THE NATIONAL BUILDING CODE

OF THE
PHILIPPINES (PD 1096)
and its IRR

CHAPTERS III and IV

BUILDING PERMIT
TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
 BUILDING PERMIT
the written authorization granted by a
building official to an applicant
allowing him to proceed with the
construction of a specific project
after plans, specifications, and other
pertinent documents have been
found to be in conformity with PD
1096 and its IRR
ANCILLARY PERMITS
permits duly signed and sealed by the
corresponding professionals
the plans and specifications shall be
submitted together with the duly
notarized application for BUILDING
PERMIT
the building permit shall be NULL and
VOID if NOT ACCOMPANIED by
the ANCILLARY PERMITS
 ARCHITECTURAL PERMIT
CIVIL/STRUCTURAL PERMIT
ELECTRICAL PERMIT
MECHANICAL PERMIT
SANITARY PERMIT
PLUMBING PERMIT
ELECTRONICS PERMIT
the following permits will be signed and
sealed over printed names by the duly
licensed and registered professional with
respect to their professions
 ACCESSORY bank and records vaults;
PERMITS swimming pools; firewalls
separate from the
permits that are issued building/structure; towers;
by the Building Official silos; smokestacks;
for accessory parts of the chimneys;
project with very special commercial/industrial fixed
ovens; industrial
functions or use which are
kilns/furnaces; water/waste
indicated in the plans treatment tanks, septic
and specifications that vaults; concrete and steel
accompany the building tanks; booths, kiosks, and
permit application. stages; and tombs,
mausoleums and niches
 ACCESSORY
PERMITS
permits that issued by the
building official for activities
being undertaken prior to or
during the processing of the
building permit
the coverage is spelled out
in the accessory permit form
including the expiry period
ground preparation and
excavation,
encroachment of
foundation to public
area, fencing, for fence
not exceeding 1.80
meters high, sidewalk
construction, temporary
sidewalk enclosure and
occupancy, erection of
scaffolding, erecting,
repairing, removal of
sign, demolition
 EXEMPTIONS
MINOR CONSTRUCTIONS
1. sheds, outhouses, greenhouses, children's
playhouses, aviaries, poultry houses, and the
like, not exceeding 6.00 sq. meters in total area and
are completely detached from any other building
and are intended only for the private use of the
owner.
2. addition of open terraces and patios resting
directly on the ground, not exceeding 20.00 sq.
meters in total floor area, exclusively for the private
use of the owner
3. installation of window grilles

4. garden pools for the habitation of water plants

and/or aquarium fish not exceeding 500
millimeters in depth and exclusively for private use

5. garden masonry walls other than party walls

not exceeding 1.20 meter in height, foot paths,
residential garden walks and/or driveways

EXEMPTIONS
REPAIR WORKS

1. repair works not affecting or involving

structural member, such as replacement of
deteriorated roofing sheets or tiles, gutters,
downspouts, fascias, ceilings and/or sidings.
repair and/or replacement of non load-bearing
partition walls
repair and/or replacement of any interior portion
or a house not involving addition or alteration

EXEMPTIONS
REPAIR WORKS

2. repair and/or replacement work of doors and

windows
3. repair and/or replacement work of flooring

4. repair of perimeter fence and walls

5. repair and/or replacement of plumbing fixtures,

fittings or piping, such as toilet bowls, sinks,
lavatories, urinals, bidets, pipes, faucets, valves for
single detached dwellings and duplexes.
EXEMPTIONS
 APPLICATION FOR PERMITS
any person desiring to obtain a building permit
and any ancillary/accessory permit/s together with
a Building Permit shall file application/s therefor on
the prescribed application forms

If applicant is the registered owner of the lot:

1. certified true copy of OCT/TCT, on file with the
Registry of Deeds
2. Tax Declaration
3. Current Real Property Tax Receipt
In case the applicant is not the registered
owner of the lot:
1. certified true copy of OCT/TCT, on file with the
Registry of Deeds
2. Tax Declaration
3. Current Real Property Tax Receipt
PLUS:

