PD 1096 BP 344 RA 9514 BP 220 PD 957

DOORS
General: 2.00m
Minimum height 2.00m 2.00m 2.00m Bathroom/mezzanine:
1.80m
Main door: 0.80m
Minimum width 900mm 800mm 710mm Bedroom: 0.70m
Bathroom: 0.60m
Maximum width 1200mm 1220mm
820-1060mm (900mm
Height of door knob
preferred)
LOCATION ON PROPERTY
Front setback R1: 4.50m 1.50m
Side setback R1: 2.00m 1.50m
Follow NBC
Rear setback R1: 2.00m 2.00m
Distance of eaves from property line 0.75m 0.75m
MINIMUM ROOM SIZES
6.00sqm
Rooms for human habitation
Minimum dimension of 2.00m
3.00sqm
Kitchen Follow NBC
Minimum dimension of 1.50m
1.20sqm
Bathroom
Minimum dimension of 0.90m
MINIMUM AIR SPACE REQUIREMENTS
3.00 cubic meters (Allot 1.00
Schools
sqm per 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 2.00m
Artificially ventilated: 2.40m 2.00m for walkways 2.00m for means of egress
Naturally ventilated: 2.70m
Succeeding floors
Artificially ventilated: 2.10m
Mezzanine 1.80m 1.80m
LIGHT AND VENTILATION
10% of floor area, but 1.00sqm
Windows for rooms 10% of floor area
minimum
5% of floor area, but 240 sq.
Windows for bathrooms 5% of floor area
mm. minimum
Minimum dimension of court 2.00m 2.00m
Min. width of court passageway 1.20m 1.20m
STAIRS
Existing stairs: 205mm max.
Riser 200mm maximum 250mm maximum
New stairs: 100-180mm
Existing stairs: 230mm min.
Tread 250mm minimum 200mm minimum
New stairs: 280mm min.
Slanted nosing
Less than 10 OL:0.75m preferred over Existing stairs: 915mm
10-50 OL.: 0.90m protruding nosing, New stairs, 0-49 OL: 915mm
Minimum width provide 300mm-wide 600mm
tactile strip at top and New stairs, 50-1999 OL: 1120mm
More than 50 OL:1.10m
bottom of stairs. New stairs, 2000 or more OL: 1420mm
Minimum headroom 2.00m 2.00m 2.00m
Maximum vertical distance between landings 3.60m 3.66m 3.60m
Handrail height 800-900mm 760-865mm 800-1200mm
RAMPS
Maximum slope 1 in 12 1 in 12
Maximum cross slope 1 in 48
Minimum width No general requirements 1.20m 1120mm
Minimum landing length provided, only for ramps located 1.50m
in reviewing stands, grandstands
and bleachers. 6.00m (horizontal
Distance between landings 760mm (vertical distance bet. landings)
distance bet. landings)

Handrail height 700mm and 900mm 760-865mm

CORRIDORS
1.10m 1.20m
OCCUPANT LOADS (Area per person)
Place of assembly 0.65 sqm
Standing room 0.28 sqm
Concentrated use 0.65 sqm
Less concentrated use 1.40 sqm
Educational
Classrooms 1.80 sqm 1.90 sqm
Shop, laboratories, vocational rooms 4.60 sqm 4.60 sqm
Dry nurseries 3.30 sqm
Conference rooms, exhibit rooms, gyms 1.40 sqm
Healthcare
Sleeping departments 11.00 sqm 11.10 sqm
In-patient treatment 22.00 sqm 22.30sqm
Hospitals, sanitaria 8.40 sqm
Nursing homes 7.40 sqm
Children's nurseries 3.25 sqm
Residential 18.60 sqm
Dwellings 28.00 sqm
Hotels, apartments, dormitories 18.60 sqm
Mercantile
Street floor or basement used for sale 2.80 sqm 2.80 sqm
Upper floors used for sale 5.60 sqm 5.60 sqm
Floors not used for sale (office, storage, etc.) 9.30 sqm 9.30 sqm
Drinking establishments 1.40 sqm
Commercial kitchens 18.60 sqm
FIREWALL EXTENSIONS
Above roof 400mm 300mm For rowhouse: 300mm
From outermost edges (walls) 600mm 300mm For rowhouse: 300mm
Under eaves 300mm 300mm For rowhouse: 300mm
EXITS
0-10 OL: 1 exit
0-500 OL: 2 exits 0-9 OL: 1 exit
10-499 OL: 2 exits
Number of exits required (based on occupant load)
500-999 OL: 3 exits 501-999 OL: 3 exits
10 or more OL: 2 exits
1000 or more OL: 4 exits 1000 or more OL: 4 exits
Minimum width of exits 1.10m (corridors) 915mm Additional note regarding exits: BP
220 specifically refers to Section
Maximum travel distance to exit, no sprinkler 45.00m 3.1007 of PD 1185 (the old Fire
Code) for the exit requirements.
Maximum travel distance to exit, with sprinkler 60.00m This is included in BP 220 as
Annex 1 on page 53.
Minimum width of exit door 900mm 800mm (for all doors)

