National Building Code (PD Fire Code (R.A. No. 9514) BP 344 Local Ordinances
1096)
1. Egress (Exit) Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and SECTION 10.2.5.2 4. LOCATION OF Central Business
Occupant Loads
EMERGENCY EXIT District Zone
A. Permissible Exit
a. Exi
Exits
Components An exit  4.1 Wall mounted or free (C-4, composed of
1.  Number of Exits
shall consist of the standing tablets with an subzones C-4A, C-4B, C-
Above 1st storey – 10
approved components embossed plan conguration 4C, C-4D, C-4E, C-4F, C-
occupant – 2 exits
that are described, of the building which also 4G, C-4H, C-4I, C-4J, and
Mezzanine – 185 sq.m
regulated, and limited as shows the location of the C-4K). This central
area or more than
to use by Sections lobby, washrooms and business district zone
18m in dimension – 2
10.2.5.3 through emergency exits of the shall be used primarily
exits
500-999 – 3 exits 10.2.5.12 of this IRR. building (indicated by for high density oce
Exit components shall be dierent textures with and residential
2.  Exits – if only 2 exits
constructed as an corresponding meanings) developments on a
required , shall be
integral part of the should be provided either in metropolitan scale of
placed distance apart
building or shall be front of the building or at the operations, with
not < 1/5 of the
permanently axed main lobby.
lobby. The markings of miscellaneous support
perimeter area.
thereto. this tablet should be uses.
3.  Distance of Exits –
readable by both the fully
w/o sprinkler – 45m
D. Occupant Load sighted and the blind  The total Gross Floor
from exterior exit 1. The total capacity of persons. Area occupied by the
door, w/ sprinkler
means of egress for any additional accessory
60m
oor, balcony, tier, or 4.2 Flashing light directional uses are as follows:
4.  Doors
other occupied space signs indicating the i. In C-4A and C-4Blots
a. Swing
Swing – exit
exit door
door
shall be sucient for the location(s) of re exit shall with frontage along
shall swing to exit
occupant load thereof. be provided at every change Ayala Avenue/Paseo de
travel in
 The occupant load in any in direction with sucient Roxas/Makati Avenue,
hazardous areas
building or portion power provided in the total FAR shall not
 

w/ 50 or more thereof shall be the accordance with the exceedFAR 1, exclusive
exceedFAR
occupant load maximum number of provisions for emergency of the Gross Floor Area
b. Double
Double act
acting
ing persons that may be in lighting under Section 3.410 occupied by restaurants,
doors – view panel the space at any time, of P.D. NO. 1185 (The Fire canteens, and food-
of not < 1,300 as determined by the Code of the Philippines) serving establishments
sq. cm. City/Municipal Fire located at and/or above
c. Width
Width and
and HHeig
eight
ht – Marshal having the second oor of a
not < 900mm in  jurisdiction, but shall not building.
width, not < be less than the number
2.00m in height, computed by dividing
opening – 90 the oor area assigned
degrees  and exit to that use by the
way clear width occupant load factor in
not < 700mm accordance with the
5.  Door Leaf Width – requirements of
max of 1.20 Divisions 8 through 17 of 
6.  Corridors and Exterior this Chapter for
Exit Balconies individual occupancies
a. Widt
Widthh – not <
1.10m See Table 1.2

b. 6.00m
Dead
Dead Ends
En dslength
 in – max Minimum Corridor
7.  Stairways Width
a. Width
Width – se
servi
rving
ng an
occupant load of   The minimum width of
more than 50  any corridor or
shall not be <  passageway serving as a
1.10m, occupant required exit or means of 
load of 50 or travel to or from
 

less may be 90m required exit shall be

(900mm) wide, one hundred twelve
private centimeters (112 cm) in
stairways  serving the clear.
an occupant load
of < 10 may be . Number of Exits
75m (750mm) At least two (2) exits
b. Rise
Rise and
and R
Run.
un. shall be provided for
Rise – max every oor or section,
0.20m (200mm), including oors below
Run - 0.25m the oor of exit
(250mm) discharge used for
c. Windin
Windingg Stairway
Stairwayss industrial purposes or
– narrower side of uses incidental thereto.
the thread At least one of which
150mm – 300mm shall be reached without
d. Circ
Circular
ular Stairways
Stairways traversing another
– used as exit w/ storey.
min width of run
not < 250mm

