Decree of the Ministry of Regional Development No. 137 / 1998 Coll.

Q: Is Decree of the Ministry of Regional Development No. 137 / 1998 Coll. still valid?

Yes, Decree of the Ministry of Regional Development No. 137 / 1998 Coll. is still valid and effective.

137

DECLARATION

Ministry of Local Development

of 9 June 1998

on general technical requirements for construction

According to § 143 paragraph 1 (k) of Act No. 50 / 1976 Coll., on Territorial Planning and Construction Regulations (Construction Act), as amended by Act No. 83 / 1998 Coll.:

BASIC PROVISIONS

§ 1

Subject matter

The decree sets out the essential requirements for the territorial technical solutions of the buildings and for the special-purpose and construction-technical solutions of the buildings, which fall within the scope of the general building offices and municipal authorities under § 117, 118, 119, 123 and 124 of the construction law.

Scope

§ 2

(1) According to this decree, the processing and procurement of land planning documents and land planning documents, the design, placement, authorisation or reporting, implementation, approval, use and disposal of buildings and the exercise of state building supervision shall be carried out.

(2) The provisions of this Decree shall also apply in the case of building modifications, maintenance works, changes in the use of buildings, temporary construction works and superstructures as well as in the case of buildings which are cultural monuments, (1) unless serious technical or engineering reasons preclude this.

(3) The requirements contained in Part One to Part Three of this Decree apply to all types of construction under Section 1, unless otherwise stated in Part Four.

§ 3

For the purposes of this decree:

(a) the building is an above ground building with a space-focused and externally mainly enclosed perimeter walls and roof structures;

(b) the building for the assembly of more than one person is a building with at least one space intended for the assembly of at least 200 persons, in which a floor plan area of less than 4 m2 per person (conference rooms, theatres, cinemas, concert halls, dance halls, sports halls, stands, etc.),

(c) the construction for trade is a construction which contains a total sales area of more than 2000 m2 (e.g. wholesale, shopping centres, department stores);

(d) the accommodation unit is a single room or a set of rooms which meet and are intended for use by their technical design and equipment;

(e) the construction for production and storage is a building intended for industrial, craft and other production, or, where appropriate, for services having the character of production, and for the storage of products, materials and materials, except for the storage structures referred to in (j);

(f) the agricultural structure is a building for livestock farming, the storage of livestock products, the preparation and storage of feed and litter, the cultivation of plants, the storage and post-harvesting of plant products, the storage and preparation of nutrition products, plant protection products and plant products and agricultural services,

(g) the technical equipment networks are overhead or underground lines, including fittings, equipment and structures, ensuring the connection of the territory, municipalities, their parts and structures to different types of technical equipment; the technical equipment networks are energy (electrical power lines, pipelines and heat), water, sewer and telecommunications, or other lines (for example, pipelines), according to their purpose,

(h) the apartment is a suite of rooms, or a single living room, which, by its design and equipment, meets the requirements for permanent housing and is intended for this purpose of use;

(i) the living room is a part of the apartment (especially the living room, bedroom, dining room) which meets the requirements laid down in this decree, is intended for permanent housing and has the smallest floor area of 8 m2; if the apartment consists of a single living room, the floor area must be at least 16 m2;

j) the living room is a room or a room which, by its location, size and construction arrangement, meets the requirements for persons to stay in it (e.g. offices, workshops, offices, teaching facilities, rooms in health facilities, hotels and hostels, hall rooms of various purposes, rooms of cinemas, theatres and cultural facilities, rooms in buildings for individual recreation etc.),

k) a small treatment plant is a sewage treatment plant up to 500 equivalent inhabitants;

(l) the standard value is a specific technical requirement contained in the relevant Czech technical standard ČSN, the compliance of which is considered by the specific provisions as meeting the requirements set out therein.

ČÁST PRVNÍ

TERRITORIAL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING AND FOR THEIR MISSION

§ 5

Seals of individual water supply

(1) The well of individual water supply (hereinafter referred to as "well") must be situated in an environment which is not a source of potential pollution or a threat to the quality of water in the well and in such a position as to avoid affecting the abundance of adjacent wells.

