DEVELOPMENTAL

CONTROLS
Rule 7 & 8
WHAT IS DEVELOPMENTAL
CONTROL?

A process and mechanism that

regulates any building or rebuilding
operations in, on and under the
land. It involves the regulations of
the detailed aspect of development
about each precise guidance
cannot be given by the
development plan to ensure
convenience and conducive
results.

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 Definition of Terms

TLA
Total Lot Area

TOSL
Total Open Space of
the Lot

PSO AMBF ISA USA

Percentage of Site Allowable Maximum Impervious Surface Unpaved Surface
Occupancy Building Footprint Area Area

MACA
Maximum Allowable
Construction Area
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 Definition of Terms

BHL
Building Height Limit

GFA
Gross Floor Area

TGFA
Total Gross Floor
Area

AMVB
Allowable Maximum
Volume of the Building

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IMPORTANCE
• Safety - ensures building with safety and
standards

• Proper Zoning and Land-use – ensure

that lands are used efficiently and
accordingly

• Legal and Liability Consideration –

compliance with developmental controls is
typically a legal requirement

• Infrastructure Planning – consider utilities

and prevent overburdening existing
systems.
 SAMPLE COMPUTATION OF DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS

A development company has decided that its property located in the better
parts of Makati City with a Total Lot Area of seven thousand seven hundred eighty-
four square meter (7,784.00 sqm) regular lot zoned as high-density housing (R3
max) shall be developed to host a medium rise apartment building.
Only two types of rentable apartment units shall be provided - a studio unit with
twenty-two square meter (22.00 sqm) gross floor area and One Bedroom units
having a gross floor area of fifty square meter (50.00 sqm). The project site is
located along a 16.00m wide street (RROW), with a sixty-nine- point five square
meters (50) wide frontage facing north.

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I. CLASSIFICATION

A. Occupancy-GROUP B, Division 1

B. Zoning - R3 max

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FIRST METHOD: TABLE VIII.1

I. AMBF
ALLOWABLE
MAXIMUM BUILDING
FOOTPRINT

A. AMBF1

AMBF1= PSO x TLA (based

on Table VIII.1)
= 70% x 7,784 sqm
= 5,448.80 sqm

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SECOND METHOD: TABLE VIII.2

I. ALLOWABLE MAXIMUM BUILDING FOOTPRINT

R-2 R-3
B. AMBF2 R-4
Basic Maxim Basic Maxim
7,734 SQM LOT (meter um (meter um
(indivi
R-1 dual
R-E MAX AMBF2= 65.50 m x 102 m YARD (meter s) (meter s) (meter lot/uni R-5***
s) s) s) t)
(based on setbacks) (meter
s)
= 6, 681 sqm
Front 4.50 8.00 8.00* 3.00 8.00* 4.50 6.00

Side 2.00 2.00 2.00 *** 2.00 2.00 3.00

(option
al)

Rear 2.00 2.00 2.00 *** 2.00 2.00 3.00

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AS A COMPARISON

1 TABLE VIII. 1. 5,448.80 sqm

2 TABLE VIII. 2/3 6, 681 sqm

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 PERCENTAGE OF SITE OCCUPANCY(PSO)

Since the AMBF that prevailed is the one from Table VIII.1,
no need to compute for another PSO

A. PSO
= AMBF ÷ TLA
= 5,448.80 sqm ÷ 7,784 sqm
= 70%

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 IV. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS SURFACE AREA

7,734 SQM LOT

R-E MAX

Since the AMBF that prevailed is the one from Table VIII.1,
no need to compute for another ISA

A. ISAmax = 20% x TLA

= 0.20 x 7,784 sqm
= 1,556.80 sqm
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 V. MINIMUM UNPAVED SURFACE AREA

7,734 SQM LOT

R-E MAX

Since the AMBF that prevailed is the one from Table VIII.1,
no need to compute for another USA

A. USAmin = 10% x TLA

= 0.10 x 7,784 sqm
= 778.40 sqm
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TOTAL OPEN SPACE WITHIN LOT (TOSL)

Since the AMBF that prevailed is the one from Table VIII.1,
no need to compute for another TOSL

A. TOSL
TOSL= ISA + USA
= 20%+ 10% = 30%
= 1,556.80 sqm + 778.40 sqm
= 2,335.20 sqm 14
 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONSTRUCTION
AREA (MACA)

A. MACA
MACA = PSO + ISA
7,734 SQM LOT = 70%+ 20% = 90%
R-E MAX = 5,448.80 sqm + 1,556.80 sqm
= 7,005.06 sqm

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VIII. FLOOR TO LOT AREA RATIO

