Building Code (PD 1096) Rule VIII -XX
Minimum side and rear setbacks for commercial, industrial, institutional and recreational building having 10 - 19 meters RROW.
2 meters
Minimum ceiling height for natural ventilation.
2.70 meters
Street, alleys, easements of sea/lakeshores, rivers, creeks, esteros, railroad tracks, parks/plazas, playgrounds, and the like.
Public Open Space
Abutments shall be allowed on only one (1) side for any ______ lot type/location.
R-2
There shall be no firewalls/abutments on the front and rear property lines for any _______ lot type/location.
R-2
Abutments shall be allowed on two (2) sides only or on one (1) side and the rear property line/boundary for any ______ lot type/location.
R-3
Abutments shall be allowed on two (2) sides only or on one (1) side and the rear property line/boundary for any _____ lot type/location.
R-3, R4, R5, C3
There shall be no abutments on the front property line for any _______ lot type/location.
R-3, R4, R5, C3
Abutments shall be allowed on two (2) sides only for any ____ lot type/location.
R-4
Mixed-use building/structures in ______ lots may be considered a commercial development if a substantial percentage of the GFA is commercial.
R-5
PSO + TOSL
TLA
Courts, yards, gardens, light wells, uncovered driveways, access roads and parking spaces.
TOSL
A __________shall not be considered part of the TOSL within lot particularly if it is entirely roofed or roofed with overhangs.
carport
Minimum road right-of-way provisions for developments with multiple dwelliing units having more than thirty-five (35) units.
8.70 meters
Minimum easement wide for esplanade development.
9.0 meters
Occupancies or group of building occupancy that shall follow the minimum yards standards.
Group A (R-1)
PSO + ISA
MACA
Paved or tiles (hardscaped areas); sub-classification of open space shall fall under the _________ within the TLA.
Maximum Allowable ISA
The required open space left between the outermost face of the building/structure and the property lines.
Yard
A front yard may be partly paved/hardscaped to serve as a carport but only for a __________ use or occupancy, i.e., all for single-family dwelling units only.
basic R-2, basic R-3 or R-4 (individual lot)
No building shall be constructed unless it adjoins or has direct access to public space, yard or street/road on at least _______of its sides.
one
Minimum total width of planting strips within 10 - 19 meters RROW.
0.40 (0.20) meters
Minimum total width of planting strips within 20 - 29 meters RROW.
0.60 (0.30) meters
Minimum dimension of a vent shaft.
0.60 meter
Minimum width of window clear opening for emergency egress.
0.82 meters
Maximum height of the bottom of the window opening use as for emergency egress.
0.82 meters from the floor
Minimum dimension of bath and toilet.
0.90 meter
Minimum height of window clear opening use as for emergency egress.
1.0 meter
Minimum cross-sectional area of ventilation or vent shaft.
1.0 sqm
Minimum window opening area not provided with artificial ventilation system.
1.0 sqm
Minimum area for school rooms per person.
1.00 sqm
Minimum total width of planting strips within 30.0 meters and above RROW.
1.20 (0.60) meters
All inner courts shall be connected to a street or yard, either by a passageway with a minimum width of _______ meters or by a door through a room or rooms.
1.20 meters
Maximum width of roof ladders, wall copings, sills or steel fire escapes.
1.20 meters
Minimum width of sidewalks for a RROW width of 9.0 meters.
1.20 meters
Minimum area of bath and toilet.
1.20 sqm
Minimum dimension of kitchen.
1.50 meters
Minimum height of a mezzanine.
1.80 meters
Open space requirements for cornet lot.
10%
Open space requirements for through lot.
10%
Minimum window total free area of openings for rooms not provided with artificial ventilation.
10% of the floor area
Minimum air space requirements for workshop, factories and office per person.
12.0 cum
Minimum air space requirements for habitable rooms.
14.0 cum
Minimum side and rear setbacks for commercial, industrial, institutional and recreational building having 10 meters and below RROW.
2 meters
Minimum width of alley/carriageway for 3.0 meters ROW.
2 meters
Minimum dimension of rooms for human habitation.
2.0 meter
Minimum dimension of a courts and yards.
2.0 meters
Maximum height of separation walls or fences.
