THE NEW NATIONAL BUILDING CODE

IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. Title
1.1 REVISED IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE
NATIONALBUILDING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES (P.D. 1096) referred to
as the IRR
2. Declaration of Policy
2.1 To safeguard life, health, property, and public welfare and to provide a
framework of minimum standards and requirements to regulate and control the
location of buildings, site, design, quality of material, construction, use and
maintenance
3. Scope and Application
3.1 Shall cover architectural, civil/structural, electrical, mechanical, sanitary,
plumbing, electronics and interior design. Shall apply to design, location,
siting, construction, alteration, repair, conversion, use, occupancy,
maintenance, moving, demolition of and addition to public and private building
and structures except traditional indigenous family dwellings and economic and
socialized housing projects.
3.2 Existing buildings without building permits/certificates of occupancy
may be issued same provided they conform to these rules and regulations
RULE 11: ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Responsibility for Administration and Enforcement Secretary of
Department of Public Works and Highways
2. Professional and Technical Assistance created the National Building Code
Development Council (NBCDC) with the Board of Consultants (BOC)
undertake research and development of building systems to develop
suitable guidelines, standards, upgrade existing IRR and other codes.
3. Fees
1. Bases of assessment
1 . C h a r a c t e r o f o c c u pa n c y o r us e o f bu i l d i n g
2.Cost of construction 10,000/sq.m (A,B,C,D,E,G,H,I),
8,000 (F),6,000 (J)
3.Floor area
4.Height
4. Administrative Sanctions
4.1 Administrative sanctions for non-compliance of the Code:
4.1.1 Non-issuance, suspension or revocation of permits
4.1.2 Non-issuance, suspension or revocations of certificates of
occupancy
4.1.3 Issuance of Work Stoppage Order or Notice

4.1.4 Issuance of Order for Discontinuance of Use or Occupancy of

Buildings or parts thereof
4.1.5. Abatement and/or demolition of dangerous/ruinous
buildings
4.1.6. Impositions of administrative fines, surcharges and
penalties
5. Grounds for the Non-issuance, Suspension, Revocation of
Permit
1. Non-compliance of plans and specifications with the Code
2. Incorrect or inaccurate data or information found in the
application
3. Non-compliance with terms and conditions of permit
4 . F a i l u r e t o c o m m e n c e wo r k wi t h i n o n e ye a r
5 . Ab a n d o n m e n t o f wo r k f or 1 2 0 c a l e n d ar d a ys
6. Unauthorized change in the submitted plans and
specifications and in the type of construction
7. Failure to engage an architect/civil engineer to undertake
full time supervision or failure to keep a logbook of the progress
of construction
8.Failure to submit the original design plans stamped by the
BO or the as-built plans prior to renovation, alteration, conversion
or any change affecting structural stability, architectural presentability
and type of construction
6. Grounds for Non-issuance or revocation of Certificates of
Occupancy:
1. Non-compliance with terms and conditions of permits
2. Incorrect or inaccurate data or information supplied and
incomplete requirements in the application
3. Failure to submit the logbook, duly notarized Certificate
of Completion, as-built plans and specifications, and building
inspection sheets
7. Issuance of Work Stoppage Order or Notice:
1. Non-compliance with the terms and conditions of permits
2. Unauthorized change, modification or alteration in
the approved plans and specifications or in the type of construction
3. Failure to engage the services of an architect/civil engineer
to supervise construction
4. Erecting, constructing, altering, moving, converting or
demolishing without permit
5. Alteration, addition, repair in buildings constructed before
the adoption of this code without permit
6. Unauthorized change during construction from the
approved plans and specifications
8. Issuance of Order for Discontinuance of Use or Occupancy
annual inspection
1 . D a n g e r o u s o r R u i n ou s B u i l d i ng

