 1/4th part of the total plot of land, free of cost to the Special Planning Authority for Bhiwandi Surrounding Notified Area.
9. (i) The affordable Housing stock created under the Scheme shall be allotted by the Special Planning Authority for Bhiwandi Surrounding Notified Area as follows :-
Percentage | Allotment to | Category of stock | Rate of Allotment |
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25 | Special Planning Authority for Bhiwandi Surrounding Notified Area for use as PAP tenements or Staff Quarters or Transit Accommodation, | Ownership | Free of Cost |
25 | Outright sale to Govt. of Maharashtra and its statutory bodies/Govt. undertakings for use as PAP tenements or staff quarters or Transit Accommodation. | Ownership | As per the Construction rate of ASR |
50 | Outright sale as affordable housing by MHADA is subject to the general or specific directions of the Government. An outright | Ownership | Free of Cost to MHADA which shall dispose of the same as per its pricing policy and by draw of lots |
(ii) The Affordable Housing stock shall be disposed of as per the prevailing policy of MHADA regarding pricing and disposal of its housing stock meant for affordable housing. Each Project approved under the Scheme Shall be brought to the notice of the Government of Maharashtra and its statutory bodies/Government undertakings by means of Press Advertisement. If the Government of Maharashtra or any of its statutory bodies/Government Undertakings doesn't place a firm requirement for the housing stock earmarked for them in the Scheme before the Completion Certificate/Occupation Certificate for the said Scheme is issued, the same shall come to the share of MHADA for outright sale as per the Prevailing Policy of the MHADA.
10. (i) The other aspects of the Development of Affordable Housing Scheme, not specifically dealt with hereinabove, shall be as per the relevant provisions of the Development Control Regulations of the respective Planning Authority.
(ii) It shall also be permissible for the Developer/Owner to utilize the FSI available for Free Sale Housing Component, fully/partly for any other user otherwise permissible as per the Development Plan and Development Control Regulations.
(iii) In case, owing to genuine hardship and site conditions, relaxation in marginal open spaces is sought by the Developer/Owner, the Chief Executive Officer of the Special Planning Authority may consider such request, using his discretionary powers under the Development Control Regulations, subject to the condition that in no case shall the clear marginal open space reduced below 6.0 m. No premium shall be charged for granting such relaxation in marginal open space in respect of the Affordable Housing Component of the Scheme.
11. No project under the Rental Housing Scheme envisaged under the said directives issued by the Government vide orders dated 6th August, 2008, 25th August, 2009, 4th November, 2008 and August 2008 shall be permitted after the date on which the Notice No.TPS-1212/ 79/CR-60/12/ UD-12, Dated 30th November, 2013 regarding this Regulation Under section 37(1AA) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1066 was published in the official (hereinafter referred to as 'the cut cat date')
Provided that the Rental Housing Projects in respect of which Location Clearance had been granted by MMRDA, but Commencement Certificate has not been issued by the concerned planning Authority, shall be allowed to continue, as such, in case such project proposals are resubmitted to MMRDA within a period of 31 days from the date of this Notification in the Official Gazette. All such project proposals received by MMRDA within the prescribed time limit shall be scrutinized by MMRDA on merit and to be submitted for the prior approval of the State Government for their continuance under the Rental Housing Scheme.
Provided further that the Rental Housing Projects already approved may be allowed to be converted into Affordable Housing Projects under the provisions of this Regulation, with prior approval of the State Government.
Related Regulations to Rule No. 10
Special Rules for Pune City in UDCPR 2020
Thane Municipal Corporation Area in UDCPR 2020
Special Rules for Nagpur City and Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority in UDCPR 2020
Nashik Municipal Corporation in UDCPR 2020
Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation in UDCPR 2020
Kolhapur Municipal Corporation in UDCPR 2020
Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation in UDCPR 2020
CIDCO Area Excluding Naina Area in UDCPR 2020

Have you ever been in a situation where you are dealing with the land related issues and you hear certain real estate jargons that you have never heard of? We are sure you are getting a lot of recalls from the past. Well, today we are going to discuss one such term, FSI. FSI stands for the floor space index.
