At a Glance Dhaka City Building Construction Act 2007
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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 |
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