REVISED RULES AND STANDARDS FOR Section 4.

Basis and Objectives of the

ECONOMIC AND SOCIALIZED HOUSING Minimum Design Standards
PROJECTS TO IMPLEMENT BATAS
The minimum design standards set forth
PAMBANSA BLG. 220
herein are intended to provide minimum
requirements within the generally
accepted levels of safety, health and
Pursuant to Section 3 of BP 220, the
ecological considerations. Variations,
Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board is
however are also possible, as may be
authorized to establish and promulgate
based on some specific regional, cultural
two levels of standards and technical
and economic setting, e.g., building
requirements for the development of
materials, space requirement and usage.
economic and socialized housing
This minimum design standards
projects/units in urban and rural areas
encourages the use of duly accredited
from those provided in PD 957, PD 1216,
indigenous materials and technology
PD 1096, and PD 1185, hence the
such as innovative design and systems,
following rules are hereby promulgated.
modular systems and components among
RULE I others. The parameters used in
formulating these Design Standards are:
GENERAL PROVISIONS
A. Protection and safety of life, limb,
Section 1. Scope of Application
property and general public welfare.
These rules and standards shall apply to
B. Basic needs of human settlements,
the development of economic and
socialized housing projects in urban and enumerated in descending order as follows:
rural areas as defined in Section 2 of BP 1. Water
Blg. 220. They shall apply to the
development of either a house and lot or 2. Movement and circulation
a house or lot only.
3. Storm drainage
Section 2. Declaration of Policies
4. Solid and liquid waste disposal
It is a policy of the government to
promote and encourage the 5. Park/playground
development of economic and socialized 6. Power
housing projects, primarily by the private
sector in order to make available The provision of these basic needs shall be
adequate economic and socialized based on the actual setting within which the
housing units for average and low- project site is located.
income earners in urban and rural areas.
C. Affordability levels of target market
RULE II
Affordable cost - refers to the most
MINIMUM DESIGN STANDARDS AND reasonable price of land and shelter based
REQUIREMENTS FOR ECONOMIC AND on the needs and financial capability of
SOCIALIZED HOUSING PROJECTS Program Beneficiaries and Appropriate
Financing Schemes (RA 7279)

