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SUBDIVISION
DEVELOPMENT
 Relevant Terms
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 SUBDIVISION
 Division of a tract or parcel of land into two or
more lots, sites or other divisions for the purpose,
whether immediate or future, of a sale or
building development. It also includes re-
subdivision.
 “Subdivision project” (PD 957)
 Shall mean a tract or a parcel of land
registered under Act No. 496 which is
partitioned primarily for residential purposes
into individual lots with or without
improvements thereon, and offered to the
public for sale, in cash or in installment terms.
 It shall include all residential, commercial,
industrial and recreational areas as well as
open spaces and other community and public
areas in the project.
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 Subdivision lot
 Any of the lots, whether residential, commercial,
industrial, or recreational, in a subdivision project
 Subdivision Development
 The conversion of unimproved raw land into a site
that will be capable of supporting a desired
activity and intended usage, which may be for
residential, commercial, or industrial purposes.
 “Open space"
 An area reserved exclusively for parks,
playgrounds, recreational uses, schools, roads,
places of worship, hospitals, health centers,
barangay centers and other similar facilities and
amenities.
 LAWS & ISSUANCES
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 PD 957 (Subdivision & Condominium

Buyers Protective Decree)
 Regulating the Sale of Subdivision Lots
and Condominiums, Providing Penalties For
Violations Thereof

 PD 1216 (Amending PD 957)

 Defining "Open Space" in Residential
Subdivision and Amending Sec. 31 of PD
957 Requiring Subdivision Owners to
Provide Roads, Alleys, Sidewalks and
Reserve Open Space for Parks or
Recreational Use

 PD 1344
 Empowering the NHA to Issue Writ of
Execution in the Enforcement of its
Decisions Under P.D. 957
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 BP 220
 An Act Authorizing the Ministry of Human
Settlements to Establish and Promulgate Different
Levels of Standards and Technical Requirements
for Economic and Socialized Housing Projects in
Urban and Rural Areas from Those Provided
Under Presidential Decrees 957, 1216, 1096 &
1185

 RA 7279 Urban Development and Housing Act

 An Act to Provide For a Comprehensive and
Continuing Urban Development and Housing
Program, Establish the Mechanism for its
Implementation, and for Other Purposes

 RA 4726 The Condominium Act.

 An Act to Define Condominium, Establish
Requirements for its Creation, and Govern its
Incidents
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o RA 7899 Amending Sections 4 and 6 of R.A.

4726 (Condominium Act)

o Defined requirements for amendment/revocation

of enabling or master deed of condominium and
the disposal of common areas owned or held by
a condominium corporation

o RA 6552 Realty Installment Buyer Protection Act

(MACEDA LAW)

o EO 71
o Devolution of HLURB Function to Approve
Subdivision Plan to LGUS
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o EO 184

o Creating Socialized Housing One-Stop Processing

Centers
 CLASSIFICATION AS TO
COMPLEXITY
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o Simple o Complex
o Developmen o Developmen
t of a t of a land
parcel of into several
land into parcels with
two (2) or varied or
more lots similar sizes
without of lots, with
need of a roads and
road and open spaces
open space provision
or
playground
 CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO
USE
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 Residential
 Conversion of raw land into safe and serviceable
areas for dwellings or permanent abodes with
associated facilities

 Commercial
 Development of strategically located property
for office, retail, wholesale and financial activities
and also for general services and travelers’
needs. Its viability is dependent on the
purchasing power of the supporting population
within the area and its accessibility.

 Industrial
 A tract of land partitioned into plots for sale or
lease to establishments engaged primarily in
industrial production or services
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 Institutional
 Devoted to the use of organizations that
are charitable, educational, religious, or
the like in nature and character.