(2) The minimum distance between the well and the sources of possible pollution and neighbouring wells is given by standard values.

§ 6

Pipes and small cleaners

(1) Pump stations are only built where sewage waste water cannot be transported to a sewer network or where the treatment of waste water at a small treatment plant would not meet specific needs on site. The cesspool shall not be provided with drains and shall be ventilated.

(2) A pipe or a small dry cleaner must be located and treated in such a way as to enable a forward-looking connection of the building to the sewer network. After the construction has been connected to the sewer network, the pit must be disabled and sanitized.

(3) A pipe or a small dry cleaner is placed in such a way as to have access or arrival to collect its contents.

(4) The smallest distance of the cesspool or small dry cleaners from the well of individual water supply is determined by standard values.

§ 10

Disperse surfaces and still transport equipment

(1) Before entering, the buildings must have a dispersion area (e.g. pavement, public space) corresponding to the type of construction. The solution of the dispersion areas shall allow smooth and safe access, as well as the departure and dispersion of persons, including persons with reduced mobility, to the surrounding building.

(2) The construction works must be equipped with a standard number of weaning and parking spaces, (8) including the prescribed number of parking spaces for disabled people's vehicles, (10) addressed as part of the construction, or as an operationally inseparable part of the construction, or located on the site of the construction, unless the restrictions resulting from the protection measures provided for prevent this. 5) In the case of residential houses, weaning and parking spaces can be located outside the building site.

§ 11

Connection of buildings to technical equipment networks

(1) The buildings shall be connected by type and need to a source of drinking water, where appropriate utility water and fire-fighting water, the necessary energy, waste water disposal facilities and shall allow connection to the telecommunications network.

(2) Each connection to the water and energy networks must be separately closed. The closure points and the external collection points for the collection of water for extinguishing shall be accessible and permanently marked.

(3) The buildings must be connected to public sewerage if they are technically and / or economically achievable and have sufficient capacity. Otherwise, waste water disposal facilities (such as small treatment plants, cesspools) should be implemented.

(4) All flows of technical equipment to or parts of structures located below the ground level shall be gas-tight.

§ 12

Fencing of land

(1) Land with buildings must be fenced,

(a) which may have an adverse effect on the environment (for example, construction works for production with impure operation, sewage treatment plants, veterinary rendering institutes);

(b) where the free movement of persons or animals must be avoided (such as detention facilities, barracks, hospital infectious pavilions, closed psychiatric wards, zoos),

(c) which must be protected against the effects of the situation (for example, the construction of the food, beverage and food industries),

(d) which must be protected against the entry of unauthorised persons (nuclear installations, regulatory, measuring stations, etc.).

(2) Fencing must not, by its scope, shape and material used, interfere with the nature of the construction on the fenced plot and its surrounding area (11) and must not interfere with the field of vision of the infrastructure connection.

(3) The performance of fencing shall not jeopardise the safety of persons, including persons with reduced mobility and road users.

§ 13

Environmental impact of buildings

(1) The negative effects of construction and equipment on the environment, in particular harmful exhalation, noise, heat, shaking, vibration, dust, odour, pollution of water and infrastructure and the shading of buildings, must not exceed the limits laid down in the relevant regulations. 12)

(2) The waste management (collection, disposal and, where appropriate, recovery) must be managed in accordance with specific regulations. 13)

(3) Waste facilities and premises must be located in accordance with the requirements for the protection of human health and the protection of the environment.

§ 14

Construction site

(1) The construction site must be arranged, organised and equipped with access routes for the transport of material so that the construction can be properly and safely carried out. There shall be no danger and excessive harassment of the environment, especially noise, dust, etc., road safety, in particular with regard to persons with reduced mobility, road pollution, air and water pollution, restrictions on access to adjacent buildings or land, technical equipment networks and fire facilities.