FSI is also renowned as Floor Area Ratio (FAR). The term FSI refers to the ratio of the complete floor area of a building or a house (termed as the built-up area) to the complete plot area (land). These numbers and its values dictate the complete land area that you can construct, upon a plot.
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There are set and fixed formulas that are used to calculate the floor space index. Even if we have the formulas, it is not easy for someone out of the field to achieve the accuracy in calculating it. FSI is regulated by the department called the Development control regulation of a certain location and works as per the National Building Code of India.
The value of FSI is not same everywhere it is regulated according to the city zone, type of building and a lot of other amenities. It is possible to build up the construction only as imposed by the government.
The formula for the FSI calculation goes this way,
Floor Space covered in all floors
FSI = ——————————————
Area of the plot
Let us see about the Premium F.S.I
Well, these are some of the deviations allowed irrespective of locations and the building types.
If you ever wish or desire to stretch your Floor Space Index (F.S.I), you will have to pay some premium amount to the government. In order to avail this F.S.I, the joining road has to be 30 feet.
If the land you are planning to build on happens to be 30-40 abutting the roadway, the premium FSI will allow you to build on 20% more than actually allowed area. This increases with the increase in the width. Like, for the 40-60 road width you get 30% premium FSI, and for 60 feet road width it is 40% premium FSI.
F.S.I is not just the best option for us but it is also a great factor that helps to reduce the stress on the city. It is considered as the best concept since it limits and aligns the sources. With all the positive attributes it has, a lot of us tend to misunderstand its holistic approach. FSI helps the government to decide what % of the city area must be dedicated to the park, what percent for the road and how to divide the remaining into the different zones. This helps in a great way to keep the resources of the city on good terms with more greenery, lesser traffic, and a lot more other amenities.
Advantages
Even though the FSI is considered as the restricted concept it carries its own benefits at the places where construction is taking place rapidly. Let’s see some of the basic advantages of F.S.I,
It serves as a medium to maintain the ratio of open space and the built-up space.
It is one of the many factors that maintain the city skyline.
An average F.S.I illustration is the key for a better development
F.S.I maintains the equality between sustainability, growth, and development.
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Now that you have understood what Floor Space Index is and how important it is. You might also have gotten the idea about how much of efforts are required to get it done. Yes, there goes a lot of legal procedures that we need to follow and they can really get tiring. But to make it easy for you Foot2Feet offers all kind of services and calculators concerning Floor Space Index. To explore more you can feel free to call us and we will be more than glad to assist you with your queries.
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For the construction of any building, there is a restriction of floor space to be used. It is called as FSI (Floor space Index). Also, we have to provide distance from the plot boundary which is called as marginal distance or setbacks.
UDCPR 2020 Chapter 6 is all about Regulations for FSI & Marginal distance.
This is Applicable to all Planning Authorities and Regional Plan Areas except Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Other Planning Authorities / Special Planning Authorities / Development Authorities within the limit of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, MIDC, NAINA, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Hill Station Municipal Councils, Eco-sensitive / Eco-fragile region notified by MoEF & CC and Lonavala Municipal Council, in Maharashtra.
Rule No. 6.4 Industrial Buildings
Minimum plot area, front, side, and rear margins, Permissible FSI, Additional FSI with payment of premium for industrial buildings in the industrial zone shall be as per Table No.6-H given below :-
Table No.6-H | ||||||
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Sr. No. | Min. Road width (m.) | Plot Size in sq.m. | Basic Permissible FSI | FSI on Payment of premium | Min. Front Margin in m. | Min. Side & Rear Margins in m. |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
1 | 9 | Up to 300 | 1.00 | 0.40 | 3.00 | 2.25 |
2 | 9 | Above 300 and up to 500 | 1.00 | 0.40 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
3 | 9 | Above 500 and up to 1000 are not special buildings. | 1.00 | 0.40 | 4.5 | 3.00 |
4 | 12 | Above 1000 and not being a special building. | 1.00 | 0.40 | 4.5 | 4.50 |
5 | 12 | Above 500 and being a special building. | 1.00 | 0.40 | 6.0 | 6.00 |
Notes : -
(i) In addition to the above, ancillary area FSI up to the extent of 80% of the proposed FSI in the development permission (including Basic FSI, and Premium FSI but excluding the area covered in Regulation No.6.8) shall be allowed with the payment of premium as specified in Regulation No.6.1.1.The notes mentioned below Table No.6-G of Regulation No.6.3, which are relevant in respect of industrial use, shall be applicable.
