Ground coverage caps the footprint at ground level, and the land-use structure fixes how the rest of the site is divided between green, roads and amenities.
Plains: 50% coverage, FAR 1.80, with a further 0.20 available for green building rating. Hills: 55% coverage, FAR 1.65.
Uttarakhand Bye-laws Reg. 5.5(I)(i)(b) — and 19 related rules below.
Plains: 50% coverage, FAR 1.80, with a further 0.20 available for green building rating. Hills: 55% coverage, FAR 1.65.
| Ground coverage (%) | 50 |
| Base FAR | 1.8 |
| Premium FAR (max) | 0.2 |
Plains: 35% coverage — the smallest footprint in the table — with FAR 1.80, plus green building incentive of 0.1 for Silver, 0.2 for Gold and 0.3 for Platinum rating. Hills: 40% coverage and FAR 1.40.
| Ground coverage (%) | 35 |
| Base FAR | 1.8 |
| Premium FAR (max) | 0.3 |
50% coverage and FAR 2.00, the same in the plains and the hills — the only category where terrain makes no difference. Applies to flatted units of 25–35 m².
| Ground coverage (%) | 50 |
| Base FAR | 2 |
Plains: 50% coverage and FAR 2.10, the highest base FAR in the residential table, plus green building incentive. Hills: 50% coverage and FAR 2.00.
| Ground coverage (%) | 50 |
| Base FAR | 2.1 |
| Premium FAR (max) | 0.3 |
70% maximum ground coverage and FAR 1.80 in the plains.
| Plot area from (m²) | 75 |
| Plot area up to (m²) | 150 |
| Ground coverage (%) | 70 |
| Base FAR | 1.8 |
75% maximum ground coverage and FAR 1.80 in the hills — the only band where the hills allow the same floor area as the plains, and five points more footprint.
| Plot area from (m²) | 75 |
| Plot area up to (m²) | 150 |
| Ground coverage (%) | 75 |
| Base FAR | 1.8 |
65% maximum ground coverage and FAR 1.70.
| Plot area from (m²) | 150 |
| Plot area up to (m²) | 250 |
| Ground coverage (%) | 65 |
| Base FAR | 1.7 |
70% maximum ground coverage and FAR 1.60.
| Plot area from (m²) | 150 |
| Plot area up to (m²) | 250 |
| Ground coverage (%) | 70 |
| Base FAR | 1.6 |
60% maximum ground coverage and FAR 1.60.
| Plot area from (m²) | 250 |
| Plot area up to (m²) | 350 |
| Ground coverage (%) | 60 |
| Base FAR | 1.6 |
65% maximum ground coverage and FAR 1.50.
| Plot area from (m²) | 250 |
| Plot area up to (m²) | 350 |
| Ground coverage (%) | 65 |
| Base FAR | 1.5 |
55% maximum ground coverage and FAR 1.50.
| Plot area from (m²) | 350 |
| Plot area up to (m²) | 450 |
| Ground coverage (%) | 55 |
| Base FAR | 1.5 |
60% maximum ground coverage and FAR 1.40.
| Plot area from (m²) | 350 |
| Plot area up to (m²) | 450 |
| Ground coverage (%) | 60 |
| Base FAR | 1.4 |
50% maximum ground coverage and FAR 1.40.
| Plot area from (m²) | 450 |
| Plot area up to (m²) | 550 |
| Ground coverage (%) | 50 |
| Base FAR | 1.4 |
55% maximum ground coverage and FAR 1.30.
| Plot area from (m²) | 450 |
| Plot area up to (m²) | 550 |
| Ground coverage (%) | 55 |
| Base FAR | 1.3 |
50% maximum ground coverage and FAR 1.30.
| Plot area from (m²) | 550 |
| Plot area up to (m²) | 750 |
| Ground coverage (%) | 50 |
| Base FAR | 1.3 |
50% maximum ground coverage and FAR 1.20 — the band where the hills and plains coverage figures finally meet.
| Plot area from (m²) | 550 |
| Plot area up to (m²) | 750 |
| Ground coverage (%) | 50 |
| Base FAR | 1.2 |
45% maximum ground coverage and FAR 1.20.
| Plot area from (m²) | 750 |
| Plot area up to (m²) | 1000 |
| Ground coverage (%) | 45 |
| Base FAR | 1.2 |
50% maximum ground coverage and FAR 1.10.
| Plot area from (m²) | 750 |
| Plot area up to (m²) | 1000 |
| Ground coverage (%) | 50 |
| Base FAR | 1.1 |
40% maximum ground coverage and FAR 1.10 — the tightest coverage in the residential table.
| Plot area from (m²) | 1000 |
| Ground coverage (%) | 40 |
| Base FAR | 1.1 |
45% maximum ground coverage and FAR 1.00. A large hill plot may cover more of itself than a plains plot of the same size, and build less floor area on it.
| Plot area from (m²) | 1000 |
| Ground coverage (%) | 45 |
| Base FAR | 1 |
Permissible floor area, coverage and height for your plot — straight from the HP slabs.
FAR & ground coverage calculator →Official text: Uttarakhand Building Construction and Development Bye-laws / Regulations, 2011 (as amended 2015–2019) ↗
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