(2) The requirements for construction equipment in terms of fire safety of buildings are determined by standard values.

(3) Only construction works of construction sites which are not connected to the ground with a fixed base or mobile facilities may be set up in conservation sites and in natural specially protected areas. The construction of the construction site cannot be allowed as permanent construction.

(4) The removal of precipitation, waste and technological water from the construction site shall be ensured in such a way as to prevent the destruction of the site, including internal construction roads, from interfering and from polluting the effluent installations of the infrastructure and other areas adjacent to the construction site and from causing them to soak.

(5) Underground energy, telecommunications, water and sewer networks in the construction site must be marked in position and height before construction begins.

(6) Public procurement (14) and infrastructure temporarily used for construction sites while maintaining their use by the public (pavements, underpasses, etc.), including persons with reduced mobility, must be securely protected and maintained throughout their use together. This is without prejudice to the provisions of the Special Regulation (10), (15).

(7) Public spaces and infrastructure may only be used for construction sites in the necessary extent and time. After their end of use as a construction site, they must be put to their original condition unless they are intended for other uses.

(8) Additional requirements to ensure the safety of work at the construction site are regulated by a special regulation. 15)

ČÁST DRUHÁ

GENERAL SAFETY AND USEFUL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CONSTRUCTION

§ 15

Essential requirements

(1) The construction must be designed and carried out in such a way that, while respecting the economy, it is suitable for the intended use, while at the same time meeting the essential requirements which are:

(a) mechanical resistance and stability;

(b) fire safety;

(c) health, healthy living conditions (4) and the environment;

(d) noise protection, 4), 16)

(e) safety during use;

(f) energy saving and heat protection.

(2) The construction shall comply with the requirements referred to in paragraph 1 in the normal maintenance and performance of commonly foreseeable effects for the duration of the expected existence.

§ 16

Mechanical resistance and stability

(1) The construction and its modification must be designed and carried out in such a way that the loads and other effects to which it is exposed during construction and use during proper normal maintenance operations cannot cause:

(a) sudden or gradual collapse, or any other destructive damage to any part of it or to adjacent buildings;

(b) a greater degree of unacceptable reformation (deformation of the structure or formation of cracks) which may impair the stability of the structure, the mechanical resistance and usability of the structure or part thereof, or which results in a reduction in the durability of the structure;

(c) damage or hazard to the operation of the connected technical equipment due to deformation of the structure;

(d) a threat to the operation of the infrastructure within the scope of construction and a threat to the safety and continuity of traffic on the road adjacent to the construction site;

(e) threats to the operability of technical equipment networks within the scope of the construction;

(f) damage to buildings, such as explosion, impact, overload or human failure, which could be avoided without undue difficulty or cost, or at least limited;

(g) the risk of the flow of profiles in the inundation areas during floods by flooding.

(2) For buildings used to ensure the supply of water or energy to customers, the construction shall be designed and carried out in such a way as to avoid an unforeseen permanent or temporary threat to the operation of the construction as a whole.

(3) Construction structures and building elements must be designed and carried out in such a way that, for the duration of the expected existence of the construction, they meet the desired purpose and resist any loads and effects that may normally occur in the implementation and use of the construction, and the harmful effects of the environment, in particular atmospheric and chemical effects, corrosion, radiation and shocks.

(4) Construction in the area within the reach of the effects of deep-sea mining or seismic effects is also proposed in view of the expected deformation of the base soil caused by the manifestations of mining or seismic activity on the surface.

ODDÍL 1

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§ 17

Terms used

(1) The fire safety of the building is the ability of the construction to limit the risk of fire formation and spread and to prevent loss of life and health of persons, including persons carrying out fire intervention, animals and property losses in the event of fire. It shall be achieved by appropriate urban integration of the building, its layout, design and material solutions, and, where appropriate, fire safety measures and fire protection devices (e.g. fixed fire extinguishers, heat and smoke withdrawal during fire) and fire protection devices.

(2) The fire section is the building space separated from other parts of the construction or adjacent building by fire-separation structures.

