Guidelines on Building Bulk, Development Controls, Cemeteries and Memorial Parks

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering building bulk rules, development control formulas, and architectural regulations for cemeteries and memorial parks.

Floor-Lot Area Ratio (FLAR)

The primary or initial determinant of building bulk used to compute the Gross Floor Area (GFA) by multiplying it by the Total Lot Area (TLA).

Outermost Faces of Building (OFB)

The outer building boundary primarily determined by vertical projections of the outermost faces of the Allowable Maximum Building Footprint (AMBF) up to the height prescribed by the Building Height Limit (BHL).

Allowable Maximum Volume of Building (AMVB)

The ultimate volume limit of a building determined by multiplying the Allowable Maximum Building Footprint (AMBF) by the Building Height Limit (BHL) to create an imaginary footprint prism, then superimposing the RROW angular plane.

Gross Floor Area (GFA)

The total floor space within the perimeter of permanent external building walls (inclusive of main and auxiliary buildings), such as office areas, residential areas, corridors, lobbies, mezzanine levels, and attached floor projections.

Total Gross Floor Area (TGFA)

The total floor space within main and auxiliary buildings consisting of the Gross Floor Area (GFA), all enclosed support areas, and other usable horizontal attached surfaces above and below grade.

Allowable Maximum Building Footprint (AMBF) Formula

$$\text{AMBF (in sq. meters)} = \text{Total Lot Area (TLA)} - \text{Land area required for yards/courts} + \text{Additional buildable lot area due to Firewall construction}$$

Percentage of Site Occupancy (PSO) Formula

$$\text{PSO} = \frac{\text{Allowable Maximum Building Footprint (AMBF)}}{\text{Total Lot Area (TLA)}}$$

Resultant Building Height Formula

$$\text{Resultant Height (in meters)} = \text{Building Height Limit (BHL in storeys)} \times \text{Desired Floor to Floor Height (in meters)}$$

Gross Floor Area (GFA) Formula

$$\text{GFA (in sq. meters)} = \text{Total Lot Area (TLA)} \times \text{Recommended Floor to Lot Area Ratio (FLAR)}$$

Total Gross Floor Area (TGFA) Formula

$$\text{TGFA (in sq. meters)} = \text{GFA} + \text{Non-GFA areas} - \text{Requirements for courts at all floors above grade}$$

Residential 1 (R-1) FLAR Designation

$1.50$ (at a 3-storey or $10.00\,m$ BHL).

Commercial 3 (Com-3) FLAR Designation

$9.00$ up to $34.00$ (at a 60-storey or $180.00\,m$ BHL).

Cemetery FLAR Designation

$0.80$.

Cemetery Perimeter Fence Height Limit

A strong material fence or wall totally enclosing the cemetery that shall not exceed $3.00\,meters$ in height.

Cemetery Perimeter Clearance Requirement

A minimum clearance of $5.00\,meters$ between the perimeter fence and the nearest interment plot, unless enclosed by a solid reinforced concrete wall at least $2.00\,meters$ high.

Ground Interment Excavation Depth

A minimum depth of $1.50\,meters$ from ground level to base of excavation, or $1.00\,meter$ if concrete vaults are used.

Multi-Level Interment Niches Specification

Solid reinforced concrete construction of not less than $150\,millimeters$ thickness allowed to abut cemetery walls if the walls are of solid reinforced concrete.

Columbaria Construction Specifications

Horizontal divisions of reinforced concrete at least $50\,millimeters$ thick, and vertical divisions of concrete hollow blocks at least $100\,millimeters$ thick with non-porous cement mortar.

Minimum Cinerarium Dimensions

$300\,millimeters \times 300\,millimeters \times 460\,millimeters$.

Cemetery Chapel Requirement

A chapel for funeral ceremonies constructed within the cemetery with a floor area of at least $50.00\,sq. meters$.

Wake Chaplets Area Standard

A minimum area of $50.00\,sq. meters$ for thirty ($30$) persons and at least $1.60\,sq. meters$ for each additional person.

Memorial Park Administration Office Allocation

A $64.00\,sq. meters$ lot allocated for an administration building office in memorial parks with an area above one ($1$) hectare.

Cemetery Street Lighting Lamppost Spacing

Street lighting lampposts installed at a maximum distance of $100.00\,meters$ or as prescribed by the servicing power firm.

Cemetery Parking Area Requirement

Parking area equivalent to a minimum of $5\%$ of the gross area of the memorial park/cemetery, provided over and above required structure parking.