 Resort or recreational
 A planned community where a major part
of activity is relaxation or recreation

 Farm lot subdivision

 A planned community intended primarily
for intensive agricultural activities and
secondarily, for housing
 TYPES OF RESIDENTIAL
SUBDIVISIONS
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 Single-Family Development

 Single
dwelling unit on each lot
with direct access to the street
Detached
Attached (e.g. duplex/ rowhouses/
townhouses)

 Multi-Family Development

 More than one dwelling unit on each

building (e.g. tenement housing, multi-level
housing)
 HUDCC MC 04 s. 2006
HUDCC Res. 01 s. 2008
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 Development Standards applied – BP 220

 Socialized housing
 Price range : p 400,000 or lower

 Low cost level 1

 Price range : from p 400,000 to p 1,250,000

 Development Standards applied – PD 957

 Low cost level 2

 Price range : from p 1,250,000 to p 3,000,000

 Medium cost
 Price range : from p 3,000,000 to p 4,000,000

 Open market
 Price range : from p 4,000,000 and above
 Open Market Housing &
Medium Cost Housing

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Implementing Rules & Regulations

of PD 957, 1216, 1344 and other
related laws applicable to
Types of Housing Covered by PD
957
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 Open Market & Medium-Cost Housing

 Refers to housing projects where
prices of house and lot packages are
within the suggested price ranges
(P1,250,000 & over) as determined
through HUDCC resolution
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 Lot Layout
 When plotting subdivision project:
 Preserve site assets
 Proper siting orientation of lots
 Blending with existing & proposed
development in the vicinity
 Application of workable design principles/
parameters for a well-planned
environment
 Minimum Lot Area
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 Saleable lots designated as duplex/single attached

and/or rowhouse lots - provide with housing units
 Price of saleable lots intended for single-detached units
– NMT 40% of the maximum selling price of house & lot
packages
 Minimum Lot Area
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 The number of rowhouses shall not exceed 20

units per block/cluster but in no case shall this be
beyond 100 meters in length

TYPES OF FRONTAGE
HOUSING/ LOT (m.)
1. Single detached
a. Corner Lot 8
b. Regular Lot 8
c. Irregular 4
Lot
d. Interior Lot 3
2. Duplex/Single 6
Attached
3. Rowhouse 4
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 Length of Block
 Shelter Component
 Minimum floor area for single-family dwelling
 Economic Housing – 22 sq.m.
 Socialized Housing –18 sq.m.
 Minimum level of completion
 Economic Housing - complete house for all types of
dwelling units based on submitted specifications
 Socialized Housing – shell house with doors and
windows to enclose the unit
 Firewall provision – conform with Fire Code
 Mandatory for duplexes/single attached units and
every unit for rowhouses
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FARMLOT
SUBDIVISI
FARMLOT
ON
SUBDIVISION
RODRIGO B. MALLONGA,
CE, REB,REA, REC, EnP, MBA, LLB, DPA
Accredited Lecturer / Speaker on Real Estate Trainings / Programs,
PRC # 113 valid until April 1, 2014
Accredited Training Service Provider,
DTI # 001 dated August 18,2009
DR. RODRIGO B. MALLONGA, CE, EnP, MBA,
LLB, DPA
REAL ESTATE BROKER / APPRAISER / CONSULTANT
 Laws and Issuances
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 PD 815 (1975) - Prescribing Penalties For The

Unlawful Ejectment, Exclusion, Removal, Or
Ouster Of Tenant-farmers From Their
Farmholdings
 EO 648 – Reorganizing the Human
Settlements Regulatory Commission
 HLURB Board Resolution No. 750 s. 2003 –
Liberalizing the Requirements for the Issuance
of Certificate of Registration and License to
Sell for Farmlot Subdivisions
 Farmlot Subdivision
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 A planned community intended

primarily for intensive agricultural
activities and secondarily for housing
 Planned community - consists of
provision of basic utilities, judicious
allocation of areas, good layout based
on sound planning principles
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 Buildable Area – the maximum

area allowed for structures
attendant to agricultural
activities
 Agricultural Lands – the parcels
of land ranging from 0.20 to 50
or more hectares exclusively or
predominantly used for
agricultural crop cultivation,
livestock production, and agro-
forestry without the intended
qualities of the farmlot
subdivision
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 Crop farming (tree crops, mixed

orchard, diversified crops) – NO
LIMITATION
 Poultry farms – limited to
backyard scale (maximum 500
birds per lot or 0.19 sq.m. per
bird)
 Swine - limited to backyard
scale (maximum 10 sows per lot
or 3.00 sq.m. per hog)
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 Aqua-culture (tilapia, carp, eel,

