MOUNTAIN TOURISM RESORT

NATIONAL BUILDING CODE

DE GUZMAN, MARIA VICTORIA L.
Occupancy
RESORT: Group H Assembly for less than 1,000 (Cultural and/or Recreational)
Division H-4 Recreational, tourism estate developments or tourism-oriented establishments,
which are structures not included in Divisions H-1
HOTEL: Group B Residential (Buildings/Structures, Hotels, and Apartments)
Division B-1

Zoning Classification
RESORT: PRE (Park Structures, Recreation, and Entertainment) a range of
recreational uses or occupancies, characterized mainly as a low-rise or medium-rise
building/structure for low to medium intensity recreational or entertainment functions related
to educational uses
HOTEL: Maximum Residential R-3 medium-rise multi-level building/structure of
from six (6) up to twelve (12) storeys in height and for use as multiple family dwellings

Building Height Limit

RESORT
15.00 meters (or must complement the duly-approved BHL in the major zone it is
part of)
HOTEL
Number of allowable storeys/floors above established grade 12
Meters above highest grade 36 meters

Parking
Minimum Required Parking Slot, Parking Area, and Loading Space Requirements
RESORT
One slot for every 100 sq. meters of gross floor area
HOTEL
One car parking slot for every three rooms or a fraction thereof for highly urbanized
areas
One car parking slot for every seven rooms or a fraction thereof for all other areas
Two tourist bus parking slots for each hotel
Provide at least one loading slot for articulated truck or vehicle
A 12.00-meter long container van plus 4.00-meter length for the prime mover and
one loading slot for a standard truck for every 5,000.00 sq. meters of gross floor area
Provide truck maneuvering area outside of the RROW (within property or lot lines
only)
Space Requirements
Slot Size (meters)
Average Automobile Parking Slot
2.50 x 5.00
(Perpendicular/Diagonal)
Average Automobile Parking Slot (Parallel) 2.15 x 6.00
Truck or Bus Parking/Loading Slot 3.60 x 12.00
Articulated Truck Slot 3.60 x 18.00
Jeepney/Shuttle Parking/Loading/Unloading
3.00 x 9.00
Slot
Setbacks
RROW Width
Front (meters) Side (meters) Rear (meters)
(meters)
30.00 & above 8.00 5.00 5.00
25.00 to 29.00 6.00 3.00 3.00
20.00 to 24.00 5.00 3.00 3.00
10.00 to 19.00 5.00 2.00 2.00
Below 10.00 5.00 2.00 2.00

Ceiling Heights
Room Min. Ceiling Height (meters)
Rooms w/ Artificial Ventilation 2.40
First storey (multi-storey buildings) 2.70
Second storey (multi-storey buildings) 2.40
Third and succeeding storeys 2.10
Rooms w/ natural ventilation 2.70
Mezzanine floors 1.80 below and above

Sizes and Dimensions of Rooms

Room Min. Area (sq. meters) Least Dimension (meters)
Rooms for Human 6.00 2.00
Habitation
Kitchen 3.00 1.50
Bath and Toilet 1.20 .90

Air Space Requirements

Workshop, Factories, and Offices 12.00 cu. meters of space/person
Habitable Rooms 14.00 cu. meters of space/person

Window Openings

Room Total Area of Openings (% Min. Area of an Opening

of Floor Area)
Rooms not provided with 10% 1.00 sq. meter
artificial ventilation
Toilet and Bath 5% 240 sq. millimeters
Laundry
Windows shall open directly to a court, yard, public street or alley, or open
watercourse.
Eaves, canopies, awnings over required windows shall not be less than 750
millimeters from the side and rear property lines.
Windows must serve as emergency egress.
o Windows can be opened from the inside without the use of any tools

Minimum Clear Opening .82 m x 1 m

Minimum Height from the Floor .82 m
Vent Shafts

Horizontal Cross-sectional area min. of 1.00 sq. meter/meter of height of

shaft

Vent Shaft Least Dimension .6 m

Duct or Intake min. unobstructed cross- 0.30 sq. meter
sectional area
Duct or Intake min. dimension .3 m
Duct or Intake Opening Not less than .3 m above the street surface
or level of court
Vent shafts shall be covered by a skylight unless open to the outer air at the top
Air ducts shall open to a street or court by a horizontal duct or intake

Basements

Minimum RROW should be 10.00 meters wide

Prescribed setbacks and yards above grade shall also apply below grade to
determine the maximum width or depth of the basement
A primary or main natural light and ventilation shaft (vertical) with a clear distance of
at least 3.00 meters shall be located at the center of the building and shall traverse
the entire combined height of the building above and below grade.
Secondary or support natural light and ventilation shaft/s (angular) with a clear
distance of at least 1.20 meters shall emanate from the front and rear perimeters of
the building and shall traverse the entire depth of the basement
The angular shaft/s shall be at an angle of 60 degrees from the horizontal, consistent
with maximum Philippine solar angle; separate angular shafts emanating from the
side perimeters of the building are encouraged.

Source:

Presidential Decree 1096: National Building Code of the Philippines, Rule 7 and 8