Week 2 - CE102P - NBCP - Rule 8
Week 2 - CE102P - NBCP - Rule 8
OF THE PHILIPPINES
(Rule 8 – Light and Ventilation)
1. Subject to the provisions of the Civil Code of the Philippines on Easements of Light
and View, and to the specific provisions of the Code, every building shall be designed,
constructed, and equipped to provide adequate light and ventilation. (Refer to
Guidelines on Easements, View Corridors/Sight Lines and Basements at the end of this
Rule)
2. All buildings shall face a street or public alley or a private street which has
been duly approved. (Refer to Guidelines on Streets/RROW and Sidewalks at the end
of this Rule)
3. No building shall be altered nor arranged so as to reduce the size of any room or the
relative area of windows to less than that provided for buildings under this Rule,
or to create an additional room, unless such additional room conforms to the
requirements of this Rule.
4. No building shall be enlarged so that the dimensions of the required court or yard
would be less than what is prescribed for such building lot.
Rule 8 – Light and Ventilation
1. The measurement of site occupancy or lot occupancy shall be taken at the ground
level and shall be exclusive of courts, yards, and light wells.
2. Courts, yards, and light wells shall be measured clear of all projections from the walls
enclosing such wells or yards with the exception of roof leaders, wall copings, sills,
or steel fire escapes not exceeding 1.20 meters in width.
Rule 8 – Light and Ventilation
1. The measurement of the percentage (%) of site occupancy (or lot occupancy) shall be
taken at the ground level and shall be exclusive of courts, yards and light wells.
Courts, yards, and light wells shall be measured clear of all projections from the
walls enclosing such wells or yards with the exception of roof leaders, wall copings,
sills, or steel fire escapes not exceeding 1.20 meters in width.
3. Maximum site occupancy shall be governed by use, type of construction, and height
of the building and the use, area, nature and location of the site; and subject to the
provisions of the local zoning requirements and in accordance with the following types
of open spaces:
b. Total Open Spaces within Lot (TOSL) – courts, yards, gardens, light wells, uncovered
driveways, access roads and parking spaces consisting of two (2) types:
1. Minimum sizes of courts and yards and their least dimensions shall be governed by
the use, type of construction, and height of the building as provided hereunder,
provided that the minimum horizontal dimension of said courts and yards shall be not
less than 2.00 meters. All inner courts shall be connected to a street or yard, either by a
passageway with a minimum width of 1.20 meters or by a door through a room or
rooms.
2. The required open space shall be located totally or distributed anywhere within the
lot in such a manner as to provide maximum light and ventilation into the building.
(Figures VIII.12. through VIII.15.)
3. YARD – the required open space left between the outermost face of the
building/structure and the property lines, e.g., front, rear, right and left side yards. The
width of the yard is the setback. Yards prescribed for Commercial, Industrial,
Institutional and Recreational Buildings are shown in Table VIII.3. hereafter.
Rule 8 – Light and Ventilation
1. Minimum sizes of courts and yards and their least dimensions shall be governed by
the use, type of construction, and height of the building as provided hereunder,
provided that the minimum horizontal dimension of said courts and yards shall be not
less than 2.00 meters. All inner courts shall be connected to a street or yard, either by a
passageway with a minimum width of 1.20 meters or by a door through a room or
rooms.
2. The required open space shall be located totally or distributed anywhere within the
lot in such a manner as to provide maximum light and ventilation into the building.
(Figures VIII.12. through VIII.15.)
3. YARD – the required open space left between the outermost face of the
building/structure and the property lines, e.g., front, rear, right and left side yards. The
width of the yard is the setback. Yards prescribed for Commercial, Industrial,
Institutional and Recreational Buildings are shown in Table VIII.3. hereafter.
Rule 8 – Light and Ventilation
2. Mezzanine floors shall have a clear ceiling height not less than 1.80 meters above
and below it.
Rule 8 – Light and Ventilation
1. Minimum sizes of rooms and their least horizontal dimensions shall be as follows:
a. Rooms for Human Habitations – 6.00 sq. meters with a least dimension of 2.00
meters;
b. Kitchen – 3.00 sq. meters with a least dimension of 1.50 meters; and
c. Bath and toilet – 1.20 sq. meters with a least dimension of 900 millimeters.
Rule 8 – Light and Ventilation
1. Rooms intended for any use, not provided with artificial ventilation system, shall be
provided with a window or windows with a total free area of openings equal to at least 10% of
the floor area of the room, provided that such opening shall be not less than 1.00 sq. meter.
However, toilet and bath rooms, laundry rooms and similar rooms shall be provided with
window or windows with an area not less than 1/20 of the floor area of such rooms, provided
that such opening shall not be less than 240 sq. millimeters. Such window or windows
shall open directly to a court, yard, public street or alley, or open watercourse.
2. Required windows may open into a roofed porch where the porch:
a. Abuts a court, yard, public street or alley, or open watercourse and other public open
spaces;
c. Has one of the longer sides at least 65% open and unobstructed.
3. Eaves, canopies, awnings (or media agua) over required windows shall not be less
than 750 millimeters from the side and rear property lines.
Rule 8 – Light and Ventilation
a. They can be opened from the inside without the use of any tools;
b. the minimum clear opening shall have a width not less than 820 millimeters and a height
of 1 meter;
c. The bottom of the opening should not be more than 820 millimeters from the floor;
d. Where storm shutters, screens or iron grilles are used, these shall be provided with quick
opening mechanism so that they can be readily opened from the inside for emergency egress and
shall be so designed that when opened they will not drop to the ground;
e. All areas immediately outside a fire exit window/grille must be free of obstacles and must
lead to a direct access down into the ground or street level.
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