(ii) In the case of Regional Plan areas, the plots fronting on National Highway, State Highway, and Major District Roads, the building line/control line shall be as per Ribbon Development Rules or as given in Table above, whichever is more.
(iii) Maximum floor height shall be 4.5 m. for industrial buildings. However, greater heights may be permitted as per the requirement.
(iv) Buffer zone - For the construction of the industrial building, a 23.0 m. wide buffer zone shall be kept from residential or incompatible zones, wherever necessary. Such buffer zones may form part of a sizable required recreational open space. Roads and marginal distance may also be treated as a part of a Buffer Zone. However, the area of such buffer zone, falling within the plot, shall be counted in gross area for computation of FSI. Where a green belt is shown in the Development Plan between residential and industrial zones, the area of such green belt may be counted in gross area for calculation of FSI, if land under such green belt is owned by the applicant.
Provided that, if the land under the industrial zone is utilized entirely for non-polluting industries, IT/ITES, or like purposes, then such buffer zone/open space shall not be necessary.
Rule No. 6.6 Calculation Of Built-Up Area For The Purposes Of FSI
The outer periphery of the construction floor-wise (P-line), including everything but excluding ducts, voids, and items in Regulation No. 6.8, shall be calculated for the purpose of computation of FSI. The open balcony, double-height terraces, and cupboard shall also be included in the P-line of a respective floor, irrespective of its use/function. If part of the stilt, podium, or basement is proposed for habitation purposes or for the construction that is counted in FSI, then such construction shall also be measured in the P-line in that respective floor.
Related Regulations to Rule No.6 -
You can visit our other blogs on regulations through the below-mentioned links:
What are the Regulations for Height of Building in UDCPR 2020?
What is the Calculation of FSI Pline and its exemption in UDCPR 2020?
What are the Projections allowed in Front and Side Margin as per UDCPR 2020?
Regulations for Permissible FSI in Non Congested Area In Maharashtra in UDCPR 2020
What are the Setback, Marginal, Distance, Height in Non Congested Area in Maharashtra in UDCPR 2020

UDCPR 2020 Chapter 9 is all about the Requirements of Part of the Building as per mentioned in the UDCPR
This is Applicable to all Planning Authorities and Regional Plan Areas except Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Other Planning Authorities/Special Planning Authorities/ Development Authorities within the limit of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, MIDC, NAINA, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Hill Station Municipal Councils, Eco-sensitive/Eco-fragile region notified by MoEF & CC and Lonavala Municipal Council, in Maharashtra.
Rule No. 9.27 Provision of Lift
9.27.1 Planning and Design
At least one lift shall be provided in every building that is more than 15 m in height. In the case of buildings more than 24 m. height, at least two lifts shall be provided. However, in the case of a proposal to add one additional floor to an existing building with a lift, it will not be necessary to raise the existing lift to the additional floor.
For buildings or floors of the building to be constructed for Retirement Homes or Senior Citizen Housing, a lift shall be provided irrespective of the height of the building.
The planning and design of lifts including their number, type, and capacity depending on the occupancy of the building, the population of each floor based on the occupant load and the building height shall be in accordance with Section-5 - Installation of Lift & Escalators of Part VIII - Building Services of National Building Code of India.
All the floors shall be accessible for 24 hours by the lifts. The lifts provided in the buildings shall not be considered as a means of escape in case of emergency. Grounding switch at ground floor level to enable the fire service to ground the lift cars in an emergency shall also be provided.
The lift machine rooms shall be separate and no other machinery shall be installed therein.
9.27.2 Fire Lift
Fire lift shall be provided as mentioned in Regulation No.9.29.8.
Rule No. 9.28 Exit Requirements
9.28.1 The following General requirements shall apply to exits
a) In every building or structure, exits shall comply with the minimum requirements of this part, except those not accessible for general public use.
b) Every exit, exit access or exit discharge shall be continuously maintained free of all obstructions or impediments to full use in the case of fire or other emergency.
c) Every building meant for human occupancy shall be provided with exits sufficient to permit safe escape of occupants, in case of fire or other emergency.
d) No building shall be so altered as to reduce the number, width, or protection of exits to less than that required.
e) Exits shall be clearly visible and the route to reach the exits shall be clearly marked and signs posted to guide the occupants of the floor concerned.
f) All exits shall provide continuous means of egress to the exterior of a building or to an exterior open space leading to a street and,
g) Exits shall be so arranged that they may be reached without passing through another occupied unit.