A. FLAR

FLAR= 7.1 up to 8.10 (at a 12-storey or 36.00 m

BHL)

IX. BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT

A. BHL

BHL= 12 storeys; 36 meters above highest

grade
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X. GROSS FLOOR AREA
A. GFA
= TLA x FLAR
= 7,784 sqm x 8.1
= 63,050.40 sqm

XI. TOTAL GROSS FLOOR AREA

A. TGFA1
= 12 x 80% of TLA (based on Table VII.1)
= 12 x 80% x 7,784 sqm
= 74,726.40 sqm

B. TGFA2
= GFA x Multiplier based on Table VII.G.2
= 63,050.40 sqm x 1.20
= 75,660.48 sqm

C. TGFA3 GFA + Non-GFA areas -

Incremental Setbacks

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 WORKSHOP

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 PROBLEM
A development company has decided that its property located in the better
parts of Makati City with a Total Lot Area of seven thousand seven
hundred eighty-four square meter (6500.00 sqm) regular lot zoned as
high-density housing (R3 max) shall be developed to host a medium
rise apartment building with firewall.
Only two types of rentable apartment units shall be provided - a studio unit
with twenty-two square meter (22.00 sqm) gross floor area and One
Bedroom units having a gross floor area of fifty square meter (50.00
sqm). The project site is located along a 16.00m wide street (RROW),
with a fifty square meters (50 sqm) wide frontage facing north.
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I. CLASSIFICATION

A. Occupancy-GROUP B, Division 1

B. Zoning - R3 max

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TABLE VIII.1. Table of Maximum Allowable PSO, MaxISA,
MACA, MinUSA, and TOSL by Type of Land Use Zoning

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TABLE VII.G.1. FLOOR TO LOT AREA RATIO (FLAR)

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TABLE VII.G.2. Conversion Table of GFA to TGFA

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TABLE VII.2. BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT (BHL)

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 THANK YOU

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 Solutions:
I. CLASSIFICATION
A. Occupancy GROUP B, Division 1
B. Zoning - R3 max
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II. ALLOWABLE MAXIMUM BUILDING FOOTPRINT
A. AMBF1
= PSO x TLA (based on Table VIII.1)
= 80% x 6500 sqm
= 5,200 sqm

B. AMBF2 (Setback)
= 120m x 48m
= 5760 sqm
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III. PERCENTAGE OF SITE OCCUPANCY
Since the AMBF that prevailed is the one from Table VIII.1,
no need to compute for another PSO

A. PSO
= AMBF ÷ TLA
= 5,200 ÷ 6500 sqm
= 80%

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IV. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS SURFACE AREA
Since the AMBF that prevailed is the one from Table VIII.1,
no need to compute for another ISA

A. ISAmax = 10% x TLA

= .10 x 6500 sqm
= 650 sqm.
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V. MINIMUM UNPAVED SURFACE AREA
Since the AMBF that prevailed is the one from Table VIII.1,
no need to compute for another USA

A. USAmin = 10% x TLA

= 0.10 x 6500 sqm
= 650 sqm.
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VI. TOTAL OPEN SPACE WITHIN LOT
Since the AMBF that prevailed is the one from Table VIII.1,
no need to compute for another TOSL

A. TOSL
TOSL= ISA + USA
= 10%+ 10% = 20%
= 650 sqm + 650 sqm
= 1300 sqm. 27
Solutions:
VII. MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONSTRUCTION AREA XI. TOTAL GROSS FLOOR AREA

A. MACA A. TGFA1
MACA = PSO + ISA = 12 x 80% of TLA (based on Table VII.1)
= 80%+ 10% = 90% = 12 x 80% x 6500
= 62400 sqm
= 5200 sqm. + 650 sqm.
= 5850 sqm. B. TGFA2
______________________________________________ = GFA x Multiplier based on Table VII.G.2
VIII. FLOOR TO LOT AREA RATIO = 52650 sqm sqm x 1.20
A. FLAR = 63180 sqm
= 7.1 up to 8.10 (at a 12-storey or 36.00 m BHL)
______________________________________________ C. TGFA3 GFA + Non-GFA areas - Incremental Setbacks
IX. BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT

A. BHL
= 12 storeys; 36 meters above highest grade
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X. GROSS FLOOR AREA
A. GFA
= TLA x FLAR
= 6500 x 8.1
= 52650 sqm
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