Muscat Municipality Local Order No.

23/92 Building Regulation For Muscat

Reem Asma

1. Area and Dimensions of Rooms :

The minimum areas and dimensions of rooms in buildings are determined a cording to the following :
Description Minimum area ( Sq. . M) Least Dimension

Bedrooms
Office Shop or showroom Kitchen Bathroom Toilet

12.00
8.10 8.10 5.00 4.00 1.50

3.00
2.70 2.70 2.00 1.80 0.90

Office & Shop or showroom

Bedroom

m m

m m Bathroom

Toilet

Kitchen

 Rooms and other building facilities should be provided with an opining or openings ( windows ) for ventilations and natural lighting . The minimum area of an opining should be as follows : 1. 7% the ground area of a residential room or office . 2. 5% the ground area of a bathroom and toilet . 3. 6% the ground area of a stair will in the same floor .
Description Bedrooms Office Shop or showroom Kitchen Minimum area ( Sq. . M) 12.00 8.10 8.10 5.00 The minimum area of an opining 12*(7/100) 8.10* (7/100) 8.10*(7/100) 5.00*(6/100)

Bathroom Toilet

4.00 1.50

4.0*(5/100) 1.5*(5/100)

3. Internal Heights :
Article 1 : In residential areas the minimum headroom shall be as follows : A. Ground floor or one-storey buildings . 3.00 m up to 4.00 m maximum . B. Upper floors 2.80 m up to 3.60 m maximum .

2.8 to 3.6

2.8 to 3.6

3.00 up to 4.00 Ground floor or one-storey buildings

 Article 2 : In Commercial and Commercial Residential Building the minimum net headroom shall be follows : A. Ground floor 4.00 m up to 4.75 m maximum in case there is no mezzanine . B. In case of mezzanine , the minimum height of ground floor should be 6m. C. The minimum height of mezzanine is 2.60 m to 3.00 m maximum . D. Upper floors 2.80 to 3.60 maximum .

2.8 to 3.6m

2.80 m to 3.60m 6 m 2.60 m to 3.00m mezzanine

2.8 to 3.6 m

4.00 up to 4.75 m Without mezzanine With mezzanine

4. Industrial Areas :
A. The height for workshops , store rooms and factories with sheds should be 8m maximum . B. For workshops and stores built in reinforced concrete with no mezzanine the height may be 4.5 m minimum or 6 m t0 7 m maximum .

4 or 6-7 m 8m

store rooms and factories with sheds

workshops and stores built in reinforced concrete

Building single storied buildings or the ground floor of multistoried building up to seven floors, ground floor is not included floors above the 7th floor (ground floor not included No openings or windows road, of width 6 m. minimum

A set-back area 1.50 m. minimum shall be left

A set-back 3 m shall be left ,openings is less than 15% of set-back shall be 5 m edge of the road shall be half the difference between the width of the existing road and.6 m.

Ground floor 1.50 m

C A building

edge
Road 6m

edge =0.5(the existing road -6) 1-7 floor 3.0 m B

more7 floor
5.0 m

6. Car Parks :
Car parks shall be provided in each building according to the use of the building .
Area Residential Areas Commercial and Commercial-Residential Area Industrial and Warehouses Area Cinemas, Theatres and Entertainment Centres Clubs and Similar Facilities No. Parking 1 car park 1 car for flat, shop, office, plus 1 for every additional 50 sq.m. One car park at least for every five employees. One car park at least for every 15 seats. One car park at least for every 12 Sq.m. Five Star Hotels : A car park for every 3 beds Four Star Hotels : A car park for every 5 beds Three Star Hotels : A car park for every 10 beds

Hotels

Examples :
A commercial all of area 300 m2 . 300 100 = 200 m2 . 200/50 = 4 No of car = 4+1 = 5 car parking .

 The dimension of parks whether on road sides :

Length : 5m Width : 2.40 m

5.00 m 2.40 m W

 The minimum width of paths within car parks is as follows :

A. * Parallel Parking :
Path = 3 m

B . Inclined Parking :

Path = 3.5 m makes an angle of 45

C. Perpendicular ( Right angle ) :

Path = 6 m .

7 6 5 4 3
2 1

more than three floors or height more than 13.5m &area more than 350 sq.m

corridors, emergency exits or additional stairs leading directly outside

4 3 2 1

Less than four floors and floor area of 450 sq.m., maximum

staircase condition provided and no need for other.

The distance from escape staircase

not be more than 10m

exit

Door

The staircase provided for escape

90 cm 20 cm

The number of steps Seeding in one direction shall not exceed 12

The distance from the door at any bedroom

exit

not be more than 7.50m

Door

Materials use for safety

Staircases, emergency exits, corridors and walls shall be capable of resisting fire for half an hour.

Doors of bedrooms, kitchen and the main entrance of

the unit shall be fire resistant for half an hour at least.

emergency exits

corridors

stairs leading directly outside

Thank you