9.28.2 Type of Exits
An exit may be a doorway, a corridor, a passage, or a way to an internal staircase or external staircase, a ramp, or to a verandah and/or terraces that have eaves to the street or to the roof of a building. An exit may also include a horizontal exit leading to an adjoining building at the same level. Lifts and escalators shall not be considered as exits.
9.28.3 Number and Size of Exits
The requisite number and size of various exits shall be provided, based on the number of occupants in each room and floor based on the occupant load, capacity of exits; travel distance, and height of the building as per provisions of Regulation No.9.28.4 to Regulation No.9.28.8.
9.28.4 Arrangement of Exits
Exits shall be so located that the travel distance on the floor shall not exceed as given below :-
Table No.9-D | |
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Type of Building | Travel Distance |
Residential, Educational, institutional, and Hazardous occupancies | 22.5 m. |
Assembly, business, mercantile, Industrial, and Storage Occupancies | 30.0 m. |
Whenever more than one exit is required for a floor of a building, exits shall be placed at remote from each other as possible. All the exits shall be accessible from the entire floor area at all floor levels.
Note – For the buildings where a sprinkler system has been provided in the entire building for fire fighting, the travel distance may be increased by 50% of the value specified in the above table.
9.28.5 Occupant Load
For determining the exits required, the number of persons within any floor area or the occupant load shall be based on the actual number of occupants, but in no case less than that specified in Table No.9-E below :-
Table No.9-E | ||
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Sr. No | Group of Occupancy | Occupant Load Floor Area in sq.m. per person |
(1) | (2) | (3) |
1 | Residential | 12.5 |
2 | Educational | 4.0 |
3 | Institutional | 15 (See Note i) |
4 | Assembly | |
a) With fixed or loose seats and dance floors | 0.6 (See Note ii) | |
b) Without seating facilities including dining rooms | .5 (See Note ii) | |
5 | Mercantile | |
a) Street floor & Sales basement | 3 | |
b) Upper sale floors | 6 | |
6 | Business and Industrial | 10 |
7 | Storage | 30 |
8 | Hazardous | 10 |
Note :
i) Occupant load in dormitory portions of homes for the aged, orphanages, insane, asylums etc. where sleeping accommodation is provided, shall be calculated at not less than 7.5 Sq.m. gross floor area per person.
ii) The gross floor area shall include, in addition to the main assembly rooms or space, any occupied connecting room or space in the same storey or in the storeys above or below where the entrance is common to such rooms and spaces and they are available for use by the occupants of the assembly place. No deductions shall be made in the area for corridors, closets or other subdivisions, that area shall include all space serving the particular assembly occupancy.
9.28.6 Capacity of Exits
1) The unit of exit width used to measure the capacity of any exit should be 50 cm. A clear width of 25 cm. should be counted as an additional half unit. Clear width less than 25 cm. should not be computed for exit width.
2) Occupants per unit exit width shall be in accordance with Table No. 9-F
Table No. 9-F | ||||
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Sr.No. | Group of Occupancy | Number of Occupants | ||
Stairways | Ramps | Doors | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
1 | Residential | 25 | 50 | 75 |
2 | Educational | 25 | 50 | 75 |
3 | Institutional | 25 | 50 | 75 |
4 | Assembly | 40 | 50 | 60 |
5 | Business | 50 | 60 | 75 |
6 | Mercantile | 50 | 60 | 75 |
7 | Industrial | 50 | 60 | 75 |
8 | Storage | 50 | 60 | 75 |
9 | Hazardous | 25 | 30 | 40 |
9.28.7 Provision for Staircase
All buildings having a height more than the ground floor shall have the provision of one staircase. The special buildings specified in Regulations No.1.3(93)(xiv) shall have two staircases out of which one shall be a fire escape staircase.
