01 Ministry Rules and Regulation

Council of Ministers.
Resolution No. (27) For the year 2005

Regarding the specification of the regulatory stipulations
For the development in different areas in the Kingdom.
The head of the councils of the ministers:
After the review of the law of the buildings regulation issued by the
decree by law no. (13) for the year 1977 which is amended by the
decree by law no. (15) for the year 1993 and in particular of the article
(20) of thereof,
And the decree by law no. (2) for the year 1994 of the constructional
planning,
And the decree by law no. (3) for the year 1994 regarding partitioning
of lands prepared for construction and development,
And the decree by law no.(1) for the year 1996 with respect to
electricity and water,
And the decree by law no.(2) for the year 1996 regarding public roads
works,
And the decree by law no. (28) for the year 1999 regarding the
construction and organization of the industrial areas,
And the law of municipalities issued by the decree by law no. (35) for
the year 2001,
And the law no.(6) for the year 2006 of the amendment of some of the
rules of the decrees by laws, with respect to the land ownership for
the public benefit, organization of buildings, constructional planning,
the partitioning of lands prepared for construction and development
and the works of the public roads,
And the resolution of the head of the council of ministers no.(3) for the
year 1998, regarding the specification of the regulatory stipulations for
construction in different areas of the Kingdom and the amendment
thereof,
And based on the presentation made by the minister of the

municipalities Affairs and Agriculture,
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And after the approval of the council of ministers,
It has been resolved:
Article (1)
The regulatory stipulations for construction attached to this

resolution, shall be applied in different areas in the Kingdom.
Article (2)
Areas, on which the aforesaid stipulations are to be applied, shall be

specified by a decision from the concerned minister at the
municipality’s affairs.
Article (3)
The resolution no. (3) for the year 1998 shall be cancelled with respect
to the determination of the construction regulatory stipulations in the
areas in the Kingdom.
Article (4)
The concerned minister at the municipality’s affairs shall execute the

rules of this resolution and shall be applied with effect from the day
following to the date of the release of thereof in the official gazette.
The head of the council of the ministers,

Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa
Issued on: 14th Jumada Al Akhira 1426 Hijri,

Corresponding to: 20 July 2005.
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First Chapter
Definitions
Article (1)
In the application of the rules of this resolution the following words

and phrases shall have the meaning stated in respective of each,
unless the context of the provision requires otherwise.
The construction:
The performance of the construction process or the preparation of

thereof or the land partitioning as a preparatory step for the
installation of constructions in thereof or the reclamation and filling
for the construction or excavation for mining or any operations above
or under the ground or the carrying out of a radical change in the use
of the buildings, lands or the spaces inside the land plot.
The construction areas:
Areas specified by a resolution issued by the concerned minister of

municipalities where regulatory stipulations are applied thereof at the
different parts of the Kingdom and provided for by Article (20) of the
Building Organization Law issued under the Decree by Law No (13) for
1977 and amended by the Decree by Law No (15) for 1993.
The construction lands:
They are all the lands suitable for construction and for which general
layout and detailed plans have been approved and that which is facing
one passing and approved road or more, provided that it shall be
connected with the roads network and the public utilities.
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Areas of private residence:
They are residential areas in which it is allowed to construct one

residential unit or more for each plot of land and be with low or
medium constructional intensity.
Area of linked residence:
They are the residential areas located at the center of the cities,
villages and their extensions and it is allowed in thereof to construct a
single residential unit or more which is linked from one side or more
and be with medium or high constructional intensity.
Area of garden residence:
It is a residential area located outside the vicinity of the cities and

villages and be with low constructional intensity.
Industrial areas:
They are the areas specified for industrial and production purposes
with its different categories and in which the processed and semi
processed raw material are transformed to other products.
Agricultural areas:
They are the areas specified for agricultural purposes and the
activities associated with thereof such as the green houses, nurseries,
animal sheds, stables and the development of the animal wealth.
The greenbelt:
They are the areas specified for agricultural activities only for the
purpose of keeping and developing thereof and the protection of the
environment surrounding thereof and where not allowed to carryout
any constructions in thereof.
Villas (The residential house):
It is an independent or linked building which includes the living

rooms, bed rooms, dining rooms, health utilities, closed and opened
spaces and be an independent from any other residential house, with
its own entrances and internal staircase, if any.
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Residential utilities:
They are utilities for uses that serve the accommodation such as the
external kitchen, guard room, the external Majlis "receiving hall",
laundry room, stores and alike and be inside the land plot either
linked with the main construction or separated from thereof.
The building's supplements:
They are utilities that serve the building (such as the residential or
commercial multi-storey building or alike) and they include the
watchman room, the gas room, the electricity sub-stations of the
building, the utilities, the stores and alike and be inside the land plot,
either it is linked with the main construction or being separated from
thereof.
The flat:
It is each part of a floor which forms an independent residential unit

from the rest of the floors and is constituted of one room or more and
includes one kitchen and bathroom as a minimum limit and the
occupant of thereof can enter into thereof or exit from it without
passing through an another residential unit in the same floor or
building.
The commercial outlet:
It is an open construction to a public path or an approved road with

one façade or more and allowed to be used for commercial activities as
per what is specified by the approved construction maps.
The garden residential complex:
It is a plot of land facing an approved road and includes villas,

residential houses; services and utilities, garden and open common
passes and where one entrance or more exist.
Multi-storey building:
It is an independent building facing an approved road formed of a

group of floors or residential or administrative flats or commercial
independent places commonly joint or separated in the entrances, the
staircase and the elevators.
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The construction ratio:
It is a maximum percentage allowed for the total plain areas of the

building in proportion to the area of the land plot.
The plain areas of the construction:
They mean the built areas for all the floors in the building or the
buildings located inside the land plot measured from the external face
of the external walls or from the middle line of the common wall and
such plain areas include the following:
• The plain areas of all the floors in the closed spaces of the
building of which are the towers.
• Spaces resulting from constructional elements which maybe
suitable for accommodation.
• All the constructed plain areas which are not excluded upon
the calculation of the constructional plain areas.
The mezzanine:
It is a deducted floor which includes part of the height of the ground

floor either it was commercial place, factory, workshop or a service
place and the built ratio in thereof is not more than 70% (seventy
percent) of the area of the ground floor and is specified for the
purposes of storage, administration, offices and work and it is not
allowed to make direct entrances to thereof from the outside and the
entrances of thereof are from the ground floor and the height of which
is not more than 2.60 meter (two meters and sixty centimeters) in
commercial places, provided that the height of the ground floor
including the mezzanine shall not be more than 6 m. (six meters).
Construction retraction areas:
They are the areas confined between the limit of the ownership and
the construction line of each façade of the building's façade. Types of
retractions can be divided into the following:
A- Front retraction: It is the minimum limit of the distance

between the ownership boundary facing the road and the
construction line of the façade facing thereof at the ground floor
and the upper floors, unless upper projections are allowed.
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B- Side retraction: It is the minimum limit of the distance
between the boundary of the ownership facing the side neighbor
in the perpendicular side to the front façade and the line of the
construction of the façade facing thereof, either the neighbor
was a plot of land, garden, plain area or pedestrian lane, in the
ground floor and all the upper floors, unless it is provided to
allow for upper projections which are allowed to build in thereof
at the upper floors.
C- Back retraction: It is the lower limit of the distance between
the boundary of the ownership facing the back neighbor in the
opposite side to the front façade and the line of the construction
of the façade facing thereof, either the neighbor was a plot of
land, garden, plain area or pedestrian lane, in the ground floor
and all the upper floors, unless it is provided to allow for upper
projections which are allowed to build in thereof at the upper
floors.
The height of the construction:
It is a vertical distance before the façade of the construction from

the level of the upper surface of the pavement, if any, or from the
surface of the road axis to the upper of the surface of the roof of
the upper floor and it is measured from the middle of the façade of
the construction in case of the inclined roads with inclinations and
it is not included in the calculation of such vertical distance each
of the……… domes, and the minarets in religious buildings and the
staircases pits or the chambers of the machines of the elevators,
water tanks and air conditioning unit, if any, and which are
allowed with heights not more than 7 m. (seven meters) above the
roof surface of the upper floor.
The construction line:
It is a line which determines the area allowed for construction at

the ground floor inside the plot of land and may conforms with the
organization lines, if any, or retracts from the boundary of the
road, street, garden or the pedestrian's lane by retractions to be
specified by the regulatory stipulations of the construction for the
façades overlooking thereof.
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The organization line:
It is a line to which it is retracted upon construction as per the

statement of the approved detailed plans and it is a line which
separates between private ownership of the lands and common
ownership.
The road axis:
It is the route of line which determines the middle of the road's

