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Minimum headroom clearance for a mezzanine; 1.8meters .

Air supply per person per minute for auditoriums; 0.3 cubic meters.

Minimum total area of a window or an opening for a room without artificial


ventilation; 10% of floor Area.

Minimum dimension for a vent shaft; 0.6 meters.

Minimum horizontal clearance of the curb line to the outermost edge of the marquee;
300 mm.

Minimum clearance of the lowest portion of an awning to the ground; 2.4


meters.

Minimum height of a construction fence; 2.4 meters.

Minimum live load bearing capacity of a construction canopy; 600 kilograms


per square meters.

Minimum height of a protective railing in a construction; 1 meter.

Minimum wind load capacity for roofs for vertical projection; 120 kilograms
per square meters.

Maximum height of a handrail above the stair thread; 0.9 meters.

Minimum ceiling height for naturally ventilated rooms; 2.7 meters.

Minimum height of a handrail above the stair thread; 0.8 meters.

Maximum dimension of a stair landing; 1.2 meters.

Maximum slope of an exit court; One is to ten.

Minimum width of run for circular stair; 250 mm.

Minimum headroom clearance for any stair; 2 meters.

Maximum slope for an exit passageway; One is to Eight.

Maximum height of a Siamese connection above the ground; 1.2 meters.

Maximum distance of any portion of a building from the nozzle of a 23 meters fire
hose; 6 meters.

Minimum number of exit for any stage; 2 exits

Minimum extension of a proscenium wall above the roof; 1.2 meters.

Minimum width of a stair in a stage egress; 750 mm.

Minimum thickness of glass for jalousies; 5.60 mm.

Maximum length of glass for jalousies; 1.2 meters.

Minimum width of exit in a stage; 900 mm.

Minimum lateral spacing for plastic skylights; 2.5 meters.


A store window in which goods are displayed; Show window.

Maximum width of a business sign; 1.2 meters.

Minimum distance of a sign from any electrical post or telephone wires; 1


meter.

Minimum open space requirement for a corner lot; 10% of lot area.

Minimum size of thread for an entrance or exit step; 300 mm.

Maximum slope for an entrance or exit ramp; One is to ten.

Minimum number of steps for an entrance or exit stair; 2 steps.

Standard turn circle of a wheelchair; 1.50 meters.

Office building parking ratio; 1 is to 125 square meters Of gross floor area.

Standard size of a perpendicular parking slot; 2.4 by 5 meters.

Hotel building parking ratio; 1 is to 10 bedrooms.

Hospital building parking ratio; 1 is to 25 beds.

Maximum distance of a handicapped parking from the facility being served; 60


meters.

Colleges and university parking ratio; 1 is to 5 classrooms.

Theaters, cinemas, auditoria, and stadia parking ratio; 1 is to 50 square meters Of


spectators' area.

Minimum number of wheelchair seating space for 51 to 300 seating capacity for
auditoriums; 4.

Minimum width of a dropped curb; 0.9 meters.

Minimum Dimensions of an accessible elevator; 1.1 by 1.4 meters.

Maximum distance of an accessible elevator from the entrance of a building;


30 meters.

Minimum height of signs on walls and doors for the disabled to see comfortable;
1.4 meters.

Minimum door width for an accessible elevator; 0.8 meter.

Minimum dimensions for an accessible water closet stall; 1.7 by 1.8 meters.

Maximum height of signs on walls and doors for the disabled to see comfortably;
1.6 meters.

Minimum width of a parking slot for the disabled; 3.7 meters.

Minimum run of a stair for Group A dwellings (residential); 200 mm.

Minimum ceiling height from 3rd floor to succeeding floors with artificial
ventilation; 2.1 meters.

Minimum area of rooms for human habitation; 6 square meters.

Least dimension of rooms for human habitation; 2 meters.

Least dimension of an air duct; 300 mm.

Maximum encroachment into a public sidewalk of a foundation at least 600 mm below


the grade line; 500 mm.

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Minimum width of an exit door; 0.9 meters.

Maximum width reduced by handrails and doors fully opened to balconies and
corridors ; 200 mm.

Minimum width of stairs serving more than 50 occupants; 1.10 meters.

Minimum width of stairs serving less than 10 occupants; 750 mm.

Maximum reduction in width of a stair due to trims and handrails; 100 mm.

Minimum run of a winding stair; 150 mm.

Maximum run of a winding stair; 300 mm.

Allowable tolerance in the rise and run of every step; 5 mm.

Width of stair requiring an intermediate handrail; 3 meters.

Minimum width of an aisle serving both sides; 1 meters.

Maximum number of seats between the wall and the aisle; 7 seats.

Maximum distance between the back of each seat to the front of the seat behind it;
300 mm.

Maximum width of seat in a stand; 480 mm.

Maximum projection of a penthouse or other projections above the roof; 8.4


meters.

Maximum ratio of a penthouse area to that of the supporting roof; one third .

Minimum thickness of masonry chimney for residentials; 100 mm.

Minimum thickness of rubble stone masonry chimney for residentials; 300 mm.

