CHAPTER 7: CODE REVIEW

Group E - Business and Mercantile (Commercial)

Group E Occupancies shall include:

Division 1- Gasoline filling and service stations, storage garages and boat storage structures
where no work is done except exchange of parts and maintenance requiring no open flame,
welding, or the use of highly flammable liquids.

Division 2- Wholesale and retail stores, office buildings, drinking and dining establishments
having an occupant load of less than one hundred persons, printing plants, police and fire
stations, factories and workshops using not highly flammable or combustible materials and
paint stores without bulk handlings.

Division 3- Aircraft hangars and open parking garages where no repair work is done except
exchange of parts and maintenance requiring no open flame, welding or the use of highly
flammable liquids.

Table Schedule of Principal, Accessory and Conditional Use/Occupancy of

Building/Structure
Allowable Maximum Total Gross Floor Area (TGFA) Based on the Allowed Percentage of
Site Occupancy (PSO) of the Total Lot Area (TLA)
BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT (BHL) BY TYPE OF USE OR OCCUPANCY
MINIMUM REQUIRED OFF-STREET (OFF-ROW) CUM ON-SITE PARKING SLOT,
PARKING AREA AND LOADING/UNLOADING SPACE REQUIREMENTS BY
ALLOWED USE OR OCCUPANCY
Table of Floor to Lot Area Ratio (FLAR) Designations/Rights

Reference Table of Maximum Allowable PSO, Maximum Allowable ISA, the MACA, the
Minimum USA and the TOSL by Type of Land Use Zoning per Lot
Notes:

a) per duly-approved City/ Municipal Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP)

b) per duly-approved City/Municipal Zoning Ordinance (ZO) and its IRR

c) PSO + ISA = MACA (Maximum Allowable Construction Area)

d) PSO + TOSL = TLA (Total Lot Area).

e) without firewall

f) with firewall

Setbacks for Commercial*, Industrial, Institutional and Recreational Buildings

Air Space Requirements in Determining the Size of Rooms