PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 957

The Subdivision and Condominium Buyers’

Protective Decree
 DISCLAIMER:
Always double-check the values given in this document with
the actual laws. For corrections or clarifications, email
arch.pedrosantosjr@gmail.com.
What PD 957 covers
• Subdivisions
• Condominiums
What PD 957 covers
• Medium cost housing
• Open market housing
SUBDIVISIONS
Saleable vs. non-saleable
• 70% saleable
• 30% non-saleable
What are non-saleable areas?
• Parks and playgrounds
• Community facilities
• Circulation system
Parks and playgrounds
• Required for projects 1 ha. or more
• 3.5% minimum (20 lots / ha.)
• 9.0% maximum (65 lots / ha.)
• BUT not less than 100 sqm.
Parks and playgrounds
Community facilities
• Multi-purpose center required for projects
1 hectare or bigger
• These areas are non-saleable
Hierarchy of roads
RROW widths
RROW widths
• Major road: 10.0m minimum
• Minor road: 8.0m minimum
• Applies to both medium cost and open
market
Planting strips and sidewalks
Planting strips and sidewalks
Planting
RROW Carriageway Sidewalk
strip
10.0m 8.0 m 1.2 m 0.8 m

8.0m 7.0 m 0.6 m 0.4 m

Minimum lot areas
Medium cost Open market

Single detached 100 sqm. 120 sqm.

Duplex 80 sqm. 96 sqm.

Rowhouse 50 sqm. 60 sqm.

Minimum lot frontages
Medium cost Open market
Single detached
Corner lot 12.0 m 12.0 m
Regular lot 10.0 m 10.0 m
Interior lot 3.0 m 3.0 m
Duplex 8.0 m 8.0 m
Rowhouse 4.0 m 4.0 m
Minimum lot: single detached
Minimum lot: duplex
Minimum lot: rowhouse
Block length
Block length
Rowhouse clusters

20 units
Minimum floor areas
• Medium cost = 30 sqm.
• Economic = 42 sqm.
Setbacks
• Follow NBC.
CONDOMINIUMS
Minimum sizes of rooms
• Follow NBC.

Min. area Min. dimension

Room for human 6.00sqm 2.00m
habitation
Kitchen 3.00sqm 1.50m
Toilet and bath 1.20sqm 0.90m
Parks and playgrounds
• Required if:
– 10 condo units or more
– Project is 1,000 sqm. or larger
• May be waived if a public park is within
800m
Parks and playgrounds
• 50 sqm. for 10 condo units
• +3 sqm. for every additional unit
Parking
• Follow NBC:
– Units with a floor area of 18 sqm. – 22 sqm. :
One slot for every 8 units
Off-site parking
• OK if located 200m way or less from
commercial condo.
• OK if located 100m way or less from
residential condo.
Roads
• Minimum RROW: 8.00m
– 6.00m for carriageway
– 2.00m for sidewalk/planting strip
• For hierarchy or roads, follow
requirements for subdivisions
Floor areas for condominiums
• Single occupancy
– 18 sqm.
– 12 sqm. for students
• Family occupancy
– 22 sqm. for medium cost
– 36 sqm. for medium cost