Zoning Ordinance: Municipality of Rodriguez

Municipality of Rodriguez
Zoning Ordinance
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Republic of the Philippines
MUNICIPALITY OF RODRIGUEZ
ZONING ORDINANCE
SERIES OF 2014
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Republic of the Philippines
Province of Rizal
MUNICIPALITY OF RODRIGUEZ
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Office of the Sangguniang Bayan
EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG

BAYAN OF RODRIGUEZ, RIZAL HELD AT THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN SESSION HALL ON
30TH DAY OF JUNE 2014.
PRESENT:
HON. JONAS J. CRUZ ……………. MUNICIPAL VICE-MAYOR/

PRESIDING OFFICER
HON. ROMMEL C. AYUSON .………........ MUNICIPAL COUNCILOR/
HON. GLENN S. EVANGELISTA …………..... MUNICIPAL COUNCILOR
HON. MARK ANTHONY C. MARCELO .…………… MUNICIPAL COUNCILOR
HON. MARIO RODERICK C. LAZARTE ..………….. MUNICIPAL COUNCILOR
HON. ARMAN LEO H. ANGELES ...…………. MUNICIPAL COUNCILOR
HON. ROGER N. FRIAS …………. .. MUNICIPAL COUNCILOR
HON. RICHARD M. BUIZON …………… MUNICIPAL COUNCILOR
HON. KATRINA RAMOS-LEYVA …………… MUNICIPAL COUNCILOR
ABSENT:
HON. DENNIS L. HERNANDEZ ……………. ABC VICE-PRESIDENT
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MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 14-13

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Authored by: COUN. ROGER N. FRIAS
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AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE ZONING REGULATIONS FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OF
RODRIGUEZ AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND
AMENDMENT THEREOF AND FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
THEREWITH.
Be it ordained enacted by the Sangguniang Bayan of Rodriguez:
WHEREAS, the implementation of the Rodriguez Comprehensive Land Use Plan would require the
enactment of regulatory measures to translate its planning goals and objectives into reality; and a
Zoning Ordinance is one such regulatory measure which is an important tool for the implementation
of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan;
WHEREAS, the Local Government Code authorizes the local government units to enact zoning
ordinances subject to and in accordance with existing laws;
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WHEREAS, the Local Government Code provides that the local government units shall continue to
prepare their respective Land Use Plans;
WHEREAS, the local government of Rodriguez, in pursuit of its development goals and objectives,
formulated its Comprehensive Land Use Plan and enacted through this Ordinance;
NOW THEREFORE, the Sangguniang Bayan of Rodriguez in a session assembled hereby adopts
the following Zoning Ordinance.
ARTICLE I
TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE
Section 1: Title of the Ordinance. This Ordinance shall be known as the Comprehensive
Zoning Ordinance of Rodriguez and shall be referred to as the Ordinance.
ARTICLE II
AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE
Section 2: Authority. This Ordinance is enacted pursuant to the provisions of the New Local
Government Code, R.A. 7160 Section 458 (2 ix) "authorizing the Municipality through the
Sangguniang Bayan to adopt a Zoning Ordinance in consonance with the approved Comprehensive
Land Use Plan...”, and in conformity with Executive Order No. 72.
Section 3: Purposes. This Ordinance is enacted for the following purposes:
1. Promote the growth and development of Rodriguez in accordance with its Comprehensive Land
Use Plan;
2. Provide the proper regulatory environment to maximize opportunities for creativity, innovation
and make ample room for development within the framework of the Municipality’s over-all goals
and objectives;
3. Provide guidance to all developers (both public and private) towards creating a superior urban
and rural environment for the municipality;
4. Promote and protect the health, safety, peace, comfort, convenience and general welfare of the
inhabitants of the municipality;
5. Protect the character and stability of residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, forestry,
agricultural, open space and other functional areas within the municipality and promote the
orderly and beneficial development of the same; and
6. Guide the local government and the private sector in their development decisions.
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Section 4: General Zoning Principles. This Zoning Regulations is based on the approved
Comprehensive Land Use Plan as per Resolution No. 14-144 dated June 30, 2014 for Rodriguez.
1. This Ordinance reflects the municipality’s vision of a scenic verdant town of God-fearing and
empowered citizens with leaders who are competent and morally upright, united to enjoy and share
the benefits of sustainable economic growth in harmony with nature;
2. The Ordinance encourages the establishment of highly dynamic interconnected zones of

development areas through the application of a compatibly mixed land use principle, massive
infrastructure investments, and the restoration, protection and conservation of environmental critical
areas (ECAs) especially those within disaster-risk areas;
3. The subdivision of the municipality into zones identifies the dominant activity while automatically
allowing for complementary activities;
4. Zone and district (sub-zones) regulations are considered as management tools necessary to
provide an over-all development guidance system to the municipality; and
5. The Ordinance encourages the mutual cooperation of the local government and the public and
private sectors towards the superior development of the municipality.
ARTICLE III
ZONE CLASSIFICATIONS
Section 5: Division into Zones or Districts. To effectively carry out the provisions of this
Ordinance, the municipality is hereby divided into the following zones and further into districts as
shown in the Official Zoning Maps.
A. General Land Use Zones
1. Built-Up Area
a. Urban Core Zone (UCZ)
b. Mixed Urban Zone (MUZ)
c. Special Economic Zone (SEZ)
2. Agricultural cum Agro-Industrial Area
a. Agricultural Zone (AZ)
b. Agricultural CARP Zone (ACZ)
c. Agricultural SAFDZ Zone (ASZ)
d. Agro-Industrial (AIZ)
e. Special Economic Agro-Commercial Zone (SEACZ)
3. Industrial Area
a. Industrial Zone (IZ)
b. Landfill Zone (LZ)
c. Mining Zone (MZ)
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4. Eco-Restoration Area
a. Buffer Zone (BZ)
b. Linear Greenway Zone (LGZ)
5. Tourism Infrastructure Area
a. Tourism Zone (TZ)
6. Forest & Watershed Protection Area
a. Production Forest/Orchard Zone (PFOZ)
b. Protection Forest Zone (PFZ)
c. Watershed Zone (WZ)
B. Urban Land Use Zones
a. Residential Zones (RZ)

1. Low-Density Residential R-1
2. Medium-Density Residential R-2
b. Commercial Zone (CZ)

1. Minor Commercial C-1
2. Major Commercial C-2
c. General Institutional Zone (GIZ)
d. Open Space
1. Memorial Park/Cemetery Zone (MPCZ)
2. Parks and Recreational Zone (PRZ)
Section 6: Zoning Maps. It is hereby adopted as an integral part of this Ordinance, the Official
Zoning Maps for urban areas and for the whole Municipality (general), wherein the designation,
location and boundaries of the districts/zones herein established are shown and indicated. Such
Official Zoning Maps shall be signed by the local chief executive and duly authenticated by the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan
The Urban Zoning Map shall be drawn to the scale of 1:25,000 M and, the General Zoning Map shall
be drawn to the scale of 1:50,000 M.
Section 7: Zone Boundaries. The locations and boundaries of the above mentioned various
zones into which the Municipality has been divided are hereby identified and specified as follows:
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A. General Land Use Zones
ZONE LOCATION
1. Built-Up Area
a. Urban Core Zone UCA-BUA: The entire poblacion of Rodriguez

except for the disaggregated agricultural lands
and forestlands in the urban area of the
municipality.
b. Mixed Urban Zone MUZ-BUA: In the poblacion where mixed-use

“compact” developments are permitted to
increase the density of the existing residential
and commercial areas. This zone is identified by
the Combined Urban Hazard Map as an integral
part of the General and Urban Zoning Maps.
c. Special Economic Zone 1 SDZ 1-BUA: 50.59 hectares located in central

Brgy Macabud as indicated in the General
Zoning Map.
2. Agricultural cum Agro-Industrial Area
a. Agricultural (Riceland) Zone ARZ: The 163.52 hectares of rice fields in Brgy
Burgos, eastern San Rafael, southern San
Isidro, and other areas designated in the
General Zoning Map
b. Agricultural (CARP) Zone ACZ: CARP covered agricultural lands with

Certificate of Land Ownership Awards (CLOAs)
and Emancipation Patents (EP) already
distributed to Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries
consisting of about 1620.3821. These are
located in Brgy Mascap - 218.74 hectares, in
Brgy Macabud - 621.62 hectares, in Brgy Puray
- 186.19 hectares, in Brgy San Isidro- 226.13
hectares, in Brgy San Jose - 63.03
hectares and in Brgy San Rafael- 116.66
hectares as designated in the General Zoning
Map.
Also, landholdings included in the Land

Acquisition and Distribution (LAD) CARPER
Balance totalling an estimated 1, 137.0911
hectares gross area per title, with 730.7992
hectares CARPable portion as of September
17, 2013.
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c. Agricultural (SAFD) Zone ASZ: The identified 1426.46 hectares in Bgys.
San Isidro, northernmost Brgy Puray and
central Brgy San Rafael and 426.22 hectares in
Bgys. Macabud and Mascap as designated in
the General Zoning Map
d. Agro-Industrial Zone AIZ: The 113.65 hectares in Bgy. San Jose,

1750 meters from San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan
along Bgy. Macabud / San Jose border as
designated in the Urban Zoning Map.
e. Special Economic Agro-Commercial SEACZ 2: The 389.22 hectares located in

Zones northern Brgy Macabud and northwest Brgy San
Isidro as indicated in the General Zoning Map.
SEACZ 3: The 113.36 hectares patrimonial land

in Bgy. San Rafael as indicated in the General
Zoning Map.
3. Industrial Area
a. Industrial Zone IZ: The 107.83 hectares of industrial area

located in Bgy. San Jose - west of Don Mariano
Marcos Ave. and east of Marikina River, 110.91
hectares in Macabud and other areas as
designated in the General and Urban Zoning
Maps.
b. Landfill Zone LZ: The 67.43 hectares of identified landfill area

in Bgy. San Isidro below the agri-industrial zone
(AIZ) and east of mining area including the 8.28
hectares buffer as indicated in the Urban Zoning
Map.
c. Mining Zone MZ: The 191.99 hectares mining area located in

central Bgy San Isidiro near agri-industrial strip
including the 39.03 hectares buffer as indicated
in the Urban Zoning Map.
4. Eco-Restoration Area
a. Buffer Zone BZ: The 66.01 hectares of 100 meter buffer

from Markina Watershed Forest Reserve in
Barangays San Rafael, Mascap and Puray and
the 26.97 hectares of 5.00 meter buffer from the
fault lines stretching across Barangays San
Jose, Macabud, Puray, Mascap, San Rafael
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and parts of San Isidro. Buffer zone is required
at least 5.00 meters on industrial property
boundaries.
The 47.31 hectares buffer in the mining/quarry
and landfill zone with 39.03 hectares and 8.28
hectares respectively.
b. Linear Greenway Zone LGZ: Along the stretch of the arterial road-linear
park corridor – 20.00 on meters both sides
particularly the 16.42 hectares stretch in
Barangays San Rafael and Geronimo.
5. Tourism Infrastructure Area
a. Tourism Zone TZ: The 679.10 hectares tourism area includes

