THE NATIONAL

BUILDING CODE
 CLASSIFICATION AND GENERAL
REQUIREMENTS OF ALL BUILDINGS
BY USE OR OCCUPANCY
USE OR OCCUPANCY UNIT AREA PER OCCUPANT Minimum of Two Exits other
(Sq. m.) than elevators are required
where number of occupant is
over
A. Dwellings 28 10
B. Hotels 18.6 10
Apartments 18.6 10
Dormitories 18.6 10

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• Section 701 OCCUPANCY TYPE
GROUP B
GROUP A
RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL
, HOTEL, AND
DWELLINGS
APARTMENTS

• Section 702

No change shall be made in the character of occupancy of any

building.

• Section 703

One-storey building with more than one occupancy each portion

shall conform to the requirement of each.

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 TYPES OF OCCUPANCY
SEPARATION
1.) One – Hour Fire Resistive
Operation

2.) Two – Hour Fire resistive

Operation

3.) Three – Hour Fire Resistive

Operation

4.) Four – Hour Fire Resistive

Operation

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 LOCATION ON PROPERTY
No buildings shall be constructed unless it adjoins a street

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LOCATION ON PROPERTY

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LOCATION ON PROPERTY

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LOCATION ON PROPERTY

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MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF
BUILDINGS

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MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF
BUILDINGS

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 MEASUREMENT AND
PERCENTAGE OF SITE
OCCUPANCY

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 MEASUREMENT AND
PERCENTAGE OF SITE
OCCUPANCY

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 MEASUREMENT AND
PERCENTAGE OF SITE
OCCUPANCY

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 SETBACK REQUIREMENT

YARD Type of Residential Use / Occupancy

R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 R-5
(meters) Basic Maximum Basic Maximum (individual (meters)
(meters) (meters) (meters) (meters) lot / unit
meters)
Front 4.50 3.00 8.00* 3.00 8.00* 4.50 6.00
Side 2.00 2.00** 2.00** *** 2.00 2.00 3.00
(optional) (optional)
Rear 2.00 2.00 2.00 *** 2.00 2.00 3.00

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 PARKING REQUIREMENT

• 3.60m * 12.00m – bus/tracks

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PARKING REQUIREMENT

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 PARKING REQUIREMENT

1.20 M
3.70 M
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 ELEVATOR

10.1 ACCESSIBLE ELEVATOR

SHOULD BE LOCATED NOT MORE
THAN 30.00 M FROM THE
ENTRANCEAND SHOULD BE
EASY TO LOCATE WITH THE AID
OF SIGNS

10.2 ACCESSIBLE ELEVATORS

SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM
DIMENSION OF 1.10 M. x 1.4 M.

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 CEILING HEIGHTS

Min. 2.10 m
Min. 2.40 m

Min. 2.40 m

Min. 2.70m

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 CEILING HEIGHTS
1st Floor w/ Natural
Ventilation
Min. 2.70 m

MEZZANINE FLOORS

Min. 1.80 m.

Stairways 1

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 SIZE AND DIMENSIONS
OF ROOMS
Min. Area = 1.20 sq. m
0.90 m

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 PWD BATHROOM

30 M

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 KITCHEN

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 WINDOW OPENING

10 % FLOOR AREA

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 ARCADE

ARCADE

MIN. 3.00 M

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BUILDING PROJECTION
OVER PUBLIC STREETS

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 CORRIDORS
3.4 A MINIMUM CLEAR LEVEL
SPACE OF 1.50 M X 1.50 M
SHALL BE PROVIDED BEFORE
EXTENDING BEYOND A DOOR;

EXCEPTION: WHERE A DOOR

SHALL OPEN ONTO BUT NOT
INTO A CORRIDOR, THE
REQUIRED CLEAR, LEVEL
SPACE ON THE CORRIDOR
SIDE OF THE DOOR MAY BE A
MINIMUM OF 1.20M
CORRIDOR WIDTH

3.5) PROTECTION SHOULD BE

PROVIDED FROM DOORS THAT
SWING INTO CORRIDORS

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 RAMPS

1:12 RATIO
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 STAIRWAYS

A B

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 STAIR LANDING

max.
3.60 m
Min. 2.00
m

Max. 1.20 m

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 HAND RAIL

3m
3m

0.80 m < x > 0.90 m

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 EXITS
Total Width of Exits > total occupant load served / 165
OCCUPANT LOAD NO. OF EXITS

