PD 1096 BP 344 RA 9514 BP 220 PD 957

DOORS
General: 2.00m
Minimum height 2.00 m 2.00m 2.00 m Bathroom/mezzanine:
1.80m
Main door: 0.80m
Minimum width 900mm 800mm 710mm Bedroom: 0.70m
Bathroom: 0.60m
Maximum width 1200 mm 1220 mm
Minimum clear width of exit way 0.70 m
820-1060mm
Height of door knob
(900mm preferred)
Thresholds at Doorway Max. 50 mm Max. 13 mm
LOCATION ON PROPERTY
Front setback R1: 4.50m 1.50m
Side setback R1: 2.00m 1.50m
Follow NBC
Rear setback R1: 2.00m 2.00m
Distance of eaves from property line 0.75m 0.75m
MINIMUM ROOM SIZES
Rooms for human habitation 6.00sqm
Minimum dimension of 2.00m
Kitchen 3.00sqm Follow NBC
Minimum dimension of 1.50m
Bathroom 1.20sqm
Minimum dimension of 0.90m
MINIMUM AIR SPACE REQUIREMENTS
3.00 cubic meters (Allot 1.00
Schools
sqm per person)
Offices and factories 12.00 cubic meters
Habitable rooms 14.00 cubic meters
MINIMUM CEILING HEIGHTS
Ground floor Naturally ventilated: 2.70m
Artificially ventilated: 2.70m
Naturally ventilated: 2.70m 2.00m
Second floor
Artificially ventilated: 2.40m 2.00m for walkways 2.00m for means of egress
Succeeding floors * Naturally ventilated: 2.70m
Unobstructed headroom clearance Artificially ventilated: 2.10m
Mezzanine 1.80m 1.80m
LIGHT AND VENTILATION
10% of floor area, but 1.00sqm
Windows for rooms 10% of floor area
minimum
5% of floor area, but 240 sq.
Windows for bathrooms 5% of floor area
mm. minimum
Minimum dimension of court 2.00m 2.00m
Min. width of court passageway 1.20m 1.20m
STAIRS
Riser 200 mm maximum Existing stairs: 205mm max. 250mm maximum
New stairs: 100-180mm
Tread / Run Existing stairs: 230mm min.
250 mm minimum Slanted nosing 200mm minimum
New stairs: 280mm min.
preferred over
Less than 10 OL: 0.75 m Existing stairs: 915mm
protruding nosing,
Minimum stairway Width 10-50 OL.: 0.90 m New stairs, 0-49 OL: 915mm
provide 300mm-wide 600mm
New stairs, 50-1999 OL: 1120mm
More than 50 OL: 1.10 m tactile strip at top
and bottom of stairs. New stairs, 2000 or more OL: 1420mm
Minimum headroom 2.00m New and Existing: 2.00m 2.00m
Maximum vertical distance between landings 3.60 m New and Existing: 3.66m 3.60m
Handrail height above nosing of treads Min. 800 mm - Max. 900 mm Min. 760mm; Max. 865mm 800-1200mm
* handrail not required Less than 4 risers
* Stairs in Group A Occupancies NOT be enclosed
Distance between Handrail and Wall 38mm
Intermediate Handrail 3.0m shall provide I.H. 2.23m shall provide I.H.
Variation of riser and treads in any flight Max. 5 mm
Landing Width: Measured in the Direction of travel Equal to the width of stairway
Landing Width: Straight Run 1.20 m
RAMPS
Maximum slope 1 in 8 1 in 12 1 in 12
* Shall have provide handrail if: 1 in 10
Maximum cross slope 1 in 48
Minimum width 1.10 m minimum 1.20 m minimum 1.12 m minimum
Maximum Rise for a Single Ramp/Run 760mm
Minimum landing length 1.50m
6.00m (horizontal
Distance between landings distance bet. 760mm (vertical distance bet. landings)
landings)
Handrail height 700mm and 900mm 760-865mm
CORRIDORS
1.10 m 1.20 m If serving 50 or more: Min. 1120mm
OCCUPANT LOADS (Area per person)
Place of assembly 0.65 sqm
Standing room 0.28 sqm
Concentrated use 0.65 sqm
Less concentrated use 1.40 sqm
W/O seating such as Auditorium, Place of
Worship, Dance Floor, and Lounge Room
Conference room, Dining Room, Drinking
Establishment, Exhibit Room, Gymnasium, or
Lounge
Areas not in excess of 930sqm. 0.46 sqm
Areas in excess of 930sqm. 0.65 sqm
Educational
Classrooms 1.80 sqm 1.90 sqm
Shop, laboratories, vocational rooms 4.60 sqm 4.60 sqm
Nurseries for childen 3.25 sqm
Sleeping Facilities 3.30 sqm
Healthcare
Sleeping departments 11.00 sqm 11.10 sqm
In-patient treatment 22.00 sqm 22.30sqm
Hospitals, sanitaria 8.40 sqm
Nursing homes, Children Home & Home (Aged) 7.40 sqm
