PHILIPPINE PLANNING STANDARDS

University of the Philippines Open University
Philippine
Planning Standards
FMA-1
Authors
Johanie Abdul Manan April Guinmapang
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Social Sector 01
Nieva Alarkon Bryan Madera Economic Sector 14
Infrastructure Sector 28
Environmental Sector 34
Institutional Sector 55
Pandemic Planning Standards 64

Abigail Arienzano
Definition of Terms 68
Zoning Classification 79
References 83
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PREFACE
This compilation of land planning standards was organized to serve as a reference or guide for all government
SOCIAL SECTOR
planners, especially environmental planners in their day-to-day planning activities. This document contains
development trends and directions focusing on different sectors such as social, economic, infrastructure, I. EDUCATION
environmental, and institutional development to be used for future growth of municipalities, cities, or provinces
a. Determine the current need for teachers and classrooms based on the above findings and on the prescribed
that will support socio economic and infrastructure development objectives. national standards.
Current Current Standard Current No. No. of Dilapidated

Further, this was also designed to assist planners in determining the spatial requirements and standards of each Classroom = Enrollment x Classroom - of Classroom - Damaged Classroom
Need. Ratio
sector in order to better understand the current and projected prevailing conditions in the planning area.
The authors hope that this project, Philippine Planning Standards, has provided a lucid illustration of various ii. Current need for teachers
planning standards that would help planners in achieving their goals and objectives, as well as in dealing with
Current Current Standard Current No.
today’s planning challenges. Teacher = Enrollment x Teacher - of Teachers
Need Ratio
b. Project the future needs for teachers, classrooms, and spatial/land requirements based on city/municipal
vision, projected school-going age population, and other considerations unique to the locality.
i. Projected classroom requirement
Projected Projected Standard Current No.

Classroom = School x Classroom - Classrooms
Requirement Enrollment Student Ratio
* Use the same formula for projecting teacher need.
ii. Projected school requirement.
Projected Targeted Enrollment Projected School

School = Participation Rate, X Going Age
Requirement (TEPR) Population (SGA)
* The targeted enrollment participation can be obtained from DepEd.
c. Project spatial/land allocation requirements using the Standards and Guidelines for Education.
i. Categories of School Buildings
Category Description
Type I Wood Construction
University of the Philippines Open University Type II Wood construction with protective fire resistant materials and one-hour fire resistive
Faculty of Management and Development Studies throughout
Diploma in Land Use Planning Type III Masonry and wood construction with exterior walls of incombustible fire resistive
Academic Year 2021-2022 construction, and one-hour fire-resistive throughout.
Type IV Steel, iron, concrete or masonry construction with walls, ceilings and permanent
P214 / Planning Analysis
partitions of incombustible fire-resistive construction except permanent non-bearing
Prof: Jonathan John G. Maldupana, EnP partitions which shall be one-hour fire resistive.
Type V Structural elements of steel, iron, concrete or masonry with walls, ceilings and
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ii. Space Standards
Level Standard Computer Room 1.4 sq.m. per place
Pre-School • School site must have a minimum lot area of 500 sq. m. with a minimum of 140 sq. Gymnasium/Auditorium 5.0 sq.m. per place
(Kindergarten Level) m. for the playground. Speech Laboratory 1.4 sq.m. per place
• Space for playground must be provided, otherwise, easy and safe access to the near- Secondary Schools Minimum Standards for Administrative Spaces
est part of open space not more than 200 meters walking distance from school site may be
Classroom 1.40 sq.m. per place
presented as an alternative.
• Classroom size should be 1 ½ square meter per child. Science Laboratory 2.10 sq.m. per place
Secondary School Shops
Practical Arts 5.00 sq.m. per place
Elementary • 1/2 ha. for a non-central school which has only one or two classes and no grade Technology and Home Econom- 7.00 sq.m. per place
School Sites above Grade IV. ics
• 1 ha. for a central school which has six classes or for non-Central School which has Girls Trades/Homemaking 4.00 sq.m. per place
from three to four classes.
Wood Trades 5.00 sq.m. per place
• 2 ha. for schools which have from seven to nine classes.
• 3 ha. for schools which have from ten to twelve classes. Metal Trades 5.00 sq.m. per place
• 4 ha. for schools which have more than twelve classes. Mechanical Trades 7.00 sq.m. per place
Electrical Trades 4.00 sq.m. per place
For Rural Areas: Drafting/Drawing 2.50 sq.m. per place
• 1/2 ha. for a central school which has 6 classes, for a non-central school which has
Farm Mechanics 5.00 sq.m. per placev
from 3 to 4 classes.
• 1 1/2 ha. for schools which have from 7 to 10 classes. Farm Machinery 6.50 sq.m. per place
• 2 ha. for schools which have more than 10 classes. Fish Capture/Culture/Preserva- 2.50 sq.m. per place
tion
For Urban Areas: Administrative and Services Spaces
• 1/2 ha. for central school with 6 classes and non-central schools with 7-10 classes. Administrative Office 5.00 sq.m. per place
• 3/4 ha. for 11 to 20 classes.
• 1 ha. for 21 or more classes. Medical/Dental Clinics 28.00 sq.m. gross
Guidance Room 28.00 sq.m. gross
Elementary School Buildings - Standard Requirements Library/Learning Resources Center:
• Capacity of 10% of the enrollment at 2.40 sq.m. per place,
Classroom (elementary) 1.40 sq.m. per place provided that the total area is not less than that of a standard class-
Elementary school shop 5.0 sq.m. per place room.
• In schools with more than one shift, the basis for comput-
Administrative Office 5.0 sq.m. per place ing the area is the shift with the largest enrollment.
Library/LRC 2.40 sq.m. per place
(10% of total enrollment) Corridors:
Provided that it is not smaller than the size • Not required at ground level if appropriate direct access to
of a enclosed spaces is provided.
classroom • Above ground level, the minimum clear width is 2.0 meters
Medical/Dental Clinic 28.00 sq.m. gross Colleges and Universities Area of School Site
500 or less students 0.50 ha
Guidance Room 28.00 sq.m. gross
501 to 1,000 1.00 ha
Corridor Above ground level, the minimum clear 1,001 to 2,000 2.00 ha
width is 2.0 m. provided that the provisions
2,001 to 3,000 3.0 ha
of the National Building Code & Fire Code of
the Philippines and other relevant rules and • For largest colleges and universities the campus should be
regulations are observed. at least 7 hectares for the minimum number of students which is
10,000.
• There should be space on the campus for holding class
programs and sports activities.
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• The shape of a college site is not important as its total site, II. HEALTH AND SANITATION
since landscape architects and college administrators can adapt a
campus plan to a variety of shapes with relatively little less in effi-
ciency. A rectangular plot of ground with length not more than one HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
and one-half times the width heads itself most readily to the proper a. Standard Area per Hospital/Clinic
location of the various college units.
Municipal Hospital 1.5 ha
iii. Standard Classroom Dimension Provincial Hospital 1.5 ha
Regional Hospital 2.5 ha
Type of Building Floor Dimension (m) Floor Area (Sq.m.) Gross Area per Place @ 40 Pu-
Medical Center 3.5 ha
pils/Room (Sq.m.)
Gabaldon Type 7x9 63 1.575
Army Type 6x7 42 1.05 b. Criteria for Establishing a New Hospital (Government)
i. The proposed hospital is at least 35 kilometers away from any existing government hospital;
Magsaysay Type 6x7 42 1.05
ii. The hospital will be accessible as a referral facility to a minimum of 3 RHU or main health center
vMarcos Type 7.3 x 6 43.8 1.095 facilities in the catchment area;
Bagong Lipunan 1 6x8 48 1.2 iii. The permanent population to be served within the catchment area is at least 75,000 population;
Bagong Lipunan 2 8x6 48 1.2 and
iv. In the case of island municipalities or inaccessible areas due to mountainous terrain or geographic
Bagong Lipunan 3 6 x 8zz 48 1.2 barriers, the following shall apply:
RP-US Bayanihan 7.35 x 6 47.7 1.192 • The catchment population shall be at least 25,000 or more
ESF Building 6x8 48 1.2 • The area shall be at least 3 hours away by the usual means of transportation
Imelda Type 8x6 48 1.2
Pagcor Bldg. 6x8 48 1.2
c. Location Criteria/Guidelines for the Different Hospitals and Health Facilities
JICA-EFIP Bldg. 8x7 56 1.4
JICA-TRSBP Bldg. 8 x 6.25 52 1.35 i. Rural Health Units
Multi-Purpose Workshop 7 x 16 112 2.80
DECS one-room Bldg. 6x8 48 1.2 Barangay Health Station (BHS) Main Health Center (MHC)
FVR 2000 School Bldg. 7x8 56 1.4
• The recommended service zone is from 3 to 5 kilome- • Guidelines for the MHC are the same as CHC.
Royal Bldg. System 7x8 56 1.4 ters considering transport availability for both the patient and
EVG 3D Panel System 7x8 56 1.4 medical staff and serving a population of 5,000.
Federation of Filipino Chinese 7x6 42 1.05 • It should be centrally located and grouped with the
Chamber of Commerce and other institutional facilities such as chapel, school and park/play-
Industry Inc. ground.
(FFCCCII) 7x8 56 1.4
Little Red School House 7x9 63 1.575
• One Storey, One Class-
room Bldg. - SEMP ii. City Health Center
• One Storey, One Class- MHC and CHC should be guided by the following considerations:
room Bldg. - SEDIP • Every municipality/city should have at least one MHC/CHC (for every 50,000 population)
• One Storey, One Class- • The use of MHC/CHC will be optimized if the site is close to the market center;
room Bldg. - TEEP • It should be accessible to major roads and bus routes;
• It should be located in areas with no obnoxious smells, noise or hazardous traffic condition; and
• It should be free from flood dangers; sub-soil condition must be acceptable.
Did you know? The University of California, Davis, is the greenest university in the world, as declared by the seventh annual GreenMetric
ranking from the University of Indonesia for environmentally friendly campus operations and policies, and research and education on iii. Municipal Hospital
sustainability. UC Davis ranked first among the participating colleges and universities for transportation, including bus and bicycle use, and
• The hospital has a service zone with a radius of approximately 30 kilometers.
earned a perfect score in the waste category, for waste reduction and recycling, among other factors. Other criteria included renewable en-
ergy (UC Davis generates 14 percent of its power supply from a new solar farm), and energy efficiency and water conservation. The ranking
also looked at green building implementation (UC Davis has 23 LEED projects, as well as the largest planned zero-net energy community
in the nation, West Village).

• It should be located in settlements not provided with hospital services, thus, serving as local gravitation points and • No burial ground shall be located in an area with high water table, water recharged aquifers, water bearing rocks or
socio-economic centers. where soil is permeabililty is good.
• Cemeteries are preferably designed in sparsely populated area but not outside city/ municipality limits or on the
iv. Secondary Care District Hospital periphery of the town proper and away from the city/municipal water system.
• The hospital provides definitive care in the 4 basic specialties, namely; medicine, obstetrics, surgery, gynecology • Cemeteries are preferably located on grounds free from flood hazards.
and pediatrics. • A new cemetery should also be located in an area not distracting the opening of future streets and arterial grounds.
• The secondary care district has a service radius of at least 35 kilometers servicing the municipality/ies including its • Cemeteries should be away from watershed of lakes or streams to maintain safe water supply.
periphery.
v. Tertiary Care Provincial Hospital

• The hospital should be located preferably at the capital town, catchment area is the whole province. WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES
a. Sanitary Landfills
vi. Tertiary Care Regional Hospital
• It is usually located in the regional center and offers more services than a provincial hospital.
a. The site shall be accessible from major roadways and thoroughfares, provided that if it is not accessi
ble, the project design shall include means of access.
vii. Medical Center
b. The site shall have an adequate quantity of earth cover material that is easily handled and compacted;
• The Medical Center offers special care beyond the capabilities of Regional Hospital.
as an alternative, an offsite guaranteed source of cover material shall be identified.
c. If the site is located within two (2) kilometers of an airport runway, it shall not pose a bird hazard
viii. Government Hospital
to aircraft. The Owner/Operator shall institute a bird control program so as to prevent hazards
• It is a hospital operated and maintained partially or wholly by the National, Provincial, Municipal or City Govern
to aircraft if bird population becomes significant due to the operation of the landfill. The site
ment or other political subdivision, board or other agency.
shall comply with other requirements for safety of flying aircraft in terms of height of structures,
such as provisions for obstruction lights, if required.
ix. Private Hospital
d. Locations of public water supply intakes located within one (1) kilometer from the facility, including
• It is a hospital owned, established and operated with funds raised or contributed through donations, or by private
active public drinking water supply wells, shall be shown on a facility map.
capital or other means by private individuals, association, corporation, religious organizations, from company or
e. The facility shall not be constructed within 75 meters from a Holocene fault or known recent active
joint stock association.
fault.
x. General Hospital
f. If significant archaeological and cultural resources are present at the site, such resources shall be pro
• It is a hospital that provides services for all kinds of illnesses, diseases, injuries or deformities.
tected and preserved.
g. If the site is a habitat of listed endangered species, mitigation measures for protection of the species as
xi. Special Hospital
required by applicable laws shall be included in the project proposal.
• It is a hospital that provides services for one particular kind of illness/disease or health medical care need.
h. The site shall be chosen with regard to the sensitivities of the community’s residents. The Sanggu
niang Bayan of the host LGU shall adopt a resolution confirming compliance with the pertinent
xii. Teaching and Training Hospital
siting, design criteria and standards. The resolution shall be deemed as having fully satisfied
•It is a fully departmentalized hospital with accredited residency training program in a specified specialty or disci
the public sensitivity requirement of this section.
pline.
i. The site shall be located in an area where the landfill’s operation will not detrimentally affect environ
mentally sensitive resources such as aquifers, groundwater reservoir or watershed area, by provision
of the following special mitigation measures and additional criteria:
• The facility shall be a minimum 50 meters away from any perennial stream, lake or river.
• The site shall be evaluated for presence of geologic hazards, faults, unstable soils, its foundation
stability, and its hydrogeologic character. The site shall not be located in a floodplain.
CEMETERIES • It shall be provided with a composite base liner system consisting of a minimum 1.5 millimeter
(mm) thick high density polyethylene liner (HDPE) underlain by a soil liner with a minimum
a. Location Criteria/Guidelines for Cemeteries thickness to
As per PD 856 (Sanitation Code of the Philippines), burial grounds, cemeteries, memorial parks, or any place duly authorized
by the government for permanent disposal of the dead should be:
• At least 20 meters distance from any dwelling unit, and no house shall be constructed within the same
distance from any burial ground
• 50 meters distance from either side of the river or fifty (50) meters distance from any source of water supply

provided that the owner/operator can demonstrate to the Department in writing, the equivalency of the proposed ADC in
0.60 meter (m) and maximum permeability of 1x10-6 centimeter/second (cm/sec). controlling infiltration, vector, odor and litter based on technical research or studies. In areas within the landfill that will
• A Geosynthetic Clay Liner (GCL) with a minimum thickness of 6.4 mm and permeability of 1x10-9 cm/sec or less, not be used for at least 180 days, an additional interim soil cover of 6 inches thick shall be placed over the existing daily
may be substituted for the soil liner. Likewise, the design of the final cap shall be equivalent to its liner system in cover. The final cover shall consist of, from bottom to top, the foundation layer (consisting of 0.60m thick soil layer includ-
terms of permeability. The thickness of the final cover system shall be at least 1.5 m including a minimum 0.60 m ing interim cover), a final cap with an equivalent permeability as that of its liner system. A drainage layer and a vegetative
thick soil foundation layer, its final cap, a drainage layer, and a vegetative layer of at least 0.30 m thick. If the thick- layer. Installation of final cover shall be completed within six (6) months from the last receipt of waste.
ness of the equivalent final cap makes the entire cover system less than 1.5 m thick, the deficiency shall be made up
by increasing the thickness of the foundation layer. b. Minimum Requirements for locating Controlled Dumpsites
• Strict liner and final cap Construction Quality Assurance (CQA) and testing shall be performed by a third par- a. Drainage and runoff control shall be designed and managed such that storm water does not come in contact with
ty experienced in earthwork, clay and geosynthetic liner installation, quality assurance supervision, testing and waste and that discharge of sediments into the receiving body of water is minimized. Appropriate erosion protection
inspection. The lead CQA person, as a minimum qualification or experience, must have supervised the installation shall be installed at storm discharge outfalls;
of at least 100,0000 square meters each of clay and geosynthetic liner system; the CQA person or firm shall submit b. Working areas shall be minimized and kept at no more than a ratio of 1.5 square meter (sq.m) or less per ton/day
a construction completion report within 60 days of liner or final cap construction completion to the Department, (tpd) of waste received on a daily basis, e.g. 30 sq.m working area for a 20 tpd facility;
certifying that construction of each liner system was performed and completed in accordance with its plans and c. Provision of maintained all-weather access roads;
specifications. The CQA report shall be certified by a registered Civil or Geotechnical Engineer or other registered d. Controlled waste picking and trading, if allowed by owner/operator, in order to facilitate daily covering and compli-
Engineer, provided that the certifying Engineer shall have at least designed or supervised the installation of soil and ance to Subsections (a) through (e) above;
geosynthetic liners of quantities similar to those of the lead CQA person. e. Provision of at least 0.60 m final soil cover at closure, and post-closure maintenance of cover, drainage and vegeta-
tion; Post-closure maintenance shall be for a period of ten (10) years;
f. Site shall not be located in flood plains and areas subject to periodic flooding and it shall be hydro-geologically
j. The design of the landfill shall be statically stable and shall be able to withstand the effects of a ground acceleration gen
suitable, i.e., adequate separation or clearance between waste and underlying groundwater and any surface body of
erated by an earthquake of 100-year or more recurrence interval.
water shall be provided. Engineering controls shall be provided otherwise.
k. A separation of at least two (2.0) meters shall be maintained between the top of the liner system and underlying ground
water. c. Site Selection Criteria for Sewerage Disposal
l. A temporary impoundment for drainage runoff shall be provided with a detention time sufficient for sediment removal a. Sewerage disposal system should be at least 25 meters away from shallow wells and 15 meters away from deep wells;
and/or reduction, prior to its discharge. b. The design should be based on a thorough assessment of the site for percolation rate, depth of water table, drainage
m. The site shall be large enough to accommodate the community’s waste for a period of five (5) years or more during which and flooding characteristics;
people must internalize the value of environmentally sound and sustainable waste disposal. c. For a sewerage disposal to work well, the slope should be from 0-8%, the permeability class is rapid, the percolation
n. The site chosen shall facilitate developing a landfill that will satisfy budgetary constraints, including site development, rate is greater than 180 mm/h, the depth of the water table is greater than 180 cm. As a rule, areas that have impeded
operation for many years, closure and post-closure care and possible remediation costs. drainage and prone to flooding should not be used for sewerage disposal;
o. Designation of a separate containment area for household hazardous wastes. d. There should be estimates of the required absorption area for drain fields and seepage pits given the percolation rate;
p. A gas control system shall be provided when the volume of waste in the landfill has reached 0.5 million metric tons. The e. The depth to bedrock must be 120 meters or more below the disposal field, that is about 180 meters below the sur-
owner/operator shall consider recovery and conversion of methane gas into usable energy if economically viable. Prior to face;
installation of gas control facilities, perimeter boundary gas monitoring shall be performed in accordance with Section f. The groundwater table must be at least 120 meters below the disposal field;
2(b) of Rule XIV. g. For assessment purposes, the potential for sewerage disposal of various solid are:
q. Groundwater monitoring wells shall be placed at appropriate locations and depth for taking water samples that are repre
• Loam (good)
sentative of groundwater quality and for predicting groundwater flow.
• Clayey loam (poor)
r. Cover shall consist of a daily soil cover at least 6 inches in thickness applied at the end of each workday. Alternative Daily
• Organic (poor)
Cover (ADC), maybe used
• Sand, sandy loam, gravel (fair)

