At a Glance Dhaka City Building Construction Act 2008
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01. 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)
02. 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.
03. Mandatory
Open Space
a. According
to setback rule and percentage of allowable ground coverage each and every
building plot should maintain mandatory open space.
04. 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
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Land Area (sft) |
Minimum setback Rear (feet) |
Minimum setback each Side (feet) |
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Up to 2152 |
3’-4” |
3’-4” |
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From 2153 to 2959 |
5’-0” |
3’-4” |
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From 2960 to 13988 |
6’-7” |
4’-2” |
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Above 13988 |
6’-7” |
5’-0” |
c. Buildings
over 100’ high or 10 storied buildings should maintain 10’ setback for rear and
2 sides.
05. Setback
of Basement
a. Basement can
be extended into setback area and its limit should not cross 50% of the
mandatory setback.
06. Ground
Coverage
a. All
buildings should maintain allowable ground coverage according to the FAR chart.
07. Building
Height:
a. All rules
regarding building height mentioned in the Master Plan will be followed.
08. 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.).
Existing 16’ wide 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.
09. 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.
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11. Car
Parking:
a. For
Residential buildings
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b. For
Commercial Buildings
Special Note:
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If anyone does not take Occupancy Certificate
then no utility connection will be permitted.
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Allowable built area according to FAR do not include
Parking Area. Whether this parking is in Basement or Ground Floor or 1st
Floor.
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For road width 60’ and above FAR is not
restricted for some occupancy type. For these cases maximum height can be
achieved.
FAR, Allowable Ground Coverage & Adjacent Road Width
(As per
Dhaka City Building Construction Act 2006)
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Building Occupancy Type |
Land Area |
Land Area |
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Up to 150 sqm |
Over 150 sqm to 300 sqm |
Over 300 sqm to 500 sqm |
Over 500 sqm to 650 sqm |
Over 650 sqm to 1300 sqm |
Over 1300 sqm |
Not
Applicable |
Not
Applicable |
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Up to 1614 sft |
Over 1614 sft to 3228 sft |
Over 3228 sft to 5380 sft |
Over 5380 sft to 6994 sft |
Over 6994 sft to 13988 sft |
Over 13988 sft |
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Up to 2.25 katha |
Over 2.25 katha to 4.5 katha |
Over 4.5 katha to 7.47 katha |
Over 7.47 katha to 9.7 katha |
Over 9.7 katha to 19.4 katha |
Over 19.4 katha |
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FAR |
Allowable
ground coverage (%) |
Minimum
Road Width |
FAR |
Allowable
ground coverage (%) |
Minimum
Road Width |
FAR |
Allowable
ground coverage (%) |
Minimum
Road Width |
FAR |
Allowable
ground coverage (%) |
Minimum
Road Width |
FAR |
Allowable
ground coverage (%) |
Minimum
Road Width |
FAR |
Allowable
ground coverage (%) |
Minimum
Road Width |
FAR |
Allowable
ground coverage (%) |
Minimum
Road Width |
FAR |
Allowable
ground coverage (%) |
Minimum
Road Width |
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Type-A: Residential |
3.00 |
65 |
20’ |
3.25 |
60 |
20’ |
3.5 |
60 |
20’ |
3.75 |
60 |
20’ |
4.0 |
50 |
30’ |
5.0 |
50 |
40’ |
6.0 |
50 |
60’ |
6.5 |
50 |
100’ |
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Type-B: Educational
Institute |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
60 |
20’ |
2.5 |
60 |
20’ |
3.0 |
50 |
30’ |
3.5 |
50 |
40’ |
4.5 |
50 |
40’ |
5.5 |
50 |
100’ |
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- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
50[3] |
20’ |
2.25 |
50[3] |
30’ |
2.5 |
50[3] |
30’ |
2.75 |
50[4] |
40’ |
3.0 |
50[4] |
40’ |
4.5 |
50 |
100’ |
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Type-F: Office Type A: Hotel |
2.5 |
65 |
20’ |
3.0 |
60 |
20’ |
3.5 |
50 |
20’ |
4.0 |
60 |
30’ |
5.0 |
50 |
30’ |
10.0 |
50 |
40’ |
NR
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50 |
60’ |
NR
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50 |
100’ |
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33’
high Podium 75%
ground cover |
33’
high Podium 75%
ground cover |
33’
high Podium 75%
ground cover |
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Type C: Institute Type D: Health Service |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3.25 |
60 |
20’ |
3.5 |
50 |
30’ |
4.0 |
50 |
30’ |
5.0 |
50 |
40’ |
NR
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50 |
60’ |
NR
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50 |
100’ |
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33’
high Podium 75%
ground cover |
33’
high Podium 75%
groundcover |
33’
high Podium 75%
ground cover |
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Type E: Congregational Type F: Shop |
2.0 |
65 |
20’ |
2.5 |
60 |
20’ |
3.0 |
50 |
30’ |
3.0 |
50 |
30’ |
3.5 |
50 |
40’ |
5.5 |
50 |
60’ |
6.5 |
50 |
60’ |
NR
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50 |
100’ |
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33’
high Podium 75%
ground cover |
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Type G: Industry Type H: Warehouse Type J: Dangerous Type K: Miscellaneous |
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’ |
5 |
60 |
100’ |
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* Allowable Built Area = FAR X Land
Area
* Allowable Ground
Coverage = Land Area X % of Ground Coverage
Allowable
Built Area
Allowable
Ground Coverage
* Number of Story =
BUILDING OCCUPANCY
TYPE
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Building
Category |
Building
Sub-Category |
Type of
Use |
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(A) Residential |
A-1 |
Single Family House |
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A-2 |
Apartment or Flat |
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A-3 |
Mess, Hostel |
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A-4 |
House for Low-income group |
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A-5 |
Residential Hotel |
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(B) Education Institute |
B-1 |
School, College, University |
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B-2 |
Primary School, Kindergarten |
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(C) Residential |
C-1 |
Child Care, Old Home |
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C-2 |
Prison |
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C-3 |
Correction Center |
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C-4 |
Mental Hospital or Correction Center |
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(D) Health Services |
D-1 |
Hospital, Clinic, Nursing Home, Diagnostic Center,
Laboratory |
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D-2 |
Emergency Health Center |
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(E) Congregational |
E-1 |
Large Auditorium (Without Fixed Chair) |
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E-2 |
Small Auditorium (Without Fixed Chair) |
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E-3 |
Large Auditorium (Fixed Chair) |
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E-4 |
Small Auditorium (Fixed Chair) |
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E-5 |
Stadium, Gymnasium or other sports related |
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(F) Commercial |
F-1 |
Office |
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F-2 |
Small Shop and Market |
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F-3 |
Large Shop and Market |
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F-4 |
Garage and Petrol pump, Gas Station, Hanger |
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F-5 |
Essential Other Service |
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(G) Industry |
G-1 |
Industry Under low risk |
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G-2 |
Industry Under General risk |
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(H) Ware House |
H-1 |
Warehouse for Less flammable material |
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H-2 |
Warehouse for general flammable material |
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(I) Dangerous Use |
J-1 |
Buildings where explosion may happen |
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J-2 |
Chemical, Germs, Radiation etc |
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(J) Miscellaneous |
K-1 |
Personal Garage, and special structure |
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K-2 |
Boundary, Tank Tower etc |