width.
The road boundary:
It is the line which specifies the middle width of the road from one
side of the road’s axis and there exist two limits for each road.
The road campus:
It is meant by thereof that space confined between the two

opposites boundary of the road and it includes angles of vision,
interceptions and areas reserved for public utilities all along the
road.
Pedestrian lanes and services:
It is meant by thereof the space that separates between ownerships

and the boundary of the road and used for the passing of the
pedestrians, services or both of them and it is not allowed for
machinery trucks to pass through it.
Covered car parks:
They are areas devoted for car parks, provided they have a ceiling
for the protection of thereof from all external factors.
Uncovered car parks (The open):
They are areas specified for car parks and with no ceiling.
Multi-storey car parks:
They are floors or part of floors repeated in the building or in

separated buildings which are specified for car parks.
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The approved commercial street:
It is a street that allows the opening of commercial shops in the

building facing thereof, as per the approved construction maps.
The approved service street:
It is a street that allows the opening of service workshops in the

building facing thereof, as per the approved construction maps.
The service workshop:
It is a construction inside the land plot connected with one façade

or more through a lane or an approved commercial road and in
which service activities are allowed.
The approved re-construction maps:
They are the maps of the general and detailed layouts for areas in
which construction is allowed as per the resolution of the minister
concerning with the municipality affairs and they include the
specification of the construction areas in which the regulatory
construction stipulations stated in this resolution are applied on
its land as shown by the public roads and the organization lines, if
any, and the open areas and areas in which construction is allowed
as per special rebuilding and construction conditions and also the
areas in which construction is suspended or banned.
The approval of plans with respect to the suitability of the site

for construction:
It is a certificate issued by the cities and villages planning

directorate as per the request of the landlord or the property and
the ministry concerning the municipalities affairs shall determined
the regulatory stipulations for construction which are applied in
thereof, including the uses, construction stipulations, the condition
for providing car parks and others of the regulatory stipulations
stated in this resolution as per the approved construction maps.
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Areas of special stipulations:
It is meant by thereof areas parallel to the features of the

distinguished style or archeological areas, historical or areas
specified for important planning purposes and are specified by
classification maps of the construction areas in the Kingdom or
that the determination of which is issued by a resolution from the
minister concerned with municipalities affairs and shall be subject
to the conditions regarding the construction of thereof, provided for
in the resolution.
Projects of special characteristics:
They are non-stereotyped projects for which they are no provisions

seen to be ruling that in the regulatory construction stipulations
stated in this resolution and maybe suggested to be constructed in
areas with an approved prepared public or detailed construction
plans or an open areas of no plans being prepared for it and it is
necessary for the approval of thereof to perform specialized studies
that may include:
A- The planning construction effects of the project on areas
adjacent to thereof.
B- The traffic effects on the roads network existing on different
levels.
C- Environmental and naval effects.
D- Social, cultural and economic effects.
E- Any other studies considered necessary for the approval of the
project's application.
And the project is considered of special nature in view of what is

required of the development of the layout plans for the
accommodation of the construction requirements thereof, including
the development of the roads network and utilities in the side thereof
in the land adjacent to thereof.
Areas of special architecture:
They are the areas with special architectures which include old
archeological areas or the renovated areas with special distinguished
style and it is necessary when applying the stipulations stated in this
resolution to adhere to the special construction conditions of this
areas and the consideration of the planning aspects in terms of the
provision of car parks and the imitation of the architectural style for
the buildings thereof.
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Second Chapter
Areas of Residential Houses
The first section
Areas of special residence-A-.
Article (2)
The usage:
The residential usages are allowed for thereof and it include separate
and linked residential villas and it is not allowed for residential flats in
thereof, as per the statement of the maps specifying the approved
construction areas.
Article (3)
The ratios of the construction:
1. The percentage of the construction shall not be more than 180%

(one hundred eighty percent) of the total land area.
2. The construction plain surface of any floor shall not be more
than 60% (sixty percent) of the land area.
3. It is allowed to construct additional percentage of not more than
15% (fifteen percent) of the land area and with the maximum
limit of 100 (one hundred square meter) to be specified for the
residential utilities only and it is allowed to construct in thereof
on the boundary of the side neighbor from one side only,
provided that the height of thereof shall not be more than one
floor with a maximum limit of 4 m. (four meters) measured from
the pavement level.
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4. It is allowed to construct residential utilities above the roof
surface of the building with an area not exceeding 30 sq.m.
(Thirty square meters) and shall be with the height of the level of
the staircase room on the roof.
5. It is allowed to make an external Majlis of an area not more

than 10% (ten percent) of the land area and with a maximum
limit of 100 sq.m. (one hundred square meter) and shall be
computed from the allowed construction percentage and it
allowed to construct the Majlis on the front boundary of the
land facing street or road and shall be in a manner that the
length of the Majlis façade and the entrances of car parks shall
not exceed 40% (forty percent) of the length of the front façade
of the land and it is also allowed to construct on the boundary
of the side neighbor from only one side in a manner that the
height of the Majlis shall not be more than one floor and with a
maximum limit of 4 m. (four meters) from the pavement level.
6. It is necessary to provide parking for two cars at least inside the

land plot and the car parks are not accounted within the
allowed construction percentage.
7. It is allowed to construct a tunnel the area of which is not

accounted for within the said allowed construction ratio.
Article (4)
Retractions:
1- Front retraction:
Construction is allowed on the ground floor on a distance not

less than 3 m. (three meters) of the land boundary of the front
façade facing a street or road and allows the setup of upper
projections above the ground floor with a maximum limit of 1.20
m. (one meter and twenty centimeter), and in case the land is
located on more than one street the construction shall retract to
a distance not less than 3 m. (three meters) from the side of the
street of the more importance to the location.
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2- Side and rear retraction:
Construction is allowed on the ground floor at a distance not

less than 2 m. (two meters) from the land boundary of the side
and rear façade, and it is not allowed to make upper projections
in floors located above the ground floor.
Article (5)
1- The height of the construction shall not be more than 3 floors

(three floors) and with a maximum limit of 15 m. (fifteen
meters), and in case of the construction of a tunnel the
maximum limit for the height shall be 16.50 m. (sixteen meter
and fifty centimeters).
2- Incase of the construction of a tunnel, the height of the ground

floor shall not be more than 1.50 m. (one meter and fifty
centimeters) from the level of the pavement surface.
Article (6)
Special stipulations:
1- It is allowed to construct villas linked from one side or

more or separated or both together, provided that the
share of one villa shall not be less than 200 sq. m. (two
hundred square meters) of the land area.
2- The widths of the internal streets in the residential

complexes shall not be less than 8 m. (eight meters),
provided that the retraction of the front façade of the villa
shall not be less than 5 m. (five meters) from the
boundary of the internal street.
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The Second Chapter
Areas of special residence- B-
Article (7)
The usage:
The residential usages are allowed in thereof (separate and linked

residential units), as per the statement of the maps of the
determination of the approved construction areas in the Kingdom.
Article (8)
1- The percentage of the construction shall not be more than 180%

(one hundred eighty percent) of the total land area.
2- The construction plain surface of any floor shall not be more
than 60% (sixty percent) of the land area.
3- It is allowed to construct a supplementary building with an
additional construction percentage of not more than 20%
(twenty percent) of the land area to be specified for the
construction of Majlis and residential utilities only, provided
that the height of thereof shall not be more than one floor and
with height which is not more than the level of the ceiling of the
ground floor and it is allowed to construct the Majlis on the
front boundary of the land facing street or road and in a manner
that the total length of the Majlis' façade and car parks
entrances shall not be more than 40% (forty percent) of the
length of the front façade of the land and it is also allowed to
construct on the boundary of the side neighbor from one side
only, and all the residential utility shall be grouped in one side
of the land.
4- It is allowed to construct residential utilities above the roof

surface of the building with an area not exceeding 30 sq.m.
(Thirty square meters) and shall be with the height of the level of
the staircase room.
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5- It is necessary to provide parking for two cars at least inside the
6- It is allowed to construct a tunnel the area of which is not

accounted for within the said allowed construction ratio.
Article (9)
The retractions:
1- The front retraction:

less than 10 m. (ten meters) of the land boundary of the front
street that allows to open at it.

less than 2 m. (two meters) from the land boundary of the side
and rear façade, and it is not allowed to make upper projections
in floors located above the ground floor.
Article (10)

(three floors) and with a maximum limit of 15 m. (fifteen
maximum limit for the height shall be 16.50 m. (sixteen meter

