Sanitation of Mofussil Bazaars

PART III.—MASONRY BUILDINGS GENERALLY.

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[Sidenote: Plinth.]

9. The plinth of any new building must be at least one foot above the level of the centre of the nearest road, provided no one is required to build a plinth higher than three feet above the ground.

[Sidenote: Outer walls.]

10. The outer walls of a masonry building must be constructed of burnt brick or some other hard and incombustible substance.

[Sidenote: Walls in building of more than one storey.]

11. If a masonry building exceeds 30 feet in height, all except the topmost storey should be built of well burnt bricks and lime mortar.

[Sidenote: Terrace roof.]

12. No part of a flat terrace roof or part of a parapet shall extend beyond the outer face of the wall on which it is supported.