Comprehensive Land Use Plan Guide

Question 1

The “in favor” votes represent more than 50 percent of the valid votes; also called the 50% + 1 vote

Answer 1

Absolute Majority Vote

Question 2

Pertains to those that are customarily associated with the Principal Use application (such as a garage is accessory to a house)

Answer 2

Accessory Use

Question 3

an area in a city/municipality defined by 5-meter wide strips on both sides of and running along identified earthquake faults; to minimize the possible harmful effects of fault
movements to properties

Answer 3

Active Fault Overlay Zone (FLT-OZ)

Question 4

Refers to the purpose for which the property is principally or predominantly utilized by the person in possession of the property

Answer 4

Actual Use

Question 5

AFMA

Answer 5

Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997 or RA 8435

Question 6

Means the cultivation of the soil, planting of crops, growing of fruit trees, raising of livestock, poultry or fish, including the harvesting of such farm products, and other farm activities and practices performed by a farmer in conjunction with such farming operations done by persons whether natural or juridical

Answer 6

Agricultural Activity

Question 7

Per RA 6657, refers to land devoted to agricultural activity and not classified as mineral, forest, residential, commercial or industrial land

Answer 7

Agricultural Land

Question 8

An area within a city/municipality intended for the cultivation of the soil, planting of crops, growing of trees, raising of livestock, poultry, fish or aquaculture production, including the harvesting of such farm products, and other
farm activities and practices performed in conjunction with such farming operations…

Answer 8

Agricultural Zone (AGZ)

Question 9

An area within a city/municipality intended primarily for integrated farm operations and related product processing activities such as plantation for bananas, pineapple, sugar, etc.

Answer 9

Agri-Industrial Zone (AgIndZ)-

Question 10

Refers to the processing of raw agricultural and fishery products into semi-processed or finished products which include materials for the manufacture of food and/or non-food products, pharmaceuticals and other industrial products

Answer 10

Agri-Processing Activities

Question 11

land management which combines agricultural crops with tree crops and forest plants and/or animals simultaneously or sequentially and applies management practices which are compatible with the cultural patterns of the local population

Answer 11

Agro-Forestry

Question 12

Refer to all areas generally belonging to Indigenous Cultural Communities/ Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs) comprising lands, inland waters, coastal areas, and natural resources therein, held under a claim of ownership, occupied or possessed by ICCs/IPs

Answer 12

Ancestral Domains

Question 13

An area in a city/municipality intended for the preservation of the traditional way of life of indigenous people.

Answer 13

Ancestral Domain Overlay Zone (AD-OZ)

Question 14

An area within the Municipal Waters Zone of a city/municipality designated for “fishery operations involving all forms of raising and culturing fish and other fishery species in fresh, brackish and marine water areas” (Fisheries Code)

Answer 14

Aquaculture Sub-Zone (Aq-SZ)–

Question 15

An environment-friendly mangrove aquaculture system; promotes the harmonious co-existence between fishery species and mangrove trees in a semi-enclosed system

Answer 15

Aquasilviculture

Question 16

The elevation to which floodwater is expected to reach during flood events as calculated by the regional office of the DPWH

Answer 16

Refers to the primary zoning classification of areas within the City/Municipality
and that are provided with a list of allowable uses and regulations on building density
and bulk, among others