2. Occupancy of building without a Certificate of Occupancy

3. Change in the existing use or occupancy classification
without Certificate of Change of Occupancy
4. Errors found in the application for Certificate of Occupancy,
As-built plan, Notarized Certificate of Completion and Logbook
5. Maintaining hazardous, dangerous and excessive
occupancy loading beyond the designed capacity of the building
9 . N o n - c o n f o r m i n g U s e or O c c u p a n c y
1 . The use of non-conforming buildings legally authorized
under the Code maybe continued.
2. However, non-conforming buildings cannot be enlarged,
increased or extended to occupy a greater area of land than that already
occupied.
10. Abatement/Demolition of Dangerous/Ruinous Building
1. The BO shall order the repair, vacation or demolition of
dangerous or ruinous building. Conditions or defects of dangerous
or ruinous buildings:
1.Structural Hazards
2.Fire Hazard
3 . H a z a r d o u s E l e c t r i c a l W ir i ng
4 . H a z a r d o u s Me c h a n i c a l I n s t a l l a t i o n
5.Inadequate Sanitation/Plumbing and Health Facilities
6.Improper Occupancy and Architectural Eyesore
7 . I m p r o p e r / U n au t h o r i z ed L o c a t i o n
8.Illegal Construction
RULE III: BUILDING PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS
1. Building Permits
1.1 No person, firm, or corporation shall construct, alter, repair, convert, use,
occupy, move, demolish and add any building without a building permit.
2. Ancillary Permits
2.1.1 Architectural Permit
2.1.2 Civil/Structural Permit
2.1.3 Electrical Permit
2.1.4 Mechanical Permit
2.1.5 Sanitary Permit
2.1.6 Plumbing Permit
2.1.7 Electronics Permit
2.1.8 Interior Design Permit
2.1.9 Other Permits for other professional disciplines
3. Building/Structure Accessory Permits accessory parts with very
special functions indicated or implied in the plans and specifications
3.1 Bank and records vaults
3.2 Swimming pools

3.3 Firewalls separate from the building

3.4 Towers
3.5 Silos
3.6 Smokestacks
3.7 Chimneys
3.8 Commercial/industrial fixed ovens
3.9 Industrial kilns/furnaces
3.10 Water/Waste water treatment tanks, septic vault
3.11 Concrete and steel tank
3.12 Booths, kiosks and stages
3.13 Tombs, mausoleums and niches
3.14 Others
4 Accessory Permits activities
4.1 Ground preparation and excavation permit
4.2 Encroachment of foundation to public area permit
4.3 Fencing permit for fence exceeding 1.80 m high
4.4 Sidewalk construction permit
4.5 Temporary sidewalk enclosure and occupancy permit
4.6 Erection of scaffolding permit
4.7 Erecting, repair, removal of sign permit
4.8 Repairs permit
4.9 Raising Permit
4.10 Demolition permit
4.11 Moving permit
4.12 Other
5. Exemption from Building Permits
1. A building permit shall not be required for the following
minor constructions:
1. Minor Constructions
1.
Sheds,
outhouses,
greenhouses,
childrens playhouses, aviaries, poultry houses and the like
not exceeding six sq.m. completely detached from any building
2. Addition of open terraces or patios directly on
the ground not exceeding twenty sq. m. for private use
3 . I n s t a l l a t i o n o f wi n d o w gr i l l e s
4.Garden pools, aquarium fish not exceeding five
hundred mmin depth and for private use5.Garden masonry wall
not exceeding 1.20 m in height, footpaths, residential garden walks and
driveways
2. Repair works
1.Repair works not affecting structural members
2.Repair of non-load bearing partition walls
3.Repair of any interior portion of a house not involving
addition or alteration
4 . R e p a ir / r e p l a c e m e n t o f d o or s a n d wi n d o ws

