Section 25 in The Punjab Capital (Development and Regulation) Building Rules, 1952
25. Minimum height of a room, verandah etc.
- [The height of a habitable room shall not be less than 2.75 metres (9 feet) measured from the surface of the floor to the lowest point of the furnished ceiling subject to joists, beams or rafters, if provided, being at a height not less than 2.26 metres (7 feet 6 inches) measured from the surface of the floor to the underside of the joists, beams or rafters. In the case of air-conditioned rooms, the minimum height can be 2.24 metres (8 feet) measured from the surface of the floor to the lowest point of the air-conditioning duct or the false ceiling.Provided that the minimum height of a water closet a bath-room, a store, a gallery, a verandah and a mezzanine floor can be 2.26 metres (7 feet 6 inches)] [Rule 25 substituted vide Chandigarh Administration Notification No. UT. 8401-F2-70/22239 dated 21.12.1970.].
