Building Occupancy

Introduction

Building Occupancy classifications help in categorizing structures based on the proposed use of the building. Occupancy categories determine the required permits and approvals. The Building Occupancy types data is hence a vital parameter used to define approval workflows in the OBPS module. Refer to the National Bye-Laws to view the prescribed list of occupancy types.

Data Table

Sr. No.

Occupancy Code*

Occupancy Name (In English)*

Occupancy Name (In Local Language)

Residential

आवासीय

Educational

शैक्षिक

Institutional

संस्थागत

The data given in the table is sample data for reference.

Procedure

Data Definition

Sr. No.

Column Name

Data Type

Data Size

Is Mandatory?

Description

Occupancy Code

Alphameric

Yes

Unique Code provided with respect to occupancy name. It can be numeric and alphanumeric as well

Occupancy Name (In English)

Text

Yes

Name provided for occupancy name which is used to configure in the OBPAS module. Refer to National Bye-Laws for more details

Occupancy Name (In Local Language)

Text

Occupancy Name in the local language. e.g. Hindi, Telugu, etc.

Steps to fill data

Download the data template attached to this page.
Refer to the ‘Data Definition’ section of this document to understand the headers in the template sheet, their data type, size, and definitions.
Reach out the person who shared the template for further details or to clear your doubts. Identify if the State/ULB has a provision for capturing pipe size for connections.
Identify the occupancy which is applicable. Refer to National Bye-Laws to learn more about occupancy types and names.
Go through the checklist to verify the data. Make sure that each and every point mentioned in the checklist is covered.

Checklist

The checklist is a set of activities to be performed once the data is filled into a template to ensure data entry requirements are met. These activities have been divided into 2 groups as given below.