Most people designing a building on a YEIDA plot think about floor area ratio, coverage and setbacks, which we cover in our guide to what you can build on a YEIDA residential plot. But the 2010 Building Regulations also make parking, tree planting, rainwater harvesting and solar provisions mandatory, and a building plan that ignores them will not be sanctioned, nor the occupancy certificate issued. This guide sets out those requirements from the regulations.
Key facts at a glance
- Parking is calculated per the FAR area and varies by use: one space per 150 sq m of FAR for a house, per 80 sq m for group housing, per 30 sq m for a commercial building.
- Trees are mandatory: one tree per 100 sq m of open space, at least half of them evergreen, with a minimum share of the plot kept open for landscaping.
- Rainwater harvesting and solar passive architecture are required under Uttar Pradesh government orders and must be shown on the plan.
- A boundary wall and a number plate are mandatory before the occupancy certificate.
- These are sanction and occupancy conditions, not optional extras: miss them and the plan or the occupancy certificate can be held up.
Parking
Table No. 5 of the regulations sets the parking requirement against the permissible FAR area, by use:
| Use | Parking requirement |
|---|---|
| Residential plot (112 sq m and above) | One space per 150 sq m of permissible FAR area |
| Group housing | One space per 80 sq m of permissible FAR area |
| Hotel, guest house, lodge | One space per 2 guest rooms |
| Educational building | One space per 100 sq m of FAR area |
| IT, ITES, offices, institutions | One space per 50 sq m of FAR area |
| Medical | One space per 65 sq m of FAR area, and one ambulance space per 375 sq m |
| Commercial | One space per 30 sq m of FAR area |
| Industrial | One space per 100 sq m of FAR area |
On an individual plot, stilt parking up to 2.4 m is free of FAR on plots of 112 sq m and above, and where there is no stilt, parking can go in the setbacks. Higher secondary schools and other institutions on wide roads also have to provide off-street parking along the frontage.
Trees and landscaping
Table No. 6 requires tree planting in the premises. Institutional, commercial, office, industrial, group housing and farmhouse plots must plant one tree per 100 sq m of open space, at least 50% of them evergreen. The minimum open space kept for landscaping is 25% of the open area up to 12,000 sq m and 50% above that; industrial plots need no soft landscaping. For an individual house, trees as required under Table No. 6 are among the things that must be in place before the occupancy certificate. In group housing, planting along the internal roads follows the landscape master plan, with evergreen and ornamental trees at 7.5 m centres on the wider roads.
Rainwater harvesting and solar
The regulations require every building plan to provide for a rainwater harvesting system and solar passive architecture, as per the Government of Uttar Pradesh orders. These must be shown on the submitted plan, and for larger and multi-storey buildings water harvesting is among the items checked at completion. Treat them as part of the design from the start, not an afterthought, because they are a condition of sanction and completion.
The occupancy-certificate checklist
Pulling the mandatory provisions together, before YEIDA issues the occupancy certificate the 2010 Regulations require, in addition to the minimum built area, a functional toilet and kitchen:
- the required parking as per Table No. 5;
- trees as per Table No. 6;
- a mandatory boundary wall and a number plate;
- flooring, electrical wiring, and plumbing in at least one toilet and the kitchen;
- a lockable house, with external doors and windows fitted; and
- no violation of the building, zonal or master plan rules.
The size limits (FAR, coverage, height, setbacks) and the full occupancy-certificate minimum are in our guide to what you can build on a YEIDA residential plot, and the approval process is in our guide to what happens after a YEIDA plot allotment.
Common questions
For a house, one parking space per 150 sq m of permissible FAR area on plots of 112 sq m and above. Group housing needs one per 80 sq m, commercial one per 30 sq m, and other uses as set in Table No. 5.
Yes. Trees as per Table No. 6 are required, typically one tree per 100 sq m of open space with at least half evergreen, and they must be in place before the occupancy certificate.
Yes. The regulations require a rainwater harvesting system and solar passive architecture, per Uttar Pradesh government orders, shown on the building plan and checked at completion.
A boundary wall, a number plate, the required parking and trees, flooring, wiring, plumbing in one toilet and the kitchen, and a lockable house, with no rule violations, besides the minimum built area and a functional toilet and kitchen.
Please verify before you commit. These are from the YEIDA Building Regulations, 2010, which YEIDA may have revised, and some norms vary with the sector’s zonal or layout plan. Confirm the current requirements with YEIDA or your architect before designing. This is general information, not professional advice.
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