Mercantile Building
Introduction
Mercantile Building is a structure specifically designed to support commercial activities. This includes any building or part of a building used as shops, stores, or markets for the display and sale of merchandise, whether wholesale or retail.
These Buildings and structures are under Group F shall be further subdivided as follows:
Subdivision F-1
Buildings for Shops Departmental Stores, Markets (for 500 m2)
Subdivision F-2
Buildings for Shops Departmental Stores, Markets (More than 500 m2)
Subdivision F-3
Buildings for Electronic Data Processing Centres, Computer Installations
According to the Telangana Disaster Response and Fire Services Department’s circular memorandum,
• A Fire NOC is required for buildings that exceed 15 meters in height but the setback of these buildings must be as per GO 168 MA&UD
| Sno: | Type of Building Occupancy | Fire Extinguisher | Fire Hose Reel | Fire Hydrant | Fire Sprinkler | Fire Alarm System (Manually) |
Fire Alarm System
(Automatic)
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| MERCANTILE BUILDINGS (F) | ||||||||
| F-1 F-2 |
Buildings for Shops Departmental Stores, Markets
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| a) |
Less than 15m in height
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R | R | NR | R (*Note 4) |
NR | NR | |
| a.1 | Ground plus one storey, with total of all floor area not exceeding 500m2 | R | R | R | R (*Note 4) |
R | R | |
| a.2 | Ground plus one storey and total of all floor area exceeding 500m2 | R | R | R | R (*Note 4) |
R | R | |
| a.3 | More than ground plus one storey | R | R | R | R | R | R | |
| b) | Above 15m but not exceeding 24m in height | R | R | R | R | R | R | |
| c) | Above 24m but not exceeding 30m in height | R | R | R | R | R | R | |
| F-3 | Underground shopping complex (F-3) | |||||||
| a) |
Underground shopping complex (F-3)
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R | R | R | R | R | R | |
These are preliminary details drawn from the National Building Code of India. For more precise information, please refer to Table 7 of NBC 2016.
Notes
MOEFA System shall also include talk-back system and public address system for the occupancies given in the table for (d) (I) (iii) under A-5, (a) (I) (iv) and (a) (2) under C-I, and (a) (2) under D-I to D-5, in all buildings 15 m and above in height, except for A-3 and A-4 occupancies where these shall be provided for buildings of height 24 m and above. These shall also be provided in car parking areas more than 300 m2 and in multi-level car parking irrespective of their areas.
Buildings above 15 m in height are not to be permitted for occupancies A-I and A-2.
Required to be installed in basement, if area of basement exceeds 200 m2.
Required to be provided for building with more than two storeys (Ground + One).