Building Permits Requirements Guide

First/ Requirements for Adding Kiosks and ATMs Within Existing/New Commercial Projects

• The length of the plot on the commercial street must not be less than 60 m in the event of a request for a kiosk or a mobile ATM, and in the event of requesting to set up a kiosk and an ATM together, the length of the plot on the commercial street must not be less than 100 m.
• Building setback on the side of the commercial street must not be less than 20 m.
• The ATM or the kiosk must not affect the parking spaces required for the building and the movement of cars within the project.
• The entry and exit of the kiosk or the ATM should be within the main entrance and exit of the project, and in the event that the length of the land on the commercial street is 100 m or more, it is allowed to have an additional entrance and exit.
• The setback of the kiosk or the ATM on the main street must be not less than 6 m, or one-fifth of the width of the sub-street, with a minimum setback of 3 m.
• In the event that the building is located on two or more commercial streets, the entry must be through the entrance to the project, and if another entrance condition applies, it must be located (35 m) away from the intersection.
• Kiosks and mobile ATMs are dealt with within gas stations according to the new gas stations regulation issued by Ministerial Circular No. (4100130682) dated 11/4/1441 AH.
• The area of a kiosk with a toilet must not exceed 24 m2.
• The height of the kiosk must not exceed more than one floor.
• A toilet must be provided within the kiosk building, provided that it has a separate entrance from the outside.
• Submitting a proposed plan for the site to be licensed to the General Administration of Building Permits for study.

Second/ Requirements for Adding Kiosks and ATMs Within the Vacant Lands:

• Setback of the kiosk or the ATM on the main street must not be less than 6 m, one-fifth of the width of the sub-street with a minimum of 3 m, or according to the building code approved in the region.
• The length of the plot on the commercial street must not be less than 20 m, with an area of not less than 600 m2.
• A request waiting area must be provided to fit least two cars inside the site.
• In the event that the site is on two or more commercial streets, the entrance and exit of the ATM or the kiosk must be at a distance of (35 m) from the intersection.
• The area of a kiosk with a toilet must not exceed 24 m 2.
• The height of the kiosk must not exceed more than one floor.
• A toilet must be provided within the kiosk building, provided that it has a separate entrance from the outside.
• An undertaking from the property owner or the lessee of the ATM or kiosk must be attached in the event of adding buildings, which provides compliance with the requirements of establishing an ATM or kiosk within the commercial buildings, and they must be removed in the event of breach.

Design requirements:

• The area of the hall must not be less than 100 square meters, and the area of the hall must be proportional to the number of kiosks and the services supporting it.
• The area of the kiosks must not be less than 8 m2 with dimensions of 2x4 m.
• Each kiosk should have a sliding door for the possibility of closing when needed.
• Such doors must not open to the direction of the street.
• An office must be provided for the supervisor in the hall.
• The height of the display tables must not exceed 1.2 m.
• The width of the corridors at the opposing kiosks must be less than 2.4 m.
• A minimum parking space must be provided for each kiosk.
• Adequate toilets must be provided for workers and shoppers.
• A buffet must not be allowed inside the hall.
• Public safety requirements must be provided and coordinated with the Civil Defense.
• Adequate lighting must be provided for the kiosks and corridors.
• The front facade must be transparent.
• The area of the kiosks must not exceed 60% of the hall area, and the rest will be corridors, public toilets and customer waiting areas.
• Requirements of people with special needs must be taken into account with regard to corridors, toilets, parking lots, entrances and exits.

Site Requirements:

• The site must be located on a commercial street or within a commercial complex.
• The entry and exit must be from the commercial street.
• The length of the plot on the commercial street must not be less than 20 m.
• The hall must be on one floor only or in a ground floor.
• Hall plans demonstrating the kiosks according to the requirements of the secretariat must be provided.
• Licensing of a facility with statutory violations is prohibited until the violation is corrected.

• Commitment to the building code with regard to setbacks, the number of floors and the construction ratio of the floors, entry and exit.
• Setback of upper annexes from the border of the last floor facing the streets must not be less than 2 meters
• Task of determining the space for apartments in residential towers (with high density) shall be left to the designer and the owner, with commitment to the parking spaces required for the residential unit and the requirements and elements of the residential apartment.
• Design of the facades in a modern and aesthetic way must be taken into account, with a commitment to providing privacy in the neighborhood of the residential area.

• The site must be located on a commercial street.
• Commitment to the building code with regard to setbacks, the number of floors, the construction ratio of the floors, entry and exit.
• Interior design of the unit must be done according to the requirements of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (five-star rating).
• Setback of the upper annexes from the border of the last floor towards the streets must not be less than 2 meters.
• Design of the facades in a modern and aesthetic way must be taken into account, with a commitment to providing privacy in the neighborhood of the residential area.