COVID-19 RESPONSE a. Get the residential density in the municipality
b. Convert density expressed as persons per hectare of residential area, to households per hectare of residential area
c. By dividing 10,000 square meters by the household density, the resulting answer would be the average lot size per
a. Guidelines for Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Response
household
b. Standards for Airborne Infection Isolation Room (AIIR)
d. Multiply the average lot size by the total number of households to get the total residential area requirement.
• AIIR must be single occupancy rooms with negative pressure relative to the surrounding areas.
• There must be at least 6 air changes per hour, or 12 air changes per hour for newly constructed Example:
or renovated rooms. 100,000 population
• Air exhaust should be directed away from people and air intakes. If this is not possible, air must Residential Density = --------------------------
be filtered through a HEPA filter before recirculation. 500 ha.
• Doors must be kept closed except when entering or leaving the room. Minimize unnecessary = 200 persons per hectare of residential area
entry and exit.
• • Air pressure must be monitored daily with visual indicators (e.g. smoke tubes, flutter strips), 200 persons per ha. of residential area
regardless of the presence of differential pressure sensing devices (e.g. manometers) (DOH De- Household Density = ---------------------------------------------------
partment Memorandum No. 2020-0062) 6 (average household size)
= 33.3 households per ha. of residential area
10,000
The City of Wuhan in China built a makeshift emergency hospital in just 10 days to treat patients with Covid-19. The emergency
Average lot size = -------------
medical facility is made up of two floors and has several isolation wards and 30 intensive care units in a 645,000 sq. ft of land and
per household 33.3
can hold up to 1,000 patients.
= 300 square meters per household
III. HOUSING
1. For uniformity, adopt the UN Shelter Method which was developed by UNDP in the
projection of apparent housing demand or housing need where: 3. Resources Needed for Housing
Current Housing Demand a. Land Need for Housing
Current Total Total Total Total Total Barong- •Land needed will be estimated for the duration of the planning period on the basis of present design
Housing = Households - Housing + Number of - Households + Acceptable + Barong standards and number of different housing options. Minimum lot sizes or bigger lot sizes under Batas
Demands 20001 20001 Families 20001 Pambansa Blg. 220 (BP 220) or PD 957 can be used depending on the local situation.
(5% of housing units made
ii. Inventory and Identification of Lands
of mixed materials)
1Current data available or the most updated Census on Population and •Having estimated the total area needed for the program the next step is to identify lands suitable for
housing that is affordable to the target income groups.
2. Estimation of residential space requirements may be computed using density; expressed as persons
per hectare of residential area. iii. Infrastructure Need for Housing
•The UDHA mandates LGUs and NHA, in cooperation with the private developers and concerned agen
Residential Density (includes Total Population cies to provide basic services and facilities (infrastructure) for socialized housing and resettlement areas.
circulation system and other = These basic services and facilities include:
neighborhood facilities/amenities) Residential Area (Ha) A. Potable water;
Types of densities Density, persons/hectare of residential area B. Power and electricity and an adequate power distribution system;
C. Sewerage facilities and an efficient and adequate solid waste disposal system; and
Low 150
D. Access to primary roads and transportation facilities
Medium 151 - 250
High More than 250 iv. Finance Requirements for Housing
•The calculations on the amount of assistance to be provided by the LGU for basic services, land acqui
sition and other forms of assistance (e.g. technical assistance) will give the estimate for total funds re
quired from the LGU budget. The total value of loans required to meet housing needs of all income
groups can be calculated using the data on affordable options. By identifying the source of these funds,
the value of loans required under different government loan programs can be assessed. This is particu
larly important for estimating the loan requirements under the Community Mortgage Program (CMP)
and other socialized housing programs.

VI. PROTECTIVE SERVICES
a. Police Stations
Finland introduced the “Housing First” policy in 2008. This Northern European country provides apartments for anyone who needs one
i. Classification of Police Stations by Population
as a long-term solution to homelessness.
TYPE POPULATION
IV. SOCIAL WELFARE
Component Cities
a. Day Care
A 100,000 and above
As defined in RA 7876, Day Care Service –is the provision of supplemental parental care to a 0 to 6 year-old child B 75,000 to less than 100,000
who may be neglected, abused, exploited or abandoned during part of the day when parents cannot attend to his C less than 75,000
needs.
Requirements for Day Care Centers Municipal Police Stations POPULATION

• Every 500 families must have 1 day care center;
A 75,000 or more
• Majority of parents are both working;
• The community has no form of socialization (no social activities); B 30,000 to less than 75,000
• Plenty of street children ages 3 to 6;
• Emotionally unprepared parents; and
• The community is willing to put-up day care center. ii. Standard Lot Requirements
b. Senior Citizen Care Center
• The minimum area requirement of the Center for the Senior Citizens is 500 sq. meters per DSWD. User Lot Area (Sq.M.)
c. Day Center for Street Children
i. The Day Center is made available to street children who are 7 to 15 years old and have a family Police Station Type “A” 2,500
to go home to everyday. Police Station Type “B” 600
d. Standards on Social Welfare & Development Service Delivery System in the Local Government Units (AO No. 82. Police Station Type “C” 400
S.2003) Regional Command 30,000
i. Facilities
• Office space 4.0 m2 per person. Free space of 6.0 m2 per allotted room for mobility Provincial Command 10,000
• A space/room for interview and counseling Mobile Force Coy 500
• Conference room
• Separate living quarters for male and female personnel in times of disaster or emergency opera b. Jail Facility
tions i. Classification of Jail Facility by Population
• Ample space/room for receiving clients
• Exclusive space/room for conducting intake interview Type of Jail Inmate Population
• Storage room for stockpiling to relief operations District Jail At least or above1,000 inmates
City Jail At least 251 inmates
V. SPORTS AND RECREATION
i. Classification of Jail Facility by Population
a. Sports and Recreation
i. A minimum of 500 sq.m. per 1,000 population for city or municipal park. Type of Building Minimum Jail Lot Area(hectare)
ii. A minimum of 0.5 hectare per 1,000 population for playfield/athletic field. Population
b. Athletic Field
i. A standard oval tract with a distance of 400 meters. A above 99 1
ii. A baseball diamond with sides measuring 27.4 meters (90 ft.) long. B above 20 – 99 0.5
iii. A softball diamond with sides measuring 18.2 meters (60 ft.) long. C 20 or less 0.5
iv. A soccer football field measuring 90-120 meters (100-130 yards) long and 45-90 meters (50-100 yards)
wide.
v. A basketball court which should be a flat, hard, not grass surface measuring 26 x 14 meters (85 x 46 feet).
Baston Prison in Norway is considered the nicest prison in the entire world. Located on Bastoy Island in Oslofjord,
vi. A volleyball court measuring 18 meters long and 9 meters wide (60 x 30 feet).
this prison houses a little over 100 inmates who, within the prison complex, enjoy luxuries like tennis, horse-
vii. A lawn tennis court measuring 23.77 meters long and 8.23 meters wide (73 x 27 feet), which is the stan
back-riding, fishing and sunbathing. With tasteful cottages to house them and lush farms to work on, the prisoners
dard for singles. For doubles, a wider court is used, 10.97 meters (36 feet) wide.
at this minimum-security institution probably often forget they’re prisoners.
viii. Perimeter space should also be provided for the construction of a grandstand or grandstands and bleach
ers.

PRIMARY SECTOR
ECONOMIC SECTOR
Economic planning is a conscious and deliberate use of resources of a community with a view to achieving certain targets of AGRICULTURE
production for the overall development of the economy.
1. Crop Production
The Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (PSIC) is a statistical classification of economic activities which con-
sists of seventeen (17) major divisions grouped into three (3) major groupings. Listed below are the following functional sectors
of the economy: Percentage of crop production = Area devoted to crop production (ha) x 100
Area to municipality/city land area Total city/municipal land area (ha)
Primary sector – are basically agriculture and natural resource-based economic activities referred to as extractive
industry.
Percentage of agricultural land = Area devoted to a specific crop (ha) x 100
Secondary sector – consists of the manufacturing, utilities and construction activities referred to as manufacturing
Area devoted to each crop Total agricultural area (ha)
sector.
Tertiary sector – consists of trade, services, finance, and real estate economic activities referred to as service sector.
2. Production/Supply Projection
Major PSIC Classifications PSIC Major Division Economic Activities
Primary Division A Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry
(Extractive Industry) Division B Fishing Volume of Production = Total Area planted to type of crop X current yield per hectare
Division C Mining and Quarrying
Secondary Division D Manufacturing 3. Demand Projection for Agricultural Products
(Manufacturing) Division E Electricity, Gas and Water Supply
Division F Construction
Actual Demand/Required Food Intake = Per Capita Dietary /Food Requirement* x
Protected Population at a Given Year
Standards recommended by the Food and Nutrition Resource Council in projecting the dietary/food re-
quirement :
Per Capita Dietary/Food Requirement Agricultural Product Standard Requirement (Kg./Year)

Cereals and Cereal Products 124
Sugars and Syrups 70
Starchy roots and tubers 60
Vegetables 39
Fruits 28
Dried Beans, Nuts and Seeds 4
Milk and Milk Products 16
Eggs 4
Fish, Meat and Poultry 54
Criteria for Suitability of Agricultural Land Uses

• The site for agricultural purposes should be plains and plateaus and areas of moderate slopes so that modern farm machin-
ery can be used effectively. Moderate slopes (15% maximum for cultivation) favor good drainage, which is required by most
crops.
• Agricultural lands should be of soil type A, B, and C as defined by the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM).
These types are pliable and relatively easy to work with. They are fertile, rich in minerals and other plant nutrients required
by most crops. Impervious subsoil that holds water is excellent for paddy rice culture.

• It should have favorable temperature conditions for various crops. The cold limit of rice is from 28-29ºC; of commer- LAND FOR WILDLIFE AND RECREATION
cial corn production is a mean summer isotherm of 19ºC; of cotton, 25ºC; of coffee, 15.55-25.55ºC. The site meets the
moisture requirements of plants. Class X Level Land Lands with slope of 0 -1 % which are very often wet, cannot
• It is accessible to irrigation, transport and electricity. be drained and is suited for fishpond; Examples are mangrove
• Lands to be devoted as grazing lands are those that have a topography not suited for cropland purposes. The slope swamps and fresh marshes
ranges from 25%-50%.
• Areas covered by the CARP and those considered as prime agricultural lands. These lands should be taken within the
landscape ecological context, whereby parameters are measurable and verifiable, and anchored on a more stable land
quality or land characteristics. The physical land quality should serve as the backbone criteria. Equally important, the
socio-economic criteria in conjunction with other transitional parameters provide complete suitability insights of a
given landscape. Likewise, the latter should be categorized into high, moderate, marginal, and not suitable. More so, FISHING AREA AND FISHING FACILITIES
suitability should be equally specific as to what crops it is most suitable to, needed inputs, etc.
• Fishing areas should be preferably have types I* and II** climate.
CROPLANDS
*Type I climate – have two pronounced seasons, wet from May to October, dry the rest of the year.
BSWM LAND CAPABILITY SCHEME
**Type II climate – No dry season, very pronounced maximum rain period from November to January.]
CROPLANDS
Class A Very Good Land Lands with 0-3% slope that can be cultivated safely and exten- • It should have clay and loam or loam type of soil.
sively to crops and requires only simple but good management
practices • Fish collection centers should be located in commercial fish landing ports to maximize use of facilities.
Class B Good Land Lands with 0-3% slope that can be cultivated safely and requires • Where landing ports are non-existent or could not be built, inland fish collection centers should be located in a local-
easily applies conservation practices ity with the largest production potential or in a place around which the fishing areas are more or less clustered. The
rationale is to concentrate supply and thereby possibly induce or justify the putting up of infrastructure support.
Class C Moderately Good Land Lands wit 8-15% slope that can be cultivated regularly for crops
in rotation; requires caution, careful management and intensive In areas where there are large inland fishing resources that are not accessible by motorized transport from land
conservation practices. ing ports and/or highly populated settlements, the collection center should be located in locality with the largest
production potential or in a place around which the fishing areas are more or less clustered.
Class D Fairly Good Land Lands with 3-8% slope -must be cultivated with caution and
requires very careful management and complex conservation GRAZING LANDS
practices for safe cultivation; more suitable for pasture or forest • At least seventy five percent (75%) of the area must have a slope of not more than fifty percent (50%).
PASTURE AND FORESTLANDS • The area should be predominantly covered by herbaceous species well distributed throughout the area and producing
Class L Level to Nearly Level Land Lands with 0-3% slope that are too stony or very wet for culti- at least 500 kilograms air dry weight or 1,000 kilograms green weight per hectare, preferably taken during the first 60
vation and thus is limited to pasture or forest use with good soil days of the rainy season.
management.
• The area should be contiguous and not less than 1,000 hectare for economical management.
Class M Steep Land Land with 25 –40% slope which easily eroded and too shallow for
• Soil should be stable, medium to heavy texture and erosion resistant. Erosion, if any, must be moderate to slight and
cultivation and therefore requires careful management to be used
can be easily controlled.
for pasture or forest
• There must be accessible, continuous and adequate supply of water.
Class N Very Steep Land Lands with 40% slope and above which are shallow and rough or
dry for cultivation and very easily eroded; can be used for grazing • The land shall not prevent any restriction in the form of cliffs, ravines, swamps, thick brushes and other similar barri-
or forestry with very limited management required management ers in the movement of livestock, men, and equipment.
required
The area must be free from forest occupancy that may hinder range management.

FORESTRY Maximum characteristics physical area:
1. Area and Location of Forestlands by Sub-Category
Particulars Criteria
1. Topography Relatively flat
Percentage of Forest/Public Lands = Total land area devoted to forestry (ha) X 100
Total land area of city/municipality 2. Slope Level to nearly level (Type A or 0.0-25%)
3. Ground water resources Good
4. Land Capability Very good, Good or moderately good (A,Be,Ce and Cw)
2. Volume of Production by Forest Concessionaire respectively
5. Land stability for urban use Suitable
Percentage of Production Forest = Total area devoted to production forest (ha) X 100 6. Erosion potential None
Total land area of forest lands (ha) 7. External and internal natural drainage Good
8. Flooding hazard None
Percentage of Protection Forest = Total area devoted to protection forest (ha) X 100
Total land area of forest lands (ha)
Industrial Classification
A. According to Capitalization
SECONDARY SECTOR
This is useful in determining industry types that a city/municipality can afford to pursue and the amount of land required to
INDUSTRY support these:
1. Industrial Land Requirement Industry Classification According to Capitalization

Scale Capitalization Assets
Industrial Area Requirement = Population X Standard Area per 1,000 population Micro-Industry 150,000 and below
Cotton Industry Above 150,000 – 1.5 M
Small-scale Industry Above 1.5M – 15M
Industrial Land Intensity Standards
Medium-scale Industry Above 15M – 60M
Intensity¹ Hectare per 1,000 population Hectare per person
Light 0.80 .0008
Source: Department of Trade and Industry
Medium 2.50 .0025
B. According to Employment Size
Heavy 4.00 .004
This is useful in determining which industry types a city/municipality will pursue given the number and skills of the Labor
Force Population in search of job in the locality.
Projected Industrial Area Requirement Y1 to Y5
Industry Classification According to Employment Size
Year Population Area Requirement
Scale Employment Size
Y1 50,000 40
Micro-Industry No specific number
Y2 55,000 44
Cotton Industry Less than 10 workers
Y3 60,000 48
Small-scale Industry 10-99 employees
Medium-scale Industry 100-199 employees
Location Criteria in Evaluating Sites for Industrial Development:
• Impact on the environment Source: Department of Trade and Industry/ NEDA
• Impact on the traffic and the provision of services and utilities
• Proximity and access to various means of transportation C. According to Degree of Hazard and Pollution (Intensity)
• Measures and safeguards against pollution and means to preserve its natural ecosystems as per approved
standards on human settlement and environmental sanitation requirement of the Local Government Code This is useful as decision criteria for the municipality in the choice of specific types of industries that conform to environ-
(RA 7160). mental protection.
C.1. Hazardous Industries
These industries are fire and health hazards, i.e. their wastes have large amounts of combustible and toxic materials.
Non-hazardous industries discharge negligible amount of combustible or toxic wastes.