Section 3. Compliance with Standards

and Guidelines D. Location

Development of economic and socialized

Both economic and socialized housing
housing projects shall be in accordance
with the minimum design standards projects shall be located within suitable site
herein set forth.
for housing and outside potential hazard constructed either by the developer or the
prone and protection areas. Local Government Unit.
Section 5. Technical Guidelines and
Standards for Subdivisions
B. Planning Considerations
In determining whether an economic and
socialized housing shall be allowed, the
following guidelines shall be considered. 1. Area Planning
A. Site Criteria Project design should consider not only the
reduction of cost of development to a
minimum but also the provision for possible
1. Availability of basic needs future improvement or expansion, as in the
prescription of lot sizes, right-of-way of
The prioritized basic needs cited earlier shall
roads, open space, allocation of areas for
preferably be available with reasonable
common uses and facilities.
distance from the project site, but where
these are not available, the same shall be 2. Site Preservation/Alteration
provided for by the developer.
a. Slope
2. Conformity with the Zoning
The finished grade shall have a desired slope
Ordinance or Land Use Plan of the
to allow rain water to be channeled into
City/Municipality
street drains. Where cut and fill is necessary,
Generally, housing projects should conform an appropriate grade shall be attained to
with the zoning ordinance of the prevent any depression in the area.
city/municipality where they are located,
b. Preservation of Site Assets
thus, shall be in suitable sites for housing.
However, where there is no zoning Suitable trees with a caliper diameter of 200
ordinance or land use plan, the predominant milimeters or more, shrubs and desirable
land use principle and site suitability factors ground cover shall be preserved. Where a
cited herein shall be used in determining good quality top soil exists in the site, it shall
suitability of a project to a site. not be removed and shall be preserved for
finishing grades of yards, playgrounds, parks
3. Physical Suitability
and garden area.
A potential site must have characteristics
c. Ground Cover
assuring healthful, safe and environmentally
sound community life. It shall be stable Grass, shrubs, plants and other landscaping
enough to accommodate foundation load materials used for ground cover shall be of
without excessive site works. Critical areas variety appropriate for its intended use and
(e.g., areas subject to flooding, land slides location. They shall be so planted as to allow
and stress) must be avoided. complete and permanent cover of the area.
4. Accessibility
The site must be served by a road that is 3. Easements
readily accessible to public transportation
Subdivision projects shall observe and
lines. Said access road shall conform to the
conform to the provisions of easements as
standards set herein of these Rules to
may be required by:
accommodate expected demand caused by
the development of the area. In no case shall
a subdivision project be approved without
necessary access road/right-of-way
a. Chapter IV, Section 51 of the Water f. Roads shall conform with civil work
Code of the Philippines on water bodies design criteria as per Section 10.B.3 of this
rules and sound engineering practices.
b. National Power Corporation (NPC) on
transmission lines
c. Fault traces as identified by C. Design Parameters
PHIVOLCS per Resolution No. 515, series of
1992
1. Land Allocation
d. Right-of-way of other public
companies and other entities. a. Saleable Areas
e. For projects abutting national roads There shall be no fixed ratio between the
(primary roads) adequate easement shall be saleable portion and non-saleable portion of
provided for road including loading and a subdivision project.
unloading as may be required by
national/local government units.
b. Non-saleable Areas
f. Other related laws
Non-saleable areas shall conform with the
minimum requirements for open space
4. Circulation comprising those allotted for circulation
system, community facilities and parks and
a. Depending on the classification of
playgrounds.
roads adjacent to the subdivision and the
size of the project site, road network should
result into a hierarchy of functions and
b.1 Allocation of Area for Parks and
should define and serve the subdivisions as
Playgrounds
one integrated unit.
b. Roads complemented with pathwalk
within the subdivision must be so aligned to Area allocated for parks and playgrounds
facilitate movement within and in linking the shall be mandatory for projects 1 hectare or
subdivision to the nearest major above and shall be strategically located
transportation route and adjacent property. within the subdivision project.
c. Streets should conform to the Allocated areas for parks and playgrounds
contours of the land as much as practicable. shall be non-alienable and non-buildable for
community hall but buildable for basketball
d. Provisions of major street extension
court. It shall be exclusive of those areas
for future connection to adjoining developed
allocated for community facilities and shall
and/or underdeveloped properties shall be
vary according to the density of lots and/or
mandatory and integrated or aligned with
dwelling units in the subdivision, whichever
existing ones, if any.
is applicable, as shown below:
e. Streets shall be so laid out to
minimize critical intersections such as blind
corners, skew junctions, etc.
In no case shall an area allocated for parks i.e., number of lots and/or living units
and playgrounds be less than 100 square whichever is applicable, as shown below:
meters. An addition of 1% increment for
every 10 or fraction thereof above 225.
The site shall not be subject to flooding nor
situated in steep slopes. Sites potentially
hazardous or dangerous to the health and
safety of users specially children, should be
avoided, e.g., along rivers, near dumping b.3 Circulation System
site, etc.

The area allocated for circulation system

Location of parks shall be based on shall not be fixed, as long as the prescribed
hierarchy, accessibility and shall be free from dimension and requirements for access
hazards, risks, barriers, etc. (both for project site and dwelling units)
specified in these Rules are complied with.

b.2 Area Allocated for Community Facilities

Land circulation system shall comply with
the pertinent requirements of BP 344
Mandatory provision of area for otherwise known as the Accessibility Law.
neighborhood multi-purpose center both for
economic and socialized housing projects
with a gross area of 1 hectare and above. Below are the planning considerations to be
These areas are non-saleable. However, the observed for circulation layout:
developer may provide for areas for
community facilities such as schools and
convenience/retail centers in excess of the a. Observance of the hierarchy of roads
requirement set forth in this Rule which shall within the subdivision.
be deemed saleable. The use of the said area
b. Conformance to natural topography.
shall be indicated in the plan and annotated
in the title thereto. (Refer to Table 2)

c. Consideration for access and safety,

e.g., adequate radius, minimum number of
roads at intersections, moderate
slope/grade, adequate sight distance, no
blind corners, etc.