5 . R e p a ir / r e p l a c e m e n t o f f l o o r in g
6 . R e p a ir o f p e r i m e t e r f e n ce a n d wa l l s
7.Repair/replacement of plumbing fixtures, fittings or
pipings for single detached dwellings and duplexes
8.Repair/replacement of defective and deteriorated
wires, wiring devices, fixtures and safety devices provided that no
alterations on the electrical service entrance and the main safety
switch or circuit breaker and without additional circuits to existing
installations for single detached dwellings
6. Requirements
1. In case the applicant is the registered owner of the lot:
1.Certified true copy of OCT/TCT, on file with the
Registry of Deeds
2 . Tax D e c l a r a t i o n
3 . C u r r e n t R ea l P r o p er t y Tax R e c e i p t
2. In case the applicant is not the registered owner of the
lot in addition to theabove:
1.Duly notarized copy of the Contract of Lease or
Sale
2.Duly notarized copy of the Deed of Absolute Sale
3.Five sets of survey plans, design plans, specifications
signed and sealed by:
1.Architect, in case of architectural documents
2.Civil Engineer,
in case of
civil/structural
documents
3.Professional Electrical Engineer, in case of
electrical documents
4.Professional Mechanical Engineer, in case of
mechanical documents
5.Sanitary Engineer, in case of sanitary documents
6.Master Plumber, in case of plumbing documents
7.Electronics
Engineer,
in case of
electronics
documents
8.Environmental Planner who is also an architect or
civil engineer in case of developmental/environmental documents
9.Interior Designer, in case of interior design
documents
10.Geodetic Engineer, in case of lot survey documents
7. Issuance of Building Permit
7.1 When satisfied that the plans and specifications conforms to the
requirements of the Code and its IRR, the BO shall within fifteen
days from payment of the required fees, issue the Building
Permit.
7.2 Non-issuance, Suspension or Revocation of Building
Permit

1. Errors found in the plans and specifications

2.
Incorrect or
inaccurate data or
information
supplied
7.3 Non-compliance with the pertinent provisions of the
Code and its IRR3 . Ter m s a n d C on d i t i o n s o f P er m i t s
1. Submitted plans and specifications shall not be
changed, modified or altered without the approval of the
BO.
7.4 Val i d i t y o f a B u i l d i n g P e r m i t
1. A building permit shall become null and void if
the work is not commenced within one year and if
suspended or abandoned for 120days.
8. Processing of Application for Certificate of Occupancy
1 . Th e o wn e r s h a l l su b m i t t o t he B O
1.A duly notarized Certificate of Completion together with
the logbook, as-built plans and specifications and the Building
Inspection Sheet all signed by the contractor and the architect/engineer
who undertook the full time supervision.
2. As-built plans and specifications signed and sealed by
the design professionals, supervisor and contractor.
3. Changes, alterations and amendatory permit
RULE IV: TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
1. Type I wood construction
2. Type II wood construction with protective fire-resistant
materials and one-hour fire resistive all throughout
3. Type III masonry and wood construction and one-hour fire
resistive all throughout
4. Type IV steel, iron, concrete, or masonry construction and
walls, ceiling and permanent partitions shall be of incombustible fireresistive construction
5. Type V four hour fire-resistive throughout
RULE V: REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE ZONES
1. Definition: Fire zones are areas within which only certain
types of buildings are permitted to be constructed based on their
use or occupancy, type of construction and resistance to fire.
2. Buildings located in more than one fire zone a building
located partly in one fire zone and partly in another shall
be considered to be in the more highly restrictive fire zone, when
more than one third of its total floor area is located in such zone.
RULE VI: FIRE RESISTIVE REQUIREMENTS IN CONSTRUCTION
1. Definitions

1.1 Fire-resistive rating: the degree to which a material can

withstand fire as determined by generally recognized and accepted test
methods.
1.2 Fire-Resistive Time Period Rating the length of time a
material can withstand being burned which may be one hour, two hours, three
hours, four hours
2 . F ir e - Re s i s t i v e R e g u l a t i on s
2 . 1Attic access opening shall be provided at the ceiling of a
floor of a building with combustible roof construction 600 mm sq.
RULE VII: CLASSIFICATION AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF
BUILDINGS BY USEOR OCCUPANCY
GROUP A RESIDENTIAL (DWELLINGS)
Division A-1 residential buildings for exclusive use of single family
occupants
1 . I n d ig e n o u s f a m i l y d we l l i n g un i t s
2. single-detached units
3. school or company staff housing
4. church rectories
5. single family dwellings
6 . c h u r c h e s o r s i m i l a r p l a c e s o f wo r s h i p
7 . c o m m u n i t y f a c i l i t i e s an d s o c i a l c en t e r s
8. parks, playgrounds, pocket parks, parkways, promenades and
play lots
9. clubhouses and recreational uses such as golf courses, tennis
courts operated by the government or private individuals as membership
organizations for the benefit of their members, families and guests.
Division A-2 residential buildings for the exclusive use of non-leasing
occupants not exceeding 10 persons
1.single-attached or duplex or townhouse, each privately owned
2 . s c h o o l d o r m i t o r i e s ( o n- c a m p u s )
3.convents and monasteries
4.military or pocket barracks
5 .all uses in Division A- 1
6.pre-schools, elementary and high schools with not more than 16
classrooms
7.outpatient clinics,
family
planning clinics, lying-in clinics,
diagnostic clinics, medical and clinical laboratories
8.branch library and museum
9.steam/dry cleaning outlets
10.party needs and accessories
GROUP B RESIDENTIAL
AND APARTMENTS)

