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Table VII.1. Allowable Maximum Total Gross Floor Area (TGFA)

Based on the Allowed Percentage of Site Occupancy (PSO)
of the Total Lot Area (TLA)

Allowable Maximum
Total Gross Floor Area (TGFA)*
by Type/ Location of Lot
Character
of Use/ Type of *Note: Building Height Limit (BHL) multiplied by the Allowable Maximum
Occupan- Building/ Building Footprint (AMBF) expressed as a percentage (%) of the Total Lot
cy Structure Area or TLA (with or without firewall). Figure subject to reduction to comply
with the floor area component of the Allowable Maximum Volume of Building
(AMVB). Refer to Table VII.1. to arrive at the percentage (%) of TLA.

Interior Inside Corner Through Corner- Corner Lot

(or Rear) (or Regular) Lot Lot Through Abutting 3
Lot Lot Lot or More
and (see (see Fig. Streets, etc.
End Lot (see Fig. Fig. VIII.11. of (see Fig. Rivers, Etc.
VIII.9. of VIII.10. Rule VIII) VIII.12. of (see Fig.
(see Fig. Rule VIII) of Rule Rule VIII) VIII.13. of
VIII.8. and VIII) Rule VIII)
VIII.5.14.
of Rule
VIII)
Residen- Residen-tial 3 (floors/ 3 x50% 3 x70% 3 x70% 3 x70% 3 x70% of
tial 1 storeys) of TLA of TLA of TLA of TLA TLA
GROUP (R-1) x 60% of
A-l TLA
(without
firewalls)
Basic 3 x 70% 3 x 60% 3x 3 x 70% 3 x 70% 3 x 70%
Residen-tial 70%
2 (R-2)
Maximum 5 x 70% 5 x 60% 5x 5 x 70% 5 x 70% 5 x 70%
Residen-tial 70%
2 (R-2)
Basic 3 x 70% 3 x 70% 3x 3 x 70% 3 x70% 3 x70%
Residen-tial 70%
3 (R-3)
Maximum 12x80% 12x80% 12x80 12x80% 12x80% 12x80%
Residen-tial %
3 (R-3)
Residen-tial 3 x 80% 3 x 80% 3x 3 x 80% 3 x 80% 3 x 80%
4 (R-4) 80%
/Individual
Town-house
Lots/Units
Residen-tial 3 x 80% 3 x 80% 3x 3 x 80% 3 x 80% 3 x 80%
4 (R-4) 80%
/Individual
Town-house
Lots/Units
Residen-tial 18x80% 18x80% 18x80 18x80% 18x80% 18x80%
5 (R-5) %
/Condomi-
niums
Residen- Residen-tial
tial 1 Not NA NA NA NA NA
GROUP (R-1) applicable
A-l (NA)
(with
firewalls)
 Allowable Maximum
Total Gross Floor Area (TGFA)*
by Type/ Location of Lot
Character
of Use/ Type of
*Note: Building Height Limit (BHL) multiplied by the Allowable Maximum
Occupan- Building/
Building Footprint (AMBF) expressed as a percentage (%) of the Total Lot
cy Structure
Area or TLA (with or without firewall). Figure subject to reduction to comply
with the floor area component of the Allowable Maximum Volume of Building
(AMVB). Refer to Table VII.1. to arrive at the percentage (%) of TLA.

Basic 3 x 75% 3 x 70% 3x 3 x 75% 3 x 75% 3 x 75%

Residen-tial 75%
2 (R-2)
Maximum 5 x 75% 5 x 70% 5x 5 x 75% 5 x 75% 5 x 75%
Residen-tial 75%
2 (R-2)
Basic 3 x 80% 3 x 80% 3x 3 x 80% 3 x 80% 3 x 80%
Residen-tial 80%
3 (R-3)
Maximum 12x80% 12x80% 12x80 12x80% 12x80% 12x80%
Residen-tial %
3 (R-3)
Residen-tial 3 x 80% 3 x 80% 3x 3 x 80% 3 x 80% 3 x 80%
4 (R-4) 80%
/Individual
Town-house
Lots/Units
Residen-tial 18x80% 18x80% 18x80 18x80% 18x80% 18x80%
5 (R-5)/ %
Condomi-
niums
Commer- Commer-cial 5 x 80% 5 x 75% 5x 5 x 80% 5 x 90% 5 x 90%
cial 1 80%
GROUPS (Com-1)
B, C, E, H,
I
Commer-cial 12x80% 12x75% 12x80 12x80% 12x90% 12x90%
2 %
(Com-2)
Commer-cial 30 x 80% 30x75% 30x80 30x80% 30x90% 30x90%
3 %
(Com-3)
Commer-cial 5 x 85% 5 x 85% 5x 5 x 90% 5 x 95% 5 x 95%
1 90%
(Com-1) with
Sprinkler
System &
Firewalls
Commer-cial 12x85% 12x85% 12x90 12x90% 12x95% 12x95%
2 %
(Com-2) with
Sprinkler
System &
Firewalls
Commer-cial 30x85% 30x85% 30x90 30x90% 30x95% 30x95%
3 %
(Com-3) with
Sprinkler
System &
Firewalls

