PD 1096

DOORS

Minimum height 2.00m

Minimum width 900mm

Maximum width 1200mm

Height of door knob

LOCATION ON PROPERTY
Front setback R1: 4.50m
Side setback R1: 2.00m
Rear setback R1: 2.00m
Distance of eaves from property line 0.75m
MINIMUM ROOM SIZES
6.00sqm
Rooms for human habitation
Minimum dimension of 2.00m
3.00sqm
Kitchen
Minimum dimension of 1.50m
1.20sqm
Bathroom
Minimum dimension of 0.90m
MINIMUM AIR SPACE REQUIREMENTS
3.00 cubic meters (Allot 1.00 sqm per
Schools
person)
Offices and factories 12.00 cubic meters
Habitable rooms 14.00 cubic meters
MINIMUM CEILING HEIGHTS
Naturally ventilated: 2.70m
Ground floor
Artificially ventilated: 2.70m
Naturally ventilated: 2.70m
Second floor
Artificially ventilated: 2.40m
Naturally ventilated: 2.70m
Succeeding floors
Artificially ventilated: 2.10m
Mezzanine 1.80m
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LIGHT AND VENTILATION
10% of floor area, but 1.00sqm
Windows for rooms
minimum
5% of floor area, but 240 sq. mm.
Windows for bathrooms
minimum
Minimum dimension of court 2.00m
Min. width of court passageway 1.20m
STAIRS
Riser 200mm maximum

Tread 250mm minimum

Less than 10 OL:0.75m

10-50 OL.: 0.90m
Minimum width
More than 50 OL:1.10m

Minimum headroom 2.00m

Maximum vertical distance between landings 3.60m
Handrail height 800-900mm
RAMPS
Maximum slope
Maximum cross slope
Minimum width
No general requirements provided,
Minimum landing length only for ramps located in reviewing
stands, grandstands and bleachers.
Distance between landings

Handrail height
CORRIDORS
1.10m
OCCUPANT LOADS (Area per person)
Place of assembly 0.65 sqm
Standing room
Concentrated use
Less concentrated use
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OCCUPANT LOADS (Area per person)
Educational
Classrooms 1.80 sqm
Shop, laboratories, vocational rooms 4.60 sqm
Dry nurseries
Conference rooms, exhibit rooms, gyms 1.40 sqm
Healthcare
Sleeping departments 11.00 sqm
In-patient treatment 22.00 sqm
Hospitals, sanitaria 8.40 sqm
Nursing homes 7.40 sqm
Children's nurseries 3.25 sqm
Residential
Dwellings 28.00 sqm
Hotels, apartments, dormitories 18.60 sqm
Mercantile
Street floor or basement used for sale 2.80 sqm
Upper floors used for sale 5.60 sqm
Floors not used for sale (office, storage, etc.) 9.30 sqm
Drinking establishments 1.40 sqm
Commercial kitchens 18.60 sqm
FIREWALL EXTENSIONS
Above roof 400mm

From outermost edges (walls) 600mm

Under eaves 300mm

EXITS
0-10 OL: 1 exit
10-499 OL: 2 exits
Number of exits required (based on occupant load)
500-999 OL: 3 exits
1000 or more OL: 4 exits
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EXITS
Minimum width of exits 1.10m (corridors)
Maximum travel distance to exit, no sprinkler 45.00m
Maximum travel distance to exit, with sprinkler 60.00m

Minimum width of exit door 900mm

Minimum height of exit door 2.00m

Change in floor level at doors 50mm

Maximum length of dead ends
Place of assembly
Educational
Healthcare
Detention/correctional
6.00m
Residential (hotels/dormitories)
Residential (apartment buildings)
Business
Business, with NFPA 13 sprinkler system
Industrial
ELEVATORS
In apartments or condomimiums 5
storeys or higher, at least 1 passenger
elevator shall be kept on 24-hour
constant service.
Various elevator requirements
Minimum 600mm-deep pit

Maximum 4 cars per hoistway

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General: 2.00m
2.00m 2.00m
Bathroom/mezzanine: 1.80m

Main door: 0.80m

800mm 710mm Bedroom: 0.70m
Bathroom: 0.60m
1220mm
820-1060mm (900mm
preferred)

1.50m
1.50m
2.00m
0.75m

2.00m
2.00m for walkways 2.00m for means of egress

1.80m
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10% of floor area

5% of floor area

2.00m
1.20m

Existing stairs: 205mm max.

250mm maximum
New stairs: 100-180mm
Existing stairs: 230mm min.
200mm minimum
New stairs: 280mm min.
Slanted nosing preferred
over protruding nosing, Existing stairs: 915mm
provide 300mm-wide tactile New stairs, 0-49 OL: 915mm New
strip at top and bottom of stairs, 50-1999 OL: 1120mm 600mm
stairs. New stairs, 2000 or more OL:
1420mm

2.00m 2.00m
3.66m 3.60m
760-865mm 800-1200mm

1 in 12 1 in 12
1 in 48
1.20m 1120mm
1.50m

6.00m (horizontal distance

760mm (vertical distance bet. landings)
bet. landings)

700mm and 900mm 760-865mm

1.20m

0.28 sqm
0.65 sqm
1.40 sqm
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1.90 sqm
4.60 sqm
3.30 sqm