(3) Fire resistance is the period during which construction structures or fire caps are able to withstand fire temperatures without violating their function.

(4) The escape route is a communication that allows the safe evacuation of persons from the construction site or part of it threatened by fire to open spaces or access of fire units.

(5) The fire-hazard area is a space around a burning building in which the risk of a fire being transferred by heating or falling parts of the building is; shall not exceed the limit of the building plot.

(6) The protected escape route is a permanently free communication area leading to an exit to a free area, forming a separate fire station whose design and technical equipment and equipment are determined by standard values (for example, from the point of view of the construction materials used, fire resistance of construction structures, ventilation of these spaces).

§ 18

General requirements

(1) In order to prevent loss of life and health of persons, animals and property, where appropriate, the construction must be designed, carried out, used and maintained according to the type and needs of the building;

(a) the stability and loading capacity of the structures remain in place for a period determined in accordance with paragraph 4;

(b) prevent the creation and spread of a fire and its development between the different zones within the building;

(c) prevent the spread of fire outside the construction site, such as the adjacent building or part thereof;

(d) allow the safe evacuation of persons and evacuable animals from burning or fire-endangered buildings, or parts thereof, to open spaces or to other fires of unthreatened spaces;

(e) allow effective and safe action by fire extinguishing units and intervention operations.

(2) Building modifications must not reduce the fire safety of the building, reduce the safety of persons or make it difficult for the fire to operate.

(3) The construction must be divided into fire sections if the size exceeds the limit dimensions of the fire compartment given by standard values, or if there are spaces in the construction which must be separate fire sections (e.g. protected escape routes).

(4) Only materials which correspond to standard values (e.g. degree of flammable) shall be used for construction structures. The construction structure shall show fire resistance given by standard values. The structure supporting the construction stability shall have a fire resistance of at least:

(a) 60 minutes for buildings with 9 to 12 floors;

(b) 90 minutes for buildings with 13 to 20 above ground floors;

(c) 120 minutes for buildings with more than 20 above-ground floors.

§ 19

Requirements to ensure the release of persons

(1) In order to ensure the evacuation of persons, they must lead escape routes from each fire compartment which, by their type, number, position, capacity, technical equipment and design, correspond to standard values and thereby create the conditions for safe escape of persons to open spaces or areas where they cannot be threatened by fire.

(2) The minimum width of the unprotected escape route is one escape lane; The minimum width of the protected and partially protected escape route shall be 1,5 escape lane with a door width of at least 800 mm on those routes. The width of one lane is 550 mm.

(3) Evacuation elevators shall be set up in buildings with more than three above-ground floors in which more than 10 persons with reduced mobility or unable to move independently are permanently or regularly present. In other buildings, evacuation elevators are established according to standard values. The evacuation lift function shall be ensured by supplying electricity from two independent sources.

(4) The escape routes must have adequate lighting. Protected escape routes, routes for evacuation of persons with reduced mobility and persons unable to move independently and routes for partial evacuation shall be equipped with emergency lighting.

§ 20

Departure distance requirements

(1) In order to avoid the transmission of fire by heating or falling flammable parts of the structures from the specified fire section or construction to another fire station or construction site, or to free storage of flammable substances, the necessary distance, defined by the fire-hazard compartment, must be established. The assessment of the fire-hazard area shall also take into account the fire-hazard areas of existing objects.

(2) The fire-hazard area shall also be established for free storage of flammable substances, open technological installations, free-line distribution and other facilities and operations where there is a possibility of transfer of fire to another building.

(3) Only structures or parts thereof and equipment which comply with standard fire safety values may be located in a fire-hazard area.

§ 21

Requirements for fire protection

(1) Each building must be capable of being fired by the outside or inside the structure, or both at the same time.

(2) Input surfaces and access communications must be designed and carried out in such a way that fire-fighting techniques correspond to standard fire safety values for the location and arrival of fire-fighting equipment, and the entry areas must be linked to access communications.

