Canberra Building Regulations (ACT)
THE TERRITORY EOR THE SEAT OF
GOVERNMENT.
Regulations under the Building and Services Ordinance 1924.
G E O R G E F O S T E R P E A R C E , the Minister, of State for Home
| , | and Territories, in pursuance of the powers conferred upon me by |
| I | the Building and Services Ordinance 1924, hereby make the following |
Regulations, to come into operation forthwith.
Dated this 16th day of October, 1924.
G. F . P E A R C E ,
Minister of State for Home and Territorial .
C A N B E R R A B U I L D I N G R E G U L A T I O N S . PART I.—-PRELIMINARY.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Canberra Building Regula- »iorttWe.
tions.
| 2. These Regulations are,divided into Par t s as follows:— | ralt*- |
P a r t I .—Prel iminary.
P a r t I I .—General provisions. i
P a r t I I I .—Dwell ing houses and hospitals. ;
P a r t IV.—Residential flat buildings. P a r t
V.—Commercial buildings. • • P a r t VI.—Hostels and lodging houses.
P a r t VII .—Enforcement.
3. These Regulations shall apply to the erection of all buildings Application *t
and other structures in the City Area and to all additions to, or altera-
wholly or in pa r t for commercial purposes:
tions of, existing buildings or structures.
| 4. I n these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears— | D«fl»itto»i. |
• " Approved " means approved by the proper authority; " Archi tec t" means any person who holds an architect's licence
issued by the proper authori ty;
| i | " Basement" means a story, or portion of a story, part ly below the ground level, the ceiling of which is not less than 5 feet above the ground (irrespective of any excavation made to comply with these Regulations) ; |
| " Builder " means any person who holds a builder's licence issued |
by the proper authori ty;
" Cellar " means a story or portion of a story below or part ly below the ground level, the ceiling of which is below the ground level or less than 5 feet above the ground;
" Cement m o r t a r " means a mortar composed of one par t of
cement to three or less than three parts of sand;
" Commercial ' bu i ld ing" means a building constructed for u*«
" C o n c r e t e " means a concrete composed of one par t of Port land cement to six or less parts of approved aggregate;
" Dwelling house " means a building constructed for use wholly or in part for human habitation, but does not include a hostel, lodging house, or residential flat building, or any portion of a commercial building constructed for use for commercial purposes;
" F l a t " means a room or suite of rooms designed for use as a
separate domicile;
" Habitable room " means any living room and includes any room
in which it is intended that persons shall sleep, eat, or cook
. food;
" Residential flat bu i ld ing" means a building containing two or more flats, but does not include a row of two or more dwellings attached to each other such as are commonly known as semi-detached or terrace buildings;
" the City Area " means the area from time to time specified by the Minister under section three of the City Leases Ordinance 1924;
" the proper au tho r i t y " means the person or persons for the time being appointed as such by the Minister.
P A R T I I . — G E N E R A L PROVISIONS.
Issue of
5.— (1.) Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, the proper (2.) Every Architect's Licence shall expire on the thirty-first day of December in the year in which it is issued, but may be renewed for a further period of one year on payment of the prescribed fee.
architects' licences. authority may issue to any person an Architect's Licence authorizing
the holder to practise as an architect in the Terri tory.(3.) Every Architect's Licence shall be subject to cancellation or suspension at the discretion of the proper authority.
Conditions to 6. Before issuing any Architect's Licence, the proper authority shall be compiled Issue of licence. with belore require the applicant— (a) to produce such evidence as the proper authority considers
necessary as to his qualifications and character;
(b) to sign a declaration, in a register to be kept for the pur-
pose, that he will conform to, and comply with, the con-ditions of his licence and the provisions of these Regula-
t ions; and
(c) to pay the prescribed fee.
7.— (1.) Builders' Licences may be issued by the proper authority
Builder'" lieenoes. subject to the same conditions, so far as applicable, as are prescribed in
relation to Architect's-Licences.(2.) A Builder's Licence shall authorize the holder to carry on the business of a building contractor in the Territory.
Fe«i.
8. The fees to be paid in connexion with Architect's Licences and Builders' Licences shall be as f ollows :—
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F o r issue of each licence . . . . 10s. 6d. For annual renewal . . . . 2s. 6d.