Community facilities shall be strategically d. Optimization as to number of lots to

located and easily accessible where they can lessen area for roads, at the same time
serve a maximum number of population, enhances community interaction.
preferably near or side by side by
park/playground.
b.3.1 Hierarchy of Roads

The area allocated for community facilities

shall vary with the density of the subdivision, Hierarchy of roads (with respect to function,
dimensions and project area) shall be
observed when planning the road network Interior subdivision project must secure
such that no major or minor road align with right-of-way to the nearest public road and
an alley or pathwalk. the right-of-way shall be designated as
interconnecting road with a minimum width
of 10 meters. This fact shall be annotated on
the title of the said road lot and must be
donated and deemed turned over to the LGU
upon completion of the said interconnecting
road. (See Figure 1: Interconnecting Road)
Figure 1: Interconnecting Road

b.3.2 Road Right-Of-Way

The corresponding right-of-way for

hierarchy of roads shall be as follows:

Subdivision projects abutting a main public

road must provide sufficient setbacks with a
minimum dimension of 3.0 meters in depth
and 5.0 meters in length at both sides of the
subdivision entrance to accommodate
loading and unloading of passengers. (See
The minimum right-of-way of major roads
Figure 2: Setback Requirement Along Main
shall be in accordance with the preceding
Public Road)
table. However, in cases where the major
road will serve as interconnecting road, it
shall have a minimum right-of-way of 10
Figure 2: Setback Requirement Along Main
meters. It shall have a 15-centimeter mix
Public Road
gravel (pit run) base course on well-
compacted sub grade.

Major roads shall maintain a uniform width

of road right-of-way. Tapering of road width
shall not be allowed where the road right-of-
Contiguous projects or projects to be
way is wider than the prescribed standard
developed by phases shall be provided with
for the interconnecting road of the proposed
interconnecting roads with a minimum right-
subdivision.
of-way of 10.0 meters.

Minor roads shall have a right-of-way of 6.50

Alley shall have a width of 2.0 meters
meters wide.
intended to break a block and to serve both
pedestrian and for emergency purposes,
both ends connecting to streets. It shall not Figure 3: Curb Radii Dimension
be used as access to the property.

Pathwalk shall have a width of 3.0 meters

intended only to provide pedestrian access
to property for socialized housing projects. It
shall have a maximum length of 60 meters.

b.3.3 Planting Strips

Planting strips as required under PD 953 and
its Implementing Rules and Regulations shall
be observed in accordance with the
following road specifications:

b.3.6 Road Grade/Slope

b.3.4 Road Pavement Crown of the roads shall have a slope of not
Major, minor roads and motor court for less than 1.5 to 9 percent. (See Figure 4:
economic and socialized housing projects Road Grade Slope)
shall be paved with asphalt with minimum
thickness of 50 millimeters or concrete with
minimum thickness of 150 millimeters and a Grades and vertical curbs shall conform to
minimum compressive strength of 20.7 Mpa the design requirements of the Department
at 28 days. Sidewalk or alley shall be of of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
macadam finish. Figure 4 : Road Grade (Slope)