the linear greenway zone (LGZ) -20 meters
buffer sides of Marikina River, the 600.00
hectares PLL and the tourism areas indicated in
the General and Urban Zoning Maps.
6. Forest & Watershed Protection Area
a. Production Forest/Orchard Zone PFOZ: The identified 1870.29 hectares of

production forest in most of Bgys Puray,
northern San Isidro and eastern San Rafael and
868.44 hectares in Bgys Macabud and Mascap
as indicated in the General Zoning Map
b. Protection Forest Zone PFZ: The identified 2270.03 hectares of

protection forest in Bgys Puray, north-east San
Isidro and western San Rafael and 416.45
hectares in Bgys Macabud and Mascap as
indicated in the General Zoning Map
c. Watershed Zone WZ: The 22693.32 hectares of watershed

consisting of Marikina and Angat watershed and
forest reserves in the east of the municipality as
indicated in the General Zoning Map.
B. Urban Land Use Zones
1. Residential
a. Low-Density Residential Zone R1: The 857.69 hectares of residential area

located east of M.H. Del Pilar street in Bgys.
Balite, Rosario, and Manggahan, south-east
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San Jose, southern San Isidro, northern San
Rafael, and other areas as designated in the
Urban Zoning Map.
b. Medium-Density Residential Zone R2: -The 1680.34 hectares of residential area

found west of M.H. Del Pilar street in Bgys San
Rafael, Burgos, Geronimo, and Manggahan,
most of San Jose, southern San Isidro, and
other areas as designated in the Urban Zoning
Map.
2. Commercial
a. Minor Commercial Zone C1: Commercial areas within 20 meters both

sides along Gen Luna and M.H. Del Pilar street-
including 20 meters strip south of Casimiro
Ynares Memorial Medical Center (200 meters
from M. H. Del Pilar street) and other areas
designated in the Urban Zoning Map.
b. Major Commercial Zone C2: Commercial areas located within 30 meters

buffer along Marikina river, 30 meters buffer on
both sides along Payatas Road and Don
Mariano Marcos Ave., 40 meters SW corner of
Avilon Zoo, bordering La Solidaridad Phase-1
and Eastwood Subdivisions and 20 meters
buffer both sides along Rodriguez Highway as
indicated in the Urban Zoning Map.
3. Institutional
a. General Institutional Zone GIZ: The combined 56.90 hectares of

institutional area found in Barangays of San
Isidro, San Jose, Balite, Geronimo, Rosario,
Manggahan, and Burgos as indicated in the
Urban Zoning Map.
4. Open Spaces
a. Memorial Parks & Cemetery Zone MPCZ: The 17.95 hectares of open spaces
(used as memorial parks and cemetery) located
in Bgys. San Jose, Manggahan, Balite and
Geronimo as indicated in the Urban Zoning
Map.
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b. Parks and Recreation Zone PRZ: Open and covered spaces used for
outdoor and indoor recreation such as
swimming pools, playcourts (inside schools and
in barangays), gymnasiums, cockpit arenas,
plazas, and parks located all over the
municipality.
Section 8: Interpretation of the Zone Boundary. In the interpretation of the boundaries for
any of the zones indicated on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
1. Where zone boundaries are so indicated that they approximately follow the center of streets or
highway, the street or highway right-of-way lines, shall be construed to be the boundaries.
2. Where zone boundaries are so indicated that they approximately follow the lot lines, such lot lines
shall be construed to be the boundaries.
3. Where zone boundaries are so indicated that they are approximately parallel to the center lines or
right-of-way lines of streets and highways, such zone boundaries shall be construed as being
parallel thereto and at such distance there from as indicated in the zoning map. If no distance is
given, such dimension shall be determined by the use of the scale shown in said zoning map.
4. Where the boundary of a zone follows a stream, lake or other bodies of water, said boundary line
shall be deemed to be at the limit of the political jurisdiction of the community unless otherwise
indicated. Boundaries indicated as following shorelines shall be construed to follow such
shorelines and in the event of change in the shorelines, shall be construed as moving with the
actual shorelines.
5. Where a lot of one ownership, as of record at the effective date of this Ordinance, is divided by
a zone boundary line, the lot shall be construed to be within the zone where the major portion
of the lot is located. In case the lot is bisected by the boundary line, it shall fall in the zone
where the principal structure falls.
6. Where zone boundary is indicated as one-lot-deep, said depth shall be construed to be the
average lot depth of the lots involved within each particular Municipal block. Where, however,
any lot has a depth greater than said average, the remaining portion of said lot shall be
construed as covered by the one-lot-deep zoning district provided the remaining portion has an
area less than fifty percent (50%) of the total area of the entire lot. If the remaining portion has
an area equivalent to fifty percent (50%) or more of the total area of the lot then the average lot
depth shall apply to the lot which shall become a lot divided and covered by two or more
different zoning districts, as the case may be.
In case of any remaining doubt as to the location of any property along zone boundary lines,
such property shall be considered as falling within the less restrictive zone.
7. The textual description of the zone boundaries shall prevail over that of the Official Zoning Maps.
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ARTICLE IV
ZONE REGULATIONS
Section 9: General Provision. The uses enumerated in the succeeding sections are not
exhaustive nor all-inclusive. The Local Zoning Board of Adjustment and Appeals (LZBAA) shall,
subject to the requirements of this Article, allow other uses not enumerated hereunder provided that
they are compatible with the uses expressly allowed.
Allowance of further uses shall be based on the intrinsic qualities of the land and the socio-economic
potential of the locality with due regard to the maintenance of the essential qualities of the zone.
Specific uses/activities in the zones of lower density within a particular zone C1) may be allowed
within the zone of higher density (C2) but not vice-versa, nor in another zone and its subdivisions
(e.g. Residential Zones, SEZ), except for uses expressly allowed in said zones such that the
cumulative effect of the zoning shall be intra-zonal and not inter-zonal.
Section 10: Use Regulation in Built-Up Areas
A. Allowed Uses
A.1 Dominant Use: Commercial
1. Offices like office buildings or condominium
2. General retail stores and shops like:
a. department store
b. bookstore and office supply shop
c. home appliance store
d. car shop
e. photo shop
f. flower shop
3. Food markets and shops like:

a. bakery and bake shop
b. wine store
c. grocery
d. supermarket
4. Personal service shops like:
a. beauty parlor
b. barber shop
c. sauna bath and massage clinic
d. dressmaking and tailoring shops
5. Recreational center/establishments like:
a. theater/theater
b. play court e.g. tennis court, bowling lane, billiard hall
c. swimming pool
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d. day and night club
e. stadium, coliseum, gymnasium
f. other sports and recreational establishment
6. Restaurants and other eateries
7. Short term special education like:

a. dancing schools
b. school for self defense
c. driving schools
d. speech clinics
8. Storerooms but only as may be necessary for the efficient conduct of the business
9. Shopping malls
10. Commercial condominium (with residential units in upper floors)
11. Embassy/consulate
12. Library museum
13. Filling Station/service station
14. Clinic
15. Vocational/technical school
16. Convention Center and related facilities
17. Messengerial service
18. Security agency
19. Janitorial service
20. Bank and other financial institutions
21. Radio and television station
22. Building garage, parking lot
23. Bakery and baking of bread, cake, pastries, pies and other similar perishable products
24. Custom dressmaking shop
25. Custom tailoring shop
26. Commercial and job printing
27. Typing and photo engraving services
28. Repair of optical instruments and equipment and cameras
29. Repair of clocks and watches
30. Manufacture of insignia, badges and similar emblems except metal
31. Transportation terminals/garage with and without repair
32. Repair shops like:
a. house appliances repair shops
b. motor vehicles and accessory repair shops
c. home furnishing shops
33. Printing/publishing
34. Machinery display shop/center
35. Gravel and sand
36. Lumber/hardware
37. Manufacture of ice, ice blocks, cubes, tubes, crush except dry ice
38. Printing and publishing of books and pamphlets, printing cards and stationary
39. Manufacture of signs and advertising displays (except printed)
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40. Chicharon factory
41. Manufacture of wood furniture including upholstered
42. Manufacture of rattan furniture including upholstered
43. Manufacture of box beds and mattresses
44. Welding shops
45. Machine shop service operation (repairing/rebuilding, or custom job orders)
46. Medium scale junk shop
47. Repair of motorcycles
48. Lechon or whole pig roasting
49. Biscuit factory - manufacture of biscuits, cookies, crackers and other similar dried bakery
products
50. Doughnut and hopia factory
51. Other bakery products not elsewhere classified (not elsewhere classified)
52. Repacking of food products e.g. fruits, vegetables, sugar and other related products
53. Plant nursery
54. Parking lots, garage facilities
55. Biscuit factory - manufacture of biscuits, cookies, crackers and other similar dried bakery
products
56. Doughnut and hopia factory
57. Manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti and vermicelli and other noodles
58. Other bakery products not elsewhere classified n.e.c.
A.2 Complementary Uses: Residential, Recreational, Institutional and Light Industrial

