ITEM DESCRIPTION PD 1096

I RATIO BETWEEN SALEABLE AND NON-SALEABLE AREAS

Saleable Areas
Non-Saleable Areas
II LOCATION ON PROPERTY
Front setback R1: 4.50m
Side setback R1: 2.00m
Rear setback R1: 2.00m
Distance of eaves from property line 0.75m
III MINIMUM LOT FRONTAGES
Single detached
Corner lot
Regular lot
Irregular lot
Interior lot
Duplex
Rowhouse
IV MINIMUM AREA OF LOTS
Single Detached
Duplex
Rowhouse
V MINIMUM ROOM SIZES
6.00sqm
Rooms for human habitation
Minimum dimension of 2.00m

3.00sqm
Kitchen
Minimum dimension of 1.50m

1.20sqm
Toilet and Bath
Minimum dimension of 0.90m

VI MINIMUM AIR SPACE REQUIREMENTS

3.00 cubic meters (Allot 1.00
Schools
sqm per person)
Offices and factories 12.00 cubic meters
Habitable rooms 14.00 cubic meters
VII MINIMUM FLOOR AREA OF SHELTER
Single and multi-family dwelling
Condominiums
Single-occupancy condominium

Family condominium

VIII MINIMUM CEILING HEIGHTS

 Naturally ventilated: 2.70m
Ground floor
Artificially ventilated: 2.70m
Naturally ventilated: 2.70m
Second floor
Artificially ventilated: 2.40m
Naturally ventilated: 2.70m
Succeeding floors
Artificially ventilated: 2.10m
Mezzanine 1.80m
VIX LIGHT AND VENTILATION
10% of floor area, but 1.00sqm
Windows for rooms
minimum
5% of floor area, but 240 sq.
Windows for bathrooms
mm. minimum
Minimum dimension of court 2.00m
Min. width of court passageway 1.20m
X DOORS

Minimum height 2.00m

Minimum width 900mm

Maximum width 1200mm

Height of door knob

XI STAIRS

Riser 200mm maximum

Tread 250mm minimum

Less than 10 OL:0.75m

10-50 OL.: 0.90m
Minimum width
More than 50 OL:1.10m

Minimum headroom 2.00m

Maximum vertical distance between landings 3.60m
Handrail height 800-900mm
XII RAMPS
Maximum slope
Maximum cross slope
Minimum width No general requirements
Minimum landing length provided, only for ramps
located in reviewing stands,
grandstands and bleachers.
Distance between landings

Handrail height
XIII CORRIDORS
 1.10m
XIV AISLES
Minimum Width
Serving only One Side 0.80m
Serving Both Sides 1.00m
Side Aisles 1.10m
XV PARKS AND PLAYGROUND ALLOCATION
Required when

Allocation per Lot Density

Absolute minimum allotment

XVI COMMUNITY FACILITIES ALLOCATION
Required when

Facilities Required as per No. of saleable lots

XVII MINIMUM ROAD SIZES GIVEN PER ROAD TYPE

Interconnecting road
Major road
Collector road
Minor road
Motor court
Pathwalk
Alley
XVIII OCCUPANT LOADS (Area per person)

Place of assembly (Auditorium, Theaters, Churches

0.65 sqm
and Chapels, Dance floors, Reviewing Stands, Stadia

Standing room
Concentrated use
Less concentrated use
Educational
Classrooms 1.80 sqm
 Shop, laboratories, vocational rooms 4.60 sqm
Dry nurseries
Conference rooms, exhibit rooms, gyms 1.40 sqm
Healthcare
Sleeping departments 11.00 sqm
In-patient treatment 22.00 sqm
Hospitals, sanitaria 8.40 sqm
Nursing homes 7.40 sqm
Children's nurseries 3.25 sqm
Residential
Dwellings 28.00 sqm
Hotels, apartments, dormitories 18.60 sqm
Mercantile
Street floor or basement used for sale 2.80 sqm
Upper floors used for sale 5.60 sqm
Floors not used for sale (office, storage, etc.) 9.30 sqm
Drinking establishments 1.40 sqm
Commercial kitchens 18.60 sqm
Warehouses 28.00 sqm
Mechanical Equipment Rooms 28.00 sqm
XIX FIREWALL EXTENSIONS
Above roof 400mm
From outermost edges (walls) 600mm
Under eaves 300mm
XX EXITS
0-10 OL: 1 exit
10-499 OL: 2 exits
Number of exits required (based on occupant load)
500-999 OL: 3 exits
1000 or more OL: 4 exits
Minimum width of exits 1.10m (corridors)
Maximum travel distance to exit, no sprinkler 45.00m
Maximum travel distance to exit, with sprinkler 60.00m

