Revocation
and replace-
ment of regulation 15.
Revocation
"site coverage" means the area of the site that is covered by the building that is erected thereon and, when used in relation to a part of a composite building, means the ard of the site on which the building is erected that is covered by that part of the building:" ""usable floor space" means any floor space other than stair- cases, staircase halls, lift landings, the space used in pr viding watercloset fitments, urinals and lavatory basins and the space occupied by machinery for any lift, air-condition. ing system or similar service;"; and
(c) by the insertion of the following new paragraph-
"(2) For the purposes of these regulations-
(a) a corner site shall not be regarded as abutting o two streets unless at least forty per centum of th: boundary of the site abuts on the streets; and (b) a corner site shall not be regarded as abutung on three streets unless at least sixty per centum of the boundary of the site abuts on the streets.”
3. Regulation 19 of the principal regulations is revoked and replaced by the following—
"Building Authority to determine height of, and site coverage and plot ratio
for, building
in certain
COSCI.
19. Where a site abuts on a street less than 15 fer wide or does not abut on a street, the height of a building on that site or of that building, the site coverage for the building and any part thereof and the plot ratio for the building shall be determined by the Building Authority".
4. Regulations 20 and 20A of the principal regulations are revokes
and replace- and replaced by the following-
ment of
regulations 20 "Permitted
and 20A.
sile coverog.
First Schedule.
20. (1) Save as provided in regulation 20B and d pending on the height of the building-
(a) the sile coverage for a domestic building, or for the domestic part of a composite building, on 4 class A site shall not exceed that percentage of the area of the site specified in the second column of the First Schedule;
(b) the site coverage for a domestic building, or fx
the domestic part of a composite building, 00 class B site shall not exceed that percentage of th area of the site specified in the third colour of the First Schedule; and
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(c) the site coverage for a domestic building, or for the domestic part of a composite building, on á class C site shall not exceed that percentage of the area of the site specified in the fourth column of the First Schedule.
(2) Save as provided in regulation 20B and paragraph (3) and depending on the height of the building-
(a) the site coverage for a non-domestic building, or for the non-domestic part of a composite building, on a class A site shall not exceed that percentage of the area of the site specified in the eighth column of the First Schedule:
(b) the site coverage for a non-domestic building, or for the non-domestic part of a composite building, on a class B site shall not exceed that percentage of the area of the site specified in the ninth column of the First Schedule, and
(c) the site coverage for a non-domestic building, or for the non-domestic part of a composite building, on a class C site shall not exceed that percentage of the area of the site specified in the tenth column of the First Schedule.
(3) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (4), the site coverage for a non-domestic building, or for the non- domestic part of a composite building, on a class A, B or C site may, whatever the height of the building, exceed the permitted percentage site coverage to a height not exceeding fifty feet above ground level.
(4) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that, where pursuant to paragraph (3) the permitted percent- age site coverage is exceeded--
(a) above the level to which the permitted percentage site coverage is exceeded, the site coverage for the building or any part thereof shall not, save as provided in regulation 203, exceed the site coverage permitted under paragraph (1) or (2), as the case may be; and
(b) the plot ratio for the whole building shall not, save as provided in regulation 20B, exceed the permitted plot ratio.
(5) In this regulation, the expression "permitted per- centage site coverage" means the maximum site coverage permitted under paragraph (2).