Amman Building & Urban Planning Regulation of 2011
Article 1 – Regulation name:
This Regulation shall be cited (Amman Building & Urban Planning Regulation of 2011) and it shall come into force one month after the date on which it was published in the official gazette.
Article 2:
The provisions of this Regulation shall be applicable to the following:
Article 3:
The established buildings that became inconsistent uses after the provisions hereof shall be subject to terms and conditions set by the Committee within the Urban, Rural and Buildings Planning Law without prejudice to the acquired rights.
Article 4:
The buildings and lands uses in the planning area shall be classified, and the regulatory restrictions and conditions of the land and construction; furthermore, the standards of each one of the regulatory categories and the common and general standards of the construction within the planning sector shall be specified as set forth herein.
Article 5:
No land or building in any of the planning sectors may be used or modified unless such use or modification conforms the use in such sector in accordance with the provisions hereof.
Article 6:
As an exception of the provisions of Article 5, the Board may agree to relieve the relevant person of applying some provisions of this Regulation or to allow him to change the type of current use as may be required by the planning interest, local situations, constructional or technical developments or circumstances. In all cases, the relief must be given for a compensation as may be determined in accordance with the instructions made by the Board under the provisions hereof.
Article 7:
The Board may make temporary instructions in order to complete the procedures of preparing and certifying the site plans in conformity with the provisions of this Regulation for no longer than ( ) of the date on which this Regulation is published in the official gazette.
Article 8:
The provisions of this Regulation shall not prejudice the ius naturae of the persons who had already had the same by virtue of the regulatory instructions, statutes and decisions precedent to the effect of the provisions of this Regulation.
Article 9:
Definitions:
Municipality: Greater Amman Municipality.
Mayor: the Mayor of Greater Amman Municipality.
Board: Amman Greater Municipality Board.
Committee: the Local Committee on Planning & Buildings.
Attached residential buildings: a chain of horizontal housing units within the housing sector, with each unit having a separate entrance.
Setback: the horizontal distance between the building and the boundary of the plot of land or the road line adjacent to the plot.
Building height: the vertical distance between the road level and the top floor roof level.
Building regulatory height: the determined height stated within the regulatory restrictions and conditions in the planning sectors.
Construction works: the building construction, demolition, modification, addition or maintenance works including the excavation and filling.
Craft works: establishments use includes the production and sale of art pieces, jewels and any crafts depending on the handcraft works.
Multiple use building: a building consisting of two or more housing, business or office uses.
Multiple apartment building: a building consisting of three or more apartments vertically or horizontally attached together, with each one of them independent from the others and having a separate entrance from outside or through a common entrance.
Architectural extension: an unused part of a building protruding for decoration purposes or for protection from weather conditions. It includes decoration frames, flowerbeds, fences, window bars and window shutters.
Commercial extension: a used part of the building facing and covering a part of the street or regulatory front setback.
General commercial: a use including retail, restaurants and businesses.
Retaining wall: a wall or a fence made of natural stones, regular concrete or reinforced concrete built for resisting the forces and loads resulting from the soil or water pressure.
Emergency services: a use including the Public Security and Civil Defense services.
Building line: the line alongside of the street boundary adjacent to the plot of land with which the façade must conform as set forth in the site plans.
Arcade: a roofed part attached to any building and open to the street or an uncovered space, or connecting more than one building.
Construction license: a written permission issued by the Committee allowing the construction works.
Wall: a barrier of fence made on any material and built on the boundary of any plot of land.
Balcony: an uncovered part(s) of a building and roofed and open to natural air and light on a permanent basis, and it is within the boundaries of the plot of land.
Extended balcony: a suspended balcony extended above a street beyond the plot of land and above the front determined planned setback.
Uncovered balcony: an unroofed balcony.
Apartment: an independent housing unit within a floor.
Housing unit: a part of a building consisting of at least one room, a kitchen and a bathroom.
Floor: the part of a building surrounded by the top roof of a ground or a ceiling and the top roof of the ceiling directly on top of it.
Basement floor: a floor(s) in which the roof level does not exceed 1.25 meter of the road level.
Ground floor: a floor or a part of a floor located directly above the basement or vault floor; and in the event there is no a basement or vault floor, the ground floor will be the first floor of a building.
Roof floor: a part of a floor located on the top of the last floor in accordance with this Regulation.
Vault floor: a floor(s) located underground level of all sides and below the levels of roads surrounding the plot.
License applicant: the owner of anyone legally acting on his behalf.
Owner: the natural or public or private legal person whose name in which the land or building is registered with the competent Land & Survey Department.
Property: the plot of land and the building constructed or to be constructed thereon.
Plot depth: the distance between the middle point of the front side of the plot of land on the road or the leveled upper road in case of roads and the middle point of side opposite thereto from the plot.
Slope / regression percentage: the percentage of a slope or regression of the land plot depth.
Building structure: the upper side of a building located on the top of the building base or it could be established alone with no base.
Building base: the lower part of a building on which the building structure is established.
Villa: a detached or semi-detached building set for one family only with one separate entrance in addition to independent external spaces and yards.
Umbrella: a roof facing and covering a part of the street or a determined setback, and it is built of any material for the purpose of protection from the weather conditions.
Tree Pergola: a cover or roof with spaces for decoration purposes.
Atrium: an internal space within the building boundaries and uncovered and exposed to the open air to deliver light and ventilation to parts of the building adjacent thereto and for the purpose of building service lines installation.
Commercial center: a closed shopping complex including shops, stores, businesses, restaurants, entertainment places such as cinemas, theaters, fitness centers, children entertainment utilities and any other similar uses opened in common yards or courts.