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Article (11)
1- In lands of an area which is less than 300 sq.m. (three hundred

square meter) or the length of its front façade is 12 m. to 15 m.,
it is allowed to establish a construction on the boundary of the
side neighbor in one side only, and in lands with façade of a
length which is less than 12 m., it is allowed to establish a
construction on the boundary of the two sided neighbors.
2- In lands with front façade length of less than 12 m. (twelve

meter), the construction retracts from the front side to a
distance of 3 m. (three meter) and from the rear side to a
distance of 1.50 m. (one meter and fifty centimeter), provided
that it is allowed to establish a construction on the two side
boundaries of the land.
3- It is allowed to construct above car parks with roofs (garage)

and residential utilities, provided that the area of the
construction above the parking and utilities areas shall not be
more than 50 sq.m. (Fifty square meter).
4- It is allowed to construct more than one residential unit on the

land plot in a form of residential units which are linked from
one side or more, separated or both together, provided that the
share of each residential unit shall not be less than 150 sq.m.
(One hundred fifty square meter) from the land area on a
condition that car parks are made available at a rate of one park
for each unit.
5- It is allowed to construct more than one residential area in the

land plot in a form of flats in floors, provided that the area of the
flat shall not be less than 100 sq.m. (One hundred square
meter) on a condition that car parks are made available at a rate
of one park for each flat.
6- Incase the land is located at a commercial or services street, the

regulatory stipulations regarding the high (multi-storey)
buildings 3 floors (three floors), located on commercial and
services street and stated in the article (54-item 3), shall be
applied on thereof.
7- The widths of the internal street and the residential complexes

shall not be less than 8 m. (eight meter), provided that the
retraction of the front façade of the building shall not be less
than 5 m. from the boundary of the internal street.
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The Third Chapter
Area of linked residence- A-
Article (12)
The usage:
The residential usages are allowed in thereof (Houses, villas and

residential apartments), as per the statement of the maps determining
the approved construction areas in the Kingdom.
Article (13)

(two hundred ten percent) of the total land area.
2- The construction plain surface of any floor shall not be more

than 70% (seventy percent) of the land area, including the
residential utilities.

surface of the building with an area not more than 30 sq.m.
(Thirty square meter) and shall be with the height of the
staircase room level.
4- It is necessary to provide parking for one car for each residential
unit and the car parks are not accounted for within the allowed
construction percentage.
accounted for within the said allowed construction ratio,
provided that an approval for the planning of thereof shall be
obtained in consideration of the existing roads and services.
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Article (14)
Retractions:

less than 3 m. (three meters) of the land boundary of the front
street of more importance to the location and 2 m. (two meters)
from the side of the other street.
2- Side retraction:
It is allowed to build a construction on the ground floor on the

side boundary of the land and in case of making of openings
facing the side neighbor, it is necessary to leave skylights
(Horizontal, internal and external), as per the provision of the
executive panel of the law of the regulation of buildings issued
by the decree by law no. (13) for the year 1977.
3- Rear retraction:

less than 2 m. (two meters) from the rear land boundary, and it
is not allowed to make upper projections in floors located above
the ground floor.
Article (15)
The heights of the construction:

(three floors) and with a maximum limit of 13 m. (thirteen
maximum limit for the height shall be 14.50 m. (fourteen meter
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Article (16)
1- It is allowed to construct residential apartments, provided that the

area of one flat shall not be less than 80 sq.m. (eighty square meter)
with the necessity of providing a car park for each residential flat for
one flat at least in a floor in the case of impossibility of providing the
required areas for the parks.
2- In case the land is located on a commercial or service street the

construction shall retract to a distance not less than 5 m. from the
front boundary of the land and it is allowed to make some projections
at the upper floors with a distance not more than 1.20 m. and it is
allowed to add (mezzanine) floor in a manner that the height is coping
with what has been stated in the law of the regulation of the buildings
being referred to, provided that it shall not be computed within the
construction ratio and the area of thereof shall not be more than 70%
(seventy percent) of the area of the ground floor.
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Fourth Chapter
Area of linked residence-B-
Article (17)
The usage:
The residential usages are allowed in thereof (Houses, villas and

residential apartments), as per the statement of the maps determining
the approved construction areas in the Kingdom.
Article (18)

(three hundred percent) of the total land area.
2- The said ratio shall include all the buildings, including the
compound “Laywan”, services and staircases pits.

surface of the building with an area not more than 30 sq.m. (Thirty
square meter) and shall be with the height of the staircase room
level with a maximum limit of 3000 m.
4- It is allowed to provide car parkings areas inside the land plot

and the area of thereof are not accounted for within the allowed

accounted for within the said allowed construction ratio, provided
that an approval for the planning of thereof shall be obtained in
consideration of the existing roads and services.
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Article (19)
Retractions:
1- The front retraction:
front boundary of the land of the front façade thereof.
2- Side & rear retraction:

It is allowed to build a construction on the side and rear
boundary of the land, and in case of making some openings
which are accessed to the side or rear neighbor, it is necessary
to leave some skylights (Horizontal, internal or external), as per
the provision of the executive panel of the regulation of
buildings.
Article (20)
Heights:
1- The height of the construction shall not be more than 3

floors (Three floors) and with a maximum limit of 13.00 m
(Thirteen meters), and in case of the construction of a
tunnel, the maximum limit for the height shall be 14.50
m (Fourteen meters and fifty centimeters).
2- In case of the construction of a tunnel, the height of the
floor of the ground floor shall not be more than 1.5 m
(One meter and fifty centimeters) from the pavement
surface level.
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Article (21)
1- It is allowed to construct residential villas, provided that the

area of one flat shall not be less than 60 sq.m (Sixty square
meters) or one flat in the floor, in case of non-availability of the
required area, including staircases.
2- In case of the availability of car parks at the ground floor, it

shall be compensated by allowing building on the fourth floor in
an area equals the area specified for car parks.
3- In case the land is located on a services or commercial road, it

is allowed to add (Mezzanine) and shall not be accounted for
within the construction ratio and the area thereof shall not be
more than 70% (Seventy percent) of the area of the ground floor.
4- The application of the conditions of local areas, shall be adhered

to with respect to:
1- The provision of car parks inside the land.
2- The architectural parameters of the area's construction

and heritage style, if any.
The Fifth Chapter
Area of garden's residence.
Article (22)
The usage:
Residential usages are allowed in thereof (Houses, separate and linked

residential villas and garden apartments), as per the statement of the
maps determining the approved construction areas.
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Article (23)
The construction ratios:
1- The construction ratio, shall not be more than 55% (Fifty five
percent) of the land area for all constructions where it is allowed
to construct more than one residential unit inside the land plot,
provided that the share of one residential unit shall not be less
than 500 sq.m (Five hundred square meter) of the land's area.
2- The area of the utilities for each residential unit at the ground
floor shall not be less than 5% of the unit's share, with a
maximum limit of 25 sq.m (Twenty five square meter), and it is
allowed to construct the utilities on the boundary of the side
neighbor of the building from one side only, provided that the
height thereof shall not be more than one floor, with a
maximum limit of 4m (Four meters) measured from the
pavement level and are not accounted for in the construction
ratios.
3- It is allowed to construct upper utilities for residence with an

area not more than 30 sq.m (Thirty square meter), at the top
roof of the building and shall be of a height similar to the level
of the staircase room and are not accounted for within the
allowed construction ratios.
4- It is allowed to construct an external "Majlis" or a multi-

purposes hall and general entertainment utilities that group the
land in a manner that the percentage of thereof, shall not be
more than 10% within the land's area and are not accounted for
from the allowed construction ratios (percentages). and it
allowed to construct the Majlis on the front boundary of the
land facing street or road and shall be in a manner that the
length of the Majlis shall not be more than 25% (forty percent)
of the length of the front façade of the land and with maximum
limit of 30 m (Thirty meter), and also, it is also allowed to
construct on the boundary of the side neighbor from only one
side, and shall be in a manner that the height of the Majlis shall
not be more than one floor and with a maximum limit of 4 m.
(four meters) from the pavement level.
5- It is necessary to provide parking for two cars at least inside the

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6- It is allowed to construct a tunnel, the area of which is not
accounted for within the said construction ratio.
Article (24)
Retractions:
It is allowed to build a construction on the ground floor on a

distance not less than 5 m (Five meters) from the front
boundary of the land of the façade facing street or road which
allows the opening of some entrances to thereof and allows the
construction of upper projections above the ground floor, with
maximum limit of 1.20 m (One meter and twenty centimeter).
2- The side and rear retraction:
It is allowed to build a construction on the ground floor, on a

distance which is not less than 3 m (Three meters) from the side
and rear boundary of the land and it is not allowed to build
upper projections on the floors above the ground floor.
Article (25)
1- The height of the construction shall not be more than two floors
and with a maximum limit of 10 m. (Ten meters), and incase of
the construction of a tunnel the maximum limit for the height
shall be 11.50 m. (Eleven meter and fifty centimeters).