(non-pollutive/non-hazardous)
1. Detached family dwelling

2. Multi-family dwelling e.g. row-houses, apartments
3. Residential Condominium
4. Apartment
5. Hometel
6. Pension House
7. Hotel apartment or apartelle
8. Dormitory
9. Boarding House
10. Branch libraries and museums
11. Customary accessory uses like:
a. Servants quarter
b. Private garage
c. Guard house
12. Home occupation for the practice of one's profession or for engaging home business
such as dressmaking, tailoring, baking, running a sari-sari store and the like provided that:
a. The number of persons engaged in such business/industry shall not exceed five (5),
inclusive of the owner;
b. There shall be no change in the outside appearance of the building premises;
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c. No home occupation shall be conducted in any customary accessory uses cited
above;
d. No traffic shall be generated by such home occupation in greater volume than would
normally be expected in a residential neighborhood and any need for parking
generated by the conduct of such home occupation shall be met off the street and in
a place other than the required front yard;
e. No equipment or process shall be used in such home occupation which creates
noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors and electrical interference detectable to the
normal senses and visual or audible interference in any radio or television receiver
or causes fluctuations in line voltage off the premises.
13. Home Industry Classified as cottage industry provided that:
a. Such home industry shall not occupy more than thirty percent (30%) of the floor area
of the dwelling unit. There shall be no change or alteration in the outside
appearance of the dwelling unit and shall not be a hazard or nuisance;
a. Allotted capitalization shall not exceed the capitalization as set by the Department of
Trade and Industry (DTI);
b. Such shall consider same provisions as enumerated in letters c, d and e number 12,
home occupation, this section.
14. Recreational facilities for the exclusive use of the members of the family residing within
the premises, such as:
a. Swimming pool
b. Pelota court
c. Others
15. Nursery/Elementary School
16. High School
17. Vocational School
18. Universities
19. Sports Club
20. Religious Use
21. Multi-purpose hall/barangay hall
22. Clinic, nursing and convalescing home, health center
23. Plant nurseries
24. Life belts factory
25. Manufacture of luggage, handbags, wallets and small leather goods
26. Manufacture of miscellaneous products of leather and leather substitute and n.e.c.
27. Manufacture of shoes except rubber, plastic and wood
28. Manufacture of slipper and sandal except rubber and plastic
29. Manufacture of footwear parts except rubber and plastic
30. Printing, publishing and allied industries and those n.e.c.
31. Manufacture or assembly of typewriters, cash registers, weighing, duplicating and
accounting machines
32. Manufacture or assembly of electronic data processing machinery and accessories
33. Renovation and repair of office machinery
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34. Manufacture or assembly of miscellaneous office machines and those n.e.c.
35. Manufacture of rowboats, bancas, sailboats
36. Manufacture of animal drawn vehicles
37. Manufacture of children vehicles and baby carriages
38. Manufacture of laboratory and scientific instruments, barometers, chemical balance, etc.
39. Manufacture of measuring and controlling equipment, plumb bob, rain gauge, taxi
meter, thermometer, etc.
40. Manufacture or assembly of surgical, medical, dental equipment and medical furniture
41. Quick freezing and cold packaging for fish and other seafoods
42. Quick freezing and cold packaging for fruits and vegetables
43. Popcorn/rice factory
44. Manufacture of medical/surgical supplies: adhesive tapes, antiseptic dressing, sanitary
napkins, surgical gauge, etc.
45. Manufacture of orthopedic and prosthetic appliances (abdominal supporter, ankle
supports, arch support, artificial limb, kneecap supporters, etc.)
46. Manufacture of photographic equipment and accessories
47. Manufacture or assembly of optical instruments
48. Manufacture of eyeglasses and spectacles
49. Manufacture of optical lenses
50. Manufacture of watches and clocks
51. Manufacture of pianos
52. Manufacture of string instruments
53. Manufacture of wind and percussion instruments
54. Manufacture of assembly of electronic organs
55. Manufacture of sporting gloves and mitts
56. Manufacture of sporting balls (not of rubber or plastic)
57. Manufacture of gym and playground equipment
58. Manufacture of sporting tables (billiards, pingpong, pool)
59. Manufacture of other sporting and athletic goods, n.e.c.
60. Manufacture of toys and dolls except rubber and mold plastic
61. Manufacture of pens, pencils and other office and artist materials
62. Manufacture of umbrella and canes
63. Manufacture of buttons except plastic
64. Manufacture of brooms, brushes and fans
65. Manufacture of needles, pens, fasteners and zippers
66. Manufacture of insignia, badges and similar emblems (except metal)
67. Manufacture of signs and advertising displays (except printed)
68. Small-scale manufacture of ice cream
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B.1 Land Use Intensity Control
District Area PLO FAR BHL

Built-Up 3008.09 Has. 0.6 3.0 5
In the case of predominantly residential developments located on interior lots (as defined by the
National Building Code), the maximum PLO shall be 0.5 and the maximum FAR shall be 2.0.
B.2. General Zone Regulations:
Parking
Parking requirements shall be per minimum standards of the National Building Code
and Batas Pambansa Blg. 344, the Accessibility Law.
Parking areas and slots shall be clearly marked in order to provide sufficient
guidance to the users and passers-by alike; signs shall be unobtrusive but shall
clearly define entry and exit points.
Parking spaces shall have distinct entry and exit points and shall, to the extent
possible, be buffered from the sidewalk by visual barriers such as planting strips.
There shall be a distinct delineation between sidewalks and parking spaces and the
latter shall in no case occupy spaces allotted to the former.
Open and unlandscaped parking lots are discouraged. Should open-lot parking be
provided, these shall be so landscaped to have a park-like character.
Open Spaces
The requirements on PLO are geared to create ample ground open spaces which
should be landscaped and, for developments catering to the public, be made
accessible to pedestrians. Aside from providing ample green areas, the provision of
adequate ground open spaces in each property can increase valuable street-level
frontages for public-oriented establishments.
Landscaping
All large-scale development proposals shall be shall be accompanied by a
landscaping plan for review and approval of the Zoning Officer.
Each development is required to plant at least three (3) trees within their premises.
Fencing
Fencing, especially along roads, shall be transparent from the base (wrought iron,
galvanized iron and similar materials) and shall have a maximum height of 1.80
meters from the sidewalk level. Fence base made of concrete, hollow blocks, rock
or any material shall have a height of no greater than 0.40 meters from the sidewalk
level. Side fencing between adjacent properties shall have a maximum height of
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2.40 meters from the sidewalk level and may be of concrete, hollow blocks or similar
materials.
Undeveloped properties may be fenced-off by concrete, hollow block or similar
materials having a maximum height of 2.40 meters from the sidewalk level.
Fences shall in no manner obstruct the flow of pedestrian traffic along the sidewalk.
Skywalks
The construction of skywalks linking major developments are encouraged, Planning
and design shall, however, put an important consideration on possible view
obstructions which shall be avoided.
Abutments
No abutments on property lines fronting any street are allowed. Building setbacks
shall be as prescribed by the National Building Code.
Section 11: Use Regulations in Agricultural cum Agro-Industrial Zones (AGIZ).
Allowed Uses
A.1 Dominant Use: Agricultural
1. Cultivation, raising and growing of staple crops such as rice, corn, camote, cassava and
the like
2. Growing of diversified plants and trees, such as fruit and flower bearing trees, coffee,
tobacco, etc.
3. Silviculture, mushroom culture, fishing and fish culture, snake culture, crocodile farm,
monkey raising and the like
4. Customary support facilities such as palay dryers and rice threshers and storage barns
and warehouses
5. Agricultural research and experimentation facilities such a breeding stations, fishfarms,
nurseries, demonstration farms, etc.
6. Pastoral activities such as goat raising and cattle fattening
A.2 Complementary Uses: Residential, Agro-Industrial, Ago-Commercial, Institutional
1. Dwelling units/farmhouses for landlords and tenants

2. Home occupation for the practice of one's profession or engaging home business such
as dressmaking, tailoring, baking, running a sari-sari store and the like, provided that:
a. Number of persons engaged in such business/industry shall not exceed five (5),
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above;
generated by the conduct of such home occupation shall be met off the street in a
place other than the required front yard;
e. No equipment or process shall be used in such occupation which creates noise,
vibration, glare, fumes, odors and electrical interference detectable to the normal
senses and visual or audible interference in any radio or television receiver or
causes fluctuations in line voltage off the premises.
3. Home industry classified as cottage industry e.g. mat weaving, pottery making, food
preservation, etc. provided that:
a. Such home industry shall not occupy more than thirty (30%) of floor area of the
dwelling unit. There shall be no change or alteration in the outside appearance of
the dwelling unit and shall not be a hazard or nuisance;
b. Allotted capitalization shall not exceed the capitalization as set by the Department of
Trade and Industry (DTI);
c. Such shall consider same provisions as enumerated in letters c, d and e of Home
Occupation, this section.
4. Backyard raising of livestock and fowl, provided that:

a. For livestock - a maximum of 10 heads
b. For fowl - a maximum of 500 birds
Rice/corn mills (single pass)

Drying, cleaning, curing and preserving of meat and its by products and derivatives
Drying, smoking and airing of tobacco
Flour mill and cassava flour mill
Manufacture of coffee
Manufacture of unprepared animal feeds, other grain milling, n.e.c.
Production of prepared feeds for animals
Cigar and Cigarette factory
Curing and re-drying tobacco leaves
Miscellaneous processing tobacco leaves, n.e.c.
Weaving hemp textile
Jute spinning and weaving
Manufacture of charcoal
Milk processing plants (Manufacturing filled, reconstituted or recombined milk, condensed or
evaporated)
Butter and cheese processing plants
Natural fluid milk processing (pasteurizing, homogenizing, vitaminizing, bottling of natural
animal milk and cream related products)
Canning and preserving of fruits and fruit juices
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Canning and preserving of vegetables and vegetable juices
Canning and preserving of vegetable sauces
Miscellaneous canning and preserving of fruit and vegetables n.e.c.
Fish canning, Patis and Bagoong factory
Processing, preserving and canning of fish and other seafoods n.e.c.
Manufacture of desiccated coconut
Manufacture of starch and its products
Manufacture of wines from juices of local fruits
Vegetable oil mills, including coconut oil
Sugarcane milling (centrifugal and refines)
Sugar refining
Muscovado sugar mill
Cotton textile mill
Manufacture/processing of other plantation crops e.g. pineapple, bananas, etc.
Other commercial handicrafts and industrial activities utilizing plant or animal parts and/or
products as raw materials, n.e.c.
Other accessory uses incidental to agri-industrial activities
Elementary and high schools
Barangay centers
Religious structures
B. Land Use Intensity Control

Agricultural cum Agro-
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Industrial Area
C. Zone Regulations
The agricultural nature of the zone shall be preserved.
Any reclassification of an agricultural land to urban use/s shall be subject to

reclassification process set by Administrative Order No. 20 and Memo Circular No. 54.
Conversion of agricultural land to urban uses shall observe the processes set by the
Department of Agrarian Reform on land conversion.
Agricultural lands covered by DAR AO No. 02, series of 2002, Section 4, which provides
that irrigated and irrigable lands are non-negotiable for conversion to other uses.
Private lands devoted to or suitable to agricultural regardless pf agricultural products

raised or that can be raised therein (Section 4 of RA 6657 as amended by Section 3 of
RA 9700 specifically paragraph d)
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Section 12: Use Regulations in Industrial Zone (IZ). The following uses shall be allowed in
the IZ:
A. Allowed Uses
A.1. Dominant Uses: Light Industrial
Non-Pollutive/Hazardous
Repair shops like:
House appliances
Motor vehicles and accessory
Home furnishing shops
Transportation terminal/garage with repair
Publishing
Medium scale junk shop
Machinery display shop/center
Gravel and sand
Lumber/hardware
Manufacture of ice, ice blocks, cubes, tubes, crush except dry ice
Manufacture of signs and advertising displays (except printed)
Chicharon factory
Welding shops
Machine shop service operations (repairing/rebuilding, or custom job orders)
Repair of motorcycles
Lechon or whole pig roasting
Biscuit factory - manufacture of biscuits, cookies, crackers and other similar dried
bakery products
Doughnut and hopia factory
Other bakery products not elsewhere classified
Repacking of food products e.g. fruits, vegetables, sugar and other related products
Funeral parlors, mortuaries and crematory services and memorial chapels
Parking lots and garage facilities
Manufacture of house furnishing
Textile bag and Jute bag factory
Canvass bags and other canvass products factory
Manufacture of miscellaneous textile goods, embroideries and weaving apparel
Manufacture of fiber batting, padding and upholstery filling except coir
Men's and boy's garment factory
Women's and girls' and ladies' garment factory
Manufacture of hats, gloves, handkerchief, neck wear and related clothing accessories
Manufacture of raincoats and waterproof outer garments except jackets
Manufacture of miscellaneous wearing apparel except footwear
Manufacture of miscellaneous fabricated mill work
Manufacture of wooden and cane containers
Sawali, nipa and split cane factory
Manufacture of bamboo, rattan and other cane baskets and wares
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Manufacture of cork products
Manufacture of wooden shoes, shoe lace and other similar products
Manufacture of miscellaneous wood products and those n.e.c.
Manufacture of miscellaneous furniture and fixture except primarily of metals and those
n.e.c.
Manufacture of paper stationary, envelopes and related articles
Manufacture of dry ice
Repacking of industrial products e.g. paints, varnishes and other related products
Pollutive/Non-Hazardous Industries:
Manufacture and canning of ham, bacon and native sausage

