PD 1096 BP 344 RA 9514 BP 220 PD 957

DOORS
General:
Minimum height
Bathroom/mezz:

Main door:
None
Minimum width Bedroom:
Bathroom:
Maximum width None None
Height of door knob None None None
LOCATION ON PROPERTY
Front setback R1:
Side setback R1:
None None Follow NBC
Rear setback R1:
Distance of eaves from property line
MINIMUM ROOM SIZES
Area:
Rooms for human habitation
Min. dimension:
Area:
Kitchen None None None Follow NBC
Min. dimension:
Area:
Bathroom
Min. dimension:
MINIMUM AIR SPACE REQUIREMENTS
Schools
Offices and factories None None None None
Habitable rooms
MINIMUM CEILING HEIGHTS
Naturally ventilated:
Artificially ventilated:
Ground floor
Artificially ventilated (1-
storey):
Naturally ventilated: Walkways: Means of egress: None
Second floor
Artificially ventilated:
Naturally ventilated:
Succeeding floors
Artificially ventilated:
Mezzanine
LIGHT AND VENTILATION
Windows for rooms
Windows for bathrooms
None None None
Minimum dimension of court
Min. width of court passageway
STAIRS
Existing stairs:
Riser Maximum: Maximum:
New stairs:
Existing stairs:
Tread Minimum: Minimum:
Slanted nosing New stairs:
Less than 10 OL: preferred over Existing stairs:
protruding nosing,
10-50 OL.: New stairs, 0-49 OL: None
Minimum width provide ___mm-wide
tactile strip at top and New stairs, 50-1999 OL:
More than 50 OL:
bottom of stairs. New stairs, 2000 or more OL:
Minimum headroom
Maximum vertical distance between landings
Handrail height
RAMPS
Maximum slope 1 in __ 1 in __
Maximum cross slope 1 in __
Minimum width No general requirements
provided, only for ramps
Minimum landing length None None
located in reviewing stands,
grandstands and bleachers. Horizontal distance
Distance between landings Vertical distance bet. Landings:
bet. Landings:
Handrail height
CORRIDORS
None None None
OCCUPANT LOADS (Area per person)
Place of assembly -
Standing room -
Concentrated use -
Less concentrated use -
Educational - -
Classrooms
Shop, laboratories, vocational rooms
Dry nurseries -
Conference rooms, exhibit rooms, gyms -
Healthcare - -
Sleeping departments
In-patient treatment
None None None
Hospitals, sanitaria -
Nursing homes -
Children's nurseries -
Residential -
Dwellings -
Hotels, apartments, dormitories -
Mercantile - -
Street floor or basement used for sale
Upper floors used for sale
Floors not used for sale (office, storage, etc.)
Drinking establishments -
Commercial kitchens -
FIREWALLS
Above roof For rowhouse:
From outermost edges (walls) For rowhouse:
None
Under eaves None For rowhouse:
Minimum thickness
None None
Fire resistance rating
EXITS
0-10 OL:
0-500 OL: 0-9 OL:
10-499 OL:
Number of exits required (based on occupant load)
500-999 OL: 501-999 OL:
10 or more OL:
1000 or more OL: None 1000 or more OL:
Minimum width of exits Corridors: Additional note regarding exits:
BP 220 specifically refers to
Maximum travel distance to exit, no sprinkler Section 3.1007 of PD 1185 (the
old Fire Code) for the exit
Maximum travel distance to exit, with sprinkler requirements. This is included in
None BP 220 as Annex 1 on page 53.
Minimum width of exit door For all doors:
Minimum height of exit door For all doors:
Change in floor level at doors -
None
Maximum length of dead ends -
Place of assembly
Educational
Healthcare
Detention/correctional Provide turnabout
space within ____m
Residential (hotels/dormitories) of any dead end
Residential (apartment buildings) Not allowed
Business
Business, with NFPA 13 sprinkler system
Industrial
ELEVATORS

In apartments or
condomimiums __ storeys or
Inside dimensions of Required for healthcare occupancies __ Required for multi-family
higher, at least __ passenger
car: storeys or higher. dwellings and
elevator shall be kept on 24-
hour constant service. condominiums __ storeys
Various elevator requirements Follow NBC
of higher. Follow
Minimum ___mm-deep pit standards in NBC and BP
Maximum travel 344.
Maximum __ cars per distance from Provide at least __ exit per elevator lobby.
hoistway building entrance:
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Socialized Economic Medium cost
RATIO BETWEEN SALEABLE AND NON-SALEABLE AREAS
Saleable Maximum
None
Non-saleable Minimum
MINIMUM AREA OF LOT
Single-detached
Duplex

Note: Minimum lot area for rowhouses

Rowhouse classified as socialized was previously 32.00
sqm. However, this value was changed to 28.00
sqm as per Board Resolution 824, Series of
2008 (check HLURB website).

MINIMUM DISTANCES
1-2 storeys -
Between buildings
Between eaves
3-4 storeys -
Between buildings
Between eaves
None given
More than 4 storeys -
Between buildings
Between eaves
Blank walls -
Between buildings
Between eaves
MINIMUM LOT FRONTAGES
Single detached - -
Corner lot
Regular lot
Irregular lot
Interior lot
Duplex
Rowhouse
MINIMUM FLOOR OF AREA OF SHELTER
Single and multi-family dwelling
Condominiums - - -

___ sqm for

Single-occupancy condominium students/employe
es in highly
urbanized areas
Family condominium
PARKS & PLAYGROUND ALLOCATION FOR SUBDIVISIONS
Required when Project is __ hectare or bigger Project is __ hectare or bigger
0 - 150 lots/ha: 0 - 20 ha,
151 - 160 lots/ha: 21 - 25 ha,
161 - 175 lots/ha: 26 - 35 ha,
Density : allocation
176 - 200 lots/ha: 36 - 50 ha,
201 - 225 lots/ha: 51 - 65 ha,
Above 225 lots/ha: Above 65 ha,
Absolute minimum allotment
COMMUNITY FACILITIES ALLOCATION
Required when Project is __ hectare or bigger Project is __ hectare or bigger
0 - 150 lots/ha:
Density : allocation 151 - 225 lots/ha: None given
Above 225 lots/ha:
100 - 1,499 lots; Multipurpose center 100 - 1,499 lots; Multipurpose center

1,500 - 1,999 lots; Add retail center, 1,500 - 1,999 lots; Add retail center,
No. of saleable lots : facilities required
elementary school, tricycle terminal elementary school, tricycle terminal

2,000 - 3,000 lots; Add high school 2,000 - 3,000 lots; Add high school

MINIMUM ROAD SIZES GIVEN PER ROAD TYPE

Interconnecting road
Major road
Collector road
Minor road
Motor court
Pathwalk
Alley
Carriageway
MINIMUM LEVEL OF COMPLETION
Shell house, with
Single-family dwelling doors and Complete house Complete house
windows
BLOCKS
Rowhouse cluster
Maximum length
Maximum length requiring alley
PRICE CEILING
Condominiums (Metro Manila, 2018) -

22 sq.m.
24 sq.m.
Condominiums (Other areas, 2018) -
22 sq.m.
24 sq.m.
Subdivisions (2018) -
24 sq.m.
28 sq.m.
32 sq.m.
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Open market

um
m

None given

___ sqm for

students/employe
es in highly
urbanized areas
ject is __ hectare or bigger
a,
ha,
ha,
ha,
ha,
65 ha,

ject is __ hectare or bigger

None given

1,499 lots; Multipurpose center

0 - 1,999 lots; Add retail center,

mentary school, tricycle terminal

00 - 3,000 lots; Add high school

Complete house