A.

RESIDENTIAL HOUSES

 LAND ALLOCATION:

a. Saleable area – max 70% of the gross area

b. Non-saleable area – min of 30% of the gross area

 MINIMUM LOT AREA

a. Single Detached – 100 sq. m
b. Duplex – 80 sq. m
c. Rowhouse – 50 sq. m

 MINIMUM LOT FRONTAGE- (length of the side of the lot facing on adjacent street.)
1. Single Detached
a. Corner Lot – 12m
b. Regular Lot – 10m
c. Irregular Lot – 6m.
d. Interior Lot – 3m.
2. Duplex – 8m.
3. Rowhouse – 4m

“The number of rowhouses shall not exceed 20 units per block/cluster but in no case shall this be beyond 100 meters in
length”

 LENGTH OF BLOCK
Max length of block = 400 meters HOWEVER, blocks exceeding 250 meters shall be provided with an alley
approximately at mid-length.

 MINIMUM FLOOR AREA

1. Single Detached – 30 sq. m
2. Duplex – 30 sq. m.
 3. Rowhouse 30 sq. m.

 SETBACKS

LEGEND:

R-1: a low density residential zone, characterized mainly by single family, single detached dwellings with executive subdivisions and relatively exclusive residential
communities.

R-2: a medium density residential use or occupancy, characterized mainly as a low rise single attached, duplex or multilevel building/structure for exclusive use as
multiple family dwelling. Includes semi-exclusive subdivisions and communities

a. Single attached or duplex building of from one to three storey.

b. Three to five storey family dwellings for multi-family dwellings

R-3: a high density residential use or occupancy characterized mainly as a lowrise or medium rise building exclusive use as multiple family dwellings with mixed
housing types.

a. row house building from one to three-storey use a single family dwellings.

b. multi-level building from six to twelve storeys use as multiple family dwelling.
R-4: a medium to high density residential use characterized as a low rise townhouse for exclusive family dwellings. Refer to the building or structure on an
individual lot (townhouse unit) and generally refers to the series or rows of R-4 buildings.

R-5: condominium

*Total setback only at grade (for natural ground) level i.e., 3.00 meters + 5.00 meters =8.00 meters (to accommodate part of the minimum parking requirement
outside the designated area for the front yard). The second and upper floors and mezzanine level shall thereafter comply with the minimum 3.00 meters setback
unless otherwise provided under the Code.

“Setbacks required for only one side. Setbacks on two sides shall be optional.”

*** Abutments on two side and rear property lines may be allowed provided the following requirements are first compiled with:

a. Open space required. See table above

b. Window Opening (Section 808)
c. Firewall with a minimum of two hour fire resistive rating constructed with a minimum height clearance of 400 millimeters above the roof

“In cases where yards/setbacks are impossible to attain or where the frontage and depth of lots are similar to that of Open Market or Medium Cost Housing,
abutments on the sides and rear property lines may be allowed and 1.50 meters front yard is open as transition area.”

“For buildings of more than two storeys in height , the minimum width of the rear or side court shall be increased at the rate of 300 millimeters for each additional
storey up to the 14th store”
 SIZES AND DIMENSION OF ROOMS

Minimum sizes of rooms and their least horizontal dimension shall be as follows:

a. Rooms for Human Habitations – 6.00 sq. m. with at least dimension of 2.00 meters
b. Kitchen – 3.00 sq. meters with at least dimension of 1.50 meters
c. Bath and Toilet – 1.20 meters with a lest dimension of 900 millimeters.

 MINIMUM AIR SPACE REQUIREMENTS IN DETERMINING THE SIZE OF ROOMS

c. Habitatble Rooms – 14.00 cu meters of air space per person.
B. ROADS

 Streets shall be laid out at right angles to minimize critical intersections such as blind corners, skew junction, etc.
 No building shall be constructed unless it adjoins or has direct access to public space, yard or street/road on at least one of its sides. All buildings shall face
a public street, alley or a road which has been duly approved by the proper authorities for residential, institutional, commercial and industrial groups.