Architects to 9. No person shall undertake or execute any work as an architect in connexion with the erection' of any building or other structure in the City Area unless he is the holder of an Architect's Licence issued in accordance with" the provisions of these Regulations. have licences. Building 10. No person shall undertake or execute any work as a building hav^Scencei!' contractor in connexion with the erection of any building or, other
structure in the City Area unless he is the holder of a Builder's Licence
issued in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations.
| obtained a written permit from the proper authority to erect the JoVre™'881011 | 11-—(1-) No builder shall commence any building unless he has Applications |
| building. | buildings. |
| (2.) Application for permission to erect a building shall be made in writing by the builder, and forwarded to the proper authority. | |
| (3.) 'The application shall he accompanied by the prescribed fee, and by two copies of the drawings and specification, prepared and signed by an architect, one copy of which shall be retained by the proper authority and the other copy returned to the builder. | |
| (4.) Where it is proposed to use reinforced concrete, the calcula- tions for the reinforced concrete shall be forwarded with the application. (5.) The drawings and specification shall show andv state in detail the site, design, and purpose of the proposed building, the construction and materials proposed to be employed, the exterior colour scheme, and | |
| particulars of fences, out-buildings, or other structures to be erected. (6.) If the plans and specification are approved, the proper autho- | |
| rity shall issue a written permit for the erection of the building. | |
| (7.) The proper authority may, if it thinks fit, attach special con- ditions to any permit, and may require alterations to be made in the exterior design and colour scheme of any projected building.* | |
| (8.) The proper authority may refuse to grant a permit for the erection of any building unless provision is made, to the satisfaction of the proper authority, for sewerage, water supply, and electric light. |
12. The construction of out-buildings, where permitted under these outimiidingi.
Regulations, shall conform generally to the conditions prescribed for other building's.
13.—(1.) The erection of permanent front fences shall not be per- Fences,
mitted except in special cases where permitted by the proper authority, but wire fences of an approved type may be allowed for the temporary protection of gardens or hedges.
(2.) Dwarf walls or other similar method of treatment for building frontages may be used if approved by the proper authority.
14.—(1.) The fees to be forwarded with applications for permits Fees,
shall be as follows :—•
£ s. d.
Where the building with its appurtenances has a total
floor area not exceeding 400 square feet . . . . 0 5 0 For each additionrl 400 square feet up to 3,600 square
feet . . . . . . . . . . 0 5 0 For all buildings . aving a floor area exceeding 3,600
square feet . . . . . . 2 10 0
<2-> I f - (a) permission to t 'ect the proposed building is refused, or
(b) a. permit is granted, but the building is not proceeded with,and within twelve months the permit is surrendered to the proper authori ty and application made for a refund of portion of the fees paid,
| the builder, but in no case shall the amount retained be less than Five | a sum not exceeding three-fourths of the fee paid may be returned to | |
| shillings. | ||
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buildings.
| rity, erect a building upon any site which has been filled with any 8it«8 | 16.—(1.) ISTo person shall, without the consent of the proper autho- unhealthy |
| material impregnated with fsecal or with animal or vegetable matter | / |
| or upon which such material has been deposited. | |
| (2.) The proper authority may refuse to permit the erection of any building upon the site until all such material has been removed and the depressions filled in with clean soil. | |
| 17.—(1.-) The proper authority may, if it thinks fit, refuse to permit the erection of any building on a site until the subsoil of t he o f s i t «- | Drainage, Ac, |
| colour which may be desired for any particular site or locality, but not necessarily to require the • The object of this regulation is to preserve the general exterior architectural expression arid | well-drained. |
| adoption'of expensive materials or ornamental detail. In this connexion architects »re recom- mended to consult the proper authority before preparing drawings for building project*. |
(2.) I f the proper authority so directs, the whole or part of the »urface of the site shall be covered with a layer of cement concrete or tarred metal rammed solid to a depth of at least 4 inches before building operations are commenced.
(3.) I n the case of a site which is wholly or part ly below the level of the road, the proper authority may refuse to permit the erection of any building on the site unless it is filled in to such extent as the proper authority requires.
Bearing 18. No building shall be erected in such a manner that the pressure capacity on t] j e g r0und exceeds that specified in the following scale:—
Nature of Ground.
Pressure in tons per square foot.
Sound rock (other than shale) . . . . 20
Sound shale rock . . . . . . .'. 8 Na tu ra l compact gravel . . . . . . 6
H a r d clay or ordinary compact shale . . . . 4
Confined clay or confined soil or mixed clay and soil 2
Soft clay or wet and loose soil . . . . . . 1
Position of 19- Every building shall be sited on its allotment in the position Stesdinsii °" required by the proper authority, and the position of any outbuildingg
shall be as determined by the proper authority.*buildings, Height of 20.—(1.) A building shall not exceed two stories in height.