C.2. Pollutive Industries b. Onshore, in the entire Philippines
1. for individuals, twenty (20) blocks; and
These industries discharge large amounts of air, water, and solid pollutants. Non-pollutive industries on the other hand emit little 2. for partnerships, cooperatives, associations, or corporations, two hundred (200)
or negligible amounts of these pollutants. Based on the hazard and pollution potential, industries are classified into: blocks.
c. Offshore, in the entire Philippines
•Light Industries (I1) 1. for individuals fifty (50) blocks;
- Non-pollutive/Non-hazardous 2. for partnerships, cooperatives, associations, or corporations, five hundred (500) blocks; and
- Non-pollutive/Hazardous 3. for the exclusive economic zone, a larger area to be determined by the Secretary.
•Medium Industries (I2)
- Pollutive/Non-hazardous • Mineral Agreement - shall grant to the contractor the exclusive right to conduct mining operations and to extract
- Pollutive/Hazardous all mineral resources found in the contract area. In addition, the contractor may be allowed to convert his agree-
•Heavy Industries (I3) ment into any of the modes of mineral agreements or financial or technical assistance agreement covering the
- Highly pollutive/Non-hazardous remaining period of the original agreement subject to the approval of the Secretary.
- Highly pollutive/Hazardous
- Highly pollutive/Extremely hazardous • Mineral agreements shall have a term not exceeding twenty-five (25) years to start from the date of execution
- Pollutive/Extremely hazardous thereof, and renewable for another term not exceeding twenty-five (25) years under the same terms and conditions
- Non-pollutive/Extremely hazardous thereof, without prejudice to changes mutually agreed upon by the parties. After the renewal period, the operation
of the mine may be undertaken by the Government or through a contractor. The contract for the operation of a
MINING AND QUARRYING mine shall be awarded to the highest bidder in a public bidding after due publication of the notice thereof: Provid-
ed, That the contractor shall have the right to equal the highest bid upon reimbursement of all reasonable expenses
Maximum Areas for Exploration Permit: of the highest bidder.
The maximum area that a qualified person may hold at any one time shall be:
a. Onshore, in any one province TERTIARY SECTOR
1. For individuals, twenty (20) blocks, and;
2. For partnerships, corporations, cooperatives, or associations, two hundred (200) blocks. COMMERCE AND TRADE
1. Growth of commercial activities, in terms of rate of increase in number of establishments, increase in area,
b. Onshore, in the entire Philippines
and direction of growth
1. For individuals, forty (40) blocks, and;
2. For partnerships, corporations, cooperatives, or associations, four hundred (400) blocks. Current no. of establishments – Previous no. of establishments
Rate of Increase = No. of years between current year X No. of establishments in the
c. Offshore, beyond five hundred meters (500m) from the mean low tide level: and any year of establishments previous years
1. For individuals, one hundred (100) blocks, and;
2. For partnerships, corporations, cooperatives, or associations, one thousand (1,000) blocks.
2. Future space requirement for commercial purposes
• Exploration permit - an exploration permit grants the right to conduct exploration for all minerals in specified areas. The
Bureau shall have the authority to grant an exploration
Area requirement = Space X Projected - Existing
Standard Built-up Area Commercial area
permit to a qualified person. An exploration permit grants the right to conduct exploration for all minerals in specified
areas. The Bureau shall have the authority to grant an exploration Permit to a qualified person.
Maximum Areas for Mineral Agreement
The maximum area that a qualified person may hold at any time under a mineral agreement shall be:
a. Onshore, in any one province
1. for individuals, ten (10) blocks; and
2. for partnerships, cooperatives, associations, or corporations, one hundred (100)
blocks;

Site Selection Criteria for Commercial Areas • The market site shall be located at least 50 meters (164 ft.) from schools, religious institutions, public offices, funeral
• The site must be located in the most desirable general area as established by the economic survey; establishments and other public gathering/places such as auditorium, public plazas and 25 meters (82 ft.) from abat-
toirs and other possible sources of contamination.
• The site must be owned or controlled by the developer, or offers the possibility of acquisition;
• The market shall be located at a site within walking distance of 0.75 km to the nearest terminal.
• Land cost must be in keeping with overall economic consideration;
• Population to be served ranges from 10,000 to 150,000 people.
• Existing zoning must permit shopping center development or reasonable likelihood of rezoning must exist;
• If located near rivers, streams or lakes, the easement shall be in accordance with the Water Code of the Philippines.
• The site must contain sufficient land to permit construction facilities to meet the sales potential;
» Topography
• The land must be in one piece, free of intervening roadways, right-of-way, easements, major waterways, or other
obstacles that would force development in separated portions;
• The land should be level to rolling terrain, or as long as clearing and grading will pose no problem in terms of undue
expense and soil erosion. The site should not be subject to flooding.
• The topography and shape of the site must permit advantageous planning and reasonable construction;
• Soil Bearing Capacity
• Soil bearing capacity must be adequate to support building load.
• The surrounding road pattern and accessibility must allow full utilization of the business potential;
» Size
• The structure must be visible from major thoroughfares;
• The size shall be large enough to accommodate all activities in the center Lot shape shall be regular and preferably be
• The surrounding areas should be safeguarded against blight; separated and within market site.
• Retail facilities should be exposed to maximize foot traffic; » Use

• Various mechanized traffic types and foot traffic be separated and distinct from one another; • The market and all the properties therein shall be used for market purposes only. For wet markets, offices allowed are for
the market master/employees and market cooperatives and cold storage establishment (except for ice depository) should
• Maximum comfort and convenience for shoppers and merchants should be provided for; and be located at least 25 m. from the market.
• Landscaping and Buffering
• Orderliness, unity and beauty should be achieved. • The market complex needs sufficient landscaping and buffering. A minimum of five (5) meters for this purpose may be
provided along perimeter of the site.
Site Selection Criteria for Market/Trading Sites or Trading Centers
Parking and Loading Space Requirements
• It should be in urbanized area;
• Provision on parking and loading requirements shall conform to the requirements of the National Building Code.
• There should be relatively developed economic and servicing activity, as well as an established link with other key
areas of the municipality;
Recommended Distances Expressed in Travel Time on Foot or Kilometers:
• It should be in strategic and convenient locations preferably along existing and proposed land and other modes of
• From residential zones to:
transportation to facilitate communication and distribution of goods to other areas dependent on this center for their
shopping needs;
a. Neighborhood center –750 meters or 15 minute travel on foot (maximum);
• On the basis of market potentials, it should be along major arteries and with more than one line of access.
b. Minor CBD –12 km; maximum walking distance, 15-30 minute travel time by public transport service;
Design Standards and Requirements for Markets c. Major CBD –45 minutes to one hour travel time from the farthest areas served by the center by public or private
transport.
» Location
• Location must be within designated commercial zone/commercial area and is accessible preferably through an • From the education center (schools) –a minimum travel time of 15 minutes by public transport.
arterial street. Service access for trucks is essential for the delivery of goods and other services.
• From the health center (hospital) –a minimum of 300 meters or 10 to 20 minutes travel
time
• From the police station –5 minutes travel time.
• From the fire station –3 to 5 minutes travel time.
• From the garbage or disposal area –5 to 10 km or 15 to 20 minutes travel time of garbage truck.

TOURISM
Historical • Ruins 4% *Condition and accessibility
Criteria to Determine Attractiveness of an Area and their Corresponding Weights
• Monuments, 4% *The extent to which a site may be well
Group Heading Criteria Weight Consideration memorials, reli- known due to important historical events
Lodging and food *Lodging and 12% *Hotels, inns, resorts, private homes, restau- gious and histori-
Facilities rants, drive inns cal landmarks
*Food facilities 6% Rating Score:

Recreation *Shopping facil- 3% *Handicrafts store, gift shops, department Score Points Descriptive Rating
and Shopping ities stores 91 –100 3.1 – 4 Excellent
80 – 90 2.1 – 3 Very Satisfactory
*Night time rec- 2% *Nightclubs, discotheques, theaters, cinema 66 – 79 1.1 – 2 Satisfactory
reation 65 – below 0.1 – 1 Unsatisfactory
*Facilities condu- 2% *Hot springs, mineral water springs, picnic

cive to health, rest grounds, hiking trails, parks Tools for Integrated Economic Sector Analysis
• Education 2% *Zoos, botanical gardens, aquariums, muse-
facilities ums
• Sports facilities 2% *Hunting, fishing, scuba diving, swimming, 1. Location Quotient: way of quantifying how concentrated a particular industry is in a region as compared to
golf, Tennis, Pelotas, horseback riding a larger area; reveals what makes a particular region “unique”
Infrastructure and Utilities • Accessibility 6% *Highways, roads, airports, bridges, piers Employment (in an economic activity)
Employment in LGU
• Transportation 6% *Land, sea, air facilities Location Quotient = __________________________________________
facilities Employment (economic activity) in Province
Total Employment in Province
• Communica- 4% *Radio, TV, telephone, Telegram
tion facilities LQ>1 = industry is considered a regional export industry
(given area is exporting)
LQ<1 = industry is considered a regional import industry
Natural factors • Natural beauty 15% *General topography of the area, flora and
(given area is importing)
fauna, lakes and river, sea, island, springs,
waterfalls
2. Analysis of Share & Shift: determines what portions of regional economic growth or decline can be attribut
ed to national, economic industry, and regional factors.
• Climate 5% *Amount of sunshine, temperature, fresh air
3. Scalogram: analysis which uses the presence or absence of specific types of economic activity in a place
Peace and order • Security for 10%
tourists 4. Others: SWOT, Minimum Requirement Technique, Centrality Index, Economic Base Analysis
Social and Cultural factors • Artistic and 2% *Local architect - mosques, monu-
architectural ments, old buildings, forts
features
• Festivals 4%
*Religious, sports, music/dance
festivals
• Distinctive 2% *Folk dances, costumes, music, sou-
local
venirs
• Fairs and ex- 2%
hibits *Commercial/non-commercial
• Attitude to- 2% *Local congeniality and treatment of

wards tourists
tourists

Standard Requirements for Restaurants Standard Requirements for Museums
» Location » Membership
• The locality and environs including approaches shall be with proper ingress and egress. • The institution shall be a member of the National Committee on Museums.
• The facade and architectural features of the building shall be appropriately designed.
» Location
» Parking • The locality and environs including approaches shall be pleasant with proper ingress and egress. The facade and
• There shall be an adequate, secured parking space provided for free to customers. architectural features shall be appropriately designed.
» Reception
» Reception • A well-informed receptionist shall be available to usher in guests. A waiting lounge with telephone shall also be
• A receptionist shall be available to usher in guests. A waiting lounge with a telephone shall also be provided. provided.
» Conference/Auditorium
» Dining Room
• There shall be a conference and/or auditorium provided with audio-visual equipment and made available to the
• Furnishing - The dining room shall be adequate in size, with sufficient and well-maintained furniture. Flooring
public.
materials shall be kept clean at all times.
• Atmosphere - The restaurant shall have a pleasant atmosphere.
» Public Washrooms
• Cuisine - There shall be cuisine of good quality and presentation available during normal meal hours and served
with distinction. Raw food used shall meet minimum government and international standards • There shall be adequate and accessible toilet facilities provided separately for male and female. Toiletries shall,
• Menu Book/Card - There shall be a menu book or card which shall be presentable, clean and easy to read with the likewise, be provided.
menu items listed in logical sequence. All items shall be made available at all times on a best-effort basis.
• Linen - All tables shall have clean table cloth and cloth napkins of good quality. They should not be faded, nor with
frayed edges and stains and should be changed after every service.
• Crockery - No piece of crockery, cutlery and tableware in use shall be chipped, cracked or grazed. The silverware
shall be kept polished and clean at all times.
» Service and Staff

• Adequate number of well-trained, well-groomed, experienced, efficient and courteous staff shall be employed.
» Comfort Rooms
• All comfort rooms shall be with good quality fixtures and fittings and provided with running water. The floor and
the walls shall be covered with impervious materials of good quality workmanship and shall be kept clean and
sanitary at all times. Tissue paper, soap, paper towels and/or hand drier shall be provided.
» Kitchen
• The kitchen, pantry and cold storage shall be in good operating condition at all times and shall be well-equipped
and hygienic.
• Equipment necessary to maintain a high standard of sanitation and hygiene shall be installed and used.
» Lighting
• Adequate lighting dining rooms, public rooms, comfort rooms, corridors and other public areas.
» Airconditioning/ventilation
• All main dining or function rooms shall be fully airconditioned and/or well-ventilated.
» Maintenance
• All sections of the restaurant (e.g., building’s exterior and interior, air conditioners, kitchen, fixtures, plumbing,
etc.) shall be maintained properly at all times. A periodic vermin control program shall be maintained for all estab-
lishments.
» Fire-fighting Facilities
• Adequate fire-fighting facilities shall be provided in accordance with the Fire Code of the Philippines.

INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR RURAL ROAD REQUIREMENTS
SUB-SECTOR: TRANSPORTATIONS
CURRENT URBAN Existing R ural R oad
Minimum Width Road-Right-Of-Way (RROW) REQUIREMENT .= [ Arable Land Area X Std. Road to Area Ratio ]- Length
1. NATIONAL ROADS shall have a right-of-way of not less than twenty (20) meters, provided that a right-of-way
of at least sixty (60) meters shall be reserved for roads constructed through unpatented public land and at least Arable lands refer to lands suitable for agricultural purposes, i.e. croplands, orchard, pasture, etc.
one hundred twenty (120) meters reserved through naturally forested areas of aesthetic or scientific value.
Arable land area = 2,662 hectares
2. PROVINCIAL ROADS shall have a right-of-way of not less than fifteen (15) meters, provided that a right-of- Existing Urban Road Length = 18.908 km
way of at least sixty (60) meters shall be reserved for roads constructed through unpatented public land.
Standard road-area ration = 1.5 km per 100 ha
3. MUNICIPAL, CITY AND BARANGAY ROADS shall have a right-of-way of not less than ten (10) meters; pro Current Rural Road Requirement = ( 2,662 X 1.5km/100ha) - 18.908
vided that the principal streets of townsites located on public lands shall have a width of sixty (60) meters and Current Rural Road Requirement = 2 1.02 km
all other streets a width of not less than fifteen (15) meters.
PROJECTED URBAN ROAD REQUIREMENTS
URBAN ROAD REQUIREMENTS
PROJECTED Std. Road to Existing
Projected Additional U rban
URBAN ROAD .=[ Population
X Population ]-[ Urban R oad +
Road Requirements ]
REQUIREMENT Ratio Length
CURRENT URBAN Urban Std. R oad to Existing U rban R oad

REQUIREMENT .= [ Population
X
Population Ratio ]- Length Using the date previously given and a projected population of 30,000:
Example: Projected urban road requirement = (30,000 X 2.4km/1000pop) - (28,363 + 41.566)
Projected urban road requirement = 72.0 - 69.93

Urban Population = 29,137
Standard Road/Population Ratio = 2.4 km per 1000 population Projected urban road requirement = 2.07 km
Existing Urban Road Length = 28,363 km
Current Urban Road Requirement = (29,137 X 2.4/1000) - 28,363 PROJECTED RURAL ROAD REQUIREMENTS
= 69,929 - 28,363
Current Urban Road Requirement = 4 1,566km
Total area
PROJECTED URBAN Existing
intended Standard Additional C urrent
ROAD .= [ for
X
Road to Ratio ]-[ Rural +
Requirements ]
REQUIREMENT Length
Agriculture
Projected rural road requirement = (30,000 X 1.5km/100ha) - (18.908 + 21.02)

Projected rural road requirement = 45.0 - 39.93

Projected rural road requirement = 5.07km

ROAD CAPACITY SUB-SECTOR: POWER
The following table describes the traffic flow corresponding to the level of service: AREA AND PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS SERVED AND UNSERVED BY ELECTRICITY
LEVEL OF SERVICE V/C RATIO TRAFFIC FLOW CONDITION % of households served = Number of households served X 100
A 0.0 – 0.2 Free Flow Total Number of Households
B 0.21 – 0.44 Stable Flow
% of households unserved = Number of households unserved X 100
C 0.45 – 0.69 Stable Flow
Total Number of Households
D 0.70 – 0.84 Unstable Flow
E 0.85 – 1.00 Unstable Flow FUTURE POWER REQUIREMENTS
F 1.00 Forced Flow
Future Power = no. of projected establishment X average consumption
Requirement (domestic, industrial, others) rate/year
Electricity can transform people’s lives, not just economically but also socially.
The oldest national road is found in Cebu City? Colon Street was named after Christopher Columbus and was inaugurated in -Piyush Goyal
1565.

SUB-SECTOR: WATER SUB-SECTOR: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM BASIC STANDARD OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION SERVICE
Level I water supply facility/service (point source) - normally serves an average of 15 households.
• One telephone station per city/municipality
Level II water supply facility/service (communal faucet system or standposts) - Usually, one faucet serves 4 to 6 households. Gener- • One post office per city/municipality
ally suitable for rural and urban fringe areas where houses are clustered densely to justify a simple piped system. The definition was • One letter carrier per 5,000 population
modified with the inclusion of the underlined phrase ‘with adequate treatment’ to emphasize that source of water supply has passed • One Public Calling Office per city/municipality without telephone service. (Public Calling
the Philippine National Standards for Drinking Water. Office is a facility the offers basic telecommunication services such as outgoing telephone
calling. 2-way telegraph service, and incoming message reception and delivery. Other service
Level III water supply facility/service - generally suited for densely populated urban areas. The definition was modified with the inclu-
sion of the underlined phrase ‘with adequate treatment’ to emphasize that source of water supply has passed the Philippine National such as telex and facsimile may be offered).
Standards for Drinking Water.
An efficient telecommunications network is the foundation upon which an information society built.
STANDARD REQUREMENT DEVELOPED BY LOCAL WATER DISTRICT/COOPERATIVE (LWUA)
-Talal Abu Ghazale
TYPE OF CONSUMER LEVEL II LEVEL III

Residential 60 lcpd communal faucet 100 – 110 lcpd individual connection
Commercial/industrial 1.0 – 2.0 cumd/connection
institutional 3.0 cumd/connection

Air Pollution Index
Air Quality Indices:
ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR
1. Total Suspended Particulars (24 hour average)
AIR
• Good – 0 to 80 ug/Ncm
Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 or RA 8749 • Fair – 81 to 230 ag/Ncm
• Poor – 231 to 350 ug/Ncm
• Very unhealthful (Alert Level) – 350 ug/Ncm
The law aims to preserve, maintain and improve the quality of air, and to abate or mitigate air pollution sources, be it
• Hazardous (Warning Level) – 600 ug/Ncm
from industrial/stationary, mobile, or other emission sources. The six (6) levels of air quality for PM2.5 defined as particles 2.5
• Extremely Hazardous (Emergency Level) – 900 ug/Ncm
and less in micrometers in diameter and their cautionary statements for the general public:
2. Sulfur Dioxide (24 hour average)
PM2.5 • Good – 0 to 80 ug/Ncm
Hex
RGB Color (µg/m3) • Fair – 81 to 180 ag/Ncm
Category C olor Color Cautionary Statements • Poor – 181 to 650 ug/Ncm
Code
Code BPLo – BPHi • Very unhealthful (Alert Level) – 650 ug/Ncm (0.25 ppm)
• Hazardous (Warning Level) – 1,570 ug/Ncm (0.60 ppm)
Good Green ( 0,228,0) # 00E400 0 - 25 None • Extremely Hazardous (Emergency Level) – 2,360 ug/Ncm (90.90 ppm)
Fair Yellow ( 255,255,0) #FFFF00 2 5.1 – 35.0 None
3. Photochemical Oxidants or Ozone – 1 hour –
Unhealthy f or Orange ( 255,126,0) #FF7E00 35.1 – 45.0 People with respiratory • Good – 0 to 80 ug/Ncm
Sensitive disease such as asthma, should • Fair – 81 to 160 ag/Ncm
• Poor – 161 to 350 ug/Ncm
Groups limit outdoor exertion.
• Very unhealthful (Alert Level) – 350 ug/Ncm (0.18 ppm)
Very Red (255,0,0) #FF0000 4 5.1 – 55.0 Pedestrians should a void • Hazardous (Warning Level) – 780 ug/Ncm (0.40 ppm)
Unhealthy heavy traffic areas. People with • Extremely Hazardous (Emergency Level) – 1,180 ug/Ncm (0.60 ppm)
heart o r respiratory disease
such a s asthma, s hould stay 4. Carbon Monoxide (8 hours average)
indoors and rest a s much as • Good – 0 to 5 mg/Ncm
• Fair – 5.1 to 10 mg/Ncm
possible. Unnecessary t rips
• Poor – 10.1 to 17 mg/Ncm
should b e postponed. P eople
• Very unhealthful (Alert Level) – 17 mg/Ncm (15 ppm)
should v oluntarily restrict t he
• Hazardous (Warning Level) – 34 mg/Ncm (30 ppm)
use of vehicles. • Extremely Hazardous (Emergency Level) – 46 mg/Ncm (40 ppm)
Acutely Purple ( 143,63,151) # 8F3F97 5 5.1 - 90 People should l imit o utdoor
Unhealthy exertion. People with heart o r Note: Normal Cubic Meter (Ncm) means the volume of dry gas which occupies a cubic meter measured at twenty-five
respiratory disease such as degrees Celsius (25oC) and at an absolute pressure equivalent to seven hundred sixty (760) mm Hg.
asthma, s hould stay i ndoors
and rest a s much a s possible.
The Emission Standards on Hydrocarbon (HC) for In-use motorcycle are as follows:
Unnecessary t rips s hould be
postponed. M otor v ehicle use
may be r estricted. Industrial 1. 7,800 ppm for urban centers such as cities, capital cities/municipalities of provinces and metro-wide centers such as Metro
activities may be curtailed. Manila, Metro Cebu and Metro Iloilo.
2. 10,000 ppm for municipalities other than the above (rural areas)
Emergency Maroon (126,0,35) # 7E0023 A bove 91 Everyone s hould remain
indoors, ( keeping w indows Source: DENR DAO No. 2003-25
and doors closed u nless heat
stress i s possible). M otor
vehicle use should b e
prohibited e xcept f or
emergency situations.
Industrial a ctivities, e xcept
that w hich i s vital f or p ublic
safety and health should b e
curtailed.
Source: DENR DAO No. 2020-14

processed into compost in another facility. These guidelines shall apply to all waste disposal site in the country, be they operated
by Local Government Units (LGUs) and/or the private sector.
Worldwide, bad outdoor air caused an estimated 4.2 million prema- Criteria for choosing a Materials Recovery
ture deaths in 2016, about 90 percent of them in low- and mid-
dle-income countries, according to the World Health Organization. • Must be located close to existing roads, but traffic caused by waste collection trucks must be con
sidered
• Must be near or within urban areas that generate the input to be processed or recycled
• There must be a buffer zone of 100m to sensitive areas (schools, hospital, parks, residential areas)
• If the area is zoned, MRF must be located near industrial zone of near a sanitary landfill
• Must be located in flat or gently sloping, stable areas. Flood-prone areas must be avoided
Table 1. Types of MRF