Gallery and conference center: an establishment including rooms for galleries, conferences, meetings, seminars and training, and it may include management offices, restaurants and retailers.
Theater or hall: a place and/or building specified for holding meetings, lectures, seminars, events and various entertainment activities in front of an audience.
Factory: a place or establishment in which products are manufactured through the transformation or assembly of raw materials to produce various goods.
Craft workshop: an establishment for assembling, producing and selling products and any craft depending on the handwork and machine work together.
Agricultural project: the use specified for treating or processing the crops at site and transforming them to food products.
Environmental reserve: a site with a special natural or scientific environment.
Floor area: the total areas of a building(s) floors in case they are multiple on the plot of land.
Floor ratio: the ration of the floor area to the plot of land area on which the building is situated.
Engineer: a natural or legal person assigned to carry out the missions of designing and/or supervising the construction works, and licensed to practice the engineering consultation occupation in accordance with the applicable regulations.
Contractor: a natural or legal person assigned to carry out the construction works and to perform building contracting activities, whether he is a principal contractor or a subcontractor.
Part I
Land & Building Classification in the Planning Zone
Article 10:
Lands and building in the planning zone shall be categorized and the regulatory restrictions and conditions of land and building, as well as the special, common and general standards shall be specified as set forth in this Regulation.
Chapter I
Planning Sectors
Article 11:
Housing Sector: the sector specified for housing, which consists of six categories.
Article 12:
Housing 1 and 2
These two categories of the Housing Sector can be used for the following purposes
These two categories of the Housing Sector may be used for the purposes set forth below only after obtaining the consent of the Committee and in accordance herewith:
The residential building, front land plot area side, front, side and rear setback, floor ratio, building regulatory height and the planted decorated area ratio of each one of these categories shall be specified as set forth in the Regulatory Restrictions & Conditions Schedule attached hereto.
Article 13:
Housing 3, 4 and 5
These categories of the Housing Sector may be allowed for the following purposes:
These two categories of the Housing Sector may be used for the purposes set forth below only after obtaining the consent of the Committee and in accordance herewith:
The residential building, front land plot area side, front, side and rear setback, floor ratio, building regulatory height and the planted decorated area ratio of each one of these categories shall be specified as set forth in the Regulatory Restrictions & Conditions Schedule attached hereto.
The Board shall make the instructions with respect thereto.
The Board shall make the instructions with respect thereto.
Article 14:
Housing 6
This category of Housing Sector can be used for the following purposes:
These two categories of the Housing Sector may be used for the purposes set forth below only after obtaining the consent of the Committee and in accordance with the provisions hereof:
The residential building, front land plot area side, front, side and rear setback, floor ratio, building regulatory height and the planted decorated area ratio of each one of these categories shall be specified as set forth in the Regulatory Restrictions & Conditions Schedule attached hereto.
The same standards stated in Clauses A, B and C of Article 13/4.
Article 15:
Commercial Sector: the sector specified for commercial, housing and office uses consisting of seven categories.
Article 16:
Commercial 1 and 2
These two categories of the Commercial Sector can be used for the following purposes:
These two categories of the Housing Sector may be used for the purposes set forth below only after obtaining the consent of the Committee and in accordance with the provisions hereof:
The front land plot area side, front, side and rear setback, floor ratio, building regulatory height and the planted decorated area ratio of both categories 1 and 2 shall be specified as set forth in the Regulatory Restrictions & Conditions Schedule attached hereto.
Article 17:
Commercial 3, 4, 5 and 6
These categories of the Commercial Sector can be used for the following purposes:
These two categories of the Housing Sector may be used for the purposes set forth below only after obtaining the consent of the Committee and in accordance with the provisions hereof:
The front land plot area side, front, side and rear setback, floor ratio, building regulatory height and the planted decorated area ratio of each one of these categories shall be specified as set forth in the Regulatory Restrictions & Conditions Schedule attached hereto.
Article 18:
Commercial 7
The front land plot area side, front, side and rear setback shall be specified as set forth in the Regulatory Restrictions & Conditions Schedule attached hereto.
The floor ratio shall be as follows:
The building regulatory height shall be calculated as follows:
The provisions of Commercial 7 shall be applicable to the other road with a depth equal to double the length of the plot front on the commercial road at no more than 50 meters of the said depth provided that:
The provisions of Commercial 7 category shall be applicable to the plot of lands planned as normal commercial prior to the enactment of this Regulation.
The extended balconies of the building façade may be allowed on the commercial roads, yards, squares and roundabouts and on the determined front setbacks in accordance with the following:
The commercial extensions of the building façade may be allowed on the commercial roads, yards, squares and roundabouts and on the determined front setbacks in accordance with the following:
Article 19:
Multiple Use Sector: the Sector specified for the Commercial, Housing and Office sectors in which multiplicity is obligatory for two uses one of which is housing, and it consists of two categories, Multiple Use 1 and Multiple Use 2.
The Multiple Use Sector may be used for the following purposes:
Main use:
Accessory uses:
This Sector may be used for the purposes set forth below only after obtaining the consent of the Committee and in accordance herewith:
The front land plot area side, front, side and rear setback, floor ratio, building regulatory height and the planted decorated area ratio of each one of these categories shall be specified as set forth in the Regulatory Restrictions & Conditions Schedule attached hereto.
The building type requirement must be as there has to be a building base (building structure with a base) or there can be a building structure only (with no base) if the same is stated in the site plans.
The owner must submit a preliminary plans in order to obtain the initial permission and they must clarify the entire allowed building on the plot of land, then the final plans may be submitted in order to have the parts to be established of that building licensed.