4. duly notarized copy of the Contract of Lease,

or Deed of Absolute Sale

APPLICATION FOR PERMIT

five (5) sets of survey plans, design plans,
specifications and other documents prepared,
signed and sealed over the printed names
of the duly licensed and registered
professionals

a. Geodetic Engineer, in case of lot survey

plans;

b. Architect, in case of architectural

documents, in case of architectural
interior/interior design documents, either an
architect or interior designer
APPLICATION FOR PERMIT may sign;
c. Civil Engineer, in case of civil/structural
documents;
d. Professional Electrical Engineer, in case of
electrical documents;
e. Professional Mechanical Engineer, in case of
mechanical documents;
f. Sanitary Engineer, in case of sanitary
documents;
g. Master Plumber, in case of plumbing
documents;
APPLICATION FOR PERMIT
 clearances from other agencies involved
a. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)
b. Air Transportation Office (ATO)
c. Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB)
d. Local Government Unit (LGU)
e. Department of Tourism (DOT)
f. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR)
g. Department of Transportation and Communication
(DOTC)
h. Department of Interior and Local Government
(DILG)
APPLICATION FOR PERMIT
i. Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)
j. Department of Education (DepEd)
k. Department of Health (DOH)
l. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
(PHIVOLCS)
m. Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA)
n. Manila Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS)
o. National Water Resources Board (NWRB)
p. Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)
q. Department of Agriculture (DA)
r. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
s. National Housing Authority (NHA)
t. National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons
(NCWDP) APPLICATION FOR PERMIT
•A description of work to be
covered by the permit

•Description and ownership

of the lot – TCT

•The use or occupancy of

proposed work

•Estimated cost of proposed

work
APPLICATION FOR PERMIT
 ARCHITECTURAL DOCUMENTS
a. Architectural Plan/Drawings

•Vicinity Map/Location Plan

•Site Development Plan
•Perspective
•Floor Plans [with complete identification of
rooms or functions]
•Reflected Ceiling Plan
•Elevations
•Schedule of Doors and
•Sections
Windows
•Schedules of Finishes
•Details
b. Architectural Interiors/Interior Design

•Space Plan/s or Layout/s of Architectural

interior/s
•Architectural Interior Perspective/s
•Furniture/furnishing/equipment/process
layout/s.
•Access plan/s, parking plan/s
•Detail design of major architectural interior
elements.
•Plan and layout of interior, wall partitions,
furnishing, furniture, equipment/appliances
ARCHITECTURAL DOCUMENTS
•Interior wall elevations showing: finishes,
switches, doors and convenience outlets,
•cross window sections with interior
perspective as viewed from the main
entrance at scale of at least 1:100.
•Floor/ceiling/wall patterns and finishing
details
•List of materials used
•Cost Estimates

ARCHITECTURAL DOCUMENTS
c. Plans and specific locations of all
accessibility facilities of scale of at least 1:100

d. Detailed design of all such accessibility

facilities outside and around
buildings/structures
including parking areas, and their safety
requirements all at scale of 1:50 or any
convenient
scale.

ARCHITECTURAL DOCUMENTS
e. Fire Safety Documents

•Layout plan of each floor indicating all the

necessary fire-fighting equipment and fire
exits
•Details of windows, fire exits with grilled
windows and ladders
•Details of fire resistive construction of
enclosures for vertical openings

f. Other related documents

ARCHITECTURAL DOCUMENTS
 general design and
types of construction
construction req. load
occupant
evaluates
req. of Fire Zones and Fire
structural design req. of opening
glazing
evaluates
building/structure
Resistive Regulation
excavation,foundations,
building/structure
documents as to
evaluates
architectural accessibility features
building
retaining projection over public streets
documents
compliance aswalls
to and ventilation
tolight
building/structure the
evaluates
compliance
prefab
technical access
to streets/roads
the
construction
requirements and alleys
documents as to
building/structure
evaluates
technical construction
architectural
requirements and of buildings/structure
interior design
for
compliance
protection Electrical
documents toas
building/structure
and the
to
safety
verifies lot plan
buildings and other ancillary
technical for Mechanical
Regulations
requirements
compliance
documentsclassifications
to the
requirements
as to and general req.
check
under
technical compliance
Regulations
the Sanitary
requirements to establish
structures within easements
compliance maximum
to
abatement/demolition the height
determines
Engineering
under the Lawgrades
parking
Plumbing
technical requirements (RA
cemeteries
and loading/unloading
and memorial space
parks re
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 ISSUANCE OF BUILDING
PERMITS