Minimum height of exit door 2.00m 2.00m (For all doors)

Change in floor level at doors 50mm 13mm

Maximum length of dead ends
Place of assembly 6.10m
Educational 6.00m
Healthcare 6.00m
Detention/correctional Provide turnabout 6.00m
6.00m space within 3.50m of
Residential (hotels/dormitories) any dead end 6.00m
Residential (apartment buildings) Not allowed
Business 6.00m
Business, with NFPA 13 sprinkler system 15.00m
Industrial 15.50m
ELEVATORS

In apartments or condomimiums
Inside dimensions of
5 storeys or higher, at least 1 Required for healthcare occupancies two
car: 1.10m wide x
passenger elevator shall be kept storeys or higher. Required for multi-family
1.40m deep
on 24-hour constant service. dwellings and
Various elevator requirements condominiums 6 storeys of Follow NBC
higher. Follow standards in
Minimum 600mm-deep pit NBC and BP 344.
Maximum travel
distance from building Provide at least one exit per elevator lobby.
entrance: 30.00m
Maximum 4 cars per hoistway
 BP 220 PD 957
Socialized Economic Medium cost Open market
RATIO BETWEEN SALEABLE AND NON-SALEABLE AREAS
Saleable Maximum 70%
No fixed ratio
Non-saleable Minimum 30%
MINIMUM AREA OF LOT
Single-detached 64.00 sqm 72.00 sqm 100.00 sqm 120.00 sqm
Duplex 48.00 sqm 54.00 sqm 80.00 sqm 96.00 sqm
28.00 sqm 36.00 sqm
Note: Minimum lot area for rowhouses classified as socialized was
Rowhouse previously 32.00 sqm. However, this value was changed to 28.00 50.00 sqm 60.00 sqm
sqm as per Board Resolution 824, Series of 2008 (check HLURB
website).

MINIMUM LOT FRONTAGES

Single detached
Corner lot 8.00m 12.00m
Regular lot 8.00m 10.00m
Irregular lot 4.00m 6.00m
Interior lot 3.00m 3.00m
Duplex 6.00m 8.00m
Rowhouse 3.50m 4.00m 4.00m
MINIMUM FLOOR OF AREA OF SHELTER
Single and multi-family dwelling 18.00 sqm 22.00 sqm 30.00 sqm 42.00 sqm
Condominiums
18.00 sqm 18.00 sqm
Single-occupancy condominium 12.00 sqm for students/ 12.00 sqm for students/
18.00 sqm 18.00 sqm employees in highly employees in highly
urbanized areas urbanized areas
Family condominium 22.00 sqm 36.00 sqm
PARKS & PLAYGROUND ALLOCATION FOR SUBDIVISIONS
Required when Project 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%
Density : allocation
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%
Absolute minimum allotment 100.00 sqm 100.00 sqm
COMMUNITY FACILITIES ALLOCATION
Required when Project is 1 hectare or bigger Project is 1 hectare or bigger
0 - 150 lots/ha: 1.00%
Density : allocation 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

1,500 - 1,999 lots; Add retail center, elementary 1,500 - 1,999 lots; Add retail center, elementary
No. of saleable lots : facilities required
school, tricycle terminal school, tricycle terminal

2,000 - 3,000 lots; Add high school 2,000 - 3,000 lots; Add high school
MINIMUM ROAD SIZES GIVEN PER ROAD TYPE
Interconnecting road 10.00m 10.00m
Major road 8.00m 10.00m
Collector road 8.00m 10.00m
Minor road 6.50m 8.00m
Motor court 6.00m 6.00m
Pathwalk 3.00m 3.00m
Alley 2.00m 2.00m
MINIMUM LEVEL OF COMPLETION
Shell house, with doors
Single-family dwelling Complete house Complete house
and windows