(BUILDINGS/STRUCTURES,

HOTELS

Division B-1
1 . a l l u s e s i n D iv i s i o n s A - 1 an d A- 2
2. Leased single detached dwelling unit, cottage with more than
one independent unit and duplexes
3. Boarding and lodging houses
4. Multiple housing units for lease or for sale
5 . Town h o u se s , e a c h p r i v a t e l y o wn e d
6. Boarding houses
7. Accessories, row houses, townhouses, tenements and
apartments
8 . Mu l t i p l e p r iv a t e l y- o wn e d c o n do m i n i u m s
9. Hotels, motels, inns, pension houses and apartels10.private or
off-campus dormitories11.elementary schools and high schools not more
than 20 classrooms
GROUP C- EDUCATION AND RECREATION ( INSTITUTIONAL)
Division C-I
1 . a m u s e m e n t h a l l s a n d p a r lo r s
2.massage and sauna parlors
3 . h e a l t h s t u d i o s a n d r e d u c i n g s a l on s
4.billiard halls, pool rooms, bowling alleys and golf club
5.dancing schools, disco parks, dance and amusement hall
6.gymnasia, pelota courts and sports complex
Division C-2
1. Educational institutions like schools, colleges, universities,
vocational, seminaries, convents, including school auditoriums,
gymnasia, reviewing stands, little theaters, concert halls, opera houses
2 . s e m i n a r / wo r k s h o p f a c i l i t i e s
3 . Tra i n i n g c e n t e r s / f a c i l i t i e s
4. libraries, museums, exhibition halls and art galleries
5. civic centers, clubhouses, lodges, community centers
6. churches, mosque, temples, shrines, chapels and similar places
of worship
7 . c iv i c o r g o v e r n m e n t c e n t e r s
8 . o t h e r t yp e s o f g o v e r n m e n t b u i l d i n g s
GROUP D GOVERNMENT AND HEALTH SERVICES (INSTITUTIONAL)
Division D-I (institutional where personal liberties of inmates are restrained
or quarters of those rendering public assistance and maintaining peace and order)
1.mental hospitals, sanitaria and mental asylums
2 . p o l i c e a n d f i r e s t a t i o n s , gu a r d h o u s e s
3.jails, prisons, reformatories and correctional institutions
4 . r e h a b i l i t a t i o n c e n t e r s 5 . le p r o s ar i a a nd q u ar a n t i n e s t a t i o n
Division D-2 (institutional buildings for health care)