2.00 meters
Minimum ceiling height for habitable rooms for succeeding floors above second floor.
2.10 meters
Minimum ceiling height for habitable rooms for the second storey.
2.40 meters
Minimum ceiling height for habitable rooms provided with artificial ventilation.
2.40 meters
Minimum ceiling height for habitable rooms at the ground floor.
2.70 meters
Minimum ceiling height having windows that is open to roofed porch.
2.70 meters
Open space requirements for inside lot.
20%
Minimum easement of agricultural areas to the location of water body.
20.0 meters
Minimum window opening area not provided with artificial ventilation.
244 sq. mm
Minimum front setback of basic R-2
3 meters
Minimum front setback of basic R-3
3 meters
Minimum side and rear setbacks for commercial, industrial, institutional and recreational building having 20 - 29 meters RROW.
3 meters
Minimum air space requirements for school rooms per person.
3.0 cum
Minimum access road of turn court and cul-de-sac.
3.0 meters
Minimum access width for six (6) units.
3.0 meters
Minimum easement of urban areas to the location of water body.
3.0 meters
Minimum side and rear setback of basic R-5
3.0 meters
Minimum width of RROW/access street for interior or rear lots.
3.0 meters
Court may be reduced to 1.50 meters in cluster living units such as quadruplexes, rowhouse and the like, with adjacent courts with an area of not less ___________ sqm.
3.0 sqm
Minimum area of kitchen.
3.0 sqm
Open space requirements for interior lot.
30%
Open space requirements for end lots.
30-50%
For buildings or more than two (2) storeys in height, the minimum width of the rear or side court shall be increased at the rate of _______mm for each additional storey up to the fourtheenth (14th) storeys.
300 mm
Minimum depth of firewall below eaves.
300 mm
Minimum width of carriageway for 6.0 meters RROW.
4.0 meters
Minimum width of chaflan that intersect with the main RROW.
4.0 meters
Minimum road right-of-way provisions for developments with multiple dwelliing units having up to six (6) units
4.20
The minimum clear height for the utilization of the air rights above RROW shall be ______meters from the finished crown elevation of the roadway/carriageway.
4.27 meters
Minimum front setback of R-1
4.50 meters
Minimum front setback of R-4
4.50 meters
Minimum easement of forest areas to the location of water body.
40.0 meters
Minimum height clearance of firewall above roof.
400 mm
Minimum front setbacks for commercial, industrial, institutional and recreational building having 10 - 24 meters RROW.
5 meters
Minimum front setbacks for commercial, industrial, institutional and recreational building having 10 meters and below RROW.
5 meters
Minimum side and rear setbacks for commercial, industrial, institutional and recreational building having 30 meters and above RROW.
5 meters
Open space requirements for corner-lot abutting 3 or more streets, alleys, rivers, etc.
5%
Open space requirements for corner-through lot.
5%
Minimum window total free area of openings for toilet and bath not provided with artificial ventilation.
5% of the floor area
Minimum front setback of basic R-5
6 meters
Minimum front setbacks for commercial, industrial, institutional and recreational building having 25 - 29 meters RROW.
6 meters
Minimum road right-of-way provisions for developments with multiple dwelliing units having seven (7) up to fifteen (15) units.
6.0 meters
Minimum area of rooms for human habitation.
6.0 sqm
Minimum width of firewall along party wall.
600 mm
Minimum road right-of-way provisions for developments with multiple dwelliing units having seven (16) up to fifteen (25) units.
7.0 meters
Minimum eaves, canopies, awnings from the side and rear property lines.
750 mm
Minimum front setback of max R-2
8 meters
Minimum front setback of max R-3
8 meters
Minimum front setbacks for commercial, industrial, institutional and recreational building having 30 meters and above RROW.
8 meters
Minimum road right-of-way provisions for developments with multiple dwelliing units having seven (26) up to fifteen (35) units.
8.0 meters
Absolutely no abutments are allowed at any property line for _____ lot type/location.
R-1
Minimum dimension of an air duct.
0.30 meter
Minimum cross-sectional area of air ducts.
0.30 sqm
Unpaved areas within the lot that are with exposed soil and planted (softscaped).
USA
