National Building Code (PD Fire Code (R.A. No.

9514) BP 344 Local Ordinances

1096)
1. Egress (Exit) Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and SECTION 10.2.5.2 4. LOCATION OF Central Business
Occupant Loads
EMERGENCY EXIT District Zone
A. Permissible Exit
a. Exits
Components An exit 4.1 Wall mounted or free (C-4, composed of
1. Number of Exits
shall consist of the standing tablets with an subzones C-4A, C-4B, C-
Above 1st storey 10
approved components embossed plan configuration 4C, C-4D, C-4E, C-4F, C-
occupant 2 exits
that are described, of the building which also 4G, C-4H, C-4I, C-4J, and
Mezzanine 185 sq.m
regulated, and limited as shows the location of the C-4K). This central
area or more than
to use by Sections lobby, washrooms and business district zone
18m in dimension 2
10.2.5.3 through emergency exits of the shall be used primarily
exits
10.2.5.12 of this IRR. building (indicated by for high density office
500-999 3 exits
Exit components shall be different textures with and residential
2. Exits if only 2 exits
constructed as an corresponding meanings) developments on a
required, shall be
integral part of the should be provided either in metropolitan scale of
placed distance apart
building or shall be front of the building or at the operations, with
not < 1/5 of the
permanently affixed main lobby. The markings of miscellaneous support
perimeter area.
thereto. this tablet should be uses.
3. Distance of Exits
readable by both the fully
w/o sprinkler 45m
D. Occupant Load sighted and the blind The total Gross Floor
from exterior exit
1. The total capacity of persons. Area occupied by the
door, w/ sprinkler
means of egress for any additional accessory
60m
floor, balcony, tier, or 4.2 Flashing light directional uses are as follows:
4. Doors
other occupied space signs indicating the i. In C-4A and C-4Blots
a. Swing exit door
shall be sufficient for the location(s) of fire exit shall with frontage along
shall swing to exit
occupant load thereof. be provided at every change Ayala Avenue/Paseo de
travel in
The occupant load in any in direction with sufficient Roxas/Makati Avenue,
hazardous areas
building or portion power provided in the total FAR shall not
 w/ 50 or more thereof shall be the accordance with the exceedFAR 1, exclusive
occupant load maximum number of provisions for emergency of the Gross Floor Area
b. Double acting persons that may be in lighting under Section 3.410 occupied by restaurants,
doors view panel the space at any time, of P.D. NO. 1185 (The Fire canteens, and food-
of not < 1,300 as determined by the Code of the Philippines) serving establishments
sq. cm. City/Municipal Fire located at and/or above
c. Width and Height Marshal having the second floor of a
not < 900mm in jurisdiction, but shall not building.
width, not < be less than the number
2.00m in height, computed by dividing
opening 90 the floor area assigned
degrees and exit to that use by the
way clear width occupant load factor in
not < 700mm accordance with the
5. Door Leaf Width requirements of
max of 1.20 Divisions 8 through 17 of
6. Corridors and Exterior this Chapter for
Exit Balconies individual occupancies
a. Width not <
1.10m See Table 1.2
b. Dead Ends max
6.00m in length Minimum Corridor
7. Stairways Width
a. Width serving an
occupant load of The minimum width of
more than 50 any corridor or
shall not be < passageway serving as a
1.10m, occupant required exit or means of
load of 50 or travel to or from
 less may be 90m required exit shall be
(900mm) wide, one hundred twelve
private centimeters (112 cm) in
stairways serving the clear.
an occupant load
of < 10 may be . Number of Exits
75m (750mm) At least two (2) exits
b. Rise and Run. shall be provided for
Rise max every floor or section,
0.20m (200mm), including floors below
Run - 0.25m the floor of exit
(250mm) discharge used for
c. Winding Stairways industrial purposes or
narrower side of uses incidental thereto.
the thread At least one of which
150mm 300mm shall be reached without
d. Circular Stairways traversing another
used as exit w/ storey.
min width of run
not < 250mm
e. Landings straight
run max of
1.20m, vertical Travel Distance to
f. Distance bet Exits
landings max of
3.60m vertical 1. Exits shall be as
distance landings. remote from other as
g. Handrails not < practicable, so arranged
800mm nor more that it will not be
 than 900mm. necessary to travel more
h. Stairway to Roof than thirty one meters
if 4 or more (31 m) from any point to
storeys in height reach the nearest exit
i. Headroom for buildings not
clearance 2.00m protected by a complete
8. Ramps width automatic fire
1.10m min suppression system, or
forty six meters (46 m)
in a building protected
by an approved,
supervised sprinkler
system in accordance
with Section 10.2.6.5 of
this IRR. 2. From every
point there shall be at
least two (2) separate
exits accessible, so
arranged as to be
reached by different
paths of travel in
different directions.