Type of MRF Amount o f Waste Estimated
Processed Processing Rate
(Tons/day, tpd) (Tons/Hr)
Small MRF (manual
separation aided by
Source: World Health conveyors, s emi- 1-5 0.3-0.45 (per 2 -3
automated processing) sorters)
> 15 3 ( per operational
ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT line)
Note: MRFs with inputs exceeding 15 tpd are required to apply for an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC). MRFs with
Republic Act 9003 (Ecological Solid Waste Management Act) specifically mandates all, especially the local government less waste inputs need only to secure a Certificate of Non-Coverage.
units, to adopt a systematic, comprehensive and ecological solid waste management program which shall ensure protection of
public health and environment; utilize environmentally sound methods; set targets and guidelines for solid waste avoidance and
reduction; ensure proper segregation, collection, transport and storage of solid waste; promote national research and develop- Landfill Site Identification and Screening
ment programs for improved SWM; encourage greater sector participation; retain primary enforcement and responsibility of
SWM with local government units; encourage cooperation and self-regulation among waste generators; institutionalize public The following criteria shall be used to identify and screen possi-
participation; and strengthen the integration of ecological solid waste management, resource conservation and recovery topics ble site of Sanitary Landfill:
into the academic curricula (1) Area Capacity and Availability
(2) Haul Distance and Time
(3) Proximity to Sensitive Groundwater Resources
(4) Proximity to Perennial Surface Water
(5) Occurrence of Flooding
(6) Proximity to Sensitive Land Users
(7) Local Ecological Conditions
(8) Current and Future Land Use
(9) Seismic Condition
(10) Geologic Condition
(11) Soil/Land Condition
(12) Topography
(13) Proximity to Airports
Materials Recovery Facility

A facility where recyclable municipal solid waste is processed and separated using manual and/or mechanical methods.
The recovered materials may include paper, glass, plastics, and metals, which are baled, temporarily stored, and eventually sold to
recycling or manufacturing firms. The remaining residual wastes are then disposed of into a sanitary landfill. MRFs can process
either source-separated recyclables or mixed wastes, in which case the biodegradable components can be

• The site shall have an adequate quantity of earth cover material that is easily handled and compacted; as an alternative, an
Site Identification and Screening Methodology offsite guaranteed source of cover material shall be identified.
The sanitary landfill site identification methodology shall be • If the site is located within two (2) kilometers of an air-
composed of the following steps: port runway, it shall not pose a bird hazard to aircraft. The
a. data acquisition Owner/Operator shall institute a bird control program so
b. plotting of excluded areas, identified on the as to prevent hazards to aircraft if bird population becomes
basis of the absolute criteria, in an appropriate significant due to the operation of the landfill. The site shall
map; comply with other requirements for safety of flying aircraft
c. identification of candidate areas from the map in terms of height of structures, such as provisions for ob-
for field survey; struction lights, if required. • If significant archaeological and
d. site survey and evaluation; and cultural resources are present at the site, such resources shall
e. selection of preferred site(s). be protected and preserved.
• If the site is a habitat of listed endangered species, mitiga-
tion measures for protection of the species as required by ap-
plicable laws shall be included in the project proposal.
Data can be obtained from existing maps (1:50,000 or 1:200,000), aerial photographs, site visits and interviews with • The site shall be chosen with regard to the sensitivities of the community’s residents. The Sangguniang Bayan of the host LGU
local officials and residents. The results of the siting process should be presented in the form of an acceptability matrix showing shall adopt a resolution confirming compliance with the pertinent siting, design criteria and standards. The resolution shall be
the quantitative evaluation of each site based on the site identification and screening criteria. deemed as having fully satisfied the public sensitivity requirement of this section.
• The design of the landfill shall be statically stable and shall be able to withstand the effects of a ground acceleration generated
The acceptability matrix will aid the local officials in assessing the best site for the proposed landfill and ecological by an earthquake of 100-year or more recurrence interval.
waste management center. The final decision should be approved by the council of elected officials after due public consultation, A separation of at least two (2.0) meters shall be maintained
taking account of both the technical and financial considerations. between the top of the liner system and underlying ground-
Source: DENR AO No. 50 series of 1998 water.
• The site chosen shall facilitate developing a landfill that will
satisfy budgetary constraints, including site development, op-
eration for many years, closure and post-closure care and pos-
Standard Size of Sanitary Landfill Formula sible remediation costs.
• Designation of a separate containment area for household

*The computed land area requirement needs to be increased by 50% to allow hazardous wastes.
for daily cover, roads, receiving areas, fencing, etc. • Groundwater monitoring wells shall be placed at appropriate
• Standard waste density = 330 kg/m3 locations and depth for taking water samples that are represen-
• Landfill depth = 10 meters tative of groundwater quality and for predicting groundwater
• The site should be sufficient for a landfill with a target service life of up to 5 flow.
years. • Site shall not be located in flood plains and areas subject to periodic flooding and it shall be hydro-geologically suitable, i.e.,
• The facility shall not be constructed within 75 meters from a Holocene fault adequate separation or clearance between waste and underlying groundwater and any surface body of water shall be provid-
or known recent active fault. ed. Engineering controls shall be provided otherwise.
• The facility shall be a minimum 50 meters away from any perennial stream, • Locations of public water supply intakes located within one (1) kilometer from the facility, including active public drinking
lake or river. water supply wells, shall be shown on a facility map.
• Shall have composite base liner system consisting of a minimum 1.5 millimeter (mm) thick high-density polyethylene
liner (HDPE) underlain by a soil liner with a minimum thickness to 0.60 meter (m) and maximum permeability of 1x10-6
centimeter/second(cm/sec). Standards for Sewerage Disposal
• A Geosynthetic Clay Liner (GCL) with a minimum thickness of 6.4 mm and permeability of 1x10-9 cm/sec or less, may
be substituted for the soil liner. • Sewerage disposal system should be at least 25 meters away from shallow
• Likewise, the design of the final cap shall be equivalent to its liner system in terms of permeability. wells and 15 meters away from deep wells;
• The thickness of the final cover system shall be at least 1.5 m including a minimum 0.60 m thick soil foundation layer, its • For a sewerage disposal to work well, the slope should be from 0-8%, the
final cap, a drainage layer, and a vegetative layer of at least 0.30 m thick. If the thickness of the equivalent final cap makes permeability class is rapid, the percolation rate is greater than 180 mm/h,
the entire cover system less than 1.5 m thick, the deficiency shall be made up by increasing the thickness of the foundation and the depth of the water table is greater than 180 cm. As a rule, areas
layer. that have impeded drainage and prone to flooding should not be used for
sewerage disposal;
The following is the general siting criteria for waste facilities:

• The depth to bedrock must be 120 meters or more below the disposal field, that is about 180 meters below the surface; and Four Climate Types of the Philippines based on Modified Coronas
• The groundwater table must be at least 120 meters below the disposal field.
The following is the general siting criteria for sewage disposal facility:
• There should be estimates of the required absorption area for drain fields and seepage pits given the percolation rate;
• The design should be based on a thorough assessment of the site for percolation rate, depth of water table, drainage and flood-
ing characteristics;
• For assessment purposes, the potential for sewerage disposal of various solid are:
• Loam (good)
• Clayey loam (poor)
• Organic (poor)
• Sand, sandy loam, gravel (fair)
Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk

The Philippines is one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries, as well as one of the most vulnerable to climate change. The
impacts of climate change on several sectors in cities and municipalities are presented in this section. As a result, this informa-
Classification System
tion is critical in the development of land use planning in every community. Mitigation and Adaptation are two ways to respond
to climate change impacts.
HISTORICAL CLIMATE Historic climate trends include:
Climate Change Adaptation refers to adjustments in ecological, social, or economic systems in response to the effects or impacts
of actual or expected climatic stimuli. It refers to changes in processes, practices, and structures to lessen or avoid potential • An increase in the average temperature of 0.65°C from 1951–2010, with greatest increases in northern and southern regions.
damages, or to benefit from opportunities associated with climate change (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
• Increased number of “hot” days/decreased number of “cold nights” from 1951–2010.
Climate Change Mitigation is a human intervention aimed at reducing the sources of greenhouse gases or enhancing the sinks of
greenhouse gases. • Increased number of cyclones during El Niño years and a slight increase of cyclone passage over The Visayas since the 1970s.
• Increased sea surface temperatures of 0.6°– 1°C since 1910, with the most significant warming occurring after the 1970s.
Climate
• Sea level rise of 0.15 meters since 1940.
• Conditions at one particular time and place, including temperature and rainfall FUTURE CLIMATE projected changes in climate by 2050 include:
• Can change very rapidly from day to day, and from year to year.
• Changes involve shifts in temperatures, precipitation, winds, and clouds. • Increased temperatures of 1.8°–2.2°C.
• Reduced rainfall from March-May in most areas, making the dry season drier.
• Increased heavy and extreme rainfall in Luzon and Visayas during the southwest monsoon, making the wet season wetter, but
decreasing rainfall trends for most of Mindanao.
Weather • Increased frequency of extreme weather events, including days exceeding 35°C, days with less than 2.5 mm of rain, and days
• Long-term average weather pattern in one place. exceeding 300 mm of rain.
• Influenced by slow changes in the ocean, the land, the orbit of the Earth about the sun, and the energy output of the • Rising sea levels of 0.48–0.65 meters by 2100.
sun.
• Fundamentally controlled by the balance of energy of the Earth and its atmosphere. Disaster risk reduction is the concept and practice of reducing disaster risks by analyzing and managing disaster causing factors,
limiting exposure to hazards, reducing vulnerability of people and property, properly managing land and the environment, and
enhancing disaster preparedness (Republic Act No. 10121). It includes structural and nonstructural measures, such as:
• Hazard-resistant construction and engineering works;

• Formulation and implementation of risk mitigation plans, programs, projects, and activities;
• Awareness raising;
• Knowledge management;
• Land use policies;
• Resource management; and
• Enforcement of comprehensive land use planning, building and safety standards, and legislation.

• 97.2% of the Earth’s water is salt water
• Only 2.8% is fresh water
Climate change is faster and more se- • Of the total supply of freshwater on Earth,
vere in the Arctic than in most of the • 0.6% is groundwater
rest of the world. The Arctic is warm- • 0.01% is in lakes and streams
• 2.2% is in glaciers and icecaps
ing at a rate of almost twice the global Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Orga-
average. The sea ice that is a critical nization (UNESCO)
component of Arctic marine ecosys-
tems is projected to disappear in the
summer within a generation.
CLEAN WATER
Rapid coastal erosion is a hazard to the settlements, industries,
and recreation that have built up along the shore, and we fre-
quently look to safeguard the coast from erosion by proper
Source: National Geographic Magazine (2004)
coastal management. The standards for managing and main-
taining the health of the coastal ecosystem environment are
CLEAN WATER presented in this section.
Republic Act 9275 (Philippine Clean Water Act) aims to strengthen the mechanisms for prevention, control and abate- The municipal or city government, may, through its local chief
ment of pollution control of country’s water resources. The law likewise aims to encourage cooperation and self-regulation among executive authorize or permit small and medium commercial
citizens and industries through the application of incentives and market-based instruments and to promote the role of private fishing vessels to operate within the ten-point one (10.1) to fif-
industrial enterprises in shaping its regulatory profile within the acceptable boundaries of public health and environment. teen (15) kilometer area from the shoreline in municipal waters
as defined herein, Provided, that all of the following are met:
Philippine’s Water a. No commercial fishing in municipal waters with depth less than seven (7) fathoms as certified by the appropriate agency;
b. Fishing activities utilizing methods and gears that are determined to be consistent with national policies set by the Depart-
ment
c. Prior consultation, through a public hearing, with the M/CFARMC has been conducted; and
d. The applicant vessel as well as the ship owner, employer, captain, and crew have been certified by the appropriate agency as
not having violated this Code, environmental laws, and related laws.
Commercial Fishing. The taking of fishery species by passive or active gear for trade, business, or profit beyond subsistence or
sports fishing, to be further classified as (RA 8550):
a. Small scale commercial fishing - fishing with passive or active gear utilizing fishing vessels of 3.1 gross tons (GT) up to
twenty (20) GT;
b. Medium-scale commercial fishing fishing utilizing active gears and vessels of 20.1 GT up to one hundred fifty (150) GT;
and
c. Large scale commercial fishing - fishing utilizing active gears and vessels of more than one hundred fifty (150) GT.
Source: Philippine Water Supply Sector Roadmap; NWRB Data

Summary of Water Permit Grants as of December 2014

Table 1. Water Classification CLEAN WATER
CLASS INTENDED BENEFICIAL USE River
CLASS AA Public Water Supply Class I – Intended primarily for waters having watersheds,
which are uninhabited and/or o therwise d eclared as p rotected a reas, and The banks of rivers and streams and the shores of the
which require only approved disinfection to meet the latest PNSDW seas and lakes throughout their entire length and with-
in a zone of three (3) meters in urban areas, twenty
CLASS A Public Water Supply Class II – Intended as sources of water supply requiring (20) meters in agricultural areas and forty (40) meters
conventional treatment (coagulation, sedimentation, filtration and disinfection) in forest areas, along their margins are subject to the
to meet the latest PNSDW easement of public use in the interest of recreation,
navigation, floatage, fishing and salvage. No person
CLASS B Recreational Water Class I – Intended for primary contact recreation (bathing, shall be allowed to stay in this zone longer than what is
swimming, etc.) necessary for recreation, navigation, floatage, fishing or
salvage or to build structures of any kind.
CLASS C 1.Fishery Water for the propagation and growth o f fish a nd o ther a quatic
resources No extraction, removal, and/or disposition of one (1)
2.Recreational Water Class II – For boating, fishing or similar activities kilometer from the boundaries of reservoirs established
3.For agriculture, irrigation and livestock watering for public water supply, archaeological and historical
sites, or of any public or private work or structures, un-
CLASS D Navigable Waters less the prior clearance of the concerned Government Bugang River of Pandan, Antique – The Cleanest River in the Philippines
Note: For unclassified water bodies, classification shall be based on No extraction, removal, and/or disposition of materials shall likewise be allowed in offshore areas within five hundred (500)
the beneficial use as determined by EMB. meters distance from the coast and two hundred (200) meters from the mean low tide level along the beach.
No cutting of trees. Maintain easement of at least forty (40) meters on both sides of rivers. In identified flood-prone areas,
Marine Protected Areas put additional buffer easement as necessary after assessment of the level of vulnerability.
In municipal waters, the concerned LGU in consultation with the FARMCs may establish fishery refuge and sanc-
tuaries; Provided, that at least fifteen percent (15%), where applicable, of total coastal areas in each municipality, shall be Municipal Waters
identified base on the best available scientific data and in consultation with the Department, and automatically designated
as fish sanctuaries by the LGUs in consultation with the concerned FARMCs (Section 81, RA 8550). Municipal waters are zoned one (1) kilometer inland from the highest high tide, up to fifteen (15) kilometers seaward.
Coastal and Mangroves

Table 2. Marine Water Classification
CLASS INTENDED BENEFICIAL USE
• No cutting of mangroves
• Planting of more mangroves in suitable areas and identified prone to storm surges.
CLASS SA 1.Protected Waters – W aters designated a s national o r local marine p arks,
reserves, sanctuaries and other areas established by law, and/or declared as
such by appropriate government agency, LGUs, etc.
Mining/Quarrying Areas (DAO 96-40)
2.Fishery Water Class I – S uitable for shellfish h arvesting for direct h uman
consumption • No extraction, removal, and/or disposition of one (1) kilometer from the boundaries of reservoirs established for public
water supply, archaeological and historical sites, or of any public or private works or structures, unless the prior clear-
CLASS SB 1.Fishery Water Class II – Waters s uitable for commercial p ropagation o f
ance of the concerned Government agency/visor owner is obtained.
shellfish a nd i ntended a s spawning a reas f or m ilkfish (Chanos chanos) and
similar species
• No extraction, removal, and/or disposition of materials shall likewise be allowed in offshore areas within five hundred
2.Tourist Zones – For ecotourism and recreational activities
(500) meters distance from the coast and two hundred (200) meters from the mean low tide level along the beach.
3.Recreational Water Class I – Intended f or p rimary c ontact r ecreation
(bathing, swimming, skin diving, etc.)
CLASS SC 1.Fishery Water Class III – For the propagation and growth o f fish a nd o ther
aquatic resources and intended for commercial and sustenance fishing
2.Recreational Water Class II – For boating, fishing or similar activities
3.Marshy and/or mangrove areas declared as fish an d wildlife sanctuaries
CLASS SD Navigable Waters