The buildings within the Multiple Use Sector must have two types of uses with an area of no less than 25% of the floor area allowed to be built as per the plan category. The Committee may provide facilitations on the housing area of no more than 10% of the above percentage.
Number (zero) within the front setback set forth in the Regulatory Restrictions and Conditions Schedule means compliance with the building line clarified in the site plans.
For the plots of lands whose areas are less than the minimum limits stated in the Regulatory Restrictions and Conditions Schedule, the Committee may license the buildings on those lands provided that the orthogonal projection of any façade of the building is no less than:
15 meters if the regulatory height of the building is 48 meters. |
14 meters if the regulatory height of the building is 40 meters. |
13 meters if the regulatory height of the building is 32 meters. |
12 meters if the regulatory height of the building is 24 meters. |
Article 20:
High Buildings Sector:
To establish buildings at different heights considering the land topography in accordance with the regulatory restrictions and conditions stated in the Schedule attached hereto.
The High Buildings Sector uses can be allowed for the purposes set forth below in accordance herewith:
Temporary buildings as set forth in Article 34.
This Sector may be used for the purposes set forth below only after obtaining the consent of the Committee and in accordance with the provisions hereof:
The front land plot area side, front, side and rear setback, floor ratio, building regulatory height and the planted decorated area ratio shall be specified as set forth in the Regulatory Restrictions & Conditions Schedule attached hereto. If the phrase “unspecified” is stated for any restriction, the Committee shall have the power to specify the extent of that restriction.
The regulatory height of the entire building shall be calculated from a presumptive point to be specified through the rate of the levels of the sides of the plot of land, and it shall be referred to as a reference point.
Article 21:
Industrial Sector: the Sector specified for the various types and levels of industrial uses in accordance with the provisions hereof, and it consists of five categories.
Article 22:
Heavy industry:
The use of this category of the Industrial Sector is allowed for the following purposes:
This category of the Industrial Sector may be used for the purposes set forth below only after obtaining the consent of the Committee and in accordance with the provisions hereof:
The front land plot area side, front, side and rear setback, floor ratio, building regulatory height and the planted decorated area ratio shall be specified as set forth in the Regulatory Restrictions & Conditions Schedule attached hereto.
Article 23:
Medium industries:
This category of the Industrial Sector can be used for the following purposes:
This category of the Industrial Sector may be used for the purposes set forth below only after obtaining the consent of the Committee and in accordance with the provisions hereof:
The front land plot area side, front, side and rear setback, floor ratio, building regulatory height and the planted decorated area ratio shall be specified as set forth in the Regulatory Restrictions & Conditions Schedule attached hereto.
The same restrictions stated in Article 22/4.
Article 24:
Light industries:
This category of the Industrial Sector may be used for the purposes set forth below only after obtaining the consent of the Committee and in accordance with the provisions hereof:
The front land plot area side, front, side and rear setback, floor ratio, building regulatory height and the planted decorated area ratio shall be specified as set forth in the Regulatory Restrictions & Conditions Schedule attached hereto.
The same restrictions stated in Article 22/4.
Article 25:
Transformational industries:
This category of Industrial Sector can be used for the following purposes:
Temporary buildings as set forth in Article 34.
This category of the Industrial Sector may be used for the purposes set forth below only after obtaining the consent of the Committee and in accordance with the provisions hereof:
The front land plot area side, front, side and rear setback, floor ratio, building regulatory height and the planted decorated area ratio shall be specified as set forth in the Regulatory Restrictions & Conditions Schedule attached hereto.
The same restrictions stated in Article 22/4.
Article 26:
Technical industries:
This category of Industrial Sector is allowed to be used for the following purposes:
This category of the Industrial Sector may be used for the purposes set forth below only after obtaining the consent of the Committee and in accordance with the provisions hereof:
The front land plot area side, front, side and rear setback, floor ratio, building regulatory height and the planted decorated area ratio shall be specified as set forth in the Regulatory Restrictions & Conditions Schedule attached hereto.
The same restrictions stated in Article 22/4.
Article 27:
Offices Sector: the Sector specified for office uses consisting of two categories, Offices 1 and Offices.
The Offices Sector is allowed to be used for the following purposes:
This category of the Industrial Sector may be used for the purposes set forth below only after obtaining the consent of the Committee and in accordance with the provisions hereof:
The front land plot area side, front, side and rear setback, floor ratio, building regulatory height and the planted decorated area ratio shall be specified as set forth in the Regulatory Restrictions & Conditions Schedule attached hereto.
Article 28:
Agricultural Sector: the Sector specified for agricultural uses, and it consists of three categories; Agricultural 1, Agricultural 2 and Agricultural 3.
The Agricultural Sector is allowed to be used for the following purposes:
This category of the Agricultural Sector may be used for the purposes set forth below only after obtaining the consent of the Committee and in accordance with the provisions hereof:
The front land plot area side, front, side and rear setback, floor ratio, building regulatory height and the planted decorated area ratio shall be specified as set forth in the Regulatory Restrictions & Conditions Schedule attached hereto.
The Committee may allow for one housing unit to be established per a certain area of the plot of land equal to the minimum limit of parceling pursuant to the category of plan in which the plot of land is located.
Article 29:
Institutional Sector: the Sector specified for institutional uses, and it consists of three categories; regional institutional, urban institutional and local institutional.
The Institutional Sector is allowed to be used for the following purposes:
This category may be used for the purposes set forth below only after obtaining the consent of the Committee and in accordance with the provisions hereof:
The front land plot area side, front, side and rear setback, floor ratio, building regulatory height and the planted decorated area ratio shall be specified as set forth in the Regulatory Restrictions & Conditions Schedule attached hereto. If the phrase “unspecified” is stated for any restriction, the Committee shall have the power to specify the extent of that restriction.
