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COMPLIANCE WITH MINIMUM SET-BACK REGULATIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILINGS IN EKITI, NIGERIA

Journal: Sustainable Cities and Built Environment (JSCBE)

Author: Yakubu Ukwe-nya Sunday^*1, Baba Benjamin², Ekule Andrew. A³

1 Federal University Oye-Ekiti , Nigeria; email sunday.yakubu@fuoye.edu.ng 

2 Federal Polytechnic Oko, Nigeria; email benrealisa@gmail.com

3 Kogi State Polytechnic Lokoja, Nigeria; email ekuleadejoh@gmail.com

*Correspondence: email Sunday.yakubu@fuoye.edu.ng; Tel.: +2348034355960 ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6123-4366

This is an open-access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License CC BY 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.58757/jscbe.04.01.03

Several pieces of literature made an attempt to present the challenges of compliance with standards and regulations in the construction industry in Nigeria. This study identifies and examines the degree of compliance with minimum building setback regulations by the Town & Urban Development Board in Ekiti, focusing on benchmarking standards with the current practices, targeting residential and commercial building development sites. Using a case measurement and inspection approach, a purposive sampling technique was used in the selection of some sites in Ekiti for data collection, in which 150 residential and commercial building development projects were identified and investigated. This consists of 50 project sites in Ado-Ekiti, 30 at Oye-Ekiti, 20 at Ikole-Ekiti, 30 at Omuo, 10 at Ikere, and 10 at Ikare, respectively. The objective criteria for the measurement were the standards requirements for minimum building setbacks from the road by urban development control in Nigeria. Tables, graphs, tabulation, trends, and percentages were used to classify and rate the data on an acceptable threshold. The findings revealed that compliance varies across different locations, with some showing signs of stronger adherence to standards, others exhibiting widespread noncompliance, and, in some cases, the absence of compliance, raising a lot of concern about enforcement and monitoring. Compliance with minimum setback is critical for sustainable urban development in 76 Nigeria.  While challenges persist in effective enforcement,  public awareness, and policy reforms are needed to improve adherence in residential and commercial buildings in Nigeria