• For the plots overlooking the streets with a width of 30 meters or 36 meters, it is prohibited to merge the commercial plots with the displayed residential plots to become completely commercial.
• The land must be located on a main street, the width of which must not be less than 60 meters.
• The minimum area of the plot of land must be 10,000 square meters, and the length of the plot must not be less than the width of the main street.
• The maximum construction parameter must be 3.
• The maximum coverage of the land with buildings must be 40%.
• The maximum height of the hotel building must be 15 floors within a depth of 70 meters, and for any depth exceeding that, the height of the buildings must be two floors.
• The minimum setback for the building from all sides must be 12 meters.
• Parking spaces must be provided according to hotel regulations (one parking spot for each 5-stars room and one parking spot for each 4-stars two room).
• The entry and exit must be from the main street side only and within the limits of the commercial depth, and fences must be constructed, surrounding the project's sides overlooking the secondary streets, and openings for entry and exit to the project land on the secondary streets must not be made, except within the limits of the commercial plot only.
• Privacy of the neighbors must be taken into account by making original architectural treatments.
• Compliance with the regulations issued by the General Authority for Tourism and Antiquities related to hotels.
• An integrated traffic study based on the technical and procedural guides for the traffic requirements of new urban facilities must be submitted, and approved by the Royal Commission for the City of Riyadh in its second meeting for the year 1414 AH held 7/29/1414 AH.
• Coordination with the Saudi Electricity Company to locate the electricity room or generation stations within the project land.
• Coordination with the competent authorities to deliver public services to the project at the expense of the owner, and the owner shall bear any additional financial burdens as a result of any increase on the existing infrastructure.
• Coordination with the General Authority of Civil Aviation and Riyadh Air Base to ensure that the building does not fall within the runway of the air base.
• The application shall be reviewed and audited along with all attached documents by the Riyadh Municipality before issuing the building permit, in order to ensure that all the conditions necessary for the issuance of the building permit are met.
• Exceptions are made for the Al-Asab area, King Fahd Road and Olaya Street, from Al-Washem Street in the south to Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Road in the north
• Submission of a legal undertaking, which provides that the building is used in the same licensed activity and that no other activity is used.

• The site must be located on a commercial street.
• Commitment to the building code with regard to setbacks, the number of floors, the construction ratio of the floors, entry and exit.
• Interior design of the unit must be done according to the requirements of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (five-star rating).
• Setback of the upper annexes from the border of the last floor towards the streets must not be less than 2 meters.
• Design of the facades in a modern and aesthetic way must be taken into account, with a commitment to providing privacy in the neighborhood of the residential area.

• The site to be developed is required to be a closed residential complex located within an approved housing plan, and in the event that the land is raw (unplanned) or planned street network, it shall be required that it must be within a land designated for residential use according to the Land Use Planning for the city of Riyadh until 1450 AH, with the commitment of the project owner to provide the regular planning percentage for public services.
• The site of the complex must be surrounded by streets on all sides.
• The minimum area of a closed residential complex must be 20000 m 2, and this requirement is specific to closed residential complexes intended for the purpose of investment and not for private family use.
• The project owner shall be obligated to implement the infrastructure for the entire project land and to coordinate with the public services agencies to deliver services to his project and implement the services of the entire project buildings.
• The project owner shall be obligated to submit all planning studies for the site and to submit a study of the urban design of the project elements before the initial approval of the project.
• The project owner shall be obligated to provide an integrated traffic study to determine the traffic requirements of the residents and visitors of the complex, and to be approved by the General Administration of Studies and Designs in the Riyadh Municipality.
• Achieve the security requirements of the project through coordination with the Emirate of Riyadh region after the initial approval of the project.
• In the event that there are valleys or reefs that penetrate the site of the project, a study of the drainage of torrents must be submitted in coordination with the Riyadh Municipality, while adhering to the royal orders regarding construction in the valleys' interiors.
• Submit a soil test from one of the specialized offices.
• The project owner shall be obligated to obtain professional licenses for service activities related to the complex only
• Take into account the requirements of security and safety, civil defense systems, and traffic safety.
• The project owner shall be obligated to set up a management of the complex or a Property Owners Association in the event of selling housing units.
• The per capita share of commercial services within the complex shall be (0.75 x the number of residents of the complex).

