RULE 8

Light & Ventilation

General Requirements

• Every building shall be designed, constructed, and

equipped to provide adequate light and ventilation

• Setbacks

• Site Occupancy

• Room Sizes

• Ceiling Heights

• Window Sizes

• Courts
Lot Types

1. Inside Lot

2. Interior Lot

3. Corner Lot

4. Through Lot

5. Corner Through Lot

6. Corner Through Lot Abutting 3 or more streets

7. End Lot
YARD VS. SETBACK

• Yard – the required open space left

between the outermost face of the building
and the property lines.

• Setback – The width of the yard

INCREMENTAL SETBACK

• For buildings of more than two (2) storeys in height,

the minimum width of the rear or side court shall be
increased at the rate of 300 millimeters for each
additional storey up to the fourteenth (14th) storey

• For buildings exceeding fourteen (14) storeys in

height, the required width of the court shall be
computed on the basis of fourteen (14) storeys
COURTS

• Minimum dimension – 2.00m

• Hence, minimum area – 4.00sqm

• All inner courts shall be connected to a street or yard by a

passageway at least 1.20m wide.
JOINING OF COURTS

• Minimum dimension may be

reduced to 1.50m in cluster living
units with adjacent courts.

• Minimum area per court – 3.00sqm

• Separation wall height – max.

2.00m
PARKING SPACES AND CARPORTS

• If a carport is roofed, it will be considered part of

the building footprint and not the TOSL
FRONT YARDS AS PARKING

• Only allowed for single family dwelling units falling under

the following zoning classifications:
• Basic R-2

• Basic R -3

• R-4
FIREWALL EXTENSIONS

• Above the roof line – 400mm

• Under the eaves – 300mm

• From the building edges – 600mm

MINIMUM CEILING HEIGHTS

Artificially Ventilated Naturally Ventilated

Ground Floor 2.70m 2.70m
Second Floor 2.40m 2.70m
Succeeding Floors 2.10m 2.70m
Mezzanine Floors 1.80m
MINIMUM ROOM SIZES

Minimum Area Minimum Dimension

Room for Human Habitation 6.00sqm 2.00m
Kitchen 3.00sqm 1.50m
Toilet and Bath 1.20sqm 0.90m
AIR SPACE REQUIREMENTS

Air Space/Person Floor area/person

School Rooms 3.00 cubic meters 1.00sqm
Workshops, factories, offices 12.00 cubic meters
Habitable Rooms 14.00 cubic meters
MINIMUM AREA OF WINDOWS

Minimum Window Area Absolute Minimum

Habitable Rooms 10% of floor area 1.00 sqm
Bathrooms, Laundry Room, Etc. 5% of floor area 240 sq. mm.
EASEMENTS

• It refers to the space between legally usable parts of land

and water bodies, like seas, rivers, lakes, canals, and more.

• Easement is public land and should be equally enjoyed by all

members of the community

• Situated outside of property limits

• The only uses allowed are those that support its public
recreational character
MINIMUM EASEMENTS
VIEW CORRIDORS AND SIGHTLINES

• The Carriageway shall be free of structures, particularly commercial signs that will
impede the view corridor and sightlines within the RROW

• To dignify important public/historical buildings, all forms of commercial signs intruding

into the RROW leading to or away said structures shall be disallowed
ACCESS TO PROPERTY

• No building shall be constructed unless it adjoins or has direct access to a public space,
yard, or road on at least one side.

• Interior or rear lots shall have an access road with a minimum width of 3.00m. Provide
a 4.00m wide chaflan at the intersection with the main RROW.
THREE RROW LEVELS

1. RROW above grade

2. RROW at grade

3. RROW below grade

RROW ABOVE GRADE

• From the finished surface of the roadway all the way up to the air

• Minimum clear height – 4.27m from crown of carriageway.

• If utilized for whatever purpose, the use or Air Rights must be compensated for (leased
from the government)
RROW AT GRADE

• From natural grade line to the finished surface of the carriageway or sidewalk

• Generally utilized for the movement of the general public (motorists and pedestrians)

• If utilized for whatever purpose, proponent must lease/pay the government.

RROW BELOW GRADE

• From finished surface of roadway all the way down into the ground

• If utilized for whatever purpose, proponent must lease/pay the government.

SIDEWALKS

• The local planning authority shall determine which streets shall have an open sidewalk or
an arcaded sidewalk, or a combination of both

• For a RROW width of 9.00m or more, the minimum sidewalk width shall be 1.20m on each
side of the RROW. For RROW less than 9.00m, refer to Table VIII.G.3
GRADE OF SIDEWALKS

• As much as possible, sidewalks shall be level and of uniform grade throughout the length
of the street.

• When the street slope does not exceed 1/12, the sidewalk shall follow the street slope

• When the street slope is 1/10, the sidewalk shall be maintained level for every 20-40
meters of run, each level joined by a ramp of a slope not exceeding 1/6.
When the street slope does not exceed 1/12, the sidewalk shall follow the street slope
When the street slope is 1/10, the sidewalk shall be maintained level for every 20-40 meters of
run, each level joined by a ramp of a slope not exceeding 1/6.
DRIVEWAYS ACROSS SIDEWALKS

• If curb height = 200mm or lower, the

driveway and the sidewalk shall be on
the same plane. Provide entry ramp of
slope 1/3 to ¼ connecting the
carriageway to the sidewalk/curb.
DRIVEWAYS ACROSS SIDEWALKS

• If curb height = greater than 200mm, a curb cutout for the driveway may be allowed and
the driveway may be constructed along the entire width of the sidewalk. The sidewalk
and the driveway shall be joined by a ramp with a slope of not more than 1/8.
PLANTING STRIPS

• Sidewalks wider than 2.00m must have an

outer planting strip that's at least
800mm wide, up to a maximum of 1/3 of
the sidewalk width.

• The planting strip is meant to separate

the curb from the sidewalk and must
always be placed near the curbline.