THE NATIONAL

BUILDING CODE
(CONDO)
DE GUZMAN, SUSHMITA SEN C.
GUERRIN, GLADYS ANNE
MEJIA, ELAND JETHRO
PUZON, DANE STEFI MARIE P.
SANTOS, KITT
TEMPLO, CHARMAINE Y.

CLASSIFICATION AND GENERAL

REQUIREMENTS OF ALL BUILDINGS
BY USE OR OCCUPANCY
USE OR OCCUPANCY

A. Dwellings
B. Hotels
Apartments
Dormitories

UNIT AREA PER OCCUPANT

(Sq. m.)

Minimum of Two Exits other

than elevators are required
where number of occupant is
over

28
18.6
18.6
18.6

10
10
10
10

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OCCUPANCY TYPE

Section 701
GROUP A
RESIDENTIAL
DWELLINGS

GROUP B
RESIDENTIAL
, HOTEL, AND
APARTMENTS

Section 702
No change shall be made in the character of occupancy of any
building.
Section 703
One-storey building with more than one occupancy each portion
shall conform to the requirement of each.

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TYPES OF OCCUPANCY
SEPARATION
1.) One Hour Fire Resistive
Operation
2.) Two Hour Fire resistive
Operation
3.) Three Hour Fire Resistive
Operation
4.) Four Hour Fire Resistive
Operation

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LOCATION ON PROPERTY
No buildings shall be constructed unless it adjoins a street

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LOCATION ON PROPERTY

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LOCATION ON PROPERTY

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LOCATION ON PROPERTY

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MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF
BUILDINGS

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MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF
BUILDINGS

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MEASUREMENT AND
PERCENTAGE OF SITE
OCCUPANCY

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MEASUREMENT AND
PERCENTAGE OF SITE
OCCUPANCY

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MEASUREMENT AND
PERCENTAGE OF SITE
OCCUPANCY

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SETBACK REQUIREMENT

Type of Residential Use / Occupancy

R-1
R-2
(meters)
Basic
Maximum
(meters)
(meters)

R-3
Basic
(meters)

Front
Side

4.50
2.00

3.00
2.00**

8.00*
2.00**

3.00
***

Rear

2.00

2.00

2.00

***

YARD

Maximum
(meters)

R-4
(individual
lot / unit
meters)

R-5
(meters)

8.00*
2.00
(optional)
2.00

4.50
2.00
(optional)
2.00

6.00
3.00
3.00

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PARKING REQUIREMENT

3.60m * 12.00m bus/tracks

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PARKING REQUIREMENT

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PARKING REQUIREMENT

1.20 M
3.70 M
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ELEVATOR
10.1 ACCESSIBLE ELEVATOR
SHOULD BE LOCATED NOT MORE
THAN 30.00 M FROM THE
ENTRANCEAND SHOULD BE
EASY TO LOCATE WITH THE AID
OF SIGNS

10.2 ACCESSIBLE ELEVATORS

SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM
DIMENSION OF 1.10 M. x 1.4 M.

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CEILING HEIGHTS

Min. 2.10 m

Min. 2.40 m

Min. 2.40 m

Min. 2.70m

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CEILING HEIGHTS
1st Floor w/ Natural
Ventilation
Min. 2.70 m

MEZZANINE FLOORS
Min. 1.80 m.

Stairways 1
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SIZE AND DIMENSIONS

OF ROOMS

0.90 m

Min. Area = 1.20 sq. m

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PWD BATHROOM

30 M

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KITCHEN

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WINDOW OPENING

10 % FLOOR AREA

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ARCADE

MIN. 3.00 M

ARCADE

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BUILDING PROJECTION
OVER PUBLIC STREETS

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CORRIDORS
3.4 A MINIMUM CLEAR LEVEL
SPACE OF 1.50 M X 1.50 M
SHALL BE PROVIDED BEFORE
EXTENDING BEYOND A DOOR;
EXCEPTION: WHERE A DOOR
SHALL OPEN ONTO BUT NOT
INTO A CORRIDOR, THE
REQUIRED CLEAR, LEVEL
SPACE ON THE CORRIDOR
SIDE OF THE DOOR MAY BE A
MINIMUM OF 1.20M
CORRIDOR WIDTH
3.5) PROTECTION SHOULD BE
PROVIDED FROM DOORS THAT
SWING INTO CORRIDORS