Minimum firebox wall thickness; 250 mm

Minimum thickness of smoke chamber back walls; 150 mm.

minimum thickness of front and side smoke chamber walls; 200 mm.

Minimum number of storeys requiring one or more dry standpipes; 4.

Minimum volume of water a dry standpipe should provide; 900 liters per
minute.

Diameter of a dry standpipe requiring a two-way Siamese connection; 4 inch or


(100mm).

Diameter of a dry standpipe requiring a three-way Siamese connection; 5inch


or (125mm).

Diameter of a dry standpipe requiring a four-way Siamese connection; 6 inch or


(150mm).

Minimum volume of water an interior wet standpipe should provide; 190 liters
per minute.

Minimum diameter of a wet standpipe; 2inch or (50mm).

Standard diameter of a dry standpipe opening; 2 and 1 half inch or (63mm).

Standard length of a fire hose; 23 meters.

Maximum distance of a hose nozzle to any portion of a building; 6 meters.

Standard diameter of a wet standpipe valve; 38 mm or (11 and a half inch).

Maximum projection into a sidewalk of a sign 4.5 mts. above grade; 1 meter.

Minimum vertical clearance from the bottom of a signage to an arcaded sidewalk;


5 meters.

Minimum vertical clearance from the bottom of a signage to non-arcaded sidewalk;


3 meters.

Number of days of work abandonment of stoppage for a building permit to expire;


120 days.

Width of planting strip for sidewalks 2 meters in width; 0.8 meter.

Minimum horizontal distance of the curb line to the outermost face of an arcade;
500 mm

Maximum vertical clearance of an arcade above grade; 6 meters.

Slope of ramp of road-way to sidewalk; 1 Third to 1 Fourth.

Slope of driveway to sidewalk where the height of curb is 200 mm and above;
One is to Eight.

Minimum vertical clearance of primary lines from the crown of the pavement when
crossing the highway ; 10 meters.

Minimum vertical clearance of primary lines from top of sidewalk when installed
along the side of the highway; 7.5 meters.

Vertical clearance of secondary lines from sidewalks along or crossing the street;
7.5 meters.

Minimum clearance of conductors from the highest point of a roof; 2.5 meters.

Maximum height of a dumbwaiter; 1.2 meters.


Maximum area of a dumbwaiter; 3,861 square centimeters.

Minimum clearance of conductors from any platform or ground or projection from


which they might be reached; 3 meters.

Minimum vertical clearance of service drop of communication lines above ground at


its point of attachment to than building or pedestal; 3 meters.

Vertical clearance of a service drop communication line when crossing a street;


5.5 meters.

Maximum capacity of a dumbwaiter; 277 kilograms.

Minimum width of an access road to a cul-de-sac; 3 meters.

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The unit area per occupant for dining establishments; 1.4 square meters.

The unit area per occupant for theaters; 0.65 square meters.

A building permit shall expire if work authorized is abandoned or suspended at any


time after commencement for a period of; 120 days or 4 months.

Front yards for commercial buildings abutting a road right of way of 25 to 29


meters shall have a minimum width of; 8 meters.

Offices shall be provided how many cubic meters of air per person; 12 cubic
meters.

Multiple living units of up to 6 units built on the same lot shall have an access
road directly connecting said building to a public street a width of.; 3
meters.

Sidewalks of 2 meters or more in width shall include on its outer side a planting
strip of not less than how many millimeters in width; 800 mm or 0.8 meter.

Arcades shall be cantilevered from the building line over the sidewalk and the
horizontal clearance between the curb line and the outermost face of any part of
the arcade shall not be less than; 500 mm.

Printing plants shall be classified under what type of occupancy; Business


and mercantile.

Power plants shall be classified under what type of occupancy; Industrial.

Convents shall be classified under what type of occupancy; Residentials,


hotels and apartments.

Repair garages shall be classified under what type of occupancy; Storage and
hazardous.

Reformatories shall be classified under what type of occupancy;


Institutional.

Turnabout should also be provided at or within how many meters of dead end;
3.5 meters.

In B.P. 344, the maximum slope a ramp is; 1 is to 12

Under B.P. 344, a level area of not less than how many meters shall be provided at
the top and bottom of any ramp; 1.8 meters.

Under what classification of occupancy does Mental Hospitals fall;


Institutional.

Under what classification of occupancy does Monasteries fall; Residentials,


hotels and apartments.

Under what classification of occupancy does Aircraft hangars fall; Business


and mercantile.

Under what classification of occupancy does cold storage and creameries fall;
Industrial.

Under what classification of occupancy does private garage fall; Accessory.

Minimum loading slot requirement for Hospitals and hotels; 1 truck loading
slot.

Minimum travel distance from handicapped parking to facility being served; 60


meters.

Percentage required for number of parking if parking garages are available within
200 meters of structure; 20%.

Parking requirement for amusement centers; 1 per 50 square meters of gross


floor area.

Parking requirement for markets; 1 per 150 square meters of shopping floor
area.

Parking requirement for neighborhood shopping centers; 1 per 100 square


meters of shopping floor area.

Parking requirement for multi-family living units of more than 100 square meter of
living unit area; 1 per living unit.