Article 30:
Infrastructure Sector: the Sector specified for the purposes of infrastructure services, and this Sector consists of two categories; Infrastructure 1 and Infrastructure 2.
The Infrastructure Sector is allowed to be used for the following purposes:
This Sector may be used for the purposes set forth below only after obtaining the consent of the Committee and in accordance with the provisions hereof:
The front, side and rear setback, floor ratio and building regulatory height shall be specified as set forth in the Regulatory Restrictions & Conditions Schedule attached hereto. If the phrase “unspecified” is stated for any restriction, the Committee shall have the power to specify the extent of that restriction.
Article 31:
Open Areas Sector: the Sector specified for the uses of parks and recreations, and this Sector consists of three categories; Regional Open Area, Urban Open Area and Local Open Area.
This Sector is allowed to be used for the following purposes:
This category of Open Areas Sector may be used for the purposes set forth below only after obtaining the consent of the Committee and in accordance with the provisions of hereof:
The plot of land area, floor ratio and building regulatory height shall be specified as set forth in the Regulatory Restrictions & Conditions Schedule attached hereto. If the phrase “unspecified” is stated for any restriction, the Committee shall have the power to specify the extent of that restriction.
Article 32:
Mining and Quarry Sector: the Sector specified for mines, quarries and pits, and it consists of one category.
This Sector is allowed to be used for the following purposes:
This category may be used for the purposes set forth below only after obtaining the consent of the Committee and in accordance with the provisions of hereof:
The front land plot area side, front, side and rear setback, floor ratio and building regulatory height shall be specified as set forth in the land and building Regulatory Restrictions & Conditions Schedule attached hereto. If the phrase “unspecified” is stated for any restriction, the Committee shall have the power to specify the extent of that restriction.
Chapter II
Accessory Uses
Article 33:
Subsidiary buildings:
The subsidiary buildings are allowed to be used for the following purposes:
The maximum percentage of the subsidiary buildings shall be 5% of the plot of land area, provided that the maximum percentage of the subsidiary buildings shall be as follows:
The maximum height of a subsidiary building from the natural land level shall be 2.6 meters, provided it consists of one floor only.
Article 34:
Temporary buildings:
Chapter III
Car Parking
Article 35:
Car parking requirements:
There must be unroofed or uncovered car parking on the plot of land on which the building is established under the following conditions:
Article 36:
Car parking lots numbers:
One parking lot per 150 square meters of the floor area or a parking lot per apartment, whichever is more.
Two parking lots per villa.
One parking lot per housing unit.
One parking lot per four hotel rooms and one parking lot per suite, and the required number of parking lots shall be provided to the other uses in the hotel pursuant to this Article.
One parking lot per local daily service.
One parking lot per 75 square meters of the floor area.
One parking lot per 100 square meters of the nursery or kindergarten.
One bus parking lot per nursery or kindergarten.
One parking lot per 75 square meters of the floor area.
One parking lot per 125 square meters of the floor area.
Four parking lots plus one parking lot per 75 square meters of the floor area exceeding 500 square meters.
24 parking lots plus one parking lot per 50 square meters of the area exceeding 2000 square meters.
84 parking lots plus one parking lot per 40 meters of the floor area exceeding 5000 square meters.
One parking lot per 300 square meters of the floor area of the building and one parking lot per 60 square meters of the floor area of offices within the building.
The number of parking lots in the commercial center shall be specified as per the various uses and as set forth in this Article.
One parking lot per 30 square meters of the floor area.
One parking lot per 20 square meter of the floor or hall area.
The number of parking lots in the gas station shall be specified as per the various uses and as set forth in this Article.
One parking lots per 50 square meters of the hall.
One parking lot per 60 square meters of the floor area.
One parking lot per 50 square meters of the floor area.
One parking lot per 10 seats of the theater or cinema hall.
One parking lot per 300 square meters of the floor area.
One parking lot per 200 square meters of the floor area.
The number of parking lots shall be specified as per the uses set forth in this Article.
One parking lot per 60 square meters of the floor area.
One parking lot per 60 square meters of the floor area.
One parking lot per 60 square meters of the floor area.
One parking lot per 60 square meters of the floor area.
One parking lot per 60 square meters of the floor area.
One parking lot per 100 square meters of the floor area.
One parking lot per 50 square meters of the floor area.
One parking lot per 50 square meters of the floor area.
One parking lot per 50 square meters of the floor area.
One parking lot per 50 square meters of the floor area.
One parking lot per 50 square meters of the floor area.
One parking lot per 30 square meters of the floor area; and in case of uncovered theaters, one parking lot per 10 seats shall be added.
One parking lot per 40 square meters of the floor area.
One parking lot per 50 square meters of the floor area.
One parking lot per 400 square meters of the floor area.
One parking lot per 250 square meters of the floor area.
One parking lot per 60 square meters of the floor area.
One parking lot per 50 square meters of the floor area.
One parking lot per 500 square meters of the park land area; and a number of parking lots shall be provided for other uses within the parks as set forth in this Article.
Two parking lots game machine in addition to the number determined for parking lots for other uses within the game park.
One parking lot per 15 square meters of the restaurant and café area.
One parking lot per 4000 square meters of the plot of land area with minimum two parking lots.
One parking lot per 4000 square meters of the plot of land area with minimum two parking lots.
One parking lot per 50 square meters of the floor area in addition to one parking lot per housing unit.
One parking lot per 100 square meters of the floor area.
One parking lot per 30 square meters of the arena area.
One parking lot per hole in addition to one parking lot per 30 square meters of the floor area.
One parking lot per car registered with the office or center with minimum 10 parking lots in addition to one parking lot per 60 square meters of the office or center area.