b.3.5 Road Intersection

Roads should intersect at right angles as
much as practicable. Multiple intersections
along major roads shall be minimized.
Distance between offset intersections
should not be less than 20 meters from
corner to corner.
Road intersections shall be provided with 2. Lot Requirement a. Lot Planning
adequate curb radii consistent with sound
engineering principles. (See Figure 3: Curb
Radii Dimension) a.1 A lot shall be served by an
independent access either by a road, motor
court, or path walk. Path walk shall have a Table 8. Minimum Lot Frontage
maximum length of 60 meters intended only
as pedestrian access to property for
socialized housing projects.
a.2 Deep lots and irregularly shaped lots
shall be avoided.
a.3 Whenever possible, lot frontage
elevation shall be at street level.
a.4 Lots shall be protected against 3. Length of Block
physical hazards. No lot shall be laid out
Maximum block length is 400 meters.
where potential risks exist (e.g. erosion,
However, block length exceeding 250 meters
slides, flooding, fault lines, etc.)
shall already be provided with a 2-meter
a.5 Lots shall be protected against non- alley approximately at midlength.
conforming uses and/or other risks through
the provision of adequate buffer strips,
protective walls, and roads or other similar 4. Shelter Component
devices.
a. Floor Area Requirement
a.6 Lot shall be so laid out that
The minimum floor area requirement for
administrative boundaries, water
single-family dwelling shall be 22 square
courses/drainage ways utility lines do not
meters for economic housing and 18 square
bisect the lots.
meters for socialized housing.

b. Minimum Lot Area(Amended per Board

b. Minimum Level of Completion
Res. No. 824, Series of 2008)
The minimum level of completion for
The minimum lot area of various types of
economic housing shall be complete house
housing for economic and socialized housing
based on the submitted specifications. For
project shall be as follows:
socialized housing project, it shall be shell
house with doors and windows to enclose
the unit.
Table 7. Minimum Lot Area
Provision of firewall shall be mandatory for
duplex and single-attached units and at
every unit for row houses.

5. Setback/Yard
The minimum setback of dwelling unit both
c. Lot Frontages(Amended per Board
for economic and socialized housing project
Res. No. 824, Series of 2008)
shall be as follows:
a. Front Setback 1.5 m.
The minimum lot frontages for various types
b. Side yard 1.5 m (from the building line)
of housing both for economic and socialized
housing projects shall be as follows: c. Rearyard 2.0 m.
d. Abutments May be allowed per For elevated reservoir, structural design
requirements of the National Building Code shall comply with accepted structural
of the Philippines standards or the National Building Code of
the Philippines. The elevated reservoir or
water tank capacity must be 20% average
6. Water Supply daily demand plus fire reserve.
Alternative sources of water supply may be
availed of such as collected rain water and
Whenever a public water supply system
other devices with water impounding
exists, connection to it by the subdivision is
capacity.
mandatory.
Provision for fire protection shall comply
Each lot and/or living unit shall be served
with the requirements of the Fire Code of
with water connection (regardless of the
the Philippines. Whichever is applicable, the
type of distribution system). Water supply
Local Government Unit shall provide each
provided by the local water district shall be
community with fire hydrants and a cistern
potable and adequate. It shall be
that are operational at all times
complemented/ supplemented by other
sources, when necessary, such as communal For a multi-storey building, a water tank shall
well, which may be located strategically for be provided if the height of the building
ease and convenience in fetching water by requires pressure in excess of that in the
residents and at the same time not closer main water line. Capacity should be 20%
than 300 meters from each other. average daily demand plus fire reserve.

If public water supply system is not available,

the developer shall provide for an
7. Electrical Power Supply
independent water supply system within the
subdivision project. Minimum quantity When power is available within the locality
requirement shall be 150 liters per capita per of the project site, its connection to the
day. subdivision is required. Actual connection,
however, may depend on the minimum
Each subdivision must have at least an
number of users as required by the power
operational deep well and pump sets with
supplier.
sufficient capacity to provide average daily
demand (ADD) to all homeowners provided Provision of street lighting per pole shall be
a spare pump and motor set is reserved. mandatory if poles are 50-meter distance
and at every other pole if the distance is less
Likewise, required permits from the NWRB
than 50 meters.
shall be obtained and standards of the Local
Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) shall Installation practices, materials and fixtures
be complied with. used, shall be in accordance with the
provisions of the existing rules and
If ground reservoir is to be put up, an area
regulations of the National Electrical Code of
shall be allocated for this purpose (part of
the Philippines or the Local Electric Franchise
allocation for community facilities). The size
Holder/Local Electric Cooperative or the
shall depend on volume of water intended to
local utility company.
be stored. It shall be protected from
pollution by providing buffer of at least 25 Electric bills shall be proportionately
meters from sources of shouldered by the users prior to issuance of
pollution/contamination. Certificate of Completion (COC) and turn
over of open space to Local Government
Unit (LGU).
8. Sewage Disposal System 11. Fire Firefighting
a. Septic Tank The Homeowners Association shall form fire
brigade in collaboration with the barangay
The sewage disposal system shall be
fire brigade. Water for fire fighting shall be
communal or individual septic tank
part of the water supply requirements and
conforming to the design standard of the
shall comply with the requirements of the
Sanitation Code of the Philippines.
local/district fire unit of the Philippine
National Police.