Article (26)
1- It is allowed to build more than one residential unit in the plot of

land in a form of houses or villas linked from one side or more or
separated or both together, provided that they are distributed
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inside the land and car parks are made available at a rate of one
park for each residential unit.
2- The distance between the separated residential units inside the

land, shall not be less than 4 m (Four meters), and it is allowed to
utilize the retraction areas among the units as car parks with roofs
and the height of the roof of thereof shall not be more than 3 m
(Three meters).
3- The widths of the internal streets in the residential complexes shall

not be less than 8 m. (eight meters), provided that the retraction of
the front façade of the building shall not be less than 5 m. (five
meters) from the boundary of the internal street.
4- It is allowed to build more than one residential unit in the land plot
in a form of residential units (Garden apartments), and shall be in
a manner that the area of one flat shall not be less than 150 sq.m
(One hundred fifty square meter), with the provision of car parks at
a rate of one park at least for each residential unit.
The Third Chapter.
Areas of Tall Buildings (Multi-storey buildings).
The First Section.
Areas of the Investmental Buildings (A)
Article (27).
The usage:
Residential, commercial or administrative usages or all of them are

allowed in thereof, as indicated by the maps determining the approved
construction areas.
Article (28)
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The construction ratios are determined in these areas as follows:
1- The construction ratio shall not be more than 1200% (One

thousand two hundred percent) of the land area.
2- The construction plain surfaces of any floor are not more than
60% (Sixty percent) of the land area.
3- It is allowed to construct a tunnel, the area of which is not

computed within the construction ratio, provided that part of
thereof of an area not less than 70% (Seventy percent), shall be
used as car parks, provided that the height of the ground floor,
shall not be more than 1.50 m (One and half meter) from the
pavement level.
Article (29)
Retractions:
1- The Front retraction:
It is allowed to build a construction on the ground floor on the front

boundary of the land, unless there is an approved construction line
with detailed layout plans to which the construction shall retract, and
it is allowed to make some upper projections above the ground floor
with a maximum limit of 1.20 m (One meter and twenty centimeter).
The retractions in the ground floor are not less than 6 m (Six meter)
from the boundaries of the side and back land, and it can be used as
corridors and it is allowed to construct upper projections on floors
above the ground floor, with a maximum limit of 60 cm (Sixty
centimeter).
Article (30)
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1. It is necessary to provide car parks inside the land plot at a rate

of one car for each flat at least and shall be in a manner that
the number of car parks shall not be less than one park for
each 100 sq.m (Hundred square meters) for the constructional
plains specified for other uses. In case it is not possible to
provide the required number of car parks on the land plot at the
ground floor, it is necessary to provide parks for the remaining
number of car parks, either by repeated floors or making of a
tunnel or both of them, and also it is allowed to construct a
multi-storey car parks for the cars on the boundary of the land
from all directions and are not accounted for within the allowed
construction percentage).
2. Areas used for entertainment activities, private utilities and

services are not computed within the allowed construction
percentage, provided that it should not exceed 20% (Twenty
percent) of the total construction ratio (Percentage).
3. In case of the multiplicity of uses, it is necessary to separate

entrances, elevators and staircases leading to the residential
apartments from other non residential uses.
4. In land plots facing approved commercial streets, commercial

and administrative uses are allowed, provided that the
construction shall retract for a distance not less than 6 m (Six
meter) from the ground floor from the front boundary of the land
and used as lanes for the pedestrians and car parks, and it is
allowed to make upper projections above the ground floor, with
a maximum limit of 1.20 m (One meter and twenty centimeter).
5. In case the land is located on a commercial street, it is allowed

to add (Mezzanine) and shall not be computed within the
construction ratio (Percentage) and its area shall not be more
than 70% (Seventy percent) of the area of the ground floor.
6. In cases where the areas of land plots are less than the areas
stated in the executive panel of the decree by law No.: (3) for the
year 1994 of the partitioning of the lands prepared for
construction and development, the regulatory stipulations
stated in places that cope with the areas of thereof, shall be
applied to thereof.
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7. In land plots located at the diplomatic area, the percentage of
the construction is not more than 700% (Seven hundred
percent) of the land's area, and the construction is allowed on
the front boundary of the land, provided that a compound shall
be created with a width of 3.60 m (Three meters and sixty
centimeters) and with a height not less than 5.80 m (Five meters
and fifty centimeters), provided that the construction shall
retract from other directions to a distance not less than 3 m
(Three meters) with the provision of car parks, either with a
tunnel or by repeated floors.
The Second Chapter.
Areas of investmental Buildings – (B).
Article (31)
The usage:

construction areas.
Article (32)
1. The construction ratio shall not be more than750% (Seven

hundred fifty percent) of the land area.
2. The construction plain surfaces of any floor are not more

than 60% (Sixty percent) of the land area.
3. It is allowed to construct a tunnel, the area of which is

not computed within the said construction ratio, provided
that part of thereof of an area not less than 70% (Seventy
percent), shall be used as car parks, provided that the height
of the ground floor, shall not be more than 1.50 m (One and
half meter) from the pavement level.
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Article (33)
Retractions:
1. The Front retraction:

front boundary of the land, unless there is an approved
construction line with detailed layout plans to which the
construction shall retract, and it is allowed to make some upper
m (One meter and twenty centimeter).
2. The side retractions:
The retractions in the ground floor are not less than 4.50 m
(Four meters and fifty centimeters) from the boundaries of the
side land, and it can be used as corridors and it is allowed to
construct upper projections on floors above the ground floor,
with a maximum limit of 60 cm (Sixty centimeter).
3. The rear (retractions:
The retractions in the ground floor are not less than 6 m (Six
meters) from the rear boundary of the land, and it can be used
as lanes and car parks, and it is allowed to construct upper
projections on floors above the ground floor, with a maximum
limit of 60 cm (Sixty centimeter).
Article (34)
1) It is necessary to provide car parks inside the land plot at

a rate of one car for each flat at least and shall be in a
manner that the number of car parks shall not be less
than one park for each 100 sq.m (Hundred square meter)
for the constructional plains specified for other uses. In
case it is not possible to provide the required number of
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car parks on the land plot at the ground floor, it is
necessary to provide parks for the remaining number of
car parks, either by repeated floors, making of a tunnel or
both of them, and also it is allowed to construct a multi-
storey car parks for the cars on the boundary of the land
from all directions and are not accounted within the
allowed construction percentage (ratio).
2) Areas used for entertainment activities, private utilities

and services are not computed within the allowed
construction percentage, provided that it should not
exceed 20% (Twenty percent) of the total construction
ratio (Percentage).
3) In case of the multiplicity of usages, it is necessary to

separate entrances, elevators and staircases leading to
the residential apartments, from other non residential
usages.
4) In land plots facing approved commercial streets,

commercial and administrative usages are allowed on the
ground floor, provided that the construction shall retract
for a distance not less than 6 m (Six meter) from the
ground floor from the front boundary of the land and used
as lanes for the pedestrians and car parks, and it is
allowed to make upper projections above the ground floor,
with a maximum limit of 1.20 m (One meter and twenty
centimeter).
5) In case the land is located on a commercial street, it is

allowed to add (Mezzanine) and shall not be computed
within the construction ratio (Percentage) and its area
shall not be more than 70% (Seventy percent) of the area
of the ground floor.
6) In cases where the areas of land plots are less than the
areas stated in the executive panel of the decree by law
No.: (3) for the year 1994 of the partitioning of the lands
prepared for construction and development, the
regulatory stipulations stated in places that cope with the
areas of thereof, shall be applied to thereof.
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The Third Chapter.
Areas of Investmental Buildings – (C).
Article (35)
The usage:

construction areas.
Article (36)
1) The construction ratio shall not be more than 500%