(2.) For the purpose of this regulation any roof space containinga room or rooms and any basement or cellar shall not be counted aa a
story.
Materials and 21.—(1.) The proper authority may refuse to permit the erection construction. of any building having external walls of any material other than brick,
stone, concrete or the like.(2-) Material which, in the opinion of the proper authority, is faulty or unsuitable shall not be used in any building.
(3.) Every part of the building shall be erected good and
workmanlike manner.
Fire-resisting
•22. All buildings shall be of fire-resisting construction, that is to Provided that wood may be used for flooring and nailing strips or joists on top of fire-resisting floors, and for framing of pitched roofs on top of fire-resisting ceilings, and for heads and handrails of stair- cases, and doors, door frames, window frames and. sashes, fitments, furnishings and the like:
materials to be used. say, the walls, floors, flat roofs, ceilings, partitions and stairs shall be
of incombustible material :Provided further that floors, and the framing of flat roofs, pitched roofs, ceilings, partitions and stairs may be constructed of wood in dwelling houses and residential flat buildings:
Provided also that the use of wooden framed walls for dwelling
houses may be permitted in such localities as are from time to time
specified by the Minister by notice in the Gazette. Awniugs and 23. All awnings or verandahs proposed to be erected over any public verandahs over footpaths. footpath shall be of an approved cantilever type. Footings for
24.—(1.) Every wall of a building shall rest upon proper concrete (2.) The projection of the bottom of the footing on each side of the wall shall be equal to at least one-half the thickness of the wall at its base unless the wall is upon the boundary of the land, in which case the projection may be omitted.upon the side on the boundary.
walls. footings or upon a sufficient beam. (3.) The height from the bottom of such footings to the base of the wall shall be equal to at least two-thirds of the thickness of the wall at its base.
Bamp
25.—(1.) Damp-proof courses of lead, a mixture of hot tar, sand, and bitumen or natural asphalt shall be provided and built in all foundation walls, and in ail parapets, gables and chimney stacks above the roof line, in such manner that—
coursei «t«. (a) moisture from the earth shall be prevented from reaching
above the-lowest floors;
* Architicts »r« »dvls«d to consult tbt proper authority befort prtpaiilng dr»-ningi for »»y
k»,ilS!ng projoet.
(Z>) where floors are below outside ground level moisture shall be prevented from reaching the inner face of external wfells:
(c) moisture penetrating the outer portion of cavity walls shall be prevented from reaching the inner face of those walls; and
. (d) moisture penetrating parapet, gable and chimney stack walls above the roof line shall be prevented from reaching the inner face of all external walls below the level of the topmost ceiling.
(2.) I n cavity walls the cavity shall extend not less than 6^ inches below the damp course.
(3.) I f tar, sand and bituimen damp course be used, the lowest horizontal damp course shall be laid in two courses with at least one course of brickwork between, and the walls below the level of the damp course, if of brickwork or stonework, shall be built in cement mortar.
26. (1.) External walls to buildings, not being basement or cellar External wails,
walls, shall be not less than 9 inches in thickness if in brickwork or 6 inches if in concrete or reinforced concrete, and external walls to basements and cellars shall be not less than 13 J inches in thickness:
Provided that the walls of sheds, outhouses, washhouses and the like not exceeding 10 feet in height, may, if the proper authority so permits, be 4-J inches in thickness if in brickwork, or 3 inches if in concrete or reinforced concrete.
(2.) Where there are cavity walls, they shall be built having the two sections securely tied together by wire ties or other effective method, and the combined thickness of the inner and outer par t shall be deemed to be the thickness of the wall.
(3.) The total dead load on any section of any wall shall not exceed 15 tons per superficial foot where the brickwork is in cement mortar, nor 5 tons per superficial foot where the brickwork is not in cement mortar.
(4.) When the length of any wall exceeds 40 feet between piers or cross walls, the ground story walls shall be not less than 13J inches thick.
(5.) When the length of any wall exceeds 60 feet between piers or cross walls, it shall be not less than 13^ inches thick in any part .
(6.) If any story exceeds in height sixteen times the thickness prescribed in sub-regulations (1 . ) , (4.) , and (5.) of this regulation, the thickness of each external wall shall be increased to one-sixteenth of the height of the story.
