PROPOSED SITE LOCATION

FOR SUBDIVISION
RESEARCH WORK ON:
-SOCIALIZED HOUSING
-LAWS, REGULATIONS AND CONSDERATIONS
BY:
ABALOS, PRECIOUS
CABATAN, LAURENCE
GERARDO, LEA JANE
TARA, MARVIN NOTORIO
VIDAD, JERIME
Existing SITE LOCATION:
wonderland subdivision, iguig, cagayan

LOT perimeter:
2,383.07 m

LOT area:
261,465.25 sq. m
 308 m
345 m

263 m

414 m
280
m

141 m

52 m 66 m
72 m

114 m
356 m
WHAT IS A SOCIALIZED HOUSING
SUBDIVISION?
Socialized Housing" refers to housing programs and projects covering houses and
lots or homelots only, or residential condominium units undertaken by the
government or the private sector for the underprivileged and homeless citizens
which shall include sites and services development, long-term financing, liberalized
terms on interest payments, and such other benefits in accordance with the
provisions of RA 7279, otherwise known as the "Urban Development and Housing
Act", as amended by RA 10884, otherwise known as the "Balanced Housing

Development Program Amendments";

 "Socialized Housing Project" refers to residential subdivision projects and
condominium projects undertaken by the government or the private sector which
are sold at or below the prevailing price ceiling for socialized housing and compliant

with the standards provided under BP 220 and its implementing rules and regulations;
-THE IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS
OF
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11201, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS
THE "DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACT"

Socialized housing has been implemented by the state in the Philippines to provide access to
decent and affordable housing for low income earners.
REVISED RULES AND STANDARDS FOR
ECONOMIC AND SOCIALIZED HOUSING
TO IMPLEMENT BATAS PAMBANSA
BILANG 220
 MINIMUM DESIGN STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS
FOR SOCIALIZED HOUSING PROJECTS
- RULE II OF BP BLG. 220
Section 3. Compliance with Standards and Guidelines
Development of economic and socialized housing projects shall be in accordance
with the minimum design standards herein set forth.
Section 4. Basis and Objectives of the Minimum Design
Standards
The minimum design standards set forth herein are intended to provide minimum
requirements within the generally accepted levels of safety, health and ecological
considerations. Variations, however are also possible, as may be based on some
specific regional, cultural and economic setting, e.g., building materials, space
requirement and usage. This minimum design standards encourages the use of
duly accredited indigenous materials and technology such as innovative design
and systems, modular systems and components among others. The parameters
used in formulating these Design Standards are:
A. Protection and safety of life, limb, property and general public welfare.
B. Basic needs of human settlements, enumerated in descending order as follows:
1. Water
2. Movement and circulation
3. Storm drainage
4. Solid and liquid waste disposal
5. Park/playground
6. Power
The provision of these basic needs shall be based on the actual setting within which the project site
is located.
C. Affordability levels of target market
Affordable cost - refers to the most reasonable price of land and shelter
based on the needs and financial capability of Program Beneficiaries and
Appropriate Financing Schemes (RA 7279)
-Must be a Filipino citizen
-must be an underpriviled and homeless citizen.
-must now own any real property whether in urban or rural areas
D. Location
Both economic and socialized housing projects shall be located within suitable site for housing and
outside potential hazard prone and protection areas
 Road Right-of-Way

The minimum right-of-way of major roads shall be in accordance with the preceding table. However, in cases where the major road will
serve as interconnecting road, it shall have a minimum right-of-way of 10 meters. It shall have a 15-centimeter mix gravel (pit run)
base course on well-compacted sub grade.
Major roads shall maintain a uniform width of road right-of-way. Tapering of road width shall not be allowed where the road right-of-
way is wider than the prescribed standard for the interconnecting road of the proposed subdivision.
Minor roads shall have a right-of-way of 6.50 meters wide.
Interior subdivision project must secure right-of-way to the nearest public road
and the right-of-way shall be designated as interconnecting road with a
minimum width of 10 meters. This fact shall be annotated on the title of the said
road lot a0nd must be donated and deemed turned over to the LGU upon
completion of the said interconnecting road.
BUILDING DESIGN STANDARD AND GUIDELINES
Lot Requirement
a. Lot Planning
a.1 A lot shall be served by an independent access either by a road, motor court, or path walk. Path walk
shall have a maximum length of 60 meters intended only as pedestrian access to property for socialized
housing projects.
a.2 Deep lots and irregularly shaped lots shall be avoided.
a.3 Whenever possible, lot frontage elevation shall be at street level.
a.4 Lots shall be protected against physical hazards. No lot shall be laid out where potential risks exist
(e.g. erosion, slides, flooding, fault lines, etc.)
a.5 Lots shall be protected against non-conforming uses and/or other risks through the provision of
adequate buffer strips, protective walls, and roads or other similar devices.
a.6 Lot shall be so laid out that administrative boundaries, water courses/drainage ways utility lines do
not bisect the lots.
Minimum Lot Area(Amended per Board Res. No. 824, Series of 2008)
The minimum lot area of various types of housing for economic and socialized housing
project shall be as follows:

