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ORAs currently not allowed along covered
walkways
Arising from ORA appeals, to allow the
uniqueness dining experience. URA led an Inter-
agency taskforce to review this issue to:
• Strike a balance to safeguard public safety and
amenity, while allowing limited ORAs
• formulate clear guidelines to better manage ORAs
Introduction
Use of combustible roofing material
and High-low separation issue
Close proximity to
the 2nd level
Fabric/plastic
roofing
Pre-requisite 1. A clear path from the exit staircase
discharge point to the external space shall
be maintained.
2. Open-flame cooking shall not be allowed
in ORA, except those open to the sky.
3. For buildings which are installed with
sprinkler system, the sprinkler protection
shall be extended to cover the ORAs.
4. Unit must comply with fire code
requirement
5. ORA shall remain open sided.
7. There shall be an alternate
escape through back lane for
ORA depth> 1m
• the drawing show no back lane
discharge, so no extension of
ORA
• Minimum 1.2m wide clear escape path
• ORAs to keep clear of fire escape routes
• No tables and chairs allow beneath the canopy
• Canopy material shall not contain plastic content
( ORAs with Canopies < 1m width)
Plan Submission Exempted
Covered walkways
ORAs
(max one
row )
Clear escape
path
(min 1.2m
wide)
Road
Covered
Walkway Area
Contiguous clear
covered / open
walkway space
ORA zone
(abutting
F&B unit)
Main
F&B
unit
Cross-sectional
view
Canopy
(max 1 m
wide)
No restrictions on
canopy materials
,except plastic
Open to sky
1.5m setback
from building
line
umbrella
Umbrella/shed width < 2m
Covered walkways Plan view
Shop Shop
Clear
escape
path Covered
Walkway Area
Main F&B
unit
(max 1
m
wid
e)
Canopy
Clear escape path
(min 1.2m wide)
Road side
/ walkway
a
b
1.5m
Umbrella
Unbrella
width < 2m
Covered walkways Plan view
Shop Shop
Clear
escape
path Covered
Walkway Area
Main F&B
unit
(max 1
m
wid
e)
Canopy
Road side
/ walkway
b
Clear escape path
(min 1.2m wide)
a a
• Minimum 1.2m wide clear escape path
• No open flame cooking
• 1m setback from the exit staircase (exclude of
staircase width)
• Roofing material of class “2”
• Notional boundary setback
• 0.5m setback between awning
• Bldg with Sprinkler, if any, shall be extended to ORA
Plan Submission required
ORAs with Canopies >1m<3m width
Covered walkways
Canopy
Road
Covered
Walkway Area
Contiguous clear
covered / open
walkway space
ORA zone
(abutting
F&B unit)
Main
F&B
unit
Cross-sectional
view
(max 3 m wide)
Comply with BS
476, Part 7
Class 2 Clear escape
path
(min 1.2m
wide)
Legend
Sprinkler point
Shop Shop
Clear
escape
path
Clear escape path
(min 1.2m wide) Covered
Walkway Area
Road
Main
F&B unit
(ma
x 3
m
wid
e)
1m
setb
ack fro
m e
escap
e p
ath
1m
0.5
m
A B
C
E D
Notional boundary
F
FD
H Class 2
material
Canopy
• Minimum 1.2m wide clear escape path
• 3m setback from the exit staircase (exclude of
staircase width)
• No open flame cooking
• Bldg with Sprinkler shall be extended to ORA
ORAs with Canopies >3m width
Plan Submission required
• Notional boundary setback (including side of
awning to neighbour unit boundary)
High-Low separation
• Roofing material less than 5m shall be fire rated
Roofing material
• Roofing material of class “1” is allowed beyond 5m
on the project plan
ORAs with Canopies >3m width
Plan Submission required
Clear escape
path
(min 1.2m wide)
Canopy
Contiguous clear
covered / open
walkway space
ORA zone
(abutting
F&B unit)
Main
F&B
unit
Cross-sectional
view
(>3 m wide) Covered
Walkway Area
Windows Class 1
5m
Fire rated
A C
F
E
Road
G H
Plan view
FD
Shop
Shop
Clear
escape
path
Clear pedestrian path
(min 1.2m wide) Covered Walkway
Area
Main F&B unit
Canopy
Setback
Calculation
required
Notional boundary
F Road
A B
C
E
D
Notio
nal b
oundary
H
5m G Fire rated
Class 1
material
3m
se
tbac
k fro
m
escap
e p
ath
Se
tba
ck C
alc
ula
tion
req
uire
d
Conclusion
With this guideline, we can allow some
outdoor dining and at the same time not
compromising fire safety and enabling us
to get rid of the current bad practices
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