27,—(1.) The internal division walls shall be not less than 4-J inches internal wal>3
in thickness in the ground and upper stories and not less than 9 inches
in thickness in the basement or cellar.(2.) The internal partit ion walls, if built of terra cotta, coke and cement concrete, or other similarly light and non-combustible material, shall be not less than 2 inches thick:
Provided that any such walls more than 3 inches thick shall not be built upon a floor unless otherwise sufficiently supported.
(3.) Any walls 4-J inches or less in thickness shall be built in cement mortar.
(4.) For the purposes of this regulation " in t e rna l division w a l l " means a wall which carries any load in addition to i ts own dead weight, and " internal partition w a l l " means a wall which does not carry any load other than its own dead weight.
28. Recesses may be formed in external walls provided that— Recesses. (a) the wall at the. back of the recess is not less than 9 inches
thick;
(i) the aggregate extent of the recesses does not exceed one-
half the superficial area of the wall in which they occur;
(c) the combined length of the recesses does not exceed three-
fourths of the length of the wall in which they occur; (d) any such recess is not more than 10 feet in length; and (e) the side of any recess is at least 13 J inches from the face
of any return wall and 18 inches from the side of any
other recess.
29. Chases may be formed in walls provided that the backs are rein- Chases.
forced in such manner as the proper authority directs.
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Party walla.
30.—(1.) All pa r ty walls to separate any two complete buildings shall be not less than 9 inches in thickness unless composed «of rein- forced concrete.
(2.) P a r t y walls composed of reinforced concrete shall be not less than 6 inches in thickness.
(3.) All party walls shall extend at least up to the underside of
the roof covering and above the roof if required by the proper authority.Party fence
31.—(1.) P a r t y fence walls, if of brick, stone, concrete, or the like, Up to 6 feet in height shall not be less than 4Jr inches in thickness and shall be strengthened by 4-2-inch piers, properly spaced, the aggregate width of which shall be not less than ten per _centurn of the length of the walls.
walls. (2.) P a r t y fence walls above 6 feet in height shall not be less than 4 j inches in thickness for the top '6 feet and shall be increased by 4£ inches in thickness for every additional 6 feet in height or fraction thereof,' with piers as provided in the last preceding sub-regulation.
(3.) Footings for par ty fence walls shall be not less than twice the thickness of the wall at its base.
(4.) Except by special permission of the proper authority, no party fence wall shall be more than 10 feet in height.
size of rooms.
32. Every habitable room shall have a cubic space of not less than 1,000 cubic feet measured below 10 feet in height, and in each dwelling house and in each flat there shall be at le'ast one habitable room the cubic space of which shall be not less than 1,440 cubic feet measured below 10 feet in height.
Height of rooms 33.—(1.) Every habitable room which is wholly or part ly in the
roof of a building shall be for at least two-thirds o'f-tke area of the
' floor not less than 9 feet in lieight and shall not in any par t be less
than 5 feet in height.
(2.) All other habitable rooms shall be not less than 9 feet in
height : • Provided that bays, ingle nooks and recesses for furniture added to rooms may be less than 9 feet in height, but the ceiling of the bays, ingle nooks and recesses shall be not less than 6 ft. 8 in. in height.
Rooms for
34. A building in which there is a room, designed for the assembling of persons for any purpose, having a floor area of 500 or more superficial feet, shall be designed and constructed in compliance with the following provisions:—
assembly. (a) The room shall be provided with at least two exits;
(b) If the room be on any floor above the ground floor it shallbe provided, in addition to the two exits, with two stair- cases leading from the ground floor, or one such staircase and a fire escape; .
(c) The exits and staircases and the passages connecting them
shall be of a total width calculated in the proportion of
20 inches for every 600 superficial feet of floor area, but no passage, stair or exit shall be less than 3 ft. 6 in. in
width nor more than 10 feet in width;(d) The stairs shall be uniform throughout with risers not more than 7 inches high and treads not less than 10 inches wide exclusive of nosings;
(e) Each flight of steps shall contain not less than three nor
more than fifteen risers;
( / ) Landings shall be half-space or quarter-space and there
shall be no winding stairs;
(g) There shall be sufficient handrails, securely fixed, and staircases over 6.feet in width shall have a centre hand- r a i l ;
(h) The stairs and landings shall be of such strength as to be capable of carrying with absolute safety the largest number of people who may be expected to use them at
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one t ime ;
(?') All doors used as exit doors from the room shall be hung in two folds, fitted with " p a n i c " bolts and made to open outwards towards the thoroughfare or way;
(;') All doors between the room and the open air shall be hung so as not to obstruct, when open, any gangway, passage, staircase or landing;
(k) A door shall not open immediately upon a flight of steps, but a landing of at least equal depth to the width of the door shall be provided between the steps and the doorway.
