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I. LAWS NEED TO BE FAMILIARIZED
(1) PD1096 - Presidential Decree No. 1096 or the National
Building Code of the Philippines (NBCP)
(2) BP344 - Batas Pambansa Bilang 344 or the Accessibility
Law
(3) RA9266 - Republic Act No. 9266 or the Architecture Act of
2004
(4) RA9514 - Republic Act No. 9514 or the Fire Code of the
Philippines of 2008
(5) RA1378 - Republic Act No. 1378 or the Plumbing Law
(6) BP220 - Batas Pambansa Bilang 220 or the Economic and
Socialized Housing Projects
(7) PD957 - Presidential Decree No. 957 or the Subdivision
and Condominium Buyers Protective Decree
II. PD1096 - REVISED IMPLEMENTING RULES AND
REGULATIONS OF THE NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF
THE PHILIPPINES
i. RULE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
(a) NATIONAL BUILDING CODE
- safeguard life, health, and property, and public welfare,
consistent with the principles of sound management and
control
(b) DEFINITION OF TERMS:
(1) ADDITION - Any new construction which increases the
height and/or floor area of existing buildings/structures; needs
building permit
(1) ALTERATION - Works in buildings/structures involving
changes in the materials used, partitioning, location/size of
openings, structural parts, existing utilities and equipment but
does not increase the building height and/or floor area; needs
building permit
(3) BUILDING OFFICIAL - the Executive Officer of the OBO
appointed by the Secretary; AR. CATALAN (HEAD), AR.
QUIZON (ASSISTANT)
(4) BUILDING PERMIT - A document issued by the Building
Official (BO) to an owner/applicant to proceed with the
construction, installation, addition, alteration, renovation,
conversion, repair, moving, demolition or other work activity of
a specific project/building/structure or portions thereof after the
accompanying principal plans, specifications and other
pertinent documents with the duly notarized application are
found satisfactory and substantially conforming with the
National Building Code of the Philippines (the Code)
and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR).
(5) CONSTRUCTION - All on-site work done in the site
preparation, excavation, foundation, assembly of all the
components and installation of utilities, machineries and
equipment of buildings/structures.
(6) CONVERSION - A change in the use or occupancy of
buildings/structures or any portion/s thereof, which
has different requirements.
(7) RENOVATION - Any physical change made on
buildings/structures to increase the value, quality,
and/or to improve the aesthetic.
(8) REPAIR - Remedial work done on any damaged or
deteriorated portion/s of building/structure to restore to its
original condition.; does not need building permit
ii. RULE 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
DPWH -SUPREME, OVERSEES
OBO - REPORTS
iii. RULE 3 - PERMITS AND INSPECTION
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iv. RULE 4 - TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
(a) TYPE I - wood construction
(b) TYPE II - wood construction with fire-resistant materials
(one-hour fire-resistive)
(c) TYPE III - masonry and wood construction
(d) TYPE IV - steel, iron, concrete, or masonry construction
(e) TYPE V - steel, iron, concrete, or masonry construction
(four-hour fire-resistive)
v. RULE 5 - REQUIREMENTS OF FIRE ZONES
vi. RULE 6 - FIRE-RESISTIVE REQUIREMENTS IN
CONSTRUCTION
vii. RULE 7 - CLASSIFICATION AND GENERAL
REQUIREMENTS OF ALL BUILDINGS BY USE OR
OCCUPANCY
(a) OCCUPANCY - building—its usage or purpose;
(1) Group A - Residential Dwellings; D-1, D-2
(2) Group B - Residential, Hotels, and Apartments;
(LEASING, BOARDING)
(3) Group C - Education and Recreation (COLLEGE)
(4) Group D - Institutional; D-1, D-2, D-3 (DEPARTMENT,
DIVISION)
(5) Group E - Business and Mercantile; D-1, D-2, D-3
(ECONOMY, ENTREPRENEUR)
(6) Group F - Industrial; (FACTORY)
(7) Group G - Storage and Hazardous; D-1, D-2, D-3,
D-4, D-5
(8) Group H - Assembly Other Than Group I; D-1, D-2,
D-3, D-4
(9) Group I - Assembly Occupant Load 1000 or More
(10) Group J - Accessory; D-1, D-2, D-3
(b) ZONING - land use—zones in a municipality or city for
different purposes
(1) R - residential
(2) C - commercial
(3) GI - general institutional
(4) UTS - utilities, transportation, services
(5) SPE - special—other vertical facilities not mentioned
under regular uses/occupancies of buildings/structures such as
cemeteries, memorial parks and the like; combined zoning
(6) PRE - park, recreation, entertainment
(7) CUL - cultural
(8) A - agricultural
(9) AI - agroindustrial
(10) PUD - planned unit development
*RELOCATION SURVEY - SOIL TEST
*BIGGER LAND AREA - APPLY; MAJOR USE
MIXED OCCUPANCY
(c) LOCATION ON PROPERTY
- no building should be constructed unless it adjoins or has
direct access to a public space, yard, or street on at least one
of its sides
(d) EAVES
not less than 750mm from the side and rear property lines
(e) FIREWALLS
- openings are prohibited but only translucent, 2-hour fire-rated
glass blocks are permitted—10% of the room’s total gross floor
area; in case of back-to-back firewalls, set it back by 0.60
meters for maintenance
(1) R1 - no firewall is allowed except for when it is used as
support for carport roof; max height = 3.20 meters with
