TABLE VII.1.

ALLOWABLE MAXIMUM TGFA BASED ON THE PSO OF THE TLA

Allowable Maximum
Total Gross Floor Area (TGFA)*
by Type/Location of Lot
Character of Type of
Use/Occupancy Building/Structure *NOTE: Building Height Limit (BHL) multiplied by the Allowable Maximum Building
Footprint (AMBF) expressed as a percentage (%) of the Total Lot Area or TLA (with or
without firewall). Figure subject 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 (or Rear) Inside (or Corner Through Corner- Corner Lot
Lot and End Lot Regular) Lot Lot Lot Through Abutting 3
Lot or more
(see Fig VII.8 and (see Fig. (see Fig. (see Fig. Streets,
VII.4,14,of Rule VIII.9 or Rule VIII.10 of VIII.11 of (see Fig. etc.
VIII) VIII) Rule VIII) Rule VIII) VIII.12 of Rivers,
Rule VIII) etc.

(see Fig.
VIII.13 of
Rule VIII)
Residential GROUP Residential 1 (R-1) 3 (floors/storeys) x 3x50% of TLA 3x70% of 3x70% of 3x70% of 3x70% of
A-I (without 60% of TLA TLA TLA TLA TLA
firewalls)
Basic Residential 2 3x70% 3x60% 3x70% 3x70% 3x70% 3x70%
(R-2)
TABLE VIII.1 REFERENCE TABLE OF MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE PSO, MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE ISA, THE MACA, THE
MINIMUM USA AND TOSL BY TYPE OF LAND USE ZONING PER LOT

Building Structure % of Total Lot Area (TLA)

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

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
TABLE VII.2. BHL BY TYPE OF USER OR OCCUPANCY

Character of Use or Types of Building Height Limit (BHL)

Occupancy Building/Structure Number of allowable storeys/floors Meters above the highest
above-established grade grade
1. RESIDENTIAL Residential 1 (R-1) 3 10.00
Residential 2 (R-2)
a. Basic 3 10.00
b. Maximum 5 15.00
Residential 3 (R-3)
a. Basic 3 10.00
b. Maximum 12 30.00
Residential 4 (R-4)/
Townhouses 3 10.00
(Individual lots/units)
Residential 5 (R-5)/ 12-18 36.00-54.00
Condominiums
2. COMMERCIAL Commercial 1 (C-1) 3-5 10.00-15.00
Commercial 2 (C-2) 6 18.00
Commercial 3 (C-3) 16-60 48.00-180.00
TABLE VII.G.3 REFERENCE TABLE OF ANGLES/SLOPES* TO SATISFY NATURAL LIGHT AND VENTILATION
REQUIREMENTS ALONG RROW AND FRONT YARDS

Type of Use or Width of Road Angle or Slope of Angular Plane for Angle or Slope of Angular Plane for
Occupancy Right-of-Way Buildings/Structures Without Projections** Buildings/Structures With Projections*
(RROW) Angle from Angle from
Centerline or Ratio Centerline or Ratio
RROW (Slope) RROW (Slope)
(Degrees) (Degrees)
8.00 meters 46.5 9 m:8.5 m 50.0 7.5 m:6.25 m
(1.06) (1.20)
10.00 meters 43.0 9 m:9.5 m 46.0 7.5 m:7.25 m
(0.95) (1.03)
12.00 meters 40.0 9 m:10.5 m 43.0 7.5 m:8.25 m
(0.86) (0.91)
14.00 meters 38.0 9 m:11.5 m 39.0 7.5 m:9.25 m
(0.78) (0.81)
16.00 meters 35.0 9 m:12.5 m 36.0 7.5 m:10.25 m
(0.72) (0.73)
18.00 meters 33.5 9 m:13.5 m 33.0 7.5 m:11:25 m
(0.67) (0.67)
20.00 meters 31.0 9 m:14.5 m 32.0 7.5 m:12.25 m
(0.62) (0.61)
FIGURE VII.G.1. ANGLES FROM THE CENTERLINE THAT DETERMINE THE OFB AND OLBP FOR R-1 BUILDINGS
TABLE VII.4. MINIMUM REQUIRED OFF-STREET (Off-RROW) CUM ON-SITE PARKING SLOT, PARKING AREA AND
LOADING/UNLOADING SPACE REQUIREMENTS BY ALLOWED USE OR OCCUPANCY

Specific Uses of
Occupancy (refer to Reference Uses or Character of Occupancies Minimum Required Parking Slot, Parking Area, and
Section 701 of this or Types of Buildings/Structures Loading Space Requirements
Rule)

1. GROUP A
1.1 DIVISION A-1 Single Family and multi-family dwelling units Units with a lot measuring 32.00 to 72.00 sq. meters
[whether single-detached (R-1), single-attached and/or with a dwelling unit having a gross floor area of
or duplex (R-2) or rowhouse (R-3)], each from 18.00 to 22.00 sq. meters – a minimum of one (1)
privately owned or lots with dwelling units pooled off-street cum on-site parking slot* for every six
located in a residential (6) lots or lots with dwelling units;
subdivision/development regardless of the Units with a lot measuring 50.00 to 96.00 sq. meters
number of hectares/dwelling units and/or with a dwelling unit with a gross floor area of 30.00
to 42.00 sq. meters – a minimum of one (1) pooled off-
street cum on-site parking slot* for every four (4) lots or
lots with dwelling units;
NOTE: The parking slot requirements shall be an integral part of the buildings/structures and any parking
slot provided outside the building/structure will be quantified only as buffer parking.

Specific Uses of
Occupancy (refer to Reference Uses or Character of Occupancies or Minimum Required Parking Slot, Parking Area, and
Section 701 of this Types of Buildings/Structures Loading Space Requirements
Rule)
2. GROUP B
2.1 DIVISION B-1 HOTELS One (1) car parking slot for every three (3) rooms or a
fraction thereof for highly urbanized areas and one (1)
car parking slot for every seven (7) rooms or a fraction
thereof for all other areas; and two (2) tourist bus
parking slots for each hotel; provide at least one (1)
loading slot for articulated truck or vehicle
NOTE: The parking slot requirements shall be an integral part of the buildings/structures and any parking
slot provided outside the building/structure will be quantified only as buffer parking.