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(4) No existing domestic building which has a greater area of open space than that required by this regulation shall be altered in such a manner as to reduce the area of open space to less than that required by this regulation.
(5) Where any open space or area is at a level more than 600 mm below an adjoining open space, safe parapet walls, railings or fences shall be provided by the person creating the difference in levels.
(6) Access shall be provided to every open space.
26. Where the width of an existing street in front of any new building is less than 4.5 m, no part of such building shall be nearer to the centre line of the street than 2.25 m.
New buildings on existing street less than 4.5 m wide to be set back from centre line of street.
G.N.A. 83/59. L.N. 294/76. L.N. 144/78.
27. (1) No building shall be built to abut against a cutting, including a toe wall supporting a cutting.
(2) A clear intervening space or area of a width of not less than half of the height of the cutting shall be left between such building at ground floor level and the toe of the cutting.
(3) Such intervening space or area shall in no case be less than 2.5 m in width.
(4) For the purposes of this regulation the height of the cutting shall be deemed to be the height measured on a vertical line drawn from the toe of such cutting, and extending from the finished ground or concreted surface to a point where it meets a line drawn downwards at an angle of 30 degrees with the horizontal from the top of the cutting.
28. (1) In addition to any open space required under regulation 25, every domestic building shall be provided with a service lane at the rear or side of such building:
Provided that a service lane shall not be required—
(a) where a public lane not less than 3 m wide or a street already exists;
(b) for detached and semi-detached buildings;
(c) where exempted by the Building Authority.
(2) Every such service lane shall be accessible from an existing street, but where such access is not immediately possible, this regulation shall be deemed to have been complied with if access would be obtained in the event of future development or redevelopment of other lots within the block.
(3) The alignment, width and levels of every such lane shall be decided by the Building Authority, who may grant a modification of regulation 25 when a lane exceeding 1.5 m in width is required.
L.N. 299/76.
Service lanes. L.N. 54/69. L.N. 294/76.
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(4) No existing domestic building which has a greater area of open space than that required by this regulation shall be altered in such a manner as to reduce the area of open space to less than that required by this regulation.
(5) Where any open space or area is at a level more than 600 mm below an adjoining open space, safe parapet walls, railings or fences shall be provided by the person creating the difference in levels.
(6) Access shall be provided to every open space.
26. Where the width of an existing street in front of any new building is less than 4.5 m, no part of such building shall be nearer to the centre line of the street than 2.25 m.
New buildings
on existing street less than 4.5 m wide to be set back from centre
line of street.
G.N.A. 83/59. L.N. 294/76.
L.N. 144/78.
27. (1) No building shall be built to abut against a cutting. Cuttings. including a toe wall supporting a cutting.
(2) A clear intervening space or area of a width of not less than of the height of the cutting shall be left between such building at ground floor level and the toe of the cutting.
(3) Such intervening space or area shall in no case be less than 2.5 m in width.
(4) For the purposes of this regulation the height of the cutting shall be deemed to be the height measured on a vertical line drawn from the toe of such cutting, and extending from the finished ground or concreted surface to a point where it meets a line drawn downwards at an angle of 30 degrees with the horizontal from the top of the cutting.
28. (1) In addition to any open space required under regula- tion 25 every domestic building shall be provided with a service lane at the rear or side of such building:
Provided that a service lane shall not be required-
(a) where a public lane not less than 3 m wide or a street
already exists;
(b) for detached and semi-detached buildings;
(c) where exempted by the Building Authority,
(2) Every such service lane shall be accessible from an existing street but where such access is not immediately possible, this regulation shall be deemed to have been complied with if access would be obtained in the event of future development of redevelop- ment of other lots within the block.
or
(3) The alignment, width and levels of every such lane shall be decided by the Building Authority who may grant a modification of regulation 25 when a lane exceeding 1.5 m in width is required.
L.N 299/76.
Service lanes. L.N. 54/69. L.N 294/76.
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