Article 37:
Parking dimensions:
Article 38:
Low-dimension parking lots:
The Committee may determine to reduce no more than 10% of the numbers of parking lots of the building in accordance with the following principles:
Article 39:
Car paths:
The paths in and out, as well as the internal paths of the parking must meet the conditions set forth below for the purpose of providing an easy paths for the cars in and out of the parking.
The external path consists of following parts:
The minimum limit of the width of the in and out path shall be as follows:
The minimum limit of the width of the path in the round area must be 4 meters.
Article 40:
Parking with direct entry:
The Committee may license parking lots in which cars cannot turn within the parking due to technical difficulties or narrowness of the building area with no more than 4 parking lots, provided than the free movement shall be available in the front setback.
Article 41:
Uncovered parking lots in the setbacks:
The Committee may approve uncovered parking lots in all setbacks of the buildings, provided that:
Article 42:
The parking lot from the road boundary:
As an exception of the provisions of Article 41, the Committee may approve the use of the building side setback and from the road boundary within the Housing Sector as a single uncovered car parking lot.
Article 43:
Pedestrian crossings:
The owner must provide pedestrian crossings in the parking yard if the number of parking lots exceeds 200 uncovered lots, provided that:
Article 44:
Bumpers:
The owner must provide car tire bumpers at a distance of 0.75 meter from the front boundary of the parking and at the entire width line for the parking lots near walls, fences or planted and decorated spaces.
Article 45:
Fees for parking lots:
The Committee may collect fees for the parking lots in the following cases:
The following requirements must be met for licensing the buildings:
Article 46:
Parking Lots Fees Fund:
The collected amounts of the parking lots fees shall be deposited in a special fund for the purpose of establishing car public parking.
Article 47:
Entire building parking lots:
Subject to the provisions of Article 45, there must be enough parking lots for the entire building allowed in accordance with the provisions hereof if the number of apartments per floor exceeds two in the buildings within the Housing Sector.
Article 48:
Car waiting spots:
Two waiting spots per gas pump.
Three waiting spots.
Two waiting spots.
Three waiting spots before the order handing place and three waiting spots between the said spots and the handing spots.
Three waiting spots.
Four waiting spots for each use.
Six waiting spots for each use.
Four waiting spots for each use.
Article 49:
Shared parking:
The shared parking, their count and the minimum number of such parking lots in the Multiple Use Sector and the Commercial Sector shall be specified in accordance with various uses and their ration of occupation in certain durations 24/7 through the instructions made by the Board.
Article 50:
Parking lots beyond the boundaries of the plot of land:
If the regulatory determined number of the parking lots within the plot of land or building cannot be provided, the Committee may approve the license of parking lots in a plot of land adjacent or opposite to the building in accordance with the instructions made by the Board.
Article 51:
Automatic parking:
The Committee may allow the owner to use automatic parking in the buildings, provided that he provides the following:
A plan for the traffic management and places of car entrances and exits.
Part II
Land and Building Use Standards and Construction Conditions
Chapter I
Common Standards
Article 52:
Roof floor:
The roof floor may be allowed to be added for the service of the building in various planning sectors in accordance with the following:
Article 53:
Gas stations:
In addition to using the site as a gas station, the following shall allowed:
Article 54:
Gas stations near airports and public squares:
Article 55:
Private gas stations:
Article 56:
Occasions and wedding parties halls:
The Committee’s consent to the use of the occasion and wedding parties halls shall be subject to the following:
Article 57:
Building envelope:
The space in which the building is allowed on the plot of land is specified by the determined regulatory setbacks, the level of the first reference and the level of the second reference.
Its provisions shall be applicable to the following planning sectors:
Article 58:
The building envelope shall be specified for the purpose of regulating the building heights on the plot of lands using the elements, criteria and variables set forth below:
First: reference line:
It is a line to be specified based on the following:
Second: reference level:
It is a roof to be specified based on the following:
Third: building envelope:
It is a space specified based on the following:
Fourth:
The reference level variable (additional height) shall be counted based on the topography and slope of the plot of land and shall be equal to the following:
The result of multiplying the percentage of the plot slope by a fixed height of 16 meters for all planning sectors.
Fifth: building retract:
The building retract (additional setback) shall be counted based on the building determined regulatory height and shall be equal to the following:
Quarter the building determined regulatory height, provided that the building retract is no less than 3 meters and no more than 8 meters.
Sixth: the floor ratio variable, which is the coefficient of the determined floor ratio increase of the planning categories within the planning sectors in accordance with slope and topography of the plot of lands.
The variable of floor ratio shall be counted based on the topography and slope of the plot of land and it shall be equal to the following:
Half the percentage of the slope of the plot of land plus 1, provided that the floor ratio variable is no more than 1.6.
Article 59:
The building envelope shall be drawn under the instructions made by the Board.
Article 60:
Building regulatory height:
Article 61:
Pergolas:
Article 62:
Basement floor:
Chapter II
General Standards
Article 63:
Architectural Extensions:
The architectural extensions are allowed to go beyond the building boundary within the setbacks, and the maximum extension shall be 75 cm, provided that:
Article 64:
Uncovered external pathways, stairways and car entrances (frontal):
Uncovered pathways, stairways or car entrances are allowed to be made in the buildings situated below the level of the road in the determined regulatory front setbacks, provided that:
Article 65:
Uncovered external stairways:
Article 66:
Additional stairway:
Article 67:
Uncovered balconies:
Article 68:
Tree pergolas:
Article 69:
Parapet:
Article 70:
Atrium:
The atrium area must be no less than 10 square meters and its side length must be no less than 2.5 meters.
