PROPRAC (PD1096-NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES) Flashcards
PD1096
“National Building Code of the Philippines”
PD1096 (RULE 1)
General Provisions
Any new construction which increases the height and/or floor area of existing buildings/ structures
ADDITION
Works in buildings/structures involving changes in the materials used, partitioning, location/size of openings, structural parts, existing
utilities and equipment but does not increase the building height and/or floor area
ALTERATION
A change in the use or occupancy of buildings/ structures or any portion/s thereof, which
has different requirements
CONVERSION
Any physical change made on
buildings/structures to increase the value, quality, and/or to improve the aesthetic
RENOVATION
Remedial work done on any damaged or deteriorated portion/s of building/structure to restore
to its original condition
REPAIR
The systematic dismantling or
destruction of a building/structure, in whole or in part
DEMOLITION
All on-site work done in the site
preparation, excavation, foundation, assembly of all
the components and installation of utilities, machineries and equipment of buildings/structures
CONSTRUCTION
Remedial work done on any damaged or deteriorated portion/s of building/structure to restore
to its original condition
REPAIR
The systematic dismantling or
destruction of a building/structure, in whole or in part
DEMOLITION
All on-site work done in the site
preparation, excavation, foundation, assembly of all
the components and installation of utilities, machineries and equipment of buildings/structures
CONSTRUCTION
PD1096 (RULE II)
Administration and Enforcement
The ______ is hereby authorized to constitute and
provide in his Department a professional staff
composed of highly qualified architects, engineers and
technicians who possess diversified and professional
experience in the field of building design and
construction.
Secretary
________policies, plans, standards and guidelines on building design, construction, use, occupancy and
maintenance, in accordance with this Code.
Formulate
_____ and ____ rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Code and ensure compliance with policies, plans, standards and
guidelines formulated under paragraph 1 of this
Section
Issue , Promulgate
_____, _____, _____ and/or take final action
on changes and/or amendments to existing Referral
Codes as well as on the incorporation of other referral
codes which are not yet expressly made part of this
Code
Evaluate, review, approve
______ and ______ the amount of fees and other charges that the Building Official shall collect in connection with the performance of regulatory
functions
Prescribe, fix
Except as otherwise provided herein, the Building Official shall be _______ for carrying out the
provisions of this Code in the field as well as the
enforcement of orders and decisions made pursuant
thereto.
Responsible
Due to the exigencies of the service, the Secretary may ______ incumbent Public Works District Engineers, City Engineers and Municipal Engineers to act as Building Officials in their respective areas of
jurisdiction.
Designate
The designation made by the Secretary under this Section shall ______ until regular positions of Building Official are provided or unless sooner ______ for causes provided by law or decree.
Continue, Terminated
Qualifications of Building Officials
✓ A _____ citizen and of _______
Filipino, Good Moral Character
Qualifications of Building Officials
✓ A duly _______ architect or civil engineer
Registered
Qualifications of Building Officials
✓ A member of good standing of a duly accredited organization of his profession for not less than _______
Two years
Qualifications of Building Officials
✓ Has at least ______ of diversified and professional experience in building design and
construction
Five years
Duties of a Building Official
▪ In his respective territorial jurisdiction, the Building Official shall be primarily _____ for the enforcement of the provisions of this Code as well as of the implementing rules and regulations issued therefor. He is the official charged with the duties of
issuing building permits
Responsible
_____ shall be exempt from payment of building
permit fees.
Public buildings and traditional indigenous family
dwellings
Fees :
▪ Local Government Concerned :
▪ National Government :
80%, 20%
PD1096 ( CHAPTER II )
Administration and Enforcement
Administrative Fines:
▪ The Secretary or his duly authorized representative
may prescribe and impose fines not exceeding ____ in the following cases, subject to the terms and procedures as hereunder
provided
Ten thousand pesos (P10, 000.00)
Determination of Amount Fines
Non-compliance with the work stoppage order for the alteration/addition/ conversion/repair without
permit
Less Grave Violations
Determination of Amount Fines
Failure to post Building Permit construction information sign
Light Violations
Determination of Amount Fines
Failure to post Certificate of Occupancy/ Use/
Operation
Light Violations
Determination of Amount Fines
Failure to provide or install appropriate safety measures for the protection of workers, inspectors, visitors, immediate neighbors and pedestrians
Light Violations
Use or occupancy of building/structure without
appropriate Certificate of Occupancy/Use/Operation
Less Grave Violations
Unauthorized change, modification or alteration during construction in the duly submitted plans and
specifications on which the building permit is based
Grave Violations
Non-compliance with order to abate or demolish
Grave Violations
Non-compliance with work stoppage order for
construction/demolition without permit
Grave Violations
Change in the existing use or occupancy without
Certificate of Change of Occupancy/Use/Operation
Excavations left open without any work being done in the site for more than one hundred twenty (120)
days
Grave Violations
Light Violation
₱5,000.00
Less Grave Violations
₱8,000.00
Grave Violations
₱10,000.00
PD1096 (RULE III)
Permits and Inspection
Application for Permits
Together with the accomplished prescribed application form/s, the following shall be submitted to
the OBO:
a) Certified true copy of OCT/TCT, on file with the
Registry of Deeds,
b) Tax Declaration,
c) Current Real Property Tax Receipt.
PD1096 (RULE IV)
Types of Construction
Shall be made of wood construction. The structural elements may be any of the materials permitted by
the Code.
Type I
Shall be of wood construction with protective fire-resistant materials and one-hour fire resistive throughout, except, that permanent non-bearing partitions may use fire-retardant treated wood within
the framing assembly with one-hour resistivity.