Water Supply Table 5. Water
It is a major economic concern of the government since it plays an important role in Consumption Standards by Type of Consumer
the development process. While water is naturally abundant in the country, it has now Residential 5 to 200 liters per capita per day
become a scarce commodity in some areas, hence a development program on water re- Commercial 1 to 1.3 cubic meters per day per commercial establishment
sources should be established based on accurate data. The information on the planning Institutional 3 to 4.5 cubic meters per day per connection
standards will serve as a basis in determining present and future water requirements of Industrial 1 to 3 liters per second per hectare or 85 to 260 cub ic meters per day per hectare
the population, and establishments, and other economic activities.
Table 6. Water Consumption Standards by Type of Consumer based on NWRB Standard Criterion or
Table 3. Water Supply System Coverage Procedure for Water Rights Grant
Level I 1 : 250 population or 25 households Domestic 0.0029 liters per second (lps) per capita
Commercial Application shall be e xamined and approved b y NWRB w hile W D issues
Level II 1 faucet : 5 household clearance for processing water
Level III 1 system : 3,510 households Industrial Application shall be e xamined a nd a pproved by N WRB w hile D ENR issues
clearance
Irrigation 1.5 lbs per ha for paddy field
Livestock 0.00024 lbs per head of cattle and swine and 0.0000146 lbs per head of poultry
Recreation Recreation 0.6 lbs per ha for the planned golf course
Fishery 3.15 a nd 6 .30 lbs per ha f or p rawns in f reshwater and brackish w ater,
respectively, 0.9259 lbs per ha for others
Hydropower Application shall be e xamined a nd a pproved by N WRB w hile N PC i ssues
Clearance for Processing Water Permit
Percentage Distribution of Households by Main Source of Water Supply
You can The number of household by main source of water supply which include:
survive for…
1) tap (inside house); 4) improved spring;
2) public well; 5) improved dug well; and
3) public faucet; 6) private deep well, expressed as a
percentage of the total number of
households.
Table 4. DPWH Design Standards on Water Supply
Level I Point sources (such as rain collector, wells and springs) serving 15 – 50 HHs, generally
for rural areas where houses are scattered too thinly to justify a dis tribution system.
Level II C ommunal faucets; A s ystem composed o f Level I, p lus a limited piped distribution Formula:
network with faucets serving 4-6 HHs each and an average total coverage of 100 HHs No. of HHs with Main Source
per system, generally for rural areas and urban fringes where houses a re c lustered Percentage Distribution of of Water Supply
densely enough to justify a distribution system. HHs by Main Source or
=
________________________
X 100
Water Supply
Level III I ndividual connections: a system composed of Level I plus a piped distribution network Total No. of HHs
and at least one faucet per HH, generally for urban areas.
Data Requirements: Number of households with main source of water supply and Number of Households
Data Source: Census of Population and Housing, NSO
Lowest Level of Disaggregation: Barangay
Frequency: Every 10 years

Table 7. Minimum Frequency of Sampling for Drinking-Water Supply Systems Irrigation
Source and Mode of Supply P opulation Served Minimum Frequency of Water requirement is projected at one (1) liter per second per hectare at sixty (60) days in two (2) croppings.
Sampling
a. Level I 90 - 150 Once in every three (3) months
b. Level II 600 Once in every two (2) months
c. Level III L ess than 5,000 One (1) sample monthly
5,000 – 10, 000 One (1) sample p er 5 ,000

population monthly
More than 100,000 Twenty (20) sample plus one (1)

sample p er 1 0,000 p opulation
monthly
d. Bottled Drinking Water - Once every two months
e. Emergency Supplies o f - Before delivery to users Implementation of the 50 meters Buffer Zone to the Banana Plantation
Drinking Water
A buffer zone of fifty (50) meters shall be strictly observed/required from residential areas/river or body of
STANDARD PARAMETERS AND VALUES FOR DRINKING WATER QUALITY water to the banana plantation.
Table 8. Standard Values for Bacteriological Quality The Wastewater Discharge Fee Formula
Source a nd M ode Bacteria S tandard Value (No./100mL) WDF = Ln x R

of Supply
a. A ll d rinking- E. C oli or 0
Where:
water supplies Thermotolerant
under all (fecal) coliform
circumstances bacteria R is the rate per kilogram (PhP/Kg) which is initially fixed at Php5.00 per kilogram for priority pollutant parame-
(Level l , ll, l ll, ter.
Bottled water and
Emergency Water Ln refers to the net waste load (kg/year), computed further as follows:
Supplies)
b. T reated w ater E. C oli or 0 Ln (BOD5/TSS) = [(Cf – Ca)(Qf x Nf)] x 0.001
entering the Thermotolerant
distribution system (fecal) coliform
bacterial 0
Total Coliforms
c. T reated w ater i n E. C oli or 0 Where: Cf is the average daily effluent concentration limit (mg/l) for priority pollutant parameter (BOD or TSS); Qf is the
the distribution Thermotolerant average daily volumetric flowrate measurement or final discharge effluent (m3/day) and Nf is the total number of discharge
system (fecal) coliform days in a year (days/year). Ca is the average water quality concentration limit for priority pollutant parameter (BOD or TSS)
bacteria Must not be detectable in any 100mL sample. In case of abstracted or intake water (mg/l).
of l arge s upplies where sufficient samples are
Total Coliforms examined, it m ust not b e present in 95% of samples Note: The formula shall be applied to all industrial and commercial wastewaters. However, the model shall be reviewed,
taken throughout any twelve month period revised and evaluated by the EMB DENR as the need arises and subject to public consultations.
Discharge Permit
• Owners or operators of facilities that discharge regulated effluents are required to secure such permit
• It specifies among others, the quantity and quality of effluent that said facilities are allowed to discharge into a particular
water body, compliance schedule and monitoring requirement

Forest
Areas Needed for Forest Purposes. – The following lands, even if they are below eighteen percent (18%) in slope, are needed
- land with an area of more than 0.5 hectares and tree crown cover (or equivalent stocking level) for forest purposes, and may not, therefore, be classified as alienable and disposable land, to wit:
of more than 10%. The trees should be able to reach a minimum height of 5 meters at maturity in situ. It 1) Areas less than 250 hectares which are far from, or are not contiguous with, any certified alienable and disposable
consists either of closed forest formations where trees of various stories and undergrowth cover a high pro- land;
portion of the ground or open formations with a continuous vegetation cover in which tree crown cover
exceeds 10%. Young natural stands and all plantations established for forestry purposes, which have yet to 2) Isolated patches of forest of at least five (5) hectares with rocky terrain, or which protect a spring for communal
reach a crown density of more than 10% or tree height of 5 meters are included under forest. (FAO Global use;
Resource Assessment 2000). 3) Areas which have already been reforested;
4) Areas within forest concessions which are timbered or have good residual stocking to support an existing, or ap
proved to be established, wood processing plant;
Forest Lands
5) Ridge tops and plateaus regardless of size found within, or surrounded wholly or partly by, forest lands where
- includes the public forest, the permanent forest or forest reserves, and forest reservations. (PD 705) headwaters emanate;
6) Appropriately located road-rights-or-way;

Philippine Forestry – Land Classification
7) Twenty-meter strips of land along the edge of the normal high waterline of rivers and streams with channels of at
least five (5) meters wide;
8) Strips of mangrove or swamplands at least twenty (20) meters wide, along shorelines facing oceans, lakes, and
other bodies of water, and strips of land at least twenty (20) meters wide facing lakes;
9) Areas needed for other purposes, such as national parks, national historical sites, game refuges and wildlife sanctu
aries, forest station sites, and others of public interest; and
10) Areas previously proclaimed by the President as forest reserves, national parks, game refuge, bird sanctuaries,
national shrines, national historic sites:
Provided, that in case an area falling under any of the foregoing categories shall have been titled in favor of any per-
son, steps shall be taken, if public interest so requires, to have said title cancelled or amended, or the titled area expropriated.
Establishment of boundaries of forest lands

- All boundaries between permanent forests and alienable or disposable lands shall be clearly marked and main-
tained on the ground, with infrastructure or roads, or concrete monuments at intervals of not more than five hundred (500)
meters in accordance with established procedures and standards, or any other visible and practicable signs to insure protec-
tion of the forest.
Note: In all cases of boundary conflicts, reference shall be made to the Philippine Coast and Geodetic Survey Topo map.
Forestlands are those lands of the public domain which have been classified as such and declared as needed for forestry
purposes. Forestlands are areas which inherently produce more benefits and give better service than when converted to
agricultural land or other uses, such that those lands are not to be titled.
Topography
- No land of the public domain eighteen per cent (18%) in slope or over shall be classified as alienable
and disposable, nor any forest land fifty per cent (50%) in slope or over, as grazing land.

Percentage of Forest to Total Land Area -
Formula:
Area of protection forest (ha)

Percentage of Protection Forest = _______________________ X 100 PHILIPPINESF ORESTC OVER (2015)
Totala reao ff orestland Thef orestc over is es mated at 7,014,155.71h a( 23.38%), out
of which2 8.9% (2.03M ha)i sC losed Forest,6 6.8% (4.68M ha)
is Open Forest and 4.3% (0.3 Mh a) is Mangrove Forest.
Data Requirements: Area Devoted to Forestry Total Land Area
Data Source: DENR
Lowest Level of Disaggregation: Municipality
Frequency: Annual
Denuded forest area is the size of forest area stripped or divested of free crown cover.
Percentage of Denuded Forest Area to Total Forest Area.
Formula:
DenudedF orestA rea

DenudedA rea= X 100
TotalF orestA rea( ha) Density of Seedlings Planted per hectare (Forestland)
Density (No. o f
Data Requirements: Denuded Forest Area Total Forest Area
Commodity Spacing (m) seedlings, p ropagules or
Data Source: Forest and Management, DENR
culms/ha)
Lowest Level of Disaggregation: Provincial
Fuelwood (Seedling) 2 x 2.5 2,000
Frequency: Annual
Fuelwood (Cutting) 2 x 2.5 2 ,000
Timber (MMFN) 2x3 1,666
Production forest is where various economic uses of forestlands are allowed but are also contributive to biodiversity and soil and
Timber 2 x31 ,666
watershed conservation; it is managed primarily for the production of timber and other tree products.
Indigenous 4 x4 625
Indigenous – c lonal 4x4 625
Percentage of Forestlands Classified as Production Forests
propagation
Coffee 4 x5/3x3 500 / 1,111
Formula: Cacao (root stock) 4 x5/3x3 500 / 1,111
Cacao (grafted) 4x5/3x3 500 / 1,111
Area of Production Forest (ha)
Percentage of Production Forest = _______________________ X 100
Rubber (root stock) 4x5 500
Totala reao ff orestland( ha) Rubber (budded) 4x5 500
Bamboo 7 x7 204
Data Requirements: Total Area of Production Forests and Total Area of Forestlands Rattan 4x5 500
Data Source: DENR Mangrove (propagule) 2 x22 ,500
Lowest Level of Disaggregation: Municipality Mangrove (Potted) 2 x 2.5 2 ,000
Nipa 2 x22 ,500
Protection Forest is a forest set aside for protection to maintain essential ecological processes and life support systems, preserve Other Fruit Trees 2 x 10 500
genetic diversity, ensure sustainable use of resources found therein, and maintain their natural conditions to the greatest extent Source: DENR FMB Technical Bulletin No. 10-A
possible (PD 705Forestry Code).
Percentage of Forestlands Classified as Protection Forests
Area of protection forest (ha)

Percentage of Protection Forest = X 100
Totala reao ff orestland( ha)
Data Requirements: Total Area of Protection Forests and Total Area of Forestlands
Data Source: DENR Lowest
Level of Disaggregation: Municipality

Alienable & Disposable Lands - are those lands of the public domain which are classified and determined not to be needed for for-
est purposes and are available for disposition under Commonwealth Act No. 141. PD 705 Forestry Code section 15 also specifies
GOVERNANCE AND INSTITUTIONAL SECTOR
that no land of the public domain 18% in slope or over shall be classified Alienable and Disposable. However, lands 18% in slope
or over which have already been declared A & D shall be reverted to the classification of forest lands to form part of the forest LAND USE STANDARDS
reserves unless they are already covered by existing titles.
Did you know? Fifteen women from Tagbanwa Indigenous group are now part of the management of over more than 130 hectares (320
Percentage of Public Lands Classified as Alienable and Disposable (A&D). Determines the percentage of total land classified as A acres) of ancestral waters off the island of Calawit in the Philippines.
& D to a total land area of public lands.
“It presents an opportunity for women to participate, lead and influence the decision-making process in managing the designated pro-
Formula: tected area and to have access to the marine resources,” Vivien Facunla of PATH Foundation Philippines, Inc.
Total land area of A & D (ha) X 100 Did you know? Indigenous traditional and local knowledge, culture and language in land use planning specifically in reindeer herd-
Percentage of Alienable and Disposable Land = ing amidst the climate change and loss of grazing land provide a central foundation for adaptation and building resilience to the rapid
Total public land area (ha)
changes in the Arctic.
Suitability Criteria on Land Use for the following:
Local Government Finance
Forest Lands – Protection Forest
The Governance and Institutional Sector provides the guidelines in the financial aspect of the local governance. This sector spotlights on
• All forest lands falling under the NIPAS category. the revenues, resources, expenditures, debts, and income(?). This planning standards tackles the guides for standards for the classifica-
• All forest lands with the following categories: tion of local government, and financial and fiscal administration.
a. Areas with steep mountain terrain like a mossy forest, with a slope of 50% and above sea level.
b. Strips of the land of not less than 20 meters on both sides of principal river systems, its tributaries and
headwaters. 1. Financial and Fiscal Administration
c. Mangrove forests which are vital for shoreline protection and breeding places of aquatic and terrestrial
wildlife. Effective Tax Rate (ETR) or the ratio of actual tax revenue to total tax base should equal the statutory rate of:
d. Remaining areas of forest, man-made or natural in the municipalities or cities of islands with very small
forest areas and to be reserved for greenbelts. • 2% for Real Property Tax
e. Open and denuded areas that are very susceptible to erosion, and those covered by government reforesta • 0.90% for Local Service Tax
tion projects and strips of land or slopes along sides of highways and roads. • 0.10% for Residence Tax
• Exemption to government owned property, properties exclusively used for religious, charitable, or educational purposes;
Forest Lands – Production Forest machinery and equipment used by local water districts to supply and distribute water; generation and transmission of electricity;
and used for pollution control and environment protection; and all real property of registered cooperatives.
• Adequately stocked logged-over areas and adequately stocked logged-over areas which can be productive by applying
proper management techniques. 2. Classifications of LGUs based on income brackets per DOF-DO No. 23-08 dated 29 July 2008.
• Brush lands and open lands where commercial forest originally occurred could be economically developed into indus-
trial tree plantations and tree farms.
• Primary and/or secondary forests with abundant minor forest products that can be extracted commercially (forest Classification of provinces based on income brackets:
lands should not fall under the NIPAS)
Class Average Annual Income
Mineral Lands First Php 450M or more
Second Php 360M or more but less than Php 450M
Third Php 270M or more but less than Php 360M
• Areas covered by proclamation and mineral reservations. Fourth Php 180M or more but less than Php 270M
• Areas covered by the mineral lease, contracts, permits, or licenses. Fifth Php 90M or more but less than Php 180M
Source: DENR DAO No. 2020-14

Classification of provinces based on income brackets:
Formula:
First Php 400M or more Actual Revenue Collection
Revenue Target
Second Php 320M or more but less than Php 400M = ------------------------------------------------------ x 100%
Accomplishment Rate
Third Php 240M or more but less than Php 320M Estimated Revenues or Collectibles
Fourth Php 160M or more but less than Php 240M
Fifth Php 80M or more but less than Php 160M
Sixth Below Php 80M Data Requirements:
o Actual Revenue Collection for the year
o Estimated Revenues or Collectibles for the year
Classification of municipalities based on income brackets:
Data Source: BLGF
Class Average Annual Income Lowest Level of Disaggregation: Municipality
First P hp 55M or more Frequency: Annual
Third P hp 35M or more but less than Php 45M
Fourth P hp 25M or more but less than Php 35M 2. Real Property Tax Accomplishment Rate (RPTAR) is like the RTAP but is limited on the real property
Fifth Php 15M or more but less than Php 25M tax collections. Real property tax is the largest and most stable source of locally generated income.
Sixth Below Php 15M
Formula:
3. Planning Indicators
Real Property Tax Actual Collection from Real
Percentage Distribution of Local Government Expenditure by Specific Activities – percentage distribution of local government = -------------------------------------------------------------- x 100%
Accomplishment Rate
expenditure by specific activities below: Estimated Collection from Real Property Taxes
1) social improvement; Data Requirements:

2) adjudication; o Actual Collection from Real Property Taxes
3) protective services; o Estimated Collection from Real Property Taxes
4) general administration/personal;
5) government finance; Data Source: BLGF
6) equipment; Lowest Level of Disaggregation: Municipality
7) economic development; Frequency: Annual
8) real property;
9) inter government aid, loans/advance/transfers; and
10) others. 3. Cost to Collection Ratio (CCR) measure how much every peso spent in the assessment and collec-
tion effort by the local government gains in terms of actual collections. It mainly funds the entire cost of the assessor’s office
and the direct cost of collection under the Treasurer’s Office.
Formula:
Formula:
Local Government Expenditures by Specific Activities
Expenditure By Specific = ------------------------------------------------------ x 100% A ctual Cost or Expenditure of
Activities Total Local Government Expenditure Assessment and Collection
Cost to Collection
= ------------------------------------------------------ x 100%
Ratio
Actual Internally Generated Revenues
Data requirement: Data Requirements:
o Local Government Expenditures by Specific Activities o Actual Cost or Expenditure of Assessment
o Total Government Expenditure o Collection Actual Internally Generated Revenues
Data Source: Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) Data Source: Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF)
Lowest Level of Disaggregation: Municipality Lowest Level of Disaggregation: Municipality
Frequency: Annual Frequency: Annual
1. Revenue Target Accomplishment Rate (RTAR) measures the capacity of the LGUs to meet the actual revenue collection
targeted. 4. Revenue Per Capita (RPC) measures the average revenue contribution of the taxpayer’s to the local
treasury. It is the an indicator of the population’s overall tax consciousness and payment capability and can be a basis to rank
LGUs revenue

Formula:
Formula:
Actual Expenditure for Social Services
Actual Revenue Collection Economic Expenditure Rate = ------------------------------------------------------ x 100%
Revenue Per Capita = ------------------------------------------------------ x 100% Total Actual Expenditure
LGU Population
Data Requirements:
Data Requirements: o Actual Expenditure for Economic Services
o Actual Revenue Collection o Total Actual Expenditure
o LGU Population Data Source: Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF)
Lowest Level of Disaggregation: Municipality Frequency: Annual
Data Source: Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF)
Frequency: Annual 8. Personal Services Expenditure Ratio (PSER) measure the share of total personnel cost to expendi-
tures. This sets the limits on LGUs expenditure to personal services: third- or upper-income classes must not exceed 55% and
45% for those that to fourth and lowers income classes of the total expenditures.
5. Expenditure Rate (ER) measures the to what extent by which the budgeted expenditures are obligat-
ed or incurred. Formula:
Formula: Actual Expenditure for

Personal Services Personnel Services
Actual Revenue Collection Expenditure Ratio = ------------------------------------------------------ x 100%
Expenditure Rate = ------------------------------------------------------ x 100% Total Actual Expenditure
LGU Population
Data Requirements:
Data Requirements: o Actual Expenditure for Personnel Services
o Actual Expenditure o Total Actual Expenditure
o Budget Estimate
Data Source: Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) Lowest Level of Disaggregation: Municipality Lowest Level of Disaggregation: Municipality
Frequency: Annual Frequency: Annual
6. Social Expenditure Rate measures the percentage of LGUs total expenditure devoted to socially 9. Internal Financing Ratio (IFR) measures the relative independence of the LGUs from the National
oriented programs and projects such as poverty alleviation and social empowerment interventions. Government financial support.
Formula: Formula:
Actual Expenditure for Social Services Internal Financing Actual Internally Generated Income
Social Expenditure Rate = ------------------------------------------------------ x 100% Ratio = ------------------------------------------------------
Total Actual Expenditure Total Actual Expenditure
Data Requirements:
o Actual Expenditure for Social Services Data Requirements:
o Total Actual Expenditure o Actual Internally Generated Income
o Total Actual Expenditure
Lowest Level of Disaggregation: Municipality Data Source: Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF)
Frequency: Annual Lowest Level of Disaggregation: Municipality
Frequency: Annual
7. Economic Expenditure Rate (EER) measure measures the percentage of LGUs total expenditure
focused on economic services such as infrastructures, agriculture, the environment, and related sector interventions.
10. Expenditure per Capita (EC) measures the monetary value of all the services rendered by the LGUs
to each individual constituent. This can provide a guide on the LGUs support to its constituents in times of financial needs.