Minimum width of exit door 900mm

Minimum height of exit door 2.00m

Change in floor level at doors 50mm

Maximum length of dead ends
Place of assembly
Educational
Healthcare
Detention/correctional
6.00m
Residential (hotels/dormitories)
Residential (apartment buildings)
Business
Business, with NFPA 13 sprinkler system
 Industrial
XXI SEATS
Width 450mm
Spacing
Standard Seating (back to back rows) 840mm
Continental Seating
Rows of 18 seats or less 450mm
Rows of 35 seats or less 500mm
Rows of 45 seats or less 525mm
Rows of 46 seats or more 550mm
XXII ELEVATORS
In apartments or
condomimiums 5 storeys or
higher, at least 1 passenger
elevator shall be kept on 24-
Various elevator requirements hour constant service.
Minimum 600mm-deep pit

Maximum 4 cars per hoistway

BP 344 RA 9514 BP 220

1.50m
1.50m
2.00m
0.75m
 2.00m
2.00m for walkways 2.00m for means of egress

1.80m

10% of floor area

5% of floor area

2.00m
1.20m

General: 2.00m
2.00m 2.00m Bathroom/mezzanine:
1.80m
Main door: 0.80m
800mm 710mm Bedroom: 0.70m
Bathroom: 0.60m
1220mm
820-1060mm
(900mm preferred)

Existing stairs: 205mm max.

250mm maximum
New stairs: 100-180mm
Existing stairs: 230mm min.
200mm minimum
Slanted nosing New stairs: 280mm min.
preferred over Existing stairs: 915mm
protruding nosing,
New stairs, 0-49 OL: 915mm
provide 300mm-wide 600mm
tactile strip at top and New stairs, 50-1999 OL: 1120mm
bottom of stairs. New stairs, 2000 or more OL: 1420mm
2.00m 2.00m
3.66m 3.60m
760-865mm 800-1200mm

1 in 12 1 in 12
1 in 48
1.20m 1120mm
1.50m
6.00m (horizontal
distance bet. 760mm (vertical distance bet. landings)
landings)
700mm and 900mm 760-865mm
1.20m

0.28 sqm
0.65 sqm
1.40 sqm

1.90 sqm
 4.60 sqm
3.30 sqm

11.10 sqm
22.30sqm

18.60 sqm

2.80 sqm
5.60 sqm
9.30 sqm

300mm
300mm
300mm

0-500 OL: 2 exits 0-9 OL: 1 exit

501-999 OL: 3 exits

10 or more OL: 2 exits
1000 or more OL: 4 exits
915mm Additional note regarding exits:
BP 220 specifically refers to
Section 3.1007 of PD 1185 (the
old Fire Code) for the exit
requirements. This is included in
BP 220 as Annex 1 on page 53.
800mm (for all doors)

2.00m (For all doors)

13mm

6.10m
6.00m
6.00m
Provide turnabout 6.00m
space within 3.50m of
any dead end 6.00m
Not allowed
6.00m
15.00m
 any dead end

15.50m

Inside dimensions of Required for multi-family

Required for healthcare occupancies two
car: 1.10m wide x dwellings and
storeys or higher.
1.40m deep condominiums 6 storeys
of higher. Follow
Maximum travel standards in NBC and BP
distance from building Provide at least one exit per elevator lobby. 344.
entrance: 30.00m
 PD 957
Medium cost Open market

Maximum - 70%
Minimum - 30%

4.5m
2m
2m
0.75m

12.00m
10.00m
6.00m
3.00m
8.00m
4.00m

100 sqm 120 sqm

80 sqm 96 sqm
50 sqm 60 sqm

6.00sqm

Min. dimension of 2.00m

3.00sqm

Min. dimension of 1.50m

1.20sqm

Min. dimension of 0.90m

30.00 sqm 42.00 sqm

18.00 sqm 18.00 sqm

12.00 sqm for 12.00 sqm for

students/employees in students/employees in
highly urbanized areas highly urbanized areas

22.00 sqm 36.00 sqm

 Project is 1 hectare or bigger
3.50% (0 - 20 lots per ha.)
4.00% (21 - 25 lots per ha.)
5.00% (26 - 35 lots per ha.)
6.00% (36 - 50 lots per ha.)
7.00% (51 - 65 lots per ha.)
9.00% (Above 65 lots per ha.)
100.00 sqm

Project is 1 hectare or bigger

100 - 1,499 lots; Multipurpose center

1,500 - 1,999 lots; Multipurpose center, Retail

Establishments, Elementary School (Optional),
Tricycle Terminal (Optional)

2,000 - 3,000 lots; Multipurpose center, Retail

Establishments, Elementary School (Optional),
Tricycle Terminal (Optional), High School
(Optional)

10.00m
10.00m
10.00m
8.00m
6.00m
3.00m
2.00m
For rowhouse: 300mm
For rowhouse: 300mm
For rowhouse: 300mm