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Section 804

This document outlines requirements for minimum sizes, dimensions, and setbacks for courts and yards for different types of buildings. It provides tables with specific setback distances for residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, and recreational buildings. For residential buildings, the minimum front yard setback is 3 meters, with additional requirements for side and rear yards. Higher buildings require increased court widths, with a minimum of 2 meters for 1-2 story buildings and additional 300mm for each additional story up to 14 stories. Courts and yards must meet minimum size and connection requirements and can be located throughout the lot to maximize light and ventilation.

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Section 804

This document outlines requirements for minimum sizes, dimensions, and setbacks for courts and yards for different types of buildings. It provides tables with specific setback distances for residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, and recreational buildings. For residential buildings, the minimum front yard setback is 3 meters, with additional requirements for side and rear yards. Higher buildings require increased court widths, with a minimum of 2 meters for 1-2 story buildings and additional 300mm for each additional story up to 14 stories. Courts and yards must meet minimum size and connection requirements and can be located throughout the lot to maximize light and ventilation.

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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
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

Note: * Mixed-Use Buildings/Structures in R-5 lots may be considered a commercial


development if a substantial percentage of the GFA is commercial.
REQUIRED OPEN SPACE LOCATIONS

a - OPEN SPACE
b - ALTERNATE LOCATIONS
4. The setback requirements in Table VIII.3. above are
for newly-developed thoroughfares. For highly built-up
urban areas with duly established lines and grades
reflecting therein proposed road widening and
elevation, the requirements in Table VIII.3. above may
not be imposed and the face of the building may abut on
the side and/or rear property lines provided that all the
requirements on open space, window opening, artificial
ventilation, if any, and firewalls (Rule VII) are first fully
complied with.
5. Every court shall have a width of not less than 2.00 meters
for one (1) or two (2) storey buildings. However, if the court is
treated as a yard or vice versa, this may be reduced to not less
than 1.50 meters in cluster living units such as quadruplexes,
rowhouses and the like, with adjacent courts with an area of
not less than 3.00 sq. meters. Provided further, that the
separation walls or fences, if any, shall not be higher than 2.00
meters. Irregularly–shaped lots such as triangular lots and the
like, whose courts may be also triangular in shape may be
exempted from having a minimum width of not less than what
is required in Table VIII.3. and as shown in Figures VIII.16.,
VIII.17., VIII.18. and VIII.19.
6. For buildings of more than two (2) storeys in height,
the minimum width of the rear or side court shall be
increased at the rate of 300 millimeters for each
additional storey up to the fourteenth (14th) storey
(Figure VIII.20. showing incremental setbacks). For
buildings exceeding fourteen (14) storeys in height, the
required width of the court shall be computed on the
basis of fourteen (14) storeys.
7. Uncovered Driveways, Access Roads and Parking
Spaces may be considered part of the open space
provided that they are open and unobstructed from the
ground upward as in courts and yards.
8. A carport shall not be considered part of the Total
Open Space within Lot (TOSL) particularly if it is
entirely roofed or roofed with overhangs. In such a case,
it must be counted as an integral component of the
Allowable Maximum Building Footprint (AMBF)
9. A front yard may be partly paved/hardscaped
(converted into a courtyard) to serve as a carport but
only for a basic R-2 or basic R-3 or R-4 (individual lot)
use or occupancy, i.e., all for single-family dwelling units
only. All other uses/occupancies shall not be allowed to
use the front yard for a carport nor for parking.
10. For Basic R-3, abutments on two sides and rear
property lines may be allowed provided the following
requirements are first complied with:

a. Open space as prescribed in Reference Table for


Maximum PSO, TOSL, and Table VIII.2. of this Rule are
satisfied.
b. Window opening as prescribed in Section 808 of this
Rule are satisfied.
c. Firewall with a minimum of two-hour fire-resistive
rating constructed with a minimum height clearance of
400 millimeters above the roof. (Figure VIII.21)
11. In case of conflict in the provisions on lighting and
ventilation under this Rule or under the Code, the more
stringent restrictions must prevail.

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