e. Lan
Landin
run dings
gs – of
– max straig
straight
ht
1.20m, vertical Travel Distance to
f. Dist
Distan
ance
ce be
bett Exits
landings – max of
3.60m vertical 1. Exits shall be as
distance landings. remote from other as
g. Handra ils – not <
Handrails practicable, so arranged
800mm nor more that it will not be
 

than 900mm. necessary to travel more

h. Stairway
Stairway tto
o R
Roof
oof – than thirty one meters
if 4 or more  (31 m) from any point to
storeys in height reach the nearest exit
i. Head
Headroroom
om – for buildings not
clearance 2.00m  protected by a complete
8.  Ramps – width – automatic re
1.10m min suppression system, or
forty six meters (46 m)
in a building protected
by an approved,
supervised sprinkler
system in accordance
with Section 10.2.6.5 of
this IRR. 2. From every
point there shall be at
least two (2) separate
exits accessible, so
arranged as to be
reached by dierent

paths of travel
dierent in
directions.

G. Number of Means of
Egress
 1. The number of means
of egress from any
balcony, mezzanine,
storey, or portion thereof
 

shall not be less than two

(2), except when
specically permitted in
Division 8 through 17 of
this Chapter.
2. When the occupant load
for any storey or portion
thereof is more than ve
hundred (500) but not
more than one thousand
(1000), the means of
egress shall not be less
than three (3); in excess
thereof, the means of
egress shall not be less
than four (4)
2. Parking Slot B. PARKING SECTION 38.
1. In compu
computin
ting
g for Parking, Vehicular
parking slots, a 1. PA
PARKI
RKING
NG AR
AREAS
EAS Entrance and Exit, and
fraction of 50% Service Entrance
and above shall be
a. Pa
Parki
rking
ng sp
space
acess Regulations
considered as one
for the disabled
car parking slot.
should allow Buildings and structures
2. In areas
areas w
wher
heree enough space for located in R-3A, R-3B,
adequate public a person to and C-4A, C-4B, C-4C, C-
parking lots/multi- transfer to a 4D, C-4E, C-4F, C-4G and
oor parking wheelchair from C-4H subzones must
garages are a vehicle; comply with the
available within b. Access
Accessibl
ible
e following requirements:
200 m of the
parking spaces i. For Residential or
proposed building,
 

should be Oce use: minimum 1.0

only 30% of located as close parking slot per 100
parking as possible to square meters (sqm) of
requirement need building GFA.
to be provided entrances or to Vehicular Entrances and
within their
accessible Exits:
premises.
entrances; a. In C-4A and C-4B,
Parking &
Rule XIX –   vehicular entrances shall
Loading Space c. Whe
Whene
neve
verr and not be allowed on the
Requirements wherever side of the property
possible, facing Ayala Avenue and
1.11 Oce Bldgs accessible Paseo de Roxas.
1 slot/125 sq.m of gross oor parking spaces However, in Block 4,
area should be (LRC) Psd-6132 and Plan
perpendicular or LRC) Pcs-1332 along
1.  Special Provisions to an angle to Paseo de Roxas and
1.1 1 parking slot for the the road or Makati Avenue, vehicular
handicapped per 50 circulation aisles; entrances (but not exits)
up to 150 parking may be allowed on the
slots & an additional d. Access
Accessibl
ible
e side of the lot facing
slot for every 100 parking slots
slots thereafter. should have a Paseo deVehicular
Roxas or exits
Makati
Avenue.
1.
1.2
2 Whee
Wheell cha
chair
ir tr
tran
ansf
sfer
er
minimum width of buildings in C-4A and
area – one between 2
spaces, directly
of 3.70 m.; C-4B in every case must
e. A walkw
walkwayay ffrom
rom always be along a Side
connect to accessible
walk of travel and bldg accessible Street, the Access Road
entrances. spaces of 1.20 within each block De La
1.
1.3
3 Ma
Maxi
ximu
mumm ddis
ista
tanc
nce
e of
of m. clear width Rosa Street or Valero
Valero
accessible parking area shall be provided Street.
 

from facility served. between the

Parking areas for front ends of  The automobile parking
handicapped shall be parked cars; slot should not be less
w/in 60m of the facility f. Pr
Prov
ovid
ide
e dropp
dropped
ed than 12.5 sqm in area,
being served. curbs or curb measuring 2.5 meters by
cut-outs to the 5.0 meters for
parking level perpendicular or
where access diagonal parking, and
walkways are 2.15 meters by 6.0
raised; meters for parallel
parking. Service
2. 1.7 Pavem
Pavement
ent driveways should provide
markings, signs or unobstructed ingress and
other means shall be egress to and from the
provided to delineate parking slot at all times.
parking spaces for the However, tandem
handicapped; 1.8 parking for two (2) cars
Parking spaces for the only may be permitted.
disabled should never Dropped curb
be located at ramped (mountable-sidewalk)
or sloping areas;
parking slots that from
directly accessed are
the street without
entering an internal
driveway shall not be
permitted.