11.10 sqm
22.30sqm

18.60 sqm

2.80 sqm
5.60 sqm
9.30 sqm

300mm

300mm

300mm

0-500 OL: 2 exits 0-9 OL: 1 exit

501-999 OL: 3 exits

10 or more OL: 2 exits
1000 or more OL: 4 exits
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915mm Additional note regarding exits:

BP 220 specifically refers to
Section 3.1007 of PD 1185 (the
old Fire Code) for the exit
requirements. This is included
800mm (for all doors)
in BP 220 as Annex 1 on page
53.
2.00m (For all doors)

13mm

6.10m
6.00m
6.00m
Provide turnabout space 6.00m
within 3.50m of any dead
end 6.00m
Not allowed
6.00m
15.00m
15.50m

Inside dimensions of car: Required for healthcare occupancies

1.10m wide x 1.40m deep two storeys or higher. Required for multi-family
dwellings and condominiums 6
storeys of higher. Follow
Maximum travel distance standards in NBC and BP 344.
Provide at least one exit per elevator
from building entrance:
lobby.
30.00m
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Follow NBC

Follow NBC
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For rowhouse:
300mm
For rowhouse:
300mm
For rowhouse:
300mm
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Follow NBC
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Socialized
RATIO BETWEEN SALEABLE AND NON-SALEABLE AREAS
Saleable
No fixed ratio
Non-saleable
MINIMUM AREA OF LOT
Single-detached 64.00 sqm
Duplex 48.00 sqm
28.00 sqm

Rowhouse Note: Minimum lot area for rowhouses classified as socialized was previously
32.00 sqm. However, this value was changed to 28.00 sqm as per Board
Resolution 824, Series of 2008 (check HLURB website).

MINIMUM LOT FRONTAGES

Single detached
Corner lot 8.00m
Regular lot 8.00m
Irregular lot 4.00m
Interior lot 3.00m
Duplex 6.00m
Rowhouse 3.50m
MINIMUM FLOOR OF AREA OF SHELTER
Single and multi-family dwelling 18.00 sqm
Condominiums

Single-occupancy condominium
18.00 sqm

Family condominium
PARKS & PLAYGROUND ALLOCATION FOR SUBDIVISIONS
Required when Project is 1 hectare or bigger
0 - 150 lots/ha: 3.50%
151 - 160 lots/ha: 4.00%
161 - 175 lots/ha: 5.00%
Density : allocation
176 - 200 lots/ha: 6.00%
201 - 225 lots/ha: 7.00%
Above 225 lots/ha: 9.00%
Absolute minimum allotment 100.00 sqm
COMMUNITY FACILITIES ALLOCATION
Required when Project is 1 hectare or bigger
0 - 150 lots/ha: 1.00%
Density : allocation 151 - 225 lots/ha: 1.50%
Above 225 lots/ha: 2.00%
100 - 1,499 lots; Multipurpose center

1,500 - 1,999 lots; Add retail center, elementary school, tricycle

No. of saleable lots : facilities required
terminal

2,000 - 3,000 lots; Add high school

MINIMUM ROAD SIZES GIVEN PER ROAD TYPE
Interconnecting road 10.00m
Major road 8.00m
Collector road 8.00m
Minor road 6.50m
Motor court 6.00m
Pathwalk 3.00m
Alley 2.00m
MINIMUM LEVEL OF COMPLETION
Shell house, with doors and
Single-family dwelling
windows
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Economic Medium cost Open market

Maximum 70%
No fixed ratio
Minimum 30%

72.00 sqm 100.00 sqm 120.00 sqm

54.00 sqm 80.00 sqm 96.00 sqm
36.00 sqm

for rowhouses classified as socialized was previously 50.00 sqm 60.00 sqm
this value was changed to 28.00 sqm as per Board
4, Series of 2008 (check HLURB website).

8.00m 12.00m
8.00m 10.00m
4.00m 6.00m
3.00m 3.00m
6.00m 8.00m
4.00m 4.00m

22.00 sqm 30.00 sqm 42.00 sqm

18.00 sqm 18.00 sqm

12.00 sqm for 12.00 sqm for
18.00 sqm students/employees in highly students/employees in highly
urbanized areas urbanized areas
22.00 sqm 36.00 sqm

oject is 1 hectare or bigger Project is 1 hectare or bigger

0 - 150 lots/ha: 3.50% 0 - 20 ha, 3.50%
151 - 160 lots/ha: 4.00% 21 - 25 ha, 4.00%
161 - 175 lots/ha: 5.00% 26 - 35 ha, 5.00%
176 - 200 lots/ha: 6.00% 36 - 50 ha, 6.00%
201 - 225 lots/ha: 7.00% 51 - 65 ha, 7.00%
Above 225 lots/ha: 9.00% Above 65 ha, 9.00%
100.00 sqm 100.00 sqm

oject is 1 hectare or bigger Project is 1 hectare or bigger

0 - 150 lots/ha: 1.00%
151 - 225 lots/ha: 1.50% None given None given
Above 225 lots/ha: 2.00%
100 - 1,499 lots; Multipurpose center 100 - 1,499 lots; Multipurpose center

Add retail center, elementary school, tricycle 1,500 - 1,999 lots; Add retail center, elementary school, tricycle
terminal terminal

2,000 - 3,000 lots; Add high school 2,000 - 3,000 lots; Add high school

10.00m 10.00m
8.00m 10.00m
8.00m 10.00m
6.50m 8.00m
6.00m 6.00m
3.00m 3.00m
2.00m 2.00m

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