Formula: Formula:
Expenditure per Actual Expenditure Excess of Income over Expenditures

Capita = ------------------------------------------------------ Saving Rate = ------------------------------------------------------ x 100%
LGU Population Actual Income
Data Requirements:
o Total Actual Expenditure If the actual income is less than the actual expenditures:
o Total LGU Population
Formula:
Lowest Level of Disaggregation: Municipality Excess of Expenditures over Income
Frequency: Annual Dis-saving Rate = ------------------------------------------------------ x 100%
Actual Expenditure
11. Dept Servicing Ratio (DSR) is an indicator on the capacity of LGUs to service its dept obligation. Data Requirements:
o Excess of Income over Expenditures
o Excess of Expenditures over Income
Formula:
Total Actual Income
Actual Debt Service Payments Total Actual Expenditures
Dept Servicing Ratio = ---------------------------------------------------- Data Source: Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF)
Actual Regular Income Lowest Level of Disaggregation: Municipality
Frequency: Annual
Data Requirements:
o Actual Debt Service Payments
o Actual Regular Income 14. Enterprise Profitability Rate (EPR) measures how well LGUs able to manage businesslike
transactions under their jurisdiction.
Data Source: Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) Lowest Level of Disaggregation: Municipality
Frequency: Annual
Formula:
12. Cash Target Accomplishment Rate (CTAR) measures how much of the targets has be actually gen- A ctual Income or Loss
erated into cash. on Economic Enterprises
Enterprise
Profitability Rate = ------------------------------------------------------ x 100%
Actual Gross Income of
Formula: Economic Enterprises
Actual Cash Position Data Requirements:

Cash Target
= ------------------------------------------------------ o Actual Income or Loss on Economic Enterprises
Accomplishment Rate
Budgeted Cash Position o Actual Gross Income of Economic Enterprises

Data Requirements: Lowest Level of Disaggregation: Municipality
o Actual Cash Position Frequency: Annual
o Budgeted Cash Position

Frequency: Annual
13. Saving Rate (SR) or Dis-Saving Rate (DSR) measures follow from CTAR, the SR and DSR shows the
build-up or the downfall in the level of financial reserves of LGUs within a giver period. The computation will be based on the
amount of excess deficiency in income and expenditures as reported in the Statement of Income and Expenditures (SIE).

DEVELOPMENT PLANNING STANDARDS Classification of municipalities based on income brackets:
Financial and Fiscal Administration Class Average Annual Income

First P hp 55M or more
Effective Tax Rate (ETR) or the ratio of actual tax revenue to total tax base should equal the statutory rate of: Second Php 45M or more but less than Php 55M
• 2% for Real Property Tax Fourth P hp 25M or more but less than Php 35M
• 0.90% for Local Service Tax Fifth Php 15M or more but less than Php 25M
• 0.10% for Residence Tax Sixth Below Php 15M
• Exemption to government owned property, properties exclusively used for religious, charitable, or educational purposes;
machinery and equipment used by local water districts to supply and distribute water; generation and transmission of electricity;
and used for pollution control and environment protection; and all real property of registered cooperatives.
Gender and Development (GAD) in the Local
4. Classifications of LGUs based on income brackets per DOF-DO No. 23-08 dated 29 July 2008.
• Equal representation of women in the third level positions in the government as per Civil Service Com-
Classification of provinces based on income brackets: mission – Memorandum Circular No. 8 series of 1999.
Class Average Annual Income • Participation and representation of women, LGBTQ, youth, Indigenous People, and other thematic
First Php 450M or more group of concerns in the different themes of local government councils - provincial, municipal, city and
Second Php 360M or more but less than Php 450M barangay councils and planning bodies as per Fisheries Administrative Order No. 196 Series of 2000 for
Third Php 270M or more but less than Php 360M FARMC.
Fifth Php 90M or more but less than Php 180M • Participation of women, youth and other thematic sectors can vary per laws and ordinances but highly
encouraged and mainstreamed in the management of the natural resources, education, nutrition, etc.
Classification of cities based on income brackets:

First Php 450M or more
Fifth Php 90M or more but less than Php 180M

PANDEMIC PLANNING ECONOMIC SECTOR
SOCIAL SECTOR • For outer package of items for delivery, 1:99 diluted household bleach should be used for disinfection, before
bringing into warehouse or loading for delivery.
• Should ensure that the food are well-wrapped and well-protected, to prevent the contamination by disinfectants. If
• Public Spaces the food package is not sealed, it should be disinfected by wiping the surface carefully.
• Wear a mask to protect yourself and others and stop the spread of COVID-19. • Stepup cleansing and regular disinfection, by applying 1:99 diluted household bleach, to the working environment
• Stay at least 6 feet (about 2 arm lengths) from others who don’t live with you. and equipment, including:
• Immediately wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not readily avail • Facilities and equipment of cold food storage and loading areas such as floor, wall, pallet, pallet truck, etc
able, clean your hands with a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. • Transportation vehicles and equipment, including the containers for imported cold chain food, transportation
• People age 2 and older should wear masks in public settings and when around people who don’t live in their trucks (especially inner compartments), trolleys, etc.
household. • Cooling equipment, shelfs, inner and outer surfaces of refrigerators and chillers, etc.
• When you wear a mask, you protect others as well as yourself. Masks work best when everyone wears one. • High touchpoints (e.g.door knobs, handles of refrigerators/freezers, etc.)
• A mask is NOT a substitute for social distancing. Masks should still be worn in addition to staying at least 6 feet • Rubbish bin and its storage area
apart, especially when indoors around people who don’t live in your household.
• Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol after
TRANSPORTATION SECTOR
touching or removing your mask.
Health Facilities
• When the environment and equipment are heavily contaminated or when a confirmed case of COVID-19 is en
It is strongly recommended that appropriate masks be worn by all passengers and by all personnel operating the conveyance
countered, use1:49 diluted household bleach for disinfection.
while on public transportation conveyances (e.g., airplanes, ships, ferries, trains, subways, buses, taxis, ride-shares) and at
• Post up health education materials on hand hygiene, cough etiquette and COVID-19 in conspicuous sites to alert
transportation hubs and other locations where people board such conveyances (e.g.airports, bus or ferry terminals, train
the participants. Relevant health education materials can be downloaded from the CHP website:
stations, seaports).
• Household bleach containing 5.25% sodium hypochlorite.
• 1:99 diluted household bleach(concentration:500ppm) is used for disinfecting the food package, working environ
• People should wear masks that cover both the mouth and nose when waiting for, traveling on, or departing from public
ment and equipment of cold stores.
conveyances. People should also wear masks at an airport, bus or ferry terminal, train or subway station, seaport, or
• 1:49 diluted household bleach (concentration:1000 ppm) is used for disinfecting the environment and equipment,
similar are athat provides transportation.
when they are heavily contaminated or when a confirmed case of COVID-19 is encountered.
• People should wear masks when traveling into, within, or out of the United States on public conveyances.
• Provide a designated area and equipped with thermometer for handling sick participant(s).
• Conveyance operators transporting people should refuse to board anyone not wearing a mask and require all people on
• Personal protective equipment (PPE) including surgical mask, gown, gloves, eye protection (goggles/faceshield)
board, whether passengers or employees, to wear masks for the duration of travel except in the following circumstances:
and cap (optional) should be provided to staff who will take care of sick participants or clean and disinfect the
o For brief periods while eating, drinking, or taking medication;
contaminated area(s).
o If unconscious, incapacitated, unable to be awakened, or otherwise unable to remove the mask without
• If places are contaminated by respiratory secretions, vomitusorexcreta, use strong absorbent disposable towels
assistance; and
to cleanup the visible matter. Then disinfect the surface and the neighboring area with appropriate disinfectant.
o When necessary to temporarily remove the mask to verify one’s identity such as during Transportation
For non-metallic surface, disinfect with 1 in 49 diluted household bleach (mixture of 10ml of household bleach
Security Administration screening or when asked to do so by the ticket or gate agent or any law enforcement offi
containing 5.25% hypochlorite solution with 490ml of water), leave for 15-30 minutes, and then rinse with water.
cial
For metallic surface, disinfect with 70%alcohol.
o For children under the age of 2 years old
Public transportation conveyance operators should ensure that any person on the conveyance wears a mask when boarding,
disembarking, and for the duration of travel depending on the circumstances, conveyances operators should take the follow-
ing actions:
• provide information to people purchasing tickets or otherwise booking transportation (in advance or on the day of
departure) about the need to wear a mask on the conveyance and that failure to comply will result in denial of boarding
operators should provide this information again at the time of boarding;
• board only those people who wear appropriate masks;
• monitor the conveyance for any person who does not wear a mask and seek compliance from such person and
• at the earliest opportunity, disembark any person who refuses to comply if possible, have masks available for those pas-
sengers who do not have a mask traveling depends not only on the length of the trip and the number of stops, but also
on whether you and those around you take precautions, such as wearing masks and staying at least 6 feet away from
other people;
• If you are traveling, consider getting tested with a viral test 1 3 days before your trip also consider getting tested with a
viral test 3 5 days after your trip and reduce non essential activities for a full 7 days after travel, even if your test is nega-
tive If you don’t get tested, consider reducing non essential activities for 10 days after travel

Bus or train travel
• Keep a copy of your test results with you during travel you may be asked for them
• Traveling on buses and trains for any length of time can involve being in crowded terminals and sitting or standing within 6 feet
• Do not travel if you test positive immediately isolate yourself, and follow public health recommendations
of others, which may increase your risk of getting COVID 19. If you choose to travel by bus or train, learn what you can do to
• You may have been exposed to COVID 19 on your travels. You and your travel
protect yourself on public transportation.
companions (including children) may pose a risk to your family, friends, and community. Regardless of where you traveled or
what you did during your trip, take these actions to protect others from getting COVID 19 for 14 days after travel;
• Stay at least 6 feet/ 2 meters (about 2 arm lengths) from anyone who did not travel with you, particularly in crowded areas It’s Car travel
important to do this everywhere both indoors and outdoors:
o Wear a mask to keep your nose and mouth covered when you are in shared spaces outside of your home, includ • Making stops along the way for gas, food, or bathroom breaks can put you and your traveling companions in close contact with
ing when using public transportation; other people and frequently touched surfaces.
o If there are people in the household who did not travel with you, wear a mask and ask everyone in the household
to wear masks in shared spaces inside your home;
o Wash your hands often or use hand sanitizer with at least 60 alcohol; Tips to avoid getting and spreading virus in common travel situations:
o Avoid being around people who are at increased risk for severe illness;
o Watch your health Look for symptoms of COVID 19 and take your temperature if you feel sick In public:
• Wear a mask in public settings, including on public transportation and in transportation hubs such as airports and stations.
After You Travel • Stay at least 6 feet (about 2 arm lengths) from anyone who is not from your travel group.
Bathrooms and rest stops:

You may have been exposed to COVID 19 on your travels You may feel well and not have any symptoms, but you can still spread the
virus to others You and your travel companions (including children) may pose a risk to your family, friends, and community after
• Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds after using the bathroom and after you have been in a public
your travel.
place.
• If soap and water are not available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 alcohol. Cover all surfaces of your hands
• You may have been exposed to COVID 19 on your travels You and your travel companions (including children) may pose
and rub them together until they feel dry.
a risk to your family, friends, and community. Regardless of where you traveled or what you did during your trip, take
these actions to protect others from getting COVID 19 for 14 days after travel:
Getting gas:
o Stay at least 6 feet/ 2 meters (about 2 arm lengths) from anyone who did not travel with you, particularly in
crowded areas It’s important to do this everywhere both indoors and outdoors;
• Use disinfecting wipes on handles and buttons at the gas pumps before you touch them (if available).
o Wear a mask to keep your nose and mouth covered when you are in shared spaces outside of your home, includ
• After fueling, use a hand sanitizer with at least 60 alcohol. When you get to your destination, wash your hands with soap
ing when using public transportation;
and water for at least 20 seconds.
o If there are people in the household who did not travel with you, wear a mask and ask everyone in the household
to wear masks in shared spaces inside your home
o Wash your hands often or use hand sanitizer with at least 60 alcohol; INSTITUTIONAL SECTOR
o Avoid being around people who are at increased risk for severe illness
o Watch your health Look for symptoms of COVID 19 and take your temperature if you feel sick
Provide a designated area and equipped with thermometer for handling sick participant(s).
Air travel Personal protective equipment ( including surgical mask, gown, gloves, eye protection (goggles face shield) and cap ( should be pro-
vided to staff who will take care of sick participants or clean and
• Air travel requires spending time in security lines and airport terminals, which can bring you in close contact with other people
disinfect the contaminated area(s).
and frequently touched surfaces. Most viruses and other germs do not spread easily on flights because of how air is circulated
and filtered on airplanes. However, social distancing is difficult on crowded flights and sitting within 6 feet of others, sometimes
for hours, may increase your risk of getting COVID 19. How you get to and from the airport, such as with public transportation
and ridesharing, can also increase your chances of being exposed to the virus.

DEFINITION OF TERMS
Absolute Majority Vote - means that the “in favor” votes represent more than 50 percent of the valid votes. This is also called the culture. The culture system helps in providing alternative livelihood to fisherfolk while instilling in them the value of coastal
50% + 1 vote. protection and maintenance of the ecosystem.
Accessory Use- pertains to those that are customarily associated with the Principal Use application (such as a garage is accessory Base Flood Elevation – the elevation to which floodwater is expected to reach during flood events as calculated by the regional
to a house). office of the DPWH.
Active Fault Overlay Zone (FLT-OZ) – an area in a city/municipality defined by five (5)-meter wide strips on both sides of and Base Zones – refers to the primary zoning classification of areas within the City/Municipality and that are provided with a list of
running along identified earthquake faults. The objective of this overlay zone is to minimize the possible harmful effects of fault allowable uses and regulations on building density and bulk, among others.
movements to properties. Basic R-2 Sub-Zone (BR2-SZ) – an area within the R-2 Zone of a city/municipality where the number of allowable storeys/floors
Actual Use – refers to the purpose for which the property is principally or predominantly utilized by the person in possession of above established grade is three (3) and the BHL is 10.00 meters above highest grade (NBC).
the property. Basic R-3 Sub-Zone (BR3-SZ) – an area within the R-3 Zone of a city/municipality where the number of allowable storeys/floors
AFMA – shall refer to the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997 or RA 8435. above established grade is three (3) and the BHL is 10.00 meters above highest grade (NBC).
Agricultural Activity – per the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of 1988 (RA 6657), means the cultivation of the soil, Billboards Overlay Zone (BB-OZ)– an area in a city/municipality designated for the regulated placement of billboards.
planting of crops, growing of fruit trees, raising of livestock, poultry or fish, including the harvesting of such farm products, and Buffer/Greenbelt Zone (B/GZ) – an area within a city/municipality that are yards, parks or open spaces intended to separate
other farm activities and practices performed by a farmer in conjunction with such farming operations done by persons whether incompatible elements or uses to control pollution/ nuisance and for identifying and defining development areas or zones where
natural or juridical. no permanent structures are allowed.
Agricultural Land – per RA 6657, refers to land devoted to agricultural activity and not classified as mineral, forest, residential, Building Height Limit (BHL) - per the National Building Code, this is “the maximum height to be allowed for buildings/ struc-
commercial or industrial land. tures…and shall be generally measured from the established grade line to the topmost portion of the proposed building/struc-
Agricultural Land Use Conversion – per RA 6657, refers to the process of changing the use of agricultural land to non-agriculture. If applicable, the BHL may be subject to clearance requirements of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) or
tural uses. the concerned military/security authorities.” BHL is expressed as the number of allowable storey’s/floor above established grade
Agricultural Zone (AGZ) – an area within a city/municipality intended for the cultivation of the soil, planting of crops, growing of and/ or meters above highest grade.
trees, raising of livestock, poultry, fish or aquaculture production, including the harvesting of such farm products, and other farm Cemetery/Memorial Park Zone (C/MP-Z) – an area in a city/municipality intended for the interment of the dead.
activities and practices performed in conjunction with such farming operations… (AFMA) Agri-Industrial Zone (AgIndZ)- an Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title (CAD/T) – a title formally recognizing the rights of possession and ownership of ICCs/
area within a city/municipality intended primarily for integrated farm operations and related product processing activities such IPs over their ancestral domains that have been identified and delineated in accordance with Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (RA
as plantation for bananas, pineapple, sugar, etc. 8371)
Agri-Processing Activities – “refers to the processing of raw agricultural and fishery products into semi-processed or finished Certificate of Ancestral Lands Title (CAL/T) – refers to a title formally recognizing the rights of ICCs/IPs over their ancestral
products which include materials for the manufacture of food and/or non-food products, pharmaceuticals and other industrial lands (RA 8371)8 An LGU’s Guide to CLUP Preparation
CLUP Guidebook 2014 Volume 3 7 Certificate of Non-Conformance – certificate issued to Owners of non-conforming uses as provided in this Zoning Ordinance.
products.” (AFMA) Central Business District (CBD)– shall refer to areas designated principally for trade, services and business purposes.
Agro-Forestry – land management which combines agricultural crops with tree crops and forest plants and/or animals simultane- Civil Reservation Sub-Zone (CR-SZ) –an area within the Forest Zone of cities/municipalities that “refers to lands of public do-
ously or sequentially and applies management practices which are compatible with the cultural patterns of the local population. main which have been proclaimed by the President of the Philippines for specific purpose such as town sites, resettlement areas,
Allowable Uses- uses that conform to those allowed in a specific zone. ancestral lands, etc.” (NSCB)
Ancestral Domains – per the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 (RA 8371), these refer to all areas generally belonging to Class “AAA” Slaughterhouse/Abattoir – those with facilities and operational procedures appropriate to slaughter livestock and
Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs) comprising lands, inland waters, coastal areas, and natural fowls for sale in any market, domestic or international.
resources therein, held under a claim of ownership, occupied or possessed by ICCs/IPs. Class “AA” Slaughterhouse/Abattoir – those with facilities and operational procedures sufficiently adequate that the livestock and
Ancestral Lands– refer to land occupied, possessed and utilized by individuals, families and clans who are members of the ICCs/ fowls slaughtered therein is suitable for sale in any market within the country.
IPs…”(IPRA). Class “A” Slaughterhouse/Abattoir – those with facilities and procedures of minimum adequacy that the livestock and the fowls
Ancestral Domain Overlay Zone (AD-OZ) – an area in a city/municipality intended for the preservation of the traditional way slaughtered therein are suitable for distribution and sale only within the city or municipality where the slaughterhouse is located.
of life of indigenous people. Commercial-1 Zone (C1-Z) – a low density commercial area within a city/municipality intended for neighborhood or commu-
Aquaculture Sub-Zone (Aq-SZ)–an area within the Municipal Waters Zone of a city/ municipality designated for “fishery op- nity scale trade, service and business activities.
erations involving all forms of raising and culturing fish and other fishery species in fresh, brackish and marine water areas” Commercial-2 Zone (C2-Z) – a medium to high density commercial area within a city/municipality intended for trade, service
(Fisheries Code). and business activities performing complementary/supplementary functions to the CBD.
Aquasilviculture –an environment-friendly mangrove aquaculture system, aquasilviculture promotes the harmonious co-exis- Commercial-3 Zone(C3-Z) – a high density commercial area within a city/municipality intended for regional shopping centers
tence between fishery species and mangrove trees in a semi-enclosed system. In many regions, the trainees are taught pen design such as large malls and other commercial and business activities which are regional in scope or where market activities generate
and construction and mudcrab traffic and require utilities and services that extend beyond local boundaries and requires metropolitan level development plan-
ning and