G. Number of Means of
Egress
1. The number of means
of egress from any
balcony, mezzanine,
storey, or portion thereof
 shall not be less than two
(2), except when
specifically permitted in
Division 8 through 17 of
this Chapter.
2. When the occupant load
for any storey or portion
thereof is more than five
hundred (500) but not
more than one thousand
(1000), the means of
egress shall not be less
than three (3); in excess
thereof, the means of
egress shall not be less
than four (4)
2. Parking Slot B. PARKING SECTION 38.
1. In computing for Parking, Vehicular
parking slots, a 1. PARKING AREAS Entrance and Exit, and
fraction of 50% Service Entrance
and above shall be
a. Parking spaces Regulations
considered as one
car parking slot. for the disabled
should allow Buildings and structures
2. In areas where enough space for located in R-3A, R-3B,
adequate public a person to and C-4A, C-4B, C-4C, C-
parking lots/multi- transfer to a 4D, C-4E, C-4F, C-4G and
floor parking wheelchair from C-4H subzones must
garages are a vehicle; comply with the
available within b. Accessible following requirements:
200 m of the parking spaces i. For Residential or
proposed building,
 should be Office use: minimum 1.0
only 30% of located as close parking slot per 100
parking as possible to square meters (sqm) of
requirement need building GFA.
to be provided
entrances or to Vehicular Entrances and
within their
premises. accessible Exits:
entrances; a. In C-4A and C-4B,
Rule XIX Parking & vehicular entrances shall
Loading Space c. Whenever and not be allowed on the
Requirements wherever side of the property
possible, facing Ayala Avenue and
1.11 Office Bldgs accessible Paseo de Roxas.
1 slot/125 sq.m of gross floor parking spaces However, in Block 4,
area should be (LRC) Psd-6132 and Plan
perpendicular or LRC) Pcs-1332 along
1. Special Provisions to an angle to Paseo de Roxas and
1.1 1 parking slot for the the road or Makati Avenue, vehicular
handicapped per 50 circulation aisles; entrances (but not exits)
up to 150 parking may be allowed on the
slots & an additional d. Accessible side of the lot facing
slot for every 100 parking slots Paseo de Roxas or Makati
slots thereafter.
should have a Avenue. Vehicular exits
1.2 Wheel chair transfer
minimum width of buildings in C-4A and
area one between 2
spaces, directly
of 3.70 m.; C-4B in every case must
e. A walkway from always be along a Side
connect to accessible
walk of travel and bldg accessible Street, the Access Road
entrances. spaces of 1.20 within each block De La
1.3 Maximum distance of m. clear width Rosa Street or Valero
accessible parking area shall be provided Street.
 from facility served. between the
Parking areas for front ends of The automobile parking
handicapped shall be parked cars; slot should not be less
w/in 60m of the facility f. Provide dropped than 12.5 sqm in area,
being served. curbs or curb measuring 2.5 meters by
cut-outs to the 5.0 meters for
parking level perpendicular or
where access diagonal parking, and
walkways are 2.15 meters by 6.0
raised; meters for parallel
parking. Service
2. 1.7 Pavement driveways should provide
markings, signs or unobstructed ingress and
other means shall be egress to and from the
provided to delineate parking slot at all times.
parking spaces for the However, tandem
handicapped; 1.8 parking for two (2) cars
Parking spaces for the only may be permitted.
disabled should never Dropped curb
be located at ramped (mountable-sidewalk)
or sloping areas; parking slots that are
directly accessed from
the street without
entering an internal
driveway shall not be
permitted.

