DESIGN PARAMETERS/ DESIGN STANDARDS

(PD1096, BP344, RA 9514)

NBCP Accessibility Law
Specifications
PD1096 BP344
Parking Requirements
2.50 x 5.00 m.
(Perpendicular and Diagonal)
2.15 x 6.00 m.
(Parallel)

Parking Slot Size 3.60 x 12.00 m. 3.70 x 5.00 m.

(Standard Truck)
3.60 x 18.00 m.
(Articulated Truck)
3.00 x 9.00 m.
(Shuttle or Jeepney)
Off-site Parking 200 m.
Driveways, Entrance and Exits
Entryway slope 1:3 or 1:4

1:10 (exit passageway)

Maximum slope of Ramps
1:8 (exit courts) 1:12 maximum
Length
6.00 m w/o landing
Minimum Width of Ramps
Maximum Rise for a Single
Run
Sidewalks and Arcades
Minimum sidewalk width 0.60 m to 1.00 m.
1/6 of ROW
0.20 - 1.20 m. 1.20 m.
0.80 m high x 2.00 m. width
Planting Strip (for sidewalk)
Ramps
Width 1.20 m.
Length No general requirements 6.00 m. maximum,
Slope provided, only for ramps if longer provide
Cross Slope located in reviewing stands, 1.50m minimum
grandstands and bleachers. landing
Maximum rise for a single
run 1:12 maximum)
Ceiling Heights
not less than 2.40 m. for artificial
Habitable Rooms ventilation
not less than 2.70 m. for natural
ventilation
2.40 m. for Artificial
Ventilation
2.70 m. for Natural
Ventilation
 2.40 m. for Artificial
2.70 m. for 1st Storey Ventilation
2.40 m. for 2nd Storey 2.70 m. for Natural
Buildings Ventilation
2.10 m. for Succeeding Storeys
1.80 m for Mezzanine

Mezzanine Floor not less than 1.80 m. above and

below
Room Size or Dimension
Rooms for Human 6.00 sq. m. with 2.00 m. minimum 1.80 m. x 1.70 m.
Habitation dimension 2.25 sq. m.
3.00 sq. m. with 1.50 m. minimum
Kitchen dimension
1.20 sq. m. with 0.90 m. minimum
Toilet & bath dimension
Lights and Ventilation
Size and Dimensions of 2.00 m.
Courts
Passageway from Inner
Court At least 1.20 m.
Window openings At least 10%
of the floor area of the room
Minimum height clearance
1.00 m. above the roof
from firewall
Headroom Clearance 2.00 m.
Sum of areas of openings in Less than 50% of total area of the
any wtorey wall on that storey
Eaves over required
windows At least 0.75 m.
Exits

0-10 OL: 1 exit

Number of exits required 10-499 OL: 2 exits
based on occupant load
(OL) 500-999 OL: 3 exits
1000 or more OL: 4 exits
Minimum exit width
Minimum exit door width 0.90 m. 0.80 m.
Minimum exit door height 2.00 m. 2.00 m.
Travel distance to Exits
Without sprinkler system 45 m. maximum 45 m. maximum
With sprinkler system 60 m. maximum 60 m. maximum
0.90 m. 0.80 m.
Minimum corridor width 2.00 m. 1.20 m.
Maximum passageway 1:08
slope
Length of dead ends
Place of assembly

Provide turnabout
Educational
Healthcare
Detention/correctional
Residential
Provide turnabout
(hotels/dormitories)
6.00 m. maximum space within 3.50m
Residential (apartment of any dead end
buildings)
Business
Business, with NFPA 13
sprinkler system
Industrial
Stairs for fire exits
Minimum Width
Horizontal Dimension of
landing
Maximum rise
Minimum thread