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Allowable Maximum
Total Gross Floor Area (TGFA)*
by Type/ Location of Lot
Character
of Use/ Type of
*Note: Building Height Limit (BHL) multiplied by the Allowable Maximum Building
Occupan- Building/
Footprint (AMBF) expressed as a percentage (%) of the Total Lot Area or TLA
cy Structure
(with or without firewall). Figure subject to reduction to comply with the floor area
component of the Allowable Maximum Volume of Building (AMVB). Refer to
Table VII.1. to arrive at the percentage (%) of TLA.

Industrial Industrial 1 Duly- BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL

GROUPS (Ind-1) approved x x x x x
F, G Building 75% 80% 80% 90% 90%
Height Limit of TLA of TLA of TLA of TLA of TLA
(BHL) x
80% of
TLA
Industrial 2 BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL
(Ind-2) x 80% x 75% x 80% x 80% x 90% X 90%
Industrial 3 BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL
(Ind-3) x 80% x 75% x 80% x 80% x 90% x 90%
Industrial 1 BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL
(Ind-1) with x x x x x x
Sprinkler 85% 85% 90% 90% 95% 95%
System &
Firewalls
Industrial 2 BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL
(I-2) with x x x x x x
Sprinkler 85% 85% 90% 90% 95% 95%
System &
Firewalls
Industrial 3 BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL
(Ind-3) with x x x x x x
Sprinkler 85% 85% 90% 90% 95% 95%
System &
Firewalls
Institution- Without BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL
al Sprinkler x x x x x x
GROUP D System & 50% 50% 60% 60% 60% 60%
Firewalls of TLA of TLA of TLA of TLA of TLA of TLA
With BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL
Sprinkler x x x x x x
System & 60% 60% 70% 70% 70% 70%
Firewalls of TLA of TLA of TLA of TLA of TLA of TLA
Cultural Without BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL
Sprinkler x 60% x 60% x 65% x 65% x 65% x 65%
System & of TLA of TLA of TLA of TLA of TLA of TLA
Firewalls
With BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL
Sprinkler x 70% X 70% x 70% x 70% x 70% x 70%
System &
Firewalls
Transport- Without BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL
ation Sprinkler x 50% x 50% x 60% x 60% x 60% x 60%
System & of TLA Of TLA of TLA of TLA of TLA of TLA
Firewalls
With BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL
Sprinkler x 60% x 60% x 70% x 70% x 70% x 70%
System &
Firewalls
Note:

Maximum of sixty (60) storeys (180.00 meters) BHL for inland areas not close to airports.
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GUIDELINES ON BUILDING BULK, DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS, BUILDINGS AND OTHER
ACCESSORY STRUCTURES WITHIN CEMETERIES AND MEMORIAL PARKS

A. DETERMINING BUILDING BULK

1. General. Building bulk (a volume quantity) shall be generally determined by the application of the
Floor-Lot Area Ratio (FLAR), vertically projecting the Allowable Maximum Building Footprint
(AMBF), establishing the Outermost Faces of Building (OFB) and quantifying the Allowable
Maximum Volume of Building (AMVB). The building bulk may be ultimately governed by the width
of the RROW and other applicable provisions for light and ventilation (including incremental
setbacks as a result of satisfying natural light and ventilation requirements for RROW and front
yards as partly shown in Table VII.G.1. hereafter).