1. Setbacks vacant space SECTION 36. Yard and

3. Setback bet the bldg. & lot lines not Building
 < 2.00m in width
2. See Table 1.1 Setback Regulations.
Yard and building
setback regulations of
the NBC and other
applicable laws, rules
and regulations shall be
applied in all zones
except:
1. In C-4A and C-4B
subzones, the sides of
the building facing
boundaries of adjoining
properties or facing any
street other than Valero
and De La Rosa Streets
and the access roads
leading thereto,
must be constructed
flush with the property
lines. The building
footprint thus defined
should rise to a minimum
height of fifteen (15)
meters. However,
indentations may be
permissible on the
ground floor for the
purpose of making
 display windows more
effective. In case of lots
in these areas that face
side streets, driveways
to parking areas inside
the property may be
constructed through
appropriate arcades.

However, in Block 4,
(LRC) Psd-6132 and Plan
(LRC) Pcs-1332 along
Paseo de Roxas and
Makati Avenue, the
building may be set back
from any boundary of
the lot, provided that a
minimum setback of two
(2) meters from the
common boundaries with
adjoining properties is
observed. The setback
shall be measured from
the property line to the
nearest projection of the
building.
5. Floor Area Maximum Floor Area
1. Allowable Maximum Ratio:
Total Gross Floor Area a. C-4A, C-4B, C-4C, and
(TGFA) C-4D: sixteen (16)

1. General. The
Allowable
Maximum Total
Gross Floor Area
(TGFA) of any
proposed building
shall only be as
allowed under this
Rule

2. TGFA Limitation
In Table Vii.6.1. the
percentages
indicated in the 3rd
through 8th
columns are the
percentages of the
Total Lot Area
(TLA) that may be
used to determine
the Allowable
Maximum TGFA
while the
multiplier numbers
3, 5, 12, 18 and 30
represent the
number of
 storeys.

3. The Allowable
Maximum
TGFA should not
exceed the
Allowable
Maximum Volume
of Building
(AMVB). If
exceeded, the
Allowable
Maximum TGFA
must be adjusted
since the AMVB
must always
prevail.

See Table 1.3

 Article V LAND USE,
4. Building Height 1. Allowed Height of DENSITY AND HEIGHT
Buildings/Structures REGULATIONS

1. General. The SECTION 11. General

maximum height Provisions. The allowable
and number of land uses and maximum
storeys of building densities/heights
proposed building in the zones and subzones
shall be dependent defined in this Ordinance
upon the character are enumerated in the
of use or succeeding Sections.
occupancy, on the 1. Allowable land uses are
type of specified according to
construction, on Principal Uses and
end-user Accessory Uses. Principal
population density, Uses define the dominant
light and use of a zone/lot while
ventilation, width Accessory Uses support the
of road right-of- Principal Uses allowed in a
way, building bulk, zone/lot.
off-street cum off-
site parking In Residential (R-1, R-2, R-
requirements and
3), Commercial (C-1, C-2,
local land use plan
C-3), Central Business
and zoning
District (C-4A, C-4B, C-4C,
regulations.
C-4D, C-4E, C-4F, C-4G, C-
4H, C-4I, C-4J, and C-4K),
2. The Building
PUD, SMU, SPUR, DRIVE,
Height Limit (BHL)
HPZ, GCZ,INS, and Sports
shall only be as
Club Recreational (REC-3)
allowed under this
 zones, the dominant use is
Rule or under the the use that occupies the
duly approved city largest building Gross Floor
zoning ordinance, Area in a lot.
whichever is more
restrictive (refer to
Table VII.7.1)