BP 220

 Water
 Movement & circulation
Basic needs of human  Storm drainage
settlements  Solid & liquid waste disposal
 Parks & playgrounds
 Power
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Housing projects undertaken by the government for the
Socialized housing
underprivileged & homeless citizen
Parcel of land bounded on the sides by streets; occupied by /
Block
intended for buildings
Habitable dwelling unit which includes:
 All exterior walls
 Floor
Shell house
 Openings for doors & windows
 Plumbing fixtures
 Electrical wiring
Complete house Shell house + all windows & doors & partition walls
SUBDIVISION DESIGN
 Avoid areas subject to flooding / hazards
 Preserve trees w/ diameter of 200mm / greater
Planning considerations
 Follow easement requirements set by other codes
 Provide major streets w/ extensions for future connections
Saleable versus non-
There is no fixed between saleable & non-saleable lots
saleable
 Parks & playground are required for projects that measure 1
hectare & above
 Area allotted for parks & playgrounds are exclusive of areas
for community facilities
Parks & playgrounds
 Basketball courts = OK
 Minimum are required is expressed in %. Area increases as
density (lots/hectare) increases. See table
 Absolute minimum: 100 sqm
A multipurpose center is required for projects 1 hectare or
Community facilities
bigger, whether socialized / economic
Circulation / road Observe the prescribed road hierarchies & minimum RROW
planning widths within the subdivisions
Interconnecting road 10 m
Major road 8m
Collector road 8m
Minimum sizes of roads Minor road 6.50 m
Motor court 6m
Path walk 3m
Alley 2m
 Alley – breaks a block; must not be used as access to a
property
Alley & path walk  Path walk – provides pedestrian access to a property; may
be used as property access for socialized housing only; max.
length – 60m
Setbacks for PUV Dimension: 5.00m x 3.00m
Socialized Economic
2
Single detached 64 m 72 m2
Minimum lot areas (OLD) 2
Duplex 48 m 54 m2
2
Rowhouse 28 m 36 m2
Loft  Partial, intermediate floor in any storey / room of a residential
unit w/ an area of one half of the area of the room / space in
which it is located
  Min. ceiling height: 1.80 m
Socialized Economic
Single detached
Corner lot 8m 8m
Regular lot 8m 8m
Minimum lot frontages
Irregular lot 4m 4m
Interior lot 3m 3m
Duplex 6m 6m
rowhouse 3.5 m 4m
 20 rowhouses maximum
Rowhouses cluster
 100 meters maximum
 Maximum: 400 meters
Block length  When you reach 250 meters or more provide alley in the
middle
Socialized: 18 sqm
Minimum floor areas
Economic: 22 sqm
a) Economic housing: complete house based on submitted
Minimum level of specifications
completion b) Socialized housing: shell house w/ doors & windows to
enclose unit
 Front: 1.50m
 Sides: 1.50m
Minimum setbacks
 Rear: 2.00m
 Abutments: allowed per requirements of NBC
SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING
Pathwalks may be only used as access to property only for
Access to property
socialized housing
 Minimum ceiling height: 2.00m
Minimum ceiling heights
 Mezzanine: 1.80m
 Bathroom & mezzanine doors: 1.80m
Door heights
 Other doors: 2.00m
 Main door: 800mm
Door widths  Bedroom / service door: 700mm
 Bathroom: 600mm
 Regular rooms: 10% of floor area
Windows
 Bathrooms: 5% of floor area
a) Riser: 250mm max
b) Tread: 200mm min
Stairways c) Width: 600mm min
d) Headroom: 2.00 min
e) Landing-to-landing: 3.60m
 800-1200mm from floor
Handrails
 Handrails not required for stairs w/ less than 4 steps
 May be used if the required tread dimension is provided at a
Winding / circular point not more than 300mm from the narrow end of the
stairways stairway
 Minimum tread at any point: 150mm
Ladders Allowed. Provide a landing every 1.8m of rise
 Required whenever a dwelling abuts on a property line
Firewalls  At least 150mm / 6 inches thick
 300mm extensions above the roof & building edges
MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING
The property must abut a public street. Pathwalks are not
Access to property
allowed as property access
  For 1-2 storey buildings:
 Between buildings: 4.00m
 Between eaves: 1.50m
 For 3-4 storey buildings:
 Between buildings: 6.00m
 Between eaves: 2.00m
 For buildings taller than 4 storeys:
 Between buildings: 10.00m
Distances between
 Between eaves: 6.00m
buildings
 Exception: blank walls
 Blank wall: wall w/ no wall openings / only minimal
openings for comfort rooms
 When the two sides of the buildings are blank walls, the
minimum distances become:
a) Between buildings: 2.00m
b) Between eaves: 1.00m
 Follow parking lot sizes in NBC
 For multi-family dwellings & condominiums, provide 1 slot
Parking requirements for 8 units
 Driveway may be used as a parking area if the minimum
RROW is maintained
Offsite parking allowed as long as it is not more than 100m
Offsite parking
away
a) Socialized housing: 18 sqm
Minimum floor areas b) BP 220 condominium: 18 sqm
c) Economic housing: 22 sqm

Exits & corridors Follow NBC & Fire code

 Required for building 6 storeys / higher
Elevators  The elevator’s design shall conform to the requirements in
the NBC & BP344

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 957 (PD957)

Subdivision & condominium buyer’s protective decree
Covers:
PD957
 subdivisions & condominiums
 medium cost housing & open market housing
SUBDIVISIONS
 70% saleable (max)
Saleable vs non-saleable
 30% non-saleable (min)
a) Parks & playgrounds
Non-saleable areas b) Community facilities
c) Circulation system

 Required for projects 1 ha./more

 3.5% min (20 lots / ha)
Parks & playgrounds
 9.0% max (65 lots / ha)
 But not less than 100 sqm

 Multi-purpose center required for projects 1 hectare / bigger

Community facilities
 These areas are non-saleable

a) Major road: 10.00m min

RROW widths b) Minor road: 8.00m min
c) Applies to both medium cost & open market
 Medium cost Open market
Single detached 100 sqm 120 sqm
Minimum lot areas
Duplex 80 sqm 96 sqm
Rowhouse 50 sqm 60 sqm
Medium cost Open market
Single detached
Corner lot 12 m 12 m
Minimum lot frontages
Regular lot 10 m 10 m
Interior lot 3m 3m
Duplex 8m 8m
Rowhouse 4m 4m
 20 rowhouses max
Rowhouse clusters
 100m max
 Maximum: 400 meters
Block length  When you reach 250 meters or more provide alley in the
middle
Medium cost: 30sqm
Minimum floor areas
Open market: 42 sqm

Setbacks Follow NBC

CONDOMINIUMS
Minimum sizes of rooms Follow NBC

 Required if:
 10 condo units / more
 Projects is 1000sqm / larger
Parks & playgrounds
 May be waived if a public park is within 800m
 50 sqm for 10 condo units
 +3 sqm for every additional unit

 Minimum RROW: 8.00m

 6.00m for carriageway
Roads
 2.00m for sidewalk/planting strip
 For hierarchy / roads, follow requirements for subdivisions

a) Single occupancy
 18 sqm
 12 sqm for students
Floor areas for condos
b) Family occupancy
 22 sqm for medium cost
 36 sqm for open market
Minimum level of
Complete house based on submitted plans & specifications
completion