9.5.1 Location and extent

Ledge or Tand may be provided at suitable places as per requirement. Lofts may be provided over kitchen, habitable rooms, bathrooms, water closets, and corridor within a tenement in residential buildings, over shops and in industrial building, as mentioned in below Table No.9-B subject to the following restrictions –

i) The clear head room under the Loft shall not be less than 2.1 m.

ii) Loft in commercial areas and industrial building shall be located 2.0 m. away from the entrance.

iii) Loft shall not interfere with the ventilation of the room under any circumstances.

iv) The maximum height of loft shall be 1.5 m. Table No.9-B - Provision of Loft Sr. Maximum Coverage Rooms over which Permitted No. (Percentage to area or room below)

     (1)                          (2)                                    (3)
      1         Kitchen / Habitable room                                  25
      2         Bathroom, water closet, corridor                         100
      3         Shops with width up to 3.0 m.                             33
      4         Shops with width exceeding 3.0 m.                         50
      5         Industrial                                                33