2. Application of the FLAR. The FLAR (Table VII.G.1.) shall be the primary or initial determinant of
the building bulk.

Table VII.G.1. Reference Table of Floor to Lot Area Ratio (FLAR) Designations/Rights

Type of Use or Type of Building/Structure

FLAR Designation/Rights
Occupancy
Residential Residential 1 (R-1) 1.50
(at a 3-storey or 10.00 m BHL)
Residential 2 (R-2)
a. Basic R-2 1.30 up to 1.50
(at a 3-storey or 10.00 m BHL)
b. Maximum R-2 2.10 up to 3.00
(at a 5-storey or 15.00 m BHL)
Residential 3 (R-3)
a. Basic R-3 1.80 up to 2.10
(at a 3-storey or 10.00 m BHL)
b. Maximum R-3 7.10 up to 8.10
(at a 12-storey or 36.00 m BHL)
Individual Lot for Residential 4 1.60 up to1.80
(R-4)/Townhouses (at a 3-storey or 10.00 m BHL)
Residential 5(R-5)/ 6.00 up to 9.00
Condominiums (at an 18-storey or 54.00 m BHL)
Commercial Commercial 1 (Com-1) 1.70 up to 3.00
(at a 5-storey or 15.00 m BHL)
Commercial 2 (Com-2) 3.60 up to 9.00
(at a 15-storey or 45.00 m BHL)
Commercial 3 (Com-3) 9.00 up to 34.00
(at a 60-storey or 180.00 m BHL)
Industrial Industrial 1 (Ind-1) 1.50 up to 2.50
Industrial 2 (Ind-2) 2.50 up to 3.00
Industrial 3 (Ind-3) 3.00 up to 5.00
Institutional - 2.50
Cultural - 3.50
Utility/Transportation/Road Rights-
of Way (RROW)/ Services - 2.00 up to 3.00

Parks and Open

Recreational Spaces - 0.50 up to 1.00
Agricultural/Agro-Industrial/Tourism - 1.80 up to 2.20
Planned Unit Development (PUD) PUD at a reclamation area close
6.00
to an operating airport
PUD at a reclamation area 6.00 up to 12.00
PUD at a coastal area 12.00 up to 18.00
PUD at an inland area very
6.00 up to 18.00
close to an operating airport
PUD at an inland area 9.00 up to 34.00
(at a 60-storey or 180.00 m BHL)
Cemetery - 0.80
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ii. Unpaved areas within the lot that are with exposed soil and planted (softscaped), i.e., the
Unpaved Surface Areas (USA); this sub-classification is the true open space.

4. The following Table illustrates the manner in determining the Maximum Allowable Percentage of Site
Occupancy (PSO), Maximum Allowable Impervious Surface Area (ISA), Maximum Allowable
Construction Area (MACA), Minimum Unpaved Surface Area (USA), and the Total Open Space within
Lot (TOSL) with reference to Type of Land Use Zoning per Lot.

Table VIII.1. Reference Table of Maximum Allowable PSO, Maximum Allowable ISA, the MACA, the
Minimum USA and the TOSL by Type of Land Use Zoning per Lot
% of Total Lot Area (TLA)
Building/
Structure Use Maximum
or Maximum Allowable Minimum USA TOSL d
Duly-Approved
Occupancy Allowable ISAc (Unpaved (ISA +
Zoning b
(or Land Use)a PSO c,d (Paved Open Open Spaces) USA)
Spaces)
Residential Basic
Residential 2 (R- 55 e 30 15 45
2)/Medium
Density Housing
[single family
dwelling unit with 60 f 30% 10 40
a Building Height
Limit (BHL) of
10.00 meters]
Maximum R-2
/Medium Density 60 e 30 10 40
Housing (multiple
family dwelling
units within one
building/ structure
with a BHL of
15.00 meters) 70 f 20 10 30

Basic
Residential 3 (R- 65 e 20 15 35
3)/High Density
Housing (single
family dwelling
unit with a BHL of 70 f 20 10 30
10.00 meters)
Maximum R-3
/High Density 70 e 20 10 30
Housing (multiple
family dwelling
units within one
building/ structure
80 f 10 10 20
with a BHL of
36.00 meters)
Residential 4 (R- 70 e 20 10 30
4)/ Individual
Townhouse Units 80 f 10 10 20
Residential 5 (R- 70 e 20 10 30
5)/ Condominiums
80 f 10 10 20
Commercial Commercial 1 70 e 20 10 30
(Com-1) 80 f 10 10 20
Building/ % of Total Lot Area (TLA)
 Structure Use Maximum
or Maximum Allowable Minimum USA TOSL d
Duly-Approved
Occupancy Allowable ISAc (Unpaved (ISA +
Zoning b
(or Land Use)a PSO c,d (Paved Open Open Spaces) USA)
Spaces)
Commercial 2 75 e 20 5 25
(Com-2)
85 f 10 5 15
Commercial 3 80 e 15 5 20
(Com-3)
90 f 5 5 10
Industrial Industrial 1 70 e 20 10 30
(Ind-1)
80 f 10 10 20
Industrial 2 70 e 15 15 30
(Ind-2)
80 f 5 15 20
Industrial 3 70 e 15 15 30
(Ind-3)
80 f 5 15 20
Institutional 50 e 20 30 50
-
60 f 20 20 40
Cultural 60 e 20 20 40
-
70 f 20 10 30
Utility/Trans- 50 e 40 10 50
portation/ -
Services 60 f 30 10 40
Sidewalks/ 11.11
22.22
Arcades at (of total width 33.33
(of total width
RROW of RROW as (of total width
- - of RROW as
Unpaved of RROW)
Paved portion
portion of
of sidewalk)
sidewalk)
Parks and
Open
- 20 30 50 80
Recreational
Spaces
Planned Unit PUD at a
Development reclamation area
70 15 15 30
(PUD) close to an
operating airport
PUD at a
70 15 15 30
reclamation area
PUD at a coastal
70 15 15 30
area
PUD at an inland
area close to an 70 10 20 30
operating airport
PUD at an inland
70 10 20 30
area
Cemetery - 85 10 5 15