Above first storey 2

More than 10
500-999 3

1000 or more 4

Occupant load of more

than 10

EXIT 1 EXIT 2

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 Exit 2
Exit 1
500 – 999 Occupant Load

EXIT DISTANCES
EXIT

< 1/5

EXIT
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 EXIT

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 10.7 lux

MIN OF 1.10 M

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MIN OF 2 M

Hazardous Areas/ 50 or
more load

DOOR EXIT
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OF THE PHILIPPINES
(Mall)
Building Occupancy
• Group E:
▫ Business & Mercantile

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PARKING REQUIREMENTS
Building Type Number of parking slot
Markets 1 slot/150 sq.m. of shopping floor
area
Restaurants, Fast-food centers, 1 slot/30 sq.m. of customer area
bars and beerhouses
Office buildings 1 slot/125 sq.m. of gross floor area

Other buildings in business/ 1 slot/125 sq.m. of gross floor area

commercial zones
Public assembly buildings 1 slot/50 sq.m. of spectators area
(theaters, cinemas, auditorium,
stadium, etc.)
Building Type (Recreational Number of parking slot
Facilities)
Bowling Alleys 1 slot/4 alleys

Amusement center 1 slot/50 sq.m. of gross floor area

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PERPENDICULAR PARKING

5.00m

2.40m

PARALLEL PARKING

2.00m
6.00m

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 12.00m

5.00m
2.40m
3.60m

Truck and Bus

Diagonal Parking
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PARKING FOR PWD
 1 accessible parking slot for the handicapped per 50 parking lots up to 150
slots and an additional slot for every 100 slots
 Maximum distance of accessible parking area from facility served. Parking
areas for the physically handicapped shall be within 60.00m of the facility
being served.

FACILITY SERVED

WALKWAY

PARKING PARKING PARKING PARKING PARKING

SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT

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 ONE WAY 3.00m
TWO WAY
13.50m
7.20m

5.70m

2.55m to 2.70m

90 DEG. PARKING BAY

ONESIDE

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 ONE WAY 19.00m to 19.50m TWO WAY
3.00m
7.20m

5.70m

2.55m to 2.70m

90 DEG. PARKING
BAY TWO SIDES

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D A B C X Y Z
90 18.60 5.70 7.20 18.60 5.70 7.20

60 18.00 6.30 5.40 16.65 5.65 5.40

45 15.80 5.80 3.90 13.85 4.97 3.90 Pl anning and Designers Handbook (Second Edition)
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R = 17.00m
to 21.00m

UP

4.00m to DN
4.50m

4.00m to
4.50m

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Bus

17.60m

2.10m
7.60m
2.70m 3.00m

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Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant Loads

C – 1: Exit Door shall swing in the direction of travel.

Double Acting Doors shall not be used as exits.

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Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant
Loads
• C-3: Exit doorway shall be of a size as to permit the
installation of a door not less than 900mm and not less
than 2.00m in height

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Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant
Loads
• C-5: Revolving, sliding, and overhead doors shall
not be used as required exits.

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Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant
Loads
• D-1: Every corridor or exit balcony shall not be
less than 1.10 meters in width

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Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant
Loads
• D-3: When more than one exit is required, they shall
be arranged to allow going to either direction from
any point in the corridor.

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Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant
Loads
• Corridors and exterior exit balconies with dead ends
are permitted when the dead end does not exceed
6.00 meters in length

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Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant
Loads
• E-1: Stairway widths
• Occupant Load (X) = Minimum Width
X > 50 = 1100MM
X < 50 = 900MM
X < 10 = 750MM
Trim and handrails shall not reduce the required width by
more than 100MM

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Loads
• E-3: Winding stairways may be used if the required
width of the run is provided at a point not more than
300MM from the side where the treads are
narrower.

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Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant
Loads
• E-5: Every landing shall be a dimension measured in the
direction of travel equal to the width of the stairway.
Such dimension need not exceed 1.20m when the stairs
has a straight run.

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Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant
Loads
• K: Exits shall be illuminated at any time the
building is occupied.