STANDARDS PD 1096 RA 9514 PD 957 BP 220 BP 220 BP 344

ITEM/DESCRIPTION Building Code Fire Code Open Market Housing Economic Housing Socialized Housing Accessibility Law

Minimum Requirements for Residential Dwellings

Dwelling Location & Lot Occupancy

Corner Lot maximum of 90 percent of the lot

Inside Lot maximum of 80 percent of the lot
Foundation Atleast 250mm thick,600mm below the ground surface
Occupant Load 18.6 s.m./person
Live Load at the 1st Floor atleast 250mm thick,600mm below the ground surface
Live Load at the 2nd floor atleast 200kg/sq m
Stair Width atleast 750mm
Stair Riser max. of 200 mm
Stair Tread atleast 200mm
Entrance and Exit ateleast 1 entrance and exit
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Light and Ventilation

Minimum Dimension of Court 2.00 meter

passageway from Inner Court 1.20 meter
Minimum Height Clearance of Firewall 1 meter
Minimum Headroom Clearance 1 meter
Minimum Ceiling Height for Habitable Rooms 2.40 m
Minimum Ceiling Height for Buildings 1st storey = 2.70m,
2nd storey = 2.40 m,
succeding storeys = 2.10m
Sum of the Areas of such openings in any storey 50% of the total area
of the wall

Window Openings 10% of the floor area

of the room
Eaves over required windows 750 mm

Size and Dimensions of Rooms

Rooms for Human Habitation 6 sq.m

Kitchens 3 sq.m
Toilet & Bath 1.20 sq.m

Building Projections over Public Streets

Clearance between the street and/or sidewalk and the nearest undersurface of Not less than 3.00m
the balcony/projection
Canopy horizontal clearance 2.40 m
Canopy vertical clearance 3.00 m

Enclosure of Vertical Openings

Draft Curtain 300mm on all sides

Provision of Automatic Sprinklers Shall be provided
around the
perimeter of the
opening and within a
600 mm of the draft
curtain

Exits

Buildings with an occupant load ≤ 10 1

Buildings with an occupant load ≥ 10 to 499 2
Buildings with an occupant load ≥ 500 to 999 3
Buildings with an occupant load 1000 or more 4
Distance to exits without sprinkler system 45.00 m
Distance to exits with sprinkler system 60.00 m
Minimum exit door width 700 mm
Minimum door width for habitable rooms 800 mm
Minimum exit door height 2.00 m
Minimum Width of Corridor 1.10 m
Maximum slope of exit passageway 1:08
Dead ends 6.00 m

Stairways for Buildings

Minimum stairwidth for an occupant load less than 10 750 mm

Minimum stairwidth for an occupant load less than 50 900 mm
Minimum stairwidth for an occupant load more than 50 200mm
Maximum rise of step 241.3mm
Minimum run of step 250mm
Minimum width of stairs 1.10 m
Maximum distance between landings <3.60 m
Eqaul to the width of
Minimum dimension of landings in the direction of travel the stairway
Minimum height of handrails 0.80 m
Maximum height of handrails 0.90m

Sidewalks and Arcades

Minimum width of sidewalks 1/6 of ROW

Planting strip 800 mm for sidewalks exceeding 2.00 mm in width
Minimum vertical clearance of arcades 5 mts from the bottom of the sinage to an arcade sidewalk 3 mts
Maximum vertical clearance of arcades 500 mm maximum vertical clearance of an arcade above grade 6.00 mts
Requirements for arcades the width of the arcade and height is over affected sidewalks shall be uniform within a block
Combined open and arcaded sidewalk
Grade of sidewalks sidewalk should have a maximum cross-slope of 1 inch of fall for every 4 ft. of width

Driveways, Entrance and Exits

Slope of entry ramp on the driveway connecting to the roadway surface of the i.To maximize the use of the sidewalk area, the surface of the
sidewalk sidewalk and the
driveway shall as much as possible, be at the same plane. The
entry ramp of the
driveway connecting the roadway surface to the sidewalk surface
shall have a
slope ranging from 1/3 to 1/4. ii.Whenever the height of the curb
is more than 200 millimeters, driveways may be
constructed across the entire width of the sidewalk, provided
that the driveway
shall be joined to the sidewalk by means of a ramp of rough
finish have a slope of
not more than 1/8. The driveway and the ramp shall be made of
the same
materials as that of the sidewalk. iii.Entrances and exits of
buildings abutting sidewalks shall be made of either ramps
or steps. iv.Entrance and exits ramps shall have a slope not
exceeding 1/10. Entrance or exit steps shall have treads of not
less than 300 millimeters. v.The
minimum number of steps shall be two (2) with risers not
exceeding 100
millimeters. vi.No portion of either entrance or exit ramps or
steps shall intrude into the
sidewalk pavement

Maximum slope of ramps The slope of a ramp shall not exceed 1 in 8. Ramps shall be
roughened or shall be of
approved non-slip material.