(Five hundred percent) of the land area.
2) The construction plain surfaces of any floor are not

more than 60% (Sixty percent) of the land area.
3) It is allowed to construct a tunnel, the area of which is

not computed within the said construction ratio,
provided that part of thereof of an area not less than
70% (Seventy percent), shall be used as car parks,
provided that the height of the ground floor, shall not
be more than 1.50 m (One and half meter) from the
pavement level.
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Article (37)
Retractions:
1) The Front retraction:

front boundary of the land, unless there is an approved
construction line with detailed layout plans to which the
construction shall retract, and it is allowed to make some upper
m (One meter and twenty centimeter).
2) The side retraction:
The retractions in the ground floor are not less than 3.50 m
(Three meters and fifty centimeters) from the boundaries of the
side land, and it can be used as corridors and it is allowed to
construct upper projections on floors above the ground floor,
with a maximum limit of 60 cm (Sixty centimeter).
3) The rear retraction:
The retractions in the ground floor are not less than 5m (Five
meters) from the rear boundary of the land, and it can be used
as lanes and car parks, and it is allowed to construct upper
projections on floors above the ground floor, with a maximum
limit of 60 cm (Sixty centimeter).
Article (38)
The Heights:
1- The height of the building shall not be more than 10 floors (Ten
floors) and with a maximum limit of 50 m (Fifty meters), and
incase of the construction of a tunnel the maximum limit for the
height shall be 51.50 m. (Fifty one meter and fifty centimeters),
in addition to the height of the floors specified for services and
car parkings areas.
2- In case of the construction of a tunnel, the height of the ground

centimeters) from the level of the pavement.
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Article (39)
1- It is necessary to provide car parks inside the land plot at a rate

of one car for each flat at least and shall be in a manner that the
number of car parks shall not be less than one park for each 100 sq.m
(Hundred square meters) for the constructional plains specified for
other uses. In case it is not possible to provide the required number of
car parks on the land plot at the ground floor, it is necessary to
provide parks for the remaining number of car parks, either by
repeated floors, making of a tunnel or both of them, and also it is
allowed to construct a multi-storey car parks for the cars on the
boundary of the land from all directions and are not accounted within
the allowed construction percentage (ratio).
2- Areas used for entertainment activities, private utilities and

services are not computed within the allowed construction percentage,
provided that it should not exceed 20% (Twenty percent) of the total
construction ratio (Percentage).
3-In case of the multiplicity of uses, it is necessary to separate

entrances, elevators and staircases leading to the residential
apartments, from other non residential uses.
4- In land plots facing approved commercial streets, commercial and

administrative uses are allowed on the ground floor, provided that
the construction shall retract for a distance not less than 6 m (Six
meter) from the ground floor from the front boundary of the land and
used as lanes for the pedestrians and car parks, and it is allowed to
make upper projections above the ground floor, with a maximum
limit of 1.20 m 4 (One meter and twenty centimeter).
5- In case the land is located on a commercial street, it is allowed to

add (Mezzanine) and shall not be computed within the construction
ratio (Percentage) and its area shall not be more than 70% (Seventy
percent) of the area of the ground floor.
6- In cases where the areas of land plots are less than the areas
stated in the executive panel of the decree by law No.: (3) for the
year 1994 of the partitioning of the lands prepared for construction
and development, the regulatory stipulations stated in places that
cope with the areas of thereof, shall be applied to thereof.
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The Fourth Chapter.
Areas of Investment Buildings – (D).
Article (40)
The usage:

construction areas.
Article (41)
1- The construction ratio shall not be more than 300%

(Three hundred percent) of the land area.
2- The construction plain surface of any floor is not more

3- An additional construction percentage of not more

than 50% (Fifty percent) is allowed from the area of
the upper floor to be specified for the residential
utilities only, and shall be of a height of not more than
4 m (Four meters).
4- It is allowed to construct a tunnel, the area of which

is not computed within the said construction ratio,
70% (Seventy percent), shall be used as car parks.
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Article (42)
Retractions:

front boundary of the land of the façade facing a street or road,
unless there is an approved construction line with detailed
layouts plans to which the construction shall retract, and allows
the making of some upper projections above the ground floor
with a maximum limit of 1.20 m (One meter and twenty
centimeter).
The retractions in the ground floor are not less than 3 m (Three
meters) from the side and rear boundary of the land and it can
be used as lanes and it is allowed to construct upper projections
on floors above the ground floor, with a maximum limit of 60 cm
(Sixty centimeters).
Article (43)
The Heights:
1- The height of the building shall not be more than 6 floors (Six
floors) and with a maximum limit of 30 m (Thirty meter), and
incase of the construction of a tunnel the maximum limit for the
height shall be 31.50 m. (Thirty one meter and fifty
centimeters), in addition to the height of the floors specified for
services and car parkings areas.
2- In case of the construction of a tunnel, the height of the ground

Article (44)
1. It is necessary to provide car parks

inside the land plot at a rate of one car
park for each flat at least and shall be
in a manner that the number of car
parks shall not be less than one park
for each 100 sq.m (Hundred square
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meter) for the constructional plains
specified for other uses. In case it is not
possible to provide the required number
of car parks on the land plot at the
ground floor, it is necessary to provide
parks for the remaining number of car
parks, either by repeated floors, making
of a tunnel or both of them, and also it
is allowed to construct a multi-storey
car parks for the cars on the boundary
of the land from all directions and are
not accounted within the allowed
construction percentage(ratio).
2. In land plots facing approved

commercial streets, commercial and
administrative uses are allowed on the
ground floor, provided that the
construction shall retract for a distance
not less than 6 m (Six meter) from the
ground floor from the front boundary of
the land and used as lanes for the
pedestrians and car parks, and it is
allowed to make upper projections
above the ground floor, with a
maximum limit of 1.20 m (One meter
and twenty centimeter).
3. In case the land is located on a

commercial street, it is allowed to add
(Mezzanine) and shall not be computed
within the construction ratio
(Percentage) and its area shall not be
more than 70% (Seventy percent) of the
area of the ground floor.
4. In cases where the areas of land plots

are less than the areas stated in the
executive panel of the decree by law
No.: (3) for the year 1994 of the
partitioning of the lands prepared for
construction and development, the
regulatory stipulations stated in places
that cope with the areas of thereof,
shall be applied to thereof.
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Fifth Chapter
Areas of multi-storey buildings – 4 storeys.
Article (45)
Usage:

construction areas.
Article (46)
1) The construction ratio shall not be more than 240%

(Two hundred forty percent) of the land area.
2) The construction plain surfaces of any floor are not

3) An additional construction percentage of not more

than 30% (Thirty percent) is allowed from the area of
3 m (Three meters).
4) It is allowed to construct a tunnel, the area of which is

70% (Seventy percent) of thereof, shall be used as car
parks.
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Article (47)
Retractions:
1) The Front retraction:

boundary of the façade facing a street or road that allows the
opening of entrances to thereof, and the areas of retractions are
used as pedestrian lanes and car parking areas and it is allowed
to make roofs for thereof and also allowed to make upper
projections above the ground floor, with a maximum limit of
3.20 m (Three meters and twenty centimeters). In case the
building is located on more than one street, it retracts to a
distance not less than 5 m (Five meters) from the boundary of
the land faces the street of more importance to the location and
a distance not less than 2 m (Two meters) from the boundary of
the land facing the other streets.
2) The side and rear retraction:
The retractions in the ground floor are not less than 2 m (Two
meters) from the side and rear boundary of the land, and it can
be used as pedestrian corridors and it is allowed to construct
upper projections on floors located above the ground floor of
these side and rear façades.
Article (48)
The Heights:
1- The height of the building shall not be more than 4 floors (Four
floors) and with a maximum limit of 20 m (Twenty meter) in
case there is no tunnel, and incase of the construction of a
tunnel the maximum limit for the height shall be 21.50 m.
(Twenty one meter and fifty centimeters), in addition to the
height of the floors specified for services and car parkings areas.

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Article (49)
a. The area of one flat shall not be

less than 80 sq.m (Eighty square
meter).
b. It is necessary to provide car

parking areas at a rate of one car
park for each residential unit
(Flat).
c. In case the land plot is located in

a place facing a commercial or
service street, the construction
shall retract for a distance not
less than 5 m (Five meter) from
the ground floor from the front
boundary of the land of the
façade facing the commercial or
service street and areas of
retractions are used as lanes for
the pedestrians and uncovered
car parks, and it is also allowed
to make upper projections above
the ground floor, with a
maximum limit of 1.20 m (One
meter and twenty centimeter).
d. In case the land is located on a

commercial or service street, it is
allowed to add (Mezzanine) and
shall not be computed within the
construction ratio (Percentage)
and its area shall not be more
than 70% (Seventy percent) of the
area of the ground floor.
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The Sixth Chapter.
Areas of multi-storey buildings – 3 storeys.
Article (50)
Usage:

construction areas.
Article (51)
1. The construction ratio shall not be more than 180%

(One hundred eighty percent) of the land area.
2. The construction plain surface of any floor is not more

3. An additional construction percentage of not more

utilities only on the rooftop of the building, provided
that the height shall not be more than 3 m (Three
meters).

provided that part of thereof, of an area not less than
parks.
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Article (52)
Retractions:
1. The Front retraction:

boundary of the façade facing a street or road that allows the
opening of entrances to thereof, and the areas of retractions are
used as pedestrian lanes and car parking areas and it is allowed
to make roofs for thereof and also allowed to make upper
projections above the ground floor, with a maximum limit of
3.20 m (Three meters and twenty centimeters). In case the
building is located on more than one street, it retracts to a
distance not less than 5 m (Five meters) from the boundary of
the land faces the street of more importance to the location and
a distance not less than 2 m (Two meters) from the boundary of
the land facing the other streets.
2. The side and rear retraction:
The retractions in the ground floor are not less than 2 m (Two
meters) from the side and rear boundary of the land and it can
be used as pedestrian lanes and it is allowed to construct upper
projections on floors located above the ground floor.
Article (53)
The Heights:
1- The height of the building shall not be more than 3 floors (three
floors) and with a maximum limit of 15 m (fifteen meter), and
incase of the construction of a tunnel, the maximum limit for
the height shall be 16.50 m. (sixteen meter and fifty
services and car parkings areas.