b. Connection to Community Sewer System

Whenever applicable, connections shall be Section 6. Building Design Standards and
made to an approved public or community Guidelines
sewer system, subject to the requirements
and provisions of the Sanitation Code of the
Philippines and other applicable rules and Projects incorporating housing components
regulations with regard to materials and shall comply with the following design
installation practices. standards and guidelines.

9. Drainage System A. Single-Family Dwelling (Applicable for

both Economic and Socialized Housing)
The design of the drainage system of the
subdivision shall take into consideration
existing development of adjacent areas
relative to their impact/effect on its drainage
system, if any. Further, it shall conform with 1. Lot Planning
the natural drainage pattern of the
a. Access to the Property
subdivision site, and shall drain into
appropriate water bodies or public drainage Direct access to the single-family dwelling
system or natural outfalls. shall be provided by means of an abutting
public street or pathwalk. However,
The minimum drainage system for economic
pathwalk shall only be allowed as pedestrian
and socialized housing shall be concrete
access to property for Socialized Housing
lined canal with load bearing cover.
projects.
If applicable, underground drainage system
shall be provided with adequate reinforced
concrete pipes (RCP), catch basins, b. Access to the Dwelling Unit
manholes/inlets and cross drain for efficient
An independent means of access to the
maintenance. Minimum drainage pipe shall
dwelling unit shall be provided without
be 300 milimeters.
trespassing adjoining properties. Acceptable
means of access to the rear yard of the
dwelling unit shall be provided without
10. Garbage Disposal System
passing through any other dwelling unit or
Garbage disposal shall be undertaken by the any other yard.
local government or in the absence thereof,
by individual lot owners or homeowners
association, with proper observance of
sanitary practices and methods.
c. Open Space Requirements
Open spaces shall be located totally or
distributed anywhere within the lot in such a
manner as to provide maximum light and
ventilation into the building.

d. Sizes and Dimensions of Courts or 2) Window opening as

Yards prescribed in number 2.C.2 below.

The minimum horizontal dimension of 3) Firewall shall have a

courts and yards shall not be less than 2.0 minimum of one-hour fire resistive
meters. All inner courts shall be connected rating.
to a street or yard, either by a passageway
with a minimum width of 1.20 meters or by
a door through a room or rooms. 2. Building Design Standards
(Applicable for both Economic and Socialized
Every court shall have a width of not less
Housing)
than 2.0 meters for one and two storey
buildings. However, this may be reduced to
not less than 1.50 meters in cluster living
a. Space Standards
units such as quadruplexes, row houses and
the like, one or two stories in height with Spaces within the dwelling structures shall
adjacent courts with an area of not less than be distributed in an economical, efficient
3 square meters. Provided, further, that the and practical manner so as to afford the
separation walls or fences, if any, shall not maximum living comfort and convenience
be higher than 2.0 meters. Irregularly and to insure health and safety among the
shaped lots such as triangular lots and the occupants. It shall provide complete living
like whose courts may also be triangular in facilities for one family including provisions
shape may be exempted from having a for living, sleeping, laundry, cooking, eating,
minimum width of 2.0 meters, provided that bathing and toilet facilities.
no side thereof shall be less than 3.0 meters.

b. Ceiling Heights
e. Abutments
1) Minimum ceiling height for habitable
Abutments on the side and rear property rooms shall be measured from the finished
lines may be allowed provided the following floor line to the ceiling line. Where ceilings
requirements shall be complied with: are not provided, a minimum headroom
clearance of 2.0 meters shall be provided.
(See Fig. 5: Minimum Ceiling Heights)
1) Open space as prescribed in the table
below:
Table 10: Private Open Space Requirements
Fig. 5: Minimum Ceiling Heights (See Fig. 7: Door Openings)