implementation. High rise hotels, sports stadium or sports complexes area also allowed in this zone. This zone may also be called f. Areas frequently visited and/or hard-hit by natural calamities (geologic hazards, floods, typhoons, volcanic activity, etc.);
as the Central Business District (CBD). g. Areas with critical slopes;
Commercial Garage – a garage where automobiles and other motor vehicles are housed, cared for, equipped, repaired or kept for h. Areas classified as prime agricultural lands;
remuneration, for hire or sale. i. Recharge areas of aquifers;
Compatible Uses – different uses capable of existing harmoniously within a zone, e.g. residential and parks and playground uses j. Water bodies characterized by one or any combination of the following conditions:
subject to the conditions stipulated in the Zoning Ordinance. • tapped for domestic purposes;
Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP)– is a technical document embodying specific proposals and strategies for guiding, reg- • within the controlled and/or protected areas declared by appropriate authorities; and
ulating growth and/or development that is implemented through the Zoning Ordinance. The main components of the Compre- • which support wildlife and fishery activities.
hensive Land Use Plan in this usage are the land use plan and sectoral studies including Demography, Ecosystems Analysis (Ter- k. Mangrove areas characterized by one or any combination of the following conditions:
restrial and Coastal),and Special Area Studies such as Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, • with primary pristine and dense young growth;
Ancestral Domain, Biodiversity, Heritage Conservation and Green Urbanism. • adjoining the mouth of major river systems;
Comprehensive Development Master Plan (CDMP) – a unitary development plan/ site plan that permits flexibility in planning/ • near or adjacent to traditional productive fry or fishing grounds;
urban design, building/structure siting, complementary of building types and land uses, usable open spaces for general public • which act as natural buffers against shore erosion, strong winds and storm floods; and
uses services and business activities and the preservation of significant land features (NBC) and may also be referred to as a Mas- • on which people are dependent on their livelihood.
ter Development Plan. l. Coral reef characterized by one or any combination of the following conditions:
Commercial Fishing Sub-Zone (CF-SZ) –an area within the Municipal Waters Zone of a city/municipality where commercial • with 50% and above live coralline cover;
fishing, subject to the provisions of the Fisheries Code, is allowed. • spawning and nursery grounds of fish; and10 An LGU’s Guide to CLUP Preparation
Conflicting Uses – uses or land activities with contrasting characteristics and adjacent to each other e.g. residential units adjacent • which acts as natural breakwater of coastlines.
to industrial plants. Proponents of Projects within ECAs are required to submit Initial Environmental Examinations to DENR Regional Offices. They
Conforming Use – a use that is in accordance with the zone regulations as provided for in the Ordinance.CLUP Guidebook 2014 may later be required by the DENR to submit an EIS, if necessary.
Volume 3 9 Environmentally Critical Projects (ECP) – refer to those projects which have high potential for negative environmental impacts
Critical Habitat Overlay Zone (CH-OZ) – an area in a city/municipality determined to be essential to the conservation of a listed and are listed in Presidential Proclamation 2146 dated December 14, 1981, as follows:
species, though the area need not actually be occupied by the species at the time it is designated. a. Heavy industries
Deed Restrictions - written agreements that imposes limitations on the use of property in order to maintain the intended char- • non-ferrous metal industries;
acter of a neighborhood. • iron and steel mills;
Delta/Estuary Sub-Zone (D/E-SZ) – an area within the Municipal Waters Zone of a city/ municipality characterized by a land- • petroleum and petro-chemical industries including oil and gas; and
form at the mouth of a river where it flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake or reservoir that is formed by deposition of sediments • smelting plants.
carried by the river. b. Resource extractive industries
Easement – open space imposed on any land use/activities sited along waterways, fault lines, road-rights-of-way, cemeteries/ • major mining and quarrying projects; and
memorial parks, utilities and the like. • forestry projects such as logging, major wood processing, introduction of fauna (exotic animals) in public/private forests, forest
Established Grade – the finish ground level of a proposed development which shall be determined according to the provisions of occupancy, extraction of mangroves and grazing.
the latest edition of the National Building Code. • fishery projects (dikes for/and fishpond development projects)
Ecotourism – a form of sustainable tourism within a natural and cultural heritage area where community participation, protec- c. Infrastructure projects
tion and management of natural resources, culture and indigenous knowledge and practices, environmental education and ethics, • major dams;
as well as economic benefits are fostered and pursued for the enrichment of host communities and the satisfaction of visitors.” • major power plants (fossil-fuelled, nuclear-fuelled, hydroelectric or geothermal);
(Tourism Act and DENR AO2013-19 Guidelines on Ecotourism Planning and Management in Protected Areas) • major reclamation projects, and
Ecotourism Overlay Zone (ETM-OZ) –an area in a city/municipality intended for ecotourism uses. • major roads and bridges.
Environmentally Constrained Areas – areas prone to natural hazards, such as those related to weather, hydrologic, and geologic d. Golf course projects
disturbances. These hazards cover those that are weather and water-related, earthquake-induced, volcanic and erosion-related. Proponents of ECPs are required to submit an EIS to the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the DENR.
Environmentally Critical Areas (ECA) – refer to those areas which are environmentally sensitive and are listed in Presidential Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) System – pursuant to PD 1586 of 1978, refers to the entire process of organization, ad-
Proclamation 2146 dated December 1981, as follows: ministration and procedure institutionalized for the purpose of assessing the significance of the effects of physical developments
a. All areas declared by law as national parks, watershed reserves, wildlife preserves and sanctuaries; on the quality of the environment. Projects that fall within the purview of the EIS System include:
b. Areas set aside as aesthetic potential tourist spots; a. Environmentally Critical Projects
c. Areas which constitute the habitat for any endangered or threatened species of indigenous Philippine wildlife (flora and fauna); b. Projects located in Environmentally Critical Areas
d. Areas of unique historic, archaeological, or scientific interests; Estuary – a partially enclosed body of water along the coast where freshwater from rivers and streams meets and mixes with salt
e. Areas which are traditionally occupied by cultural communities or tribes; water from the ocean.
Exception – a device which grants a property owner relief from certain provisions of the Ordinance where because of the specific
use would result in a particular hardship upon the owner, as distinguished from a mere inconvenience or a desire to make more
money.

Fishery Refuge and Sanctuary Sub-Zone (FRS-SZ) – an area within the Municipal Waters Zone of a city/municipality “where General Institutional Zone (GI-Z) – an area within a city/municipality intended principally for general types of institutional es-
fishing or other forms of activities which may damage the ecosystem of the area is prohibited and human access may be restrict- tablishments, e.g. government offices, hospitals/ clinics, academic/research and convention centers.
ed.” (Fisheries Code) General Residential Zone (GR-Z) – an area within a city/municipality intended principally for dwelling/ housing purposes.
Fishery Reserve Sub-Zone (FyR-SZ) – an area within the Municipal Waters Zone of a city/ municipality “where activities are Grazing Land Sub-Zone (GZ-SZ) – “refers to that portion of the public domain which has been set aside, in view of the suitability
regulated and set aside for educational and research purposes.”(Fisheries Code). of its topograhy and vegetation, for raising of livestock.” (Revised Forestry Code, DENR DAO No. 99-36)
Fish Pond - “a land-based facility enclosed with earthen or stone material to impound water for growing fish.”(Fisheries Code). Gross Floor Area (GFA) – the GFA of a building is the total floor space within the perimeter of the permanent external building
Flood Overlay Zone (FLD-OZ) – an area in a city/municipality that have been identified as prone to flooding and where specific walls, occupied by:
regulations are provided in order to minimize its potential negative effect to developments. • Office areas
Flood Protection Elevation – the minimum elevation to which developments are required by this Ordinance to be elevated, with • Residential areas
reference to the Base Flood Elevation, in order to be flood proofed.CLUP Guidebook 2014 Volume 3 11 • Corridors
Floor Area Ratio or “FAR” – is the ratio between the gross floor area of a building and the area of the lot on which it stands, • Lobbies12 An LGU’s Guide to CLUP Preparation
determined by dividing the gross floor area of the building and the area of the lot. The gross floor area of any building should • Mezzanine
not exceed the prescribed floor area ratio (FAR) multiplied by the lot area. The FAR of any zone should be based on its capacity • Vertical penetrations, which shall mean stairs, fire escapes, elevator shafts, flues, pipe shafts, vertical ducts, and the like, and
to support development in terms of the absolute level of density that the transportation and other utility networks can support. their enclosing walls
Foreshore Land Sub-Zone (FL-SZ) –an area within the Municipal Waters Zone of a city/ municipality defined as a “string of land • Rest rooms or toilets
margining a body of water; the part of a seashore between the low-water line usually at the seaward margin of a low tide terrace • Machine rooms and closets
and the upper limit of wave wash at high tide usually marked by a beach scarp or berm” (Fisheries Code). • Storage rooms and closets
Forest – refers to either natural vegetation or plantation of crops mainly of trees, or both, occupying a definable, uninterrupted or • Covered balconies and terraces
contiguous area exceeding but not less than one hectare with tree crown covering at least ten percent (10%)of the areas, exclusive • Interior walls and columns, and other interior features
of the associated seedlings, saplings, palms, bamboos and other undercover vegetation. A natural forest is a stand dominated But excluding:
by trees whose structure, functions and dynamics have been largely the result of natural succession process. A natural forest is • Covered areas used for parking and driveways, including vertical penetrations in parking floors where no residential or office
classified as either 1) primary or virgin forest which has not never been subjected to significant human disturbance, or has not units are present
been significantly affected byt he gathering of forest products such that its natural structure, functions and dynamics have not un- • Uncovered areas for AC cooling towers, overhead water tanks, roof decks, laundry areas and cages, wading or swimming pools,
dergone any major ecological change; or 2) secondary or residual forest that maybe classified into either degraded or productive whirlpools or jacuzzis, gardens, courts or plazas.
type (DENR DAO No. 99-53). Heritage Act – shall mean the National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009 or RA 10066.
Forest Buffer Sub-Zone (FB-SZ) – an area within the Forest Zone of a city/municipality which are “outside the boundaries and Heritage Overlay Zone (HTG-OZ) – an area in a city/municipality that refers “to historical, anthropological, archaeological, ar-
immediately adjacent to designated protected areas that need special development control in order to prevent or minimize harm tistic geographic areas and settings that are culturally significant to the country, as declared by the National Museum and/ or the
to the protected area (NIPAS Act).” National Historic Institute.”(Heritage Act)
Forestlands –“include the public forest, permanent forest or forest reserves, and forest reservations”(PD 1559. Further Amending Historic Center – 1) historic zone, district, core, precinct, town, legacy zone, heritage area, zone or town; 2) a designated area with
PD 705, otherwise known as the Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines. 1978). historical and other special significance, consisting of buildings or group of buildings and their environs that collectively contrib-
Forest Reservation – refers to forestlands which have been reserved by the President of the Philippines for any specific purpose ute to the area’s importance and character; 3) a place where a significant event in history occurred; 4) any town, district, or ancient
or purposes (Forestry Code).” settlement site with specific history and/or cultural significance. Historic centers are sometimes called living museums, outdoor
Forest Reserve Sub-Zone (FR-SZ) – an area within the Forest Zone of a city/municipality, which “refers to those lands of the pub- museums, or museum preserves. Whether inhabited or un-inhabited, historic centers are preservation areas. (Heritage Act)
lic domain which have been the subject of the present system of classification and determined to be needed for forest purposes. Industrial-1 Zone (I1-Z) – an area within cities/municipalities intended for light manufacturing or production industries that are:
Also called “Permanent Forest”(Revised Forestry Code, PD 1559) a. non-pollutive/non-hazardous; and
Forest Zone (FZ) – an area within a city/municipality which are intended primarily for forest purposes. This includes Forestlands b. non-pollutive/hazardous
and areas outside of Forestlands that are declared for forest purposes by this Ordinance. Industrial-2 Zone (I2-Z) – an area within cities or municipalities intended for medium intensity manufacturing or production
Forestry Code – refers to Presidential Decree No. 705 or the Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines, as amended. industries that are:
General Commercial Zone (GC-Z) – an area within a city/municipality intended for trading/services/ business purposes. a. pollutive/non-hazardous; and
b. pollutive/hazardous.
Industrial-3 Zone (I3-Z) – an area within cities or municipalities intended for heavy manufacturing or production industries that
are:
a. highly pollutive/non-hazardous
b. highly pollutive/hazardous
c. highly pollutive/extremely hazardous
d. pollutive/extremely hazardous
e. non-polllutive/extremely hazardous

Industrial Forest Plantation Sub-Zone (IFP-SZ) – an area within the Forest Zone of a city/ municipality that “refers to any tract of Mitigating Device – a means to grant relief in complying with certain provisions of the Ordinance such as, but not limited to,
land planted mainly to timber producing tree species, including rubber, and/or non-timber species such as rattan and bamboo, those pertaining to use, building bulk and density, and performance standards.
primarily to supply the raw material requirements of forest based industries, among others” (DENR DAO No. 99-53). Municipal Fishing Sub-Zone (MF-SZ) – an area within the Municipal Waters Zone of a city/ municipality where only municipal
Inland Fishery – the freshwater fishery and brackish water fishponds ((Fisheries Code) fishing, as defined in the Fisheries Code, is allowed.
Innovative Design – introduction and/or application of new/creative designs and techniques in development projects e.g. Planned Municipal Waters Zone (WZ) – per Republic Act No. 8550 or the Philippines Fisheries Code 14 An LGU’s Guide to CLUP Prepa-
Unit Development. ration
IPRA – shall mean the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 (Republic Act 8371). of 1998, this zone covers the Municipal Waters which “include not only streams, lakes, inland bodies of water and tidal waters
Key Biodiversity Area Overlay Zone (KBA-OZ) –an area in a city/municipality which are determined to be “globally significant within the (city) municipality which are not included within the protected areas as defined under Republic Act No. 7586 (The
sites for biodiversity conservation” (DENR, CLUP Guidebook 2014 Volume 3 13 NIPAS Law), public forest, timber lands, forest reserves or fishery reserves, but also marine waters…(boundary delineation de-
Conservation International Philippines & Haribon Foundation for the Conservation of Nature). fined in the Fisheries Code).”
Lake Sub-Zone (La-SZ) – an area in the Municipal Waters Zone of a city/municipality defined as “an inland body of water, an ex- National Park Sub-Zone (NP-SZ) –an area within the Forest Zone of a city/municipality that “refers to a forest land reservation
panded part of a river, a reservoir formed by a dam, or a lake basin intermittently or formerly covered by water.” (Fisheries Code) essentially of primitive or wilderness character which has been withdrawn from settlement or occupancy and set aside as such
Landslide Overlay Zone (LSD-OZ) – an area in a city/municipality that have been identified as highly susceptible to landslides exclusively to preserve the scenery, the natural and historic objects and the wild animals or plants therein, and to provide enjoy-
and where specific regulations are provided in order to minimize its potential negative effect to developments. ment of these features in such a manner as will leave them unimpaired for future generations.” (NIPAS Act).
Local Zoning Board of Appeals (LZBA) – a local special body created by virtue of this Ordinance mandated to, among others, Navigational Lane – areas in cities/municipalities designated for the passage of water vessels.
handle appeals for Variances and Exceptions. NIPAS Act – shall refer to the National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992 or RA 7586.
Locational Clearance (LC) – a clearance issued by the Zoning Administrator/Zoning Officer to a project that is allowed under the NIPAS: Multiple Use Sub-Zone (NMU-SZ) – an area within the Forest Zone of a city/ municipality “where settlement, traditional
provisions of this Ordinance. and/or sustainable land use, including agriculture, agroforestry and other income generating or livelihood activities may be al-
Locational Clearance (Variance) (LC-V) – a clearance issued by the LZBA to a project that is allowed under the Mitigating De- lowed consistent with the Management Plan.” (5.10 of DENR Administrative Order No. 2008-26)
vice/Variance provision of this Ordinance. NIPAS: Strict Protection Sub-Zone (NSP-SZ) – an area within the Forest Zone of a city/ municipality that have “…high bio-diver-
Locational Clearance (Exception) (LC-E) – a clearance issued by the LZBA to a project that is allowed under the Mitigating De- sity value which shall be closed to all human activity except for scientific studies and/ or ceremonial or religious use by indigenous
vice/Exception provision of this Ordinance. communities.” (NIPAS Act)
Mangrove Sub-Zone (Mn-SZ) – an area in the Municipal Waters Zone of a city/municipality defined as “a community of intertid- Non-Conforming Use – uses existing prior to the approval of this Zoning Ordinance that are not in conformity with its provisions
al plants including all species of trees, shrubs, vines and herbs found on coasts, swamps, or border of swamps” (Fisheries Code). but are allowed to operate subject to the conditions of this Zoning Ordinance.
Mariculture –a specialized branch of aquaculture involving the cultivation of marine organisms for food and other products in Non-NIPAS Areas – areas yet un-proclaimed by law, presidential decree, presidential proclamation or executive order as part of
the open ocean, an enclosed section of the ocean, or in tanks, ponds or raceways which are filled with seawater. the NIPAS Areas. Per the National Physical Framework Plan, these areas should be given equal importance, as in NIPAS Areas,
Mariculture Zone and Park (MZP) – an area “designed to produce fishes thru sea cage culture such as bangus, siganids, groupers, in terms of conservation and protection. These include:
red snappers, seaweeds farming, aquasilviculture, mussel culture, oyster culture, sea ranching of lobsters and seahorses in coral a. Reserved second growth forests;
reefs and sea grass areas, and others that may be developed through the continuing research and development program of the b. Mangroves;
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and other institutions” (BFAR). c. Buffer strips;
Maximum R-2 Sub-Zone (MR2-SZ) – an area within the R-2 Zone of a city/municipality where the number of allowable storeys/ d. Freshwater swamps and marshes; and
floors above established grade is five (5)and the BHL is 15.00 meters above highest grade (NBC). e. Un-proclaimed watersheds.
Maximum R-3 Sub-Zone (MR3-SZ) – an area within the R-3 Zone of a city/municipality where the number of allowable storeys/ Notice of Non-Conformance – notice issued to owners of all uses existing prior to the approval of the Ordinance which do not
floors above established grade is twelve (12) and the BHL is 36.00 meters above established grade (NBC). conform to the provisions herein provided.
Mineral Land Zone (ML-Z) – an area in a city/municipality “where mineral resources and found” and declared by the govern- Network of Protected Areas for Agriculture and Agro-Industrial Development (NPAAAD) – per AFMA, refers to agricultural
ment as having mineral resources ion accordance with the Mining Act. areas identified by the Department of Agriculture in coordination with the National Mapping and Resource Information Author-
Mineral Reservation Sub-Zone (MNR-SZ) – an area in a city/municipality that are “mineral reservations established by the Pres- ity in order to ensure the efficient utilization of land for agriculture and agro-industrial development and promote sustainable
ident of the Philippines in order “to preserve strategic raw materials for industries critical to national development, or certain growth. The NPAAAD covers the following:
minerals for scientific, cultural or ecological value.” Per the same Act, these also include “all submerged lands within the contig- a. All irrigated areas;
uous zone and in the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines.” (Mining Act) b. All irrigable lands already covered by irrigation projects with firm funding commitments;
Mining Act –shall refer to the Philippine Mining Act of 1995 or RA 7942. c. All alluvial plain land highly suitable for agriculture whether irrigated or not;
Military Reservation Sub-Zone (MR-SZ) – an area within the Forest Zone of a city/municipality which “refers to land of the pub- d. Agro-industrial croplands or lands presently planted to industrial crops that support the viability of existing agricultural infra-
lic domain which has been proclaimed by the President of the Philippines for military purposes such as Airbase, Campsite, Docks structure and agro-based enterprises;
and Harbors, Firing Ranges, Naval Base, Target Range, Wharves, etc.”(NSCB). e. Highlands or areas located at an elevation of 500 meters or above and have the potential for growing semi-temperate and
high-value crops;
f. All agricultural lands that are ecologically fragile, the conversion of which will result in serious environmental degradation; and
g. Mangrove areas and fish sanctuaries.