1.hospitals,
sanitaria and homes
for
the
aged2.nurseries for
children of kindergarten age or non-ambulatory patients accommodating
more than 5 persons
Division D-3 (institutional for ambulatory patients or children over
kindergarten age)
1 . n u r s i n g h o m e s f o r a m b u l a t o r y pa t i e n t s
2.school and home for children over kindergarten age
3.orphanages
GROUP E BUSINESS AND MERCANTILE (COMMERCIAL)
Division E-I (business and mercantile where no work is done except
change of parts and maintenance requiring no open flames, welding or use of
highly flammable liquids)
1.all uses in Division B-1
2 . g a s o l i n e f i l l i n g a n d s t at i o n
3 . s t o r a g e g a r a g e a n d b o a t s t or a g e
4.commercial garage and parking buildings, display for cars,
tractors, etc.
5.bus and railways depots and terminals and offices
6.port facilities
7.airports and heliport facilities
8 . a l l o t h e r t yp e s o f t r a n s p or t a t i o n c o m p l e x e s
9.all other types of large complexes for public services
10.pawnshops, money shops, photo and portrait studios, shoeshine/repair
stands,
retail
drugstores,
tailoring
and
dress
shops11.bakeshops and bakery goods stores12.construction supplies and
building materials such as electrical and electronic stores, plumbing supply
stores
Division E-2 (business and mercantile in nature)
1 . wh o l e s a l e a n d r e t a i l s t o r e s
2.shopping centers, malls and supermarkets
3.wet and dry markets
4.restaurants, drinking and dining establishments with less than
one hundred occupancies
5 . d a y a n d n i g h t c l u b s , b a r s, c o c k t a i l s
Division E-3 (business and mercantile where no repair work is done except
exchange of parts and maintenance requiring no open flames, welding or use of
highly flammable liquid)
1.aircraft hangars
2 . c o m m e r c i a l p a r k i n g lo t s a n d ga r a ge s
3 . d e p a r t m e n t s t o r e s , s h o pp i n g m a l l s
GROUP
F
INDUSTRIAL
(NON-POLLUTIVE/NON-HAZARDOUS
INDUSTRIES AND NON-POLLUTIVE/HAZARDOUS INDUSTRIES)

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Division F-1 (Light industrial)

GROUP
G
STORAGE
AND
HAZARDOUS
(POLLUTIVE/NON-HAZARDOUSINDUSTRIES
AND POLLUTIVE/HAZARDOUS INDUSTRIES ONLY)

INDUSTRIAL

Division G-1 (Medium Industrial which shall include storage and handling
of hazardous and highly flammable materials)
Division G-2 (Medium Industrial buildings for storage and handling of
flammable materials)
Division G-3 (Medium Industrial buildings for wood working activities, paper
cardboard manufacturers, textile and garment factories)
Division G-4 (Medium Industrial, for repair garages
manufacture)
Division G-5 (Medium Industrial for aircraft facilities)

and

engine

GROUP H ASSEMBLY FOR LESS THAN 1,000 (CULTURAL AND/OR

RECREATIONAL)
Division H-1 (Recreational, which are assembly buildings with stage and having an
occupant load of less than 1,000.
1.Theaters and auditoriums
2 . c o n c e r t h a l l a n d o p e r a h ou s e s
3.convention halls
4 . l i t t l e t h e a t e r, a u d i o - v i s u a l r oo m
Division H-2 (Recreational which are assembly buildings with stage and
having an occupant load of 300 or more)
1 . d a n ce h a l l s , c a b a r e t s , b a l l r o o m s
2 .s ka ti ng rin ks 3.cockfighting areas
Division H-3 (Recreational which are assembly buildings with stage and
having an occupant load of less than 300
1.dance halls, ballrooms
2.skating rinks
GROUP J
Division J-1 agricultural structures
1 . s h e d s
2 . b a r n s
3.poultry houses
4.piggeries
5.hatcheries
6 . s t a b l e s
7.greenhouses
8.granaries