Fig. 7 : Door Openings

2) Mezzanine floors shall have a clear 2) Windows

ceiling height of not less than 1.80 meters
above and below it, provided that it shall not
cover 50% of the floor area below it. (See Fig. a) Rooms for habitable use shall be
6: Mezzanine Floor) provided with windows with a total free area
of openings equal to at least 10% of the floor
Figure 6 : Mezzanine Floor
area of the room.
b) Bathrooms shall be provided with
window/s with an area not less than 1/20 of
its floor area.
c) Required windows may open into a
roofed porch where the porch:
c.1 abuts court, yard, public street or alley,
c. Openings
or open water course and other public open
spaces;
1) Doors c.2 has a ceiling height of not less than 2.0
meters.
a) A minimum of one entrance/exit
shall be provided where the number of
occupants is not more than 10 and 2
3) Interior Stairs
entrances/exits where the number of
occupants is greater than 10. The stairs shall ensure structural safety for
ascent and descent, even in extreme cases of
emergency. It shall afford adequate
b) Doors shall have a minimum clear headroom and space for the passage of
height of 2.0 meters. Except for bathroom furniture.
and mezzanine doors which shall have a
minimum clear height of 1.80 meters.
a) Width. Stairways shall have a
minimum clear width of 0.60 meter.
c) Minimum clear widths of doors shall
b) Riser and Run. Stairs shall have a
be as follows:
maximum riser height of 0.25 meter and a
Main Door 0.80 m. minimum tread width of 0.20 meter. Stair
treads shall be exclusive of nosing and/or
Service/Bedroom Doors 0.70 m.
other projections.
Bathroom Door 0.60 m.
c) Headroom Clearance. Stairs shall landings. It shall not be less than 0.80 meter
have a minimum headroom clearance of 2.0 and no more than 1.20 meters. Masonry
meters. Such clearance shall be established walls may be used for any portion of the
by measuring vertically from a place parallel guard.
and tangent to the stairway tread moving to
the soffit above all points.
Fig. 8: Stairway Design

d) Landings. Every landing shall have a

dimension measured in the direction of
travel equal to the width of the stairway.
Maximum height between landing shall be
3.60 meters.

e) Handrails. Stairways shall have at

least one handrail on one side provided
there is a guard or wall on the other side.
However, stairways with less than 4 risers g) Winding and Circular Stairways.
need not have handrails, and stairs with Winding and circular stairways may be used
either a guard or wall on one end need not if the required width of run is provided at a
be provided with a handrail on that end. point not more than 300 millimeters from
the side of the stairway where the treads are
narrower but in no case shall any width of
f) Guard and Handrail Details. The run be less than 150 milimeters at any point.
design of guards and handrails and hardware The maximum variation in the height of
for attaching handrails to guards, balusters risers and the width of treads in any one
of masonry walls shall be such that these are flight shall be 5 milimeters. (See Fig. 9:
made safe and convenient. Winding and Circular Stairways)

f.1 Handrails on stairs shall not be less than Fig. 9 : Winding and Circular Stairways
0.80 meter or more than 1.20 meters above
the upper surface of the tread, measured
vertically to the top of the rail from the
leading edge of the tread. (See Fig. 8:
Stairway Design)

h) Ladders. The use of ladders may be

f.2 Handrails shall be so designed as to
allowed provided that the maximum
permit continuous sliding of hands on them
distance between landings shall be 1.80
and shall be provided with a minimum
meters.
clearance of 38 millimeters from the wall to
which they are fastened. (See Fig. 8: Stairway
Design).
d. Roofing
Roofing material that is impervious to water
f.3 The height of guards shall be measured shall be provided.
vertically to the top guard from the leading
edge of the tread or from the floor of
e. Electrical Requirements
There shall be provided at least one light
outlet and one convenience outlet per
activity area.

f. Firewall(Amended per Board Res.

