Section 28 in The Punjab Capital (Development and Regulation) Building Rules, 1952
28. Special provisions with regard to kitchens, bath-rooms and water closets.
- [(i) For the purpose of this rule a kitchen shall be deemed to be habitable room and all the afore-mentioned requirements regarding ventilation shall apply to it except insofar that the minimum area of the kitchen shall not be less than 4.5 sq. mts. with minimum width of 1.5 meter. A kitchen which is also intended to be used as Dinning Room shall have a floor area not less than 9.5 sq. mts. with a minimum width of 2.4 metres.(ii)A kitchen shall have a minimum height of 2.75 metres except for the portion to accommodate floor trap of the upper floor. It shall have a fire place with a smoke flue or an exhaust fan.(iii)The size of bathroom shall be not less than 1.85 sq. mts. with a minimum width of 1.2 metres. The minimum size of water-close shall be 1.1 sq. mts. with a width of 0.9 metre. If it is a combined bathroom and water- closet, the minimum area shall be 2.8 sq. mts. with a minimum side of 1.2 mts.(iv)Where the water-closet room in a building is not connected to exterior it shall be ventilated by mechanical means or through a duct of minimum area of 1 sq. mt. with a minimum width of 0.9 metre.(v)Soil or ventilating pipes shall not be allowed on the exterior face of any building. They shall either be embedded in the walls or pipe ducts be provided to accommodate them.](vi)The minimum dimensions of water-closet room shall be as follows :-(a)Where the water closet is situated in a two or more storey building and vent pipe is carried inside the water-closet room the minimum dimensions shall be 3'-4½" in width by 4' - 6" in length;(b)Where a water closet in installed in a building and the vent pipe is carried on the side or rear of the building or in a duct, the minimum dimensions shall be 3' - 0" in width and 4' - 6" in length;(c)Where Indian type water-closet is installed in a two or more storey building or part of such a building and the vent pipe is carried in a duct, the minimum dimension shall be 3' - 0" in width and 4' - 6" in length;(d)Where pedestal water-closet is installed and the vent pipe is carried in a duct outside the area of water-closet room or in the case of one storey structure on the outside wall the minimum dimensions shall be 2' - 9" in width and 4' - 6" in length.Explanation. - Notwithstanding the above (b), (c) and (d) the minimum dimensions shall be adhered to, where two or more W.Cs. are grouped together. In this case one W.C. room containing the vent pipe shall have the minimum width of 3' - 4".[28A. - (i) The basement storey shall be permissible in any area other than the City Centre, i.e. Sector 17 unless expressly restricted in the Zoning Plan of such area.] [28A substituted vide Chandigarh Administration Notification No. UT. 4621- F2-69 dated 18.8.1969.](ii)In the case of building in the City Centre i.e. Sector 17, the erection or re-erection of the basement storey shall be compulsory, subject to the restrictions set out in the Architectural Control Sheets.
