shall provide a framework of minimum standards and requirements for all buildings to regulate their location, design, quality of materials, construction, and use.

All on-site work done from site preparation, excavation, foundation, assembly of all the components and installation of utilities and equipment of buildings/structure

Any new construction which increases the height or area of an existing building/structure

Construction in a building/ structure involving changes in the materials used, partitioning, location/ size of openings, structural parts, existing utilities and equipment but does not increase the overall area thereof.

Any physical change made on a building/ structure to increase its value, utility and/ or to improve its aesthetic quality

A change in the use or occupancy of a building/ structure or any portion/s thereof which has different requirements

Remedial work done on any damaged or deteriorated portion/s of a building/structure to restore its original condition

The systematic dismantling or destruction of a building/ structure, in whole or in part

A secondary building/ structure located within the same premises, the use of which is incidental to that of the main building/structure

Duties include: o Policy making o Memorandum circulars o Prescribe fees o Appoint building officials in all municipalities

Tasked with the enforcement of the Code in his jurisdiction

Issues, denies, suspends and revokes permits

Undertakes inspection of buildings

prescribes the fees

collects the fees

A dwelling intended for the use by one family and constructed of native materials (bamboo, nipa, logs, lumber), the total cost of which does not exceed PHP15,000.

Fee exemptions

A written authorization granted by the Building Official to an applicant allowing him to proceed with construction after plans, specifications and other pertinent documents have been found to be in conformity with the Code

Building permit exemptions

Permit requirements

Issuance of permits

Shall be secured before using or occupying a building

Expiration of building permits when Construction does not commence

Expiration of building permits Construction does not resume ______ after suspension or abandonment of work

Wood construction

Wood construction with fire-resistant materials

Masonry and wood construction, One hour fire resistive throughout, Incombustible exterior walls

Steel, iron, concrete, or masonry construction, Incombustible interiors (ceilings, walls)

Four-hour fire resistive throughout, Structural elements of steel, iron, concrete or masonry

Areas within which only certain types of construction are allowed, based on their occupancy, type of construction, and resistance to fire

Fire zone designations - Non-fire restricted zones

Fire zone designations - Fire restrictive zones

Fire zone designations - Highly fire restrictive zones

No person shall be appointed as a Building Official unless he possesses the following qualifications:

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1096

An Act to Ordain and Institute a National Building Code of the Philippines

Occupancy Classification - Group A

Occupancy Classification - Group B

Occupancy Classification - Group C

Occupancy Classification - Group D

Occupancy Classification - Group E

Occupancy Classification - Group F

Occupancy Classification - Group G

Occupancy Classification - Group H

Occupancy Classification - Group I

Occupancy Classification - Group J

Occupancies shall be multiple dwelling units including boarding or lodging houses, hotels, apartment buildings, row houses, convents, monasteries and other similar building each of which accommodates more than 10 persons.

Occupancies shall be dwellings.

Occupancies shall be buildings used for school or day-care purposes, involving assemblage for instruction, education, or recreation, and not classified in Group I or in Division 1 and 2 or Group H Occupancies.

Mental hospitals, mental sanitaria, jails, prisons, reformatories, and buildings were personal liberties of inmates are similarly restrained.

Nurseries for full-time care of children under kindergarten age, hospitals, sanitaria, nursing homes with non-ambulatory patients, and similar buildings each accommodating more than five persons.

Nursing homes for ambulatory patients, homes for children of kindergarten age or over, each accommodating more than five persons

Gasoline filling and service stations, storage garages and boat storage structures where no work is done except exchange of parts and maintenance requiring no open flame, welding, or the use of highly flammable liquids.

Wholesale and retail stores, office buildings, drinking and dining establishments having an occupant load of less than one hundred persons, printing plants, police and fire stations, factories and workshops using not highly flammable or combustible materials and paint stores without bulk handlings.

Aircraft hangars and open parking garages where no repair work is done except exchange of parts and maintenance requiring no open flame, welding or the use of highly flammable liquids.

Occupancies shall include: ice plants, power plants, pumping plants, cold storage, and creameries, factories and workshops using incombustible and non-explosive materials, and storage and sales rooms for incombustible and non-explosive materials.

Storage and handling of hazardous and highly flammable material.

Storage and handling of flammable materials, dry cleaning plants using flammable liquids; paint stores with bulk handling, paint shops and spray painting rooms.

Wood working establishments, planning mills and box factories, shops, factories where loose combustible fibers or dust are manufactured, processed or generated; warehouses where highly combustible materials is stored.

Repair garages

Aircrafts repair hangars.

Any assembly building with a stage and an occupant load of less than 1000 in the building.

Any assembly building with stage and having an occupant load of 300 or more in the building.

Any assembly building without a stage and having an occupant load of less than 300 in the building.

Stadia, reviewing stands, amusement park structures not included within Group I or in Division 1, 2, and 3 of this Group.

Private garage, carports, sheds and agricultural buildings.

Fences over 1.80 meters high, tanks and towers.

shall be any assembly building with a stage and an occupant load of 1000 or more in the building.

shall be of not less than one-hour fire-resistive construction. All openings in such separation shall be protected by a fire- assembly having a one-hour fire-resistive rating.

shall be of not less than two-hour fire-resistive construction. All openings in such separation shall be protected by a fire assembly having a two-hour fire-resistive rating.

shall be of not less than three- hour fire-resistive construction. All openings in walls forming such separation shall be protected by a fire assembly having a three-hour fire-resistive rating.

shall have no openings therein and shall be of not less than four-hour fire-resistive construction.

minimum width of stairs

Maximum rise of stairs

minimum run of stairs

Mezzanine floor height

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Are assigned to buildings

Asigned to Lands

Low Density residential zone. characterized by single family and single detached dwellings

Medium density residential zones. Characterized by low rise single attached, duplex, or multilevel buildings for use as multiple family dwellings

Sigle attached or duplex, 1-3 floors

Low rise multilevel bldg, 3-5 floors

High-densityresidentialzone. Characterized low-rise or medium-rise buildings for use as multiple family dwellings. Includeslow-riseormedium-rise condominium buildings

Row houses 1-3 storeys high

Medium rise multilevel structure 6-12 storeys high

Medium to high-density residential zone. Characterized by low-rise town houses or buildings for use as multiple family dwellings. Refers to structures on an individual lot (“townhouse”)

Very high density residential zone. Characterized by medium-rise to high- rise condominiums

The degree to which a material can withstand fire

Medium commercial, Medium-rise buildings (3-5 storeys)