No. 824, Series of 2008)
Whenever a dwelling abuts on a property
line, a firewall shall be required. The firewall
shall be of masonry construction, at least B. Multi-Family Dwellings and
150 millimeters or 6 inches thick and extend Condominiums (Applicable for both
vertically from the lowest portion of the wall Economic and Socialized Housing)
adjoining the living units up to a minimum
height of 0.30 meter above the highest point
of the roof attached to it. The firewall shall 1. Lot Planning
also extend horizontally up to a minimum
distance of 0.30 meter beyond the
outermost edge of the abutting living units. a. Access to the property. Direct
vehicular access to the property shall be
provided by means of an abutting improved
A firewall shall be provided for public street.
duplex/single-attached units and at every
unit for row houses. No openings
whatsoever shall be allowed except when b. Access to the dwelling. An
the two abutting spaces of 2 adjacent living independent means of access shall be
units are unenclosed or partially open, e.g. provided to each dwelling, or group of
carports, terraces, patios, etc.; instead, a dwellings in a single plot, without
separation wall shall be required. (See Fig. trespassing adjoining properties. Each
10: Firewall for Dwelling Units on Property dwelling must be capable of maintenance
Line). without trespassing adjoining units. Utilities
and service facilities must be independent
for each dwelling unit.
Ceiling should be compartmentalized and
should not be continuous from one living
unit to another. Each dwelling unit shall be provided with a
sanitary means for the removal of garbage
and trash.
Fig. 10: Firewall for Dwelling Units on
Property Line
c. Access to living units. An
independent means of access to each living
units shall be provided without passing
through any yard of a living unit or any other
yard.
d. Non-residential use. Portions of the
property may be designed for non-
residential use provided the type of non-
residential use is harmonious or compatible
with the residential character of the
property. Some examples of allowable non-
residential uses are private clinic/office,
garages, and carports.
2) Distance between buildings shall also
be adequately maintained to ensure light
The computation of the non-residential area and ventilation.
shall include hallways, corridors or similar In general, the minimum distance between 2
spaces which serve both residential and non- buildings in which the taller buildings does
residential areas. (See Fig. 11: Non- not exceed 2 storeys shall be 4.0 meters. And
Residential Use) the minimum horizontal clearance between
the two roof eaves shall be 1.50 meters. (See
Fig. 12: Distance Between 2-Storey
Fig. 11: Non - Residential Use Buildings).
Fig. 12: Distance Between 2-Storey Buildings

e. Cooperative store, and structures for

the homeowners’ association.
The minimum distance between two
buildings wherein the taller building has 3 or
Any non-residential use of any portion of the 4 storeys, shall be 6.0 meters. And the
property shall be subordinate to the minimum horizontal clearance between the
residential use and character of the two roof eaves shall be 2.0 meters. (See Fig.
property. The floor area authorized for non- 13: Distance Between 3-Storey Buildings)
residential use, whether in the principal
Fig. 13: Distance Between 3 - Storey
dwelling structure or in any accessory
Buildings
building, shall not exceed 25% of the total
residential area.

f. Open Space Requirements. Portions

of the property shall be devoted to open
space to provide adequate light, ventilation
and fire safety.
The minimum distance between buildings
1) Setbacks from the property line shall with more than 4 storeys shall be 10 meters.
be maintained, the minimum of which shall The minimum horizontal clearance shall be
be the following: 6.0 meters.
Except, however, in cases when the two The driveway may be used as parking area
sides of the buildings facing each other are provided that the minimum right-of-way
blank walls, i.e., either there are no openings shall be maintained. (See figure 16: Parking
or only minimal openings for comfort rooms, Layout).
the minimum distance between the
buildings shall be 2.0 meters. And the
horizontal clearance between the roof eaves Fig. 16: Parking Layout
shall be 1.0 meter. (See Fig. 14: Distance
Between Blank Walls of Two Buildings)
Fig. 14: Distance Between Blank Walls of
Two Buildings