Type II
Shall be of masonry and wood construction. Structural elements may be any of the materials
permitted by the Code provided, that the building shall be one-hour fire-resistive throughout. Exterior
walls shall be of incombustible fire-resistive construction.
Type III
Shall be steel, iron, concrete, or masonry construction and walls, ceiling and permanent partitions shall be of incombustible fire-resistive construction, except, that permanent non-bearing
partitions of one-hour fire-resistive construction may use fire-retardant treated wood within the framing
assembly.
Type IV
Shall be four-hour fire-resistive throughout and the structural elements shall be of steel, iron,
concrete, or masonry construction.
Type V
PD1096 (RULE V)
Requirements of Fire Zones
Areas within which only certain types of buildings/structures are permitted to be constructed based on their use or occupancy, type of
construction, and resistance to fire.
Fire Zones
These are areas where
siting of buildings/structures are permitted without fire-resistivity measures, often located in the country sides or rural areas where commercial and industrial and other buildings are sparsely constructed, or may be clustered in small groups like farm lands wherein dwellings are built of indigenous materials such as bamboo, sawali, nipa, cogon, palm leaves and wood up to Types I and II Construction as classified in
Section 401 of the Code.
Non-Fire Restricted Zones
Areas wherein siting of buildings/structures are permitted within prescribed fire-resistivity measures for exterior walls of at least two-hour fire resistivity. Usual locations in suburban areas are permitted to be built with at least one-hour fire-resistivity throughout as Types II, III to IV Constructions as prescribed in Section 401 of the
Code.
Fire Restrictive Zones
Areas wherein highly fire- resistive or non-combustible buildings/structures and/or construction assemblies of no less than three to four-hour fire-resistive construction materials are
used throughout, including exterior walls. Only Types IV and V Constructions are permitted in the areas.
Highly Fire Restrictive Zones
PD1096 (RULE VI)
Fire resistive requirements in Construction
The degree to which a material can withstand fire as determined by generally recognized and accepted testing methods
Fire-resistive rating
The length of time
a material can withstand being burned which may be
one- hour, two- hours, four- hours, etc
Fire- Resistive Time Period Rating
PD1096 (RULE VII)
Fire resistive requirements in Construction
✓ Low-Density residential zone
✓ Characterized by single-family and single-detached
dwellings
R1
✓ Medium-Density residential zone
✓ Characterized by low-rise single-attached, duplex,
or multilevel buildings for use as multiple family
dwellings
R2
✓ Single attached or duplex, 1-3 floors
Basic R2
✓ Low-rise multi-level building, 3-5 floors
Maximum R2
✓ High-density residential zone
✓ Characterized by low-rise or medium-rise buildings
for use as multiple family dwellings
✓ Includes low-rise or medium-rise condominium
buildings
R3
✓ Rowhouses, 1-3 storeys high
Basic R3
✓ Medium-rise multilevel structure 6-12 storeys high
Maximum R3
✓ Medium to high-densiry residential zone
✓ Characterized by low-rise townhouses or buildings
for use as multiple family dwellings
✓ Refers to structures on an individual lot
(“townhouse”)
R4
✓ Very high-density residential zone
✓ Characterized by medium-rise to high-rise condominiums
R5
✓ Light Commercial
✓ Neighborhood to community in scale
✓ Low-rise buildings (1-3 storeys)
✓ Low-intensity trade/activity
C1
✓ Medium Commercial
✓ City or municipal in scale
✓ Medium-rise buildings (3-5 storeys)
✓ Medium to high intensity trade
C2
✓ Metropolitan Commercial
✓ Metropolitan in scale
✓ Medium to high-rise buildings (3-5 storeys)
✓ Very high intensity trade
C3
✓ General Institutional
✓ Community to national level of institutional use
✓ Low-rise to high-rise
GI
✓ Light industrial use
✓ Low-rise but sprawling
✓ Low intensity manufacturing
I-1
✓ Medium industrial use
✓ Low-rise but sprawling
✓ Medium intensity manufacturing
I-2
✓ Utilitarian, functional uses
✓ Low-rise to medium rise
✓ Low to high-intensity community support
▪ UTS (Utilities, Transportation, Services)
✓ Transport terminals, intermodals, depots
✓ Power/water generation/distribution, telcos, waste management facilities
Clusters
✓ Low-rise to medium rise
✓ Low to medium intensity recreational functions
related to educational uses (Parks on campus, other
recreational/assembly structures on campus)
PRE (Parks, Recreational, Entertainment )
✓ Community to national level of use or occupancy
✓ Low to medium rise
CUL (Cultural)
✓ Low to medium rise
✓ Low to high intensity agricultural activity
✓ Includes farms, but also offices and facilities for
agricultural research and training
A (Agricultural)
✓ Low rise
✓ Low to high intensity agroindustrial activity
✓ Includes offices and facilities for agroindustrial
education and research
AI (Agroindustrial)
✓ Land development or redevelopment schemes for a
new project which has a CDMP (Comprehensive Development Masterplan) or equivalent
▪ PUD (Planned Unit Development)
The maximum
height to be allowed for buildings/structures based on
their proposed use or occupancy; the BHL is generally determined after the application of other development controls (DC) and certain other parameters, i.e., considerations of site conditions,
view, etc. (Table VII.2. of this Rule).
BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT (BHL)
PERPENDICULAR CAR PARKING
2.5M X 5M
PARALLEL CAR PARKING
2.15M X 6M
JEEPNEY
3M X 9M
STANDARD TRUCK/BUS
3.6M X 12M
ARTICULATED TRUCK
3.6M X 18M