Building Codes:

• The main use of the residential must be complex only.
• The height of the buildings must be according to the building code adopted in the region.
• The upper limit of the height of the surrounding wall must be 3 m, taking into account the submission of the designs of the fence within the initial submissions of the project.
• The upper limit of the construction parameter for residential units must be 1.2
• Setback must be one fifth of the street width, with a minimum setback of 3 m, and a minimum setback of 6m for streets with a width of 30 m or more.
• It is necessary to implement an external wooded pedestrian sidewalk as side setbacks surrounding the complex from all sides
• It is required that the facades of the complex must be free of any electrical or mechanical extensions, air conditioning and communications equipment
• It is possible for the owner to benefit from the building code developed on the commercial streets in the event that the site overlooks them, provided that the entrances to the residential units on those streets from within the complex

Routes and Mobility:

• Provide sufficient entrances and exits to the site, including emergency exits, without them being at an intersection of roads
• Make storage paths with a width of 3.5 m and a length of not less than 10 m at the main entry and exit area of the complex within the setback
• Achieve the hierarchy of the street network within the complex, and that all units overlook 12 m wide streets, including pedestrian corridors, coordination works, and others.

Parking Spaces:

• Provide a parking space for each housing unit within the complex
• Allocate public parking spaces for visitors to the complex, and allocate parking spaces for people with special needs

• The land must be located on a main street, the width of which must not be less than 40 meters, and the minimum depth of the land must be 30 meters.
• The maximum depth of the ground must be 70 meters, and for any depth exceeding that, the existing building code must be applied in that area, according to what was stated in the letter of the Supreme Authority No. 20120801028 dated 13/09/1433 AH.
• The minimum area of a plot of land must be 3000 square meters.
• The maximum coverage of the land with buildings must be 40%.
• The maximum height of the hospital buildings must 6 floors.
• The maximum building parameter must be 2.4.
• The minimum setback of the building from the street must be 10 m, and the setback from secondary streets must be one fifth of the width of the street, with a minimum setback of 4m
• Provide a car park for each bed, and four parking spots for each clinic.
• The proposed hospital site must be 100 meters away from gas stations and places where gas cylinders are sold.
• The entry and exit must be from the main street side only and within the limits of the commercial depth, and fences must be constructed, surrounding the project's sides overlooking the secondary streets, and openings for entry and exit to the sub-project land on the secondary streets must not be made, except within the limits of the commercial plot only.
• Privacy of the neighbors must be taken into account by making original architectural treatments.
• An integrated traffic study based on the technical and procedural guides for the traffic requirements of new urban facilities must be submitted, and approved by the Royal Commission for the City of Riyadh in its second meeting for the year 1414 AH held 7/29/1414 AH.
• Coordination with the Saudi Electricity Company to locate the electricity room or generation stations within the project land.
• Coordination with the General Authority of Civil Aviation and Riyadh Air Base to ensure that the building does not fall within the runway of the air base.
• The project must be approved by the Ministry of Health.
• The plans must be approved by the Ministry of Health.

• The minimum area of land on which the resort can be built must be (5000) square meters, and the minimum depth of the land must be (50) meters.
• The maximum percentage of the total land coverage with buildings must be (20%) of the total area of the resort land, including all permanent and temporary roofed facilities (chalet buildings, buildings designated for administrative and commercial use), and the remaining (80%) must be allocated as special promotional areas (inside the chalet and generally Inside the resort) for resort visitors such as children's playgrounds, sports fields, gardens, swimming pools, and driveways.
• The maximum percentage of the total land coverage in buildings designated for administrative and commercial uses within the resort's land must be (2%) of the total percentage of coverage, which must be (20%)
• The maximum height of all buildings must equal a ground floor only, with a height not exceeding (4) meters.
• Provide two parking spaces for each chalet inside the resort's land.
• Allocate parking spaces for people with special needs in suitable places.
• Entry and exit to the resort must be on the side of the approved streets only. It is forbidden to open separate entrances or exits to the chalets on the streets and corridors outside the boundaries of the resort's land.
• Setback of all buildings from the boundaries of the reef streams must be (10) meters as a minimum, and in the event that these plans overlook Wadi Hanifa, the regulations of Wadi Hanifa and its tributaries must be adhered to.
• The resort must be surrounded by an external fence from all sides, with a height of (4) meters as a maximum.
• It is not allowed to set up kiosks or ATMs inside the resort's land for land areas less than (20,000) square meters.
• Implementation must be approved by the Civil Defense before starting.
• The land must be located within an approved plan that uses rest areas and parks, and must be outside the scope of Wadi Hanifa and its tributaries.
• It is forbidden to use the resorts and chalets in a way other than their intended use.
• The minimum area of land allocated for one chalet within the resort's land must be (300) square meters, and the minimum width of the facade must be 12 m.
• The maximum percentage of the total land coverage in the building must be (30%) and the remaining percentage of the chalet's land area must be allocated to recreational services.
• An integrated traffic study must be submitted for projects built on an area of (20,000) square meters and larger to determine the traffic requirements.