They shall be of enclosed type. At least one of them shall be on the external walls of buildings and shall open directly to the exterior, interior open space or to an open place of safety. Further, the provision or otherwise of alternative staircases shall be subject to the requirements of travel distance being complied with.
A staircase shall not be provided around the lift shaft unless provided with a fire stop door of 1-hour rating at every floor level and no other openings in the inside wall as illustrated below.
9.28.8 Width of staircase
The minimum width of staircases/corridors for various buildings shall be as below.
Table No.9-G - Minimum width of staircase | ||
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S. No | Use of Building | Minimum width of staircase (in m.) |
1 | Residential Buildings | |
a) Individual Housing up to G + 2 storeys | 0.75 | |
b) Multi-storied Residential Building upto 15 m. height | 1.00 | |
c) Multi-storied Residential Building above 15 m. & upto 24 m. height | 1.20 | |
d) Multi-storied Residential Building above 24 m.height | 1.50 | |
2 | Residential Hotel Buildings | 1.50 |
3 | Assembly buildings like auditoriums, theatres, cinemas, multiplexes, Mangal Karyalaya, marriage halls, etc. | 2.00 |
4 | Institutional & Educational Buildings | 2.00 |
5 | All other buildings excluding Sr. No. (1) to (4) above like | 1.50 |
Note - Internal staircase for duplex tenements shall be of minimum width 0.75 m. and for mezzanine floor shall be of minimum width 0.90 m.
Rule No. 9.29 Other Requirements of Individual Exit at Each Floor
The detailed requirements in respect of exits shall be as provided in Regulations No.9.29.1
to 9.29.8 given below.
9.29.1 Doorways
i) Every exit doorway shall open into an enclosed stairway or a horizontal exit, or a corridor or passageway providing continuous and protected means of egress:
ii) No exit doorway shall be less than 90 cm. in width except in assembly buildings where door width shall be not less than 200 cm. The doorway shall be not less than 200 cm. in height. Doorways for the bathrooms, water closets or stores shall be not less than 75 cm. wide.
iii) Exit doorways shall open outwards, that is away from the room but shall not obstruct the travel along any exit. No door, when opened shall reduce the required width of stairways or landing to less than 90 cm. Overheads or sliding doors shall not be installed.
iv) Exit door shall not open immediately upon a flight of stairs. A landing equal to at least the width of the door shall be provided in the stairway at each doorway. The level of landing shall be the same as that of the floor which it serves.
v) Exit doorway shall be openable from the side which they serve without the use of a key.
vi) Mirrors shall not be placed in exitways or exit doors to avoid confusion regarding the direction of exit.
9.29.2 Revolving doors
Revolving doors shall not be used as required exits except in residential business and mercantile occupancies but they shall not constitute more than half the total required door width.
9.29.3 Stairways
i) The interior staircase shall be constructed of non-combustible materials throughout.
ii) The interior staircase shall be constructed as a self-contained unit with at least one side to the extent of the required opening adjacent to an external wall and shall be completely enclosed.
iii) Hollow combustible construction shall not be permitted.
iv) The minimum width of the tread without nosing shall be 25 cm. for an internal staircase for residential buildings. In the case of other buildings, the minimum tread shall be 30 cm. The treads shall be constructed and maintained in a manner to prevent slipping.
v) The maximum height of the riser shall be 19 cm. in the case of residential buildings and 15 cm. in the case of other buildings. They shall be limited to 15 per flight.
vi) Handrails shall be provided with a minimum height of 100 cm. from the centre of the tread to the top of the handrails. Balusters/railing shall be provided such that the width of the staircase does not reduce.
vii) Floor indicator - The number of each floor shall be conspicuously painted in figures at least 15 cm. large on the wall facing the flights of a stairway or at such suitable place as is distinctly visible from the flights.
viii) The minimum headroom in a passage under the landing of a staircase shall be 2.2 m.
ix) For special buildings, access to the main staircase shall be gained through at least half an hour fire fire-resisting automatic closing doors placed in the enclosing wall of the staircase. It shall be a swing-type door opening in the direction of the escape.
x) No living space, store or other space including fire risk shall open directly into the staircase.
xi) External exit door of the staircase enclosure at ground level shall open directly to the open spaces or should be reached without passing through any door other than a door provided to form a draught lobby.
