At a Glance Dhaka City Building Construction Act 2006

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 Land Area (sft) Minimum setback Rear Minimum setback Rear (feet) (feet) Up to 2152 3-4 3-4 From 2153 to 5-0 3-4 2959 From 2960 to 6-7 4-2 13988 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.).

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. 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. 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.

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 BUILDING OCCUPAN CY TYPE FAR Over 150 sqm to 300 sqm Over 1614 sft to 3228 sft Over 2.25 katha to 4.5 katha Allowa ble groun d covera ge (%) LAND AREA Over 300 sqm to 500 Over 500 sqm to 650 sqm sqm Over 3228 sft to 5380 Over 5380 sft to 6994 sft sft Over 4.5 katha to 7.47 Over 7.47 katha to 9.7 katha katha Allowabl e Minimu ground m Road coverag Width e (%) Allowa ble ground covera ge (%) LAND AREA Over 650 sqm to 1300 sqm Over 6994 sft to 13988 sft Over 9.7 katha to 19.4 katha Allowa ble groun d covera ge (%) Over 1300 sqm Over 13988 sft Over 19.4 katha Not Applicable Not Applicable

Allowabl e Minimu ground m Road FAR covera Width ge (%)

Minim um FAR Road Width

FA R

Minimu m Road Width

FAR

Minim um Road Width

FA R

Allowa ble groun d covera ge (%)

Minim um Road Width

FAR

Allowa ble groun d covera ge (%)

Minim um Road Width

FA R

Allowa ble groun d covera ge (%)

Minim um Road Width

Type-A: Residentia l Type-B: Education al In stitute Type-F: Office Type A: Hotel Type C: Institute Type D: Health Service Type E: Congregat ional Type F: Shop Type G: Industry Type H: Warehous e Type J: Dangerou s

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

50 50 50[3]

30 30 30

5.0 3.5 2.7 5 10. 0

50 50 50[4] 50

40 40 40 40

6.0 4.5 3.0 NR

50 50 50[4] 50

60 40 40 60

6.5 5.5 4.5 NR

50 50 50 50

100 100 100 100

2.5

65

20

3.0

60

20

3.5

50

20

4.0

60

30

5.0

50

30

33 high Podium 75% ground cover 5.0 50 40 33 high Podium 75% ground cover

33 high Podium 75% ground cover NR 50 60 33 high Podium 75% groundcover

33 high Podium 75% ground cover NR 50 100 33 high Podium 75% ground cover NR 50 100

3.2 5

60

20

3.5

50

30

4.0

50

30

2.0 2.0

65 65

20 20

2.5 2.0

60 65

20 20

3.0 2.0

50 65

30 20

3.0 2.0

50 65

30 30

3.5 3.0

50 60

40 30

5.5 3.5

50 60

60 40

6.5 4.5

50 60

60 40

33 high Podium 75% ground cover 5 60 100

Type K: Miscellane ous

* 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

BUILDING OCCUPANCY TYPE

Building Category Building SubCategory
A-1 A-2 A-3 A-4 A-5 B-1 B-2 C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 D-1 D-2 E-1 E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5 F-1 F-2 F-3 F-4 F-5 G-1 G-2 H-1 H-2 J-1 J-2 K-1 K-2

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