etc.) – NO LIMITATION
 Livelihood – limited to backyard
scale
 Milking cow – maximum of 5 cows;
12 sq.m. for 4 – 5 cows
 Cattle fattening – maximum of 5
cows; 8 sq.m. per cow
 Goat raising – maximum of 10 goats;
6 sq.m. per goat (for shelter or
quarters only)
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 Vermiculture – depends on
production scale; may need
initially 20 sq.m.
 Agro-industrial activities –
limited to backyard scale
 Rice mill – maximum of 300 sq.m. &
not less than 1,000 meters away
from another mill
 Food processing/preservation – shall
be within the buildable area
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 Cottage industries – limited to

backyard scale
 Handicrafts – shall be within the
buildable area
 Ceramics – shall be within the buildable
area
 Others, or a combination of the above
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Industrial
Industrial Subdivision
Subdivision

RODRIGO B. MALLONGA,
CE, REB,REA, REC, EnP, MBA, LLB, DPA
Accredited Lecturer / Speaker on Real Estate Trainings / Programs,
PRC # 113 valid until April 1, 2014
Accredited Training Service Provider,
DTI # 001 dated August 18,2009
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 EO 648 (Reorganizing the Human

Settlements Regulatory Commission)
 Rules & Regulations on Industrial
Subdivisions
 HLURB Resolution R-498 (1992)
 Amending Rules & Regulations on
Industrial Subdivisions
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 Industrial Subdivision
 A tract of land partitioned into plots for sale or
lease to establishments engaged primarily in
industrial production or services. Degree of
development may be limited to:
 Provision of utilities and allocation of areas for
industrial buildings, facilities & amenities, or
 Provision of the buildings, facilities & amenities
 Industrial Estate (Park)
 A form of an industrial subdivision characterized
by:
1. Development according a comprehensive
plan;
2. Continuing management of the entire area is
left to a single controlling body;
3. Screening of industries is done prior to
development
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 Industrial Plot or Factory Plot or Plot

 An allocated lot within the industrial
subdivision intended for industrial or factory
use and where such industry or factory is
located
 Plot Buyer/ Lessee
 Shall mean any individual, group, or entity
who has expressed intention of
purchasing/leasing a plot(s) through the
payment of at least an initial fee (down
payment) and first regular payment/
amortization to the owners in terms and
conditions agreed upon by both parties
 A plot buyer or lessee shall be taken to mean
one regardless of the number of plots he has
purchased/ leased
 Industrial Use
 Shall mean a land use/ land activity that is
principally engaged in industrial production or
services
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 MEMORIAL
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PARKS
 Memorial Park
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 A privately-owned cemetery with well

kept landscaped lawns and wide
roadways and footpaths separating
the areas assigned for ground
interments, tombs, mausoleums and
columbaria; with or without a mortuary
chapel; and provided with a systematic
supervision and maintenance and
where park-like atmosphere is its
outstanding quality.
 Design Standards and
Guidelines
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 Memorials parks shall conform with

 Land use plan or zoning ordinance of the
locality having jurisdiction over the project
site
 Pertinent provisions of the
 Sanitation Code
 Water Code,
 National Building Code of the Philippines and its
referral codes, like the Accessibility Law,
Plumbing Code, Electrical Code, etc. and
 other applicable laws and rules affecting related
services and
 Design standards set by HLURB
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 Site Criteria
 Memorial parks shall be located on the
periphery of the town center or in areas
sparsely inhabited and where little hazard
to human life or health could result.
 Undue proliferation of memorial parks/
cemeteries in any municipality/city shall not
be allowed.
 The number of cemeteries/ memorial parks
to be allowed within each municipality/city
shall be based on the needs or death rate
in the municipality and future catchment
areas as well.
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 Ground Interment- Minimum size shall be

1.00 meter by 2.50 meters inside dimensions
 Tomb (for cemeteries only) - Minimum burial
plot size shall be 1.6 meters by 3.00 meters
inside dimensions.
 Mausoleum - Minimum plot size of 4.00
meters by 5.00 meters.
 Provisions for ossuary and cinerarium shall meet the
minimum dimensions for cineraria - which is 300 mm
x 300 mm x 600 mm (National Building Code)
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