Poultry processing and canning
Large-scale manufacture of ice cream
Corn mill/Rice mill
Chocolate and cocoa factory
Candy factory
Chewing gum factory
Peanuts and other nuts factory
Other chocolate and confectionery products
Manufacture of flavoring extracts
Manufacture of food products n.e.c. (vinegar, vetsin)
Manufacture of fish meal
Oyster shell grading
Manufacture of medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations
Manufacture of stationary, art goods, cut stone and marble products
Manufacture of abrasive products
Manufacture of miscellaneous non-metallic mineral products n.e.c.
Manufacture of cutlery, except table flatware
Manufacture of hand tools
Manufacture of general hardware
Manufacture of miscellaneous cutlery hand tools and general hardware
Manufacture of household metal furniture
Manufacture of office, store and restaurant metal furniture
Manufacture of metal blinds, screens and shades
Manufacture of miscellaneous furniture and fixture primarily of metal n.e.c.
Manufacture of fabricated structural iron and steel
Manufacture of architectural and ornamental metal works
Manufacture of boilers, tanks and other structural sheet metal works
Manufacture of other structural products n.e.c.
Manufacture of metal cans, boxes and containers
Manufacture of stamped coated and engraved metal products
Manufacture of fabricated wire and cable products
Manufacture of heating, cooking and lighting equipment except electrical
Sheet metal works generally manual operation
Manufacture of other fabricated metal products except machinery and equipment n.e.c.
Manufacture or assembly of agricultural machinery and equipment
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Native plow and harrow factory
Repair of agricultural machinery
Manufacture or assembly of service industry machines
Manufacture or assembly of elevators and escalators
Manufacture or assembly of sewing machines
Manufacture or assembly of cooking ranges
Manufacture or assembly of water pumps
Refrigeration industry
Manufacture or assembly of other machinery and equipment except electrical n.e.c.
Manufacture and repair of electrical apparatus
Manufacture and repair of electrical cables and wires
Manufacture of electrical cables and wires
Manufacture of other electrical industrial machinery and apparatus n.e.c.
Manufacture or assembly of electric equipment radio and television, tape recorders,
stereo
Manufacture or assembly of radio and television transmitting, signaling and detection
equipment
Manufacture or assembly of telephone and telegraphic equipment
Manufacture of other electronic equipment and apparatus n.e.c.
Manufacture of industrial and commercial electrical appliances
Manufacture of household cooking, heating and laundry appliances
Manufacture of other electrical appliances n.e.c.
Manufacture of electric lamp fixtures
Pollutive/Hazardous Industries:
Flour mill
Cassava flour mill
Manufacturing of coffee
Manufacturing of unprepared animal feeds, other grain milling n.e.c.
Production prepared feeds for animals
Cigar and Cigarette factory
Curing and redrying tobacco leaves
Miscellaneous processing tobacco leaves, n.e.c.
Weaving hemp textile
Jute spinning and weaving
Miscellaneous spinning and weaving mills, n.e.c.
Hosiery mill
Underwear and outwear knitting mills
Fabric knitting mills
Miscellaneous knitting mills n.e.c.
Manufacture of mats and mattings
Manufacture of carpets and rugs
Manufacture of cordage, rope and twine
Manufacture of related products from abaca, sisal, henequen, hemp, cotton, paper,
Manufacture of linoleum and other surfaced coverings
Manufacture of artificial leather, oil cloth and other fabrics except rubberized
Manufacture of coir
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Manufacture of miscellaneous textile, n.e.c.
Manufacture of rough lumber, unworked
Manufacture of worked lumber
Resawmills
Manufacture of veneer, plywood and hardwood
Manufacture of doors, windows and sashes
Treating and preserving of wood
Manufacture of charcoal
Manufacture of wood and cane blinds, screens and shades
Manufacture of containers and boxes of paper and paper boards
Manufacture of miscellaneous pulp and paper products, n.e.c.
Manufacture of perfumes cosmetics and other toilet preparations
Manufacture of waxes and polishing preparations
Manufacture of candles
Manufacture of inks
Manufacture of miscellaneous chemical products, n.e.c.
Tire retreating and rebuilding
Manufacture of rubber shoes and slippers
Manufacture of industrial and moulded rubber products
Manufacture of plastic footwear
Manufacture of plastic furniture
Manufacture of other fabricated plastic products, n.e.c.
Manufacture of table and kitchen articles
Manufacture of pottery, china and earthen ware n.e.c.
Manufacture of flat glass
Manufacture of glass containers
Manufacture of miscellaneous glass and glass products, n.e.c.
Manufacture of clay bricks, clay tiles and hollow clay tiles
Manufacture of miscellaneous structural clay products, n.e.c.
Manufacture of structural concrete products
Manufacture of asbestos products
Manufacture of engines and turbines except motor vehicles, marine and aircraft
Manufacture of metal cutting, shaving and finishing machinery
Manufacture of wood working machinery
Manufacture, assembly, rebuilding, repairing of food and beverage making machinery
Manufacture, assembly, rebuilding, repairing of textile machinery and equipment
Manufacture, assembly, rebuilding, repairing of paper industry machinery
Manufacture, assembly, rebuilding, repairing of printing, trade machinery and equipment
Manufacture of rice mills
Manufacture of machines for leather and leather products
Manufacture of construction machinery
Manufacture of machines for clay, stove and glass industries
Manufacture, assembly, repair, rebuilding of miscellaneous special industrial machinery
and equipment, n.e.c.
Manufacture of dry cells, storage battery and other batteries
Boat building and repairing
Ship repairing industry, dock yards, dry dock, shipways
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Miscellaneous shipbuilding and repairing, n.e.c.
Manufacture of locomotives and parts
Manufacture of railroad and street cars
Manufacture or assembly of automobiles, cars, buses, trucks and trailers
Manufacture of wood furniture including upholstered
Manufacture of rattan furniture including upholstered
Manufacture of box beds and mattresses
Production of Renewable Energy
A.2 Complementary Uses: Residential, Institutional, Commercial, Recreational and

Agricultural
B. Land Use Intensity Controls

IZ 224.41 Has 0.5 1 -
C. Zone Regulations
Prime agricultural lands shall be preserved.

In case of agricultural land conversion to urban uses, the approved processes, existing rules
and regulations on land conversion shall be observed and complied with.
Proper and strict Industrial waste handling and disposal system shall observed and complied
with.
Forests, mangroves, swamps, watersheds, irrigated agricultural lands and other protected
areas shall be preserved. Owner/developers shall observe and comply with existing
national laws, rules and regulations on the protection of these areas.
Section 13: Use Regulations in Eco-Restoration Area (ERA). The following uses shall be
allowed in the ERA:
A. Allowed Uses:
1. Reforestation compliance by forest users by Temporary Lease Agreement

2. Reforestation Compliance by Pasture Lease Agreement
3. Contract Reforestation with Forest Land Management Agreement (FLMA)
4. Commercial Tree Plantation and Industrial Forest Plantation (ITP/IFP)
5. Integrated Social Forestry Program (ISF)
6. Community - Based Forest Management
7. Ecological Revolution Programs (ECOREV)
8. Agricultural activities with environmental protection measures
9. Dwelling units of landowners and tenants
10. Eco-Tourism Projects
Tourism activities such as resorts, water based sports, fishing, picnics, viewing, and other form of
recreation are also allowed.
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Other allowable uses such as mining, infrastructure development, and resettlement purposes should
be in consonance with national policies as enumerated below:
1. Mining/Quarrying
No extraction, excavation or other mining activities shall be undertaken except in accordance

with the Philippine Mining Act and its Implementing Rules and Regulations.
2. Infrastructure and Resettlement
Infrastructure development and resettlement undertaken within the IPZ shall be consistent with
the provisions of the Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines, and subject to an Environmental
Impact Assessment, prior to the approval of such projects to determine their environmental
impacts and social acceptability.
Other allowable uses such as mining, infrastructure development, fishpond and resettlement
purposes should be in consonance with national policies as enumerated below:
B. Land Use Intensity Controls

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C. Zone Regulations
No development use or activity shall be allowed in forest or watershed areas unless

consistent with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ development
regulations for forest and watershed areas and corresponding permits, lease or license
are issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Proposed projects within the zone shall secure a locational clearance and an
Environmental Compliance Certificate prior to start of any physical development.
The utilization of the water resources for domestic and industrial use shall be allowed
provided it is in consonance with the development regulations of the DENR, provisions of
the Water Code, and the Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines. Provided further,
that is subjected to an Environmental Impact Assessment prior to the approval of its use.
Other uses such as recreation, fishing and related activities, floatage/transportation and
mining (e.g. off shore oil exploration) shall also be allowed provided it is in consonance
with the provisions of the Water Code and the Forestry Code of the Philippines.
Fishing activities like fishpond operation within the zone shall be undertaken pursuant to
the provisions of the Fisheries Code and its Implementing Rules and Regulations, and
the Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines.
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No development use or activity shall be allowed within the zone unless consistent with
the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ development regulations for
marine zones and corresponding permits, lease or license are issued by the DENR, DA
or the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.
Section 14: Use Regulations in Tourism Infrastructure Area (TIA). In this area shall be for
the promotion, development and management of the 600.00 hectares Pamitinan Protected
Landscape (PPL). Highly restrictive, controlled and fully coordinated tourism activities shall be
allowed. Other tourism areas for development shall be accordance with the municipality’s tourism
master plan. In the 16.42 hectares river easements and buffer zones for this area, the 5.00 meter
wide easement/buffer shall be provided along the banks of the main course of all identified river,
streams and lakes in Rordiguez. The easement shall be protected by planting indigenous trees/plant
species. The remaining 15.00 meter buffer shall be for the proposed arterial road and linear park
(linear greenway). The 66.01 hectares buffer required for Upper Marikina River Basin Protected
Landscape shall be managed and maintained by the Municipal Tourism Office All activities in the TIA
shall be in close coordination with the Municipal Tourism Office. Guidelines for the use and
management of identified areas for tourism development shall be developed by the Municipal
Tourism Office and approved by the Municipal Council.
Section 15: Use Regulations in Forest and Watershed Protection Area (FWPA). No
development use or activity shall be allowed in this area unless consistent with the municipality’s
reforestation plans, programs and activities and the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources’ (DENR) development regulations for forest zones and permit, lease or license issued by
the DENR for the following: The following uses shall be allowed in the FWPA:
A. Allowable Uses
A.1 Dominant Use: Forest Protection and Production