xii) In the case of assembly, institutional or residential occupancies or hotels or industrial and hazardous occupancies, the exit sign with an arrow indicating the way to the escape route shall be provided at a height of 0.5 m. from the floor level on the wall and shall be illuminated by electric light connected to corridor circuits. All exit way marking signs should be flushed with the wall and so designed that no mechanical damage shall occur to them due to the moving of furniture or other heavy equipment. Further, all landings of the floor shall have floor-indicating boards prominently indicating the number of floors. The floor indication board shall be placed on the wall immediately facing the flight of stairs and nearest to the landing. It shall be of the size not less than 0.5 m. x 0.5 m.
xiii) In case of a single staircase, it shall terminate at the ground floor level and the access to the basement shall be by a separate staircase. Whenever the building is served by more than one staircase one of the staircases may lead to the basement level provided the same is separated at ground level by either a ventilated lobby or a cut-off screen wall without opening, having a fire resistance of not less than 2 hours with discharge point at two different ends or through enclosures. It shall also be cut off from the basement areas at various basement levels by a protected and ventilated lobby or lobbies.
9.29.4 Fire escape or external stairs
A fire escape or external stair shall be provided as provided in Regulation No.9.28.7. External stairs, when provided, shall comply with the following :
i) External stairs shall always be kept in sound operable conditions.
ii) All external stairs shall be directly connected to the ground.
iii) Entrance to the external stairs shall be separate and remote from the internal staircase.
iv) Care shall be taken to ensure that no wall opening or window opens on to or close to external stairs.
v) The route to the external stairs shall be free of obstructions at all times.
vi) The external stairs shall be constructed of non-combustible materials, and any doorway leading to it shall have the required fire resistance.
vii) No external staircase, used as a fire escape, shall be inclined at an angle greater than 45 degrees from the horizontal.
viii) External stairs shall have straight flight not less than 1250 mm. wide with 250 mm. treads and risers not more than 190 mm. The number of risers shall be limited to 15 per flight.
ix) Handrails shall be of a height not less than 1000 mm. and not exceeding 1200 mm. There shall be provisions of balusters with a maximum gap of 150 mm.
x) The use of spiral staircases shall be limited to low occupant load and to a building not exceeding 9 m. in height. A spiral staircase shall be not less than 1500 mm. in diameter and shall be designed to give adequate headroom.
xi) An Unprotected steel frame staircase will not be accepted as a means of escape. However, a steel staircase in an enclosed fire-rated compartment of 2 h will be accepted as a means of escape.
xii) The fire escape staircase shall be connected to other staircases through the common passage on every floor.
9.29.5 Corridors and passageways
i) The minimum width of a corridor shall not be less than 75 cm. in the case of 2 storeys row housing residential buildings and 100 cm. in the case of other buildings and the actual width shall be calculated based on the provision of Regulations No.9.28.3 to 9.28.8 (both inclusive)
ii) Where there is more than one staircase serving a building, there shall be at least one smoke-stop door in the space between the staircases.
iii) Exit corridors & passageways shall be of a width not less than the aggregate required width of exit doorways leading from them in the direction of travel of the exterior/stairways.
iv) Where stairways discharge through corridors & passageways the height of the corridors & passageways shall not be less than 2.4 m.
v) All means of exit including staircases, lifts, lobbies & corridors shall be adequately ventilated.
9.29.6 Refuge Area
For buildings more than 24 m. in height, a refuge area of 15 sq.m. or an area equivalent to 0.3 sq.m. per person to accommodate the occupants of two consecutive floors, whichever is higher, shall be provided as under :
The refuge area shall be provided on the periphery of the floor or preferably on a cantilever projection and open to air at least on one side protected with suitable railings.
a) For floors above 24.0 m. and up to 39.0 m. height - One refuge area on the floor immediately above 24.0 m.
b) For floors above 39.0 m height - One refuge area on the floor immediately above 39.0 m. and so on after every 15.0 m.
9.29.7 Lifts and Escalators
i) Lifts :- Provision of lift shall be made as mentioned in Regulation No.9.27.
ii) Escalators :- Escalators may be permitted in addition to required lifts. Such escalators may also be permitted in the atrium area of the buildings.
