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Normally the buildings plans are required to be submitted through /referred from the concerned building sanctioning authority i.e. concerned Municipal Corporation of Delhi, DDA, NDMC, Delhi Cantonment Board, DUSIB etc. However if the layout plan is approved by the concerned civic agency than the building plans can be directly submitted under simplified procedure as per clause 3.1.3 of UBBL 2016.
The documents required are as per clause 2.8 of UBBL 2016 i.e. Smoke ventilation arrangement plans along with calculations, Automatic Sprinkler system arrangement plans along with hydraulic calculations and fire & life safety measures as covered under rule 33 of Delhi Fire Service Rules 2010. These shall be as per NBC part 4(fire and life safety) /clause 9.3.9 of UBBL 2016.
As per the requirement of the built in environment above systems can be used but the fire safety systems recommended at the time of approval of building plans cannot be compromised.
The fire safety recommendations once issued are valid till there is no addition/ alteration or revision in approved plan.
International Codes of practices normally not considered however if Indian codes are not explicit with reference to the built in environment than whole scheme of the fire safety systems shall be prepared as per the said International Codes of practice. The whole design scheme/project report along with a copy of code shall be provided with plans.
The Fire Safety Certificate issued under RULE 35 unless sooner cancelled shall be valid for a period 5 years for residential buildings (other than hotels)and 3 years for non- residential buildings including hotels from the date of issue.
The capacity of the pumps shall be determined by the actual discharge requirements as per IS 15105/ NBC part 4. The higher value shall be considered.
No, the FSC's are to be renewed after a period of 5 years for residential buildings (other than hotels) and 3 years for non-residential buildings including hotels from the date of issue.At least six months prior to the expiry of FSC, application for renewal of Fire Safety Certificate shall be made to the Director inFORM ‘I’as mentioned in First Schedule of DFS Rules 2010 along with a copy of the Fire Safety Certificate.
The basement having area more than 200 SQM shall be required to provide automatic sprinkler system.
The onus lies on the owner/ occupier of the building. Delhi Fire Service does not authorize any person/ vendor for the said purpose
Delhi Fire Service does not authorise any person/vendor for the sale/purchase of any fire and life safety systems. The systems should be as per BIS standards and can be procured from anywhere.
Any loss due to non-functional fire safety systems shall be borne by the owner/occupier of the premises including the legal proceedings.
Delhi Fire Service follows UBBL-2016/ National Building Code of India 2005.
The number of staircases normally depends upon the requirement of the travel distance and further this shall be ensured by the provisions of Bye law 7.10.
The basic parameters are the type of occupancy as per bye-law 1.4.75 of UBBL-2016, height of the building and the floor area of the building.
The maximum height of the building is restricted as per the provisions of Development control norms of Master Plan of Delhi-2021 and the notifications issued by the Government from time to time (please see Annexure-VI of UBBL-2016).
The classification of various industrial occupancies are as per Annexure'B' of NBC part IV.
The minimum required width of the abutting road is as per bye-law 8.2 of UBBL-2016.
the list is as under:
Abrasive manufacturing premises, Aerated water factories, Agarbatti manufacturing premises, Analytical and/or Q.C. Laboratories, Arecanut slicing and/or Betelnut factories, Asbestos steam packing and lagging manufacturers, Battery charging and service stations, Battery manufacturing, Breweries, Brickwork, Canning factories, Cardamom factories, Cement factories and/or asbestos or concrete products, manufacturing premises, Ceramic factories, crockery, stoneware, pipe manufacturing, Clay works, Clock and watch manufacturing, Clubs, Coffee curing, roasting and grinding factories, Condensed milk factories, milk pasturising plants and dairies, Confectionery manufacturing, Electric lamps (incandescent and fluorescent) and T.V. tube manufacturing, Electroplating works, Engineering workshops, Fruits and vegetables dehydrating and drying factories, Fruits products and condiment factories, Glass and glass fibre manufacturing, Godowns and warehouses (non-combustible goods), Gold thread/gilding factories, Gum and/or glue and gelatine manufacturing, Ice candy and ice-cream and ice factories, Ink (excluding printing ink) factories, Mica products manufacturing.
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The building plans shall be prepared as per bye-law 2.6 UBBL 2016 and must contain the information mentioned under bye-law 2.7 & 2.8.
The design and installation of the Automatic Sprinkler System shall be as per the specifications contained in IS 15105 published by Bureau of Indian Standards. Sprinkler design plans and calculation shall be provided along-with building plans.