BP 220 and PD 957 Quiz Answer Key
What is the prescribed ratio for
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1. Based on the prescribed hierarchy of
roads and road widths in BP 220 and
PD 957, which of the following is the
narrowest?
a. Minor road
b. Alley
c. Interconnecting road
d. Pathwalk
2. What is the maximum allowable riser
height for stairs in BP 220?
a. 150 mm.
b. 175 mm.
c. 200 mm.
d. 250 mm.
3. What is the minimum tread width for
stairs in BP 220?
a. 200 mm.
b. 225 mm.
c. 250 mm.
d. 300 mm.
4. In terms of cost, which of the
following is the most expensive?
a. Economic housing
b. Socialized housing
c. Open market housing
d. Medium cost housing
5. Which of the following is prohibited by
BP 220 and PD 957?
a. A rowhouse cluster of 10 units
b. A rowhouse cluster of 20 units
c. A rowhouse cluster 100 m. long
d. A block 500.00m long with a
2.00m-wide alley approximately
at the center
The rest are all allowed.
6. For long blocks, an alley must be
provided when the block becomes
_____ long or longer.
a. 200 m.
b. 250 m.
c. 300 m.
d. 500 m.
7.
saleable and non-saleable lots in BP
220?
a. 30% saleable max, 70% non-
saleable min
b. 70% saleable max, 30% non-
saleable min
c. 30% saleable min, 70% non-
saleable max
d. 70% saleable min, 30% non-
saleable max
e. None of the above
Remember: there is no prescribed ratio in BP
220.
8. What is the prescribed ratio for
saleable and non-saleable lots in PD
957?
a. 30% saleable max, 70% non-
saleable min
b. 70% saleable max, 30% non-
saleable min
c. 30% saleable min, 70% non-
saleable max
d. 70% saleable min, 30% non-
saleable max
e. None of the above
Remember: PD 957 only caps the saleable
portion, and only places a minimum for the
non-saleable portion.
9. Which of the following is true?
a. An alley may be used as
property access for socialized
developments only
b. A pathwalk may be used as
property access for socialized
and economic developments
c. A pathwalk length of up to
60.00 m. is allowed
d. An alley must have a minimum
width of 1.20 m.
The other options are wrong. For (a), an alley
can never be used as property access. For
(b), a pathwalk is only allowed as property
access for socialized projects, not economic.
For (d), should be 2 meters minimum.
 10. What is the minimum ceiling height
required for socialized and economic
housing (not including mezzanines)?
a. 2.70 m.
b. 2.40 m.
c. 2.10 m.
d. 2.00 m.
11. What is the smallest door permitted by
BP 220?
a. 600 mm. wide x 1800 mm. tall
b. 700 mm. wide x 1800 mm. tall
c. 700 mm. wide x 2000 mm .tall
d. 800 mm. wide x 2000 mm. tall
This is theoretically allowed for bathroom
doors.
12. What is the acceptable range of
handrail heights according to BP 220?
a. 800-900 mm. from the floor
b. 800-100 mm. from the floor
c. 800-1200 mm. from the floor
d. 800-1500 mm.from the floor
13. For socialized housing, what is the
minimum lot frontage required for
single-detached developments?
a. 6.00 m.
b. 8.00 m.
c. 10.00 m.
d. 12.00 m.
14. What is the minimum front setback
required for socialized and economic
housing?
a. 1.00 m.
b. 1.50 m.
c. 2.00 m.
d. 4.50 m.
15. Parks and playgrounds are required for
projects that have a minimum gross
area of ___
a. 1 hectare
b. 2 hectares
c. 3 hectares
d. 10 hectares
16. Which of the following may be built on
areas allotted for parks and
playgrounds?
a. A multi-purpose center
b. A basketball court
c. A private clinic
d. A livelihood center
17. Which of the following are the first
three items on the list of minimum
basic needs of human settlements
prescribed by BP 220?
a. Water, power, and storm
drainage
b. Water, circulation, and storm
drainage
c. Water, power, and waste
disposal
d. Water, parks and playgrounds,
and circulation
18. What is the minimum floor area
required for a single occupancy, open
market condominium according to PD
957?
a. 18 sqm.
b. 22 sqm.
c. 36 sqm.
d. 48 sqm.
19. For medium-cost and open market
housing developments, what is the
minimum area required for parks and
playgrounds?
a. 3.5% of gross area
b. 4.0% of gross area
c. 5.0% of gross area
d. 9.0% of gross area
20. What is the minimum floor area
required for open market housing?
a. 18 sqm.
b. 22 sqm.
c. 30 sqm.
d. 42 sqm.
21. What is the minimum level of
completion required for PD 957?
a. Shell house
b. Shell house with doors and
windows
c. Complete house
d. Complete house without interior
partitions
This is not low-cost housing. At the price
points in PD 957, shell houses are not
allowed.

22. What is the minimum lot area required

for medium cost, duplex housing?
a. 50 sqm.
b. 80 sqm.
c. 100 sqm.
d. 120 sqm.

23. For BP 220, what is the minimum

extension above the roof line required
for firewalls?
a. 200 mm.
b. 300 mm.
c. 400 mm.
d. 1000 mm.

24. Subdivisions abutting main public

roads must provide setbacks on both
sides of the subdivision entrance for
public utility vehicles. What are the
minimum dimensions required for the
setback?
a. 2.50 m. x 5.00 m.
b. 3.00 m. x 5.00 m.
c. 3.00 m. x 9.00 m.
d. 3.60 m. x 12.00 m.

25. What is the minimum floor area

required for a medium cost family
condominium according to PD 957?
a. 18 sqm.
b. 22 sqm.
c. 36 sqm.
d. 48 sqm.