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Article (54)
i. The area of one flat shall

not be less than 80 sq.m (Eighty square meters).
ii. It is necessary to provide

car parking areas at a rate of one car park for each
residential unit (Flat).
iii. In case the land plot is

located in a place located at a commercial or service street,
the construction shall retract for a distance not less than 5
m (Five meter) from the ground floor from the front boundary
of the land of the façade facing the commercial or service
street and areas of retractions are used as lanes for the
pedestrians and uncovered car parks, and it is also allowed
to make upper projections above the ground floor, with a
maximum limit of 1.20 m (One meter and twenty centimeter).
iv. In case the land is located

on a commercial or service street, it is allowed to add
(Mezzanine) and shall not be computed within the
construction ratio (Percentage) and its area shall not be more
than 70% (Seventy percent) of the area of the ground floor.
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The Seventh Chapter
Areas of linked multi-storey buildings
Article (55)
Usage:

construction areas.
Article (56)
1. The construction ratio shall not be more than 500%

(Five hundred forty percent) of the land area.
2. An additional construction percentage of not more

3 m (Three meters).
3. In the land located within the commercial areas or

facing the main commercial streets, it is allowed to add
(mezzanine) which will not be computed within the
said percentage and the area of thereof would not be
more than 70% (seventy percent) of the area of the
ground floor.

provided that part of thereof, of an area not less than
parks.
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Article (57)
Retractions:

front boundary of the land of the front façade of thereof.
It is allowed to build the construction on the side and rear

boundary of the land, and incase of making some openings facing
the neighbor, skylights (horizontal, internal or external) shall be
fixed in thereof as per the provision of the executive panel of the
building's regulations law.
Article (58)
The Heights:
The height of the building shall not be more than 5 floors (five
floors) and with a maximum limit of 22 m (Twenty meter), and
incase of the construction of a tunnel, the maximum limit for
the height shall be 23.50 m. (Twenty three meter and fifty
services and car parkings areas, if any.
Article (59)
1- It is allowed to build residential flat, provided that the area of

one flat shall not be less than 60 sq.m (Sixty square meters).
2- It is necessary to provide car parking areas at a rate of one

car park for each flat for residential uses. And the number of
car parks shall not be less than one park for each 100 sq.m
(Hundred square meters) for the constructional plains
specified for other uses. And it is necessary to provide the
required car parking areas either on the ground floor, the
upper floors, the tunnel or in all of them and the car parking
areas shall not be computed within the two allowed
construction percentage and heights in thereof, and it is
necessary to have the approval of the layout plans of thereof
in consideration of the requirements of the roads and
services.
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The Fourth Chapter
Area of commercial exhibitions
Article (60)
Usage:
Residential, commercial or administrative uses or all of them are

construction areas.
Article (61)
Construction ratios:
1. The total construction plain surface area for all

the building shall not be more than 300% (Three
hundred percent) of the land area.
2. The construction plain surfaces of any floor are

not more than 60% (Sixty percent) of the land
area.
3. It is allowed to construct the mezzanine, the area

of which is not more than 70% (Seventy percent)
of the area of the ground floor and its area shall
not be computed within the allowed construction
percentage.
4. An additional construction percentage of not

more than 30% (Thirty percent) is allowed from
the area of the upper floor to be specified for the
residential utilities only, and shall be of a height
of 3 m. (Three meters).
5. It is allowed to construct a tunnel, the area of

which is not computed within the said
construction ratio, provided that part of thereof
of an area not less than 70% (Seventy percent) of
thereof, shall be used as car parks.
6. The area of the showroom shall not be less than

100 sq.m. building.
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7. It is allowed to construct warehouses related to
the commercial exhibitions with the percentage
of not more than 30% (Thirty percent) of the
percentage provided for with respect to the total
plain surfaces of the construction.
8. Exhibitions (Showrooms) are allowed to be

constructed with the depths of not more than
100 m. (One hundred meters), measured from
the approved regulation line or with the depths
of the property, what's ever the less.
Article (62)
Retractions:
It is allowed to build a construction on the ground floor and

mezzanine at a distance of not less than 6 m. (Six meters) from the
front boundary of the land and the retraction areas shall be
specified for uncovered car parks to serve commercial exhibitions,
and it is allowed to make some projections at the floors located
above the ground floor with the maximum limit of 1.20 m. (One
meter and twenty centimeters).
It is allowed to build a construction on the ground floor at an area

which is not less than 3 m. (Three meters) from side and rear
boundary of the land and it is not allowed to make some upper
projections in floors located above the ground floor.
Article (63)
The Heights:
1- The height of the building shall not be more than 5 floors (five
floors) and with a maximum limit of 25 m. (Twenty five meter),
and incase of the construction of a tunnel, the maximum limit
for the height shall be 26.50 m. (Twenty six meter and fifty
centimeters).
2- In case of making of a tunnel, the height of the floor of the

ground floor shall not be more than 1.50 m. (One meter and fifty
centimeters) from the pavement level.
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Article (64)
Special Stipulations:
1- It is allowed to use the residence for the employees, provided

that the percentage specified for residential uses, shall not be
more than 30% of the land area and shall be at the rear side of
the land which is not facing the front street.
2- It is necessary to provide additional car parks for the cars at a

rate of one park for each 100 sq.m (Hundred square meters) of
the constructional plain surfaces in residential and
administrative uses. And it is necessary to provide the required
car parks, either on the ground floor, the upper floors, the
tunnel or on all of them and the car parks is not accounted for
within the decided construction percentage.
3- It is necessary to provide special areas for loading and

unloading of cargo within the limits of the ownership and shall
not contravene with the other elements constituting the building
and the supplements of thereof.
The Fifth Chapter
Industrial Areas
First Section
Industrial Production Projects (A)
Article (65)
Without prejudice the currently applied industrial laws and

regulations, industrial projects in industrial areas are considered as
project of a special nature, which require the obtainment of an
approval of the layout plans from the cities and village directorate,
with respect to the suitability of the site from a planning aspect, in
coordination with the concerned authorities.
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The Second Chapter
Industrial Production Projects (B)
Article (66)
Usage:
It is allowed in thereof the industrial production usages,

administrative offices, exhibitions and warehouses for the products of
these industries, as has been indicated by the plans specifying the
approved construction areas.
Article (67)
1- The percentage of the construction for all buildings shall not

exceed than 240% (Two hundred forty percent) of the land area.
2- The construction plain surface for any floor shall not be more
3- It is allowed to construct a mezzanine the area of which should

not exceed 70% (seventy per cent) of the ground floor area and
not to be computed within the ratio of the allowed construction.
4- The total area of the construction specified for the use as

exhibitions shall not be more than 20% (twenty percent) of the
ground floor area.
5- It is allowed to construct a tunnel, the area of which shall not

be computed within the said construction percentage, provided
that it shall be noticed that it satisfies the safety and security
requirements, as specified by the concerned authorities.
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Article (68)
Retractions:
It is concerned to build a construction on the ground floor and

mezzanine at a distance not less than 6 m. (six meters) from the
front boundary of the land facing a structure road, and such
distance shall be specified as uncovered car park and it is
allowed to make some projections on the floors located above
the ground floor, with a maximum limit of 1.20 m. (one meter
and twenty centimeters).
2- Side and rear retractions:
The retractions distance of the side and rear facades, shall not
be less than 4 m. (four meters) and it is not allowed to make
some projections on floors above the ground floor.
Article (69)
Heights:
1- The height of a building shall not be more than 4 storey (four

storey), with a maximum limit of 24 m. (twenty four meters),
and it is allowed to increase the height in cases required by the
industrial preparations with special specifications after
obtaining the approval of the cities and villages planning
directorate to thereof.
2- Incase of a construction of a tunnel, the height of the floor of the

ground floor shall not be more than 1.50 m. (one meter and fifty
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Article (70)
Additional car parks should be provided in a manner that the

numbers of car parks shall not be less than one park for each 200
sq.m. (two hundred square meter) for constructional plain surfaces
and it is necessary to provide the required car parks, either on the
ground floor, the repeated floors, the tunnel or all of them, and the car
parks are not completed from the construction percentage.
The Third Chapter
Areas of Stores and Warehouses
Article (71)
Usage: warehouses, stores and administrative offices are allowed in

thereof, as per the statement of the layout plans determining
the approved construction areas.
Article (72)
Construction ratios:
1) The percentage of the construction for all buildings shall

not be more 240% (Two hundred forty percent) of the land
area.
2) The construction plain surface for any floor shall not be