35.—(1.) Every room of a building shall be so constructed that ^s^" 1 ? a n d
for every 1,000 cubic feet or par t thereof of air apace in the room, there shall be 24 square inches at the least of unobstructed ventilation to the outer air by means of air bricks at or near the level of the ceiling.
(2.) Every habitable room, or room or alcove in which food is likely to be stored or prepared, and every bath room, enclosed laundry and privy closet, shall have at least one vertical window opening directly to the outside air. One half at least of the window shall be con- structed to open to its full extent, and so that the opening may extend to the top of the wmdow.
(3.) Notwithstanding anything contained in this regulation, any other system of ventilation may be substituted for windows in a pantry if the proper authority is satisfied that that system is equally efficient.
(4.) I n every bedroom having only one window, there shall be pro- vided cross ventilation by means of at least 24 square inches of unobstructed opening in some wall of the room other than that in which the window is situated.
(5.) The window or windows of any room (other than a bathroom or privy closet) shall have a superficial area (clear of the sash frame) of not less than one-tenth of the floor area of the room.
(6.) The window of any bathroom shall not be less than 3J square feet and the window of any privy closet not less than 2 square feet.
(7.) Any window the top of which is more than 12 feet above either the ground or any external flat surface of sufficient bearing capacity shall be so constructed that it can be cleaned from the interior of the building'.
| unless the permission of the proper authority has first been obtained. &0' | 36.— (1.) ISTo water closet or urinal shall be placed in any bathroom Water-closets, |
(2.) The minimum width of a water closet compartment shall be 2 ft. 9 in., and the minimum floor area 14 superficial feet.
37.— (1.) The lower story of every building shall be built at such Drainage,
a level that it may be practicable to construct a drain sufficient for its
effectual drainage.
(2.) The ground floor of any building at or near the street alignment shall not be at a lower level than that of the crown of the adjoining roadway, and no ground floor of any building shall be at a lower level than 15 inches above the surface of. the ground at the highest point within 10 feet of the, building.
(3.) Every building shall be provided with drains sufficient to carry away from the building all surface or r'ain water, and also sewers for carrying away all sewage.
.(4.) Where it is practicable to lay drains and sewers otherwise, they shall not be laid beneath a building.
| (5.) Fil l ing shall not be placed on any site in such a way as to cause storm water to accumulate on any adjacent land. |
38.—(1.) Except as provided in this section, the erection of hoard- Hoardings, ic-
ings shall not be permitted.
(2.) The proper authori ty may permit the use by the builder of
any limited area of any footpath, roadway or other public space for
a specified period for the general purposes of the erection of a building.
(3.) Such area shall be enclosed, if so required by the proper
authority, with a good and sufficient hoarding for the safety of the
^public, and the hoarding shall be well and sufficiently lighted from
sunset to sunrise and shall not be used for the display of advertisements.
39.—(1.) ISTo advertising device, notice or sign of any kind shall be Advertising
fixed to or displayed upon any building or any portion thereof without
the permission of the proper authority.
(2.) The erection of " skysigns " on any building shall not be per-
mitted.
40.—(1.) For the purpose of this regulation "bu i ld ing owner" A $ ^ £ _
means the lessee or sub-lessee of any land who proposes to erect thereon Entry,
a building the plans and specifications of which have been approved and shoring.
by the propej authority.
(2.) Where a building owner proposes to erect a building in close proximity to any other building, and it is necessary for him to- excavate the ground against or near a wall of the other building in any manner likely to affect the stability of the building or of any portion thereof, the building owner shall at his own cost, before commencing the excavation, securely shore up the wall together with all beams, floors, ceilings, roofs, or other parts of the other building carried by the wall.
(3.) The building owner shall at his own cost, when necessary, underpin the wall to its full thickness and to the full depth of the excavation with sufficient proper material in a workmanlike substantial manner, and shall cut out, repair, rebuild or otherwise make good any damage caused by reason of the underpinning to the wall, beams, floors, ceilings, roof or other parts of the other building.