Lot Frontages(Amended per Board Res. No. 824, Series of 2008)

The minimum lot frontages for various types of housing both for
economic and socialized housing projects shall be as follows:
3. Length of Block
Maximum block length is 400 meters. However, block length exceeding 250
meters shall already be provided with a 2-meter alley approximately at
midlength.
4. Shelter Component
a. Floor Area Requirement
The minimum floor area requirement for single-family dwelling shall be
22 square meters for economic housing and 18 square meters for
socialized housing.
b. Minimum Level of Completion
The minimum level of completion for economic housing shall be
complete house based on the submitted specifications. For socialized
housing project, it shall be shell house with doors and windows to
enclose the unit.
Provision of firewall shall be mandatory for duplex and single-attached
units and at every unit for row houses.
5. Setback/Yard
The minimum setback of dwelling unit both for economic and socialized
housing project shall be as follows:
a. Front Setback 1.5 m.
b. Side yard 1.5 m (from the building line)
c. Rear yard 2.0 m.
 Building Design Standards and Guidelines
Projects incorporating housing components shall comply with the following design
standards and guidelines.
A. Single-Family Dwelling (Applicable for both Economic and Socialized
Housing)
1. Lot Planning
a. Access to the Property
Direct access to the single-family dwelling shall be provided by means of an
abutting public street or pathwalk. However, pathwalk shall only be allowed
as pedestrian access to property for Socialized Housing projects.
b. Access to the Dwelling Unit
An independent means of access to the dwelling unit shall be provided
without trespassing adjoining properties. Acceptable means of access to
the rear yard of the dwelling unit shall be provided without passing through
any other dwelling unit or any other yard.
c. Open Space Requirements
Open spaces shall be located totally or distributed anywhere within the lot in

such a manner as to provide maximum light and ventilation into the building.
 d. Sizes and Dimensions of Courts or Yards
The minimum horizontal dimension of courts and yards shall not be less
than 2.0 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.
Every court shall have a width of not less than 2.0 meters for one and two
storey buildings. However, this may be reduced to not less than 1.50
meters in cluster living units such as quadruplexes, row houses and the like,
one or two stories in height with adjacent courts with an area of not less
than 3 square meters. Provided, further, that the separation walls or fences,
if any, shall not be higher than 2.0 meters. Irregularly shaped lots such as
triangular lots and the like whose courts may also be triangular in shape
may be exempted from having a minimum width of 2.0 meters, provided that

no side thereof shall be less than 3.0 meters.

 d. Sizes and Dimensions of Courts or Yards
The minimum horizontal dimension of courts and yards shall not be less
than 2.0 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.
Every court shall have a width of not less than 2.0 meters for one and two
storey buildings. However, this may be reduced to not less than 1.50
meters in cluster living units such as quadruplexes, row houses and the like,
one or two stories in height with adjacent courts with an area of not less
than 3 square meters. Provided, further, that the separation walls or fences,
if any, shall not be higher than 2.0 meters. Irregularly shaped lots such as
triangular lots and the like whose courts may also be triangular in shape
may be exempted from having a minimum width of 2.0 meters, provided that

no side thereof shall be less than 3.0 meters.

 e. Abutments
Abutments on the side and rear property lines may be allowed provided the
following requirements shall be complied with:

1) Open space as prescribed in the table below:

Building Design Standards (Applicable for both Economic and Socialized
Housing)
a. Space Standards
Spaces within the dwelling structures shall be distributed in an economical,
efficient and practical manner so as to afford the maximum living comfort
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and convenience and to insure health and safety among the occupants. It
shall provide complete living facilities for one family including provisions for
living, sleeping, laundry, cooking, eating, bathing and toilet facilities.
b. Ceiling Heights
1) Minimum ceiling height for habitable rooms shall be measured from
the finished floor line to the ceiling line. Where ceilings are not
provided, a minimum headroom clearance of 2.0 meters shall be

provided. (See Fig. 5: Minimum Ceiling Heights)