(3) The internal intervention routes shall be established in cases where fire intervention cannot be conducted by the outside of the building or where the intervention is to be carried out simultaneously by both the outside and the inside of the building.

(4) In structures exceeding 45 m, the internal intervention routes shall be equipped with a fire-lift. The fire lift shall meet standard values and ensure the transport of fire units and their equipment to all floors of the construction. With the dimensions of the lift cabin at least 1100 x 2100 mm, the fire lift may be considered as an evacuation. The function of the fire (evacuation) lift in the fire shall be ensured by the supply of electricity from two independent sources.

(5) In all cases where water is expected to be extinguished, a quantity corresponding to the standard values shall be provided. If the nature of the flammable substances or equipment in the construction site excludes the use of water as a fire extinguishing agent, the construction shall be equipped with other suitable and effective fire extinguishing substances.

(6) The source of fire water or other fire extinguishers, if any, shall allow effective fire intervention at any site of construction by their capacity, location and equipment.

(7) All electrical equipment the operation of which is necessary for the protection of persons and property in a fire shall have a secured supply of electricity at least for the expected period of use of such equipment from two independent sources.

ODDÍL 2

HEALTH, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION

§ 22

General requirements

(1) The construction must be designed and carried out in such a way that it does not endanger the life, health, healthy living conditions of its users or the users of the surrounding buildings (4) and that it does not endanger the environment beyond the limits contained in the specific regulations (12), in particular as a result of:

(a) the release of substances dangerous to the health and lives of persons and animals;

(b) the presence of hazardous particles in the air;

(c) release of emissions of hazardous radiation, in particular ionising radiation;

(d) adverse effects of electromagnetic radiation, 17)

(e) air and soil pollution;

(f) insufficient disposal of waste water, smoke, solid or liquid waste;

(g) the presence of moisture in construction structures or on the surface of construction structures within the structures;

(h) insufficient soundproofing properties.

(2) The construction must withstand harmful environmental effects such as soil moisture and groundwater, atmospheric and chemical effects, radiation and shocks.

(3) The floor level of the living room shall be at least 150 mm above the treated terrain of the plot bordering that room and at least 500 mm above the ground water level, unless the room is protected from undesirable effects by technical means. This is without prejudice to the requirements of the Special Regulation (10).

(4) The clearance of rooms, unless specifically prescribed by Regulation (18) or the provisions of Part Four of this Decree provide otherwise, must be at least:

(a) 2600 mm in accommodation and accommodation rooms;

(b) 2300 mm in accommodation and living rooms in the attic; rooms with bevelled ceilings shall have this clearance above at least half the floor area.

(5) Land built on all sides (e.g. yards, spaces) must be accessible; if they have an area above 200 m2, they shall permit the arrival and departure of a passage of not less than 3,5 m and a height of not less than 4,1 m.

(6) There must be at least one toilet and one bathroom at each apartment. For each separate operating unit with rooms, the number of toilets shall be determined according to the purpose of the unit and the number of its users in accordance with the relevant standard values. The toilet must not be accessible directly from the living room or from the living room, if it is a single toilet in the apartment. If there are no more than two living rooms, there can be a toilet and a bathroom in the same room.

(7) The requirements governing the protection of persons against radiation from radon inside buildings are laid down in a specific regulation. 19)

§ 23

Daily lighting, ventilation and heating

(1) The design of daytime lighting shall be assessed together with related factors, in particular the possibility of combined and artificial lighting, heating, cooling, ventilation, noise protection, notoriety, including the influence of surrounding buildings and, conversely, the impact of the proposed construction on the existing installation in order to achieve satisfactory conditions of visual well-being with minimal overall energy consumption in accordance with standard values.

(2) The living rooms shall be provided with sufficient daylight, direct ventilation and sufficiently heated to control heat.

(3) The living rooms offer daily lighting depending on their functional use and the length of stay. In justified cases, combined or artificial lighting may be proposed in accordance with standard values. The accommodation rooms shall be provided with direct or forced ventilation and shall be sufficiently heated to control heat.