(4.) For the purpose of complying with this regulation, a building' owner, his servants, agents or workmen may at reasonable hours enter upon the premises of the owner of the adjoining building.
(5.) The building owner shall pay compensation for any disturbance of business or for any damage or injury caused by the entry or the underpinning.
(6.) Notwithstanding anything contained in this regulation, where plans and specification have been submitted for any building, .and it appears to the proper authority that an adjoining building is likely to be built in such a way that the lowest floor of the adjoining building will be at a lower level than that for which plans and specification have been submitted, the proper authority may require any wall to be built to such a depth that the adjoining building may be built without underpinning any such wall, but this sub-regulation shall not relieve any building owner from liability under sub-regulations (2.) and (5.) of this regulation.
(7.) JSTo projection or par t of any building shall be built in such a way that it encroaches upon the land of the adjoining owner.
Application
41. The provisions of this P a r t shall apply to all buildings, but where any inconsistency occurs between the provisions of this P a r t and those of P a r t I I I . , IV. , V., or VI.-, the provisions of this P a r t shall be deemed to be modified to such extent as is necessary to avoid incon- sistency.
of part.
P A E T I I I . — D W E L L I N G HOUSES AND HOSPITALS.
Number of 42. The conditions of lease of each site for residential purposes dwellings to be erected on site. must be observed so far as concerns the number of dwellings to be
erected upon the site.Permit for 43. The proper authority may issue a permit to build any building to be used as an outhouse, stable, garage, caretaker's quarters, or the like, in addition to a dwelling house on any residential site, provided that the outhouse, stable,' garage, caretaker's quarters or the like is intended to be used solely in connexion with the dwelling house. outbuildings. Semi-detacl.ed 44. On specified allotments the proper authority may permit the houses. erection of semi-detached dwelling houses when these may be in possible
association with commercial premises.
Dwelling not 45. ISTo dwelling house, or pair of semi-detached dwelling houses, to occupy more than together with the appurtenances thereof, to be erected on any allotment two-thirds of allotment. shall occupy more than two-thirds of the allotment, and the minimum
of unoccupied area shall not be less than 1,000 superficial feet.Combined 46. The proper authority may permit the erection of a building shops and dwellings intended to be used as a shop and dwelling combined on any site in an
area set apart as a shopping area.Wails to be 47. The external side wall of any detached or semi-detached dwell- 6 feet from boundary. ing shall be at least 6 feet from the side line of the allotment. Bathrooms,
48.— (1.) Every dwelling house shall be provided with a completely ejnclosed bathroom, containing a bath with water laid thereto.
(2.) The floor surfaces of bathrooms shall be of impervious material properly graded and drained.
(3.) A bathroom shall have at least 30 superficial feet of floor area. 49.—(1.) Every dwelling house shall be provided with a laundry with wash-tubs and copper or other means of washing clothes with the water laid thereto.
Laundries. (2.) The floor surface of laundries shall be of impervious material properly graded and drained.
(3.) Notwithstanding anything contained in this regulation, the proper authority may in special circumstances exempt any dwelling house from the provisions of this regulation.
50. Every dwelling house to accommodate more than 25 persons large
shall comply with regulations 52, 59, 60, 61, and 62 of these Eegula- boardhfg'
| f i rm 5 | schools, |
| l j i L m s | - | convents, &o. |
51.—(1.) Every huilding designed to he used as a hospital shall HosPltal3-
have at least two means of exit as remote as practicable from each other, and the corridors and stairs (if any) leading to such exits shall be of ample width for the easy removal of patients.
(2.) T h e m i n i m u m width of any door or doors between a ward and the two exits or any stairs between a ward and the two exits shall be 3 ft. 6 in., and the minimum width of any passage between a ward and the two exits shall be 4 fee;t.
(3.) The building shall be so planned that occupied beds may be wheeled or carried from the wards to the two exits.
P A R T IV.—RESIDENTIAL F L A T BUILDINGS.
52. A residential flat building shall not occupy more than two- Building not
| erected within 6 feet of the boundary between the allotment on which of aUotment- | thirds of the allotment of land on which it stands, and shall not be than two-thirds |
| it stands and any adjoining allotment. |
53.— (1.) Each .flat in a residential flat building shall contain a 4°wS?ridedn
bathroom, a water closet, and a kitchen or alcove where food may be in flats.
prepared, in which a kitchen sink with running water shall be fixed.