Mezzanine floors shall have a clear ceiling height of not less than
1.80 meters above and below it, provided that it shall not cover 50%
of the floor area below it. (See Fig. 6: Mezzanine Floor)

c. Openings
1) Doors
a) A minimum of one entrance
number of occupants is not m
where the number of occupan
b) Doors shall have a minimu
bathroom and mezzanine doo
height of 1.80 meters.
c) Minimum clear widths of do

Main Door
0.80 m.
Service/Bedroom Doors
0.70 m.
Bathroom Door
0.60 m.
(See Fig. 7: Door Openings)
Windows
a) Rooms for habitable use shall be provided with windows with a
total free area of openings equal to at least 10% of the floor area
of the room.
b) Bathrooms shall be provided with window/s with an area not less
than 1/20 of its floor area.
c) Required windows may open into a roofed porch where the porch:
c.1 abuts court, yard, public street or alley, or open water course
and other public open spaces;
c.2 has a ceiling height of not less than 2.0 meters.
Interior Stairs
The stairs shall ensure structural safety for ascent and descent, even
in extreme cases of emergency. It shall afford adequate headroom
and space for the passage of furniture.
a) Width. Stairways shall have a minimum clear width of 0.60 meter.
b) Riser and Run. Stairs shall have a maximum riser height of 0.25
meter and a minimum tread width of 0.20 meter. Stair treads
shall be exclusive of nosing and/or other projections.
c) Headroom Clearance. Stairs shall have a minimum headroom
clearance of 2.0 meters. Such clearance shall be established by
measuring vertically from a place parallel and tangent to the
stairway tread moving to the soffit above all points.
d) Landings. Every landing shall have a dimension measured in the
direction of travel equal to the width of the stairway. Maximum
height between landing shall be 3.60 meters.
e) Handrails. Stairways shall have at least one handrail on one side
provided there is a guard or wall on the other side. However,
stairways with less than 4 risers need not have handrails, and
stairs with either a guard or wall on one end need not be provided
with a handrail on that end.
f) Guard and Handrail Details. The design of guards and
handrails
and hardware for attaching handrails to guards, balusters of
masonry walls shall be such that these are made safe and
convenient.
f.1 Handrails on stairs shall not be less than 0.80 meter or
more
than 1.20 meters above the upper surface of the tread,
measured vertically to the top of the rail from the leading edge
of the tread. (See Fig. 8: Stairway Design)
f.2 Handrails shall be so designed as to permit continuous
sliding
of hands on them and shall be provided with a minimum
clearance of 38 millimeters from the wall to which they are
fastened. (See Fig. 8: Stairway Design).
f.3 The height of guards shall be measured vertically to the
top
guard from the leading edge of the tread or from the floor of
landings. It shall not be less than 0.80 meter and no more
than 1.20 meters. Masonry walls may be used for any portion
of the guard.
Winding and Circular Stairways. Winding and
circular stairways
may be used if the required width of run is
provided at a point not
more than 300 millimeters from the side of the
stairway where the
treads are narrower but in no case shall any
width of run be less
than 150 milimeters at any point. The
maximum variation in the
height of risers and the width of treads in any
one flight shall be 5
milimeters. (See Fig. 9: Winding and Circular
Stairways)

Ladders. The use of ladders may be allowed provided that the

maximum distance between landings shall be 1.80 meters.
d. Roofing
Roofing material that is impervious to water shall be provided.
e. Electrical Requirements
There shall be provided at least one light outlet and one convenience
outlet per activity area.
f. Firewall(Amended per Board Res. No. 824, Series of 2008)
Whenever a dwelling abuts on a property line, a firewall shall be required.
The firewall shall be of masonry construction, at least 150 millimeters or
6 inches thick and extend vertically from the lowest portion of the wall
adjoining the living units up to a minimum height of 0.30 meter above the
highest point of the roof attached to it. The firewall shall also extend
horizontally up to a minimum distance of 0.30 meter beyond the
outermost edge of the abutting living units.
 A firewall shall be provided for duplex/single-attached units and at every
unit for row houses. No openings whatsoever shall be allowed except
when the two abutting spaces of 2 adjacent living units are unenclosed or
partially open, e.g. carports, terraces, patios, etc.; instead, a separation
wall shall be required. (See Fig. 10: Firewall for Dwelling Units on
Property Line).

Ceiling should be compartmentalized and should not be continuous

from one living unit to another.