 HIERARCHY OF ROADS

For Medium cost with 2.5 hectares below:

 In no case shall a major road be less than 10 meters when used as main access road and/or as future connection.
 Shall have Major Road (A street or road linking the site and serves as the main traffic artery within the project site and shall traverse the longer axis of the
property.)
 Shall have Minor Road (A road which main function is to provide direct access to lots and other activity center)
 Shall have Motor Courts which must have a right-of-way of not less than 6m I width with provision for sufficient space or vehicular turn around in the form
of cul de sac, loop, branch, T with a maximum length of 60 meters inclusive of terminal.
 Shall have Alley- a m wide walkway which shall be used to break a block and to serve pedestrians and for emergency purposes. It shall not be used as
access to property.
 ROAD OF RIGHT-OF-WAY (ROW)
For Medium cost with 2.5 hectares below:

 ROW for Major Roads: 10 meters

 ROW for Minor Roads: 8 meters
 ROW for Motor Court: 6 meters
 ROW for Alley: 2 meters
 *A 6m service road, both ends connecting to a minor road, shall be allowed for blocks not exceeding 60 meters.

NOTE:

*Interior Subdivision project must secure right-of-way to the nearest public road and the right-of-way shall be designated a interconnecting road with a
minimum width of 10 meters.
*Subdivision projects abutting main public road must provide a setback of 3-meter deep by 5-meter in length at both sides of the subdivision entrance to
accommodate loading and unloading of passengers.
*Projects shall have provision for future expansion where applicable by designating a minimum interconnecting road right-of-way of 10 meters.

 PLANTING STRIPS

Width of Planting Strips and Sidewalks

ROAD WIDTH(m) PLANTING STRIP(m) SIDEWALK(m)

15 1.30 1.20
12 0.80 1.20
10 0.80 1.20
8 0.40 0.60
6 (service road) optional optional

*Min. width of planting strip (for grass and shrubs) is 200 millimeters for each side RROW. The min. width of planting strips (for trees) is 300 millimeters for each
side of the RROW.

* Sidewalks of 2.00 meters or more in width shall include on its outer side a planting strip of not less than 800 millimeters in width up to maximum of 1/3 of the
allowed sidewalk width, separating the curb from the sidewalk pavement. The planting strip must always be near the curbline.
  ROAD INTERSECTION

Roads should intersect at right angles as much as practicable. Multiple intersections along the major roads shall be minimized. Distance between offset
intersections should not be less than 20 meters from corner to corner. Intersections should occur on straight sections instead of on curved sections of road and
on gentle grades with clear sight distance.
  MINIMUM ACCESS REQUIREMENTS

RROW/access streets or alleys shall have the following widths:

a. Interior or rear lots shall have a RROW access street with a minimum width depending upon the number of buildings or units which it serves provided, however
it shall not be less than 3.00 meters in width and shall be provided with a minimum 4.00 meters wide chaflan at its intersect with the main RROW and
provided that such ROW shall not be used for any form of parking.

MINIMUM RROW PROVISIONS FOR DEVELOPMENTS WITH MULTIPLE DWELLING UNITS

No. of Dwelling Units Min. Width of Min. Width of Min. Total Width of
Roadway(m) Sidewalk in each RROW (m)
side(m)
Up to 6 units 3 0.60 4.20
7 – 15 units 4 1 6
16 – 25 units 5 1 7
26 – 35 units 6 1 8
36 above 6.70 1 8.70

C. PARKS/PLAYGROUNDS

Area allocated for parks and playgrounds shall in no case be less than 100 square meters.

The percentage requirement for parks/ playgrounds shall be as follows;

DENSITY ( No. of Lots/ Dwelling Unit Per PARKS/PLAYGROUNDS (ALLOCATION IN

Hectare ) PERCENT GROSS AREA)
20 and below 3.5
21 – 25 4
26 – 35 5
36 – 50 6
51 – 65 7
Above 65 9
D. COMMUNITY FACILITIES

E. PARKING LOTS