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Division J-2 Accessory

1.private garages, carports
2.towers and silos, smokestacks and chimneys
3.swimming pools including shower and locker room
4 . s t a g e s , p l a t f o r m s a n d s i m i l a r s t r u c t ur e s
5 . p e l o t a , t e n n i s o r b a s ke t b a l l c o ur t s
6.tombs, mausoleums, niches
7.fence over 1.80 m high
8.steel or concrete tanks
9.aviaries and aquariums and zoo structures
10.banks and record vaults
3. Occupant loads
1. Determination of occupant load the occupant load shall be
determined by dividing the floor area assigned to that use by the unit area
per occupant set forth in Table VIII. 3.1 or in the Architectural Code of
the Philippines whichever required more exits.
2. The occupant load of any area having fixed seats shall be
determined by the number of fixed seats installed.
4. Parking Slot, Parking Area and Loading/Unloading Space Requirements
refer to attached Table VII. 5.1
1. In computing for parking slots, a fraction of 50% and above
shall be considered as one car parking slot.
2.In areas where adequate public parking lots/multi-floor
parking garages are available within 200 m of the proposed building, only
30% of parking requirement need to be provided within their premises.
5. Allowable Maximum Total Gross Floor Area (TGFA)
1.General. The Allowable Maximum Total Gross Floor Area
(TGFA) of any proposed building shall only be as allowed under this Rule
2. TGFA Limitation In Table Vii.6.1. the percentages indicated in the
3rd through 8thcolumns are the percentages of the Total Lot Area (TLA) that
maybe used to determine the Allowable Maximum TGFA while the
multiplier numbers 3, 5, 12, 18 and 30 represent the number of storeys.
3.The Allowable Maximum TGFA should not exceed the
Allowable Maximum Volume of Building (AMVB). If exceeded, the
Allowable Maximum TGFA must be adjusted since the AMVB
must always prevail.
6 . Al l o we d H e i g h t o f B u i l d i n g s / S t r u c t ur e s
1. General. The maximum height and number of storeys of
proposed building shall be dependent upon the character of use or
occupancy, on the type of construction, on end-user population density,
light and ventilation, width of road right-of-way, building bulk, offstreet cum off-site parking requirements and local land use plan and
zoning regulations.

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2. The Building Height Limit (BHL) shall only be as allowed

under this Rule or under the duly approved city zoning ordinance,
whichever is more restrictive(refer to Table VII.7.1)
RULE VIII: LIGHT AND VENTILATION
1. Definitions
1. Maximum Allowable PERCENTAGE OF SITE OCCUPANCY
(PSO) Maximum Allowable Building Footprint (AMBF) divided by Total Lot
Area (TLA). Percentage of the maximum allowable enclosed floor area of any
building at the ground floor in relation to the TLA. (Table VIII.4.1)
2.Maximum Allowable IMPERVIOUS SURFACE AREA (ISA)
percentage of the maximum allowable floor area of any paved, tiled or hard
scaped surface at the ground floor in relation to the TLA.
3. Maximum Allowable Construction Area (MACA) the
combined total of the Maximum Allowable PSO and the Maximum
Allowable ISA.
4. Maximum Allowable Unpaved Surface Area (USA) portion
of the lot that shall remain unpaved and reserved for soft scaping/planting
5. Total Open Space Within Lot (TOSL) the total open space
required for each type of use.
2. General Provisions
1. Every building shall be designed, constructed and equipped
to provide adequate light and ventilation
2. All buildings shall face a street or public alley or a private
street which has been duly approved.
3. No building shall be altered nor arranged so as to reduce
the size of any room or the relative area of windows to less than
that provided for buildings, or to create an additional room unless it
conforms to the requirements of this Rule.
4. No building shall be enlarged so that the dimensions of the
required court or yard would be less than what is prescribed for
such building lot.
3 . P e r c e n t a g e o f S i t e O c cu p a n c y ( P S O )
1. Maximum site occupancy shall be governed by use, type of
construction and height of the building and the use, area, nature and
location of the site and subject to local zoning requirements.
4. Minimum Requirements for Total Open Spaces within Lot (TOSL)

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1. Group A buildings or Residential 1 (R-!) uses shall follow