1. Contract reforestation with forest and land management agreement (FLMA)
2. Commercial tree plantation and industrial forest plantation (ITP/IFP)
3. Integrated social forestry programs (ISF)
4. Community based forest management
5. Reforestation compliance by forest users by temporary lease agreement
6. Reforestation compliance by pasture lease agreement
7. Ecological revolution program (EcoRev)
8. National Greening Program of the DENR
9. Other allowable uses such as mining infrastructure development, fishpond and resettlement
purposes should be in consonance with national policies as enumerated below;
Mining
No extraction, excavation or other mining activity shall be undertaken except in accordance with the
Mining Code and its implementing rules and regulations.
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Infrastructure and Resettlement
Infrastructure development and resettlement undertaken within FWPA shall be consistent with the
provisions of the Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines, as amended, and subject to an
environmental impact assessment, prior to the approval of such projects in order to determine their
environmental impacts and social acceptability.
A.2 Complementary Uses: Residential and Recreational
B. Zone Regulations
All development activities within the Forest and Watershed Protection Area (FWA) shall conform with
existing national laws, rules and regulations on environmental protection, NPAA, the Water Code,
NIPAS, the National Building Code, Sanitation Code and other safety rules.
Section 16: Use Regulations in General Residential Area (GRA). GRA shall be used
principally for dwelling/housing purposes so as to maintain peace and quiet of the area within the
zone.
A. Allowed Uses
A.1 Dominant Use: Residential
1. Detached family dwelling

2. Multi-family dwelling e.g. row-houses, apartments
3. Residential Condominium
4. Apartment
5. Hometel
6. Pension House
7. Hotel apartment or apartel
8. Dormitory
9. Boarding House
10. Branch libraries and museums
11. Customary accessory uses like:
a. Servants quarter
b. Private garage
c. Guard house
12. Home occupation for the practice of one's profession or for engaging home business
such as dressmaking, tailoring, baking, running a sari-sari store and the like provided
that:
a. The number of persons engaged in such business/industry shall not exceed five (5),
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above;
generated by the conduct of such home occupation shall be met off the street and in
a place other than the required front yard;
e. No equipment or process shall be used in such home occupation which creates

noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors and electrical interference detectable to the
normal senses and visual or audible interference in any radio or television receiver
or causes fluctuations in line voltage off the premises.
13. Home Industry Classified as cottage industry provided that:
Such home industry shall not occupy more than thirty percent (30%) of the floor area
of the dwelling unit. There shall be no change or alteration in the outside
appearance of the dwelling unit and shall not be a hazard or nuisance;
Allotted capitalization shall not exceed the capitalization as set by the Department
of Trade and Industry (DTI);
Such shall consider same provisions as enumerated in letters c, d and e number 12,
home occupation, this section.
14. Recreational facilities for the exclusive use of the members of the family residing
within the premises, such as:
a. Swimming pool
b. Pelota court
c. Others
15. Nursery/Elementary School

16. High School
17. Vocational School
18. Sports Club
19. Religious Use
20. Multi-purpose/Barangay Hall
21. Clinic, nursing and convalescing home, health center
22. Plant nurseries
A.2 Complementary Uses: Commercial, Institutional, Recreational, Light Industrial (non-

pollutive/non-hazardous) and Agricultural
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B. Land Use Intensity Controls:
B.1 Land use intensity controls for the GDZ shall be governed by the following maximum
requirements:

GRA 2548.17 Has. 0.5 2.0 -
In the case of predominantly residential developments located on interior lots (as defined by the
National Building Code), the maximum PLO shall be 0.5 and the maximum FAR shall be 1.0.
B.2. General Zone Regulations:
Parking
Parking requirements shall be per minimum standards of the National Building Code
and Batas Pambansa Blg. 344, the Accessibility Law.
Parking areas and slots shall be clearly marked in order to provide sufficient
guidance to the users and passers-by alike; signs shall be unobtrusive but shall
clearly define entry and exit points.
Parking spaces shall have distinct entry and exit points and shall, to the extent
possible, be buffered from the sidewalk by visual barriers such as planting strips.
There shall be a distinct delineation between sidewalks and parking spaces and the
latter shall in no case occupy spaces allotted to the former.
Open and unlandscaped parking lots are discouraged. Should open-lot parking be
provided, these shall be so landscaped to have a park-like character.
Open Spaces
The requirements on PLO are geared to create ample ground open spaces which
should be landscaped and, for developments catering to the public, be made
accessible to pedestrians. Aside from providing ample green areas, the provision of
adequate ground open spaces in each property can increase valuable street-level
frontages for public-oriented establishments.
Landscaping
All large-scale development proposals shall be accompanied by a landscaping plan
for review and approval of the Zoning Officer.
Each development is required to plant at least three (3) trees within their premises.
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Fencing
Fencing, especially along roads, shall be transparent from the base (wrought iron,
galvanized iron and similar materials) and shall have a maximum height of 1.80
meters from the sidewalk level. Fence base made of concrete, hollow blocks, rock
or any material shall have a height of no greater than 0.40 meters from the sidewalk
level. Side fencing between adjacent properties shall have a maximum height of
2.40 meters from the sidewalk level and may be of concrete, hollow blocks or similar
materials.
Undeveloped properties may be fenced-off by concrete, hollow block or similar
materials having a maximum height of 2.40 meters from the sidewalk level.
Fences shall in no manner obstruct the flow of pedestrian traffic along the sidewalk.
Skywalks
The construction of skywalks linking major developments are encouraged, Planning
and design shall, however, put an important consideration on possible view
obstructions which shall be avoided.
Abutments
No abutments on property lines fronting any street are allowed. Building setbacks
shall be as prescribed by the National Building Code.
Section 17: Use Regulations in the Minor Commercial Zone (C-1). A C-1 zone shall be for
quasi-trade, business activities and service industries performing complementary/supplementary
functions to the Central Business District (CBD). Also allowed are residential uses mainly medium
density, with certain exceptions identified below. Within the C-1 zone, the following uses are allowed:
1) All uses allowed in C-1 zone

2) Repair shops such as:
- House appliance repair shop
- Motor vehicle and accessory repair shop
- Home furnishing shop
3) Transportation terminal
4) Garage with repair
5) Publishing
6) Medium scale junk shop
7) Machinery display shop/center
8) Gravel and sand
9) Lumber/hardware
10) Manufacture of ice, ice blocks, cubes, tubes, crush except dry ice
11) Manufacture of signs and advertising displays (except printed)
12) Chicharon factory
13) Welding shop
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14) Machine shop service operations (repairing/rebuilding, or custom job orders)
15) Repair of motorcycles
16) Lechon or whole pig roasting
17) Biscuit factory - manufacture of biscuits, cookies, crackers and other similar dried bakery
products
18) Doughnut and hopia factory
19) Other bakery products not elsewhere classified
20) Repacking of food products, e.g., fruits, vegetables, sugar and other related products
21) Funeral parlor, mortuary and crematory service and memorial chapel
22) Parking lot, garage facility
23) Other commercial activities not elsewhere classified
Section 18: Use Regulations in the Major Commercial Zone (C-2). A C-2 district or the
Central Business District (CBD) shall be for commercial uses such as retail and wholesale trade, as
well as professional, financial, recreational and personal services. Within the district, the following
kinds of establishment shall be allowed:
1) Offices like:
- Office building
- Office condominium
2) Stores and shops such as:

- Department store
- Bookstore and office supply shop
- Home appliance store
- Jewelry store
- Car shop
- Photo shop
- Neighborhood agora or shopping center
3) Food market and shops such as:
- Bakery and bake shop

- Wine store
- Grocery
- Supermarket
4) Personal service shops like:

- Beauty parlor
- Barber shop
- Sauna bath and massage clinic
- Dressmaking and tailoring shop
- Boutique
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5) Recreational center establishments like:
- Movie house/Theater
- Play court, e.g., tennis, bowling, billiard
- Swimming pool
- Day and night club
- Stadium, coliseum, gymnasium
- Other sports and recreational establishments
6) Restaurants and other eateries
7) Short-term special educational institutions such as:

- Dancing school
- School for self-defense
- Driving school
- Speech clinic
8. Storeroom and warehouse, but only as may be necessary for the efficient conduct of the
business
9. Commercial condominium (with residential units in upper floors)
10. Commercial housing like:

- Hotel
- Apartment
- Apartel
- Boarding house
- Dormitory
- Pension house
- Club house
- Motel
11. Other establishments such as:

- Commercial condominium (with residential units in upper floors)
- Embassy/consulate
- Library, museum
- Filling station/service station
- Clinic
- Vocational/technical school
- Convention center and related facilities
- Messengerial service
- Security Agency
- Janitorial service
- Bank and other financial institution
- Radio and television station
- Building garage
- Commercial job printing
- Typing and photo engraving service
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- Repair of optical instruments and equipment and cameras
- Repair of clocks and watches
- Manufacture of insignia, badges and similar emblems except metal
- Transportation terminal
- Garage
- Private garage
- Plant nursery
- Scientific, cultural and academic centers and research facilities except nuclear,
radioactive, chemical and biological warfare facilities.
Section 19: Use Regulations in General Institutional Zone (GIZ). In GI Zone, the following
uses shall be allowed:
1. Government center that house national, regional or local offices in the area
2. Colleges, universities, professional business schools, vocational and trade schools, technical
schools and other institutions of higher learning
3. General hospital, medical centers, multi-purpose clinics
4. Scientific, cultural and academic centers and research facilities except nuclear, radioactive,
chemical and biological warfare facilities
5. Convention centers and related facilities
6. Religious structures, e.g. church, seminary, convents
7. Museums
8. Student housing e.g. dormitories, boarding house
ARTICLE V
GENERAL DISTRICT REGULATION
Section 20: Development Density. Permitted density shall be based on zones capacity to
support development.
1) Residential Zones
- Low Density Residential Zone (R-1) – in R-1 zone, allowed density is twenty (20) dwelling
units and below per hectare;
- Medium Density Residential Zone (R-2) – in R-2 zone, allowed density is twenty one to
sixty five (21-65) dwelling units per hectares.
2) All Other Zones
- There is no fixed maximum density but should be based on the planned absolute level
of density that is intended for each concerned zone based on the Comprehensive
Land Use Plan.
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Section 21: Height Regulations. Building heights must conform to the height restrictions and
requirements of the Air Transportation Office (ATO), as well as the requirements of the National
Building Code, Structural Code, as well as all laws, ordinances, design standards, rules and
regulations related to land development and building construction and the various safety codes.
1) Residential Zones
- Low density residential zones (R-1) – in R-1 zone, no building or structure for human
occupancy whether public or private shall be higher than ten (10) meters above
highest natural grade line in the property or front sidewalk (main entry) level; low rise
dwellings are up to three storeys.
- Medium density residential zones (R-2) – in R-2 zone, no building or structure for
human occupancy whether public or private shall be higher than twenty (21) meters
above highest natural grade line in the property or front sidewalk (main entry) level;
mid rise dwellings are four to seven storeys.
2) All Other Zone
- There is no fixed building height limits except those prescribed by the Air
Transportation Office (ATO) and other government regulations. Within these zones,
building heights shall be based on the prescribed floor area ratio (FAR).
Section 22: Area Regulations. Area regulation in all zones shall conform with the minimum
requirement of the existing codes such as:
- PD 957 - The Subdivision and Condominium Buyers’ Protective Decree and its
Revised IRR.
- BP 220 - The Economic and Socialized Housing Program and its Revised IRR.
- PD 1096 - The National Building Code
- RA 9514 - Revised Fire Code of the Philippines
- RA 856 - Sanitation Code of the Philippines
- RA 1378 - Plumbing Code of the Philippines
- Structural Code of the Philippines
- Executive Order No. 648
- Other relevant guidelines promulgated by the national agencies concerned.
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Section 23: Road Setback Regulations. The following road setback regulations shall be
applied:
Major Thoroughfare Tertiary Road

