UDCPR 2020 / Chapter 9, Requirements of part of building
9.4.3 Other requirements of bath room and water closet
UDCPR 2020 as amended to 30.01.2025
Every bathroom or water-closet shall –
i) be so situated that it derives ventilation from ventilation shaft or external air;
ii) have a window or ventilator, opening to a shaft or open space, of area not less than 0.3 sq.m. with side not less than 0.3 m.;
iii) all the sewerage outlets shall be connected to the sewerage system. Where no such systems exist, a septic tank shall be provided within the plot conforming to the requirements of Regulation No.9.25.
To see how 9.4.3 and the rest of UDCPR apply to a particular plot, with the clause behind every figure, open Citiwise.
The text of the Unified Development Control and Promotion Regulations for Maharashtra State, as amended to 30.01.2025. The notification of the Urban Development Department, Government of Maharashtra, is the authoritative text.