Nurseries for childen 3.25 sqm
Residential 1 Person / 18.60 sqm of GFA
* Except for Detached & 2-family dwelling
Dwellings 28.00 sqm
Hotels, apartments, dormitories 18.60 sqm
Mercantile
Street floor or basement used for sale 2.80 sqm / person 2.80 sqm / person
Upper floors used for sale 5.60 sqm / person 5.60 sqm / person
Floors not open to public (office, storage, etc.) 9.30 sqm / person 9.30 sqm / person
Covered Wall 2.80 sqm / person
Drinking establishments 1.40 sqm
Commercial kitchens 18.60 sqm
Business
Business / Offices 9.30 sqm / person 9.30 sqm / person
FIREWALL EXTENSIONS
 Above roof 400mm 1000mm 300mm For rowhouse: 300mm
From outermost edges (walls) 600mm 300mm For rowhouse: 300mm
Under eaves 300mm 300mm For rowhouse: 300mm
EXITS
0-10 OL: 1 exit 0-9 OL: 1 exit
0-500 OL: 2 exits
10-499 OL: 2 exits
Number of exits required (based on occupant load)
500-999 OL: 3 exits 501-1000 OL: 3 exits
10 or more OL: 2 exits
1000 or more OL: 4 exits 1000 or more OL: 4 exits
Minimum width of exits 1.10m (corridors) 915mm (means of egress) Additional note regarding exits:
BP 220 specifically refers to
Maximum travel distance to exit, w/o sprinkler 45.00m 46m Section 3.1007 of PD 1185 (the
Maximum travel distance to exit, with sprinkler 60.00m 61m old Fire Code) for the exit
800mm clear width requirements. This is included in
Minimum width of exit door 900mm 710mm BP 220 as Annex 1 on page 53.
(for all doors)
2.00m (For all
Minimum height of exit door 2.00 m 2.00m
doors)
Maximum door leaf width 1.20 m 1220mm
Minimum clear width of exit way 0.70 m
Change in floor level at doors 50mm 13mm
Maximum length of dead ends
Place of assembly 6.00m
Educational 6.00m
Healthcare 6.00m
Provide turnabout
Detention/correctional 6.00m
6.00 m space within 3.50m
Residential (hotels/dormitories) 6.00m
of any dead end
Residential (apartment buildings) Not allowed
Business 6.00m
Business, with NFPA 13 sprinkler system 15.00m
Industrial 15.50m
ELEVATORS

In apartments or condomimiums
Inside dimensions of
5 storeys or higher, at least 1 Required for healthcare occupancies two Required for multi-family
car: 1.10m wide x
passenger elevator shall be kept storeys or higher. dwellings and
1.40m deep
on 24-hour constant service. condominiums 6 storeys
Various elevator requirements Follow NBC
of higher. Follow
Maximum travel standards in NBC and
Minimum 600mm-deep pit distance from BP 344.
Provide at least one exit per elevator lobby.
building entrance:
Maximum 4 cars per hoistway 30.00m
HEADROOM
Not be less than 2.00m
DOOR HARDWARES
Panic Hardware
Height Min. 760mm
CIRCULAR STAIRS
Depth of Tread Min. 280mm @ a point 305mm
from the narrowest end of the tread
and smallest radius is not < twice the stair
width
Minimum Width 250 mm
SPIRAL STAIRS
Riser Max. 180mm
Max. 3 OL: 240mm max.
Tread Min. 280mm
Max. 3 OL: Min. 190mm
at point 305mm from narrow edge
Outer Side of Stairway additional 265mm of width
Width Max. 3 OL: 660mm
Headroom Clearance Max. 1.98mm
WINDERS STAIRS
Riser Max. 150mm
at point 300mm from narrow
Tread Min. 280mm
edge
width of the run Max. 150mm
at point 305mm from narrow edge
on any point
FIRE ESCAPE STAIR
Minimum Width 600 mm clear between rails
Minimum horizontal dimensionany landing of platform 600 mm
Maximum rise 230 mm
Minimum tread, exclusive of nosing 230 mm
Tread construction Solid, 13.00 mm dia. perforation
Maximum height between landing 3.66 m
Headroom, minimum 2.00 m
Door or casement windows 610 mm by
Access to escape
1.98 m
or double hung windows 762 mm by
914.40 mm clear
Level of access opening Not over 305 mm above floor; steps if higher
Discharge to ground Swinging stair section permitted
Capacity number of persons 45 per unit access by door; 20 if access
by climbing over window rail