perforated blocks or decorative concrete blocks above 1.50
meters; should not be longer than 7.00 meters or 50% of the
shorter side of the property line
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(2) R2 - allowed on one side only; max length of 80% of - NBCP - 1 parking space : 30 sq. mts. dining area
the side of the property line * PARKING GARAGE NEARBY - 20% lot requirement;
(3) R3 - one or two firewalls are allowed (side and rear ESTABLISHMENT - 80% lot requirement
only); max length of 85% of each side and must not be more
Vii. RULE 8 - LIGHT AND VENTILATION
than 60% of the total property perimeter; allowed for two
(a) DEVELOPMENTAL CONTROLS
stories maximum; on one side, max length shall be 90% of the
(1) TLA - Total Lot Area
side of the property line and must not be more than 50% of the
(2) PSO - Percentage of Site Occupancy;
total property perimeter; can occupy 100% of the rear side if it
PSO = AMBF / TLA
is only 4.00 meters wide; side firewall is only allowed for two
(3) USA - Minimum Unpaved Surface Area
storeys maximum and the rear firewall shall only be 3.20
USA = % OF TLA
meters high
(4) ISA - Maximum Allowable Impervious Surface Area
(4) R4 - firewalls on the two sides of each townhouse unit
ISA = % OF TLA
may be permitted; can be erected on a maximum of 85% of the
(5) MACA - Maximum Allowable Construction Area
total length of each side property line; provided that all firewall
MACA = ISA = AMBF
construction shall not exceed 50% of the total perimeter of the
(6) TOSL - Total Open Space within Lot
property; shall be allowed for a maximum of 3-storey structure
TOSL = ISA = USA
(5) R5 - on two sides, a firewall can be erected on a
(7) AMBF - Allowable Maximum Building Footprint;
maximum of 75% of the total length of each side property line;
stringent or must be prevailing
provided that all firewall construction at the side property lines
AMBF = TLA - TSB
shall not exceed 50% of the total perimeter; on one side, and
(8) GFA - Gross Floor Area
at the rear property line, a firewall can be erected on a
GFA = TGFA - NON-GFA
maximum of 65% of the total length of the side property line
(9) TGFA - Total Gross Area
and on a maximum of 50% of the total length of the rear
TGFA = GFA + NON-GFA
property line; provided that all firewall construction shall not
(10) AMVB - Allowable Maximum Volume of Building
exceed 60% of the total perimeter
AMVB = AMBF X BHL
(6) COMMERCIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, INDUSTRIAL -
(11) OFB - Outermost Faces of Building
may allow firewall construction for up to 70% of the total
(12) FLAR - Floor To Lot Area Ratio
perimeter of the property lines provided that the prescribed
FLAR = GFA / TLA
setbacks, yards and courts fronting the Road Right-Of-Way
(b) LOT TYPES
(RROW) are first fully complied with
(f) ALLOWABLE FLOOR AREAS
(1) GFA - or the Gross Floor Area is the total floor space
within the perimeter of the permanent external building walls
(2) TGFA - or the Total Gross Floor Area is the total floor
space within the main and auxiliary buildings primarily
consisting of the GFA and all other enclosed support areas
together with all other usable horizontal areas/surfaces above
and below established grade level;
*NON GFA - are building utilities, balcony, multi level
parking); non-habitable areas
(3) BHL - or the Building Height Limit is the maximum
height to be allowed for buildings/structures based on their
proposed use or occupancy
(4) GRADE LINE - highest adjoining sidewalk or natural
grade line; in case of sloping grades,
(4.1) if below 3.00 meters—the highest adjoining
natural grade (ground surface) or finished grade (sidewalk
surface) shall be considered the established grade elevation,
(4.2) if above 3.00 meters—the average grade level of
the building footprint (AMBF) shall be considered the
established grade elevation
(5) TOP OF BUILDING -
(5.1) in case of a flat roof or parapet—the topmost
should be the established top elevation or height of the
building;
(5.2) in case of a roof—-half of the height of the roof
shall be the established top elevation or height of the building
(6) PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENTS
● PERPENDICULAR - 2.50 meters BY 5.00 meters
● DIAGONAL - 2.50 meters BY 5.00 meters
● PARALLEL - 2.50 meters BY 6.00 meters
● BUS - 3.60 meters BY 12.00 meters
● DRIVEWAY - 4M—ONE-WAY; 6M - TWO-WAY
● SHUTTLE - 3.00 X 9.00
● ARTICULATED TRUCK - 3.60 BY 18.OO
*TABLE 7-4 PAGE 100
* RESTAURANT
- CEBU CITY - 1 parking space : 20 sq. mts. GFA
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(c) VARIANCE
- exception or deviations from the provisions or rules set in
building, planning, or zoning
(d) SETBACK
- width of the yard

(e) YARD
- the required open space left between the outermost face of
the building/structure and the property lines, e.g., front, rear,
right and left side yards
(f) INCREMENTAL SETBACKS
- the horizontal distance between the outermost
building/structure line of a lower floor and that of a higher floor,
wherein the outermost building line of a higher floor is farther
from the property line; 300 millimeter incremental setback per
storey above the 2nd floor level
(g) FRONT INCREMENTS - works with an angle from
RROW centerline which determines the incremental setback of
buildings/structures