The atrium area must be no less than 7.5 meters and its width must be no less than 2.5 meters.
Article 71:
Building facades:
Article 72:
Lighting:
The owner must design and install lighting at the building site and utilities thereof in accordance with the following conditions:
Article 73:
Loading and unloading yards lighting:
The light sources must be installed at the loading and unloading sites to be hidden and unseen from roads or neighboring residntial buildings, and they must contain devices specifying the light on the served sites.
Article 74:
Pergolas lighting:
The owner may install lights for the pergolas in accordance with the following conditions:
Article 75:
Building service utilities:
Article 76:
Vault floor:
Article 77:
Fences and walls:
Article 78:
Retaining walls:
Article 79:
Site decoration:
Upon applying for a construction license, the license plans must include a site decoration plan, which clarifies the following:
Article 80:
Site decoration requirements:
Article 81:
Annexation:
Article 82:
Annexation tools:
The annexation includes the following regulator provisions:
The number that specifies the maximum height allowed and follows the (Height) symbol after the planning category on the site plans.
The number that specifies the maximum floor ratio allowed and follows the term (Floor Ratio) after the planning category on the site plans.
The number that specifies the minimum percentage of the floor area in the building that must be used for housing and follows the term (House Requirement) after the planning category on the site plans.
The number that specifies the minimum percentage of the floor area in the building that must be used for offices and follows the term (Office Requirements) after the planning category on the site plans.
A term that follows the planning category on the site plans and refers to the line that must conform the building front façade by no less than 70%; and such line shall be at a certain distance from the front boundary of the plot of land as set forth in the site plans.
A term that follows the planning category on the site plans and refers to the building base provisions, conditions and pattern.
Article 83:
Overlapping regulation:
Article 84:
Building multiplicity:
In case of more than one building within the boundaries of a single plot of land, the side or rear setbacks shall be no less than double the determined regulatory setbacks of the planning category.
Article 85:
Public service utilities:
The owner or engineer must refer to the entities and departments relevant to antiquities, electricity, telecommunications, water, sewage and others to get the requirements to be met by the building before making the engineering plans.
Article 86:
Reserve electric generator:
The owner and manager of hotels, hospitals, cinemas, theaters, cooling storages and warehouses, factories and any uses of buildings whose work nature requires a continuity of electricity current must install reserve automatic electric generators so as to handle the building necessary requirements.
Article 87:
Building in areas located near airports:
Buildings may be constructed in the areas located near airports within the range specified by the site plans only after a permission is issued by the Civil Aviation Authority and after the obtainment of the Committee’s consent on the conditions it determines.
Article 88:
Special planned zone:
The Committee may specify a certain zone as a “special planned zone” after preparing a comprehensive study and regulatory site plans of the zone clarifying the following:
Article 89:
Floor area:
The total areas of the ceiled horizontal projections of all floors of a building or buildings in case there are multiple ones on the plot of land measured from the building outer boundaries excluding the vault floors, parking lots, water wells and tanks, uncovered external stairs, pergolas, tree pergolas, commercial extensions, extended balconies, uncovered balconies, architectural extensions, subsidiary buildings, roof floor, atriums and electromechanical service floors or their parts.
Chapter III
Land Division & Parceling
Article 90:
The execution of division or parceling, or the amendment to a determined or existing division of any plot(s) of land in the planned zone shall be carried out only after obtaining the Committee’s consent.
Article 91:
The application for a consent to the division or parceling project shall be made to the Committee signed by the landowner together with the following documents:
Article 92:
The minimum areas and fronts of the suggested provisional plots of lands shall be on the roads in accordance with the regulatory restrictions determined for the planning categories.
The Committee may consent to reducing such restrictions by no more than 10% in any of the following cases:
Article 93:
Each plot of land must be connected to the road; and after the division and parceling project has been certified, the owner may not create any additional roads connected to the road without obtaining the Committee’s consent.
Article 94:
The owner of the project of the division and parceling of any plot of land or the parceling of a building into parceled units or apartments must pay the fees set froth in the following schedule for each parceled plot of land or unit resulting from the division and parceling:
Planning Sector | Planning Category | Division & Parceling fees | |
Dinar | Fils | ||
Housing Sector |
Housing 1 | 11 | – |
Housing 2 | 10 | – | |
Housing 3 | 9 | – | |
Housing 4 | 8 | – | |
Housing 5 | 7 | – | |
Housing 6 | 6 | – | |
Commercial Sector |
Commercial 1 | 41 | – |
Commercial 2 | 29 | – | |
Commercial 3 | 20 | – | |
Commercial 4 | 19 | – | |
Commercial 5 | 16 | – | |
Commercial 6 | 15 | – | |
Commercial 7 | 22 | – | |
Multiple Use Sector | Multiple Use 1 | 26 | – |
Multiple Use 2 | 24 | – | |
High Building Sector |
Medium low | 32 | – |
Medium | 35 | – | |
Medium high | 38 | – | |
High | 41 | – | |
Milestone | 45 | – | |
Institutional Sector | Local institutional | 13 | – |
Urban institutional | 14 | – | |
Regional institutional | 15 | – | |
Offices Sector | Offices 1 | 15 | – |
Offices 2 | 14 | – | |
Industrial Sector |
Industrial technical | 12 | – |
Transformational technical | 13 | – | |
Light industrial | 14 | – | |
Medium industrial | 17 | – | |
Heavy industrial | 18 | – | |
Agricultural Sector | Agricultural 1 | 11 | – |
Agricultural 2 | 10 | – | |
Agricultural 3 | 9 | – | |
Open Areas Sector | Local open | 7 | – |
Urban open | 8 | – | |
Regional open | 9 | – | |
Infrastructure Sector | Infrastructure 1 | 7 | – |
Infrastructure 2 | 6 | – | |
Mining & Quarries Sector | Mining & quarries | 18 | – |
Article 95:
Parceling roads instructions:
The instructions made by the Board shall specify the parceling roads wideness and curves including stairways and pathways of the services and rainwater drainage.