Official Zoning Map – a duly authenticated map delineating the different zones into which CLUP Guidebook 2014 Volume 3 15 Protection Forest – an area within a city/municipality that are “forestlands outside NIPAS obtained essentially for their beneficial
the whole City/Municipality is divided. influence on soil and water in particular and the environment in general. (DENR DAO 95-15)
Open Space (OS) – as used in this Ordinance, an area where permanent buildings shall not be allowed and which may only be Areas wholly or partially covered with woody vegetation managed primarily for its beneficial effects on water, climate, soil, aes-
used as forest, buffer/greenbelts, parks and playgrounds. thetic value and preservation of genetic diversity. (FMB Technical Bulletin No.5 as cited in ITTD PD 220/03 Rev.1)
Overlay Zones (OZ) – a “transparent zone” that is overlain on top of the Basic Zone or another Overlay Zone that provides an Quarry Sub-Zone (Q-SZ) – an area within the Mineral Land Zone of a city/ municipality that are “ declared by the Director
additional set (or layer) of regulations. of Mines and Geosciences Bureau as having “quarry resources such as, but not limited to, andesite, basalt, conglomerate, coral
Parks and Recreation Zone (PR-Z) – an area in a city/municipality designed for diversion/ amusements and for the maintenance sand, diatomaceous earth, diorite, decorative stones, gabbro, granite, limestone, marble, marl, red burning clays for potteries and
of ecological balance. bricks, rhyolite, rock phosphate, sandstone, serpentine, shale, tuff, volcanic cinders, and volcanic glass.” (Mining Act)
Planned Unit Development (PUD) – a land development scheme wherein the project site is comprehensively planned as an entity Quarrying – shall mean “the process of extracting, removing and disposing quarry resources found on or near the surface of
via unitary site plan which permits flexibility in planning/design, building siting, complementarity of building types and land private or public land” (Mining Act).
uses, usable open spaces and the preservation of significant natural land features. Reclassification of Agricultural Lands – “the act of specifying how agricultural lands shall be utilized for non-agricultural uses
Port –an area with facilities for loading and unloading of ships and may include, among others, harbor, docks, wharves, and piers. such as residential, industrial, and commercial as embodied in the CLUP” (LGC and MC 54)
Production Agricultural Sub-Zone (PDA-SZ) – an area within the Agricultural Zone of cities/ municipalities that are outside of Residential-1 Zone (R1-Z) – an area within a city/municipality intended for low density residential use. Per the National Building
NPAAAD and declared by the City/Municipality for agricultural use. Code, R-1 Zone is characterized mainly by low-rise single-detached and duplex residential buildings for exclusive use as single
Production Forest – an area within a city/municipality which are “forestlands tended primarily for the production of timber. (nuclear) family dwellings.
These are areas below 50% in slope and less than 1,000 meters in elevation. This includes natural and man-made forests.”(DENR Residential-2 Zone (R2-Z) – an area within cities or municipalities intended for medium density residential use. Per the National
DAO 95- 15) Building Code, R-2 Zone is characterized mainly by low-rise single-attached, duplex or multi-level structures residential build-
Forestlands available for timber and agro-forestry production, range lands for grazing and other forestlands special uses. (FM ings for exclusive use as multi-family dwellings.
Technical Bulletin No.5 as cited in ITTD PD 222/03 Rev.1) Residential-3 Zone (R3-Z) – an area within cities or municipalities intended for medium to high density residential use. Per the
Protected Areas – areas declared as belonging to the NIPAS System per NIPAS Act. These areas are those that have been designat- National Building Code, R3 Zone is characterized mainly by low-rise or medium-rise residential buildings for exclusive use as
ed or set aside pursuant to a law, presidential decree, presidential proclamation or executive order. These include: multi-family dwellings with mixed housing types.
a. Strict nature reserves; Residential-4 Zone (R4-Z) – an area within cities or municipalities intended for medium to high density residential use. Per the
b. Natural parks; National Building Code, R4 Zone is characterized mainly by low-rise townhouse buildings/structures for exclusive use as multi-
c. National monuments; ple family dwellings.
d. Wildlife sanctuary; Residential-5 Zone (R5-Z) – an area within cities or municipalities intended for very high density residential use. Per the National
e. Protected landscapes and seascapes; Building Code, R4 Zone is characterized mainly by medium-rise or high-rise condominium buildings/structures for exclusive
f. Resource reserves; use as multiple family dwellings.
g. Natural biotic areas; and Rezoning – a process of introducing amendments to or change in the existing zoning of a particular area and reflected in the text
h. Other categories established by law, conventions or international agreements which the Philippine Government is a signatory and maps of the Ordinance.
Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) – per the NIPAS Act’s IRR, a board established for NIPAS areas that shall, among Sealane Sub-Zone (SL-SZ) – an area within the Municipal Waters Zone of a city/municipality that is designated as an established
others: route for water vessels traversing the municipal waters. Also referred to as Navigational Lane.
Decide matters relating to planning, resource protection and general administration of the area in accordance with the General Scenic Corridor Overlay Zone (SCD-OZ) –an area in a city/municipality that have high scenic vistas and where specific regula-
Management Planning Strategy (GMPS); tions are provided in order to ensure that these vistas are preserved for the enjoyment of the general public.
Approve proposals, work plans, action plans, guidelines, for management of the protected area in accordance with the approved Small-Scale Mining Sub-Zone (SsM-SZ) – an area within the Mineral Land Zone of a city/ municipality that are” identified, seg-
Management Plan; regated and reserved by the DENR from certain mineral lands as people’s small-scale mining areas.” (People’s Small-Scale Mining
Delineate and demarcate protected area boundaries, buffer zones, ancestral domains… Act CLUP Guidebook 2014 Volume 3 17
Promulgate rules and regulations to promote development programs and projects on biodiversity conservation and sustainable of 1991)
development… Socialized Housing – refers to housing [programs and] projects covering houses and lots or home lots only undertaken by the
Control and regulate the construction, operation and maintenance of roads, trails, water works, sewerage, fire protection and Government or the private sector for the underprivileged and homeless citizens (UDHA)
sanitation systems and other utilities within the protected area Socialized Housing Zone (SH-Z) – an area in a city/municipality designated for socialized housing projects.
Protected Area Management Plan (PAMP) – a document required for NIPAS areas that “shall, as a minimum, promote the Special Institutional Zone (SI-Z) – an area in a city/municipality intended principally for particular types of institutional estab-
adoption and implementation of innovative management techniques including if necessary, the concept of zoning, buffer zone lishments e.g. welfare homes, orphanages, home for the aged, rehabilitation and training centers, military camps/reservation/
management for multiple use and protection, habitat conservation and rehabilitation, 16 An LGU’s Guide to CLUP Preparation bases/ training grounds, etc.
site-specific policy development, pest management, and fire control…” (NIPAS Act)
Protection Agricultural Sub-Zone (PTA-SZ) – an area within the Agricultural Zone of cities/ municipalities that include the
NPAAAD which are “agricultural areas identified by the Department (Agriculture) through the Bureau of Soils and Water Man-
agement (BSWM) in coordination with the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) in order to en-
sure the efficient utilization of land for agriculture and agro-industrial development and promote sustainable growth.”

Special Use Sub-Zone (SU-SZ) - an area within the Forest Zone of a city/municipality where “all types of legal uses of the forest-
lands other than the production of timber and non-timber resources which are covered by other agreements, such as, but not ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS
limited to Integrated Forest Management Agreement (IFMA), Socialized Industrial Forest Management Agreement, etc.” may be
allowed”(DENR DAO 2004-59) The following are designated as Base Zones:
Strategic Agriculture and Fisheries Development Zone (SAFDZ) – refers to “areas within the NPAAAD identified for production, 1. Forest Zone (FZ)
agro-processing and marketing activities to help develop and modernize, with the support of government, the agriculture and Protection Forest Sub-Zones
fisheries sectors in an environmentally and socio-culturally sound manner” (AFMA). • Forest Reserve Sub-Zone (FR-SZ)
Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SUDS) – a low impact system intended to drain surface water run-off through a series of • National Park Sub-Zone (NP-SZ)
collection, storage and cleaning stages before it is released back into the environment. • Military Reservation Sub-Zone (MR-SZ)
Tourism Act – shall mean the Tourism Act of 2009 or RA 9593. • Civil Reservation Sub-Zone (CR-SZ)
Tourism Zone – are sites within cities and municipalities endowed with natural or manmade physical attributes and resources • Mangrove Sub-Zone (Mn-SZ)
that are conducive to recreation, leisure and other wholesome activities. • NIPAS: Strict Protection Sub-Zone (NSP-SZ)
Transit-Oriented Development Overlay Zone (TOD-OZ) – an area around transit centers in a city/municipality where commer-
cial and residential growth are encouraged in order to maximize access to public transit. Production Forest Sub-Zones
Tree Farm – “refers to any tract of forest land purposely and extensively planted to trees of economic value for their fruits, flowers, • NIPAS: Multiple Use Sub-Zone (NMU-SZ)
leaves, barks or extractives, but not for the wood thereof ” (Forestry Code). • Forest Buffer Sub-Zone (FB-SZ)
UDHA – shall mean the Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992 or RA 7279. • Industrial Forest Plantation Sub-Zone (IFP-SZ)
Urban Corridor Overlay Zone (UCD-OZ) - an area in a city/municipality which are along major transport routes and where • Special Use Sub-Zone (SU-SZ)
specific regulations are provided that is intended to minimize roadside friction, maintain pedestrian walkways, etc. • Grazing Land Sub-Zone (GZ-SZ)
Utilities, Transportation and Services Zone (UTS-Z) – an area in a city/municipality designated for “a range of utilitarian/ func-
tional uses or occupancies, characterized mainly as a low-rise or medium-rise building/structure for low to high intensity com-
munity support functions, e.g. terminals, inter-modals, multi-modals, depots, power and water generation/distribution facilities, 2. Agricultural Zone (AGZ)
telecommunication facilities, drainage/wastewater and sewerage facilities, solid waste handling facilities and the like” (NBC). • Protection Agricultural Sub-Zone (PTA-SZ)
Variance – a device which grants a property owner relief from certain provisions of the Zoning Ordinance where, because of the • Production Agricultural Sub-Zone (PDA-SZ)
particular physical surrounding, shape or topographical condition of the property, compliance on applicable Building Bulk and
Density Regulations, Building Design Regulations and Performance Standards would result in a particular hardship upon the 3. Agri-industrial Zone (AgIndZ)
owner, as distinguished from a mere inconvenience or a desire to make more money.
Warehouse – refers to a storage and/or depository of those in business of performing warehouse services for others, for profit. 4. Municipal Waters Zone (WZ)
Water Code – shall mean the Water Code of the Philippines (Presidential Decree 1067) Protection Water Sub-Zones
Wharf – an area within a city/municipality intended as a landing place where ships may be tied-up or unloaded.18 An LGU’s • Fishery Refuge and Sanctuary Sub-Zone (FRS-SZ)
Guide to CLUP Preparation • Foreshore Land Sub-Zone (FL-SZ)
Yard – as defined in the National Building Code, this is “the required open space left between the outermost face of the building/ • Mangrove Sub-Zone (Mn-SZ)CLUP Guidebook 2014 Volume 3 19
structure and the property lines, e.g. front, rear, right and left side yards. The width of the yard is the setback.” • Fishery Reserve Sub-Zone (FR-SZ)
Zone/Sub-Zone – an area within a city/municipality for specific land use as defined by manmade or natural boundaries. • Delta/Estuary Sub-Zone (D/E-SZ)
Zoning Administrator/Zoning Officer – a city/municipal government employee responsible for the implementation/enforcement • Lake Sub-Zone (L-SZ)
of the Zoning Ordinance. Production Water Sub-Zones
Zoning Certificate – a document issued by the Zoning Administrator citing the zoning classification of the land based on this • Aquaculture Sub-Zone (Aq-SZ)
Ordinance.

• Mariculture Zone and Park Sub-Zone (MZP-SZ)
• Commercial Fishing Sub-Zone (CF-SZ)
• Municipal Fishing Sub-Zone (MF-SZ)
• Sealane Sub-Zone (SL-SZ)
5. Mineral Land Zone (MLZ)
• Mineral Reservations Sub-Zone(MNR-SZ)
• Quarry Sub-Zone(Q-SZ)
• Small-scale Mining Sub-Zone(SsM-SZ)
6. General Residential Zone (GR-Z)
7. Residential-1 Zone (R1-Z)
8. Residential–2 Zone (R2-Z)
• Basic R-2 Sub-Zone (BR2-SZ)
• Maximum R-2 Sub-Zone (MR2-SZ)
• Basic R-3 Sub-Zone (BR3-SZ)
• Maximum R-3 Sub-Zone (MR3-SZ)
12. Socialized Housing Zone (SH-Z)
13. General Commercial Zone (GC-Z)
14. Commercial–1 Zone (C1-Z)
17. Industrial–1 Zone (I1-Z)
20. General Institutional Zone (GI-Z)
21. Special Institutional Zone (SI-Z)
22. Parks and Recreation Zone (PR-Z)
23. Cemetery/Memorial Park Zone (C/MP-Z)
24. Buffer/Greenbelt Zone (B/G-Z)
25. Utilities, Transportation, and Services Zone (UTS-SZ)
26. Tourism Zone (T-Z)
The following are designated as Overlay Zones:

1. Landslide Overlay Zone (LSD-OZ)
2. Flood Overlay Zone (FLD-OZ)
3. Scenic Corridor Overlay Zone (SCD-OZ)
4. Active Fault Overlay Zone (FLT-OZ)
5. Heritage Overlay Zone (HTG-OZ)
6. Ecotourism Overlay Zone (ETM-OZ)
7. Urban Corridor Overlay Zone (UCD-OZ)
8. Transit-Oriented Development Overlay Zone (TOD-OZ)
9. Billboards Overlay Zone (BB-OZ)
10. Key Biodiversity Area Overlay Zone (KBA-OZ)
11. Critical Habitat Overlay Zone (CH-OZ)
12. Ancestral Domain Overlay Zone (AD-OZ)

REFERENCES
Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (2014). A Guide to Comprehensive Land Use Plan Preparation 2014. Volume 2: Sectoral
Analysis and Tools for Situational Analysis.
Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (2014). A Guide to Comprehensive Land Use Plan Preparation 2014. Volume 3: Zoning
Ordinance.
Department of Health (2020, February 4). Department Memorandum No. 2020-0062 : Guidelines on the Standards of Airborne
Infection Isolation Room and Conversion of Private Rooms and/or Wards into Temporary Isolation Rooms for the Management
of Patients Under Investigation (PUI) for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (nCoV).
RA 7942, otherwise known as “Mining Act of 1995”
“DOT RULES AND REGULATIONS TO GOVERN THE ACCREDITATION OFTOURISM-RELATED ESTABLISHMENTS”
“IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS TO GOVERN THE PROCESSING OF APPLICATION FOR LOCATION-
AL CLEARANCE OF MARKETS AS AMENDED”

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Nieva Alarkon Bryan Madera Economic Sector 14

Pandemic Planning Standards 64

I Philippine Planning Standards Philippine Planning Standards II

Current Current Standard Current No. No. of Dilapidated

i. Projected classroom requirement

Projected Projected Standard Current No.

* Use the same formula for projecting teacher need.

ii. Projected school requirement.

Projected Targeted Enrollment Projected School

* The targeted enrollment participation can be obtained from DepEd.

i. Categories of School Buildings

III Philippine Planning Standards Philippine Planning Standards 1

2 Philippine Planning Standards Philippine Planning Standards 3

4 Philippine Planning Standards Philippine Planning Standards 5

v. Tertiary Care Provincial Hospital

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8 Philippine Planning Standards Philippine Planning Standards 9

10 Philippine Planning Standards Philippine Planning Standards 11

Requirements for Day Care Centers Municipal Police Stations POPULATION

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Per Capita Dietary/Food Requirement Agricultural Product Standard Requirement (Kg./Year)

Criteria for Suitability of Agricultural Land Uses

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1. Industrial Land Requirement Industry Classification According to Capitalization

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Maximum Areas for Mineral Agreement

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• Retail facilities should be exposed to maximize foot traffic; » Use

• From the police station –5 minutes travel time.

• From the fire station –3 to 5 minutes travel time.

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*Food facilities 6% Rating Score:

*Facilities condu- 2% *Hot springs, mineral water springs, picnic

• Attitude to- 2% *Local congeniality and treatment of

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» Service and Staff

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CURRENT URBAN Urban Std. R oad to Existing U rban R oad

Example: Projected urban road requirement = (30,000 X 2.4km/1000pop) - (28,363 + 41.566)

Projected urban road requirement = 72.0 - 69.93

Projected rural road requirement = (30,000 X 1.5km/100ha) - (18.908 + 21.02)

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TYPE OF CONSUMER LEVEL II LEVEL III

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Source: DENR DAO No. 2020-14

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Table 1. Types of MRF

Materials Recovery Facility

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• Designation of a separate containment area for household

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Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk

• Hazard-resistant construction and engineering works;

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Source: Philippine Water Supply Sector Roadmap; NWRB Data

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CLASS INTENDED BENEFICIAL USE River

Coastal and Mangroves

2.Recreational Water Class II – For boating, fishing or similar activities

3.Marshy and/or mangrove areas declared as fish an d wildlife sanctuaries

CLASS SD Navigable Waters

Facilities condu- 2% Hot springs, mineral water springs, picnic