hardwood wrote:kayhara wrote:
There is something called Plot ratio and plot coverage, and any building above 4 floors should have a lift,this seems to break all the above.
Have these buildings at Pipeline estate complied with those requirements? Why the selective application of laws?
This being kenya laws are bent everytime, in pipeline if the law was to be enforced all buildings would go, eg
1-The plot ratio in pipeline is 80% ground coverage is also 80%, this means you don't build to the boundary, you leave atleast 4 feet from
the boundary, if your neighbour does this too then you have 8 feet separating the flats for natural lighting and ventilation but wapi, guys
build to the boundary.
2-The maximum liftless height is 4 floors, in mlango kubwa there is a flat with 8 floor.
3-Floor to ceiling height of at least 2.7, in Nairobi you can change your bulb while seated in some houses (almost)
4-The stairs steps height and width, In these flats we have some with very high steps, very shallow landings and very narrow flights,
Moving is mtihani with guys having to lower sofas by ropes.
5-Parking all houses should have atleast 0.5 parkings per unit.
I have the british building standards which we apparently use, and it describes even the kiosk, the single rooms the number of toilets per inhabitant but
in kenya this is
of giantsTo Each His Own