15 days upon payment

The Building Official may issue a permit for

the construction of only a part or portion
of a building/structure whenever the plans
and specifications submitted together
with the application do not cover the
entire building/structure.
 TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF PERMITS
Article 1723 of the Civil Code
architect-of-record liable for any damages
engineer in charge of within 15 years from
the structural plan the completion of the
building/structure
liable to any defects in
the plans or architect-in-charge of
specifications or construction
defects in the ground engineer in charge of the
should the building construction supervision
collapse TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A PERMIT
the permit shall be accompanied by the
various applicable ancillary and accessory
permits, plans and specifications signed
and sealed by the corresponding design
professionals in compliance with the code
and its irr and to all applicable referral
codes and professional regulatory laws
that the proposed construction/ erection/
addition/ alteration/ renovation/
conversion/ repair/ moving/ demolition,
etc. shall be in conformity with the provisions
of the Code and its IRR
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A PERMIT
no building/structure shall be used until the
Building Official has issued a Certificate of
Occupancy
partial Certificate of Occupancy - for the
use/occupancy of a portion/s of a building
prior to the completion of the entire building

this permit shall not serve as an

exemption from securing written
clearances from various government
authorities exercising regulatory function
affecting buildings/structures
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A PERMIT
 Contractor's License Law (RA 4566)
Only licensed and registered contractor
may undertake construction contracts

Notice of Construction shall be submitted by

the owner/permittee to the building official
prior to any construction activity

fees for the permit

A Building Permitshall
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displayed
area of the project
the premises on construction
of the its category, and
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for athe
common fixed construction
whole duration cost per sq.m
of the project

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A PERMIT

VALIDITY OF A BUILDING PERMIT

NULL and VOID

building or work authorized is

not commenced within one (1)
year after issuance

suspended or abandoned at
anytime after it has commenced
for a period of 120 days
 NON-ISSUANCE, SUSPENSION
AND REVOCATION
1.Errors found in plans and specifications
2.Incorrect or inaccurate data supplied
3.Non-compliance with the provisions of the
Code
4.Unauthorized change in plans & specifications
5.Failure to hire an architect or engineer to
inspect during construction & to keep logbook
Notice of non- issuance, suspension or revocation of
building permits shall always be made in writing,
stating the reason or grounds thereof
 APPEAL
filing of an appeal shall be within 15 days
from the date of advice of the non-issuance,
suspension, revocation of permits

INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION

OF WORK
Licensed architect or civil engineer

 full time inspection  submit the logbook,

and supervision of the duly signed and sealed, to
construction work the Building Official
 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY

The building official issues the Certificate of

Occupancy 30 days AFTER final inspection
and submittal of Certificate of Completion

partial Certificate of Occupancy may be

issued for the use or occupancy of a portion
or portions of a building or structure prior to
the completion of the entire building or
structure
 Final inspection

Chief of the Local

Building Fire Service (CLFS)
Official
Issues the Certificate of Issues the Fire Safety
Occupancy Inspection Certificate

Environmental in case of industrial

Management buildings, a certificate from
Bureau this agency is also required
(of the DENR, formerly NPCC)
 TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
Type I Wood Construction
Type II Wood Construction w/ fire
resistant materials (1 hour fire resistive)
Type III Masonry & Wood Const. (1 hour
fire resistive)
Type IV Steel, Iron, Concrete or
Masonry Construction
Type V 4 hour Fire Resistive
no change shall be made in the type of construction of
any building unless the change is approved by the
Building Official
 REQUIREMENTS ON TYPES
OF CONSTRUCTION
A. FIRE RESISTIVE REQUIREMENTS
TYPE II III IV V
exterior bearings; 1-hour fire resistive 4-hour fire resistive
non-bearing walls construction construction
interior bearings; 1-hour fire resistive 3-hr fire
partitions; roofs Construction resistive
structural 1-hour fire resistive 2-hr fire 3-hr fire
framing rating resistive resistive
exterior doors 1-hour fire resistive
and windows rating
B. INTERIOR WALL AND CEILING FINISHES

finishes of interior walls and ceilings shall be

classified according to their flame spread
characteristic using generally accepted
engineering standards
exemption: materials which are
less than 1.00 millimeters in
thickness cemented to the surface
of walls or ceilings

REQUIREMENTS ON TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION

materials requiring to be flame-spread proof
shall be treated with a flame retardant
having a flame-spread of fifty (50) or less as
determined by the “Tunnel Test”

C. Standards used for materials in structural

framework, exterior walls and openings,
floors, exits, stairs and roofs, shall be
governed by the pertinent provisions of the
Fire Code of the Philippines

REQUIREMENTS ON TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION

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