Amenities plot definition
Amenities plot means a plot allocated exclusively for the purpose of amenity uses as defined in Chapter 7 of these rules , such as Government uses, Health and Welfare uses, Education uses, Assembly Uses, Religious uses, Parks and Play grounds, Burial grounds, Transportation right-of-way, Parking andRecreational Areas; (g)“Anchorage Device” means in post-tensioning, the hardware used for transferring a post-tensioningforce from the prestressing steel to the concrete; (h) “Anchorage Zone” means in post-tensioned members, the portion of the member through which the concentrated prestressing force is transferred to the concrete anddistributed more uniformly across the section; (i) “Anchorage” means in posttensioning is a device used to anchor tendons to concrete member; in pretensioning, a device used to anchor tendons during hardeningof concrete; (j) “Apartment Building” means a building having more than one Storey and containing more than twoapartments sharing common staircase, or access space; (k) “Apartment” means an independent residential unit consisting of at least one habitableroom, bathroom, toilet, and cooking facilities in an apartment building; (l) “Approved” means approved in writing by the Building Control Authority; (m) “Architect” means a person who has given licence by Pakistan Council of Architects andTown Planners (PCATP) as an architect; (n) “Architectural Plan” means a plan showing the arrangements of proposed building works,including floor plans, elevations and sections, in accordance with the requirements of these rules; (o) “Attached Building” means a building which is joined to another building on one or more sides bya common wall or walls; (p) “Balcony” means a stage or platform projecting from the wall of the building surroundedwith a railing or parapet wall; (q) “Bar Bending Schedule” means a complete list about details of reinforcement used in reinforcedcement concrete. It includes diameter, shape, and total length, cut length, bend, spacing and location of each bar; (r) “Base of Structure” means the level at which earthquake motions are assumed to be imparted to abuilding. This level does not necessarily coincide with the ground level; (s) “Base Shear” means the total design lateral force or shear at the base of a structure; (t) “Basement” means the lowest portion of building partly (leaving not more than 4 feet