Provided that in a residential flat building where a room is pro- vided for meals to be taken by all the tenants, or a kitchen provided for the preparation of food for all the tenants, a separate kitchen need not be provided for each flat if the approval of the proper authority is obtained before the erection of the building.
(2.) I n a flat containing not more than four habitable rooms the water closet may be fixed in the bathroom, but in a flat containing five or more habitable rooms, the water closet shall be fixed in a separate compartment.
(3.) The minimum width of a bathroom shall be 5 feet and the minimum floor area 30 superficial feet where the water closet is in a separate compartment, but the size shall be increased by not less than 1 ft. 6 in. in length or width where the water closet is fixed in a bath- room.
| (4.) The floor surfaces.of bathrooms, water closets and laundries shall be of impervious material graded to a suitable' outlet. | ' |
| (5.) The height of a bathroom or of a water closet shall be not less than 8 feet from floor to ceiling for at least one half the area of the floor: | |
| Provided that if the flushing cistern is placed above the ceiling or if there is no overhead flushing cistern the height may be reduced to | |
| 7 ft. 6 in. |
54.—(1.) A cellar shall not be designed for occupation as a flat. Ssement1
(2.) A basement shall not be designed for occupation as a flat unless there is an excavated or natural area at least 3 feet wide around the
| external walls in which there are doors or windows; and unless the | . . |
| bottom of the excavation is at least 6 inches lower than the level of the floor of the basement. |
55. In every flat containing more than one bedroom, bedrooms shall Pnvacy-
be separately accessible, 'knd one bathroom and one water closet, if in a separate compartment, shall be accessible without passing through a bedroom.
56—(1 . ) The dividing walls and the floors between flats shall be ^ j ^ 6 8 3 0 '
so constructed as to minimize the conducting of sound.
(2.) In ternal walls dividing separate flats or dividing flats from , common halls shall be not less than 9 inches in thickness.
(3.) In ternal walls dividing separate flats, if built of ter ra cotta or other suitable non-combustible material carried up from beams for each story shall be of double thickness with a cavity between of not less than 2 inches.
Common halls
and stairways. 57.—(1.) A common hall serving flats containing together not more than eight habitable rooms shall not be less than 4 feet wide and shall be increased 6 inches in width for every additional eight habitable rooms or fraction thereof served. (2.) A stairway serving flats containing together not more than twenty habitable rooms shall be not less' than 3 ft. 6 in. wide; stairways • serving flats containing together more than twenty habitable rooms shall be not less than 4 feet wide. (3.) All two-story buildings designed to contain more than twenty habitable rooms must be provided with two or more staircases, but where more than one staircase is provided the width .of each staircase may be 20 per cent, less than that required by the last preceding sub-regulation. (4.) Every common hall shall have windows and ventilation to the outer a i r , . i n the proportion provided for rooms in P a r t I I . of these Regulations, or an equally effective glazed and ventilated skylight. The skylight shall be formed of wired glass or protected by a screen outside of galvanized wire nett ing of not less than 12 gauge with mesh not more than 1 inch, fixed at least 6 inches above the skylight and projecting beyond every free edge of the skylight not less than 6 inches. Garbage. 58. The owner of every residential flat building shall provide within each flat or conveniently accessible from each flat— (a) means satisfactory to the proper authority for the destruc-
tion of garbage, or
(b) satisfactory means of conveying garbage to a common re-
ceptacle, or
(c) a separate and suitable receptacle for holding garbage unti l it is removed, and a place for the receptacle in the open air or in a closed-off closet or space so that the garbage shall be free from offence, and provision for the removal of the receptacle other than through the main or front entrance of the building.
Yards.
59.—(1.) Every residential flat building shall have a yard at the rear, extending across the entire width of the allotment, open to the sky at' every point, and unobstructed, except that a fire escape, bridge or platform not exceeding 4 feet i n width may extend over the yard from the building to a neighbouring building or to the ground.
(2.) A building of one story only in height may be erected on the same site as, and as an appurtenance to, a residential flat building, but shall not encroach upon the area not occupied by buildings to an extent greater than 10 per cent, of that area:
Provided that ,the area not occupied by buildings shall not in any case be reduced below one-third of the area of the allotment.
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60.—(1.) Every area for light and air shall be open to the sky, and unobstructed from at least 3 feet above the floor of the lowest flat having windows or. doors facing the area.