• The site must be located on a commercial street.
• The site area must not be less than 400 m2 for vacant lands
• The building must be constructed from a fixed structure and not temporary
• Setbacks, areas and construction percentage must be done according to the plot building code.
• It is allowed to divide the shop into several shops, provided that the width of the facade is not less than 8 m.
• It is prohibited to establish housing or warehouses.
• It is strictly prohibited to display in the front setback.
• It is prohibited to leave the waste or harass the neighbors with unpleasant odors.

• The initial approval of the sub-municipal on the site must be obtained.
• The site must be located on a commercial street. A permit must be obtained from the Ministry of Water and Electricity to dig a well on the site.
• Provide a general plan of the site on the surrounding streets and the elements of the various sites, and clarify the entrances and exits.
• The manhole should be located in a suitable place on the site's land to facilitate movement of the car tanks during the filling process.
• An entrance and exit to the site must be provided with a width of not less than (8 m) in height for each of them.
• The site must be fenced with a fence not less than (3 m) in height, and the fence must be plastered, planted and afforestation-ed.
• The floors of the corridors, where tank trucks are entering and exiting, must be made of reinforced concrete, provided that the rest of the site is asphalted.
• Parking spaces must be provided for water tank trucks within the site.
• (Office + waiting hall + service area + toilets) must be provided at an area not exceeding (5%) of the land area, provided that the area does not exceed (10000 m2).
• Ground tanks must be covered with reinforced concrete.
• A network of water traps must be provided at the exit and entrance, as well as at the location of the manhole, and this water must be collected and used for irrigation purposes.

• The site must be within the approved plans (industrial plans).
• Commitment to setbacks according to the approved plan.
• Approval of the competent authorities (specifications and standards - meteorology and environmental protection - civil defense) must be obtained.
• It is allowed to build offices by no more than 30% of the site area.
• Workers' housing is not allowed inside the site.
• Ceiling height must be 12 m.
• Block factories must be used for the production of blocks only
• The width of the street on which block factories are located must not be less than (20 m).
• It is prohibited to use crushers inside the site

• The site must be located on a commercial street.
• Commitment to the building code with regard to setbacks, the number of floors and the construction ratio of the floors, entry and exit.
• It is necessary to provide a prayer place.
• It is necessary to provide restrooms (men and women).
• In the event that the building code has a setback of 20m with a ground + first floor height, it is allowed for a part of the building to have a setback of 6m which represents 1/3 of the building, and a setback of 20m for the rest of the building which represents 2/3 of the building facade.
• Setback of upper annexes from the border of the last floor facing the streets must not be less than 2 meters

• Commitment to the building code with regard to setbacks, the number of floors and the construction ratio of the floors, entry and exit.
• Setback of upper annexes from the border of the last floor facing the streets must not be less than 2 meters
• The exhibition area must be not less than 24 m2 and the width of the facade of the exhibition on the street must not be less than 40 m.
• The office area must not be less than 50 m2, and bathroom and office space must be provided.
• Task of determining the space for apartments in residential towers (with high density) shall be left to the designer and the owner, with commitment to the parking spaces required for the residential unit and the requirements and elements of the residential apartment (bedroom - hall - living room - kitchen - bathroom).

• The site must be located on a commercial street.
• Commitment to the building code with regard to setbacks, the number of floors and the construction ratio of the floors, entry and exit.

• The site must be within the approved plans as a workshop, car showrooms, or passenger transport stations within the second phase of the urban area.
• It is allowed for the site to be located on the streets surrounding the plot plans on which cafes are allowed and next to the residential plot plans, provided the following:
• The width of the surrounding street must 60m or more.
• The site must be located on two corner streets, and the width of one of them must not be less than 40 m.
• The length of the site on the street must not be less than 40 m.
• The area must not be less than (3000) m2.
• The covered building area must not exceed 40%.
• Secure car parking spaces at the rate of two parking spots for every 25 m2 of building space, in addition to open and covered parking allocated for visitors.
• The buildings must be ground floors only, with a height of not more than 4 m.
• Setback to the neighboring side must not be less than 3 m and the street's direction must be 1/5 the width of the street.
• The distance between the site and the nearest mosque or school must not be less than 100 m from the property boundary.
• The distance between the site and the nearest café must not be less than 250 m from the property boundary.
• The distance between the site and the nearest gas station must not be less than 30m.
• The approval of the Civil Defense must be obtained.
• Buildings designated for preparation works must be constructed from reinforced concrete