Zoning Classification 30m and above 6m and below
Municipal/Barangay
Residential 10.00m 3.00m
Commercial 20.00m 7.00m
Industrial 30.00m 10.00m
Agriculture 20.00m 7.00m
Agro-Industrial 30.00m 10.00m
Institutional 20.00m 10.00m
Parks and Recreation 10.00m 3.00m
Forest 30.00m 10.00m
Source: DPWH
Property owners shall observe the setback requirements annotated in their respective Transfer
Certificates of Titles (TCTs).
Section 24: Easement. Pursuant to the provisions of the Water Code, the following are the
prescribed easements for banks of rivers and streams, the shores of the seas and lakes throughout
their entire length:
1. Three (3) meters within the urban zone
2. Twenty (20) meters in agricultural zones
3. Forty (40) meters in forest zones. Further, uses of areas along its margins are subject
to easement of public use in the interest of recreation, navigation, floatage, fishing and
salvage.
No person shall be allowed to stay in this zone longer than what is necessary for space or
recreation, navigation, floatage, fishing or salvage, or to build structure of any kind.
Section 25: Buffer Regulations. A buffer of 3 meters shall be provided along entire boundary
length between two or more conflicting zones allocating 1.5 meters from each side of the district
boundary. Such buffer strip should be open and not encroached upon by any building or structure
and should be a part of the yard or open space.
Section 26: Specific Provisions in the National Building Code. Specific provisions
stipulated in the National Building Code (P.D. 1096) as amended thereto relevant to traffic
generators, advertising and business signs, erection of more than one principal structure, dwelling
or rear lots, access yard requirements and dwelling groups, which are not in conflict with the
provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, shall be observed.
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ARTICLE VI
INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES
Section 27: Innovative Techniques or Designs. For projects that introduce flexibility and
creativity in design or plan such as but not limited to Planned Unit Development, or housing
projects covered by New Town Development under RA 7279, BLISS Commercial Complexes, etc.,
the Zoning Officer shall on grounds of innovative development techniques forward applications to
the Sangguniang Bayan and the Municipal Mayor for approval.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 28: Projects of National Significance. Projects may be declared by the NEDA
Board as Projects of National Significance pursuant to Section 3 of Executive Order No. 72. Thus,
when a project is declared by the NEDA Board as a Project of National Significance, the Locational
Clearance shall be issued by the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board pursuant to EO 72.
Section 29: Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC). Notwithstanding the issuance of

Locational Clearance under Section 29 of this Ordinance, no Environmentally Critical Projects nor
projects located in Environmentally Critical Areas shall be commenced, developed or operated
unless the requirements of ECC have been complied with.
Section 30: Subdivision Projects. All owners and/or developers of subdivision projects shall
in addition to securing Locational Clearance under Section 39 of this Ordinance be required to
secure a Development Permit pursuant to the provisions of Presidential Decree 957, its
Implementing Rules and Regulations and Batas Pambansa 220 and its Implementing Rules and
Regulations in the case of Socialized Housing projects in accordance with the procedures laid
down in Executive Order No. 71 Series of 1993.
ARTICLE VIII
MITIGATING DEVICES
Section 31: Deviation. Exceptions, variances or deviations from the provisions of this
Ordinance may be allowed by the Local Zoning Board of Adjustment and Appeals (LZBAA) only
when the following terms and conditions are existing:
1. Variance
a. The property is unique and different from other properties in the adjacent
locality and because of its uniqueness, the owner/s cannot obtain a
reasonable return on the property.
This condition shall include at least 3 of the following provisions.
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Conforming to the provisions of the Ordinance will cause undue hardship
on the part of the owner or occupant of the property due to physical
conditions of the property (topography, shape, etc.) which is not self
created.
The proposed variance is the minimum deviation necessary to permit

reasonable use of the property.
The variance will not alter the physical character of the district or zone
where the property for which the variance is sought is located, and will not
substantially or permanently injure the use of the other properties in the
same district or zone.
That the variance will not weaken the general purpose of the Ordinance
and will not adversely affect the public health, safety or welfare.
The variance will be in harmony with the spirit of this Ordinance.
2. Exceptions
a. The exception will not adversely affect the public health, safety and welfare
and is in keeping with the general pattern of development in the community.
b. The proposed project shall support economic based activities/ provide

livelihood, vital community services and facilities while at the same time
posing no adverse effect on the zone/community.
c. The exception will not adversely affect the appropriate use of adjoining
property in the same district.
d. The exception will not alter the essential character and general purpose of the
district where the exception sought is located.
Section 32: Procedures for Granting Exceptions and Variances. The procedure for the
granting of exception and/or variance is as follows:
1. A written application for an exception or variance shall be filed in the Local Zoning
Board of Adjustment and Appeals (LZBAA) citing the section of this Ordinance
under which the same is sought and stating the ground/s thereof.
2. Upon filing of application, a visible project sign, (indicating the name and nature of
the proposed project) shall be posted at the project site.
3. The LZBAA shall conduct preliminary studies on the application.
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4. A written affidavit of non-objection of the project by the owners of the properties
adjacent to the project shall be filed by the applicant with the LZBAA at least
fifteen (15) days prior to the decision for exception/variance.
5. In case of objection, the LZBAA shall hold public hearing.
6. At the hearing, any party may appear in person, or be represented by agent/s. All
interested parties shall be accorded the opportunity to be heard and present
evidences and testimonies.
7. The LZBAA shall render a decision within thirty (30) days from the filing of the
application, exclusive of the time spent for the preparation of written affidavit of
non-objection and the public hearing in case of any objection to the granting of
exception/variance.
ARTICLE IX
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Section 33: Locational Clearance. All land owners/developers shall secure Locational
Clearance from the Zoning Officer or in case of variances and exemptions, from the Local Zoning
Board of Adjustment and Appeals (LZBAA) prior to conducting any activity or construction on their
property/land.
Section 34: Building Permit. No building permit shall be issued by the local Building Official
without a valid Locational clearance issued in accordance with this Ordinance.
Section 35: Business Permits. No Business permit shall be issued by the concerned local
unit or department unless a valid locational clearance has been issued.
Section 36: Non-User of Locational Clearance. Upon issuance of a Locational clearance,

the grantee thereof shall have one year within which to commence or undertake the use, activity or
development covered by such clearance on his/her property.
Non-use of said clearance within said period shall result in its automatic expiration, cancellation
and the grantee shall not proceed with his/her project without applying for a new locational
clearance.
Section 37: Certificate of Non-Conformance. A certificate of Non-Conformance shall be

applied for by the owner of the structure or operator of the activity involved within six (6) months
from the ratification of the zoning ordinance by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. Failure on the part
of the owner to register/apply for a Certificate of Non-Conformance shall be considered in violation
of the Zoning Ordinance and is subject to fine/penalties.
The Zoning Officer shall, upon approval of this Zoning Ordinance, immediately notify owners of
existing non-conforming uses to apply for Certificate of Non-Conformance.
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Section 38: Existing Non-Conforming Uses and Buildings. The lawful uses of any building,
structure or land at the time of adoption or amendment of this Ordinance may be continued,
although such uses do not conform with the provision of this Ordinance, provided:
1. That no such non-conforming use shall be enlarged or extended to occupy a greater

area of land than that already occupied by such use at the time of the adoption of this
Ordinance or moved in whole or in part, to any other portion of the lot or parcel or land
where such non-conforming use exists at the time of the adoption of this Ordinance.
2. That no such non-conforming use that has ceased operation for more than one (1)
year be again revived as non-conforming use.
3. An idle/vacant structure may not be used for non-conforming activity.
4. That any non-conforming structure, or structures under one ownership which has been
damaged maybe reconstructed and used as before provided that such reconstruction
is not more than fifty percent (50%) of the replacement cost.
That should such non-conforming portion of structure be destroyed by any means to

an extent of more than fifty percent (50%) of its replacement cost at the time of
destruction, it shall not be reconstructed except in conformity with the provisions of this
Ordinance.
5. That no such non-conforming use maybe moved to displace any conforming use.
6. That no such non-conforming structure may be enlarged or altered in a way which

increases its non-conformity, but any structure or portion thereof may be altered to
decrease its non-conformity.
7. That should such structure be moved for any reason to whatever distance, it shall
thereafter conform to the regulation of the district in which it is moved or relocated.
In addition, the owner of non-conforming use/s shall program the phase-out or relocation of the
non-conforming use based on the period prescribed by the LZBAA.
Section 39: Responsibility for Administration and Enforcement. This Ordinance shall be
enforced and administered by the Local Chief Executive through the Zoning Officer who shall be
appointed by the former in accordance with existing rules and regulations on the subject.
Section 40: Powers and Functions of a Zoning Officer. Pursuant to the provisions of EO
72 implementing RA 7160 in relation to Sec. 5, Paragraph a and d, and Section 7 of Executive
Order No. 648 dated 07 February 1981 the Zoning Officer shall perform the following functions,
duties and responsibilities:
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Enforcement
Act on all applications for locational clearances for all projects.
Issuance of Locational Clearance for projects conforming with zoning regulations.
Recommend to the Local Zoning Board of Adjustment and Appeals (LZBAA) the
grant or denial of applications for variances and exemptions and the issuance of
Certificate of Non-Conformance for non-conforming projects lawfully existing at the
time of the adoption of the zoning ordinance, including clearances for
repairs/renovations on non-conforming uses consistent with the guidelines
therefore.
Monitor on-going/existing projects within their respective jurisdictions and issue

notices of violation and show cause order to owners, developers, or managers of
projects that are violative of zoning ordinance and if necessary, pursuant to
Section 3 of Executive Order No. 71 refer subsequent actions thereon to the
HLURB.
Call and coordinate with the Philippine National Police for enforcement of all
orders and processes issued in the implementation of this ordinance.
Coordinate with the Municipality Fiscal/Municipal Attorney for other legal

actions/remedies relative to the foregoing.
Planning
Coordinate with the Regional Office of the HLURB regarding proposed

amendments to the zoning ordinances prior to adoption by the Sangguniang
Bayan.
Section 41: Action on Complaints and Oppositions. A complaint for violation of any
provisions of this Ordinance or any clearance or permits issues pursuant thereto shall be filed with
LZBAA.
However, oppositions to application/s for Locational clearance, Variance or Exception shall be

treated as a complaint and dealt with in accordance with the provisions of this section.
Section 42: Functions and Responsibilities of the Local Zoning Board of Adjustments
and Appeals. There is hereby created a LZBAA which shall perform the following functions and
responsibilities:
Act on Applications of the following Nature:

o Variances
o Exceptions
o Non-Conforming Uses
o Complaints and oppositions to application/s
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Act on appeals on Grant or Denial of Locational Clearance by the Zoning Officer.
Decisions of the Local Zoning Board of Adjustment and Appeals shall be appealable to the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan.
Section 43: Composition of the Local Zoning Board of Adjustment and Appeals
(LZBAA). The Municipal Development Council shall create a sub-committee which shall act as the
LZBAA, composed of the following members;
1. Municipal Mayor as Chairman