In the measurement of distance between

two buildings, measurement shall be made
where the distance between the two
buildings is shortest. (See Fig. 15:
Measurement of Distance Between
Buildings).
Fig. 15: Measurement of Distance Between
Buildings

g. Parking Requirements. (Amended

per Board Res. No. 824, Series of 2008)

For multi-family dwellings and

condominiums, the parking requirement
shall be one (1) parking slot per eight (8)
living units. The size of an average
automobile (car) parking slot must be
computed at 2.5 meters by 5.0 meters for
perpendicular or diagonal parking and at
2.15 meters by 6.0 meters for parallel
parking.
Off-site parking may be allowed in addition
to on-site parking provided that designated
parking area is part of the project and
provided further that it shall not be 100
meters away from the condominium project.

Mandatory compliance with additional

parking space required by local ordinances.

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2. Building Design Standards a. Living

Units

In general, all building design standards for

the single-family dwelling shall apply to all
living units of multi-family dwellings, except common power needs of the dwellings. Like
that, the minimum floor area of a living unit the water system, however, branch circuits
in multi-family dwellings shall be 22 square with separate meters shall service the
meters for economic housing and 18 square individual living units.
meters for socialized housing. For BP 220
condominium projects, the minimum floor
area shall be 18 square meters. 3) Drainage System

b. Exits, Corridors, Exterior Exit Surface run-offs shall be channeled to

Balconies and Common Stairways appropriate repositories.
Standards for exits, corridors, exterior
balconies and common stairways shall
4) Sewage Disposal System
conform with the provisions of the National
Building Code of the Philippines and its
Implementing Rules and Regulations as well
Sewage disposal may be accomplished by
as Section 3.1007 of the Implementing Rules
any of the following means:
and Regulations of the Fire Code of the
Philippines (Annex 1).
Automatic fire alarm suppression system a) discharge to an existing public sewerage
should be provided for structure more than system
15 meters in height.
b) treatment in a community disposal
plant or communal septic tank
c. Utilities and Services c) treatment in individual septic tanks
with disposal by absorption field or leaching
To ensure healthful and livable conditions in
pit
the project, basic utilities and services shall
be provided, the minimum requirements of
which shall be:
5) Garbage Disposal System
Adequate services for the regular collection
1) Water Supply and disposal of garbage and rubbish shall be
in compliance with applicable local
Water supply shall be potable and adequate
ordinances.
in amount; a main service connection and a
piping system with communal faucets to
serve the common areas like the garden,
6) Elevator Requirements (If Applicable)
driveways, etc. shall be provided. Pipes
(Amended per Board Res. No. 824, Series of
branching out from the main water line shall
2008)
service the individual units which shall be
provided with individual water meters. Provision of elevators shall be required for
buildings 6 storeys and beyond. The same
shall conform with the plans and
2) Power Supply/Electrical Service specifications of the duly licensed design
architect/engineer who shall determine the
requirement for elevators including the
If available in the vicinity, a main power number of cars, capacity, safety features and
service shall be provided with a main circuit standards, elevator type, speed and location
to service common lighting as well as in relation to the over all design and use of
the building. The design architect/engineer
shall certify under oath that all components
thereof are in accordance with the National
Building Code of the Philippines,
Accessibility Law, National Industry
Standards and other pertinent laws.
Compliance to the provisions of the Fire
Code of the Philippines shall be mandatory.

3. General Construction Requirements

a. Structural Requirements
All construction shall conform with the
provisions of the latest edition of the
Philippine Structural Code.
b. Electrical Requirements
All electric systems, equipment and
installation shall conform with the provisions
of the latest edition of the Philippine
Electrical Code and the requirements of the
electric utility that serves the locality.

c. Sanitary Requirements
All sanitary systems, equipment and
installation shall conform with the provisions
of the latest edition of Sanitation Code of the
Philippines and its Implementing Rules and
Regulations and National Plumbing Code.

d. Construction Materials
The use of indigenous materials for site
development and construction of dwellings
shall be encouraged, as long as these are in
conformity with the requirements of these
Rules and ensures a building life span of at
least 25 years, or in correspondence to loan
terms payment.