3) The total area of the construction specified for the use as

administration offices shall not be more than 20% (twenty
percent) of the ground floor area.
4) It is allowed to construct a tunnel, the area of which shall

not be computed within the said construction percentage,
provided that it shall be noticed that it satisfies the safety
and security requirements, as specified by the concerned
authorities.
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Article (73)
Retractions:
1- Front retractions:
Warehouses installations shall retract to a distance not less

than 6 m. (Six meters) from the front façade of the installation
and to be used as uncovered (without roofs) car parks and for
the loading and unloading operations, and it is not allowed to
make upper projections in floors above the ground floor.
Warehouses installations shall retract to a distance not less

than 3 m. (Three meters) from the side and rear façades, and it
is not allowed to make upper projections.
Article (74)
The heights:

(three floors) and with a maximum limit of 18 m. (Eighteen
meters) and the warehouses which require technical
preparations of special specifications, are exempted from this.

floor shall not be more than 1.50 m. (One meter and fifty
Article (75)
1- It is allowed to construct linked or semi-linked stores and

warehouses, on condition that the approval of civil defense is
obtained with respect to the specifications of the emergency
exits, gathering points and other of the security and safety
requirements in emergency cases such as fire with noticing the
easiness of movement among the stores' groups.
2- A distance of not less than 4 m. (Four meters) shall be left

between the warehouses and stores installations in a one plot of
land.
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The Fourth Chapter
Areas of Light Industries
Article (76)
Usage:
Light industrial usages are allowed in thereof beside workshops,

administrative offices, stores, showrooms for the factory products and
labor accommodations as shown by the plans specifying the approved
construction areas.
Article (77)
Construction Ratios:
1) The percentage of the construction for all buildings shall

not be more 240% (Two hundred forty percent) of the land
area.
2) The construction plain surface for any floor shall not be

3) It is allowed to construct a mezzanine the area of which

shall not be more than 70% (Seventy percent) of the area
of the ground floor and shall not be computed within the
4) The total area of the construction specified for the use as

labor accommodation shall not be more than 50% (Fifty
percent) of the total constructed area.
5) The area of one workshop shall not be less than 100 sq.m.
(One hundred square meter).
6) It is allowed to construct a tunnel, the area of which shall

not be computed within the said construction percentage,
provided that it shall be noticed that it satisfies the safety
and security requirements, as specified by the concerned
authorities.
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Article (78)
Retractions:
It is allowed to make some constructions on the ground floor

and the mezzanine at a distance not less than 6 m. (Six meters)
from the front boundary of the land facing a street or road and
such a distance shall be specified as unroofed car parks, and it
is allowed to make some projections on floors located above the
ground floor with a maximum limit of 1.20 m. (One meter and
twenty centimeters).
The construction shall retract for side and rear facades to a

distance of not less than 4 m. (Four meters), and it is not
allowed to make some upper projections on floors above the
ground floor.
Article (79)
The heights:
1- The heights of the construction shall not be more than 4 floors

(Four floors) and in a manner that the maximum limit of height
shall be 24 m. (Twenty four meters), and it is allowed to increase
the height in cases required by the industrial preparations with
special specifications after the obtainment of the approval of the
layout plans of thereof.

floor shall not be more than 1.50 m. (One meter and fifty
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Article (80)
1- Additional car parks should be provided in a manner that the

numbers of car parks shall not be less than one park for each
200 sq.m. (two hundred square meter) for constructional plain
surfaces and it is necessary to provide the required car parks,
either on the ground floor, the repeated floors, the tunnel or all
of them, and the car parks are not completed from the
2- It is allowed to construct light industrial buildings, workshops

and linked and semi-linked stores, provided that an approval for
thereof is obtained from the civil defense general directorate
with respect to the specification of the emergency exits,
gathering points and other of the security and safety
requirements in emergency cases such as fire with noticing the
easiness of movement among the stores' groups.
The Fifth Chapter
Areas of workshops and maintenance services
Article (81)
Usage:
Light industrial usages are allowed in thereof beside workshops,

administrative offices, stores, showrooms for the factory products and
labor accommodations as shown by the plans specifying the approved
construction areas.
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Article (82)
Construction Ratios:
1. The percentage of the construction for all buildings

shall not be more 240% (Two hundred forty percent)
of the land area.
2. The construction plain surface for any floor shall

not be more than 60% (Sixty percent) of the land
area.
3. It is allowed to construct a mezzanine, the area of

which shall not be more than 70% (Seventy percent)
of the area of the ground floor and shall not be
computed within the allowed construction
percentage.
4. The area of one workshop shall not be less than 50

sq.m. (Fifty square meter).
5. The total area of the construction specified for the

use as labor accommodation shall not be more than
50% (Fifty percent) of the total constructed area.
6. It is allowed to construct a tunnel, the area of which

shall not be computed within the said construction
percentage, provided that it shall be noticed that it
satisfies the safety and security requirements, as
specified by the concerned authorities.
Article (83)
Retractions:

and the mezzanine at a distance not less than 6 m. (Six meters)
The construction shall retract for side and rear facades to a

distance of not less than 2 m. (Two meters), and it is not allowed
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to make some upper projections on floors above the ground
floor.
Article (84)
The heights:
1. The heights of the construction shall not be more than 4

floors (Four floors) and in a manner that the maximum limit
of height shall be 24 m. (Twenty four meters), and it is
allowed to increase the height in cases required by the
industrial preparations with special specifications after the
obtainment of the approval of the layout plans of thereof.
2. In case of the construction of a tunnel, the height of the

ground floor shall not be more than 1.50 m. (One meter and
fifty centimeters) from the pavement level.
Article (85)
Additional car parks should be provided in a manner that the

numbers of car parks shall not be less than one park for each 200
sq.m. (two hundred square meter) for constructional plain surfaces
and it is necessary to provide the required car parks, either on the
ground floor, the upper floors, the tunnel or all of them, and the
car parks are not computed from the construction percentage.
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The Sixth Chapter
Services Areas
Article (86)
Usage:
Light industrial usages are allowed in thereof beside maintenance

services and repair workshops, oil change, tires repair, and alike, in
addition to administrative offices, industrial and service showrooms
and labor accommodation, as shown by the plans specifying the
approved construction areas.
Article (87)
1. The percentage of the construction for all buildings

shall not be more 180% (One hundred eighty
percent) of the land area.
2. The construction plain surface for any floor shall

not be more than 60% (Sixty percent) of the land
area.
3. It is allowed to construct a mezzanine, the area of

which shall not be more than 70% (Seventy percent)
of the area of the ground floor and shall not be
computed within the construction percentage
provided for.
4. The area of one workshop shall not be less than 30

sq.m. (Thirty square meter).
5. It is allowed to construct a tunnel, the area of which

shall not be computed within the said construction
percentage, provided that it shall be noticed that it
satisfies the safety and security requirements, as
specified by the concerned authorities.
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Article (88)
Retractions:

and the mezzanine at a distance not less than 5 m. (Five meters)
2- Side retraction:
It is allowed to build the construction on the side boundary of

the land, and incase of making some openings facing the
neighbor, skylights (horizontal, internal or external) shall be
fixed in thereof as per the provision of the executive panel of the
building's regulations law.
3- Rear retraction:
Retraction for the rear façade shall be to a distance not less

than 2 m. (Two meters), and it is not allowed to make some
upper projections on the floors located above the ground floor.
Article (89)
The Heights:
1. The height of the construction shall not be more than 3

floors (three floors) and in a manner that the maximum limit
of height shall be 18 m. (Eighteen meters).
2. In case of the construction of a tunnel, the height of the

ground floor shall not be more than 1.50 m. (One meter and
fifty centimeters) from the pavement level.
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The Sixth Chapter
Agricultural Areas
Article (90)
The usage:
The following usages are allowed in thereof, as shown by the plans

specifying the approved construction area.
1- In this area it is allowed to practice all the agricultural

activities, entertainment activity, and the setting up of the
green houses and nurseries.
2- It is allowed to construct private residential units, residential

complexes and accommodation for farmers,
3- It is allowed to practice animal production activities and

establish poultry farms and animals stables, after obtaining
an approval of layout plans thereof from the cities and
villages directorate with respect to the suitability of the site
from the planning aspect, in coordination with the concerned
authorities, provided that the licensing for practicing the
activities referred to shall be issued by the concerned body in
the ministry of agriculture, the general corporation for the
protection of marine wealth, environment and the wild life.
Article (91)
1. The total construction plain surface for