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RAMPS

1:12 RATIO
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STAIRWAYS

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STAIR LANDING
max.
3.60 m

Min. 2.00
m

Max. 1.20 m

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HAND RAIL

3m

3m

0.80 m < x > 0.90 m

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EXITS
Total Width of Exits > total occupant load served / 165
OCCUPANT LOAD

NO. OF EXITS

Above first storey

More than 10

500-999

1000 or more

Occupant load of more

than 10

EXIT 1

EXIT 2

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Exit 1

Exit 2

500 999 Occupant Load

EXIT DISTANCES
EXIT

< 1/5
EXIT

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EXIT

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10.7 lux

MIN OF 1.10 M

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MIN OF 2 M

Hazardous Areas/ 50 or
more load

DOOR EXIT

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OF THE PHILIPPINES
(Mall)
DE GUZMAN, SUSHMITA SEN C.
GUERRIN, GLADYS ANNE
MEJIA, ELAND JETHRO
PUZON, DANE STEFI MARIE P.
SANTOS, KEITH L.
TEMPLO, CHARMAINE Y.

Building Occupancy
Group E:
Business & Mercantile

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PARKING REQUIREMENTS
Building Type

Number of parking slot

Markets

1 slot/150 sq.m. of shopping floor

area

Restaurants, Fast-food centers,

bars and beerhouses

1 slot/30 sq.m. of customer area

Office buildings

1 slot/125 sq.m. of gross floor area

Other buildings in business/

commercial zones

1 slot/125 sq.m. of gross floor area

Public assembly buildings

(theaters, cinemas, auditorium,
stadium, etc.)

1 slot/50 sq.m. of spectators area

Building Type (Recreational

Facilities)

Number of parking slot

Bowling Alleys

1 slot/4 alleys

Amusement center

1 slot/50 sq.m. of gross floor area

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PERPENDICULAR PARKING

5.00m

2.40m

PARALLEL PARKING

2.00m
6.00m

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12.00m

5.00m
3.60m

2.40m

Truck and Bus

Diagonal Parking

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PARKING FOR PWD

1 accessible parking slot for the handicapped per 50 parking lots up to 150
slots and an additional slot for every 100 slots
Maximum distance of accessible parking area from facility served. Parking
areas for the physically handicapped shall be within 60.00m of the facility
being served.
FACILITY SERVED
WALKWAY

PARKING
SLOT

PARKING
SLOT

PARKING
SLOT

PARKING
SLOT

PARKING
SLOT

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ONE WAY 3.00m

TWO WAY
7.20m

13.50m

5.70m
2.55m to 2.70m

90 DEG. PARKING BAY

ONE SIDE

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ONE WAY
3.00m

19.00m to 19.50m

TWO WAY
7.20m

5.70m
2.55m to 2.70m

90 DEG. PARKING
BAY TWO SIDES

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90

18.60

5.70

7.20

18.60

5.70

7.20

60

18.00

6.30

5.40

16.65

5.65

5.40

45

15.80

5.80

3.90

13.85

4.97

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R = 17.00m
to 21.00m

UP

4.00m to
4.50m

DN

4.00m to
4.50m

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Bus

17.60m

2.10m

2.70m

7.60m

3.00m

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Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant Loads

C 1: Exit Door shall swing in the direction of travel.
Double Acting Doors shall not be used as exits.

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Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant

Loads
C-3: Exit doorway shall be of a size as to permit the
installation of a door not less than 900mm and not less
than 2.00m in height

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Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant

Loads
C-5: Revolving, sliding, and overhead doors shall
not be used as required exits.

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Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant

Loads
D-1: Every corridor or exit balcony shall not be
less than 1.10 meters in width

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Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant

Loads

D-3: When more than one exit is required, they shall

be arranged to allow going to either direction from
any point in the corridor.

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Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant

Loads
Corridors and exterior exit balconies with dead ends
are permitted when the dead end does not exceed
6.00 meters in length

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Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant

Loads
E-1: Stairway widths
Occupant Load (X) = Minimum Width
X > 50
= 1100MM
X < 50
= 900MM
X < 10
= 750MM

Trim and handrails shall not reduce the required width by

more than 100MM

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Loads

E-3: Winding stairways may be used if the required

width of the run is provided at a point not more than
300MM from the side where the treads are
narrower.

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Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant

Loads
E-5: Every landing shall be a dimension measured in the
direction of travel equal to the width of the stairway.
Such dimension need not exceed 1.20m when the stairs
has a straight run.

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Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant

Loads
K: Exits shall be illuminated at any time the
building is occupied.

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