(2.) The minimum width and extent of every area for light and air which is surrounded by walls shall be:—
Width.
Exfent.
Eor a one-story building . . 5 feqt 40 superficial feet.
Eor a two-story building . . 6 feet 60 superficial feet. (3.) Every area for light and air having one open side shall be
of the following minimum widths and areas:—
Minimum Width. Minimum Area.
For a one-story building . . 5 feet . . 20 superficial feet. Eor a two-story building . . 6 feet . . 36 superficial feet. (4.) A light area may bef used for pipes, chutes, and the like, pro-
vided that the prescribed minimum area of shaft and the window
openings are left unobstructed.(5.) The walls of a light area shall not be less than 9 inches in thickness, and the faces of the! walls shall be white or light coloured.
Drainage and 61.—(1.) All light areas shall be paved with an impervious UghUKas. material , graded to carry water quickly to the inlet of a drain con- • nected with the drainage system.
(2.) Adequate means of access shall be provided to all light areas.
ertmguishers. *>2. Every residential flat building shall be provided, if so required by the proper authority, with approved appliances for the extinction of fire.
P A R T V.—'COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.
63.—-A commercial building which is not designed to be used as a commercial ' dwelling in any par t may (subject to compliance with the provisions Sp™ whole of P a r t I I . of these Eegulations as to lighting and ventilation) occupy allotment,
the whole of the allotment on which it stands.
64. In ternal courts shall have a width of a least one-third the internal courts,
height .of the enclosing walls and in length shall be three-fourths of
the width of the allotment:Provided that the internal courts shall not be less than 10 feet in width, and the walls thereof shall be white or light coloured.
65. ISTo par t of -any floor shall be more than 30 feet from an unob- Lighting.
structed window facing a public place or 25 feet from a window fronting
an internal court :Provided that in the case of a window or windows facing a space of at least 300 feet in a horizontal direction, from which unobstructed light is secure for all time, the distance may be more than 30 feet, but shall not be more than 60 feet.
tions of lighting prescribed where materials used or manufacturing conditions. g 66. The proper authority may permit variations from the condi- Variations processes or the purposes of the building make variations advisable.
67. The proper authority may require that there shall be displayed Bearing upon the wall of any room a permanent legible notice stating the floor? bearing capacity of the floor.
P A R T VI.—-HOSTELS AND LODGING HOUSES.
open spaces, position on site, lighting, ventilation, size of bathrooms g mg ' °" 68. The provisions of P a r t IV . of these Eegulations in regard to open spaces, and water' closets shall apply to lodging houses and hostels.
69.—(1.) I n every hostel and -lodging 'house at least one bathroom Bathrooms, &c.
shall be provided for every eight bedrooms.
(2.) Sufficient separate bathrooms shall be provided for each sex when the number of bedrooms exceeds eight.
(3.) Separate water closets shall be provided for each sex when the number of bedrooms exceeds eight, and there shall be at least one closet to every fifteen persons, exclusive of those provided for staff.
P A R T V I I . — E N F O R C E M E N T .
into or pulling down of work in any case where the proper authority wor ' 70.—(1.) The proper authority may order the opening or cutting puumgdown has reason to believe or suspect that anything has been done in con-
travention of these Eegulations-
(2.) If it is found that anything has been done in contravention of .
these- Eegulations, the builder shall be required to comply with the Eegulations, and shall 'bear the full cost of pulling down, opening or
| cutting into, the work, and of executing the work in compliance with these Eegulations. | (3.) If it is found that there has been no contravention of these |
Eegulations, the cost of pulling down, opening or cutting into, the
work, and the cost of reinstatement shall be borne by the proper
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(4.) This Eegulation shall not affect the liability of any person in regard to the institution of proceedings for any offence against these Eegulations. .
| ing a permit from the proper authority shall be liable on conviction offences- | 71.—(1.) Any person who erects any building without first obtain- penalties for |
to a penalty not exceeding Fi f ty pounds, and, in addition, to a daily
1 penalty not exceeding Five pounds for any continuation of the offence after the receipt of a notification from the proper authority.
(2.) Any person who fails to comply with any provision of these Eegulations shall be guilty of an offence, and, where no other penalty is provided, shall be liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding Five pounds for "the first offence, and Ten pounds for any subsequent offence, and, in addition, to a daily penalty not exceeding Ten shillings per day for any continuation of the offence after the receipt of a notification from the proper authority.
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