residential units, shall not be more than 15%
(Fifteen percent) of the land area, where it is
allowed to construct more than one residential
unit, provided that the share of each residential
unit shall not be less than 2000 sq.m (Two
thousand square meter) of the land area and hall
be grouped at one side of the land.
2. The total area of farmers’ accommodation shall

not be more than 5% (Five percent) of the land
area.
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3. The total area of the animals sheds and stables
shall not be more than 10% of the land area.
Article (92)
Retractions:
A- Green houses and nurseries installations shall retract

from the land boundary on facades facing a street or road,
to a distance of not less than 3 meters (Three meters).
B- Private residential units, shall retract from the ownership

limit to a distance not less than 6 m (Six meters).
C- The office, the guard man room, the pumps 'room and the
stores, may be constructed closed to the boundary wall at
the entrance and at only one side of the land.
D- The distance left between the animals barns (Sheds) and

the nearest residential house, shall not be less than 50 m
(Fifty meters).
E- The retraction distance of the farmers residences, shall

not be less than 6 meters (Six meters) from the front
boundary of the land.
F- The front retraction for animal barns and stables shall not
be less than 15 m (Fifteen meters) of the front boundary
of the land.
A- Green houses and nurseries installations shall retract

from the land boundary on other facades facing a
neighbor, pedestrian lane, and any other residential or
commercial area, to a distance of not less than 6 meters
(Six meters).
B- Private residential units shall retract from the ownership

limit to a distance not less than 6 m (Six meters).
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C- The side and rear retraction for animal barns and stables
shall not be less than 15 m. (Fifteen meters) of the side
and rear boundary of the land.
D- The distance between the residential units shall not be

less than 4 m. (Four meters).
Article (93)
The heights:
1- The height of the residential unit shall not be more than 2 floors
(Two floors) and with a maximum limit of 10 m. (Ten meters).
2- The height of the office, guard room, farmers' residences,

pumps' room and stores, shall not be more than one floor and
with a maximum limit of 4 m. (Four meters).
Article (94)
The stipulations and general specifications issued by the concerned

authorities at the agriculture affairs shall be followed to construct
cow's sheds, horses' stables, poultry farms and others of animal and
agricultural production and also the stipulations related to the
reclamation of the irrigation canals, the drainage and the removal of
palm dates.
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The Seventh Chapter
General Conditions
Article (95)
The stipulations stated in this resolution shall be applied on lands

with an approved and detailed general layout plans, with
consideration to the following:
A- It is not allowed to reconstruct in the greenbelt areas.
B- It is allowed to reconstruct lands and ownerships of an area of

less than 60 sq.m. (Sixty square meters), at a rate of one
residential unit for each floor, with the adherence to the
heights provided for in each construction area.
C- Construction is not allowed in open areas, unless after

obtaining the planning approval for the suitability of the site
for the suggested construction of projects with special nature
from the cities and villages directorate and in coordination
with the concerned authorities. Such open areas include the
following:
1- Lands which contain natural wealth or marine life

sources.
2- Quarantines
3- Water Streams, plateaus and valleys.
4- Archeological and historical features.
5- Cemeteries
6- Lands specified for special uses.
7- Lands specified for future construction extension.
8- Non reconstructed arid lands.
9- Water flooded lands.
10- Lands of high levels.
11- Lands surrounding poultry farms as per the approved

specifications of the concerned authority at the agriculture
affairs.
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Article (96)
Public utilities and social services projects:
In areas specified for services and public utilities, general detailed and
approved construction plans are allowed or plans specifying the
construction areas at educational, health, sport, social, religious,
cultural, entertainment and tourism educational projects and projects
of general utilities and alike, on condition that an approval for the
layout plans is obtained with respect to the suitability of the site for
the suggested construction to thereof from the cities and villages
planning directorate, with the specification of the regulatory
stipulations for construction of each project within the approval of
planning of thereof, in coordination with the concerned authorities,
provided that the concerned minister at the municipalities affairs shall
issue a resolution concerning the planning parameters and rates, as
per the nature of each project.
Article (97)
Areas of projects with special nature:
In the construction plans of the Kingdoms some areas should be

specified for the projects of special nature, provided that planning
approval should be obtained with respect to regulatory construction
stipulations for thereof, as per the requirement of the nature of each
project. Projects of special nature are allowed after obtaining the
planning approval of the suitability of the site of each project for
construction from the cities and villages planning directorate,
provided that coordination shall be made with the authorities
concerned with construction, utilities, services and roads and also
such authorities may request the land lord to prepare a pre-feasibility

study of the effect of the suggested uses on the existing constructions
in the area, the roads network, the utilities, environmental studies
and the existing services, provided that the directorate of the cities
and villages shall be informed with the recommendations of such
authorities within a period not less than thirty days from the date of
the receipt of the application for the approval, provided that the
concerned minister at the municipalities affairs shall issue an order
with the construction regulatory stipulations, as per the nature of
each project.
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Article (98)
Relevant committees:
1- The committee for the facades: The concerned minister at the

municipalities, shall issue the ministerial orders of the
formation of the facades' committee, which includes
representatives of the authorities concerned with the
construction and which may be able to set up the bases that
contribute in the development of the existing facades and to
coordinate between the landlords of the facades of the new
buildings and thereof and to upgrade the architectural and
construction style of the different construction areas.
2- The committee for the review and study applications of the

projects with special nature: The concerned minister at the
municipalities affairs shall issue a ministerial order to form a
technical consultancy committee to study the applications of the
projects of special nature and the stipulations regarding areas
of distinguished construction and the projects which are not
subjected to the approved regulatory stipulations and the
authorities concerned with the construction, utilities, services
and roads are represented in thereof, and the committee may
request the owners of the said projects to prepare a technical
and economic study related to the social, construction,
economical, environmental and the direct traffic impacts of the
establishment of such projects.
Article (99)
Construction on the boundaries of the main roads:
It is allowed to construct on the boundaries of the main roads, as

per the detailed common construction layout plans approved by
the concerned minister at the municipalities affairs, which specify
the construction area devoted for each of them, provided that the
construction shall retract to the construction line shown in these
plans or in the ministerial orders, and such plans and orders also
specify the construction's depth allowed for thereof, measured from
the pivot of the road with the specification of the regulatory
construction stipulations regarding such roads.
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Article (100)
The concerned minister at the municipalities ' affairs shall present,

all the cases which have no provisions for thereof and the cases that
require amendments in such stipulations, to the ministerial
committee of the public utilities to issue the necessary
recommendations regarding thereof.
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Council of Ministers.

Resolution No. (27) For the year 2005

The head of the councils of the ministers:

And based on the presentation made by the minister of the

It has been resolved:

The regulatory stipulations for construction attached to this

Areas, on which the aforesaid stipulations are to be applied, shall be

The concerned minister at the municipality’s affairs shall execute the

The head of the council of the ministers,

Issued on: 14th Jumada Al Akhira 1426 Hijri,

In the application of the rules of this resolution the following words

The performance of the construction process or the preparation of

The construction areas:

Areas specified by a resolution issued by the concerned minister of

The construction lands:

They are residential areas in which it is allowed to construct one

Area of linked residence:

Area of garden residence:

It is a residential area located outside the vicinity of the cities and

Villas (The residential house):

It is an independent or linked building which includes the living

The building's supplements:

It is each part of a floor which forms an independent residential unit

The commercial outlet:

It is an open construction to a public path or an approved road with

The garden residential complex:

It is a plot of land facing an approved road and includes villas,

It is an independent building facing an approved road formed of a

It is a maximum percentage allowed for the total plain areas of the

The plain areas of the construction:

It is a deducted floor which includes part of the height of the ground

Construction retraction areas:

A- Front retraction: It is the minimum limit of the distance

The height of the construction:

It is a vertical distance before the façade of the construction from

The construction line:

It is a line which determines the area allowed for construction at

It is a line to which it is retracted upon construction as per the

The road axis:

It is the route of line which determines the middle of the road's

The road boundary:

The road campus:

It is meant by thereof that space confined between the two

Pedestrian lanes and services:

It is meant by thereof the space that separates between ownerships

Covered car parks:

Uncovered car parks (The open):

Multi-storey car parks:

They are floors or part of floors repeated in the building or in

It is a street that allows the opening of commercial shops in the

The approved service street:

It is a street that allows the opening of service workshops in the

The service workshop:

It is a construction inside the land plot connected with one façade

The approved re-construction maps:

The approval of plans with respect to the suitability of the site

It is a certificate issued by the cities and villages planning

It is meant by thereof areas parallel to the features of the

Projects of special characteristics:

They are non-stereotyped projects for which they are no provisions

And the project is considered of special nature in view of what is

Areas of special architecture:

Areas of Residential Houses