Chapter IV
License of Building (Construction)
Article 96:
Procedures of issuing a license of building (construction):
Licensing provisions:
Article 97:
Fees schedules:
Article 98:
Law facilitations:
Additional fees by 10% of the fees set forth in Clause A of Article 96 shall be collected from the license applicant if the Committee decides to ease any restriction in the planning terms and conditions in any case or for any reason provided for in Clause 1 of Article 37 of the applicable Cities, Villages and Buildings Planning Law within the percentages therein.
Article 99:
Regulation facilitations:
The determined fees shall be collected after the demolition of the building parts exceeding the easement percentages mentioned above, if any, as follows:
Article 100:
Building occupation permission issuance procedures:
Article 101:
Punishments:
Any person violating the provisions of this Regulation and instructions attached hereto shall be subject to any of the following punishments:
An imprisonment of no longer than three months, a fine of no more than JOD 200 or both punishments together.
Article 102:
Precautious measures:
The Committee may take the following precautious measures:
Article 103:
Similar uses:
Upon a submission made by the Mayor, the Board may make a resolution to add uses similar to the ones stated in the various planning sectors.
Article 104:
The Board shall make the instructions and resolutions necessary to facilitate the enforcement of the provisions hereof.
Article 105:
The board shall make the instructions referred to in the provisions of this Regulation within one month of the date on which it was published in the official gazette.
Article 106:
The regulations, instructions and resolutions made by the Board prior to the effect of the provisions hereof shall continue to be applicable to the extent that they are not in conflict with the provision hereof until they are amended, canceled or replaced.
Article 107:
Cancelations:
Regulatory Restrictions & Conditions Schedule
Of Planning Sectors
Housing Sector:
Planning category
Restrictions |
Housing 1 | Housing 2 |
Residential building type | Villa | Villa |
Minimum plot area (square meter) | 4000 | 2000 |
Minimum façade (meter) | 50 | 35 |
Minimum front setback (meter) | 15 | 10 |
Minimum side setback (meter) | 12 | 7 |
Minimum rear setback (meter) | 15 | 10 |
Maximum floor ratio | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Maximum regulatory height (meter) | 9 | 9 |
Minimum percentage of the decorated planted areas (%) | 10 | 10 |
Planning category
Restrictions |
Housing 3 | Housing 4 | Housing 5 | ||||||
Residential building type | Apartment | Villa | connected | Apartment | Villa | connected | Apartment | Villa | connected |
Minimum plot area (square meter) | 1000 | 750 | 400 | 750 | 500 | 300 | 500 | 300 | 200 |
Minimum façade (m) | 25 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 10 |
Minimum front setback (m) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Minimum rear setback (m) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Minimum side setback (m) | 5 | 4 | – | 3.5 | 3 | – | 3 | 2 | – |
Minimum side corner setback (m) | – | – | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 2 |
Minimum side through setback (m) | – | – | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | – | 0 |
Maximum floor ratio | 17.5 | 1 | 1.25 | 1.85 | 1 | 1.45 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 |
Maximum regulatory height (m) | 16 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 9 |
Minimum percentage of decorated planted areas (%) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Planning category
Restrictions |
Housing 6 |
Residential building type | Apartment |
Minimum plot area (square meter) | 300 |
Minimum façade (m) | 13 |
Minimum front setback (m) | 3 |
Minimum rear setback (m) | 2.5 |
Minimum side setback (m) | 2.5 |
Maximum floor ratio | 2 |
Maximum regulatory height (m) | 16 |
Minimum percentage of decorated planted areas (%) | 10 |
Commercial Sector:
Planning Category
Restrictions |
Commercial 1 | Commercial 2 | Commercial 3 | Commercial 4 | Commercial 5 | Commercial 6 | Commercial 7 |
Minimum plot area (square meter) | 20000 | 5000 | 2000 | 1500 | 750 | 300 | 600 |
Minimum façade (m) | 100 | 50 | 35 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 18 |
Minimum front setback (m) | 20 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Minimum side setback (m) | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | Additional restriction |
Minimum rear setback (m) | 15 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 |
Maximum floor ratio | 2.5 | 2 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Additional restriction |
Maximum regulatory height (m) | 24 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 17 | Additional restriction |
Minimum percentage of decorated planted areas (%) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | – |
Multiple Use Sector
Multiple Use 1
Plot of land | Building base | Building structure | ||||||||||||
Regulatory height | Area | Plot front | Decorated planted area percentage | Floor ratio | Height | Setbacks | Floor ratio | Setbacks | ||||||
Front | Rear | Side | Side | Front | Rear | Side | Side | |||||||
Max | Min | Min | Min | Max | Max | Min | Max | Min | ||||||
(m) | (m2) | (m) | (%) | (%) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (%) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
48 | 2500 | 40 | 10 | 180 | 12 | 0/5 | 7.5 | 5 | 5 | 320 | 5/8 | 10 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
40 | 2100 | 36 | 10 | 170 | 12 | 0/5 | 7.5 | 5 | 5 | 260 | 5/8 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
32 | 1700 | 32 | 10 | 160 | 12 | 0/5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 180 | 5/8 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
24 | 1300 | 28 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 300 | 0/5 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Multiple Use 2
Plot of land | Building base | Building structure | ||||||||||||
Regulatory height | Area | Plot front | Decorated planted area percentage | Floor ratio | Height | Setbacks | Floor ratio | Setbacks | ||||||