Notes:
a) per duly-approved City/ Municipal Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP)
b) per duly-approved City/Municipal Zoning Ordinance (ZO) and its IRR
c) PSO + ISA = MACA (Maximum Allowable Construction Area)
d) PSO + TOSL = TLA (Total Lot Area).
e) without firewall
f) with firewall

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SECTION 804. Sizes and Dimensions of Courts

1. Minimum sizes of courts and yards and their least dimensions shall be governed by the use, type of
construction, and height of the building as provided hereunder, provided that the minimum horizontal
dimension of said courts and yards shall be not less than 2.00 meters. All inner courts shall be
connected to a street or yard, either by a passageway with a minimum width of 1.20 meters or by a
door through a room or rooms.

2. The required open space shall be located totally or distributed anywhere within the lot in such a
manner as to provide maximum light and ventilation into the building. (Figures VIII.12. through
VIII.15.)

3. YARD – the required open space left between the outermost face of the building/structure and the
property lines, e.g., front, rear, right and left side yards. The width of the yard is the setback. Yards
prescribed for Commercial, Industrial, Institutional and Recreational Buildings are shown in Table
VIII.3. hereafter.

Table VIII.2. Minimum Setbacks for Residential Buildings/Structures

Type of Residential Use/ Occupancy

R-2 R-3 R-4
R–1 Basic Maximu Basic Maximu (individual R - 5****
YARD
(meters (meters m (meters m lot/unit) (meters)
) ) (meters) ) (meters) (meters)
Front 4.50 3.00 8.00 * 3.00 8.00 * 4.50 6.00
2.00 2.00
Side 2.00 2.00 ** 2.00 ** *** 3.00
(optional) (optional)
Rear 2.00 2.00 2.00 *** 2.00 2.00 3.00
Notes:
a) The setback requirements in Table VIII.2. above are for newly-developed subdivisions.
b) * Total setback only at grade (or natural ground) level, i.e., 3.00 meters + 5.00 meters = 8.00
meters (to accommodate part of the minimum parking requirement outside the designated area
for the front yard). The second and upper floors and mezzanine level shall thereafter comply with
the minimum 3.00 meters setback unless otherwise provided under the Code.
c) ** Setback required for only one (1) side. Setbacks on two sides shall be optional.
d) *** Abutments on two sides and rear property lines may be allowed with conditions as enumerated
under Section 804, Subsection 10 of this Rule.
e) **** Mixed-Use Buildings/Structures in R-5 lots shall be considered a commercial use or occupancy if
a substantial percentage, i.e., 55% of the Gross Floor Area (GFA) is commercial.
f) In cases where yards/setbacks are impossible to attain or where frontage and depth of lots are
similar to that of Open Market or Medium Cost Housing Projects, abutments on the sides and rear
property lines may be allowed and 1.50 meters front yard is left open as transition area.

Table VIII.3. Setbacks for Commercial*, Industrial, Institutional and Recreational Buildings

Road Right-of-Way
Front Side Rear
(RROW) Width
(meters) (meters) (meters)
(meters)

30.00 & above 8.00 5.00 5.00

25.00 to 29.00 6.00 3.00 3.00
20.00 to 24.00 5.00 3.00 3.00
10.00 to 19.00 5.00 2.00 2.00
Below 10.00 5.00 2.00 2.00

Note:
* Mixed-Use Buildings/Structures in R-5 lots may be considered a commercial development if a
substantial percentage of the GFA is commercial.