Height of rooms in residential buildings

50

(1)

The height of rooms in residential buildings shall be -

(a) for living rooms and bedrooms not less than 2.8 m ;

(b) for kitchens not less than 2.8 m; and

(c) for bathrooms, lavatories, water-closets, porches, balconies, terraces and garages not less than 2.2 m.

Shops

(2)

The height of ground floor rooms in a shop shall be not less than 3.0 m and the height of upper floor rooms shall be not less than 2.8 m.

Schools

(3)

The height of classrooms in a school shall be not less than 35m.

Hospitals

(4)

The height of rooms used for the accommodation of patients in a hospital shall be not less than 3.5 m. Factories

Factories

(5)

The height of rooms in a factory in which any person works shall be not less than 3.0 m.

Resort buildings

(6)

(a) The height of rooms in a place of public resort shall be not less than 3.0 m. Where a balcony is provided in a place of public resort the height between the level of the topmost tier of the balcony and the ceiling over such topmost tier, and the height between the floor immediately under the balcony and the underside of the balcony, shall be not less than 3.0 m in each case.
(b) In a place of public resort the provisions of paragraph (7) shall apply to water -closets, lavatories, cloak rooms,, kitchens, corridors and rooms to which the public do not have access.

Other buildings

(7)

In a building other than any of those specified in a paragraphs (1) to (6) the height of the rooms on the ground floor shall be not less than 3.0 m and on upper floors not less than 2.8 m except that any part of a ground floor or upper floor may be not less than -

(a) 2.6 m if such part is left open and used as a covered garden; or

(b) 2.40 m if used for car parking purposes.

Basement

(8)

In a basement storey the height of any part thereof or of any room not otherwise specified in paragraphs (1) to (7) shall not be less than -

(a) 2.8 m if used as shops, offices, business premises, plant rooms or the like;

(b) 2.60 m if used for storage purposes; or

(c) 2.4 m if used for car parking purposes.

Clear height of car parking areas

(9)

Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (7) and (8), in those parts of a building used or intended to be used principally for car - parking purposes, the minimum clear height at any part, including the underside of ceiling beams, ducts, sprinkler heads, service pipes, lightings, fixtures and the like, shall be not less than 2.2 m.

Minimum height of covered footways

51. The height of any covered footway constructed pursuant to regulation 50 shall be not less than 3.0 m below which height only the following items may project if the underside of such items be not less than 2.5 m from the footway paving:-

(a) beams;

(b) stairways and landings;

(c) screens; and

(d) signboards and advertisements.