Front | Rear | Side | Side | Front | Rear | Side | Side | |||||||
Max | Min | Min | Min | Max | Max | Min | Max | Min | ||||||
(m) | (m2) | (m) | (%) | (%) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (%) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
48 | 2100 | 36 | 10 | 210 | 12 | 0/3 | 7.5 | 5 | 0 | 350 | 3/6 | 10 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
40 | 1700 | 32 | 10 | 200 | 12 | 0/3 | 7.5 | 5 | 0 | 280 | 3/6 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
32 | 1300 | 28 | 10 | 200 | 12 | 0/3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 230 | 3/6 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
24 | 1000 | 25 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 270 | 0/3 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
High Building Sector
Restrictions
Planning Sector |
Plot of land | Regulatory height | Building base | Building structure | |||||||||||||
Area | Planted decorated area | Min | Max | Height | Setbacks | Percentage | Setbacks | Area | |||||||||
Min | Min | Min | Max | Front | Side | Side | Rear | Max | Front | Side | Side | Rear | Offices use | Other uses | |||
Min | |||||||||||||||||
(m2) | (%) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (%) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m2) | (m2) | |
Low-medium height | 2000 | 20 | 18 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | – | 720 |
Medium height | 2500 | 20 | 31 | 50 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 7.5 | 0 | 7.5 | 60 | 5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 9 | 900 | 720 |
Medium – high height | 2750 | 20/30 | 51 | 75 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 7.5 | 0 | 7.5 | 60 | 5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 9 | 900 | 720 |
High height | 3000 | 20/30 | 76 | 100 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 7.5 | 0 | 7.5 | 60 | 5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 9 | 900 | 720 |
Milestone | 4000 | 20/30 | 101 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Industrial Sector
Restrictions
Planning Sector |
Heavy industries | Medium industries | Light industries | Trans industries | Technical industries |
Minimum area of plot of land (m2) | 5000 | 2000 | 1000 | 300 | 2000 |
Minimum limit of the façade (m) | 50 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 35 |
Minimum limit of front setback (m) | 15 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
Minimum limit of rear setback (m) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
Minimum limit of side setback (m) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 from one side | 5 |
Maximum floor ratio | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 2.5 |
Maximum regulatory height (m) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 24 |
Minimum planted decorated area percentage (%) | 15 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
Offices Sector:
Restrictions
Planning Sector |
Offices 1 | Offices 2 |
Minimum area of plot of land (m2) | 1000 | 750 |
Minimum limit of the façade (m) | 25 | 18 |
Minimum limit of front setback (m) | 5 | 4 |
Minimum limit of side setback (m) | 5 | 3.5 |
Minimum limit of rear setback (m) | 6 | 5 |
Maximum floor ratio | 1.75 | 1.85 |
Maximum regulatory height (m) | 17 | 17 |
Minimum planted decorated area percentage (%) | 10 | 10 |
Agricultural Sector:
Restrictions
Planning Sector |
Agricultural 1 | Agricultural 2 | Agricultural 3 |
Minimum area of plot of land (m2) | 10000 | 4000 | 2000 |
Minimum limit of the façade (m) | 50 | 40 | 25 |
Minimum limit of front setback (m) | 10 | 10 | 5 |
Minimum limit of side setback (m) | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Minimum limit of rear setback (m) | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Maximum floor ratio | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
Maximum regulatory height (m) | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Minimum planted decorated area percentage (%) | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Institutional Secotr
Restrictions
Planning Sector |
Regional institutional | Urban institutional | Local institutional |
Minimum area of plot of land (m2) | 10000 | 2000 | 1000 |
Minimum limit of the façade (m) | n/a | 35 | 25 |
Minimum limit of front setback (m) | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Minimum limit of side setback (m) | n/a | 7 | 5 |
Minimum limit of rear setback (m) | n/a | 10 | 6 |
Maximum floor ratio | 3 | 2 | 1.6 |
Maximum regulatory height (m) | 48 | 20 | 17 |
Minimum planted decorated area percentage (%) | n/a | 15% | 15% |
Infrastructure Sector:
Restrictions
Planning Sector |
Infrastructure 1 | Infrastructure 2 |
Minimum area of plot of land (m2) | n/a | n/a |
Minimum limit of the façade (m) | n/a | n/a |
Minimum limit of front setback (m) | 10 | 5 |
Minimum limit of side setback (m) | 30 | 5 |
Minimum limit of rear setback (m) | 30 | 5 |
Maximum floor ratio | 1 | 2.25 |
Maximum regulatory height (m) | 20 | 12 |
Minimum planted decorated area percentage (%) | n/a | n/a |
Open Areas Sector:
Restrictions
Planning Sector |
Regional open area | Urban open area | Local open area |
Minimum area of plot of land (m2) | 20000 | 2000 | 300 |
Minimum limit of the façade (m) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Minimum limit of front setback (m) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Minimum limit of side setback (m) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Minimum limit of rear setback (m) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Maximum floor ratio | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.10 |
Maximum regulatory height (m) | 20 | 12 | 4 |
Minimum planted decorated area percentage (%) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Mining & Quarries Sector:
Restrictions
Planning Sector |
Mining & Quarries |
Minimum area of plot of land (m2) | 5000 |
Minimum limit of the façade (m) | 50 |
Minimum limit of front setback (m) | 5 |
Minimum limit of side setback (m) | 10 |
Minimum limit of rear setback (m) | 10 |
Maximum floor ratio | 0.10 |
Maximum regulatory height (m) | 16 |
Minimum planted decorated area percentage (%) | n/a |
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