(4) The toilets, personal hygiene areas, cooking areas, pantry and food storage chambers must be effectively ventilated. Toilets, spaces for personal hygiene and cooking must be sufficiently heated with the possibility of controlling heat.

(5) Houses must not be ventilated to the premises of home equipment or home roads.

(6) Ventilation and lighting of apartment accessories 20) is permitted even from skylights and ventilation shafts, if they have a floor plan of at least 5 m2 and a length of at least 1500 mm. Their bottom shall be accessible, easily cleaned and shall have a drain with a odour cap. Only ventilation of rooms of the same nature at the entire height of the shaft can be introduced into the light or ventilation shaft. They shall not contain smoke pipes, exhaust gases from gas appliances, etc.

§ 24

Shining

(1) The living rooms and those living rooms that require this by their nature and manner of use must be famous. In doing so, visual well-being and protection against glare must be ensured, especially in accommodation rooms designed for precise activities.

(2) All apartments must be famous. The apartment is famous if the sum of the floor areas of its famous living rooms is equal to at least one third of the sum of the floor areas of all its living rooms. The assessment of notoriety is based on standard values.

§ 25

Noise and vibration protection

(1) The construction must withstand the harmful effects of noise and vibration. The construction must ensure that the noise and vibrations affecting humans and animals are at a level that does not endanger health, ensures night rest and is suitable for living and working environments, including neighbouring land and buildings.

(2) The highest noise and vibration values for each type of construction are laid down in a separate regulation. 21)

(3) When ensuring the protection of structures against external noise, especially from transport, urban measures must be applied as a priority over measures protecting individual buildings.

(4) All built-in technical equipment causing noise and vibrations (e.g. lifts, pumps, switches, sinks of waste, air-conditioning equipment, exchanger stations, trafostations, etc.) shall be placed and installed in buildings with residential and residential rooms in such a way as to limit the transmission of noise and vibrations to the construction and distribution of the building, 21) particularly in acoustic rooms (e.g. living rooms, workrooms, hospital rooms, reading rooms).

(5) Installation ducts (water, gas, air-conditioning, sewage, steam-water, hot water, hot water) must be conducted and fixed in such a way that they do not transfer to acoustically protected rooms the noise caused by their use or the foreign noise captured.

ODDÍL 3

§ 26

Security in the implementation and use of structures

(1) The construction shall be designed and carried out in such a way that, when it is used and operated, there is no slip, fall, impact, burn, electrocution, explosion 22) within or near the structure or the accident caused by a moving vehicle.

(2) Main home communications in buildings with residential or residential rooms must allow the transport of objects of dimensions 1950 x 1950 x 800 mm; for buildings in which health and social care are provided, this dimension must be 1950 x 1950 x 900 mm. This requirement does not apply to family houses and buildings for individual recreation.

(3) The safety requirements for the implementation of structures or parts thereof are regulated by a specific regulation. 15)

(4) Road safety shall not be compromised in the implementation and use of construction.

§ 27

Access and use of buildings by persons with reduced mobility

The requirements for buildings in terms of their use by persons with reduced mobility, including solutions for access to such structures, requirements for communication, construction and equipment are regulated by a specific regulation. 10)

§ 28

Energy saving and heat protection

(1) Buildings must be designed and constructed in such a way that the energy consumption of their heating, ventilation or air conditioning is as low as possible; Energy performance must be influenced by the shape of the building, its layout, orientation and window size, the materials and products used and heating systems. The design of the building must respect the climatic conditions of the site (e.g. ambient air temperature and its fluctuation, air humidity, wind force and direction, and the frequency of prevailing winds, power and precipitation frequency).

Citation	Decree of the Ministry of Regional Development No. 137 / 1998 Coll., on General Technical Requirements for Construction
Regulation Type	Order
Author	-
Collection	Code of Laws

Date of Promulgation	01.07.1998
Effective from	01.07.1998
Effective until	-
Status	Valid

Decree of the Ministry of Local Development on general technical requirements for construction

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