2. Municipal Legal Officer
3. Municipal Assessor
4. Municipal Engineer
5. Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator (if other than the Zoning
Administrator.
6. Two (2) representatives of the private sector, nominated by their respective
organizations and confirmed by the Municipality or municipal mayor. In the event of
non-availability of any of the officials enumerated above, the Sangguniang Bayan shall
elect the number of its members as may be necessary to meet the total number above
set forth, as representatives.
7. Two (2) representatives from non-government organizations, nominated by their
respective organizations and confirmed by the Municipality or municipal mayor. In the
event of non-availability of any of the officials enumerated above, the Sangguniang
Bayan shall elect the number of its members as may be necessary to meet the
total number above set forth, as representatives.
For purposes of policy coordination, the LZBAA shall be attached to the Municipal Development
Council.
Section 44: Review of the Zoning Ordinance. The Municipal Development Council shall
create a sub-committee, the Local Zoning Review Committee (LZRC) that shall review the Zoning
Ordinance considering the Comprehensive Land Use Plan, and as the need arises, based on the
following reasons/situations:
Change in local development plans

Introduction of projects of national significance
Petition for rezoning
Other reasons which are appropriate for consideration
Section 45: Composition of the Local Zoning Review Committee (LZRC). The Local
Zoning Review Committee shall be composed of sectoral experts.
These are the Local Officials/Civic Leaders responsible for the operation, development and
progress of all sectoral undertakings in the locality, e.g.:
Municipal Planning and Development Officer

Municipal Health Officer
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Municipal Agriculturist
President, Association of Barangay Captains
Municipal Engineer
Community Environment and Natural Resources Officer (CENRO)
Agrarian Reform Officer (MARO)
District School Supervisor
Three (3) Private Sector Representatives [Local Chamber of Commerce,
Housing Industry and Homeowner’s Association]
Two (2) NGO Representatives
For purposes of policy and program coordination, the LZRC shall be attached to the Municipal
Development Council.
Section 46: Functions of the Local Zoning Review Committee. The Local Zoning Review
Committee shall have the following powers and functions:
Review the Zoning Ordinance for the following purposes:
Determine amendments or revisions necessary in the Zoning Ordinance because

of changes that might have been introduced in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
Determine changes to be introduced in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan in the

light of permits given, and exceptions and variances granted.
Identify provisions of the Ordinance difficult to enforce or are unworkable.
Recommend to the Sangguniang Bayan necessary legislative amendments and to

the local planning and development staff the needed changes in the plan as a
result of the review conducted.
Provide information to the HLURB that would be useful in the exercise of its
functions.
Section 47: Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance. Changes in the Zoning Ordinance as a
result of the review by the Local Zoning Review Committee shall be treated as an amendment,
provided that any amendment to the Zoning Ordinance or provisions thereof shall be subject to
public hearing and review and evaluation of the Local Zoning Review Committee and shall be
carried out through a resolution of three fourths vote of the Sangguniang Bayan. Said
amendments shall take effect only after approval and authentication by the Sangguniang
Panlalawigan.
Section 48: Violation and Penalty. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this
Ordinance, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding P5,000.00 or an
imprisonment for a period not exceeding one (1) year or both at the discretion of the Court. In case
of violation by a corporation, partnership or association the penalty shall be imposed upon the
erring officers thereof.
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Section 49: Suppletory Effect of Other Laws and Decrees. The provisions of this
Ordinance shall be without prejudice to the application of other laws, presidential decrees, letter of
instructions and other executive or administrative orders vesting national agencies with jurisdiction
over specific land areas, which shall remain in force and effect, provided that land use decisions of
the national agencies concerned shall be consistent with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan of
Rodriguez.
Section 50: Separability Clause. Should any section or provision of this Ordinance be
declared by the Court to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of
the Ordinance as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so declared to be unconstitutional
or invalid.
Section 51: Repealing Clause. All ordinances, rules or regulations in conflict with the
provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, that the rights that are vested upon the
effectivity of this Ordinance shall not be impaired.
Section 52: Effectivity Clause. This Ordinance shall take effect upon approval by the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan.
APPROVED.
APPROVED BY THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN OF RODRIGUEZ, in its Regular Session

held on 30 June 2014.
Certified true and correct:
LILIBETH VICENTE-DELGRA
Secretary to the Sangguniang Bayan
ATTESTED BY:
HON. JONAS J. CRUZ

Presiding Officer/
Municipal Vice-Mayor
APPROVED BY:
HON. CECILIO C. HERNANDEZ

Municipal Mayor
ANNEX “A”
DEFINITION OF TERMS
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The definition of technical terms used in the Zoning Ordinance shall carry the same meaning given to
them in already approved codes and regulations, such as but not limited to the National Building
Code, Water Code, Philippine Environmental Code and other Implementing Rules and Regulations,
promulgated by the HLURB. The words, terms and phrases enumerated hereunder shall be
understood to have the meaning corresponding indicated as follows:
1. Mixed Urban Zone (MUZ) - the MUZ is the commercial and business center of the Municipality
with the supportive residential, institutional, tourism, and parks and recreational types of
activities. The zone is also located in the existing urban area but the character of development in
this zone shall be that of a highly compact yet user-friendly that will promote the urban
development objectives of the municipality.
2. Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Zone (AAIZ) - an area or areas in the Municipality intended
primarily for agriculture activities and industries which are agriculturally derived such as
cultivation, pastoral activities, integrated farm operations and related processing, plantation of
agricultural crops, goat/cattle raising, poultry and piggery, etc.
3. Eco-Restoration Zone (ERZ) - an area or areas in the Municipality which are environmentally
sensitive such as the uplands, disaster-prone areas (flood, earthquake, landslide-erosion),
mining and quarrying areas and water body easements. These areas are primarily for
restoration, protection and conservation and other ecological friendly activities, e.g. eco-tourism.
4. General Development Zone (GDZ) - the zone shall predominantly be a residential area with the
supportive commercial, institutional, and recreational uses. Socialized-housing types of
development are allowed provided they conform to the land use regulations.
4. Industrial Zone (IZ) - the zone is allotted for light to medium types of industries. Complementary
uses such as workers’ housing and neighborhood commercial activities are allowed.
6. Dominant Use - the principal use classification in mixed-use developments.
7. Impervious Surface - type of man-made surface which does not permit the penetration of water;
the area coverage of which shall be considered as outside the building envelope and is not
included in PLO and FAR computations.
8. Land Use Intensity Controls (LUIC) - refers to controls on open spaces (PLO), building bulk (FAR)
and building height (BHL). The LUIC is imposed to control, among others, traffic generation,
requirements on utilities, over-building, over-crowding, visual access and to attain the desired
district character. The LUIC is applied as follows:
Maximum Allowable Building Area Per Floor in Square Meters = Lot Area x Allowable PLO
Maximum Allowable Gross Floor Area in Square Meters = Lot Area x Allowable FAR
In determining the maximum number of floors per building, BHL regulations shall apply.
For planned unit development schemes, residential subdivisions and the like, the LUIC shall
apply to individual lot parcels. Gross open spaces (defined as common areas, roads, etc.) shall
be governed by the requirements of PD 957, BP 220 and related regulations. For large scale
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projects on single blocks, i.e. those that have no lot subdivisions, the LUIC shall mean to apply to
the gross lot area of the block and the gross floor area of the buildings to be put up therein.
9. Linear Greenway – the areas alongside Montalban River that has been designated for the
proposed arterial road and linear park for the promotion of the municipality’s tourism and
infrastructure development.
10. HLURB/BOARD - shall mean the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board.
11. Buffer Area - these are yards, parks or open spaces intended to separate incompatible elements
or uses to control pollution/nuisance and for identifying and defining development areas or zones
where no permanent structures are allowed.
12. Built-up Area - a contiguous grouping of ten (10) or more structures.
13. Central Business District (CBD) - shall refer to areas designated principally for trade, services
and business purposes.
14. Certificate of Non-Conformance - certificate issued to owners of all uses existing prior to the
approval of the Zoning Ordinance which do not conform in a zone as per provision of the said
Ordinance.
15. Compatible Use - uses or land activities capable of existing together harmoniously, e.g.
residential use and parks and playground.
16. Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP)/Master Development Plan - a document embodying
specific proposals for guiding, regulating growth and/or development. The main components of
the Comprehensive Land Use Plan in this usage are the sectoral studies i.e. Demography, Socio-
Economic, Infrastructure and Utilities, Local Administration and Land Use – contained in a
separate document called the Situational Analysis Report (SAR).
17. Conflicting Uses - uses or land activities with contrasting characteristics sited adjacent to each
other, e.g. residential units adjacent to industrial plants.
18. Conforming Use - a use which is in accordance with the zone classification as provided for in the
Ordinance.
19. Easement - open space imposed on any land use/activities sited along waterways, road rights-of-
way, cemeteries/memorial parks and utilities.
20. Environmentally Critical Areas - refers to those areas which are environmentally sensitive
and are located in the disaster-risk areas identified in the combined hazard map of the
Municipality. Included also are those listed in Presidential Proclamation 2146 dated 14 December
1981.
21. Environmentally Critical Projects - refers to those projects which have high potential for negative
environmental impacts and are listed in Presidential Proclamation 2146 dated 14 December
1981.
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22. Exception - a device which grants a property owner relief from certain provisions of a Zoning
Ordinance where because of the specific use would result in a particular hardship upon the
owner, as distinguished from a mere inconvenience or a desire to make more money.
23. Floor Area Ratio (FAR) - is the ratio between the Gross Floor Area (GFA) of a building and the
area of the lot on which it stands. This is determined by dividing the GFA of the building and the
area of the lot. The Gross Floor Area of any building should not exceed the prescribed FAR
multiplied by the lot area. The FAR of any zone should be based on its capacity to support
development in terms of the absolute level of density that the transportation and other utility
networks can support.
24. Institutional Uses - general types of establishments that refer to government offices, schools,
colleges, churches, hospital/clinics, academic/research, etc.
25. General Zoning Map - a duly authenticated map delineating the different zones in which the
whole municipality is divided.
26. Gross Floor Area (GFA) - the GFA of a building is the total floor space within the
perimeter of the permanent external building walls, occupied by:
Office areas;
Residential areas;
Corridors;
Lobbies;
Mezzanine;
Vertical penetrations which shall mean stairs, fire escapes, elevator shafts, pipe shafts, vertical
shafts, vertical ducts, and the like and their enclosing walls;
Machine room and closets;
Storage rooms and closets;
Covered balconies and terraces; and
Interior walls and columns, and other interior features.
Excluding the following:
Covered areas used for parking and driveways, including vertical penetrations in parking floors
where no residential or office units are present; and
Uncovered areas for AC cooling towers, overhead water tanks, roof decks, laundry areas and
cages, wading or swimming pools, whirlpool or jacuzzis, gardens, courts or plazas.
27. Innovative Design - introduction and/or application of new/creative designs and techniques in new
development projects e.g. Planned Unit Development (PUD), Newtown, etc.
28. Light Industrial - refers to the industries which are non-pollutive/non-hazardous and non-
pollutive/hazardous
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29. Locational Clearance - a clearance issued to a project that is allowed under the provisions of this
Zoning Ordinance as well as other standards, rules and regulations on land use.
31. Mitigating Device - a means to grant relief in complying with certain provisions of the Ordinance.
32. Non-Conforming use - existing non-conforming uses/establishments in an area allowed to