Parking requirement for multi-family living units of up to 50 square meter of


living unit area; 1 per 8 living units.

Parking requirement for places of worship; 1 per 50 square meter of


congregation area.

Maximum projection of a balcony over a street of over 3 meters but not more than 6
meters; 0.6 meter.

Maximum projection of a balcony over a street of 10 meters to less than 11 meters


in width; 1 meter.

Maximum height of 1st the floor for a 2-story wood structure with a height of 7
meters; 4.5 meters.
Maximum spacing of posts for 2-storey wooden structure with a height of 8 meters;
4.5 meters.

Under what classification of occupancy does fences of over 1.8 meters in height
fall; Accessory.

Under what classification of occupancy does Aircraft repair hangars fall;


Storage and hazardous.

Under what classification of occupancy does factories and workshops using


incombustible and non-explosive materials; Industrial.

Under what classification of occupancy does wood working establishments fall;


Storage and hazardous.

Under what classification of occupancy does police and fire stations fall;
Business and mercantile.

Standard length of a Wheelchair; 1.1 to 1.3 meters.

Standard width of a wheelchair; 0.6 to 0.75 meters.

How many meters above the floor is the comfortable reach of persons confined to a
wheelchair; 0.7 to 1.2 meters.

How many meters is the comfortable clearance for knee and leg space under tables
for wheelchair users; 0.74 meters.

Accessibility, reachability, usability, orientation, workability and efficiency,


and Blank are the basic planning requirements of BP344; Safety.

Number of wheelchair seating for an assembly seating capacity of 51-300; 4


seats

R.A. 7277; Magna Carta for Disabled Persons.

A long interior passageway providing access to several rooms; Corridor.

A raised rim of concrete, stone or metal which forms the edge of street, sidewalk,
etc; Curb.

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Occupant load per person for laboratories; 4.6 square meters.

Jails are classified under what classification of occupancy; Institutional.

Courtrooms with an occupant load of more than 100 are classified under what
classification of occupancy; Assembly.

Armories with an occupant load of more than 100 are classified under what
classification of occupancy; Assembly.

Libraries are classified under what classification of occupancy; Business.

Rooms where baled, bundled or piled materials segregated into desired sizes or
groups; Picking rooms.

Buildings or structures 15 meters or more in height; High rise building.

Buildings or structures used for the storage of explosives, shells, projectile,


etc.; Explosive magazine.

An air compartment or chamber to which 1 or more ducts are connected and which form
part of an air distribution system; Plenum.

A kind of stable explosive compound which explodes by percussion; Fulminate.

Descriptive of any substance that ignites spontaneously when exposed to air;


Pyrophoric.

A material that readily yields oxygen in quantities sufficient to stimulate or


support combustion; Oxidizing material.

A process where a piece of metal is heated prior to changing its shape and
dimension; Forging.

The process of first raising the temperature to separate the more volatile from the
less volatile parts and then cooling and condensing the result vapor so as to
produce a nearly purified substance; Distillation.

A finely powdered substance which, when mixed with air in the proper proportion and
ignited will cause an explosion; Dust.

Temperature rating at flash point; 37.8 celcius or 100 farenheit.

A class of fire with flammable liquid and gasses; Class B.

The temperature at which a liquid is transformed or converted into vapor;


Boiling Point.

Minimum fire resistance rating for a firewall; 4 hrs.

A continuous passageway for the transmission of air; Duct System.

The minimum temperature at which any material gives off vapor in sufficient
concentration to form an ignitable mixture with air; Flash Point.

A gas, fume or vapor used for the destruction or control of insects, fungi, vermin,
germs, rodents or other pests; Fumigant.

Minimum width of any driveway in and around a lumber yard or piles; 4.5
meters.

Minimum height of fence for a lumber yard for exterior storage of lumbers;
1.8 meters.

Maximum width of sumps for the retention of oil and petroleum products; 3.7
meters.
For Refineries, distilleries, and chemical plants, the minimum height for a fence;
1.5 meters.

Minimum travel distance from any individual room subject to occupancy by not more

6 persons; 15 meters.

Maximum distance of travel from the high hazard area to an exit; 23 meters.

Minimum distance of an incinerator from any structure used other than a single
family dwelling; 3 meters.

Maximum reduction in width of a stair by a handrail; 9 centimeters.

Minimum door width of a single door in a door way; 71 centimeters.

Maximum change in elevation between the interior of a door to the outside of it


other than a balcony; 20.5 centimeters.

Maximum force in kilograms required for a panic hardware; 7 kilograms.

Maximum height required for a panic hardware installation; 112 centimeters.

Minimum height required for a panic hardware installation; 76 centimeters.

Maximum number of occupant for a subdivided room or space by a folding partition;


20

Minimum width of a door for family day care homes; 61 centimeters.

Minimum stair width for a class B stair serving an occupant load of less than 50;
91 centimeters.

Length of a nosing or effective projection over the level immediately below it for
tread below 25 centimeters in dimension; 25 mm.

Maximum height of a handrail; 86.5 centimeters.

A combustible liquid is any liquid having a flash point at or above; 37.8


celcius or 100 farenheit.

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