1. Setbac
Setbacks
ks – vacant
vacant space SECTION 36. Yard and
3. Setback  bet the bldg. & lot lines not Building
 

< 2.00m in width

2. See Table 1.1 Setback Regulations.
 Yard
 Yard and building
setback regulations of
the NBC and other
applicable laws, rules
and regulations shall be
applied in all zones
except:
1. In C-4A and C-4B
subzones, the sides of
the building facing
boundaries of adjoining
properties or facing any
street other than Valero
Valero
and De La Rosa Streets
and the access roads
leading thereto,
must be constructed
ush with the property

lines. Thethus
footprint building
dened
should rise to a minimum
height of fteen (15)
meters. However,
indentations may be
permissible on the
ground oor for the
purpose of making
 

display windows more

eective. In case of lots
in these areas that face
side streets, driveways
to parking areas inside
the property may be
constructed through
appropriate arcades.

However, in Block 4,
(LRC) Psd-6132 and Plan
(LRC) Pcs-1332 along
Paseo de Roxas and
Makati Avenue, the
building may be set back
from any boundary of
the lot, provided that a
minimum setback of two
(2) meters from the

common
adjoining boundaries with
properties is
observed. The setback
shall be measured from
the property line to the
nearest projection of the
building.
5. Floor Area Maximum Floor Area
1. Allo
Allowabl
wable
e Maximu
Maximum
m Ratio:
 

Total Gross Floor Area a. C-4A, C-4B, C-4C, and

(TGFA) C-4D: sixteen (16)

1. Genera
General.l. The
Allowable
Maximum Total
Gross Floor Area
(TGFA) of any
proposed building
shall only be as
allowed under this
Rule

2. TGFA
TGFA LiLimitati
mitation
on “
In Table Vii.6.1. the
percentages
indicated in the 3rd
through 8th 
columns are the
percentages of the
 T
 Total
otal Lot Area
(TLA) that may be
used to determine
the Allowable
Maximum TGFA
while the
multiplier numbers
3, 5, 12, 18 and 30
represent the
number of
 

storeys.

3. The All
Allowa
owable
ble
Maximum
 TGFA should not
 TGFA
exceed the
Allowable
Maximum Volume
of Building
(AMVB). If
exceeded, the
Allowable

Maximum TGFA
must be adjusted
since the AMVB
must always
prevail.

See Table 1.3

 

Article V LAND USE,

4. Building Height 1. Allo
Allowed
wed Height
Height of
of DENSITY AND HEIGHT
Buildings/Structures REGULATIONS

1. Genera
General.l. The SECTION 11. General
maximum height Provisions. The allowable
and number of land uses and maximum
storeys of building densities/heights
proposed building in the zones and subzones
shall be dependent dened in this Ordinance
upon the character are enumerated in the
of use or succeeding Sections.
occupancy, on the 1. Allowable land uses are

type of
construction, on specied according to
Principal Uses and
end-user Accessory Uses. Principal
population density, Uses dene the dominant
light and use of a zone/lot while
ventilation, width Accessory Uses support the
of road right-of- Principal Uses allowed in a
way, building bulk, zone/lot.
o-street cum o-
site parking
requirements and In
3),Residential
Commercial (R-1, R-2,
(C-1, R-
C-2,
local land use plan
C-3), Central Business
and zoning
District (C-4A, C-4B, C-4C,
regulations.
C-4D, C-4E, C-4F, C-4G, C-
4H, C-4I, C-4J, and C-4K),
2. The Buildi
Building
ng
PUD, SMU, SPUR, DRIVE,
Height Limit (BHL)
HPZ, GCZ,INS, and Sports
shall only be as
Club Recreational (REC-3)
allowed under this
 

zones, the dominant use is

Rule or under the the use that occupies the
duly approved city largest building Gross Floor
zoning ordinance, Area in a lot.
whichever is more
restrictive (refer to
 T
 Table
able VII.7.1)