PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 957 The Subdivision and Condominium Buyers

Protective Decree

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What PD 957 covers Subdivisions Condominiums

What PD 957 covers Medium cost housing Open market housing

SUBDIVISIONS

Saleable vs. non-saleable 70% saleable 30% non-saleable

What are non-saleable areas? Parks and playgrounds Community facilities Circulation system

Parks and playgrounds Required for projects 1 ha. or more 3.5% minimum (20 lots / ha.) 9.0% maximum (65 lots / ha.) BUT not less than 100 sqm.

Parks and playgrounds

Community facilities Multi-purpose center required for projects 1 hectare or bigger

These areas are non-saleable

Hierarchy of roads

RROW widths

RROW widths Major road: 10.0m minimum Minor road: 8.0m minimum Applies to both medium cost and open market

Planting strips and sidewalks

Planting strips and sidewalks RROW Carriageway Sidewalk Planting strip 10.0m 8.0 m 1.2 m 0.8 m 8.0m 7.0 m 0.6 m 0.4 m

Minimum lot areas Medium cost Open market

Single detached 100 sqm. 120 sqm. Duplex 80 sqm. 96 sqm. Rowhouse 50 sqm. 60 sqm.

Minimum lot frontages Medium cost Open market

Single detached Corner lot 12.0 m 12.0 m Regular lot 10.0 m 10.0 m Interior lot 3.0 m 3.0 m

Duplex 8.0 m 8.0 m Rowhouse 4.0 m 4.0 m

Minimum lot: single detached

Minimum lot: duplex

Minimum lot: rowhouse

Block length

Block length

Rowhouse clusters

20 units

Minimum floor areas Medium cost = 30 sqm. Economic = 42 sqm.

Setbacks Follow NBC.

CONDOMINIUMS

Minimum sizes of rooms Follow NBC.

Min. area Min. dimension Room for human habitation

6.00sqm 2.00m

Kitchen 3.00sqm 1.50m Toilet and bath 1.20sqm 0.90m

Parks and playgrounds Required if: 10 condo units or more Project is 1,000 sqm. or larger

May be waived if a public park is within 800m

Parks and playgrounds 50 sqm. for 10 condo units +3 sqm. for every additional unit

Parking Follow NBC: Units with a floor area of 18 sqm. 22 sqm. : One slot for every 8 units

Off-site parking OK if located 200m way or less from commercial condo.

OK if located 100m way or less from residential condo.

Roads Minimum RROW: 8.00m 6.00m for carriageway 2.00m for sidewalk/planting strip

For hierarchy or roads, follow requirements for subdivisions

Floor areas for condominiums Single occupancy 18 sqm. 12 sqm. for students

Family occupancy 22 sqm. for medium cost 36 sqm. for medium cost