Minimum nosing projection

Maximum height between
landings
Minimuk headrooms

Escape access

Access opening level

Capacity

Elevators
In apartments or condomimiums 5
Inside dimensions of
storeys or higher, at least 1
car: 1.10m wide x
passenger elevator shall be kept
1.40m deep
Various elevator on 24- hour constant service.
requirements
Maximum travel
Minimum 600mm-deep pit
distance from
building entrance:
Maximum 4 cars per hoistway 30.00m
Doors
Minimum width 0.90 m. 0.80 m.
Minimum height 2.00 m. 2.00 m.
Maximum width 1.20 m.
Windows
Habitable 10% of Floor
Rooms Area
1/20 or 5% of
Bathrooms
Floor Area
Occupant Loads (Area per person)
Assembly place 0.65 sq.m.
Standing room
Concentrated use
Less concentrated use
Educational
Classrooms 1.80 sq.m.
Conference rooms, 1.40 sq.m.
exhibit rooms, gyms
Shop, laboratories, 4.60 sq.m.
vocational rooms
Dry nurseries
Residential
Dwellings 28.00 sq.m.
Hotels, apartments, 18.00 sq.m.
dormitories
Institutional
Children's homes 7.40 sq.m.
Children's nurseries 3.25 sq.m.
Treatment Area 22.00 sq.m.
Sleeping Area 11.00 sq.m.
Mercantile
Floors not used for sale
5.30 sq.m.
(office, storage, etc.)
Drinking establishments 1.40 sq.m.
Commercial kitchens 18.60 sq.m.
Street floor or basement
2.80 sq.m.
used for sale
Upper floors used for sale 5.60 sq.m.
Stairways
Occupant Load
10 below Minimum of 0.75 m.
10 - 50 Minimum of 0.90 m.
50 above Minimum of 1.10 m.
Riser Maximum of 0.20 m.
Tread Maximum of 0.25 m.
Headroom 2.00 m. 2.00 m.
Height bet. Landings Maximum of 3.60m.
 Equal to the width of the stairway
Dimensions of landings
1.20m (max_x0002_straight run)

Maximum Variation in
height to risers and 5 mm
width of run
Guard and handrails

0.70 - 0.80 m. from

Handrail (Height)
the floor

Guards (Height) 0.91 m.

Clearance from Wall 0.38 m.
Intermediate Handrails 0.22 m. width

Vertical Ballusters (Spacing) 0.155 m.

Seat Spacing
Standard
Back-to-Back
Continental
Unoccupied 840 mm.
< 18 seats 450 mm.
< 35 seats 500 mm.
< 45 seats 525 mm.
> 46 seats 500 mm.
Minimum 450 mm.
Width
Maximum 480 mm.
Row Spacing
Without Backrest 600 mm.
With Backrest 750 mm.
Chair seating 850 mm.
Back to front 300 mm.
Rise between rows 400 mm.
Seat between wall & aisle 7 seats

14 seats maybe be increased to

Seat between aisles 30 if doors are provided along
each side
RDS

Fire Code
RA 9514

1:12 (maximum)
1:48 (maximum cross
slope)

1.120 m.

0.76 m.

0.60 - 1.00 m.

0.20 - 1.20 m.

1.120 m.

1.12
1:48

0.76 m.

2.30 m. for Artificial

Ventilation
2.70 m. for Natural
Ventilation
 2.30 m.

2.13 m.

2.00 m.

0.71 m.
2.00 m.

45 m. maximum
61 m. maximum
0.71 m.
1.12 m.

6.10 m.
 6.00 m.
6.00 m.
6.00 m.

6.00 m.

Not allowed

6.00 m.
15.00 m.
15.50 m.

0.60 m.

0.60 m.

0.23 m.
0.23 m.

3.66 m.

3.66 m.

2.00 m.
0.61 x 1.98 m.
(Door or Easement
Windows)
0.762 x 0.9144 m.
(Double Hung
Windows)
Not over 30.50cm
above floor; steps if
higher
45 persons per unit
(Doors)
20 person per unit
(Windows)

Required for
healthcare
occupancies two
storeys or higher

Provide at least one

exit per elevator lobby

0.71 m.
 2.00 m.
1.22 m.

0.28 sq.m.
0.65 sq.m
1.40 sq.m

1.90 sq.m.

4.60 sq.m.

3.30 sq.m.

22.30 sq.m.
11.10 sq.m.

5.30 sq.m.

2.80 sq.m.

5.60 sq.m.

0.915 m.

0.205 m.
0.23 m.
2.00 m.
3.66 m.
 1.12 m.

0.76 - 0.865 m. above

the surface of thread

0.40 m.

830 mm.

Minimum 680 mm.

Maximum 680 mm.

300 mm.

7 seats
14 seats maybe be
increased to 30 if
doors are provided
along each side