SUMMARY OF THE IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

(P.D. 1096)

SECTION 101. TITLE
THESE RULES SHALL BE KNOWN AND CITED AS THE “REVISED
IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE NATIONAL
BUILDING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES (P.D. 1096)” AND SHALL BE
REFERRED TO AS THE “IRR”.
TABLE VII.4. MINIMUM REQUIRED OFF-STREET (OFF-RROW) CUM ON-
SITE PARKING SLOT, PARKING AREA AND LOADING/UNLOADING
SPACE REQUIREMENTS BY ALLOWED USE OR OCCUPANCY

SECTION 701. OCCUPANCY CLASSIFIED

TABLE VII.1.
GROUP A – RESIDENTIAL (DWELLINGS)

DIVISION A-1 (RESIDENTIAL BUILDING/ STRUCTURE FOR EXCLUSIVE

USE OF SINGLE FAMILY OCCUPANTS)
RESIDENTIAL R-1 - A LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE,
CHARACTERIZED MAINLY BY SINGLE FAMILY, SINGLE DETACHED
DWELLINGS WITH THE USUAL COMMUNITY ANCILLARY USES ON A
NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE, SUCH AS EXECUTIVE SUBDIVISIONS AND
RELATIVELY EXCLUSIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES WHICH ARE
NOT SUBDIVISIONS.

DIVISION A-2 (RESIDENTIAL BUILDING FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF

NON-LEASING OCCUPANTS NOT EXCEEDING 10 PERSONS)
RESIDENTIAL R-2- A MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL USE OR
OCCUPANCY, CHARACTERIZED MAINLY AS A LOW-RISE SINGLE
ATTACHED, DUPLEX OR MULTI-LEVEL BUILDING/ STRUCTURE FOR
EXCLUSIVE USE AS MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLINGS.
THIS INCLUDES R-2 STRUCTURES WITHIN SEMI-EXCLUSIVE
SUBDIVISIONS AND SEMI-EXCLUSIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES
WHICH ARE NOT SUBDIVISIONS.

THERE SHALL BE TWO (2) GENERAL TYPES OF R-2 USE OR

OCCUPANCY, TO WIT:
a. BASIC R-2: SINGLE-ATTACHED OR DUPLEX
BUILDING/STRUCTURE OF FROM ONE (1) STOREY UP TO
THREE (3) STOREYS IN HEIGHT AND WITH EACH UNIT FOR
SEPARATE

SECTION 704. LOCATION ON PROPERTY

C. FOOTPRINT BASED ON FIREWALL PROVISIONS

VI. FOR TOWNHOUSE RESIDENTIAL (R-4) USES OR OCCUPANCIES,

FIREWALLS ON THE TWO (2) SIDES OF EACH TOWNHOUSE UNIT MAY
BE PERMITTED; THE R-4 FIREWALL CAN BE ERECTED ON A MAXIMUM
OF 85% OF THE TOTAL LENGTH OF EACH SIDE PROPERTY LINE;
SECTION 709. REQUIREMENTS FOR OTHER GROUP OCCUPANCIES
SECTION 707. MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS TABLE VII.G.1. REFERENCE TABLE OF FLOOR TO LOT AREA RATIO
TABLE VII.2. BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT (BHL) BY TYPE OF USE OR (FLAR) DESIGNATIONS/RIGHTS
OCCUPANCY
TABLE VII.G.2. CONVERSION TABLE OF GROSS FLOOR AREA (GFA) TABLE VIII.G.7. SUGGESTED MINIMUM LOT SIZES, LOT DIMENSIONS
TO TOTAL GROSS FLOOR AREA AND TYPES BY USE OR OCCUPANCY

SECTION 803. PERCENTAGE OF SITE OCCUPANCY

TABLE VIII.1. REFERENCE TABLE OF MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE PSO,
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE ISA, THE MACA, THE MINIMUM USA AND THE
TOSL BY TYPE OF LAND USE ZONING PER LOT

SECTION 804. SIZES AND DIMENSIONS OF COURTS

TABLE VIII.2. MINIMUM SETBACKS FOR RESIDENTIAL
BUILDINGS/STRUCTURES

NOTES:
A) THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS IN TABLE VIII.2. ABOVE ARE FOR
NEWLY-DEVELOPED SUBDIVISIONS.
B) * TOTAL SETBACK ONLY AT GRADE (OR NATURAL GROUND)
LEVEL, I.E., 3.00 METERS + 5.00 METERS = 8.00 METERS (TO
ACCOMMODATE PART OF THE MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT
OUTSIDE THE DESIGNATED AREA FOR THE FRONT YARD). THE
SECOND AND UPPER FLOORS AND MEZZANINE LEVEL SHALL
THEREAFTER COMPLY WITH THE MINIMUM 3.00 METERS SETBACK
UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED UNDER THE CODE.