PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 1

DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS
RULE 7 & 8
TERMINOLOGIES
TLA – TOTAL LOT AREA
AMBF – ALLOWABLE MAXIMUM BUILDING FOOTPRINT
ISA – IMPERVIOUS SURFACE AREA
USA – UNPAVED SURFACE AREA
PSO – PERCENTAGE OF SITE OCCUPANCY
TOSL – TOTAL OPEN SPACE WITHIN LOT
MACA – MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONSTRUCTION AREA
AMBF (sq.m)

ALLOWABLE
MAXIMUM
BUILDING
FOOTPRINT
ISA (SIDEYARD + BACKYARD)

IMPERVIOUS
SURFACE
AREA
USA (FRONTYARD)

UNPAVED
SURFACE
AREA
PSO (%)

PERCENTAGE of
SITE
OCCUPANCY
TOSL (ISA + USA)

TOTAL
OPEN
SPACE within
LOT
MACA (AMBF + ISA)

MAXIMUM
ALLOWABLE
CONSTRUCTION
AREA
ZONING CLASSIFICATION
ZONING CLASSIFICATION
ZONING CLASSIFICATION
ZONING CLASSIFICATION
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ZONING CLASSIFICATION
ZONING CLASSIFICATION
LOT TYPES
LOT TYPES
LOT TYPES
PSO TABLE VII.1
PSO TABLE VII.1
PSO TABLE VII.1
PSO TABLE VII.1
PSO TABLE VII.1
PSO TABLE VII.1
PSO TABLE VIII.1
PSO TABLE VIII.1
PSO TABLE VIII.1
PSO TABLE
VIII.G.6 (TOSL)
PSO TABLE
VIII.G.6 (TOSL)
PSO TABLE
VIII.G.6 (TOSL)
PSO TABLE
VIII.G.6 (TOSL)
PSO TABLE
VIII.G.6 (TOSL)
SETBACK
SAMPLE COMPUTATION

AMBF = 10 x 15
AMBF = 150 sq.m.

PSO = AMBF/TLA
PSO = 150/301
PSO = 0.4983 x 100
PSO = 49.83 = 50%
 SAMPLE COMPUTATION
ISA = 30 + 28 + 30
ISA = 88 sq.m = 88/301
ISA = 0.2923 x 100 = 29.23
ISA = 30% of TLA
USA = 4.5 x 14
USA = 63 sq.m. = 63/301
USA = 0.2093 x 100 = 20.93
USA = 20% of TLA
SAMPLE COMPUTATION
MACA = PSO + ISA
MACA = 50% + 30%
MACA = 80% of TLA

TOSL = USA + ISA

TOSL = 63 + 88
TOSL = 151 sq.m. (50% of TLA)
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EXAMPLE 1.1 2

R1 ZONE – INSIDE LOT

AMBF = 11 x 23.5
AMBF = 258.5 sq.m.
PSO = 258.5(AMBF)/450(TLA) 30 2
23.5
2
PSO = 0.5744 x 100 = 57.44
PSO = 55% 11
Check, PSO on TABLE VII.1 and TABLE VIII.G.6
PSO (VII.1) = 50%
PSO (TOSL) = 50% therefore, use 50% 4.5
AMBF = 450 x 0.50 = 225 sq.m.
RROW
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EXAMPLE 1.2 2
BASIC R2 ZONE – CORNER LOT

AMBF = 4.6 x 5
AMBF = 23 sq.m.
PSO = AMBF/TLA 4.6 2
9.6 3
PSO = 23/96 RROW
PSO = 0.2395 x 100 = 23.95
PSO = 25% 5
Check the tables, without firewall

PSO(VII.1) = 70%
PSO(VIII.1) = 55% 3
PSO(TOSL) = 70%
RROW
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EXAMPLE 1.2 2
BASIC R2 ZONE – CORNER LOT WITH FIREWALL

ADDITIONAL = 2m x 4.6m = 9.2 sq.m.

AMBF = 23 sq.m. + 9.2 sq.m. = 32.2 sq.m.
PSO = 32.2/96 4.6
9.6 3 2
PSO = 0.3354 x 100 = 33.54
RROW
PSO = 35%
Check the tables, with firewall
5
PSO(VII.1) = 75%
PSO(VIII.1) = 60%
PSO(TOSL) = 75% 3

RROW
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EXAMPLE 1.3 2
BASIC R2 ZONE – CORNER LOT

AMBF = 14.2 x 15
AMBF = 213 sq.m.
PSO = AMBF/TLA 14.2 2
19.2 3
PSO = 213/384 RROW
PSO = 0.5546 x 100 = 55.46
PSO = 55% 15
Check the tables, without firewall

PSO(VII.1) = 70% AMBF = 55% of 384

PSO(VIII.1) = 55% AMBF = 211.2 sq.m. 3
PSO(TOSL) = 70%
RROW
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EXAMPLE 1.4 2
MAX R3 ZONE – INSIDE LOT WITHOUT FIREWALL

AMBF = 12 x 15
AMBF = 180 sq.m.
15
PSO = AMBF/TLA 25 2 2
PSO = 180/400
PSO = 0.45 x 100 12
PSO = 45%
Check the tables, without firewall

PSO(VII.1) = 80% 8
PSO(VIII.1) = 70%
PSO(TOSL) = 70%
COMPUTE FOR “WITH FIREWALL” RROW
EXAMPLE PROBLEM
The health department has decided to construct a family planning clinic in a
medium density residential zone in Manila, with a Total Lot Area (TLA) of
300sqm.
The Project site is a corner lot, with a 15-meter wide frontage facing north. The
Project Site uniformly slopes at 0% towards the north with a 12-meter wide
street i.e. the road-right of way (RROW) that is relatively flat and which has 2.0m
wide sidewalks (which includes a 0.80m wide planting strip) at both sides. The
surface at the center of the Project Site frontage is considered as elevation 0.0m.
The west side of the lot is also bounded by another 12-meter wide street.
The zoning regulation limits the building height to three storeys only.
TAKE HOME QUIZ
Newly-wed couple has decided to construct there dream house in a medium
density residential zone in Quezon City, with a Total Lot Area (TLA) of 390sqm.
The Project site is an inside lot, with a 15-meter wide frontage facing north. The
Project Site uniformly slopes at 0% towards the north with a 12-meter wide
street i.e. the road-right of way (RROW) that is relatively flat and which has 2.0m
wide sidewalks (which includes a 0.80m wide planting strip) at both sides. The
surface at the center of the Project Site frontage is considered as elevation 0.0m.
The zoning regulation limits the building height to three storeys only.