operate in spite of the non-conformity to the provisions of the Ordinance subject to the conditions
stipulated in this Zoning Ordinance.
33. Parks and Recreation - an area and use designed for diversion/amusements and for the
maintenance of ecological balance of the community.
34. Rezoning - a process of introducing amendments to or a change in the text and maps of the
Zoning Ordinance. It also includes amendment or change in view of reclassifications under
Section 20 of the Local Government Code.
35. Rural Area - area outside of designated urban area.
36. Setback - the open space left between the building and lot lines.
37. Socialized Housing Zone (SHZ) - shall be used principally for socialized housing/dwelling
purposes for the underprivileged and homeless as defined in Republic Act 7279 (Urban
Development and Housing Act).
38. Urban Area(s) - includes all barangays or portions of which comprising the “poblacion” or the
municipal core, central business district (CBD), and other built up areas including the urbanizable
and adjacent areas and where at least fifty (50%) of the population are engaged in non-
agricultural activities.
39. Urban Zoning Map - a duly authenticated map delineating the different zones into which the urban
area and its expansion area are divided.
40. Urbanizable Land - area designated as suitable for urban expansion by virtue of land use studies
conducted.
41. Variance - a Special Locational Clearance grants a property owner relief from certain provisions
of Zoning Ordinance where, because of the particular physical surrounding, shape or
topographical conditions of the property, compliance on height, area, setback, bulk and/or density
would result in a particular hardship upon the owner, as distinguished from a mere inconvenience
or a desire to make more money.
42. Watershed Zone (WZ) – the area bounded peripherally by mountain ridges and drained by a
stream or fixed body of water and its tributaries having a common outlet for surface run-off.
These areas include the Angat and Marikina Watershed and all other forest reserves located in
the jurisdiction of Rodriguez with a total land area of 22, 693.33 hectares.
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43. Zone/District - an area within the municipality intended for specific land use as defined by
manmade or natural boundaries.
44. Zoning Officer - a municipal government employee responsible for the

implementation/enforcement of its Zoning Ordinance.
45. Zoning Ordinance - a local legal measure which embodies regulations affecting land use.
46. Building Height Limit (BHL) - the maximum height allowed for structures or buildings as specified
in the conditions of this Ordinance.
47. Percentage of Land Occupancy (PLO) - defined as a percentage of the maximum allowable area
of any building at any floor level to the total lot size.
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ANNEX ‘C’: Urban Zoning Map

ANNEX ‘D’
PROCLAMATION NO. 2146
PROCLAIMING CERTAIN AREAS AND TYPES OF PROJECTS AS ENVIRONMENTALLY

CRITICAL AND WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT SYSTEM
ESTABLISHED UNDER PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1586
WHEREAS, it is the national policy to attain and maintain a rational and orderly balance between socio-
economic growth and environmental conservation and protection;
WHEREAS, there is an urgent need to bring about an intensive, integrated program of environmental
protection through a requirement of environmental impact assessments and statements;
WHEREAS, the environmental impact statement system established under Presidential Decree No, 1586
calls for the proper management of environmentally critical areas;
WHEREAS, the pursuit of a comprehensive and integrated environmental protection program necessitates
the establishment and institutionalization of a system whereby the exigencies of socio-economic
undertakings can be reconciled with the requirements of environmental protection and conservation;
WHEREAS, the national leadership mandates the establishment of such a system to regulate and minimize
the environmental impacts of projects and undertakings which may significantly affect the quality of the
environment in Presidential Decree No. 1586; and
WHEREAS, in the effective implementation of such a system, there arises the need to identify and declare
certain projects determined to be environmentally critical;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers
vested in me by law, hereby proclaim the following areas and types of projects as environmentally critical
and within the scope of the Environmental Impact Statement System;
A. Environmentally Critical Projects
I. Heavy Industries
a. Non-ferrous metal industries
b. Iron and steel mills
c. Petroleum and petro-chemical industries including oil and gas
d. Smelting plants
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II. Resource Extractive Industries
a. Major mining and quarrying projects

b. Forestry projects
1. Logging
2. Major wood processing projects
3. Introduction of fauna (exotic-animals) in public/private forests
4. Forest occupancy
5. Extraction of mangrove products
6. Grazing
C. Fishery Projects
1. Dikes for/and fishpond development projects

III. Infrastructure Projects
a. Major dams
b. Major power plants (fossil-fueled, nuclear fueled, hydroelectric or geothermal)
c. Major reclamation projects
d. Major roads and bridges
B. Environmentally Critical Areas

1. All areas declared by law as national parks, watershed reserves, wildlife preserves and
sanctuaries;
2. Areas set aside as aesthetic potential tourist spots;
3. Areas which constitute the habitat for any endangered or threatened species of indigenous
Philippine Wildlife (flora and fauna);
4. Areas of unique historic, archaeological, or scientific interests;
5. Areas which are traditionally occupied by cultural communities or tribes;
6. Areas frequently visited and/or hard-hit by natural calamities (geologic hazards, floods,
typhoons, volcanic activity, etc.);
7. Areas with critical slopes;
8. Areas classified as prime agricultural lands;
9. Recharged areas of aquifers;

10. Water bodies characterized by one or any combination of the following conditions;
a. tapped for domestic purposes
b. within the controlled and/or protected areas declared by appropriate authorities
c. which support wildlife and fishery activities
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11. Mangrove areas characterized by one or any combination of the following conditions:
a. with primary pristine and dense young growth;
b. adjoining mouth of major river systems;
c. near or adjacent to traditional productive fry or fishing grounds;
d. which act as natural buffers against shore erosion, strong winds and storm floods;
e. on which people are dependent for their livelihood.
12. Coral reefs characterized by one or any combinations of the following conditions:
a. With 50% and above live coralline cover;
b. Spawning and nursery grounds for fish;
c. which act as natural breakwater of coastlines.
This Proclamation shall take effect immediately.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the
Philippines to be affixed.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 14th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Eighty-One.
(SGD) FERDINAND E. MARCOS

President of the Philippines
By the President:
(SGD) JUAN C. TUVERA

Presidential Executive Assistant

Zoning Ordinance: Municipality of Rodriguez

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Municipality of Rodriguez

EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG

HON. JONAS J. CRUZ ……………. MUNICIPAL VICE-MAYOR/

HON. DENNIS L. HERNANDEZ ……………. ABC VICE-PRESIDENT

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MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 14-13

Be it ordained enacted by the Sangguniang Bayan of Rodriguez:

Section 3: Purposes. This Ordinance is enacted for the following purposes:

2. The Ordinance encourages the establishment of highly dynamic interconnected zones of

A. General Land Use Zones

B. Urban Land Use Zones

a. Residential Zones (RZ)

b. Commercial Zone (CZ)

c. General Institutional Zone (GIZ)

a. Urban Core Zone UCA-BUA: The entire poblacion of Rodriguez

b. Mixed Urban Zone MUZ-BUA: In the poblacion where mixed-use

c. Special Economic Zone 1 SDZ 1-BUA: 50.59 hectares located in central

2. Agricultural cum Agro-Industrial Area

b. Agricultural (CARP) Zone ACZ: CARP covered agricultural lands with

Also, landholdings included in the Land

d. Agro-Industrial Zone AIZ: The 113.65 hectares in Bgy. San Jose,

e. Special Economic Agro-Commercial SEACZ 2: The 389.22 hectares located in

SEACZ 3: The 113.36 hectares patrimonial land

a. Industrial Zone IZ: The 107.83 hectares of industrial area

b. Landfill Zone LZ: The 67.43 hectares of identified landfill area

c. Mining Zone MZ: The 191.99 hectares mining area located in

a. Buffer Zone BZ: The 66.01 hectares of 100 meter buffer

5. Tourism Infrastructure Area

a. Tourism Zone TZ: The 679.10 hectares tourism area includes

6. Forest & Watershed Protection Area

a. Production Forest/Orchard Zone PFOZ: The identified 1870.29 hectares of

b. Protection Forest Zone PFZ: The identified 2270.03 hectares of

c. Watershed Zone WZ: The 22693.32 hectares of watershed

B. Urban Land Use Zones

a. Low-Density Residential Zone R1: The 857.69 hectares of residential area

b. Medium-Density Residential Zone R2: -The 1680.34 hectares of residential area

a. Minor Commercial Zone C1: Commercial areas within 20 meters both

b. Major Commercial Zone C2: Commercial areas located within 30 meters

a. General Institutional Zone GIZ: The combined 56.90 hectares of

Section 10: Use Regulation in Built-Up Areas

3. Food markets and shops like:

7. Short term special education like:

A.2 Complementary Uses: Residential, Recreational, Institutional and Light Industrial

1. Detached family dwelling

13. Home Industry Classified as cottage industry provided that:

District Area PLO FAR BHL

B.2. General Zone Regulations:

Section 11: Use Regulations in Agricultural cum Agro-Industrial Zones (AGIZ).

A.1 Dominant Use: Agricultural

A.2 Complementary Uses: Residential, Agro-Industrial, Ago-Commercial, Institutional

1. Dwelling units/farmhouses for landlords and tenants

4. Backyard raising of livestock and fowl, provided that:

Rice/corn mills (single pass)

B. Land Use Intensity Control

District Area PLO FAR BHL

The agricultural nature of the zone shall be preserved.

Any reclassification of an agricultural land to urban use/s shall be subject to

Private lands devoted to or suitable to agricultural regardless pf agricultural products

A.1. Dominant Uses: Light Industrial

Manufacture and canning of ham, bacon and native sausage

A.2 Complementary Uses: Residential, Institutional, Commercial, Recreational and

B. Land Use Intensity Controls

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