the minimum yard standards in Table VIII.6.1 to comply with the
TOSL.
5 . S i z e s a n d d i m e n s i o n s of c o u r t s a n d ya r d s
1. Minimum horizontal dimension of courts and yards shall be
not less than two m. all inner courts shall be connected to a street
or yard, either by a passageway with a minimum width of 1.20 m or by a
door through a room or rooms.
2. Abutments on the side and rear property lines may be
allowed provided that the following requirements are first complied
with:
1. Open space as prescribed in Tables VIII.5.1 and
VIII.6.1
2. Window opening as prescribed in Section 10
3. Firewall with a minimum of two hours fire-resistive
rating constructed with a minimum height clearance of 0.40 m
above the roof. Fig.VIII.6.1
4. 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 (Fig. VIII.6.2
to VIII.6.5).
5.Every court shall have a width of not less than 2 m for
one or two-story buildings, however this may be reduced to
1.50 m in case of quadruplexes, row houses with adjacent courts with
an area of not less than 3.00 sq.m. provided that the separation
fence shall not be higher than 2.00 m. irregularly-shaped lots
may be exempted from having a minimum width of not less than
what is required in TableVIII.5.2 and as shown in Figures VIII.6.6,
VIII.6.7, VIII.6.8 andVIII.6.9.
6. For buildings of more than two storeys in height, the
minimum width of the rear or side court shall be increased at
the rate of 300 mm for each additional storey up to the
fourteenth storey. For buildings exceeding 14 storeys in height,
the required width of the court shall be computed on the basis of 14
storeys.
6. Ceiling Heights
1. Habitable rooms provided with artificial ventilation
shall have ceiling heights not less than 2.40m. For buildings of
more than 1 storey, the minimum ceiling height of the first storey
shall be 2.70 m, for the second storey, 2.40 m. and for the
succeeding storeys, 2.10 m. Above-stated rooms with natural
ventilation shall have ceiling heights of not less than 2.70m.
2. Mezzanine floors shall have a clear ceiling height of
not less than 1.80 m above and below it.
7. Sizes and Dimension of Rooms

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1. Minimum sizes of rooms and their least horizontal

dimensions shall be as follows:
1. Rooms for human habitation 6.00 sq.m. with a
least dimension of 2.00 m.
2.Kitchen 3.00 sq. m. with a least dimension
of 1.50 m.3.Bath and Toilet 1.20 sq. m. with a
least dimension of 900mm.
8. Window Openings
1. Rooms intended for any use not provided with artificial
ventilation shall be provided with a window with a total free area
equal to at least 10% of the floor area of the room but not less than 1.00
sq. m. Toilet and bath rooms and laundry rooms shall be provided with
window with an area not less than 1/20of the floor area but not less than
240 sq.mm. Such windows shall open directly to a court, yard,
public street or alley or open watercourse.
2. Eaves, canopies, awnings over required windows shall
not be less than 750mm from the side and rear property
lines.
3.
There
shall
absolutely
be
no
openings
on/at/within/through all types of abutments (firewalls)
erected along property lines except for permitted vent wells
(3.00 m x 1.50 m).
9 . R o a d s R i g h t - o f - Way ( R R O W ) Ac c e s s S t r e e t s
9.1 No building shall be constructed unless it adjoins or has direct
access to public space, yard or street/road on at least 1 of
its sides. All buildings shall face a public street, alley or a road.
RULE IX: SANITATION
1.All buildings shall be provided with adequate and potable water
supply, plumbing installation and suitable wastewater treatment or
disposal system, storm water drainage, pest and vermin control, noise abatement
device and other measures for protection and promotion of health of persons
occupying the premises and others living nearby.
RULE X: BUILDING PROJECTION OVER PUBLIC STREET
1. Footings and foundations may be permitted to project into alleys
or streets provided the same shall not obstruct any existing
utilities/services such as power, water, sewer, gas, communication, and
drainage lines
2. The horizontal clearance between the outermost edge of
marquee and the curb line shall be not less than 300 mm while the vertical
clearance shall be not less than 3.00m.

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RULE XI: PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS DURING CONSTRUCTION

OR DEMOLITION
1. No person shall use or occupy a street, alley or public
sidewalk for the performance of work covered by a building permit
except in accordance with the provisions of this Rule.
RULE
XII:
GENERAL
REQUIREMENTS

DESIGN

AND

CONSTRUCTION

1. All buildings shall be placed in or upon private property or duly

designated public land and shall be securely constructed in
conformance with the requirements of this Code
RULE XIII: ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL REGULATIONS
RULE XIX: THE USE OF COMPUTERS
RULE XX: SIGNS
RULE XXI: BUILDINGS AND OTHER ACCESSORY STRUCTURES
WITHIN CEMETERIESAND MEMORIAL PARKS
RULE XXII: DESIGN OF PUBLIC BUILDINS/STRUCTURESRULE XXIII
FINAL PROVISION