Gradient of sidewalks

Whenever the slope is 1:10 i. Whenever the slope of the street is 1/10, the sidewalk shall be
maintained level for every
20.00 to 40.00 meters of run. ii.When the grade of two (2)
connecting sidewalks are between 1/10 and 1/8, the two
sidewalks shall be joined by means of a ramp having any
convenient slope not
exceeding 1/10.
Sidewalks of different levels i.Sidewalks shall, as much as possible, be level and of uniform
grade throughout the
entire length of the street. ii.Whenever the slope of the street
does not exceed 1/12 the sidewalk grade shall follow
the level or slope of the street. iii.Sidewalks of different
levels shall be
joined by means of a ramp having any convenient slope not
exceeding 1/6.

Access streets, roads and alleys

For multiple units of the same lot

Up to 6 units 3.00 m
7 units up to 15 4.00 m
16 units up to 25 5.00 m
26 units up to 35 6.00 m
more than 35 units 6.70 m

Roads rights of way

Major road 10 m mininum ROW

Minor road 6.5 minimum
Motor court (cul-de-sac, branch, loop, tee) 6 ROW
Alley 6 ROW
Footpath 2000 mm footway to facilitate two people
Pathwalk 5.00 ft minimum
Right of way access to interior lot not less than 10 meters

Private open space requirements

Interior lots
Inside lots (non-corner of single frontage lot)
Corner lots & Through-lots
Lots bounded on 3 sides or more by public open spaces such as streets, alleys,
easements of seashores, rivers, esteros, etc.
Setback on lots

Low density residential zone R-1

Medium Density resdential zone R-2
High Density Residential zone R-3
Others

Building courtyard opening with

1 to 2 storeys
3 storeys
4 storeys
5 storeys
6 storeys
7 storeys
8 storeys
9 storeys
10 storeys
11 storeys
12 storeys
13 storeys
14 storeys
15 storeys and above

Minimum lot areas

Single-detached
Single-attached/Duplex/Semi-Detached
Rowhouse

Minimum lot frontage

Single-detached
a. Corner lot
b. Regular lot
c. Irregular lot

Single-attached/Duplex/Semi-Detached
Rowhouse

Minimum floor area

Single-detached
Single-attached/Duplex/Semi-Detached
Rowhouse

Length of block
fill in

Parking and loading space requirements

Automobile parking slot

Low income single-detached licing units in housing project areas with individual
lots not more than 100 sq.m. 1 slot/10 units

Multi-family living units regardless of number of storeys with an average living

unit floor area of:
up to 50 sq. m. 1 slot/4 units
above to 50 sq. m. to 100 sq. m. 1 slot/ units
more than 100 sq. m.

Hotels 1 slot per 10 room

Residential Hotels and Apartelles 1 slot per 5 units
Neighborhood shopping centers 1 slot per 100 m^2
Markets 1 slot per 150 m^2
Restaurants, Fastfood centers, bars, beerhouses 1 slot per 30m^2 customer area
Night clubs, super clubs 1 slot per 20m^2 customer area
Office buildings 1 slot per 125 m^2 gross floor area
Pension/Boarding/ lodging houses 1 slot per 20 beds
Other buildings in business/ commercial zones 1 slot per 125m^2 of gross floor area
Public assembly buildings such as theaters, cinemas, auditoria, stadia, etc. 1 slot per 50 m^2 of spectator area
Places of worship and funeral parlors 1 slot per 50 m^2 of congregation area
Elementary, secondary, vocational and trade schools 1 slot per 10 classrooms
Colleges and universities 1 slot per 5 classroom
Hospitals 1 slot per 25 beds

Recreational facilties such as:

a. Bowling alleys 1 slot per 4 alleys
b. Amusement centers 1 slot per 50m^2 of gross floor area
c. Clubhouses 1 slot per 100 m^2 of gross floor area
d. Beach houses and the like 1 slot per 100 m^2 of gross floor area

Factories, manufacturing establishments, mercantile buildings, warehouses,

storage bins 1 slot per 1000m^2
Tourist bus parking areas 2 bus slot per hotel or theater restaurant
Accessible parking slot for the handicapped/disabled 1 slot per 25 slot
Distance of the facility being served to the parking areas for the physically-
handicapped/ disabled 1 slot per 25 slot

Parking garage vertical clearance not less than 7 feet above the finished floor to ceiling

Land Allocation

Saleable Area maximum off 70 percent of the gross area

Non-saleable area maximum off 30 percent of the gross area
Area allocated for parks (No. of lots/dwelling/hectare)

20& below
21 to 25 3.5
26 to 35 4
38 to 50 5
51 to 65 6
66 and above 7

150 and below 3.50%

151 to 160 4%
161 to 175 5%
176 to 200 6%
201 to 225 7%
225 and above 9%

Area allocated for community facilities

(No. of lots/ dwelling unts/ hectare)

150 and below 1%

151 to 225 1.50%
226 and above 2.00%

Escalators

Width between balustrades 0.56 m. (560mm) min

1.20 m. max
Angele of inclination 30°

Seat spacing

Spacing of rows of seats from back to back 840 millimeters

Rows of seats between aisle 300 millimeters
Rows of seats opening to aisles at one side only 800 millimeters
Minimum width of any seat 450 millimeters

Designated seats for disable persons

For assembly places When the seating capacity exceeds 500 an additional wheelchair
seating space shall be provided for each total seating capacity
increase of 100 seats.

For public transportation Regular buses shall have at least five (5) designated seats for
disabled persons near exit/entrance doors.