9.29.8 Fire lift
Where applicable, fire lifts shall be provided with a minimum capacity for 8 passengers and fully automated with an emergency switch on ground level. In general, buildings 15.0 m. in height or above shall be provided with fire lifts. In case of fire, only the fireman shall operate the fire lift. In normal course, it may be used by other persons. Each fire lift shall be equipped with suitable inter-communication equipment for communicating with the control room on the ground floor of the building. The number and location of fire lifts in a building shall be decided after taking into consideration various factors like building population, floor area, compartmentation, etc.
9.29.9 Fire Escape Chutes/controlled Lowering Device for evacuation
i) a) High-rise buildings having a height of more than 70 m. shall necessarily be provided with fire escape chute shaft/s for every wing adjacent to the staircase.
b) Walls of the shaft shall have 4 hours of fire resistance.
c) One side of the shaft shall be at the external face of the building with proper ventilation.
d) The dimension of the shaft shall not be less than 2.5 m. x 1.5 m.
e) The access to the fire escape chute's shaft shall be made at every floor level from the lobby area or from the staircase mid-landing with a self-closing door having fire resistance of at least
one hour.
f) The fire chute shall be of staggered type with landing of each section at the vertical height
of not more than 21.0 m.
Alternatively,
ii) High-rise buildings having a height of more than 70.0 m., shall be provided with a fire tower at the landing/mid-landing level with a smoke check lobby with a fireman lift being an integral part of the fire escape staircase or fire evacuation lift (Hydro pneumatic/electrically operated) on the external face of the building having opening within the fire escape staircase at landing/mid-landing level with smoke check lobby as approved by Chief Fire Officer shall be provided.
Note - Both the smoke check lobby and with evacuation lift shall have a positive level difference of a minimum of 75 mm. with respect to the staircase landing or mid-landing level to avoid ingress of water in the fireman lift shaft.
9.29.10 Refuge chute/Garbage Chute -
In residential buildings, Refuge chute/garbage chute may be provided with opening on each floor or on mid-landing. Design and specifications of Refuge chute shall be in accordance with provisions of IS 6924.
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Basements as Requirements of Part of Building in UDCPR 2020
Ramp as Requirements of Part of Building in UDCPR 2020
Balcony as Requirements of Part of Building in UDCPR 2020
Provision of Lift as Requirements of Part of Building in UDCPR 2020
Lighting and Ventilation of Room as Requirements of Part of Building in UDCPR 2020
Compound Wall and Other Requirements of Part of Building in UDCPR 2020

UDCPR has a Unified rule, which means that instead of having numerous regulations for every city/region in the state, it is better to have a single rule for all cities in Maharashtra.
But due to some geological conditions or some other restrictions the regulations may vary a bit for some regions in Maharastra.
For Example, the Coastal Region, Hilly Region, Densely Populated Region, and Gaothan can't have the same type of rules, and the rules differ according to it.
UDCPR 2020 Chapter 5 is all about Additional Provisions for Regional Plan Areas.
This is Applicable to all Planning Authorities and Regional Plan Areas except the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Other Planning Authorities/Special Planning Authorities/ Development Authorities within the limit of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, MIDC, NAINA, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Hill Station Municipal Councils, Eco-sensitive/Eco-fragile region notified by MoEF & CC and Lonavala Municipal Council, in Maharashtra.
Rule No. 5.7 For Raigad Regional Plan
5.7.1
The development in the Nagothane growth centre shall be governed by the following regulations.
The lands that fall within the periphery on the north/south direction of the IPCL project complex have been designated as low-density residential zones in which residential users may be permitted subject to the following conditions -
i) Maximum FSI shall be 0.25.
ii) Only ground floor structure shall be permissible.
5.7.2
The development of wadi lands in the coastal belt, which are marked as such in the Regional Plan, development shall be subject to the following conditions, only along the existing roads.
i) Plot with frontage on the existing road.
ii) Ground + one-floor building within 33 m. from the existing road with permissible setback
from the road.
iii) FSI shall be limited to 0.04 maximum with a maximum built-up area of 150sq.m.
Note - Coastal belt is the area within 1 km. from the sea for the purpose of this Regulation.
5.7.3
The development in low-density Zones in Rajpuri and Usar growth centers shall be subject to 0.5 basic FSI.
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