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Citation and

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Interpre- ta ti-ori

BUILDINGS ORDINANCE, 1955.

(No. 68 of 1955).

Building (Private STREETS AND ACCESS Roads) REGULATIONS, 1959.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 26 of the Buildings Ordinance, 1955, the Governor in Council has made the following||||| regulations-

1

PART 1.

Preliminary.

These regulations may be cited as the Building (Private Streets and Access Roads) Regulations. 1959, and shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1960.

2. In these regulations, save where the context otherwise requires-

"area of mixed usage" means an area developed or to be developed with buildings used or to be used wholly or partly for purposes of habitation and with buildings used or to be used wholly or partly for the purposes of industrial undertakings or of offices or of other commercial uses, not being a residential area or ai industrial area;

"carriageway" means that part of a private street, cul-de-sac or access

road used or intended for use by vehicular traffic; "cul-de-sac" means a private street which is closed at one end; "footpath" means that part of a private street, cul-de-sac or access road

used or intended for use only by pedestrian traffic;

“industrial area” means an area developed or to be developed primarily with buildings used or to be used wholly or mainly for the purposes of industrial undertakings or of offices or of other commercial uses: "pedestrian way" means a private street used or intended for use only

by pedestrian traffic;

"public street" means a street vested in and maintained by the Govcol

ment;

"residential arca" means an area developed or to be developed primarily with buildings used or to be used wholly or mainly for purposeI al habitation.

PART II.

Planning of private streets and access roads.

3. Every new private street, cul-de-sac and access road shall be New streets. accessible from an existing street or another new street.

ctc, to be accessible from existing

street, etc.

4. (1) Every private street and cul-de-sac shall have a footpath Footpaths. on each side thereof.

(2) Every access road shall have a footpath on at least one side thereof.

5. (1) (a) In every residential area-

Width of

and cul-de-

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6) the width of the carriageway of and of each footpath in private streets any private street shall be not less than the width specified in Table I; and

(i) the width of the carriageway of any cul-de-sac shall be not less than sixteen feet and the width of each footpath therein shall be not less than nine feet.

Type of street

Major

Minor

TABLE I.

Width of carriageway

Width of each footpath

24 feet

18 feet

12 feet 9 Teet

(6) In every industrial area and in every area of mixed usage-

(i) the width of the carriageway of and of each footpath in any private street shall be not less than the width specified in Table II; and

(B) the width of the carriage way of any cul-de-sac shall be not less than twenty-four feet and the width of each footpath therein shall be not less than nine feet.

TABLE II.

Type of street

Width of carriageway

Width of each footpath

Major Minor

34 feet

24 feet

12 feet

9 feet

(2) For the purposes of this regulation-

(a) the Building Authority shall determine-

(i) whether any area is a residential area, an industrial area or an area of mixed usage; and